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By Justin Steiner
How it works
Here at DRHQ bikes boxes are constantly coming and going with some of the latest and greatest—and sometimes not-so-greatest—bicycles currently out on the market. I was personally pretty stoked to see Pivot's Firebird show up at our door ready for my flogging.
The Firebird was chronologically the fourth bike model to roll off the Pivot production line, and shares most of the Pivot design theory and manufacturing execution with the Mach 429 tested and reviewed in issue #139, and the Mach 5 tested in issue #146.
Hydroformed top and downtubes mate to a cold-forged BB tower, which houses the lower suspension link, upper link main pivot and rear shock. Not only is this arrangement super stiff, but it also provides a highly precise mount for all of the rear suspension's main pivots. According to Chris Cocalis of Pivot, any misalignment on a longer travel suspension can have disappointing side effects due to component binding. For the same reason, the Firebird's rear shock floats between the upper and lower suspension links in order to maximize the accuracy of the rear shock's alignment as well as provide further opportunity for spring rate tuning.
Another component of the stiffness equation is the use of one-piece links for the dw-link suspension. By designing wide and robust single-piece links, Pivot is able to minimize the rear swingarm's twisting influence on the linkages.
Said swingarm's stiffness in maximized by employing symmetric chainstays to create a well-triangulated and very robust structure. In order to do so, Pivot designed a floating front derailleur mount that not only allows the front derailleur to move with the swingarm, but it also helps to maintain front derrailleur alignment with the chainrings throughout the swingarm's stroke. This ingenious floating derailleur mount also acts as a chainguide as it will not allow the chain to fall off the inside of the smallest chainring.
Click on over to our interview with Chris Cocalis to read in-depth about the Pivot development process.
How it rides
Porcupine Rim Trail in Moab, UT is an iconic trail perfectly suited to showing off the capability of this 'Bird, due to its epic downhill nature and required pedaling. Having ridden this bike on both Porcupine and National Trail in Phoenix, I can say with conviction it simply kicks ass in this realm. You can pedal as long, hard and fast as need be thanks to the bike's incredible efficiency, then turn around and reap the huge rewards of a the plush yet responsive suspension that's equally capable of soaking up big hits and drops while floating over chattery sections.
Flash forward to tighter East Coast riding and the Firebird still does not disappoint. After swapping to a longer stem for a bit more front wheel traction and more efficient riding position, I was ready to dice it up with my friends on hardtail 29ers and XC bikes. Granted, I was a touch slower on the climbs due to the weight of the bike (33 lbs with pedals and a dropper post), but was able to reel them back in more quickly than usual when the trail pointed downhill.
Overall, this is one sweet bike. Look for the full review in Issue #157 of Dirt Rag, and please consider subscribing to keep content like this rolling to your door.
In action
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Tester: Justin Steiner
Country of Origin: Taiwan
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Jean Nouvel has lost a court case against the Paris Philharmonie concert hall, with a French court ruling that the architect did not provide enough proof that his original designs for the building had been flouted.
Nouvel first sought legal action to renovate 26 areas of the publicly funded building to his original designs, including fireplaces, facades, and the 2,400-seat concert hall itself.
This took place after he refused to attend the building's opening which he said was too early, and did not allow "the architectural and technical requirements to be respected".
However the court decided there was not enough evidence to prove project managers deviated from his plans, and stated documents provided "do not allow the court to assess the work asked for in its definitive state, both globally and in detail".
Earlier this year Nouvel claimed the structure displayed "contempt for architecture, for the profession and for the architect of the most important French cultural programme of the new century".
"The architecture is martyred, the details sabotaged," he wrote in a scathing editorial in French newspaper Le Monde, "so taxpayers will have to pay, once again, to correct these aberrational decisions."


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Any expert in the culinary field knows that the kitchen is the most vital part of any restaurant or home. You need the right tools to pull off any and all types of exquisite and gourmet meal desired.
Ideal Kitchen Equipment
Rookie restaurant managers and home owners always fall short when it comes to stocking their kitchen. They always get ahead of themselves and forget to buy the basic requirements of any kitchen. Lucky for you, here are the top 10 things that any kitchen should always have:
Commercial ice makers
Commercial ice makers are very important part of kitchen equipment that produces ice for a commercial kitchen. Ice machines are capable of making large amounts of ice cubes quickly throughout a 24-hour period.
Knives to a chef are like a stethoscope to a doctor, without them neither one of them is efficient at their jobs. And do not be tricked in buying those low quality knives. Skimping out will just result in slow performance because every food being prepared must at one time find its way on the sharp end of a knife.
Chopping Boards
If you have the knives then you need somewhere to chop on, it's a yin and yang of some sorts. Every cook needs at least two chopping boards, one for cooked food and another for raw foods and veggies.
Cooking Pots
Without cooking pots, then you are either serving salads only or you have no clue what you are doing. The ideal kitchen pots are nonstick pots that cook the food slowly
Cooking Utensils
You need a wide range of cooking utensils to handle food when cooking or serving. The basic ones that are a must have are:
- a nonstick spatula
- wooden spoons
- a rolling pin
- a vegetable peeler and slicer
- a whisk
- stainless mixing bowls
Triple Stand Colander
A colander never lacks purpose in any kitchen because it is quite hard to go three days without preparing pasta. If you are opening up an Italian restaurant you really need it, if it has a stand the better.
Blenders are useful in preparing all types of dessert treats like a strawberry or chocolate smoothie and even when preparing a salad dressing.
Baking Gear
Basic baking equipment actually depend to the extent of baking you have in mind. A fast food joint will definitely need several pizza pans and roasting racks whereas bed and breakfast will need lots of baking pans.
Electric Mixers
To ease the baking load in any kitchen, an electric mixer is definitely needed. It not only ensures the dough is well mixed without any flour lumps left behind but also works fast to meet that morning breakfast rush and lunchtime haze.


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The set of flashcards I created for Byword Keyboard Shortcuts on the Mac are now available to download from GitHub. Four versions of the cards are available – tilde-delimited, tab-delimited, Excel spreadsheet and Mental Case study exchange. These should allow you to import the cards into almost any Flashcard application.
In addition, I have also uploaded the cards to two more websites – FlashcardMachine.com and the excellent StudyBlue.com. This means that they are now available, free of charge, from:
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CATALOGUE: Hong Kong
Family Law and Practice in Hong Kong, Third Edition
|Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571): Commentary & Annotations 2018 Edition
|ADR in Hong Kong
|Criminal Procedure in Hong Kong
|Annotated Hong Kong Companies Laws Set: The Hong Kong Companies Ordinance (Cap.622): Commentary and Annotations, 2018 Edition + Companies (Winding-Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap.32): Commentary and Annotations, 2018 Edition
Drafting Trusts and Will Trust in Hong Kong Paperback
Print and ProView eBook included with exclusive content on eBook version!
The first publication on drafting wills and trusts in Hong Kong, this crucial guide explains the issues involved in preparing Hong Kong law trusts.
|Trade Descriptions Ordinance (Cap.362): Commentary and Annotations
|Landlord & Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance (Cap.7): Commentary & Annotations
|Companies (Winding-Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap.32): Commentary and Annotations, 2018 Edition
|The Hong Kong Companies Ordinance (Cap.622): Commentary and Annotations, 2018 Edition
|Law of Companies in Hong Kong, Third Edition
|Bills of Exchange Ordinance: Commentary & Annotations (Cap.19)
|Apology Ordinance (Cap.631): Commentary and Annotations
|British Virgin Islands Commercial Law, Fourth Edition
|Colinvaux's Law of Insurance in Hong Kong, Third Edition
|The Hong Kong Anti-Discrimination Ordinances: Commentary & Annotations (Collected Volume) Second Edition
|Bullen & Leake & Jacob's Hong Kong Precedents of Pleadings, Second Edition
|Chitty on Contracts, Hong Kong Specific Contracts, Supplement to the Fifth Edition
|Commercial Litigation in Hong Kong – A Practical Guide, Second Edition
|Business Law in Hong Kong, Fifth Edition
|Company Law in Hong Kong: Insolvency, 2018
|Company Law in Hong Kong: Practice and Procedure, 2018
|Securities & Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571): Commentary and Annotations 2017 Edition
|Intellectual Property Law and Practice in Hong Kong, Second Edition
|Tort Law in Hong Kong, Fourth Edition
|The Hong Kong Anti-Money Laundering Ordinances - Commentary and Annotations, (Collected Volume), Second Edition
Arbitration in Hong Kong - A Practical Guide, Fourth Edition
Clarity on the impact of the Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2016, and the Arbitration and Mediation Legislation (Third Party Funding) (Amendment) Bill 2016, passed in June 2017, in this practical guide endorsed by Geoffrey Ma GBM QC SC, the Chief Justice of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
|Financial Institutions (Resolution) Ordinance (Cap.628): Commentary & Annotations, 1st Edition
|IPO Handbook for Hong Kong 2017
Trademark Law in China - Pirates in the Middle Kingdom: The New Frontier, 3rd Edition
The Third Edition of Trademark Law in China provides a comprehensive analysis of China's developing trademark laws including translations of the Chinese Intellectual Property and Trademark laws, related notices and regulations and cases decided by the Chinese Supreme People's Court.
Personal Injury Tables Hong Kong 2016, 4th Edition
Documentary Evidence in Hong Kong
The first comprehensive guide that brings together applicable Hong Kong and English authority, so that the Hong Kong civil practitioner will, perhaps for the first time, have all the relevant law in one place in relation to documentary evidence.
Hong Kong Basic Law Handbook
Hong Kong Basic Law Handbook is the essential reference source and guide for judges, practitioners, scholars and students on constitutional law and judicial review in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Law of Companies in Hong Kong, 2nd Edition
The Second Edition of Law of Companies in Hong Kong continues to be the main substantive text on company law more than a year after the law's enactment continuing to provide all the recent applications and updates on the progress of this new companies regime.
Thinking Like A Lawyer
An essential guide for those starting out on their study of law.
Investor Protection in Capital Markets - The Case of Hong Kong
Investor Protection in Capital Markets – The Case of Hong Kong focuses on the regulatory protections available to public investors who have decided to invest their money and trust in Hong Kong listed companies. This book analyses procedures and regulations put in place to ensure investors are given adequate protection for their investment, with the objective to provide the public with transparent and sufficient investment information.
|Regulatory Principles of Banking Law in China, 1st Edition
|Legal Practitioners Ordinance (CAP.159): Commentary and Annotations
|Asia Mediation Handbook
|China Labour Law: A Q&A Guide for Foreign Lawyers and HR Managers
|Tort Law and Practice in Hong Kong, 3rd Edition
|Journal of International and Comparative Law (JICL)
A Guide to Wills and Probate in Hong Kong
The first text on the substantive law on wills, will drafting and probate practice under one cover
|Competition Law in China & Hong Kong
|Enforcement of Commercial Arbitral Awards in China
Hong Kong Mediation Handbook, Second Edition
An essential handbook about Mediation in Hong Kong for practitioners, business professionals, in-house counsel as well as all others who are interested in Mediation matters in Hong Kong
Amendments & Transitions to Cap. 32: A Visual (Comparative) Guide
A useful comparative guide on the surviving parts and sections of Cap 32
Family Law and Practice in Hong Kong, Second Edition
The definitve text for family law practitioners in Hong Kong covering both legal principles and practice.
Employment Law and Practice in China, Second Edition
An up-to-date reference book for practitioners and business professionals dealing with employment and labor matters in and out of China
|Construction Law and Practice in Hong Kong, Third Edition
|Principles of Hong Kong Banking Law
The Hong Kong Stock and Futures Exchanges - Law and Microstructure
The Hong Kong Stock and Futures Exchanges – Law and Microstructure is the first book designed to provide readers with a legal, regulatory and operational insight into the mechanisms for securities trading in Hong Kong. This book opens the "black box" by providing detailed and comprehensive analyses not only of the licensing of exchanges and broker-dealers, but also of the processes and mechanisms for trading, clearing and settling transactions in stock, options, and futures. Further, it benchmarks the state of the Hong Kong market against international regulatory standards and developments in international securities markets. The text also explains the exciting technical and international transformation of the Hong Kong exchanges in recent years and proposes a model for the eventual integration of the Hong Kong securities market into the securities markets of mainland China.
Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands Company Law, Fourth Edition
The use of offshore vehicles for international financial transactions is flourishing and is becoming more and more popular in the Asia Pacific region. The Fourth Edition of this landmark work Bermuda, British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands Company Law is an indispensable, practical guide to the laws of these important jurisdictions. The downturn in world economies has led to the insolvency and restructuring of many offshore entities bringing a new focus on the insolvency regimes in each jurisdiction with recent reported cases in Bermuda, BVI and the Cayman Islands. This new edition examines these major changes and provides updated analysis, commentary and template forms for a variety of actions as well as extracts of relevant regulations. The side-by-side comparison of these three jurisdictions is particularly useful for onshore practitioners or company secretaries.
Criminal Litigation in Hong Kong - Third Edition
This book covers criminal litigation from a uniquely practical perspective: it starts with how to receive instructions from clients and takes you through the entire litigation process.
Contract Law in Hong Kong
This text about contract law in Hong Kong is comprehensive in scope, emphasizes the large body of local law, and is written in a clear style that "demystifies" intricate areas of law
China Law Library: China Arbitration Handbook
This book provides a clear understanding of the Chinese arbitration and serves as a practical guide.
Tort Law and Practice in Hong Kong, 2nd Edition
Written by leading practitioners and academics, Tort Law and Practice in Hong Kong is the authoritative, comprehensive work for Hong Kong practitioners and is cited with approval in judgments. The new edition has been fully revised, capturing over eight years of recent case law, and a chapter on the emerging area of Data Privacy has been added.
Discrimination Law and Practice in Hong Kong
This is a fully comprehensive and up-to-date book on discrimination law in Hong Kong. It adopts a practical approach and is an all-encompassing book which shows what behaviors and policies that Hong Kong Employers can and cannot get away with.


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I was really struck by the profound message in the Moral Imagination article. I have never thought of a Haiku as being able to convey a powerful message, but the thought of using simplicity to speak to an issue really stood out to me. I like the idea of using few words that translate into a lot of meaning. Often times words stand as fillers, and depart from the point of the conversation. Lederach also uses haikus as a form of peacemaking. The haikus get to the root of the problem, rather than beat around the bush with meaningless words. Looking at words in its simplest composition, as Lederach describes, allows the audience to look at the bigger picture and find a resolution.
The idea of using a haiku to convey meaning reminded me of the exercises we do in class. Creating a scene or image to convey meaning is similar to using poetry as a means of communication. Despite their differences, acting and poetry can communicate more simply and effectively than other forms than may cloud the mind.


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Girls' Alex Karpovsky Smokes a Cigarette a Month to Remind Himself Not to Smoke
But he never smokes American Spirits.
There's an episode in season three of Girls in which Alex Karpovsky's Ray says to Shoshanna, "Cool cigarette." He's being sarcastic. It's a great line. But Karpovsky is not such a self-righteous non-smoker in real life. (Thankfully, because those people are the worst.) "I personally don't smoke, but I will have a cigarette once a month just to kind of remember why I don't smoke," he told us at last night's premiere, hosted by the Cinema Society. "I tried it in college for a second and, you know, it makes me nauseous." So why induce nausea once a month when you already know cigarettes make you nauseous? "I'm usually drunk and I forget." His cigarette of choice, which he bums, is a Parliament "with the recessed filter," but he says any brand will do, really. "The only thing I don't like are American Spirits because you have to hang out with it for twenty minutes. So I'm against that." We're grateful to have Alex Karpovsky back on the party scene, giving weird little tidbits about his personal life to reporters.


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Published: 2009/05/04
by Dan Alford
Jorma Kaukonen, City Winery, NYC – 4/11
What better way to spend a cold, rainy spring day than nestling into a beautiful performance space for an afternoon of Jorma Kaukonen's smoking acoustic roots music? The legendary guitarist and his common cohort of the past five years or so, mandolin master Barry Mitterhoff, were at the City Winery, a new venue just north of Canal Street, to celebrate the release of his new disc River of Time, and were joined by the album's producer and frequent guest-contributor, Larry Campbell. The album runs a range of material, from old Tuna standards to covers to new material, and notably features Levon Helm on three cutsit's a warm, graceful document, a pair for Blue Country Heart nearly seven years laterand the trio drew heavily on its material to cook up a warm glow at the earliest early show I've ever seen, 3 PM.
A delicate and quiet "What Are They Doing in Heaven" opened the first set before a quick kicking "Been So Long" upped the energy, especially as the band cut through the final passage. On "There's a Bright Side Somewhere," Barry was pickin' as good as the title, playing over Jorma's intricate phrasing. The guitarist was closed-eyed as he sang out, "There's more love somewhere, there's more love somewhere" Larry immediately fit right in with Jorma and Barry, filling in the empty spaces without crowding the music, fueling his friends and feeding on the music. During "Trouble in Mind" he played a nasty metal slide to match Jorma's forceful voice, even getting a "Yeah!" and raised eyebrows during his solo, but he was just as quick to pull out a fiddle, bouzouki or guitar, ready to meet the music with whatever it called for.
The group was all smiles, radiating a comfortable joy from the stage, and Jorma and Barry were full of banter, joking between songs and recounting little tales about the new material from River of Time. Theresa Williams and Jorma's guitar tech Myron Hart joined to supply backing vocals on "Old Fair Ground" before the set closing "I See the Light." A burst of feedback hit in the first few lines, so the trio slowed down and Jorma mumbled into his mic, "We're building momentum now, so stick with us." And then they took off, Larry spilling leads over the rapids of the song, nice long statements, while Barry played bouzouki. They whipped up a ripping three way jam, Jorma stomping his foot in time as he strummed into the instrumental finale, his face glowinga perfect closer.
The second set was short, more a long encore than a proper set. "The people here / They treat me fine / They give me beer / They give me wine" from "Nashville Blues" seemed a particularly good way to start, based on the setting. Barry shredded the lead fast and clean, Jorma calling out, "Yikes!" as he climaxedin fact he called out repeatedly throughout the show in obvious admiration for his band mates. But on "Search My Heart" it was Jorma who was at the heart of everything, picking so deep and warm, and letting the rest of the instrumentation wrap around him, as natural as could be. At some point Larry played a bluesy steel slide solo and Barry called back playfully, but it was back to Jorma at the end, bringing the song home, full and round. A cover of Pigpen's "Operator" was followed by a slow, heavy "Come Back Baby", Jorma belting out the lyrics, or growling low, each in turn. He took the first lead, cutting into the old standard with easy boldness, and meshing with Larry for a grinding jam at the end. The pair's prowess was again on display on "More Than My Old Guitar"they played like magic, drawing in Barry's jazzy hollow-body tones at times too. The show closed with "Another Man Done Gone", Jorma half joking, "Nobody loves songs about death more than I do," and long, grooved out "99 Year Blues" encore. It was certainly too early to call it quits, but then again, like a good album, the show left everyone smiling and eager to hear it again.


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You had a long day at work but that didn't stop you from getting to the gym. At Vitalyte, we celebrate that determination that's why our team of nutrition experts created Complete Recovery…to give your body all the things it needs to repair from a long day or long workout. Because we know you aren't just recovering from the 6 PM Kettlebell class, you're recovering from life, we created this fatigue busting formula with immune supporting antioxidant powerhouses to help mitigate free radical damage and oxidative stress. So consider Complete Recovery your perfect "spotter."
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With more than a forty year history of success to its credit, Vitalyte has provided many athletes with outstanding results. Based on an in-depth understanding of the needs of an athlete's body and the ever-present need to take it to the next level of performance, Vitalyte has given athletes a better choice in an electrolyte sport drink that does more than replace electrolytes at the peak of their performance. Athletes looking for the best way to replenish their electrolytes have more success with Vitalyte electrolyte replacement drinks than with any of the other drinks available today.
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About this Episode of SAGEClinician: In this episode, I talk with Dr. Deb Kiley about how clinicians can participate in self care, mindfulness, and she gives us some very specific yet simple exercises that we can do to move us further along in our quest for well being. Now, let's get started. [Tweet "What is it you wanted that you forgot … [Read more...]
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Following up on their success with the Lance of Longinus, the spies entrusted the artifact to their new allies, the Paris Hellfire Club. They hopped a few flights to Gothenburg, in pursuit of the legendary Mjolnir, the Hammer of the Gods. Following a badly arranged break in at the Gothenburg Museum of Antiquities, the spies lost Mjolnir to a Living Nightmare which has latched on to a family of Polish refugees.
Angered and in defeat, the spies resolved to take their fight directly to the Nazis… in occupied Poland.


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HP's NetServer LH 4 fits environments that require either high-end departmental servers or entry-level enterprise servers. Configured as a Pentium III Xeon-based, quad-processor-capable server, the LH 4 has plenty of performance and expansion capacity. And the performance results from benchmark testing show HP's excellent engineering design and attention to detail.
Decked with Specs
HP sent me an LH 4 with four 500MHz Pentium III Xeon processors with a 512KB Level 2 cache. HP used Intel's 450NX PSI chipset in these processors. Other features of the review model included 4GB of Error Correcting Code (ECC) buffered Enhanced Data Output (EDO) DRAM, seven Seagate Cheetah 9.1GB Ultra 2 (Low Voltage Differential—LVD) disk drives, and four Intel 10/100 Ethernet adapter cards. For benchmark testing, I used a configuration with 512MB of RAM that costs $21,229.
Many LH 4 features are on system boards. These features include a NetRAID dual-channel Disk Array Controller and a 1MB VGA video adapter (upgradable to 2MB), and the usual parallel keyboard and mouse ports. The system doesn't have a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port, but most server applications don't require a USB. The LH 4 also comes with a 3.5" disk drive and a CD-ROM drive.
The LH 4's design lets you easily maintain and upgrade the system. I unlocked the front bezel by pushing a button. Three thumbscrews hold the three cover panels in place. The thumbscrews stay with the panels, so you can't lose them. You don't have to hunker down in the back of the system to push cords and cables out the way, because the panels slide to the front of the system cabinet.
The LH 4 has two main system boards. The I/O system board has the expansion card slots, integrated SCSI adapters, and integrated HP NetRAID controller. The CPU, memory, and integrated VGA controller are on a separate board that you can remove and replace without removing expansion cards. Removing the left cover panel exposes the I/O board and the expansion card slots. The system has eight PCI slots (two 64-bit slots and six 32-bit slots) and one shared ISA 32-bit slot. Intel's 450NX PSI chipset provides quad-processor support.
The NetRAID controller's Intel i960 processor and three SCSI connectors take prominent positions on the I/O system board. The SCSI connectors consist of two Ultra 2 connectors for SCSI channels A and B, and a separate single-ended SCSI connector for attaching non-hot-swappable SCSI devices to SCSI channel A. A BIOS configuration setting lets you decide to manage SCSI channel A, SCSI channel B, or both channels with the NetRAID controller.
The storage expansion feature includes one hot-swappable mass storage cage and an optional second cage. Each cage can hold up to six low profile (1") or four half-height (1.6") Ultra 2 SCSI LVD hard disks. You can place two standard SCSI (i.e., non-Ultra 2) half-height devices in the storage shelves under the CD-ROM drive and connect them to the single-ended SCSI connector. Instead of the optional internal mass-storage cage, you can use the spare SCSI cable to connect an external SCSI cabinet to SCSI channel B.
HP's excellent design appears in several LH 4 components. You can easily access all the components (i.e., expansion cards, memory, CPUs, hot-swappable hard disks, and removable media drives) for routine system maintenance and upgrades. Two pairs of hot-swappable cooling fans sit between the power supplies and the drive cages. You can replace the fans by simply loosening one thumbscrew, and the integrated electrical connector means you don't have to unplug a power cable. You can access the CPU and memory from the top or from the right. After you remove the top panel, you can lift out the entire CPU and memory assembly without unplugging any internal cables. I removed the right side panel and loosened one thumbscrew to remove the two memory cards' cover. Each memory card slides out easily and holds eight DIMMs.
HP configured six Seagate Cheetah ST39102LC 9.1GB Ultra 2 LVD disk drives attached to SCSI channel B as a RAID 0 array with a 16KB stripe size and Writethru, Normal Readahead, and cached I/O RAID options. In the BIOS, HP configured the system so the NetRAID controller doesn't control the other Cheetah drive attached to SCSI channel A. The system utilized the first 2GB of the drive attached to SCSI channel A as the boot and paging volume.
Performance Testing
I used Bluecurve's Dynameasure benchmarking tool to assess the LH 4's performance. Dynameasure's standard file workload performs 50 percent read operations and 50 percent write operations between the buffer of the load-generating client-computer systems and the LH 4's disk subsystem. I created a 5GB test data set on a 13GB volume on the six-disk RAID 0 array. Using the MAXMEM option in boot.ini, I dialed back to 512MB the memory that Windows NT would utilize. Lowering NT's memory requirement minimized the effect of serverside caching during the benchmark runs. The average throughput of 9047KBps for three test runs was the best result that the Windows NT Magazine Lab has seen in a quad-Xeon system. CPU utilization averaged about 65 percent, which indicated that the CPU had some remaining capacity.
Tools to Manage
HP provides standard and optional systems-management tools. TopTools for Servers, OpenView ManageX/SE, and Integrated Remote Assistant are standard applications; TopTools Remote Control Card is optional.
OpenView ManageX/SE, a member of HP's OpenView family of network and systems management tools, manages the local server. OpenView ManageX/SE runs under the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) and supports Event Management, Application Management, and Capacity Planning.
TopTools for Servers is a Desktop Management Interface (DMI)- and SNMP-compliant package that assists you in the daily monitoring and maintenance of NetServers. The TopTools Auto Alert component lets you consolidate alerts from multiple NetServers to one console. TopTools Integrated Device Manager is a browser-based tool for viewing device information and alerts from your NetServer and other SNMP- and DMI-managed hardware. The Integrated Device Manager performs an IP- or IPX-based device discovery starting with a list of routers and networks that you specify in the application. In addition to simple-device discovery, TopTools retrieves information about DMI-based computers and SNMP-based network devices and maintains a device inventory database. You can integrate TopTools into HP OpenView Network Node Manager, Computer Associates' Unicenter, and Tivoli Systems' NetView.
The Integrated Remote Assistant lets you remotely control your server's operation. You can connect to the server's COM 2 serial port either directly or with a modem, and you have the choice of two operating modes: terminal emulator mode and pcANYWHERE32 mode. Terminal emulator mode lets you view the hardware event log, reset the server, or boot to the utility partition to perform remote BIOS updates or run DOS-based diagnostic utilities. You can use terminal emulator mode when using a terminal emulator program. You can do everything in pcANYWHERE32 mode that you do in terminal emulator mode and more. When you install Symantec's pcANYWHERE32 on both the server and the remote console, you have full remote access to the NT console. However, the server must run NT to use pcANYWHERE32 mode.
You can connect a modem to the port to configure the system to alert you by pager when the application generates DMI-based alerts. You can expose DMI-based information to SNMP-server applications with the application of a supplied SNMP agent and Management Information Base (MIB).
HP's optional TopTools Remote Control card offers you a full-featured remote management option. Combined with a built-in 10/100 Ethernet interface, Web support, and an independent power supply, this add-in card lets you use your Web browser to manage the system, including the remote power control.
The new LH 4 quad 500 MHz Pentium III Xeon system impressed me as much as its predecessor, NetServer LH 3 (see "NetServer LH 3," December 1998). HP prices servers higher than other manufacturers—RAM is especially expensive—but the LH 4 is an excellent value. The system's solid performance, expansion capacity, and design details make it easy to recommend.
|HP NetServer LH 4
Contact: HP * 408-246-4300
Web: http://www.hp.com
Price: $36,686 with 4GB of RAM; $21,229 as benchmarked with 512MB of RAM
System Configuration: Four 500MHz Pentium III Xeon processors, 512KB Error Correcting Code cache on each processor, 4GB of Error Correcting Code buffered Enhanced Data Output DRAM, Seven HP/Seagate Cheetah 9.1GB Ultra2 Low Voltage Differential hard disks, Integrated HP NetRAID dual-channel RAID controller, Four HP/Intel 10/100 Ethernet adapters, 3.5" disk drive, CD-ROM drive
- "HP NetServer LH4" (August 1999) displayed an incorrect photo of the LH4. The October 1999 issue, page 20, displays the correct photo.


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The extensive US youth partnership between FC Bayern and Global Premier Soccer (GPS) is well underway. Last month, as part of a three-day workshop, GPS officials and coaches visited Munich to observe FCB's famed Youth Academy. They attended various youth matches, training sessions and observed day-to-day functions as part of an ongoing learning and training process that will help develop GPS's own academy in the States.
This past weekend, FC Bayern coaches and scouts returned the favor and made the trip over to the East Coast to visit GPS's facilities, staff and players. Visiting GPS in the US were FC Bayern junior team operations manager, Sebastian Dremmler, and Chief Scout, Jürgen Jung. The pair gave GPS officials a presentation on the structure and philosophy of the FC Bayern Youth Academy, shared its curriculum and gave a coaching clinic to around 200 selected GPS players from Massachusetts and Maine throughout the trip.
Both trips are the first steps of what will be a continuous dialogue between FC Bayern and GPS to reinforce and support youth development in the United States. "The aim is to help GPS in its education and training - to refine the structure already in place," said Dremmler. CEO of GPS, Joe Bradley, meanwhile outlined the commitment FC Bayern have shown early on in the partnership, "The partnership with FC Bayern facilitates a real know-how transfer to the GPS coaching staff from one of the leading player development academies in the world. The fact that we have FC Bayern coaches on the ground so early in the agreement speaks volumes for their commitment to the success of the partnership."


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The Royal Playa del Carmen All Inclusive Spa & Resort
Why We Love It
- Adults-only beachfront resort, children under 16 are not permitted
- Proximity to downtown's nightlife attracts a young crowd
- No golf course on-site but guests can tee off at Playacar Golf Club for a reduced rate
- Each suite has a terrace or balcony and two-person Jacuzzi
"Lives up to its name, with a great beach, great style, and all the trimmings" -- Conde Nast Traveler
Map & Directions
Rooms & Rates
The adults-only Royal Playa del Carmen All-Inclusive is an attractive choice for young couples looking for a Caribbean getaway that is equal parts romance and nightlife. Playa del Carmen's bustling Fifth Avenue – home to most of the area's nightclubs – is a 10-minute drive from the hotel and popular with the party crowd that frequents the property.
All-suite accommodations include private balconies looking out at the gardens or ocean, two-person jet whirlpool tubs, handcrafted furniture, free Wi-Fi, BOSE sound systems, flat-screen televisions, fully-stocked minibar and marble bathrooms with aromatherapy bath products, plush robes and slippers. Upgraded suites walk directly out onto the sand and include private cabanas with butler service.
Guests receive complimentary access to the hydrotherapy area of SPAzul Health & Wellness Center and Mayan-inspired spa treatments, including couples massages on the beach, are available for an additional charge. The all-inclusive rate covers meals at the resort's nine restaurants and guests can arrange for private candlelit dinners to celebrate an anniversary or pop the question. There are five bars on the property including a cigar bar as well as an Olympic-size pool just steps from the Caribbean Sea and rooftop tennis courts. Although the resort does not have a golf course, guests can play at a course 10 minutes from the hotel for a discounted rate.
- "If you are looking for the royal treatment, this place has everything" -- Fodor's
- "The resort's proximity to Playa's Fifth Avenue makes it the ideal location in town" -- Conde Nast Traveler
- Gym / fitness center
- Hot Tub / Jacuzzi
- Pool bar
- Sauna / Steam Room
- Tennis courts
- Spa
- 100% smoke-free
- 24-hour front desk
- 24-hour room service
- Concierge service
- Currency exchange / ATM
- Hair salon (fees apply)
- Laundry / dry cleaning
- Pillow menu
- Business center
Room amenities
- Air-conditioning
- Coffee / tea-making facilities
- Iron and ironing board
- Safe
- Complimentary Wi-Fi in guest rooms
- Complimentary Wi-Fi in public areas
- Bathrobes
- Hair-dryer
- Slippers
- Complimentary parking
- Complimentary valet service
Please note: Some amenities may not be available in all rooms and some amenities or services incur an additional charge and are subject to change. Please check with the hotel directly.
Check-in: Standard Time is 3pm.
Checkout: Standard Time is 12pm.
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- New Year's Eve gala dinner fee
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FTL: Missouri legislators pass shady cooler leasing bill, goes to governor
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Thousands of Internet Industry leaders and social media experts descended on New York City's Javits Center last week for the Web 2.0 Expo. With the theme of the Expo being "The Power of Less," Blue Fountain Media was the one company singled out as the embodiment of the theme.
Here's how Web 2.0 Expo defined "The Power of Less":
The theme for this year's Web 2.0 Expo New York is the Power of Less. The Power of Less doesn't just mean making do with fewer staff and a smaller budget. It means that constraints drive creativity, whether in business models, design paradigms, or platforms. It means the power of the small screen, the thin client, the streamlined interface. It might mean the power of small teams, or even going solo.
In the official Web 2.0 Expo Blog, Blue Fountain Media Founder and Creative Director Gabriel Shaoolian participated in an extended Q & A.
What follows is just one question from the interview:
Web 2.0 Expo: You say that you use a different process than most to get "to the heart of a client's business strategies." How is this different than companies who you consider more wasteful with resources?
Gabriel: All of our projects at Blue Fountain Media are "team" based. When you have an account manager, a designer, a developer and a marketer at the table at the very first client meeting, you are far more likely to emerge with a comprehensive and integrated plan of attack. This not only streamlines the entire requirements process, it allows us to proceed quickly and efficiently with the delivery of the project.
At many companies, the account manager is the only person to meet with the client. This creates terrible inefficiencies:
- The account manager has to take the time to get the team up to speed
- He's failed to take advantage of the expertise of his team at the planning stage
- There are always communications issues when messages are passed along and not received first hand.


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|Taking the plunge! Rita Ora rocked a seriously low-cut swimsuit as she hit the beach in Miami on Monday
25-year-old Rita Ora put her beach body on display while on winter holiday in Miami on Monday [Dec. 28]. She hit the sea in her eye-catching swimsuit. The stunner made the most of her petite yet shapely curves in the surprisingly skimpy swimming costume, which was constructed with bright blue, green and white panels in a cut-out design.
As well as tiny patches of her tanned skin showing on her hips, Rita flaunted her incredibly ample cleavage thanks to the almost navel-grazing plunging neckline formed from the wrapover style of the fabric. Her trim waistline was also highlighted thanks to the clever design of the beachwear, but it's fair to say her honed and toned figure did most of the hard work, a direct result of good genes and a healthy lifestyle.
Rita kept her long blonde locks loose for her day of holiday fun - for which she was joined by close friends Daisy Lowe and Nick Grimshaw - giving her the ultimate beach babe look. And it wouldn't be a complete outfit without a pair of stylish shades, and the singer-turned-TV star rocked a pair of seriously cool retro red sunglasses. She also donned a very dainty body necklace, just visible as it ran down her bare decolletage.
She looked to be having the time of her life as she stepped into the water for a dip, almost going completely under the surface when a sizeable wave came by.
After tiring of the sea, she strutted onto the beach, once again showing of her stunning physique as she strolled up the sand.
|From work to play: Rita and her X Factor co-star Nick looked in fantastic spirits as they trudged up the beach together
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IBM has decided to use videogames to aid students in their learning of business skills. The company has created a new game called Innov8, which is being made available to students in 2,000 Universities.
The reasoning behind this move is due to two main reasons. The first being that in general students today have grown up playing videogames in some guise–be it on a TV-based console or handheld, and therefore find it easy to interact with them. Second, IBM is trying to counteract the so-called skills shortage after a survey carried out by Big Blue found 75% of CEOs said new candidates for employment did not have the right qualifications.
There is a video of Innov8 available on YouTube. Player's are put in a 3D world office environment controlling a female character and must sort out certain business problems while experiencing the common processes involved. It has been designed to fit with a one-hour learning lab with the original idea coming from a competition for business graduates at Duke University and the University of North Carolina.
I agree that games can aid in the learning process and the video of Innov8 is quite impressive graphically and in terms of the size of the environment. As long as it is fun to play, I'm sure it will help people understand more what they are learning in their MBA lectures.
Read more at Gamasutra and the IBM press release.


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Watauga County Schools Superintendent Dr. Scott Elliott featured on Mind Your Business
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Fraternity and Sorority Life
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Fraternity and Sorority Life
Fraternity and Sorority Life is committed to supporting students involved in greek lettered organizations at University of the Sciences. USciences Fraternity and Sorority Life consists of 12 values-based organizations that foster our community values of scholarship, community service, brotherhood & sisterhood, and leadership. Over 400 students are involved in Fraternity and Sorority Life, making up almost 20% of the student population at USciences.
Throughout the year, Fraternity and Sorority Life members participate in events such as the annual Welcome Weekend BBQ, Greek Week, Fall Fest, USciences Olympics, National Hazing Prevention week in the fall, and National Eating Disorder Awareness week in the spring. Members also attend workshops on hazing prevention, substance use and drug abuse, sexual assault prevention, and suicide prevention.
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Thea Zunick, EdD, has been named director of student life at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. She comes to USciences with more than 11 years of experience in student affairs including institutions specializing in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
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These chewy bars are perfect to stick into a lunch box, or to grab as a quick breakfast on the way out the door to school or work. Watch the video to see how easily Mama Steph mixes them up; they're so delicious!
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray or butter. Line bottom with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two sides; and then spray the paper, too. (If you don't have parchment paper, just use foil, bars may just brown faster).
2. In a large bowl, whisk together butter, sugars, egg, salt, and cinnamon until smooth. Add flour, oats, and cherries; fold in just until combined.
3. Spread batter corner-to-corner in prepared pan, smooth top, and bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with crumbs attached, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely in pan. Using paper overhang, lift bars onto a cutting board; cut into 16 bars.
To store, keep in an airtight container at room temperature, up to 3 days.
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Travel to Africa and jump onboard an exhilarating journey through the magnificent nations of South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Southern Africa is bursting with a diverse array of wildlife, culture and landscapes - all waiting to be explored and celebrated. Travel through stunning scenery and watch as lush green landscapes give way to harsh desert dunes and rocky mountain peaks. Take to the water on canoes and in a houseboat, embark on thrilling game drives, be immersed in unique ecosystems and be blown away by the sheer force of Victoria Falls. With welcoming locals and genuine experiences around every corner, this trip is full of surprises.
Devour fresh seafood with great views in Lamberts Bay at an open air restaurant
Canoe along the picturesque Orange River on a half-day excursion
Experience an eerie silence at the Sossusvlei sand dunes from atop of dune 45
Spend 2 nights on a houseboat as your base for exploring the Okavango Delta
Drive through the Elephant Highway between Nata & Kasane
Relax on a sunset cruise along the Chobe River spotting bird life and hippos
The scale of Fish River Canyon is staggering, but stunning African birdlife and a colour-changing sunset makes it so much more than one of the world's largest gorges
Learn more about the Kalahari from the knowledgeable San people as they sing and dance by the campfire
Head out on a morning game drive in open 4x4's in the Chobe National Park
Explore the Makgadikgadi Pans; scenery, sundowners, Baobabs and Meerkats!
This itinerary includes a half-day canoe adventure along the Orange River.
This itinerary includes 2 nights on a house boat at the Okavango Delta. Cabins are very small and basic with shared facilities.
We use our purpose-built overland vehicles for the duration of this trip. It is important to note that while our vehicles are not air-conditioned, all windows do open to allow for fresh air. But please be aware that road travel in Africa comes with its fair share of dust, so while curtains are fitted to minimize the sun shine, it can get hot and windy.
This itinerary features some long travel days which can be exacerbated by bumpy African roads.
Our overland safaris do not necessitate exceptional fitness levels, but a general level of physical movement is required. For example, you need to judge yourself physically fit enough to handle entering and exiting our vehicles several times a day and must be prepared for some long travel days.
Namibia summer ( Nov-Mar ) can be very hot and humid with maximum temperatures around 30-35°C and peaks of over 40°C in the desert.
Botswana temperatures rise in the hot dry period of September and October before the rains hit and temperatures can get as high as 34-38°C.
Botswana is a very seasonal destination. What you see and experience can differ quite dramatically depending on the time of year you visit. Please consider this before you choose your departure date. See the 'Climate and Seasonal' section for more details.
As the early bird catches the worm, the early camper sights the animals. There will be many early starts either to make use of the better safari time or to beat the morning traffic on long travel days.
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There are currently no scheduled departures on our Amazing Southern Africa trip. If you are interested in other trips in the region visit one of the links below.
1. A single supplement is available on this trip. Please note: the single supplement does not apply to the nights spent on the House Boat (2 nights) and in Ghanzi (1 night). Please speak to your booking agent for further information.
2. An arrival transfer is included. Please advise flight details at time of booking, or at a minimum 15 days prior to travel.
3. This is a combination trip made up of two shorter trips. This means the composition of your group may change in Windhoek as some group members leave and new ones join you.
Our Amazing Southern Africa trips score an average of 4.5 out of 5 based on 18 reviews in the last year.
Read read read the Intrepid website, intrepid brochures and Intrepid notes! They are extremely valuable. Once we read these our mind was made up! Intrepid's itinerary and value for money has allowed us to undertake the trip of our dreams! Namibia: so diverse, so amazing! Amazing South Africa with Intrepid was mind blowing!
Review submitted 11 Aug 2018
Fabulous destination, the travel days can sometimes be long and dusty but the overall richness of the culture and sensational visual landscapes not to mention the almost surreal animal life make it worth while. If you're coming in winter the nights and mornings can be very cold so bring warm gear. Practice on your camera before arriving so you can get the best animal shots, so need to be quick get the good ones
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Mar 26, 2014
Kill Screen's Exclusive and Informative Emails
Brooklyn arts and culture company, Kill Screen, had been operating as a magazine and a website for two years when their team decided they wanted to do more with their email marketing. Instead of simply republishing content they'd made elsewhere, they hoped to find a new way to connect with the modern gamer—a person who's often too busy to read a longform essay but still wants fun games to play on the regular.
"From the beginning, we've been focused on 'bringing games to culture and culture to games,'" Kill Screen Director of Business Development, Tom Gregorio, tells MailChimp. "We have lots of interested friends who stopped playing games somewhere along the way to adulthood, or perhaps never even started, and the most common question we get from them is, 'What should I be playing now?' It was clear most of them weren't reading the deep dives we publish on our site, so we needed a quick, digestible piece of weekly content to answer that question.
What they came up with is Playlist, a simple, weekly email that highlights a handful of new games worth playing. For each title, there's a screenshot, a quick review, a link for download/purchase, and a recommended-if-you-like style blurb explaining what type of person might enjoy the game and in what situation—in line at the post office, all weekend on the couch—that person might play it. It's a quick, fun read that's easily scannable.
"Email made perfect sense because Playlist was designed to help capture the segment of our audience that doesn't typically read gaming websites anyway," Tom says. "It's the perfect, bite-sized bit of Kill Screen to suggest to an interested friend."
Perhaps most helpful is the little timer icon and pithy phrase they use to indicate how much time is required to play each game. Options range from "Three measly seconds" to "One solid domestic flight" to "Months. Maybe years." This little detail is a pretty helpful one, especially since some of Playlist's readers aren't hardcore gamers. "Games can be such a time-consuming process: 20, 50, even 80-plus hours to play some of the big titles that are released each year," Tom says. "We wanted our readers to know what they were getting into before making that commitment. We try to keep a good mix of titles and platforms, especially mobile, so there's something for everyone every week."
Best of all, Playlist is a low-maintenance-high-ROI property for Kill Screen. "Without even doing much in the way of marketing, Playlist has become one of our fastest growing audiences," Tom says. "We put a widget at the top of our site to encourage signups [see above], and constantly recommend it to folks interested in Kill Screen as a great place to start. It's given us a great opportunity to expand our reach while also offering a value-add for our readers. We're really against spamming our readers with marketing emails. Instead, people sign up for Playlist because they actually enjoy the content. Which is a win-win for everyone."


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What: West Orange vs. Weston Cypress Bay in Class 5A boys soccer state final
When: 4:05 p.m. Saturday
Where: Melbourne High (74 Bulldog Blvd.)
TV: Bright House Sports Network, Ch. 47
Admission: $9. Parking $5
The Buzz: A victory would make West Orange (19-0) the only unbeaten-untied boys soccer state champion in area history. Bishop Moore went 25-0-2 in 1979-80. . . . West Orange is the first Metro Conference team to reach a boys soccer final since Winter Park was the runner-up in 1991 (runner-up). . . . West Orange junior forward Michael Schultes caught former OF Hideki Matsui's 500th career home run while attending an Oakland Athletics game in Detroit in 2011. Schultes sold the ball for $25,000 and distributed portions of his earnings to his grandfather, West Orange athletics, charity and his college fund.