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Upheaval might best describe 2011. Globally the year will be remembered for the Arab Spring, the Japanese tsunami, the death of Osama bin Laden, the ongoing financial crisis, and, somewhere, the population tipping past the 7 billion mark. In the U.S., presidential politics got into full swing, Steve Jobs' passing dealt a blow to the technology community, and Occupy Wall Street protests gained momentum in cities around the country.
In public-sector IT, upheaval was the norm as 2011 saw a significant number of new CIOs, accelerated adoption of cloud computing, and the rise to prominence of the tablet … well, really just the iPad — though Amazon's Kindle Fire might finally give Apple some real competition.
In this issue, Government Technology's traditional year in review, our editorial and design staff recap the year that was. On the following pages you'll find assessments of the key issues CIOs and public-sector technology professionals faced; a timeline of events; and a few lists showcasing what readers of Govtech.com were most interested in.
Whether 2011 will be remembered fondly is uncertain, but there is no doubt it was a memorable year. So we invite you to take a few moments and look back. And when you're done, head to Govtech.com or Facebook.com/GovernmentTechnology and share your thoughts about the year.
IT Leaders Do the CIO Shuffle
Longevity isn't a hallmark of the CIO profession, and it certainly isn't for IT leaders who work in government. Oftentimes CIOs must spend political capital in order to push through technology projects and policy changes, and with IT departments expected to produce more results with fewer dollars, the job isn't exactly low stress.
More so than other years, 2011 stood out as a period of dramatic change in the CIO ranks; they seemed to be playing a game of musical chairs. A few factors were at play.
One, an unprecedented number of states had new governors and, consequently, new leadership in state IT offices. So there was major turnover among state CIOs — more than two dozen new faces across the nation.
Two, some CIOs found greener pastures and new opportunities at other levels of government, perhaps signaling that IT executives with previous experience in the public sector have become more valued. For instance, former Illinois CIO Greg Wass decided to stay in Chicago and lead IT in Cook County; longtime South Dakota CIO Otto Doll moved to Minneapolis to lead the city's IT efforts.
This career mobility wasn't confined to the state level — former San Francisco CIO Chris Vein joined the Barack Obama administration as the U.S. deputy CTO for innovation. Vivek Kundra, the nation's first federal CIO, left the post after two years to take a fellowship at Harvard University. Kundra's successor was Steven VanRoekel, a former managing director of the FCC.
Montgomery County, Md., CIO Steve Emanuel was named CIO of New Jersey in November.
Some CIOs believe this cross-pollination of leadership in federal, state and local government will foster meaningful collaboration that wouldn't happen otherwise. In 2011, the White House began an initiative to improve the flexibility of rules attached to federal funding of state-administered programs — Medicaid management is a big one — which CIOs are optimistic could result someday in shared computer systems. More states, cities and counties also appear to be working together — or at least engaging in discussions — to share data centers and applications like email. A few local governments are even sharing IT staff with one another.
Working together might be more necessary than ever, given that in 2011, CIOs said their scope of responsibilities widened. They're working on health benefit exchanges, managing security of smart infrastructure and overseeing contracts for cloud computing products. These agenda items hardly existed three years ago.
With so much on the table at once, no wonder CIOs rarely stick around for long.
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If you think about it, the cousin of the Croque-monsieur, the Monte Cristo, is sort of over the top. The bread is typically French toast, and it's filled with ham, (with the common addition of turkey), along with Swiss cheese. Delish Diner's Monte Cristo ($8.50) uses challah bread for their French toast, which is sweet and rich by default. The egg batter for the bread is also sweet, with a good hit of cinnamon. Its exterior is somewhat oily (I ended up having to use a few napkins), and if you're dainty you might want to use a knife and fork.
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On Saturday, I spent two hours raking leaves. It was a perfect afternoon. Sunny, warm, no wind. It almost made you glad to be raking leaves on a Saturday afternoon.
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IBM once again had the most installed aggregate throughput with over 12,093 out of 43,654 Teraflops. IBM has had the lead for 23 lists in a row. IBM had the most systems with 200. HP had 160, Cray had 29, SGI had 22. Oh, and Oracle? Oracle had 11. IBM had the most energy-efficient system as well as the most energy-efficient x86-only cluster. And IBM clearly dominated the top 25 most energy efficient systems overall.
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Cruising Catamarans Offshore
Multihulls go faster. In theory they can spend less time in bad weather. In real life, just like Bumfuzzle''s experience (which is major typical and not an exception), they don''t point well enough in anything but silky smooth seas to make the trip shorter.
Cruising Catamarans Offshore
Multihulls go faster. In theory they can spend less time in bad weather. In real life, just like Bumfuzzle''s experience (which is major typical and not an exception), they don''t point well enough in anything but silky smooth seas to make the trip shorter.
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Billpjr I guess no one has an answer to your question.
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Paulo, You can laugh out loud if you want to but your examples are worthless. First we were talking about small CRUISING catamarans for limited offshore use. Not one of your links has any info on what the boat is or what they were doing at the time. As to monos being more forgiving, if you''re in conditions that could put you or your vessel in danger, you better be paying attention. If I''m trying to go fast in conditions that I should be thinking about reefing, I''m really paying attention. Yes, you could probably capsize any cat, but if you''re in a situation where that could happen you better be aware of it or you don''t belong out there! General rule of thumb, cats reef for the lulls, monos reef for the puffs. The naysayers out there all seem to feel that cruising cats flip like a Hobie 16. The Gemini 105 is reported to right itself from 85 degrees, and I believe my 3000 is close to that. We went out fishing in the Gulf Stream on a day of small craft advisories (6~10'' seas) as much to see how the boat liked it as to fish. We saw a few sport fishermen (50'' Vikings) out getting the crap beat out of them. Motorsailing with a small jib only, about 40 degrees to the wind. Very comfortable, nobody sick. My wife has a nice dolphin on so I roll up the jib, slow down and am watching the other poles, My friend is on the stern with the gaff, in the excitement of the moment I get beam too, look over my wife''s shoulder at a breaking about 10 footer. Before I could say anyting to anyone we simply rolled right over it. No one else even noticed! I gained a lot of respect for the seaworthiness of my little boat that day. Another story and then I''m done. Last May We went from Key Largo to Boca Grand on Floridas west coast, about 210 miles. All of April and May 2004 blew like stink out of the east, no one fished, people I know blew out sails, nasty 15~30 seemed like forever. Every mono we saw was motoring or motorsailing with reefed sails. All the cats we saw were sailing. Second day out is a broadreach, reefed main and genny. We''re doing 8~10 kts comfortably in a short steep 4 foot chop. I had to steer as the auto pilot couldn''t keep up and all I could think about was what a handfull a mono would be in these conditions, one broach after another. Four days later we''re headed back beating into the same conditions and pass 2 groups of 25~35 foot monos all motorong or motorsailing in the same conditions we were sailing in while my wife read and our labs slept. We listened to them talking about how horrible it was out and that they''d given up on crossing the stream. Cruising on a cat is so superior to a mono there''s no comparison. I''ll trade the slight possibility of capsize for the comfort, safety and seaworthyness of a cat anyday. Now if the US just had more used boats to pick from.
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Thor, I can not resist. lol!
Here are some more:
They include sinking catamarans, all cruiser boats.
I also would like to quote a well known (and responsible) cruiser catamaran manufacturer (good cats) who says in his advertising, to help people choose the right sail boat, about multihull safety:
"Capsize is rare with well sailed cruising multihulls...The important factor, as with a car, is that the degree of risk is up to the driver/skipper. Drive or sail too fast for the conditions and the risk of a crash is higher. The decision is yours. It is not taken away from you by a heavy keel below, making it impossible to go fast. Nobody seriously suggests weighing ...a sailboat ... to limit performance, just because a few may not have the skill or maturity to sail a fast type of craft safely.
Thus, like a car, a multihull has the capability of very high speeds when desired, and the risk factor can consequently be higher.
In general, the risk factor will only begin to increase when boat speed exceeds 15 knots while reaching, or about 8 knots to windward.
Capsize thus must always be considered as a possibility, even if a remote one, and be prepared for. In this regard, there should be a special safety compartment that is accessible from both above and below for storing safety gear that will be immediately available if capsized."
I would say this is common sense and that was precisely what I meant when I said in a previous post:
"Main difference (in my opinion) is that an ocean monohull can take a lot more "errors" made by the skipper and need a lot less attention. The boat can take care of himself (almost) no matter what. With a Cat you have to pay a lot more attention to the wind, to the sail the boat carries, regarding the wind. It is not only the speed that is bigger; everything happens a lot faster in a cat, including capsizing."
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Eric The Red sailed his 18'' junk rigged homebuilt mono hull across the Atlantic several times. What does that mean? Using examples of boats crossing oceans is a bogus way to prove anything.
Do calculations on windage and see what speeds will kite your multihull and what those same winds do to a monohull. Think about waves that have whitecaps big enough to throw any 50'' boat on it''s beam ends like a pingpong ball. Which boat type will survive being continually pounded with whitecap lips 6'' thick or being tossed on beam ends without capsize or damage. I''ve seen waves like that from the deck of freighters off the east coast USA and they DO exist in ocean sailing. The question is can you stay out of this weather?
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Never say never. It has happened, and (unfortunately) it will happen again.
Since there are far more monohulls than there are cats, one would expect to find more monos capsized and sunk than cats. That proves nothing.
Monos get knocked down more often than sailors like to admit, but they usually come back at least once. The same isn''t true for cats.
~ Happy trails and sails to you ~ _/) ~
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it IS almost impossible to capsize a cruising cat.
from your 5 examples above collected from 3 years around the whole world ....
example 1. ok great lakes are tricky ...
eaxample 2 another great lakes THIS WAS A RACE , again Paulo you seem to deliberately scare people with racing incidents ...
example 3 and 4 are the same incident on a booze cruise catamarane in hawaii ...
example 5 ... well maybe
From your 5 examples I can only view 2 as being valid for comparison ....
Now you have enough time on your hands to find the other 2 incidents in the last 5 years .. when you done I will spend 10 minutes to find 50 sunken monohulls ....
it IS almost impossible to capsize a cruising cat.
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Tom, I am not a fundamentalist and I have already said that I like fast Cats. I entered this discussion when somebody had said that "it was almost impossible to capsize a cruising cat" and what I have said has to do with this statement that I have considered vastly exaggerated.
I was curious to see if you are right about the incidence rate of capsizing accidents between monos and cats (of course you have to considerer a correction factor, because there are many monohulls to each cat).
I have made a quick search on the net (only last years), using the key words "capsized, rescue and sailboat to see what happened.
About monohulls, the ones that capsized, or stayed capsized were dinghies( not considering racing ones that capsized when they lost the keel).
On the other hand, I have found plenty of notices that have made its way to the press about capsized cruising cats (not considering racing ones). And, opposing your personal risk assessment, there are a lot more rescues due to capsizing than the ones due to collision, or sinking, even if they also are reported.
Most of the notices are from 2004. I guess that old news are wiped out of the net, otherwise I would find a lot more regarding other years. Take a look:
http://piersystem.com/external/index.cfm?cid=443&fuseaction=EXTERNAL.docview&docu mentID=55660
I believe that ocean cats have a good safety margin, but I consider also that ocean monohulls are safer.
Main difference (in my opinion) is that an ocean monohull can take a lot more "errors" made by the skipper and need a lot less attention. The boat can take care of himself (almost) no matter what. With a Cat you have to pay a lot more attention to the wind, to the sail the boat carries, regarding the wind. It is not only the speed that is bigger; everything happens a lot faster in a cat, including capsizing.
Tom, I hope that you don''t think I don''t like cats (I intend to take a test sail in a Dragonfly this spring, and for that I have to travel 6000kms), or even that I dislike cats.
I believe in a fair evaluation of sailboats and I believe that there is not a perfect sailing boat, but a right boat to each sailor, and they can be and are very different boats.
I love diversity.
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Unlike Bumfuzzle here''s a site done by a couple of sailors on a Seawind 1000:
As to how well the Seawind points, I can''t answer that. As a general rule cats with fixed keels like the Seawind don''t sail as high as a boat with dagger or center boards. While cruising I have yet to be passed by a similar sized monohull on any point of sail. Those that have passed me in light air were all motor sailing. I am aware that there are lots of fast 30'' monos out ther that could blow by me, just not those cruising which is what we''re talking about. On the down side (for my boat at least) really beating is not fun. It''ll pound pretty good, slow down and speed up quickly and in general make you pay attention to all the stuff that you normally don''t stow. Since you have to stow everything on a mono no matter what I guess you wouldn''t have stuff flying around.
Paulo, you''ve changed the definition again, now it''s "true ocean monohull" to survive a knock down. I still maintain that there are lots of monos out there that wouldn''t survive or recover from a knockdown. And a fair number that sink very quickly. All it takes is a failed thruhull, stuffing box, hit something and get holed. Thousands of pounds trying to pull the boat under scares me soooo much more than capsizing my boat that I can''t put it in words.
Hope this is''t taken as a rant but jmho on affordable cats doing a little offshore work.
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain says it's "a pleasure" to share a pitch with a world-class talent like Santi Cazorla.
The Spanish playmaker was in irresistible form at Reading on Monday night, scoring his first hat-trick in Arsenal's colours and setting up a goal for Theo Walcott as Arsène Wenger's side cruised to a 5-2 win.
Cazorla has been one of Arsenal's stand-out performers since arriving from Malaga in the summer and Oxlade-Chamberlain is one of his biggest fans.
"It's a pleasure for anyone to get to play with a player like Santi," he told Arsenal Player. "You can give him the ball in tight situations and you can trust him to get out of them and create things.
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Discussion in 'Football, Baseball, and Hockey' started by detteam, Sep 30, 2009.
We need to paint the forum RED. ...at least for game 7.
Hear hear!
Too early for a Red out. This is just the first round. We're not talkin Pistons here. Look for at least 11 goals to be scored in this game.........
why doesnt anyone listen to me?? sigh
A game 7 is a game 7. Whether it's in the 1st round or finals.
That game wasn't a "toughee" as you predicted. The Wings took an arse whooping. I have no idea what's going to happen tonight.
i posted that after game 4. not 6....
Oh yeah.
datsukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk 2-0 wings!!
I think it's going to take about 4 goals to win this one.
Versus is showing a black screen with no sound on my TV right now.
They are getting ready for the Lions blackouts this fall.
Detroit Red Wings vs Phoenix Coyotes live stream free online - Rajangan Click on "Link #1" (or #2, I haven't tried it yet)
So are we good?
Versus and Wings looking good.....6-1 with less than 8 to go!!!!
How did this series get to Game 7? 6 to 1????
and weird to say, but there goalie has actually been good tonight....
13th game 7 win for the Wings, most in Stanley Cup history and the first one on the road since 1964. Next victim: da Sharks.....
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Marseille Cushioned Kitchen Mats, Navy
A Provençal floral pattern brightens our popular cushioned mat, which is 1/3" thick for extra support. Soft and resilient, it eases the strain on feet and legs while you cook, wash dishes or manage other housekeeping tasks on foot.
- Cushions feet and legs during cooking and cleaning.
- Nonskid backing anchors it in place.
- Made of natural rubber.
- Woven-polyester surface.
- Machine-washable.
- A Williams Sonoma exclusive.
Dimensions & More Info
- Medium: 31" x 22"; 3 lb.
- Large: 52" x 22"; 5 lb.
- 1/3" thick.
- Made in USA.
Use & Care
- Machine-wash and air dry.
Shipping Information
UPS can deliver most in-stock items within 4-5 business days. UPS is unable to deliver to P.O. boxes.
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For an additional charge of $17.50 per address, we can expedite delivery to most destinations. This service is not available for some oversize items, items shipped directly from the supplier (including perishable and custom-manufactured items), out-of-stock items and items to be shipped outside the contiguous 48 states.
Orders received by 9:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Thursday will arrive the next business day; orders placed Friday through Sunday will arrive on the following Tuesday.
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At Williams Sonoma, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction are our priority. Upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage; we will arrange for a prompt replacement.
If within 30 days, you are dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your purchase for a refund of the merchandise value. An original receipt or gift receipt is required for all returns and exchanges. Returns with a gift receipt will be refunded in the form of a Merchandise Credit for the amount indicated on the gift receipt. Returns with original receipt will be refunded in the original form of payment, cash and check refunds over $100 will be issued as a company check (may take 14 business days from time of request).
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Ice sheets and rising sea level
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2008
A critical factor in understanding how ice shed from Greenland and Antarctica contributes to rising sea levels is figuring out how to accurately simulate the movement of ice in an ice sheet.
To do that, scientists have developed a model that realistically simulates the dynamic flow of polar ice sheets and the fast-flowing ice streams that can cause rapid drawdown of inland ice.
Since the turn of the century, satellite measurements indicate that annually the Greenland ice sheet has contributed an average of 80 to 110 cubic kilometers of ice to rising sea level, while the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has contributed 130 to 170 cubic kilometers. That's thought to be a significant increase relative to ice-sheet losses during the previous decade.
Ed Bueler, an associate professor with the University of Alaska Fairbanks mathematics and statistics department; Jed Brown, a former UAF student; and Craig Lingle, geophysics professor emeritus with UAF's Geophysical Institute, are developing the Parallel Ice Sheet Model, or PISM.
Using PISM to simulate the 3D flow of a large ice sheet over significant time periods with adequate resolution requires the massively parallel capabilities of a supercomputing center.UAF is one of the few universities in the U.S. that have a world-class high-performance computing center on its campus, and the only one that directly runs a U.S. Department of Defense HPC facility.
The PISM group is working with computational scientists and HPC specialists at the Arctic Region Supercomputing Center at UAF. Together the team is discovering how to create a more reliable model which simulates, and helps scientists better understand, how ice moves across continents.
As they further develop the model, it will become a much more accurate tool for estimating how changing ice sheets in Alaska and at high latitudes are likely to affect future sea levels.This kind of information is essential for decision-makers around the world for understanding the probable affects of increased coastal erosion on infrastructures and other sea level related economic challenges facing coastal communities.
CONTACT: UAF ARSC Communications Director Debra Damron, 907.450.8662 or email@example.com .


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ARSC HPC Users' Newsletter 272, July 11, 2003
- Speeding up Your FTP Transfers: Part I of II
- Running pre-ISO Std C++ code on the Crays
- ARSC SGI Users: July 28th, /allsys Is Going Away
- IBM Training Opportunity
- AAAS 54th Arctic Science Conference
- Quick Tip
Speeding up Your FTP Transfers: Part I of II[ Many thanks to Nathan Bills, ARSC Network Specialist for contributing this 2 part series. ]
Transfering very large files is a fact of life in high-performance computing. As computers get bigger and faster, researchers need ever larger files to hold raw data, raw output, images, animations, etc.
Helping you transfer files faster is the goal of this article.
In theory, a workstation with a 10/100Base-T ethernet adapter should be able to transfer data at 100 Mbits/sec, or about 12.5 Mbytes/sec. But if it's transferring data a thousand miles or more across a wide-area network, sometimes the best it can get is 100-200 Kbytes/sec.
A major contributor to this poor performance is the computer system default settings that applications use for tcp bulk data transfer.
During the process of bulk data transfer, the receiver sends acknowledgements back to the sender periodically. Instead of transmitting just one packet, or segment of data, and waiting for one acknowledgement before sending the next one, the sender can transmit a block, or 'window', composing of multiple segments.
Unix implementations vary in what they set for default window sizes but most of the variants I've seen, like IRIX, Solaris, AIX, and Unicos, have default window sizes of 32 Kbytes or 64 Kbytes. (On the systems themselves, the 'window' sizes are referred to as 'socket buffer' sizes.)
Over long distances the delay in the time it takes a packet to travel from source to destination and the reply to come back, or the round-trip time, can be 50-200 milliseconds. With such a long delay, and default buffer sizes so small, there's a lot of 'dead' time where no data is being transmitted and the sender is just waiting for acknowledgements. This is a failure to effectively use the available network bandwidth.
As an example, assuming that your round-trip time is 100 milliseconds, or 0.1 seconds, you'll only be able to transmit:
(1 window / 0.10 seconds) = 10 windows/second
With a 32-Kbyte buffer size, you'll only get a transfer rate of,
32 Kbytes/window * 10 windows/second = 320 Kbytes/sec.
That's fine for small files but if you're transferring a 1-Gbyte file, it would take,
1 Gbyte / (320 Kbytes/sec) = 3276.8 seconds
or almost an hour. Increase the buffer size to 1-Mbyte and the time drops dramatically to,
1 Mbyte/window * 10 windows/sec = 10 Mbytes/sec
1 Gbyte / (10 Mbytes/sec) = 100 seconds or under two minutes.
So how can one adjust the socket buffer ("window) size? If you're a programmer, you can set the buffer size with the setsockopt() function call in your C program. Otherwise, you're at the mercy of the client and server applications.
Variants of the ftp program have different options that can be used to set the socket buffer sizes (for more information on different ftp implementations and how to change the buffer sizes in each, see http://dast.nlanr.net/Projects/FTP.html). The kerberos ftp that is used at ARSC has the 'lbufsize' command for setting the buffer size of your local system, or client, and 'rbufsize' command for setting the buffer size of the remote end. Once you're in ftp, they can be used as follows to set the buffer sizes:
ftp> lbufsize <size in bytes><br> ftp> rbufsize <size in bytes>
SET BOTH SIDES, otherwise, one side will be set at system default size. Like ships in a fleet that travel only as fast as the slowest ship, data will only transfer between two systems at the smallest window size since that's the limiting factor.
The best buffer size to use can be calculated but I've seen that setting the buffer size to 1 Mbyte is a good starting point. However, in addition to the default buffer size, Unix platforms often impose a system limit:
In Solaris the limit is 1 Mbyte, In Unicos, 1.5 Mbytes, In AIX, 320 Kbytes.
These limits can be adjusted, but the system administrator must do it. Compounding the problem, ftp will not always tell you when you've tried to exceed that system maximum and once you have, it will often just use the default size instead of the maximum available. When you exceed the buffer size in kerberos ftp, for example, it doesn't inform you until you start the data transfer:
ftp> lbufsize 2097152 Set local TCP buffer size to 2097152 bytes ftp> rbufsize 2097152 200 TCP buffer size set to 2097152 bytes ftp> put y local: y remote: y ftp: setsockopt(SO_SNDBUF) (ignored): No buffer space available ftp: setsockopt(SO_RCVBUF) (ignored): No buffer space available 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for y.
and it uses the small default buffer size. Each Unix implementation provides a way to determine system default setting, but the commands vary, and you might be better off just cutting your lbufsize and rbufsize requests in half and trying again.
Once you establish and set larger buffer sizes, you may see significant improvement in long-haul transfers. Those 100-200 Kbyte/sec transfers will seem a slow thing of the past and your 10 Gbyte file may transfer in minutes rather than hours or days.
In Part II of this series, I will examine some of these issues in greater depth.
Running pre-ISO Std C++ code on the Crays
As described in Shawn Houston's article, "Testing ISO C++ Conformance with Cray PE 3.6" in issue 267 , Cray's C++ compilers, starting with Programming Environment 3.6, provide very good ISO compliance and a complete STL.
Cray C++ 188.8.131.52 is installed at ARSC on the T3E and SV1ex. As described in "man CC" for this version, the environment variable CRAYOLDCPPLIB can be set to improve compatibility for codes written to pre-ISO compilers.
The latest Cray C++ compiler is version 5.0, and it's installed on the X1. With C++ version 5.0, Cray makes the C++ Standard Library the default. The function of CRAYOLDCPPLIB has been extended to allow use of the nonstandard header files commonly seen in old code, such as <iostream.h>.
As an example of such old code, the PE 5.0 loader will by default not accept this:
#include <iostream.h> int main(int argc, char* argv[]) { cout<<"this is a test"<<endl; return 0; }
It wouldn't recognize <iostream.h> and thus, not find "cout." (According to the C++ standard, <iostream.h> is replaced by <iostream>.) Setting CRAYOLDCPPLIB to "1" at compile time allows it recognize recognize "iostream.h", and the other nonstandard headers.
Under PE3.6 or later, if you're having problems with older C++ code, keep the man pages, CrayDocs, and ARSC consultants in mind.
ARSC SGI Users: July 28th, /allsys Is Going Away
ARSC SGI users, change is coming soon. Please be sure to read "news allsys" on the SGIs. We will unmount /allsys and /viztmp from all SGIs on July 28.
IBM Training Opportunity
ACTC will be visiting ARSC August 11th-15th to present training on optimizing codes for the IBM P4 systems and programmers tools.Course outline:
- Overview of IBM systems, processors and AIX, differences and similarities to other MPPsystems.
- Programming shared and distributed memory using openMP and MPI, combining the two. Programming tools to help improve performance.
- Tuning codes for P4 and P690 systems along with a porting clinic to help users with specific problems.
Details on ACTC:
http://www.research.ibm.com/actcSignificant new IBM resources to be installed at ARSC:
http://www.arsc.edu/news/10thanniversary.html .
During class there will be opportunities to discuss your coding issues with the ACTC instructors and ARSC staff and to work on your codes. A more detailed timetable will be available shortly.
If you are interested or have questions contact Guy Robinson (firstname.lastname@example.com). Places are limited, so don't delay.
AAAS 54th Arctic Science Conference
"Understanding Perturbations to the Physical and Biological Environment"
22-24 September 2003 Westmark Hotel & Convention Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Call for Abstracts All persons wishing to present either an oral paper or poster should submit their abstracts by Thursday, 24 July 2003.
Registration You may register at http://arctic.aaas.org/register Early registration: received by August 9
Conference Theme "Understanding Perturbations to the Physical and Biological Environment" Earthquakes, eruptions, nuclear testing, endangered species, global warming and other abrupt departures from the steady state.
On November 3, 2002, a magnitude 7.9 earth-quake struck the Denali Fault. This one-in-one-thousand year event will likely change how we think about tectonics in Alaska, and perhaps more generally about subduction tectonics worldwide.
Large departures from the expected, sometimes called catastrophes, introduce new perspectives to scientific thought. They remind us that what will happen tomorrow is not just an extrapolation of what happened yesterday and today. Large events may be manmade as in the case of oil spills, nuclear blasts, sudden cultural contact, and global warming; or, they may be natural as in the case of great earthquakes, great eruptions, glaciation and deglaciation, meteor impacts and biological extinctions.
This meeting will take a retrospective and prospective look at the unexpected and what it means for the Arctic. The focus will be on understanding the impact of large physical events on the biosphere and human society. Discipline oriented sessions reporting progress in Arctic science will also be held.
Quick-Tip Q & A
A:[[ Is there an easy way to extract a column from a regular text file? [[ For instance, a column of data. Or am I back to writing a perl [[ script? # # Thanks to Martin Luthi: # There is cut. E.g. cut -c 10-20 platte.dbs gives the columns (characterwise) cut -f2-3 "-d " /etc/mtab gives the fields 2 to 3 the " " are here to quote the space character as delimiter There is also awk and perl, examples are given in *** Unix Power Tools, O'Reilly *** the best Unix book I've ever seen (and the only one I own). # # From Rich Hickey: # ls -l awk '{print $3,$4}' This, as an example, will print user and group out of a column list. Quick and easy. cat freddy.txt awk '{print $1, $NF}' Prints first and last column in a file. # # From Kurt Carlson: # With UNIX there're probably a dozen ways to do this. If white space delimited, say 3rd column: nawk '{print $3}' in_file >out_file If colon delimited, say 5th column: nawk -F: '{print $5}' in_file >out_file If arbitrary columns, say 19 to 22, nawk is a bit more esoteric but for C coders still straight forward: nawk '{x=substr($0,19,4); printf("%s\n",x);}' in_file >out_file or nawk '{x=substr($0,19,4); print x}' in_file >out_file The 'cut' command (man cut) can also be used, but I can never remember the syntax. I generally recommend folks (especially those who can code some C) learn to use nawk awk gawk, they're powerful tools either as script files, imbedded in scripts, or from the command line. If you speak nawk, you rarely need perl! # # And from Ed Kornkven: # This is trivial if your editor provides the ability to select and operate on rectangular blocks of text. With such an editor, one simply highlights the block (in this case, the column), and does a copy-and-paste. Done. Not all editors support this feature, unfortunately -- notably, vi doesn't. "NEdit" and "Vim" both do, and I have done this operation in Vim under Mac OS X. I have also performed it on several PC editors including the excellent shareware editor "TextPad". Q: There are commands I'd like to issue to ftp, whenever I use it. For instance, "idle 7200" and the lbufsize/rbufsize settings. Can I do this automatically, without typing them at the ftp prompt every single time?
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Author: Steven Bonner
Scottish illustrator Steven Bonner creates art and type designs for clients, including the Scottish Government, Harper Collins, Cadbury, The New York Times, Cineworld, Coca-Cola and EA Games.
Creating repeating patterns is a really fun aspect of design and can be used across homewares, product design, clothing and more.
Designer and illustrator Steven Bonner knows a thing or two about repeating patterns, and recently created some graphics for the official Scottish event hotel at this year's Commonwealth Games. These designs were used to dress the hotel, appearing on everything from cushion covers and curtains, to press conference walls.
It quickly became apparent to Steven that designing the graphics as a repeating pattern was a more practical solution than simply producing a large panel. He set about designing a tiling pattern based on well-known Scottish icons and ornate decoration, tapping the feel of Damask woven fabrics.
In this tutorial, Steven details the techniques he used to create his patterns, using the theme of creative 'career progression', and shows how to reach the top of this chosen field.
Time to complete
4-5 hours
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'"We talked about it as a team that we want to embrace the expectations, but we also talked about areas of the game we want to get better at," coach Lindy Ruff said Tuesday as his team prepared to face the Montreal Canadiens. "If we focus on those areas we'll be able to meet some of those expectations. It's not looking at where we should be, it's how we're going to get there."'
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Catalina Storage Desk & Low Hutch
- Overview
Clean lines and classic beadboard make the Catalina Collection as versatile as it is beautiful. From the bedroom to the study furniture, they're expertly crafted pieces that will never go out of style. Favorite details include lathe-turned legs, solid wood bun feet and oversized wooden knobs made for little hands.
- Expertly constructed with mortise-and-tenon and tongue-and-groove joinery for high quality structural integrity.
- Crafted of solid poplar wood and birch wood veneers, and MDF (medium density fiberboard).
- Drawers feature English dovetail joinery and solid beech wood glides which ensure smooth motion. Sturdy half-moon safety stops keep drawers securely in place.
- Hardwood frame is kiln-dried to prevent warping or bowing.
- Desk equipped with three drawers, beadboard paneling and lathe-turned feet.
- Hutch equipped with two shelves and a cutout for routing cords.
- Features nylon glides with levelers for even stability on uneven floors.
- Desk: 45" wide x 22" deep x 30" high
- Hutch: 43" wide x 10.5" deep x 5.5" high
- Assembly required.
- Wood swatches, below, are available for $20 each. They're refundable if returned within 30 days.
- Rigorously tested to meet or exceed all required and voluntary safety standards.
- Imported.
- Anti-tip kit included: comes with safety-tested mounting hardware, instructions and a nylon strap. To prevent injuries from furniture tip-over, this item should be permanently fixed to the wall. how to install anti-tip kits.
- Dimensions & Care
- Overall: 45" wide x 22" deep x 30" high
- Left Drawer Interior: 19.5" wide x 15.5" deep x 2" high
- Right Drawer Interior (2): 13" wide x 15.5" deep x 8" high
- Clearance Under Desk: 22" wide x 20.5" deep x 24.5" high
- Weight: 87 pounds
- Overall: 43" wide x 10.5" deep x 5.5" high
- Shelf (2): 12" wide x 9.5" deep x 1" thick
- Weight: 16 pounds
- To maintain the quality of your wood furniture, do not expose it to direct sunlight or excessive temperatures; extreme changes in humidity can cause warping.
- Dust often using a soft, dry cloth.
- Use a non–silicone and non–wax polish; do not use soap, water or wax.
- Shipping & Return Info
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We can arrange for next day delivery to most destinations within the contiguous 48 states, for an extra charge of $17.50 per address. If we receive your order by 6pm PT Monday through Friday, you'll receive your order the next business day; orders placed on Friday after 6pm PT through Sunday will arrive on Tuesday. Note: Next Day Delivery service is not available for some oversized items, Premium In-Home White Glove Delivery, out of stock items, personalized items or for items shipped directly from the manufacturer.
Select oversized items have an additional delivery and processing surcharge; this charge is listed below the item price.
View the complete Shipping and Delivery.
At Pottery Barn Kids, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction is our priority. We carefully inspect your order prior to shipment; upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage. We will arrange for a prompt replacement. If, within 7 days for Quick Ship upholstery and 30 days for all other products, you are dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your purchase for a refund of the merchandise value.
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Happy birthday, Barry! I know you had plans to celebrate with your family today and I hope it was a very nice time! Have a terrific birthday!
Dog of the Day
Cat of the Day
Pet of the Day
Happy birthday, Barry! I know you had plans to celebrate with your family today and I hope it was a very nice time! Have a terrific birthday!
I've been Boo'd ... right off the stage!
Aaahh, I have been defrosted! Thank you, Bonny and Asiel!
Brrrr, I've been Frosted! Thank you, Asiel and Pomtzu!
"That's the power of kittens (and puppies too, of course): They can reduce us to quivering masses of Jell-O in about two seconds flat and make us like it. Good thing they don't have opposable thumbs or they'd surely have taken over the world by now." -- Paul Lukas
"We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays." -- Persius, first century Roman poet
Cassie's Catster page: http://www.catster.com/cats/448678
Happy Birthday Barry!!!
Have a great day!
Forever in my heart...Casey.Ginger.Corey.Mandy.Sassy.Lacey.Angel .Missy
Happy Birthday, Barry! Enjoy your special day with family!
Meowmie to Mr. Spunky, Lady Jane, Bob, Callie, Kimi, and fosters Lucy Lou and HRH Oliver Woodrow von Katz.
I've been Boo'd ... right off the stage!
RIP Samwise (Dec 2, 2014), Emily (Oct 8, 2013), Rose (Sept 24, 2001), Maggie (Fall 2003)
Happy birthday, BARRY!!!!!
I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
Death thought about it.
CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.
-- Terry Pratchett (19482015), Sourcery
Happy Birthday Barry!
All things work together for good to them that love God.
(Romans 8:28)
I've been defrosted-- Thanks, Sana
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I've Been Frosted
Appreciate the birthday wishes,had a good time at Massey House last night,had Chicken Souvlaki,then had Coconut Cream Pie for dessert,the waitress who brought it had a candle in it and everyone sang Happy Birthday.Thanks to Elyse(cassiesmom) for starting this thread.
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RB Sunny 8/25/00- 2/28/10 RIP Sweet Sunny
RB Storm 1/11/96- 8/2/12 RIP Sweet Storm
Happy Birthday Barry! I'm so glad you had a great day!
Kaitlyn (the human)
Sadie & Rita (Forever in Our Hearts) (the Labbies)
......for a very Happy Birthday!
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text: How about this photo of John Travolta and Kirstie Alley taken back so long ago that John Travolta had actual hair and didn't order something from the Nic Cage collection for men. He also looks like he is sporting a real smile instead of the forced one he usually has. I know that Entertainment Tonight wanted a Kirstie Alley interview and they got a lot of mileage out of it with all of her crazy statements, but because they wanted the interview, they never asked any followup questions to what she said. When Kirstie says that John Travolta isn't gay, there are no followups. The reporter just lets it go by. I guess if he is bi Kirstie could say he is not gay and not be lying. She also says that Tom Cruise never auditioned girlfriends. Have you noticed that Tom who will sue about anything has not sued over that story. How would Kirstie know? Oh ah, they go to the same Church so she must know everything that goes on with everyone. I don't think she is calling up Tom, I think someone told her what to say. She suggests that if vanity Fair had called Tom they would have got the truth. Uh huh. And if they asked either one of them about Xenu? I hate when reporters just let these celebrity Scientologists get away with saying whatever they want to say and never asking them anything substantial. Let Kirstie sit down with 60 Minutes and try the same thing.


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Kauai Regions
West Side, Kauai
Waimea Town, Kauai A statue of Captain James Cook, who first landed in Hawaii at Waimea Bay in 1778, can be found in the center of this historic seaport town.
Hanapepe Town, Kauai Known as "Kauai's biggest little town," charming Hanapepe Town is the art capital of Kauai.
Kokee State Park, Kauai Kokee State Park features 45 miles of Kauai's best hiking trails and is the home of the Kalalau Lookout.
Waimea Canyon, Kauai Waimea Canyon, on Kauai's west side, is nicknamed "The Grand Canyon of the Pacific."
East Side (Coconut Coast), Kauai
Opaekaa Falls, Kauai With a roadside lookout, this is one of Kauai's most accessible major waterfalls.
Nounou Mountain (Sleeping Giant), Kauai Legendary mountain range that looks like a sleeping giant featuring a scenic hiking trail.
Wailua River, Kauai Kauai has the only navigable rivers in Hawaii, and the Wailua River is one of the most popular.
Fern Grotto, Kauai The Fern Grotto is a beautiful lava-rock grotto covered with hanging ferns, popular for weddings.
Kapaa Town, Kauai North of Wailua on the East Side is Kapaa Town, a great area for shopping on Kauai.
Lihue, Kauai
Kauai Museum, Kauai Located in Lihue, the Kauai Museum features amazing collections from the artisans of Kauai and Niihau.
Alekoko, Menehune Fishpond, Kauai According to legend, the Menehune built Alekoko Fishpond on Kauai's southeast shore in one night.
Wailua Falls, Kauai Wailua Falls is an easily accessible, 80-foot-high waterfall located north of Lihue.
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renegadetim wrote:You must be being sarcastic.
Do you not see what prints here on a regular basis?
For one they can't do it because it's way too close to actual characters.
Second, it definitely isn't appropriate for woot. With the title alone, you clearly broke the appropriateness for this site. And the drawing clearly points out the pun. Do you expect a kid to wear this? Yes, there are two potential jokes and kids COULD look at it innocently, but not likely with the way "Size matters" is advertised and plastered everywhere in reference to men.
I personally did laugh, and like the idea, it's just not appropriate for this site. And they can't really print images that are so close to actual characters anyways. Look at the Harry the potter design, same reason for rejection.
Relax it's just fun to complain, but this is just a PG joke at best.
And I'm glad that you think we are such great artist that our Generic Wizard, and Young Boy Wizard look just like the real thing. Those two characters are pretty protective of their images, so it is good that this got shut down when it did.
Don't worry about us though, we got right back on our horse and entered a new shirt in this derby....vote please (but don't tell Bunny that we put him on a shirt).
Re: TaDaa!
ha! made me laugh and so voted.
Re: MAGIK
abracadabra...very nice, like the feel of movement.
Re: Expecto Catronus
darn cute
Re: How to levitate a llama
Wow. This is charming and absolutely lovely. The linework truly is impressive.
Re: beard magic!
Awesome power of teh beard is the best magic idea yet in this derby.
viscosity2004 wrote:It's pretty well covered in the first book that centers around Death, the character (Mort). And maybe in the Color of Magic (first book in the series).
I started reading the Discworld series and would personally start with The Color of Magic and then follow the series based on publishing dates.
Thanks! Now I've got in on hold at the library.
lonelypond wrote:darn cute
Re: Grimoire Ver 2
I just really really love the details on this.. the girl is horrific. I love all the freaky hands, and the awesome skulls, and the really creepy torso guy in the middle. All the drippiness in some of your designs bugs me but I really feel it's appropriate here.
This uses all my favorite colors too, black, blue and purples!
It just OOZES dark scary energy. I want it sooooo bad. We've had plenty of cute lately wooters, let's print something awesome!
This has to win. My red bearded Norweigan decent husband needs this shirt.
This is really interesting, you need to submit more often!
Re: Finders Keepers...
I would assume your daughter is going to want to enter more derbies if she is always drawing and wanted to enter this so badly.
I know that this had to be a great bonding experience between you and her working together. Instead of possibly encouraging her not to enter anymore because she doesn't know how to get it onto the computer yet, and it being so time consuming for you, why not, try to find an artist who would do the collab with her with your guidance? The artists here are really friendly and I'm sure someone would be willing to help with coloring of a design and collabing.
Just my two cents as I wouldn't want her to get discouraged by not winning and it being so hard to enter again. Eventually collabing could teach her the ins and outs of everything she needs to learn as well.
She definitely has talent though.
Re: magic lamp
I don't think it needs to be human. I like the idea of the cat genie because it's a cat talking to a cat. Genies are actually demons after all they aren't human. Honestly I'm not sure I'd want to wear a human genie, it would depend on how it was drawn but I really like the way the cat genie is done here(it's my favorite part).
It is an interesting discussion though. Just throwing out my thoughts on it.
Beautiful palette, wonderful pop art feeling, just true love all around.
Off With Their Heads >>>~~~>
picky, picky, picky......geez ! this shirt is perfect just the way it is, and so is the cat's tail, (I have 15 cats, 5 inside & 10 outside and they are all different). Make your
own genie design if you don't this one with the 2 cats.
Re: The Weasel and the Owl
Why the light blue shirt?
I think a darker green would look great with the green splash you added in the background.
Or a navy, or a purple, or a heather gray or slate, or annything but the light blue. :/
Re: Dark Side of Magic
I don't think warner brothers would take kindly to you putting bugs bunny on a shirt drunk on carrot juice.
mirumeiku wrote:Has anyone really looked at the bones that ramyb pointed out? I'm usually willing to ignore the anatomy of his animals because they're supposed to be cartoony and cutesy anyway, but for some reason the bones are really, really bothering me. They're all way off anatomically and seem to be defying gravity. Especially those ribs. So all the compliments on his attention to detail this time around are kinda baffling me, even though I'll admit it's better than a lot of the stuff he's been putting out recently.
Now that you point that out, it's impossible to unsee how sloppy and nonsensical the shadow placements and glove dimensions are. The skull doesn't have the dimensional appearance of being behind that hat, but instead appears to be sitting on top of it. I initially agreed with the comments about his work looking better this time, but only because I hadn't actually bothered to examine it. This is the first time so many minor details (as in, not a cute animal and a single prop) have been put in, but that doesn't mean he paid attention to detail. It just means that there is detail that was slapped together and put in there.
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Epic questing doesn't pay like it used to...
Really nice character and colors. The look on her face is a bit perplexing to me, and the head seems a little too big, but that might be the styling of it. The body, especially the hands look fantastic.
I really like how you make cartoon people and I hope to see you do more of them!
As others said, I'm not sure if I'd do this one on a shirt personally, but the illustration is really amazing. The pose in particular had to be challenging to flesh out, and you put it together expertly.
Very fun character Diana.
Really like the characters and the line work. The composition seems a little wonky for a shirt, but thats usually the toughest part when it comes to putting these together. Definitely looking forward to more of your work!
Re: The Disappearing Mouse Trick
oh my! that is completely adorable! :D
kylemittskus wrote:The movie is mocking fantasy? Really? (Seriously, not being sarcastic.) It's been a while since I've seen it, but I don't remember any fantasy-esque elements. It seemed to be more parodic of the "quest" genre. I'm not a huge fan, though, so I could be wrong.
i kinda lump them together, fantasy, epic quests, anything with wizards and things really. =)
If I might provide a slight criticism, the appearance of this design appears to be "here are magic things, look at them" rather than really playing with the magic idea and making it exciting. I understand the LoTR reference, but otherwise there does not appear to be too much going on. Great coloring though, and I do like the way you did gollum.
Re: Sea Witch's favor... or curse?
Thanks for the wonderful comments! The inspiration from the triangle came from "The Bermuda Triangle". And the sea witch was originally a siren but I felt that tentacles are more appealing. I had a lot of fun creating this one as it is closer to my traditional art style.
My wife swears that she will wear this shirt someday even if it doesn't get printed here, cheers!
I am not a conjurer of cheap tricks!
Although if you book early I might be able to arrange a small discount.
Re: Elementals
I love the colors and the choice of animals on this. This is a beautiful design!
Drakxxx wrote:Really nice character and colors. The look on her face is a bit perplexing to me, and the head seems a little too big, but that might be the styling of it. The body, especially the hands look fantastic.
I really like how you make cartoon people and I hope to see you do more of them!
No you're right, the head is a little out of proportion. No matter how much I try to keep that in mind I still end up doing it to some extent!
I appreciate your comment and I'd love to do more people stuff but... it kind of depressingly doesn't get the votes does it
Re: how to....
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Re: Arabian Nights
It looks like you have your comp and your thumbnail switched around, but I think a bigger issue is that you're out of the print area. Woot can't print seam-to-seam like that.
MathUhhhSaurus wrote:I don't think so...I think others who don't know Harry Potter can still get the joke. :]
Never read/seen any Harry Potter. Death loves cats?
I love the creatures and the colors. Not sure about the asphalt background.
I really like the fire kitty!
renegadetim wrote:I would assume your daughter is going to want to enter more derbies if she is always drawing and wanted to enter this so badly.
I know that this had to be a great bonding experience between you and her working together. Instead of possibly encouraging her not to enter anymore because she doesn't know how to get it onto the computer yet, and it being so time consuming for you, why not, try to find an artist who would do the collab with her with your guidance? The artists here are really friendly and I'm sure someone would be willing to help with coloring of a design and collabing.
Just my two cents as I wouldn't want her to get discouraged by not winning and it being so hard to enter again. Eventually collabing could teach her the ins and outs of everything she needs to learn as well.
She definitely has talent though.
When I first posted on the derby comment thread about not knowing how to proceed, someone suggested I collaborate with another member. At the time, I shot down that idea. Now, it sounds a lot more appealing.
How would I go about finding someone to collaborate with on future derbies?
Did something happen to the thumbnail for this entry? It seems to have disappeared on my end. I just see an empty box.
Re: Shadow Play
This is adorable, and would totally steal my heart, if not for one nagging problem - the lantern is in the wrong place to be casting those shadows there. I can't get over it.
Otherwise, well drawn, nice idea, and nice halftones.
kylemittskus wrote:Putting the reject or not argument aside, this is not parody.
Parody is "a work created to mock, comment on, or make fun at an original work." This isn't mocking Holy Grail; it isn't commenting on it (usually done by making some political or social commentary); and it isn't making fun of it.
Whatever this is -- fan art, reinterpretation, etc. -- it is decidedly not parody.
Agreed on this point.
TeeFury would eat it up, though.
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Re: Where do the Cheoy Lee Folks Hangout?
I've no experience with lacquering or varnishing the masts, not yet any how since mine are pretty well lacquered. May be in a few years. I'm tracing one small leak above the left settee at the moment but it's not too bad but still bothers me.
Beautiful place, Vancouver Island, I used to date a girl from Nanaimo.
|Ian Mickleborough
Re: Where do the Cheoy Lee Folks Hangout?
One of things I was warned about was the "leaky teaking" label. I live on vancouver island in British Columbia, it rains here a lot, and she's dryer inside than my old US25. I contribute the dryness to the previous owners keeping up the maintenance.
Like you say, I'm in love and its a pride in ownership thing!
I know what your saying about the weight and length, with the bowsprit she's 36'. Coming in at a healthy 10500lbs its a far cry from docking m old boat.
The electronics are up too date. There is a perkins m30 that runs great. My priority is to get the masts lacquered when the weather gets better. Have you any experience with this?
Re: Where do the Cheoy Lee Folks Hangout?
I have some work to do on mine as well but I must first rewire the whole boat. Previous owner said that he didn't do it but the wiring on my boat was atrocious and unsafe. I've since ripped them all out, feet and feet of solid copper wires, some were even exposed. Well, I wanted to update all of the electrical and electronics anyway. I want her to be a nice old boat with modern updated equipment.
I was also warned about the Cheoy Lees but I've already fallen in love so there was no swaying me. I love the fact she has lots of wood. The previous owner has also recently removed the teak deck since he said that they were leaking. One day, I'd like to replace all that with the'Teak Decking Systems', real teak but glued on.
Know exactly what you mean, 'Catalina crowd'. They just look like all other sailboats that are out there, lost in the sea of white plastics. With CL, I can just look at all the masts and the one with two vanished wooden ones is mine
I don't race so I'm very with her performance. I single-hand the boat and the hardest thing I've encounter so far is docking. Lots of mass and inertia for a 33 foot boat, but so far so good. I think I'm in it for a long haul.
|Ian Mickleborough
Re: Where do the Cheoy Lee Folks Hangout?
I know what your saying , you really have to dig. The offshore is built like a tank, I absolutely love it. I picked her up last Saturday and took it right out into 20 knots, couldn't get enough.
I wish I could find the origanel manual. I tried Cheoy Lee, but haven't heard anything yet.
Like you, I have to do some sanding and refinishing, mostly interior though. The previous owner took some pride in the teak deck. No leaks!
Everyone was warning me not to go with a vessel that had so much wood, but I just didn't want to join the Catalina crowd. They're like a belly button, everyone has one.
May change my tune in a few years, but I can't see that happening.
Re: Where do the Cheoy Lee Folks Hangout?
Originally Posted by Ian Mickleborough View Post
Just bought a Cheoy Lee Offshore 33. Anyone have any thoughts to share on these boats? There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of information about them.
I think there is info on them out there but they are all scattered throughout the cyberspace. I think I've seen all there is to see about CL on the web (at least for the Clipper 33). I've gone as far as page 10 on the Goolgle search, lol.
I've also looked at the CL association page, a great effort but very very dated and difficult to navigate, especially the forum, and unfortunately, a lot of their links are no longer valid. I've also ran into a few blogs out there on the web and they do provide some info, here and there. There's also a "Cheoy Lee Sailboat Owners" group on Facebook as well.
The info is out there but you do have to spend a lot of time searching. I think that there might be more info on the Offshore 33 since I think there are more of them out there than the Clipper 33.
Love my boat, she's not pristine nor problem free but she has everything that I want in a boat. I hope you will enjoy yours.
|Ian Mickleborough
Re: Where do the Cheoy Lee Folks Hangout?
Just bought a Cheoy Lee Offshore 33. Anyone have any thoughts to share on these boats? There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of information about them.
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Re: Where do the Cheoy Lee Folks Hangout?
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Re: Where do the Cheoy Lee Folks Hangout?
Just picked up a 1975 CL 33 Clipper Ketch. She's in SF Bay (Martinez) for the time being. Will eventually trailer her to Michigan, perhaps next spring. She's beautiful.
Where do the Cheoy Lee Folks Hangout?
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- Cowboys RB Felix Jones missed practice again Thursday due to a hamstring injury, and his status for Saturday's game is in question. A reporter for the team's official site tweeted Thursday that Jones "got some rehab work in but did not practice ... team still hopeful he'll play Saturday." The Cowboys have said all week that they're expecting Jones to play, but head coach Jason Garrett used the word "hopefully" a couple of times on Thursday, according to the Dallas Morning News. With the Cowboys playing a late game, you'd better be pretty sure Jones is going to play before putting him in your fantasy lineup. Make your call on Sunday morning, and don't risk a goose egg from Jones. Sammy Morris is Jones' handcuff, in case you want to pick him up and wait until the inactive lists come out at about 3 p.m. ET before making your decision. However, I wouldn't advise that course of action unless your alternatives are really lousy.
- Titans RB Chris Johnson (ankle) was limited in Thursday's practice, but the team expects him to play, and I haven't seen any reports raising additional concern.
- Redskins RB Roy Helu (toe, knee) has been limited in practice all week, but it sounds like he'll play. If Helu is active, the logical move in most cases is to start him if you already planned to.
- Bears RB Marion Barber (calf) missed Thursday's practice, and the Chicago Tribune reports that he's expected to miss Sunday night's game at Green Bay. Kahlil Bell is still owned in just 7.7 percent of FOXSports.com leagues, and if you can still get him, do it. I wrote here why I like Bell's chances to have a productive game this week, and Barber's projected absence is another point in Bell's favor. I'm all in on Bell, and plan to start him in my fantasy title game this week, even if the Packers might load up against the run because they're not afraid of QB Josh McCown. Who's with me?
- Bengals WR A.J. Green (shoulder) was limited in Thursday's practice, but it sounds like he'll play.
- Ravens WR Anquan Boldin had knee surgery on Thursday, and will miss the final two games of the regular season. Boldin's absence makes Torrey Smith the top target in the Ravens' passing game, and pushes Lee Evans into the starting lineup. Smith has caught 11 passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns in the last two games, but he'll now be the focus of a Browns' defense that ranks third in the NFL with 188.4 passing yards per game allowed. Consider Smith a WR3 this week. Ray Rice is probably going to be busier than we thought against the Browns, and that's saying something.
- In other Ravens' news, Shayne Graham will kick in place of the injured Billy Cundiff (calf).
- The Cardinals haven't announced this week's starting quarterback, but with Kevin Kolb still limited due to a concussion, most reports suggest that John Skelton will get the call. In six outings this season when Skelton has started or played most of the game, Larry Fitzgerald has 27 receptions for 497 yards and five touchdowns.
- The Packers' running backs all seem to be healthy again, meaning that the pecking order should be James Starks, then Ryan Grant, then Brandon Saine, and then the evil TD vulture John Kuhn. Starks and Grant are pretty close, though, so don't expect anyone to put up big numbers here.
- Saints RB Mark Ingram (toe) missed practice again Thursday. It sounds like Ingram has a chance to play, but with a Monday game, you'll be taking a risk by waiting for him. He's not good enough to wait on, anyway.
- Browns QB Seneca Wallace gets another start this week in place of the injured Colt McCoy (concussion). Wallace had a decent fantasy day in Week 15 (226 passing yards, TD, 21 rushing yards), but don't count on another one against the Ravens.
- QB Kellen Clemens is expected to start again for the Rams ahead of the injured Sam Bradford (ankle). Owners of the Steelers' defense, rejoice!
- That Rams-Steelers game is such an obvious mismatch that the Steelers appear ready to rest QB Ben Roethlisberger (ankle) in favor of backup Charlie Batch. Rashard Mendenhall had better get his running shoes on.
- Falcons RB Michael Turner (groin) missed practice on Thursday, but his status for Monday's game doesn't seem to be in doubt.
- The Bills expect to get TE Scott Chandler back on the field tomorrow. If you're desperate for a tight end, Chandler isn't bad.
- Giants WR Mario Manningham (knee) missed Thursday's practice. Hmm ...
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- Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew (knee) was limited again in Thursday's practice, but he's expected to play.
- Chargers WR Vincent Jackson (groin) missed practice again on Thursday. Don't panic if you own Jackson, but keep an eye on his status today and tomorrow.
- Seahawks WR Doug Baldwin (ankle) missed Thursday's practice, but the team thinks he'll play against the 49ers.
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The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs will host a Director's Lunch with Piet de Klerk, Ambassador at Large, for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands, in the Belfer Center Library (L369).
Piet de Klerk was recently the Netherlands "Sherpa" for the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague.
From 2011 to mid-2013, Ambassador de Klerk was the Netherlands Ambassador to Jordan. Prior to that role, he was the Deputy Permanent Representative of the Netherlands at the United Nations in New York. From 2003 to 2007, he was the Dutch roving Ambassador for Human Rights. Ambassador de Klerk was on loan to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, where he was Director of the Office of External Relations and Policy Coordination from July 1998 until August 2003. Between 1980 and 1998, Ambassador de Klerk worked in different positions at the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in The Hague, Vienna and Bonn.
Ambassador de Klerk is a member of the group of governmental experts that advises the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty. Between June 2011 and June 2012, he was the Chairman of the Nuclear Suppliers Group. From 1992 to 1998 Ambassador de Klerk was a member of SAGSI and the IAEA Standing Advisory Group on Safeguards Implementation.
Ambassador de Klerk studied physics, mathematics and philosophy at the Universities of Amsterdam, Utrecht and Milan. As space is limited for this event, RSVPs will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. Belfer Center Lunches are strictly off-the-record. By requesting to attend the lunch, you agree that you will comply with the Belfer Center's strict policy against recording or disclosing the contents of the lunch. Your access is conditioned on your compliance with these restrictions. Should you violate these rules, the Center will pursue all available legal options and you will be excluded from all future events.


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