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|2012-08-08, 22:12
|Link #301
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Actually not.
She said Golden apple WAS a mid-level guild and we have at least one person proofing that several of them could front-line level now, so the assumption that she is too is not as random as you might think.
You actually just have to reverse your line of thinking a bit - assuming she was still mid level the perpetrator would have to be on front line level to one hit her again showing the possibility of the Golden Apple's former members could be on front line level now.
So its pretty fair to build a theory around that.
Don't forget their guild's no longer exists so any statement regarding their level is in terms of the past
|2012-08-08, 22:18
|Link #302
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...except it actually doesn't matter at all whether or not she was high level. Seriously, look back at the conversation in this thread. This little tidbit is actually completely irrelevant to your argument. You admit so yourself when you say that even if she was still mid-level a one-shot would be suspicious. You're only defending this point because you started with an incorrect fact and you'd rather unconsciously change your premises than be proven wrong. It's actually quite terrifying how the brain can justify things like that to itself.
|2012-08-08, 22:38
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Philippines
Should I have to quote from the LN (I'll probably search for something like <<one-hit kills>> in Vol 1 -- I knew I saw something like that when I glanced at it to answer a question) so that this be cleared up? -_-
...hmm maybe the wrong... words. Let's just go with this:
If you think about the game being fair, it's pretty obvious that <<one-hit kills>> SHOULD be impossible. DoT skills look like it would work somehow, because damaging players with attacks, according to Kirito, should be <<impossible>> unless someone discovered a bug somewhere. It's a probability.
Last edited by ronelm2000; 2012-08-09 at 03:06. Reason: no spoilers in anime threads (relentlessflame) -- edited to remove the sake of argument and such...
|2012-08-09, 02:03
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At equal levels, it would be ridiculous to image you could one shot another player. At best I would imagine that a person's alpha strike sword skills could take out half a player's health if they were using really good equipment.
Our situation here is hardly "normal" here though. Yoruko wasn't exactly wearing heavy armour. I wouldn't be surprised if casual clothes had an armour rating close to 0. In that sort of situation, I could see how someone of equal level who was skilled in throwing weapons and selected skills to permit large alpha strike could land a one hit kill.
|2012-08-09, 02:59
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I think one thing to consider here is that Kirito is fairly smart and observant, so if something was obviously impossible, then he would most likely notice it.
Another thing is that SOA is different then saw WOW in how combat works. I think the most similar current MMO would be TERA when it comes to combat mechanics. Quite a lot of a players defensive capacity lies in actively blocking, parrying, dodging etc. This means an unarmored player getting a surprice attack could be hurt quite badly.
|2012-08-09, 03:23
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|2012-08-09, 05:47
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Okay. SAO episode 5 was released and I was very excited. I was disappointed though. Inner area accident was written like a detective story in the light novels, which was definitely lacking in the anime. The anime skipped TOO many details in the story just to squeeze the story into 2 episodes (which happened to the 3rd freaking episode too which i didnt get to comment on T_T. epi 2 was shortened too but it didnt affect the story too much). The only redeeming feature was the Kiri x Asu moment at the first few minutes of the story and the funny moment at Agil's shop.
Note: Sorry for whining about the difference of the anime and the light novel here, episode 3 was okay.. at least Sachi did made me jerk a tear like in the novels, but this episode was just really really lacking.
|2012-08-09, 06:21
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|2012-08-09, 07:09
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Moe Kyun~!
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Location: Philippines
Speaking of such, did anyone of you (anime-readers) wondered why could Kirito sleep on the field on the first part of the story? I mean, it's supposedly an important thing after all... or did you just brush it off with "<<Kirito>> is a god of speed. He'll wake up in an instant when he detects someone who'll threaten him." or other stuff...
(Yes, I know the reason. Just wanted your opinion.)
|2012-08-09, 07:17
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Germany
Age: 35
To make sense of some thing which would seem nonsensical at first glance (like the sleep PKing), we need to call in mind what sort of person Kabaya, the creator of the game, is.
(This is just speculation without any LN knowledge whatsoever. I'm curious to see if it's really like this next episode.)
As far as we know, people die in RL when they die ingame, which makes Kabaya a deranged, lunatic mass murderer who has already murdered several thousands (!) of people by the means of his game.
Now we need to draw the consequences from this. Apparently, Kabaya gets off from watching all the pain, anguish, fear and suffering of people fighting for their dear lives. He created a virtual world for this purpose only, because doing it in RL would've been much more difficult, especially maintaining it over time.
Now given the wicked, sadistic bastard that he is, it would make sense for him to designate the towns as supposedly safe zones, just to lull people into a false sense of security. Then, he sneakily included features that totally void the supposed safety of towns.
With him being a genius, I can't believe that he wouldn't notice such a grave bug where people can manipulate someone else's menu. Instead, I'm certain he intentionally designed it just so that people *can* manipulate other people's menus, e.g. to accept duels while they sleep.
Besides, duels in the first place are already undermining the safety of the cities. If he didn't have any nefarious intentions, he would've never put the duel into the game in the first place. But he did put it there, just so people can die in the cities, and provided for exploits as well, so that sleep PK is possible (btw: are they still exploits if they were put there fully intentional?)
Going further along these lines, this makes Kirito's third option extremely likely: items that circumvent a town's safety and can directly hurt/kill other players in a city. They might exist already, hidden somewhere and waiting for people to find them, and/or there is a crafting skill that allows for their creation. Grimlock's weapons quite likely are such weapons. For the first guy, there's still a remote possibility that it was a duel exploit, but that's right out of the question when the girl was killed by a throw dagger, also made by Grimlock. She certainly never accepted a duel at any time, so she was most likely killed by a "can harm players in cities"-weapon.
Once it becomes widely known that the safety of cities is essentially void because you can be sleep PKed, and because there are weapons which can harm and kill players in cities, there will be a huge amount of fear and anguish for Kabaya to dine on. The amount of fear and anguish will further increase a great deal once PK guilds get hold of "can harm players in cities"-weapons, or craft them themselves, and use them for PK raids on cities. Kabya would have a field day watching the pandemonium brought about by that.
|2012-08-09, 08:18
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|2012-08-09, 08:41
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I was providing a possible scenario where someone could somehow be one shot killed without having to involve something like massive level disparity. Obviously if you're thinking you're going to get assassinated in the middle of a safe zone you don't go around de-equipping your battle equipment ever.
|2012-08-09, 08:48
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|2012-08-09, 09:05
|Link #317
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: InterWebs
Oh my, why do I feel this thread is choke full of red herrings from the novel readers?
Btw, cmiiw, but the anime never did explain how the players' senses act in the game right? It seems none of them can feel pain, but what about other sensation?
|2012-08-09, 09:09
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Having such a black and white view of people is a sign of immaturity and indoctrination.
|2012-08-09, 10:56
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|2012-08-09, 11:29
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Asuna is back
never imagine that both of them actually not in good terms at start... hahaha
Egil's expression is funny
and this whole mystery is interesting as well... Weapon's name might be a clue to this case...
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- Erin D said...
We absolutely loved Animal Worlds when I did it with my daughter a few years back.
I'm actually trying to find a used copy of it again (and kicking myself for getting rid of the last set) to do with my youngest next year.
I'm sure you and your son will have a wonderful time with it.
- February 4, 2013 at 11:27 PM
- teeniebeenie6 said...
SO neat!! We are going to be doing an older version of Animals and their Worlds as well. I am rearranging and redoing it to fit us. I'm curious if you found the Animals and Habitats added a lot to the main curriculum. Thanks for your input
- February 11, 2013 at 6:39 AM
- Kendra said...
I think that depends on what AW Core you have. I only had the younger version, for K-2nd. I didn't have the one that went up to 4th grade so yes this added a bit more in for us! :) I would have presumed had I had the 4th grade core it would have looked as similar as the science unit.
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There's a trio of strange stories this week that all revolve around the reporting of Apple vs. Samsung statistics, or rather the rush to propagate incorrect, sensationalistic, negative narratives around the currently trendy Apple is doomed theme. Things like Google saying the Nexus 7 outsold the iPad mini in Japan, or reports of Samsung beating Apple on profitability. Yet what's interesting is that these stories didn't stop there. People looked into them, dug into them, and called bullshit.
Chris Burns from Slashgear:
According to Bylines, BCN covers a total of 16% of tablet-carrying sales channels inside Japan. With a relatively major gap in stores covered in this study – especially considering the relatively unique nature in which Apple sells its tablets in Apple-exclusive stores – the simple assertion that the Nexus 7 outsold the iPad across Japan should never have been made.
Daniel Eran Dilger from AppleInsider:
Looked at honestly, Apple and the entirety of Samsung Electronics are both making nearly equal amounts of money, but Samsung is relying on much larger volumes of lower quality products to keep up.
Also interesting, this bit of reporting by Brian Klug and Anand Lal Shimpi on Anandtech calling for more consistency in benchmark reporting by manufacturers, as those often factor into comparative reporting.
Check them all out, and keep them in mind when next you read an "Apple - or any company - is doomed!" article.
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Raucous crowd roars as Pirates rip Reds
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Pirates fans waited 21 years to see a postseason game, and the home team didn't disappoint Tuesday.
Russell Martin became the second player in Pirates history to have a multi-homer game in the postseason, Francisco Liriano pitched seven strong innings, and Pittsburgh rolled to a 6-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds before a raucous crowd at PNC Park.
The Pirates will face the Cardinals on Thursday afternoon in the opener of a best-of-five National League Division Series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
"When we took the field for the announcements, the opening announcements, they let it rip," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said of the 40,487 fans in attendance. "The park showed up tonight. Our fan base showed up tonight. That rotunda was jammed. And they kept it going all night long."
"If our city ever thinks they don't make a difference, all they got to do is watch the tape from tonight's game. We felt confident going in. They pushed it forward even more from start to finish of that game. Very special evening personally, obviously for everybody involved and tied to this."
Martin hit solo home runs in the second and seventh innings and went 3-for-4 to power the Pirates' 13-hit attack. The only other Pirates player with a multi-homer game in the postseason was Bob Robertson, who homered three times in Game 2 of the 1971 National League Championship Series against the San Francisco Giants.
"People have been waiting 20 years for this opportunity," Martin said. "You can definitely feel the energy was special tonight. I don't know if it's because of the long wait, but I know the guys inside that clubhouse are pretty excited right now. They're pretty stoked to have this opportunity. We got a good squad. We're going to keep going out there, keep grinding, keep fighting, and hopefully we can play deep into this postseason."
Liriano allowed one run and four hits for his first career postseason victory. He struck out five and walked one.
"You talk about a guy pitching a big game for a franchise, for his buddies in there, excellent from Francisco," Hurdle said.
Starling Marte, Neil Walker and Andrew McCutchen had two hits each for the Pirates. Marlon Byrd homered and drove in two runs.
Reds starter Johnny Cueto took the loss after lasting just 3 1/3 innings. He gave up four runs (three earned) on seven hits and one walk while failing to record a strikeout.
Ryan Ludwick had three of the Reds' six hits. Shin-Soo Choo hit a solo home run that was upheld by umpire review in the eighth inning to conclude the scoring.
The Reds ended the regular season on a five-game losing streak and then made it six in a row Tuesday night.
"We choked," said Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips, who went 0-for-4. "I choked. I didn't do anything. It's on my back."
The Pirates used the home run ball for two runs off Cueto in the second inning to open the scoring.
With one out, Byrd hammered a pitch into the left field bleachers in the first postseason plate appearance of the 12-year veteran's career. One out later, Martin connected for the third postseason homer of his career.
The raucous crowd, clad almost exclusively in black, chanted Cueto's name throughout the inning and appeared to rattle the right-hander. He even dropped the ball at one point while looking in at catcher Ryan Hanigan for the sign.
Reds manager Dusty Baker insisted the crowd did not get to Cueto.
"If you've ever been to winter ball, I mean, that was quiet compared to the Dominican (Republic) where he's from," Baker said. "I don't think it impacted him at all. If anything, it inspired them. "
Martin, though, felt the crowd made a difference in getting the Pirates to an early lead.
"They were shouting 'Cueto' for a little bit, then he dropped the ball on the mound; the next pitch, threw a fastball high. I hit a home run," Martin said. "I don't know what was going on in his mind, in his head at that point. Definitely felt like the crowd had an impact on his psyche a little bit. Kind of lost rhythm for a little bit."
A third-inning sacrifice fly by Pedro Alvarez increased the lead to 3-0.
The Reds scored in the fourth on Jay Bruce's two-out RBI single, but the Pirates countered with two runs in the bottom of the inning to make it 5-1. Marte and Walker hit back-to-back doubles, and Walker scored when second baseman Brandon Phillips bobbled Byrd's potential double-play grounder and could only get a forceout at second base.
NOTES: Setting their rosters for the game, the Pirates and Reds loaded up on position players at the expense of starting pitchers. OF Billy Hamilton was added to the Reds' bench after stealing 13 bases in 14 attempts and scoring nine runs in a September call-up. The Pirates' roster included three catchers and eight infielders. ... Petrina McCutchen, mother of Pirates CF Andrew McCutchen, belted out a rousing version of the national anthem. ... Doug Drabek, who won the 1990 NL Cy Young Award while pitching for the Pirates, threw out the ceremonial first pitch.


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When your production database server goes down—as the result of planned maintenance or an unexpected event—you want to feel secure in the knowledge that the database is intact on a standby server. A well-designed log shipping operation, which ships a database's transaction logs from your primary server to a standby server, can give you this confidence. SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition and SQL Server 2000 Developer Edition support log shipping as a built-in Enterprise Manager utility. The Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Resource Kit comes with a set of unsupported stored procedures for log shipping in other SQL Server 2000 editions (see the sidebar "Simple Log Shipping in SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition," for details), and the Microsoft BackOffice Resource Kit (BORK) 4.5 provides an unsupported method of log shipping for SQL Server 7.0. In "Log Shipping in SQL Server 2000, Part 1," December 2001, I described how to set up, reconfigure, and monitor log shipping. In this article, let's look at how you can change the roles of the primary and secondary servers, how to fully reverse their roles, and where to place the monitor server for the most effective monitoring.
Changing Roles
Log shipping from a primary to a secondary server lets you use the secondary server in place of the primary server, if necessary. If a failure or a planned outage (e.g., for a hardware upgrade or a service pack installation) on the primary server requires you to take the production database out of service for an extended period of time, you can change the role of the secondary server database, bringing it into production as a substitute for the primary server. SQL Server 2000 Books Online (BOL) calls this operation a log shipping role change. During log shipping, you maintain the secondary server database in a nonrecovered state so that you can restore transaction logs from the primary server to the secondary server database. (As soon as you recover a database, you can no longer restore transaction logs to it.) In a role change, you recover the secondary server database and designate it as the new primary server database. You can also specify that the old primary server database will become the new secondary database. If the old primary database is undamaged, you can reestablish log shipping from the new primary server database to the old primary server, which becomes the new secondary server database. Let's call this type of switch a role reversal.
Although SQL Server 2000 provides an Enterprise Manager utility for setting up and monitoring log shipping, it provides only limited support for log shipping role changes, which you accomplish by manually applying system stored procedures from the msdb database. You can find complete directions for performing a role change in the SQL Server BOL article "How to Set Up and Perform a Log Shipping Role Change (Transact-SQL)." I've revised these directions into a set of six basic steps: transferring and exporting logins, demoting the primary server, promoting the secondary server, informing the monitor server of the role change, resolving the logins on the secondary server, and linking database access to permissions. Let's take a look at each step in detail.
Step 1: Transferring and exporting logins. First, BOL recommends building a SQL Server 2000 Data Transformation Services (DTS) package to transfer logins from the primary server to the secondary server and to resolve login SIDs across distinct servers. (The DTS Transfer Logins task, which you use to transfer the logins, is available only in SQL Server 2000 DTS.) You create and save the DTS package on the primary server, then set up the package execution by invoking dtsrun.exe through a SQL Server Agent job on the primary server. The package execution transfers the logins from one server to the other, but it doesn't resolve their login SIDs. (I describe resolving logins in a later step.) However, to be able to resolve login IDs later, you must first create a file containing an export of the primary server's syslogins table.
To export the logins to the secondary server, the BOL article recommends that you create a two-stage SQL Server Agent job: bcp out and copy. In the first step, you export the logins to a file by using bcp in native mode. In the second step, you copy the logins to a file on the secondary server that you can use later for resolving logins during the role change. At that point (Step 5), you use the sp_resolve_logins stored procedure to resolve login SIDs on the secondary server. After you create the job, you can run it at regular intervals (e.g., nightly) to keep an up-to-date exported file of logins on the secondary server in case you need to make a log shipping role change.
Step 2: Demoting the primary server. To take the primary server out of its role as the source of log shipping, you "demote" it to a lesser position. You can demote the primary server source database from a production server to a potential secondary server and remove it from log shipping by executing the sp_change_primary_role stored procedure on the primary server. Listing 1 shows the stored procedure that changes a log shipping database called Pubscopy from read/write mode to read-only standby mode, ready to receive transaction-log backups. The stored procedure removes the primary server database from the log shipping plan in several steps. The parameters tell the stored procedure to make one last transaction-log backup, terminate all users in the database, then put the database into a standby final state and into a multiuser access level. The stored procedure's return code states whether the BACKUP LOG statement succeeded.
Step 3: Promoting the secondary server. The next step is to promote the current secondary server database to a recovered state so that it can be used in place of the original production database and can become a possible primary log shipping database. On the secondary server, after you make sure no other users are accessing the database, you can execute the sp_change_secondary_role stored procedure, which Listing 2 shows.
The parameters cause the stored procedure to attempt to copy all remaining log files from the former primary server and load all the remaining copied transaction logs to the secondary server. Passing the @do_load = 1 parameter makes a last copy and load of all remaining transaction logs, and passing the @force_load = 1 parameter specifies the undocumented Forceload option on sqlmaint.exe. The @final_state = 1 parameter puts the new primary database in recovery mode, and the @access_level parameter sets the access back to multiuser. The @terminate = 1 parameter causes the stored procedure to terminate all users accessing the database by issuing the ALTER DATABASE command with the ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE option. However, if you keep your own Enterprise Manager connection to the database open while you execute the stored procedure, the ALTER DATABASE action will fail, so you might need to manually ensure that you've removed all your own connections to the database. Last, if the database is a publishing replication database, the @keep_replication = 0 parameter will maintain the server's replication settings.
The sp_change_secondary_role stored procedure requires exclusive use of the database and will fail if it doesn't have it. I've seen this procedure fail and report that the database is in use even when I knew that no users were accessing the database. Just rerunning the stored procedure solved the problem.
When the stored procedure finishes and brings the database online, it will send a message stating that the RESTORE DATABASE command succeeded. If you opted to make the secondary server a potential future primary server, the database maintenance plan will create a transaction-log backup job on the secondary server. After this job starts, transaction-log backup files will start appearing on the new primary server. You might need these files to establish log shipping back to the new secondary server.
Step 4: Informing the monitor server of the role change. SQL Server 2000 log shipping installs a monitoring utility on a monitor server, preferably a third server. To notify the monitor server of the role change, you now need to execute on the monitor server the sp_change_monitor_role stored procedure, which Listing 3 shows. Despite its name, this stored procedure doesn't change the monitor's role. Instead, the stored procedure changes the references to secondary and primary server file shares. That is, it deletes rows in the monitor server's log_shipping_secondaries table that referenced the old secondary server, then replaces the old primary server name with the new primary server name in the log_shipping_primaries table. The stored procedure doesn't insert rows into the log_shipping_secondaries table because a log shipping pair doesn't yet exist.
Step 5: Resolving the logins on the secondary server. Resolving the old primary server logins on the new primary server lets users access the new primary server. You can resolve the logins on the new production server by using the logins file that you exported in Step 1. The sp_resolve_logins stored procedure reads the exported logins file, then resolves the differing SIDs between the servers. For example, Listing 4 shows how you can execute the sp_resolve_logins stored procedure to resolve the logins on the newly recovered Pubscopy database. The BOL article says you must run this stored procedure in the target database. But in fact, sp_resolve_logins makes an unqualified reference to the syslogins view, so you must run the stored procedure from the master database.
Step 6: Linking database access to permissions. The BOL article ends its discussion of role changes at Step 5, but it omits an important step: coordinating database access with permissions for the transferred logins. To link the transferred and resolved logins with their corresponding database users and permissions, in the new primary server's production database, you need to execute the sp_change_users_login stored procedure once for each login:
USE pubscopy GO EXEC sp_change_users_login 'Update_One', 'UserName', 'LoginName'
Executing this stored procedure ensures that the SQL Server logins link correctly to their corresponding usernames in the database.
At this point, you've successfully promoted the secondary server to its new role, and the old primary server is ready to become a secondary server. However, you still haven't established a log shipping relationship. You've made a role change but not a role reversal.
Reversing Roles
To accomplish a full log shipping role reversal, you only need to set up log shipping from the new primary server to the new secondary server. Because the new primary server contains a new database maintenance plan, your natural inclination is to add the new secondary server as a destination server in that plan. However, after repeatedly trying to add the new secondary server as a destination server, I found that the transaction-log backup job on the new primary server fails, and log shipping won't start from the new primary server to the new secondary server.
You need an alternative strategy. After you apply the log shipping role-change stored procedures and tasks that I detailed earlier, you can complete a full role reversal by setting up a new log shipping plan from the new primary server to the old secondary server. To set up the plan, you need to take the following steps:
- Remove log shipping from the database maintenance plan on the new primary server.
- Delete the database maintenance plan on the primary server.
- Delete the database maintenance plan on the secondary server.
- Retain all transaction log files.
- Create a new database maintenance plan on the new primary server, specifying the new secondary server and database and appropriate transaction-log file locations, as I described in Part 1 of this series.
- Resume application activity on the new primary server.
After you set up the role reversal and the new log shipping pair, Enterprise Manager's Log Shipping Monitor might report that the new secondary server database is out of sync with the new primary server database. You'll receive this report if the time difference between the last transaction log loaded and the transaction-log backup from the new primary server exceeds the out-of-sync threshold. If you wait until the load job loads the latest backup file, the Log Shipping Monitor status will return to its usual error-free state.
Where to Place the Log Shipping Monitor
As I explained in Part 1, Microsoft strongly recommends that you put the log shipping monitor on its own server. On an independent server, the monitor can raise alerts if either the primary server or secondary server fails to do its job. If the monitor were on either the primary or secondary server, its reporting would depend on that server. And if the server that the monitor is running on failed, the monitor couldn't report an error. So, to let the monitor report errors from either the primary or secondary log shipping server, giving the monitor its own server is the better course of action. In addition, you can use the independent monitor server to monitor other log shipping pairs.
If you don't have a separate server for the monitor utility and need to put it on either the primary server or the secondary server, which server would best house the Log Shipping Monitor? Because your main concern will probably be detecting a log shipping failure caused by a failure of the primary server, the best location is the secondary server. If you put the monitor on the primary server and the primary server goes down, you won't be able to access the monitor, and the monitor can't alert you that log shipping has failed. So, if you must work with only two servers, the secondary server is a better location for the Log Shipping Monitor.
Sometimes you must ship transaction logs from one physical location to another, over some distance, to prevent disasters from affecting the secondary server. In that case, the best location for the Log Shipping Monitor is on its own server in a separate location, protected from disasters that might occur to either the primary or secondary server.
A Significant Improvement
Setting up and monitoring log shipping in SQL Server 2000 is supported by Enterprise Manager's built-in utilities. However, making role changes and role reversals requires extra work. Because Enterprise Manager's log shipping utility can't make a log shipping role change, you have to manually apply stored procedures. Furthermore, making a full role reversal requires workaround steps. And Enterprise Manager's log shipping utility doesn't provide a method for scripting the log shipping setup or removal, as it does for replication. Nevertheless, the SQL Server 2000 log shipping utility represents a significant improvement over earlier utilities by making setup and monitoring easy and intuitive.


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Subject Matter Ignoramus: used to describe a manager or executive who supposedly knows "how to lead" but knows nothing about the actual business or activities he or she is supposed to manage. Pronounced "smigh" -- rhymes with "sigh".
Opposite of subject matter expert (SME).
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Here is what I Got! As you can see I got many duplicates.
The Nine on the top (the pic that just shows nine titles) I am willing to trade. Just so you know I am interested in Best Student Council vol.2, any Saiyuki Reload Gunlock after vol.1, any armitage, and ANY Valkyrie That is not from season 1.
PS the 30th that was not pictured was a volume of the french animation dragon hunters.
Bored and a little overwhelmed
Mao-Chan Song of Defense (episodes 15-20)
Best Student Council (Vol. 2)
Fafner (Vol. 7)
Heat Guy J Super Android (episodes 5-8)
Heat Guy J Super Android (episodes 13-16)
Gun Sword (Vol. 1)
Gun Sword (Vol. 4)
Gun Sword (Vol. 5)
Black Heaven All Right Now (episodes 8,9,10)
Gregory Horror Show The Nightmare Begins
New Getter Robo Rude Awakenings (episodes 1-4)
Gad Guard (episodes 1-4)
Getbackers: (Vol. 9)
Armitage: Dual Matrix
Viewtiful Joe: (Vol.3)
Tenjho Tenge: (Vol.6)
Girls Bravo: (Vol.6)
Human Crossing: The 25th Hour (vol.1)
Madlax (vol.4)
Zipang (vol.1)
R.O.D. The TV (vol.2)
Texhnolyze (vol.2)
Tetsujin 28 (vol.1)
Burn-up Scramble (vol.1)
UFO Valkyrie Season 2 (vol.3)
The Diachi's Earth Defence Family (vol.1)
Submarine 707 Revolution: The Movie
Anthology (vol.1)
Last Exile (vol.1)
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argentlupe wrote:
Nope. It was the Deal of the Day about a week ago.
Ah, I see. How did it cost?
$15.99 plus shipping it came to around 21, Still a good price,
I bought them when they were $13.99
plus $2.99 for shipping
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tkiepner wrote:
I would be interested in your three Gun x Sword dvds (1,4,5), are there any in my batch you would trade for them?
Sorry, I didn't see your post. I don't usually visit the forum that often. But there wasn't much from my batch that interested me and those volumes were some of the few I planned on keeping. ::bows deeply in apology::
I got my third box today, and I like trade or sell.
the stuff I got:
Saiyuki reload vol 1
Saiyuki vol 3,9,10
requiem from the darkness ep 11-13
Heat guy J ep 1-4 + (12-16) x2
Fafner vol 2,7
Getbackers vol 9,7
Gun X Sword vol 1x2+3,5
Gag Guard vol 1,4,5
Dokkoida!? vol 1x2
X vol 7
The Law of Ueki vol 1,2
Gankutsuou vol 6x2
Gantz vol 8
Guyver vol 2
Chobits vol 2
Bast of Syndrome vol 1,2
Black Heaven episode 8-10x2
tenchi tokyo ep 8-10
Shonen onmyouji vol 2
Lain vol 1
Last Exile vol 1
New GetterRobo vol 1x2
Tsukihime vol 1
Viewtiful joe vol 3,8
Zipang vol 1
Moe chan episode 1-7 + 15-20
Trigun episode 17-19
Gregory horror show
girls bravo vol 5,6
R.O.D episode 24-26
Captain Herlock last volume
Tenjho Tenge vol 6
The Daichis vol 1
I would trade/buy any of that for Burn up Scramble vol 2,3
The stellvia vol 1-3 and vol 5-8
Strawberry Marshmallow vol 2-3
PM is you interested
I posted this on the other forum too, but from the box we got
2 Saiyuki Reload Gunlock, (both vol 6)
Gun Sword volumes 3, 4 & 6,
Tenchi in Tokyo volume 3,
Madlax volume 4,
Starship Operators volume 3,
Nerima Daikon Brothers volume 2,
Requiem from the Darkness Turmoil of the Flesh,
Rumiko Takashi anthology Primal Needs,
Submarine 707 R the movie,
Gregory Horror show,
Gad Guard volumes 1& 2,
Moonlight Mile volume 2,
Girls Bravo volume 3,
Armitage duel Matrix,
Human Crossing the 25th Hour,
Get Backers volumes 9 & 10,
Burn up Scramble volume 1
Heat Guy J volumes 1, 2 & 4,
Best Student Council volume 2,
Law of Ueki volume 2,
A Little snow fairy Sugar special,
DokkoiDa!? Volume 1 ultra diaper man.
We absolutely want to trade:
- Saiyuki Reload Gunlock vol 6
- Moonlight Mile
- Armitage
- Starship Operators
- Human Crossing
Looking mostly for more Law of Ueki, Girls Bravo, or Get Backers to try and fill out those sets at least a little. If you want anything else from the list PM me for any offers and we'll see if we can make a deal.
Unfortunately, the only thing that I got that I'm even slightly interested in keeping is Vol.1 of Serial Experiments Lain.
Everything else:
Dokkoida!? Vol.1
Le Chevalier D'Eon
Guyver, The Bioboosted Armor: Procreation of the Wicked
FAFNER Vol. 07
PUMPKIN SCISSORS # 2 - The Enemy Within
Sugar Special
New Getter Robo
Rude Awakenings
Gad Guard Vol.1
Heat Guy J Super Android
Black Heaven: All Right Now
SUBMARINE 707 - Revolution: The Movie
The Law of Ueki Vol.1 & 2
Saiyuki Vol. 7, 9 & 10
Gun x Sword Vol. 1, 3 & 4
Elemental Gelade Vol. 4
X [Seven]
GANTZ Vol. 9
Starship Operators Vol. 3
Tenjho Tenge Vol. 5
Vandread The Second Stage (ooh it's holographic)
Tenchi Tokyo a New Legend
Last Exile: First Move
Some more Serial Experiments Lain would be nice, and I wouldn't mind trading for Chobits or Girls Bravo either. Feel free to PM me if you wanna trade for anything in the list
Im watching you...
I received:
R.O.D. the TV - Vol. 2
Mao-Chan - Eps. 1-7 & 15-20
Gun x Sword - Vol. 1, 4, & 5
Burn-Up Scramble - Vol.1
Last Exile - Vol. 1
Armitage: Dual-Matrix
Gregory Horror Show
Girls Bravo - Vol. 5 & 6
Anthology (Rumiko Takahashi) - Vol. 1
Black Heaven - Eps. 8-10
The Daichis: Earth's Defense Family - Vol.1
Fafner - Vol. 7
Gad Guard - Vol. 1
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo - Vol. 6
Get Backers - Vol. 9
Heat Guy J - Eps. 5-8
Human Crossing - Eps. 1-4
New Getter Robo - Eps. 1-4
Requiem: From the Darkness - Eps. 11-13
Saiyuki - Vol. 10
Saiyuki Reload Gunlock - Vol. 6
Stellvia - Vol. 4
Tenchi in Tokyo - Vol. 3
Tetsujin28 - Vol. 1
Trigun - Eps. 17-19
Zipang - Vol. 1
Looking to trade for more R.O.D., Mao-Chan, Gun x Sword, & Burn-Up Scramble if any get sent out.
PM me if you're interested in any of the other titles on the list. I consider all trade offers!
Crap which I saw that deal.
This is what I got from round 2.
Armitage - Dual Matrix
Gregory Horror Show - The Nightmare Begins
Girls Bravo - vol. 5 - Episodes 17-20
Girls Bravo - vol. 6 - Episodes 21-24
Last Exile - First Move - Episodes 1-4
GetBackers - vol. 9 - Episodes 41-45
Saiyuki Reload Gunlock - vol. 6 - Episodes 21-23
R.O.D. The TV - Disc 07 - Episodes 24-26
Heat Guy J - Vampire's Ambition - Episodes 5-8
Heat Guy J - Hidden Fangs - Episodes 13-16
Gankutsuou - VI - The Count of Monte Cristo - Episodes 21-24
The Daichis - Earth's Defense Family - Dysfunctional Heroes - Episodes 1-5
Tenho Tenge - Round 06 - The Cursed Blade - Episodes 17-19
Rumiko Takahashi Anthology - Primal Needs - Episodes 1-3
Zipang - Future Shock - Episodes 1-4
Stellvia Foundation IV - Episodes 11-13
Best Student Council - Making the Grade - vol. 2 - Episodes 6-10
Madlax - Elda Taluta - vol. 4 - Episodes 13-16
Gun Sword - Endless Illusion - vol. 01 - Episodes 1-4
Gun Sword - Fallen Knights - vol. 04 - Episodes 13-16
Gun Sword - Tainted Innocence vol. 05 - Episodes 17-20
Black Heaven - All Right Now - Episodes 8-10
Requiem from the Darkness - Eternal Rest - Episodes 11-13
Fafner - Going Home - vol. 07 - Episodes 24-26
Mao-Chan - Song of Defense - Episodes 15-20
Tenchi in Tokyo - A New Legend - vol.3 - Episodes 8-10
Tetsujin28 - Monster Resurrected - Episodes 1-5
Burn-Up Scramble - Angels Attack Assailants - Episodes 1-4
Human Crossings - The 25th Hour - Episodes 1-4
If you have any interest send me a message.
So, just curious... how many Mystery Box threads do we need?
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Shame that deal isnt available for Norway. I would definitely buy it <.<
If I don't have to do it, I won't. If I have to do it, I'll make it quick.
If anyone gets Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya DvDs hit this bro up!!!
I thought about spending some $$$ on these boxes but I just kept thinking "what if it was all Neon Genesis Evangelion DvDs?"


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Slow Cooker Hot Fudge Peanut Butter Pudding Cake
Let's break things down, shall we?
Slow Cooker. Check.
Hot Fudge. Double check.
Peanut Butter. Check.
Pudding. Checkety check.
Cake. Check.
Vanilla Ice Cream. Check.
The result? An ooey, gooey, decadent, mess of sweet comfort the likes of which I've never tasted coming forth from my slow cooker.
(Please, for all that is good and chocolate, let no one address the issue of calories here. Was it worth every one? Check. Check. Check.)
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Slow Cooker Hot Fudge Peanut Butter Pudding Cake
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup milk
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup smooth or chunky peanut butter
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 ½ cups boiling water
- Vanilla ice cream for serving
- Coat a medium round or oval slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium size bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Make a well in the center, add the milk, oil, and vanilla, and stir in widening circles, gradually incorporating the dry ingredients, until you have a smooth batter. Stir in the peanut butter. The batter will be thick. Stir in the chocolate chips. Spread evenly in the crockpot.
- To make the topping, in another medium-size bowl, combine the cocoa, and sugar; pour in the boiling water and whisk until smooth. Gently pour over the batter in the cooker; DO NOT STIR. Cover and cook on HIGH until puffed and the top layer is set, 2 to 2 ½ hours.
- Turn off the cooker and let it stand, covered for 30 minutes before serving.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream.
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Luke 22 begins Luke's version of the passion. The story of the crucifixion extends through chapters 22--23, while resurrection is the topic of chapter 24. The account begins with Judas's betrayal and Jesus' final meal with his disciples. Jesus is the exemplary righteous sufferer, even as Satan again works to foil God's plan (22:3). The brief mention of the archdemon makes it clear that the battle over Jesus is not merely a human conflict. Cosmic forces are concerned about the outcome.
Jesus' final moments with his disciples involve a farewell meal. As he celebrates the Passover and adds his own new elements to it, Jesus reveals that his work is modeled after that sacrifice. His humility is to mark the disciples' own efforts to serve others. Their service will occur in the face of rejection, but service is still the disciple's calling.
The solution to the leaders' desire to get Jesus is Judas, one of the disciples. Enlisting him in their scheme clears the way for Jesus' arrest.
Jesus probably suffered no greater personal disappointment than Judas's betrayal. Sometimes rejection and failure come from within the ranks of those who minister. Success is not guaranteed for those associated with Jesus. Yet such failure is always tragic.
The final act begins on the feast of Passover, also known as the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Ex 12:1-20; Deut 16:1-8; Jeremias 1967:898-904; Josephus Antiquities 14.2.1 21; 17.9.3 213; Jewish Wars 2.1.3 10). Actually the two names represent different feasts that come right after one another, so often a reference to one really meant both. Passover came on Nisan 14-15, while the Feast of Unleavened Bread came on Nisan 15-21. Passover celebrated the night of Israel's exodus from Egypt (Ex 12), while the Feast of Unleavened Bread commemorated the exodus journey as well as the beginning of harvest season (Lev 23:5-8). During this time pilgrims from all over the region flocked into Jerusalem for a national celebration, rather like a combination of the Independence Day and Thanksgiving holidays in the United States. The combined Jewish feast celebrated salvation.
Yet the leadership is plotting to execute the one who claimed to be the fulfillment of all the exodus deliverance represented. The irony is not to be missed. Luke intends to show the distortion of perspective that accompanies sin, especially when it is the sin of rejecting Jesus.
The only obstacle to the leaders' desire to get Jesus is the people. Their fear of a popular backlash makes them cautious. It does not look as if anything will happen in this holiday period.
But things change rapidly once Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot. Luke's statement reveals a behind-the-scene actor in this drama. Judas does not act alone. Deception has infiltrated the camp. The passage does not explain how this happened or what may have led to it. What is important is that the subsequent events occur because Satan has his way with Judas. No matter what the devil promises, Satan's entry into one's life is destructive; Luke has already offered the illustration of the Gerasene man (8:26-39). For when Satan enters a life, he leads the person in sinister directions.
So Judas goes to confer with the leadership, the chief priests and the officers. Religious officials and temple guards are in view here. Since someone from the inside is willing to betray Jesus, the leaders can now plan to intercept him in a more private setting than the crowd-filled temple region. They must be rubbing their hands together with anticipation: at last Jesus can be stopped. A sum of money is exchanged. The amount is not given here, but the mere mention of money makes the act look even more underhanded. This is not an act of honor for Judas, for the betrayer makes sure he has more to gain than merely the removal of a messianic movement's leader.
Judas's involvement is doubly fortunate for the leadership. First, they can now seek Jesus away from the crowds and take him in private. Second, if trouble arises and their plans go disastrously wrong, they can make the case that one of Jesus' own has been the cause of his downfall. Judas can be blamed for whatever follows. The leaders can say they have just done their duty in dealing with Jesus. So Judas's offer simplifies matters greatly.
With the agreement in place, the leaders only need a good opportunity. Double-dealing has led to betrayal. The Jewish celebration of national salvation becomes the occasion for a plot to arrest and convict Jesus. Once again, irony abounds. The leadership steers a course of murder in the name of righteousness. Sin always distorts reality. In addition, a cosmic chess match comes to its crucial moment. Satan will put Jesus in check, but Jesus will make the final move that means checkmate.
Luke loves meals. This is his seventh meal scene; it is also one of his most dramatic (see 5:29-32; 7:36-50; 9:12-17; 10:38-42; 11:37-54; 14:1-24; two more remain, 24:28-32, 36-43). At the dinner table friends can enjoy fellowship and reflect on events. Such an intimate occasion is the setting for Jesus' final words to his disciples. Added to the intimacy of the scene is its timing. A Passover meal is being celebrated (vv. 7-9). During the celebration of God's saving of Israel, Jesus will discuss his sacrifice on behalf of his disciples. It will be a meal to remember, not only because this event forms the basis of the Lord's Supper but also because Jesus predicts a betrayal, defines true leadership, promises authority to the eleven, predicts Peter's failure and warns of coming rejection. Even as he faces death, Jesus serves by preparing others for their task.
The passion did not catch Jesus by surprise. In fact, many of the Passion events reveal that Jesus is in control; and the Passover meal preparation is no exception. The Passover meal launched the celebration of both Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread, which ran in the week following Passover. So Luke's introduction makes a combined reference to the two. Jesus directs Peter and John to prepare the meal and tells them where to find the room for it. It was a legal requirement that the meal be celebrated within Jerusalem, which meant that a suitable location was necessary (2 Chron 35:18; Jubilees 49:15-16 even held the temple was the desirable locale). The preparation would involve organizing the sacrifice of lambs in the temple, cooking them, preparing the place, assembling the side dishes and utensils, and serving the wine.
Jesus tells Peter and John that "a man carrying a jar of water" will show them "a large upper room, all furnished." Peter and John find things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepare the meal. The room would have been filled with cushions on which to recline. So Jesus directs the disciples, and they are faithful in following him. They see that he is aware of the events that are unfolding. They can trust him.
The meal itself is fraught with emotion. Jesus expresses how much he has longed to eat this meal with the disciples. He uses a Hebrew idiom, "I have desired with desire," to make the point emphatically (NIV: I have eagerly desired; compare Gen 31:30; Num 11:4). Before Jesus suffers, he has this last meal with them. The meal serves literarily for Luke as a "last testament," Jesus' parting words to his own. Like an ill person on his deathbed, Jesus leaves his last impressions on those who have ministered with him. We can only imagine how he felt knowing what was ahead and realizing, "I will not eat [this meal] again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God." Jesus knows that his earthly ministry is drawing to a close and only the future great messianic banquet table will permanently and physically unite these special men to him again. He knows that the Passover will not touch his lips again until the promise is fulfilled with the consummation of the kingdom of God, just as he had discussed in 21:25-28.
Some see the fulfillment of these words in Acts and in the Lord's Supper, but Jesus does not eat that meal himself, he only is present. Also, the Lord's Supper is not a Passover meal, which is what he alludes to here. Jesus has in mind the great consummation of promise, when he returns to earth and directly and visibly rules with his saints. (I prefer a premillennial approach to the end times. Amillennialists will see this return as involving the setting up of the new heavens and new earth.) With Jesus' return, redemption will draw near and the kingdom will come in its decisive, most fulfilling form.
Like the meal, the cup is a final sharing of fellowship with his disciples. Only Luke mentions this first cup. The moment clearly is bittersweet for Jesus. His destiny requires separation from those he loves. When the kingdom comes, they will resume celebration.
The sequence of bread and cup follows. They form the basis of our Lord's Table. It is likely that Jesus is lifting the third cup of the Passover here. This cup followed the eating of the Passover lamb, the unleavened bread and the bitter herbs. It have followed the explanation of why the meal was being celebrated, a review of the exodus. Thus Jesus' words mirror earlier salvation events and resonate with all the imagery of that linkage. As he reinterprets the symbols, he fills them with fresh meaning.
So the bread is "my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me." Jesus is not arguing that the bread becomes his body, the view called transubstantiation. Nor is he arguing that he surrounds and enters the bread with his presence, a view known as consubstantiation. Like the Passover, the bread pictures his death and represents his self-sacrifice as his body is broken for the disciples on the cross. The Lord is present, but the elements serve to remind and proclaim; the elements are not transformed (1 Cor 10:15-18).
The call to remember shows the symbolic nature of the meal. "Keep in mind my sacrifice" recalls the Hebrew concept of zikron, where something is to grip the memory (Ex 2:24; Lev 24:7; Num 5:15; 10:9-10; Ps 20:3; Ezek 21:23). When the church takes this meal looking back to this event, it becomes a statement of solidarity with Jesus, a public covenant renewal--which is why taking the meal is such serious business for Paul in 1 Corinthians 11:17-34.
In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you." The new covenant is a major theme of the New Testament (see Jer 31:31; Mt 26:28; Lk 24:49, the Father's promise; Acts 2:14-39; 2 Cor 3--4; Heb 8--10). Jesus' blood is shed for his followers. By it he purchases the church (Acts 20:28). The foundation for a new era is laid. A new sacrifice brings an era of fresh fulfillment. That new era starts with Jesus' death and the distribution of the Spirit.
Two features are key to this understanding of the sacrifice of Jesus as pictured by the cup. First, his death takes our place in paying for sin. Paul says this most explicitly in Romans 3:20-26. Luke's language only leaves it implied, though he is aware of the teaching, as Acts 20:28 shows. Second, Jesus notes that his death is inseparably connected to the establishment of the new covenant. A covenant is always inaugurated with the shedding of blood. By far the most eloquent explanation of this new covenant idea is found in Hebrews 8--10.
Jesus sits at the table and reveals why he is going away: to provide a new sacrifice for forgiveness that will open the way for the coming of God's Spirit (24:44-49). In order to give the Spirit, he must give himself. John 14--16 discusses this point in detail in a text unique to that Gospel. Jesus will sit again at the table one day. But then he will do so having offered himself so that others might sit with him. That is the story of God's grace.
There is great pathos here. Even as Jesus gives himself for those he loves, one of them is giving Jesus over in betrayal. The table fellowship is not pure. One sits at the table who longs for Jesus to be removed. So "the Son of Man will go as it has been decreed, but woe to that man who betrays him." Jesus reveals that his death is no surprise. His passing away is not a sign of a plan disappointed or of salvation gone awry. Still, the betrayer is responsible to God for his betrayal. Judas may have met the leadership in private, but God was not fooled. As with all secretly plotted sin, God was there. Luke has placed this remark in a different order from the parallels, where Jesus reveals his knowledge before the meal. The effect is to magnify the note of irony. As Jesus dies to secure forgiveness for others, he himself meets with betrayal. Even one of his own betrays him (Ps 41:9). Woe will befall Jesus' rejecter. It is a fearful thing to reject the One who gives his life to secure our forgiveness.
The disciples do not know who the betrayer might be. So they speculate with one another: "Who would do this?" Sometimes those allied to Jesus are near him for a time before they reveal that their heart truly lies elsewhere. As John 6:70 puts it, Judas was "a devil" even though for more than three years he looked like Jesus' devoted follower. Those who know the Son cling to him; those who do not know him depart from him through denial (Col 1:21-23).
So what makes for greatness? Faithfulness, yes, but even more the service that reveals faithfulness. Amazing as it seems, in the midst of Jesus' revelation about his coming suffering the disciples are fighting over who is number one among them. The text speaks of a "rivalry" (NIV: dispute) breaking out among them. Using the comparative "greater" with a superlative force, the disciples want to know who God puts at the top of the Best Disciple list.
In response, Jesus contrasts leadership in the world with leadership in the kingdom. In the world leadership involves the bald exercise of authority--people lord it over others. In the ancient world when men exercised such power, people publicly recognized their authority and called them benefactors. A benefactor in the ancient world had clients who were to appreciate their lower position (Josephus Jewish Wars 3.9.8 459; 4.2.5 113). Glory and honor came to the leader.
In contrast stands greatness in the kingdom. The disciple-leader should serve with youthful deference. The greatest among the disciples will be the one who is like the youngest and like the one who serves. Jesus points to his own example, not that of the culture. In the ancient world the greater person sits at table while the lesser person serves the meal (see 17:7-10). The Greek interrogative particle ouchi expects a positive reply to the question whether the one at the table is considered greater than the servant. But Jesus notes that he is among the disciples as one who serves. The offering of his life for them is service. He has taught them in service. John 13 tells us that before this meal, Jesus washed the disciples' feet in humble service. Greatness is defined not by position nor resume, but by one's attitude and service.
As Jesus calls them to service, he also gives them a promise. He notes their constancy; unlike the betrayer, they have continued with Jesus in his trials. In the face of pressure, like exemplary disciples, they have stood firm with God's chosen one. So they will share in something he already possesses. The Father has assigned to Jesus a kingdom. Authority has become his (Mt 28:18-20). So he will assign them a role with him. They are to share in his rule. The rule in the future involves table fellowship with Jesus and authority over God's people, Israel. They will celebrate with him at the messianic banquet table, and they will administer justice over Israel. Their union with Jesus means that they share in the benefits of his rule.
Jesus' words about greatness and rule are especially important, since they come in the shadow of his death. He wants to remind his followers that no matter how bad the suffering, rejection and persecution get, a day will come when vindication and authority will reign. We can suffer now if we remember not only what Jesus did but also what he will do. Though the authority given to the eleven is unique, all disciples share the promise of reward and a place at the table of messianic fellowship.
Not all of Jesus' news is good. The cosmic battle is not just between Jesus and Satan. Anyone associated with Jesus is subject to satanic attack. Nothing makes this clearer than the section where Peter is warned about his coming denials. Jesus' awareness of events continues as he predicts Peter's temporary unfaithfulness. Verses 31-32 are unique to Luke and follow his stress on prayer. Satan has put in a request to sift all the disciples like wheat. Though Peter is discussed individually in verse 32, the use of hymas, the plural "you all," in verse 31 shows that he is only part of the coming battle. "Sifted like wheat" is an idiom that in our culture would parallel "take someone apart" (Amos 9:9 has the image). Perhaps Satan believes that if Peter is shamed, others will be disheartened.
Jesus' prayer has dealt with the threat through a request not that the failure be prevented but that any permanent damage be averted. His request is that Peter's faith may not fail. Here is our advocate stepping to our defense through a ministry of prayer. Peter will make no total renunciation of Jesus. The disciple's failure of nerve will not come because of a failure of heart, nor will it be permanent. There will be restoration. In fact, Peter will turn from his denial. His call then will be to strengthen his fellow disciples. What he will be able to teach them may well be revealed by his response. Having learned that failure is possible and the flesh is weak, Peter will be able to strengthen the saints. Though failure is regrettable, sometimes our best lessons come in reflection on failure.
Peter is sure that he is ready to serve in prison, even to die, for Jesus. He is perceptive in that he understands that Jesus' suffering will envelop his followers. Yet he is confident that he can face whatever comes. Though such self-assurance might seem commendable, one's own strength is not sufficient to resist severe temptation (1 Cor 10:12-13). Peter is brave in the privacy of a quiet meal, and when the soldiers show up, he will initially take up arms to defend Jesus. But what will he do when those hostile to Jesus ask him where his allegiance lies? Jesus' prediction of a triple denial before the rooster crows shows that he knows Peter better than Peter does. When we try to stand up to pressure in our own strength, we may wilt. Self-confidence when we are not relying on Jesus is deceptive.
Peter will be able to strengthen fellow believers after his fall because he will understand how easy it is to fall. He can call on them to embrace God's mercy, be prepared to suffer and be ready to give a defense because he will have experienced all of these opportunities himself--some with failure and others with success.
Jesus teaches God's grace in this warning to Peter: Do not trust in your own strength, but realize that after failure there will be opportunity for restoration. Jesus intercedes for his own even when he knows they will fail him. Intercession evidences the Savior's love (1 Jn 2:2). Even disciples who fail in a moment of weakness can experience the success of God's work. The lesson is an important one not only for Peter but also for all the disciples he represents. Though Satan will come after all of them, Jesus will be praying for them all.
Jesus' final words make it clear that circumstances are changing. Opposition to the disciples is rising. Where before Jesus had sent them out empty-handed yet they were provided for (9:1-6; 10:3-4), now they will have to take provisions and protection for their travel. They will have to procure a sword. Scripture such as Isaiah 53:12 is finding its fulfillment in Jesus. Jesus is rejected; he is numbered with the transgressors.
The disciples take Jesus' remarks literally and incorrectly. They note that they have two swords, but Jesus cuts off the discussion. Something is not right, but it is too late to discuss it. As the arrest will show, they have misunderstood. They draw swords then, but Jesus stops their defense in its tracks. He is not telling them to buy swords to wield in physical battle. They will have to provide for themselves and fend for themselves, but not through the shedding of blood. They are being drawn into a great cosmic struggle, and they must fight with spiritual swords and resources. The purchase of swords serves only to picture this coming battle. This fight requires special weapons (Eph 6:10-18).
Humility, dependence, promise of authority and reward, warnings about opposition and the pursuit of faithfulness are the topics of Jesus' final testament meal. Luke assumes that disciples will engage the larger world and face a great cosmic battle. But they are not to withdraw or be afraid. Rather, with humility and looking to God, they can face suffering and the world bravely and effectively. Jesus is about to exemplify the walk of the innocent before a hostile world. His success is not indicated by his withdrawal or even his survival; it is indicated by his faithfulness (1 Pet 2:21-25).
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text: panther4life 3,042 Report post Posted February 7, 2013 First of all here are the best links available to help you understand our cap situation and rules. http://www.eaglescap...alyzingCBA.html (faq on the rules) http://www.askthecom...laryCap/faq.asp (another faq on the rules) http://www.spotrac.c...nthers/cap-hit/ (Our cap hits and access to details on every players contract..Click on specific player's full contract to see future cap hits and signing bonus money still counting against the cap in future years) http://www.overtheca...thers&Year=2013 Later found this site and it does the math on cap savings for you. http://espn.go.com/n...ct-cap-strategy (Every teams updated cap space, except for Giants who have already begun making cuts). Heres some things you need to know. Signing bonus- This is guaranteed money players receive as soon as their contract is signed. This money can be and often is spread over the course of a player contracts for up to 5 years. This means the player already has the money but the hit against the cap is spread out. If we cut a player we are no longer responsible for their base salary and owe them nothing. The only deterrent to cutting a player with a large signing bonus is we still have to take the hit against the cap of whatever guaranteed money has not already been accounted for against the cap. Base Salary- This is the yearly money a player will receive if still on the team, this money and their amortized signing bonus, plus any other workout bonus accounts for our total cap hit. Dead Money- This refers to money that counts against the cap from players who were cut before their signing bonus has been fully accounted for against the cap. June 1st cuts- Teams can divide up the remaining dead money or unaccounted for against the cap signing bonus money from players cut over the current year and the next. *As we did with Wharton last year the new CBA allows for a team to cut up to 2 players before June 1st and still be designated as a June 1st cut, hence allowing a team to spread the hit over 2 years without officially having to wait until June to do so. March 12th- This is our first deadline to be under the cap(first day of the league year and start of free agency). When we cut down to 53 in September we will have to make sure we are under the cap again. 131.8 Million- This is the amount we are currently have committed to the 2013 cap. The cap is right at 121 Million for 2013. 4,526,462- The amount of the dead money already hitting our cap for 2013. Most of this came from 2 players, Mare(2 Million) and Wharton(1.8 million) 4.5-5 million- The amount our rookie class should roughly count against our cap. (Brockers the 14th overall last year counted 2.164 Million against the rams cap last year, Mychal Kendricks the 46th overall pick last year count just over 1 million against the eagles cap last year thats roughly 3.75 million to our 2 first rounders, plus we'll have a few other picks counting less as well) Easiest way to calculate for yourself- Go to the spotrac website referenced above. Look at the cap hits and how much remaining signing bonus money we have spread out on each player by clicking on their name. IF you cut that player ignore their base salary and just use the signing bonus money as a cap hit. Choose to spread it out over 1 or 2 years. Keep in mind spreading it out over 2 years can be very helpful but just creates more dead money down the road. ****These numbers have been edited for accuracy and added a few to the list 2-10-13**** Ways to save without using June 1st rule and piling up dead money for 2014 as well Cutting Gamble would save us 7.9 million Cutting Gross would save us 6.9 million Cutting Ron Edwards would save us 2.5 million Cutting Hangartner would save 1.575 Cutting Gary Williams would save us 1.125 Million Cutting Nakumara would save $966,000 Cutting Kenny Onatulu would save us $775,000 Cutting Jason Williams would save 715,000 Cutting Bruce Campbell would save us 630,000 Cutting David Gettis would save us 630,000 Cutting Armanti Edwards would save us 630,000 The following would all save us 555,000 a piece if cut or all 7 together would save 3.885 million. Thomas Austin James Dockers Mario Addison Jeff Byers Colin Jones Armond Smith Colin Cole *We could cut other players but if won't save us close to a million no point in fooling with them right now. **Gross and Gamble should be very easy to restructure as their contracts are almost up and have very little leverage because their remaining signing bonus money to hit the cap is very small(3 Million for Gross and 3 million for Gamble in comparison to their cap hits). Players that would have to be a june 1st cut to save us money this year and by default next year too, but will cause dead money to be on the books in 2014. Cutting Beason would have an immediate savings of 3.5 million this year and 6.75 million next year. Cutting Deangleo would have an immediate savings us of 3.4 million in 13 and 4.4 million in 2014. Cutting D-will will also create another 4.6 million in dead money for 2014, because he has a total of 9.6 million in signing bonus scheduled to hit the cap over the next 3 years. Further reading on Beason situation. Something has to be done here because not only does he have a large cap hit for 13(9.5 million) it goes up to 10.75 in 2014 and 11.75 in 2015. Since he has 12 million in signing bonus money scheduled to hit the books over the next 3 years( 4 million a year) if we cut him now it would require an immediate hit of the full 12 million. That is more than his current cap hit of 9.5 million if we keep him. Therefore if were going to cut him it makes more sense to do it as a june 1st cut if looking for the cap relief for this year. However if Gettleman can get us under the cap without making him a june 1st cut 2014 will have a much better outlook as we won't have 6 million in dead money already committed to the books. Further reading on Deangleo Williams situation. Cutting D-will will also create another 4.6 million in dead money for 2014, because he has a total of 9.6 million in signing bonus scheduled to hit the cap over the next 3 years. If we can bite the bullet on him for this year and hold off on cutting him until next year it would be much more ideal from a fiscal sense. If we cut him next year we can do it before June 1st and still save 2.8 million without carrying over dead money into 2015. 1 other wildcard here would be James Anderson but much like Deangleo if you look at his contract it makes much more sense to wait another year on him .http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/james-anderson. In summary it looks nice and pretty to cut Gamble and Gross but because they have little signing bonus money yet to hit the cap, it provides us a good leverage in negotiating a restructure or small extension. On the flip side someone like Beason who has 12 million in signing bonus money yet to hit our cap has the upper hand on us in regards to not renegotiating if does not want to. I just think much like Wharton, Beason's time is up because we have drafted his much cheaper replacement. Heres our 2013 Unrestricted Free Agents Dwan Edwards Jordan Senn Antwan Applewhite Captain Munnerlyn Louis Murphy Sherrod Martin Ben Hartstock Gary Barnidge Mike Pollack Derek Anderson Restricted Free Agents Jason Phillips Nate Ness Richie Brockel Andre Neblett **also something to keep in mind is that Hardy will be a free agent next year and Cam the following year. Both these players are on pace to demand larger contracts so we need to cut back on the trend of doing june 1st cuts and carrying "dead money" over as much as possible so we can retain them. This post has been promoted to an article Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Family suing prison after horrific beating may have led to inmate's death, not illness as police claimed
By Don Lajoie
The lawyer representing the family of a man who died after being taken to hospital from the Windsor Jail will launch legal action against the corrections facility after learning the inmate may have been beaten prior to his collapse.
Andrew Murray said Wednesday he will file official notice against the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services to advance a claim on behalf of the family of Jonathon Dew, the 26-year-old inmate who died Sept. 21, nine days after being rushed to hospital with a collapsed lung after he was found on the floor of his cell.
The London lawyer said he decided to proceed after receiving an anonymous call from a man claiming to have been incarcerated in the same cell range as Dew. The man said he recalled that Dew was beaten days before his collapse. Dew had been arrested days earlier and taken into custody on a minor probation breach.
"An anonymous tipster who said he was in the jail when it happened said he could hear what was going on," said Murray. "He said about four guys jumped (Dew) and pummeled him for maybe three minutes, then dumped him in a shower. He said it was horrific, what he heard."
"The (tipster's ) story makes more sense than the official line." -Lawyer
Murray said the call, which resulted from the tipster reading an account of the prisoner's death in The Windsor Star, raises questions about the official version of events. According to a statement issued by the ministry: "an inmate became ill at the Windsor jail and was transferred to hospital Sept. 12, and subsequently passed away on Sept. 21, 2012."
The day of the incident Windsor police were also called to the jail but the officers concluded there was no crime involved and the investigation was concluded.
What is known is that Dew fell in his cell and was taken to Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital with a collapsed lung. He then suffered cardiac arrest and slipped into a coma before dying. Although Murray said Dew had been reported sick for days prior to the collapse, his family was not informed of his condition until after he was taken to hospital.
But, said Murray, the tip he received from the informant "raises more questions than provides answers." He said the alleged beating was "never hinted at" by officials as a possible cause of Dew's poor health. He suggested the beating scenario is more plausible than the official explanation that Dew became sick in jail. He said there was no prior indication that Dew was so seriously ill before his arrest.
"The (tipster's ) story makes more sense than the official line," he said, adding that if there is evidence of a "cover up, that would be very troubling."
Murray said he will be looking for jail records covering everything from the names of other inmates on the range, which guards were on duty during the period in question and the records from the nurse or health officers who may have attended to Dew's injuries or illness.
"I've consulted past prison wardens to find out what documents might be needed," he said. "There is a long list of documents."
He added they include an assessment of Dew's security risk, health factors and reports on whether Dew was "problematic" as an inmate.
"The alleged assault would have to be documented in some fashion," he said. "This family needs answers ."
A spokesman for the Corrections Ministry said it would be inappropriate to comment on a case that "could be before the courts in due course."


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Sully, a 9-month-old 6.4-lb (2.9-kg) neutered male domestic shorthaired cat, was presented for evaluation of hyporexia and labored breathing of three weeks' duration.
Sully was adopted from a shelter at 3 months of age and had negative results for feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) at the time of the adoption. Sully was current on core vaccines at presentation and was kept exclusively indoors.Physical examination and routine laboratory findings
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The tissue labeled cyst was a capsule composed of smooth muscle and granulation tissue surrounding fibrinonecrotic and suppurative inflammation. The tissue labeled lung was atelectatic lung with a capsule of smooth muscle and granulation tissue surrounding fibrinonecrotic and suppurative inflammation. Special stains for bacteria and fungi were negative.
The portions of the tissue submitted for immunochemistry were positive for the FIP antigen, which confirmed the diagnosis of FIP.
Sully was treated with glucocorticoids (prednisolone 2 mg/kg orally once a day). It did well until three months after the surgery, when the cat developed pericardial effusion. Sully was euthanized about four months after the thoracotomy. At necropsy, fibrinous plaques were noted on the pleura and pericardial sac and covering the abdominal viscera.
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The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have re-signed forward Devean George. Terms of the deal were undisclosed.
George (6-8, 235) played 60 games starting 17 times for Dallas in 2006-07 after signing as a free agent on August 2, 2006. In total, he averaged 6.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.77 steals in 21.4 minutes. He shot 39.5% (146-370 FGs) from the field, 35.3% (53-150 3FGs) from 3-point range and 75.0% (36-48 FTs) from the line. Prior to joining Dallas, he spent his previous seven NBA seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and was originally the 23rd overall pick by the Lakers in the 1999 NBA Draft. During his tenure with L.A., he became just the seventh player in NBA history to win an NBA championship in each of his first three seasons.
In 489 career games with 83 starts, George has averaged 6.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 19.2 minutes per game. He has also appeared in 81 playoff games with 27 starts, while averaging 4.9 points and 2.7 rebounds in 17.5 minutes per game.
George scored in double-figures 12 times in 2006-07, with a high of 21 points vs. the Clippers on Dec. 22. He scored 11 points in the second quarter and went 5-6 from 3-point range in that game. He led the team in steals 10 times during the season and had a total of five games with 3 or more steals.
Born and raised in Minneapolis, George attended local Augsburg College. He became the first player to come from a Division III university and appear in the NBA Finals. In four seasons with the Auggies, George averaged 23.5 points and 9.0 rebounds. In 1997-98 and 1998-99, he was named the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player after leading Augsburg to consecutive MIAC regular season championships and two straight berths in the NCAA Division III National Tournament.