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The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners announced the recipient of their 2012 Annual Commissioners Award of Excellence is Jason Workman, a Juvenile Detention Officer at the Lancaster County Youth Services Center. Jason began working for Lancaster County on February 24, 1997, and was nominated for this award by Johanna Machmer, a fellow employee at the Youth Services Center. He is recognized for his outstanding work and dedication to the services the Youth Services Center provides.
Jason has been a long-time employee of the Youth Services Center. In his day to day work he models teamwork. He capably helps staff with technology questions. Jason understands how the facility operates which equips him to respond to requests for assistance in any part of the facility, and he does so on a regular basis. Jason's primary job is to transport youth. In her nomination form, Johanna noted that in Jason's 14 years of service bad weather has never interfered with his getting a youth to the desired location in a safe and timely manner. Joanna further stated "Jason does so much more than shuttle youth to court, placements and appointments. Our customers are the youth and families we serve. Jason deals with both and sometimes under difficult conditions. When the outcome of a court appearance is not what was expected or desired, Jason's interpersonal skills are of great benefit. He can empathize but also finds a way to respectfully challenge the youth to examine what they could do differently or to make a good decision. Add in his calm demeanor and typically an upset youth will settle down."
Brent Smoyer, Vice-Chair of the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners, stated "The Board is pleased to recognize Jason with the 2012 Commissioners Annual Award of Excellence and thank him for his outstanding work and dedication to the services provided at the Youth Services Center. Jason is an asset to the facility and to the youth and families he encounters. On behalf of the Board I want to congratulate Jason on this award". The Commissioners Award of Excellence award recognizes employees who consistently provide outstanding service and work that demonstrates exemplary personal commitment to Lancaster County.

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This is not intended to be a step by step how to V4 valve adj procedure, just some observations that may help others.
Ive checked and adj the valves on a few customers RSV4s, but until yesterday Ive not had to adj the front bank, only the rear.
This latest bike was a shocker, with only 2,900 miles, 9 out of the 16 valves were out of specs towards the loose side.
Some were .05 - .10mm beyond the specs but one IN valve on #2 cyl was at .65mm clearance, that's 1/2mm beyond tolerance
This was the first V4 motor that I had to remove all four cams to adj everything back to specs.
I found out that the Aprilia supplied cam timing/alignment tools were not designed to fit on the front bank of cylinders with the motor mounted in the chassis.
Bellow are photos of the modifications I had to make in order to fit the alignment tools on the front bank of cylinders.
This latest bike was also the first valve adj Ive performed on an APRC motor, there is one important step not mentioned in the service manual.
The early motors had one-piece EX cam gears, while the later motors use a spring loaded two piece gear designed to reduce gear lash noise, same as used on Shiver motors.
Basically, the new two piece EX cam gears are sandwiched together with three springs between them, the springs apply pressure that cause the EX cam gears to rotate against each other.
This preloads the gear teeth to eliminate any play where the IN and EX cams mesh together, thus reducing noise.
What is not mentioned in the service manual is that before removing the EX cam you should insert a 6mm pin to lock the EX gear halves in position, thus preventing the springs from forcing them apart.
Though not completely necessary, inserting the lock pin makes it a lot easier when re-assembling the cams and aligning up the timing marks.
One last thing I found out is that having three of each size valve shim is not enough.
For this motor I needed four 2.70mm shims and I had to run down to my local KTM dealer and buy that fourth shim.
Photos showing cam gear holding tool modified/ground down to fit on front cyl bank, crank locking pin modified to fit on LH side without removing flywheel and cam gear alignment pin bent to clear frame rail on frt bank.
I've attached a valve log sheet (my wife made it for me) that I use to take notes and write down the clearance values with the shim sizes I used.
Print it and record your adjustments so you can compare them to the next valve adj in 12k miles.
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Overview Detail Legend Zoom: ?? Overlay features legend For more map options click on any overview map area or any detail map feature. Detail Map Features Showing 9 items: Lugnaquilla 925m, Cloghernagh 800m, Corrigasleggaun 794m, Slievemaan 759m, Benleagh 689m, Ballineddan Mountain 652m, Tracks: 2557, 27km 2291, 17km 717, 12km Find Suggested WalksOpen walks finder Find hill, mountain, island, coastal feature. Videos Recent Contributions 1 2 3 .. 19 Next page >> Get Notifications Croghan Hill Track 2637 conormcbandon 2 days ago Ignore the vehicular part of this route. It's only a 2 Km up and down with 100m of ascent. After crossing the gate a... walk, Len: 2.0km, Climb: 105m, Area: Croghan Hill, North Midlands (Ireland) C|| Tonduff East Top: My final Local 100 Summit Comment Colin Murphy 2 days ago Not the most glamorous of summits, but of personal significance as it marked my 100th and last Local 100! Having spent the summer frantically bagging the smaller tops, it was nice to finish on a g... Tonduff East Top: Climbing east top in isolation Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 2 days ago Rarely done in isolation, this nondescript summit is usually climbed in conjunction with Tonduff itself or Maulin. But it can be done without visiting the nearby summits. Start at Crone Woods car ... Crotlieve Track 2646 Peter Walker 3 days ago Room to park two, perhaps more cars at the start...although it's hard to imagine legions of walkers descending on... walk, Len: 0.9km, Climb: 134m, Area: Crotlieve Mountain, Mourne Mountains (Ire|... Tonduff East Top: Dull top with panoramic views Summit Comment Colin Murphy 2 days ago The view to the south west from the summit. Table Mountain West Top: Bird's eye view Summit Comment Colin Murphy 2 days ago As I reached the summit of this top on a gorgeous September day, I could see about 5 dark birds circling above and swooping to the heather every now and then, so I assume they were birds of prey o... Table Mountain West Top: Unremarkable top with fine views. Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: Colin Murphy 2 days ago Usually done in conjunction with Lowbawn or Table Mt. itself, but can be completed relatively easily in isolation. parking for a few cars at a crossroads of sorts at S983 948. There is a barrier h... Alt de Comapedrosa Track 4204 David-Guenot a week ago Visiting Alt de Comapedrosa, the highpoint of Andorra at 2942m, with a friend from Wales. 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Video display Dublin/Wicklow Area Wicklow Mountains Subarea More detail Place count in area: 129, OSI/LPS Maps: 28B, 49, 50, 55, 56, 61, 62, AWW Highest place: Lugnaquilla, 925m Maximum height for area: 925 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 905 metres, Places in area Dublin/Wicklow:Ballinacorbeg 336mBallinastraw 284mBallycurry 301mBallyguile Hill 188mBallyhook Hill 288mBray Head Hill 240mCarrickgollogan 276mCarrigeen Hill 298mCarrigoona Commons East 242mCloghnagaune 385mCorballis Hill 258mCupidstown Hill 378.6mDunranhill 342mEagle Hill 296mKilleagh 249mKilliney Hill 153.5mKilmichael Hill 267mKilnamanagh Hill 217mKnockannavea 400.8mKnockree 342mMount Kennedy 365.9mSlieveroe 332mWestaston Hill 270mDublin Mountains: Corrig Mountain 617.1mGlendoo Mountain 586mKippure 757mKnocknagun 555mMountpelier Hill 383mPrince William's Seat 555mSaggart Hill 396.9mSeahan 647.3mSeefin 620.6mSeefingan 722.9mTibradden Mountain 467mTwo Rock Mountain 536mWicklow Mountains: Annagh Hill 454mBallinacor Mountain 531mBallinafunshoge 480mBallineddan Mountain 652mBallycumber Hill 431mBallycurragh Hill 536mBallyteige 447mBaltinglass Hill 382mBarranisky 280mBenleagh 689mBlack Hill 602.2mBrockagh Mountain 557mBrockagh Mountain North-West Top 548mBrockagh Mountain SE Top 470mCamaderry Mountain 698.6mCamaderry South East Top 677.3mCamenabologue 758mCamenabologue SE Top 663mCarrick Mountain 381mCarrickashane Mountain 508mCarrig Mountain 571mCarrigleitrim 408mCarriglineen Mountain 455mCarrignagunneen 561mCarrigshouk 572.5mCarrigvore 682mChurch Mountain 544mCloghernagh 800mCollon Hill 238mConavalla 734mCorriebracks 531mCorrigasleggaun 794mCroaghanmoira 664mCroaghanmoira North Top 575mCroghan Kinsella 606mCroghan Kinsella East Top 562.1mCullentragh Mountain 510mCushbawn 400mDerrybawn Mountain 474mDjouce 725mDuff Hill 720mFair Mountain 571.2mFananierin 426mGravale 718mGreat Sugar Loaf 501mKanturk 523mKeadeen Mountain 653mKirikee Mountain 474mKnocknacloghoge 534mLakeen 357mLittle Sugar Loaf 342mLobawn 636mLugduff 652mLugduff SE Top 637mLuggala 595mLugnagun 446.2mLugnaquilla 925mMaulin 570mMoanbane 703mMoneyteige North 427mMullacor 661mMullaghcleevaun 849mMullaghcleevaun East Top 790mMuskeagh Hill 397mPreban Hill 389mRobber's Pass Hill 508.9mScarr 641mScarr North-West Top 561mSeskin 344mSilsean 698mSleamaine 430mSlieve Maan 547.8mSlieve Maan North Top 546.1mSlievecorragh 418mSlievefoore 414mSlievemaan 759mSorrel Hill 599.5mSpinans Hill 409mSpinans Hill SE Top 400mStoney Top 714mStookeen 420mSugarloaf 552mTable Mountain 701.7mTable Mountain West Top 563mTinoran Hill 312mTomaneena 682.4mTonduff 642mTonduff East Top 593mTonelagee 817mTonelagee NE Top 668mTonlagee South-East Top 546mTrooperstown Hill 430mWar Hill 686mWhite Hill 630.9m Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such. Centre on map. Lugnaquilla Mountain Log na Coille A name in Irish (Ir. Log na Coille [IPN], 'hollow of the wood') County Highpoint of Wicklow, in County Highpoint, Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred, Irish 900s Lists, Aphyric granodiorite Bedrock Height: 925m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 56 Grid Reference: T03217 91756 Place visited by 1591 members. Recently by: Aciddrinker, Andy1287, Patrickdoyle, darragh3277, colinwh, ColmGeraghty, rollingwave, abcd, Grumbler, Harry-Badger, Richtea, Matrim, conormcbandon, JohnA, eieio I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.) More detail Longitude: -6.464535, Latitude: 52.966959 , Easting: 303217, Northing: 191756 Prominence: 905m, Isolation: 1.7km, Has trig pillar ITM: 703143 691791, GPS IDs, 6 char: Lgnql, 10 char: LugnaquilaBedrock type: Aphyric granodiorite, (Percys Table Granodiorite) Presumably the name is transferred from some nearby hollow to the mountain itself. Price has a useful note to this effect, but is unable to determine the hollow in question. There are three valleys in the vicinity: Fraughan Rock Glen to the north-east, the South Prison to the south-east and the North Prison to the north-west. The first two are both forested nowadays. The summit is marked as Percy's Table, named after a local landowner of the 18th century. Cf. Dawson's Table on Galtymore. P.W. Joyce gave the original form as Log na Coilleach, 'hollow of the (grouse) cocks'. However this seems doubtful. It does not show the urú which would be expected. Nor is the name connected with the deity Lug. Lugnaquilla is the highest mountain in the Dublin/Wicklow area and the 12th highest in Ireland. Lugnaquilla is the highest point in county Wicklow. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/13/ Rate Gallery COMMENTS for Lugnaquilla 1 2 3 .. 18 Next page >> Follow this place's comments Picture from group : Lugnaquilla from the West, Camarahill to right. Picture: Lugnaquilla from the West, Camarahill to right. A big mountain with many ways up, long range views but hazards. Short Summary created by simon3, kernowclimber, Peter Walker 26 Jun 2015 Lug as it is popularly known is Ireland's highest summit outside Kerry. The large summit cairn and trig pillar sit on a fairly flat dryish top with views better distant than near, often surrounded by people and sadly, litter. There are several ways up and some serious hazards particularly in bad weather so map, navigational gear and skill are essential. One way is from the NE, starting at Baravore car park at around T066942 A. From Baravore there are three main ways: straight up the Fraughan Rock Glen, via Camenabologue along the Stony Road, or via Arts Lough and Cloghernagh. Another starting point is from around S984929 B near Fentons Pub. Go straight up the track to Camarahill. Do not deviate because the surrounding area is regularly used as an artillery range, well marked on maps, making this route not always allowed. Another start is from the S at Aughavannagh Bridge T056861 C, following the Ow valley to the summit with variations on the western and eastern ridges. There are also routes via Carrawaystick Mountain and Ballineddan Mountain and some gullies. The summit can be difficult to find in mist or whiteout conditions. Without good navigation there is a risk of descending accidentally onto any of the three severe slopes, of which two are marked on maps as the North Prison, the South Prison and the unnamed NE facing slope or into the artillery range. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/13/comment/4773/ Picture from Sarkuns : Lug from the top of Cloghernagh Picture: Lug from the top of Cloghernagh Lug from Glenmalure side by Sarkuns 11 Jun 2013 I climbed Lug from Glenmalure side. I start at bridge which crosses the Avonbeg River at the base of the Zigzags. Please use the gates and the marks to guide you… the zigzags are in very good condition. It was used as hunting trail long time ago but now they are renewed and still in use by the local farmers. As the path is still in use and it goes through sheep grazing grounds remember to leave your dogs at home and try not to scare the sheep's. At the top of the zigzags there are a boggy trails, all of them will lead you to the fence but only one to the stairs over the fence. Please use the stairs and do not damage the fence. When you find the stairs it is pretty straight forward. Keep on the path and everything should be ok. The path which is leading on the top of the Cloghernagh is weary easy to see. On the bad weather it is possible that it is muddy but I had the luxury of a good weather and excellent visibility. From Cloghernagh to Lug the trail is harder to see but in good weather you just take the Lug as your target and go for it… Just be careful on your way back because there are no landmarks to follow so GPS or a map could be vital. I find my bearings using the surrounding mountain peaks. Be careful there on bad weather. The rocky path is tricky and on some places there are holes on the path which will swallow your leg or ankle… While I was in the middle of Cloghernegh I almost step on the hare. He jumped away but I was completely surprised. I have seen a lot of them near the Lought Dan but not so close. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/13/comment/15018/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from paddyobpc : On route to Lugnaquilla looking back towards Glenmalure Valley Picture: On route to Lugnaquilla looking back towards Glenmalure Valley from Glenmalure by paddyobpc 23 Jan 2017 Walk Date: 23 Jul 2015. I had walked Lugnaquilla previously in 2011 from near the Glenmalure Hostel returning into the Glenmalure valley via the zig zags and walking the road back up to the car. This time we were staying nearby for a few nights and my daughter Rachel and son Dillon(dillonkdy) joined me on the climb. We climbed the same route as previously but this time returned the same way due to it getting a bit close to evening. It was a nice evening for the walk with good enough visibility and views. This time we were on the mountains for about 4.5 hrs covering over 14 Km climbing a height of 800m. See Dillon's (dillonkdy) full story of his County High Point Challenge at https://dillons32chpchallenge.github.io/progress/index.html We also found Kieron Gribbon's High Point Ireland website (www.highpointireland.com) to be a useful source of information for our 32 County High Points challenge. Definitely worth checking out if you're planning to do any of the High Point challenges. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/13/comment/18803/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from kernowclimber : North Prison Gully Picture: North Prison Gully Winter Climb of North Prison's Main Gully by kernowclimber 7 Apr 2010 The sight of the Great Sugar Loaf wearing a faint snowy hat and the desire to escape the ennui of the office convinced us to take to the hills! Discovering that the Army wasn't using the artillery range, we resolved to make climbing the main gully on Lugnaquillia's North Prison our objective for the day.We parked at the first gateway to the artillery range up the rough track past Fenton's Pub and began the long pull up Camarahill savouring the crunch and squeak of fresh snow beneath our boots. We descended the steep side of Camarahill towards the Bluffs rising steadily to gain the corrie beneath Lugnaquillia's North Prison. Once off Camarahill the sun was surprisingly hot but the weather was fickle; kaleidoscopic clouds raced across a Prussian blue sky, occasionally grey and angry enough to generate flurries of snow. Huge granite boulders encrusted with ice lay amid drifts of snow feet thick on the outstretched arm of terminal moraine that seemed to gently coax us upwards and inwards to the corrie. Obstacles such as secret streams obscured beneath a blanket of glittering snow betrayed only by their musical tinkling, and patches of bog unseen until trodden on, slowed our pace considerably. We located the main gully (T028920 D) at the back of the corrie, a white streak shooting some 200 metres upwards towards the summit. It didn't look all that steep before we began to climb it, but appearances are deceptive. This is described as a Scot Grade I climb in the Wicklow climbing guide, but in places the slope surpasses 45 degrees and the fact that a fresh covering of snow lay atop granular, in places very unstable old snow and compacted ice, made progress difficult. Mcrtchly had to cut steps for almost the entire route and I would estimate the route in this condition was verging on a Scot Grade II endeavour. The crux of the route lay only 10 metres or so from the bottom where sheets of ice had consolidated over boulders making the use of the pick end of an ice axe essential to maintain upwards progress.The view up the gully was superb. On the right, about half way up is a very distinctive pyramidal pinnacle of rock that was picked out sharply against a deep blue sky, making the surroundings appear and feel positively Alpine. Every so often chunks of ice and snow fell from the surrounding walls with a dull thud followed by a strident hiss as thousands of small chunks sped off down the gully.By the time we exited the gully, cloud had enveloped the summit and we did not tarry there long as an icy wind beckoned a change in the weather. We descended rapidly in our crampons towards Camarahill surprised to see how quickly the snow had melted. Some 12kms and 8 hours later we were walking towards the warm, inviting glow of the window of Fenton's Pub, drawn there by the cheerful sound of a jaunty Irish jig filling the quiet night and the knowledge that a glass of Guinness awaited us to celebrate our day out on Wicklow's highest peak. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/13/comment/4574/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from darrenf : View from the top of Fraughan Glen clearly showing the forest track snaking along the river Picture: View from the top of Fraughan Glen clearly showing the forest track snaking along the river darrenf on Lugnaquilla, 2009 by darrenf 27 Jul 2009 Spent the day hopping around Lugnaquillia from the Glenmalur side on 24th July. Parked up at the carpark next the footbridge at Baravore T066942 A. Crossed the Avonbeg River via the footbridge (the river had taken over the vehicle access bridge due to the heavy rains recently). Contuined along the gravel track which leads up to the an oige youth hostel and shortly afterwards we took the track which bears left (contuining on the original track will take you further into the Glenmalur valley). Followed this forest track right around into Fraughan Glen where the views really open out in front of you. The entire track is not clearly identified on Sheet 56 but it will take you deep into the glen and only really peters out at the back wall of the glen - at this point another faint track can be picked up which stays to the right hand side of the benleagh river and continues up and over Fraughan Glen. Spectacular views back down the glen and across to Lugduff can be enjoyed. Once we were over the glen we tramped onwards in the general direction of spot height 625. The going along this strecth of the walk was boggy and gaiters are advisable! As you progress toward the ridge of Lugnaquillia you will note the triangular signposts which warn you of your proximity to the artillery range. The ridge walk toward the north prison offers fantastic views on a clear day and it is not long before you are on Percys Table enjoying the vistas in every direction. By the time we arrived at the trig point the mist had well and truly engulfed the top of Lug. A quick lunch stop recharged the batteries before we retraced our steps back down along Percys Table between the north and south prisons. At T035922 E we took a bearing down along the top of south prison and toward Clohernagh. The whole day was ahead of us so we decided to return via Corrigasleggaun and Kellys Lough. From the summit of Corrigasleggaun there is a track which takes you along the ridge overlooking the beautiful lough below. As you continue along the ridge you will note a post and wire fence in front of you at approximately T062905 F. We handrailed this fence as it dropped down into the brook below. By taking this route it will lead you directly onto a forest track below and it should be noted that if you wish to take the zig zags back to Glenmalur valley you should continue on past this track and cross Carrawaystick Brook. From here we put the heads down and pushed through the boggy terrain toward the zig zags which took us safely onto the valley floor below. The good work of the Mountain Meitheal should be well noted as you descend along the zig zags and cross the river via the footbridge. A lovely stroll along the valley floor brought us back to the car. A fine walk and a beautiful part of the garden of Ireland. 19.8km in total over 7.5 hours. With so many variations to this walk we will definitely be back again soon Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/13/comment/3968/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from Dessie1 : Lug Picture: Lug Lug in February by Dessie1 31 May 2010 Climbed Lug from Glenmalure side in February.Took route starting at Hostel and continuing past Benleagh on the the right and Cloghernagh on left hand side through valley.Reached snow covered summit and back down in 4 1/2 hours.Views on top where limited due to low cloud but a very enjoyable days hike. 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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Do the intersecting lives of a fashion designer and the serial killer who murdered him add up to a political saga?
Absolutely, says Ryan Murphy, the powerhouse executive producer of "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story," season two of the FX showcase that debuted with 2016's Emmy-winning "The People v. O.J. Simpson."
"It was a political murder," Murphy said, defending the striking use of "assassination" in the title of the 10-episode series that begins airing at 10 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday. The 1997 shooting by Andrew Cunanan of the groundbreaking Italian designer is enveloped in social issues that resonate today, Murphy and series stars Edgar Ramirez and Ricky Martin said.
This image released by FX shows Edgar Ramirez as Gianni Versace in a scene from "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story," premiering Jan. 17, on FX. (Jeff Daly/FX via AP)
Cunanan ("Glee" star Darren Criss) was a "person who targeted people specifically to shame them and to out them, and to have a form of payback for a life that he felt he could not live," Murphy said during a Q&A with reporters.
Ramirez, who plays the adult Versace, and Martin, who portrays his longtime partner, Antonio D'Amico, concurred in separate interviews with Murphy's assessment.
Versace, who was 50 and reaching new heights of success when he was gunned down in front of his lavish Miami Beach estate, died because of prejudice, said Ramirez (who, with weight added and hair dyed and thinned for "Versace," is unrecognizable as the actor who appeared in "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Carlos").
Although Cunanan was on the FBI's most-wanted list and circulated openly in Miami Beach before Versace became his final victim in a cross-country rampage, he wasn't stopped because of his gay connections, Ramirez said. Cunanan, 27, fatally shot himself about six weeks after Versace's murder.
"The underlying subject is homophobia and how homophobia killed him," Ramirez said. "That's something that comes up over and over when we look into the investigation. ... Cunanan was on the news every night, on the most-wanted list, and for some reason all the law-enforcement authorities couldn't get him."
The California-born Cunanan, portrayed as a deeply disturbed con man, had cultivated relationships with wealthy older men and reportedly had been lovers or friends with two of the five men whose deaths are blamed on him. The other victims included a wealthy Chicago developer and a New Jersey cemetery caretaker.
Illuminating anti-gay bias is important because the LGBTQ community still must fight it, Martin said. As a member of the community, the pop star-actor said, he feels compelled to use his fame to combat hate and discrimination.
"If I don't use the power that that music gives or, in this case, a character like this gives me, I'd be allowing the crime to happen," Martin said. His friendships with Ramirez and Cruz were other inducements to join the series, as was its depiction of the Versace-D'Amico relationship.
Their attachment was illuminated in a conversation Martin had with D'Amico, who in the show's opening scene is shown discovering Versace's body immediately after the shooting.
"Ricky, my love for Gianni, our love, was open,'" Martin quoted D'Amico as saying. "And I've lost him and I've never been the same."
The series unfolds back in time from the murder, finally detailing the journeys of Versace and Cunanan from humble roots to, respectively, fame and infamy.
In a pivotal scene, Donatella Versace confronts her brother about his intention to come out in the late 1980s. She argues the nearly unprecedented move could wreck their business empire, one built on Versace's talent for combining the glamour of couture with the sexiness and excitement of celebrity. Versace stands his ground, backed by D'Amico.
Based on the book "Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History" by journalist Maureen Orth, the drama has drawn fire from Versace's family. In a statement, it was dismissed as "a work of fiction" because family members didn't authorize the book or participate in the screenplay.
The series' producers and the publisher of the 1999 book defended it. Orth's book is "a carefully reported and extensively sourced work of investigative journalism," Random House said in a statement, and FX Networks and Fox 21 Television Studios said they stand by Orth's "meticulous" reporting.
While details of private conversations were unavailable for the dramatization, as with the O.J. Simpson series, the "Versace" screenplays by Tom Rob Smith are "very emotional and accurate at the same time," Murphy said.
A scene with one victim, who's portrayed as begging for his life before Cunanan kills him, is based on the body's injuries, Smith said.
"What was that conversation like? So you have these tiny points of truth, and you then try to connect the tissue between it. But I would never use the word 'embellishing' or 'making up'" It's trying to join those pinpoints," Smith said.
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Ricky Martin participates in the "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" panel during the FOX Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
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I watched Obama's speech given in response to the furor around the statements of Obama's preacher-mentor, Jeremiah Wright. The speech is an enormous straw man meant to obfuscate and distract from the real problem.
Let me sum up Obama's problem in a paragraph:
Barack Obama, like most Democrats, is a New Leftist. As such he believes in many ideologies such as multiculturalism, feminism and environmentalism. The most controversial idea held by New Leftists is anti-Americanism. This leftist anti-Americanism is not a problem within the Democrat Party, but It is the one belief that Democrats must hide more than any other in order to be elected President. Obama's preacher has made outrageous anti-American statements. People wonder if Obama agrees with them; they wonder why he did not break with Wright years ago. For a Democrat presidential candidate even to be suspected of anti-Americanism is catastrophic problem, one that is probably fatal to most politicians.
In his speech Obama did not attempt to answer the problem -- it is so profound and dangerous that Democrats will not even name it. Instead, he changed the subject and made a speech about race.
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Being a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) for six years and a certified Green Globes Professional (GGP) for a year, I have noted first-hand both the similarities and the differences between the LEED and Green Globes systems. Both systems serve to drive green/high-performance-building design, construction, and operation. Both LEED and Green Globes rely on an independent third-party verification process although, as we'll see, their approach is much different.
First, as one would expect, the primary focus of both systems is in the same basic areas. Both systems address factors such as the site characteristics, energy and water consumption, the use of resources/materials, and the indoor environmental quality (IEQ). LEED and Green Globes both offer different tracks for new construction and existing buildings. And they both acknowledge the unique requirements of healthcare facilities and offer specific rating systems for them. Although LEED is the better known of the two, they're both recognized and accepted by the General Services Administration (GSA) and other agencies of the Federal government, as well as many state and local jurisdictions.
Both rating systems have been recently updated. The newest version of LEED (v4) was rolled-out at Greenbuild 2013 and features increased thresholds in energy, water, waste and IEQ; a new Location and Transportation credit; and a requirement for environmental product declarations and material ingredient reporting. Green Globes released its new NC (New Construction) update earlier this year. It's based on the ANSI/GBI Standard 01-2010: "Green Building Assessment Protocol for Commercial Buildings", which meets the Guiding Principles mandated by Executive Order 13514. (See full news release at http://bit.ly/1eZxcOY.)
For those not familiar with the history of Green Globes, the first environmental certification system was created in the United Kingdom in 1990. Known as BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method), the Canadian version was adapted and launched in the U.S. by the non-profit Green Building Initiative (GBI) in 2005, becoming the first green building organization accredited as a standards developer by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). LEED, the better known of the two systems, was also based in large part on BREEAM.
Although there are similarities between the programs, the methodology between the two is somewhat different. For example, both use online tools; however, Green Globes is interactive, while LEED requires data uploading and waiting for results. While both require a minimum number of points, LEED has mandatory prerequisites — that have no point value — while Green Globes does not. In fact, Green Globes allows non-applicable categories to be excluded from the total point count, so that buildings are not penalized for those categories that truly have no applicability, and the expensive "point chasing" sometimes associated with LEED projects becomes unnecessary.
Perhaps the most significant differences are the time and cost to complete a Green Globes certification, both of which can be substantially less than for LEED. The GBI estimates that its certification is typically completed in three-to-five months, at a cost of one-third to one-half of a comparable LEED certification.
My own experience has shown that, for the existing building projects that we've directly compared, the cost — including our fee — for Green Globes Continual Improvement of Existing Buildings (CIEB) averaged approximately 40% of the comparable cost for LEED 2009 for Existing Buildings (EBOM). For New Construction, the difference — including the commissioning requirements for Green Globes and both Fundamental and Enhanced Commissioning for LEED — was even more significant.
Interestingly, "From the Field News & Notes" (HPAC Engineering, Feb. 2013, p.12), cited the Turner Construction Company's Green Building Market Barometer 2012, which found that the cost and time required were among the primary reasons for respondents not seeking LEED certification for their high performance buildings.
Possibly the most important advantage of Green Globes, based on my personal experience with LEED projects, is their on-site assessment process, where an independent assessor visits the site and meets with the owner and consultant to review the project. With LEED, the information is submitted and an anonymous review team, engaged by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), reviews the submission and provides comments. This can result in a serious lack of consistency and quality in the reviews provided by different teams. For example, there was an EBOM project involving several nearly identical commercial office buildings on an urban campus. The first two buildings, both of which were apparently reviewed by the same team, sailed through the LEED certification process with relatively few issues to be resolved.
The third building, however, was mired in negative comments that clearly showed a lack of understanding by the (obviously) different review team and resulted in the additional cost of appeals and a long delay in the schedule for the owner. Although the project was eventually certified, no one associated with the project was happy with the process. And having to provide allowances in the LEED consultants' fees for appeals and interpretations only serves to inflate the total cost to the owner without adding any value to the process. It may also give the owner the perception that the consultant is not as competent as he or she ought to be, and generally reflect poorly on everyone — but particularly the LEED consultant — involved in the project.
This is not to say that LEED doesn't have its advantages. LEED is the most recognized and most implemented green building program in the world. It has arguably been the single-most influential advocate for sustainability in the built environment. And LEED has convinced many corporate leaders that green building isn't just for "tree huggers", but is about social, environmental and economic benefits. It has also inspired tens of thousands of individuals — myself included — to share in that vision. Many large national and international enterprises have mandated LEED as the standard for their facilities and there is no question that a LEED-certified building has the potential, if operated properly, to outperform a non-certified building.
So let's agree that, like everything else in our industry, there is no "one size fits all" solution. Each project should be evaluated based on its own goals and objectives, and the most beneficial outcome to the owner should be the deciding factor in selecting which green label to pursue…which, by the way, may not be just limited to LEED and Green Globes.
Lawrence (Larry) Clark, CEA, GGP, LEED AP O+M, a member of HPAC Engineering's Editorial Advisory Board, is principal of Sustainable Performance Solutions LLC, provider of energy audits, general energy-efficiency and sustainability consulting services, and metering and submetering solutions. He has more than a dozen published articles on HVAC- and energy-related topics to his credit and frequently lectures on central-energy-plant optimization, metering/submetering, and advanced ventilation.


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On April 7, during his visit to Bladensburg High School in Prince George's County, Maryland, President Obama announced 24 Youth CareerConnect grants, providing $107 million to local partnerships of school districts, institutions of higher education, workforce investment boards, and employers as they redesign the teaching and learning experience for youth to more fully prepare them with the knowledge, skills, and industry-relevant education needed to get on the pathway to a successful career, including postsecondary education or registered apprenticeship. "We challenged America's high schools to... say what they can do to make sure their students learn the skills that businesses are looking for in high-demand fields," the President said. "And we asked high schools to develop partnerships with colleges and employers and create classes that focus on real life applications for the fields of the futurefields like science and technology and engineering and math.... The winners across the board are doing the kinds of things that will allow other schools to start duplicating what they're doing.... And that's what we want for all the young people here. We want an education that engages you... that equips you with the rigorous and relevant skills for college and for a career" (blog post, with remarks and video).
The Youth CareerConnect program was established this year by the Labor Department, in collaboration with the Education Department, using one-time revenues from the H-1B visa program. Grants range from $2.2 million to $7 million. The program wholly complements additional proposals in the President's Fiscal Year 2015 budget to ensure high school students graduate ready for college and career success and to help the U.S., once again, lead the world in college attainment.
Bladensburg High School was part of a three-school team from the county that won a $7 million grant. It offers several career academies with high school curricula aligned with college-level entrance requirements for Maryland's state university system. Through a collaborative effort with local partners, it will expand the capacity of its Health and Biosciences Academy to better prepare more students for one of the region's highest growth industries. Students who concentrate in health professions will be able to earn industry-recognized certifications in the fields of nursing and pharmacy. Biomedical students will be able to earn college credit from the University of Maryland at Baltimore County and the Rochester Institute of Technology. All students will have access to individualized college and career counseling designed to improve preparation for college-level coursework and the attainment of industry-recognized credentials. Students will also have the ability to receive postsecondary credit while still in high school and have access to paid work experiences with employer partners such as Lockheed Martin. Overall, the grant will help prepare 2,500 graduates at Bladensburg and other schools across the county to succeed academically and graduate career-ready in the high-demand fields of health care and information technology.
On the same day, the Departments of Education and Labor launched the Registered Apprenticeship-College Consortium, a new effort that will allow graduates of registered apprenticeship programs to turn their years of rigorous on-the-job and classroom training into college credits toward an associate's or bachelor's degree. Registered apprenticeship programs are sponsored by joint employer and labor groups, individual employers, or employer associations. Currently, the registered apprenticeship system includes a network of more than 19,000 programs nationwideoffering nearly 1,000 different career opportunities. Participating sponsors will have their programs evaluated by a third-party organization (for example, the American Council on Education or the National College Credit Recommendation Service) to determine the college credit value of the apprenticeship completion certificate. Graduates will be able to earn up to 60 credits based on their apprenticeship experience.
Opportunity for All
Also this week, Secretary Duncan testified on the Administration's continued commitment to education before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. The President's FY 2015 budget requests $69 billion in discretionary appropriations for the Department, an increase of 2% over the previous year's funding. The lion's share of the request for P-12 programsabout 90% of discretionary spendingis for formula funding that addresses the needs of disadvantaged minority and low-income students, English learners, and students with disabilities. Among other proposals, the President is committed to a significant new investment that supports universal access to high-quality preschool for all four-year-olds from low- and moderate-income families, as well as creates an incentive to serve additional middle-class children. The President has also put forth a new initiative, Race to the Top-Equity and Opportunity, which would create incentives for states and districts to drive comprehensive change in identifying and closing opportunity and achievement gaps.
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Secretary Duncan traveled to Hawaii last week (blog post, with photos) to recognize the state's progress in education. The Aloha State is the 50th state he has visited as Secretary since taking office in 2009. Furthermore, he is the first Secretary of Education to travel to Hawaii since Secretary Richard Riley visited in 1994.
Upon arriving, Secretary Duncan participated in a panel discussion with military families at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickham, discussing issues facing military-connected students, particularly those related to their high mobility. Next, he visited Ka Waihona o ka Na'auao Public Charter School in Waiane, where he participated in a traditional Hawaiian greeting ceremony, learned how to make poi, and held a roundtable discussion on using culture-based education to address the educational disparities affecting young Native Hawaiians. Then, he joined Governor Neil Abercrombie and Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi to tour Waipahu High School, one of many schools in the state to see improvement through the use of Hawaii's $75 million Race to the Top grant. Students at Waipahu have the opportunity to take courses in creative media, culinary arts, engineering, finance, law and justice administration, and teacher education. The school also offers tuition-free college courses.
Then, this week, the Secretary visited two schools in Delaware to celebrate the four-year anniversary of Race to the Top and delivered remarks at the National Action Network's convention in New York City.
Funding Opportunities
The Department is currently seeking applications for the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program, the Advanced Placement (AP) Test Fee Program, and the Turnaround School Leaders Program. The school counseling program provides funding to districts to establish or expand school counseling programs, with special consideration given to applicants that can: demonstrate the greatest need for counseling services in the schools to be served; propose most innovative and promising approaches; and show the greatest potential for replication and dissemination. Applications are due April 28. The test fee program awards grants to states to enable them to pay all or a portion of AP test fees on behalf of low-income students. Applications are due May 8. The school leadership program supports projects to develop and implement or enhance and implement a critical leadership pipeline that selects, prepares, places, supports, and retains school leaders for School Improvement Grant (SIG) schools or SIG-eligible schools. Applications are due May 23.
Moreover, for the current fiscal year, the Department's Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) is conducting 13 grant competitions across five program areas: Arts in Education, Charter Schools, Investing in Innovation (i3), Full-Service Community Schools, and Teacher Quality Partnerships. Four of the competitions are already underway. Announcements of the other competitions are slated for later this spring.
Also, be sure to review the Department's FY 2014 Grants Forecast (as of March 31), which lists virtually all programs and competitions under which the agency has invited or expects to invite applications for awards and provides actual or estimated dates for the transmittal of applications under these programs. (Note: This document is advisory only and not an official application notice of the Department of Education.)
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The Department is proud to release a framework for schools and their broader communities to build parent and community engagement. Across the nation, less than a quarter of residents are 18-years-old or younger, and everyone has a responsibility for helping schools succeed. The Dual Capacity frameworka process used to teach staff to effectively engage parents, and for parents to work successfully with the schools to increase student achievementprovides a model that schools and districts can use to build the type of effective community engagement that will make schools the center of communities (web page, with blog post, Frequently Asked Questions, and video). (Note: On April 8, Secretary Duncan hosted a Twitter chat with parents and educators at the National Family Engagement Conference in Cincinnati.)
Odds and Ends
Public response to "My Brother's Keeper" has been overwhelming (blog post). The task force has begun a 90-day process to develop the plans and infrastructure required to implement and sustain the initiative's efforts. And, the Administration is listening and engaging, working with stakeholders across the country to get feedback on how to work together to make this initiative a success.
Secretary Duncan announced that five more statesAlaska, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, and South Carolinawill receive more than $85 million in awards from the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program to continue efforts to turn around their persistently lowest-achieving schools. Also, a new evaluation brief by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) focuses on SIG schools that were in rural areas and how respondents in these schools influenced specific turnaround activities through a distinct rural lens.
Teacher Ambassador Fellow Emily Davis recently sat down with the Secretary to discuss student data privacy.
An updated practice guide from IES provides instructional suggestions and examples for teaching and supporting English learners in elementary and middle school.
"Creative Problem Solving: Students' Skills in Tackling Real Life Problems" is the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) first assessment of problem solving skills and first attempt to measure the creative skills that today's economy demands from its workers. The average score of U.S. 15-year-olds in problem solving was higher than the OECD average (based on 28 OECD countries) and the average scores of 22 education systems. On the other hand, students in 10 education systems (including Singapore, Korea, Japan, several Chinese systems, Taiwan, Canada, Australia, and Finland) had higher average scores in problem solving than U.S. 15-year-olds.
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|Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (4/9/14), in a statement on the mass stabbings in Pennsylvania
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If you haven't read part 1, go here.
So Steven leaves to go to the auto parts store and the kids and I head into the liquor store. The wife invites the kids to watch tv, which is conveniently located behind the cash register/counter area. Nice. They are more than willing to sit there and enjoy an episode of Sp*nge B*b. For the first little bit, everything was ok. I was just standing around, holding Asher, the wife had resumed her work on the computer. Since she was working on an online class assignment, I didn't want to interrupt her by making small talk.
It was so awkward when a costumer would come in and my children would be sitting right there by the register, watching their transactions. But I took the opportunity to pray for each person that came in.
Did I mention that I happened to be wearing my JC 4 JC tshirt? For those of you who don't know our community just hosted a county wide crusade, Jenkins County for Jesus Christ. I made of point of turning around so the costumers would see the back of my BRIGHT orange shirt!
Not long after we got in the store, my sister sent me a text to see how are trip home was going. I briefly stated, "van broke down, we're in Savannah." She called me after getting my text and amazingly, they were only about 20 miles from us. We needed them to come because if we couldn't get the van running, we wouldn't be able to fit all 6 of us in a 4 door car! When she asked where we were, I kept saying, "we're at this store." "You'll see our van in front of this store." As soon as I hung up, I sent her another text that said, "we're in a liquor store. seriously. lol"
She responded, "ROFL!"
Within a few minutes, here comes my sister, brother in law and their son, Chaz. The liquor store is getting crowded!
Back outside, Steven and the gentleman are having trouble getting the right belt. Steven has to go to the store 3 different times. After the last time, the man decides to ride with Steven to help him find the right belt.
Back in the store, the kids are getting restless, especially Asher. I was completely stressed that he or Caleb was going to break some $50 bottle of liquor. I kept thanking the lady for letting us hang out in there and she kept reassuring me that it wasn't a problem. One of the funniest moments was when Phil asked the kids if they wanted a drink. (There was a cooler with cokes and juices.) The look on Dougie's face was one of complete shock and he immediately looked at me with a look that said, "Momma, Uncle Phil's offering me alcohol, what do I do?!" I assured him that Uncle Phil meant one of the cokes and NOT the alcohol. We all got a big kick out of that! After being there for over an hour or so, I decided it was time to get out of this lady's hair. We vacated the liquor store and moved to the Mexican restaurant next door.
After we ate a light meal, Steven and the man had fixed the van. It wasn't until later that night that Steven and I realized how God had worked throughout this circumstance.
*What if we had decided to go downtown? We would have had to call a tow truck and we never would have met this couple.
*Since I didn't have any trouble with the steering before lunch, we figure the belt must have broken right as I parked. What would have happened if I had been on the highway when that happened?
*Although Steven tried to talk with the gentleman while they were working, it wasn't until he rode in the car with him, that he really opened up to Steven. This man wept openly about his life and problems to Steven. Steven was able to share the gospel and the man assured him that he had given his life to Christ years before. But he knew that his life now was in turmoil and he needed to get right with God.
*And because I moved our large group to the Mexican restaurant, Steven was able to go back into the store and, in a customer free store, talk with the lady about her salvation as well.
When we left the restaurant, we all gathered back in the liquor store to thank them again. And before we left, Steven asked the couple if we could have a word of prayer with them.
So there we stood, with our children, in the middle of a liquor store, praying and thanking God for His protection, His provision and for His divine intervention in our lives.
This is a day that I won't soon forget. God is at work, we just have to open our eyes and be willing to see it.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
You won't believe where I took my kids pt. 2
If you haven't read part 1, go here.
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Friday, July 23, 2010
My Grandaddy
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
You won't believe where I took my kids......
I know you all are anxiously awaiting the posts about our recent trip to St. Augustine. And those will be coming soon but I wanted to share something that happened on our trip home.
Because Steven had to be in Savannah early Saturday morning to take the Ga. Teacher Certification exam, we took separate cars on vacation. He left St. Augustine for Savannah about 4 am on Saturday. Then the kids and I left later, headed for home.
We were south of Sav., when Emma and Dougie needed to make a pit stop. I pulled off the highway and made our way to a gas station. I let the kids run in and stayed in the car with the little boys because we still abide by that whole never wake a sleeping baby rule, even if they're 1 and 3! When we got back on the road, I noticed that the AC wasn't blowing cool air. In fact, I realized that the faster I drove, the hotter it was getting. So I shut it off and we rolled down the windows.
Now you may or may not know that back in May we had a brand new air compressor put on the van to the tune of $900 and a few weeks before vacation, we were still having trouble. I don't know exactly what but the mechanic fixed it at no charge. So you can understand why I was a little aggravated that it stopped working again but I was thankful that it hadn't happened while we were in FL.
Not long after the kids and I had gotten back on the road, Steven called. He had finished his test and since it was close to lunch, we decided to meet in Savannah for lunch. We talked about meeting downtown but then decided to find something right off the highway. We got off at an exit where there wasn't really a lot but we found a new shopping center that had a hamburger place and a Mexican restaurant, we went for the burgers. As we parked and got out, Steven noticed that their was a weird smell coming from the van. I told him about the AC. We chalked it up to overheating and hoped that it would cool down while we ate.
After lunch, Steven said he would drive the van. So Emma and I got in the car and started to leave. I noticed that after Steven backed out of the parking space, he drove forward but then stopped. I pulled up beside him and asked what was wrong. He said there was no power steering and something was seriously wrong. So we did what everyone who's having car trouble does, we popped the hood and looked at the engine with absolutely no clue what we were doing. I don't mean this as an insult to my husband, he will readily tell you that he is no mechanic.
Within a minute, I'm serious, a man and woman walked up and the man asked what the problem was. Steven told him and when the man looked under the hood, he immediately pointed out the problem as he pulled out a belt which had broken. He told Steven that if we could get another one, he could put it on. When Steven asked him how much he would charge, he said, "nothing." The man told Steven that there was an auto parts store just a few miles down the road and said that the kids and I were welcome to hang out in their store until he got back. While the man was saying this, he pointed towards the store, I looked towards the shopping center to see where the man was pointing and saw the bold letters that spelled out~
Immediately the inner struggle began. Do I really go in this store? Do I begrudge these people the kindness they're showing us just because of the place that they work? I decided to wait to see what Steven would say and he without hesitation said ok. As I was thinking, "really?" God spelled out another word for me~
I told Emma and Dougie that we were going to wait in this store and that it was a liquor store. I had to inform Dougie that it was not a place that sold licorice. But that these people were being very kind to us and we should be grateful that we don't have to wait out in the heat. So as the kids and I headed in,
I began praying.
This was no accident.
I'll stop there for now, this is longer than I realized. Part 2 coming soon!
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Friday, July 9, 2010
July 4th on July 3rd
This is Brandi. She is the daughter of one of my good friends. She is so precious and she LOVES Caleb and Asher. She even used her own money to buy Caleb some popcorn!
On Sunday, since Steven wasn't preaching, we went to his brother's church. Then we spent the afternoon with the rest of his family. It was a great weekend!
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Thursday, July 1, 2010
Here's a team photo: Dougie is on the front row on the far right.
These were taken about a week ago, so now he's figured out how to squat down. He's not cruising yet but it won't be long, well hopefully, but knowing Asher, you never know!
Emma went to church camp last week and had a great time. She seemed to have a clumsy streak and slipped and fell 3 times! She now has the nickname "Splash." She has been such a big help around here this summer. It's so nice being able to run to the store and not have to load everybody up!
Caleb is just being Caleb. He still says the funniest things and cracks us up!
Life is really good and we're enjoying a relaxing and easy going summer. We changed our beach plans from going to the Gulf and now we're going to St. Augustine. I can't wait!!
Hope things are going well for you!
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Process Affinity in OMPI v1.7 (part 2)
In my last post, I described the Simple mode of Open MPI v1.7's process affinity system.
The Simple mode is actually quite flexible, and we anticipate that it will meet most users' needs. However, some users will need more flexibility. That's what the Expert mode is for.
Before jumping in to the Expert mode, though, let me describe two more features of the revamped v1.7 affinity system.
Open MPI v1.7 uses hwloc to probe the topologies of the nodes on which it is launching processes. These server topologies are gathered (and intelligently de-duplicated) and used to feed the mapping algorithm. Hence, not only do you not need to specify compute node topologies ahead of time (e.g., in a config file), the mapping will be performed correctly even if you are launching an MPI job across a heterogeneous set of servers.
Second, even as far back as v1.6.0, Open MPI improved the "–report-bindings" mpirun option. When paired with any of Open MPI's affinity functionality, this option will draw an ASCII prettyprint representation showing where processes were bound. In the v1.6 series, Open MPI only shows cores and sockets. In the v1.7 series, hardware threads are also shown.
Now let's jump into v1.7's Expert mode. Expert mode is governed by four MCA parameters:
- rmaps_lama_map: a sequence of characters describing how to lay out processes
- rmaps_lama_bind: a sequence of characters describing the resources to bind to each process
- rmaps_lama_mppr: a sequence of characters describing the maximum number of processes to allow per resource
- rmaps_lama_ordering: how to order the ranks in MPI_COMM_WORLD
Each parameter is described below.
rmaps_lama_map: This MCA parameter corresponds to the mapping phase, but is more flexible than the "–map-by" Simple option. It is a string comprised of a sequence of tokens, each corresponding to the –map-by tokens (case is significant):
- h: Hardware thread
- c: Processor core
- s: Processor socket
- L1: L1 cache
- L2: L2 cache
- L3: L3 cache
- N: NUMA node
- b: Processor board
- n: Server node
These tokens, when strung together, represent the order in which hardware resources are round-robin traversed when mapping.
For example, consider the string "sNbnct". Open MPI's Location Aware Mapping Algorithm (LAMA) takes the first token, "s", and iterates over all the sockets to place processes. When LAMA runs out of sockets, it then gets the next token, which is "N" (NUMA node). However, a NUMA node is "bigger" than a socket, and so all of those are exhausted, too. Similarly for "b" and "n".
LAMA finally gets to "c", and can map the next process to the next (second) core in the first socket. And then map the next process to the second core in the second socket. And so on (until all the cores in all the sockets are exhausted, or all processes have been mapped — whichever comes first).
Hence, as mentioned above, the map string represents the order in which hardware resources are round-robin traversed when mapping. Any regular round-robin pattern can be expressed by stringing together the tokens in arbitrary orders. For example, "–map-by core" exactly corresponds to "csNbnt", and "–map-by socket" exactly corresponds to "sNbnct".
Note that L1, L2, and L3 are "variable" levels that depend on the specific hardware topology.
rmaps_lama_bind: Similar to mapping, this MCA parameter corresponds to the binding phase, but is more flexible than the "–bind-to" Simple option. It uses the same tokens to represent levels as the rmaps_lama_map MCA parameter, but pairs them with an integer.
For example, a binding string of "2c" means binding each process to two processor cores. A binding string of "1s" means binding each process to one processor socket. And so on.
rmaps_lama_mppr: By default, Open MPI will not oversubscribe resources. But what is the exact definition of "oversubscribe"? The Max Processes Per Resource (MPPR) is user-definable specification for oversubscription conditions. Like binding, it uses the same tokens as mapping, and pairs them with an integer. However, the format of the MPPR string is intentionally slightly different than the binding string (to emphasize their different meanings).
This is best shown through an example MPPR string: "1:c" — it is pronounced as "at most one process per core". And "2:s" would be pronounced "at most two processes per socket".
The MPPR defaults to "1:c", but can be a comma-delimited list of specifications for advanced resource consumption scenarios. For example, "1:s,2:n" means to only allow one process per processor socket, and a max of two processes per server. Hence, even if a server had four processor sockets, only two MPI processes would be allowed on that server. This could be useful for MPI processes that consume large amounts of memory, for example.
rmaps_lama_ordering: This parameter can take one of two values: sequential or natural. It also corresponds to the "–order" mpirun option (I didn't mention this in the Simple options because most users won't need to change ordering).
Sequential is the default; Open MPI behaves as if all available hardware threads were laid out in a linear fashion, and then overlays them with the mapped MPI processes. Open MPI then assigns MPI_COMM_WORLD ranks from 0 to (N-1) in a left-to-right fashion.
Natural ordering follows the mapping order. For example, consider a server node with two processor sockets, each containing four cores. The command line "mpirun -np 8 –bind-to core –map-by socket –order n a.out" would result in MCW ranks that look like this: [0 2 4 6] [1 3 5 7].
There you have it — this is the new affinity system in Open MPI. Use it to go forth and explore, compute, and be productive!
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: I'm not sure if you are dismissing Cerro Gordo because a) you aren't going there, or b) you don't think you can stay there.
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There is another strange disconnect just before this election. As some New Yorkers dumpster dive and many Jerseyites spend another cold night without basic services, the president has been bouncing across the map like a pinball trying to shore up his election chances. What is more strange is how the press have given him a hall pass for doing so.
In 2005 in the aftermath of Katrina, the media made it its mission to blame Bush for every hiccup in the relief efforts. Whether it was the response of the National Guard or the New Orleans Police or FEMA, it was "Bush's Fault". On the other side of the Mississippi though, Governor Haley Barbour and his team quietly went about rebuilding his equally damaged state and never was the breakdown in leadership in Louisiana mentioned.
In New Jersey this week non-union power crews were shunned and went to Pennsylvania instead. 1,000,000 homes and businesses are without power in New Jersey. Rescuers are still finding new victims as of this morning.
400,000 homes and businesses on Long Island are without power with temperatures in the 30's and 30,000+ are homeless in New York City. There are few if any television cameras. The election is sucking up all the air time.
The President on the other hand left the White House this morning for stops today in New Hampshire, Florida, Ohio and Colorado. He will not be back in Washington until Tuesday night. How can he have time to deal with the crisis if he is spending all of his time campaigning?
And the response from the media? crickets……
A new storm is moving in on New York and New Jersey and temperatures are in the icebox. Hundreds of thousands of people need shelter now. Would that the media might hold the President's actions up to scrutiny, but we can be certain that isn't going to happen. They have proven themselves completely partisan.
What will it take to force the media to do their job? How many people will have to die before they shine the spotlight on the limited efforts and engagement of our government?


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Troubled Carnival Triumph breaks loose from Alabama dock
Carnival Triumph, which was docked at a Mobile, Ala., shipyard, broke away from its moorings because of strong winds that also caused two shipyard workers on a nearby dock to fall in the water. One worker is still missing, the cruise line confirmed on Wednesday.
Because of winds that reached 70 miles per hour during a severe storm, the troubled ship drifted and was secure resting against a cargo vessel, according to Carnival Cruise Line.
The two workers, who were not part of Triumph's crew or contractors, fell in the water after a guard shack near the ship blew over, Steve Huffman, a spokesman for Mobile's Fire-Rescue Department, told Bloomberg News Services. One was rescued and is fine, Huffman said.
The cruise line confirmed that all crew members and contractors who were working aboard Triumph have been accounted for.
The cruise ship was moved to the Mobile Cruise Terminal, according to a statement by Carnival. There are a number of tug boats on site, as well as the U.S. Coast Guard and Mobile authorities.
"While assessment of damage to the ship is ongoing, initial indications suggest the damage is limited," the statement says, adding that "our thoughts and prayers are with the missing shipyard employee and the family."
In February, an aft engine fire left the Triumph dead in the water after a leak in the diesel-fuel return line sprayed onto a hot surface and caught fire.
The blaze left the 893-foot ship drifting in the Gulf of Mexico about 150 miles from the Yucatan Peninsula. Eventually, three tug boats brought the ship to the Alabama port. The ship made national headlines as the 4,200 passengers and crew members were left without power and working toilets.
Some of the passengers reported a shortage of food, left with only onion sandwiches. Because of the lack of power, many slept in makeshift tents on the deck. Bags were used as bathrooms. Among the worst reports from the ship were of sewage running down the walls and floors, making the vessel smell so foul people reportedly were vomiting.
The vessel then drifted 90 miles north, and Carnival officials determined that Mobile was just as close and would not force the ship to go against the current.
Just before the ship set sail from Galveston on Feb. 7, repairs from previous electrical issues had been completed. The alternator supplier completed the work on Feb. 2, and that incident has not been linked to the Feb. 10 fire.
Carnival has canceled all Triumph cruises through mid-April.


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