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If someone writes code so that an internal variable $_fields is accessible without using getter/setter methods, is there a proper term used to describe that?
Something polite enough to use with management :)
If someone writes code so that an internal variable $_fields is accessible without using getter/setter methods, is there a proper term used to describe that?
Something polite enough to use with management :)
Exposing ones private members is never a good thing in polite society...
This practice is the lack of/poor encapsulation.
Besides the lack of encapsulation already mentioned by Oded, depending on the programming language and its paradigms it could also be "plain old data" (where it isn't necessarily an antipattern or code smell).
I've heard the term "naked object" before.
Its called a property bag.
Usually it is used to hold a set of maybe related properties (were each may potentially be a class object that has appropriate access specifiers or not). But the surrounding structure is just a bag of properties.
It's called "not following a specific coding standard".
The OP wrote:
That might be against your standard, and (thus) it might be code smell. But it is not necessarily poor encapsulation. Exposing an internal (as in "only of internal use") variable over getter and setters to the outside world would be even worse.
The question is: should
If so, we have a case where you would add getter/setter methods. These methods do not encapsulate anything but the fact that
The issue of encapsulation is entirely orthogonal to this. Violating encapsulation is absolutely possible with getters and setters. It's even easier to slip into, because most people's alarm bells don't ring when they see a bunch of getters and setters - code that's seemingly following best practices. Code, that might very well introduce much more dependencies on internal implementation details than a variable called
I'm a fan of bad analogies: Calling that poor encapsulation is like calling someone who holds a gun a murderer.
I would call such variables public member variables.
if your setter/getter methods are nothing more than
then just making a pubic variable is just saving some typing outside of a few edge cases where the difference matters.


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Oracle on Solaris Cluster: Stuff you might have missed
By timread on Jun 14, 2009
If, like me, you only have a limited amount of time to browse the multitude of web sites, blogs, journals and news feeds out there, you may have missed some interesting Oracle collateral that my colleagues at Sun have produced. So to help reduce your information overload, I thought I'd highlight them in this post.
As Oracle 11g is growing in importance, let's start there. Both Solaris
Cluster and Sun ISV engineering have been working with Oracle 11g now
for some considerable time. We've invested a lot of resources in
integration and stress testing it to make sure it works seamlessly with
Solaris Cluster. The results of these efforts are captured in the "Sun
Reference Architecture for Oracle 11g Grid" whitepaper. From
a personal standpoint, I find the performance characterization of
various networking and file system options the most interesting material
as it really demonstrates the breadth of choice Solaris Cluster gives
you: 1GbE, 10GbE, Infiniband, ASM, shared QFS, etc.
If you've not kept up with the progress in Solaris Cluster's support for virtualization, then you may not have seen Dr Ellard Roush's excellent "Zone Clusters — How to Deploy Virtual Clusters and Why" Blueprint. If you want to consolidate your Oracle RAC workloads to maximise the system utilisation, then this, together with the "Deploying Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) on Solaris Zone Clusters", co-authored with Gia-Khanh Nguyen, are papers you must read.
Following a similar theme, Alexandre Chartre, Daniel Dibbets, and Roman Ivanov have written "Running Oracle Real Application Clusters (RAC) on Sun Logical Domains". This Blueprint describes the best practice for setting up Oracle Clusterware on LDoms. Having this perform reliably is a requirement and precursor to gaining Oracle support for the same configuration running under Solaris Cluster, with all the well known benefits that Solaris Cluster brings.
Finally, if there was ever any doubt that SPARC/Solaris was the most scalable and performant platform for Oracle, the "Performance and Scalability Benchmark: Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management on Sun SPARC Enterprise T5220 and M8000 Servers Running the Solaris 10 OS" Blueprint describes how you can bring the best of Sun technologies: ZFS, Solaris Containers, Dynamic System Domains, together to provide highly scalable Communications Billing and Revenue Management solution.
Hopefully, one or more of these will be of use or interest to you. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the blog or via the Solaris Cluster forum. We're always happy to help.
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I added a usb extension cable for easy access and microphone/headphone extension cables so I could have a lot more freedom to move around the office. What computer accessories do you find useful that you think aren't commonly used?
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This feels like it may not be uncommon, but I have an audio splitter so I can keep my speakers and a set of headphones/mic plugged in at the same time. I can just switch between the two without having to get at the back of my machine.
A trackball instead of a mouse.
I think it's a good idea to switch pointing device once in a while to avoid getting strains from doing the same motion over and over again.
External Enclosure
These let you take an internal hard drive and use it as an external one, with a power switch and USB connector. I found one that accepts SATA and PATA drives, and it helped me a lot with migrating files from one computer to another (with different internal drive connector types). Now my old drive serves as an external backup.
I'm not sure how unusual this is, but it was news to me.
Not exactly Accessories, but...
Every time I buy a disk I go back the next day to buy data and power cables/connectors, and a bracket to mount it in a larger drive bay.
I keep a straightened paperclip for stuck CD/DVD drives. And a Leatherman - no idea how many computers that has helped me work on.
I use an audio input switch so I can choose to listen to my computer audio, or my Zune. It also lets me switch my output from the computer speakers to my headset with a button push.
Space Mouse. It looks like a hockey puck, but it is a 6 DOF force sensor that lets me move around and rotate 3D drawings. Most 3D CAD programs support them.
Bluetack to stop the keyboard moving around.
Duct tape to hold mouse cable where it goes over the back of the desk so the cable weight doesn't drag when you move the mouse.
Screen cleaner (actaully window cleaner) spray.
Paper towels for spilled coffee.
Does a tablet count? it's much nicer to use sometimes then a mouse, and as a plus it helps with art related tasks!
Wireless headsets! I've been looking for a good wireless headset for a long time and there are only a few out there. I think logitec just released a pretty good one though. I have a bluetooth headset that is pretty nice but the sound quality suffers for music and the range isn't the best.
I think a UPS is the best investment that I bought for my home desktop and not a lot of normal users have those but they're gaining in popularity.
Although it is not a hardware thing (what's the difference?) PulseAudio has been a godsend!
I can stream music around my computers in all kinds of crazy configurations!
The most used accessory I have is a IDE/SATA to USB cable to easily hook up and restore harddrives that fail. Many of our bookkeeping department have computers manufactured in 1992. We recently replaced about 70-100 of the older models, but the bookkeeping department wanted to keep their oldie goldies. So now I'm stuck with tons of spare parts. I guess as long as they can put up with it, I can keep replacing harddrives. I haven't had many processors/power supplies fail, just harddrives.


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7 Insane Easter Eggs Hidden in Movies and TV Shows
We've already told you about some of the most mind-blowing Easter eggs hidden in music albums, classic works of art and video games, so it was just a matter of time before we explored our favorite Easter Eggs from the world of television and film.
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#7. Hidden Faces and Naked Women in Movie Posters
Most of us don't look twice at movie posters, short of muttering under our breath and saying, "Oh fuck, they're doing a sequel/remaking/rebooting that shit?" So it's easy to miss some of the awesome things artists are hiding in the posters, presumably for the hell of it.
For example, check out the poster for the fourth Indiana Jones movie:
Now take a really close look between the eyes of the skull and you can see this distinctly alien-looking figure:
It's either an alien, or a pumpkin.
Well ain't that something? Over a year before the movie actually came out, the film's marketing group must have been trying to secretly warn us not to see it because it's a fucking Indiana Jones movie with goddamn aliens in it.
And while the Cloverfield marketing blitz was full of secret codes, alternate-reality games and strange, unwashed people combing every frame of every trailer, it still took people over a year after the movie's release to notice that there's apparently a very well-hidden image of the Monster in the poster.
If you look at the smoke in the lower right, you can kind of see half of a face. Stick a mirror image of the poster next to it and it becomes clearer -- you can see it in the middle:
Either it's the film's monster, or it's the devil or some shit.
But neither of those compare to the poster for The Silence of the Lambs. You remember the Death's Head moths that are only in like 10 minutes of the movie but are all over the posters?
Sure, they really do have little skull looking markings on their back, and that is totally bitchin'. But they're not as detailed as the one in the poster. Why is that? Stylistic choice, maybe? Why don't we take a closer look?
That's not a skull at all. It's seven nude women arranged to look like a skull. It's actually a very, very tiny version of a famous photograph of Salvador Dali taken by Phillippe Halsman.
Dali can make anything creepy.
The poster for the indie horror film The Descent used the same photo as its inspiration. And now you'll never look at Jodie Foster's mouth the same way again.
This is really the only part of the film you need to see.
#6. The Next Pixar Movie is Always Hidden in the Previous One
It's not surprising that directors will want to give a nod to the past. Whether it's David Fincher setting up a Facebook account for Tyler Durden in The Social Network, or Peter Jackson having his Sumatran rat monkey from Braindead pop up in King Kong, directors love to give little nods to prior films.
Jackson's special effects budgets have gone up a bit since Braindead.
But leave it to Pixar to take this idea and turn it on its head. Besides the fact that Pixar movies in general are just one big incestuous turducken of in-jokes, they also like to feature characters from movies that haven't even been made yet. Sure, you may have already noticed that Flik says, "Toinfinity and beyond!" in the blooper reel for Bug's Life, or that the Pizza Planet truck appears in pretty much every Pixar movie ...
Above: The world's most dedicated delivery boy?
... but did you also spot Mr. Incredible from The Incredibles (2004) in Finding Nemo (2003), or Dug the dog from Up (2009) in Ratatouille (2007)? From what we can gather, these future references only started showing up from Monsters, Inc. onwards, but if you keep your eyes peeled, and you're a very special kind of nerd, you'll find them. Here's Nemo from Finding Nemo (2003) making a few early cameos in Monsters, Inc. (2001)...
... and it seems the Mr. Incredible comic book came out before The Incredibles did ...
... and before he had eyes, Doc Hudson from Cars (2006) enjoyed chilling while superheroes fought robots ...
... and as Remy the rat is running around in Ratatouille, it's Dug the dog from Up who scares him off.
Not to mention the fact that Lotso from Toy Story 3 (2010) had his own cameo in Up ...
... or the new character of Finn McMissile from Cars 2 (to be released in 2011) was featured on Andy's wall in Toy Story 3 ...
Pixar is currently working on a prequel to Monsters, Inc., which is going to be set in a university, and is imaginatively titled Monsters University. While we doubt it will see Mike and Sulley doing shots and banging drunk coeds, who knows -- if you look close enough, you just might be able to figure out what Pixar's next movie is gonna to be about.
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#5. There's a Hidden Movie in The Simpsons, and a Hidden Language in Futurama
Remember Rainier Wolfcastle, the Schwartzenegger-esque action star who's been showing up in The Simpsons since Season 2? Early appearances feature clips of Wolfcastle playing his most famous character, a loose cannon detective named McBain. You see him for a few seconds at a time as characters watch his movies in the background:
He wields the most shoddily drawn machine gun in cartoon history.
It turns out that if you put together the various McBain clips aired between 1991 and 1993, they actually form a coherent plot with a beginning, middle and end. Someone took the trouble to edit them together:
Simpsons producer Al Jean says, "It was always just conceived as the most melodramatic fragments of a bigger movie where we never really had a big movie in mind." However, when you watch the resulting mini-movie, it totally works. First we see McBain arguing with the police chief because he can't go after Senator Mendoza. Then McBain's partner is killed by Mendoza's goons, prompting McBain to let the Chief know he plans to avenge his death. Then we see McBain infiltrating Mendoza's mansion and getting captured. Finally, Mendoza is assured by his goons that McBain is dead, but the hero makes an unexpected return and pushes the bad guy off a building and into an exploding truck.
Like in every 80s action movie worth a damn.
But when it comes to unnecessarily complicated yet stealthy animated Easter eggs, you have to tip your hat to Futurama. In many episodes, you can see random icons appearing in the background -- like some sort of alien language -- such as the graffiti you see here:
... and the sign behind Bender here:
Guess what? These are all fully translatable. There are actually two alien languages in the show: The first one is exactly like our alphabet only with different symbols, but the second one is a more complex code where the letters have numerical value and the "next letter is given by the summation of all previous letters plus the current letter."
If you're surprised that the writers of a comedy show would go through the effort of creating new language just to use it for some background jokes, that's not even the nerdiest/most pointless thing they've done. Futurama writers also invented a new math theorem.
In a recent episode, all the characters switch bodies using a body-switching machine, but then it turns out the machine can't switch the same two people more than once. In order to figure out a way to get all 10 or so characters back into their original bodies, one of the writers created a new math formula, and it actually works. They even showed the full formula in the episode, in case you don't believe them:
"Ah, yes, I see what they did there. Of course!"
#4. Hiding Plot Details in Other Languages
At the beginning of Iron Man, when the terrorists who are keeping Tony Stark captive send a video to his business partner, they're heard speaking in their own language without subtitles. And you don't need subtitles, because you can guess what they're saying from the context -- you assume they're just asking for a ransom or whatever.
"Please take Robert Downey, Jr. away. He's done all of our heroin and now he's vomiting, just ... everywhere."
But an hour into the movie, Tony has the video translated and we find out the movie's big plot twist: The terrorists were working with his business partner and supposed friend. But if you happen to be one of the 65 million people in the world who understand Urdu, the language the terrorists were speaking, you already knew that an hour ago. The entire twist is revealed right there in that opening scene, in Urdu. At which point the Urdu speakers at the theater presumably then spoiled the movie for their English-speaking friends.
But no movie has been more likely to make bilingual people yell at the screen than John Carpenter's The Thing. Remember the foreign dudes who show up along with the dog in the very beginning, shouting gibberish? They're not drunk, they're merely Norwegian. And it's not just gibberish: It's the entire plot of the film.
Never trust dogs.
In the context of the story, it makes perfect sense -- They're shouting, "Get the hell away! It's not a dog! It's a thing! It's imitating a dog! It's not real! Get away idiots!" Obviously, the characters didn't understand a word of it.
So if you happen to know Norwegian, the movie's more about heroic, alien-hunting Norwegians who get killed by dumbass Americans because they can't understand other languages without subtitles.


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A water management project requires a "wet coil" (coil will be submerged in aqueous media) designed to generate a steady-state electromagnetic field of adjustable magnetic magnetic flux density at the center. The coil will be helical with a hollow core (wound on a nylon perforated cylinder used as former). The inner diameter of the coil needs to be between 6 and 12 centimeters, say 8 cm to put a number to it.
I would like to understand how to compute the number of turns needed, and the current that must be driven through the coil, to generate a specific magnetic flux density.
In this context the required range is from 0.1 Tesla to 1 Tesla, but I would rather understand the method than the result. Also, if there are any suggested commercial resources / products to look at, for both coils and drivers, pointers would be very helpful.
My background is oriented more towards banal analog and digital electronics and software, than electromagnetic phenomena or applied physics. Though I did learn basic electricity and magnetism 2 decades ago, that's all very rusty. Hence, I apologize if my question leaves too many gaps, please let me know and I will amend the question accordingly.


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Thanks sword-it!
Instead of putting it in an html file, I put the webkit check in the Sencha app.js launch() function. Works perfectly.


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The Classic begin on Thursday morning at the Irwin Belk Track and Field Center and featured just two events on opening day.
Gainey is in third with a point total of 2824 after four events. Her best performance was in the shot put where she finished second with a toss of 38'0.25. Gainey was third in the 100m hurdles (15.28) and high jump (5'1). She clocked a time of 27.06 in the 200m to finish eighth.
Evelyn Putman is the only other 49er competing in the heptathlon. Putman is currently in seventh place (2489). She finished fourth in the 200m (26.49), sixth in the 100m hurdles (15.65), eighth in the high jump (4'9.5), and 14th in the shot put (26'02.75).
The remaining events (long jump, javelin, and 800m) will take place on Friday at 10 a.m.
Nick Swan and Mike Cross are representing Charlotte in the decathlon. Swan is in ninth place with a point total of 2448. He finished in the top ten in three of Friday's five events. Swan was fifth in both the 100m (11.57) and 400m (53.09). He was sixth in the high jump (5'10.75), tenth in the long jump (19'09.5), and 12th in the shot put (32'05).
Cross is in tenth place (2441) and his best event was the 400m where he finished fourth with a time of 53.03. He was sixth in the long jump (20'09.25) and eighth in the both the shot put (34'02.75) and high jump (5'08.50). Cross was 15th in the 100m (11.79).
The decathlon resumes on Friday, March 15 at 9 a.m. The field events are slated for a noon start and running events begin at 1 p.m.


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I've been trying to solve this problem and I am kind of struggling with it and with other combinatorics problems. Could you check and see if i did it right?
Given problem:
- How many ways can 5 rings be placed 4 fingers if the rings are all the same?
- What if the rings are all distinct?
I used the formula $\tbinom{n+k-1} k$ because I assumed that the question is saying that order doesn't matter and repetition is allowed; therefore I',m using that formula. By using that formula I have come up with this: $\tbinom{5+4-1}4 = \tbinom 8 4=\tfrac {8!}{4!(8-4)!}$
Since the rings are distinct (meaning different), i used $n^k$ to compute it: $5^4$
Could anyone check if I did it right or wrong? If wrong, could you correct it and tell me how to solve it correctly? Because I really want to understand what I did wrong and know how to solve it correctly. Thank you so much.


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I've installed ubuntu using live CD. But when I turn my computer on, it starts windows 7 instead of giving me right to make a decision, which OS I need to boot. I think I have some problems with GRUB - it isn't run.
If you installed using a USB then try booting with the USB connected, if you see grub and can boot Ubuntu then have a look at this guide on our website for details of how to resolve the problem. :o)
Let us know if it helps.
Grub organises two OSs on one Harddrive, you seem to have W7 in the harddrive and Ubuntu on a CD - so tell your BIOS to boot from CD.
Step 1 - From a Ubuntu Live CD
Open up a Terminal by hitting Ctrl Alt T; we'll run a few commands.
First, identify which is the Ubuntu partition:
This should return a line like the following:
Mount this partition.
Reinstall Grub.
Reboot your computer, this time without the Live CD.
Step 2 - From the installed Ubuntu
If all went well in the previous step, you should now be logged into Ubuntu.
Once again, open up Terminal by hitting Ctrl Alt T.
Now, run this:
This should detect your Windows installation and automatically add it to the Grub menu.
You're done!
To make the Grub menu show up if it doesn't by default, hold the left Shift key during the boot-up process. You'll then be able to select which OS you'd like to boot into.
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Attention: Talent in France!
By firstname.lastname@example.com on May 10, 2011
For the past 6 years, Oracle has attended one of the most prestigious Students events in France, the Concours de Negociation organised by the EM Normandie and gathering sales and marketing students from several Grandes Ecoles and Universites in France. For the past 6 years, we have hired top talent from this highly rated event.
As we in France enjoy food, let me give you the recipe a successful Sales competition:
- Select 20 top students, highly ambitious and willing to prove to Oracle Senior Managers that they have a high level of understanding complex needs of a customer and deal with customers in the most professional and sales-y manner
- Invite Directors, Managers and Oracle colleagues to the beautiful sea-side Deauville to meet with the above mentioned students
- 2 days of presentations, meetings, a glamorous Gala dinner and 20 sales simulations – a fairly busy agenda, which gives students the full opportunity to understand the superb careers Oracle offer to graduates
- Offer a trip to our winner (this year we offered a trip to Greece) and dinner vouchers in a castle as 2nd and 3rd prizes
- … And the result is: the best students will get an offer to join the excitement of working in Oracle! Oracle offers internships and permanent positions in its Oracle Direct teams (Sales Teams) in the vibrant cities of Dublin and Malaga.
You will work with French customers but will fully enjoy our European Centre's facilities with second to none training and a taste of Erasmus atmosphere – 17 nationalities working together.
Want to know more about our training in Oracle Direct?
- Oracle Direct is our Sales Academy – no wonder training is second to none.
- Oracle Direct offers all new hires an intensive foundation training programme to fully equip them with the skills & knowledge to perform their new role to the highest standard & ensure a successful start to their career in Oracle.
- The intensive programme is challenging, rewarding & fun! It involves a mix of innovative sales skills training, interactive product training & lots of sales simulations to put the learning into practice. In addition to being a great learning experience, this 3 week training is a superb multi-cultural networking event, offering the chance to mix with all levels of people from all over EMEA.
- When Foundation is finished training does not stop there! Oracle Direct offers many more trainings to continue to allow reps to develop a variety of skills. We offer a full sales accreditation programme which can result in a certificate or diploma from one of Ireland's largest & most recognized third level institutions – Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) so while working employees can also be adding to their academic qualifications. There are 5 sales training modules offered as part of this Accreditation Programme.
- There are on-going product trainings organized for employees often designed specifically for campaigns they are working on to optimize their chance of success in the job!
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March 28, 2014 - Weekly Update: How Much to Feed the Pandas?
on Monday of this week, JW held a press conference to announce a whole new group of states under our election integrity microscope. JW sent notice letters to top election officials in Iowa, Colorado, and the District of Columbia calling on them to follow Ohio's lead and comply with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) or face a Judicial Watch lawsuit within
March 21, 2014 - Weekly Update: Clinton Pardon Scandal Reemerges
And that, to put it kindly, is what is popularly known as "false advertising." In fact, it is so palpably false that it might be laughable – were the CFBB's perversion of its own mission not so serious. The recent efforts by Judicial Watch and the Washington Examiner shed some sunlight into the operations of the CFPB and provide new insights into why this
March 14, 2014 - Weekly Update: IRS Scandal Escalates
Lerner may have waived her Fifth Amendment privilege already, meaning she can't legally invoke it to avoid giving testimony.
March 07, 2014 - Weekly Update: Stand Up for the Constitution
There is no doubt Barack Obama and everyone involved in advancing the Obamacare monstrosity would love for Judicial Watch to simply go away. But you know by now that's just not going to happen.
And that's just what happened on February 27, when we filed an appellate brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in our Obamacare litigation on
February 28, 2014 - Weekly Update: Obama's High Cost Luxury
Just when you thought that it couldn't get any worse, President Obama has set a new record for lavish gallivanting at taxpayer expense. Newly released travel records obtained by Judicial Watch from the U.S. Department of the Air Force reveal that on just three trips taken in 2013, the high-flying Obamas stuck the taxpayers with an astounding tab of $7,396,531.20.
February 21, 2014 - Weekly Update: Stop the IRS!
President Obama's Internal Revenue Service has quietly announced new rules… seemingly designed to silence the growing conservative grassroots and Tea Party movement in America. Our First Amendment rights are in jeopardy. Please join us in fighting back now!
February 14, 2014 - Weekly Update: Bin Laden Cover Up?
JW recently uncovered smoking gun evidence that the Obama administration's efforts to keep these photos secret included an order by a top Pentagon official to destroy them, which could be a violation of federal law. As a result of this latest news, JW is calling for an investigation.
February 07, 2014 - Weekly Update: JW Takes on Obama IRS
In short: The Obama IRS wants to kill the conservative movement with paperwork and regulation. These new IRS rules violate the law and could, through First Amendment-killing paperwork, freeze millions of patriotic volunteers, from both sides of the political divide. President Obama and his administration ought to start obeying the law rather than rewriting it.
January 31, 2014 - Elected Despotism
State of the Union? Code Red! Judicial Watch Challenges Obama Administration's Attack on Religious Freedom with High Court Brief Judicial Watch Fights Cover-Up of "Air Obama" Taxpayer-Funded Vacations State of the Union? Code Red! On Tuesday night, January 28, President Obama delivered his State of the Union address. After experiencing…
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Stainless Steel Gas Tank - Fueling Your Vintage RideWritten by Gerry Burger on October 1, 2012 Contributors: Eric Geisert A stainless gas tank provides clean fuel and happy motoring
Clogged fuel filters, dirt in the carburetor, floats sticking, hard starting, gas gauges that don't work … these are just a few of the fun things a dirty, scale-filled, rusty, 50-year-old gas tank can provide you. Nothing takes the joy out of driving an old car more than continuous problems. Happily, a cure for the rusty tank blues is available and the installation is a simple weekend project.
First and foremost, whenever you are working with gasoline take all the proper precautions. Contain all the fuel in sealed, gasoline-approved containers and keep the room well ventilated as gasoline fumes can accumulate like a blanket on the floor and an errant spark from a drill or other source could easily ignite the fumes. Keeping a fire extinguisher handy is a good idea too.
The subject of our tank swap is a '62 Chevrolet with several fuel delivery problems related to dirt and rust, plus we wanted to upgrade to a modern in-tank fuel pump and plumb the car with a return line should we want to install an electronic fuel injection system in the future. The fact that an electric fuel pump with return also delivers a steady stream of fuel and eliminates vapor lock problems was not lost on us either.
When it came time to order the new all–stainless steel gas tank we turned to Rock Valley Antique and Street Rod Parts and then contacted Aeromotive for all of the support hardware and the in-tank fuel pump. All this nice clean gasoline will eventually flow through a new Holley carburetor, ensuring that all our fuel problems will be totally resolved in one good weekend.
Before we began work, our '62 was driven until the gas tank was nearly empty; this made draining the fuel easier. After raising the car on the lift the drain plug was removed and the gasoline was drained into safe fuel containers. Be certain to have ample containers on hand because one thing is certain, there is always more fuel in the tank than you think. If you are certain the fuel level is low enough you could also carefully lower the gas tank with a small amount of gas in it, then pour it into containers, but at roughly 6 pounds a gallon the weight can add up in a hurry.
With the tank drained and fuel safely stored we disconnected the fuel line from the tank. Since we are going to run all-new fuel lines this was a simple matter of cutting the rubber fuel line with a pair of side cutters. Note, if you are cutting a steel line never use an electric saw as the sparks from the electric motor and the residual fuel in the line will definitely ignite, use a hack saw or appropriate cutters only.
Next we disconnected the wires to the fuel tank sending unit and then moved to the filler neck connection. The large hose clamp was removed from the tank side of the filler neck hose and then after some prying with a large screw driver we were able to remove the hose from the tank.
With everything disconnected from the tank we loosened the nuts on the gas tank straps to lower the tank down and finally out of the car. We were pleased to remove the gas tank without removing any of the suspension components, like sway bars or the Panhard bar. In some cases the tailpipes may have to be moved to permit removal of the tank. The old tank was stored outside the shop since it is filled with volatile fumes.
Before installing the new Rock Valley stainless steel fuel tank we measured the depth of the tank and adjusted the length of the new Classic Instruments floatless fuel gauge sending unit before installing the unit in the tank. As of this writing, the floatless sending units are not available in an ohm range that would render our original gas gauge accurate. Because of that, we opted to mount a new Classic Instruments gas gauge in a traditional cluster under the dash. The floatless sender bolts up to the standard five-bolt flange, however if you have an original '36-56 Ford gas tank they have a six-bolt pattern. The senders come in a several ohm ranges, check with Classic Instruments for your application.
The Aeromotive fuel pump was installed by Rock Valley so we began the plumbing to the fuel pump plate on top of the tank. Speaking of plumbing, our approach was to run hard lines for a majority of the fuel lines under the car, then using Aeromotive fittings we adapted to braided stainless steel lines for a flex connection to the fuel tank and the freshly installed Holley carburetor and Aeromotive fuel filter. The braided line up front starts at the Aeromotive inline fuel filter, making servicing the unit very easy. By using the flex line connection at the gas tank we did all the plumbing on top of the tank prior to installation, and then simply connected the flex lines to the hard lines after the tank was in place. This makes it simple to remove the gas tank in the future should the need arise.
Installing the new hard fuel lines involved using a pre-bent feed line sourced from Inline Tube while we fabricated our own return line from steel tubing. A flare to AN-6 adapter took us down to the braided hose and then the final connections were made. The stock filler tube was installed to the new Rock Valley tank using a new piece of fuel hose. It is important to use a piece of new fuel hose on this connection as the new hose is able to handle the modern gasoline blends without deteriorating.
The new tank is held in place with stainless steel straps supplied with the Rock Valley tank. When we did the test-fit it became obvious the fuel pump fittings were hitting the floor brace. A small cut-out was made in the brace and since we did not penetrate the interior floor there was no need to do anything else. A quick squirt of black paint prevented future rust and we were done with that small modification.
With the mechanical portion of the job out of the way we turned our attention to providing electrical power to our new fuel pump and gas gauge. The gas gauge has a long pigtail with a plug and since we decided to use an independent, underdash, Classic Instruments fuel gauge we routed the wiring through the car and passed the wire through the floor board using a rubber grommet in the newly drilled hole.
The fuel pump was wired in similar fashion and the supplied relay was wired in and then the power was routed under the carpet rearward to the fuel pump, also passing through the floor board with a rubber grommet.
A double check of all connections and it was time to add some fuel to the new gas tank. A few gallons would be enough to supply the pump and test the system. With the ignition key on the Classic Instruments fuel gauge needle indicating we had fuel in the tank, and the Aeromotive in-tank pump was singing its happy song as it delivered the Aeromotive-regulated 3 psi of gasoline to our new Holley carb. It is best to have one person under the car and another operating the key for this first test, that way should you discover a leak the power can quickly be turned off, limiting any spill or danger. As it turned out our plumbing was leak-free and with a steady supply of fuel to the Holley carb the engine fired to life. Certain that all systems were working well, we filled the tank with some premium gas and enjoyed hitting the road knowing there was no chance of fuel-related problems for a long time to come.
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The top of the fuel pump is clearly marked pickup, return, plus a positive and negative (ground) wire terminal.The finished tank is a thing of beauty and the construction of the tank is strong and will last a lifetime.Simply trim the tube to length and you are ready to install the unit in the tank; it couldn't be any easier.The new Classic Instruments floatless sender mounts to the conventional five-bolt flange so they will fit most applications.The electrical signal is sent to this Classic Instrument gauge that we mounted under the dash in a traditional underdash bracket.The final destination for our clean fuel is a new Holley carburetor. By renewing the entire fuel system we are certain to end all previous fuel-related problems.
With the original tank removed and safely stored we lifted the new tank in place for a quick test-fit.It was determined that more clearance was required for the tank, so a small notch was cut in the floor brace.As you can see the notch is minor and did not penetrate the floor, so the actual floor of the trunk is not compromised.We used a variety of Aeromotive fittings to build our braided stainless steel fuel lines at the tank and the firewall.A cut-off wheel makes quick work of cutting the braided-stainless and the Teflon tube within. The tape prevents the braids from unraveling.Always use a coating of antiseize when working with aluminum fittings, it acts as a lubricant to prevent galling of the threads.Next we slip the nut over the braided hose, if the electrical tape is too thick you may have to unwrap a layer.
Gently clamp the hose nut in a vise and tighten the fitting into the hose. Take special care not to deform the nut with the vise.While we know our Rock Valley tank is perfectly clean, fuel still must be filtered. We chose an Aeromotive inline filter to handle the job.Since our new electric pump delivers well above the desired 3 psi for our Holley carburetor an Aeromotive fuel regulator was in order.The regulator was mounted to the firewall with a liquid-filled fuel pressure gauge. The bottom port is the return line to the gas tank.Once again an assortment of AN fittings were required to fabricate the return line. These fittings are from Earl's Performance Plumbing.The braided hoses were mounted with Adel clips also sourced from Earl's. A single screw holds two clamps for a clean look.The new Holley four-barrel carb was bolted in place and a piece of braided stainless line was connected to the fuel inlet with a hose clamp.With plumbing complete it was time to handle the electrical connections. A relay was wired in place with a 10-gauge wire feeding the relay.
After drilling a hole in the trunk area the wires for the fuel pump and the gas gauge sending unit were routed through a rubber grommet and connected to the top of the tank.Rubber pads between the tank and the straps prevent any chaffing of metal and with all our plumbing, electrical, and filler connections complete, we were ready for the open road.


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Hyrule Warriors on track for 2014 release in JapanWritten by: / / No Comments
The reveal of Hyrule Warriors, an upcoming Tecmo Koei action game starring Zelda's Link, was first revealed during a special Nintendo Direct video towards the end of 2013, but other than the first snippet of gameplay footage shown during the video there hasn't been a whole lot of information on the Dynasty Warriors-style game since then.
That's all set to change soon. We hope.
SiliconEra reports that Hyrule Warriors – also known as Zelda Musou – is on track to release this 'Summer' in Japan, as confirmed by Tecmo Koei during a recent financial results briefing.
According to SiliconEra, Nintendo will only be publishing Hyrule Warriors in the West, while Tecmo Koei will be handling both development and publishing duties in Japan.
Hopefully we'll get more details on Hyrule Warriors at E3 2014 in June, but if the game is due out in Japan this year we're sure to find out more about it very soon.
Source: SiliconEra via Polygon
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William Joslin '47 was an attorney and conservationist who gained local renown for his commitment to public service. He passed away on January 29, 2011, at the age of 90.
Joslin was born in Raleigh, N.C., earned his bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and finished one year at Columbia Law School before serving in the Navy during World War II.
After the war, Joslin completed his degree at the Law School and clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black. Joslin later returned to Raleigh, where he practiced criminal law, tax law, and real estate law.
Joslin dedicated himself to civic issues in his hometown. He served as assistant city attorney in Raleigh, as chairman of the boards of elections in Wake County and statewide, and as chairman of the Wake County Democratic Party. In addition, Joslin served as board chairman of both the North Carolina Nature Conservancy and the North Carolina Botanical Garden. He helped save numerous green spaces in the Raleigh area, and the 4.5-acre property that he and his wife purchased in 1951 is slated to become a public park.
Joslin is survived by his wife, Mary; children Ann, Caroline, David, Nell, William, and James; brothers Devereux and Hinsdale; 15 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.


text: Hello everyone! Hopefully today I will be teaching you "How to Draw an Anime Puppy" I really had fun drawing this one as it is cute and very adorable (if i do say so myself). I figured everyone loves puppies, and lot's of people love anime so why not draw an anime puppy? I know, I'm talking too much so I'll just get on with it then. Have a good day peeps!


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How to Get What You Want from the Doctor
Stoicism Is for Wimps
Talking about pain makes doctors experience significant discomfort, to use their own dainty jargon. "They don't care to think anything is painful, especially if they've had something to do with it, like perform the surgery," says Barbara Korsch. Pain is nothing if not emotional, yet here again, "If doctors think you're exaggerating and being very emotional, they'll say, 'There, there, it can't be that bad. I've taken care of a lot of patients who have that.'"
Most of us are encouraged to be stoic about pain, which makes two people in the examining room who don't want to talk about it—the patient and the doctor. According to the American Pain Foundation, this approach is not only pointless, it is dangerous. Ignoring pain can make a condition worse, so that when you do finally treat it, the cost and disability are far greater than if you had dealt with it early on. Chronic pain (lasting six months or longer) impairs your mood, sleep, sexual appetite, friendships, energy, and overall lust for life. Both the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the Department of Veterans Affairs have requested that pain be treated as a fifth vital sign, to be assessed along with pulse, temperature, breathing rate, and blood pressure.
Whether your pain is chronic or not, don't be ashamed to speak up about it. Make an effort to stay calm. The doctor needs precise information about the nature of your pain, and the more specific you are, the more she will be able to help you. If she attempts to brush off your concerns by comparing you to other patients or insisting that it can't be that bad, bring the focus back to you: "I realize other patients may have reacted differently, but I have a very low tolerance for pain and I need you to take this seriously." Approach the conversation with the attitude that of course she wants to help you alleviate the pain (even if she has tried to brush you off). Do not blame the doctor for the pain. Keep it neutral. The American Pain Foundation suggests the following tips for talking about pain with your doctor:
- Tell him where it hurts and when you first noticed the pain.
- Describe what it feels like, using specific words such as stabbing, aching, radiating, throbbing, sharp, dull, burning, tingling, deep, pressing, and so forth.
- Describe how badly it hurts on a scale from 1 to 10, 10 being worst.
- Describe what makes the pain better or worse.
- Explain how the pain affects your daily life. Has it impaired your work, exercise, sleep, sexual activities, mood, ability to concentrate, state of mind?
- Tell the doctor about pain management techniques and medications you have used in the past, and explain what worked and what didn't.
From Say the Magic Words by Lynette Padwa. Copyright © 2005. Used by arrangement with Penguin Group (USA) Inc.
If you'd like to buy this book, go to Amazon.


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Indian Creek Vineyard
This unique winery includes a remodeled barn that serves as a wine shop and a bed and breakfast in a historic home overlooking the vineyard, all located on a sesquicentennial farm.
Chez Willy's
Enjoy big city dining in a small town atmosphere. The unique American cuisine, and premium wine selections are a treat for anyone visiting Galesburg and especially for our regular customers.
Bishop Hill Bakery & Eatery
This is a family owned and operated business. Step up to the counter and watch fresh bread and cookies being baked right before your eyes. Be tempted with many baked goods or stay for lunch with homemade soup, casseroles, or a sandwich from the daily lunch menu. The bakery is located across from the Colony Store and Steeple building.
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Colony Inn
Friendly tavern serving food made on site. Decorated with historic sports memorabilia from local Bishop Hill teams.
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Iron Spike Brewing Company
Located in the heart of beautiful Galesburg, Illinois, Iron Spike Brewpub features delightful craft brews. Iron Spike prides itself on original beer, great food, and local entertainment while supporting the Galesburg community.
Landmark Cafe and Creperie
A casual bistro-style restaurant serving pasta, sandwiches, crepes, vegetarian fare, stuffed baked potatoes and the world's best spinach bisque.
Located in beautiful downtown Galesburg, Illinois, just blocks from the Amtrak Station and the Seminary Street Shopping District. Q's Cafe offers homemade soups, sandwiches, salads and desserts. They also offer wonderful vegetarian fare. Special orders and catering are also available.
The Packinghouse Dining Company
American steak house serving beef, chicken and seafood. Wonderful salad bar with unique selections. Famous for their cinnamon buns. Located in an old butcher plant sitting next to the railroad tracks. Unusual decor.
Sirloin Stockade
We are a steak house with a very extensive buffet with a lot of selections. No delivery service. Take-out available.
Hy-Vee Food Court
Hy-Vee's kitchen includes salads, a hot case for lunch and supper, and breakfasts between 5am-11am are cooked fresh and fast. Catering service. Chinese express, Italian express and New York Deli.
Pizza House - Galesburg
Pizza, subs, salad, Italian beef and pasta.
Chez Willy's
An elegant eatery in a bistro-like atmosphere, serving current American cuisine with the freshest ingredients.
Good's Furniture Showplace
Start your exploration with a visit to Good's Furniture. America's Furniture Showplace is one of the oldest and largest family-owned furniture stores in the Midwest and is the centerpiece of Kewanee's downtown. The 250,000 square-foot showroom spans two city blocks and encompasses twelve restored buildings that feature over fifty furniture brands. It's a complete shopping experience: visit Good's Market Square Gift Emporium with unique gifts including upscale clothing and accessories, fine luggage, gourmet food and wine, and much more! Grab a bite to eat at the Wine Cellar Restaurant on Good's lower level. For an afternoon pick-me-up, stop by the Coffee & Wine Bar. A skywalk, glass elevators, and a Koi Pond add to the ambience. Visit for the day and pamper yourself with an overnight stay at the in-store European Bed & Breakfast.
Broadview Restaurant
Dine-in buffet and restaurant.
Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream
Buffet 7 days a week. Family fun center with games, pizza and ice cream. Delivery also.
Red Earth Cafe
Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner while overlooking the 56-acre lake. Featuring buffalo burgers, vegetarian choices, homemade pie and daily features. Breakfast and lunch served Tuesday through Sunday 8 am to 2 pm. Dinner served Thursday through Saturday, 5 pm to 8 pm.
The Hungry Hobo
Deli sandwiches, baked potatoes and salads.
Cornucopia Natural Food/Uncle Billy's Bakery
Fresh baked from scratch bread & sweets, vegetarian deli items such as tarts & salads, lasagna & eggplant parmesan, coffee, smoothies, bulk food, organic produce, teas and imported cheese.
Cherry Street Bar
Family friendly dining, live music, full bar.
PL Damron's Catering Cafe & Banquets
Follow the lunch crowd and dine in a beautifully preserved historic building where everything is homemade from the soups to the entrees. PL Damron's Café is known for its fresh baked breads, bakery treats (try the cinnamon and caramel rolls!), and pies. PL Damron's Barbecue is a house specialty with pulled pork, pulled rib, beef, and chicken served in a special barbecue sauce. PL Damron's Café also offers catering and banquet services. Hours:Tuesday to Thursday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, "The Scoop" open 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Homestead Room at Best Western Prairie Inn
Italian-American cuisine specializing in seafood, pasta and steaks.
Station House Restaurant
Right on track to be our favorite destination! Located next to the downtown Amtrak Passenger Station. Indoor and outdoor dining available. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Cerno's Bar and Grill
Gather your friends for fabulous food in a warm atmosphere featuring a spectacular 19th century historical bar. The menu selection offers great sandwiches, fantastic pizza, and dinner entrees. Enjoy over twenty different beers on tap at the mahogany back bar imported from Belgium by the Pabst Blue Ribbon Brewing Company.
Main Street Eatery
Try the top-secret honey-poppy seed dressing on top of the apple, celery, and chicken salad, it is a local favorite. Sandwiches, Panini's are just a few of the delectable offerings. Breakfast is available.


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Noisebridge Machine Learning Course
We're trying to come up with a hands-on curriculum for teaching Machine Learning at Noisebridge. Please help out in any way you can, such as:
- Volunteer to teach a course in one of the subjects below
- Fill in one of the subjects below with links to learning material and related software
- Show up to classes and ask questions
- Join the ML Mailing List and talk about stuff
- Don't talk shit on mathematics - it wants to be your friend!
Online Machine Learning Courses
The Fundamentals: Basic Math and Machine Learning Theory
- Linear Algebra
- Calculus
- Probability Theory
- Machine Learning
Linear Regression
- Least Squares Formulation
- Maximum Likelihood Formulation
- Regularization
- Bayesian Linear Regression


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So I noticed a very strange thing when tinkering with my database.
I had just inserted a row which was ID 47, then after inserting some more, I realised that somehow my Identity had skipped all the way to 146, so it had skipped 999 to get there.
It's not a huge problem, or a gamestopper, just very strange, is there any way I can solve this? Short of backing up the data and recreating the table.
For the record, I didn't do anything at all between the data insertion - it seems to be totally random (of course it's not, something caused it I'm sure...)


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A Caribbean vacation resort hotel on Grenada, apartments/cottages, yachting marina,diving, welcomes families. Endless white sand beaches Caribbean sea and tropical weather make a perfect resort holiday.
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Advanced compilation and optimization technologies designed for AIX and Power Systems
IBM® XL C/C++ for AIX is a compiler that helps you create and maintain applications written in C/C++ for IBM Power Systems™. This compiler supports vector and parallel programming for multiprocessor systems, while maintaining a full binary compatibility with existing single processor systems. XL C/C++ for AIX complies with the latest international programming language standards providing support for code portability between multiple operating systems and hardware platforms.
IBM XL C/C++ for AIX provides the following benefits and features:
- Optimizes application performance executing on Power Systems.
- Provides highly-tuned libraries, including Mathematical Acceleration Subsystem, Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms, and shared memory parallelization.
- Enables ease of application migration to Power Systems with standards compliance.
Optimizes application performance
- Generates code that leverages the capabilities of the latest POWER8™ architecture.
- Offers automatic parallelization of sequential programs to make use of modern multi-core processors.
- Collects information about a program run with typical input data, and then applies transformations to the program based on that information using profile-directed feedback (PDF), ensuring application performance is optimized.
Provides highly-tuned libraries
- Mathematical Acceleration Subsystem (MASS) consists of libraries of mathematical intrinsic functions tuned specifically for optimum performance on Power® Architecture.
- Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS) provide high-performance, algebraic functions used to perform combined matrix multiplication and addition on general matrices or their transposes, as well as to compute the matrix-vector product for a general matrix or its transpose.
- Shared memory parallelization (SMP) runtime library supports both explicit and automated parallel processing.
Enables ease of migration to Power Systems
- Includes full support for OpenMP V3.1 and partial support for the OpenMP V4.0 industry specification.
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- Provides language extensions to support vector multimedia extension (VMX) and vector scalar extension (VSX) programming.
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BBC: The Cost of Cutting U.S. Aid to Egypt
"Weapon systems, just like cars, are bought on credit. Most countries receiving [Foreign Military Funding] aid are required to show they have the funds to cover the full cost of the order, and the value of their orders cannot exceed the credit extended by the US. But Egypt was offered a credit arrangement more generous than most."
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"Experts often possess more data than judgment." – Colin Powell….hmmm, those experts surely are not using a scalable Business Intelligence solution to optimize that data which can help them make better decisions.
Data is everywhere! The amount of data being collected by organizations today is experiencing explosive growth. In general, ETL (Extract Transform Load) tools have been designed to move, cleanse, integrate, normalize and enrich raw data to make it meaningful and available for knowledge workers and decision support systems. Once data has been "optimized," only then can it be turned into "actionable" information using the appropriate business applications or Business Intelligence software. This information could then be used to discover how to increase profits, reduce costs or even write a program that suggests what your next movie on Netflix should be. The capability to pre-process this raw-data before making it available to the masses, becomes increasingly vital to organizations who must collect, merge and create a centralized repository containing "one version of the truth." Having an ETL solution that is always available, extensible and highly scalable is an integral part of processing this data.
Pentaho Data Integration
Pentaho Data Integration (PDI) can provide such a solution for many varying ETL needs. Built upon a open Java framework, PDI uses a metadata driven design approach that eliminates the need to write, compile or maintain code. It provides an intuitive design interface with a rich library of prepacked plug-able design components. ETL developers with skill sets that range from the novice to the Data Warehouse expert can take advantage of the robust capabilities available within PDI immediately with little to no training.
The PDI Component Stack
Creating a highly available and scalable solution with Pentaho Data Integration begins with understanding the PDI component stack.
● Spoon – IDE – for creating Jobs, Transformations including the semantic layer for BI platform
● Pan – command line tool for executing Transformations modeled in Spoon
● Kitchen – command line tool for executing Jobs modeled in Spoon
● Carte – lightweight ETL server for remote execution
● Enterprise Data Integration Server – remote execution, version control repository, enterprise security
● Java API – write your own plug-ins or integrate into your own applications
Spoon is used to create the ETL design flow in the form of a Job or Transformation on a developer's workstation. A Job coordinates and orchestrates the ETL process with components that control file movement, scripting, conditional flow logic, notification as well as the execution of other Jobs and Transformations. The Transformation is responsible for the extraction, transformation and loading or movement of the data. The flow is then published or scheduled to the Carte or Data Integration Server for remote execution. Kitchen and Pan can be used to call PDI Jobs and Transformations from your external command line shell scripts or 3rd party programs. There is also a complete Java SDK available to integrate and embed these process into your Java applications.
Figure 1: Sample Transformation that performs some data quality and exception checks before loading the cleansed data
PDI Remote Execution and Clusters
The core of a scalable/available PDI ETL solution involves the use of multiple Carte or Data Integration servers defined as "Slaves" in the ETL process. The remote Carte servers are started on different systems in the network infrastructure and listen for further instructions. Within the PDI process, a Cluster Scheme can be defined with one Master and multiple Slave nodes. This Cluster Scheme can be used to distribute the ETL workload in parallel appropriately across these multiple systems. It is also possible to define Dynamic Clusters where the Slave servers are only known at run-time. This is very useful in cloud computing scenarios where hosts are added or removed at will. More information on this topic including load statistics can be found here in an independent consulting white paper created by Nick Goodman from Bayon Technologies, "Scaling Out Large Data Volume Processing in the Cloud or on Premise."
Figure 2: Cx2 means these steps are executed clustered on two Slave servers
All other steps are executed on the Master server
The Concept of High Availability, Recover-ability and Scalability
Building a highly available, scalable, recoverable solution with Pentaho Data Integration can involve a number of different parts, concepts and people. It is not a check box that you simply toggle when you want to enable or disable it. It involves careful design and planning to prepare and anticipate the events that may occur during an ETL process. Did the RDBMS go down? Did the Slave node die? Did I lose network connectivity during the load? Was there a data truncation error at the database? How much data will be processed on peak times? The list can go on and on. Fortunately PDI arms you with a variety of components including complete ETL metric logging, web services and dynamic variables that can be used to build recover-ability, availability, scalability scenarios into your PDI ETL solution.
For example, Managing Consultant in EMEA, Jens Bleuel developed a PDI implementation of the popular Watchdog concept. A solution that includes checks to monitor if everything is on track is using the concept of a Watchdog when executing its tasks and events. Visit the link above for more information on this implementation.
Putting it all together – (Sample)
Diethard Steiner, active Pentaho Community member and contributor, has written an excellent tutorial that explains how to set up PDI ETL remote execution using the Carte server. He also provides a complete tutorial (including sample files provided by Matt Casters, Chief Architect and founder of Kettle) on setting up a simple "available" solution to process files, using Pentaho Data Integration. You can get it here. Please note that advanced topics such as this are also covered in greater detail (designed by our Managing Consultant Jens Bleuel – EMEA) in our training course available here.
When attempting to process the vast amounts of data collected on a daily basis, it is critical to have a Data Integration solution that is not only easy to use but easily extendable. Pentaho Data Integration achieves this extensibility with its open architecture, component stack and object library which can be used to build a scalable and highly available ETL solution without exhaustive training and no code to write, compile or maintain.
Happy ETLing.
Michael Tarallo
Senior Director of Sales Engineering
This blog was originally published on the Pentaho Evaluation Sandbox. A comprehensive resource for evaluating and testing Pentaho BI.


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After upgrading from 12.04 to 12.10 I got all entries of Online Accounts blank. See the screenshot:
I tried to uninstall
gnome-control-center-signon and install it back, but no luck. Is there any way to fix it or at least clear all the entries so I can add them again? By the way, I cannot add new entries as well, because the option list for account type is also empty.
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In physics, esp. quantum field theory, Wick rotation (i.e. putting $t \mapsto i\tau$, imaginary time) is often used to simplify calculations, make things convergent or make connections between different models (e.g. quantum and statistical mechanics). Does the Wick rotation trick occur anywhere in mathematics not related to QFT (analysis, PDE etc.)?
A general form of the Wick's rotation is the "Weyl's unitary trick". This construction allows to relate group actions of noncompact forms of a complex Lie group to those of the compact one by changing the signature of the Cartan-Killing form . Although, the representations of the compact and noncompact forms are different, the unitary trick introduces relations among their invariants and between the transition functions, hence the use in quantum field theory. Also, it introduces relations between their homogeneous spaces (see the example above of the sphere and the hyperboloid).
One instance of (something similar to) that is the construction of models of hyperbolic geometry using a sphere of radius $i$.
Yes. It's called analytic continuation.
Well, since you are looking at it like a "trick", I think that it may be suitable to mention that it can be used to relate the trigonometric functions with the hyperbolic ones (and also to solve somewhat related integrals).


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Antonio Soto, 74, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 at Western Plains Medical Complex, Dodge City.
A private family graveside service will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place. Swaim Funeral Home in Dodge City is in charge of arrangements.
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For the lights, this is "DIODER" lights. 40eur/19.99 pounds for a box of 4 !
**Please keep links to items for sale to the Marketplace. Thanks! **
Arvulis, that's an excellent toy room. I've been tossing around the idea of looking into lighted display cases. What is the price range on ones like you've got?
For the lights, this is "DIODER" lights. 40eur/19.99 pounds for a box of 4 !
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That's not a bad price - sadly I'm nowhere near an Ikea and shipping alone would cost me $350 for one shelf and one set of lights. But maybe I can find a similar thing elsewhere...
amazing, simply amazing
Arvulis, you magnificent so-and-so
That truly is a beautiful display room.
Ask not for whom MOTUC is made, it's made for thee.
If you have to disclaimer your like, then you don't really like it.
impressive room, arvulis.
that's the definitive grayskull museum.
Um....yeah. What everyone else has said Arvulis! Awesome display room!
Awesome room Arvulis!
"The most difficult thing is trying not to forget who you really want to be." - Nong Toom
I am looking for these Marvel Legends figures
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It was a huge project for me and it took a lot of time. So thank you very much for your words buddies. I did a video also, I'll try to post it this evening.
Each one of those brick in the room should be padded, cause I would go nuts lame, I know...
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Arvulis: Nice display, of course, but can we have a close up of those original Tytus and Megator, in what look like perfect boxes!!? I don't want to know what that cost you. "well maybe" -Les
Congrats ! Very cool job !!! I would love to have this knowledge...
I did a video this morning.you should see them in details. I will try to upload it this evening and post the link here
Megator was not expensive because the box was a little bit faded by the sun on the front... And for Tytus, this is a nice one with the logo Powers Of Grayskull !
@Plinio: how much time you need for such a picture? Complete time and Time only with photoshop???
Dear Arvulis,
Your MOTU room looks more beautiful than a treasure chest !
What a fabulous way of displaying your collection !
Two thumbs and two big toes up !
Plinio : excellent job on that classic MOTU mini-comic pictures with MOTUC figures !
Just received my Megator in the mail today. He's so friggin' awesome!
Never thought I'd like him this much but he is really great. Can't wait to get Leech now and pose him with the rest of the Horde!
I really hope that we can look forward to more pics like that, because it is simply beautiful. Really nice work on Skeletors hand and getting rid of the shadow. It turned out amazing! Also, the lighting and color is stunning.
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Cloth vs. Disposable Diapers
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Effect on the Environment
The research surrounding the impact that cloth and disposable diapers have on the environment is not clear cut. Both cloth and disposable diapers affect the environment in different ways.
The production of disposable diapers requires tens of thousands of pounds of plastic and hundreds of thousands of trees every year. The National Association of Diaper Services points out that disposable diapers are also the third largest source of solid waste that goes into the nation's landfills every year and take up to 500 years to decompose.
Although cloth diapers may seem to be the clear winner in this debate, they pose environmental concerns, too. Repeatedly washing cloth diapers uses a lot of water and energy, and the detergents and waste can pollute the water.
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Basic Rules for Financial Freedom: Make Wealth Happen
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Learn the Art of Negotiating
The art of negotiating will stand you in good stead in so many different situations -- from negotiating a simple pay rise to negotiating in your relationship with your partner to negotiating with your kids over pocket money. If you learn this art, everything will move along easily and smoothly, and you will get what you want -- and they will get what they want, too. Win/win.
There are a number of rules about negotiating that you need to keep in mind:
- Always know your bottom line -- the point beyond which you will not go.
- Always know what it is you want -- the goal, the end product, the target. There's no use negotiating if you don't know what you are negotiating for.
- Always aim for win/win.
- Always remember that negotiating isn't just about stuff -- it has powerful emotional ramifications as well.
- Know the importance of each point -- some you can let go of, some you can't.
- Always be prepared to give up things to secure other things -- be flexible and fluid.
- Always know as much as possible before you start -- knowledge is power in these situations.
- Understand what people aren't saying as much as what they are saying -- watch their body language and facial expressions.
- Stay cool and patient.
- Negotiate successfully for everything you want at the beginning -- you can't negotiate afterward. No one will go back over a contract you've signed when you realize you don't like it.
- Find out exactly what others want (what they'll trade or concede), and get all their shopping list before you start negotiating. Hide yours.
- Don't make concessions -- trade them.
- Create more variables -- discounts, delivery, payments, stages, and so on.
- Go for the best deal you can possibly justify. Coming down later is easy; going up later is almost impossible.
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From The Rules of Money Copyright © 2007, FT Press. Used by permission of FT Press, and Pearson Education. All rights reserved.
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Date & Time:Wednesday, February 20, 2013 - 10:00am – 11:00am
Today our monthly play-and-create time is moving into the Children's Department. We'll still enjoy age appropriate games, activities, and art projects, and you still need to dress for a mess! Kids and adults will have the chance to make new friends while they play and create. For children ages 0-4 years and their adults.


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Windsurfer's delight – Flickr pic of the day
This photo of windsurfers catching a wave at Sunset Beach, was taken by our Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group member Ian Barbour, aka barbourians.
Says Ian: "It was taken from Sunset Beach, looking across Table Bay. Although the fires that we had were awful, the haze did lead to some wonderful sunsets and the windsurfers just happened to be there at the right time.
"What I love about Cape Town is that during summer the sun sets so late (this photo was taken at 19h50!), giving lots of time to go down to the beach after work and walk along our beautiful beaches while the sun sets in the background."
Do you have images of Cape Town you'd like to share with us? We'd love you to join the Cape Town. Live it. Love it. Flickr group!


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The 12 Most-Requested Celebrity Hairstyles From Coast to Coast
Whenever we ask top stylists for advice on getting the cut we want, they suggest bringing along an inspiration photo. And it seems like you've been following that advice: There is a wave of sought-after celebrity haircuts across the country. Here, what's from city to city—and how to ask for each hairstyle, no matter where you are.
Nicole Richie's Wispy Bob
What to ask for: Eye-grazing short layers with longer ones just below the jaw line. "Emphasize that you want an angular bob, but with soft lines that will not elongate your face," Blandi suggests.


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MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW) - Little girls dressed in their Sunday best relished the chance to have their dads all to themselves during the Sweetheart Dance organized by RSVP of the Flint Hills Sunday.
"I really think he loves me," eight-year-old Lillian Martin said of her dad and their date at the Houston Street Ballroom. "He took me out here to have fun, to dance and be together in personal time," she said.
For Lillian and her 4-year old sister Lydia, Daddy and Daughter time is all too precious.
Lillian's dad has done three deployments during her lifetime, with one more tour looming this summer.
"These are just the kind of things I don't get to do all the time," Lieutenant Colonel Richard Martin with the Headquarters' First Infantry Division at Fort Riley said. "Unfortunately, I've missed quite a few of the first birthdays, quite a few of the first dances," he said.
"And I may not be here next year," he said. "I'll be heading oversees as we continue to wind down our efforts in Afghanistan," he explained.
For Martin's two princesses, having a sweetheart in the military means knowing their dad is a hero not only to them.
"It means he cares about our world and wants to fight for freedom," Lillian said.
Organizers with RSVP of the Flint Hills say they hope the evening will be remembered for a lifetime.


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A Little Help from Friends
When you find out you're pregnant, ask friends who have recently had a baby to hang on to their maternity clothes so that you can borrow them. Most women would be glad to give their old maternity wardrobe a new home, especially if they're done having kids. You could even share and swap maternity clothes with a friend who is also pregnant. As a new mom, you'll quickly become a fan of receiving and exchanging hand-me-downs.
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Hi I have updated from Canon 40D to Canon 7D. I am not too good in my maths and have tested several settings and will like to compare my setting with yours hopefully. I am using the NN5 with rotator n16 without battery grip.
Canon 17-40mm
17mm setting A=58 B=96mm still not perfect but very close what do you think
29mm setting A=58 B=? Still trying to find best setting
40mm setting A=58 B=95mm still not perfect
I wonder if someone want to reveal is setting with using the 70-200mm
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16 Jun 2011 11:35 AM #1
RowNumberer doesn't show numbers over 99 in Google Chrome
I'm having trouble with Ext.grid.RowNumberer in Google Chrome. When the store of the GridPanel I'm using it with has more than 99 records in it, the RowNumberer shows only dots for them instead of the correct numbers. In Firefox everything works fine.
So, is it a common Ext Js bug or am I doing something wrong?
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Hi, I need to digg this thread up, anybody has any solution to this issue/bug? Problem occurs when u have grid that has dynamic amount of rows (in order what kind of data are loaded) so u can have 30 records or 30000 record in the same grid. Instead of cutting part of number (eg. 12...) RowNumberer should have resizable property or support width: 'auto'. Maybe there is also need to modify column properties?
This is RowNumberer renderer:
renderer : function(v, p, record, rowIndex){ if(this.rowspan){ p.cellAttr = 'rowspan="'+this.rowspan+'"'; } return rowIndex+1; }
In Ext 4.x we can create RowNumberer object and set properties. Any solution in Ext 3.x ?greets,