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Sunday morning at the Lowell Airport early fog lifted allowing pilots from around the state to touch down. The event was a fly-in as well as a drive-in. Spectators also came by car to partake in a pancake breakfast and view the various planes.
An Event for Young and Old
Nearly 40 aircraft lined the runways. Some were built in the 1940s while others were more modern. The same could be said for those getting a closer look at the airplanes. Young children to grandparents wandered the fields picking out their favorites as they watched landings and take-offs.
While there weren't any high-speed passes or tricks to be seen, there was an airshow atmosphere on the 72 acre airport grounds. A group of T-6 Texan warbirds flew over in formation prior to landing. The distinctive sound of their radial engines announced their arrival.
A 1960s era UTVA-66, produced in the former Yugoslavia was also on site. It is one of nine in the US and one of three currently flying. Airplane enthusiasts could also get a close look at a Howard DGA-15, another plane from WWII.
Custom built or kit planes have become popular among those interested in flying. One such aircraft with an appearance of flames coming out of the propeller flew in and parked next to another with a Buzz Lightyear paint scheme. There are various kinds of DIY planes for those who enjoy flying.
A couple of float planes were also parked available for viewing.
Taking a Ride
Waldo Wright's gave people the opportunity to ride in an open cockpit biplane. Bystanders saw the plane land and take off several times as constant flight experiences happened throughout the morning.
A shuttle bus was also available for anyone wanting to go to or come from the Fallasburg Fall Festival for the Arts. It was a perfect morning to have some breakfast, check out the variety of participants in the fly-in, then head to Fallasburg for some additional fun.
If you missed this year's fly-in another is scheduled for next year. And check out our Flickr Album for more photos of the aircraft that were part of this event.


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Google is working overtime before the holidays to help businesses verify their Google My Business listing, making it possible to access features such as the ability to set special holiday hours.
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The expedited verification is available to businesses in the U.S. and Canada and only until Friday, Dec. 15 (2016). The form, available here, simply asks for your name, the name of your business, the city where your business is located, and the Google username associated with the business listing.
After filling out the form, the Google team will manually review it for eligibility. If eligible for verification, your business will be verified within 5 days of submitting the form. Google will either send a confirmation email if you are verified, or let you know what issues need to be addressed if not verified.
Expedited verification is not being offered for agency listings or bulk submissions.

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Cutting shipping emissions could raise billions to help fight climate change says Oxfam
Oxfam is calling for government officials and shipping experts of the IMO – the international shipping regulators – to consider measures to reduce uncapped and rising shipping emissions, while at the same time raising more than US$10 billion per year in new climate cash through the auctioning of emission permits. Progress here would bring the world closer to raising the $100 billion per year pledged by rich countries at last year's UN climate talks to help poor countries protect themselves from the impacts of climate change and develop in a low carbon way.
Tim Gore, Oxfam's EU climate change policy advisor said, "This is a unique opportunity for shipping to become less of a source and more of a solution to the climate crisis. The industry could give vulnerable communities a significant helping hand in the fight against climate change by both controlling a rising source of global greenhouse gas emissions and generating desperately needed cash so they can cope with its devastating effects.
"Shipping plays a vital role in keeping the wheels of global trade moving. The International Maritime Organisation could implement a fair scheme to control emissions, that won't penalise trade from developing countries and will provide some of the vital resources needed to tackle climate change."
The IMO is meeting just ahead of the next round of UN climate talks in China (4th–9th October) and the last gathering of the Advisory Group on Finance (AGF), which was established to identify ways to raise the $100 billion pledged at Copenhagen. The group's recommendations are due to be published in October.
Gore said: "Despite the continuing global recession rich governments can raise the billions required to help poor countries cope with climate change without dipping into their cash strapped budgets. The shipping industry can't do it alone, but it can be part of a package of innovative finance-raising measures including those addressing uncapped emissions from international shipping and aviation, a Robin Hood Tax on financial transactions and re-direction of rich-country fossil fuel subsidies.
"No stone should be left unturned in the search for new climate cash and the shipping industry must play its part to raise tens of billions for a new UN climate fund ensuring poor communities get the resources they need."


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Happy Thankschristmas season. It came a little quicker than I would have liked this year but like clockwork, here we are. Raise your hand if you have a love hate relationship with the holidays! Oh ya, mine is way up there. I like the backside of the holidays with spending time but I hate that feeling of pressure to make sure you see everyone and the need for it to always feel perfect. I hate gifts because I feel like my kids have enough, some days too much, and I hate, hate, hate asking for things. I never know what to ask for because I hate feeling greedy and asking for something too expensive but I don't want to insult someone by asking for something too cheap. I know there is a hate for gift cards but if you are like me its a safer feeling. You can ask for a specific store you love and it is either just enough or a good start to what you want and you can pick it out without putting someone out. I hate that feeling that I never get to spend long enough with everyone or even see them. I should be grateful but the whole thing gives me anxiety. I know that I am lucky and blessed to have such a problem, but lord help me it gets expensive. Our yearly Christmas gift list consists of, in relation to the kids:
1 Great Great Grandpa
5 Great Grandparents
6 Grandparents
16 Aunts and Uncles-(Our Brothers and sisters/Inlaws)
6 Nieces
3 Nephews (cousins)
Then between Nate and I we have 18 Aunts and Uncles
Our own kids, each other
And a partridge in a pear tree
Add in Teachers, Babysitters, God Parents, God Children, Secret Santa's at Work and friends, Ya, my checkbook hurts too
So, my most common question after the phrase "Jesus" is "How do you pay for it all?" We get creative, make boundaries, save and shop throughout the year and keep realistic. I love sharing my tips though because let's face it, everyone tries to save money when they can.
Get Creative: They have everything, they don't really need anything. What do you get that Great Great, or Great Grandparent who has everything and then some? We go with the arts and crafts. First and foremost, if they haven't given you a need or a want, they will probably love the company the most. This generation grew up with spending lots of quality time with each other, back when the days felt longer, the holidays were filled with laughter and joy, not fighting over politics and Facebook posts. Which leads me to my reminder, put your phone away, spend you time with them while you still can. This year I will be sure wishing Grandmas Davis was here for one more holiday season. Back to crafts. Think about the person you are getting it for, don't get crafty just to craft. Think about where they may put it, what would they get to use it for and did you get it for them last year? Some of my favorites are homemade coffee mugs. picture frames, ornaments, photo albums (yes, they still have this ability to print off physical pictures and put them into an album), and well that's all I'm sharing for now so I don't give away this years presents. Pinterest has a lot of great ideas and easy instructions and if you are on a super tight budget, you can make these from things found even at the dollar tree. So for about $10 and a few hours on the weekend, you could have all your adults done.
Make boundaries and Be Realistic: Think back to what was the hot toy last year. If I remember right it was for a hatching egg that parents were wrestling for. Where is that had to have egg, the thing inside? Do not have parent guilt if you cannot afford the latest and greatest, I would put money on less than 5% of all of those things sold are still played with on a daily basis and that was upwards of a $50 toy!! TOY!!!!!!! Just 1 thing for $50. If you can afford this by all means but if you are a mom and dad or even grandparent riding the struggle bus, do not break your bank buying these must have's. I promise, your children will not need therapy because you didn't. Look at what you can afford and spend it wisely. We have a minimum 29 adults giving them gifts. That is at least 58 things we now have find space for in our house. To us, we would rather our kids look at Christmas as a blessing but not a grand prize game. We tell them that Santa cannot make every toy out there because so many store already sell them so he looks for special presents for them. We do not give expensive or larger gifts from Santa because our kids are younger. They don't know the difference between bragging and telling someone what they got. I never want my kids to make another kid feel like they were bad because Santa didn't bring them as much because their parents couldn't afford it. Santa usually brings board games, a new special shirt, a smaller toys and trinkets, or a less expensive version of what they tell him they wanted. We also look at how many people get the kids presents and do not go wild on gifts because they will already get so much so that helps too. We ask for family usable gifts as well. We have done a year pass to a Zoo, which is fantastic. All you have to do is plan a picnic and go. Yes there are a lot of free zoo's nearby but this is a different one to change it up. We have a pass to a local museum for a years worth of pass. In 2 visits, the cost has been paid for, for a family of 4. Again, nice rainy day trip, pack your own lunch and go. It's educational, it gets them out of the house and if it far enough away, it ensures a nap so you can jam out to your mom music while they sleep!! Win win. If your pass is like ours, it also includes hundreds of places throughout the country and the state that we can go to with discounted or free entry! SCORE NUMBER 2. Get out of the house. Go learn and explore. No toys to step on. Invite your grandparents or siblings/Aunts, uncles along and make a day of it. Get out there and spend it together.
Save save save: Christmas comes but once a year but guess what, its the same time every year. If you are like me, you need that savings that is out of sight out of mind. Check out your bank and see if they offer a Christmas club account. I love mine and I have a small amount from direct deposit put in every paycheck and I can't touch it until it is ready. They mail me a check November 1st and BAM, Christmas shopping money. I don't go crazy and I won't tell you how much I save because well that is our budgeted amount but think about it, if you get paid twice a month, could you have $20 go before it even gets to you every pay check without thinking about it? Minimum that is $40 a month by November of next year, that is $480 saved for shopping that you didn't have to budget more for or think about. Again, getting creative or watching deals, that is quite a bit a money and all you did was go with $20 less every paycheck. Don't have access to one, put it in your sock drawer or the freezer, buy a pre-paid visa card and add the money as you have extra to throw on it,
Shop year round: Some of my younger nieces and nephews love playing dress up. Some of those costumes from Halloween are 50% off the day after Halloween, Go buy the crap out of those sales, you can now get dress up clothes for them for sometimes a couple bucks a piece. Save more? Buy them a size bigger and if it gets super tight next year at Halloween again, they can pick from what you have in the dress up box that again you got on clearance. You can also check Goodwill and Other donation type places as people typically donate their "used" costumes and you can get a good deal. Those scholastic book sales forms come home every month, teachers are great helpers with this, set a side a few bucks and let them pick out books they love, tell the teacher it is a gift and most will help get it to you without the kids noticing. The school gets the credit, your kids get something educational and sometimes you can get great deals on books your kids want. Do you have your smartphone out? Check out list apps. My favorite is called Inkpad. It is a free app and you can make lists, it is available on iOS and Android. You can even bring up the website. You save them with a user name and password so you can move them from device to device and not lose it as you go. I keep lots of notes in there but one that I keep is gift ideas. You are watching a commercial, WOW that is so cool, write it down. The next time you are at Wal-mart or Target or wherever your favorite shop is, check out the price. Get an idea for the regular price so when an ad comes out you can see if it is a good deal or not. it also makes it easier to save. I also go through that list come birthdays and as I tell someone, I take it off the list to try and save on duplicates. Does your kid like crafts? Check out the dollar tree for supplies or "kits", watch back to school sales for new crayons that you can bring out at Christmas time again and its always exciting and the prices back to school are always great. Look at end of season sales for things your kids are into, sports as they are ending and going on clearance, think outside the box for non physical gifts as well. Does your kids have a favorite band, character, place to visit? Watch Ticketmaster or other ticket sites for the upcoming year. We love Disney on Ice and some of our kids favorite sports that have events you can pre-buy tickets for. Special bobble head nights or band after the game. Things that you can pre-buy tickets for and wrap them up. Depending on their age, it is always fun to make the chain countdown and look forward to that event and guys what, it doesn't need batteries, you can hurt your foot stepping on it and the dog won't chew on it causing a meltdown over your child's favorite toy. The thought is, spreading that cost out over the year helps alleviate the pressure of shopping the last 2 months when everyone is losing their minds.
Keep it realistic: We aren't going out buying our 6 year old a car, although I've tried to convince my husband to keep one of our cars the 10 years until he can drive because it would be great for the kids. One thing we always do before holidays and birthdays is sit down and have a conversation that we are very blessed but have an abundance of blessings. We go through our toys and donate the toys we no longer need or play with so that it gives an opportunity to someone else to get to play with them. We talk about how sometimes mommies and daddies cannot afford brand new toys but they might be able to afford the toys they aren't using and it would make that child very happy to get it, regardless where they got it from. The kids love knowing that they are helping another kid be happy and it makes room before it all piles back up from our family sharing the love. Another thing when picking a gift is if you can't see yourself helping them figure it out, it's probably too much. If you don't have the time to help put together a 6,000 piece lego set and a full room puzzle, don't spend the money on it. I'm sure the box will look great on your shelf and I will be excited to buy it for half that at goodwill when you donate it because never got to it 🙂 save the money. Think about where you are going to store it. The other thing to think about is the reality of the item in your life. Think back to when you were a kid. What was the great gift you got at 6, 7, 8, and 9. Can you because, sorry Mom and Dad I love you, but I cannot tell you what I got any of those years. I know we got something, what, no clue. I remember some gifts that I got and were amazing but when I have no clue. What happened to them? Again, no clue. Christmas should be memorable for what it is. Time with your loves, enjoying their company, keeping their blessings in check and knowing that you got to have one more year with them. Give up that parent guilt that you are not getting all the latest and greatest toys. So what!? Kids at school will pick on them? Who are those kids? They better not be mine. You are a great parent based on the love you show your children not by the gifts you shower them with. Make the memories with their grandparents, Great grand parents, and Great Great grandparents. Have them talk with them, share stores from when they were kids. Those are things they will remember their whole lives.
Last but not least, I have lots of sites that I use too, Retailmenot.com, Groupon and Honey. These are sites that collect coupon codes for online that you can try. Groupon offers discounted gift certificates and products for great deals. Honey can actually be a tag that you have in your bar on the webpage. It will automatically check if a discount is available to get you the best price. It also has an option to follow the price changes and notify you of something you are watching if it goes lower. I also belong to some Facebook groups for Black Friday deals and deals throughout the year. Totally worth looking into. They will show you how to combined coupons to get the best deal or if something goes on a great discount. They work their butts off to follow the holiday sales and help you find the best deals. It's a lot of work but it can pay off in the end. Make your year memorable not miserable. Hope this gives you some ideas and always happy to chat and help brainstorm. Happy Holidays


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News & Announcements
Priscilla Feral. - January 30, 2009
Testimony in Favor of Intro 658-A
I'm Priscilla Feral, President of Friends of Animals, an international
animal advocacy organization incorporated in 1957 in New York City, and
with an office for almost four decades at Columbus Circle.
Many thousands of our New York City members strongly support
Intro 658-A, Tony Avella's bill to end the horse-drawn carriage industry
in New York City.
There is no way to improve the lives of more than 200 horses forced to
endure a daily existence contrary to their basic needs, in a chaotic
environment totally at odds with their physiology.
We also oppose Intro 653-A, a regulatory bill that assumes there is a way
to make a wrong situation justifiable.
Let New York City get the horses out of shackles, off the streets, and
into sanctuaries where they can live their remaining years in dignity. Do the
horses need a union to get there?
Coalition To Ban
Horse-Drawn Carriages
A Committee of the Coalition For New York City Animals, Inc.
The Coalition for
NYC Animals, Inc.
P.O. Box 20247
Park West Station
New York, NY 10025


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I highly recommend writer and fellow genre expert Allen Kupfer's very entertaining and original spin on the Dracula legend, The Journal of Professor Abraham Van Helsing. An addictively spooky and atmospheric novel written in 'diary' style, the plot entails the author Kupfer unearthing an old journal in his grandmother's attic which turns out to have belonged to the legendary vampire hunter Abraham Van Helsing (who was a close friend of Kupfer's grandfather). The diary traces Van Helsing's journey to Hungary where at the residence of vampire specialist Dr.Borescu, he first encounters the beautiful, hypnotically seductive female vampire Malia and witnesses the devastation the plague of the undead is causing across Eastern Europe. Van Helsing flees home to Amsterdam by the skin of his teeth, but soon discovers that nothing will stop Malia from capturing her prey upon realising his beloved wife has been infected. Realising that he may never escape the vampires, Van Helsing delves into research to try and find a way to stop their evil reign and discovers the possibility that it was in fact Malia who transformed Vlad the Impaler into a vampire, and that Malia and her ilk originated from the Middle East centuries ago. Thus continues Van Helsing's grisly quest as he ventures to the exotic locales of Transylvania and Mosul where the ghastly creatures continue to wreak bloody, brutal mayhem...
Fluid and action-packed, the 'journal' format doesn't distract from the reading experience at all and really enhances it, particularly with the addition of footnotes, annotations and eerie pencil 'sketches'. An excellent addition to the vampire literature genre and a must-read for all vampire and horror fans.
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Was that you..? So who suggested the others?
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I am a small town girl from beautiful little Norway. Two years ago I decided to start a new adventure and moved to Tenerife with my two daughters and started an amazing new life!
I am currently:
- a model for Sammy Gold Banus
- running my own company Camilla Sorum Beauty
- doing my own online business Camilla Sorum
- building my empire
- studying
- being a full time mum
- enjoying life
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These airships aren't zeppelins - they're held aloft by some form of Suspending Disbeliefium, like the ones in Howl's Moving Castle (briefly visible here) or Aetheric Mechanics.
I'm going to write the game using my CatEngine, which is a simple abstraction layer over a bunch of Java 2D engines, and which also underpins Patent Blaster and the new graphics for SE:SS.
The first installment will follow shortly, covering a bit more of the game concept and the project setup.


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Fibromyalgia is a chronically painful and a frequently disabling condition that impairs a person's ability to work or to function outside of work.
The word fibromyalgia comes from the Latin term for fibrous tissue (fibro-) and the Greek ones for muscle (-myo-) and pain (-algia). It is also known as fibrositis.
The existence of fibromyalgia and its relation to personal injury trauma is often hotly contested by the Defendant's lawyers, who claim that it is nothing other than chronic pain.
Damages for pain and suffering, past loss of income, past cost of care, future loss of income and future cost of care are normally claimed in cases of fibromyalgia.
Reports from family physicians, rheumatologists, internal medicine specialists, psychologists, occupational therapists, vocational consultants, economists and other specialists are normally required to establish full recovery in cases of fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia Definition
Fibromyalgia: A syndrome characterized by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of muscles, tendons, and joints without detectable inflammation. Fibromyalgia does not cause body damage or deformity. However, undue fatigue plagues the large majority of patients with fibromyalgia and sleep disorders are common.
Fibromyalgia is considered an arthritis-related condition. However,it is not a form of arthritis (a disease of the joints) since it does not cause inflammation in the joints, muscles, or other tissues or damage them. But fibromyalgia can (like arthritis) cause significant pain and fatigue and it can similarly interfere with a person's ability to carry on daily activities.
Fibromyalgia Symptoms
Irritable bowel syndrome may occur with fibromyalgia. Other symptoms of fibromyalgia may include headaches, painful menstrual periods, numbness or tingling of the extremities, restless legs, temperature sensitivity, and cognitive and memory problems (sometimes referred to as "fibro fog").
Fibromyalgia tends to affect women. Only 10 to 20% of people with fibromyalgia are men. the diagnosis of fibromylgia in both women and men is usually made during middle age, although the symptoms may be present earlier in life. People with certain rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus), or ankylosing spondylitis (spinal arthritis) are more likely to also have fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia Treatment
Fibromyalgia is not always easy to diagnose because many of the symptoms mimic those of other disorders, there are no visible signs of the disorder that a physician can see and there is no definitive laboratory test for fibromyalgia. The diagnosis of fibromyalgia is a clinical diagnosis. It is based on a history of chronic widespread pain that persists for more than 3 months in combination with tenderness in at least 11 of 18 specific tender point sites.
Treatment is most effective when it incorporates combinations of education, stress reduction, exercise, and medication. The physician, physical therapist, and patient may all play an active role in the management of fibromyalgia. Studies have shown that aerobic exercise, such as swimming and walking, improves muscle fitness and reduces muscle pain and tenderness. Heat and massage may also give short-term relief. Patients with fibromyalgia may benefit from a combination of exercise, medication, physical therapy, and relaxation.
Antidepressant medications may help elevate mood, improve quality of sleep, and relax muscles. The drug Cymbalta (duloxetine) has been reported to be an effective and safe treatment for many of the symptoms of fibromyalgia, particularly in women. Cymbalta targets two chemical messengers in the body, serotonin and norepinephrine, believed to play a role in both depression and pain perception.
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A brief look through this blog will alert any reader to the author's taste for science fiction. As much as I enjoy the genre I am consistently surprised and impressed at people's ability to create new alternate futures, near term technology, and alternate perspectives. The blending of science and technology caters directly to my inquisitive nature, imagination, and desire to discover new and amazing things.
This independent Dutch short just hit directly on my imagination and impressed me with the small cast, amazing special effects, and interesting if short plot. Keep 'em coming.
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She spent nearly half the Revolutionary War at her husband's side.
Land lies deep in the American psyche.
The first president's tresses were a keepsake for the family of Alexander Hamilton.
The fears he raised about the future of the nation—including excessive debt, hyper-partisanship and foreign interference in elections—were remarkably prescient.
Here are the back stories to some of the most intriguing presidential renderings.
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Opensource Databases: A Comparative Analysi
-Amit Kumar
Open source databases come with the advantage of being free, available for
understanding, modification, and improvement as per needs.
There are three ways of using an open source database - do-it-yourself, third-
party, and outsourcing. The choice of an open source database depends on
factors, such as the intended usage, duration of use, and the cost involved as the
main factor. Often the best comparison is obtained by first-hand evaluation.
However, the views of the user community regarding the most suitable open
source database are worth observing. The points of comparison are players with
license, popularity, features, and selling points.
This paper is an effort to provide a background to help you choose an open
source database that suits your needs.
The top three vendors in the database
market are: Oracle, IBM (DB2 and Informix), & Microsoft (SQL
Server). In the open source market, there are six important
players (on the basis of acceptance in the software community
at large):
1. MySQL - GNU (General Public License) as well as
2. PostgreSQL - BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution)
3. Firebird - Initial Developer's Public License (IDPL)
4. Ingres - GNU General Public Licensev2
5. MaxDB (earlier known as SAP DB, it is being
developed in alliance with MySQL especially for SAP
environments) - GPL
6. HSQLDB - BSD license
The popularity of an open source database seems like a trivial
concern to the technical community, but the fact stands tall that
a product's success is based on other reasons in addition to
the technical features. Some of these are:
a) Support available from community as well as tool
b) Momentum of the product being released in and open
source arena
These are the two most important business concerns for
choosing an open source product. The former ensures integrity
with various other technologies and the latter ensures that open
source is not going to die or fade out easily.
The six open source databases that we selected, fare
differently on the popularity aspect.
• MySQL - most popular open source database boasting more
than 8 million active installations. Starting since 95 (internally),
the MySQL community is the largest and has frequent releases;
version 4.1 came out in Apr-03, current version 5.0 in Aug-04,
and the much-talked and awaited future release version 5.1 is
out as beta since Nov-05.
• PostgreSQL - has hundreds of companies listed as Users. The
community is as old as Aug-96. It is much-adored among
technical jig wigs for its huge support of features.
EnterpriseDB is a product built over it. Last few releases have
been version 7.4 in Nov-03, current version 8.0 in Jan-05, and
the new release 8.1 in Nov-05.
• Firebird - about 0.1 million deployments as of Sep-05. This is a
very old community since Sep-84 and has a huge fan
following for the number of good and bad times it has been
through. The versions out are version 1.0 in Mar-02, current
v1.5 in Feb-04 and 2.0 alpha is out there.
• Ingres - about 5000 existing customers. After changing many
hands, the product has been made available to open source
since '04, though it has been in existence along with
PostgreSQL. The current release - r3 is out since Aug-04 and
r4 is much-awaited for its support to materialized views.
• MaxDB - about 6000 customer installations. This has been
specific to SAP applications earlier known as SAPDB. Started
since Oct-00. It was available in version 7.5 in Nov-03 and
version 7.6 in Nov-05
• HSQLDB - 0.3 million downloads. The project is finding hard to
get contributions and is slower than others. It is the youngest
in the group, formed since 01. It was out with version 1.7 in
Feb-05 and version 1.8 July-05 (It released 6 versions since
Platform Support also speaks about the popularity and
acceptance. Regarding the OS, we have major players as
Linux, UNIX, Apple, and Windows. Besides, we also have
Novell with Netware and BSD.
• MySQL & PostgreSQL fare at the top of the group as they
support all the listed platforms
• Firebird & Ingres lack support to Novell OS.
• MaxDB favors the market with Linux, UNIX, and Windows
platforms only.
• HSQLDB is a java-based database, and hence, is more of
JVM-dependent than platform-independent.
Open Source Database
In general, most database features are
supported by all databases with minor deviations. To name a
few, we can categorize them as follows:
• SQL Compliance
• ACID compliance, Locking and concurrency support, Foreign
Key constraint & Transaction support
• Functional features:
— Views, schemas, sub-select, stored procedure, triggers,
xml support
— Tablespace feature
— UNICODE support
— API support
• Non-functional factors:
— Performace & Availability
— Stability & Flexibility
— Web and Data-warehousing strengths
— Security, Authorization, and SSL support
— Replication, Load-balancing, and Clustering support
— Ease of installation, configuration, management, and
— Hot backups
— Admin and migration tools/scripts
— Easy to learn & use
— Good documentation
— Distribution License & Support
It would be a continuous task to figure out what features
distinguish one database from others. To begin with, here are a
few pointers
Comparison of
Selling Points
MySQLPoints in favor -• This is the most widely accepted open
source database in
use. This simple reason is quite compelling to select among
various options.
• It claims to be comparatively easier to learn and use.
• The popularity provides for a lot of options in Administrative
• The architecture provides for plugging storage engines.
Many options exist in the market to cater to various needs e.g.
• Commit grouping, gathering multiple transactions from
multiple connections together to increase the number of
commits per second.
• It is available on Novell Netware OS also besides the
generic lot of Win, UNIX, and Mac family. Points against it -•
Even the current version lacks many SQL RDBMS features.
For instance, its handling of dates allows storing a date with a
day beyond the last day of a month with less than 31 days,
and arithmetic operations are vulnerable to either integer
overflow or floating point truncation. Though these can be
taken care of by running special SQL modes. There are many
such features that have been criticized and are slowly being
taken care of in newer releases. Version 5.0, for example,
supports views, stored procedures and cursors, and version
5.1 will support triggers.
• Other criticisms include its divergence from the SQL
standard on the subject of treatment of NULL values and
default values.
• It does not support Roles.
Temporary Table
Materialized Views
4. Limited R tree and hash indexing support
5. Expression indexing support from r4
6. Partitioning supported from MySQL 5.1
1. Emulates Views using Stored Procedures and Triggers
2. Emulates Views using Stored Procedures and Triggers
3. Support from r3
We can conclude that even though MySQL lacks compliance
with the SQL standards, it provides for comparable
performance. It serves the purpose for users who are willing to
accept the program's limitations (which decrease with every
major revision) in exchange for speed, simplicity, and rapid
It is often included as a default component in low-end
commercial web hosting plans. For application developers
(mostly using PHP and Perl), MySQL is the only DBMS choice
unless they want to operate their own web hosts.
• The database is technically at par with big databases as
Oracle. Besides having an open source advantage, business
and other peripheral factors can only justify the use of Ingres.
Points in favor -
• The database is specifically made for SAP and performs best
with it. It covers most of the shortcomings in terms of features
over its sister MySQL.
Points against it -
• It is quite complicated to install & has poor documentation.
Points in favor -
• It offers a fast, small (less than 100k in one version) database
engine which offers both in-memory and disk-based tables.
Embedded and server modes are available.
• It is best known for its small size, ability to execute completely
in memory, and speed. It can also run on free Java runtimes
such as, Kaffe.
• It is very fast for simple queries, e.g. HSQLDB takes less than
4 seconds to INSERT 50,000 rows, whilst MySQL takes over 20
Points against it -
• It is not a good choice if the DB size is large. It not only sucks
system resources, but degrades DB startup performance as well.
• If you benchmark complex queries (joins with sub-selects, IN
clauses, etc), you'll find that its a weak spot is its query
• HSQLDB requires Java, which could be a sufficient
constraint not to use it.PostgreSQL
Points in favor -
• PostgreSQL supports a richer SQL dialect and SQL sub-
• PostgerSQL use a multiple row data storage strategy called
MVCC to make it extremely responsive in high volume
environments. The leading proprietary database vendor uses
this technology for the same reasons.
Points against it -
• It is Considerably slower than MySQL
• It does not support the entire ANSI SQL 92' standard, much
less the ANSI SQL 99' standard.
• PostgreSQL isn't hierarchical. Databases hold only tables, not
other databases.
Points in favor -
• Mature Windows support. It has been supported on Windows
for a very long time and it is well-tested.
• Mature ADO.NET provider. Npqsql (PostgreSQL ADO.NET
provider) is still in beta version. Firebird ADO.NET provider
supports the embedded Firebird, services API (backup, restore,
statistics, batch SQL execution, etc).
• Embedded version (with 2 MB runtime and easy switching to
a standalone server) seems to be one of the biggest
advantages of Firebird.
• It is reliable, stable, fast, and low-cost, and with a small
footprint. And not so hard to learn!
Points against it -
• Stored procedures are difficult to implement in Firebird.
• Most RDBMSs stores column names lower case. Firebird
stores them in upper case.
• Firebird OAT (oldest active transaction) & OIT (oldest
interesting transaction) needs constant monitoring. If the OAT
gets stuck, the database starts to get huge as transaction data
is stored in the database file itself. Firebird does not have the
concept of a separate transaction log.
• PostgreSQL supports temp tables and tons of built-in
functions, which is missing from Firebird. Firebird also has 3
SQL dialects - SQL PSQL, DSQL, etc and you can't use one
dialect from the other dialect.
ConclusionIt is a question of what you desire from a database
that matters.For small and web-based retrieval applications, the
in-built pre-configured MySQL in many application servers is
served just right.The moment we need more from our
databases, be it features or performance, or the lack of skilled
resources, we start looking the other way.
We all know how user/developer-community in general is
reluctant to dispense with a setup database if it serves the
basic purpose. The reluctance can be explained from the fact
that everything would come at a cost be it installation,
configuration, timely upgrades (maintenance), administration,
or even training the resources for the new database server.
Hence, for anything playful or level-I, it's MySQL. Anything
serious and level-II, it is usually replaced by PostgreSQL or
Ingres or Firebird. If the application is SAP-based - the default
choice is MaxDB. More often than not we tend to fall on the
proven and 'built-for' products. If the user is Java-savvy and
has a love for fast but basic database, not to mention the
fascination of such a low memory print, the usual option is
HSQLDB. Some tools claim it to be 20 times faster, which is a
As I mentioned, that there are positives as well as negatives for
PostgreSQL, Ingres, and Firebird. All the three have similar
features. It's really difficult to justify the best among the three.
It's a particular feature in the wish list or inclination with (out)
reasons (like the support community which is usually positive,
but an opinion clash could always be there) - which impacts in
the choice. All the three have their limitations and have also
proved their worth as a part of successful enterprise solutions.
Amit Kumar is a graduate from the Bengal Engineering
College, Shibpur and specializes in software product
engineering with Java/J2EE.
Amit Kumar works for GlobalLogic Inc, a premier software
engineering vendor with marquee customers like Gemalto,
Avolent, Mantas, and Nextone to name a few. He has deep
understanding in areas related to open source technology and
has a wealth of experience interacting with customers, and
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"Arise!" Nosnra commanded the assembled clan, "Arise and look upon your slain kin!"
A feast was laid out in the Great Hall. Above the roasting pit was spitted a monstrous aurochs bull, now a well carved skeleton charring slowly over the open fire. Barrels of ale, larger than a tall man, stood at head and foot of every table. Huge slabs of bread, served as edible plates set before each feaster, were buried beneath thick-cut hunks of meat, burnt crisp along their edge, but at heart raw red and dripping blood. Tubs of cabbage mixed with pickled dwarven heads, clean shaved, a rare delicacy among the hills. A dozen separate dishes, some hot and others cold, but most a charnel horror of sentient flesh, human, elven, dwarven, all fair game and sustaining meat among the giant-kind.
At the chief's command each giant rose, benches scraped back across the floor, then every eye, sad and with deep respect, turned toward the pair of dead set before the thegn's high table.
Huon's wife had brought their wedding shield, a huge kite of painted hide and wood, and placed it on his arm. Young Eadnoth had found no mate, instead his brother gave him a wanderer's staff, no runes carved upon it, his betrothal quest unlived, no tale ever to be told. A bread-plate of food was set for them, a huge flagon of ale beside their hands. Their bodies had been washed of blood, their wounds sewn tight and hidden, bloody clothes cut away then taken and soaked in oil. A torch would be made of these rags, wrapped round the wood then set aflame, a kindling wick to light the funeral pyre.
Then each giant was dressed again in their best finery and laid out with reverent care. Each member of the clan, from eldest, Ingigerd the ancient crone, to the youngest suckling babe, paced by the bodies of the dead; They stopped and took a bite of food or sip from flagon or snip of cloth, binding some fragment of their slain kin to the whole of the living kindred.
Engenulf approached them last. He placed the flagon to their lips and poured a tiny sip within, then took a pinch of bread and meat and put it on their tongues. He gently closed their jaws, reached up and shut their eyes then turned to face the gathered crowd and spoke the final words.
"They Sleep!" The witan proclaimed. "Eat, now that they have tasted their last food, drunk their final drink. We celebrate their life, and in their death they become one with all the kindred. All who have lived, all who live now, all who will one day come."
A roaring cheer erupted from every throat; it shook the rafters and the roof, and echoed down the hall. The feast began, the giants set to and soon there came first chortles then choruses of merry laughter. A snippet of a song erupted, flagons filled and emptied quick, a fight broke out, a drunken brawl, a table was overturned, a dozen meals upset.
Nosnra smiled at the sight, his people at play. It warmed his heart. This wrongness he'd felt was gone for now, the dead at rest, all was set aright.
* * *
The morning sun rose over the lowland forests. Its rays burnt away the mist rising from the damp valleys and steamed the fields around the steading dry. Smoke drifted lazily from the open gaps above the great hall and the smell of roasted meat wafted across the hill. Outside, a pack of dire wolves ran free then a trio of giants rounded the far corner wall, one stopped and called to the wolves. They bounded and frolicked, joyful in the warmth of the cloudless day.
Inside the hall the feast was done, the tables cleared, old sawdust and debris swept up and dragged away. A score of orcs, skeleton thin and showing signs of recent wounds, tossed a fresh layer of sawdust across the floor. Those giants who had not been conscripted for patrols or forced to help with morning chores had quickly fled. Most slept, but others readied weapons or dragged out bits of armor; rough hammered grieves, chain shirts, and brightly colored shields. The entrance hall had been washed clean, but up the stairs the dried black pool of Huon's blood was left, a grim reminder for unwatchful guards. Each gaping tower window contained attentive eyes, for now at least, unblinking in the morning light.
* * *
"Ver-find-ingan," Engenulf began his chant, crosslegged, upon the feasting table. Beside him Huon's body lay; one last service to perform. "Ver! Ver!" the magician-priest called forth. He drew a cryptic sign in Huon's blood, first on the dead giant's head, then another on his chest. "Sprek-ver!" the command came harsh and clear.
"I slept," the sepulcher voice exclaimed. It came from Huon's bloodless lips, no muscle stirred, no breath, just a distant speech summoned at the witan's call.
"Ver!" demanded Engenulf.
"I drank, I did not watch. They came... small, children... humans, olven, dwarf... two, three... two, then two, they came... the pain, pain, can't breath... cold, dark... Ogiva, Ogiva...." the voice gave one last plaintive moan and then was silent.
"Rest now," Engenulf kindly said and closed the staring eyes. "You heard?" he asked but did not turn.
"I heard," Nosnra replied. "It's as I thought; the human scum, olves, those foul dwarves from down below... They have killed us in our own hall. Our dead are dishonored."
"No, they died. That is all," Engenulf moved to face his old friend and looked him in the eye. "They are not dishonored in this death."
"I feel it here," the chief pounded on his chest. "The foulness of these creatures, it has washed over them. Their deaths were bad."
"Do not do this..." pleaded Engenulf.
"They cannot rest, they did not watch in life, the will keep guard in death. We will bury them just beyond the outer doors. Come," Nosnra yelled and several warriors appeared. "Take them to the entrance hall, bring picks! And Engenulf... prepare yourself. They will earn their rest, but you must wake them first."
"I obey. No pyre for them yet," Engenulf replied, shaking his head sadly.
* * *
Eadnoth and Huon were not buried deep. Instead they were set beside the wide dirt path at the crest of the hill. The lowlands lay below them, a forest that spread out far as the eye could see, but beyond the trees, the human lands. These two failed watchers would now keep a ceaseless vigilance.
"Nen-slfen, nen-rast, nen-friden," Engenulf cried aloud. His face was drawn and gray; this rite sapped at his spirit and blackened his soul. His voice started high and clear but fell to no more than a whisper. He set upon each grave a brazier filled with a powdered bone, a sliver of flesh cut from each dead giant's hand and marked with a drop of their own blood. As his voice began to fade, a magic fire, white-hot and shooting high, burst forth. It consumed the powdered bone, flesh, blood and braziers too. The flame burned deep within the ground, burned its way into each giant's chest and from the burning hole arose a spirit-cloud that swayed above their shallow graves. A soft whispered moaning word upon each ghostly lip and then as if some breeze took hold, though no wind was blowing across the hill, each wavering form turned into a thinning mist, and then was gone.
"It is done. They guard," Engenulf said and swayed upon his feet. His strength was gone, run out into the spell.
"My friend..." Nosnra said, and reached out a supportive hand, but a howling angry voice broke in upon his words.
"Nosnra! Nosnra! What have you done!" Eadwig came running toward them, a small crowd of giants following close behind.
"Eadwig!" Nosnra shouted back. "Do you command! The right of life and death are mine to choose!"
"My brother, you have dishonored him. Engenulf how could you curse him so?" Eadwig fell to his knees before his brother's grave.
"I, Eadwig, I had no hand in his dishonor. You step too far, your grief is no excuse," The thegn was in a rage. "Your brother died beneath a human's hand. He failed, he slept, like Huon there, he brought his dishonor upon himself!"
Eadwig flushed, his face went pale then suffused with red. His anger was so great he could not speak; a vein pulsed along his neck. He breathed great painful, sobbing heaves. A wordless scream broke from his tortured throat. It hurt the ear to hear. He stood then threw himself at Nosnra.
The chief screamed back. He charged as well and crashed head to head with Eadwig. They collided with the sound of bone on bone, like two proud horned-rams upon a mountaintop.
Eadwig won that first encounter; he knocked the thegn from off his feet and sought to crush his head beneath his broad iron-nailed boot. Nosnra rolled aside and grabbed him by the ankle, then made a sudden twist that tore muscles with a popping sound. Eadwig yowled in pain and fell hard upon his side, but as Nosnra crouched, preparing to rise, Eadwig summoned up more strength from rage, and, with his uninjured leg, sent out a kick that caught the chief across the face.
Nosnra coughed and spat out blood. He shook his head to clear it and the time it cost let Eadwig close, and with both hands he grabbed Nosnra by the throat.
The stunning blow had left him dazed but at the grip of Eadwig's choking hands Nosnra's mind was clear as crystal. He saw a look of manic glee behind his sub-chief's eyes, but with both hands he struck a hammer blow that cracked against the temples of Eadwig's head. The look of glee was wiped away; the crazed eyes rolled up and showed bloodshot whites, the strangling hold was broken. Nosnra struck again, his knuckles thick with scars broke tooth and nose, burst forth in blood themselves as stone-hard skull and jagged teeth rocked beneath the chief's relentless fists.
Eadwig, stunned and gushing blood from mouth and swollen eyes, struck back, but his force was spent, the chief now had the upper hand. Nosnra stood, with two bloody hands wavering above Eadwig's prostrate form, but he did not stop. He used his feet to kick in ribs, break hands and head, till his breath was gone. He paused. Engenulf came to his side.
"Enough?" he asked.
Nosnra spat red frothy blood. He let his breathing calm. "Enough," he answered back. "Does he live?"
"Yes, thegn, but he is badly hurt."
"Take him to the Keeper," Nosnra said in a raw growl.
A pair of young warriors grabbed Eadwig beneath the arms and carried him away.
"He will live or die as fate decrees."
"It is sad work done this day," said Engenulf, watching as Eadwig, still senseless from his beating, was dragged off to a dark bare cell.


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>>Go to the PPs for The Frank Kilroe Mile|Post Time 2:30 PST
The Grade 1, $400,000 Frank E. Kilroe Mile has a field of seven older horses going on the grass. The field contains no winners of Grade 1 races in North America. Om, Bolo, and Midnight Storm have won Grade 2s, and the oldest and most experienced horse in the field, Bal a Bali, was a Group 1 winner in Brazil and has managed 13 wins from 18 tries and accumulated the top bankroll in the field: nearly $700,000.
According to the TimeformUS Pace Projector, the early leader will be Midnight Storm. He is followed closely by What a View and Om. Then there's a gap back to Kenjisstorm.
The fastest TimeformUS Late Pace rating in the field, a 96, belongs to Bal a Bali.
Here is the field in post position order, with morning line odds in parentheses:
Om (3-1): 4 for 7 lifetime on grass, 3 for 4 on Santa Anita grass, and 2 for 3 at this distance, Om is proven against Grade 1 competition and has won three Grade 2s. His top speed figures are in the mid-120s. He has the speed to make good use of this post position. Our only real knock on Om as he prepares to make his second start as a four-year-old is that he was no match for Bolo at this distance on this course a month ago. Om did run his race. Indeed, his speed figure matched his lifetime top. But he received a friendly trip. He sat in the "three hole" in the clear, went up outside Bolo on the backstretch, went three-wide on the far turn, came under a hard ride, could not get near a tiring Obviously, and was no match whatsoever for the comebacking Bolo. That concerns us because it would seem to put Om in the position of having to hope that Bolo does not duplicate that performance. If he does, or even gets close to it, we have a very hard time seeing Om beating him.
What a View (8-1): Five-year-old has come into his own in his last two starts, recording speed figures of 121 and 120 while winning a NWX allowance/OC and a Cal-bred stake. In that stake, he broke a tad awkwardly, engaged for the lead, settled in a two-wide stalking position, took the leader apart late on the turn without really being asked, and then held in commanding fashion. It was a nice performance. But he is facing tougher today, and he would probably need a considerable new top to make his record 4 for 4 on Santa Anita grass. Seems a very tall order but not an impossible one for this razor-sharp gelding who will be getting his first test against graded competition in this Grade 1.
Bal a Bali (7-2): This Richard Mandella six-year-old is as honest as they come. His lifetime record speaks eloquently to that. Proven in all sorts of turf conditions, he put together quite a record in Brazil. In the US, he is 2 for 6 with a Grade 3 to his credit. His top speed figure here is a 126. He has occasionally been difficult to settle early. We thought he was outrun by Midnight Storm on the square in the Seabiscuit in November. Most recently, in the Grade 2 San Gabriel, he sat in the pocket early, lost a bit of position while defending the rail, took dead aim on Obviously (who was running a furlong longer than his best distance), and then could not close the gap significantly on him, while Flamboyant proved best of all. Depending on how strategically this race is run, Bal a Bali's lack of speed could place him at a disadvantage, though his field-best Late Pace rating should stand him in good stead if a couple of these decide to get serious early. Our feeling is that Bal a Bali is just a bit shy of the best of these in talent, though he is, as always, a horse who commands respect.
Bolo (2-1):
He showed big promise in his racing debut, at age two. He came back in his second start and looked every bit like a horse who would become a star grass horse. Then he laid waste to a field in a minor stake and joined the Kentucky Derby chase. After finishing a scary second and then an innocuous second to Dortmund in two Derby preps, he got a taste of American Pharoah in the Kentucky Derby, and his connections understandably seem to have concluded that the grass is greener on the grass. After an allowance romp that looked like a confidence builder, he threw in a non-effort in the Belmont Derby and hit the sidelines. His comeback, in the Grade 2 Arcadia, was simply sensational: not so much from a visual standpoint (though he did seem to fool the track announcer with his late burst), but rather from a pure speed figure standpoint. His 132 stamps him as a very serious animal against any level of American grass competition. If he repeats that effort today, he will almost certainly win. Trainer Carla Gaines gets a strong 94 rating second off the layoff. What about a "layoff bounce" off the 10-point new top? Certainly possible, but grass is more forgiving of huge efforts than dirt is, and Bolo has had star quality from the beginning of his career. There is a solid chance that he will take that effort in stride. He will have to work out a trip from behind, however, and that adds some risk to taking the short odds here.
Kenjisstorm (50-1): His recent victory in a bottom-level allowance was the best performance of his career. He earned a speed figure of 119 (a seven-point top) and his victory was stylish. However, his previous attempts in graded stakes have not been encouraging. To run with horses like Bolo and Bal a Bali, he would need to go forward again, this time against a field that receives a Race Rating that is 10 points higher than the field he just beat. We don't see that happening.
Midnight Storm (3-1): 4 for 7 lifetime on grass, he won the Grade 2 Del Mar Derby in his second turf try, and he fell half a length short in the Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile in his fourth turf try. He has a lifetime top speed figure of 129, which is not out of place against any of these. He received a short break after winning the Grade 2 Seabiscuit at Del Mar with a figure of 125. He is proven over the surface. Trainer Phil D'Amato is about as good as trainers get. D'Amato is superb (100 rating) off layoffs in general, but less superb (61 rating) off layoffs of this approximate length. One concern that we have is that Midnight Storm has two horses to his inside who could possibly prove capable of keeping him from getting to the rail around the first turn. That could remove a bit of starch from him. On a brighter note, we like the way he just plain outran Bal a Bali in the Seabiscuit in November. Espinoza rides back, andMidnight Storm is a strong contender in here as he makes his five-year-old debut.
De Treville (8-1): Bred in Great Britain, this colt has done all his running in France. He has hit the board in all four Group 3 tries without winning. He was in excellent hands in France. He is proven at this distance, and he has run his race on firm and soft turf. Pace Projector has insufficient data to make a pace projection for him, but he showed early speed on several occasions in France. He switches to the John Shirreffs barn for his US debut. Shirreffs gets a rating of 76 off layoffs of this approximate length. Our main problem with De Treville is that his best effort in France would leave him some 15-20 points too slow against the best of these.
The Play: Bolo on grass (and once or twice too often on dirt) has long been one of our two or three favorite horses in training, and we think he is the most likely winner today, but we doubt that we will be able to stomach his odds, given our concerns about the trip he will get. Therefore, our plan is to use both Bolo and Midnight Storm in multi-race wagers. We will look to make a win bet on Midnight Storm if his odds get above his ML odds of 3-1.


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Supporters of an all-appointed House of Lords suffered a major setback today, as Peers killed off the chances of a Bill to end the hereditary principle in Parliament.
Those opposed to electing the Lords had coalesced around a Bill introduced by former Liberal Leader, Lord Steel, which sought to stop any new hereditary peers coming into the Lords.
The Bill's supporters claimed that the proposals enjoyed widespread support in the House of Lords, and could be brought on to the statute book without controversy or delay.
Yet as the Bill reached its final stages in the Lords, Peers rushed to table more than 300 amendments. The move forced the Bill's sponsors to drop the key clause on ending the hereditary principle, and to concede that the legislation would no longer represent real House of Lords reform.
Speaking in the chamber, Liberal Democrat Constitutional Affairs Spokesperson, Lord Tyler, said that the removal of the clauses ending the hereditary principle "actually emasculate the Bill" to the point that it simply could not be described as any sort of reform. "This is a compromise snatched out of the jaws of chaos", he said, after hundreds of amendments were tabled at the last minute.
Lord Steel told Peers, "I have not changed my view that the hereditary by-elections, particularly in the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats, are really quite farcical. In the 21st century to have elections to Parliament by heredity by three votes to one is simply absurd." But the appearance of so many amendments was "a perfectly legitimate parliamentary tactic in order to scupper the Bill".
He said he had reluctantly agreed with the amendments' authors to remove the clause on ending the hereditary principle in return for keeping other provisions. These will allow Peers to retire, and exclude those who are convicted of criminal offences, or who do not attend.
Concluding the debate, he said, "having pared the Bill down to just two succinct issues—retirement and expulsion—I think it is rather grandiose to describe it as a House of Lords Reform Bill."
Commenting afterwards, Lord Tyler added:
"This pale imitation of David Steel's original Bill would leave our Parliament with 92 members sitting in it who are there not because anyone thought they were expert in their field, and not because anyone elected them, but because their father, and their father's father, sat there.
"That is completely unacceptable, and now only the Government's full reform proposals will deal with the anachronism once and for all."
Notes to Editors:
1. Lord Steel and Lord Tyler's speeches are online at: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldtoday/l_08.htm and will appear in printed Hansard on Monday.
1. The Lords changed the title of the Bill from "House of Lords Reform Bill" to "House of Lords (Amendment) Bill", reflecting the reduced status of the proposed legislation.
2. The Government published proposals for an 80% elected House of Lords in May last year. A draft Bill is under examination by a Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament, which is due to report by the end of March. Lord Tyler is a member of the Committee.
3. For Lord Steel's Bill to make it into law, the Government will have to provide time for it to have a final 'third reading' stage in the Lords, and then further time for MPs to examine the detail in the Commons. This must happen before the Queen's Speech, likely to take place in May.
Extracts from Lord Steel's speech
• In the 21st century to have elections to Parliament by heredity by three votes to one is simply absurd. On the other hand, other Members of the House feel strongly about the principle that undertakings were given back in 1999 that the numbers would continue to be topped up until major reforms were made. That has been the issue between us and what has caused the sudden appearance of some 300 amendments, which is a perfectly legitimate parliamentary tactic in order to scupper the Bill. However, there have been congenial discussions between us and we have agreed that, provided I take Clause 10 out of the Bill, these amendments will not be moved. The result would be that today we would end up securing voluntary retirement and compulsory expulsion, both of which would be useful reforms.
• Having pared the Bill down to just two succinct issues—retirement and expulsion—I think it is rather grandiose to describe it as a House of Lords Reform Bill.
Extracts from Lord Tyler's speech
• Among the amendments today were a number of contradictory amendments—some from the same author.
• I thought that the expressions of good will in Committee indicated that we had consensus that the Bill in the form that my noble friend was pursuing had considerable support on all sides of the House. From the changes that have taken place today, in response to the wealth of amendments, it is clear that the Bill we thought we had dealt with in Committee did not have consensus across the House. Some 300 amendments would take out some very important provisions.
• We have been told on so many occasions in the past two or three years that my noble friend's Bill would not only enjoy widespread support but would deal with all the major defects in the stature, authority and reputation of your Lordships' House. The removal of Clause 10, as my noble friend said in his opening speech, emasculates the Bill. It would take out the most important provisions.
• As so often at this end of the Building, the compromise that has been reached has been grabbed out of the jaws of chaos. We have to recognise that; it would be silly not to do so. I am sure that my noble friend Lord Steel of Aikwood would be the first to admit that nobody can be under any illusion that this exercise will result in even a modest step forward towards reform, hence his realistic assessment that this is no longer a House of Lords Reform Bill but simply a House of Lords amendment Bill, and we should recognise that.


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In an earlier statement I shared that a formal assessment of the allegations of corruption within the RCIPS was due by the end of January.
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What assumptions (about learning, thinking, teaching, curriculum, and
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I think some assumptions I have about learning that might underlie my teaching practices is that all students have had similar experiences. I consciously know that everyone comes from different backgrounds and not everyone knows what a "ferris wheel" is but when planning a lesson I always seem to lose sight of this information. I also assume that the curriculum I am given is correct. I don't question the information. I think as a teacher it is important to question what you are teaching and really make sure that you are informing your students correctly.
What assumptions are involved in some of the problems facing teachers
Like I had mentioned, I think the fact that we assume all students have had the same experiences. I think we sometimes forget that students come from a variety of backgrounds. We as teachers face issues with testing, understanding and communication when we fail to acknowledge these differences. A personal experience I had was during my student teaching really is reflective of this assumption. I approached my mentor teacher asking her if I could do a lesson on the holiday of Ramadan. I knew 2 of the students in the class were Muslim and I myself am Muslim as well. She said she did not want to teach any religion in class and did not want to confuse the students. I informed her that I would not teach religion just talk about the holiday. She again refused. Ramadan actually fell around Christmas time that year, a few days after our conversation she approaches me and asks me if I had any ideas for our class Christmas party. I was astonished! So it's okay to celebrate and talk about "your" religion, but not for you to speak about other people's religion? Especially since I knew 2 students were Muslim and when they knew I lived in Saudi Arabia they were so attached to me and felt a connection. If she would have let them maybe talk about how they celebrate and share the special foods they eat she would have gained an amazing connection to these students. Likewise the students would have gained a new perspective. Instead she just assumes that any other religion introduced in a class is wrong and everyone believes what she believes.


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