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(Doing large chunks of quotation for the sake of the dc-general list, which didn't get Jim's post.) Jim Whitehead wrote: > Thanks for taking the lead on this John! Please go ahead and submit this > draft, but after internally renaming it to draft-ietf-webdav-dublin-core-01 > (the only other revision the IETF knows about is the -00 one). OK, done. (I wanted to try to get the IETF to accept it as -02, but, in off-list discussion, I was basically told that's been tried, and it won't happen.) So, dc-general, heads up: there's going to be an official Draft with the same version number as the unofficial one that's been on one of the DC websites since last fall. ("Official" simply means "published in the IETF Internet-Drafts repository", of course.) You can distinguish them at a glance by looking at the first line: if it says "J. Stracke, Netscape", it's the old one. > After quickly reading through the document, it seems to me that most of the > pieces are in place, but I'd still like to see: > > * A complete list of the names of the WebDAV properties that correspond to > each RDF element. I think this is as easy as creating a table similar to > that in Section 5 of > http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/resources/dc/datamodel/WD-dc-rdf/ I know > and you know they're going to be the same, as the element name, but I still > think it makes sense to spell this out. Done. > * I'd feel much happier seeing a complete, non-trivial example done out. > I'd like to see Example 14 from > http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/resources/dc/datamodel/WD-dc-rdf/ put into > the document, (1) showing how a PROPPATCH would be used to set it, (2) > showing how PROPFIND can be used to retrieve an individual property from > this set (say dc:title), and (3) showing how PROPFIND can be used to > retrieve a few (but not all) of the DC properties, and (4) showing how > PROPFIND can be used to retrieve all of the DC properties in one request. I've done 1-3, but not 4, since there's nothing special about "all DC properties". (There is a way to get all a resource's properties at once, but it'd include non-DC stuff, so "all DC" would be the same syntax as "a few DC".) > * I think you should bring in the RFC 2119 terms and then use them to be > more precise in some of the restrictions. In particular, I think the > document should explicitly state that the abbreviated encoding MUST NOT be > used, and that multiple instances of each element (like multiple dc:creator > elements) MUST NOT be used. Done. The updated Draft is attached; if I don't hear any further comments, I'll submit it to the IETF later this afternoon. -- /=============================================================\ |John Stracke | My opinions are my own | S/MIME & HTML OK | |firstname.lastname@example.com|============================================| |Chief Scientist | NT's lack of reliability is only surpassed | |eCal Corp. | by its lack of scalability. -- John Kirch | \=============================================================/ WEBDAV Working Group J. Stracke, eCal Corp. INTERNET DRAFT <draft-ietf-webdav-dublin-core-01> Expires November, 1999 May 22, 1999 Use of Dublin Core Metadata in WebDAV 1 Status of this Document This document is an Internet-Draft and is in full conformance with all provisions of Section 10 of RFC2026. Internet-Drafts are working documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its areas, and its working groups. Note that other groups may also distribute working documents as Internet-Drafts. Internet-Drafts are draft documents valid for a maximum of six months and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time. It is inappropriate to use Internet-Drafts as reference material or to cite them other than as ``work in progress.'' To learn the current status of any Internet-Draft, please check the ``1id-abstracts.txt'' listing contained in the Internet-Drafts Shadow Directories on ftp.is.co.za (Africa), nic.nordu.net (Europe), munnari.oz.au (Pacific Rim), ds.internic.net (US East Coast), or ftp.isi.edu (US West Coast). Distribution of this document is unlimited. Please send comments to email@example.com or to the firstname.lastname@example.com discussion list. 2 Abstract This document specifies a mapping for using the metadata vocabulary of Dublin Core ([DUBLIN]) in a WebDAV ([WEBDAV]) server. 3 Introduction This document specifies a mapping for using the metadata vocabulary of Dublin Core ([DUBLIN]) in a WebDAV ([WEBDAV]) server. WebDAV defines a protocol for manipulating metadata on a Web resource; in WebDAV, an element of metadata is called a property. Dublin Core defines several metadata elements, with standard names and standard meanings. A server which stores Dublin Core metadata for its content may wish to make the metadata available as WebDAV properties; to forestall the emergence of incompatible ways to provide this functionality, this document defines a mapping from Dublin Core element labels into WebDAV property names. The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALLNOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and"OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in [MUSTS] . 4 Mapping The approach taken in this mapping is to leverage the RDF encoding Stracke [Page 1] INTERNET-DRAFT Dublin Core in WebDAV May 22, 1999 ([DC-RDF]) of Dublin Core. An [RDF] document encoding Dublin Core data would look something like this: <?xml version="1.0"?> <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.0/" xmlns:dcq="http://purl.org/dc/qualifiers/1.0/"> <rdf:Description about="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc822.txt"> <dc:creator> <rdf:Description> <rdf:value>Crocker, David</rdf:value> <dcq:creatorType rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/schema/LastnameFirstname#"/> </rdf:Description> </dc:creator> </rdf:Description> </rdf:RDF> The mapping defined here works by identifying each subelement of <rdf:Description> with a single WebDAV property. Since WebDAV properties are expressed as XML elements ([XML]), using XML namespaces ([XMLNS]) allow different groups to define sets of properties without interfering with each other, the mapping is direct and one-to-one. In this case, the namespaces being used are <URI:http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.0/>, <URI:http://purl.org/dc/qualifiers/1.0/>, and <URI:http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#>, as specified in [RDF] and [DC-RDF]. To obtain the Dublin Core creator for the resource <http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc822.txt>, a WebDAV client would issue a PROPFIND method to the resource, requesting the dc:creator property: PROPFIND /rfc/rfc822.txt HTTP/1.1 Host: www.ietf.org Content-type: text/xml; charset="utf-8" Content-Length: xxxx <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <D:propfind xmlns:D="DAV:"> <D:prop xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.0/"> <dc:creator/> </D:prop> </D:propfind> The response to the request would provide the <dc:creator> element, and all its contents, just as in the RDF document above. 4.1 Correspondences The following table illustrates the relationship between [DUBLIN] element names and [WEBDAV] property names. The dc: prefix is assumed to be mapped to the namespace http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.0/. Stracke [Page 2] INTERNET-DRAFT Dublin Core in WebDAV May 22, 1999 Dublin Core element WebDAV property DC.Title dc:title DC.Creator dc:creator DC.Subject dc:subject DC.Description dc:description DC.Publisher dc:publisher DC.Contributor dc:contributor DC.Date dc:date DC.Type dc:type DC.Format dc:format DC.Identifier dc:identifier DC.Source dc:source DC.Language dc:language DC.Relation dc:relation DC.Coverage dc:coverage DC.Rights dc:rights 4.2 Abbreviated Syntax The Abbreviated Syntax of [DC-RDF] MUST NOT be used in this encoding, since it requires packing separate properties into a single XML element, which is incompatible with the DAV property model. 4.3 Complications A previous version of this document had some difficulties with advanced sections of the Dublin Core model. This version addresses these problems, but it may be useful to enumerate them for future reference. 4.3.1 Multivalued Properties A WebDAV property can occur on a resource only once, while a content item may bear more than one instance of a Dublin Core element. The previous document defined an ad hoc XML syntax for listing multiple values, which drew criticism from people who wanted more general multivalued property support for WebDAV. This document is able to sidestep the problem because Dublin Core now has its own solution, and it is not necessary to create a new one. In the above example, if RFC-822 had multiple authors, the <dc:creator> element might contain an <rdf:Bag> element containing <rdf:li> elements. 4.3.2 Qualification (Subelements) When the previous document was written, some members of the Dublin Core group had plans to support more structure in their metadata, but had not yet defined a syntax for it. At this time, the debate over subelements is still not fully resolved, but the syntax in the RDF encding has been established: to add extra data on a dc: element, one nests a dcq: element within it, as a qualifier, as in the <dcq:creatorType> element in the RDF example above. Stracke [Page 3] INTERNET-DRAFT Dublin Core in WebDAV May 22, 1999 5 Examples The examples in this section are based on Example 14 of [DC-RDF], showing how [WEBDAV] would be used to set and get the properties presented there. (Note that non-ASCII characters in Example 14 have been elided for the sake of the ASCII Internet-Draft format.) 5.1 Set with PROPPATCH 5.1.1 Request PROPPATCH /metadata/resources/dc/datamodel/WD-dc-rdf/ HTTP/1.1 Host: www.ukoln.ac.uk Content-type: text/xml Content-length: xxxx <?xml version="1.0"?> <D:propertyupdate xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.0/" > <D:set> <D:prop> <rdf:Description rdf:about="http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/resources/dc/datamodel/ WD-dc-rdf/"> <dc:title> <rdf:Alt> <rdf:li xml:lang="en">Guidance on expressing the Dublin Core within the Resource Description Framework (RDF)</rdf:li> <rdf:li xml:lang="no">Veiledning a uttrykke Dublin Core innenfor rammen av Resource Description Framework (RDF)</rdf:li> <rdf:li xml:lang="de">Dublin Core in RDF: Eine Anleitung</rdf:li> </rdf:Alt> </dc:title> <dc:creator> <rdf:Bag> <rdf:li>Eric Miller</rdf:li> <rdf:li>Paul Miller</rdf:li> <rdf:li>Dan Brickley</rdf:li> </rdf:Bag> </dc:creator> <dc:description> <rdf:Alt> <rdf:li xml:lang="en">This document describes work carried out by the Data Model Working Group of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative. Specifically, the document discusses means by which the fifteen elements of the Dublin Core (as defined in RFC 2413) may be expressed using the Resource Description Framework (RDF) and encoded with the eXtensible Markup Language (XML). RDF-based mechanisms by which the 15 elements may be qualified are also introduced.</rdf:li> <rdf:li xml:lang="no">Dette dokumentet beskriver arbeide utfort av Stracke [Page 4] INTERNET-DRAFT Dublin Core in WebDAV May 22, 1999 arbeidsgruppen for datamodellering knyttet til Dublin Core-initiativet. Spesifikt diskuterer dokumentet hvordan de femten elementene i Dublin Core (slik disse er definert i RFC 2413) kan uttrykkes ved hjelp av Resource Description Framework (RDF) og kodes ved hjelp av eXtensible Markup Language (XML). Videre introduseres RDF-baserte mekanismer for a kvalifisere de 15 elementene.</rdf:li> </rdf:Alt> </dc:description> <dc:subject> Dublin Core; Resource Description Framework; RDF; eXtensible Markup Language; XML </dc:subject> <dc:publisher> Dublin Core Metadata Initiative </dc:publisher> <dc:contributor> Dublin Core Data Model Working Group </dc:contributor> <dc:date> <rdf:Description> <dcq:dateScheme> WTN8601 </dcq:dateScheme> <rdf:value> 1999-05-26 </rdf:value> </rdf:Description> </dc:date> <dc:format> <rdf:Description> <dcq:formatScheme> IMT </dcq:formatScheme> <rdf:value> text/html </rdf:value> </rdf:Description> </dc:format> <dc:language> <rdf:Description> <dcq:languageScheme> RFC1766 </dcq:languageScheme> <rdf:value> en </rdf:value> </rdf:Description> </dc:language> </rdf:Description> <D:/prop> <D:/set> </D:propertyupdate> 5.1.2 Response HTTP/1.1 200 OK 5.2 Retrieving a single Dublin Core property with PROPFIND This example shows how to fetch the DC.Title property. 5.2.1 Request PROPFIND /metadata/resources/dc/datamodel/WD-dc-rdf/ HTTP/1.1 Host: www.ukoln.ac.uk Content-type: text/xml; charset="utf-8" Content-Length: xxxx <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> Stracke [Page 5] INTERNET-DRAFT Dublin Core in WebDAV May 22, 1999 <D:propfind xmlns:D="DAV:"> <D:prop xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.0/"> <dc:title/> </D:prop> </D:propfind> 5.2.2 Response HTTP/1.0 200 OK Content-Type: text/xml Content-Length: xxxx <?xml version="1.0" ?> <D:propstat xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.0/" > <prop> <dc:title> <rdf:Alt> <rdf:li xml:lang="en">Guidance on expressing the Dublin Core within the Resource Description Framework (RDF)</rdf:li> <rdf:li xml:lang="no">Veiledning a uttrykke Dublin Core innenfor rammen av Resource Description Framework (RDF)</rdf:li> <rdf:li xml:lang="de">Dublin Core in RDF: Eine Anleitung</rdf:li> </rdf:Alt> </dc:title> </prop> </propstat> 5.3 Retrieving multiple Dublin Core properties with PROPFIND This example shows how to fetch the DC.Title, DC.Creator, and DC.Publisher properties in a single request. 5.3.1 Request PROPFIND /metadata/resources/dc/datamodel/WD-dc-rdf/ HTTP/1.1 Host: www.ukoln.ac.uk Content-type: text/xml; charset="utf-8" Content-Length: xxxx <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <D:propfind xmlns:D="DAV:"> <D:prop xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.0/"> <dc:title/> <dc:creator/> <dc:publisher/> </D:prop> </D:propfind> 5.3.2 Response Stracke [Page 6] INTERNET-DRAFT Dublin Core in WebDAV May 22, 1999 HTTP/1.0 200 OK Content-Type: text/xml Content-Length: xxxx <?xml version="1.0" ?> <D:propstat xmlns:D="DAV:" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.0/" > <prop> <dc:title> <rdf:Alt> <rdf:li xml:lang="en">Guidance on expressing the Dublin Core within the Resource Description Framework (RDF)</rdf:li> <rdf:li xml:lang="no">Veiledning a uttrykke Dublin Core innenfor rammen av Resource Description Framework (RDF)</rdf:li> <rdf:li xml:lang="de">Dublin Core in RDF: Eine Anleitung</rdf:li> </rdf:Alt> </dc:title> <dc:creator> <rdf:Bag> <rdf:li>Eric Miller</rdf:li> <rdf:li>Paul Miller</rdf:li> <rdf:li>Dan Brickley</rdf:li> </rdf:Bag> </dc:creator> <dc:publisher> Dublin Core Metadata Initiative </dc:publisher> </prop> </propstat> 6 Internationalization Considerations XML is an inherently internationalizable format, able to express any language or character set; as a result, all WebDAV properties, including the Dublin Core properties defined here, are internationalizable. 7 Security Considerations The security considerations of this mapping are those of [DUBLIN] plus those of [WEBDAV]. 8 IANA Considerations The namespace defined here is isomorphic to the element namespace defined in [DUBLIN], so this document introduces no new IANA considerations beyond those of [DUBLIN]. Stracke [Page 7] INTERNET-DRAFT Dublin Core in WebDAV May 22, 1999 9 Copyright The following copyright notice is copied from RFC 2026 [Bradner, 1996], section 10.4, and describes the applicable copyright for this document. Copyright (C) The Internet Society April 5, 1998. All Rights Reserved. This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to others, and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it or assist in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published and distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any kind, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are included on all such copies and derivative works. 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The need for this specification was pointed out (by Jim Whitehead, I think) during the variants discussion held after a meeting of the versioning design team of the WebDAV working group. Thanks to Liz Parrot for alerting me to the question of subelements. Thanks to Paul Miller for clarifying to me how [DC-RDF] handles multivalued properties. 12 References 12.1 Normative References [DUBLIN] S. Weibel, J. Kunze, C. Lagoze, M. Wolf, "Dublin Core Metadata for Resource Discovery." RFC 2413. Online Computer Library Center; University of California, San Francisco; Cornell; Reuters. September, 1998. [WEBDAV] Y. Y. Goland, E. J. Whitehead, Jr., A. Faizi, S. R. Carter, D. Jensen, "Extensions for Distributed Authoring on the World Wide Web - WebDAV." RFC 2518. Microsoft, U.C. Irvine, Netscape, Novell. April, 1998. [XML] T. Bray, J. Paoli, C. M. Sperberg-McQueen, "Extensible Markup Language (XML)." World Wide Web Consortium Recommendation Rec-xml-19980210. <http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/REC-xml-19980210>. [RDF] Resource Description Framework Model and Syntax Specification, February 1999, World Wide Web Consortium Recommendation Rec-rdf-syntax/. <http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/REC-rdf-syntax/>.. [DC-RDF] E. Miller, P. Miller, D. Brickley, "Guidance on expressing the Dublin Core within the Resource Description Framework", May 1999, http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/metadata/resources/dc/datamodel/WD-dc-rdf/ [MUSTS] Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels," RFC 2119, Harvard University, March 1997. 12.2 Informational References [XMLNS] T. Bray, D. Hollander, A. Layman, "Name Spaces in XML" World Stracke [Page 9] INTERNET-DRAFT Dublin Core in WebDAV May 22, 1999 Wide Web Consortium Working Draft, <http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-xml-names>. [GUENTHER] R. Guenther, "Dublin Core Qualifiers/Substructure", <http://www.loc.gov/marc/dcqualif.html>. 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The interface for the host that transforms text templates. This is available to directive processors and can also be accessed by text templates.
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextTemplating.Interfaces.10.0 (in Microsoft.VisualStudio.TextTemplating.Interfaces.10.0.dll)
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The Week Ahead: Is Confidence In The Fed Vanishing?
by Jeff Miller, A Dash of Insight
The calendar has little important data. Friday's sharp selling was widely attributed to the fear of a Fed rate hike in September. Is it time? Should we fear the Fed?
Last Week
There was not much news, and it was another mixed picture.
Theme Recap
In my last WTWA, I predicted a continuing discussion of the Fed and the timing of the first rate increase, combined with concern over a September market correction. The first part was pretty accurate all week, but the market remained quiet. The modest trading range ended spectacularly on Friday., The "C" word is now on the lips of many.
The Story in One Chart
I always start my personal review of the week by looking at this great chart from Doug Short. The overall range, once again, is very narrow. Doug's take is that Friday was all about the Fed. He writes as follows:
As you will see in today's "Final Thought," I have a very different interpretation, still consistent with the data.
Doug has a special knack for pulling together all of the relevant information. His charts save more than a thousand words! Read his entire post where he adds analysis and several other charts providing long-term perspective.
A Two-Question Quiz
The News
Each week I break down events into good and bad. Often there is an "ugly" and on rare occasion something really good. My working definition of "good" has two components. The news must be market friendly and better than expectations. I avoid using my personal preferences in evaluating news - and you should, too!
The Good
The Bad
Here is some color from the actual report:
The Ugly
North Korea is a multiple winner of my "ugly" award. The recent nuclear test is viewed as completely unacceptable by most of the world. Can leaders find an action that peacefully accomplishes widespread objectives? Will those having the most influence over N. Korea cooperate? These are important questions, beyond our normal concerns over investments.
Jonathan D. Pollack (Brookings) has a good explanation of why the recent test is different and more threatening than those in the past.
The Silver Bullet
I occasionally give the Silver Bullet award to someone who takes up an unpopular or thankless cause, doing the real work to demonstrate the facts. This week's award goes to Wisconsin economist Menzie Chinn, who earned a belt full of bullets in a single article. The context is a post for a class in economics. Since so many current financial commentators take pride in not having taken Economics 101, it is a great illustration of why they are wrong! So many mistakes of this sort are made by financial pundits, including intentional misrepresentations. Prof. Chinn illustrates one of the most frequent errors - not using log scales in charts when they are appropriate. Note the deception it would generate in this example, which actually shows a constant rate of increase.
He also debunks the data conspiracy stories, using several links and good explanations. This post might be the single most profitable thing for investors to read this week.
The Week Ahead
We would all like to know the direction of the market in advance. Good luck with that! Second best is planning what to look for and how to react. That is the purpose of considering possible themes for the week ahead. You can make your own predictions in the comments.
The Calendar
We have another light week for economic data. While personally I watch everything on the calendar, you do not need to! I highlight only the most important items in WTWA. Focus is essential.
The "A" List
The "B" List
FedSpeak will enter the pre-meeting blackout period after Monday. Fed Governor Lael Brainard has been dovish, so her Monday presentation will get plenty of attention.
Next Week's Theme
Last week brought us more quiet for the first part of the abbreviated week. Friday was a very different story. The sharp decline, ending a two-month string of quiet days, commanded attention. What was going on?
The instant conclusion was fear of a September rate increase from the Fed. That sets the tone for next week. Everyone will be asking: Should we fear the Fed?
Normally I recommend spending very little time on yesterday's news. As I wrote a few months ago, investors do not get paid for this knowledge - only pundits who get to sound smart after the fact!
This week is a bit different. Having a good sense about what happened Friday is important to our advance preparation. Here is an abbreviated sequence of events:
You will see plenty of commentary on these themes. Feel free to add your own thoughts in the comments, including anything I have missed.
As always, I'll have a few ideas of my own in the conclusion.
Quant Corner
We follow some regular great sources and also the best insights from each week.
Risk Analysis
Whether you are a trader or an investor, you need to understand risk. Think risk first, reward second. I monitor many quantitative reports and highlight the best methods in this weekly update.
The Indicator Snapshot
The Featured Sources:
Bob Dieli: The "C Score" which is a weekly estimate of his Enhanced Aggregate Spread (the most accurate real-time recession forecasting method over the last few decades). His subscribers get Monthly reports including both an economic overview of the economy and employment.
The recession odds (in nine months) have nudged closer to 10%.
Holmes: Our cautious and clever watchdog, who sniffs out opportunity like a great detective, but emphasizes guarding assets.
RecessionAlert: Many strong quantitative indicators for both economic and market analysis. While we feature his recession analysis, Dwaine also has a number of interesting approaches to asset allocation.
Doug Short: The Big Four Update, the World Markets Weekend Update (and much more).
The ECRI has been dropped from our weekly update. It was not so much because of the bad call in 2011, but the stubborn adherence to this position despite plenty of evidence to the contrary. Those interested can still follow them via Doug Short and Jill Mislinski. The ECRI commentary remains relentlessly bearish despite the upturn in their own index.
Georg Vrba: The Business Cycle Indicator, and much more. Check out his site for an array of interesting methods. Georg regularly analyzes Bob Dieli's enhanced aggregate spread, considering when it might first give a recession signal. Georg thinks it is still a year away. It is interesting to watch this approach along with our weekly monitoring of the C-Score.
Brian Gilmartin: Analysis of expected earnings for the overall market as well as coverage of many individual companies. This week he further explains the possible turning point in earnings. Most people will not understand this until it is too late to profit.
How to Use WTWA
In this series I share my preparation for the coming week. I write each post as if I were speaking directly to one of my clients. Most readers can just "listen in." If you are unhappy with your current investment approach, we will be happy to talk with you. I start with a specific assessment of your personal situation. There is no rush. Each client is different, so I have six different programs ranging from very conservative bond ladders to very aggressive trading programs. A key question:
Are you preserving wealth, or like most of us, do you need to create more wealth?
My objective is to help all readers, so I provide a number of free resources. Just write to info at newarc dot com. We will send whatever you request. We never share your email address with others, and send only what you seek. (Like you, we hate spam!) Free reports include the following:
You can also check out my website for Tips for Individual Investors, and a discussion of the biggest market fears. (I welcome questions or suggestions for new topics.)
Best Advice for the Week Ahead
The right move often depends on your time horizon. Are you a trader or an investor?
Insight for Traders
We consider both our models and also the best advice from sources we follow.
Felix and Holmes
We continue with a strongly bullish market forecast. Felix is fully invested. Oscar holds several aggressive sectors. The more cautious Holmes also remains fully invested.
Top Trading Advice
Brett Steenbarger is posting many great ideas. Traders should make a daily visit. I sense another book coming! My favorite this week is How to Extract Greater Profits from Our Trading.
Dr. Brett is also helping with the psychological aspects of your trading - Three Trading Techniques for Building Positive Trading Patterns.
Paul Tudor Jones: Decide on your stop point before you enter a trade. Finance Trends discusses this and some other advice from the great trader. Holmes is barking approvingly.
Another piece of advance preparation is asking yourself whether the prospective trade really has enough edge. Don't forget to keep the volatility of expected results in mind! Adam H. Grimes takes up this question and provides links to some prior related work.
Insight for Investors
Investors have a longer time horizon. The best moves frequently involve taking advantage of trading volatility!
Best of the Week
If I had to pick a single most important source for investors to read this week it would be the WSJ warning about "structured CD's." (subscription required, but you can find it if you Google the title). Many unwitting investors are biting on a pitch that you can double your money in six years with no risk. Some of those needing early access to funds actually lose money on the CD. Performance data are not available for this product, unregulated by the SEC. The WSJ managed to get some results, and they are abysmal.
Stock Ideas
Chuck Carnevale has some good lessons about how to select dividend stocks. For the buy-and-hold income investor he seeks continuity of the dividend as well as limited volatility in the underlying stock. His analysis is rich with stock ideas - some to consider and some to avoid. I hope DIY stock-pickers are reading Chuck's stories closely. It is important to learn technique and analysis, not just follow someone else's stock picks.
Abba - no not ABBA - likes T. Rowe Price (TROW). His analysis is based upon a dividend valuation model. I also like the stock, but we write calls against the position to enhance yield.
Market Folly monitors the moves of big investors with good attention to the most recent moves. Warren Buffett now has nearly 80 million shares of Phillips 66 (PSX).
Ready for some biotech stocks? Bret Jensen serves up regular ideas in his forum. His most recent update includes a key stock in the news, Valeant (VRX), which we own as a trade for technical reasons.
Our newest trading model, Holmes, has been contributing an idea each week, a stock we bought for clients a few days ago. I will mention it here, but you can see it a little sooner if you read my new weekly column. I'll have a "conversation" each week with all three of our models. Since each has a different personality and style, there are often disagreements - especially with me! While we cannot verify the suitability of specific stocks for everyone who is a reader, the ideas may be a starting point for your own research. Holmes may exit a position at any time, and I am not going to do a special post on each occasion. If you want more information about Holmes and exits, just sign up via holmes at newarc dot com and you will get email updates. This week's Holmes added several stocks, including Cardinal Health Care (CAH).
Personal Finance
Professional investors and traders have been making Abnormal Returns a daily stop for over ten years. The average investor should make time (even if not able to read AR every day as I do) for a weekly trip on Wednesday. Tadas always has first-rate links for investors in his weekly special edition. This was a really great post. There are several great choices worth reading, including my pick for best advice of the week. My personal favorite is the timely and entertaining advice from Tim Maurer, How Fantasy Ruins Football (and Investing). He discusses several popular financial fantasies. He writes:
Felix disagrees. That is what makes a market!
I also really liked Ben Carlson's list of things he learned in his 30's, especially numbers 9 and 10 (negotiating and saving).
Gil Weinreich of Seeking Alpha takes a helpful look at the "retirement crisis." There is plenty of good advice. Gil's series is aimed at investment advisors, but has also attracted many DIY investors, including some who are quite skeptical. It is a good dialogue which figures to help both groups. I am trying both to share and to learn.
Market Outlook
The trade for the next 35 years? Short bonds and long equities! Rupert Hargreaves of ValueWalk reports on Deutsche Bank's advice and rationale.
Most investors are ill-positioned for this scenario. HORAN Capital Advisors reports on the continuing dramatic shift between stock and bond fund flows.
Final Thoughts
There really wasn't any fresh news on Friday, but there must always be an explanation. Consumers demand it! It is a requirement for news reporters. I am reminded of an old book from my student days - a description of how reporters covered a Presidential campaign. The news world was very different in those days. Without instant communications the various news services had quite different deadlines. The wire services had to be the fastest and Walter Mears of the AP was regarded as the best at determining the lead from a complex story. Everyone also wanted to know how the NYT was going to play any news. The Rolling Stone version of the story (from 1972) is an enjoyable read and captures the flavor. Why is it relevant now?
News executives expect solid work, usually judged by reports of other leaders in the field. If you are going to deviate from the accepted lead, you need some special analysis. This is great for investors if they are able to look a little beyond the obvious and tune out the noise. Remember the following:
A Reality Check
Not everyone bought into this theme. A number of investment managers questioned the logic. It is hard to sound intelligent when the market is plummeting, unless you have an instant explanation. I do not question Art Cashin's trader take. There was a lot of money available to traders who perceived the potential for a big directional move. The algorithms joined in, technical levels were violated, and many were waiting for a break from the recent trading range. Those who profit from making sure that people are "scared witless" (TM OldProf) piled on.
Investors have time to analyze and to think more carefully about the causal model. The trading community believes that the economy is weak and fears that the Fed will tighten rates at a bad time. Both elements are necessary. Not only does the Fed see a stronger economy; it is committed to start with modest moves. The early stages of a cycle where very low rates are increased is bullish for stocks and bearish for bonds.
The overwhelming majority of investors made no trades on Friday. Many did not even know what happened until it was over. The vast majority of others are not going to take any action next week. This is good. Investors who try to compete with traders are playing a game they cannot win.
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Two Sony news stories cropped up on Friday - both of 'em too late to cover on Gamesblog - so here they are just in case you missed them. First up, survival horror opus, Siren Blood Curse, currently only available as a series of downloads, will be released on Blu-ray disc this Autumn. The genuinely spine-tingling addition to the Forbidden Siren series takes place in a forgotten Japanese village where human sacrifice is an acceptable nightly pursuit and monsters roam the streets looking for juicy new victims (sounds like some of the villages around my home town of Frome).
The game has two interesting facets: the sight jack system which lets you see through the eyes of nearby enemies (so you get to watch them hunting you down, from their perspective), and the fact that the protagonists are an American film crew, which comments slyly on the appropriation of the Japanese horror movie genre by Hollywood movie makers. It says here.
Anyway, the BD version will apparently feature exclusive new bonus content, though there's no word on what that it.
Secondly, innovative downloadable title, The Last Guy (pictured), will get a European release. Originally announced for the Japanese market, the game follows a mysterious event which turns most of the world's population into ravenous monsters. Your role is to guide groups of civilians to safety. The interesting bit is the use of satellite photos to create the game's environments; 14 cities have been captured including Los Angeles and London. From the press release:
There are ten types of monster in all, including Insect monsters that'll hunt you down and Gatekeeper monsters that guard the exit zones. You'll encounter barricades that the monsters have built in the street; you'll need a certain number of people in your line to break through them. Rescue enough people before the evacuation boats arrive and you'll clear the stage; progress far enough and you'll unlock boss stages where the monster-evading action will be even more frantic.
Yet another intriguing PSN title, then, joining the likes of Fat Princess and Flower to make a quiet yet convincing mockery of the platform's ever conservative retail software release list.


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It didn't for this guy, police say.
A Schenectady man who had no license to drive gave State Police a false name when the pulled him over today, troopers say.
Whe police stopped the car on Broadway in Schenectady, the man behind the wheel was allegedly intoxicated. When they asked, he said his name was Edward Herring.
But Trooper R. Long said he discovered the man claiming to be Edward Herring was actually James C. Bronson, 49.
In addition to charging him with DWI, Long charged Bronson with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and criminal personation.
Bronson was sent to the Schenectady County Jail after a city court judge set his bail at $500.
Related articles:
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- 2 Schenectady cops could face dismissal (dailygazette.com)
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Art, past and present, swirls through "The Swan Thieves," Elizabeth Kostova's second novel. This isn't as much set against exotic locales, or propelled forward in a race against time, as was its predecessor, the 2005 bestselling "The Historian." Yet the story clearly flows from the same imaginative pen.
In April 1999, psychiatrist Andrew Marlow takes a call from a longtime friend and colleague, Dr. John Garcia. He asks Marlow to take over a case that has Garcia stymied. An artist, Robert Oliver, has been consigned to Goldengrove, an upscale mental institution, as the result of trying to take a pocketknife to an oil painting in the National Gallery.
Garcia tells Marlow, "I've gotten maybe three sentences out of him. I think he's switching into depression in spite of the meds we started him on. He also shows anger and has periods of agitation. I'm worried about him."
Garcia appeals to Marlow for two reasons. Marlow pursues his own work as a painter as a hobby; perhaps Oliver will sense a kindred spirit. And, Garcia firmly believes, Marlow "could get a stone to talk."
Marlow is a man of principle and strong work ethic. Of his dedication to his profession, he says, "Now when I dream big, it's for my patients, that they may eventually feel that ordinary cheerfulness of kitchen and orange, of putting their feet up in front of a television documentary, or the even bigger pleasures I imagine for them of holding down a job, coming home sane to their families, seeing the realities of a room instead of a terrible panorama of faces. For myself, I have learned to dream small — a leaf, a new paintbrush, the flesh of an orange, and the details of my wife's beauty, a glistening at the corners of her eyes, the soft hair of her arms in our living room's lamplight when she sits reading."
Oliver presents the challenge of Marlow's career. Oliver speaks just enough to give Marlow the necessary permissions to speak to others — an ex-wife, a girlfriend — but he is evasive about his reasons for attacking the painting. All he'll say is, "I did it for her."
Marlow finds the ensuing silence frustrating, almost maddening. Figuring that work will help his patient open up, he brings in supplies to allow Oliver to paint. And paint he does, obsessively, the same face over and over.
It's a woman with dark curly hair and striking eyes. But his resolute silence continues, pushing Marlow to an unconventional tack to uncover his patient's secrets.
He first heads from D.C. to the Carolina mountains, where Oliver's ex-wife, Kate, still lives with their children. She and Robert had met in New York City, in 1984, while he was still an art student and she a copy editor for a technical magazine. Only after they married, and she was expecting their first child, did they leave the metropolis for the quieter surround of Greenhill, N.C.
Robert took a faculty position at a local college. Kate devoted herself to building a world of calm domesticity. It seemed an idyllic adventure, until Robert's obsession with the mystery woman, and seeming mental illness, emerged.
The situation devolves over time. Robert becomes more secretive and more driven, until Kate can no longer abide the manic energy followed by deep lethargy, and the shroud of secrets hanging over their marriage. The biggest obstacle facing both of them is the nameless, but hardly faceless, woman who haunts Oliver's works.
"The Swan Thieves" is narrated in a series of first-person chapters, beginning with Marlow, and then added to by Kate and finally rounded out by Mary, another woman in Oliver's life.
Letters from the late 1870s, a correspondence between Beatrice de Clerval Vignot and her husband's uncle, Olivier, are interspersed between these varied narratives. They are a correspondence between two painters, both caught in the excitement of the impressionist period in Paris; it is clear that, despite the age difference, the two hold each other in a great deal of affection.
The suspicion is set early in the novel that Beatrice may be the woman haunting Oliver. The letters are in his possession when he is apprehended after the attempted attack, and he reads them regularly at Goldengrove.
"The Swan Thieves" is propelled by Marlow's need to help his patient — for reasons that belong to Marlow as much as they do to Oliver. It is a captivating narrative, but not without weakness.
In mounting a story told through several first-person narratives, a better separation between the characters of Mary, Marlow and Kate would be welcome. As it is, but for the story being told and the heading at the start of the chapter, it would be hard to distinguish individual voices.
Also, the ending is abrupt, coming together with convenient finality. The disparate threads are neatly tied, resolved with an unforeshadowed suddenness. It's all a bit too convenient, and lacks the perfection of the finish of "The Historian."
That said, it's hard to deny the magnet of the story, that pulls the reader through the book. Oliver is an enigma who will not speak for himself; Marlow wants to become his voice to unravel the puzzle.
It's a compelling story, and one that sustains the reader through the novel's 500-plus pages. Fans of "The Historian" have been waiting a long time for a new work from Kostova. In all, they won't be disappointed.
Robin Vidimos is a freelance writer who lives in Centennial.
The Swan Thieves
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Classic, timeless, completely comfortable and serene. These are words that immediately came to mind when I found the portfolio of interior designer Gregory Mellor. Just the kind of spaces you want to come home to after a hard day's work, and where you want to hang out on weekends with a fire going, a cup of hot chocolate in one hand and your favourite shelter mag in the other (or in Jo's case at the moment, where you sit with a glass of iced tea and a hot shirtless guy - Mr. Mellor perhaps - waving palm fronds at ya).


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Grerat recap, Lucy.Originally Posted by Lucy;2489484;
I've lost interest in watching the show, but I do want to know who 'wins' so I'll use your recaps as a far more entertaining way to find out.
I fear Mark will hitch his wagon to the Amanda.
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Every week or so, I would sit outside at night with a friend and look up into the sky. As we chatted away, I would often count the stars in the dark night. Each star that I set my eyes upon, I would wonder whether if the existence of the bright sparkling light was just an illusion or if the star was still up there, far away in the universe. The beautiful light that shines onto our planet is many light-years away, slowly fading and eventually disappears. Even the biggest star will soon lose its brightness and be forgotten, becoming just another part of history. I pretend that I could fly up into the sky and reach those stars and look back at our little planet to see if it was just another star.
It feels as if everyone's life is a shining star; some are dim while others are bright. What you accomplish in your life time will be reflected in how bright you shine. Those that live their life with no regrets will shine brighter in the dark sky and be remembered. Those are the stars that have left their mark in history and have conquered the night. But the stars that are constantly the same brightness will slowly fade away, no one will remember you when you are gone.
Is my life just a dim star? Or the brightest one at the end of the night?
Tomorrow is another day to leave my mark before I fade away, to become the brightest star of all.


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I think Marvel has even said that they're expecting it to get released this year.
So in a couple of months...
I don't think it's Wanda in Secret Avengers tho, Brubaker wouldn't ruin Heinbergs story, so it's somebody else.
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Fairy Tales
In these Neverland Stories, Heroes destroy their Enemies, Inherit Castles, and Marry the Princess
A Fairy Tale is a fictional story featuring folkloric characters such as Fairies, Goblins, Elves, Trolls, Giants, Ogres, Talking Animals, Enchanted Creatures, Warriors, and others. These stories often involve Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses.
Fairy Tales take place in an undetermined time, that is why they usually start with "Once upon a time.. or " Long ago…". There is always a problem, but there is always a solution, and most of the time they have happy endings. The main setting is often a castle, the forest, a dangerous country, or a dark frontier.
Good and Evil is always present in a Fairy Tale. There are good characters such as fairies, who most of the time grant wishes, wealth, and beauty, and evil characters such as witches, wizards, or even the evil step-mother, who are temporarily strong and powerful by the use of magic and spells, and who always loose and get punished at the end of the story
Good characters, such as the poor little girl or boy, the enchanted princess, and the step-daughter always have to fight against injustice, poverty, and evil, battle that is won through wisdom and love.
Characters are not ambivalent, they are not good and bad at the same time. They are good , or they are mean.
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As I mention at the beginning of the interview, I was excited to interview Barbara Friesner because I was not familiar with the term "generational coach." As the interview progressed, it was clear that Barbara has a clear understanding of many of the experiences families might experience during the caregiving process. A few thoughts really struck me:
- Regardless of rivalries, siblings care about their parents (almost always)
- Caregiving is a way of honoring your parents
- Having a sibling out of the country puts an enormous pressure on the family
About Barbara Friesner and AgeWiseLiving
Barbara Friesner of AgeWiseLiving is a Generational Coach and an expert on issues affecting seniors and their families. As a Generational Coach, Barbara helps family members help their aging loved ones make and actually implement difficult decisions. Not only does she help the families know what to do, she also help the family communicate with their parents so their parents will actually do what's in their best interest – usually the hard part. And, since sibling issues can be a big issue for many families, she also help siblings work successfully together.
Eldercare was a journey that started for her more than 25 years as the caregiver first for her grandmother for many years and for the past 17 years for her mother who had severe advanced dementia and became a Generational Coach as a result of her more than 25 years of personal experience.
Barbara is also the creator of The Ultimate Caregiver's Success System which is filled with over 200 pages of easy-to-follow, well organized, step-by-step solutions that carefully guide you through your most pressing questions. The guide also has comprehensive checklists, and sample worksheets. The System also includes 8 CD's which seamlessly guide you through the 'whats' and 'whys' behind the what's in the workbook so nothing is left to chance!
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PISCATAWAY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IEEE, the world's largest professional organization advancing technology for humanity, announced today that the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) will publish and open for commentary a preprint of proposed changes to the 2017 Edition of the National Electrical Safety Code® (NESC®). The 2017 NESC Preprint is currently available for pre-order at a 25 percent discount through 31 August 2014.
One hundred years after the NESC was first introduced in August 1914, it stands as one of the most widely adopted safety codes. "Every minute of every day, utility professionals in the United States and around the world are working on equipment and facilities in an energized state. There is no other option, as uninterrupted electrical power is simply a requirement of public safety and global commerce in today's world," said Mike Hyland, NESC chair and senior vice president at the American Public Power Association. "Steadily refined over 100 years, the NESC is a fundamental element in the culture of safety that has gathered across electric power utility. The work to enhance and update the Code continues today, and the success of the effort is quantifiable."
In preparation for the publication of the 2017 Edition of NESC on 1 August 2016, IEEE-SA will open the eight-month commentary period 1 September 2014-1 May 2015 to allow interested parties to review, affirm or suggest additional changes to the code proposals, revising the NESC 2012 edition. Following the open commentary period, NESC Subcommittees will review all recommendations concerning the proposed amendments and prepare the final report.
For NESC to continue to be realistic, practical and useful, it is important for utilities, contractors, manufacturers, regulators, and others to participate in the revision process. To learn more about how to participate in the open commentary period beginning on 1 September 2014 or for more general information regarding NESC, please visit the NESC webpage.
As the secretariat for the NESC, the IEEE provides a home for the NESC Committee and supports its activities with a full range of administrative, logistical, publishing and other services. The IEEE also gives users comprehensive support in obtaining, understanding and working with the Code.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the NESC, IEEE-SA has published an infographic, which chronicles significant technological advancements and milestones in the electricity industry that have occurred in the last century: standards.ieee.org/nesc100.
To pre-order the 2017 NESC Preprint at a 25 percent discount, please use discount code NESC25 at the Standards Store. To learn more about IEEE-SA or the NESC as it progresses into the next century, visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ieeesa, follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ieeesa, connect with us on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1791118, or on the Standards Insight Blog at http://www.standardsinsight.com.
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This project aims to design and implement an adaptive and highly efficient algorithm to avoid the aborting of the requests coming onto the SCSI disks (target) in SAN (Storage area network). Every SCSI device has a queue to store the requests (commands) generated by initiator. When the initiator tries to simultaneously push N commands to the target, time to serve those commands, can be more than timeout for any single command. Hence one or more commands in the tail of the queue can not be served on time less than the timeout, so the initiator will decide that they are stuck on the target. And these commands are aborted by target, reducing the performance of SAN severely in seek intensive workloads. Increasing or decreasing the queue depth on the target dynamically based on how slow/fast the back storage speed is, comparing to the target link, will be the best solution to overcome above problem. An algorithm is designed to generate some formulae to maintain the queue depth dynamically. This algorithm gives the best solution to satisfy all the commands without aborting them, hence enhancing the CPU performance and making Linux the best storage OS.
User requests the data in the form of read and write operations which are transformed to SCSI commands. These SCSI commands are exchanged between initiator and target. SCSI initiator is a host device that has ability to initiate SCSI operation or send SCSI commands. SCSI target is a device that will respond to SCSI commands sent by initiators. Generally hard drives, tape drives, printers, scanners act as SCSI target device. SCST is a SCSI target mid-level subsystem for Linux. It is an interface between SCSI target drivers and Linux kernel. Multiple SCSI commands coming to the target device at a time are stored in a queue. Per physical device one queue is maintained, called as device queue. Generally default depth of queue is 256. This default depth is not enough in large networks where multiple initiators are active. So when the number of commands on a single device is greater than default queue depth further commands are aborted. Mere increase in queue depth is not the efficient solution as it increases the CPU load and memory requirement. This problem becomes bottleneck in commercial applications of storage networks. This purpose motivated us to design and implement an adaptive algorithm which will be milestone for commercial use of SCST.
Current Works in this Area
Some schemes have been developed to attempt to handle the queue full conditions. In one of the trivial schemes, initiator and target agree upon some required fixed queue depth, thus number of commands sent by the initiator is not more than the queue depth. This scheme has been implemented as a session queue in SCST which works only for a single initiator environment. In multiple initiator environments, however, one or more initiators accessing the target at consistently heavy loads lead to low performance and starvation to an initiator. For device queue, which is shared among all initiators active on that device, queue full condition is still generated in multiple initiator environment. These drawbacks emphasis the need of developing some dynamic methods to handle the device queue.
Details of the Design:
Key technologies:
Platform: Linux, SCST (Generic SCSI target subsystem)
Language: C
Design of the algorithm:
We have designed the following algorithm:
Each SCST command has timeout value, which is set by the corresponding dev handler. SCST core should keep device's queue depth at the level that the worst command's execution time should be checked.
P – Load watch period, all the statistic is gathered and processed.
MN - underload ratio divisor, sets the underload portion of timeout. If the longest execution time among all commands completed during period P is below timeout/MN, the corresponding device considered underloaded.
MX - overload ratio divisor, sets the overload portion of timeout. If the longest execution time among all commands completed during period P is above timeout/MX, the corresponding device considered overloaded.
I - Queue size will be increased by I if device considered underloaded.
D - Queue size will be decreased by D if device considered overloaded.
QI - quick fall interval.
Q - quick fall ratio divisor. If the longest execution time of a completed command is above timeout/Q and time from the previous quick fall is smaller than QI, the corresponding device considered heavily overloaded. It is needed to handle cases when load on device is instantly increased.
QD - divisor on which device's queue size will be decreased if device considered heavily overloaded.
Max_exec_ratio - scst default timeout / worst command execution time
Timer starts when the command is received and ends when the command is finished.
If the number of commands on a device is equal to the queue depth of the device then the queue_full flag is set to true.
When command is finished max_exec_ratio of the device is set to maximum of
Execution time of command
*100 / timeout of command.
After finishing the command, if its execution time is above timeout/Q and time from latest quickfall is above QI,
The device's queue_depth set to maximum of (1, device's queue_depth/QD).
Flow control period reset.
There should be a work, which once in a P seconds will check max_exec_ratio, then:
If device neither underloaded, nor overloaded. i.e. max_exec_ratio between defined by MN and MX, do nothing.
If device was underloaded.
If queue_was_full is false, then do nothing.
If queue_was_full is true, then set device's queue_depth to min(default queue depth , device's queue_depth + I)
If device was overloaded, then set queue_depth to max(1, device's queue_depth/D).
Components from other projects:
We have used following components:
On target side: scst-126.96.36.199
iscsi-scst -126.96.36.199 (target driver)
scstadmin -1.0.6
On initiator side: open-iscsi 2.0-871
Platform: Linux Vanilla Kernel-22.214.171.124
SCST is an interface between SCSI target drivers and Linux kernel. It is designed to simplify target driver development and making Linux compatible for various targets drivers. It provides all the necessary functionality of Linux SCSI midlayer, residing in the upper layer of SCSI subsystem. It provides simple command processing path which allows reaching maximum possible performance and scalability.
Many systems like Sun Solaris, HP, and Linux offer several kernel based tuning parameters that are used to adjust the queue depth of the SCSI devices. But none of them offer any mechanism to handle the queue depth dynamically.
If the system has a combination of devices that support smaller and larger queue depths, then a queue depth has to be set to a value, which would work for most devices. Using above algorithm the queue depth is utilized in efficient way such that every device works at its best, without compromising with queue depth.
Setting the queue depth to a value larger than the device can handle will result in I/Os being held off once a QUEUE FULL condition exists on the disk.
Our algorithm provides a mechanism that will lower the queue depth of the device in case of overload condition avoiding infinite QUEUE FULL conditions on that device. This will be also beneficial when the connected SCSI devices support smaller queue depth for load balancing.
Practical Application:
If you have multiple active paths to a SCSI device (LUN), you might need to manage your device queue depths to maximize the device's performance. This is particularly true with dynamic multi-pathing applications - such as EMC's PowerPath application—which allow all multiple paths to a LUN to be in use simultaneously.
In SAN (storage area network) even in single-pathing or static multi-pathing environments, management of device queue depths can be important to maximize the performance, throughput and reliability of the storage device.
The market is demanding longer distance connectivity and greater peripheral connection capability as well as dynamic configuration features. Today, SCSI is the technology of choice for the vast majority of server and high-performance PC environments. This algorithm will improve the efficiency of SAN to large extent and will also improve the performance of SCSI storage devices.
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United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR)
In 2005, the World Conference on Disaster Reduction adopted the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) 2005-2015: Building Resilience of Nations and Communities. It aimed to achieve substantial reduction of disaster losses, in lives and in the social, economic and environmental assets of communities and countries. The implementation of the HFA since 2005 has generated significant political momentum and action around disaster risk reduction, and contributed to growing awareness, understanding and knowledge of disaster risk reduction among different stakeholders, governments in particular.
In the HFA, governments agreed to review the implementation regularly and requested UNISDR to "prepare periodic reviews on progress towards achieving [its] objectives and priorities." Subsequently, UNISDR conducted a Mid-Term Review of the HFA in 2010-2011 through a participatory approach involving disaster risk reduction stakeholders, which concluded with eight recommendations for accelerating the HFA implementation. The Mid-Term Review also recommended that there should be a post-2015 instrument for disaster risk reduction. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 66/199 also requested UNISDR to facilitate development of a post-2015 framework for disaster risk reduction. The Chair's Summary of the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in 2011 referred to a first outline of a post- 2015 framework at the next Global Platform in 2013.
In the context of the above, UNISDR has initiated the consultation process towards the post-2015 framework on disaster risk reduction. To support the post-HFA consultation process, a set of working papers will be prepared to deepen understanding and knowledge of the issues, which are imperative to achieve substantial reduction of losses, in lives and socio-economic assets of communities and countries. Economics of Disaster Risk Reduction is one of the working papers identified for the consultation process.
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• Study the recent literature and data on the economics and investment in disaster risk reduction. The study will make a cost-benefit analysis between inaction and action in disaster risk reduction, with evidence-based research data, national reports and individual interviews or questionnaires and result oriented cases of integrating disaster risk assessment into development planning, policies and programs at national and local levels.
• Identify key institutional and policy barriers and gaps, which are holding back action needed for reducing economic losses of disasters and investing in disaster risk reduction for sustainable development.
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• Strong background, knowledge and understanding of the concepts, principles and approaches to disaster risk reduction.
• Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately; asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; tailors language, tone, style and format to match audience; demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in economics, disaster risk reduction or other related fields. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
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• A minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in the field of research in economics, disaster risk reduction, environment, climate change or related areas. Prior knowledge on the working of the United Nations System and its specialized agencies, fund and programmes, is an advantage.
• Fluency in written and spoken English. Working knowledge of French and Spanish is an advantage.
Please note that applications received after the deadline will not be accepted. Applicants will be contacted only if they are under serious consideration. The United Nations does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, training or any other fees). The United Nations does not concern itself with information on bank accounts.
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This past weekend marked my second month of yoga teacher training. Words can't describe.
Here are my takeaways:
- How you show up on your yoga mat is a reflection of how you show up in the world. Most days, on my mat, I challenge myself to push a little further and go a little deeper. I put a lot of pressure on myself to "please" the teacher. Comparison creeps in and I look at others to reinforce that I'm doing it "right". This is often how I show up in my own life. My intention I've set for myself is one of loving acceptance, of being satisfied in the present moment with whatever it is I bring to the table. There are some days where "going a little deeper" just doesn't serve us. Those are the days when being gentle and compassionate with ourselves is exactly what we need. Yoga has taught me to listen to my body and honor it, stop judging it.
- There is no perfect pose, there is no final destination. I've often said to myself "I'll feel ____ when I get ____". I'll be satisfied when we move into a bigger house. I'll be stable when I get that promotion. Well, no. Things don't end whether you get to X or not. Warrior II looks different for everyone. Work on progress; because you're idea of the destination is going to change ten-fold and there is no finish line in life.
- It's okay if I'm vulnerable. By being vulnerable, we give ourselves the opportunity to take productive risks. On the mat that may look like going into an inversion, knowing I might topple over, but letting myself do it anyways. In life it may be going on that interview you're scared shitless of and feel totally unqualified for. You may fall, but what if you fly?
- Alignment matters. Focus on alignment and you'll feel an awakening within your body and in your poses. Align your actions with your values and you can drop the guilt game and feel some peace within yourself.
- Find ease in the discomfort. Embrace that shake in your legs when you've sat in chair pose (Utkatasana) for too long. Life is unpredictable. It has ups and downs and there will be many points where we feel some form of discomfort. Find the ease in it, allow yourself to sit with it, it will pass.
Explore what comes up for you throughout your practice, because that's what yoga and life is. It's a practice, it's not a destination and it's certainly not something to perfect.
:: Namaste ::