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It's Sunday, which means it's time to tell filthy lies about Stephen Green.
Just look at his blogroll! There's like every damn blog in the blogosphere on there, but which one is conspicuously missing? So blatantly missing that it's almost a statement of, "Hey, look at me! I didn't link to this guy!" That's right; IMAO. It's just like that scene in Austin Powers 3 where Dr. Evil said, "Everyone leave the room except for..." and then named everybody except for Mini-Me. I think he made his whole blogroll as an affront to me. Well, I won't stand idly by! Time for lies!
I saw Stephen Green in the bar area of a restaurant, so I walked up and said, "Hey, it's Stephen Green, famous blogger! I'd like to buy you a drink."
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|Oracle9i Application Server Migrating from Oracle9i Application Server 220.127.116.11
Release 126.96.36.199 for Windows NT/2000
Part Number A88778-01
Migrating from Oracle9i Application Server 18.104.22.168
Release 220.127.116.11 for Windows NT/2000
March 2001
Part No. A88778-01
This document guides you through the process of migrating from Oracle9i Application Server Release 220.127.116.11 to Release 22.214.171.124.
You must perform the following tasks before installing Oracle9i Application Server 220.127.116.11.
Before installing Oracle9i Application Server Release 184.108.40.206, review the Release Notes and latest Release Notes Addendum. You can find the latest Release Notes Addendum on OTN at
Make backup copies of the following files and directories before installing Oracle9i Application Server.
Install Oracle9i Application Server 184.108.40.206 into the same Oracle home as the 220.127.116.11 installation. You must follow all of the preinstallation and postinstallation tasks from the Oracle9i Application Server Installation Guide before completing the migration tasks in Section 3.0, "Manually Migrating Components" of this guide.
Some components require additional postinstallation tasks you must perform to successfully complete the migration from Oracle9i Application Server, Release 22.214.171.124. This section describes the postinstallation tasks for the following components:
This section uses the following terms:
The directory you are installing Oracle9i Application Server 18.104.22.168 into. This is also the directory where Oracle9i Application Server 22.214.171.124 was installed.
The directory where components using Oracle 8.0.6 libraries were installed for Oracle9i Application Server 188.8.131.52. The default value for this directory was
The directory where components using Oracle 8.0.6 libraries are installed for Oracle9i Application Server 220.127.116.11. You can choose a value for this Oracle home during the 188.8.131.52 installation process.
Installing Oracle9i Application Server 126.96.36.199 automatically migrates some components. There are no additional migration steps for the following components:
The following sections describe tasks you must perform to successfully migrate Oracle9iAS Discoverer.
Discoverer 3i users can still use the older version after installing Oracle9i Application Server.
If you have customized Oracle Discoverer 3i Viewer and do not want to use any of the new functionality in Oracle9iAS Discoverer, then perform the following tasks:
\discwb4\html\disco4iv.xml in a text editor.
xml_version parameter to
xsl_path parameter to the location of the
disco3iv.xsl. The default path is
If you have customized Oracle Discoverer 3i Viewer by modifying the default configuration files, you have two migration paths to choose from. Follow the instructions below appropriate for the changes to your old configuration files.
style.xsl and want to use the new functionality, then perform the following tasks:
style.xsl, and want to use the new functionality, then perform the following tasks:
To continue using Discoverer 3i Server preference settings with Oracle9iAS Discoverer, you must copy
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\6iserver\discwb4\util\pref.txt and then add lines to describe new preferences. Refer to the Oracle9iAS Discoverer Release Notes on Oracle9i Application Server Disk 1 for more information on these additions.
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Oracle Discoverer Administration Edition is shipped as part of Oracle9i Developer Suite.
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The following sections describe tasks you must perform to successfully migrate Oracle9iAS Portal.
After installing Oracle9i Application Server 188.8.131.52, you must remove two lines from
jserv.properties. The path to this file is
Remove the following lines:
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Oracle9iAS Portal uses an upgrade script for migration. The script and further migration instructions are available at
For information on upgrading Oracle9iAS Wireless, see Section 1.3 in the Oracle9iAS Wireless Configuration Guide in the Oracle9i Application Server Documentation Library.
After installing Oracle9i Application Server 22.214.171.124, you must remove duplicate and obsolete lines from
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Remove only one occurrence of the following duplicate lines:
wrapper.classpath=ORACLE_HOME\Apache\BC4J\lib\ordvir817.zip wrapper.classpath=ORACLE_HOME\Apache\BC4J\lib\ordim817.zip wrapper.classpath=ORACLE_HOME\Apache\BC4J\lib\ordhttp.zip wrapper.classpath=ORACLE_HOME\Apache\BC4J\lib\jboremote.zip wrapper.classpath=ORACLE_HOME\Apache\BC4J\lib\jboorasql.zip wrapper.classpath=ORACLE_HOME\Apache\BC4J\lib\jndi.jar wrapper.classpath=ORACLE_HOME\Apache\BC4J\lib\jbomt.zip wrapper.classpath=ORACLE_HOME\Apache\BC4J\lib\javax_ejb.zip wrapper.classpath=ORACLE_HOME\Apache\BC4J\lib\jdev-rt.zip wrapper.classpath=ORACLE_HOME\Apache\BC4J\lib\jbohtml.zip wrapper.classpath=ORACLE_HOME\Apache\BC4J\lib\connectionmanager.zip
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From: Iver Larsen (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Date: Sat Aug 25 2001 - 05:41:16 EDT
> On Fri, 24 Aug 2001, Dr. John S. Waldrip wrote:
> - METANOIA basically refers to a change of mind.
> -
> - IS there a Greek word that refers primarily to a change of heart?
> What about metamellomai? It's been a long time since I've read up on the
> two words translated "repent," but this was described as "to change one's
> heart" (to me, once upon a time), versus metanoia, to changes one's mind.
> -Ethan Metsger (firstname.lastname@example.com) (http://www.ccil.org/~ethanm/)
It is always helpful to compare two words which are semantically related.
Therefore, Louw and Nida's lexicon based on semantic domains is often very
As Clay has already pointed out, their entry for METANOEW is "to change one'
s way of life as the result of a complete change of thought and attitude
with regard to sin and righteousness."
The main entry for METAMELOMAI is "to change one's mind about something,
with the probable implication of regret."
In short, METAMELOMAI is more like "changing you mind" in English, whereas
METANOEW/METANOIA is much deeper and life-changing, more like "having a
change of heart." And that involves what Carl has explained from Rom 12:2.
Although it is METANOIA that relates to the Greek word for mind, it is
really METAMELOMAI that relates more closely to the English phrase "change
your mind," the opposite of what you once upon a time heard.
Iver Larsen
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For a long time now, social media marketers have been trying to find a way to assess the value of a social media fan. In 2010 July, Dynamic Logic and Millward Brown conducted a survey of marketers targeting Facebook users to find out what they expect from their brand fans. Surprisingly, increased short and long term spend ranked at the bottom rather than top of the list of marketer expectations.
In the survey, 85% marketers responded that increased loyalty and value as a source of insight were most desired from the fans. Increased potential for recommendations or advocacy ranked second with 80% votes. Deepened level of fan engagement with brand and visible signs of brand popularity received 74% and 50% votes respectively. Increased long and short term spend on the brand ranked lowest on the list with 45% and 15% votes each.
This indicates that marketers are giving more importance to less obvious benefits offered by brand fans rather than placing a dollar value on them. But these metrics being difficult to measure can leave marketers doubtful about their ROI. The same survey also found that a majority of marketers were unsure about the ROI on their social media marketing efforts. 50% marketers in the survey were uncertain about the ROI, 23% felt that they were getting good returns, 18% answered that the returns were average and 9% thought that the returns were poor.
A method to calculate the exact returns on social media efforts still remains elusive. Marketers need to develop their own metrics, based on their business, to assess the benefits of social media marketing for their overall company internet marketing.


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We've compiled here a list of movies to consider for movie screening and discussion events in your community.
Central to this provocative documentary is the case of a comatose patient, whose family and healthcare team are in conflict over how long to continue with the treatments which are keeping him alive. In making decisions about his care, they confront disturbing ethical questions about patient autonomy vs. the needs of the family, about who is in a position to judge what another person would want, about the role and impact of faith, and about the certainty or fallibility of medical judgment. This moving film focuses on the key roles of nursing staff in patient care and communication. It profiles six severely ill patients who agreed to be a part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's SUPPORT Study on end-of-life care and decision making. Their stories offer no easy answers, but raise many of the key issues faced by patients and those who care for them, including the role of technology, deciding when to use or withdraw life-sustaining treatments, the importance of effective pain management, and the impact of patients' culture and community on care decisions.
These 50 powerful Short Films are freely available to any pain, palliative care, hospice and end of life health professionals around the world to download here and use for training and advocacy. LIFE Before Death is a documentary project supported by the Lien Foundation, the IASP, the Mayday Fund, the UICC and the Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice. These Short Films feature leaders from the field including Dr Kathleen Foley, Dr Balfour Mount, Dr Betty Ferrell RN, Dr Jim Cleary, Professor Michael Cousins, Dr Henry Ddungu and Dr Charles Von Gunten.
"Beginning With the End" is a feature length documentary film that follows the experiences of 16 to 18 year-old high-school students who are given the unusual and extraordinary opportunity to work as trained hospice volunteers.
FRONTLINE follows renowned New Yorker writer and Boston surgeon Atul Gawande as he explores the relationships doctors have with patients who are nearing the end of life. In conjunction with Gawande's new book, Being Mortal, the film investigates the practice of caring for the dying, and shows how doctors -- himself included -- are often remarkably untrained, ill-suited and uncomfortable talking about chronic illness and death with their patients.
Dying Matters has produced a number of well received films. These can be used in numerous health and social care training scenarios, as well as in hospices, GP surgeries, care homes, voluntary organisations, community groups - anywhere, in fact, where discussions about end of life planning are appropriate.
Death is something that most people fear and don't want to think about. But is it possible that facing our mortality can inspire us to live our lives more fully?
The film looks at how popular culture deals with the ever-present fear many have about our own mortality. Interviews with mental health experts, cultural leaders, and scientists explore the meaning of death and how we can learn to live without fear. The interviews and evidence presented are interwoven with personal stories of people facing their own death as well as those who report encounters beyond death. The narrative is illustrated with vivid imagery.
Love in Our Own Time is a documentary on the big things in life: birth, love, and death. Holding a 21st century mirror to who we are, the film follows ordinary Australians, bearing witness to lives beginning and ending, and capturing moments, both simple and sublime, that compose the lives we lead. This is a journey to the heart of what it is to be human, giving us pause to reflect on the lives we lead.
This documentary introduces us to Stephen Jenkinson, once the leader of a palliative care counselling team at Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital. Through his daytime job, he has been at the deathbed of well over 1,000 people. What he sees over and over, he says, is "a wretched anxiety and an existential terror" even when there is no pain. Indicting the practice of palliative care itself, he has made it his life's mission to change the way we die - to turn the act of dying from denial and resistance into an essential part of life.


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Custom Car And Hot Rod Gathering
It's been said some of the best things in life are free, and when it comes to a custom car and hot rod show like Gene Winfield and Larry Watson's first annual gathering, we're here to tell you its true! The flyers for Larry and Gene's October 19, 2008 show started circulating in early June, and the buzz was well on its way to a major clamor by the time we rolled into to Mojave, California to take it all in. In the spirit of carpooling and just hanging out together to raise a little hell I rode up with Bob Ryder, Truckin's tech editor, and Michael Stanford, Street Rodder's art-director. I knew it was going to an incredible day as soon as Bob rolled up in a pitch black '08 Ford pickup that Truckin' had just finished running the wheels off for its truck of the year awards. On the flyer the hours for the gathering were listed from 11 a.m. to till 7 p.m. but somehow the three of us decided to roll out of Orange County at five in the morning, and as luck would have it, it turned out to be a good idea.
By 9:30 a.m. there was already a long line of every kind of cool vehicle parked alongside the highway in front of Gene's shop. We bailed out of the Ford and hoofed it the rest of the way to discover a proverbial custom culture smorgasbord. Check out some of the photos Michael and I shot, and you'll see what I mean. For those of you that would like to attend next year's show it will be held on October 18, 2009. For show information call (661) 824-4728.


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Act 2: Jimmy Pallais tells his parents he first had sex with teacher Kathryn Murray in her classroom.
Kathryn Murray and 7 Other Notorious Teacher Sex Scandals
Over the years, there have been dozens of cases of teachers accused of having a sexual relationship with one, or several, of their students, and many have landed in prison for it. Kathryn Murray, 30, is a former middle school teacher from Houston, Texas, who just this week was sentenced to a felony
Debra Lafave , Teacher in Sex Case, Ordered Back on Probation
Debra Lafave, the former Tampa, Fla., middle school teacher and pin-up model who pleaded guilty in 2005 to having sex with a 14-year-old student, has been ordered back on probation. A trial judge released Lafave from the remainder of her probation obligation before she served...
Florida Judge Puts Debra Lafave Back on Probation After Year Off
The former teacher who pled guilty to having sex with a 14-year-old has 4 more years on probation.
Classroom Confidential: After Teacher-Student Sex Scandal, Can Marriage Survive?
Part 2: Brittani Colleps, husband Christopher speak exclusively to "20/20."
Teacher Student Relationships
Cecilia Vega takes a look at what happened to some of the more infamous couples.
Rash of Student/Teacher Sex Scandals in Texas
seems like an epidemic of sex scandals in Texas high schools. Three female teachers in three different schools not far from each other have been arrested in the past week and accused of sleeping with their students. Mike is ours is here with back that morning my. The a good morning to you yet at
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Part 1: Would you intervene if you saw an older female tutor hit on her student?
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On live, we all know and love Shadow's amazing t13 burst, which spikes well into the 70k DPS region. Sadly, next week it will be gone.
The next closest thing: Mindbender + 4pc t13 + Devouring Plague spam.
Mindbender melees once every 1.25sec, dealing (318 + 0.58 * SP) [experimentally obtained value - subject to some error) shadow/melee damage.
Cast DP every 1 GCD or 1.25 sec, whichever is more.
12 DPs total (assuming at least 10% haste).
Total time spent soft haste caps at 20% haste, at which point you're limited to the swing speed of the Mindbender. (Time spent: 15sec + 1GCD)
The DoT continues to scale with haste beyond that, but it's a small effect.
Devouring Plague deals (3336 + 2.3 * SP) on cast, and (328.8 + .156 * SP) every 1 sec, modified by haste.
Haste: 27.32%
Crit: 18.32%
Mastery: 23.36
This comes out to 12 Mindbender melees for 97k, 12 Devouring Plague casts for 440k, and ~33.8 (24 w/o mastery) Devouring Plague ticks for 88k.
38.6k DpET over the 16.18 sec activation.
As you can see, the DpET is lower than most of our standard rotation, and should only replace Mind Flay and Mind Blast within the same window. With this in mind, the damage gain from the whole thing is much more subdued. Assuming one VT cast, one SW:P cast, and two SW casts within the window, we drop to 8 DP casts, dealing a mere 277.3k more than the Mind Flays it displaces. In total, this deals 636k over 16sec (731k with Twist of Faith), leaving Shadow no longer viable for 30%-nerfed H Spine of Deathwing. It can only barely scape "just pulling your weight" in the best available gear, including a legendary staff that takes months to farm up.
Note that, while other combinations of talents can produce higher burst on one individual tendon, they cannot reach as high of an average performance across all 5-6 tendons. Power Infusion is only up for half of them, and FD;CL relies on having bloods DoT-ed up beforehand, and - crucially - them not dying. Insanity and Divine Insight are simply bad.
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Although I suppose we could be taken as a healer. Alternating VT for mana and actual heals throughout the fight may allow a raid to run one fewer "real" healers. With Blood Corruption: Death mutating after the first dispel, Mass Dispel is now a good option for dealing with the multiple dispels during a roll and at the start of the fight.


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Spring has arrived and now is the time to get excited about planting and fresh produce in the garden for the year. There is nothing quite as green and organic as growing some of your own vegetables and herbs. I've started to plan what I want to plant this year. For me, the "garden" is spread in containers throughout the yard. Little bursts of color and goodness spread about to enjoy all summer long. Before we know it, we'll be enjoying the great taste of fresh picked goodies! Yea! Farmers markets in are area are also just about a month away. There is nothing like a relaxing summer morning walking around the market.
So, today as I look forward to the gardens of spring, I picked some great products from the Eco Etsy team. While not all of the items are for the garden, they all celebrate the fun process of growing things on your own.


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Whichever form of Vending you do or are interested in, Vending Times does a good job covering vital information. Some of the areas include:
- Vending Services
- Vending Solutions
- Vending Equipment
- Used Vending information from suppliers
- Vending news (general and specific)
- Vending websites (advertisers mainly)
- Water Vending
- Ice vending
- Vending machine market in general
- Vending machine prices (advertisers and new product introductions)
In many ways, it brings together information to give you a vending association to draw from. I highly recommend the publication. It has helped me most in getting a bird's eye view of the vending industry and how it affects me on a smaller level.
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September 30, 2009
Don't mess with a veteran (2)
Suspected flag burner pilloried
VALLEY FALLS -- The young man was given three choices: get turned over to the police, go one-on-one in a fight with a seasoned war veteran, or be duct-taped to a flagpole for six hours with a sign around his neck identifying his alleged crime: flag burning.
It was the third option that would still have the small town buzzing a week after a 21-year-old was hunted down and forced to endure a public humiliation with its roots dating to the Middle Ages. Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1938 were incensed enough to tie up the man last Sunday after they accused him of setting the flag in front of their building on fire.
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Veteran's Day. Observed.
Written by Peter Blackmore, CEO | November 12, 2012
In honoring our Veterans, on behalf of the ShoreTel team, I would like to thank you for your service to this country. On this day, we get a chance to recognize and remember all the sacrifices you and your families have made for this country.
n the words of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them".
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Trip Planning 101: Celebrating at Walt Disney World
by Erin Foster on October 31, 2011 4 Comments
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Your birthday! Your anniversary! Your graduation! Your retirement! Your recovery! Your promotion! Your reunion! Your return from service! Your new baby! Your college acceptance! Your big win! Your engagement! Your honeymoon! Your new job! Those are just a few of the reasons people celebrate. And they're also some of the reasons people celebrate at Walt Disney World.
When I've answered questions for the Walt Disney World Moms Panel, one of the most frequently asked types of questions was, "I'm celebrating X event at Walt Disney World. What can I do to make it special?" So what's the answer? How can you make a celebration special at Walt Disney World?
Please consider that you need not jump through any magical hoops to make a Disney celebration special. A trip to Walt Disney World is special all by itself. Space Mountain and a hug from Mickey! Seriously, life really can't get much better than that. If you're celebrating something for a child or a first-time guest, just walking through the front gates of the Magic Kingdom will make them feel on top of the world. Indeed, for a sensitive or easily overwhelmed youngster, a fancy to-do may be counterproductive, resulting in tears all around.
Disney has long offered free buttons to guests as a way to publicly proclaim that they're having a special day. These buttons are available at the guest relations offices at each park. Additionally, they often have a supply at the hotel check-in desks and at general ticket sales windows. (Please be aware that the free buttons are NOT the same thing as the for-purchase trading pins.) Buttons come in may styles and periodically change. Over the past 2-3 years I've seen: First Visit, Happy Birthday, I'm Celebrating (with a blank to fill in the occasion), Happy Anniversary, Family Reunion, Just Engaged, and Happily Ever After. These buttons don't confer any special priorities, but they do let cast members and other guests know that you're having a special day. You'll likely get lots of extra smiles. Tom Bricker gives more great insight into birthday buttons in the post Celebrating Your Birthday at Disney.
If you want to take things up one notch further, you should make a point to tell EVERY cast member you encounter that it's your special day, this includes cast you speak to when making room and dining reservations. Nothing is guaranteed (really, I mean it), but it's not uncommon for birthday or anniversary celebrants to get small perks like free cupcake at dinner, a commemorative certificate, or a balloon in your room.
Your first instinct when planning a celebration is to order a cake. If that's what you want to do, Disney has a special hotline set up for just this purpose. A cake hotline. Why does this not exist in the real world? To order, call 407-827-CAKE (407-827-2253).
Not to be a killjoy, but I'm going to ask you to think out of the box with me for a minute here and say maybe you don't actually want or need a cake, even for a birthday. This goes double if you're on the Disney Dining Plan. Here's my thinking … First, there are desserts at Walt Disney World that are far more delicious and delightful than a plain old slab of cake. I'd rather have crepes from Chefs de France, 'Smores from the '50s Prime Time Diner, or the bread pudding at 'Ohana. Slip your server a birthday candle and they'll bring it out singing. Also, if you're on the Dining Plan, your meal comes with dessert. Do you want cake on top of that? The answer may be yes, but I'm asking you to think about it.
My point is, do something different. Try to conquer the Kitchen Sink at Beaches & Cream. Have Dole Whip for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sample every kind of fudge at the Main Street Confectionery. The more off-the-wall your sweet treat is, the more your special someone will remember the celebration.
A great way to add oomph to your celebration is to decorate your hotel room. You can do this with streamers and balloons brought from home. When my family spent our first Christmas at Walt Disney World, I purchased several small artificial trees at Target, and we brought them on the trip and decorated them at the hotel together. If you're not a do-it-yourselfer you can enlist the help of the Disney Floral and Gift Basket team. These dreammakers can be found online or at 407-WDW-GIFT. They have a number of room decorating packages available. They can also customize a basket for you. If you have something very specific in mind, get on the phone and speak to someone directly.
Beyond these basics, the best way to "plus up" a Disney trip to make it a Disney celebration trip is to take an honest assessment of the person or event you're celebrating. For example, my family celebrated my twins' sixth birthday at Walt Disney World. At the time, the were relatively indifferent to many of the rides at WDW, but were completely obsessed with meeting the characters. To make their day extra special, we booked not one, not two, but three character meals for that day: breakfast at the Crystal Palace, lunch at Cinderella's Royal Table, and dinner at Chef Mickey's. Obviously this was faaaar more food than we needed to consume, but it was the very best thing their first grade minds could imagine, so we indulged. And six years later, they still talk about it.
Just because "women like spas," or "men like sports," doesn't mean that's what you should automatically turn to for your celebration. Take the time to talk with your special someone about what their wildest dreams are. If the celebration is meant to be a surprise, you can be oblique about this, or enlist a trusted friend to do some sleuthing for you. For example, if my husband sent me to a Disney spa for my birthday, I might feel awkward or uncomfortable, but if he brought me a bouquet of those fancy Mickey balloons they sell on Main Street (something I've always wanted but never had), I might possibly faint from bliss. This is truly at time when it's the thought that counts.
To get your thought process rolling, below are some ideas about activities you can add to your Walt Disney World vacation that will increase the celebration factor. Please note that while some of these ideas are quite expensive (tours, private events), many of them are inexpensive (personalized Mickey ears), or even free (watch Wishes from the beach).
On your honeymoon, proposing, celebrating an anniversary? Here are some ideas to put the romance in your trip:
- Take a horse-drawn carriage ride at Port Orleans or Fort Wilderness.
- Have the Disney Florist send two dozen red roses to your room.
- Book a dinner at the posh Victoria & Albert's restaurant.
- Order in room service, then place the do-not-disturb sign on your door.
- Grab a blanket or extra towels and watch the Wishes fireworks presentation from the beach at the Polynesian.
- Book a private fireworks cruise.
- Snuggle into an arcade photo booth for some mid-kiss portraits.
- Win your sweetie a prize at Animal Kingdom's Fossil Fun Games in DinoLand, U.S.A.
- Enjoy a couple's massage.
- Go for a midnight swim in your resort's "Quiet Pool."
- Sit in the backseat of a car with a fancy drink and watch campy movie clips at the Sci-Fi Dine-In.
- Drop the kids at a Disney child-care center and sneak back to your room for some alone time.
- Take the Characters in Flight balloon ride at Downtown Disney to get a bird's eye view of the world. (Just don't drop the ring if you're proposing.)
- Arrange a vow renewal with Disney Weddings.
- Offer to let your sweetie sleep in, while you take the kiddos to the park.
Celebrating a milestone birthday, college graduation, or military retirement? Here are some ideas for adults looking to celebrate:
- Drink around the World Showcase at Epcot.
- Spend a day at the Saratoga Springs Resort spa.
- Take a backstage tour at the Magic Kingdom.
- Book a suite or stay in a nicer resort than you usually do.
- Dine in a Signature Restaurant.
- Invite a surprise guest.
- Create a special Touring Plan, using only the guest of honor's favorite rides.
- Plan a shopping spree.
- Stay at the park until the very end.
- Go parasailing or waterskiing at the Contemporary.
- Get tickets to Cirque du Soleil's La Nouba at Downtown Disney.
Is your child celebrating a birthday, straight-As on her report card, or scoring the winning goal? Here are some ideas for kids looking to celebrate:
- Book three character meals in one day.
- Get a makeover at the Bibidi Bobbidi Boutique or the Pirate's League.
- Go to the Downtown Disney AMC theater and let your child create the ultimate custom Coke Freestyle beverage.
- Go on a candy crawl through Epcot.
- Ride Space Mountain ten times in a row.
- Meet your child's favorite character, every day of the trip.
- Go on a pirate cruise.
- Have tea with Sleeping Beauty.
- Take the Wild Africa Trek (one of the few backstage experiences open to children).
- Start a pin or Vinylmation collection and spend the trip trading.
- Let the child choose the day's itinerary.
- Put a present under your child's pillow to find when he wakes up.
- Host a party at Goofy's Candy Company at Downtown Disney.
- Try to find all the hidden Mickeys at the Magic Kingdom.
- Go to the Hanes Design-A-Tee Store at Downtown Disney and get matching shirts for everyone.
- Have dinner at the Hoop Dee Doo Revue – the ultimate in festive dining.
- Arrange for a private IllumiNations dessert party.
- Get a private cabana at a resort pool or water park.
- Conquer the Kitchen Sink at Beaches & Cream.
- Have the ultimate mini-golf tournament.
- Spend a sing-along evening at Jellyrolls on the BoardWalk. They'll play all your favorite songs.
- Get personalized Mickey Ears for the gang.
- Have a photopass photographer grab goofy shots of the entire group. Order and share the CD.
- Make a Disney "goody bag" for everyone in your group.
- Participate in a Run Disney race together.
- Create a Disney trivia scavenger hunt. Have a friendly competition among members of your group.
Overall, it doesn't really matter what you do to celebrate as long as it's heartfelt and joyful. But those giant Mickey balloons sure would be festive wouldn't they? Not that I'm hinting or anything 🙂
What special celebrations have you had at Walt Disney World? What milestones have you marked in the parks? Have you found a unique or innovative way to celebrate? Let us know in the comments below.
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For our 10th wedding anniversary we brought along the cake topper & ordered a small cake. Just as you said, they were happy to use it for us. Supper was at Teppan Edo, so we surprised the other folks at our grill/table by sharing our dessert w/everyone (this was back in the day before the free dining plan). They were all tickled to get to have a free dessert & it was a fun way to celebrate.
Rock on! I did the same thing—while my wife was in the shower I set out a stuffed Mickey that I bought from the Disney store in our home city and hid in my luggage. I'm more of a writer than a talker, so I wrote a love letter (it was our 1st anniversary) and put it in his big hands. I brought a gold glitter shaker from a craft store and shook it all around Mickey. :). Her reaction was priceless—shecouldn't help but cry.
And, we got free dessert at Coral Reef and Wolfgang Puck's Dining Room (though Wolfgang Puck ultimately charged us for that dessert that we didn't even ask for—we thought that was pretty funny.)
We just got back from our trip, a belated (by two weeks) 13th anniversary celebration with the family. We spent our Honeymoon on the Disney Cruise and at Disney World, so we thought it would be fun to celebrate at Disney this year. I added that we were celebrating our anniversary to all of our dining reservations (6 total). We received acknowledgement from all but 1 restaurant (Ohana), California Grill and Crystal Palace gave us a special extra something. Cali Grill sprinkled our table with Mickey Mouse confetti, gave us a table next to the window overlooking the castle, and a special piece of chocolate with our dessert that said Happy Anniversary on it. At Crystal Palace, we received a cupcake and a special card signed by Pooh and all his friends. We enjoyed the extra special touches at Cali Grill, but the signed card by Pooh and friends really touched my heart.


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Some of you are surely familiar with Kinky Cards, which has been on the web for at least as long as I have … and who knows how much longer. As you can see, I was the lucky recipient of one of their cards today, and — being totally unexpected — it really made my day. (Thank you, Mr. D.)
If you've been wanting to send a Christmas Greeting with just a bit of an edge to it, or maybe even a big edge, then you can't go wrong with Kinky Cards. There is a generous selection of cards for every occasion, from Halloween to birthdays to Valentine's Day. A fairly new and darling Vintage Collection features specific categories such as Lingerie, Voluptuous Vixens, Foreplay (very romantic and pretty), Corsets and Naughty Girls. Even if you don't want to send a card, it is fun to look around. Every time I visit I end up browsing the site.
So we're almost to the big day, huh? Me? I'm still wrapping and curling ribbon, but I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. All the stuff I had to mail went out Wednesday and you don't even want to know what I spent on postage. I thought I'd started early enough, but, alas, once again…here I am running around like a mad woman. Next year, please remind me to start getting ready in July. I think that is the only safe bet.
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i live around stl and have been to rams games,they cant score and their oline had one decent week id love to play rams but watchin them in person makes it tough,i can see the cards havin trouble winnin with the tough game last week and havin to go on the road but if they can score first GAME OVER rams have the o to score from behind and the place will be a dead zone if they fall behind early!
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Good luck on the play, but I'm not sure the Rams are the play this week compared to the beautiful spot they were in last week.
The Cards were on cloud 9 after beating the Pats and stomping the Eagles before they looked ahead or at the very least were flat against a dangerous Phins team. The Cards know they are good and can win games they get behind in, but they are back down to Earth with their focus after the Phins game. They have been on a tear so they are still confident and go to a building where they always have success in St. Louis. The Rams have their first big primetime game under Fisher. A young team like the Rams might have some jitters on the big stage.
''It's not luck, I can tell you that,'' coach Ken Whisenhunt said. ''It can't be luck as many times as we've been successful with that.'' Zona's motivated cause people think they are a fluke with these wins (they are due for a blowout IMO).
The Rams have played very very physical teams and with this being a short weeek with a new coach, Fisher will not have a ton of time to prepare for the Zona blitzes. The Zona core has been together a while so they will be okay on a short week. Rams have 3 big O-Line injuries, and I think with the short week the great Zona pass rush wreaks havoc, since their run D is very good and SJax is banged up (lots of 3rd and longs).
The Cards run game will be okay against STL. St. Lou secondary is good but I don't think Finnegan shuts down Fitz who'll be up to the challenge. Kolb has been a loser his whole career, but for him to have come back and led the team to that comeback victory after such a terrible game, his inner-confidence will be increased here. I think the Cards will have their winning streak end in Week 6 not Week 5.
Just my thoughts bud. I'll be on Cards -1, should be a fun divisional matchup. Intereseted to see your other plays for the weekend. Great start to the year!


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A Best Restaurants voucher for a Christmas present, an upcoming holiday for my parents, and a general family catch up were responsible for us booking dinner with Father Noel at Esposito. Elgin street in Carlton has consistently provided us with a great offering of restaurants to share a meal & good conversation. I was actually surprised I had not visited this Melbourne institution before having been operating for nearly two decades. With friendly staff & a fresh interior, we made our way through an array of tasty dishes including oysters, scallops, John Dory fillets and my fave, the crab omelette. The mains initially looked a little on the small side however I was glad when my Spaghettini "Of the Sea" arrived. It was a generous serve of perfectly cooked pasta overflowing with mussels, prawns, scallops, calamari, oysters and fish (I had quickly checked out the other tables in the restaurant when I first sat down – looked like this was a popular option!). With no room for dessert (my eyes were too big for my tummy!), I had a flat white to end the night x
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WebSphere MQ overview
WebSphere MQ formerly known as MQ Series is IBM's enterprise messaging solution. In a nutshell, MQ provides the mechanisms for messaging both in point-to-point and publish-subscribe. However, it guarantees to deliver a message only once. This is important for critical business applications which implement messaging. An example of a critical system could be a banking payments system where messages contain messages pertaining to money transfer between banking systems, so guaranteeing delivery of a debit/credit is paramount in this context. Aside from guaranteed delivery, WMQ is often used for messaging between dissimilar systems and the WMQ software provides programming interfaces in most of the common languages, such as Java, C, C++, and so on. If you are using WebSphere, then it is common to find that WMQ is often used with WebSphere when WebSphere is hosting message-enabled applications. It is important that the WebSphere administrator understands how to configure WebSphere resources so that application can be coupled to the MQ queues.
Overview of WebSphere MQ example
To demonstrate messaging using WebSphere MQ, we are going to re-configure the previously deployed JMS Tester application so that it will use a connection factory which communicates with a queue on a WMQ queue manager as opposed to using the default provider which we demonstrated earlier.
Installing WebSphere MQ
Before we can install our demo messaging application, we will need to download and install WebSphere MQ 7.0. A free 90-day trial can be found at the following URL:
Click the download link as shown below.
You will be prompted to register as an IBM website user before you can download the WebSphere MQ Trial. Once you have registered and logged in, the download link above will take you to a page which lists download for different operating systems.
Select WebSphere MQ 7.0 90-day trial from the list of available options as shown below.
Click continue to go to the download page. You may be asked to fill out a questionnaire detailing why you are evaluating WebSphere MQ (WMQ). Fill out the question as you see fit and submit to move to the download page.
As shown above, make sure you use the IBM HTTP Download director as it will ensure that your download will resume, even if your Internet loses a connection.
If you do not have a high-speed Internet connection, you can try downloading a free 90-day trial of WebSphere MQ 7.0 overnight while you are asleep.
Download the trial to a temp folder, for example c:temp, on your local machine. The screenshot above shows how the IBM HTTP Downloader will prompt for a location where you want to download it to. Once the WMQ install file has been downloaded, you can then upload the file using an appropriate secure copy utility like Winscp to an appropriate folder like /apps/wmq_install on your Linux machine. Once you have the file uploaded to Linux, you can then decompress the file and run the installer to install WebSphere MQ.
Running the WMQ installer
Now that you have uploaded the WMQv700Trial-x86_linux.tar file on your Linux machine, and follow these steps:
- You can decompress the file using the following command:
gunzip ./WMQv700Trial-x86_linux.tar.gz
- Then run the un-tar command:
tar -xvf ./ WMQv700Trial-x86_linux.tar
- Before we can run the WMQ installations, we need to accept the license agreement by running the following command:
./mqlicense.sh –accept
- To run the WebSphere MQ installation, type the following commands:
rpm -ivh MQSeriesRuntime-7.0.0-0.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh MQSeriesServer-7.0.0-0.i386.rpm
rpm -ivh MQSeriesSamples-7.0.0-0.i386.rpm
- As a result of running the MQSeriesServer installation, a new user called mqm was created. Before running any WMQ command, we need to switch to this user using the following command:
su - mqm
- Then, we can run commands like the dspmqver command which can be run to check that WMQ was installed correctly. To check whether WMQ is installed, run the following command:
The result will be the following message as shown in the screenshot below:
Creating a queue manager
Before we can complete our WebSphere configuration, we need to create a WMQ queue manager and a queue, then we will use some MQ command line tools to put a test message on an MQ queue and get a message from an MQ queue.
- To create a new queue manager called TSTDADQ1, use the following command:
crtmqm TSTDADQ1
- The result will be as shown in the image below.
- We can now type the following command to list queue managers:
- The result of running the dspmq command is shown in the image below.
- To start the queue manager (QM), type the following command:
- The result of starting the QM will be similar to the image below.
- Now that we have successfully created a QM, we now need to add a queue called LQ.Test where we can put and get messages.
- To create a local queue on the TSTDADQ1 QM, type the following commands in order:
runmqsc TSTDADQ1
- You are now running the MQ scripting command line, where you can issue MQ commands to configure the QM.
- To create the queue, type the following command and hit Enter:
define qlocal(LQ.TEST)
- Then immediately type the following command:
- Hit Enter to complete the QM configuration, as shown by the following screenshot.
You can use the following command to see if your LQ.TEST queue exists.
echo "dis QLOCAL(*)" | runmqsc TSTDADQ1 | grep -i test
You have now added a local queue called Q.Test to the TSTDADQ1 queue manager.
runmqsc TSTDADQ1
DEFINE LISTENER(TSTDADQ1.listener) TRPTYPE (TCP) PORT(1414)
START LISTENER(TSTDADQ1.listener)
You can type the following command to ensure that your QM listener is running.
ps -ef | grep mqlsr
The result will be similar to the image below.
To create a default channel, you can run the following command.
runmqsc TSTDADQ1
We can now use a sample MQ program called amqsput which we can use to put and get a test message from a queue to ensure that our MQ configuration is working before we continue to configure WebSphere.
Type the following command to put a test message on the LQ.Test queue:
/opt/mqm/samp/bin/amqsput LQ.TEST TSTDADQ1
Then you can type a test message: Test Message and hit Enter; this will put a message on the LQ.Test queue and will exit you from the AMQSPUTQ command tool.
Now that we have put a message on the queue, we can read the message by using the MQ Sample command tool called amqsget. Type the following command to get the message you posted earlier:
/opt/mqm/samp/bin/amqsget LQ.TEST TSTDADQ1
The result will be that all messages on the LQ.TEST queue will be listed and then the tool will timeout after a few seconds as shown below.
We need to do two final steps to complete and that is to add the root user to the mqm group. This is not a standard practice in an enterprise, but we have to do this because our WebSphere installation is running as root. If we did not do this, we would have to reconfigure the user which the WebSphere process is running under and then add the new user to MQ security. To keep things simple, ensure that root is a member of the mqm group, by typing the following command:
usermod -a -G mqm root
We also need to change WMQ security to ensure that all users of the mqm group have access to all the objects of the TSTDADQ1 queue manager. To change WMQ security to give access to all objects in the QM, type the following command:
setmqaut -m TSTDADQ1 -t qmgr -g mqm +all
Now, we are ready to re-continue our configuring WebSphere and create the appropriate QCF and queue destinations to access WMQ from WebSphere.
Creating a WMQ connection factory
Creating a WMQ connection factory is very similar to creating a JMS QCF. However, there are a few differences which will be explained in the following steps. To create a WMQ QCF, log in to the Admin console and navigate to the JMS category of the Resources section found in the left-hand-side panel of the Admin console and click on Queue connection factories. Select the Cell scope and click on New. You will be presented with an option to select a message provider. Select WebSphere MQ messaging provider as shown below and click OK.
You will then be presented with a wizard which will first ask you for the name of the QCF. Type QCF.LQTest in the Name field and type jms/QCF.LQTest in the JNDI name field, as shown below.
Click on Next to progress to the next step of the wizard, where you will decide on how to connect to WMQ. As shown in the following screenshot, select the Enter all the required information into this wizard option and then click on Next.
In the Supply queue connection details screen, you will need to type TSTDADQ1 into the Queue manager or queue sharing group name field and click on Next.
On the next screen of the wizard, you will be asked to fill in some connection details. Ensure that the Transport field is set to Bindings then client. Type localhost in the hostname field and then add the value 1414 to the Port field, and type SYSTEM. ADMIN.SVRCONN into the Server connection channel field as shown below and then click on Next to move on to the next step of the wizard.
On the next page, you will be presented with a button to test your connection to WMQ. If you have set up WMQ correctly, then you will be able to connect and a results page will be displayed confirming a successful connection to WMQ. If you cannot connect at this stage, then you will need to check your MQ setup. Most often it is security that is the problem. If you find you have an issue with security, you can search Google for answers on how to change WMQ security. Once your test is successful, click on Next to move on to the final Summary page which will list your QCF configuration. On the final page of the wizard, click Finish to complete the WMQ QCF configuration and click Save to retain your changes. You will now see two QCF configurations, one for JMS and one for WMQ, as shown below:
Creating a WMQ queue destination
The next step after creating a QCF is to create a queue destination. We will use the queue named LQ.Test which we created on the TSTDADQ1 queue manager. To create a new queue, navigate to the JMS category of the Resources section in the left-hand-side panel of the admin console and click Queues. Click on New to start the queue creation wizard. In the provider selector screen, select WebSphere MQ messaging provider and click on Next. You will then be presented with a page that allows you to specify settings for the queue. In the Name field, type LQ.Test and then type jms/LQ.Test in the JNDI name field. In the Queue name field, type LQ.TEST which is the actual name for the underlying queue, as shown below.
Useful tip: Optionally, you can type the Queue Manager name, for example, TSTDADQ1 into the Queue manager or queue sharing group name field, but if you ever use WMQ clustering, it is not required and will stop MQ clustering from working correctly.
Click on Apply to submit the changes, and then click on Save to retain the changes to the WebSphere configuration repository. You will then be presented with a list of queues as shown below:
We have now configured a WebSphere MQ queue connection factory and a WebSphere MQ queue destination which our test application will use to send and receive messages from WMQ.
Reconfiguring the JMS demo application
Now that we have created a QCF and queue destination using WMQ as the message provider, we will need to reconfigure the JMS Test Tool application to point to the WMQ JNDI names as opposed to the Default Provider JNDI names. When we deployed the application, the installation wizard allowed us the option of re-pointing of the JNDI names. This was because the application's deployment descriptor declared resource references, which the installation wizard picked up and presented as configurable options in the installation wizard. Even after a deployment is complete, it is possible to reconfigure an application at any time by drilling down into the application configuration. We want to change the JNDI names the application is using for the QCF and queue destination. We are going to change jms/QCF.Test to jms/QCF.LQTest and jms/Q.Test to jms/LQ.Test. This re-mapping of the applications JNDI will allow the application to use WMQ instead of JMS via the SIB. To change the application's resource references, click Applications in the left-hand-side panel of the Admin console, and then expand the Application Types section and click WebSphere enterprise applications. Click on the JMS Test Tool from the application list. You will then be presented with the main application configuration panel. Look for a section called References as shown in the following screenshot:
Click on the Resource references link and change the Target Resource JNDI Name field to jms/QCF.LQTest as shown below and then click on OK to return back to the previous page.
Click on Continue if you get any warnings. We have now re-pointed the application's QCF reference to the new WMQ QCF configuration.
To change the queue destination, we click on the Message destination references link and change the Target Resource JNDI Name field to jms/LQ.Test as shown below.
We have now completed the re-mapping of resources. Click on Save to make the changes permanent and restart the application server. When you next use the JMS Test Tool application, the sending and receiving of messages will be using WMQ instead of the Default Messaging Provider.
You can use the following command to show the messages sitting on the LQ.TEST queue if you wish to see the queue depth (how many messages are on the queue):
echo "dis ql(*) curdepth where (curdepth gt 0)" | runmqsc TSTDADQ1
In this two-part article, we learned that WebSphere provides a level of abstraction to messaging configuration by allowing resources to be referenced by JNDI. We deployed a message-enabled application which required a queue connection factory and queue destination which it used to send and receive messages. We configured two different implementations of JMS. One implementation used the internal Default Messaging Provider, which required a SIB to be created, and we covered how to create the QCF and queue destinations and bound the applications resource references to those configured in WebSphere.
We then covered how to install WebSphere MQ and learned how to create a queue manager and a queue. Then, in WebSphere, we created a QCF and queue destination using the WebSphere MQ provider and demonstrated how to to re-map our applications resource references to re-point the application to use MQ messaging subsystem as opposed to the internal messaging subsystem.
There are many uses of messaging in enterprise applications and we have essentially covered the key areas for configuring WebSphere to facilitate resources for message-enabled applications.
If you have read this article you may be interested to view :
- Messaging with WebSphere Application Server 7.0 (Part 1)
- Deploying your Applications on WebSphere Application Server 7.0 (Part 1)
- Deploying your Applications on WebSphere Application Server 7.0 (Part 2)


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Former Kansas State golfer Joe Ida shot a 6-under par 204 this past weekend at Indian Hills Country Club in Mission Hills, beating Tom Watson in the The Watson Challenge that "determines the best golfer in the Greater Kansas City area." Watson tied for fourth with a 2-over 212.
"Just the idea of beating Tom Watson is not necessarily something you get a crack at every day," Ida said. "There was some pressure there, but I was making it pretty easy on myself."
KC'S HIGH-A CAROLINA SENDING TWO PITCHERS TO ALL-STAR GAME: Kansas City minor league right-handed pitchers Sugar Ray Marimon and Yordano Ventura were named Monday to the Carolina League All-Star team. The High-A Carolina League team will host the California League All-Star squad on June 19 in Winston-Salem, N.C. Marimon, 23, is 4-1 with a 2.05 ERA in 13 games (eight starts) with Wilmington, while teammate Ventura, 21, is 3-5 with a 3.21 ERA in 12 starts.


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LTCC Design Guide
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LINC2 Applications CD
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Microwave Amplifier Brochure
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EMI Filters Catalog
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Precision Microwave Components
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High Speed Catalog
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China outlines its support for the EU and European integration by offering to buy bonds to assist nations struggling to raise funds in the economist, however, countries taking up these offers should be wary of the political influence that China may in future extract from holding these bonds. China is using soft power to win friends and influence, but I doubt that it would think twice about using this debt as leverage if necessary in the future.
The nations of the EU are certainly not yet bending a knee to China, many remain concerned about cyber espionage and chose to send representatives to the Nobel prize ceremony in Norway (Economist, 13th January, 2011).
Open markets between the EU and China with more trade will do far more good to both China and the EU than China taking on EU debt.
China outlines its support for the EU and European integration by offering to buy bonds to assist nations struggling to raise funds in the economist, however, countries taking up these offers should be wary of the political influence that China may in future extract from holding these bonds. China is using soft power to win friends and influence, but I doubt that it would think twice about using this debt as leverage if necessary in the future.
A good story from the NY Times explaining the reasons behind China raising interest rates to cool the Chinese economy. The full article goes into detail about the current rate of inflation which is above the government target of 3% as well as the type of price rises that are fuelling rising inflation. China is able to raise interest rate, unlike many other economies, as its economy has weathered the global downturn well and now has too much liquidity. A rise in interest rate also bodes well for the long-term appreciation of the Renminbi.
Visits to both India and Pakistan last week by Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao were far more about developing economic relations than pushing any foreign policy agenda. Especially in light of the fact that India refused to bow to Chinese pressure to not attend the Nobel peace prize ceremony the week before. Chinese friendship with Pakistan is longstanding and embedded, but the deals with the largest financial weight were signed in India in a visit that eschewed mention of the political differences between democratic India and China.
In the case of China this is most likely simply a case of economic aims serving political aims – making sure that the Chinese economy continues to grow to keep the domestic audience satisfied. India equally has no interest in a feud with China over developing economic relations. These objectives were solidified with a joint ambition to double bilateral trade to $100 billion over the next 5 years, without resolving the ongoing border, water or terror issues between the two potential superpowers.
Reading the Economist on an iphone is fantastic. I catch up on the news about China using this app. The Economist app that can be downloaded from the App Store lets even people who have not subscribed to the Economist read the free content from a phone. The really special feature is that subscribers to the Economist, either to the paper copy or the online only version, can access all the articles in an issue from their phone. It is probably the best reader I have used on the iphone, because it downloads content so that it can be viewed offline, the app remembers the article you were reading and where in the article you were when you next open the app after it has been closed. Finally and probably the best feature of all is the audio that allows you to listen to the economist through your phone – this alone probably make the Economist app the best app the iphone will ever have.
The special report on China in the economist published on 4th December, outlining the potential conflicts between the US and China from a rising China, is excellent. It insightfully explores the geopolitical influences on both China and the US exploring how directly and indirectly these may unfold over the coming decades.
My personal highlight is a very innocuous reference to why the Chinese government is so concerned about protests even those directed at the Japanese, as an anti Japanese protest is cited as the source of the democracy movement in South Korea in the 1960s. It is the little nuggets of information that allow readers of all generations to benefit from reading the economist. Not having been around during the 1960s, until I read the special report on China, I would have assumed that the Chinese government would have tacitly supported anti Japanese protests as a potentially healthy outlet for the 40 million plus single men in China that are a result of the one child policy. Far better to have these young men focus their anger on Japan over their own government.
Having read the economist for over 12 years I cannot recommend it more highly.


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Why I Learned French
Nineteen sixty-four, and I was flunking French. I don't mean "doing badly," but as in, getting straight Fs. The first assignment that freshman year was to read 70 pages of Le Rouge et le Noir of Stendhal, and to do it within 48 hours. They might as well have put me in an advanced Indonesian, for the preparation I had.


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- By Paul Scott Abbott, AJOT
As the Coalition for Responsible Transportation expands to East Coast ports its efforts to enhance fuel efficiency of drayage trucks, home improvement retailer Lowe's Companies Inc. is giving a new meaning to its catchphrase of "Let's build something together."
Working with a host of other major shippers, as well as ocean and motor carriers and truck manufacturers, plus state and federal governments, Lowe's is among those at the forefront as CRT's initiative is extending to include U.S. Southeast ports.
"If the ports are hearing from their biggest customers and they know that adopting these clean trucks programs won't put them at competitive risk, they are willing to adopt them," James Jack, executive director of Sacramento, Calif.-based CRT, told the American Journal of Transportation.
"Lowe's is one spoke in the wheel of large retailers pushing to get these clean trucks on the road," Jack added. Because Lowe's is a noteworthy shipper through Southeast ports, the Mooresville, N.C.-based firm is a logical significant participant in CRT's current focus on state port authorities of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
Dean Tracy, director of import logistics for Lowe's, said he is hopeful that ports in all four of these Southeast states will have voluntary clean trucks programs implemented by the first quarter of 2011. Next on CRT's agenda is collaboration with individual ports of Florida, which are not united under a statewide authority, and then additional ports of the Northeast and Gulf regions.
"Who is going to tell us it's the wrong thing to do?" Tracy asked rhetorically in an interview with AJOT. CRT is collaborating with each of the Southeast authorities on a multistep process to develop clean trucks incentive programs that best suit their ports and customers while meeting pollutant-reduction goals. The steps include establishment of emissions inventories, setting of goals in conjunction with stakeholders and building of consensus. "The ports have really responded well to the fact that we have approached them in a coordinated manner," Jack said. CRT's leadership is partnering with the Environmental Defense Fund not-for-profit advocacy group as well in anticipation of stricter federal air quality standards for U.S. ports.
Jack noted that, with public funding scarce, private industry is expecting to bear the brunt of the cost for clean trucks programs. That, however, can be a positive factor, as, according to Jack, the private sector often can meet objectives swifter and at less cost than government.
As an example, Tracy pointed to the success of the PierPASS program, which, since established in 2005, has, through financial incentives, diverted millions of drayage truck trips from peak daytime traffic at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
Tracy, noting that PierPASS was an alternative to a legislative proposal for a program that would have levied a $60-per-container fee on boxes moved through the Southern California ports, called PierPASS "the shining example" of industry-trade cooperation to resolve an issue "without the intervention of a bureaucracy that might otherwise slow us down."
CRT, which began in 2007, timed with the development of the first comprehensive emissions-reductions programs at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, also has partnered with the ports of Seattle and Tacoma, the Port of Oakland, and, most recently, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, in their respective clean trucks programs. Each program is based upon a model that calls upon shippers to work with licensed motor carriers to establish rates for transition to "green" fleet status, calls upon those carriers to work with truckers to help secure financing and/or downpayment assistance for less-polluting trucks and thus encourages truckers to retire pre-2007 trucks.
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Joe Henderson & Al Foster (Verve/2005)
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This is a fine recording that effectively underscores why acoustic jazz is usually more compelling in a live, rather than studio, setting. The playing is warm and spirited throughout. A very worthwhile concert document overall. (Amazon.com)
Egberto Gismonti (ECM/2001)
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Bassist Charlie Haden has done a tremendous amount of playing in duo contexts. This live recording with the remarkable pianist/guitarist Egberto Gismonti is a fine addition to his duo resumé. Recorded at The Montreal Jazz Festival in 1989 and released over a decade later, the album mostly features noted works by Gismonti, although two of Haden's pieces also appear. Gismonti plays guitar rather than piano on Haden's "First Song," making for an interesting comparison with the version that graced Beyond the Missouri Sky, Haden's 1997 duet record with Pat Metheny. Similarly, Gismonti's off-kilter piano solo on Haden's "Silence" contrasts richly with what Keith Jarrett played on the same tune (on 1977's Bop-Be). Gismonti's nylon-string stylings do recall Metheny to some degree, as well as ECM labelmate Ralph Towner, although his ten-string instrument sets his playing apart, particularly on the driving "Em Família." On piano, he's at his most virtuosic on "Lôro" and "Frevo." (AllMusic.com)
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Liberation Music Orchestra (Verve/1999)
Almost three decades separate the release of Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra debut and this set from an almost entirely different band. In truth, however, much of the lineup on this recording dates back to the time Haden recorded Dream Keeper. Recorded in 1989 as part of an eight-day tribute to Haden held at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, this hour of music centers on two long suites, "We Shall Overcome" from Dream Keeper, and the more cohesive "La Pasionaria" from Ballad of the Fallen. With Joe Lovano and trumpeters Stanton Davis and Tom Harrell taking either leading melodic roles or remarkable solos, the band isn't wanting for topnotch talent. It's a party on the stage, to be sure, as you can hear band members reveling in the folksy root melody and the scrappy quote-rich tour of jazz history. It's still a rare treat to hear this band at work, and Haden's solos are in their usually imaginative form. (Amazon.com)
Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Paul Motion (Verve/1998)
This recording is a breakthough album. Even for all three seasoned players. Motian and Haden have always had a way of working their magic into other peoples playing, instead of leading or falling off into silence like many drummers and bassists do. On this recording they do all the interplay of any remarkable trio, but with virtuosity never before accomplished. Gonzalo is also incredible and adds hauting and gut wrenching beauty and power. This album reaches the high standard only accomplished thus far by a rare set of recordings by the Bill Evans and Keith Jarrett trios. I definitely recommend this album to anyone with a good ear for piano jazz, or anyone looking to get hooked. (Amazon.com)
Geri Allen & Paul Motion (Verve/1998)
This collection finds Mr. Haden working in a trio partnered with two excellent musicians. Gerri Allen is pianist known for working on the edge between mainstream and avant garde. Paul Motian has worked with great pianists, including a significant stint with Bill Evans. Mr. Haden's resume is legendary. Here, these three great talents get together on an eclectic but hardly hodge-podge set. Throughout the trio is tight and tuned into one another providing great interplay without ever seeming like a battle of egoes. In short, it's what we've come to expect from any group Mr. Haden is a part of. Highly recommended. (Amazon.com)
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Paul Bley & Paul Motion (Verve/1995)
On this recording, Charlie Haden is joined by impressionistic pianist – and longtime Ornette interpreter – Paul Bley and freeform drummer Paul Motian for a set heavily stocked with Ornette tunes. The first song, a medley of "Turnaround" and "When Will The Blues Leave?" is guided by Bley who sets the tone with the opening notes of "Turnaround". The set closes with "Turnaround," this time under the direction of Charlie Haden who leads the trio in a bluesier rendition of the Ornette Coleman classic. In between each member contributes a ballad; they also perform Carla Bley's "Ida Lupino", a song recorded by Paul Bley so many times one almost expects to see it on all of his albums. The Paul Bley Quintet that recorded a live set at the Hillcrest Club in 1956 was Bley backed by the classic Ornette Coleman quartet (Ornette, Cherry, Haden, Higgins) breaking ground by performing some (soon-to-be) classic Coleman songs. Forty years later we have a recording of those "standards" being performed in front of a very appreciative (and quite large) audience. Excellent performances, great material. (Amazon.com)
Don Cherry & Ed Blackwell (Verve/1994)
When Charlie Haden tells the audience at Montreal's tenth Festival: "I'm in heaven…every night…," you can't help remembering that the trio on that particular day was also a fragment of a dream, actually three-quarters of the Old And New Dreams group of ex-Ornettists (without Dewey Redman's tenor), or, rather, three-quarters of the alto saxophonist's original quartet (without Coleman)… In any case, this concert's repertoire is a clear indication that the three musicians had in essence come together again on common ground, a terrain whose contours seem to have become more defined over the decades: the compositions of their former leader.


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For the love of your pet: Beach wear, gear for Fido
June 23, 2011 at 1:23 a.m.
By John Beck
We are planning a beach vacation this summer and want to take our dogs with us. What do we need to know before hitting the beach with our pooches?
Many families are taking their pets with them on vacations. They find that their dogs will enjoy the trip as much they do and the excursion provides good quality time that everyone has been missing. Make sure the place you are staying is pet friendly. I would bring a crate for your pet, even if you normally don't enforce crate behavior. You never know what you will run into. For example: If there are other vacationers that have also brought their pets, you may need to separate your dog from theirs. If you have an emergency and need to leave your pet behind in the house unsupervised or if they are the emergency, you might need the crate to transport them (keep them from bleeding in the car or moving around too much).
Make sure you take their food and water bowls . switching can sometimes cause the pet to not want to use the new bowls and in some cases a rash around the pet's mouth. Take their food from home. You don't want to have to get a different brand from the supermarket. This can sometimes cause stomach upset if the dog is not transitioned slowly to the new food. Take any medications your pet is currently on. Make sure you take a couple of days extra just to be on the safe side. You might drop one or stay a couple of days longer than you had planned. If you are spending a lot of time at the beach (away from the house or hotel) make sure you bring water for your pet and a container for him to drink from. Also, make sure you have a way to provide shade for your dog if he gets tired or hot and needs some relief.
Take a small first aid kit with you. Some stretch wrap (Vet-Wrap or ACE bandage); triple antibiotic ointment (Neosporin), diphenhydramine (Benadryl), olive oil, doggy shampoo, etc. The stretch wrap can be used on wounds that will not stop bleeding and the triple antibiotic on small cuts/scrapes and bug bites. Use the diphenhydramine for any swelling or allergic reactions. Olive oil works to protect the eye from salt water and shampoos. And finally, bring the shampoo because a dog at the beach gets very dirty very fast! Keep an eye on your pet. Make sure they are not overheating.
Some people even like to get booties for the dogs' paws. There are small boots that zip up around the lower part of your dog's feet to protect them from stepping on something (coral, rocks, etc.) that can cause a cut to the pad.
Last but not least: take the phone number of your veterinarian, and possibly try to find a vet in the area that you are travelling to in case you need one.
Dr. John Beck has a veterinary practice at Hillcrest Animal Hospital in Victoria. Submit questions to Dr. Beck at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Chapter Titles in Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese
Chapter 18: Dumbledore's Army
(For the romanisation of Chinese and Japanese, see Transliteration. To understand the writing systems of CJV, see Writing Systems. For word order notes, see Word Order)
Where a Vietnamese word has been borrowed from Chinese, the original Chinese character is shown in parentheses.
|Chinese (Mainland)
Dèngbùlìduō Jūn
= 'Dumbledore (phonetic)'.
军 jūn = 'army, military'.
|The Dumbledore Army
|Chinese (Taiwan)
Dèngbùlìduō de jūnduì
= 'Dumbledore (phonetic)'.
的 de = connecting particle
軍隊 jūnduì = 'army'.
|Dumbledore's Army
Danburudoa gundan
|ダンブルドア Danburudoa =
'Dumbledore (phonetic)'.
軍団 gundan = 'army corps'.
|Dumbledore's Army Corps
|Đoàn quân Dumbledore
| đoàn quân (團軍)
= 'army corps, army'.
Dumbledore = 'Dumbledore' (to be pronounced Đâm-bơ-đo)
|Dumbledore's Army (Corps)
The name Dumbledore's Army becomes a single expression in the Chinese translation, a little like China's PLA, which is known as the 解放军 Jiěfàng-jūn 'Liberation Army'.
It could, of course, have been spun out into separate words as 邓布利多的军队 Dèngbùlìduō de jūnduì, 'the Army of Dumbledore', which is, in fact, how it is translated in the Taiwanese version.
The Vietnamese uses đoàn quân, referring properly to an Army corps but also referring more broadly to an army.
The Japanese 軍団 gundan also means Army corps, but can be used (sometimes comically) in reference to the band of devoted followers of a person or cause.
(A summary of this chapter can be found at Harry Potter Facts. Detailed notes on the chapter can be found at Harry Potter Lexicon)
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