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The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees will be renamed the Empire State Yankees during the 2012 season as the team heads on the road during the planned $40 million PNC Field renovation project this summer.
Renaming the Triple-A baseball team was a decision about which Lackawanna County officials say they were not consulted.
Lackawanna County Commissioner Jim Wansacz downplayed the move, but also revealed that when the team is expected to return in 2013, it might do so with a new name anyway.
The bulk of the team's "home" games in 2012 will be played in upstate New York venues in Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo and Batavia, and those who organized the name change say they pushed for it to foster a relationship between their hometown fans and the team that has been one of their teams' chief rivals over the past five seasons.
The name change was announced by team officials from the Rochester Red Wings and Syracuse Chiefs during a news conference Wednesday in Rochester. Calling the team the Empire State Yankees, they hope, will be a boon to ticket and merchandise sales.
But the name could violate the team's contract, said James Timlin, chairman of the Lackawanna County Multi-Purpose Stadium Authority, which owns the franchise.
"You could take them to Nebraska. They're still the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees," he said.
"I wish they had contacted us first," he added. He said it was brought to his attention through an email at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday. "As far as I'm concerned, it's not in their contract that they could change the name of the team while it's still under the ownership of the Lackawanna County authority board."
The stadium authority contracts SWB Yankees LLC - which is co-owned by Mandalay Baseball Properties and the New York Yankees - to manage the team, though the county is in negotiations to sell it to them.
Mandalay CEO Art Matin said he hadn't had a chance to discuss the decision with Mr. Timlin or other members of the stadium authority, which he conceded "might have been an oversight" on his part. He insists the name change is merely a temporary change to boost ticket sales and fan affinity in upstate New York.
"It's not a change of the official name," Mr. Matin said. "To us the team is the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees."
Although Mr. Wansacz only heard of the change today, he is not concerned about what he called a strategy to "drum up marketing" for the team's year in unfamiliar stadiums.
"These teams are accommodating us," Mr. Wansacz said. "They don't have to let anybody play on their field."
He added the team could receive a permanent name change as soon as next season, following negotiations with Mandalay.
"The name is probably going to be changing anyway in 2013," Mr. Wansacz said. "It will be up to the community and what they want going forward."
Pressed further, he wouldn't say whether the Yankees nickname would stick, but said, "I doubt it will be Scranton/Wilkes-Barre."
He declined to explain the name change further because it is part of ongoing negotiations with SWB Yankees.
"If we have baseball in 2013, our main focus is trying to get a stadium built and have baseball here," he said. "That's the most important part of it."
The "if" has become a larger concern as construction milestones for the major renovation of PNC Field fast approach and negotiations of the sale of the Triple-A baseball franchise linger.
Early construction activities are to begin by March 20, with demolition to start by April 1 under a schedule from Lackawanna County's architect for the project, Philadelphia-based Ewing Cole. County officials have said the only deadline that matters is April 3, 2013, when the International League will open its 2013 season.
Mr. Matin said he is aware that a fan base already skeptical about how private ownership affects the future of professional baseball in Northeast Pennsylvania might take the name change as a sign the franchise is slipping through their fingers. He repeated that the change was "very temporary," and local baseball fans should accept it as such.
Mr. Matin pointed out that the franchise's official headquarters still is on Montage Mountain.
Yankees officials, both in New York and at the local level, worked with officials in Rochester in cooperation on the name change. They have also changed the logo, swapping "Scranton/Wilkes-Barre" with "Empire State." While the caps the Yankees will wear on the field will be different this season, uniforms won't be. That includes the road gray uniforms, which sport the words "Scranton/Wilkes-Barre."
As of late Wednesday evening, the Rochester team's website had already started selling Empire State Yankees merchandise - some of which appeared to be almost sold out. Some baseball cap sizes were in short supply, the Red Wings website said.
Chris Sprague, assistant to International League president Randy Mobley, said late Wednesday afternoon the league also considers the name change "unofficial."
All statistics compiled by the league, all standings released over sports wires and all records piled up by the ballclub and published in the league record book will be under "Scranton/Wilkes-Barre," and not "Empire State," he said. No language on the team's official website or the league's site, www.ilbaseball.com, would be changed either.
Mike Vander Woude, the local Yankees' director of media relations and broadcasting and radio play-by-play announcer, said he has no plans to refer to the team as the "Empire State Yankees" during his broadcasts. As has been the case in the past, all 144 Yankees games will be broadcast on Fox Sports Radio "The Game," 1340 AM and 1400 AM.
"I will be referring to them as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees," Mr. Vander Woude said. "The obvious thing there is, that is what we're called."
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 57 diseños de 14 diseñadores freelance.
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We are a green home builder in Santa Fe, NM. We pride ourselves in our innovative and leading design and construction practices that result in homes that are extremely energy-efficient yet also affordable. In addition to boasting unparalleled energy-efficiency, our homes are also healthy environments created through the use of only natural and toxin-free building materials. We heavily rely on the quality of our homes to set us apart from the competition and would want the website to reflect that dedication to detail and quality. We are also fond of the relationships we create and foster with our clients and therefore want to make the website very user-friendly and accessible yet still retain a very professional look,
Our target audience comes from a well-educated middle class.
- We would like the website design to be professional and convey quality and style
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- We would prefer a light rather than dark design but are open to creative variations.
- We only need a home page, an interior page, and a page with a contact us form.
- We would need 5 tabs: Home, About Us, Portfolio, Media, Contact Us
- Attached is our logo. Colors on the website should match colors in the logo.
- Attached is also another variation of the logo which would be interesting to see incorporated into the web design (maybe as a transparent background) and we are open to creative ideas.
- Most importantly we want the design to be unique and memorable yet retain a professional look
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Henry Dawkins engraved this view of Princeton University with Nassau Hall to the left. Designed and built between 1755-57, the building contained a chapel, library, dining hall, kitchen, and dormitory rooms which also served as recitation chambers.
The site on which the University of Virginia was developed was typical of the rolling hills of the Piedmont countryside, and the campus layout was developed to fit the sloping ground. Jefferson described the site in a letter to U.S. Capitol architect Benjamin Latrobe in 1817: The site...is on a narrow ridge, declining from north to south, so as to give us a width between the 2 rows of pavilions of 200 feet only from East to West, and the gentle declivity [slope] of the ridge gives us three levels of 255 feet each from North to South, each about 3 feet lower than the one next above....1
Questions for Drawings 1 & 2
1. Compare Drawings 1 and 2. What differences do you observe in the design of these two universities?
2. In Drawing 2, how can you tell the difference between the professors' residences and the student dormitories? What features do they have in common?
3. Do the pavilions in Drawing 2 look identical, or not? Why do you think they were designed this way?
4. What elements of the architectural design of the pavilions made them "models of good taste and architecture" in Jefferson's mind?
5. What are the people doing on the Lawn in Drawing 2? What does this reveal to you about the way the Lawn was used?
1Thomas Jefferson to Benjamin Latrobe, August 3, 1817.
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This web page provides a short synopsis of the key elements in our course design process. We hope that you are intrigued enough to explore and use the full Online Course Design Tutorial.
Overall philosophy
We believe that a course should do more than provide students with a strong background of knowledge in a field.
- We believe that a course should enable students to use their strong backgrounds to solve problems.
- A truly valuable course should focus beyond the final exam to add to students' future lives, abilities and skill sets and prepare students to think for themselves in the discipline after the course is over.
- Designing such a course is a challenge and involves providing not only opportunities for students to master content but also opportunities for students to practice thinking for themselves in the discipline so that they will be prepared to do so after the course is over.
Our Tutorial provides a process to help you design just such a course.
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Course context. Teaching a course involves making choices about what an instructor will ask students to do and why. External factors such as course size, context, student demography, and support structure are significant and should influence the choices that need to be made during course design. We begin the design process by having you articulate who your students are, what they need during the course, and what they might need in the future.
Setting overarching goals. The heart of our course design process involves having you set student-focused goals that enable your students, at an appropriate level, to think for themselves in the discipline, not just expose them to what professionals know. You will set goals that focus your course on developing students' abilities to think for themselves and solve problems in the discipline while still addressing mastery of content.
- analyze the modern geologic processes in an unfamiliar area and assess potential hazards to humans (which is different from recalling those covered in class).
- evaluate the historical context of an unfamiliar event.
- access and analyze climate and paleoclimate data sets in various formats (tabulated, graphical, simple strat. column, satellite photo, etc.) and make logical inferences about climate and environmental change from the data.
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- develop and test age-appropriate lesson plans.
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Setting ancillary skills goals. Before proceeding to content and course plan, you will set one or two ancillary skills goals for your students (e.g., improving writing, teamwork, oral presentation).
Choosing content to achieve overarching goals. Every field is awash in more than a semester's worth of content, and every one of us faces decisions about what content to include and what content to omit. You will make decisions about content by considering what general content topics could be used to achieve the overarching goals you have set for your students, rather than by making a laundry list of content that students should be exposed to.
Developing a course plan. A course plan includes not only the goals and the content topics, but also the order of content and concepts in each broad content topic, and how students will receive goal-related practice with increasing independence as they encounter content and concepts. You will choose appropriate classroom, assignment, and assessment strategies that both help students learn effectively and allow you to evaluate whether students have met the goals.
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TO: Michael Bloomberg
FROM: Joe Nocera
RE: Your Next Act
Dear Mayor Bloomberg,
This time next year, as you're keenly aware, you will no longer be the mayor of New York. We all know how much you love the job, and how much you'll miss it. No question about it: though you have had your critics (including, at times, me), you've been a very good mayor.
They say that you're thinking a lot these days about what to do next. When you step down you'll be 71, and plenty vital enough to do something significant. And of course, with a net worth of $20 billion or so, you certainly have the financial wherewithal to affect the issues that are important to you. You showed it in the last election, ginning up a super PAC and spending around $10 million on a handful of elections across the country where you thought your money could make a difference. Even though you got into the game late, you won more than you lost.
I know you have lots of interests, but after listening to you these past few weeks — ever since the horrible massacre in Newtown, Conn. — I am hoping you will direct your postmayoral energies to one issue: gun control. There is, quite simply, no one else in America who has a better chance of moving the country toward a saner gun policy than you. It is an effort worthy of your talents, and your money.
First, there is your obvious passion for the issue. They say it was your experience as mayor that sensitized you to the issue — and how could it not, with the funerals you've had to attend, and the mothers of murdered children you've had to console? Since the Newtown tragedy, no other high-profile politician has been as forceful in condemning gun violence and demanding "immediate action" in Congress. Millions of Americans — indeed, a majority of them — agree with you. They are looking for somebody to lead the charge against the National Rifle Association.
Second, though your message has been blunt, your tactics have been politically shrewd. In 2006, you started a new organization to fight gun violence: Mayors Against Illegal Guns. You thought that mayors had the credibility to reframe the issue as one of crime control, rather than gun control. Mayors Against Illegal Guns now has more than 800 mayors, and nearly one million "active supporters." It has lobbyists in Washington and elsewhere, and has had success resisting recent N.R.A. legislative initiatives. Its short-term agenda — ban assault weapons, require background checks for all gun sales, make gun trafficking a federal crime, and so on — is a good, sensible place to start regulating guns.
Third — and let's not be coy here — you're rich. The N.R.A. has an annual budget that is reported to be $300 million. In 2011, the combined budgets of all the groups trying to prevent gun violence came to around $16 million. The best-known of those groups, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, has seen its support and its funding dwindle in recent years. Meanwhile, the N.R.A. and its allies have done a brilliant job at pushing through laws that make it nearly impossible to prevent gun violence. There are more than 200 members of Congress who regularly get a perfect score from the N.R.A. It is going to take money to change that because money is what Congress responds to.
To be honest, Mr. Mayor, I wish you could start tomorrow. With each passing day, the urgency that accompanied the Newtown shooting slips further away. President Obama, who seems absolutely terrified to take on the gun lobby, didn't even mention guns when asked about his second-term priorities. Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, has said that the first months of the new Congressional session will be devoted to the issue of federal spending. Guns, he said, will just have to wait.
In recent years, even in states that experienced horrific mass killings, gun laws have only become looser. In Virginia, the State Legislature repealed a law that barred people from buying more than one handgun a month, and passed a law "to allow permit holders to carry concealed and loaded weapons into bars and restaurants," according to ProPublica. That same article reported that in Texas, two years after the Fort Hood shooting, legislators "gave gun carriers greater freedom to take their weapons to more places."
The only two gun bills President Obama has signed were laws that expanded gun rights. "The country needs his leadership," you said of Obama after he announced that Vice President Joe Biden was going to lead a panel making a new effort to reduce gun violence.
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OKLAHOMA CITY--Carlisle Companies (NYSE: CSL) has appointed Trent A. Freiberg as President of Carlisle FoodService Products, effective July 1, 2012. In his new position, Freiberg will direct global operations for the Carlisle FoodService Products division.
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Throughout the past four years, Freiberg has held several leadership roles within the company. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Sales Americas and Global Marketing for the Carlisle Brake & Friction (CBF) division. Freiberg previously led the CBF Asia-Pacific region as President after serving as Vice President/General Manager. There, he successfully initiated a comprehensive CBF commercial and organizational presence in the Asia-Pacific region. Since joining CBF in 2009, Freiberg also led the integration of Japan Power Brake and Hawk facilities in Asia, growing CBF revenues from $5 million to nearly $60 million annually. Before joining Carlisle, Freiberg held various leadership roles at Cooper Industries for more than 14 years. Freiberg earned an MBA from Duke University and a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Clemson University.
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|Managing storage in SANs
There's lots of talk about increasing storage utilization, but so far not many companies are doing a stellar job. The reason? Much of the focus on storage area networks (SANs) today revolves around the network management of SANs: LUN masking, zoning and volume discovery. Performing these tasks can take hours--if not days--to get everything right. Toss in a growing environment with different OS, clustered servers, interconnected switches and varying storage array vendors, and the possible networking permutations become quite complex. As a result, only lip service is paid to increasing storage utilization rates.
Some current solutions such as EMC Control Center, CreekPath Systems CreekPath Suite and Veritas SANPoint Control claim to manage storage, but in reality, they manage and mask the existing networking complexity instead of improving storage utilization rates. That's not to minimize what these tools do. They provide valuable SAN infrastructure networking services such as visualization, performance management, device management and some limited storage management capabilities. But they don't create a central, homogenous pool of storage.
This may almost sound like blasphemy because using these tools in conjunction with SAN-attached storage arrays gives the illusion of a central pool of storage. Yet today's SAN implementations only break the physical relationship between the server and the storage array by placing a Fibre Channel (FC) switch between them; they do not break the more important logical relationship.
Fabric-based storage virtualization addresses the shortcoming that exists not in these tools, but in the current SAN design. Virtualization breaks the physical and logical associations between the server and the storage. By breaking this relationship in the network, it in essence creates what is known in the mainframe environment as a volume table of contents (VTOC).
The VTOC serves three important functions: It allows storage to be discovered and cataloged. It can discover this storage with minimal zoning or LUN masking changes and without the requirement for every vendor's APIs or the latest, greatest SNIA standard because all storage is mapped to and owned by the VTOC. Finally, it provides a central management interface from which storage may be provisioned to servers.
While the value of a fabric-based VTOC may be debated in small SANs where there's only one storage array or a small number of servers, the problems it solves and the value it offers to enterprises is indisputable. By solving the current networking problems, the VTOC not only creates a pool of storage from which all OS can obtain storage, but lays the foundation for concepts such as information life cycle management (ILM) to finally take hold and succeed in large open-systems storage environments.
A growing number of storage providers are jumping on the intelligent fabric bandwagon. Just to name a few: Brocade Communications Systems Inc., for example, has placed routing and QoS functions in its switch's OS; DataCore Software Corp., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, and FalconStor Software Inc., Melville, NY, forcefully argue that volume management best belongs in the network.
While placing functions such as routing, QoS, volume management and security into the fabric solves some current problems, they also introduce new ones. Current storage networking issues such as latency, complexity and management won't magically disappear with a more intelligent fabric, but will simply reappear in different forms.
Storage smarts
There's little debate that the ability to manage storage in the fabric is generating increased interest. Volume management appears both as a feature integrated into the switch, as well as on a separate appliance. For file level network-attached storage (NAS) environments, this function most often appears as a separate appliance such as Hitachi Data Systems/Network Appliance's NAS Enterprise Gateway that handles file-level traffic for file sharing between different OS. In block-level storage area network (SAN) environments, this utility appears as an appliance--such as DataCore's SANsymphony product--and as an optional component in Brocade, Cisco Systems Inc. or McData Corp. fabrics.
Much of the impetus behind moving the volume management into the fabric in both SAN and NAS environments comes from the complexity in managing storage at either the host or storage array level. While this is less of an issue in environments with only a limited number of hosts (20 or fewer) or storage arrays (two or fewer), in shops with a large number of storage arrays (five or more), the complexity and difficulty of managing storage in this environment grows almost exponentially, not linearly. (See "Managing storage in SANs," on this page.)
Fabric-based volume management simplifies the picture. No longer does a storage administrator have to allocate a portion of the storage on each storage array to individual servers and leave the unallocated storage in unreportable storage pools. Instead, the storage admin maps all of the storage in each array to the fabric-based storage controller which can detect, manage and report on all of the free and allocated storage under its control.
The storage controller now serves as a volume manager that creates volumes of different sizes on any storage array it controls and then present them as LUNs to any server zoned to see it. It can enable advanced storage management features such as moving data between storage arrays from different vendors, create point-in-time snapshots of data and present a report of the enterprise storage within a single management console. It also lays the foundation for a true open-systems information life cycle management (ILM) solution. It does this by creating a common layer that any open-systems platform can communicate with to automatically move data onto different types of storage devices, be they disk or tape.
Of course, a single storage management tool also brings vendor lock-in to a specific network-based virtualization or volume management solution. While the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) formed a committee in June 2003 to propose a fabric application interface standard (FAIS) to minimize or eliminate vendor lock-in, the time frame before it is approved, and then gains user acceptance, is still years away.
Mike Witkowski, CTO of Maxxan Systems Inc., San Jose, CA, says that users have been reluctant to adopt virtualization for fear of being locked into a specific vendor's solution. Each vendor's virtualization product performs snapshot and mirroring tasks differently, and of course, the devil is in the details.
Yet it's for exactly these reasons that Tom Clark, Nishan Systems (now McData) director of technical marketing, says a standard for virtualization may not take hold. As certain functions move higher up the food chain, the less standardization applies, especially at the application level. He says that companies backing up with Veritas NetBackup don't expect to be able to recover data with Legato Networker or vice versa. He thinks that this same concept may carry over into the volume management space as well because each vendor's virtualization implementation will be proprietary for the simple reason that volume management standards will be difficult to define and enforce.
Users looking to implement network storage smarts right now should see if they can accomplish the same tasks on their existing storage arrays. Most midrange and modular storage arrays all ship with a fair amount of storage intelligence and functionality in them. However, for environments looking to consolidate their disparate storage devices into one ubiquitous storage pool, appliances from DataCore, FalconStor, Fujitsu Softek and IBM--along with storage switches from Brocade and Candera--are nearer than people think to creating these central managed storage pools.
The intelligent switch
Companies such as Brocade, Cisco and McData offer switches that include routing and QoS as part of their switch's native OS that help organizations manage the data flow through their Fibre Channel (FC) network. For instance, Brocade's latest version of its OS offers the ability to trunk up to four of its 2Gb ports and present them as one logical 8Gb path between two of their switches. Directors and switches from McData can also accomplish trunking in a similar fashion assuming they use version 5.0 or later of McData's microcode.
For the switch's OS to treat separate physical paths as one logical path is important for two reasons: First, it reduces the number of inter-switch links (ISLs) required to link core and edge switches. Switches that use trunking can use up to four ports to get an effective throughput of up to 8Gb. Switches that lack the trunking function will require more dedicated ports between the switches to distribute the traffic between the switches.
Second, trunking captures meaningful performance statistics. For instance, each time servers log off and back on to a storage network that uses ISLs, but lacks trunking, they are assigned a different ISL to send their network traffic. This round-robin method of assigning data traffic between switches makes historical performance statistics questionable, and could create a situation in which one ISL handles traffic from multiple servers while another link handles little or no traffic at all. The only way for the SAN administrator to fix this is to force all of the servers on the storage network to log off and back onto the SAN. While this would force a redistribution of the data traffic across the ISLs, it could also negatively affect the servers using the network, possibly resulting in failed paths or outages.
|What should users be doing now?
Storage services. Storage services should take precedence in user environments consisting of heterogeneous operating systems and storage arrays. The good news is that existing players in this space such as DataCore Software, FalconStor Software and Hewlett-Packard Co. already are beyond the 1.0 release levels and new players such as Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Candera Inc., Cisco Systems Inc.,
Fujitsu Softek and IBM Corp., among others, have entered the market providing an increasing number of solutions with new feature sets to test. Users need to take some time to understand the pros and cons of appliance and switch-based solutions. Be cautious about deploying too rapidly and be ready for some short-term pain. However, keep focused on the long-term benefits such as simplified networking and easier storage management because they will definitely outweigh the short-term testing and implementation headaches.
Transport services. Understanding transport services should take priority in environments where users anticipate using different protocols (Fibre Channel, iSCSI) to connect to the storage network, to connect storage area network (SAN) islands or experience throughput problems. Intermixing different protocols on a single switch generates a lukewarm reception from users. FC switches that support different protocols will take on increasing importance in the coming year as iSCSI starts to build momentum. Users need to become more comfortable with storage networks before starting to introduce different protocols.
Throughput problems appear to be taking a back seat right now in the minds of users. 2Gb FC exceeds the requirements for many sites, and with 4Gb and 10Gb FC and 10Gb Ethernet slated for a 2004 appearance, few users seem concerned about current bandwidth limitations other than for creating inter-switch links (ISLs).
Connecting SAN islands gets mixed reviews in the minds of users. Some users seem content to pull out their existing smaller 16- and 32-port switches and replace them with 64-port or larger directors. This move keeps the fabric design and management simple and also helps to avoid, for the time being, any throughput issues that may arise. Others appear willing to connect smaller switches and centralize resources, but face the trade-off of creating more complicated environments.
Security services. Security services remains last in the minds of users. While companies like Decru Inc. and NeoScale Systems Inc. both appliances that can authenticate servers and encrypt traffic on the SAN, most users get peace of mind by placing their servers and storage on a physically separate network running a different protocol behind locked doors. For now, users should only consider security services where there's some question about the legitimacy of the users or servers accessing the SAN or if some chance exists that the data may be intercepted.
Another important characteristic that comes into play on switches is the ability to do QoS. While smaller, high-speed SANs can usually handle today's storage traffic without any performance impacts, as SANs grow and different types of data traffic get introduced into the network, the ability to understand and prioritize the data traffic will grow. That's when switches with OS that support QoS should shine.
For instance, today's storage networks may concurrently support traffic from a Windows e-mail server, a network file server and multiple Unix and Windows database servers, all with varying degrees of importance. Switches that support QoS should be able to inspect and prioritize each data packet flowing through the network for the type of data contained in the packet, performing tasks such as increasing or decreasing the bandwidth available for a specific application.
Here's where the header segment of the FC data packet can help. Several companies, including Veritas, are looking to write to this part of the FC packet so the network can better manage traffic. For instance, if a packet will carry backup traffic, Veritas can adjust its NetBackup code to write that information to the header portion of the FC packet.
Once the header has such information, QoS can intervene during periods of high activity on the network. The QoS inspects the appropriate portions of each FC packet and based on user-defined policies, allocates more bandwidth to applications such as OLTP while throttling back on the bandwidth allocated for backups and routine requests.
Secure access
Today, storage networks remain relatively secure simply because they usually exist as physically separate, limited-access networks. Those days are coming to an end. With new technologies like iSCSI, the increasing need to back up and replicate data remotely--and the emerging corporate objectives to consolidate and manage storage across different data centers--networks will no longer remain isolated.
As SANs become connected, security risks start to emerge. As occasionally happens with servers, host bus adapters (HBAs) move from one server to another, especially if the server the HBA was originally installed has a PCI bus. Because multiple server hardware and software vendors support the PCI bus type, the card may be salvaged for use in another server, introducing the chance of a security breach.
If the LUN security and zoning associated with the original HBA isn't removed prior to this HBA being installed in another server, the possibility exists that as soon as this HBA is plugged back into the SAN, the HBA and its new server OS may immediately access its old storage. Administrators may also not know that they shouldn't have access to this storage and may try to discover and format the storage, wiping out data.
New switches and specialized storage security appliances can help secure expanding networks. Brocade, for example, has agents that can be placed on servers that do a handshake between the server and their switch OS. If the switch detects that the world wide name (WWN) of the HBA logging onto the network is assigned to a different server, it will prevent that server from logging into the network or accessing any storage.
Appliances from Decru Inc., Redwood City, CA, and NeoScale Systems Inc., Milpitas, CA, go a step further. While they also authenticate servers coming onto the storage network, they actually encrypt the data coming onto the storage network and store the data in an encrypted format on the disk itself. The advantage of this approach is that even if storage is presented to another server, the disk and data can neither be read nor written by the new server--only the server that possesses the original encryption key can access the data.
All of these new fabric-based technologies come with a price. While most eliminate one or more existing pain points of storage management or network connectivity, they create their own set of management or performance problems.
No silver bullet
Introducing routing into the switch can introduce potential problems, especially if routing involves multiple switches. Routing the data traffic from the server to the storage array across multiple hops and ensuring it responds in a manner that meets current SLAs performance requirements can be a tricky venture at best. Spread that server's data across multiple storage arrays connected to different switch ports and it becomes a nightmare to untangle any performance issues that might crop up.
A similar scenario holds true for QoS. The idea of allocating more bandwidth to an application that needs it while throttling the bandwidth back for another application sounds great. Unfortunately, not all environments are so cut and dry. While increasing the bandwidth for an OLTP application may be ideal, there may also be SLAs tied to backups as well. If the backup is not completed within its backup window or fails because it can't get the bandwidth it needs in time, then the whole intent behind QoS fails.
Volume management sounds like another stellar idea whose time has arrived. Yet the jury is still out on whether this technology will dramatically improve a storage administrator's work. While standardizing on one virtualization or volume management platform across the enterprise may appeal to the organization's storage team, it's the guys with the check books who close the deals.
So standardizing on Fujitsu Softek's Storage Virtualization or IBM's SAN Volume Controller may sound great today, but when Cisco shows up on your doorstep offering EMC's or Veritas' Volume Manager natively integrated into their switch for free--plus a discount to throw out all of your company's existing switches--upper management will be hard pressed to ignore that value proposition. Or worse yet, companies may elect to keep everyone's products, switches, storage arrays and multiple virtualization solutions, forcing the storage team to manage the existing storage arrays alongside these new network-based storage controllers. So instead of the problem getting easier, it just got more complex.
Getting a bigger brain in the network appears to be a foregone conclusion as storage networking moves ahead. By providing faster provisioning, secure access, improved QoS and simpler management through a central console, a new intelligent fabric is slowly emerging. However, until the brain matures and more questions get answered, much of this technology still belongs predominantly on the test floor and not on the production floor.


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LastPass is not yet compatible with Conkeror, but it doesn't look all that hard. Here are some notes.
* lastpass ** has META_INF ** overlays *** lastpass.xul loads getlp.js window.addEventListener("load", LP.lpToolbarInit, false); *** statusbar.xul loads getlp.js ** install.rdf has toolkit support, but only 1.9a2 through 1.9.6 (that's odd)
Installs by deleting META_INF from the xpi and adding a Conkeror stanza to install.rdf as described on Extensions.
This goes in chrome.manifest:
overlay chrome://conkeror-gui/content/conkeror.xul chrome://lastpass/content/lastpass.xul
Then after I restarted Conkeror, a LastPass dialog came up to guide me through account creation. A few errors were spewed to the console, though.
This error could be a tricky one. It indicates that LastPass expects to find a xul:tabbrowser in the window, but Conkeror does not use one of those.


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Original Airdate: ?/?/1985
Man-At-Arms presents a gift to the king and queen, a painting of the famous Bitter Rose, which was formed by the tears of a goddess looking for her warrior husband. Dree Elle fawns over the fable, and Orko decides he should give her the Bitter Rose. Orko plucks it from Rose Mountain, causing the mountain to crumble. The avalanches threaten the home of the Insect People. Skeletor sends Beast Man and Trap Jaw to steal the Bitter Rose. He-Man protects the Insect People's village from the avalanche. Orko is captured and taken back to Snake Mountain, but Garth saves him. Beast Man and Trap Jaw pursue them in the Roton, but their blasts accidentally hit the rose and wither it. The love between Orko and Dree Elle brings the Bitter Rose back to life. They return the rose, stabilizing Rose Mountain. The rose turns into the goddess, whose bitterness has finally been cured by Orko's act of love in giving her rose as a gift to Dree Elle. She allows vegetation to grow on Rose Mountain and disappears, finally fulfilled.
Synopsis by Zadoc Angell


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Bailey and Reds win again at Wrigley, 8-2
CHICAGO (AP) — Homer Bailey pitched six scoreless innings at friendly Wrigley Field for his first win of the season and Jay Bruce homered and doubled as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 on Sunday.
Zack Cozart hit a two-run homer for Cincinnati, which took two of three this weekend from the Cubs and has won 17 of its last 19 games at Wrigley Field.
Bailey (1-1) struck out eight while allowing six hits and three walks.
The Reds have won 10 straight when Bailey faces the Cubs. He is 7-0 in his last 10 outings against Chicago and 5-0 in his past six at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs have lost six of their last seven.
Carlos Villanueva (1-4) was tagged for five runs and nine hits in 4 2-3 innings.
With two outs in the fourth, Devin Mesoraco and Cozart hit back-to-back RBI doubles to take a 2-0 lead. Mesoraco has a hit in all nine game he's played this season and leads the team in RBIs with 10. He missed the first week of the season with a strained oblique. Later in the inning, Bailey helped himself with an RBI single to extend the lead to 3-0.
Mesoraco had three hits.
Todd Frazier added an RBI double and Ryan Ludwick a run-scoring single off Villanueva in the fifth inning.
Villanueva wasn't much better than his previous start at St. Louis. He gave up a career-high nine runs over three-plus innings in a 10-4 loss to St. Louis.
Cubs reliever Jose Veras served up Bruce's leadoff shot in the seventh and Cozart's two-run shot two outs later.
Billy Hamilton's speed caught first baseman Anthony Rizzo and Villanueva by surprise in the third inning. Hamilton hit a routine grounder to Rizzo, but he wasn't able to get to the base or flip to Villanueva as Hamilton beat both to first. Hamilton stole second base for his seventh stolen base, but was stranded after Villanueva struck out Joey Votto and Brandon Phillips.
In the bottom half, Emilio Bonifacio stole second base, but the call was reversed after a successful challenge by Reds manager Bryan Price.
The Cubs didn't score until the seventh, getting a pair of RBI singles from Ryan Sweeney and Nate Schierholtz off reliever Manny Parra. Parra was lifted with one out and the bases loaded. Sam LeCure entered and got Welington Castillo to ground into a double play.
Reds reliever Sean Marshall made his season debut in the ninth. He started the season on the DL with a sore left shoulder.
NOTES: Ludwick was back in the lineup after missing Saturday's game with a bruised left big toe sustained when he fouled a pitch off his foot on Friday. Price said Ludwick was held out because of concerns about his ability to run and cut defensively. . Reds RHP Mike Leake (2-1, 2.95) is scheduled to face Pirates LHP Francisco Liriano (0-3, 3.96) to open a four-game series in Pittsburgh on Monday at 7:05 p.m. . The Cubs kick off a four-game home series against Arizona on Monday at 7:05 p.m. with LHP Travis Wood (0-2, 3.00) scheduled to start against RHP Bronson Arroyo (1-1, 9.95). … Mesoraco's nine-game hitting streak is a career-high. …Villanueva struck out seven.


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So, we're not entirely sure what's going on here, but the person who originally uploaded this video to Facebook claims that it happened in a Kentucky hotel on Wednesday, and was done to mark the start of the Olympics.
Here's her full description:
So, I'm in Kentucky for work and today when we got back, 1000 high school students had checked into our hotel. They had been making quite the ruckus tonight, but then did this to celebrate the start of the Olympics. Not the best video, (cause my fear kept me pretty far from the edge) but that's 18 levels of them singing! Amazing!
As far as flash mobs go, this one is pretty damn good.
h/t Meredith


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An update on this post is found here and a step by step guide is posted here
I love to go on holiday by bike. And as a tech nerd I can't be bothered by plain paper-maps!
Having a GPS-mapping application like OziExplorer on your bike makes navigation very easy.
The problem however is with the rapid draining of the battery-powered GPS / PDA.
Especially mobile phones / PDA's have a very short (battery) lifespan, often no more then a couple of hours when the display is always on and a GPS-application running. Normally I just dragged a lot of AA aka penlite batteries with me and powered the phone with a simple battery holder like this one:
Of course this isn't the best solution and I was looking for better alternatives.
Then I stumbled upon this genius, hub-dynamo driven "Bike mounted USB Charger" on an English bicycle forum.
The idea is quite simple. You take a HUB-Dynamo (Shimano DH-3R30) (I ordered one from ebay for less then 40 euro).
The hub-dynamo generates an alternating current that needs to be rectified and the voltage output should be regulated to 5 volts for USB powered devices.
These are the parts you need, available at any electronic (parts) store.
C1 2200uF 16v
C2, C3 470uF 63v Low ESR
C4 .47uF Tantalum bead
C5 22uF Tantalum bead
Solder the parts according to this schematic:
And there you go, you have the best energy- efficient charger, all done with green energy!
This is my effort. It still needs some good housing and connectors but it works perfectly:
For more detailed information visit the bike forum at http://yacf.co.uk/forum/index.php
Many thanks go to Simon Galgut for providing the electronic schematic.


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Learning Spanish in Andalusia
Highlights of a visit to Andalusia: its world-class monuments, varied landscapes, beaches, typical gastronomy, areas for sport, excellent transport system and traditions and festivities such as flamenco and Easter Week.
The Alhambra in Granada
Would you like to speak Spanish? We can suggest an ideal destination where you can learn Spanish while you have fun. In the region of Andalusia in southern Spain, you'll find art, beaches, entertainment... You'll also find places which have been declared World Heritage sites, outstanding Biosphere Reserves and a fun and lively atmosphere which is perfect for helping you learn the language. What's more, Cadiz, Granada, Malaga and Seville have accredited centres which offer preparation for the DELE (Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language) exam.
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Sept. 17, 2005
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Freshman Stephen Toth passed for 250 yards and a touchdown, while fellow rookie Robert Utz scored twice on the ground as MIT soundly defeated the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 25-14, at Steinbrenner Stadium. The Engineers combined for 419 yards of total offense to even their season ledger at 1-1. With the loss, Mass Maritime drops to 0-2 on the year.
Played in front of an enthusiastic and supportive crowd, the MIT faithful was challenged early as Kyle Audette picked off Toth's second pass of the day and returned it 25 yards untouched for the opening score. The Engineers responded on their next drive by driving 46 yards on eight plays to set up a 25-yard field goal by senior Matt Ramirez.
After a quick three-and-out by the Buccaneers, MIT pushed ahead behind a 98-yard drive. Toth opened the attack with a 35-yard completion to Marcus Carson. On the ensuing play, Toth found Tom Kilpatrick across the middle for 13 yards to set up Carson for another deep strike; this time for 22 yards. Utz capped the impressive march with a 21-yard run on the left side that moved Tech's gridiron unit in front for good.
MIT added to its lead on the second drive of the second quarter. Kilpatrick hauled in a 23-yard reception to keep the secondary honest, but most of the work was courtesy of Utz and Muamba Muanankese, who combined for 168 yards on the day. Ultimately, it was Utz who crossed the pilan from one-yard out to give the Engineers a 17-7 cushion at the break.
While neither offense asserted itself during the third stanza, MIT's defense increased the intensity en route to an early safety. Scrambling from the three-yard line, Brennan Sherry stripped the ball from quarterback Mike Blomberg. Greg Shea wisely dove on the ball, but a rush of defenders prevented any chance from escaping the endzone.
After catching two deep passes for no points, Carson finally got on the board in the fourth as he split the Maritime coverage and completed a 36-yard pass play for MIT's fourth score of the afternoon. Ed Villard raced 85 yards down the sideline with just over seven minutes remaining to tighten Tech's advantage, but that was as close as it would get as MIT wrapped up a 25-14 win.
Utz rushed for 93 yards on 28 carries and two scores, while also catching a pass for 11 yards. Muanankese paced the ground attack with 94 yards on 19 carries, including a season-long 38-yard scamper in the first. The receiving corps was led by Kilpatrick, who finished with four catches and 83 yards. Carson totaled 93 yards and a touchdown on three receptions.
With the victory, MIT has defeated Mass Maritime in five straight meetings, and holds a 5-3 edge in the all-time series.


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You're on the bus and the stranger next to you wants to chat. Do you engage in conversation or bury yourself in your book? Or perhaps you sit in a meeting at work and don't say a word while your co-workers dominate the conversation.
If you prefer to keep to yourself on most occasions, chances are you are an introvert. And experts say there are distinct differences in how the brain of the introvert processes information.
"Introverts make up (25 percent to) 30 percent of the U.S. population," said Marti Olsen Laney, author of "The Introvert Advantage" and "The Hidden Gifts of the Introverted Child." "There seems to be a negative connotation associated with being an introvert. They keep to themselves. They want to be alone.
"But some of the most successful people — scientists, historians, professors — are introverts."
Laney studied the physiological differences between introverts and extroverts, and said introverts have the ability to house a lot of data, causing them to go inward or step away to absorb the information — a tactic many extroverts find offensive.
"The extrovert doesn't know that if an introvert isn't talking, they are still thinking," Laney said.
Sherrie Haynie, consultant for CPP Inc., the exclusive publisher of the Myers-Briggs personality assessment, said an extrovert in the business world is thought to have more power, but you can't ignore the benefits of the introvert.
"Both are seen as having equal talents," Haynie said. "But unlike an extrovert, who will fire off ideas as they come to mind, an introvert will take in information thoughtfully — and they are mentally capable of holding off from responding immediately. This can be an advantage in personal relationships, with children or colleagues at work. It's a real advantage in conflict situations or miscommunications."
Laney agreed that an introvert's ability to think before speaking can be highly undervalued.
"We are under this belief that faster is better and faster is smarter, and I think we over-value that," Laney said.
Here are some tips to being an introvert in an extrovert-friendly world:
Educate those around you.
"We see this frequently in a business setting," Haynie said. "The introvert may appear (as if) they are not involved or included in the conversation. But what they are doing is taking in the information and putting it in the right bucket. Tell your colleagues, 'I process and communicate best if I have an opportunity to take in the information and then come back with an educated response.' "
Plan ahead.
"If you know the agenda beforehand, it will help you not get caught off guard," Haynie said. "Introverts will have a better time if they are well prepared for several situations. By formulating possible responses in advance, you make it more comfortable for yourself."
Take alone time.
"You have to understand physiologically that everything (introverts) do drains energy," Laney said. "They have to refuel. So if this means taking a walk, or bowing out early, be sure to do this."
Know the warning signs.
"Research shows an introvert responds to stress by being quiet and reserved," Haynie said. "And then when it gets to the point where they are over the edge, they will actually revert to an external explosive reaction where they might speak out and be externally emotionally upset, which is totally out of character, but a response to severe stress."
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Desperate Measures - Snap #518
On an all-NEW Snap, what happens when you take a regular person and back them up against a wall... there is no telling what they might do. From PRX and NPR, we proudly present "Desperate Measures."
Cold Hard Cash
Baby, it's cold outside. Glynn needs to get himself home. but to get the cash he's gonna need to squeeze through a devious little loophole in the system.
Producer: Pat Mesiti Miller
The Ultimate Sacrifice
When Joe and Yvonne Jackson found out that their youngest son, Cole, was on the brink of life and death they never imagined what they'd have to give up in order to save his life.
To learn more about Joe and his family check out reporter Malcolm Garcia's article on Guernica Magazine's website.
Producer: Nancy Lopez
Bob And The Barefoot Bandit
When a crime wave hits sleepy Orcas Island, reporter Bob Friel felt compelled to follow the story--or was the story following him?
Be sure to pick up a copy of Bob's page turner, The Barefoot Bandit: The True Tale of Colton Harris-Moore, New American Outlaw and check out his website to learn more.
Producer: Ana Adlerstein
Sound Design: Leon Morimoto
Night Walk To Nowhere
Desperate times call for desperate measures. But what about when the desperate measures are just a little too desperate for the occasion? Producer Julia DeWitt knows all about it.
Producer: Julia DeWitt


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The emergence of what could be considered 'global' artistic practice has not automatically created cross-cultural understanding. However, it seems that cloth provides a continuous undercurrent between cultures; it is both common to all cultures and culture-specific. Textile has a social, political and utilitarian history, moving across and between continents and peoples. It is a shared activity that stirs both conscious and unconscious memory. It is a language connecting practitioners in different cultures, as evidenced in their approaches and practice.
The Transition and Influence website sets out to disseminate projects highlighting exciting contemporary textile practice particularly from the UK, Japan, and other countries where contemporary textiles play an important role in the artistic and cultural discourse. The focus of the work featured in the various projects are:
These projects have been initiated by Lesley Millar through the University for the Creative Arts.
For more information about Transition and Influence projects, past and future, and associated publications, click on one of the images above.
*Tom Lubbock 'The secret life of cloth' The Independent 18/6/02


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Maxwell leads Tech
MUSCLE SHOALS, Ala. -- Tennessee Tech finds itself in strong position to move up in Tuesday's final round at the North Alabama Spring Classic at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Fighting Joe course.
The Golden Eagles sit in 10th place out of 17 teams but are just four strokes out of sixth after 36 holes of golf on Monday.
Lee Maxwell led Tech over the first two rounds, firing a second-round 73 to follow a first-round 78 for a combined score of 151. Mason Griffin (72-80=152) and Travis Ramsey (77-75=152) followed one stroke behind while Greg Kitts (79-76=155) rounded out the Golden Eagle contingent.
Tyler Cassetty was slated to compete with the team but withdrew from the tournament.
As a team, Tech shot 306 in the first round and 304 in the second for a combined score of 610.
North Alabama, the host squad, leads the event with a team score of 573 and is 14 strokes ahead of its closest competitor. Wilmington (587), Midwestern State (595), Huntingdon (596) and Cameron (598) rounded out the top five.
The rest of the field consisted of Northern Kentucky (606), Missouri-St. Louis (606), Central Alabama CC (607), Tampa (607), Tennessee Tech (610), Central Missouri (612), Delta State (612), Concord (616), Wallace State CC (629), William Carey (642), New Orleans (644) and Martin Methodist (650).
The tournament concludes Tuesday with a final 18 holes.


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Sixteen years have passed on Earth since Kyle Blackthorne returned to his homeworld, the futuristic planet of Tuul. There he rescued its inhabitants, the Tuulips, overthrew the evil Sarlac, and reclaimed his father's kingdom. But now, a new threat stirs beyond a torn horizon, and only one man can stop the darkness closing in... on Earth.
Unwilling to let another world he had called home be crushed in the wicked grip of the orc blight, Blackthorne abandons his (black) throne and uses the power of the Lightstone to travel back to Earth. But what awaits him at the other end of the world portal is like nothing he could have expected, and the stakes are higher than ever before....
The bestselling action adventure shooter returns... and this time, it's personal.
- Uncannily lifelike AI
- 100% photorealistic graphics
- Epic hard rock soundtrack
- Magical, revolutionary gameplay that builds on Kyle's signature no-look shotgun blast. Now he never looks where he's shooting!
- Twitter and Facebook integration to automatically post updates for every single enemy you kill. Your friends will thank you.


text: Dear colleges distributors, Due Risto and Aapo initiative about programing contest, and the post of Risto about "Pay for your Open Source software!" in his blog makes me realize than people like me with not enough time/skills to drive a moderate/high complex software project to success, can collaborate in more than just test or spread this software.Cofundos.org will help to boost any idea you have in mind and give a opportunity to earn some money to people that have this time/skills you not have, but It's even greater than this , and this is the main reason I wrote this message, we can JOIN efforts easily . We are about 25 distributors around the world with different sizes and points of view but surely we have a lot of coincidences on what software we want to be able to offer to our costumers in the Neo, and surely we receive from costumers the same kind of inputs about what they want. Surelly most of you, like me, doesn't have enough resources to hire a developer or to move enough community critical mass to fulfill some of this needs alone... I don't know what you feel about this but for me is a very frustrating situation. But now the great news, we don't have to stay alone in that situation :), initiative like cofundos can help us to share does needs and if enough resources are joined and I'm not just talking about money, each of us reach developers dificult or imposible to reach by the others for example, some of those needs can be successfully achieved. To preach with examples I have started one of those projects myself Voip on Neo Freerunner, but I'm not talking about fix Linphone to work or port ekiga, I'm talking about VoIP be supported in the core of the distributions, using FSO and integrate it on Paroli to be as easy to use like an standard gsm call, and the hole system can react to their events through dbus... pretty, isn't it? ;) . Who will not pay a couple of euros to have in his store a free phone able to do that... doing that :) Here is the link to the project http://cofundos.org/project.php?id=153 This is only an example, I ear about VoIP very often, and I know there will be users even companies interested if they can switch from GSM to wifi VoIP whatever an acces point is accesible for example. Well sure you get the point :) now let me address to my ... Dear Developers. Don't be shy :) if you have the knowledge/time to provide a solution that fulfill requirements just tell us to know if we can afford it or not, the proposed example http://cofundos.org/project.php?id=153 is not a one day job i think will be quite amount of work, so I invite development companies or groups to make offers too, taking in count the solution has to be Free software and able to go upstream. Also I invite all developers with a project in mind or even already started but pending to finish/improve by lack of founds, may be you find people interested in invest part of that money Dear colleges users , There are only about 25 distributors but we are are about thousands users, our support to those initiative we like is vital for them and now we can have the opportunity to request features with more than complains :) even an euro to demonstrate interest about a project or feature requested will help to make it real quicker than waiting for it and you will have the satisfaction to being part of the solution instead of only an spectator. Well... enough words for one post... I will be glad to receive your comments Regards -- David Reyes Samblas Martinez http://www.tuxbrain.com Open ultraportable & embedded solutions Openmoko, Openpandora, GP2X the Wiz, Letux 400, Arduino Hey, watch out!!! There's a linux in your pocket!!!


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Alternatively, you can take a gentle stroll through well-kept botanical gardens to learn more about the various medicinal and practical uses of much of Fiji's flora. You can also get up close and personal with some endangered species. Migrating humpback whales jump and splash through Fiji waters from June through to October, five of the world's seven sea turtles play in Fiji's waters and large resident pods of spinner dolphins call Fiji home. You can marvel at their impressive aerial displays during a visit to Moon Reef. Rare endemic species such as the Fiji crested iguana and the colourful Kadavu parrot can be seen at educational centres and the national wildlife park. If you would like to learn more about the underwater world, that's easy too! Fiji has established well over 200 locally managed marine parks, which means that you can enjoy guided snorkels or scuba dives through beautifully healthy and well managed areas of coral reef during your holiday. Naturally, the islands of Fiji's are impressive.
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What's up
I'm trying to figure out how to retrieve arguments in a MFC program.
In a normal console program you've got:
and that would display something passed along with the file when it is about to be executed. Is there a hidden argv/argc in MFC? (I'm trying to pass variables to the program when it starts that could include /hidden or /off or /on or something along those lines..)Code:#include <iostream> using namespace std; int main (int argc, char *argv[]) { cout << argv[1] << endl; system("pause"); return 0; }
Help will be greatly appreciated,
Thanks in advance,


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What did other people think of Channel 4's highlights?? For those that work, it is the chance to catch up on events in that precious 30 minute slot. However, once you get past Mark Nicholas's maddening commentary and window dressing from the cameras, there was actually only about 15 mins or less of cricket (also a break halfway through)
I think Channel 4 do a good job covering the cricket but I would say they should concentrate on the crickert and not too much on the aesthetics of it all.
What do people think of Channel 4's coverage?? Complaints/Praise??
I thought Tresco batted well and his ability to leave the ball with decent judgement stood him in good stead. A decent 50 in seamer-friendly conditions is a start I'm sure he'll be happy with.


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Thanks to all you lovely people that entered our sketch challenge, the entries were brilliant. The winner of the gorgeous floral prize kindly donated by Wild Orchid Crafts is
Congratulations Manuela, please email me your address to claim your prize
And our top 3 as chosen by the DT are
Huge congratulations ladies, please take our Top 3 banner from the side bar.This week our challenge is
Santa Claus is coming to town!
So we would like to see Santa featured somewhere on your project, either the image, the papers, a charm, a sentiment, anything as long as we can see "Santa"!
Once again those lovely people at Wild Orchid Crafts have come up trumps with a gorgeous prize. Please remember to be in the draw you must follow our rules. It is such a shame to visit a blog and drool over the most stunning entry only to see that the rules have not been followed and the project is disqualified from the draw
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4901 Keller Springs Road #103
Addison, TX 75001
During the month of January 2019, we welcome our friend and minister, Darshan Lotichius, to Ananda Dallas for an extended visit. He will be leading service during his stay and we invite you to join us in these special mornings. more about events with Darshan
The Sunday worship service at Ananda is inspired by the meditation tradition of the East and the ancient teachings of mystical Christianity, with inspirational readings from both the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita. Service includes music, group chanting and meditation, an inspirational talk drawn from the writings of Paramhansa Yogananda, and a unique blessing ceremony called the Festival of Light.
Before service begins at 10 am, you are welcome to a period of silent meditation from 9 to 9:45 am. Those who wish can also participate in a ceremony of individual prayer for freedom or clarity about a personal challenge, called the Purification Ceremony. You may offer that prayer at the altar.
Our hearts and our sanctuary are open to people of all faiths, races, orientations, truth-seekers, people exploring meditation for the first time, and anyone who seeks a deeper understanding of the meaning and purpose of life.
After Service, you are invited to meet the ministers and others in the congregation over snacks in the foyer.


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The muds of Mar Menor, a spa in the open air
La Manga del Mar Menor, Murcia
Balneario de Archena
Garden and swimming pool at the Archena Spa. Murcia.
Balneario de Archena.
Mud massage at the Archena Spa. Murcia.
Take care of yourself on the inside and the outside: come to the Mar Menor and discover the marvellous properties of its muds and clays, which have been famous for centuries. Come at any time of the year to this fabulous natural health centre. Its privileged climate and a wide range of leisure activities and services will help you to enjoy a relaxing and rejuvenating experience throughout the year.
Why not visit a healthy paradise of infinite beaches, crystal clear waters, moderate temperatures and magnificent hotel infrastructures? Visit Murcia. The Mar Menor is a large coastal lake, measuring some 170 square kilometres, with salt, warm waters and clays which have purifying and therapeutic characteristics. Get away from it all for a few days and treat yourself to a stimulating and healthy rest at any time of the year.
The specific climatic conditions of the Mar Menor have meant that therapeutic clays have been deposited here for centuries. Make the most of the many beneficial effects of these clays and enjoy a rejuvenating stay. Among other properties, the clays give certain basic elements for a healthy body, such as calcium, magnesium and potassium. The clays are also recommended as anti-inflammatories for cases of rheumatism, arthritis or gout; they are also recommended as a treatment for acne and other skin problems. They are also great purifiers due to their great power of absorption: a layer of clay acts like blotting paper, eliminating all the toxins from the dermis.
A simple treatment
The most well-known area for clay baths can be found at the northernmost tip of the lagoon, at la Puntica. The process is very simple and can be done by anybody: all you have to do is cover your skin with clay using your hands or a spatula and, when sufficient time has passed, you wash your skin clean with salt water. You can take clay baths throughout the year, although we recommend that you do it in the sun and when it is hot so that the clay layer will dry more quickly.
You can also make the most of the properties of the clay by visiting the spas and specialist centres of the region. You will find the most modern and best equipped installations offering a large variety of treatments using thermal clays, hydrotherapy, anti-stress programmes and massages.
Pamper yourself for a few days in this marvellous health spa. Get away from it all and enjoy the natural health facilities of the Mar Menor.
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Our midday Eucharist is a quiet reflective service of Holy Communion using the Church of England's Common Worship. One of the Cathedral clergy normally presides at this service which lasts no longer than 30 minutes.
All are welcome.
We're sorry but visitors are not allowed to take photographs during any worship services at Liverpool Cathedral.
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Liverpool Cathedral is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.


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Christmas is a time of mysteries so we thought we'll give you the chance to put your favourite mystery to the experts. Pick a question in the poll on the right — after Christmas we'll answer the most popular question in articles and podcasts based on interviews with physicists and mathematicians who really know about these things.
We've already done this once before. The question that won was "what is time?" Find our answers here!
This project is a collaboration between Plus and FQXi, an organisation that supports and disseminates research on questions at the foundations of physics and cosmology.