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Metaswitch Networks is powering the transition of communication networks into a cloud-based, software-centric future. With a reputation earned by solving tough technical problems, Metaswitch develops openly programmable solutions that run on standard hardware or in virtualized environments and act as the key control points in elastic voice, video and data networks.
The network evolution
2012 was the first year ever that wireless subscribers spent more on data than they did on voice. Driven by smartphones, mobile devices and the growing number of applications, network traffic has increased exponentially while revenue for many network services has stagnated or evaporated. Traditional telcos have seen the market shift beneath their feet. Phone calls and voice services are just another type of traffic on a data network. It's time for a new approach. Successful service providers of all types and sizes will need to be at least as agile and quick to change as their customers. They need a technology supplier to help them build more flexible, software-driven networks. They also need a partner to help them iron out the business case for the services that run over these new networks.
The cloud opportunity
The advent of cloud computing has amplified the challenges and opportunities facing network operators. The recent explosion of software applications has continued this strain on service provider networks, as nearly 20 billion apps were downloaded from a single app store (Apple) in a single year (2012). But software is also the path to survival -- the route to a new programmable and elastic network and a world of new business models and opportunity.
Before cloud computing, traditional telco infrastructure closely tied service control, routing, and applications to vendor-specific hardware. But the processing capabilities of network servers are now enabling high-performance network functions to be moved on to bare metal, off-the-shelf servers, or even virtualized within data center environments. The same servers used by service providers to deliver low-cost, cloud-based storage and data backups can now host network call control, session border control, and other IMS elements along with application server functions.
In parallel, the dramatic changes in the price and performance of cloud computing are enabling Amazon.com, Google, Microsoft, and others to offer high-performance cloud computing, storage, and elastic computing resources at prices that make the build vs. buy decision easier than it has ever been. Vendors with the right software expertise can help service providers take advantage of these new programmable resources, shift away from solutions that tightly couple software with proprietary hardware, and generate new revenues based on more flexible, elastic and responsive networks.
The network IS the service
Service providers need to be ready to handle the sudden, unpredictable nature of today's consumers and businesses; they want data immediately, on the go, and are likely to use any number of third-party applications to access these resources. While this is going on, service providers can't afford to be locked into a series of appliances dedicated to specific services or specific tasks. They need to be able to create (and allow for the creation of) new apps and new features quickly, whether those come from the network operator itself or a trusted third-party.
That's why more service providers are insisting that many of their network functions be built to run in both private and public clouds. This allows service providers to leverage third-party clouds and services in their pursuit of optimum cost-efficiency, network performance, and business flexibility. Ultimately, new and emerging service providers want to deliver the network as a service, and they don't have to own a network to do so.
To accomplish this, network operators must extend the cost effectiveness and dynamic programmability achieved in the data center, by virtualizing generic computing resources, to their wide area network. Emerging carrier software-defined networking (SDN) techniques must support embedded physical components, such as optical transport, label switches and routers, while leveraging prevalent topology discovery and signaling mechanisms in a manner that distinctly separates control and signaling planes.
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For more than 30 years, Metaswitch has focused on providing help for service providers and their suppliers at key inflection points in their network's evolution. We've helped service providers advance their infrastructures, retain their customers, extend their brands and reduce their costs through every major network transformation.
Since inception, our portable software solutions have lived inside the equipment of the leading industry telecom equipment manufacturers, underpinning both data and voice solutions. For the last decade, Metaswitch has established leadership in home-grown softswitches, media gateways, application servers, and session border controllers that have helped operators migrate to IP networks, where they can offer a full range of traditional and enhanced voice services to residential and business customers while simultaneously slashing infrastructure and operating costs.
Over the next several years, we see the business and architectural changes propelled by the Internet accelerating relentlessly, as single-service networks converge on IP and all applications of all types will be delivered as over-the-top and on-demand.
Metaswitch is a company that is, and has always been, a software company. We have a history of providing high performance software to the communications industry, while solving its most difficult problems. We strive to make this software available on commercially off-the-shelf hardware. We have developed expertise in platform application programming interfaces (APIs) and user interface design. As a result, Metaswitch has an enviable head start in network functions virtualization (NFV), with many of our products already operating within cloud-based environments. Our expertise in writing scalable applications and software for multi-core CPUs and cloud computing environments has helped us solve many of the problems associated with decoupling complex communications software from proprietary hardware.
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Today, we're delivering highly-scalable, cost-effective Class 4/5 switch alternatives, hosted business services, session border control, multi-layer transport SDN solutions, and access to core IMS technology that telcos can deploy immediately in a virtualized environment and adapt to their specific needs. With this combination of traditional strengths and contemporary smarts, Metaswitch can help service providers become software telcos and transition to a cloud-based, software-centric future.
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The Manning lottery
Simon Veness looks into his NFL crystal ball to see who Peyton Manning will be lining up for next season.
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Writer's Log, Star Date 76-MMXII (that's the 76th day of the year 2012, or March 16 to you!)
We are now cruising a month ahead of time in the Galaxy of Predictionia, seeking out new life and new NFL civilisations, boldly going where no writer has gone before...
OK, so I'm just taking a week off next week and I thought I would try to get a running start on the next fortnight by looking ahead a bit - to a month in the future, in fact - and try to predict what the football landscape might look like when the all-important date of Free Agency kicks in (March 13).
The dust from Super Bowl XLVI has now well and truly settled, Gisele Bundchen has put all her toys back in her pram (or, more likely, had hubby Tom Brady do it for her), Eli Manning has been to Disney World, and all the ticker-tape has been hoovered off the streets of New York in time for Linsanity to take over (New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, in case you need to know, who has led the team to seven straight victories as a complete unknown and inspired all kinds of sporting mania in the Big Apple, where fans haven't been accustomed to seeing their team win much in recent years).
So it is definitely time to take stock and look ahead a little at what the 'quiet' part of the NFL year holds, and the answer could be "quite a lot" when you consider some interesting free agent possibilities. And, of course, that is all waiting on the outcome of a certain Manning, P, deciding where his future lies by March 8 (when he is due a $28million signing 'bonus' if Indianapolis think he is still their man).
If the Colts quarterback is deemed to be too dodgy a bet to carry on - as seems increasingly likely, in the light of a fourth neck surgery being identified last year, casting even more doubt on his ability to make a full recovery - his long-time team will add him to the free agent list, and the scramble for his services could be historic.
Yes, there have been some big free agency targets in recent years - none 'bigger' than defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth, who subsequently turned out to be big only in girth and associated with the word 'bust' - but they would all pale into insignificance compared to the potential free-for-all for the Hall-of-Famer. If Manning himself decides it's worth pursuing another team.
And that latter remains the wildest of wild cards in what could turn out to be a frenzied free agent period. There are some hugely conflicting reports of what Manning can - and, more tellingly, can't - do with his throwing arm at the moment, but most indications are still that he will want to carry on, even if the Colts decide it's not with them.
There are also generally regarded to be another 20 or so genuine 'prizes' among those players with the ability to listen to all-comers for where they play in 2012, with the greatest depth lying in a rich wide receiver group that includes Mario Manningham (fresh from his XLVI heroics), Marques Colston, DeSean Jackson, Dwayne Bowe, Vincent Jackson, Reggie Wayne, Wes Welker, Stevie Johnson and Brandon Lloyd.
So let's try to wade through a crystal ball of possibilities with the offensive skill positions:
Quarterbacks: Manning (likely); Matt Flynn (Green Bay; likely); Alex Smith (San Francisco) and Drew Brees (New Orleans), both going nowhere; Rex Grossman (Washington; possibly).
Miami, with former Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin now in charge, seem likely to make the strongest play for Flynn, and Aaron Rodgers' back-up has shown he is ready for the full-time challenge. Washington are well placed to launch a bid for Manning, although Arizona and Seattle could give them a run for their money - and, according to one domestic rumour mill, even the New York Jets.
What that means for Grossman is anyone's guess. But, if not-so-sexy Rexy is back under centre for the Redskins again next season, there could be a mass fan exodus from FedEx Field.
Wide receivers: here's where things get seriously interesting. With nine genuine blue-chip candidates (listed above), the hunt for wideout-poor teams to get better in a hurry will be intense and, if Washington do 'win' the Manning lottery, they will also need to grab one of this group to give Peyton a go-to guy.
Of the 'magnificent seven,' DeSean Jackson and Welker would appear to be going nowhere, with their teams likely to do whatever it takes to keep them, even if Jackson's petulant attitude last season rankled with several coaches.
Wayne to the Redskins would make a lot of sense but, equally, Colston would be a major upgrade, especially as the Saints seem unlikely to be able to hang on to both him and guard Carl Nicks - and Nicks is regarded as a 'must keep' to ensure the future health of Brees.
Vincent Jackson seems set on leaving the Chargers, with whom he has clashed repeatedly in recent years, with all of Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Jacksonville, Minnesota, New England, New York Jets, Houston and St Louis among the most receiver-needy. Of course, if San Diego lose Jackson, they would then need to grab one of other available wideouts to replace him, and it's possible to see a real feeding frenzy around this position.
So don't be surprised next season if we see Jackson at the Rams, Bowe at Minnesota, Manningham in Cleveland, Lloyd in Chicago and Johnson in Houston (giving the Texans a pair of Johnsons to throw to - what could be more confusing for defensive coordinators!).
Running backs: Matt Forte (Chicago), Marshawn Lynch (Seattle) and Ray Rice (Baltimore), all going nowhere; Michael Bush (Oakland, likely); Peyton Hillis (Cleveland) and Kevin Smith (Detroit) both possible.
Bush has proved he is a potential starter and the Raiders will struggle to come up with the money to keep him. Ironically, his all-round game (he also caught 37 passes in just nine starts last season) could appeal most to the Browns, meaning the enigma of Hillis would be surplus to requirements. The Giants could well be interested if that is the case.
Smith could be an intriguing pick-up if the Lions decide four running backs is one too many. Another good pass-catcher, he would be a distinct upgrade for the likes of Tampa Bay or the Jets.
Tight ends: Fred Davis (Washington; going nowhere); Jermichael Finley (Green Bay), Daniel Fells (Denver), Visanthe Shiancoe (Minnesota), all possible; Jeremy Shockey (Carolina), Scott Chandler (Buffalo) John Carlson (Seattle), all likely.
It isn't the richest crop at this position, especially as the Packers seem likely to put the 'franchise' tag on Finley (although a number of drops last season also make him less than 100 per cent certain of his status there).
Carlson could well interest his old boss Mike Holmgren at Cleveland and Dallas would be a good fit for Chandler alongside Jason Witten. Don't be surprised if Shockey turns up in Miami (finally, after flirting with them in 2011) while Chicago's lack of a top receiving tight end could lead them to make a run at Shiancoe, who the Vikings will struggle to keep if big money is involved.
All in all, it promises to change the gridiron vista quite considerably. And, for those in Washington, Miami and Chicago, visions of XLVII may not just be a pipe dream.


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We lost a wonderful instructor and a caring and remarkable friend on September 19, 2011, when Deeta Reyes, Medical Assisting Instructor at Remington College – Houston Campus, died suddenly. She was 59.
A devoted spouse and mother, Mrs. Reyes is survived by her husband, Jose Reynaldo Reyes, Sr., and three children (Jose Reynaldo Reyes, Jr., Tranceto Elizabeth Reyes, and Timmi Marie Reyes).
Mrs. Reyes earned her degree in medical assisting from Texas College of Medical and Dental Careers in 1988. She spent the next 18 years working in the medical field as a medical assistant, assistant manager, office manager, and lab teacher, joining Remington College in 1999 as a Medical Assisting (MA) instructor. She was employed with Remington College at our Houston West Campus for 7 1/2 years. She also worked for a short time at the Houston Southeast Campus.
Mrs. Reyes had several passions, but one very close to her heart was her mission work overseas. She and her husband, Jose, traveled to Honduras several times during the year to assist the locals in setting up churches, schools, and clinics, and in helping to provide clean drinking water for the villagers they worked with. True to her giving and compassionate nature, she would often tell others that "She never met a stranger."
"Deeta Reyes was an amazing woman and teacher and will be missed, not only by family but also by her coworkers and especially her students," said Houston Campus President LaShundia Brooks.
Health Sciences Department Chair Trina Collins added, "Deeta was an incredible woman with a gigantic heart. She believed in putting others' needs above her own. Each MA student who entered the college in their first module was taught by Mrs. Reyes. She gave our students the foundation they needed to be successful in the Medical Assisting program, and her nurturing spirit will forever impact the lives of those students. A wise person once said, 'To teach is to change a life forever.' When I read that quote, I think of Deeta Reyes."
Remington College's Chief Academic Officer Mike Lanouette remarked, "Mrs. Reyes was a dedicated, caring teacher whose mission was to help students learn the skills needed to pursue and be successful in their careers and in their lives. Her presence will surely be missed."
Remington College President and CEO Jack Forrest said, "Mrs. Reyes was appreciated and admired by her students and everyone in the Remington family and will be missed. Her efforts to help her students improve their lives and futures is a demonstration of her selflessness, and the good she has done will live on."
The tribute poem that follows was written by one of Mrs. Reyes' students, Francine Miller:
The life of the dead will always be in the land of the living
You will always be remembered by the people you have touched
You were a soldier on the Battlefield of Life.
You are loved and will be missed.
You lived in all of us.
Your smile, your dance, and your encouraging words.
Oh, how spiritual you were to want the best for us.
You would want to help and comfort your fellow man.
We love you dearly, and you will be missed by all that you have touched.
Thank you for encouraging me to hang in there and dare not quit.
For I have just started the race of the swift and the path that you have come from.
I will show you proud.
Thank you for being the person you were and still are.
You have impacted my life immensely,
And I will always be grateful for all the things you have done.
I love you and still care about the great warrior of my life for fighting and winning the race of life.
Thank you for encouraging me to do better as a person and as a student of Remington College
South West Campus.
The family of Mrs. Reyes has set up a memorial donation account through Chase Bank. Anyone wishing to make a donation should send it to Remington College – Houston (West) Health Sciences Department Chair Trina Collins or Campus Executive Assistant Tiffany Boatman, in the name of the Deeta Reyes Memorial Fund.
As Francine Miller so eloquently wrote, the legacy of Deeta Reyes will live on in those who knew her and were touched by her kindness, compassion, and teachings. We extend our deepest sympathies to the family of our friend and colleague, Deeta Reyes.


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John-Paul Lee, CEO of Tavalon Tea, a premium tea company based in New York, recently interviewed a job candidate he's not likely to forget.
"The first two minutes were great," Lee says of the recent MBA grad. Then Lee asked the candidate who he believed Tavalon's biggest competitors were. To which the candidate replied, "I think Tavalon Tea is a formidable one."
"I assumed he was nervous and had blurted out the wrong company," Lee says, "so I played along and asked him, 'Why?'"
The candidate's answer? "I don't think they have the right management in place. I know the CEO of the company and he is a real jerk."
Rather than let on right away, Lee asked the interviewee if the two had met before, and if the grad knew where, exactly, he was interviewing.
The candidate, who finally noticed the Tavalon Tea logo on the wall, realized he was in hot water: "Oh my god, I'm sorry," he fumbled. "I know this is no excuse, but I partied a bit too hard last night."
It was too late -- the MBA was stepping in it.
"He didn't get the job," Lee says. "But he definitely made me laugh."
Ask any hiring manager about the worst job applicants they've interviewed, and you're bound to get an earful. Candidates have waltzed in an hour late, some of them clad in cutoff shorts and flip-flops, some even drunk.
With the class of 2008 getting ready to pound the pavement in search of its first big gig -- and many of the parents also making the interview rounds in the wake of a layoff -- I thought it fitting to present a few exhibits from the Interviewee Hall of Shame.
Edward Collins, president of Collins Wealth Management, a financial planning practice in Parsippany, N.J., soured on a promising candidate he'd been interviewing for an administrative assistant position when her cell phone rang.
"Not only did she answer it," Collins says, "she proceeded to have a 2½ minute conversation with the caller."
Collins would have understood if the call had been about a family emergency. But it wasn't.
"The conversation was about the previous night's episode of some television program and what was on the agenda for the coming weekend," he says. "I ended the interview when she ended the call." (Ouch!)
Of course, there's an easy way to avoid such cell phone flubs. It's called the Off button.
"I interviewed with the wrong department at a huge insurance company because I didn't remember the name of my HR recruiter," says Sean Flannery, who's now a software developer for a Chicago advertising firm.
Both interviews were scheduled for the same time, and both had similar job descriptions. Since Flannery couldn't remember the name of the person he was meeting, the receptionist sent him to the wrong appointment.
Twenty minutes into the interview -- his first out of college -- Flannery realized he was not interviewing for the Y2K developer job he had applied for but for an anti-virus developer job (something he wasn't qualified to do).
"I was so embarrassed that I told them I had to go to the bathroom and didn't come back," he says. "Now whenever I set up an interview, the first question I ask is, 'Who am I meeting with and where do I need to be?'"
"I had a candidate who brought his mom to the interview," says Lee, the Tavalon CEO.


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Ten important facts about potholes
With the government pledging £200 million to fix roads, we look at just how bad they are
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The South West saw the most potholes filled over the last year
24,289 potholes were repaired in the South West during 2013, with the North West (22,347) coming in second highest. The lowest? Believe it or not, it was London, with just 3,102 potholes repaired. Top Gear is based in London and this fact does not surprise Top Gear.


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Take That
O2 joins Samsung on tour with Take That4 March 2011
Samsung has brought O2 into the Take That tour sponsorship mix, as its exclusive mobile partner for the nationwide shenanigans. The Korean company had already announced its headline sponsorship deal with the band, and the inclusion of O2 as official network... >>
APP OF THE DAY: Take That (iPhone)19 November 2010
It's Friday, it's 6pm so that can only mean one thing - it's beer o'clock. But before you rush off down the boozer, why not take in the final App of The Day for the week. After all, it's a corker. If you like Take That of course... Take That Format... >>
How to buy Take That tickets online29 October 2010
So, you've missed out on Take That tickets. Seetickets, Ticketmaster, Aloud and all the usual ticket websites have buckled, crashed and more or less dropped off the internet under the strain. They're basically no longer an option and it's time to... >>
Shazam offers chance to meet Take That8 October 2010
Take That, with Robbie Williams back in the fold, will release their new single "The Flood" on 14 November digitally, 15 November in shops, and music discovery provider Shazam has combined with record company Polydor to offer the chance to meet the boys... >>
Musician to play Wembley with just an iPhone28 April 2009
A musician is to play a series of Wembley dates with just his iPhone as his backing band. The solo singer, Gary Go, is due to support boy band Take That in the summer, and has written a number of songs using a virtual four-track studio iPhone application.... >>


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In the sea of sunglasses claiming Ray-Ban as an inspiration, the Detroit is as close in profile and construction to a pair of Wayfarers as you'll ever get - and actually, I think these are almost nicer than the Wayfarers most of us already own. The frame is made from some very nice, two-tone handmade acetate and features awesome asymmetric temple detailing as per the Loveless collection. Early versions of the Wayfarer had that deep, signature 'tilt,' and you'll get a bit of that here with the Detroit as well. An homage for sure, but this is a classic in every sense of the word, and one with more than enough style to stand on its own.
* not a super tall or wide frame - if you prefer extra coverage, check out the Detroit XL. Something about the slightly smaller frame lends a bit more to the classic nature of the profile, so if you need to widen the earstems out a bit, you can use a hair dryer to heat and carefully bend the acetate
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LG Optimus 2X ICS update pushed back to Q3
Late last year, LG made some waves as being one of the few manufacturers to publicly release a detailed list regarding updates to the latest Android version. This is a good idea if you want to show your customers that you're serious about future-proofing your smartphones, but is not so good if you can't stick to your schedule, which is what appears to have happened with the Optimus 2X.
LG Mobile Singapore have spilled the beans on Facebook that we won't be seeing the latest Android version on the 2X until Q3 of this year. This means the 2X is joining the ranks of several other Optimus smartphones which were (and hopefully continue to be) also slated for a Q3 update.
Whether this delay also affects the other LG smartphones on the update list remains to be seen. We'll be sure to let you know the moment we hear anything on that front.
LG Optimus 2X ICS update pushed back to Q3 - reader comments
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Astalavista LG. The last LG product bought is o2x. You simply don't care about your customers. At all. Let me remind you that you are who you are because of us , the end users. Beside that, the refrigerator and the TV were the last bought from you...
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I got bored of waiting for the update from LG, so i install ICS from Nova HD based on CM9 and the phone works better than the LG official firmware, I recommend you do the same, just a detail to watch for alarms and video camera, the rest works fine, ...
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pl dont delay the update any further
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In 1901, Fancy Cycling, an extraordinary book by Isabel Marks, was published, showing straight-faced paragons of Edwardian society pulling off some pretty daring (and peculiar) stunts. The original 1901 book which was one of the first to promote daring tricks for weird and wonderful acrobatics on two wheels, such as handle bar riding, riding backward and standing on the seat riding, hands off! Illustrated with period photographs showing outlandish daredevil "fancy cycling" stunts that have to be seen to be believed, it wonderfully captures a bygone age when popular fads and crazes were met with wild enthusiasm and is a delightful keepsake for cycling or sports enthusiasts.
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Tiger Airways Australia's grounding follows its failure to convince the civil aviation regulator that it can conduct safe operations despite having been ordered earlier this year to improve pilot training and proficiency.
Australia's Civil Aviation Safety Authority grounded the airline on 2 July, stating that it believes the carrier "poses a serious and imminent risk to air safety".
The decision follows a show-cause notice issued to the low-cost airline in March which ordered it to tighten pilot training and fatigue management, improve maintenance control and reinforce its operational management structure.
These conditions were imposed on the carrier's air operator's certificate, and CASA says the airline has been under close examination since. But further events - notably two incidents in June in which Tiger Airbus A320s descended below minimum altitude on approach - have spurred the regulator to take dramatic action.
"In the circumstances CASA no longer has confidence in the ability of Tiger Airways Australia to satisfactorily address the safety issues that have been identified," it says.
The suspension, initially for five working days, effectively grounds Tiger until 9 July but CASA could apply to the Australian federal court to extend the grounding, if necessary, in order to carry out a thorough investigation.
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Here is my activity log for the week:
Monday - 20 minutes cardio on the elliptical
Tuesday - C25K Week 2 Day 1
Wednesday - C25K Week 2 Day 2
Thursday - Housework (yuck!)
Friday - C25K Week 2 Day 3
Saturday - C25K Week 3 Day 1
What is one health lesson you want to teach your kids?
I would love to teach my kids that the most important reason we eat food is for fuel and that the better we eat the better we feel! My 3 year old is extremely picky but we have been making some progress with him trying new things (ever since we got the ipad to bribe him with!!)
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Congratulations on signing up for your 2nd 5k. I have made it a goal for me this year that I run in my first one. I have NEVER been a runner due to problems and surgeries I have suffered through in both knees. I have literally been DREAMING about running lately and I don't think I can suppress my urge any longer! Good luck and I can't wait to see your finish line pictures! :DReplyDeleteReplies
I have never been a runner either and I would dream about it too! I have never had knee surgery but in the time that my knee was really painful and healing I did a lot of yoga for runners (there's a dvd but there are also video's on youtube.) and I use the elliptical a lot since it's low impact. I signed up with my first 5K with very little running experience and it was just the push I needed to want to improve and do better next time! Good luck to you, I hope you are able to run in one soon!Delete
YAY for a 5k! Is it the colors one? I signed up for that one, too! I'm very excited about it, even though I'm not sure I can run the whole thing, I will do as much as I can! I'm starting c25K this week, as well! Good luck!ReplyDelete
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Yes! In Hartford! I'm so excited :) I'm not sure I'll be able to run the whole time either, but hey, at least we're doing it!! Hope to see you there!!Delete
Congrats on making progress! I was derailed by an injury last year, and it was really tough on me emotionally. We gear ourselves up to accomplish something, and then wham!ReplyDelete
But I'm being more deliberate about taking care of myself this time – I like what you said: listen to our bodies. So true!
Have a great week!
Running has always been tough on me because of my hips. They are busted basically. They have been for years. My mom had hip replacement surgery at 53. That could be my reality if I don't stay under 200 lbs. for the rest of my life. No joke. When I am able to run, it makes me feel strong and powerful. Especially when I'm pain free like you have been. I wish you the best of luck here dear because I understand why runners love it so much.ReplyDelete
Food is fuel is a wonderful lesson. I need to think that way. Super excited for you to be running again! Thats wonderful.ReplyDelete
Awesome commitment!! Great job on starting c25k, one thing I highly recommend is doing it at your own pace. It is okay to repeat a day or week until your body can handle moving forward. I can't wait to see your progress:)ReplyDelete
Yes! The better I eat, the better I feel. There's NO joke about that.ReplyDelete
Great work all week (I agree with the thoughts on housework, LOL)ReplyDelete
I really love food is fuel idea - My 3 yo is all meat and potato guy. I swear I happy dance anytime I can get him to eat a tomatoReplyDelete
Great week!!! Also - love the lessons about WHY we eat food and HOW it fuels us. When we started focusing on that in our house, it was like a lightbulb turned on for my kids... and continues to be a topic of discussion around meal times. GREAT JOB!ReplyDelete
That is a pretty awesome groupon! Wow.ReplyDelete
Great workout schedule. I love that you are ready to tackle the week. Great positive energy for the week. Have a great one!
Congrats on signing up for the 5k. You'll do great. Hope you have a great week.ReplyDelete
Lots of luck with your 5k training! I like your pain moto and totally agree with it!ReplyDelete
I can understand having a picky kid. My son has been super picky since he was a baby (He had strong food adversions and would throw up just looking at it). Having him see more and more has made him more likely to try something. Sometimes too you just gotta find the right motivation. I would say the Ipad is a good one. My son actually has picked up eating healthy things even from watching his cartoons. He decided to try celery because the Wonderpets love it. Now he loves it...before that he wouldn't touch anything green.
I have two picky kids. My son (he's 9) is just finally starting to be more adventurous. My daughter (who is 5) will only eat what she knows she likes. I am hoping she will grow out of it like my son is.ReplyDelete
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For the January-March period, startup investments rose 14 percent to $5.9 billion, compared with $5.2 billion invested during the same quarter in 2010, according to the study. In all, 736 startups received funding, which is down nearly 7 percent year over year and marks the smallest amount of companies to be funded since the third quarter of 2009.
The study is conducted each quarter by the National Venture Capital Association and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and is based on data from Thomson Reuters. This quarter, the NVCA said two changes were made to the way data are collected in an attempt to more accurately reflect market trends: The study now includes financing rounds to startups that have previously received funds earmarked for an acquisition (though it won't count the funding round that enabled the acquisition). And it also includes corporate investments in startups that have received venture funding in the past.
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Support the creation of local organizations to act as "neighborhood watch" for schools. Had George Zimmerman been at the front door instead of some mechanical card reader those children would still be alive.
How on earth does crap like this advance a sane debate about gun rights or control at a time when this nation is in sore need of leadership?. Look at more of this irresponsible garbage:
3.Engage in more frank discussion of race and culture. For far too long we have tiptoed around these issues, fearful of being branded a racist. If black thugs kidnap and rape a woman, ask if there is something in the black culture that fostered that. If an evil white kid murders a bunch of children at the school, ask the same question of the white community. What was it that spawned this behavior? What was this kid taught? We have to stop hiding from our respective national sins.
Well, I have to give it to him, that's frank. And what spawned all of the violence perpetrated by white perps? This society is soaking in hair-trigger tempers that are resulting in horrific levels of domestic abuse and violence between complete strangers. That has no color.
6.Work to devolve power back to the parents, the local officials, and the communities. A society that is top-down will inevitably lead to alienation of the sort we have seen here. This young man was twenty years old, and his actions were neither spurious nor random. As an FBI profiler said on television last night, he undoubtedly felt powerless and sought to remedy that. Why does a twenty year old feel powerless? He could leave his mother's home at any time at his age. He feels powerless because he has lived in an over-bureaucratized society, one run ultimately from a far-away central location. He sees his life as at the mercy of others, and sees himself as having no real input or control. He has been coddled all his life, given free rein to indulge his senses but not to face the responsibilities that freedom necessitates. He was an eternal juvenile, a child who was not allowed to grow up. He lived in a world of the Progressives making, not in reality.
The family is the fundamental building block of civilization, and from it all power originates. The Left has systematically destroyed the family for the purpose of empowering the State, and this has destroyed so many lives. Individuals – especially immature individuals – need to be taught how to live, how to think, how to believe. Man's animal passions must be placed in check and his rational faculties engaged. His moral compass must be set. Liberalism sought to destroy all the controls by destroying the family and community, centralizing power in meta institutions and granting the individual absolute moral autonomy without giving him the wisdom he needs to exercise it. . It is a recipe for disaster, as we have seen.
7.Restrict the sex in movies, television, on the internet. There is a reason why young people commit these sorts of crimes, and sex plays no small part. Their passions are eternally inflamed, and they wander the Earth with no outlet for their overstimulated glands. People have understood the close relationship between sex and violence through history; sex was an inducement to military service in ancient times (and modern, too) and it has traditionally been understood that a sexually robust individual will fight harder and more aggressively. We are engaging half this equation, overstimulating our youth while denying them a planned outlet. Even if they were to live promiscuously (a very bad thing for society) they still cannot find adequate outlets for their passions, which have grown to titanic volume. Fighting is the traditional outlet. Societies have always carefully planned ways to release this tension constructively – through physical labor, through hunting, through military service, sometimes even through intellectual pursuits. Now we have nothing, no place for this pent-up frustration to go. The only answer is to follow the other societal coping mechanism, which is to tone down the sexual stimulation, encourage chastity and modesty. Our society has conveniently thrown that away as well. We have to restore it.
Um, what does sex have to do with someone shooting up a movie theatre, a school, a hospital, a mall, a house of worship…I could go on, but that one really says more about some ISSUES the author has.


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Britney Spears might be nearing a rumored $30 million deal for a two-year residency in Las Vegas, but that doesn't mean she gets to go wild in Sin City.
In Touch Weekly reports that Brit's life in Vegas will be governed by a strict set of rules. "Britney's absolutely not allowed to gamble," a source tells the mag. And no one night stands, either. "She can't bring anyone back to her suite at the casino."
On top of that, there will be no big purchases or impulse buys allowed. Brit will only be able to spend a certain amount of money. Anything more, and she'll need to get special permission. Britney has been under a conservatorship for the past five years, stemming from her very public breakdown back in 2008.
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Heroes Fight Like Greeks
Today, very few of us appreciate 28 October 1940. Historians have written much about various turning points in world history, but this turning point of the Second World War is not well known.
In 1940, the dictator of Italy, Mussolini, decided to show the world that Italy, like its German ally, could also conquer nations. His choice for this mighty show of strength was Greece, a small country having one-tenth the firepower of Italy in its army, navy and air force. An ultimatum was delivered demanding that Greece allow Italian troops to occupy the country (i.e., surrender) or Italy would declare war and invade Greece. The Greek Prime Minister, Metaxas, was given three hours to reply. After reading the demands in the early morning hours of the 28th of October 1940, he rejected the ultimatum and replied with a single Hellenic word: "OXI!".
Mussolini did not wait for a reply. Before the ultimatum expired, five heavily armed divisions began moving across the Greek-Albanian border. After a 25-kilometer advance into Greece, the 200,000 Italian troops were halted by a ragged army of Greek soldiers in shabby uniforms and shepherds' clothes. Though extremely outnumbered, they astonished the Italians with their courage and tenacity. All the people helped in any way they could. Women supplied clothing, food, and support to the defence of their country in very difficult winter conditions. Sometimes, large groups of them would stand arm-in-arm for hours in icy rivers and streams to slow the waters enough to permit the movement of equipment and supplies to the front. Within four weeks of the invasion, the Greeks drove the Italians back, pursuing them more than 60 kilometres into Albania. By December of 1940, the Greek army had liberated the southern third of Albania, better known as Northern Epirus. There was even serious concern on the part of the Italians that the Greek armed forces would cross the Adriatic Sea and invade Italy itself!
The entire Western world took hope from this incredible victory. It was a double first: the first defeat of the Axis powers and the first liberation of territory - Albania - captured by the Axis powers. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said of the Greeks: "Today we say that Greeks fight like heroes; from now on we will say that heroes fight like Greeks." However, there was history still to be made by the Greeks.
Following the humiliating defeat of Italy, the Germans invaded Greece in April of 1941, and after nearly two months of fierce fighting, overwhelmed the defiant Greeks. The Germans were forced to divert 50 battalions to Greece, though they desperately needed them on the Eastern front. The months of fighting caused by the Greek resistance considerably delayed Germany's plans to invade the Soviet Union and occupy Moscow before the onset of the heavy Russian winter. It helped the Russians to repulse and defeat the Germans, signalling the beginning of the end of the German Third Reich.
How did the Greeks achieve this miracle? What they did was humanly "impossible". The soldiers, however, did not fight alone. The whole nation was praying day and night. In the cities, churches were open 24 hours a day, and groups of people would pray in shifts, so that the prayers would never cease. There were many instances of divine assistance rendered to the Greek soldiers: numerous accounts relay how Παναγία herself would appear during battles, or lead a group of soldiers through a difficult mountain pass, only to suddenly disappear once they were safely through.
The celebration of 28th October is a holy day not just for Greeks, but for all people, to remind us of the miracles which do occur when our spirit is flamed by ardent faith in God, full of the courage to say "NO!" and "enough!" to all forms of evil.
This article first appeared in Lychnos in October 2002


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The vampires of "True Blood" have never been worse off than they are in the show's upcoming sixth season. A new full-length trailer for the series has arrived and promises that the humans will do their best to eliminate the vampire race in the forthcoming episodes.
Unfortunately for Sookie, that means she's caught in the crossfire once again. But she still attests that she wants her normal life back -- if she ever really had one -- even though there's a shirtless Eric she could be dealing with. That leave-me-alone mentality doesn't stop her from learning about her fairy magic though, or taking the time to have a pretty hardcore makeout session.
"True Blood" returns to HBO on June 16 at 9 p.m. ET. Star Stephen Moyer directs the premiere episode, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." He also directed the eighth episode of Season 5, "Somebody That I Used To Know." Unlike previous seasons, there will only be 10 episodes in Season 6. Also, that song in the trailer is Delta Rae's "Bottom of the River."


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Zelich enters not guilty pleas in suitcase bodies case
52-year-old Steven Zelich is charged in Walworth County with two felony counts of hiding a corpse. He's accused of leaving two suitcases along a rural road in early June, which contained the bodies of 37-year-old Laura Simonson of Farmington, Minnesota and 19-year-old Jenny Gamez of Cottage Grove, Oregon.
Police say Zelich admitted to killing both women in other locations, then holding on to their bodies for months before dumping them along the road in the town of Geneva. However, Zelich's attorney has argued that both may have died accidentally during consensual sexual activity.
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Revenge Spoilers: Gabriel Mann Says Nolan and Tyler Have a Future
Much like Romeo and Juliet, Tyler (Ashton Holmes) and Nolan's (Gabriel Mann) relationship on Revenge is star-crossed and will most likely end with a tragic death. You might think Nolan is so over Tyler considering that Ty threw his computer in the pool and called their rendez-do "disgusting," but not so much.
"There's definitely a future to the relationship," Gabriel Mann tells Entertainment Weekly. "Whether it's going upwards or straight to hell will be a good question that will be answered very soon."
We love us some TyleNol, but we also 'ship Emily (Emily VanCamp) and Nolan's banter. Will the stay on bad terms or get back together when Revenge returns in January?
"The fun of playing that relationship is that it evolves every single episode," Gabriel says, "There's only so many times I can get thrown out, or not! We'll see the depths of Nolan's desperation for companionship and the Clarke family."
Who else is hoping that Nolan is David Clarke (James Tupper) and Victoria Grayson's (Madeleine Stowe) love child?
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You may associate pneumonia with dramatic movie scenes involving prolonged hospital stays, oxygen tents, and family members whispering in bedside huddles. It's true that pneumonia can be serious. But more often pneumonia is an infection that can be easily treated at home without having to go to the hospital.
Pneumonia (pronounced: noo-MOW-nyuh) is an infection of the lungs. When someone has pneumonia, lung tissue can fill with pus and other fluid, which makes it difficult for oxygen in the lung's air sacs (alveoli) to reach the bloodstream. With pneumonia, a person may have difficulty breathing and have a cough and fever; occasionally, chest or abdominal pain and vomiting are symptoms, too.
Pneumonia is often caused by viruses, such as the influenza virus (flu) and adenovirus. Other viruses, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus, are common causes of pneumonia in young kids and babies.
Bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae can cause pneumonia, too. People with bacterial pneumonia are usually sicker than those with viral pneumonia, but they can be treated with antibiotic medications.
You might have heard the terms "double pneumonia" or "walking pneumonia." Double pneumonia simply means that the infection is in both lungs. It's common for pneumonia to affect both lungs, so don't worry if your doctor says this is what you have — it doesn't mean you're twice as sick.
Walking pneumonia refers to pneumonia that is mild enough that you may not even know you have it. Walking pneumonia (also called atypical pneumonia because it's different from the typical bacterial pneumonia) is common in teens and is often caused by a tiny microorganism, Mycoplasma pneumoniae (pronounced: my-co-PLAZ-ma noo-MO-nee-ay). Like the typical bacterial pneumonia, walking pneumonia also can be treated with antibiotics.
It's common for a person with pneumonia to start out with something milder like a cough or sore throat — which also can happen in other infections. But pneumonia is a bit worse because the infection goes down into the lungs.
A person with pneumonia might have these symptoms:
When pneumonia is caused by bacteria, a person tends to become sick quickly, develop a high fever, and have difficulty breathing. When it's caused by a virus, the illness comes on more gradually and might be less severe.
Someone's symptoms can help the doctor identify the type of pneumonia. Mycoplasma pneumoniae, for example, often causes headaches, sore throats, and rash in addition to the symptoms listed above.
The routine vaccinations that most people receive as kids help prevent certain types of pneumonia and other infections. If you have a chronic illness, such as sickle cell disease, you may have received extra vaccinations and disease-preventing antibiotics to help prevent pneumonia and other infections caused by bacteria.
People should get a pneumococcal vaccination if they have diseases that affect their immune system (like diabetes, HIV infection, or cancer), are 65 years or older, or are in other high-risk groups. Depending on the bugs that are likely to affect them, these people also may get antibiotics to prevent pneumonia, as well as antiviral medicine to prevent or lessen the effects of viral pneumonia.
Doctors recommend that everyone 6 months and older get an annual flu shot. That's because someone with the flu could then come down with pneumonia. Call your doctor's office or check your local health department to see when these vaccines are available.
Because pneumonia is often caused by germs, a good way to prevent it is to keep your distance from anyone you know who has pneumonia or other respiratory infections. Use separate drinking glasses and eating utensils; wash your hands often with warm, soapy water; and avoid touching used tissues and paper towels.
You also can stay strong and help avoid some of the illnesses that might lead to pneumonia by eating as healthily as possible, getting a minimum of 8 to 10 hours of sleep a night, and not smoking.
It takes a certain amount of time to start to feel sick after getting exposed to a germ. This length of time is called the incubation period, and it depends on many things, especially which bug is causing the illness.
With influenza pneumonia, for example, someone may become sick as soon as 12 hours or as long as 3 days after exposure to the flu virus. But with walking pneumonia, a person may not feel it until 2 to 3 weeks after becoming infected.
Most types of pneumonia clear up within a week or two, although a cough can linger for several weeks more. In severe cases, it may take longer to completely recover.
If you think you may have pneumonia, tell a parent or other adult and be sure you see a doctor. Pay attention to your breathing; if you have chest pain or trouble breathing or if your lips or fingers look blue, go to a doctor's office or to a hospital emergency department right away.
If doctors think a person has pneumonia, they will do a physical exam and might order a chest X-ray and blood tests. People with bacterial or atypical pneumonia will probably be given antibiotics to take at home. The doctor also will recommend getting lots of rest and drinking plenty of fluids.
Some people with pneumonia need to be hospitalized to get better — usually babies, young kids, and people older than 65. However, hospital care may be needed for a teen who:
When pneumonia patients are hospitalized, treatment might include intravenous (IV) antibiotics (delivered through a needle inserted into a vein) and respiratory therapy (breathing treatments). In more severe cases, people might need to go to the intensive care unit (ICU).
If your doctor has prescribed medicine, follow the directions carefully.
You may feel better in a room with a humidifier, which increases the moisture in the air and soothes irritated lungs. Make sure you drink plenty of fluids, especially if you have a fever. If you have a fever and feel uncomfortable, ask the doctor whether you can take over-the-counter (OTC) medicine such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen to bring it down. But don't take any medicine without checking first with your doctor — a cough suppressant, for example, may not allow your lungs to clear themselves of mucus.
And finally, be sure to rest. This is a good time to sleep, watch TV, read, and lay low. If you treat your body right, it will repair itself and you'll be back to normal in no time.
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Date reviewed: August 2014
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Picture this. You're enjoying sun and fun on the island of Nevis when you receive word that Hurricane Omar is headed for the Northeastern Caribbean. Bugger. You're on the only flight to San Juan that day but your connection to DC requires a stop through Miami in the early evening. You've got a hunch that this spells a lengthy delay at the least.
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Several years ago I wrote the following in "Cost Based Oracle – Fundamentals" (p.47):
The maxthr and slavethr figures relate to throughput for parallel execution slaves. I believe that the figures somehow control the maximum degree of parallelism that any given query may operate at by recording the maximum rate at which slaves have historically been able to operate—but I have not been able to verify this.
Browsing the internet recently, I discovered that that no-one else seems to have published anything to verify my comment, so I decided it was about time I did so myself. I'm going to work up to it in two blog notes , so if you do happen to know of any document that describes the impact of maxthr and slavethr on the optimizer's costing algorithms please give me a reference in the comments – that way I might not have to write the second note.


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JUST a week before a meeting between government officials from Tanzania and Malawi regarding a dispute on the ownership of Lake Nyasa, the President of Malawi, Ms Joyce Banda, has been quoted as saying that she is ready to die for her country.
Press reports from Malawi quoted Ms Banda as making an emotional declaration on Saturday that she shall die for her country, in what was seen as a defiant insinuation to statements made by Tanzanian officials that the country was ready in case of provocation.
The Malawian leader had not commented on the row with Tanzania before but speaking at a Ngoni traditional festival, Ms Banda said emphatically in a move unrelated to the function; "I shall die for the people of Malawi. I shall die for the land of Malawi."
Tanzania and Malawi have of late been at loggerheads over ownership of Lake Nyasa, also known as Lake Malawi in Malawi. At the heart of the controversy is the declaration by Malawi that it (Malawi) owns the entire Lake save for a portion that is in Mozambique. The country went as far as granting oil and gas prospecting licences to Surestream Petroleum of UK.
The dispute over the third-largest fresh water resource in Africa has escalated because Tanzania is demanding that Malawi halt exploration activities granted to the British company which is currently conducting an environmental impact assessment.
Reached for comment, the Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security, Mr Mussa Azzan (Ilala - CCM), said; "We believe discussions will solve the impasse and hence no need for threats."
Mr Azzan, popularly known as Zungu, said he hoped the matter would be solved amicably through negotiations. The MP, however, cited the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol which prevents member countries from engaging in warfare.
"Otherwise, Tanzania can prove its case anywhere in the world. Even the AU (African Union) Charter to which Malawi is a signatory, clearly states that if countries are separated by water bodies then the border would be at the centre," he stated. He argued also that if the entire Lake belonged to Malawi, Tanzania would not have been allowed to construct a port at Mbamba Bay.
Meanwhile, Tanzanians and Malawians have continued to trade verbal abuse on online editions of Malawian newspapers. Others have been calling for a war while a handful of sober citizens from the two countries want the matter to be addressed through negotiations.