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Understanding Excel formulas is essential if you plan to create sophisticated and reliable spreadsheet solutions.
If you feel less than confident about how Excel formulas work, and how to create your own formulas from scratch, then this is the course your need! Essential Excel Formulas and Functions by G Com Solutions examines all of the key elements which go together to make up an Excel formula. The course uses real-world examples to illustrate how to build formulas that solve problems and give meaning to your data.
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- You will learn how to create robust formulas which can safely be copied into thousands of rows.
- You will gain an understanding of relative, mixed and absolute references; and when to use, and when not use, those pesky dollar signs.
- You will learn how to use Excel's text functions to clean up and modify data, prior to creating reports.
- You will become familiar with the use of conditional functions to add power and flexibility to your Excel models.
- And you will learn how to use lookup functions to pull in key information from other worksheets.
The course is held in Peterborough at the following address:
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Course Outline
Building formulas
Entering and editing formulas, Understanding operator precedence, Copying and moving formulas, Understanding relative reference format, Understanding absolute reference format, Copying a formula without adjusting relative references , Displaying Worksheet Formulas , Working with range names in formulas , Pasting a name into a formula , Applying names to formulas, Understanding external references
Working with functions
Inserting functions, Supplying function arguments, Supplying range arguments, Inserting nested functions
Text functions
Converting text, LOWER(), UPPER(), PROPER(), Extracting a substring, LEFT(), RIGHT(), MID(), Concatenation, Creating customer account numbers
Logical functions
Using the IF() function, Working with nested IF()s, Using AND, OR and NOT
Lookup functions
Creating lookup tables, Using VLOOKUP() and HLOOKUP(), Using range lookups, Finding exact matches, Using the CHOOSE() function
Date and time functions
How Excel handles dates and times, Construction dates with the DATE() function, Extracting date elements with DAY(), MONTH(), and YEAR() , Isolating the day, month and year , Determining the day of the week, Calculating the tme between two dates using DATEDIF(), Calculating elapsed time , Creating time sheets
Maths functions
ROUND() and MROUND() , ROUNDDOWN() and ROUNDUP() , CEILING() and FLOOR() , EVEN() and ODD() , INT() and TRUNC() , Using RANDBETWEEN() to generate data, Using RANDBETWEEN() to generate date and time values
Database functions
How database functions work, Defining the Excel database, Defining the criteria area, Using AND and OR with your criteria, The DSUM() function, The DAVERAGE() function, The DCOUNT() function, DMIN() and DMAX(), The DGET() function
Dealing with errors
Understanding Excel error values, #DIV/0!, #NAME, #REF, #NULL!, #N/A, Using conditionals to anticipate error values, Using IFERROR(), Using the formula error checker, Auditing a worksheet, Tracing cell precedents and dependents, Evaluating formulas, Watching cell values
When & Where
Pinnacle House
4-5 Newark Rd
PE1 5WS Peterborough
United Kingdom
G Com Solutions Limited
G Com Solutions specialise in providing Microsoft Power BI training, as well as IT training on a variety of web technologies and computer software packages, especially those by Microsoft and Adobe. These software environments have become the standard for business, web and multimedia development since they empower companies to develop web solutions more quickly than ever.
Whether you need IT training as an IT specialist or as one of the many people who need computer training to improve their skills for career advancement, G Com Solutions courses can help you.


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It is a terrible truth that while it only takes one second for a careless or negligent person to cause a serious accident, the aftermath of physical and emotional recovery can take weeks, months or even years. Many accident victims live with a lifetime of pain because of someone else's negligence. When serious injuries require extended hospitalization and rehabilitation, the financial costs can quickly escalate, generating additional stress on individuals and their families.
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The Incase Nylon Compact Sleeve's premium design beautifully complements the streamlined form of your MacBook, whilst protecting it in a plush faux-fur lining that helps prevent scratches and bumps. Made of lightweight, closely woven Flight Nylon material, the sleeve has an elegantly smooth finish and comes in a range of colors that subtly showcase your MacBook.
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Closing inequality gap could mean earlier diagnosis for thousands of people
Each year 5,600 patients are diagnosed with cancer at a late stage because of social and health inequalities, according to a new UK study.
The new estimate comes from data published in the Annals of Oncology, which confirms that a person's age, sex and income all have a bearing on the stage at which their cancer is likely to be diagnosed.
The authors of the study, from the University of Cambridge, say that narrowing these inequalities could mean thousands of future patients would be diagnosed at an earlier stage, when treatment is more likely to be successful.
The study looked at data from 2006 to 2010 and focussed on the ten most common types of cancer, which account for two-thirds of all new cancer diagnoses in England.
The researchers worked together with the NHS to examine data from the Eastern Cancer Registration and Information Centre (ECRIC), the English regional cancer registry with the most complete information on stage at diagnosis.
Their results suggested that narrowing social differences could mean earlier diagnosis for 2,000 men with prostate cancer, 1,300 patients with lung cancer, 1,000 women with breast cancer and 700 patients with melanoma.
Sara Hiom, Cancer Research UKs director of information, welcomed the report, saying that the inequalities were "unacceptable" and needed addressing.
"This study adds to our understanding of things we can do to help tackle late stage diagnosis of cancer among the less well-off.
"It's encouraging to see that we now have better information on what stage cancers have reached when they are diagnosed, allowing these researchers to find links between stage and age, income and type of cancer in a way that was not possible before."
The authors said that most of the improvements could be achieved by improving awareness of symptoms and signs of potential cancer that should prompt a consultation with a doctor.
"We know that earlier-stage diagnosis of cancer is important - it dramatically improves the effectiveness of treatment and survival for many cancers," said lead author Dr Georgios Lyratzopoulos, a researcher of the University of Cambridge.
"This study highlights the importance of awareness of cancer symptoms and how people of different social groups react to such symptoms," he added.
National Clinical Director for Cancer Professor Sir Mike Richards said it was an "important study" which clearly demonstrated the value of collecting staging data on cancer patients at a population level.
He also said: "It shows that significantly more patients could be diagnosed at an early stage, and thus have better survival, if inequalities by age, gender or deprivation were to be eliminated."
Copyright Press Association 2012
- Lyratzopoulos, G. et al. Socio-demographic inequalities in stage of cancer diagnosis: evidence from patients with female breast, lung, colon, rectal, prostate, renal, bladder, melanoma, ovarian and endometrial cancer. Annals of Oncology doi:10.1093/annonc/mds526


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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 23rd May 2011 22:13 UTC, submitted by poundsmack
Yes, it's still being updated.
OS/2 eComStation 2.1 has been released by Serenity Systems International and Mensys BV. The market for eComStation may not be particularly huge, but it still has its niches here and there. Since there might be folks here that aren't in the know: eComStation is the commercial continuation of IBM's OS/2, developed to support modern hardware.
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Copyright Once Again Being Used To Hinder Culture, Not Enable It
from the so-many-sad-stories dept
To clear the rights for the music, apparently more money than the entire movie cost was required. As Ebert noted:
"Don't the copyright owners realize they are contributing to the destruction of their property by removing it from knowledge?"Exactly. Meanwhile, the creator of the film, Nina Paley, has been actively blogging about the ordeal. The attention brought about by Ebert's endorsement has resulted in the copyright holders lowering their demands, but including some pretty onerous strings that will make it nearly impossible for her to ever profit from the movie (from which she's already in debt). Basically, if she actually sells copies of the movie, she'll owe a lot more -- but that doesn't apply to promotional copies of the movie. In response, she's worked out a convoluted plan, whereby she'll pay the awful initial fees, but, knowing she'll never get direct profits from it, she's working hard to free the film up as much as possible -- by putting the entire movie up as a "promotion" on the Internet Archive, while putting it under some sort of open and free license.
From there, she goes on to list out a whole bunch of ways that she hopes to still make money, indirectly, from the success of the movie -- even as she's going into further debt to pay off the music copyright holders. Many of her suggestions for business models will sound quite familiar to folks around here (ancillary products, special limited edition signed products, sponsorships, etc.). It's a shame she needs to go to these levels just to pay off the copyright holders on these compositions from nearly a century ago -- who would only be helped by the success of this movie. Hopefully the other business models she's testing out will be able to cover those costs, but she's already in a deep hole, which is a huge shame. Of course, at the same time, this experience appears to have turned her into something of a convert when it comes to understanding the damages brought about by copyright. Separate from the movie, she's decided to copyleft an old comic she created years ago (though, she's asking for help to get them online).


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Five Starter Train Sets
On a recent vacation in a rental home our 2-year-old was delighted to find a train table and huge train set in one of the upstairs bedrooms (thankfully not ours or he'd have never slept). He enjoyed it so much that we've started looking into a good starter train set for him. Our criteria: wood, smallish and reasonably priced. Here are five we're considering…
1 I've Been Everywhere rail and road set at Land of Nod ($60)
2 Oval Train Set with Crossing by Nuchi ($30)
3 Figure Eight Train Set by Nuchi ($40)
4 Lillabo train set by Ikea ($21 for 3 trains, 10 rails, bridge and tunnel, playmat available for $10)
5 Multi-level train sett by Maxim ($45)
If your child is a toy train enthusiast and you have something to recommend, please chime in in the comments.


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Damaged The thriller that launched lawyer Kate Lange into the hearts of a quarter of a million readers—and into the path of a serial killer...
"...every bit as exciting as books by many New York Times bestselling authors..."—Fresh Fiction
Haunted by the death of her sister and wounded by her ex-fiancé's accusations, Kate Lange throws herself into her new career at a high-powered law firm.
When the grandmother of a lonely private school student seeks her counsel, Kate thinks it's just another custody case. But then the teen is brutally murdered. And it isn't only Kate who wonders if her legal advice led to the girl's death.
"...a taut, edge-of-the-seat thriller..."—#1 Internationally Bestselling Author Linwood Barclay
Put on notice by Randall Barrett, the firm's charismatic managing partner, Kate must fight for her career, for her reputation - and for redemption.
Unwilling to live with the damage she may have caused, Kate pursues the case on her own and unearths some chilling facts.
"...dark and dangerously suspenseful..."—Atlantic Books Today
Facts that lead straight to the heart of a legal conspiracy.
Facts that lead Kate directly into the surgically skilled hands of the Body Butcher.
"Part medical mystery, part bloody thriller, here is a debut that had me flipping pages until the wee hours of the morning."—#1 New York Times Bestselling Author James Rollins
A Levy "Need to Read Pick" with Top Ten Bestseller display, now under option for television development. For fans of John Grisham, Patricia Cornwell, James Patterson, and Tess Gerritsen.
"Pamela Callow's debut thriller, DAMAGED, reminded me of the best of Robin Cook: lightning paced, innovative, topical… and most of all, frightening. Part medical mystery, part bloody thriller, here is a debut that had me flipping pages into the wee hours of the morning."
—James Rollins, #1 NYT bestselling author
"DAMAGED is a taut, edge-of-the-seat thriller with strong characters and a driving plot. Pamela Callow is Halifax's answer to both John Grisham and Tess Gerritsen."
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"Taut, tense, and relentlessly chilling… this fast- paced thriller is the definition of page-turner: you can't wait to find out what happens -- but you're not sure you want to know."
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"A compelling page-turner... Pamela Callow is a rising star."
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"Extremely well plotted, Callow's debut novel is a hybrid of a police procedural and medical thriller. Heroine Kate Lange is a standout character, and readers will certainly look forward to reading her further adventures."
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"Pamela Callow's debut thriller, DAMAGED, is every bit as exciting as books by many New York Times bestselling authors... This tightly wound thriller springs through an intricately woven plot to keep the reader anticipating and squirming to the last pages."
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Gore went into that election with every conceivable advantage,
but the media hated and continues to hate Al Gore.
As do I. The man made political moves using Tipper's manufactured outrage at rock and roll, and thus created political capital out of censorship. I will never forgive him for that. While I may agree with some of what comes out of his mouth, he has completely broken any possible trust I might have had for him.Fuck Al Gore.Signed, Naderite.
You're right. George W Bush was a much better alternative.
Tell us how you really feel Hatter Hater.
Quote from: Garja on September 28, 2012, 03:07:15 PMTell us how you really feel Hatter Hater. corrected?Just teasing, Hatter. I'd put a winky-thing in my post if I believed in using the the stupid yellow faces to communicate. I still have love for you, man.
I'm not a DK fan. It is not that I dislike them, I have just never listened to them. So, I don't know what that last post means.


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We were excited a few years back when TomTom indicated it would be launching an Android version of their navigation application. After all, TomTom offers slick voices for a price, and who wouldn't want to have Yoda or Darth Vader ordering them to their destination?
Today, TomTom co-founder Peter-Frans Pauwels told Pocket-Lint that they're still working on an Android application, and that it'd likely come sometime this summer. This isn't the first time we've heard of an imminent launch for TomTom, as they told us the same thing over a year ago, which itself was about a year after we learned that they were working on an Android version.
Since that time, Google has come out with Google Navigation, a free navigation feature now found commonplace in Android devices, which works beautifully when you're connected to the internet. The question that begs asking is whether a market for TomTom still exists on Android, especially when you consider that TomTom's iOS applications retail for at least $50, a heavy premium for a service that will soon be free on all Android devices.
Google is widely expected to announce an offline version of Google Navigation at its Google I/O conference in June, which should fill the one gaping hole that still remains in Google's Navigation service. In just under a month, there will simply be no room in the market for a standalone Navigation application that provides offline maps, especially with a $50 price tag.
Sorry, TomTom, your Android version is too little, too late.


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Amazon has announced Friends & Family Gifting just in time for the holidays, a feature that tracks gift giving occasions like birthdays and holidays. The app also integrates with Facebook for gift recommendations.
Friends & Family Gifting is built on top of the popular Amazon Wish Lists feature, which enables users to build a wish list of Amazon products that anyone could purchase for them. The app uses Facebook and your Amazon account to track friend's birthdays (or add one if the birthday is unlisted), and elect to send these friends a gift. Of course the impetus to launch such a feature on Amazon's part is to try and get you to use its platform for buying and sending gifts rather than Facebooks recently launched Gifts feature.
"Friends & Family Gifting on Amazon makes gift-giving fun and easy," Amazon Sr. Manager of Wish List and Gifting Andy Rosenbaum said in a statement. "You will never forget a birthday and will have great gift ideas ready for this holiday season and special occasions year-round."
Amazon's Friends & Family Gifting is far more robust than Facebook Gifts, and uses your Facebook information in a superior way. For instance, Amazon recommends the types of gifts that recipients may prefer based on their Facebook likes of music titles, movies, and books. It takes some of the guessing out trying to figure out what type of gift they'd appreciate. With Facebook, you're generally rotating through a list of the same options for sending gifts. There is little personalization and variety.
Of course Amazon's tools for finding the perfect gift aren't fool proof. Recommendations are meaningless if you happen to purchase your friend a book that they don't like or already have.
While users of this feature can corroborate their list with mutual friends or your friend's family by sharing the list of products you've selected for your friend on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and email, we still prefer the way Facebook executes gift giving. Through Facebook Gifts, once you've selected a gift the recipient can enter in their home address, and even exchange the gift for one of equal or lower value. Amazon's Friends & Family Gifting doesn't address both of these problems. Then again you could argue that the best part about receiving a gift is the surprise – and certainly, Amazon's database of options is a huge benefit to its product.


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Yandle, Coyotes down Kings
Glendale, AZ – Keith Yandle scored two goals and Jason LaBarbera made 39 saves as the Phoenix Coyotes earned a much-needed 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday.
Matthew Lombardi was credited with the game-winning goal in the second period for Phoenix, which was 1-5-3 over its previous nine games but pulled within two points of the eighth spot in the Western Conference.
"The only way you're going to have a chance is if you win, to get two points," Phoenix head coach Dave Tippett said of his team's playoff chances.
Justin Williams scored the only goal for the Kings, who went 3-1-1 on their five-game road trip. Jonathan Quick surrendered three goals on 30 shots to take the loss.
"Not the way we wanted to finish, but we had some strong games, had some character wins," Kings forward Anze Kopitar said of the road trip.
Kyle Chipchura set up the game's first goal as he passed to Yandle from behind the net. Yandle was streaking towards Quick from the left circle and put in his seventh of the year at the 11:02 mark of the opening period.
Williams tied it off a lucky bounce just 1:10 later, as his shot from the right boards banked off Coyotes defenseman Michael Stone and into the net.
With 8:55 remaining in the second, Lombardi provided the go-ahead goal, as he gathered Rob Klinkhammer's pass from the neutral zone and beat Quick with a backhand despite Tyler Toffoli being draped over his back.
After failing on all 16 of their shots in the middle period, the Kings only registered nine shots on net in the third, and Yandle's odd-angle slap shot somehow slipped by Quick with 2:53 remaining to seal the win.
Game Notes
Phoenix improved to 10-0-1 when leading after two periods ... The Kings won the season series, 3-2 ... Chipchura recorded two assists.


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1. Re: Forum E-Mail NotificationsJarliei Apr 25, 2011 6:25 PM (in response to the_wine_snob)
I found that even though the procedure and method described in the article are accurate, it is important to note that the deactivation relate only to the "Discussion" topic on hand. This is to say that deactivation of ALL email notifications can only take place when the email notification for EACH and every "Discussion" topic is individually deactivated.
2. Re: Forum E-Mail Notificationsthe_wine_snob Sep 13, 2010 4:55 PM (in response to Jarliei)
Yes, due to the layout of the Jive software interface, one needs to navigate to a couple of places, to eliminate all e-mail notification. One for all fora, one for personally initiated post, and finally, for e-mail notification of Personal Messages.
Would be so very easy, if all were on the same Preferences screen, like it used to be, where one could just check what they wanted to be notified about. Life was simple, way back then...
3. Re: Forum E-Mail NotificationsStan Jones Nov 14, 2010 3:28 PM (in response to the_wine_snob)
I haven't tested this, because I want the emails, but...
In Bill's image #3, if you use the drop down to select "forums," you can unsubscribe from one or more forums. What I don't know if whether this will also unsubscribe all the individually subscribed threads. A "select all" button would be nice there too.
4. Re: Forum E-Mail Notificationsthe_wine_snob Mar 2, 2011 10:38 AM (in response to the_wine_snob)
Please note that this is for a single Adobe Account. If one has more than one Adobe Account, they will need to perform the tasks for each account. If the accounts were not intentionally created, then one should post to the Forum Comments forum, to have accounts fixed.
Good luck,
5. Re: Forum E-Mail Notificationshenkemans Apr 12, 2012 7:42 AM (in response to the_wine_snob)
I have a macBook. Can you help me?
6. Re: Forum E-Mail Notificationsthe_wine_snob Apr 12, 2012 7:48 AM (in response to henkemans)
Are you having issues with e-mail notifications?
Since the settings for how e-mail notifications are handled, are done so on the Adobe Forums, via a Web browser, the platform should not make any difference. The settings should be the same. If you have gone to all of the possible settings locations, adjusted those to OFF, and you are still getting e-mail notifications, it could be that you have multiple Adobe Forum Profiles, and are only making the adjustments to one of those. If that is the case, see the link in Reply # 4, for the Forum Comments Forum, and post there. Adobe-Admin can track your Profiles, and tell you exactly what you are subscribed to.
Good luck, and welcome to the forum.
7. Re: Forum E-Mail NotificationsJacob Bugge May 3, 2012 3:15 PM (in response to the_wine_snob)
I just saw this thread because one of the Johns in this thread referred to it:
Should it not be repeated in the Forum Comments forum, and maybe turned into a Document or something?
This is my first visit ever in this forum.
8. Re: Forum E-Mail Notificationsthe_wine_snob May 5, 2012 8:34 AM (in response to Jacob Bugge)
Thanks for the comment.
I have no problem with part/all of this being posted, or linked, where ever appropriate. I initially posted it in the Tips & Tricks sub-forum for Premiere, as so many were having issues in the product forums. I have linked to it, from several posts to the Forum Comments forum, as others were having difficulty with changing the e-mail notification.
As you work in many more forums, than do I, please feel free to post/link, where you feel appropriate.
Thank you for all that you do to make the Adobe Forums a great experience for so many.
9. Re: Forum E-Mail NotificationsJacob Bugge May 7, 2012 7:42 AM (in response to the_wine_snob)
Thank you, Bill. I have bookmarked this thread for easy linking.
I am not sure about number of forums.
10. Re: Forum E-Mail Notificationsthe_wine_snob May 7, 2012 3:59 PM (in response to Jacob Bugge)
You are most welcome.
With the recent change in the GUI of our forums, I hope that the e-mail notifications will not be THAT different - though my screen-caps WILL look different.
Thanks for all that you do,
11. Re: Forum E-Mail Notificationsthe_wine_snob May 7, 2012 4:01 PM (in response to the_wine_snob)
Also see this Adobe FAQ on e-mail notifications. It should have some of the latest screen-caps, and cover any steps, that might have changed in the update.
12. Re: Forum Email Notificationsthe_wine_snob Sep 26, 2012 8:00 AM (in response to the_wine_snob)
Also see this Adobe Article on Forum E-Mail Notifications: http://forums.adobe.com/thread/416458
Good luck,


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To reach the Buffalo Niagara region, the seismic waves traveled 220 miles and under Lake Ontario
University at Buffalo earthquake engineer Michael C. Constantinou said that, while Friday's earthquake near Ottawa, Canada, appears to have caused little damage, it should nonetheless remind people that the East Coast is not immune to temblors.
"Fortunately, this is a relatively minor earthquake," said Constantinou, director of the Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory at UB's Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research. "It serves as a reminder, though, that we're not immune to this type of seismic activity."
The quake struck at roughly 9:45 a.m. near Shawville, roughly 45 miles northwest of Ottawa. Preliminary measurements from Canada indicated the quake measured at 5.0 or 5.1 on the Richter scale. The U.S. Geological Survey placed it at a 4.4 magnitude temblor.
The quake occurred roughly 6 miles (9.8 kilometers) underground, the USGS said. Reverberations were felt almost immediately in the Buffalo Niagara region (220 miles southwest) and other parts of upstate New York and the Northeast.
Constantinou, professor in UB's Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, said he isn't surprised that the quake moved as far and as fast as it did. Past studies, including ones on the 2011 Virginia earthquake, indicate that geologic structure and rock properties on the East Coast allow seismic waves to travel farther without weakening compared to the West Coast, he said.
To reach the Buffalo Niagara region, the waves traveled under Lake Ontario, which at its deepest point is about 250 meters (820 feet) deep. Joseph Atkinson, a professor in UB's Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering who studies Lake Ontario, said the seismic waves are unlikely to have an impact on the lake.
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East Africa Exchange Launched
Jan 24, 2013, 06:57 ET
KIGALI, Rwanda, January 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
The East Africa Exchange was introduced to the international community at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, Nicolas Berggruen of Berggruen Holdings and Jendayi Frazer of 50 Ventures presented the project at a press conference yesterday, January 23 at 4:30pm (GMT +1).
EAX Rwanda is the first part of a regional exchange intended to increase transparency in the region's commodity markets. Through private-sector-led investment and under the terms of an agreement signed with the Government of Rwanda, the East Africa Exchange aims to increase regional market efficiency and liquidity as well as giving the region's population of 130 million, especially smallholder farmers, better access to markets. The exchange will initially focus on establishing an auction facility and spot trading for agriculture and non-agriculture commodities, but will also develop futures trading across East Africa. Its investors are Berggruen Holdings (a part of the Nicolas Berggruen Charitable Trust, and advised by the Berggruen Institute on Governance), Heirs Holdings, 50 Ventures and Rwandan led Ngali Holdings.
EAX will complement the East Africa Community's (EAC) goal of regional economic integration as set out by the Common Market Protocol, increasing liquidity and sustainability of regional financial and commodity markets, supporting the EAC's competitiveness globally. EAX will also uplift national and regional economies by reducing market barriers to trading, providing a transparent regional economy through a secure mechanism that facilitates financing to farmers and traders.
EAX will be powered by NASDAQ OMX's X-stream Trading and Clearing platforms. "This is a significant honor for us to be chosen to help launch a new exchange in Africa," said Lars Ottersgård, Senior Vice President and Head of Market Technology. "As the East Africa Exchange grows and expands its vision for greater market efficiency, liquidity and transparency, we are dedicated to supporting its efforts through our proven trading and clearing technology."
Nicolas Berggruen, the founder and president of Berggruen Holdings, said, "A transparent, modern exchange will make such investment much more likely. Agriculture is key to Africa's prosperity, and so aiding the flow of information and finance within the agricultural sector will be especially helpful."
The chairman of Heirs Holdings, Tony O. Elumelu, C.O.N., said, "The East Africa Exchange showcases our desire to embrace global opportunities and practices, while ensuring that as much as possible of the value adding aspects of Africa's resource wealth stay on our continent."
Jendayi Frazer, who headed the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs and was Senior Director of African Affairs at the U.S. National Security Council, is president of 50 Ventures. She said: "The East Africa Exchange brings together African expertise, global financing, and world-class technology to advance the integration and competitiveness of the East Africa Community's market."
Speaking on behalf of the Government of Rwanda, Hon. John Rwangombwa, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning said: "The East Africa Exchange fits well within our vision to transform the lives of all Rwandans. This partnership is a welcomed opportunity to strengthen the linkages between producers and the market and increase access to information vital for price discovery. We look forward to working with the investors of the East Africa Exchange to increase the income of producers and improve their lives."
Berggruen Holdings, Heirs Holdings, and 50 Ventures have also partnered to form Africa Exchange Holdings, Ltd (AFEX), which seeks to develop a network of commodity exchanges in Africa, starting in Rwanda, to transform trade dynamics and ensure higher incomes for the rural poor.
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Nine months from the day ownership was transferred to Andrews University, Griggs University & International Academy arrived at its new home. During the months of June and July, every piece of Griggs University & International Academy—from student records and textbooks, to office décor and historical archives dating back to 1909—were packed up in Maryland, loaded onto moving trucks and delivered to the new Griggs Hall on the campus of Andrews University.
On July 15, a welcome reception was held for employees of Griggs University & International Academy, who joined the Andrews University community as part of a newly established School of Distance Education. Their new headquarters will operate out of the Lake Union Conference building, which Andrews recently purchased but will continue to share with the Union until they build a new facility for their operations. The wing where Griggs is located will be named Griggs Hall, in honor of Frederick Griggs, a leading Adventist educator at Andrews and elsewhere, and the namesake for Griggs University & International Academy. In addition to housing Griggs, the new Griggs Hall is also the new home for the Office of Development, the Office of Planned Giving & Trust Services and the Office of Affiliation & Extension Programs. These offices relocated to Griggs to help ease congestion in the Administration Building.
Building tours of the new Griggs Hall revealed a reconfigured building that includes office suites, a reception area, two distance education classrooms, a testing area, a mailroom and the Griggs bookstore and warehouse.
Many of the new employees of Griggs and the School of Distance Education were present at the welcome reception, while others are still in the process of relocating to the area.
Near the end of the welcome reception for Griggs, President Niels-Erik Andreasen gathered attendees and he, along with Provost Andrea Luxton, gave special thanks and recognition to a few key individuals. Among those recognized was Alayne Thorpe, the dean of the School of Distance Education and interim president of Griggs University/International Academy. Thorpe introduced her team and gave special thanks to Pat Mutch, a former academic vice-president who came out of retirement to oversee the transition of Griggs from Maryland to Michigan.
Andreasen also expressed appreciation to the previous occupants of the building, the Lake Union Conference staff. "I hope that in the midst of the discomfort of moving twice—you will also have some satisfaction of seeing this house full of people once again. It was built by the Church to serve the Church, and then it became too big for the services provided. But now, it's going to be full of service once again," said Andreasen. He then gave a prayer of thanks to God for His blessings and dedicated "the people and this place to His service."
Andrews University, including Griggs and the new School of Distance Education, now has more than 10,000 students around the world.
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Culver musician Baker will share lengthy recording background at Nov. 19 workshop
Culver's Don Baker has a veritable lifetime of musical experience under his belt, something he hopes area musicians and anyone interested can benefit from by way of "An Introduction to Music Recording and Production: Recording Your Music at Home on a Budget," this Monday, November 19, starting at 6 p.m. at the Culver Public Library.
Baker, who with his wife Janet may be best known to present-day Culverites as the former owner and proprietor of the now-defunct Bike Barn on Lake Shore Drive, grew up in a musical family. Many in the area will remember the late J.C. Beck, Baker's grandfather, who with wife Olive sang and played guitar.
"Our family had a lot of sing-alongs," recalls Baker, who notes his mother, Janet Beck Baker, also sang and played guitar.
In 1980, at the end of his 5th grade year, Baker moved to Culver with his mother, to live with the Becks where J.C. was "a big influence on me. He always wanted his sons to play guitar, but it ended up being his grandson instead."
Baker played clarinet in the Culver Community junior high under Charles Byfield, another big influence, switching to drums in the 9th grade and playing the snare drum in the CCHS band and tri-toms in the CCHS marching band.
Another influence was the late Bill Wagoner, of Wagoner's Music in Plymouth, who gave Baker advanced guitar lessons and encouraged him to play in bands.
In 1985 at age 15, he took Wagoner's advice, partnering with classmates Scott Ready (drums) and Tracy Mevis (bass) to form classic rock cover band High Voltage. The group began with a party at the Culver beach lodge, played at a CCHS dance in 1987, performed at Lakeside Cinema with FUBAR (a band comprised of Don Kline, Rick Patrick, Jamie Vantwoud, Jeff Thomas), and Lakefest 1987. The band recorded its first song in the studio in the back of Wagoner's, with Bill producing.
Baker also became involved in theater, both in school and via the Maxinkuckee Players in the summer, where he says he was exposed to musical harmony and "proper singing, along with the idea of rehearsing over and over again to be your best."
Ann Bigley of the Players was also "a big influence on me," he adds.
Roy Shepard of the Players noticed Baker's interest in drums and helped him transition into becoming the Players' drummer, a role he continued through high school and early college.
"Music was the way I expressed myself and had a lot of fun," Baker recalls. "I was always a quiet kid who didn't talk very much; it was my outlet for creativity and expression."
In school at Purdue, Baker and some co-workers at the residence hall cafeteria started a "loud, obnoxious punk and noise band" called The Mange.
By 1988, the band was re-dubbed The Varmints, and the following year as Meet John Doe, which he says "had a little more serious tone. We started writing our own songs as well."
The group played about three years, between 1989 and 1991 on "the house party circuit" as well as benefit shows in the area.
It was also during this time that he met future wife Janet, of whom he was technically boss at the cafeteria.
"She did make a big impression on me, and we're still together today," he says.
It was also during this time that he met future wife Janet, of whom he was technically boss at the cafeteria.
In 1992, Baker formed the "droning noise power trio Slingshot," with Nick Adams on bass and Terry Gable on drums. Though graduated himself, Baker was awaiting Janet's grad and managing popular Von's Records near Purdue.
Baker purchased his first cassette four-track recorder and began recording a solo project called Roman Candles.
"Three hundred dollars (for the recorder) was a whole lot of money in those days," he recalls. "I was pretty thrilled with that, and I turned a lot of my attention towards recording my songs. It would be considered really primitive nowadays."
Baker and Janet (who had picked up a bass guitar lying around Baker's apartment and learned to play the instrument) then formed a "fuzz guitar noise band" called Fuzz Factor, playing coffeehouses, concerts, and festivals in the Lafayette area.
He laughingly notes a friend recently unearthed a TV clip of the band on Lafayette television in 1991, complete with "1991 hairstyles, production values on the TV, and the noisy alternative band. It must have been a slow news day!"
In fact, a recent Facebook page, "Lafayette Bands from the Grave," celebrates Bakers' and other groups playing in the area in the past.
"It's funny how many of those bands I was in!" he reflects.
Hoping to break into the Chicago music scene, Don and Janet moved to Hobart, Indiana ("We weren't quite ready to move into the big city yet!"), where they lived from 1994 to 1997. They formed a band called Indoor Boy, which reflected the "noisy, moody 'shoegazer' style of the time."
Indoor Boy gained a large following playing benefit concerts in Northwest Indiana and eventually in Chicago clubs. They garnered a few hundred fans for shows such as one at the Metro theater in Chicago.
In keeping with the edgier aesthetics of the genre, the band released a double seven-inch EP on clear blue and clear green vinyl, with "pretty elaborate packaging. It was a limited edition, hand numbered...for a young band that was unsigned to a major label to put out a seven-inch was pretty cool."
In 1997, with new drummer Bob Bihlman, the band moved to Chicago where they did some professional studio recording. In 2001, they headed into Chicago's Playground Studios with Flaming Lips producer Keith Cleversley to record the "Everything is Okay" EP. The studio sessions began Sept. 7 of that year, and of course "we woke up on Sept. 11 to the news on TV."
The studio time booked, the band had to go in the next day to cut the song, "Everything is Okay," with Don on lead vocals.
"I had to sing, 'Everything is okay,' over and over again. It was kind of hard to sing that when we had been attacked, basically. It was a strange time, but we soldiered through it and were able to put it out."
In 2000, a friend had built Baker a computer and encouraged him to start recording at home, where he realized the power of digital recording.
The technology also allowed him to explore his growing interest in hip-hop music, and he began creating his own beats and rhythms in that genre digitally. The band made its final album in 2003, utilizing the home recording techniques made possibly by the computer, releasing the album even as the band played its final show.
Janet, notes Don, was "an important part of that experience" as bass player and vocalist. "She would do karate kicks while she was playing bass. People remember her for that and for her spirit onstage."
And, though he'd really gone to Chicago to make music, Baker landed a "great job" there with a consulting firm, though he was "really more interested in music."
Don Baker added funk, reggae, and soul to his musical appetites and put his increasing digital knowledge to use as a deejay. Under the moniker DJ Easygo, he began performing around Chicago, sometimes teaming up with a rapper friend from Purdue.
In 2005, that reggae passion evolved into a band called Hostile Roots Takeover, with Janet on bass and a couple of friends joining in, including briefly, a horn section.
"We weren't trying to reinvent the wheel. We referred to our ourselves as 'the wickedest reggae band of the Caucasian persuasion.' People were really surprised to see these geeky hipsters play reggae and be a little bit tight on that!"
Janet played with the band right up to the birth of their son Graham in 2008, when she moved to Culver in anticipation of Don joining her. Add baby Leo (born in 2011 with little enough warning that he arrived at the Bakers' house on Davis Street, rather than in the hospital!), and Don says the family has shifted its focus to playing music together for fun.
"Our home has many instruments for kids to play, and we've had many family sing-a-longs. We took our act on the road in 2012 at the 'Wesley's Got Talent' show at Wesley United Methodist Church, where son Graham sang his first solo."
Since Leo came along, Don's been producing music on his home computer in what little free time he has.
"Since I don't have time to play in a band, I felt inspired to develop a presentation on recording and producing music with the aim of inspiring area musicians," he says of the upcoming library workshop.
In it, he says, he'll discuss how musicians can put together a recording system using an ordinary computer (even an older one not getting much use), free or inexpensive software, and modest gear.
He'll also discuss three major methods of recording music, including live recording for a soloist or small group, a live band from basic tracks to finishing touches, (using a song he's recording especially for the program), and 'sequenced' music production, that one person might produce working alone.
On the agenda as well will be when it makes sense to reach out to professionals, such as session musicians, mixing engineers and mastering engineers, in order to bring out the best in the music.
"This is an exciting time to be a musician," Baker muses. "With an old computer, a free program and modest equipment, musicians have the power of a recording studio at the click of a mouse. All it takes is a bit of learning and practice to make great sounds at home.
"I'm hoping the program on the 19th will inspire and empower musicians to record and produce their own music."


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Oceanaia wrote:That damn Clock'em! It's been about a month of dying, and I am STILL stuck on Ixx. Blizzard, Please just make him tradable <3
Ysabell wrote:I can't seem to get motivated to do the Molten Front dailies. They were a drag when they were new and aren't any better now.
Contesa wrote:Oceanaia wrote:That damn Clock'em! It's been about a month of dying, and I am STILL stuck on Ixx. Blizzard, Please just make him tradable <3
You've probably already looked it up and read all about that fight, but just in case...
The trick for me was standing literally inside his hit box like I was hugging him. As close as I could without being behind him. That way, when he did his "I will kill you now" ability (I forget the real name) I just had to take a couple quick steps through him to be outside of it. I don't know what class you are. If your main goal for Brawler's Guild is getting the pet (mine was), keep in mind that the invites are account wide so if you honestly can't beat Ixx with the character you've been trying on, it might be better to try on an alt than keep getting frustrated (maybe one with an execute-type ability if Oceanaia doesn't have one). But I sure do hope you beat him!
Unfortunately, I did try that technique as well and as a Hunter, I can't take too many hits from that guy as he does do a considerable amount of damage. I think I have tried just about everything on both ICEY-VEINS and some other message boards I have found regarding that encounter. My other issue is Oceanaia is my only Lvl 90 and at this moment I have no intention of leveling up my alts (85-90 was just too brutal for me xD)
I had to take a small break from it due to the stress it was putting on me. I will eventually get it, it will just take some time, and luck!
Thank you again for that very positive post
Mummymermaid wrote:porcupette......been doing pet battling for months and months , done all the tamer quests i do my pet dailys everyday and after 3 months of pet dailys ...no porcupette iam beginning to think its not real.....
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Kiteboarder Heineken, Paralympic French Honored at US Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year Awards Ceremony
At an emotional ceremony today at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco, Johnny Heineken (Larkspur, Calif.) and Jennifer French (St. Petersburg, Fla.) were celebrated as US Sailing's 2012 Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year. Formally announced in January after being chosen for their outstanding on-water sailing accomplishments in 2012, the honorees were joined by family, friends, sailing dignitaries, fellow sailors and members of the media for a luncheon program.
The event was emceed by former US Sailing President Gary Jobson and the luncheon included a multi-media retrospective of their rise to the top of the sport. Heineken, the 2012 Kiteboarding Course Racing World Champion, and French, the 2012 Paralympic Silver Medalist in the SKUD-18 class, each gave heartfelt speeches after being awarded specially engraved stainless steel and platinum Rolex Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Masters, symbolic of their achievements in excellence, by Rolex Watch U.S.A. President and CEO Stewart Wicht.
I am so honored to be amongst the fantastic sailors who were nominated in 2012 and even more honored to win," said French. "It's a huge move forward for disabled sailing, the only sport where sailors can leave their wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs behind and go out and compete against able-bodied people; that's why it attracts me." French took several seconds to leave her own wheelchair to stand during her acceptance speech, utilizing a neuroprosthetic system she helped pioneer after a 1998 snowboarding accident left her a quadriplegic.
French called her Paralympic silver medal performance "a fantastic journey" and said she couldn't have done it without crew JP Creignou (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and many others who supported them. "We were standing on their shoulders and fortunate for our outcomes. To gain a silver medal…it was not only an honor to represent Team USA but also an honor to follow in the footsteps of (2005 Rolex Yachtsman) Nick Scandone and his legend as well." Scandone's wife, Mary Kate Scandone, had introduced French, saying, "For Jen to achieve her goals as a disabled sailor is amazing." Nick Scandone, who died in 2009, won a Paralympic gold medal and was the first-ever disabled sailor named for this award. French is the second.
Heineken took the stage after being introduced by 2011 Rolex Yachtsman of the Year Bill Hardesty, who said, "Johnny has taken kiteboarding to the next level; he makes it look easy." In fact, Heineken is a back-to-back kiteboarding course racing world champion (2011, 2012) after spending most of his life windsurfing and sailing. It wasn't until 2009, that he learned to kiteboard.
"Kiteboarding is an evolution of sailing, not a new sport," said Heineken, "and the fact that everyone is seeing it that way is pretty special. I'm amazed to have my name added to a list of sailors I've grown up idolizing."
Heineken said winning one world championship was exciting but it was about "giving it a little more last year to win again" that was especially fulfilling. "Sailing has always been about speed to me," he said, adding that he started out windsurfing with his father and progressed to racing a 29er in high school. "I've been working with the best guys to stay on top of the game, and I'm fortunate that many of them are from the Bay Area here. We're seeing the sport take off, on the racing side especially; people are noticing they can go sailing in lighter and lighter conditions and still have fun. Kiteboard course racing is popping up all over in little clusters of local fleets."
Heineken also gave St. Francis Yacht Club credit for pioneering the running of kiteboarding races locally. This was the second consecutive year that the awards were presented at the St. Francis Yacht Club.
Established in 1961 by US Sailing and sponsored by Rolex Watch, U.S.A. since 1980, US Sailing's Rolex Yachtsman and Yachtswoman of the Year awards are considered the sport's ultimate recognition of an individual's outstanding on-the-water achievements for the calendar year. The process of determining the recipients starts each September when US Sailing invites its membership to make online nominations. A shortlist of nominees is then reviewed by a panel of noted sailing journalists who discuss the merits of each nominee and vote to determine the winners. Over its history the coveted award has been presented to 41 men and 34 women.
Watch the video podcast with highlights from the 2012 awards luncheon, produced by Gary Jobson.


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Narayana JTS is the implementation of the JTS API provided for use with Narayana. For more details about the Transaction Manager, refer to the ArjunaCore Installation and Administration Guide, which is also available from the Narayana website, http://www.narayana.io.
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Since the release of Narayana 4.1, the Web Services Transaction product has been merged into Narayana. Narayana is thus a single product that is compliant with all of the major distributed transaction standards and specifications.
Knowledge of Web Services is not required to administer a Narayana installation that only uses the CORBA/J2EE component, nor is knowledge of CORBA required to use the Web Services component. This, administrative tasks are separated when they touch only one component or the other.
Apart from ensuring that the run-time system is executing normally, there is little continuous administration needed for the Narayana JTS software. Refer to Important Points for Administrators for some specific concerns.
Important Points for Administrators
The present implementation of the Narayana JTS system provides no security or protection for data. The objects stored in the Narayana JTS object store are (typically) owned by the user who ran the application that created them. The Object Store and Object Manager facilities make no attempt to enforce even the limited form of protection that Unix/Windows provides. There is no checking of user or group IDs on access to objects for either reading or writing.
Persistent objects created in the Object Store never go away unless the StateManager.destroy method is invoked on the object or some application program explicitly deletes them. This means that the Object Store gradually accumulates garbage (especially during application development and testing phases). At present we have no automated garbage collection facility. Further, we have not addressed the problem of dangling references. That is, a persistent object, A, may have stored a Uid for another persistent object, B, in its passive representation on disk. There is nothing to prevent an application from deleting B even though A still contains a reference to it. When A is next activated and attempts to access B, a run-time error will occur.
There is presently no support for version control of objects or database reconfiguration in the event of class structure changes. This is a complex research area that we have not addressed. At present, if you change the definition of a class of persistent objects, you are entirely responsible for ensuring that existing instances of the object in the Object Store are converted to the new representation. The Narayana JTS software can neither detect nor correct references to old object state by new operation versions or vice versa.
Object store management is critically important to the transaction service.
By default the transaction manager starts up in an active state such that new transactions can be created
immediately. If you wish to have more control over this it is possible to set the
CoordinatorEnvironmentBean.startDisabled configuration option to
YES and in
which case no transactions can be created until the transaction manager is enabled via a call to method
It is possible to stop the creation of new transactions at any time by calling method
TxControl.disable. Transactions that are currently executing will not be affected. By
default recovery will be allowed to continue and the transaction system will still be available to manage recovery
requests from other instances in a distributed environment. (See the Failure Recovery Guide for further
details). However, if you wish to disable recovery as well as remove any resources it maintains, then you can pass
true to method
TxControl.disable; the default is to use
If you wish to shut the system down completely then it may also be necessary to terminate the background transaction
reaper (see the Programmers Guide for information about what the reaper does.) In order to do this you may want to
first prevent the creation of new transactions (if you are not creating transactions with timeouts then this step is
not necessary) using method
TxControl.disable. Then you should call method
TransactionReaper.terminate. This method takes a Boolean parameter: if
true then the method will wait for the normal timeout periods associated with any transactions to
expire before terminating the transactions; if
false then transactions will be forced to
terminate (rollback or have their outcome set such that they can only ever rollback) immediately.
if you intent to restart the recovery manager later after having terminated it then you MUST use the
TransactionReapear.terminate method with asynchronous behavior set to
The Narayana run-time support consists of run-time packages and the OTS transaction manager server. By default, Narayana does not use a separate transaction manager server. Instead, transaction managers are co-located with each application process to improve performance and improve application fault-tolerance by reducing application dependency on other services.
When running applications which require a separate transaction manager, set the
JTSEnvironmentBean.transactionManager environment variable to value
YES. The system locates the
transaction manager server in a manner specific to the ORB being used. This method may be any of:
Being registered with a name server.
Being added to the ORB's initial references.
Via a Narayana specific references file.
By the ORB's specific location mechanism (if applicable).
You override the default registration mechanism by using the
OrbPortabilityEnvironmentBean.resolveService environment variable, which takes the following
Table 3.1. Possible values of
This is the default, and causes the system to use the
Narayana attempts to use a name service to register the transaction factory. If this is not supported, an exception is thrown.
Narayana uses the ORB-specific bind mechanism. If this is not supported, an exception is thrown.
Narayana attempts to register the transaction service with the ORB's initial service references. If the ORB does not support this, an exception is thrown, and another option must be used.
Similar to the
resolve_initial_references, Narayana supports an initial reference file
where references for specific services can be stored and used at runtime. The file,
CosServices.cfg, consists of two columns: the service name (in the case of the OTS server
TransactionService), and the IOR, separated by a single space.
CosServices.cfg is located
at runtime by the following
OrbPortabilityEnvironmentBean properties:
The directory where the file is located, defaulting to the current working directory.
The name of the configuration file itself,
The OTS server automatically registers itself in the
CosServices.cfg file if the
OrbPortabilityEnvironmentBean option is used, creating the file if necessary. Stale
information is also automatically removed. Machines sharing the same transaction server should have access to
this file, or a copy of it locally.
Example 3.1. Example ORB reference file settings
If your ORB supports a name service, and Narayana is configured to use it, the transaction manager is registered with it automatically. There is no further work required.
This option is not used for JacORB
Each XA Xid that Narayana creates must have a unique node identifier encoded within it. Narayana only recovers
transactions and states that match a specified node identifier. Provide the node identifier with the
CoreEnvironmentBean.nodeIdentifier property. This value must be unique across your Narayana
instances. If you do not provide a value, Narayana generates one and reports the value via the logging
When running XA recovery, you need to specify which types of Xid Narayana can recover. Use the
JTAEnvironmentBean.xaRecoveryNodes property to provide one or more values, in a space-separated
A value of '*' forces Narayana to recover, and possibly rollback, all transactions, regardless of their node identifier. Use this value with extreme caution.
Two variants of the JTA implementation are now provided and accessible through the same interface. These are:
Only non-distributed JTA transactions can be executed. This is the only version available with the Narayana JTS product.
Distributed JTA transactions can be executed. This version is only available with the $PARENT_PRODUCT product and requires a supported CORBA ORB.
Both of these implementations are fully compatible with the transactional JDBC driver provided with Narayana.
Procedure 3.1. Selecting the local JTA implementation
Set the property
JTAEnvironmentBean.jtaTMImplementation to value
Set the property
JTAEnvironmentBean.jtaUTImplementation to value
These settings are the default values for the properties and do not need to be specified if the local implementation is required.
Procedure 3.2. Selecting the remote JTA implementation
Set the property
JTAEnvironmentBean.jtaTMImplementation to value
Set the property
JTAEnvironmentBean.jtaUTImplementation to value
The failure recovery subsystem of Narayana JTS will ensure that results of a transaction are applied consistently to
all resources affected by the transaction, even if any of the application processes or the machine hosting them
crash or lose network connectivity. In the case of machine (system) crash or network failure, the recovery will not
take place until the system or network are restored, but the original application does not need to be
restarted. Recovery responsibility is delegated to Section 4.1, "The Recovery Manager". Recovery after failure
requires that information about the transaction and the resources involved survives the failure and is accessible
afterward: this information is held in the
ActionStore, which is part of the
If the
ObjectStore is destroyed or modified, recovery may not be possible.
Until the recovery procedures are complete, resources affected by a transaction that was in progress at the time of
the failure may be inaccessible. For database resources, this may be reported as tables or rows held by "in-doubt
transactions". For TransactionalObjects for Java resources, an attempt to activate the
Transactional Object (as when trying to get a lock) will fail.
The failure recovery subsystem of Narayana JTS requires that the stand-alone Recovery Manager process be running for
ObjectStore (typically one for each node on the network that is running Narayana JTS
applications). The
RecoveryManager file is located in the Narayana JTS JAR file within the
package com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.recovery.RecoveryManager. To start the Recovery Manager issue the
following command:
java com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.recovery.RecoveryManager
If the
-test flag is used with the Recovery Manager then it will display a
Ready message when initialized, i.e.,
java com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.recovery.RecoveryManager -test
The RecoveryManager reads the properties defined in the
jbossts-properties.xml file.
A default version of
jbossts-properties.xml is supplied with the distribution. This can
be used without modification, except possibly the debug tracing fields, as shown in Section 4.3, "Output".
It is likely that installations will want to have some form of output from the RecoveryManager, to provide a record of what recovery activity has taken place. RecoveryManager uses the logging mechanism provided by jboss logging, which provides a high level interface that hides differences that exist between existing logging APIs such Jakarta log4j or JDK logging API.
The configuration of jboss logging depends on the underlying logging framework that is used, which is determined by the availability and ordering of alternatives on the classpath. Please consult the jboss logging documentation for details. Each log message has an associated log Level, that gives the importance and urgency of a log message. The set of possible Log Levels, in order of least severity, and highest verbosity, is:
Messages describing the start and the periodical behavior made by the RecoveryManager are output using the
INFO level. If other debug tracing is wanted, the finer debug or trace levels should be set
Setting the normal recovery messages to the
INFO level allows the RecoveryManager to produce a
moderate level of reporting. If nothing is going on, it just reports the entry into each module for each periodic
pass. To disable
INFO messages produced by the Recovery Manager, the logging level could be set
to the higher level of
ERROR, which means that the RecoveryManager will only produce
WARNING, or
FATAL messages.
The RecoveryManager scans the ObjectStore and other locations of information, looking for transactions and
resources that require, or may require recovery. The scans and recovery processing are performed by recovery
modules. These recovery modules are instances of classes that implement the
com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.recovery.RecoveryModule interface. Each module has
responsibility for a particular category of transaction or resource. The set of recovery modules used is
dynamically loaded, using properties found in the RecoveryManager property file.
The interface has two methods:
periodicWorkFirstPass and
periodicWorkSecondPass. At an interval
defined by property com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.recovery.periodicRecoveryPeriod, the RecoveryManager
calls the first pass method on each property, then waits for a brief period, defined by property
com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.recovery.recoveryBackoffPeriod. Next, it calls the second pass of each
module. Typically, in the first pass, the module scans the relevant part of the ObjectStore to find transactions or
resources that are in-doubt. An in-doubt transaction may be part of the way through the commitment process, for
instance. On the second pass, if any of the same items are still in-doubt, the original application process may have
crashed, and the item is a candidate for recovery.
An attempt by the RecoveryManager to recover a transaction that is still progressing in the original process is likely to break the consistency. Accordingly, the recovery modules use a mechanism, implemented in the com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.recovery.TransactionStatusManager package, to check to see if the original process is still alive, and if the transaction is still in progress. The RecoveryManager only proceeds with recovery if the original process has gone, or, if still alive, the transaction is completed. If a server process or machine crashes, but the transaction-initiating process survives, the transaction completes, usually generating a warning. Recovery of such a transaction is the responsibility of the RecoveryManager.
It is clearly important to set the interval periods appropriately. The total iteration time will be the sum of the periodicRecoveryPeriod and recoveryBackoffPeriod properties, and the length of time it takes to scan the stores and to attempt recovery of any in-doubt transactions found, for all the recovery modules. The recovery attempt time may include connection timeouts while trying to communicate with processes or machines that have crashed or are inaccessible. There are mechanisms in the recovery system to avoid trying to recover the same transaction indefinitely. The total iteration time affects how long a resource will remain inaccessible after a failure. – periodicRecoveryPeriod should be set accordingly. Its default is 120 seconds. The recoveryBackoffPeriod can be comparatively short, and defaults to 10 seconds. –Its purpose is mainly to reduce the number of transactions that are candidates for recovery and which thus require a call to the original process to see if they are still in progress.
In previous versions of Narayana JTS, there was no contact mechanism, and the back-off period needed to be long enough to avoid catching transactions in flight at all. From 3.0, there is no such risk.
Two recovery modules, implementations of the
com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.recovery.RecoveryModule interface, are supplied with
Narayana JTS. These modules support various aspects of transaction recovery, including
JDBC recovery. It is possible for advanced users to create their own recovery modules and register them with the
Recovery Manager. The recovery modules are registered with the RecoveryManager using
RecoveryEnvironmentBean.recoveryModuleClassNames. These will be invoked on each pass of the
periodic recovery in the sort-order of the property names – it is thus possible to predict the ordering, but a
failure in an application process might occur while a periodic recovery pass is in progress. The default Recovery
Extension settings are:
<entry key="RecoveryEnvironmentBean.recoveryModuleClassNames">
The operation of the recovery subsystem cause some entries to be made in the ObjectStore that are not removed in
normal progress. The RecoveryManager has a facility for scanning for these and removing items that are very
old. Scans and removals are performed by implementations of the
com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.recovery.ExpiryScanner interface. These implementations are
loaded by giving the class names as the value of a property
RecoveryEnvironmentBean.expiryScannerClassNames. The RecoveryManager calls the
method on each loaded Expiry Scanner implementation at an interval determined by the property
RecoveryEnvironmentBean.expiryScanInterval. This value is given in hours, and defaults to
12hours. An expiryScanInterval value of zero suppresses any expiry scanning. If the value
supplied is positive, the first scan is performed when RecoveryManager starts. If the value is negative, the first
scan is delayed until after the first interval, using the absolute value.
The kinds of item that are scanned for expiry are:
One TransactionStatusManager item is created by every application process that uses Narayana JTS. It contains the information that allows the RecoveryManager to determine if the process that initiated the transaction is still alive, and its status. The expiry time for these items is set by the property com.arjuna.ats.arjuna.recovery.transactionStatusManagerExpiryTime, expressed in hours. The default is 12, and 0 (zero) means never to expire.The expiry time should be greater than the lifetime of any single processes using Narayana JTS.
The Expiry Scanner properties for these are:
<entry key="RecoveryEnvironmentBean.expiryScannerClassNames">
For JacORB to function correctly it needs a valid
jacorb.properties or
.jacorb_properties file in one of the following places, in searched order:
The classpath
The home directory of the user running the Narayana Service. The home directory is retrieved using
System.getProperty( "user.home" );
The current directory
lib/ directory of the JDK used to run your application. This is retrieved using
System.getProperty("java.home" );
A template
jacorb.properties file is located in the JacORB installation directory.
Within the JacORB properties file there are two important properties which must be tailored to suit your application.
These properties specify the minimum and maximum number of request processing threads that JacORB uses in its thread pool. If no threads are available, may block until a thread becomes available.. For more information on configuring JacORB, refer to the JacORB documentation.
JacORB includes its own implementation of the classes defined in the
file. Unfortunately these are incompatible with the version shipped with Narayana. Therefore, the
Narayana jar files absolutely must appear in the CLASSPATH before any JacORB jars.
When running the recovery manager, it should always uses the same well-known port for each machine on which it
runs. Do not use the
OAPort property provided by JacORB unless the recovery manager has its own
jacorb.properties file or the property is provided on the command line when starting the
recovery manager. If the recovery manager and other components of Narayana share the same
jacorb.properties file, use the
JTSEnvironmentBean.recoveryManagerPort and
JTSEnvironmentBean.recoveryManagerAddress properties.
Narayana most be initialized correctly before any application object is created. To guarantee this, use the
initORB and
create_POA methods described in the Orb
Portability Guide. Consult the Orb Portability Guide if you need to use the underlying
ORB_init and
create_POA methods provided by the ORB instead of the
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