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Kiev is not ready for negotiations with Donetsk
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin, commenting on the results of the meeting on the war situation in the Donetsk area, held in Berlin, Germany, said that Ukraine will only go for a truce if the country completely regains border control and the Novorossia army releases all captured soldiers.
"For me the effective border control was an absolute priority to ensure that OSCE observers are able to exercise fully monitoring and verification, of course, and that we make real progress on the hostages. These issues are key in promoting the bilateral ceasefire," – announced Klimkin.
Ukrainian authorities, according to the minister, identified "red lines" in their negotiations. "These lines are quite simple and can be summarized as follows: firstly, Ukraine is and should be a united, democratic and European state, and secondly, Ukraine has to go through the integration with European Union," – RIA Novosti quotes Klimkin.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister also said that on Saturday, August 23, German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Kiev. Klimkin expressed hope that the visit would be a manifestation of support by Merkel and Germany of the war in Ukraine.
The Prime Minister of Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) Alexander Zaharchenko told the RIA Novosti news agency on Tuesday, August 19, that Novorossia is ready for talks with the Ukrainian authorities, but does not intend to comply with the ultimatum terms of Kiev.
"We are waiting for offers, but only reasonable offers – we do not lay down our arms and do not ensure the closure of borders. This will never happen and they must stop dreaming of it,"- said Zakharchenko, noting that negotiations can only take place "on an equal footing."
"Everyone needs to recognize the now established state (DNR). I understand that for them it might be physically impossible or some moral qualities will not allow them to recognize the facts though,"- the Prime Minister said, adding that the authorities of the Donetsk Republic are against the war.
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Lesson 33
Parts of Speech - Adjectives
Proper nouns, possessives and modifiers made from them, and common nouns can be adjectives. Examples: July storms, winter weather, Jim's boat, boy's bed.
Some authorities call nouns used to described another noun noun adjuncts. They tell us whose or what kind.
Instructions: Find the adjectives in these sentences..
1. Dan's new hat blew down the man's stairway.
2. Stormy spring weather can cause many flash floods.
3. Pam's new suitcase was ready for the Canadian trip.
4. December winds can make a dangerous Christmas trip.
5. The student's hope was the teacher's happiness.
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1. Dan's, new, the, man's
2. Stormy, spring, many, flash
3. Pam's, new, the, Canadian
4. December, a, dangerous, Christmas
5. The, student's, the, teacher's
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Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced a new iPhone at a press event Tuesday and while it was not the rumored iPhone 5, the new model dubbed the "iPhone 4S" is going to win lots of fans for its new features. Siri, Apple's new voice control assistant, which is exclusive to the iPhone 4S, is going to blow people away. Think HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey come to life.
On the surface the iPhone 4S looks exactly like the existing iPhone 4, but it has a supercharged engine under the hood. The 4S uses the same A5 chip found in the iPad2, so it offers 2X the processing speed and 7X the graphic performance of the existing iPhone. Apple has also tweaked the battery so the phone delivers eight hours of 3G talk time, ten hours of video watching, or forty hours of music.
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The iPhone 4S is a world phone, combining GSM and CDMA technology in the same model for the first time. In real world terms, this means the end of separate Verizon and ATT models and the introduction of a model for Sprint. Americans can now use their phone while roaming in Europe or Asia with less concern about compatibility with foreign carriers. The new iPhone 4S will come in 16GB/32GB/64GB models priced at $199/$299/$399 with a two year contract. Preorders start Oct. 7 and delivery begins on Oct. 14. Apple also introduced a budget iPhone 4 with 8GB of storage for $99 with a two-year contract and made the 3GS free with contract.
The killer feature in the iPhone 4S is the new voice assistant dubbed Siri (after the company Apple bought which pioneered the underlying technology). Siri allows users to have a natural language conversation with their iPhone. Scott Forstall, the Apple executive in charge of iOS development, asked, "What is the weather today?" The phone replied, "Here is the weather for today," displaying the weather on the screen. Forstall then said, "Do I need a raincoat today?" "It sure looks like rain today," answered the phone.. "Wake me up at 6 a.m.," asked Forstall. "O.K., I've set an alarm for 6 a.m. tomorrow," replied the phone.
Apple has also set up partnerships with Yelp and Wolfram Alpha so the iPhone can answer more sophisticated questions. For example, to "find me a great Greek restaurant in Palo Alto," the phone responded, "I've located 14 Greek restaurants. Five are in Palo Alto. I've sorted them by rating." Or when asked to "define mitosis," the phone spoke a definition. Forstall asks Siri, "Who are you?" Siri replies, "I am a humble personal assistant."
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Compared to Siri, the other new software features pale in comparison. Apple announced that iCloud, its cloud storage system will launch October 12. iCloud allows users to re-download music purchased on iTunes anytime and anywhere there is Wi-Fi or cellular reception. For an extra $24.99 iTunes Match will extend this feature to a user's entire music library. Cards allows a user to design a greeting card on an iOS device, email it to Apple, and the company will print it out on high quality paper and snail mail it for $2.99 to U.S. addresses and $4.99 internationally. Apple also added "Find My Friends" which allows users to locate friends and family on a map, provided they also own an iPhone and have given permission.
Apple also updated its iPod lineup. It introduced a new iPod touch that is slimmer, faster, and cheaper than the existing model. It will also now come in black and white models. The Touch will come in 8GB/32GB/64GB models priced at $199/$299/$399. Apple updated the software on the iPod nano to make it easier to navigate and built the Nike run+ feature right into the nano. It dropped the price to $129 for 8GB and $149 for 16B.
As just a piece of hardware, the iPhone 4S is a nice upgrade, but combined with Siri, the new iPhone is going to be a massive hit for Apple.


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In late April I received two e-mails from the printer manufacturer, (who shall remain nameless - I live in the States where litigation is a national hobby remember.) Apparently I had hit the jackpot with one $50 amount as they informed me it was being processed. For the other amount (no mention of the third portion) I had been rejected. Now, given that I sent the same supporting documentation for both claims, how could one possibly have been rejected and the other deemed worthy? After clicking around the web site for half an hour, I finally found a Customer Service number. And here's where the fun started.
There were two options - the first for rebate claim sent in less than 8 weeks ago. Being an honest type, I punched that key, only to be told that rebates take more than 8 weeks. Adios. Click. Have a little patience duckie. I redialed, this time lying my head off and pretending I had sent the claim in more than 8 weeks ago. (Three Hail Mary's and a marguerita, I know.) I was then told that I would be asked a series of questions - and the old Catholic guilt kicked in. What sort of questions? Had I ever lied before? Will you swear on the Bible Mrs. H? What about a lie-detector test? I was really nervous. What happens if you're rumbled by a mail-in rebate customer service rep? To my utter relief, the first question asked for my zip code. Easy - only 5 numbers, which I quickly punched in. Apparently not quick enough as the next prompt informed me that I hadn't done it within the allotted time. I was given a second chance, and apparently their standard of speed is that of light, as I failed again. Fortunately this put me through to a live person. (Tip - When trying to reach a real person, just mess up everything the prompts ask you to do.)
I knew by the tone of his voice that my quest was doomed. I explained the problem, only to be castigated for putting both claims in one envelope. Although he wouldn't come out and admit this, they had processed one and simply thrown the second one out. I asked him if they could just use the information again - it's now all in the system. No, no, and thrice no. I now had to go and find the printer's user manual (in my daughter's room - you have got to be kidding me), photocopy several hundred pages and fax it to them. On enquiring about the third rebate amount, he told me that I should have sent it to a different rebate centre.
"I don't suppose you could forward.......No? Thought so."
It's a this point you start realizing that you're dealing with plankton. Steely resolve kicked in however, and I swore not to give up on the outstanding $80. The rebate world relies on people caving and not bothering to claim the money. By simply ignoring claims they assume that 90% of their customers will break under the pressure. Well, I'm the 10% bucko!
I resorted to the time-worn weapon - a really long, mind-numbingly boring letter demanding to know how, if they tell you that you cannot, under any circumstances, send a duplicate bar code as proof of purchase, they can possibly penalize you for bunging both rebate claims in the same envelope? (I think the original sentence was even longer than that?) I then went on to suggest that this was their way of ensuring that most of the rebates went unclaimed. I also called their attention to the numerous news items that have already been aired on the subject, hinting that I would blow this scam wide open. No need to tell them that it would just be via my blog.
Finally, with no acknowledgement of my stinging tirade, a second and third rebate check plopped through the letter box a few weeks ago. Hurrah for the little person!
Now if they would just call to do one of those two minute customer service phone calls, my satisfaction would be complete.


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Conducting a Needs Assessment
County level needs assessments provide a means for Extension to determine the issues important to the communities we serve. There are many methods of learning about community needs, including the use of existing data, conducting surveys, community forums, focus groups, and working with advisory committees. County level needs assessments are part of the larger statewide priority setting process for determining which issues and programming needs are most important and how issues can best be addressed with our current resources and capacity.
Methods of Data Collection
County Manager Interviews: Each District Extension Director (DED) will conduct interviews with the County Managers in each county in their district and request they complete a follow-up survey. The County Manager Interview Guide provides instructions and data collection instruments needed to conduct the interview and survey.
County Commissioner Survey: During the NC Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) 2017 Annual Conference an invitation will be distributed to each County Commissioner requesting completion of an online survey prioritizing county needs for Extension programs and services. The County Commissioner Survey Guide provides instructions and data collection instruments for the Commissioner Survey.


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Cowboys to host two-time Pro Bowl RB Alfred Morris Monday
What is it with NFC East running back bouncing from team to team within the division?
First it was DeMarco Murray from Dallas to Philadelphia. Now, it could be Alfred Morris from Washington to Dallas.
Morris is scheduled to meet with the team Monday, according to DallasCowboys.com.
He failed to top 1,000 rushing yards for the first time in his four-year career, and saw himself phased gradually phased out of the offense in favor of rookie Matt Jones.
A Pro Bowler in 2013 and 2014 after rushing for 1,275 and 1,074 yards, respectively, Morris has yet to find a suitor for his services, and his former employer doesn't seem overly concerned whether he returns or not.
RELATED: Free agent DE Long skips dinner with Cowboys to sign with Patriots
"Free agency is going to be a great test for him," Allen said to former Redskins tight end Chris Cooley on ESPN 980, via the Washington Post. "If he gets a great contract, we're going to applaud him. If not, we'll see what happens with us."
Morris and the Cowboys have watched as several other free agent running backs have signed new deals: Doug Martin with the Buccaneers; Lamar Miller with the Texans; Matt Forte with the Jets; C.J. Anderson with the Broncos; Chris Ivory with the Jaguars.
Dallas was pleasantly surprised with the play of Darren McFadden last season, who ran for 1,089 yards in 2015, 960 of which came over the final 11 games of the season.
But McFadden will turn 29 in August, considered the twilight years for NFL running backs, and he's been beset by injuries throughout his career.
Prior to playing all 32 regular-season games in 2014 and '15, McFadden played in just 29 of 48 games with the Oakland Raiders from 2011-2013.
Given McFadden's age and injury history, the Cowboys are wisely looking to solidify their running back corps.
Sports Channel
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- Report: Adrian Peterson and Jamaal Charles To Visit Redskins Media: Sports Illustrated
- Larry Nassar Moved From Arizona Federal Prison; 50 More Sue Ex-Team USA Doctor Media: Sports Illustrated
- Red Sox Ace Chris Sale Back on 10-Day DL With Shoulder Inflammation Media: Sports Illustrated
- Josh Gordon Returns To Browns Following Leave of Absence Media: Sports Illustrated
- Bills QB A.J. McCarron Suffers Hairline Fracture of Collarbone Media: Sports Illustrated
"While I know we were all concerned by not having Murray, when we got down to kickoff last year and went to training camp, I think that -- apart from not winning the kinds of games we wanted to win -- we addressed the running back situation a lot more satisfactory than most people thought we had," Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said last week at the NFL scouting combine, via ESPN.
"We'll do that again, and I feel good about that. I feel better about our ability to get feeling good about running back than I do about some of the challenges that we've got on defense right now. I don't know. I can actually see ways and options at the running back thing to get us in good shape that I don't actually see ways and have the name in place for the spot relative to the defense."
Just two seasons ago, the Cowboys' offensive line paved the way for Murray, who ran for a league-high and franchise record 1,845 yards.
That line, which features left tackle Tyron Smith, is still the best in the business, despite a propensity for penalties.
Dallas just re-signed running back Lance Dunbar to a one-year, $1.75 million deal, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, but Jones and the Cowboys are never done shopping.
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Five Generations of the most authentic Mexican food, Ricardo's Place is dedicated to the family tradition of excellence that began with Grandma Juana in Mixtlán, Jalisco, México.
Join the Party on Taco Tuesday at Ricardo's Place and enjoy special discounted pricing on your favorite tacos and drinks.
Huevos con Chorizo, Omelette Mexicano or maybe Pancakes with Eggs! A great way to start your day, especially on Saturday or Sunday morning when we open at 9am.
Catering is not just about food, it's about the experience. Ricardo's Place can help turn your special occasion into a once-in-a-lifetime event.
The success of Ricardo's Place or La Cocina de Ricardo is dedicated to the family tradition of excellence that began with Grandma Juana in Mixtlán, Jalisco, México. She was the main chef of her town and would prepare the food for small and large events, and devoted to making every occasion memorable. This tradition of thoughtfully prepared recipes was passed to Mamacita Alicia who brought all of this knowledge to Southern California some 40 years ago. Along with two brothers, Arnulfo and Mario, and eight children: Rosa, Raquel, Ricardo, Bertha, Estela, Alejandro, Belén and Minerva. Mamacita Alicia made the journey to Southern California and was ready to introduce her unique and flavorful culinary style to this growing community.
Almost 40 years later, the recipes that Mamacita Alicia brought to Southern California continue to remain as delicious as the day Grandma Juana created them back in Jalisco, México. The entire family is dedicated to maintaining a clean establishment, the best, healthiest and most affordable Mexican food around. We thank you for your business and consider you an important part of our family tradition.
And so, Ricardo's Place was born, opening it's doors on April 16, 2003.
"We would like to thank our valued customers for their support and loyalty. We look forward to personally welcoming you and your family at Ricardo's Place."
- Ricardo Beas
Acknowledgment Award to Ricardo Beas for his Platinum Sponsorship of La Pata Gap Connector Ribbon Cutting Celebration. Presented by OC Supervisor Lisa Bartlett
Best of San Juan Capistrano:
-Golden Horseshoe to the Best Salsa
-Golden Horseshoe to the Best Taco
-Silver Horseshoe to the Best Margarita
Ricardo & Rosa Beas, Grand Marshall of the Capistrano Swallows parade
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Dear Ricardo,
Thank you for supporting the Sheanivale Gala to benefit the J.F. Shea Therapeutic Center. Your auction donation helped us to raise over $700,000 to improve the lives of people with disabilities through therapeutic horse-related programs.Dana Butler-Mohburg, Executive Director, J.F. Shea Therapeutic Riding Center
Dear Ricardo,
On behalf of the San Clemente Island Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, I would like to Thank you your donation for the raffle held on our Spring Fashion Show and luncheon fundraiser.Eileen West, Daughters of the American Revolution
Dear Mr. Ricardo Beas,
Thank you so much in supporting Breakthrough and myself. I really enjoyed meeting you. I'm really fascinated in the way you sacrificed so many things to become a successful person. You are not just successful but an inspiration for so many.Amy Fabian, St. Margaret Episcopal School
We wish to express our sincere Thanks for your generous donation for our fundraiser. It was a wonderful success and we greatly appreciate your support of the Mission.San Juan Capistrano Mission Women's Guild
Dear Rosa and Ricardo,
I wanted to Thank you for your financial support for the Bear Project Reception entertainment. You are truly an Angel of the Arts. On behalf of the Angels board, Saddleback students and Faculty Thank you for caring about the Arts.María Chávez, Secretary of the Angels for the Arts Board, Saddleback College
Dear Ricardo and Rosa,
Thanks are not enough for all the support you Ricardo give to the Friends of the Library. Without your great effort the Night of the Arts wouldn't have happened. Your contributions are so much appreciated.San Juan Capistrano Friends of the Library
Dear Ricardo,
Thank you so much for taking the time to come to San Juan Hills and speak to our students. You did a great job telling them about your life and experiences. You are always so supportive to our students. Thank you so much for being their mentor and giving them the opportunity to learn and grow.Judy Bradley, Career Preparation CUSD
Thank you very much for being so kind to my high school students.
Your generosity and wisdom are appreciated!Mike Weinell, Dana Hills High School
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Thank you for your generous donation in gift certificates. We were blessed to have you join us at our event…Thank you for your partnership in Catholic Education.San Juan Capistrano Serenade Choir
Words cannot explain how Thankful I am. Ricardo, you have given so much to the community, I honestly do not know how to repay you and Rosita…Berlin Armenta, Miss Orange County


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The Explosion . Vocabulary pg 9 Workshop I: Where am I going?. Rocket Boys Festival. http:// www.coalwoodwestvirginia.com/october_sky_festival.htm. a pparently (adverb). MEANING . EXAMPLE. s eeming to be *.
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seeming to be *
Joseph apparently found the situation funny, since he was trying hard not to laugh. *
Apparently, you think I am a moron if you think I believe that story.
Hector apparently _________ because_____________.
showing imagination and originality *
Leticia's fashion designs are beautiful and creative.
Linda shows how creative she is with her imaginative stories.
To be more creative Jerome will______________.
having to do with industry
The class visited an industrial paper plant to learn how cardboard is made.
Her father worked at an industrial park where metals are recycled.
I want to work in an industrial building that ________________.
to swerve crazily while moving forward
We watched the hubcap careen across the highway and into a ditch. *
The birds careen in and out of the nest.
The __________ careened across the _____________.
a loud, emotional statement
My brother made an exclamation of disgust when I shoved a bug in his face.
The exclamation of the bells startled the sleeping student.
He made an exclamation when ____________.
to burn without flames
The flames have died down, but the campfire will smolder for hours.
The cigar smoldered in the night air.
A person can smolder when they experience __________ feelings.
to laugh quietly in a mean way
When I spilled my soup on the floor, Ed and Zack snickered.
When he spilled his food, the rude boys snickered.
The group began snickering when _______________.
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ECHO power tool story goes back to 1947 ECHO is a global brand of portable power equipment manufactured by Kioritz Corporation in Tokyo, Japan. Kioritz Corporation was established in 1947 and with almost 60 years of 2-stroke technology, has been dedicated to the production of portable power equipment. With annual volume reaching over two million units per year, Kioritz Corporation produces more clean burning engine families than any other company. The goal of Kioritz Corporation worldwide is to "Provide products and services that meet the needs of the customer and give total satisfaction through ECHO products." With two overseas plants, one overseas subsidiary, 50 distributors, and more than 8,000 servicing dealers around the world, this goal can only become closer to reality.
Originally named the Kyoritsu Noki Company and later the Kioritz Corp., ECHO was to win design awards and a major market position for its agricultural spray equipment. It first explored the U.S. and Canadian markets in the late 60s with licensing agreements and then formally entered the U.S. market in 1972 with a headquarters in Northbrook, Illinois. In 2009, Kioritz Corporation and Shindaiwa Corporation merged under one umbrella company, Yamabiko Corporation. The merger was part of the company's overall plan to gain efficiencies and increase their global competitiveness. Integrating the strengths of both the ECHO and Shindaiwa organizations will allow Yamabiko to serve its customer base with dependable products in the outdoor power equipment, agricultural and industrial markets.
The Canadian Division of ECHO began as a service parts and accessory unit and quickly expanded into a small distribution and shipping warehouse based in Brampton, Ontario. ECHO Power Equipment (Canada) was established in 1985 to support a market for ECHO tools that was beginning to spread from coast-to- coast.
ECHO's Canadian operations moved to London, Ontario, in 1989 and began dealer direct sales in Ontario in 1990 and Newfoundland in 1991. Today that marketplace stretches from coast to coast and includes a network of over 1,000 dealers. Three separate expansions of its warehouse facilities now supply the full lineup of ECHO power equipment plus a wide range of specialized commercial and pro gardening tools.


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August 09, 2007CD and RPO are at highest position yet
Rochester, NY – In its tenth week on the Top 10 Classical Billboard Chart, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra's Gershwin CD has leaped to an all-time high of number three today. The recording rose from a previous high last week of number seven, and has been in a Top 10 position for six weeks.
Until now, the RPO's highest Billboard position historically was at number seven, reached in 1988 by the Pro Arte release, Gotta Dance conducted by Eric Kunzel; the Gershwin release tied that position last week.
The harmonia mundi usa release under RPO Principal Pops Conductor Jeff Tyzik and the Van Cliburn award-winning pianist Jon Nakamatsu features the 1925 Piano Concerto in F, the well-known Rhapsody in Blue and the rarely-heard Cuban Overture and is available in a special SACD (Super Audio CD) hi-resolution format. CDs are available for $20 (tax included) at the RPO box office, online at www.rpo.org, and wherever CDs are sold. All purchases, including through the RPO, count toward the Billboard charting.
Note: A digital image of the Gershwin CD cover is available, as are photos of Jon Nakamatsu and Jeff Tyzik.
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There are a lot of things you might imagine doing on a trip to Iceland – but surfing, it's fair to say, isn't one of them. Yet the country is becoming Europe's most whispered-about spot for its clean, consistent waves and for the chance to surf ruler-topped waves against a backdrop of smouldering volcanoes and fractured glaciers. Just paddling out against a backdrop of dark jagged peaks is an experience unlike anywhere else on the planet.
And while the thought of jumping into the sea just below the Arctic Circle hardly sounds tempting, it's not actually that bad – the Gulf Stream ensures a summer sea temperature around 12oC, equivalent to spring in the south of England or France. And new wetsuit technology means you can be protected by 6mm of neoprene, bringing even winter surfing into play.
Despite the fact that cheap flights and post-crash prices have meant more surf-inclined visitors today, there are still only around 20 Icelandic surfers, and none of them had even considered riding the waves here two decades ago. Jón Teitur Sigmundsson was one of four Icelandic snowboarders and friends who, in 1995, had the idea of taking their snowboard skills into the sea. "We'd seen waves, but until then we'd never thought about trying to actually surf them," says Sigmundsson. "My friend had a cousin in the States who had a surf shop. We sent an email and three weeks later we had four surfboards." The problem was they had little idea how to stand on their boards, duck-dive beneath waves and negotiate dangerous rip currents.
But then a chance encounter changed everything. They met an American stationed at the now-defunct naval airbase at Keflavík, on Iceland's south-western tip, who explained that US servicemen had been surfing the nearby Sandvik beach since not long after World War II. "He told us about Iceland's best surf spots and explained that surfing was the reason many of them applied to be sent to Iceland in the first place," says Sigmundsson. "There was this incredible beach break not even 10 minutes' drive from the base. We went there for the first time and found a really good beach, really safe, in a small bay. We started going there all the time – it became our spot, and what we did into the autumn."
After nearly two decades surfing, Sigmundsson is now well-placed to compare the waves on offer at home with those at the best breaks across the globe. "We went around the world to the surfing Meccas," he explains. "To Australia, New Zealand, California – with the dream their spots would be breaking all the time. But we found out their waves were just like what we have, except when you hit the water you have to fight for everything because it's just so crowded. It was nice to get back here to the empty line-ups, surfing with just a few friends – it's so relaxed and chilled."
And while you'll still get the waves to yourself, more and more people are ticking Iceland surfing off their bucket list. In 2009, locals Erlendur Magnússon and Ingólfur Olsen started Arctic Surfers, the country's only dedicated surf company, which runs tailor-made trips for surfers of all levels. "It's definitely picked up here in the last few years," says Olsen, who took around 100 people into the surf last season. "We've had lots of pros and photographers coming up here, and the word's starting to spread as people realise the potential." Despite that, he says his company is wilfully small: "It will never be crowded here and we don't want to change that – if we get 15 people in the water, we're like, 'What the hell?'"
What he's not, however, is exclusive. "Anyone can surf here, even beginners," he says. "It's just about knowing the right waves at the right time. And people are amazed at the temperature – the water's only really cold in the deep winter." So, the secret's out – just don't tell too many people.
Chris Nelson is the author of Cold Water Souls: In Search of Surfing's Cold Water Pioneers, a book that took him on a three-year journey to the planet's most inhospitable outposts, seeking out those hardy waveriders who call these icy line-ups home.
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The best breaks Sandvik
A beach break located on the south-western edge of the Reykjanes Peninsula. It has black sand with fun peaks and is suitable for beginners when it's small.
A high-quality right-hand point break, just south of the harbour about 40 minutes' drive south-east of Reykjavik. It has excellent walling to hollow waves peeling for up to 200m. It's for intermediate to advanced surfers only, with entry and exit over boulders.
The reef here, 40 minutes' drive south-west of Reykjavik, is a bit of a swell magnet and can be big. The right-hand walls when it's small are suitable for intermediate surfers, but advanced surfers only when it's big.
Who to go with
Arctic Surfers is run by two local surfers who can tailor trips to your needs, from camping and surf-chasing to day tours from Reykjavik.
What to bring
You can rent equipment from Arctic Surfers, Iceland Activities and AdventureBOX. In summer the sea hovers between 10oC and 12oC, so a 4mm wetsuit and boots will do the job. In winter the sea dips to around 7oC, so a 6mm suit with gloves, boots and a hood is recommended.
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Chicos Blancos Locos (CBL for short) is a street gang found in the Chicago area. In english it means crazy white guys or white boys however you want to put it. With that said, they are a caucasian gang. They're mainly found in an area called The Harlem Corridor which stretches from Interstate 55 to the south and Interstate 90 to the north. The CBL hot spot is at the intersection of Harlem & Grand which is bordered by Chicago east of Harlem and Elmwood Park west of Harlem. They consider themselves neutral and are not part of People or Folk. Their set sign is a C on the left side of their face is the B (because they are white) and L on right side. They also have been known to throw forks up with one hand and forks down with the other which offset each other being that they are neither folk or people. Although most caucasian gangs are considered racist, the CBLs are not a racist gang.
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Today, four years after starting, I have finally completed the levels of Unfinished Business. But if you think this means the game is ready for release, not quite. Sorry! I still have to finish writing the story, make some final polishing and playtesting. Also, someone suggested better installation that they could help me with.
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ATA Over Ethernet: As an Alternative
by Ryan M. on Apr.04, 2011, under HowTo, My Blog
New technologies, new toys — Oh how I love getting my hands dirty with them. Today I am going to have a look at ATA Over Ethernet (AoE) as an alternative solution to NFS in the role of a NAS/SAN implementation. We will look at both the server side vblade setup and the client side AoE kernel module along with a practical deployment setup which includes a convenience script I developed to make vbladed slightly less of a nuisance to maintain.
First things first though, what exactly is ATA Over Ethernet? Straight off the wikipedia page, here are the important parts that describe AoE best:
"ATA over Ethernet (AoE) is a network protocol developed by the Brantley Coile Company, designed for simple, high-performance access of SATA storage devices over Ethernet networks. It is used to build storage area networks (SANs) with low-cost, standard technologies. ... AoE runs on layer 2 Ethernet, it does not use internet protocol (IP), so it cannot be accessed over the Internet or other IP networks. In this regard it is more comparable to Fibre Channel over Ethernet. ... SATA (and older PATA) hard drives use the Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) protocol to issue commands, such as read, write, and status. AoE encapsulates those commands inside Ethernet frames and lets them travel over an Ethernet network instead of a SATA or 40-pin ribbon cable. By using an AoE driver, the host operating system is able to access a remote disk as if it were directly attached."
OK, of note here is that AoE is an ATA implementation over Ethernet, being layer 2 it is a dumb protocol with no knowledge of the TCP/IP stack, as such it can only communicate in the simplest of ways inside a switched network (its packets cant be routed between multiple networks). As such, AoE is ideal when used on a private network or better yet a network dedicated to SAN (Storage Area Network), it can however be used on a public facing network as so long as the hosts in the AoE network are all within the same switched segment of the network (More info here on routable AoE).
That all said, what makes AoE a viable alternative to NFS? Well in the role of storage access in its simplest capacity, NFS is just bloated and adds a significant amount of overhead and complexity to something that deserves to be simple. Further, NFS is woefully inadequate at maintaining the level of reliability required when you are, for example, exporting an entire file system to another device for the purpose of high-availability usage such as a /home extension or MySQL file system. Personally, I am slightly biased as I hate NFS; I use it, but only for a lack of often anything better to meet the role in exporting file systems and directory trees across networks. Although it does what its supposed to just fine, more often than not you can get woken up at 4AM with the most mysterious and sudden of NFS issues that are notorious for being mind numbing to resolve. It is for this simple reason — NFS's lack of reliability, that sent me searching for a simple, scalable and reliable alternative. AoE has managed to meet two of these three points — simple and reliable, while coming up short on the scalable side, more on that in a bit.
There are two components of an AoE setup, the server side storage device that will run vblade and the client side that will access the exported storage using the AoE kernel module under Linux. I should note that although the vblade server package is for Linux, the client side drivers are available for Windows, OS X, FreeBSD and more; in Linux the AoE kernel module is part of the mainline kernel.
The server you choose to run vblade can be any device that you want to export files or devices on, there is little in the way of requirements as vblade is a pretty slim package and doesn't consume much in the way of resources other than CPU. For a modest environment where you plan to export to no more than 10-15 clients, a dual core system with 2GB RAM is more than sufficient for the vblade server. For my deployment, I run vblade on a quad core Xeon 3.0Ghz, 6GB RAM and 9TB Raid5 array that exports to 54 client servers. More on my setup later when we review scalability but for now lets jump right into the vblade setup and usage.
Lets go ahead and grab the vblade package, compile and install it:
# wget http://iweb.dl.sourceforge.net/project/aoetools/vblade/20/vblade-20.tgz # tar xvfz vblade-20.tgz # cd vblade-20 # make && make install install vblade /usr/sbin/ install vbladed /usr/sbin/ install vblade.8 /usr/share/man/man8/
There is no compile time configure script or any other real configuration required, vblade installs straight into /usr/sbin and is an overall painless process. The simplicity of the vblade package comes at a cost, in that there is no support for a configuration file to control multiple vblade instances, making things slightly tedious. This should not detract from the use of vblade, it is a mature and reliable package but one with a very simple approach that does little in the way other than what it is supposed to do.
To make life easier for myself, I created a wrapper of the sorts to add support for a configuration file along with limited error checking and some command line conveniences — we'll grab the wrapper and default config template as follows:
# wget http://rfxn.com/downloads/vbladed.conf # wget http://rfxn.com/downloads/vbladectl # mv vbladed.conf /etc/ # mv vbladectl /usr/sbin # chmod 640 /etc/vbladed.conf # chmod 750 /usr/sbin/vbladectl # ln -s /usr/sbin/vbladectl /etc/init.d/vbladed # chkconfig --level 2345 on
You will note, that we enabled vblade to start on boot through init, although the wrapper is not technically an init script, it does support being called from init and managed through chkconfig for convenience. Lets look at the configuration file /etc/vbladed.conf then we'll review the vbladectl usage after that:
## # vbladed export configuration file ## # unique shelf identifier for this vblade server SHELF="0" # must be numeric 0-254, default 0 ## # AOESLOT FILE MAC IFACE ALIAS # 0 /data/server.img FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF eth1 server
The configuration file is pretty straight forward, the SHELF variable only matters if you intend to run multiple vblade servers on the same network, if that is the case then this value must be unique to each vblade server or you will run into client side conflicts of being unable to distinguish between vblade servers. The export definitions follow in the format of "AOESLOT FILE MAC IFACE ALIAS" which the below breaks down further:
AOESLOT is a per-client identifier for EACH exported file or device to the SAME client; in other words if you configure multiple exports to the same client server then this value needs to be unique for each.
FILE is the full path to a device or file you want to export, this can be an unformatted raw device such as /dev/sdb, a preformatted partition such as /dev/sdb5 or a loopback image such as /data/server.img.
MAC is the MAC address of the client-side interface that is attached to the network you intend AoE traffic to move over; more appropriately, it is the interface connected to your private network on the client server
IFACE is the server-side interface that can reach the client-side interface you defined the MAC address for; more appropriately, it is the interface connected to your private network on the vblade server
ALIAS is a reference alias for each configuration entry, this must be unique to each vbladed.conf definition
For the purpose of this article, we will go ahead and create a loopback image, format it and export it for a client server called apollo, then we will review how to import the file system onto the apollo server using the AoE kernel module. First, lets create our image:
# dd if=/dev/zero of=/home/apollo.img bs=1 count=0 seek=10G # yes | mkfs.ext3 /home/apollo.img
This will create a sparse, zero filled file, meaning it will be 0bytes on disk and allocate space, up to 10G, as data is stored to it. There is a slight performance hit to this as the image file must grow itself as data is written, this however is made up for in improved efficiency of space usage. To create an image that preallocates space on the disk you would run '# dd if=/dev/zero of=/home/apollo.img bs=1M count=10000', be patient as this will take some time to complete, then format it as described above.
Now that we have the image/device we want to export, we need to add the definition for it into the vbladed.conf file, to do so we need to note the MAC address of the interface on apollo that will communicate with the vblade server, in our case this is a private interface eth1 but in your setup it can be a public facing interface if needed — just make sure its within the same subnet as the vblade server.
[root@apollo ~]# ifconfig eth1 eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:16:E6:D3:ED:E5 inet addr:10.10.6.6 Bcast:10.10.7.255 Mask:255.255.252.0 ... truncated ...
We now have the client side MAC address (00:16:E6:D3:ED:E5) and we have the device/file we want to export (/home/apollo.img), and we also know the private network interface on our vblade server is eth1 as well, so we can create the vbladed.conf definition:
0 /home/apollo.img 00:16:E6:D3:ED:E51 eth1 apollo
That should be appended into the bottom of /etc/vbladed.conf, then we are ready to start the vblade instance for the configuration we've added. The vbladectl wrapper includes start, stop and restart flags which also accept an optional alias for performing actions against only a specific vblade instance, run vbladectl with no options for usage help. Time to start the vblade instance for apollo as follows:
# /usr/sbin/vbladectl start apollo started vbladed for apollo (pid:16320 file:/home/apollo.img iface:eth1 mac:00:16:E6:D3:ED:E51) ( you could also just pass the start option without an alias to start instances for all entries in vbladectl.conf )
The default behavior for vblade also sends log data to the kernel log, typically /var/log/messages on most systems, so tailing the log will produce the following logs if all is normal:
# tail /var/log/messages Apr 3 16:49:25 backup5 vbladed: started vbladed for apollo (pid:16320 file:/home/apollo.img iface:eth1 mac:00:16:E6:D3:ED:E51) Apr 3 16:49:24 backup5 vbladed: pid 16320: e0.0, 419430400 sectors O_RDWR
The important part there is the 'vbladed: pid 16320: e0.0, 419430400 sectors O_RDWR' entry in the log as this comes from vblade itself, the other log entry comes from the wrapper. This log entry tells us that vbladed forked off successfully and that it has exported our data for the defined server as e0.0 (etherdrive shelf 0 slot 0), you'll see the significance of this shortly.
We are now ready to move over to our client server, apollo, and import our new AoE file system. This is an easy task and if you are running a current Fedora / RHEL (CentOS) based distribution, you'll find the AoE kernel module already included. The module is also part of the mainline kernel so if you are using a custom kernel, please be sure to enable the corresponding config option (CONFIG_ATA_OVER_ETH).
There is really no right way to load a kernel module, you can either use modprobe which I recommend or you can use insmod on the modules full path, which is a matter of preference. Let's first verify the module exists, which modprobe does for us but for the sake of this article and familiarity, we will check (remember you're running this on the client server, i.e apollo):
# find /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/ -name "aoe.ko" /lib/modules/2.6.18-194.32.1.el5PAE/kernel/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.ko
There we have it, the module returned fine, listing the full path to it. If you did not get anything back this may be that you are running a custom kernel by your own choosing, and need to configure the CONFIG_ATA_OVER_ETH option. It may also be that your data center provider or a software vendor installed a custom kernel without this feature and you should contact them requesting it. As an alternative, you could download the etherdrive sources for the AoE kernel module on the coraid website and compile it against your kernel, this requires your kernel build sources or on RHEL based systems the kernel-headers package.
That said, we will now load the module using modprobe, the preferred method:
# /sbin/modprobe aoe ( or you can run /sbin/insmod MODULE-PATH )
If everything went OK, then modprobe will generate no output and you can verify the module is loaded as follows:
# lsmod | grep aoe aoe 60385 1
When the AoE module is loaded it will start listening for broadcast traffic from AoE on all available interfaces, a very passive process. If you have done everything correct then the module will quickly detect the exported device/file from the vblade server and inform you in the kernel log along with creating the appropriate /dev/etherd/ device file. Let's verify this by checking the log and then checking the /dev/etherd path:
# tail /var/log/messages Apr 4 17:13:02 apollo kernel: aoe: aoe_init: AoE v22i initialised. Apr 4 17:13:02 apollo kernel: aoe: 003048761643 e0.0 v4014 has 419430400 sectors Apr 4 17:13:02 apollo kernel: etherd/e0.0: unknown partition table # ls /dev/etherd/ e0.0
If for some reason you do not see the log entries described above along with no e0.0 device file under /dev/ethered, this may be a misconfiguration on the vblade server, perhaps you got the interface or mac address in vbladed.conf wrong? Double check all values. If you opted to try run things over a public facing interface, the issue may be that your network VLAN's each server (which is fairly common), in that case you may need to request that all your hardware be part of the same VLAN or the provisioning of a private switch and private links for your hardware.
Assuming that things went good, that you see the appropriate log entries and the e0.0 device file under /dev/etherd/, we are ready to mount the file system, we will mount it as /mnt/aoe for the purpose of this article:
# mkdir /mnt/aoe # mount /dev/etherd/e0.0 /mnt/aoe # df -h /mnt/aoe Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/etherd/e0.0 5G 36M 4.9G 0% /mnt/aoe
You may run into an issue of unrecognized file system on the device, though the file system we created on it, on the vblade server, should show through. If it does not, simply run an 'mkfs.ext3 /dev/etherd/e0.0' on it and you will be all set. There is no hard set rule on creating the file system on the vblade server, you could just export raw images and devices then partition/format file systems on them on a per-client basis as you require it.
The only thing that is left is to set our new file system on apollo to load at boot time, the simplest way to do this is to append a couple of lines to /etc/rc.local as follows:
/sbin/modprobe aoe sleep 5 ; mount /dev/etherd/e0.0 /mnt/aoe -onoatime
The rc.local script is run at boot time after all other services have started, so if you are loading a file system used for mysql, user home data or similar you will probably want to also add a line after the mount to restart said services. You'll also notice two things about the entries we added to rc.local; The first is the sleep delay before the mount, this allows the aoe kernel module to complete its discovery process for AoE file systems before we try to mount it. Then, we are using the noatime option on the mount command, which disables the updating of the last access time on files during read/write operations. This is important because traditionally whenever a file is read from disk, it causes a write operation back to disk to update the atime attribute on the file, so disabling atime usage can greatly reduce i/o calls (effectively in half for reads), which is especially significant for networked file systems.
I have had an overall good experience with AoE so far, it is incredibly simple and very reliable as an implementation. The only issue I have seen is the scalability of it and I attribute this more to the vblade server package than AoE as a protocol. There appears to be a degradation in I/O throughput performance for exported file systems that is in-line with the number of (instances) file systems you export on the same physical server. The best usage example of this is that in my environment I run vblade on one server with exports to 54 servers, the throughput when there is 1-10 instances running averages about 51MB/s (408Mbit), as that increases though to 54 instances, the throughput per client server drops drastically to an average of 14MB/s (112Mbit). This is a very sharp decrease in performance, one that makes the viability of vblade in much larger of a setup questionable.
I do need to caution that this issue may be environment specific as speaking to other vblade users has produced mixed feedback, some do not experience this kind of performance loss while others do. I will also note that I run vblade on a second storage device, on the same private network as the 54 instance vblade server, and this second storage device has only 4 instances running with an average throughput of 71MB/s (568Mbit). So the conclusion you draw from this is up to you, at the end of the day I am more than happy with the implementation as a whole and can accept the loss of performance for the larger implementation in the name of reliability and simplicity.
4 Comments for this entry
Michael Adams
June 1st, 2011 on 10:30 pm
I read over this, and am curious if it'd be possible to use tinc-vpn to turn this into an iSCSI-lite. Also curious if btrfs would work better than ext3.
May 28th, 2011 on 4:17 pm
You are basically using aoe as a network block device. So why not use nbd? It's already in the kernel. I don't see much point in using aoe if no ata-to-aoe hardware chip is present.
Justin Traer
May 27th, 2011 on 2:01 pm
This is a neat write up. I've been interesting in trying out AoE for a while now.
I'd like to warn you that MySQL's data files over any type of networked file system should be discouraged as there would be a race condition. If MySQL starts before the mount is up, there maybe data loss.
Also, I'd be concerned about the the stability of any database storing it's info on network file system.
Tracy Reed
April 4th, 2011 on 8:52 pm
Nice writeup!
I have been using AoE for 6 years. I really like it. Much easier and simpler to deal with than iSCSI. In practical terms with modern CPUs the performance is probably about the same unless you really are maxing out your network. Do people still bother with TCP offload for iSCSI? If so AoE would be a benefit because there is no TCP to be offloaded. But I find that physical disk limitations almost always prevent you from regularly reaching 1Gb/s unless you put a lot of disks in the array, especially on seeking (non-streaming) workloads like mail, databases, etc. But in the near future I may be deploying 48 10k RPM SAS disks so my 2Gb/s (802.3ad bonded gig-e pair) may actually become saturated for once. I can definitely saturate it for transfers that go from cache to cache resulting in 200MB/s of actual application data transfer speed. So AoE itself is no slouch.
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mailing list and there is a #aoe IRC channel on freenode. Only a few of us idle there so if you ask a question be patient as it may be hours before someone gets back to you.
I know the wikipedia page says "high-performance access of SATA storage devices over Ethernet networks" but note that it is in no way SATA specific. I export SCSI drives with it. It is unfortunate that iSCSI has a more "enterprisey" feel to it because it has SCSI in the name an AoE less so because it has "ATA" in the expanded acronym.
You should point out that one should always get the latest aoe kernel module source as what comes with the kernel has a tendency to be quite old. Especially in RHEL5.
You should also be careful of partition alignment issues. If you export an LVM inside a partition and then the VM installed into it creates a partition also all of your disk writes will be mis-aligned. This requires special disk partitioning hackery to get around. iSCSI probably has the same issue but it is important to be aware of it. To avoid this I just use lvm to create a physical volume of the raw disk device.
I currently run a vblade for each of my 35 exports (I have 8 machines in my SAN exporting AoE, that just happens to be the one with the most LUNs exported) and have not seen a performance decreased with number of vblades running. In old vblade implementations (a few years ago) there used to be the "thundering herd" problem where each packet that came in would wake up each vblade to see if the packet was for them. That has been fixed and now only the appropriate process gets to look at the packet.
Everyone mentions AoE not being routable. I think that is a very good thing. AoE is not routable in the same sense that TCP is not routable. You have to wrap TCP in something else, like IP, to make it routable. You can do the same thing with AoE if you want. This makes the design of both TCP and AoE much better. There are many ways to wrap/tunnel/bridge AoE, some easier than others. Here is just one article that came out last month describing how to do it:
It is funny that you are using sparse files for thin provisioning. I am considering that also. Although I am also thinking I should probably keep it simple. My setup is tricky enough already, not sure if I want to go for sparse files. Probably not. I almost always end up needing more spindles as opposed to more space. I'm big on keeping the performance as high as possible.
Enough for now, stop by the IRC channel or drop me an email if you have any AoE questions or problems.
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Singer/actress Selena Gomez has chastised one of her Instagram.com followers for bullying a suicidal fan and encouraging the intimidated youngster to self-harm.
The Come & Get It hitmaker was left stunned after a devotee using the handle @keylimegomez shared a screengrab of a photo featuring a scar on her left arm, with a nasty comment by a user named @selinagomesfan urging her to "cut, cut, cut, cut!"
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The RIAI Annual Review 2009, published December 2010.
AbstractGuide to Irish award winning small architectural projects covering the years from 1994 to 2010 identifying the importance of small works and an open competition system.
Citation InformationBrady, N.:Black to White:Small Projects, Big Impact. RIAI Annual Review 2009, published December 2010.


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Getting fans in Spain hyped, Filmax has released an Easter trailer from the blood-red wedding featuring the Bride (Leticia Dolera) as she rips the cord of her trusty chain saw and goes to work on her infected family.
Magnet will release here in the States via On Demand August 3 with a theatrical run planned for September 7."Koldo and Clara are about to celebrate the most important day of their lives: their wedding.
Everything appears to be running smoothly and the bride and groom and their families are enjoying a wonderful day; that is until some of the guests start showing signs of a strange illness. Before they know what's happening, the bride and groom find themselves in the middle of a hellish ordeal, as an uncontrollable torrent of violence is unleashed on the wedding.
Amidst the chaos, Koldo and Clara become separated and begin a desperate search for one another. What started off as an idyllic day quickly descends into a nightmare of the worst kind…"


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