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I used this floral wire that I picked up at Dollar Tree a while back. I've also seen it at in the craft section Walmart.
I first tried to make the loop at the top of the stem freehand, but quickly learned it's difficult to make a nice smooth circle this way. A 2oz paint bottle works much better. :)
And this is the stem before crocheting. I think it could also make a cute fairy wand if you add some beads (or something soft) to cover the cut ends of the wire. But that will have to wait for another time.
And here is the finished flower. I'm quite happy with it.You can download the pdf in my Ravelry store.


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Q&A with Hoops Guard Alexis Mezzetta
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The UC San Diego women's basketball team is looking to improve upon last season's NCAA West Regional appearance with another strong year in Head Coach Janell Jones' second season. The Tritons, predicted to finish first in the California Collegiate Athletic Association, are off to a 2-1 start and in the midst of a difficult non-conference stretch that takes them against three ranked teams. The 2006-07 squad returns nine letterwinners and four starters from last year's team. Alexis Mezzetta is one of those starters returning to the team and recently discussed the current season and the personality of the hoops team.
Q- How did you spend the off-season? Did you work on any particular part of your game?
MEZZETTA- During the summer I really tried to work on making my shot more consistent and I worked on getting faster and quicker foot speed. I also attended Point Guard College Camp with Deana Evans to learn more about playing the point guard position because I had never played that position until last year.
Q- What has been your favorite part about playing for head coach Janell Jones?
MEZZETTA- My favorite about playing for Coach Jones regarding basketball is her fire and passion that she brings about the game to the court everyday. Off the court Coach Jones is unpredictable! We never know what she is going to do or say and she definitely makes things interesting. We all get a good laugh out of her and each other.
Q- What are the team goals this season?
MEZZETTA- Our overall goal is to win conference and win the national championship. It is something that we have had on our minds since we lost early last year in Regionals. Everyday though, our goal is to work hard at practice and push each other. We will win games this year by out working our opponents every day and taking pride in it.
Q- Who is the best shooter on the team? Who is the best defender?
MEZZETTA- Leora and Meaghan Noud are pretty much amazing shooters. They never miss! It makes my job easy and fun because you know when you pass them the ball it's an automatic two points. Hillary is definitely the best defender. She destroys people in practice and in the games. She always does the little stuff like boxing out and that is what makes her such a great and consistent defender. Plus, she is ridiculously strong.
Q- Who on the team, are you glad you do not have to defend in a game?
MEZZETTA- I am glad that I don't have to defend Leora because she just embarrasses people. She can score anyway, drive, pull up for a jumper, or hit a three. This is what makes her almost impossible to stop. She also does an awesome job finishing around the hoop and just when you feel like you have stopped her drive she throws up this shot that just bounces in. Bottom line, we are all happy that Leora is on our team.
Q- Is it difficult to go from playing a nationally ranked Chico State team, to a team that was predicted to finish 11th out of 12 in the CCAA?
MEZZETTA- If anything it is just mental. We actually had more time to prepare for
Q- Your hometown is
MEZZETTA- I LOVE the ocean. I could go and watch the waves for hours. I also love living here in college because there are so many college kids everywhere and it creates a great atmosphere. I miss seeing the vineyards in
Q- What is the most difficult drill in practice?
MEZZETTA- There are two that come to mind. The first is Tip Drill, which sounds like it would be fun but it involves about 10 girls full court. We have to hit the ball off the backboard and then sprint to the other basket and do the same thing continuously unless the ball drops and then we have to start over. This is all while Coach yells, "Who's going to be the one to drop the ball and start over?" The second one is Alley Drill and this is just one on one zigzag full court to work on your defense. It is pretty exhausting.
Q- You attended the
MEZZETTA- I decided not to play basketball in college and quickly realized that I had played sports since I was five and I missed it too much. I knew that I had to transfer and play again and I had a friend here on the team. She told me about the program and I really liked that UCSD had great academics. I also knew that I wanted to go back to
Q- What would you like to do with your Biology major when you are finished at UCSD?
MEZZETTA- I am going to take the MCAT this summer and then I am planning to go to Medical school if I can get in. I don't know yet what type of doctor I want to be or what I want to do. I don't know enough about it yet but I would love to try and incorporate athletics into my career somehow. It would be weird to not be involved with athletics.
Q- Have any funny stories that you can share involving the team and or coaching staff?
MEZZETTA- This past summer we would go to the beach a lot as a team. We would BBQ, boogie board, surf and play a LOT of beach volleyball. One time we decided to play on the grass instead of the sand because it was the only open space. This was not a good idea because the ball went flying everywhere...hitting kids, adults, picnic tables, old people. Sure enough the ball gets hit into this large tree and gets stuck. Before any of us rational people can even think of a way to get the ball town, Coach heads straight for the tree like she's on a mission. She decides to start climbing the trunk as high as she can go, with one bad knee, let's not forget. Then as we are yelling at her to get down because we are sure she will fall, she is assuring us that she can get the ball even though she is still a good 10 feet from it. We assumed when Coach realized how far she was from the ball she would come down but no, she actually starts heading out on one of the limbs towards the ball. By now we just think she is crazy and really think she is going to fall. Meagan McGovern is begging Coach to come down by now and looks like she just doesn't know what to do. As Coach makes her way out a reasonable distance on the limb she wraps her arms and legs around the tree and begins to spastically shake the branch trying to get the ball loose. If you are imagining this right now it did look as ridiculous as it sounds. After her awkward shaking, she finally gets the ball loose but we are all too busy laughing on the ground at the way that she was shaking the branch. It was hilarious and the image will always be in our minds.
Q- What is your favorite song on this year's warm-up tape?
MEZZETTA- I love the first song that we run out to. It is this African song with drums that Leora, of course had. We wanted to use it last year but didn't get it together in time. I really like the beat of it especially when we are running out. Also I think it is neat to have the first song on our tape be a song that no other team has on theirs, has heard of, or means anything to.
Q- What other UCSD sports do you enjoy attending?
MEZZETTA- I enjoy watching our women's volleyball team because their games are always exciting. I also enjoy watching soccer because I used to play soccer and volleyball in high school. It was fun to watch a big track meet last year because there was a teammate who also did track. Last but not least, our team is going to make it out to a lot of baseball games this year because they are our brother team and support us.
Q- Is there anyone on this year's team that you would nominate to sing the national anthem before a game?
MEZZETTA- Well this is actually a big thing on our team. We have a bunch of characters and pretty much everyone wants to do. Marla, even though she won't admit it is an amazing singer and should sing the national anthem because it would be beautiful. Meagan McGovern is an amazing singer and she loves to sing for others. You have to ask her to sing for you when you get the chance. Krystal Flower is always singing and if she sang it, it would be great because she would make it into a theatrical performance. And then there's Hillary. It has been her life long dream to sing the national anthem but we all aren't singers. She still sings it though at the top of her lungs. You must love her for that. Maybe one day Hill, they will let you sing it.
Q- Are there any shows or places you'd like to visit on the team's trip to
MEZZETTA- The team actually wanted to see Thunder from Down Under but that isn't going to happen. I really want to catch a comedy or magic show but I am not sure who is performing. I definitely want to go on some of the roller coasters they have and do some sight seeing.

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Alright, I've decided to work on a project, but I need some help.
The thing is, I have a HUGE problem with getting started, on just about anything and everything and I have since I can remember.
I like to think I know Java pretty well, but I've never actually created anything of my own, I've always just helped/modify existing code to make it better.
So how do I do it? Where do I start? What do I make first?
Also, if this is in the wrong section please let me know and move it.
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I may have hinted at this before but for me, the first eight episodes of the second season of "Once Upon a Time" were a bit of a disappointment compared to most of the episodes in season one. Whereas last season introduced us to our favorite fairytale characters and important storylines, the start of this season was a lot of dilly dallying. Unneeded flashbacks and side plots diminished the intrigue this show provided last season, but I should have expected this once Emma broke the curse. Where do you go after a major event such as that is resolved?
Thankfully, the winter finale (new episodes return Jan. 6) showed a bit of hope for the show's future. This episode was a satisfying conclusion to the frustrating first eight episodes that were season two. The pleasantly jam-packed hour had Emma and Snow finally return to Storybrooke, revealed why part of fairyland wasn't affected by the curse, explored Hook and Cora's history, introduced Emma's new power, and gave us some of the best Regina-Henry moments thus far.
Cora's side job
We begin with a flashback. First off, I will say that this entire flashback was actually completely necessary and interesting. Yay! We find Hook at Regina's castle. He kills two faceless guards with his hand hook and finds Belle locked up. Hook is hellbent on revenge after Rumpel killed Milah and he thinks Belle knows how to kill him. Not surprisingly, Belle has no idea how and has no intention of killing her ex (?). Hook responds by knocking her unconscious.
Regina walks in and says she knows how Hook can get rid of Rumpel. How? Her handy curse that will send everyone to Storybrooke. She tells Hook that with the flick of his wrist, he can kill Rumpel since there will be no more magic. Yet she decides not to mention that fact that Hook will have no memory of his enemy. As always though, there is a catch. Regina wants him to dispose of Cora by taking her heart and if he does, she will include him in the Storybrooke party. I enjoyed the evil chemistry between Regina and Hook and I was half expecting them to hook up. Maybe it will happen in the future, because that's a relationship I'd be all for (sorry, Snow and Charming).
In Storybrooke, Henry reads stories to a sleeping-cursed Charming. Meanwhile, Rumpel and Regina discuss the possibility of Cora coming through the portal. They both agree that this can't happen. Rumpel wants to sabotage the portal so that anyone who comes through will die and that way Cora will never be able to wreak havoc. Unfortunately, this also means that Snow and Emma are dead if they make it through. At first, Regina is reluctant to this idea because it would emotionally kill Henry. Rumpel reminds her that it's a win-win situation. With Emma out of the picture, Regina can can once again have Henry all to herself and Henry won't have to know. She reassures Henry that she'll do everything in her power to make sure Snow and Emma have a safe return. Later, she and Rumpel come upon the diamonds that the dwarves mined. Using his magic wand, Rumpel extracts the magic from the gleaming crystals.
In Fairyland, Emma and the gang are underground where Rumpel was once a prisoner, in search of the magic ink that will supposedly help them get back. Aurora finds a scroll that has Emma's name written on it about a million times. At first I thought Rumpel was really trying hard to perfect his cursive.
We're back to the flashback. Regina enchants Hook's hook and yes, that sounded wrong. This will enable him to rip out the heart of Cora, who happens to be in Wonderland, which we got a glimpse of last season. Taking a dead body with him, Hook travels to Wonderland where he is immediately presented to the Queen of Hearts, otherwise known as CORA. I absolutely loved this twist. Hook buries his hook into her just but nothing happens because duh, she's the Queen of Hearts. If he doesn't tell her what her daughter has been up to, she'll take his heart.
Regina's weakness
In Fairyland, Emma and the gang are trapped by Aurora because remember, she doesn't have a heart. Cora's control over her heart causes Aurora to lock them up. Cora quickly snatches the compass from Emma and Hook rubs it in that she should have trusted him because maybe things would have turned out differently. The dynamic duo leaves them there, intent on getting to Storybrooke. Emma responds by hacking away at the bars with her sword. This is literally the definition of wasting energy. She blames herself for all that's happened and says that she's the pawn. Snow, who is ever so hopeful, reminds her that good always triumphs evil.
Through flashback, we learn that Cora first gains a bit of Hook's trust after she informs him of the inevitable Storybrooke memory loss, something Regina forgot to mention. She says that she'll help Hook kill Rumpel if he gets her close to her daughter so she can rip her heart out. Well this mother/daughter relationship just keeps getting better doesn't it?
Actually, it does. Hook gives Regina her "dead" mom, in a scene that provides the darkest and somehow the sweetest moment of the night. Remember when Cora told Regina that love is weakness? Well, the reason that Regina wanted her mother dead and not in Storybrooke is because she loved her which means she was her weakness. This scene was truly messed up yet touching. With how much Cora put Regina through, it was strange and sweet to see Regina's true feelings for her mother.
Regina gives Cora a rose and leaves. Her mother doesn't snatch her daughter's heart like she intended too. Hook asks why, and Cora says it's because the curse is coming and they have to protect themselves. Then we finally get the answer to what plenty of us were wondering: why part of Fairyland was unaffected by the curse. Cora puts a shield over that part of the land and says she knows that in 28 years, there will be a savior. She reveals that everyone unaffected by the curse will remain frozen until it's broken. So all along, Cora knew when she would make her move.
In present day Fairyland, Snow realizes that the scroll with a million Emmas is actually from a spell book. She blows on the words which magically burn down the prison bars. The group is free and ready to stop Cora and Hook. First they have to tie Aurora up, because girls with no hearts can't be trusted.
A ship in the clouds
Cora and Hook have arrived at the dried up lake from a few episodes back. Cora then magically creates water. That would be magic power number three that I want. She then enchants the whirlpool to make it ready for safe travels. Just as they are about to jump, they are interrupted by Emma, Snow and Mulan. A somewhat epic showdown occurs. Mulan gets Aurora's heart back and Emma and Hook have a sword fight and she knocks him out with the compass.
Simultaneously in Storybrooke, Rumpel has created a green and menacing thunderstorm with his magic wand to sabotage the portal so it will kill anyone who tries to come through. The portal is located at the mysterious well in the forest. Henry and Red find and attempt to stop them so Rumpel hilariously blasts Red away. Henry tries to persuade Regina to make the portal normal.
Emma and Snow are trying to defeat Cora, but girl has some seriously stellar agility skills. Cora corners Snow and almost rips out her heart, but Emma jumps in the way. Cora laughs and tries for Emma's, but nothing comes out. What?! Something in Emma blasts Cora away. Snow tells her daughter that she knew she wasn't just a pawn in Rumpel's game. They grab the compass and jump into the portal, as Regina holds back a screaming Henry (which happens to be the most annoying version of Henry).
Henry tells Regina to have faith in him and he ultimately changes her mind. Regina absorbs the green lightning from the portal and it's all pretty freaky. The chaos dies down and at first, no one comes out of the well. Of course it's a fake out. Emma and Snow climb out of the well and we can all breathe a sigh of relief. Everyone's happy and they all parade through Storybrooke soaking up each other's happiness. Snow finds Charming and gives him true love's kiss, which is followed by a full-on make out session in front of everyone. Get a room, please.
Emma confronts Rumpel about the scroll and gets him to admit that he knew everything would happen. He was exactly where he wanted to be when he was locked up and he knew Emma would one day end up in her situation and find the scroll. He thinks Emma gets her otherworldly powers because she is the product of true love. I'm not so sure if I buy this yet. In the other room, Henry tells Regina that she has changed and they embrace. Cue the most heartfelt moment of this episode. Then, everyone decides to get dinner at Granny's without Regina. Really? She just saved the day and she gets rejected by everyone and Rumpel is gladly there to rub it in. I felt sorry for Regina during this scene, and it actually made me want to root for her.
The end of the episode showed Cora about to accept her failure. But it turns out that hope was never lost ,as Hook still has his magic bean he got from the beanstalk. Why they had put all this effort into getting the compass is beyond me, because the bean actually worked to get them to Storybrooke. As the happily reunited group heads to Granny's diner, an ominous shot of the clouds over Storybrooke shows a ship. It's Hook and Cora sailing to Storybrooke and they are getting closer and closer. It looks like things in Storybrooke won't stay happy for long. This is great because this town needs more drama!
Fairy dustings
What have Jiminy Cricket, the blue fairy, Jackson and August been up to? This show has gotten great at letting supporting characters drop off the face of the earth. I know having a lot of characters on at the same time can be chaotic, but at least let us know what they've been doing. I hope they will be included more in the next part of the season.
Mulan awkwardly gives Aurora her heart back in what I'm going to call "magic surgery." She then tells her that Philip can be saved, but I've already forgotten what he looks like.
When is the Neal storyline going to come into play? I'm only asking because Michael Raymond-James automatically makes every show better.
"Normally, I prefer to do more enjoyable activities with a woman on her back but seeing as you're trying to kill me..." - Hook.
I may have hinted at this before but for me, the first eight episodes of the second season of "Once Upon a Time" were a bit of a disappointment compared to most of the episodes in season one. Whereas last season introduced us to our favorite fairytale characters and important storylines, the start of this season was a lot of dilly dallying. Unneeded flashbacks and side plots diminished the intrigue this show provided last season, but I should have expected this once Emma broke the curse. Where do you go after a major event such as that is resolved?


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Hi Everyone!
Well, It's been a little over a week that I've been back from Denver and doing well. Doesn't mean I'm happy, but @ least I'm not bleeding! For those of you maybe not too familiar w/my situation (Hi Lindsey!), for a while I would have severe bleeds from inside my mouth. This is spontaneous and has happened so severely @ work that I've had to be transported by ambulance to the hospital. I'm really trying to make a conscious effort to feel better about my whole situation.
Even though I got the "all done until a check up in 6 months" from Dr. Yakes, I can't even enjoy that since I've had a few bleeds since leaving Denver. So am I REALLY done, is the bleeding just a "hic-cup"? Let me just say that I love my life. Everything about my life is awesome, except for the avm. I am very blessed to have a family that loves and support me,
(here are my nephews Mark and Davis)
Here is one of my favorite photos of Mark and Hanz!
This next one was taken the day we got Bella! Probably the only time she was smaller than Hanz! They are Brussels Griffons, like Verdell in the movie As Good As It Gets with Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt!
I love comedy (Big Bang Theory),
music (Taylor Swift - LOVE her! Since I can't hear well right now, I enjoy blasting her cd's in the car - all her songs are so cool! Did you know her song Back to December from her Speak Now cd is supposed to be about what happened between her and Taylor Lautner from Twilight? I loved seeing the two of them together in the movie Valentines Day!
The Band Perry - Neal, Kim and Reid)
and I enjoy several hobbies: cross stitching, rubberstamping, calligraphy, reading, blogging). I've always loved to write, so this gives me an opportunity to do that and to vent and share!
Did you know that I have an Aunt that is about to celebrate her Jubilee in a few weeks with the Sisters of St. Mary in Oregon? We grew up close to Sister Juanita, she is one of my moms younger sisters - she was my inspiration for learning calligraphy! Sister J. did all our wedding rehearsal dinner menu's in calligraphy @ Edelweiss!! Here she is and I'm including a photo of her bestie Sister Adele! I really am blessed to have such an awesome family!
As some of you fellow avm-ers know, having embolizations results in swelling and steroids are needed to reduce swelling. I used to love steroids - it meant energy and feeling better! Unfortunately being on steroids for any length of time also means a huge increase in appetite, can't wind down enough to get a good nights rest, skin drying to cracking/splitting and losing bone density. My potassium is always low lately, so I take extra potassium - if I take the liquid form, it tastes like eating a cube of salt (even w/the mango flavoring from the pharmacy) and the pill form is huge and chalky! Ugh! I also take extra iron since I have/had frequent bleeds and calcium to help my bones and hair! Everything on the left side of my face is messed up due to the avm.
I recently came across this photo - this was when Dr. Yakes aggressively went after a huge artery I had - ugh! This took several years to heal! Mark would do my wound care between sessions when I would go in to have it cleaned - and had to have it covered to keep germs out. It was hot and uncomfortable.
My family always tells me how "brave" I am - what does that really mean? I feel like I don't have a choice but to go out into the world and live my life. What's the alternative - cowering in the corner and shutting down? I'm sooo tired of people staring @ me when I'm @ the grocery store, or I go out to grab a bite to eat. Wish they could be a little more subtle about it. People need to explain to their children that we all don't always look well due to complications. Please educate kids!
Avm's don't go away either - having one means seeing it through until a doctor can get rid of it. If you can find a doctor that is willing to take you on as a patient - believe me, there's been a couple of doctors not wanting to touch this and can't blame them either! I feel it is a curse. It isn't something that can be dealt with easily - it's an ongoing process that can take years of treatments.
This has been extremely difficult on my marriage - how could it not be? Mark and I will be married 22 years in December. Here are some old photos I ran across. I wish I could wear makeup - someone asked recently if I could wear foundation. No - my skin is soooo sensitive right now - even if I could apply it, removing it might cause irritation or bleeding. I have lots of little blood vessels all over right now that hopefully will be taken care of later. The only thing I might be able to do is wear some eyebrow pencil and some eye shadow and mascara. For a long time I was very weak from losing so much blood, that I didn't feel well enough to even think about trying to improve my appearance.
Marriage is difficult enough on it's own, without throwing something like an avm into the mix! If I'm going through hell, my husband Mark is right there with me. He's had to clean up the bloody mess I make when I have a bleed, as I'm certainly not feeling well enough, or can't bend over to get it done myself! He's handing me gauze to pack my mouth with as I lean over the sink trying not to get blood everywhere!
I've been hacking lately due to allergies, so I asked Mark to replace my trache. I'm so lucky he does these things for me - I know men that won't even carry their wives purse to help them, much less clean and change out their trache! My friend and neighbor Terry is a respiratory tech, so she has always been available to us for any help we need in that area! Back to Mark being my caregiver ....
Of course there's times we lose our patience and lash out - no one could blame Mark. It isn't just a matter of my saying, "Oh, I don't feel well, but I'm going to be as nice as I can anyway." When you're gushing blood clots or in pain (or both), all you can think of is stopping it in any way possible. I don't like to wander too far away from home, as of course that is where I can be most comfortable. I'm doing good to get to work and back. I pull a hobby cart full of anything that will make my life easier every day to work! I have meds, snacks, books, magazines, cd's - anything that will help get me through the day!
Yesterday after work, I had asked Mark if we could take our kids to Petco and Petsmart, as they hadn't really had much of an outing lately. It was really too soon for me to go on an outing after my last treatment. It's been so hot out, that we don't like going out in the yard to walk Hanz and Bella on the leash - and this way, we all get out of the house for a little fun and stay cool too! I don't know why I even bother w/Petco (diversity), as their employees are never friendly or helpful. I've even spoken to the manager when I'm seeking a particular item, and he's just as bad. Anyway, by the time we left Petco and then went to Petsmart - (where we were cheerfully greeted by employees), I was already planning what I could eat the minute I got home! Yesterday was my last day on steroids and I knew I had to have food right away when I got home! Soon as we walked in the door, Mark started making me a baked potato (loaded) while I had a peanut butter jelly sandwich and then I had a big bowl of Basmani rice! I have to eat soft foods due to losing some crowns and some of my teeth are damaged from the bleeds and have cracked! I am limited to how wide I can open my mouth w/all the avm things going on, so it's been difficult to eat, brush and function normally.
Thought you might find this interesting. The following is a description of "phase one" of the proposed treatment plan that Dr. Robinson (Cosmetic Surgeon) wants to start my reconstruction with: Keep in mind I hope to be able to hear again on the left side and need an earlobe reconstructed, amongst other things.
Surgical removal of erupted tooth (Tooth #1,#2,#3,#18,#19,#20,#21,#22)
Surgical removal of erupted tooth (Tooth #12,#13,#14) possible.
Blepharoplasty, lower eyelid
Adjacent tissue transfer or rearrangement, forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck;defect 10.130 sq cm
Repair lip, full thickness; over one-half vertical height or complex.
Established patient-history, examination, counseling and ordering lab or diagnostic procedures.
Since the left side of my face has been so damaged with embolizations, Dr. Robinson said he may be able to use some of the skin under my chin in that area.
In speaking to my brother-in-law Greg, DDS., he's told me how some patients have all their teeth removed @ once! I can't even begin to imagine. It's bad enough I have to have any removed, not to mention what is going through my head is - will the blood start gushing upon removal? It shouldn't, as I'm supposed to "be done" with the avm, but this thing has a mind of it's own. How can I not be concerned or anxious? I'll be living on mashed potatoes and liquids for a while until my gums heal and I can have "temporary teeth" until possible titanium implants later? Right now I drool due to my split lip - can't wait to get that fixed. Hard to use a spoon and must use a straw to drink from a glass. I can drink bottled water from small opening. All these things are going through my mind and I'm having to deal with figuring out what I can eat, am I drooling, bleeding, hacking, etc. - so my primary concern isn't always being the best patient possible. Poor Mark works all day (out in the hot sun a lot) then comes home to help take care of me and cook and keep our home running! He feeds, bathes and cleans up after our furry kids Hanz and Bella. They are essential to my recovery - they make me so happy and help me forget what I'm going through, at least for a bit. They are both have a good disposition (esp. Hanz) and we adore them! Bella is a live wire and we can't help but laugh @ her antics! My job is to snuggle and love them! Here are my kids, making sure mommy knows they love her!
My sister and her husband Greg have been instrumental in helping us get through this terrible ordeal. They help monetarily of course, but they supply us with lots of love, prayer and time! For the most part, I'm a happy person, but going through all of this crushes my spirit @ times, and I sometimes wonder how I'll ever get through it. I do realize there are avm patients that may not be as lucky as I am or are going through this on their own - but believe me, this is the toughest thing I've ever been through. I'm grateful that I don't have children to worry about - can you imagine having to go through this and have to be trying to find someone to take care of my kids when I'm in CO! We have awesome neighbors that take care of Hanz and Bella when Mark accompanies me to CO - breaks my heart to leave my babies!
In my mind, how I feel and how I look are two different things. When I feel well enough and I'm enjoying music - I'm not thinking about how I have facial paralysis - how I can't sing along (hard to understand what I'm saying with my split lip and bulk from avm that hopefully will be debulked soon) - not to mention I have hearing loss on my left side. All I can hear on the left side is my pulse.
I am grateful not to have had any bleeds for almost 5 days. Mark has a pulled pork going in the crockpot that smells wonderful! I believe there is some acorn squash and fries to go with it!!! I'm doing some laundry and need to go check on the furry kids to make sure they're not into any trouble! I went to Mom's earlier and Mark texted me that he found Hanz and Bella with some bread on their bed. One of my step-sisters had a dog that ate a loaf of bread and died, so of course I was horrified to know Mark had found bread on the floor the kids had gotten into! Luckily, I don't think they ate any of it before he found them! Whew!
I may tweak this here and there, but I've been wanting to write some more about how I'm feeling and what I'm going through right now.
Take care!


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BlueArc Titan 3200 a giant among NAS systems
- 19 August, 2008 03:18
We don't have Olympic Games for file server systems but the SPEC SFS (System File Server) benchmark serves as the next best thing, providing a comparable rank of file server performance. If you sifted through all of the SPEC SFS results published to the SPEC Web site, you'd find that the fastest NAS systems are from NetApp, BlueArc, and EMC, who take what in Beijing would have been a gold, a silver, and a bronze medal, in that order.
Like Olympic records, SPEC results tend to change over time. In fact the current top 10 list, which reflects results as of June 18, 2008, looks quite different from a SPEC SFS results snapshot I took about two years ago.
Other differences aside, one important fact I want to highlight is that the new BlueArc Titan 3200, which the vendor announced in March, shows significantly improved performance over previous models, and puts the Titan 3210 Cluster into second place for number of operations per second, surpassed only by the NetApp Data Ontap GX.
With the Titan 3000, BlueArc claims to have doubled the theoretical performance of its systems, a claim the company has maintained at each major release. Combined with a full set of storage applications including snapshots, replication, mirroring, and WORM (write once read many) capability, to give only a short list, the amazing performance trajectory provided enough incentive for me to review the system.
I conducted the review at the BlueArc Customers Training Lab in San Jose, where BlueArc had prepared a redundant test bed with two Titan 3210 servers connected via FC (Fibre Channel) to a SATA storage array with 90 drives and a second array with 128 FC drives. A separate machine ran the BlueArc management software.
Network, storage, and file system modules
The Titan 3210 has a modular hardware architecture with four blades mounted horizontally, each providing specialized functionality. For example, the NIM (Network Interface Module) blade hosts six GbE or two 10G Ethernet ports and controls connectivity to the application server side of the storage network.
For storage connectivity, the Titan 3210 mounts a SIM (Storage Interface Module) with eight FC ports. Each of the remaining two slots of the unit hosts a FSM (File System Module), which manages protocols such as CIFS, NFS, and iSCSI.
While more primitive NAS solutions run on beefed up servers and queue up parallel tasks on general purpose processors, each module in the Titan 3210 has built-in ASICs programmed to execute in parallel. Multiple dedicated chips on the NIM handle IP, TCP, and UDP, speeding up processing of multiple tasks in parallel. Similarly, the FSM takes advantage of ASICs to expedite the processing of file operations.
Other performance-enhancing features include battery-backed NVRAM (Non-Volatile RAM) and, in clustered configurations, an optional Dynamic Read Caching feature. Dynamic Read Caching expedites read access to selected files while maintaining a consistent cache across as many as four nodes.
How far can you push a Titan 3200? According to BlueArc's specs, the system can scale as much as 4 petabytes of storage, with each file system ranging up to 256TB. Performance rates are on the order of 1600 megabytes per second and as high as 380,000 I/O operations per second.
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Getting to know the beast
Perhaps even more impressive than those hardware specs is the Titan's software architecture, which is easy to navigate from its browser-based management GUI. The Titan organizes storage in file systems, storage pools, and system disks. Each system disk contains a number of physical disk drives and assigns properties such as RAID level and the granularity of each storage fragment.
Storage pools bring together multiple system disks to create reservoirs of capacity from which you can create file systems. This scheme gives admins the flexibility to tune for capacity and performance but is hidden from end users who see only a large directory containing their files.
An admin can anchor file systems to a static capacity or allow them to automatically expand when a threshold is reached. Expansion can be limited to a specific capacity target per file system. Setting that hard limit makes sense because no file system can be shrunk at the moment, although according to BlueArc that feature should become available in future versions.
To help prevent runaway capacity increases, admins can define two threshold levels for file storage and separate percents for what's being used by automatic snapshots. To help admins monitor the situation, the management GUI displays a color-coded bar showing the percent used, and the system generates a warning when one of those thresholds is reached.
For a more selective approach to monitoring capacity, admins can use the quota features of the Titan. Quotas allow you to define user directories (Virtual Volumes in BlueArc lingo) and their limits according to capacity or number of files. As with BlueArc's file systems, you can set soft and hard thresholds for user directories. You can also set limits per user and per group.
I was immediately comfortable with the Titan management GUI, and the capacity monitoring features of the system are adequate to prevent runaway expansions. But if you need more control over data content, such as the ability to limit or prevent storage of certain file types, you'll have to use third-party applications.
Setting limits on the space used by snapshots may seem overly cautious until you realize that the Titan can take 1,024 snapshots for each file system, either manually or driven by a schedule. Considering that you can define more than one hundred file systems, snapshots could quickly become a significant part of your storage allocation.
The Titan makes it easy for users to recover lost files from a snapshot. Users can access a read-only folder hidden in their own directory to retrieve lost files without having to wait for an admin's help.
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Moving beyond file systems
If you expect to go beyond the 256TB limit of a BlueArc file system, or if you want location-independent shares, the Titan offers a powerful CNS (Clustered Name Space) option. Conceptually similar to Microsoft DFS, Titan's CNS makes user directories immune from any move (users always find their files at the "same" network drive), and lets you put the aggregate capacity of multiple Titan file systems to good use.
CNS is easy to set up from the multifaceted management GUI. A wizard leads you through the steps: First you create a namespace, which also establishes the root for all future directories under CNS. The next step is creating a CIFS share or an NFS Export on that root, which you should do to keep files from different departments separate, for example. The next step is to link an existing file system to the CNS folders.
That's how you migrate existing folders to CNS and how you can bring multiple file systems under the same name space. In my case, I had only two file systems to add.
It's important to note that adding an existing folder to CNS is a disruptive action. For users to reach their files at the new location, they will have to point to the CNS address of their folder. I typed a simple net use command in Windows and immediately gained access to the new folder under CNS.
It's the price to pay to start with a global name system, but after the folder is under CNS, any subsequent moves -- to balance load across file systems, for example -- will be transparent to users. Moreover, as mentioned, CNS opens wider horizons of capacity and performance. Depending on your requirements, that could be a compelling reason in itself to consider the Titan.
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Cutting the fat on primary storage
CNS does the trick for painless and user-friendly administration. But what if users crowd your expensive storage arrays with files that are seldom if ever touched? The Titan has some powerful tools to automatically and painlessly move old files to a different storage tier.
Setting up automated data migration takes only a few steps from the management GUI. I first defined a target file system, then defined a migration path listing my source and target file system, and finally created a migration policy.
In the migration policy, you define the files to be moved according to location, file name, and the date the file was last accessed. Naturally, you can combine those criteria.
I set my source to a crowded file system on my FC arrays, and created a target file system on the less expensive and larger SATA drives.
After the migration, my source directory still looked intact, because the process replaces every migrated file with a stub pointing at the target location. Clicking on the stub immediately opens the file.
Data migration is probably the most effective way to remove clutter from primary storage. You avoid disturbing users with annoying file cleaning campaigns, and it can save some money because you purchase less expensive arrays. Plus it's the easiest way I have seen to start with tiered storage.
During my evaluation of the Titan 3200 I ran across more interesting features than I have space to describe: For example, creating iSCSI targets, file systems with two levels of WORM, and the intriguing replication capability that requires an additional license for incremental, only-the-files-that-changed replicas, but are included at no extra cost if you can live with replicas consisting of full copies of data and metadata.
The Titan doesn't come cheap. BlueArc estimates that my test configuration including storage would run between US$600,000 and US$700,000, which is serious money but compares favorably on many levels with several competing solutions. For a company that needs unified storage offering fast performance, reliability, good management tools, and top-notch scalability, the Titan 3000 should top the list.


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Sunday Team Quotes
Red Bull-Renault
Sebastian Vettel (2nd): "Overall I'm happy and pleased with the result, we know that it's very difficult to overtake here. Congratulations to Nico, he did a very good job and had a very controlled race; I think he had the pace and the tyres to respond whenever we tried to get a little bit closer to him. I had a fantastic start, but there was no room! I think I could have gone past both Mercedes, but there was no space and I had to lift. Then Mark came and it was very tight into the first corner. I was a bit surprised by the slow pace of the opening laps " usually you expect two silver arrows in front of you, but they were more like buses today going for a cruise on the first couple of laps. But, the strategy for them was clear and they did a very good job. It was a good strategy from our team to get past Lewis. It was hard with the restarts, but we can be happy with the result. It was a good achievement by the team; we seem to like this place. Congratulations to everyone and thanks to all our partners " two cars on the podium is very good."
Mark Webber (3rd): "First of all congratulations to Nico, it's a very special place to win here and he had a seamless weekend; that's what you need to do here. Even though he started in the lead, you still have to pull it off so well done to him. For us, we knew we were a little bit against it starting on the second row, but I got an absolutely incredible start and it's sod's law that it's the shortest run into the first corner here. Seb and I had nowhere to go, so we were lifting while Nico and Lewis looked like they had tricky ones. We will save some of those starts for future reference! Then after that it was basically about saving the tyres and making the one-stop work for us. It was predictable that if the race was going to stack up, then the two-stop was not really an option as you could have come back into traffic. We had to go pretty long and all the drivers were nursing the tyres " it was nice to get Lewis on the stops."
Christian Horner, Sporting Director: "Second and third with the least amount of time for both our cars in the pit lane today is a very positive team result. We managed to get both cars ahead during the pit stops and safety car period, in what turned out to be a relatively processional race due to everyone adopting a one-stop strategy. At Monaco you can never overtake, so it was all about conserving tyres and managing the pace until the end of the race. As we saw with Sebastian, the pace was there as he set the fastest lap, but today I think second and third was probably optimum from our grid positions."
Thierry Salvi, Renault: "While we would have liked to get the win today, everyone is aware overtaking is difficult at Monte Carlo. The safety cars didn't provide much opportunity for creative strategy, so we can be happy with a double podium. It's the fourth consecutive year the Red Bull-Renault partnership has finished on the podium, so it is great to keep that record going."
Fernando Alonso (7th): "Unfortunately today we didn't manage to have a good pace, as is usually the case on Sunday and I wasn't pessimistic about not being competitive yesterday, because so far, things have always improved in the race. That wasn't the case today, maybe down to a lack of traction, a problem we had seen before in Bahrain. This race came at the end of a weekend that overall was difficult, starting with a qualifying that left me in the middle of a group of drivers who had nothing to lose. If I had not cut the chicane, I would not have been able to avoid colliding with Perez and the same thing happened at Loews with Sutil. As for what Sergio did, I don't have much to say, his approach reminds me of my own in 2008 and 2009, because when you are not fighting for the Championship, you can take more risks, while for me today, it was important to finish the race and bring home as many points as possible. That approach has allowed me to close a bit on Kimi in the classification and even if the gap to Vettel has grown a bit, we know that sooner or later, an opportunity will come to close up on him too. Today's outcome doesn't bother me in terms of the next round in Canada, because we have to consider Monaco a law unto itself, with a different set-up and unusual strategy as well as being a place where it is almost impossible to overtake. We know there is still much to do to improve, but we are looking ahead with confidence."
Felipe Massa (DNF, Accident): "Today my race ended on lap twenty eight after an accident at the Ste. Devote corner, just as happened yesterday morning in the third free practice session. I was taken to hospital for all the precautionary checks and luckily everything is in order. I'm alright, I've just got a slight pain in my neck, but nothing serious. Now I will look to get in shape and be back 100% for the Montreal race. All I want to do is put this bad weekend behind me and think about doing well in the rest of the season."
Stefano Domenicali, Team Principal: "We can't be happy with this weekend, not just because of the outcome of Fernando's race, but also because of the bad accidents that Felipe had. Fortunately, despite the violence of the impact, he is fine and has already gone home and I believe that in the space of a few days he will back in perfect shape and ready to race in Montreal. Apart from all the misfortune, it was a complicated race, conditioned by a few problems of a technical nature. Now it is important for us to understand why we were not as competitive as we were in previous races and try to react right away in Canada. Our aim is still to improve our qualifying and try to get back to the pace we had seen to date."
Pat Fry: "First and foremost, I'm pleased that Felipe is okay. Today's accident looked very similar to what happened in the third free practice session, but in fact the two incidents are very different. Unlike yesterday, it seems that today's incident can be attributed to a problem on the left front corner of the car. It's too early to say precisely what happened and in the next few days, we will try and ascertain the exact cause back in Maranello. As for the race, I don't think it was the Monaco Grand Prix everyone was expecting where usually the drivers take to the track to race on the limit. Today it seemed more a race of containment, with a slow pace dictated by the leading group: it was reasonably clear that the fact the cars were grouped together had thus reduced the strategic choices for those behind. It was impossible to find a space to make a stop and not come out in traffic, especially because the pace of those running at the back was the same as that of those at the front. Furthermore, the various safety cars and the red flag meant the same reasoning applied in the second half of the race and therefore it was a procession for the whole race which would only permit a few risky overtaking opportunities."
Jenson Button (6th): "Things weren't looking very good initially, but the Monaco Grand Prix is one of those races where you need to hang in there until the very end, because anything can happen " and today it did. My opening laps were good " I overtook Adrian [Sutil] and tried to have a go at Fernando [Alonso] at the hairpin. I tapped his rear wheel, so I wasn't really paying attention when Checo put a really good move on me out of the tunnel under braking for the Harbour Chicane. After the restart, Adrian also made a really good move on me into the hairpin " I didn't actually think it would be possible because I'd tried it on Fernando earlier and it didn't work. Then, in the last few laps, Checo and Kimi [Raikkonen] tangled, and suddenly there was a battle behind them because they were circulating slowly in their damaged cars. So I took the opportunity to jump up the inside of Fernando at Rascasse, which was quite fun, and came home sixth. It was a pity that Checo's late-race retirement meant we couldn't score more heavily today " that would have been a big boost for the team " but I bagged a decent number of points, and our pace in clear air was good, so there are positives we can take away from today."
Sergio Perez (16th): "I'd had a great race " I'd been overtaking cars through the afternoon " but in my opinion Kimi didn't leave me enough room when I tried to pass him as we exited the tunnel, and as a result I got squeezed into the wall on the entry to the Harbour Chicane. That was a real shame " I'd overtaken both Jenson and Fernando there, and Jenson had overtaken me there too, but I couldn't have avoided the crash with Kimi. Of course, any passing manoeuvre at Monaco is risky, but, at the end of the day, you have to leave each other a little room. As a result of our contact, my car's brake ducts were affected and my front brakes overheated " in fact I basically ran out of brakes. It's particularly frustrating to retire from a grand prix in which you've driven hard and fast, especially when you're so near to the finish. So, all in all, I'm extremely disappointed " for the team as much as for myself."
Martin Whitmarsh, Team Principal: "Jenson drove well all afternoon to finish sixth and thereby score a useful eight world championship points. Checo would also have claimed a decent haul of world championship points but for a coming-together with Kimi that compromised the efficacy of his brake ducts and eventually caused him to lose his braking. He's disappointed, understandably, but the up-side is that he was combative and entertaining on almost every lap " and, more important still, he was very quick. McLaren has won the Monaco Grand Prix 15 times in the past " considerably more often than any other marque " so of course we're disappointed not to have been able to notch up win number 16 here today. But we were in the mix throughout, and it's clear that MP4-28's developmental trend is positive. Our next race will be the Canadian Grand Prix, which we've won 13 times in the past, which puts McLaren first-equal in the all-time Canadian Grand Prix win tally alongside Ferrari. We're not predicting Canadian Grand Prix win number 14 for McLaren in a fortnight's time, but undoubtedly we'll be giving it 100% between now and then in our efforts to make ourselves as competitive as we possibly can."
Kimi Raikkonen (10th): "It was a really disappointing day. Because of one stupid move from Sergio [Perez] we've lost a lot of points to Sebastian [Vettel] in the Championship and you can't afford to lose ground like that. He hit me from behind and that's about all there is to it. If he thinks it's my fault that he came into the corner too fast then he obviously has no idea what he's talking about. It's not the first time he's hit someone in the race; he seems to expect people to be always looking at what he might do, then move over or go straight on if he comes into the corner too quick and isn't going to make it without running into someone. Not the ideal weekend but there's nothing we can do about it. At least we got one point back at the end."
Romain Grosjean (DNF, Suspension damage): "Daniel [Ricciardo] seemed to be really struggling with his rear tyres and they looked to have a lot of graining. I'd been following him for almost all of the 61 laps but I was caught out by him braking early in the middle of the circuit and there was nowhere for me to go. It's a frustrating end to the weekend, but the real damage was done in qualifying when I didn't get through to Q3. That was Daniel again who I was held up by, but it certainly wasn't my intention to end my race in the back of his car! Now we just press the reset button and head to Canada hopeful of a better weekend all round."
Eric Boullier, Team Principal: "This is certainly not the weekend we wanted. Kimi was impeccable all weekend once more and his race was ruined by another driver making unnecessary contact with his car. This caused a puncture and basically ruined his race. Romain had a difficult weekend, but showed fantastic pace when he had a clear track in front of him. We've lost ground in both the Constructors' and Drivers' Championships this weekend so we'll be pushing twice as hard when we get to Canada to make amends. On a more positive note, we were extremely proud to have Daft Punk " making only their third public appearance in twenty years " join the team for the race, and would like to express our gratitude to Columbia Records for helping make this concept a reality. The team has a truly unique brand image, and we're keen to continue this unorthodox approach moving forwards."
Alan Permane, Chief Race Engineer: "A very frustrating race for us. Both of our cars were bottled up in traffic almost all of today, which is what you can expect in Monaco if you're not leading. Romain was unfortunate to get caught out by the car in front, but he has received a ten-place penalty for Canada which will compound today's woes. Kimi was running strongly in fifth position, but his race was completely compromised by the late pit stop we were forced to make. That he was able to make back three places in the last two laps shows just how hungry he is. We head to Canada wanted to return to business as usual."
Riccardo Penteado, Engine Support Leader: "One point from that sort of race is ultimately disappointing, particularly as Kimi was in such a good position for 90% of the Grand Prix. From the engine side of things it has however been a good weekend. Both cars were using units for the third race to give us flexibility later in the season when the standings will be tight. Aside from the engine on Kimi's car running a bit hot under safety car conditions there were no issues, which gives us a stable platform for the coming races."
Mercedes GP
Nico Rosberg (1st): "Monaco is such a special place to win and it just feels amazing today. It was my childhood dream to win this race and to do it in a Silver Arrow on the streets where I have lived all of my life is fantastic. I can't quite believe it has happened yet and it will probably take a while to sink in. Thank you to the team for the car that we had this weekend and it's good to have been able to show the same level of performance on Sunday and convert our pole position. The whole weekend went pretty much to plan, even though qualifying was tough with the weather conditions. I didn't have the best start today which meant Lewis and Seb got pretty close but after the first corner, I was able to set my own pace. Then it was just a case of keeping a cool head through all the incidents and the team did a great job of keeping me in touch with what was happening. Thank you to everyone here today and back at the factories in Brackley and Brixworth. I hope this win today is the first of many more to come for us."
Lewis Hamilton (4th): "It's been a great weekend for the team and I'm really happy for everyone. Big congratulations to Nico, he's been awesome all weekend here and really deserves that victory. From my side, this weekend hasn't really been the best and we didn't make the most of the opportunity for a one-two finish today. When the safety car came out, I needed to maintain a gap so we didn't get delayed with the double pit stop but unfortunately the gap was too big and we lost out to the two Red Bulls. That's motor racing and these things happen sometimes. It's the tightest track in the world here and virtually impossible to overtake unless you are much quicker than the car in front so there was nothing I could do to improve my position. But it's great for the team to have achieved our first victory of the season and I hope we can carry through the performance we showed here to Montreal."
Ross Brawn, Team Principal: "Congratulations to Nico today. He did not put a foot wrong all weekend, topping every session and driving a very poised and controlled race. He richly deserves this second win of his career. Lewis was running very comfortably in second position until the Safety Car period just before both drivers had made their first stops. The team did a fantastic job all weekend in a challenging qualifying session and a difficult race. But we are all aware, Monaco is not a completely representative circuit. We will take the time this evening to enjoy our success but know that we need to keep pushing to understand how to extract the maximum from our car at every circuit and keep improving further."
Toto Wolff, Mercedes Motorsport Director: "Nico was dominant not just this afternoon but all weekend. He did everything right from the first lap on Thursday and he really earned this victory. Lewis lost some time in the second sector on his in-lap behind the Safety Car and that cost him position to the Red Bulls, so we need to find out what happened there. As for the team, congratulations to everybody in Brackley and Brixworth. The guys at the track overcame all the obstacles that were put in their way this weekend and the team at the factory have achieved a great step in performance with the car. Now we need to keep pushing so we can repeat this taste of success at different types of circuit through the rest of the season."
Nico Hulkenberg (11th): "We couldn't expect any miracles today, and yesterday we weren't in the top ten either. Today we just lacked speed throughout the race. Unlike most of the other drivers, I started on soft tyres at the re-start, which was ok in the beginning. But, after another Safety Car, the tyres never came back to life again. The rears especially degraded a lot. When I got out of the car I could see the steel belt, so it's no wonder the pace wasn't good enough anymore. It's a shame, as that point would have been ours."
Esteban Gutierrez (13th): "It was very challenging to bring the car back home without any scratches or a crash. The first Safety Car compromised our strategy and in the end we just had to make the best out of that situation. We couldn't expect to score points, but I did my best to use every opportunity I had to gain positions. Nevertheless, it was also important to not go over the limit and finish the race. I had a good re-start and was able to fight, but one of the points where we have to improve is the top speed in order to be able to fight for positions. It was tough with Williams in front and Lotus behind. On the other hand, I need to work so I can cope better with changing conditions in qualifying."
Monisha Kaltenborn, Team Principal: "We are disappointed with the result today, because we were in a position to score points. The first safety car period compromised our strategy. But the most surprising thing for us was that we couldn't gain an advantage with our choice of tyres for the re-start. Although Nico was on soft tyres - the harder compound - the degradation was higher than that of our competitors, who were on super softs. Both drivers drove well, but the car simply wasn't good enough on this track. We still believe, however, the measures we took will show an improvement again in the next race."
Tom McCullough, Head of Track Engineering: "It was a typical eventful Monaco race with several Safety Car periods and a red flag. Both drivers drove well today, but ultimately the car was quite hard on its tyres. The degradation was too high, and the overall pace was not quick enough to score points. So we need to regroup and prepare for Montreal in two week's time."
Force India-Mercedes
Adrian Sutil (5th): "Fifth place feels fantastic. It's just the result we needed and I'm very happy right now. The car felt very good and we made the most of the chances that came our way. It was difficult to move forward in the first half of the race when I was stuck in the train of cars, but the red flag opened up some more opportunities. It meant that everybody was on the same sprint strategy until the end of the race. I noticed that the hairpin was an area where there was a chance to overtake so I tried it with Jenson and it worked. Then I did the same with Fernando and it worked once again. So I think I showed that overtaking is possible in Monaco. The team did an excellent job all weekend and we definitely deserved this result today."
Paul di Resta (9th): "Given where we started we went with an aggressive strategy and it probably would have paid off without the safety cars. The pace was strong, but I was stuck behind lots of traffic in the early part of the race. I managed to pass a few cars going into turn one, but towards the end of the race the cars were more bunched up and it was not so easy. I was stuck behind Vergne after the restart and I had one good chance to overtake, but he defended very well. Fortunately with the cars ahead battling and making contact I made up some positions and scored a couple of points. So after the disappointment of yesterday, the boys did a great job and it's good to continue my run of finishes in the points."
Dr. Vijay Mallya, Team Principal: "A very eventful Monaco Grand Prix and I am delighted to see both Sahara Force Indias come home safely in the points. With Adrian's fifth place and ninth place for Paul, we have added 12 points to our tally and strengthened our hold on fifth position in the championship. Adrian's drive was superb as he showed great speed and patience all afternoon. He waited for the right opportunities and made the most of them. I think everybody enjoyed his two overtaking moves at the hairpin on two former world champions. It's our best result in Monaco and very well deserved by the entire team. Paul was also superb, showing his overtaking skills into turn one, and recovering from P17 on the grid to score two points. I congratulate the whole team on another strong weekend and hope that we can deliver more of the same in Canada in a couple of weeks' time."
Valtteri Bottas (12th): "It was difficult to overtake in the race today and even though sometimes we felt like we had the pace, we couldn't make the moves we wanted. There was a lot of action in an eventful race so I was happy to bring the car home. We need to keep pushing because Montreal will be a track that is easier to overtake, so we need to ensure we have the speed to attack and defend."
Pastor Maldonado (DNF, Accident): "It was an unfortunate incident today with the Marussia car and the impact was quite big. Fortunately I am ok and the stewards took immediate action. We need to move on from a disappointing weekend but I'm looking forward to the next race in Canada, where we will be continuing to demonstrate the improvements in the car."
Mike Coughlan, Technical Director: "We planned to do a one-stop strategy with both cars today but Pastor had contact on the first lap so had to make an unscheduled stop for a new front wing. Pastor drove well, managing his tyres after the first safety car period, but then had a big accident which caused a red flag after a Marussia collided with him on lap 45. Pastor was unharmed but disappointed that his race ended early. Valtteri drove a mature race doing a great job in his first Monaco Grand Prix. The red flag allowed those cars around us to change onto new sets of tyres, so strategy didn't come into play as much in the end as it could have. We were chasing a point in the final stages but it didn't quite come to us."
Laurent Debout, Renault: "Our most competitive race performance so far this season. Valtteri drove a very mature race to look after his tyres and was close to the points. It was a shame for Pastor but we are all pleased he is OK. Montreal is another type of circuit entirely but one that should again suit the RS27 engine so we hope we can finish even better there."
Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Jean-Eric Vergne (8th): "In some ways, it was rather a boring race, as I never had a clear track ahead of me! All the same, it's always exciting to race at Monaco, especially when you score points. In the closing stages, Sutil did a good job in front of me passing Jenson and Fernando at the hairpin, but I was coming up behind and couldn't get past as of course they blocked me. It was a good race of course, finishing eighth and picking up four more points. After some unfortunate races earlier this season, I said good luck and bad luck come round in equal measure and today everything went well for us. On top of that, it was clear that our car was very strong today and in fact I set my best lap really early on with a lot of fuel, as the rest of the time I was in the middle of the pack which was frustrating, as my car was faster than those ahead of me. I'm pleased to be eighth, but I am looking forward to doing better in the coming races."
Daniel Ricciardo (DNF, Accident): "My start off the line was fine and I decided to go for the inside as I saw the usual brake locking up ahead and thought that would be the best place to go. But there was a bit of a road block and Bottas was able to go round the outside of me which cost me a position. In the first stint, I struggled on the Prime tyre and after the stop, I was better on the Option, but from then on I was stuck in the pack. As for the crash, I could see that Grosjean had got a good run out of the tunnel and that he was close, so I defended my line and the next thing I knew he was over the back of me. I haven't seen it on a TV yet, but at the moment I believe it was a misjudgement on his part and a costly one that was quite dangerous, even if we are both okay. This race can be frustrating, as I was in a train, but I didn't have the pace to move forward. Now we need to move on and try and make a step forward for Canada."
Franz Tost, Team Principal: "In many ways this was a typical Monaco Grand Prix with plenty of excitement, but not much overtaking. For Jean-Eric to start from tenth on the grid, after getting into Q3 yesterday for the first time in his F1 career and then cross the finish line in eighth place is an excellent result. It proves that our car performance is improving and that the team is doing a good job, but Monaco is the one track on the calendar that is more about the driver, so congratulations to Jev for keeping out of trouble and maintaining his concentration on this very long afternoon. Having started on the Option, his tyres were holding up well and the team on the pit wall did an excellent job to call him in for his pit stop immediately after Massa's accident, even before the Safety Car was deployed. However, the red flag meant that everyone was able to fit fresh tyres, so this cancelled out the advantage we had hoped to have over those who were in trouble with their tyres. Then, towards the end, the Raikkonen-Perez incident eventually gave us a well deserved eighth place. Starting from twelfth, Daniel dropped a position at the start and stayed in 13th place throughout until lap 62, when he was hit from behind by Grosjean, coming out of the tunnel and he had to retire. When he had some clean air, he was lapping strongly, but the Safety Cars and red flags did not work in his favour."
Giedo van der Garde (15th): "That was a pretty crazy race! I made a good start from 15th but then Maldonado hit me, damaging the floor and meaning I had to come straight in for a new nose on lap one. I rejoined in 22nd and at that point, even though I had good pace and was catching the pack up again, it looked like my race was over, especially after losing KERS on lap 10. We were able to reset KERS and then Monaco did what it always does, and when the safety car came out for Massa's crash I was able to unlap myself and get back into the action. In the car it felt like I couldn't have any less luck, but then on lap 45 I was with Chilton, Bianchi and Maldonado when they had their incident. I didn't really see what happened between them, but obviously the red flag gave me a chance to start again, this time from 18th. From the restart, on soft tyres and with 28 laps to go, I was holding position in 17th after Chilton's drive-through and then the second safety car came out and I moved up to 14th when a couple of cars ahead pitted. I was right behind Bottas, in front of Gutierrez, but unfortunately after 13 laps the tyres were destroyed. I had Chilton right behind me and with the tyres in the state they were I couldn't hold him off so I finished 15th. After the way the race started, just to be there at the end was pretty good, but it's obviously not how we wanted it to go after such a good Saturday. However, it's another race done, more lessons learned and, overall, a pretty good weekend."
Charles Pic (DNF, Gearbox): "It's obviously disappointing for my race to end that early, especially as I'd made a really good start and was running in 15th ahead of Gutierrez and just behind Di Resta on the same pace as him when I had to stop. It looks like the cause of the retirement was a gearbox problem and the fire was from the exhausts which had overheated. It looked a lot more dramatic than it felt in the car " I could feel there was a problem and started pulling over and as soon as the car stopped there was a lot of smoke, but it was all out quickly and the marshals did a good job to clear it away without bringing out the safety car. As I say, it's a shame as we'd had a good weekend until that point. The car felt great in the race and as our deg levels were good on the long runs we were looking at stopping only once which could have put us right in the middle of the action. However, we're in Canada next, at another circuit where I think we'll be able to show how the car's pace keeps improving, and with a bit more luck we'll be in a position to have a better weekend."
Max Chilton (14th): "Overall I'm pleased with a positive conclusion to the race after what has been a difficult weekend for us. I fought hard in the latter stages to ensure we had something good to take away from Monaco and naturally I am very happy that I was able to get past Van Der Garde on the penultimate lap for 14th. With regard to the accident with Pastor, Esteban made a late lunge into the chicane and I could see he was locked up so I had to take action to avoid him, which meant missing the chicane. I rejoined coming out of Turn 11 and the apex to Turn 12 was fast approaching. I was aware that someone was behind me but not alongside me. The stewards determined a drive-through penalty for me and I accept that decision. After the race I went to see Pastor to check he was okay. The incident made for a difficult rest of the race but all I could do was concentrate on the best result for the Team and, problems aside, I think we have to be pleased with the end result."
Jules Bianchi (DNF, Accident): "After a tough weekend here in Monaco I was hopeful that we might have the opportunity to turn things around in the race, but it was not to be, unfortunately. On the grid at the start I had an electrical problem and couldn't select gear, so I had to start from the pit lane. It was a bit worrying but at least I could start. For that early part of the race I was right with Max but I had to think about looking after the tyres and hope that the race would come to me. After Maldonado hit the barrier in the accident with Max, the barrier came back out at me and my nose was damaged, so I had just pitted when the Red Flag came out. I was lucky that the damage was only limited to the nose and I could continue with the race. After that I was just looking to bring the car home, but I had a failure of the right front brake disc and that took me out at Ste Devote. It's a big shame but we have learned a lot I'm sure from some of the problems we had this weekend."
John Booth, Team Principal: "Today's race was incredibly eventful for the whole field and our Team was no exception. We are sorry for the problem which Jules experienced on the grid but things started to look up for us from there. Our strategy was working well and we had a to make a few late calls, including the late one to pit Max under the second Safety Car period so that he could take on a fresh set of option tyres and have a shot at Van Der Garde. Thanks to an incredible drive from Max in the closing laps, he got by on the second to last lap and ensured we had something positive to take home, because, by then, Jules was unfortunately out of the race. It was a nice reward for Max after a good recovery following the incident with Maldonado. It seems that Jules suffered a failure of the right front brake disc and for that again we must apologise to him. There is a lot to learn from and improve on after this weekend but in the main we are still happy with the result."


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Cause Celeb highlights a celebrity's work on behalf of a specific cause. This week, we speak with hip-hop star Darryl McDaniels, better known as DMC of Run-DMC, about his involvement with the Garden of Dreams Foundation.
The nonprofit charity works with the New York Knicks, Rangers, Liberty, MSG Media, MSG Entertainment and Fuse to "make dreams come true for kids facing obstacles." The organization hosts numerous charity events and activities each year that often include Madison Square Garden celebrities.
The foundation's big summer event, "Dream Week," runs July 6-12. Highlights include a skating party with Rangers alumni, a basketball session with the entire Liberty team, and a trip to the Red Bulls Arena to meet and practice with the team and announcers.
Updated December 2011
By Meg Zrini
On Monday, Dec. 5, the Rangers played the Toronto Maple Leafs at Madison Square Garden. For many kids, it wasn't just another hockey game. For the Garden of Dreams kids, it was an unforgettable night of smiles, singing, laughing, announcing and even some Zamboni riding.
Garden of Dreams creates memorable events for children who face difficulties in their lives including illness, tragedy, homelessness, poverty and foster care issues. Kids from Garden of Dreams take over Madison Square Garden for a Rangers game once a year. Many of these kids are sent to Garden of Dreams from other organizations such as The Children's Aid Society, Maria Ferari Children's Hospital, Make A Wish Foundation and many others.
The evening started with the kids singing the Star Spangled Banner as well as the Canadian national anthem. Taylor and Samantha Ryan from Cohen's Children Society rode the Zamboni as it cleaned the ice. Tyler Mejordo announced to the arena who was starting the game and Aurora Ismali from Make A Wish Connecticut did a wonderful job hosting the evening.
At the end of the day, these kids may not remember who scored the winning goal (Toronto won 4-2) but they will remember meeting their hero, announcing their favorite team to an arena of fans and dropping the game puck for a couple of legendary hockey players. They will remember forgetting their troubles for an evening of fun.
Original interview by Lauren Busch, NBC News
Q: What was so appealing about Garden of Dreams that made you want to join the board??
DMC: The Garden of Dreams is fantastic at giving kids, who this world considers underprivileged, opportunities to become the people that they were put here to be in the first place. Garden of Dreams don't look at these children as underprivileged, who need special treatment; they look at these kids as kids of purpose and destiny. They give kids chances to overcome their obstacles, regardless of their situation, whether it's foster care, or homelessness, or education and physical disabilities.
Q: What inspired you to do charity work with children?
DMC: Well, after doing everything that I did with Run DMC, having a life that I had, I found out at the age of 35 that I was adopted. It was a big shock to me, didn't know my whole life, and then I found out that I was a foster kid. So I was one of those kids, and I looked at what was important about my life; (it) isn't the fact that I'm DMC of Run DMC, that's easy.
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I will always be the king of rock, one of the greatest rappers ever. The important thing about my existence is: people took time out of their lives to give me a chance to be what I was put here to be. You know, my mother and father decided to adopt me out of foster care, and send me to school, and discipline me, and educate me, and teach me; that's all these kids need. So it made me realize that with the children of the world, flesh and blood has nothing to do with being brothers, sisters, mothers and fathers to every child in every city, in every ghetto, in every orphanage, in every group home.
I am one of those kids, and I represent what happens when you allow and support an organization like Garden of Dreams to make a kid's dreams come true.
Q: So why do you think people should support this cause over others?
DMC: Because when you look at these children of the world, regardless of their situation, whether it be poverty, homelessness, you know, foster care, kids in group homes, incarceration, a lack of the sufficient educational mediums and facilities, these children are the next leaders, and people that will be running this world. These kids are the next you and me, the next journalists, the next entertainers, the next teachers, politicians, lawyers, scientists, pilots, astronauts, and the list goes on.
The most valuable resource that this Earth has is educating, nurturing and putting time and energy into our growing children, regardless of their relationships to us and their situations. All of those people have a habit of having their own children and walking around the world and seeing kids in bad situations and they go, "I ain't got nothing to worry about, those ain't my kids."
No, every child that is born into this world is our children and it's our responsibility as, not only the great nation of America, but globally, to give these children every chance that they deserve, every opportunity no matter what it is. That's why they should support the Garden of Dreams, 'cuz these kids are us.
Q: What will be your duties as a member of the board?
DMC: I'm basically the, I ain't going to say ambassador, the guy who is able to navigate the delicate line between politics, religion, legal laws, what I am able to do, because I represent hip-hop, I come from the music background, and music is a universal language. So with me, I am able to go and talk and relate to everybody, everywhere, globally, with a 6-year-old kid that likes my music, or the 65-year-old person that likes "Walk This Way." I am kind of the ambassador or the spokesman, or the representative ... the living, breathing proof of what Garden of Dreams does. Garden of Dreams basically creates little DMCs and DMCettes (laughs).
Q: Do you have any additional comments, anything else you would like to say?
DMC: Overall, Garden of Dreams represents a movement, as opposed to just being another charity. Garden of Dreams represents an initiative. The one thing that I really like about Garden of Dreams is that they're not the type of organization that will just say, "OK, let's go give out some computers to the kids," do it, get publicity on it, and never see the kids that they touched again.
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This is why I love to be on the board, because when they have contact with a certain kid or a certain charity, or a certain organization, they continue to have impressions made upon those individuals. We see these kids throughout the year, we don't just come to the hood and give out turkeys on Thanksgiving and the kids gotta wait another whole year to see us. That's why this organization is having success, because they continuously, they consistently (are) involved in the lives of each individual child they touch. That's when you have change.
You just can't come and say, "I'm just gonna give out some coats on Christmas" and the kids get all happy and they never see us again. That's how we're making a difference, because we stay involved in the lives of these kids, because they need to understand that OK, you can't be with your birth mother and your birth-grandfather, you can't be with your blood family, but you will never be without family again.
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How to Set the Date and Time in Windows 7
Windows 7 normally keeps good track of the current date and time, but often with a new computer, you have to change the Windows time zone to match your location so it can maintain time accurately.
To get started, press the Windows key on your keyboard.
The Windows key is the one with the Windows logo on it. The taskbar appears, if it isn't already visible. The taskbar is the blue area at the very bottom of your screen.
Right-click the Date/Time display on the far right end of the taskbar, and click Adjust Date/Time from the shortcut menu that appears.
The Date and Time dialog box appears.
Click the Change Date and Time button.
The Date and Time Settings dialog box appears.
Click in the Time field and enter a new time, or click the up and down arrows next to that field to change the time.
If you wish, click a new date in the calendar to set the date.
When you're finished with adjusting the date and time settings, click OK.
You're returned to the Date and Time dialog box.
To change the time zone, click the Change Time Zone button, choose an option from the Time Zone drop-down list, and click OK.
When you click the Change Time Zone button, the Time Zone Settings dialog box appears. By selecting a time zone appropriate to your location, Windows can make automatic adjustments for Daylight Savings Time as needed.
If you don't want your computer to adjust for Daylight Saving Time, click the Automatically Adjust Clock for Daylight Saving Time check box in the Time Zone Settings dialog box to turn this feature off.
Click OK.
The new settings are applied, and the dialog box closes.
The date and time appears on the Windows taskbar, but you can also display it on the desktop as a gadget. Another option for displaying the time or date is to use something called a gadget. For example, you might add a large clock or a monthly calendar.


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