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Experimental Diabetes Research
Volume 2007, Article ID 51837, 10 pages
Inhibition of Advanced Glycation and Absence of Galectin-3 Prevent Blood-Retinal Barrier Dysfunction during Short-Term Diabetes
1Centre for Vision Science, Queen's University Belfast, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT12 6BA, UK
2Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California, Sacramento, CA 95616, USA
Received 22 December 2006; Accepted 2 February 2007
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Copyright © 2007 Paul Canning et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Paul Canning, Josephine V. Glenn, Daniel K. Hsu, Fu-Tong Liu, Tom A. Gardiner, and Alan W. Stitt, "Inhibition of Advanced Glycation and Absence of Galectin-3 Prevent Blood-Retinal Barrier Dysfunction during Short-Term Diabetes," Experimental Diabetes Research, vol. 2007, Article ID 51837, 10 pages, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1155/2007/51837.


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Uprising drum'n'bass producer Emperor brings a throbbing, heavy-hitting rework of Mikky Ekko's magnetic 'Pull Me Down'.
Leaving the clammy effects in tact, Emperor adds electro shocks of glitchy effects,
wiping away the wholesomeness of Ekko's original and replacing it with curious piano key heartbeats, auto-tuned vocal pleas, and dripping R&B basslines. This remix goes miles away from his own productions, which only proves his credentials as a all-around electronic producer.
It's a really unique track this, I am especially in love with the auto-tuned vocals, which give the track even more unique envelope. One of those that just stick on your playlist for a very long time.
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Electric Jazz Funk Fusion Albums contain the music of an exciting, inspiring and challenging musical genre. Not everyone can listen to it easily, but those of us who really identify with the sound no doubt have a list of favorite albums. There are so many amazing electric jazz funk fusion albums to listen to – it's hard to pick favorites! But having said that, I do have some all time faves that are hands-down exciting…"Electric Jazz Funk Fusion Albums Short List of Favorites"
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okay i have a couple new ideas
1. 1.d4, 2.Nf3 just like Kirk. i think it's not a half bad idea. i may even play 2.c4 against 1.d4 d5 we'll have to see. the idea is to play 2.Nf3 against 1. ...Nf6. i need to get comfortable in the queen's gambit declined just like i am in the ruy lopez as white.
2. 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5!? as Black. i think it could work. 3.e3 cxd4 4.exd4 d5 is a CK Exchange. 3.d5 b5! is the original benko gambit. 3.c4 e6 aims for either a benoni or a tarrasch defense depending. again i'm going far too deep here, but i think this would be playable enough, except for the benoni things. we'll have to see.
the big deal here is the return to 1.d4
what against the dutch i wonder? i could always just develop. i'll ponder.
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Maintenance of a minimum spanning forest in a dynamic planar graph
David Eppstein, Giuseppe F. Italiano, Roberto Tamassia, Robert E. Tarjan, Jeffery R. Westbrook, and Moti Yung
J. Algorithms 15:173, 1993
Mathematical Reviews 94b:68039, 1994
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"Sexy Boy" is a song by French duo Air from their first studio album Moon Safari.
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POSing is having or making different gestures, with judicious use of your equipments------your camera, lighting, background and the gestures, perspective (part of gestures) you expect from your model or think urself the outcome of a photograph, keeping distance from your camera to the model, she/he should be competent enough to follow directions of what you want to see in the ultimate image------the rights and wrong of posing techniques.
STatic posing can be avoided in good flexible body of the model............as u can see in the above pose and think of how your eyes go on her waist, which turns the body to back in a decent manner plus her crossed hand makes the picture a beautiful 'model' picture....add to this the silent expression takes to your mind a different thinking ........there is slight tilting of the neck, another feather in the cap. ----Looking straight into the eyes with a turned shoulder and putting impression of tilting face slightly up putting weight on the spine has a good idea to have life in a model.----The background has been selected plain with a semi-dark cloth to take out the model away from the background, having full emphasis on her figure.
THe above eample is more akin to having avoid static poses........................The humab body is a fine example of symmetry, but it can get monotonous, if used unimaginatively.....Fo example, as I stated above the body looks best when it is at an angle with respect to the camera..
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Political correctness, like sex (see previous blog) sells. I understand if you put a picture of a movie star or royal on your cover, you have a 25% increase in sales. And this brings me to today's blog. As said before, I only read the largest Afrikaner magazine (according themselves) when on the toilet and I assure you, a few glances only as it is uncommonly bad for my blood pressure. I collect old books, old magazines and here we have one with a proud history, one which had an educational function for a volk (Afrikaans, nation) shattered by war, injustice and plain genocide. Yes, with a fatherly touch perhaps but one with very good intentions, no doubt. It used to be a wonderful read, a real family magazine to be treasured. Regretfully, the latest version is crap and we have it in our house because my mom, like most elderly people, will be buying it no matter what. Yet even she sighs and says it is not the same and yes, we must move on, but blindly forward? No, I don't want to read about the British Leeches, (royals to you) who have not yet apologised for the genocide of 1901 against the Afrikaner. I don't believe that I have not mentioned this aspect, the concentration camps, in any of my books (last count, 26 or more), they are in anything I write less we forget! And no, I don't hate the Pommies, if you read deeper and all the books, you will find a remarkable respect. However, unlike a certain US liberal, we do think that it matters that we lost one third of our population to genocide.
I pointed out, historically correctly, that concentration camps are a British Army invention, shockingly so. Yes, not a Nazi one and the results were the same, between thirty and thirty-seven thousand white women and children dead and we don't even know how many black citizens died with them. They died of disease and hunger, yes, the same pictures we see the Pommies crying crocodile tears over at Auschwitz and erect monuments for. Yes, the same skeleton frames of non-combatants dying behind barbed wire. And all this against the Genève Convention they had signed by that time. Go and Google it as I often invite any reader of my books, fiction and non-fiction, and wake up, I know my history better than most.
The Afrikaner felt rather vindicated when the main Leech (Queen Victoria to you) died during the Second Anglo Boer War, obvious a higher justice prevailed and when Lord Kitchener, the suspected homosexual (an immense insult in the old South Africa, a crime) who started the concentration camps, drowned in 1916 when a German U-Boat sank his ship under his ass, we were rather glad and hoped he took a long time to die. An Afrikaner, working as a German spy, later claimed he got him assassinated by betraying the ship's position (not confirmed). The help the Afrikaner loyally extended in two World Wars and Korea was not appreciated much and yes, we mention that too in my books and the point is, why would I want to read about the so called royals? It is crazy, why do they even exist in a modern society? They have zero value. They say, that they have a stabilizing influence? Really, read any article in a British newspaper and see the angry comments on those wanting them gone and those blindly following them. They only divide and we urinate (I use a better word in my books, more manly) on titles and awards issued by them – this country does not legally recognise such things. Plainly put, no one is going to bow to you. They say, that they bring in money and also tourism? Really, explain to me then why the French palaces with no royals, chop chop and good riddance, hello freedom 1789, are visited by so many thousands of tourists? Yep you cannot because it is the buildings which remain, not the Leeches. They don't bring in money and they are not working hard either, it is a grand life. And then we have their "war service" which is an insult to any fighting man. When last did a Leech die in battle, I ask? No not flying accidents in Scotland, battle! More than 400 years ago and that says it all. Flying a MacDonald Phantom II fighter bomber, or a helicopter, is not war service, it is a joke, the easy way. But all this is not mentioned in polite company, no, we must wave the flag as some did in 1947 when Jan Smuts felt so sorry for them, having survived a World War which millions others did not, 66 million to be exact, that he invited them here. From that came an incident where the proud Zulu Nation conducted a dance for them as a welcome (why I would not know, they are not welcome). We see a young "princess" jumping in alarm, perhaps she recalled the Battle of Isandlwana where the British Army got wiped out to a man, and hitting out with her handbag when they warriors came too close to her. Yes, perhaps they smelled badly having waited for hours in the warm sun, who knows? It is on YouTube for you to smirk over, I often do when I want to laugh. As one fellow said at the time, they actually came to taste meat, the British had food rationing until long after the rest of Europe after that war. They forgot what meat tastes like, it is funny!
In more recent years, the beginning of the 1990s, I for one was traumatized when the former Minister of Foreign Affairs (in those days consisting of the homelands of Venda, Bophuthatswana, Ciskei and Transkei) said he waved goodbye to the old South African flag and anthem as a matter of course. The new dispensation will get a new one, make peace, you are welcome in South Africa. I liked that old flag, I bled for it and I truly meant the oath I took to defend it as required by the anthem "Ons sal antwoord op jou roepstem, Ons sal offer wat jy vra: Ons sal lewe, ons sal sterwe, Ons vir jou, Suid-Afrika." (Afrikaans, At thy call we shall not falter, We will answer to your calling, Firm and steadfast we shall stand, At thy will to live or perish). And I lost friends in the South African Bush War as it became known, the police, where I was, fought all the way, long before the conscripts became involved. First in Rhodesia, then Owamboland, then South Africa and everywhere else. Yes, we killed 90% of all terrorists as they were called then and freedom fighters today, not the army, and 98% of all terrorist inside South Africa, not the army. And this is not a glorification of war, by the way, just the hard statistics no one can argue about, read my biography Mean Streets – Life in the Apartheid Police or its Afrikaans translation Gewentenlose Strate – Lewe in die Apartheid Polisie and you will learn a lot more.
So when I saw the new flag, I was damn glad not to see a Union Jack on it. That I liked, the rest, well, we got used to it and its derogatory name outside South Africa and today, the old flag is seen automatically as a racist symbol and it will always be, having being dishonoured by Nationalist politicians for 48 years. Yet when it first flew, it was not like that. There was a time when we had pride, when that flag was saluted with honour by good men, brave men. Those days are passed now, and so it is, we accept that and change, life goes on. We want to see success here, good leadership and to be proud. What we don't want to see is to see a royal Leech or her stupid inbreeds on our magazines, they have nothing to do with us and frankly never did, they were tolerated at best and disliked at worst. The first standing order we had was "Always shoot the Khakis!" (Khakis mean British soldiers, from their uniform.) From now on, let me find a Leech on the cover, and I will use that magazine in ways in the toilet which it was not designed to do.
Life is not the same as it was in my youth, I can tell you. In those days we were convinced that women had little black stars on their chests as I call a woman's bosom, also known as "assets" in polite terms. Surely with the censors working overtime and making their kids, like all good Nationalists, in the dark and the missionary position only, approved by the church, I am sure, we grew up with rather odd ideas on life. But one thing we did have was respect and that I see respect sadly lacking these days and not only among the youth who often surprise me with a polite "more oom" (morning sir) when I bump into them. Well, I am 49 years old in a few months, divorced and a widower and have gone around the block, my graying hair testifies to this, I deserve to be called like that.
But I have to wonder why there is a need to show us endless pictures and articles on the passing of Celine Dion's husband and brother. Really, I speak of experience, when in such a situation, and you will be one day, you would want to suffer alone and in silence without the entire world gazing on what you wear, what you say or how much you wipe the tears away even if a super star. Yes, there is life after death. I believe so and in my forensic legal work I often joke that I can prove this: "Did Jan van Riebeeck not come back as coffee?" Yep, a silly South African joke which foreigners will not get. But the fact remains, when faced with death of a loved one, and you will be, you have to decide where you stand with God, the law, yourself and why life is this hard. There is no way that it will not affect you unless you suffer from serious psychological issues.
I feel sorry for Miss Dion after others like her. I know how she feels and I have no advice really, you turn to God and you carry on and with time you hear the birds again singing outside your window. And you do realise that life is so precious, even on earth where no one wants to stay longer than needs be. It is sudden you know, one day you are quite happy and then she is ill and she gets worse and worse no matter how much you pray, or your child goes on a camp and word comes back, she fell and is dying, or your dad, always so strong and there, now becomes a helpless wreck on a hospital bed. Yes, your life can change overnight and after death, when the funeral is done, and you are alone with your thoughts, shattered, you are faced with every shyster known to mankind. They want to sell you a tombstone, they want to invest your inheritance and then you have the gigolos wanting to move in because you have "needs" which he can fulfill and nothing else, it is just money for this fellow and he usually has none of his own. Yes, it happens, read my books on this, they are on the internet free of charge. I am talking, again, of experience. When I became a widower on Facebook, suddenly I had half naked women 20-25 years my junior wanting to be friends! Really? I have a news flash, the man who is turned on by your protruding chest is close to a Neanderthal and not really a good husband. At some stage he notices another chest and you will sit with the kids at home writing bitter notes on "Let us click or whatever" on the loyalty of man. My late wife was super smart, even her few enemies would tell you that, I fell in love with her brain but that is me. I may be the odd one but I doubt it, many friends agree with me on this subject, we like smart women. We actually want to talk about everything and nothing and enjoy your company, explore your soul and admire your body (staring like a hyena in heat as one of my characters puts it, admiringly so, I would say).
It is entirely sad that sex is used to sell books, movies and what have you (cars, buildings, cell phones, investments, everything). I read this morning of "bikini barista servers" which turns out to be American for half naked women making coffee at over inflated prices. And sales doubled which is ironic in a deeply flawed philosophical way. Oh, I know about the place called "Hooters" or something too because I watched an episode of "Undercover Boss," yep, you will never find me in one, ever, it is embarrassing. A while ago, I was approached by a fellow stating he is a Hollywood script writer and he believes my fiction books can be turned into a movie. Well, he is right, they can, they are that good even if they feature South Africans and do not rate anyone else highly in this theater. When I wrote the books, I asked myself, what do I want in books like this and I wrote them like that with, of course, the codes for my late wife to chuckle about. Unfortunately, according to this fellow, the books do not have enough sex in them. Well, he is right, they have no sex in them whatsoever. The closest was in book 1, "That night we finally became one" and if you are too stupid to figure that out, don't read my books. In the Police Books, under my own name, I often mentioned going blind being unmarried and unwanted, no doubt. Anyone who knows about the Roman Catholic Church would get my joke but alas, many did not. My point is this, certain things, like your love life, your assets if from the improved specie and your grieving at the side of the grave, do not belong on the internet or newspapers. Where has the respect and worse, self-respect gone to? Let us get it together and re-evaluate our values in life.
It is entirely odd, that we live in fear in a country supposed to be the liberal dream after Apartheid ended in 1994 according to the history books but not in the brains of many. Sadly, I am not talking about crime here although I should and could. With eighteen thousand murders a year, yes, one every 30 minutes, most people would be guarded if not in actual fear. We make excuses, of course, we say "this is Africa" and "the police cannot be everywhere" or "put your faith in God." This is all fair and well and nice but highly abnormal in other countries not cursed with violent crime.
Actually, being in Africa, on itself, is no reason to live with fear and note, living with fear is not the same as living in fear. So that is no excuse, you should not fear crime and if you do, the Government had failed you. And yes, you should expect to have a good police service, it is not normal to have a bad one. It is not normal to have them looked down on and always read how pathetic they are. It is sad and should make you cringe to read such things. Now God, in my experience, helps only those who helps themselves. There is not going to be a pot of gold waiting for you at your doorstep no matter how hard you pray. Which is not to say God cannot intervene, or miracles do not take place anymore. I simply mean, if you want something done, do it yourself. The law is neutral as I said before in my books and in this blog. Unless you invoke the law, you cannot expect it to act pro-actively, help yourself to get rid of the fear in you.
The fear I am speaking about is not crime, it is of being called a "racist" if you dare to criticize anything in this country. The Constitution, with its Bill of Human Rights, is supposed to give you something called "Freedom of Speech" which means you should be able to speak your mind (criticize) without living with fear of being officially investigated, publically humiliated and hounded to leave the place and get into hiding. A perfect example is Donald Trump stating he will ban all Muslims from entering the USA. And less you forget, the US did ban all Japanese at some stage, before the Second World War, so there is a historical precedence for what he said besides the other reasons. There were howls of angry protest, but no one said to Mr Trump he is now prevented from speaking his mind, he has "Freedom of Speech." In South Africa, I guarantee you, those very same words would have been seen as "hate speech" and there are consequences in law, for such things. He would have been stopped in his tracks.
It is an old legal debate, how far is your right to free speech allowed to go before it becomes hate speech which is unlawful. No one really knows, to be honest, but where you become openly racist, calling for white South Africans to be gassed, or Jews to be exterminated, or black South Africans monkeys, that is going too far. Note the above are statements, not criticizing, big difference when you think about it. I said time and time again, be very careful what you post on social media, even that what is posted on your website or Facebook page by others, may come back to bite you in the ass. Once you have a reputation as a racist, it will never go away from you and this brings fear because I have found that many, the moment you criticize, fall back on the racist argument. "You are racist, you are jealous, you are not in Apartheid anymore, you are not the white boss, a black man earns money also, you don't like me because I am black" and so many respond, angrily, creating fear and hiding behind it.
It is crap, obviously, such arguments, that is not what the law had in mind when it was written to protect you. There is nothing wrong with robustness between men as long as it is not indecent or hate speech. You should not be too over sensitive and jump on the racism bandwagon all the time. I think most of us are past the stage where we notice if a guy is black or pink on the sports fields, but none of us are willing to lose games because he is there on anything but merit. Such an argument, will immediately, in this country, be seen as racist even when it is not meant to be because it is criticism. This sensitivity goes further. You seldom to never see or hear the police admitting the race of the culprit and so everyone takes it for granted, it is black on white crime. And yet, many times it is not, many times we find the family member, doing the slaying. We should never jump to conclusions, it is a cardinal fact of law, to hear the other side first before making a judgment. But what do you do when the police stay silent and refuses, because of fear and politically correct nonsense, to admit who they are looking for? It is entirely silly, no normal person will ever have a problem with a factually correct description of the culprits to assist in spotting them. And it is fear, of being called a racist, that most would rather turn a blind eye to open corruption and other injustices afore reporting it. It is entirely sad that we are failed by our leaders, that South Africa is not even the biggest economy in Africa anymore because we had in practical terms, zero growth the last few years. This is justifiable critique, not racism, who cares what skin colour the leaders are, as long as they perform as promised. How long can we accept fear as part of our existence? Bob Dylan said:
"Yes, how many times can a man turn his head
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind."
I have a newsflash for some, most actually want to be proud of their country, their citizens, sport teams and leaders. Not everything is about race, wake up and move on, stop feeling sorry for yourself.


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Well not only is Gee Atherton on 650 wheels right now (snore), but he and Rach are also on custom fork crowns and super short stems.
- I don't know if Mark Beaumont is on running the same CNC atrocity as well.
- I don't know if the fork crowns are custom, but they are raw aluminum w/o anodizing, and it would make sense. Different offset is likely, probably to balance the variance in trail length for 650 wheels and also to counterbalance the shittiness of the short stem.
- I don't know any of this officially, but it's easy to spot in videos and photos. I'm guesstimating here, but I also think I'm a pretty good guesstimator.
- I have no idea why they thought this was a good idea. Hey Gee, remember the part midseason last year where you went from totally dominant to 2nd or 3rd place at every race, and Steve Smith beat you all the time? That probably had more to do with training and mental toughness, and less to do with your bike not having some ill-conceived "cutting edge" widowmaker bolted to the front of it. You know how every bike you've ever had for the last 13 years has had a 45-55mm stem on the front of that, and how comfortable you are on that setup? Yeah, THAT'S probably what you want to change for next year, not more or less pushups or mangos vs. kale in your protein smoothies. Also, just remember that you're running Conti tires. I would recommend solving that problem before going down the rabbit hole of Cesar Rojo's short stem conspiracy theories.
And about that video: HOW GNARLY ARE THOSE CONDITIONS. That track was a straight up death challenge course, just look at the slide at 3:37 to see how deadly it was. Homie on the Orange went into that corner knowing he was going to slide and then opened the throttle anyway. Savage. If I was at that race I would have spent half of practice sitting on my bike outside the tape crying to myself and watching the real men ride. Brits are way gnarlier than us, and the guy who's getting 37th at a BDS race would be getting 3rd at our national champs. You have to scroll down to 12th place in the results sheet before you get to someone who isn't a regular in the World Cup top 20, and that's not including Gee who didn't race. And they invented punk rock.


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|Q. What is the Storage Management System(SMS)? What is it used for?
The Storage Management System(SMS) is important part of the MVS O/S. Its function is to manage Storage Space. In other words, the memory manager of the MVS is called Storage Management System(SMS).
What meaning does this have when you write JCL? Its quite simple. When you write JCL/Batch JOBs, you often need to store your output/results, in OUTPUT Dataset. Moreover, you also need to store intermediate results of processing in Temporary/Work Datasets. When you create a new Dataset, for storing output, you must tell the MVS, how much storage space should be RESERVED for the dataset. That is, you need to declare/announce to the MVS, how much Storage Space(which is either in TRACKS,CYLS,BLKS,KB,MB) to keep aside for your dataset. Why do you need to do this?
|Q. Why do you need to announce or make a declaration to MVS, "I need 1 TRACK Primary space, and 1 TRACK of secondary space?"
The reason is because, MVS O/S is a memory guard. It protects the memory. You cannot directly go ahead and store data in a Mainframe Computer's memory. You need to first request the MVS O/S, "I need a few tracks of memory space to store my output data". You need to properly/explicitly say, How much Storage Space you need – 1 track, 2 tracks, 5 cylinders, exactly how much? Not just this, you need to tell the MVS, the device and the volume on which you desire this storage space. Only when the MVS grants your request, and exclusively reserves Storage Space for you, you can then go ahead and store output dataset in it.
Thus, the MVS O/S acts like a miser. It does not give any TRACKS for free. Even if you want a single(1) byte of Storage Space, you need to first ask the MVS O/S.
|Q. And how do you make this request to MVS O/S?
You already know it..! You do this by coding the SPACE parameter on the DD Statement, which creates a new dataset in the Batch JOB/JCL. If you need to brush up, on how the SPACE Parameter works, you can jump to the relevant tutorial by click here.
|Q. Alright, I've had enough of writing the SPACE Parameter every time, I wanted to create a new dataset. Isn't there some automatic way of doing this?
That's precisely, what Storage Management System(SMS) is all about. Storage Management System(SMS) handles all the storage-space related issues for you automatically. For example, it can calculate how much Storage Space, your dataset needs, on which volumes to store your dataset, when is your dataset no longer needed, and how often to backup your dataset etc. However, one must realize that you will need to specify in your JCL, that you want SMS to manage your dataset.
Thus, in a nutshell, SMS is a tool that helps you by automatically managing Storage-space related issues for you.
You simply need to rub the Magic Lamp, and SMS-genie will manage storage-related issues for you!
|Q. How does SMS know, how much storage space you'll need, what volume to store the dataset on, bla bla bla...?
Storage Management Subsystem(SMS) manages your datasets, by asking you a few questions :
1)What's the Storage Class ?
- Storage Class STORCLAS : The Storage Class represents different categories of devices and volumes. Every category has a meaning. Category name can be 1-8 characters long. For example, a STORCLAS=CLASSOA could be representing all volumes on 3380 DASD Device.
Note : You need to specify STORCLAS parameter in JCL, to signal to the SMS to manage your dataset. Otherwise, you will have to specify SPACE and VOL parameters for the dataset.
- Looking at a JCL/Batch JOB, you can make out whether a dataset is SMS-Managed or not, by seeing the STORCLAS parameter.
2)What's the Management Class ?
- Management Class MGMTCLAS : Management class represents different categories of management activities. For example, a MGMTCLAS=MGMT01 could mean all datasets which are backed up everyday, and retained upto 1 month.
It is not mandatory to specify the MGMTCLAS parameter.
3) What's the Data Class ?
- Data Class DATACLAS : Data Class represents different characteristics of the dataset's records, what will be their record length, record organisation, record format etc. Since SMS can also be used to manage VSAM Datasets, the DATACLAS can be used to specify the Control Interval Size, Control Areas, Free Space, Imbed option etc. relevant to VSAM Clusters.
Once again, it is not mandatory to specify the DATACLAS.
Apart from these, if you wish, you could also specify other parameters to the MVS such as (i) RECORG, which is used for VSAM Datasets and tells what type of cluster to create – KSDS, ESDS, RRDS (ii) KEYOFF and KEYLEN, which in the context of VSAM Dataset tells, where the key starts, and what is the length of the key respectively, as well as (iii) AVGREC.
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Word has it that everything Gene Simmons touches turns to gold, but the truth is that Gene has an amazing vision for talent, and many times all they need is a little support. And it was this vision that brought forth one of the most important bands of American Hard/Heavy from 80's. In 1985 Gene produced "The Right to Rock" and the world got to know KEEL; the group led by Ron Keel (ex-Steeler) became internationally successful.
But the terrible 90's came and KEEL, as well as other Hard Rock bands, came to their end. Two decades later Keel got back on the road to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of "The Right to Rock" and with a new studio album "Streets Of Rock'n'Roll" (2010). We had the opportunity to interview Ron about Monsters of Rock Cruise and the other projects Ron is working on.
By Edu Lawless
Rock Express – Keel is back again since 2008 and one of the most important points of this reunion was to be part of the Monsters of Rock Cruise. What did it represent to Keel to be on board of this Festival?
Ron Keel – At this point in my career, I celebrate every victory – and to be a part of such an epic event was very special. The opportunity to interact with the fans, play our shows, hang out with our friends in the other bands, and to do it all in such an amazing setting, traveling across the ocean on a luxury cruise ship, was a dream come true. It really is the ultimate rock n roll vacation experience!
Rock Express – You and the guys made one of the greatest concerts on board of Monsters when you invited some friends of the other bands to join you at one of the main stages. It was amazing and historic. What did you think and feel in that moment?
Ron Keel – My job is to create magical memorable moments for the audience – and I'll do whatever it takes to make that happen. We had a lot of good friends from other bands on that ship, and some of them were in the audience for our big show on deck at the climax of the event, and it only felt right to invite them onto the stage to sing "The Right To Rock" with us and celebrate 3 decades of music and friendship. It was Brian Vollmer from Helix, Jaime St. James from Black N Blue, Oz Fox from Stryper, and Kyle Kruger from "Hair I Go Again" – some of my best friends in the business, and it truly was a special moment for us.
Rock Express – We could see the bands in a big brotherhood on board, being together as a reunion from old friends of the college, high school. Is it a kind of celebration of the rebirth of the good years of Hard'n'Heavy style?
Ron Keel – That's exactly what it's like at these events – a family reunion. You gotta realize, a lot of us have been friends for almost 30 years, touring together, doing charity events together, singing on each other's albums. And as we get older, we've watched a lot of our friends die – Jani Lane, Phil Kennemore from Y&T, Robbin Crosby from Ratt, Kevin DuBrow…so I think we treasure these relationships even more as time passes.
Rock Express – Do you think that the musician maturity leaving drugs, alcohol and others excess, and the family factor can give a new breath to Hard'n'Heavy from the 80's?
Ron Keel – I can definitely state that the quality of the latest KEEL album "Streets Of Rock & Roll" is directly related to our maturity and experience. The music is still wild, loud, and reckless, but our skills as songwriters and musicians have grown through the years. When we were young, we all had balls of steel but it took a couple of decades for our brains to catch up.
Rock Express – Hard Rock was very important to worldwide music scene and we can still hear a hundred of classics playing on radios, broadcast and movies, all the time. What happen along the years? Was this formula of the success lost?
Ron Keel – Music will always be a reflection of our society, our culture, the times we live in. Those things are always changing, and music must change to reflect that. This is the music of the wild and young – the energy and rebellion of hard rock will never go out of style.
Rock Express – Do you think that the Record Companies had a great responsibility for Hard Rock fall?
Ron Keel – The record companies have never cared about bands, musicians, styles or trends. They don't care about music, they are in business to make money. They will go from one artist to the next, one style of music to the next, bleed it until it's dead, and then move on to the next artist or style.
Rock Express – One of the great Broadway Shows – Rock of Ages – that talks exactly about Hard Rock from 80's, has become a movie. Is it one more evidence that Hard Rock is back and it's the style's return to mainstream as well as in the old times?
Ron Keel – I didn't see the Broadway show. The trailer for the movie looks terrible, and I LOVE music movies – I thought "Rock Star" was great. So I'm not really interested in this movie. Face it – the 80's are never coming back – but this music is alive, and relevant, in 2012. Instead of looking back, we have to look forward to entertaining people here and now.
Rock Express – After Monsters of Rock Cruise, you started a new radio Project called "Streets of Rock'n'Roll". How did you have this idea for the program?
Ron Keel – Hosting a radio show is something I've always wanted to do. I am always working on music, so when I listen to radio, I listen to a lot of sports, news, and talk shows – I wanted to combine the best elements of both and create a "Rock Talk" show that features a wide variety of hard rock music, news, comments, and conversations with rock personalities. The show has been a huge success and is growing all the time – fans can find out more about it at www.ronkeel.com/radioshow
Rock Express – You have many projects nowadays, including a country music project. Tell us a little more about them.
Ron Keel – Two things I'm focusing on now are completing my autobiography – "Even Keel: Life On The Streets Of Rock & Roll" – and writing a new "Ron Keel: Metal Cowboy" solo album. I would like to have both of these released by January 2013 if not sooner. We've also begun the process of creating a KEEL 30th Anniversary album for 2014 release. I am still performing in "Country Superstars" our Las Vegas show, gigging occasionally with my "Cowboy Band" project, and doing solo acoustic shows in addition to hosting and producing the radio program. So I stay very busy!
Rock Express – With all your history, I think that sounds a little different, to see you ahead of a Country Music Tribute Band. How does it work for you?
Ron Keel – The Ronnie Dunn Tribute is an acting role – I absolutely love the challenge, and the opportunity to star in a Las Vegas show. I studied a long time – and still work very hard at it – to re-create his voice, his character, his mannerisms. I am now very comfortable with it and enjoy it very much. The hardest part is cutting my hair to do this show!
Rock Express – After a hiatus of 10 years you are back with the guys to record a new album. What could you tell us about what you felt in that moment? How did everything work?
Ron Keel – The hiatus was actually 20 years – of course we got together for a couple of days in 1998 to add some vocals and guitars to the "Back In Action" tracks, but until 2009 we had not played together as a band for over twenty years.
When we reunited for our 25th Anniversary, we just wanted to play some shows and celebrate 25 years of friendship, good times, and music with each other and with our fans. We had no intention of working on new music together – it just started pouring out of us, it was electric to create the songs on that album together and it felt very natural. We did not discuss a direction or style, we just let the music come out and when we hear a KEEL song, we know it…the writing and recording of "Streets Of Rock & Roll" was extremely fun and exciting, and I think you can hear that when you listen to the album.
Rock Express – Recently Keel was announced in the next edition of Monsters of Rock Cruise, in March of 2013. It was made to happen by the fans. What does it represent for the band?
Ron Keel – We thank you for the great review and the support – hell yes! We are just excited to be back on board, it's the rock n roll experience of a lifetime. I think next year will be even better for us and for the fans because we know what to expect and how to make the most of the opportunities to play, hang out with the people, and have a good time.
Rock Express – But it's not just Keel playing on board on the next edition. You'll be playing a solo acoustic session too. What can the fans expect? Do you have something in your mind already?
Ron Keel – I've been doing the solo "Alone At Last" acoustic show for eight years now. It's a challenge to take the audience on a journey through my entire career, with just my voice, my guitar, and the songs – I play music from KEEL, Steeler, Fair Game, IronHorse, my solo projects – and tell some of the stories behind the songs and my experiences. By then my new solo album will be out so I will include material from that also. I really appreciate the opportunity to kick the major ass with KEEL on the big stage, and then to strip it down and do my acoustic gig also.
Rock Express – In your opinion, what will we see on Hard'n'Heavy scene in the future?
Ron Keel – There are some new young bands that I like, that could possibly help keep this music alive. But the world is changing, and it has become much more difficult to succeed – very few real "Rock Stars" are being developed, and the rockers from the 80's are getting older, many are already dead. My advice to the fans is to experience this phenomenon while we still can – go see the concerts, listen to the music, meet these artists and get an autograph and a photo with them, because nobody's gonna live forever and we gotta live the rock while we can! Please stay in touch with me at www.ronkeel.com and thank you all for enjoying what we love to do! – ROCK.


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WPL ROUND-UP: Matchday 6
Rhyl 3-1 Airbus UK
Rhyl continued their good form as they moved up to fourth in the table, winning four games on the bounce in league and cup.
The defeat for Airbus would see them sit in the relegation zone, two points above Cardiff Metropolitan.
Alex Jones would already test Airbus keeper Ryan Neild as he latched on to a fantastic ball from midfield. Carl Lamb would also challenge the goalkeeper from a header in which he would save with his body.
Rhyl would take the lead in fine fashion as their attack would see them start from their own half, as Toby Jones would finish a fine passage of play with a powerful shot slotted home in the right hand corner of the goal after an assist from Rob Hughes.
Alex Jones would double Rhyl's tally as Neild would question his defenders as Ryan Edwards would pass to Johnny Spittle who would underhit a pass back to Neild, in which Jones would make the most of.
Alex Jones would add to his goals for the game as they would score in similar fashion to they did in the first half as they would pounce on a defenive error that Jones would finish off well.
Aberyswyth Town 0-3 Camarthen
Aberyswyth lost to Camarthen in a crushing defeat in front of a lowly attended crowd at Newtown's Latham Park.
Declan Carroll would launch a ball forward in which Aberyswyth defender Will Bell would score an unfortunate own goal as he would header into his own net, leaving Dominic Richards stranded.
Aberyswyth would try to break down the Camarthen defence but only showed signs of getting back into the game from set pieces as Sam Rodon missed from a corner.
Dominic Richards in the second half would save a point blank header from Declan Carroll.Kieran Lewis would double the lead just past the hour mark with a cool finish.
Liam Thomas would then make the most of the free space offered to him as the Aberyswyth defence were unable to deal with a quickly taken free-kick.
Llandudno 0-0 Newtown
Llandudno and Newtown played out a draw in which Llandudno could have opened the scoring relatively early on as Lewis Buckley tried to test the goalkeeper in which David Jones dealt with well.
Liam Dawson would try from range but the Newtown shot stopper would palm it out from safety.
In the second half Llandudno would continue to the pile the pressure on as Dawson's shot would narrowly go past the wrong side of the post.
Newtown would create an attack of their own as Oswell would set up Kershaw with a deflection almost taking it in for the away side.
Llandudno would also suffer a scare from a corner as well as Tom Goodwin's header connected but the Llandudno catain would header away.
Cardiff Met 1-2 gap Connah's Quay Nomads
gap Connah's Quay Nomads retained their undefeated record in this season so far thanks to goals from Matty Williams and Les Davies, with a late consolation for Cardiff from Adam Roscrow.
The game saw Nomads start strongly and go two up within 23 minutes, Matty Williams getting the first in the sixth minute before Les Davies sent a 25 yard effort off both posts before the ball eventually crossed the line. The second half was largely uneventful, with Nomads receiving a blow with an injury to influential defender Ian Kearney, forcing him off. Cardiff Met enjoyed more possession in the second half and deservedly got one back via Roscrow in the 86th minute. Despite last ditch efforts from Met to claim a late equaliser, Nomads saw the remainder of the game through to confirm the victory.
The New Saints 4-0 Bangor City
The scene was set, the City fans turned up in numbers, and made themselves heard all round the ground, creating an atmosphere and almost a hint of a buzz at the Park Hall Stadium.
Unfortunately for City, it came crashing back down to earth forcefully when Alex Darlington scored the first of his brace by opening the City defence within the first 4 minutes, curling a through ball from Brobbel into the bottom right corner.
TNS maintained the tempo and shortly after Darlington was in again, this time after some pacey counter attacking after City had committed players forward.
At 2-0 the City players kept attacking, looking to play Reed in – as lone striker – with Henry Jones slotting in just behind him.
City nearly got back in just before half time, when Reed found Gosset out on the right hand side, and the cross missing the outstretched leg of Sion Edwards by a matter of millimetres.
The second half saw the earlier than expected return of marquee signing Dan Nardiello, with City switching to two up the top and ultimately, chasing the game by commiting men forward.
TNS continued their steady build up play, forcing City deeper and deeper into their own half, and grabbed a reward for the patient play, when Saunders popped up to add to Bangor's woes.
Salt was well and truly rubbed into the City wound shortly after, when Mullen pounced on some unfocused defending to put the game out of City's reach.
Bala Town 2-0 Cefn Druids
Bala continued to find their shooting boots after an early season goal drought.
The Druids would almost go in front as Aaron Bowens deflected cross came off Stuart Jones, fortunately for Bala it would go behind the goal.
Bala would then go and open the scoring as Ryan Edwards would play a skillfull pass to Michael Hayes to slot home.
Chris Venables would continue the hatrick he picked up in midweek in the League Cup as Mike Hayes would turn into provider as he allowed Venables to score from close range.


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Ferguson happy to win
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson felt his side came through a stern test at Everton on Saturday afternoon.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson felt his side came through a stern test at Everton on Saturday afternoon.
The champions were not at their best but did enough to get back to winning ways in the Barclays Premier League after last week's mauling by Manchester City. Everton had a number of chances to claim a point at Goodison Park but lacked a genuine cutting edge and Javier Hernandez's 19th-minute tap-in proved decisive as United won 1-0.
Ferguson told TV reporters: "It was a hard game and we expected that because every time you come to Everton the crowd get behind them and show great enthusiasm. But in the main, in the first half particularly, we did very well and in the second half we defended well and that was the pleasing aspect for me, winning 1-0."
He added: "We decided to play Park (Ji-sung) in a wide position and he did very well for us but we still created the best chances in the game - Park the very first minute. Everton put in a lot of crosses but we managed to get them away and (David) De Gea didn't have much to do really."
Everton went close in the first half when Leighton Baines hit the bar from a free-kick while a powerful shot from Jack Rodwell hit De Gea on the head as he attempted to save.
"They were unlucky to hit the bar maybe - we were a bit lucky with that one, it was a fantastic free-kick," Ferguson added. "We rode our luck with that one but we battled in the second half and got the result we wanted."
Everton manager David Moyes was disappointed his side did not get anything out of the game.
The Toffees have now lost five out of six games in all competitions but, especially after taking Chelsea to extra time in the Carling Cup in midweek, Moyes was proud of their efforts.
He said: "I think we are unlucky not to get at least a point out of the game. We played well and Manchester United had few attempts, especially in the second half. I thought we looked the stronger side in the second half.
"Maybe it was just that bit of quality in the final third that we didn't have. We tried to find a way to get a goal but it wasn't to be. Great credit to the lads. We have gone toe to toe with Chelsea midweek, when we were unlucky not to go through, and done the same today."


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I read yet another Melanie Dickerson this week. I really haven't decided what I'm going to do about Winter– do I buy it or get it from the library? Help me! I've got a $5 gift card to Books-A-Million… but I kinda want something completely unfamiliar. Suggestions?
Anyway… The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest is a Robin Hood retelling with hints of Swan Lake. I liked it, but it wasn't my favorite. I adore Robin Hood. A lot.
The thing about Melanie Dickerson's books is that the characters instantly fall in love. They don't really admit their feelings until the end, but still. I love her books, but I wish it wasn't so clear who's going to fall in love with who. You know what I mean?
I also found this book highly predictable. So all-in-all, not my favorite Melanie Dickerson.
However, I'm very excited about The Silent Songbird, a Little Mermaid retelling, which is being released in November.


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2F's trip to Leeds Art Gallery.
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On Thursday we had a fantastic day out at Leeds Art Gallery. We did a workshop with Amanda Phillips, who showed us how to be 'Art Detectives!' We enjoyed looking round the gallery and thinking about questions that we would like to ask the artists, if they had been there too. After lunch we went back to explore the galleries and everyone chose an art work they particularly liked and spent some time looking at it really carefully and sketching it. Later back at school we finished our sketches. we wanted to thank Amanda for making our time at the gallery really special, so we wrote some thank you letters to her. We would also like to thank the parents who came on the trip and helped to make it such an enjoyable day out.
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Looks like you had great fun- especially being art defectives!! Glad to see some of you becoming great artists yourselves, can't wait to see them in school.
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Hi Product Hunt! I'm Ayesha, a PM at Slack. We're excited to release Custom Status today! :tada: You can now set your status to let your team know when you're available or when you're not. Choose from a default status for common scenarios where you're away, or create a custom status with the perfect emoji for anything else you want your team to know. Heading out to lunch? Drop a :taco: in your status and let your team know you'll be back in an hour. On vacation? Update your status so you can truly unplug knowing people aren't trying to reach you while you're out. We're also releasing a Custom Status API so apps can update your status based on activity in other products. Zenefits and Meekan already integrate with the API and sync your status so people know when you're out of the office or in a meeting. We'll also automatically update your status to show whenever you're on a voice or video call in Slack. The whole team is here to answer any questions or just share our favorite statuses - ask us anything!
Veronica Belmont@veronica · Destroyer of Worlds (and PM at Disco)
This is awesome, kind of reminds me of the old school AIM away messages! 😆 Our team is thinking of using them for when we need to be in "deep work" and can't be disturbed. Are there plans to actually use custom away messages to prevent users from sending notifications to someone who has a certain status enabled?
@veronica Totally agree with your point on it reminding you of the old school AIM away messages. I really like this update. It's as you said, instead of "away" you can have a more relevant message. Plus, I was always a fan of AIM back in the day 😂
@veronica Thanks! We're thinking about ways to let you tie your Do Not Disturb settings to your Custom Status, we'll continue iterating on this. You can always set your status (maybe :headphones: Focusing!) and manually toggle your DND for now - but we'll think about this some more!
Love this release. Excited to try it out!
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@geekyyang Thanks Phillip! We really enjoyed working on it. Let us know if you'd like to see something to it!
So happy to see this launch! Our team was super happy to see it go live. Very polished from the start, clearly a lot of thought went into it. I know we had submitted some feedback in the past for something like this, what were some of the challenges your team ran into when designing the feature?
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by Gaby Marraro
|Cultural appropriation is never acceptable.
With Halloween quickly approaching, many of us are scrambling to come up with a funny, clever costume that is sure to get some positive attention. And while it's easy to get sucked into the mindset that all costumes are worn in harmless fun, I've recently become much more aware of the cultural appropriation that seems to emerge around this holiday, and I ask that anyone reading this does the same.
I took a trip to Ricky's the other day, the beauty supply store that turns into a costume shop for Halloween. Among the slew of sexy prisoners and skin-tight cat suits (a whole other problematic aspect of costumes into which I won't delve now), I was taken aback by the wide variety of culturally specific costumes. Among these were "Mexican Señorita", a geisha wig, a "Ghetto Fab Wig", "Native American Princess", and jewels meant to be worn as bindis. While this is something I wouldn't have given a second thought a few years ago, I now understand that these costumes aren't funny, nor are they flattering or respectful in any sense towards the cultures they are appropriating. By dressing up as a person of any race, you are creating a negative stigma towards it in its entirety, and just because it is Halloween, it is not excusable. In all cases, those clothes have a special historical significance for that culture, and to use it as a fashion statement or as a joke is to act upon ignorance. By making a culture "sexy", you are fetishizing it, mocking its traditions and expressions, and ignoring what it truly means to be a person of that race.
Regardless of whether one claims to wear these outfits without an attitude of racism, the principles behind it and the implications of wearing them encourage exactly that. In short, any costume that is based on a certain race is racist, and there is no getting around that. No one has the right to dress up as a different race for a day, knowing that at the end of the night they will be able to take that costume off and avoid any discrimination that culture faces on a daily basis. When you dress in blackface, you don't have to face the significantly lower employment rates of black men and women, or the fact that one in three black males will be sent to prison in their lifetime. Dressing up as that sexy Native American woman ignores the fact that one in three of these women will be raped in her lifetime. Wearing a sombrero and moustache as a joke doesn't force you into the 30% of Hispanics without health coverage. You get to take that costume off and return to your privilege, but for the group you are representing, these challenges are constant and lifelong.
And because there will inevitably be a large presence of these costumes on Friday, I encourage all of you to ask the people wearing them, "I don't get it. What's the joke?" because chances are, they won't have an answer.
Gaby Marraro is a first-year at Barnard and a staff writer for the Nine Ways of Knowing blog.
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Reality Check: 'Jersey Shore' Star Pauly D Makes $11 Million As A DJ
By Lyndsey Parker | Reality Rocks – 5 hours ago
photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty ImagesForbes magazine released its list of the World's Highest-Paid DJs his week, and while most of the top 10 entries are big names on the electronic dance music scene–Skrillex, Swedish House Mafia, David Guetta, Steve Aoki, Deadmau5–one of these names is most definitely not like the others. Sitting pretty, and lucratively, in the number seven spot is none other than "Jersey Shore" star Pauly D, who makes a fist-pumping (or some might actually say depressing) $11 million a year for his DJing appearances. That sort of money can buy a lot of hair gel and tanning-booth visits.
photo: Mark Davis / WireImageDJ Pauly D, as he is known in the club circuit, has made some real in-roads in the EDM world, signing a three-album deal with 50 Cent's G-Unit record label; launching his own line of headphones; opening for Britney Spears on her North American Femme Fatale tour; serving as an exclusive resident DJ at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas; and starring in a spin-off MTV reality series, "The Pauly D Project," about his burgeoning DJ career. But still, to see the shellacked-haired reality personality on a list alongside superstar DJs that regularly headline mainstream music festivals like Coachella and Bonnaroo–or, in the case of Deadmau5, even perform at the Grammys–is a bit of a shock. Not to mention, somewhat of a bummer.
Let this sink in: Pauly D makes ELEVEN MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. Sigh…
Here is Forbes' full World's Highest-Paid DJs list:
1. Tiësto — $22 million
2. Skrillex — $15 million
3. Swedish House Mafia — $14 million
4. David Guetta — $13.5 million
5. Steve Aoki — $12 million
6. Deadmau5 — $11.5 million
7. DJ Pauly D — $11 million
8. Kaskade — $10 million
9. Afrojack — $9 million
10. Avicii — $7 million
Related links:
- How Skrillex became a $15 million DJ at age 24
- PHOTOS: The world's most successful DJs
- Hip-hop's wealthiest artists
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Camden County opens 7 charging stations
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — Motorists who drive electric vehicles can plug in for free in Camden County.
The county unveiled seven charging stations on Thursday.
The county and ECOtality North America installed the stations at a cost of about $60,000. Half is covered by a grant from the U.S. Energy Department.
Freeholder Jeff Nash tells The Courier-Post of Cherry Hill (http://on.cpsj.com/139JsIL ) electric vehicles reduce the carbon footprint and dependence on foreign oil.
The charging stations are located at the three Camden County College campuses. They're also available at the Cooper River Boathouse in Pennsauken, the County Technical School, and at the libraries Winslow and Bellmawr.
The stations are free for a year.
Information from: Courier-Post (Cherry Hill, N.J.), http://www.courierpostonline.com/


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THE geisha, in her lavish kimono and her stylized, theatrical makeup, has been a misunderstood and mysterious woman in the Western World, but the Japan Society may remedy that to some extent. Arthur Golden, author of the novel ''Memoirs of a Geisha,'' and Jodi Cobb, photographer for the book ''Geisha: The Life, the Voices, the Art'' (both published by Knopf) will tap their extensive research in a talk about the geisha at the Japan Society tomorrow evening. (Two of Ms. Cobb's photos from the book are at left.)
While these women, whose tradition goes back to the 17th century, have been portrayed as men's ultimate escorts, their preservation of the ancient music and dance of Japan has been rarely emphasized.
''Geisha: The Art and the Life,'' 6:30 P.M. tomorrow; Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street (between First and Second Avenues); $10, $8 for members, students and people 65 and older; (212) 752-3015.Continue reading the main story


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From The Age:
North Melbourne footballer Majak Daw has been charged with three counts of rape relating to an alleged sexual assault in Altona North in 2007.
Victoria Police detectives filed a charges summons at court on Monday and Daw is expected to be served with a summons today.
It is believed the charges relate to allegations of penile, oral and digital rape.
Fairfax Media reported earlier this month that Daw had been arrested and interviewed in May over the offences allegedly committed in 2007.
Daw, 23, has reportedly denied the allegations.
A Victoria Police spokeswoman confirmed that detectives from the Sex Crimes Department had charged a 23-year-old man from Wyndham Vale with three counts of rape.
With "Multicultural Round" less than 3 weeks away, this is probably not the greatest news the AFL wanted to hear!
On a more positive note, Majak's father was a famous Sudanese inventor. The story goes that he was running Sudan's premier fencing company when he had a brainwave and invented the gate!! Yes, that's right, the Africans invented the gate. This is also where Majak got his name from as his father exclaimed, "dis iz a majak daw!!"
Seriously though, if you're a White woman, don't go near these "people". The Jewish media will never warn you that these people are dangerous, violent savages, with an uncontrollable urge to rape. When they see White women, bad things tend to happen. The criminally negligent mainstream media calls their presence "cultural enrichment", and whenever one of them commits crimes people are taught to view them as "individuals" rather than recognising the racial nature of crime.


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The author was inspired to write 'Poor Poppy and the Chocolate Man' to help bring to the attention of all parents the realization that their children can become victims of a pedophile. At the same time she wishes to give the reader an insight into behind the scenes of the unknowing families, the law enforcement's detectives' efforts to help stamp out these ever increasing everyday heinous acts of behavior and the recognition for the introduction of harsher sentences.
The author also wishes to state that whilst the Australian Government has apologised to the stolen generation it is her heartfelt wish that through the pages of 'Poor Poppy and the Chocolate Man' a sincere apology will reach all of the children who have become victims of a pedophile.
Do as I say not as I do
An Article
Rose C Taylor
"10 Green Bottles"
There are 20 ministers that make up the Labor Government front bench, however, not all have shown to be fallen green bottles; but, those that do belong in that category are:Kevin Rudd:
Kevin Rudd apologises for air hostess blast:
"Kevin Rudd has apologised to a RAAF cabin stewardess he reportedly reduced to tears on a flight from Port Moresby to Canberra in January." 1
"KEVIN Rudd has given a final warning to disgraced Labor backbencher Belinda Neal, ordering her to undergo counseling for anger management after a pattern of unacceptable behavior".
Speaking in Tokyo, the Prime Minister yesterday publicly dressed down Ms Neal after allegations against her of abusive behavior at a NSW central coast nightclub last Friday night that also involved her husband, senior Labor NSW minister John Della Bosca." 1
Bit like the pot calling the kettle black! We all thought Mark Latham and his "if you don't vote for me I will break both your bloody arms off" attitude, back when he attempted to become Prime Minister of Australia, was unacceptable. He is now surpassed by the behavior of our current manic depressive Prime Minister. Kevin Rudd's passion for continually traveling the globe in order to seek the approval of other world leaders is proof that he does suffer from some form of depression or should that read obsession.
Julia Gillard:
JULIA Gillard has made her first slip-up in government:
"One of the Acting Prime Minister's legs appeared to buckle beneath her today as she stepped from a sealed footpath onto a grassy decline in Melbourne's Treasury Gardens, causing her to sink into the grass and leaves". 2
Does this explain why Julia never wears a skirt or frock? Does the way she always appear in public wearing trousers help her cover up other stumbles in her political life?
Joel Fitzgibbon:
'I'm sorry': Joel Fitzgibbon apologises for 'untidy' conduct:
"Embattled Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says he "deeply regrets" failing to declare two trips paid for by a Chinese business-woman." 3
This should now read 3 trips.
Wayne Swan:
W. SWAN needs to apologise:
"For putting
Australia in this dreadful situation ... for wasting the surplus and
putting Australia into deficit.
Truer words I've never heard.
Lindsay Tanner:
Lindsay Tanner needs to apologise for continually abusing the English language:
"(I wanna. I'm gonna.) This is the one time I would not suggest do as I say not as I do". (Rose C. Taylor Apr 2009)
In the meantime, Rudd should order elocution lessons for this minister.
Peter Garrett:
Sorry, boys, no time to rehearse:
"Gary Morris, Midnight Oil's "sixth member" — the organizer who "plays the telephone and email" — was aghast when Garrett told him.
"But Pete, those are rehearsal days," Morris responded.
"Well," said the lead singer, "I don't work for the Oils any more — I work for the Australian Government." 5
Peter, could you please explain your definition of "work".
Over the past 16 months, since the Labor Party came into office, there have been several occasions when both our current Prime Minister and more than one of his front bench ministers have left a lot to be desired. The aforesaid articles more than expose their recent behavior and attempts at silencing the witness.
From the Prime Minister down I say, "Tell the truth and shame the devil", should now be the order of the day.
*Please feel free to further investigate more of their political blunders. http://www.google.com.au/
Rose C Taylor
April 3rd, 2009 ** ***
*Postscript: I came across the following article today (5/04/09) — it backs up not only what I have written but also makes good reading.
Do as I say not as I do: Rudd: (Piers Akerman May 2007)
"Kevin Rudd is a past master of the Do As I Say,
Not As I Do school of politics.
1 Kevin Rudd orders Belinda Neal into anger counseling:
2 JULIA Gillard has made her first slip-up in government:
3 'I'm sorry': Joel Fitzgibbon apologizes for 'untidy' conduct:
4 W. SWAN needs to apologise:
5 Sorry, boys, no time to rehearse:
**Rose Taylor says:
There are 20 ministers that make up
the Labor Government front bench not all have shown to…
***The dark side of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd:
(Sat 04 Apr 09, Herald Sun at 12:00am)
"Surely the cranky-pants who reduced a female RAAF flight attendant to tears over a meal mistake on his VIP jet is not the same bloke who ordered backbencher Belinda Neal to undergo anger management counseling?"
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14# Belgian Pils
0.5# Cara-Pils
0.5# Wheat
1# Amber sugar (I think that's what we're getting?) added last 15 minutes of boil
With my setup this will yield an OG of 1.073 and result in a beer of about 8.5%
I like adding just a little cara-pils for body and wheat for head, but I'd coniser a an all base malt recipe for this test.
I'll cast my vote for the Wyeast 3522 or Whitelabs 550 yeast. I'd make up a one liter starter and hit the cooled wort with a good dose of oxygen.
Ferment in high 70's for week and transfer to secondary.
I think I might try adding the syrup in the fermentor this go 'round. The case being that I would like to really pull as much of the flavor of the syrup out. I've done this in the past with other sugars and it really lends to leaving flavor of the sugar in the final beer.
A few options...
1. We add sugar in at a single point in the process.
2. We add sugar whenever each of us want, as to try to get the most out of it... this may mean different times for different sugars.
3. We add part of the sugar at 3 different times (number is variable) in the process (60 minutes, 15 minutes, fermenter...for example).
Suiker Ruilmiddel
Brewed on:10/22/2007 Brewer: Dan Morey
Collect: 7.8 gallons US Effic: 80.0
Boil: 90 (min) Atten: 80.0
Finish: 5.8 gallons US Cost: $29.41
Evap/hr: 1.35 gallons US Method: Tinseth
Low: Recipe: High:
Proposed golden strong recipe for the belgian sugar swap
experiment. Each brewer uses their assigned sugar in
place of the soft dark sugar.
Yeast: WLP575 Belgian Blend
Malts / Fermentables Amount: Points: Lov: %:
American Two-Row 11.00 lb 1.037 1.8 84.6
Granulated Sugar 1.00 lb 1.045 0.0 7.7
Soft Dark Candi Sugar 1.00 lb 1.038 60.0 7.7
Total: 13.00 lb 1.071 9.0
Hops: Amount: Type: Alpha: Min: IBU:
Styrian Golding 1.00 oz Leaf 4.8 90 16.3
Styrian Golding 1.00 oz Leaf 4.8 30 11.1
Sterling 1.00 oz Leaf 5.5 5 3.2
Total: 3.0 oz 30.6
Mash Schedule
Rest Temp:End Temp Method: Time: Directions:
67.2 F 67.2 infusion 20 Mash 5.2 quart 63.6 F
136.0F 133.9 infusion 15 Add 6.7 quart 211.0 F
146.0F 141.9 infusion 30 Add 2.6 quart 211.0 F
161.0F 157.4 infusion 30 Add 6.3 quart 211.0 F
168.0F 168.0 direct 25 direct heat to 168.0 F
170.0F 170.0 fly sparge 60 sparge with 16.5 quart
Grain Temp: 76F 120 min.
Miscellaneous Ingredients
Ingredient: Amount: Units: Notes:
Yeast nutrient 3.00 tsp Final 15 minutes of boil
Irish Moss 1.00 tsp Final 15 minutes of boil
I like the OG range being proposed. Duvel 1.069, PranQster 1.070, Damnation 1.066. However, I think the sugar quantity is low. Duvel is ~16% sugar. This would work out to around 2 lbs per five gallon batch. I'd propose we each use one pound of our assigned sugar, and make up the balance with granualted/table sugar. I'd be in favor in adding the sugar during the boil, either in the last 15 minutes or staggered additions as Tremens suggests.
With regards to the grains, I'm like the addition of wheat. I'd rather see 1 lb wheat than 0.5 wheat and 0.5 lb carapils. I always have severe haze with carapils.
I normally use a step infusion for my Belgian ales. Lately I've added the 136F rest. I find it improves head retention and improves mouthfeel. For a single infusion, I'd recommend 149F.
I'm cool with 3522 (550) as the yeast choice. 1214 (500) is the only yeast I prefer to avoid.
Alan, I've added regular sugar to primary by making a syrup with it. Take your sugar and disolve it in enough water to make a syrup, bring to a boil for about 5 minutes to disolve and sterilize. Then cool as fast as possible then add to the carboy. I found that doing this within 3-7 days after the start of fermentation works well.
This is also the process I'm looking to do with the Amber syrup. The lighter sugars/syrups are not going to lend much flavor, so I want to help accentuate it as much as I can.
As to adding regulr sugar to bring up the gravity to bring into golden strong range, I think adding regular sugar at the end of boil would be good. Or if you can get it, Lyle Golden syrup works well for jacking up the gravity without adding flavour.
83% Belgian Pils (it is a Belgian beer, after all)
17% Sugar (supplied sugar)
S. Goldings, Saaz
It would be nice to see all (most) the caramel flavors come from the sugar and not from the malts. This would allow us to truly inspect the differences. I have a feeling that the sugar differences won't be very dramatic.
Also, does anyone have any concern that the Ardennes yeast would add too much spiciness? Should it be more Triple-like, as in 3787 or even 1388?
Golden Strong are drier with higher attenuation. This is why I believe we need to keep at 15-20% of the grain bill. The second difference being the yeast character. Golden Strongs tend to attenuate fruit esters while tripels tend to be more spicy (more phenolic character). Part of the reason I suggested WLP575, is I find it a bit more nuetral, more fruity than spicy without huge banana character. I really like 3787, but this is a classic tripel yeast in my opinion. There seems to be interest in 3522 (550) and 1388 (570). 1388 is certainly the classic yeast for GS, but I find it more difficult to work with. I'd be happy to use any of the three yeasts mentioned.
I see that Tremens and I are close, I had 85% base malt with 15% sugar, Styrian golding hops and Sterling.
So do we have some basic framework agreed to? 1. OG between 1.070-1.075
2. 15-17% sugar, 1 lb assigned sugar with the balance being plain old regular sugar
3. Simple grain bill, basically base malt and perhaps some wheat (maybe 1 lb)?
Just trying to determine were we have agreement so we can focus on the open items. Cheers, Dan
That should have been "This is why I believe we need to keep sugar at 15-20% of the grain bill"
For 5 gallons:
Malt/sugar bill:
83-85% pilsner and/or pale malt
15-17% sugar*
* sugar will be 1-lb assigned sugar with the remainder being a neutral sugar of brewer's choice. Sugars added according to brewer's choice to get the "most" out of the sugar.
Mash schedule - brewer's choice. Most stated doing step mash.
~ 5 HBUs - brewer's choice for 90 minutes
~ 5 HBUs - Saaz or equivalent substitute 30 minutes
~ 5 HBUs - Saaz or equivalent substitute 5 minutes
Yeast: Wyeast 1388, White Labs WLP570, or culture from Duvel. Pitch in mid 60's and let temperature rise. Lager for minimum of two weeks.
If I made any mistakes, please feel free to correct.
Time to get brewin'.
My OG was 1.071, right in the target range. Pitched the yeast at 65�F. I'll let the fermentation temperature rise over the next five days, shooting for a terminal temperature of 80�F.
How is everyone else's brews coming along. I'm pretty sure that I was the last one to brew.
Cheers, Dan
The amber syrup didn't contribute much colour from what I noticed, but it was still fairly cloudy from yeast.
Has anyone else bottled? Is it time to start planning the swap date? I'd like to have at least four weeks in the bottle for conditioning (my house tends to be on the cool side).
Prosit, Dan
It's ready to go otherwise. A touch darker than an BGS, but still quite tasty.
Are we going to include something else in the package - another homebrew or a local brew?
I'm okay with adding a bit if new years cheer. It wouldn't be for the online session, rather something for you to enjoy.
So any thoughts on a date for the swap? Monday, Tuesday or Thursday evenings are probablt best for me. Should we try for the week of February 10th? Or do we want to give it longer time in the bottle?
I'm good with Feb 10th, and similar to Witsock, Mon-Wed work best for me.
Since I'm central time zone, I should be able to accomidate schedules for both east and west. What works best for both coasts?
I can be available for whatever times work best for you all.
There were some questions on the mash schedule I used and fermentation schedule. Here are the details:
Mash schedule - 136F 15 minutes, 146F 30 minutes, 161F 30 minutes, mash out at 172F.
Fermentation schedule - stared at 65F and raised 3F per day (I thought it was 4F/day but checking my records, it was 3F/day). Raise temperature from 65F until 80F is reached (5 days). Hold until "finished." I know I ramped down after it was "finished" but I cannot find it in my notes.
Again, thank you for a wonderful swap.
My next Strong Blond will involve step mashing and temperature ramping (but not dark candi!)


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By: Asma Al-Mohattwari
The date palm – one of the oldest fruit trees known to man – is known as a tree of blessings. Arab countries cultivate the tree more than any other others, with conditions that are favorable to its growth.
Yemenis are known for their wide experience with, and knowledge of, palm cultivation. Over a long time of dealing with the palm, the Yemeni farmer was able to deduce the many agricultural methods which would enable him to maintain its successful productivity.
Dates represent important food crops in Yemen, with about 4,680,000 palms within its borders – of these, 3,276,000 bear fruit, while 1,404,000 are fruitless. The date palm occupies an area of 15945.6 hectares in Yemen and an average of 20,967 dates is produced annually.
Palm cultivation is concentrated in Yemen in different areas, including Hodeida, Hadhramout and Al-Jawf. Production at these three provinces amounts to about 19,910 tons, representing 96.7% of Yemen's date production.
Yemen holds a palm festival annually; this festival is a cultural event, with activities involving folk art and scientific seminars. The last palm festival was held in Hahdhramout.
Although Yemeni dates are considered to be among the best, the consumption of dates by Yemenis has drastically declined over the past five years. Because the planting of dates in Yemen has been neglected in favor of planting other things, Yemenis have started to prefer foreign dates over the domestic variety.
A date trader said that excellent Yemeni dates don't enter local markets, but are reserved for export. Oftentimes dates sold in Yemeni markets are not cleaned by farmers and poor forms of storage only add to their diminished desirability in domestic trading.
When asked, many Yemenis say that even though they're cheap, they don't buy Yemeni dates. "When I want to buy dates, of course I will buy foreign dates, as Yemeni dates are not that famous," said Emad.
Mona said that "I always show off my skill in making cookies and I choose the best types of dates. I'm always sure to buy the Yemeni varieties, but then recently I did not find the good quality that I got used to from the local dates. So I was forced to buy the foreign varieties; I don't know what's causing the decline in quality of Yemeni dates."
Osama, a farmer, said that dates are a 'security' food for Yemen future, but only if the government would pay attention to the problems which prevent farmers from planting dates.
"Farmers are neglecting their farms, cutting down the trees, and job opportunities on the farms are declining because of dry wells and a lack of rain, which was falling heavily in the summer in past years; there's also been a lack of interest from stakeholders, and support is provided for only a few farmers. If the government doesn't address these problems, the date palm will vanish," he said.