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One security experts says, 'We need to drop the risk management banner'
One of the guiding principles of information technology security is risk management, the concept that security efforts should be prioritized so that resources can be directed at the most significant threats and residual risk can be knowingly accepted and anticipated. However, not everyone shares that view.
"I think the biggest threat out there now is the concept of risk management," said Brian Chess, chief science officer and co-founder of IT security company Fortify. "Most people think risk management is the answer. I think we're at a point where risk management is a problem."
The problem isn't so much the idea, Chess said. "It's how it is implemented."
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Without an adequate foundation of knowledge and expertise, what should be an objective evaluation becomes a subjective gamble, and risk management becomes a risky proposition, he said.
Risk management is based on the assumption that absolute security is impossible. Because some risk will always remain in any system, the focus should be on managing it rather than futilely trying to completely eliminate it. All well and good, Chess said; but there are difficulties with how it typically is implemented.
"Humans are really bad at that," Chess said. "We don't seem to be able to make good risk decisions. We need to drop the risk management banner."
He suggested replacing it with objective standards, such as those that have evolved in the physical world to provide acceptable levels of safety. Take bridges, for example. Lots of bridges have failed, but engineers have developed objective standards for construction that have evolved by adapting to those failures.
"When we build a bridge, we are doing risk management," Chess said. But designers are not left to make their own decisions about each bridge from scratch. By using objective standards, "we've improved bridges a lot over the last 100 years."
The security community has a love/hate relationship with standards, he said. It loves the unanimity but hates being required to adhere to specific practices that might not be adequate. But Chess said he believes that professionally crafted, objectively applied standards that evolve over time can provide a uniformly higher level of security than what is achieved through individual guesswork. The world is not so fragmented that we cannot develop an effective set of common standards, he said.
The question remains: Who will develop these standards?
It will be either industry or government. "The big thing that the software industry fears is regulation," Chess said. But if industry does not do an adequate job of developing and adhering to effective levels of care for security, Congress eventually will step in and do it for them.
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Awesome article! You can tell from the ultra-defensive responses that it really hit a nerve. Maybe risk management is the next emperor with no clothes.
According to the author, we are managing risk the wrong way. We need more standards. I guess he never heard of the FDCC, which takes desktop security standards to a a new level of hyper-detail - with debatable consequences. Every security control carries it own risks, and in the case of FDCC, user circumvention was an unintended consequence. Ergo, such practices create more problems then they solve, simply because both users and hackers are all about leveraging creative methods designed to make security standards instantly obsolete. The more rigid the control, the more determined hackers become in beating it. Just look at the evolution of viruses spawning antivirus to malware answered by anti-malware; on to rootkits versus hypervisors; and on and on it goes. Risk acceptance is all about trade-offs, and managing risk is all about tolerance - how much pain can you take. To sit in lala-land dreaming of security absolutes as ironclad standards is a folly. 5 seconds after this guy arrives at a "standard" it will be made obsolete by a 12 year old.
"I think the biggest threat out there now is the concept of risk management,"Wow! The biggest, eh? Not identity theft lawsuits, services interruption/shutdown, [unscheduled and unplanned] remediation costs, or loss of Goodwill. (All "risk" issues; none IT issues.)It's management of risk that's the new threat to the Universe. Or is it the thought ("concept") itself?Is Mr. IT Security promulgating anti-risk management laws to deal with the threat of management of risk? (Or the thought?) Or does he need another obtuse threat in the wild as the latest addition to the Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt central to his Value Proposition?The primary difference between selling IT security and selling snake oil is that the victim at least feels good swallowing the oil. Not so with IT security, wherein every swallow hurts [the bottom line], and every failure of "security" requires more security; and the victim is left with that bloated, unsatisfied feeling.Perhaps "risk management" is the cure for this situation. (Although it is the antithesis of Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt.)"But if industry does not do an adequate job of developing and adhering to effective levels of care for security, Congress eventually will step in and do it for them." Sure they will; until they've bled the Goose laying the golden eggs dead.Then what?
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BEIJING (AP) — China's ruling communists were handed a list of candidates for their new Central Committee on Tuesday ahead of a tightly circumscribed vote to select a new leadership for the world's most populous nation.
The margin for Wednesday's election of committee members is slightly more than 8 percent, meaning there are 108 candidates for every 100 seats, the party said, though it did not give the exact number. The measure is intended to introduce a degree of competition amid calls for greater intra-party democracy within China's authoritarian, one-party system.
The congress' presidium headed by leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping handed down the list of carefully vetted candidates Tuesday to the 18th national congress delegates, who number just under 2,300 delegates. About 200 will be elected, along with their alternates.
The Central Committee will then elect the 25-member Politburo and its Standing Committee, the apex of power in China, which currently has nine members, but may shrink to seven. The congress also will appoint a party disciplinary body to investigate corruption and other abuses, and a Central Military Commission to oversee the 2.3 million-member People's Liberation Army.
While Xi and future Premier Li Keqiang were designated as successors five years ago, the jockeying for other positions is believed to be intense. Speculation also has swirled over whether party leader Hu Jintao will relinquish his title of military commission chairman and how many allies he will manage to elevate to the Standing Committee.
Hu called for broader reforms in his speech at the congress' opening last week, but offered nothing specific. He is to give up his party title at the end of the congress on Wednesday and the presidency next spring, after a decade in power.


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Having thoroughly enjoyed a community reading of the Declaration of Independence at my local church July 4, I topped the day off with a family cookout followed by listening to hours of annoying fireworks.
Yes, you heard me � annoying. I know fireworks are just as American as cow tipping. They are a fundamental right of all people who feel they have a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. They are legal in some form in all states except the nanny states of Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. They are cool and annoying.
Of course the bans in the four states do little to stop exploders from exploding stuff. We Americans enjoy noise. We are loud people. We have motorcycles that sound like they are loudly passing gas as they go down the street, and trucks and cars with irritating nonmuffling mufflers. We love our annoying fireworks.
Fireworks have been in America since the Europeans first floated their way across the Atlantic Ocean like a bunch of rebellious teenagers hoping to find a place where they could do whatever the heck they wanted.
When the first celebration of American Independence was held in 1779 in Worcester (thank you Albert Southwick for that bit of trivia), fireworks were part of the celebration. They are now blown off at just about every major celebration or dedication.
I have no problem with organized fireworks displays. They make a nice exclamation point to any major event. Occasionally someone gets killed, but they make us feel proud. When we see them, I think many of us imagine we are Francis Scott Key watching the star-spangled bombardment of Fort McHenry. They stir the soul.
It is nice enough to see these displays on July 4, although reading and hearing the words written into the Declaration of Independence was plenty for me to acknowledge the founding of our country. The words are stirring and remind us of the importance of freedom. Over the years, the reasons have been expanded, twisted and misinterpreted, but 237 years down the road, we are still a pretty solid, if fireworks-obsessed, nation.
Getting back to annoying, although I like the pomp and circumstance of public fireworks displays, I find private fireworks displays and the traditions people are developing to hold them every year to be annoying and intrusive.
Knowing I will probably insult many neighbors, relatives and friends, I have to say that running your own fireworks display is a bit pretentious.
At this point, I really should be perfectly honest. When I was a kid, my family probably blew off as many fireworks as any family I knew. A certain family member used to smuggle fireworks across the border from Canada. That person will remain anonymous, as I am not sure if the statute of limitations has run out on that crime. Where we lived, our nearest neighbor was a half-mile away, but we still worried we would disturb the cows.
Blowing off fireworks is fun, especially for teenage boys, who see them as the perfect plaything. They make a loud noise and potentially could destroy something. Parents like them because as long as the boys are blowing stuff up, they are not running around the house breaking things.
I always loved the noise and smell of fireworks. It was a novelty. These days there is a near consanguinity (weird word found in the Declaration) of fireworks exploders. Every person with a barbecue grill fashions him or herself an impresario, and they often brag to their fellow exploders about the size of their display. They throw parties and create traditions of exploding stuff and making noise. There are so many people doing it that it has become ordinary.
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Believe the hype. Run, don't walk to try and score yourself a table at the amazing Dinner, Heston Blumenthal's latest offering. The restaurant is on the first floor of the Mandarin Oriental hotel, just upstairs from the excellent Bar Boulud, making the hotel somewhat of a food lovers paradise. Entry to the restaurant is through a glass fronted wine cellar and then once inside the dining area is huge with soaring ceilings, picture windows facing out to Hyde Park and a glass fronted kitchen delivering the ultimate in food porn theatre. Every detail has been finely thought through from the jelly mould light fittings, to the tudor rose ceiling decorations and the huge mechanical clock mechanism that turns the spit in the kitchen.
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Oh wow! I really want to visit Dinner it all looks so divine and not as gimmicky as I was expecting. So funny that some people thought that the dates were the calorie content!
Well done on getting the blogger's scoop – the first blog review I have read of it 🙂
We went there on Thursday and had a great time. We met Heston, Ashley, (briefly) and Matthew Fort.
Food was easily Michelin standard. We too had the Pork Chop and the Taffety Tart, Beef Royal etc, all top notch.
Just want to question the price of the Wing Rib, have they reduced it? It was and still is £72 on the website.
Wow – so jealous. I've never eaten at any of Mr B's restaurants, but I'd love to.
I read Alex James' review in (ahem) The Sun – but enjoyed your review far more. Sorry if that sounds like a backhanded compliment – it's a genuine one!
And thanks for visiting my li'l blog too. You've got yourself another regular follower.
I haven't had dinner yet, and now I'm NOT looking forward to my vegetable soup. It really looks delicious what you've got over there! I'm jealous!
We went on the 3rd day and we loved the food! (we blew our budget too as the dishes were irresistbale!). Here is what we have eaten. http://wp.me/p18zw1-L4
I love the spit roasting/clockwork device and took a video of it- went a little Heston mad!
That meatfruit looks like a real mandarin orange and sounds so intriguing! Heston is so cool.
OMG so jealous! I want meat fruit! And you know I have a huge sweet tooth and the desserts look incredible. Sigh if only I still lived within cycling distance of the Mandarin Oriental…
I have to wait till I return from my US trip to go to Dinner! =(
It looks really deliciously yummy!I want that meat fruit and tipsy cake!
I'd love to meet Heston one day! He is such a Willy Wonka of food 🙂
this looks amazing, and 10/10! what a compliment for good old Heston 🙂 Have to try asap…
Great review! Planning a trip to the capital in June, will seriously have to factor in some Dinner money!
I have to say that so far none of the reviews I have read about Dinner have left me salivating but this one changes that! The food looks really gorgeous. I'd love to fit in a visit on my next trip home but I'm sure the reservation situation will be on the scale of the Fat Duck or El Bulli by then. Great review!
This place does look like the real deal, with Heston B's trademark combo of playfulness and historical accuracy. I am particularly intrigued by the meat fruit, it looks and sounds very interesting. And the rest of the meal just looks plainly delicious. The meat in particular. Great write up, i shall be heading here for the set lunch as soon as I can.
Thanks for providing this review. Can you tell me, out of interest, what the Portuguese wine was that you liked so much? Cheers.
Wow – sounds fabulous. I had a booking, but now we're going to be overseas then and I can't seem to get another one!
I'd looked at booking this place when it first opened but wasn't overwhelmed by the few reviews on offer. Your review, however, is very persuasive! Unfortunately I may have waited too long as where once I was easily able to book a table, the online reservations system now seems to be saying that there is no availability for the next 8 weeks. I do wonder though if this is the case, as much like the Fat Duck, it might be difficult to get a table but not impossible. Anyway, great pictures and review much appreciated!
Well I had heard some rumblings that some place called Dinner by Heston B might be opening and thought I would check out your site as you are normally first to get there…. and you were!
Also glad to see it is one to put on the to do list when I come back to London!
Ooooh, I was too late to get a table when reservations opened – how am I to get one now?! Must try that meatfruit!
So glad it's as good as I was hoping for. Have a reservation next week. Yay!
Excellent write up – really can't wait to go now!! Booked in for my birthday lunch on the 19th March 🙂
Congratulations on a fantastic write up. Kicking myself for not moving faster on the reservation front. Still dreaming of the taffety tart- it was one of the desserts when we went to Fat Duck and was my favourite…
Great review, and nice to hear it was such a wonderful overall experience. I'm one of those few people who wasn't that enthralled with dining at the Fat Duck, so how would you compare the two? Dinner by Heston sounds more "grounded," but maybe it's because of the historical menu angle and the fact that you had a steak?
Wow! Looks amazing!
I'm a bit fussy when it comes to bizarre concoctions but it looks worth going for the dessert alone!
Thanks for sharing x
This all just looks so exciting and wonderful, that I don't mind how many times I see photos and posts about the same food!
So glad you loved it!
Graphic Foodie – Would you believe according to Urbanspoon some other bloggers beat me there!
Anon – It must have been reduced since then as this was the price on our menu and on our bill.
Grazing Kate – That is a compliment don't worry
Katherina – vegie soup is not quite the same…
Winkypedia – Love the video it is great
Wandering Foody – He was super nice in person as well. Total chef crush.
Jetsetting Joyce – you would love it! Next time you are in London…
Kay – Yes, worth a trip
Lorraine – I agree, total Willy Wonka!
Ute – No hesitations on the 10/10 from me
Emma – I think it is worth saving up for
Amy – Already they are selling reservations for £90 on Ebay apparently, crazy!
Grubworm – I will be interested to hear what the set lunch is like.
Moose – I am a bad blogger as I can't remember and did not write it down anywhere – I will try and find out off the restaurant
Greedy Diva – Oh no – disaster!
Foodiefisher – Yes I think it was easy at the start but is now more difficult as popularity has increase
Tom Eats – Yes book in early if you are on a trip back
Su-Lin – Apparently bookings have gone crazy!
Bron- Enjoy! I look forward to hearing what you think
Gastrogeek – perfect place for a bday lunch – enjoy.
Tori – Amazing isn't it?
American in London – All the mains are pretty simple and straight forward so quite different to the Fat Duck from what I hear but some of that same magic.
The Luxe Life – Yes the dessert alone makes it worth the trip
LexEat- It is being totally overhyped but what can I say, it deserves to be.
I just fainted and fell off my seat reading about the chocolate bar and the taffety tart…. OK I'm going to go all out to get here ASAP – thanks for a great review.
Drool, drool, drool, I am jealous beyond words. The look of the meats are blowing my mind!
That's very kind of you, but please don't go to any trouble – I thought it would be nice to have a recommendation tucked away should I ever manage to get there. Alas, Mrs Moose and I are restricted to Saturdays and they have no places available until June. 🙁
London Rob- Yes do go – you will love it!
Hanna – The whole meal was amazing
Moose – I have contacted the restaurant to check as the full wine list is not available on line. Will let you know!
Hmm… Heston Blumenthal looks like the sous chef in the Disney movie Ratatouille…
Totally agree about the Meat Fruit, best texture of a parfait I have ever had. I make a simplified version that just doesn't quite have the right texture..
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While it probably would have been enough just to put up the family lines, hanging out in the genealogy blogging community has had its effect: I knew I should somehow deal with the issue of sources.
But how? A number of genealogy programs that can be used to build a family tree website incorporate ways to include footnotes, where you can click on the footnote number and it will take you to the source citation.
I wanted something like that. I figured I would set up a source page, insert the footnote numbers on the family pages, and link them to the source page. But I decided I would like to add something more.
When I was creating family tree pages, I noticed that there are four different kinds of links that can be made:
1. Links to another website,
2. Links to another page on my website,
3. Links to a file on my website, and
4. Links to an e-mail address.
Number 3 was the one that interested me. You can, of course, insert images on the pages, but I don't want to include too many images that will clutter up the pages; most of the images I will be using directly on the pages will probably be photographs.
So here's how the links work:
Family page with footnotes (they are the small red things in this picture) (or you can link to this page here):
Clicking on the footnote number takes you to the source page (or you can link to the source page here):
The footnote is in turn linked to the image of the source (or you can see the source here):
So far I have just done one footnote, to see whether this works the way I want it to (it does). I can't say that I'll be adding every single footnote right away; I'm still doing a lot of experimentation, and I really do want to get the names out there as soon as possible. And that is working, too - I got my first Google Alert from the site the other day. As a matter of fact, it's the first Google Alert I've received since I set up several earlier this year, so now I know that Google Alerts is working, too.
I am actually using my Reunion program for some of the items at Greta's Genealogy. Right now I am using descendant reports for the pages of the siblings of my direct ancestors, and later I would like to have some cool charts to use, such as those Linda McCauley of Documenting the Details has put up on her family tree website, McCauley, Lanier, Hankins, Hopkins & Taylor Families. And she is not the only blogger I plan to
Sheesh, what a geek I am.
And that is my disclaimer: Weebly did not pay me anything to write this. They didn't have to; I just wanted to geek out. And to think - I probably wouldn't be doing any of this stuff if I hadn't started hanging out with the genealogy blogging crowd.


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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts accused the Rwandan military of commanding Congolese rebel forces in their recent capture of the strategic city of Goma, saying a top Rwandan commander traveled to Congo to oversee the offensive and hundreds of Rwandan troops fought alongside the M23 rebel fighters.
In a letter to a U.N. Security Council committee, the experts provided a day-by-day outline and photos backing their conclusion. The M23 rebels held Goma, a provincial capital of 1 million, for two weeks before Congolese soldiers took back control Monday.
The letter, obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, is a follow-up to a report preceding the capture of Goma that made similar accusations against Rwandan forces.
A call to Rwanda's U.N. Mission seeking comment on the letter was not immediately returned. Rwanda has repeatedly denied assisting the rebels.
M23 is made up of hundreds of officers who deserted the Congolese army in April. Since then the rebels have occupied vast swaths of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo. The rebels accuse Congo's President Joseph Kabila of failing to honor the terms of a 2009 peace deal that incorporated them into the national army, although most analysts believe that the origin of the rebellion is a fight over the country's vast mineral wealth.
The expert group said it has repeatedly concluded that the government of Rwanda and allies in the Ugandan government have "created, equipped, trained, advised, reinforced and directly commanded the M23 rebellion."
"The information initially gathered by the group regarding the recent offensive and seizure of the North Kivu provincial town of Goma strongly upholds this conclusion," said the letter to a committee that monitors sanctions against armed groups in Congo.
After deserting the army, M23 fighters seized a series of small towns and villages in the North Kivu province, where a good chunk of Congo's mineral wealth is found, culminating with the Nov. 20 capture of Goma. The Congolese army fled in disarray and U.N. peacekeepers, whose mandate is to protect civilians, held fire.
The experts quoted several senior Congolese commanders and former Rwandan officers as saying the Goma offensive was under the overall command of the Rwandan army's western division commander, Gen. Emmanuel Ruvusha, who personally went to Congo to oversee the operation.
The same sources were quoted as telling the experts that Col. Sultani Makenga, an M23 rebel leader, joined Ruvusha in leading the offensive. Gen. Bosco Ntaganda, who is believed to be the leader of M23 and is wanted for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court, led rebel troops operating near the Rwandan border at Kibumba and in the vicinity of Goma airport, the sources were quoted as saying.
The letter, dated Nov. 26, said preparations for the Goma offensive took place over a two-month period and included significant logistics supplies for the rebels from Uganda. The experts said they personally witnessed a delivery of hundreds of rain boots for the rebels to the Ugandan town of Bunagana, on the border with Congo. They included a photo of the Oct. 14 delivery.
At the end of October, they said, Rwanda and Uganda deployed additional troops to Congo to support M23. The letter details specific units and the towns where they were sent.
As the Goma offensive began, the rebels benefited from direct Rwandan military support on the front lines at the village of Kibumba, a center for refugees from a 2009 rebellion 30 kilometers (19 miles) north of Goma, the experts said, citing former Rwandan officers, Congolese army officers and local leaders.
On Nov. 15, while Makenga's M23 fighters were advancing, four companies from Rwanda's 305th brigade crossed the border to conduct operations against Congolese army positions at Kibumba, the experts said.
The Congolese army repelled the initial attack and killed over 40 rebels and Rwandan soldiers, many of whom wore Rwandan military uniforms and carried weapons used by Rwandan forces, they said. The letter includes photos of soldiers in both M23 and Rwandan uniforms.
Two days later, M23 fighters attacking Kibumba were reinforced by the four companies from Rwanda's 305th brigade as well as three companies from other Rwandan brigades and a Rwandan special forces unit led by Col. Vincent Gatama.
The experts cited former Rwandan officers and senior Congolese army officers, who estimated that, in total, well over 1,000 Rwandan troops went Congo to assist in the Kibumba operations.
The M23 and Rwandan military used night vision goggles, usually used by Rwandan special forces, during the nighttime advance on Kibumba, as well as heavy weaponry including 120mm mortars, which the experts said Makenga obtained from support networks in Rwanda and Uganda before he deserted from the Congolese army in May. The letter included a photo of 120mm mortars said to come from Makenga's private stock.
"The group learned through diplomatic sources in the region that the government of Rwanda had sought assistance to destroy 120mm mortars still within its arsenal in August 2012 in anticipation of eventual accusations of Rwandan weapons supplies to the rebels," the letter said.
When M23 progressed toward Goma on Nov. 19, Rwandan units operated alongside the rebels in combat at the airport and close to a post in Goma on the Rwandan border, the experts said.
On Nov. 20, they said, M23 defeated the Congolese army at the Goma airport and a mixture of rebel and Rwandan troops clandestinely entered into Goma from the Rwandan town of Giseny, just across the border.
They took control of the city, marching through downtown dressed in a combination of Rwandan and new M23 uniforms, the experts said.
The experts said that former Rwandan officers, Congolese government officials and Congolese officers estimated that roughly 500 soldiers from Rwanda's 73rd and 75th battalions based in Gisenyi supported the M23 during the seizure of Goma.


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Deploying J2EE Applications
Oracle recommends that you use consistent and meaningful naming conventions when developing Web applications. You must create your applications as a set of modules and place them under a directory that's named for the application. All your directories under the main application directory should be consistent with the directory structure for creating the necessary JAR, WAR, and EAR archives to facilitate the archiving of the application modules. Here's the standard development application directory structure for J2EE-based Oracle applications:
EJB classes
JSP pages
| web.xml
| orion-web.xml
| classes/
| —-Servlet classes
Client classes
——— application-client.xml
Note that the application.xml file, which is the main application descriptor file, defines each of the modules. When you create a directory structure such as the one shown here, the modules are easily distinguishable from each other. For example, the EJB package class "testapp.ejb.Prod" should be located in the directory <testapp>/<ejb_module>/testapp/ejb/Prod.class.
Deployment Methodologies
As mentioned previously, you can deploy Web applications as well as EJB applications through OC4J. You can deploy applications through the Application Server Control, or by using the dcmctl utility. The recommended approach is to use the Application Server Control. You can also deploy applications by manually editing the configuration files, of course, as well as by unpacking the deployment archive files in their deployment directories.
Data Sources
A data source is an object that lets you retrieve a connection to a database server. Data sources are encapsulations of connections to a database server, and they are instantiations of objects implementing the javax.sql.dataSource interface. Data source objects are bound to the JNDI name space, and the J2EE applications use the JNDI tree to look up various DataSource objects. Data sources offer you portable methods for creating JDBC connections across servers.
on the job: Because of their vendor-independent nature, Oracle Corporation recommends that you use data sources to retrieve database server connections.
{mospagebreak title=Types of Data Sources}
There are three types of data sources you can use in OC4J:
- Emulated data sources
- Non-emulated data source
- Native data sources
Emulated Data Sources Emulated data sources emulate the XA (Transactional) protocol for JTA ( Java Transaction API) transactions and offer features such as OC4J caching and pooling and Oracle JDBC extensions (for Oracle databases). The need for emulated data sources arose because many JDBC drives didn't offer XA capabilities in earlier days.
An emulated data source doesn't provide full XA global transactional support, such as the two-phase commit, which is unsupported under emulated data sources. However, because they lack full transactional support, emulated data source connections tend to be quite fast in nature. If you're using local transactions or global transactions that don't require the two-phase commit mechanism, emulated data sources are the recommended type of data source for you to use.
The following is a data-sources.xml configuration entry for an emulated data source:
url="jdbc:oracle:thin:@// localhost:5521/oracle.regress.
Although you specify values for the location, ejb-location, and xa-location attributes when configuring an emulated data source in your data-source.xml file, you must only use the value specified by the ejb-location attribute when looking up that emulated data source. By now, you're well aware that you use a JNDI tree to look up a data source. You must look up a data source in the following way (only the "jdbc/OracleDS" value is used in the JNDI lookup):
Context ic = new InitialContext();
DataSource ds = (DataSource) ic.lookup("jdbc/OracleDS");
Or this:
DataSource ds = (DataSource) ic.lookup("java:comp/env/jdbc/OracleDS");
Connection con = ds.getConnection();
exam watch: In the data-sources .xml file,
you must specify values for the location, xa-location, and ejb-location attributes. The first two attributes, however, are actually deprecated now, and only the value you specify for ejb-location is actually used as the location string. To be used in a JNDI lookup for retrieving the data source. Applications, EJBs, Servlets, and JSPs should use the ejb-location value to look up emulated data sources in the JNDI tree.
on the job: If you want true two-phase commits in your transactions, you must use a non-emulated data source.
Non-Emulated Data Sources A non-emulated data source provides full JTA services, meaning that the two-phase commit mechanism is provided as well. Oracle Corporation recommends you use non-emulated data sources. A non-emulated data source provides higher recovery and reliability as well as distributed database features, unlike the emulated data sources. Note that to run a non-emulated data source, you must use a Java-enabled database, such as the Oracle Database.
Here's a typical data-sources.xml file for a non-emulated data source:
class= "com.evermind.sql.OrionCMTDataSource"
url="jdbc:oracle:thin:@//localhost:5521/ oracle.regress.rdbms.dev.us.oracle.com"
Note that JNDI lookups are performed using the value of the location attribute in the data-sources.xml file.
In the data-sources.xml file,
- Location refers to the JNDI name bound to the data source in the JNDI name spaces.
- The url, username, and password attributes refer to the database and default user name and password for retrieving connections to the database.
- Class is the type of data source class to bind in the name space.
Native Data Sources Native data sources are supplied by JDBC vendors, and are used to implement data sources. Vendors provide extensions to facilitate capabilities such as caching and pooling. OC4J supports native data sources, but because they don't provide JTA services such as commits and rollbacks, they can't be used in global transactions. Here's how a data-sources.xml file looks for a native data source:
class= "com.my.DataSourceImplementationClass"
Exam watch: Native data sources don't support JTA transactions. Both emulated as well as non-emulated data sources support JTA transactions, but only the non-emulated data sources support true two-phase commit (an emulated data source can only emulate a two-phase commit).
You can manage data sources through the Application Server Control's Application Data Sources page. You can reach this page by clicking the Administration tab on the OC4J home page, and then clicking on Data Sources under the Application Defaults section. From the Application Data Sources page, you can perform the following functions:
- View data source information for all applications, including the data source name, the JNDI location, and class and JDBC Driver information.
- Create, delete, and modify data sources.
- View performance statistics for data sources (only for non-emulated data sources).
The Data Sources page can be used to connect top Oracle as well as non-Oracle databases. For Oracle database connections, you must either configure a non-emulated Data Source that is purely Oracle based or use an emulated Data Source, which involves a wrapper around an Oracle Data Source.
on the job: Use the com.evermind.sql.DriverManagerDataSource with the Merant JDBC drivers to connect to Oracle databases.
{mospagebreak title=Creating Data Sources}
I'll briefly describe how you can create data sources using the Application Server Control. Here are the steps:
- Go to the OC4J home page, click the Administration tab, and then click Data Sources.
- In the Application Data Sources page, click the Create button (you can also click the Create Like button if you want to pattern a new data source after an existing one).
- There are several sections in the Data Source Properties page (actually titled Create Data Source), which appear next. In the General section, fill in the name and description of the data source as well as the following information:
- Data source class
- JDBC driver
- Schema
- Data source class
On the Job: Your default data-sources.xml file provides predefined data sources that may suit your needs.
- In the Data Source Username and Password section, specify the username and password using the schema you chose in the previous section.
- In the JNDI Locations section, you specify the JNDI location string that is used for JNDI tree lookups when the application is retrieving the data source. Of the three attributes—Location, Transactional (XA) Location, and EJB Location—you are required to specify only the Location attribute. If you plan on having the EJBs use the database for Container Managed Persistence (CMP), you must specify the XA and EJB Location attributes. For a non-emulated data source, you must specify all three JNDI location attributes, although only the ejb-location is actually used.
- In the Connection Attributes section, you specify various connection-related attributes, such as the following:
Connection retry interval
- Maximum connection attempts
- Inactivity timeout period
Maximum and minimum number of open connections
- In the Properties section, you can specify properties for any custom or third-party data source you may be configuring.
- Once you have made the necessary configuration, click the Create button to create your new data source.
A DataSource object is used by developers to provide a logical representation of a database. It's the job of the deployer to map this logical representation to a physical database. Using the logical DataSource object to look up the JNDI, the J2EE applications will retrieve the database names so they can connect to them. The deployer first uses the J2EE application file (EAR file), to locate the DataSource references in the deployment descriptor. The deployer will then create mappings between the database schemas matching the DataSource requirements, so the application can connect to it.
You must use an emulated data source for a single-phase commit, and you can utilize the default data source (data-sources.xml) for this purpose. Here's the default data-sources.xml file:
class= "com.evermind.sql.DriverManagerDataSource"
url= "jdbc:oracle:thin:@//localhost:1521/ORCL"
Plug in your database URL information instead of the default URL shown in the data-sources.xml file. You must do this for each of the databases that are part of the transaction. The data source retrieval, as mentioned earlier, is done through a JNDI lookup. The JNDI name is shown by the ejb-location attribute.
Retrieving the Data Source Connection Your first task before using the database for queries is to retrieve a connection to the database. To retrieve the database connection, you can perform a lookup on the JNDI name bound to the data source definition. Note that you may also perform a JNDI lookup by looking up the logical name that you defined in the environment of the bean container. You retrieve the database connection using the getConnection method. Using the data source definition, for example, you retrieve a database connection as follows:
Context ic = new InitialContext();
DataSource ds = (DataSource) ic.lookup("jdbc/OracleDS");
Connection conn = ds.getConnection();
Because the data source already contains the username and password attributes, you can use the getConnection method without the username/password attributes.
{mospagebreak title=Managing Data Sources}
Here are the steps that enable you to manage data sources using the OC4J home page of the Application Server Control:
- On the OC4J home page, click the Administration tab.
- In the Application Defaults section, click Data Sources.
- In the Application Data Sources page (titled Data Sources), you'll see a list of all the available global data sources, which all the deployed applications can use. Figure 8-5 shows the Data Sources page. Notice the OracleDS default data source shown in that page, which is an emulated data source. This means that applications can use only a specific database through this data source. A non-emulated data source will let the application access multiple databases.
- You can create a new data source by clicking the Create button or edit a data source by clicking the Edit button in the Data Source Properties page. You've already seen how you can create a new data source in the previous section. Let's see how you can edit a data source's properties by using the Edit Data Source page, which you reach by clicking the Edit button.
- In the Edit Data Source page, shown in Figure 8-6, you can configure data sources so they are mapped to Oracle and non-Oracle databases. You can configure the following data source-– related attributes from this page:
Figure 8-5. The Data Sources Page
Figure 8-6. The Edit Data Source Page
- Data source name
- Data source class
- Database username and password
- JNDI locations
- Connection attributes
Now that you have learned how to create and manage data sources, let's turn to a discussion of the deployment methodologies for Web and EJB applications in the following subsections.
{mospagebreak title=Deploying Web Application Modules}
You can use either the Application Server or the dcmctl utility to deploy Web applications. In the following subsections, examples are given of both approaches to Web application deployment.
Using the dcmctl Utility
Using the dcmctl utility, you can deploy, undeploy, and redeploy Web applications by using the supplied WAR files. Here's an example showing how to use dcmctl to deploy a WAR file:
dcmctl deployapplication -file /test/testapp.war -a testapp
-co home -rc /myiAS/myWebapps
In the preceding dcmctl command, the various options stand for the following:
- file refers to the WAR file (it could also be an EAR file) that you want to deploy.
- a refers to the name of the application being deployed (testapp in our example).
- -co (component name) specifies the OC4J instance to which this WAR file will be deployed. If you leave this parameter out, the application will, by default, be deployed to the home OC4J instance.
- The -rc option specifies the base path a URL will use to access the Web module (for example, http:// hostname:port/context_root) you are deploying. Note that the -rc option applies only when you're deploying WAR files.
Note that you mustn't use the -rc option when deploying EAR files.
To redeploy a Web application, use the dcmctl command as in the foregoing example, but with the redeployApplication option instead of the deployApplication option. To undeploy an application, use the undeployApplication option.
Using the Application Server Control
You deploy WAR files in order to deploy Web applications. However, when you deploy a WAR file for the first time, the Application Server Control wraps the application in an EAR file, thus making it a J2EE application. Use the following steps to deploy a Web application through the Application Server Control's Deploy Web Application page, which displays a list of all OC4J applications deployed on the OC4J server:
- Go to the OC4J home page and click the Applications tab.
- In the OC4J server Applications page, click the Deploy WAR file, under the Deployed Applications section.
- In the Deploy Web Applications page, supply the path to the Web application, the Web application's name, and the URL it should be mapped to. Figure 8-7 shows the Deploy Web Application page.
Figure 8-7. The Deploy Web Application Page
- Click the Deploy button to deploy the Web application.
- Note that once you deploy a Web application file through the Application Server Control, you can't redeploy it by using the EAR file created for it by the Application Server Control. You must first undeploy the application and then deploy the WAR file again.
Please check back next week for the conclusion to this article.


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See [[Wireless Setup]].'''
Revision as of 22:54, 11 November 2011
Exact hardware model (for me at least)
Acer Aspire (TimelineX) 3830TG
Core i5-2410M 2.3GHz
NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
Atheros wifi (AR9287) b/g/n
(Probably some of these issues only for Arch Linux, e.g. Ubuntu handling automatically, (Ubuntu is great, but too fat for me) )
[ susu@archie ~ ]$ uname -a Linux archie 3.0-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Aug 17 21:55:57 CEST 2011 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
Really issues, hardware problems
Sound card issue
Problem: No sound
There is a (Ubuntu) bugreport about the problem: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/783582
There are plenty of comments, but the first one that worked for me: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/783582/comments/33
But if you are too lazy to click, or that page cannot be reached:
- download HDA_Analyzer from here: http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/HDA_Analyzer
- run the script (as root)
Note: some plus package may be needed (python2, pygtk), and change the first line of the file:
#!/usr/bin/env python2
(there must be more elegant solution, but it is pretty fast)
- run hda_analyzer.py (same workaround may need)
- find Node[0x1b] PIN and select
- on Node editor tab check EAPD
(and then my urxvt started to beep, I have to turn that off. UPDATE: I have added this: "/usr/bin/xset b off" to my .xinitrc)
Note: and then both internal speaker and headphone output worked, and also muting if I plug in my headphone (there were some comment at the bugreport about that "auto-muting" does not work).
Oh, of course, I have 3.0 kernel.
UPDATE: I wrote a script about this. That script a hack, not an elegant solution, at least it works. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4602313/acer-3830-setter.py
Note: I also had to add my user to audio group to use sound card.
Screen backlight issue
Add kernel option acpi_osi=Linux
- Edit /boot/grub/menu.lst
- Find your system menu entry, and add acpi_osi=Linux kernel option
Mine menu entry looks like:
title Arch Linux root (hd0,6) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda7 ro acpi_osi=Linux initrd /boot/initramfs-linux.img
- reboot and pray
Note: tested with integrated Intel GPU only
But still an issue that I cannot set brightness value from software (from sysfs), only Fn + Left/Right arrows working.
GPU switch issue
At the moment I turned NVIDIA GPU off from BIOS, later I will provide some info about switching. Until then you can check on Bumblebee
Lighter issues
- ATH9K driver issue w/ fix
- inconsistent wireless performance and a lot of invalid misc, tx retries, and dropped packets.
- After some reading it seems like disabling hardware encryption helps the problem :
(post taken from launchpad: https://bugs.launchpad.net/archlinux/+source/linux/+bug/735171/comments/29)
"I googled the problem, and came up with this command; sudo -s echo "options ath9k nohwcrypt=1" > /etc/modprobe.d/ath9k.conf taken from here; http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1746326"
Seems like everything is working much better, but I haven't run any strenuous tests :) See Wireless Setup.
TODO: create some profiling (and some iptables stuff also would be nice for that network profiling)
CPU frequency scaling
CPU frequency scaling can be accomplished with cpufrequtils, Laptop Mode Tools, and etc. once the acpi_cpufreq kernel module is loaded (e.g. by adding it to the Template:Codeline array in rc.conf and rebooting).
Laptop Mode Tools or acpid can be used to switch governors when the laptop is on battery or AC.


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Another thing that's very important to consider for a country living room is the color of the wall behind the mantle. If you have a smaller fireplace that seems a little bit too modern then just try going with more of a country paint color such as a rustic brown or a natural looking green. Then you can hang a forest print over the fireplace for more of a natural feeling. This can also work well in small spaces because it's almost going to mimic a window but you'll always have a perfect view.
Lighting is a big deal when it comes to the feel of the room. Subtle changes in the lighting can make big differences. There are lots of ways to do that other than the standard light that you have currently. The easiest way is through lamps, either through table or floor lamps. I prefer floor lamps because you can move them about the house easily and experiment with how they look in different positions.
If you already have lamps then you can just change the lamp shades and this can affect the lighting. Lamp shades are a really cost effective way of doing things. Just keep it simple and experiment with different options.
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Woman Killed In Storage Building Fire
Woman Killed In Storage Building Fire
Authorities said an Upstate woman died Saturday after a piece of lawn equipment caused a fire that burned a shed in Easley.
The fire started at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the storage building behind a home on Beverly Drive.
The county coroner said Cheryl Kinsela, 47, was in the building with her husband when the fire started.
Authorities said her husband escaped with minor injuries, but Kinsela was trapped in a closet where she was later found by firefighters.
Easley fire and police are investigating the fire along with the State Law Enforcement Division.
Investigators have not said specifically what type of equipment sparked the fire.


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Review: Layla Lebanese Restaurant in The Grove
Layla Lebanese Restaurant, 4317 Manchester Avenue, St. Louis, 314.535.5500
This past summer, the space in The Grove that once housed Five Bistro and, later, Flavors Barbecue reemerged as a Mediterranean eatery. Here, you'll find belly dancers swaying between tables that are topped with regional favorites like baba ghanoush, crisp falafel and savory shish kebabs. But look a little further and you'll find Arabic dishes that go far beyond the usual suspects.
Superb Salads
While all salads feature fresh romaine and olive oil, the similarities end there. For the Green Salad, a squeeze of fresh lemon and dashes of salt and pepper lightly dress uniformly thin slivers of avocado, cucumbers, green peppers and green olives. This simple salad is easy enough to re-create at home – and tasty enough that we did, for days and days. The olive salad was a solid alternative, substituting tomatoes for avocado, garnished with dried oregano and mint, then finished with a tart splash of balsamic vinegar.
Focus on the Appetizers
The appetizer section of Layla's menu is the most creative, so don't overlook its unique mix of hot and cold, traditional and less so. On the conventional (and cold) side is a version of hummus that's so good, even carnivorous Dan couldn't resist its creamy texture, subtle seasoning and simple olive oil garnish. Pair it with an order of baba ghanoush for a real treat. Equally fantastic (and familiar) is the falafel. Layla's rendition of this chickpea classic may be the best we've had in town – seasoned just right, the inside boasting bright green specks of fresh parsley. Unfortunately, the kibbe was less successful, the centers of the beef-stuffed dough still frozen even after their time in the deep-fryer. Rounding out the lesser-known options is makdous, slices of baby eggplant that had been essentially pickled: cured in olive oil and then stuffed with nuts and spices. This unique dish was funky yet fantastic, the tangy brine with the red peppers, chopped walnuts and fresh garlic making for an addictive combination.
Satisfying Suppers
While the beef shish kebab was under-seasoned, the chicken version was just right. Marinated simply in lemon and olive oil, the poultry was rubbed with a light Zatar seasoning before hitting the grill for a tender and tasty result. The beef kefta – a mixture of ground beef, onions and fresh herbs that got formed into a sausage, skewered and grilled – was also exquisite. Each entree came with a saute of carrots and green beans along with some of the best basmati rice we've ever eaten. Fragrant, delicately steamed and piping hot, we'd return for the rice alone.
Desserts and Coffee
The dessert menu also spans the gamut of usual and unusual. For traditionalists, there's baklava, kissed with a touch of rose water, that's a good companion to a cup of dark, Arabic coffee. For the more adventurous, there's kaliaj, a sweet vanilla milk custard wrapped in pastry and finished with light, house-made whipped cream. But if you're smart, you'll finish your meal with harishah. The Syrian cake is simply divine, made of dried, shredded coconut and sweetened with coconut milk and honey.
While Mediterranean favorites will draw diners into Layla's, the execution of more adventurous dishes will push patrons past their comfort zone. Pair that with fresh ingredients, reasonably priced wines and helpful service, and you have a great recipe for gaining this relative newcomer plenty of soon-to-be regulars.
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A gray day in Luang Prabang, great for slow strolls in temple gardens, looking at ancient historic sites and contemplating life and the universe and everything. This is from the gardens of Wat Xieng Thong, near the Mekong river. The temple ground are scattered with small buildings abd structures, mowt of which are covered in beautiful artwork, tiles and mosaic.
Asia is the biggest continent on Earth, a darling little gem floating around in space.Hm, what is Asia? Who's in on it?China and India are safe bets for Asian nations. Korea, Japan, Thailand, you're fine.Europe? No. Europe would sort of be on the "Asian continent" if not for those pesky Ural mountains dividing things up in the middle, and then also the whole lineage of kings and wealth and nations and the EU and all that "give me my respect" stuff.Russia would probably be happiest as its own continent, so for now we'll leave it in "Eurasia" and just hope the natural gas supplies keep flowing.Pakistan and Afghanistan are dang close to Asia, but politically they show up in "Middle East" news stories an awful lot. Verdict: Eurasia.I guess we'll actually have to consider everything from Turkey on eastward to be "Eurasian", although the moniker seems overlappitory of the territory.The Asian economy is now officially raging like a wild furnace of lava that consumes everything in its path. Japan has had the largest individual economy in Asia for decades, but it is forecast that both India and China will outstrip Japan within twenty years.China is the largest holder of United States debt and is positioned to become the world's next superpower, provided that Godzilla doesn't return and decide to stomp everybody back into the Shang Dynasty.Text by Steve Smith.


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It begins again: As the sun returns from its southern hemisphere sojourn and daylight hours lengthen, the earth begins shaking off its winter doldrums and drab brown and depressing gray give way to an increasingly vibrant palette — bright yellow daffodils, red flowering quince, purple hyacinths, the shimmering white of pear and plum trees.
Buds on maple trees are bursting into feathery red blooms, willows are leafing out, dandelions are popping up in lawns and soon will be wafting clouds of seed all over creation, and henbit, chickweed, wild garlic, and other spring weeds are in profusion everywhere.
At the foot of the hill, a dozen or so large turtles are gathered on falling tree limbs poking up from the edge of the lake, like a group of old men dozing in the sun (it is one of the oddities of our language that, collectively, they're a "bale" of turtles).
A thousand feet or so above the treetops, a couple of buzzards are circling, lazily gliding on air currents, scoping the terrain below for a meal. On any number of occasions, I've watched them hold basically the same position for an hour or more, with only an occasional flap of their long wings to stay in the thermals. While I wouldn't want to dine on road kill, I suppress a twinge of envy that they can soar so effortlessly while I'm ground-bound.
This Sunday, daylight saving time will start again and there'll be time after work in the afternoons to begin puttering about in the yard and doing other chores that have been postponed in the short winter days. Before we know it, the grass will be greening and the sound of lawn mowers and WeedEaters will be heard in the land.
Wal-Mart and the other big box stores already have pallets of mulch, potting soil, fertilizer, fruit trees, and other lawn/garden supplies stacked head-high in their parking lots. It won't be long until there'll be bedding plants galore to be snapped up by eager gardeners with visions of magazine-perfect masses of flowers and abundant veggies (it's easy in the exultations of spring to forget that lurking ahead is the jarring reality of summer's blistering heat, withering humidity, and hordes of insects).
We have not, of course, seen the last of Old Man Winter. One swallow does not a spring make, and it's a given that cold snaps will occur until Easter's past (the biggest snowfall I ever saw in these parts, almost 15 inches, occurred mid-March, in the late 1960s).
But in the fields now, there begins once more the timeless ritual of man tilling the soil, sowing seed, and working with Mother Nature to produce this nation's agricultural bounty.
Farmers are the eternal optimists. Boom or bust, they buy seed and fertilizer and other inputs, and come sunny days in late winter they can't wait to get tractors in the field.
The world may be going to hell in a handbasket, economies crashing, politicians yammering incessantly about this or that of the world's ills, but when spring stirs in the land everything takes a back seat to getting crops in the ground.
However ephemeral and fickle spring may be in this part of the world, the sight of tractors rolling through the fields signals renewal, optimism, and dedication to task — all sorely needed in the difficult times confronting this country and most of the world.


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Doris Koenig, 71 - September 03, 2008
Doris J. Koenig, 71, of North Platte, died Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.
Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at the First Baptist Church in Maxwell with the Rev. Bob Allen officiating the closed-casket service. Burial will be at the Ft. McPherson National Cemetery near Maxwell.
A visitation will be held Wednesday from 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. at Carpenter Memorial Chapel.
Koenig was born April 1, 1937, to Bruce and Virginia (Phelps) Hopkins at Weissert.
On July 17, 1954, she was united in marriage to Bob Koenig at North Platte. To this union, three daughters were born.
She was employed with Sixth Street Food Stores, now Sunmart, for 36 years.
Koenig was described as a loving wife, the greatest mother, grandmother and great-grandmother as well as a best friend, according to family members.
?She was preceded in death by: her parents, Bruce and Virginia Hopkins; a brother, Steve Hopkins; a sister, Sandra Hopkins.
?Survivors include: her husband, Bob of North Platte; her daughters—Deb (Bill) Dugger of Kearney, Betty (Marv) Mueller of Arapahoe, and Carol Koenig of Omaha; two brothers—Jim (Janie) Hopkins of Lexington and Jerry Hopkins of Callaway; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law—Virginia (Don) Bailey, Donna (Dean) Kittle and Patty (Delbert) Mentzer.
A memorial has been established.
Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.carpentermemorial.com.
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The Vancouver Canucks hit the midway point of their five-game homestand, as they host the New York Islanders tonight at GM Place. The Islanders, an early-season playoff contender, have now faded out of the post-season picture and are in danger of finishing last in the Eastern Conference for the second straight year.
The Islanders, after a brisk start to this year's campaign, are now only one point ahead of 14th place Carolina, who have a game in hand. What's more disappointing for Isles fans is that they're only seven points up on last place Toronto. For a team that showed promise to start the season, they've wilted quickly and have returned to bottom of the standings where they'll likely remain to close out the season.
It is these supposed minnows that have given the Canucks heaps of trouble all season. Couple this with the fact that the Canucks next opponent is the conference-leading San Jose Sharks, and there is double-concern for Vancouver to look past today's game. And that's the problem. They did that a LOT at the start of the season. Earlier this year, they lost three consecutive games to teams that were, at the time, last in their respective conferences (Carolina, Anaheim. St. Louis). The Islanders have also won two in a row, so this game has trouble written all over it for the Canucks.
This is a game that the Canucks should not just win, but dominate. They should be imposing their will on the weaker Islanders tonight. New York has been dreadful lately on the road, losing eight in a row away from Nassau Coliseum. And they've now had to fly clear across the continent to face the Canucks. For an Eastern team that rarely has to leave its own time zone, this will play a significant factor.
Statistically, the Canucks lead almost every single category over the Islanders. The only area where the Canucks struggle is in the 2nd period, which many Canucks fans have noticed all season. Although they have improved statistically in recent games in the second period, the Canucks are still having trouble carrying momentum from the first to the second period. So if the Canucks can use today's game to learn how to successfully move from the first to second frame, they can build it that in subsequent games.
The Islanders special teams are also dreadful, specifically their penalty kill. So if the Canucks can get a jump early, get the Isles chasing and taking penalties and the Canucks can capitalize, this game will be over quickly.


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Historic Saranac Lake announced a summer line-up of three summer concerts at Cobble Spring Farm to support the Bartók Cabin in Saranac Lake.
On Thursday, July 18, outstanding youthful musicians from the prestigious Meadowmount School of Music in their fourth appearance at CSF. These remarkable young string players from all over the world, who are the future great solo and orchestral players, have always thrilled our audiences with their stunningly, prodigious performances. They will present a program of string quartets, including a Bartók Quartet.
Two programs in August are scheduled as a celebratory mini-festival recognizing the publication of the article on Bartók in Harper's Magazine. The author of the article will be summering in the area with his family and will be a special guest at one of the August programs.
On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the public is invited to attend a piano recital by Eugene
Sirotkine. A St. Petersburg-born conductor and pianist, Mr. Sirotkine was an assistant conductor and assistant chorus master with the NY Metropolitan Opera from 1999 through 2008. He is the director of the Hudson Valley Singers and the New York Metamorphoses Orchestra. He has conducted, among many other orchestras, the Hong Kong Philharmonic; the Symphony Orchestra UN Cuyo in Argentina, the National Symphony Orchestra in Brazil; the Cape Philharmonic and the Cape Town Opera in South Africa. He is often featured as a piano soloist, conducting from the keyboard.
On Thursday, Aug. 8, there will be a piano recital and presentation by Sylvia
Parker. Ms. Parker is a music faculty member at the University of Vermont, where she teaches piano and music theory. She performs locally, nationally, and internationally.
Her presentation includes pictures, stories, recordings of Bartok playing, and Ms. Parker's performance of some his most engaging works. Ms. Parker offers the historic sound of the peasants of Transylvania singing and playing their bagpipes, flutes and fiddles on Bartok's field recordings. She presents photos and first hand accounts of Bartók's summer in Vermont.
Seating is limited. Reservations are required. Call Historic Saranac Lake at 518-891-4606 for reservations and directions to the venue. Concerts begin at 7:30 pm.
A donation of $20 at the door is suggested to support our work to preserve the Bartók cabin and the story of Bartók in Saranac Lake.


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I know of a person who was baptized with 2 names; hence, she received Communuion with both names.My niece has been baptized with 2 names; hence, she can theoretically receive Communion with both names being said.My niece's second baptized name is not her legal middle name....
Does the Church have a means to provide a person with an additional patron saint, such that one who was baptized "John," for example, would thereafter receive Communion as "John Mark"? I saw this once, but the circumstances were irregular. Ever since, I've wondered if it were an established practice.
I've seen this twice, and both were irregular circumstances. I don't believe it's an established practice, but it is certainly well within oikonomia.
By "irregular circumstances," I meant that it was in the context of an "independent" parish. (I won't even call it Orthodox.) Is that what you meant?
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People Exclusive
First Photo of Ricky Martin's Twins!
Originally posted Wednesday December 10, 2008 08:00 AM EST
Born via surrogate in early August, Ricky Martin's 4-month-old twin boys make their debut in this week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
A joyful Martin, 36, spoke candidly with PEOPLE at home in Puerto Rico about his desire to be a parent, the decision to seek the help of a surrogate and juggling caring for twins – he has no nanny!
PEOPLE: Describe this time in your life
MARTIN: I'm so happy! Everything they do, from smiling to crying, feels like a blessing. Being a father feels amazing. This has been the most spiritual moment in my life.
How hands-on are you as a father?
I don't have a nanny. I'm doing this on my own because I don't want to miss a moment. I have a personal assistant who helps me, someone who takes care of me while I'm taking care of them, but I'm the one who changes the diapers, the one that feeds them, the one that bathes them, the one that puts them to sleep. For any parent, the first couple of months tend to get a little bit intense.
Why did you choose to become a parent via surrogate?
Adoption was one option, but it's complicated and can take a long time. Surrogacy was an intriguing and faster option. I thought, 'I'm going to jump into this with no fear.'
Tell us about Valetino's and Matteo's personalities.
Valentino loves to sleep. I call him 'Mr. Peace and Love' because he's so chill and serene. Matteo is more alert and active. He was up at 3 a.m. the other night and just hanging!
What is your philosophy on raising your sons?
I love to read books to my sons and tell them stories. I play music for them so they develop their own personalities. I want to give them information and raise them with honesty and love, and give them self-esteem and a lot of acceptance.
For more on Ricky Martin, including photos of the twins' nursery and the full interview, pick up this week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday
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• From Brangelina to J.Lo, twins take over Tinseltown!
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It is now ten years since the Berlin wall crumbled, but the question of how and why the cold war was concluded still lingers.
As the apparent winner, the West has tended to regard its triumph as a vindication of cold war policies or, more modestly, as a case of Soviet "exhaustion." Neither of those views is satisfying because each discounts the role played by the peace and antinuclear movements. Evidence is mounting that their influence on events was more important than most historical accounts admit–perhaps even decisive. Recounting this influence is imperative for two reasons. The dominant view of the right and center is that military intimidation was the root of victory, a dangerous axiom then and just as foolish today and tomorrow. Second, the history demonstrates the ability of popular movements to effect change, a lesson that sharply diverges from the habits of historians and news media alike, which generally give far more attention to the actions of elites.
The three main interpretations of the cold war's demise reflect, not surprisingly, the right, center and left of US politics. Since the tearing down of the Berlin wall, the right wing has claimed a resounding victory for Reagan's military buildup and tough talk. Their argument pivots on the intimidating qualities of the US arsenal (especially the Strategic Defense Initiative, or "Star Wars"); NATO's deployment of Euromissiles as a rejoinder to the Soviet Union's installation of SS-20 nuclear missiles aimed at Europe; the Reagan Doctrine of battling leftist regimes in Southern Africa, Central America and Afghanistan; and the grandiloquent campaign for personal freedom. The rapid expansion of US military spending, it is argued, also threatened Moscow with bankruptcy. Given the dismal prospects of trying to keep up with the American technological juggernaut and protect its puppet regimes, the Politburo sued for peace by electing Mikhail Gorbachev. Some Reaganites even assert that this was their intention all along: to crush the Soviet Union and win the cold war.
Centrists, typically visible as the Democratic Party leadership, view things differently. They argued that the forty-year effort to check and reverse Soviet influence was a bipartisan endeavor. The core of America's strategy–the policy of containment–was forged in the late forties by Truman advisers George Kennan, Paul Nitze and others, and carried out with persevering fidelity. Truman, Kennedy and Johnson played indispensable roles in standing up to the USSR, a Democratic Congress authorized the policy and the money, and even the much-maligned Jimmy Carter ordered up the neutron bomb, the MX missile, Euromissiles and anticommunist actions in the Third World. The European alliance, which included many democratic socialist governments over the years, was vital to the outcome as well. Diplomacy played a major role, as did foreign aid, trade, the communications revolution and other factors. Gorbachev came to be regarded as a kind of improvising reformer who saw the USSR as dysfunctional, but whose perestroika was unworkable and whose glasnost careened out of control. Reagan just happened to be there at the end.


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Mike Bellman: Mizzou's Bartman?Posted by rtmsf on September 29th, 2009
It's a good thing for the University of Missouri that Kelvin Sampson and Rob Senderoff haven't been in their employ in recent years. Otherwise, the Big 12 school would undoubtedly be facing the death penalty with the goldmine of information about coach's calls, text messages and general cell phone usage that Mizzou is practically giving away to people off the street (actual price: $7.60 per phone). Mike Bellman, a Columbia-area information specialist for the public school system, bought twenty-five of the old phones from the UM athletic department, and was surprised to find that the private information stored on them hadn't been erased. From the Columbia (MO) Daily Tribune:
Mike Bellman thought he was buying a box of old cellular phones he planned to resell as parts. Instead, he wound up with a collection of electronic information from the University of Missouri's Athletics Department. Now, Bellman is auctioning former Athletics Department staff phones as collector's items. He's asking $3,000 for all 25 phones. One cell phone, a Sprint Treo, belonged to MU basketball Coach Mike Anderson, according to Bellman's online inventory. Photos of the phone's screen show text messages between Anderson and MU football Coach Gary Pinkel and Athletics Director Mike Alden. The messages appear to be well wishes for upcoming games and congratulations after victories. Other phones from assistant coaches and Athletics Department staff have hundreds of contact phone numbers, e-mail messages and text messages.
Somewhere in a dungeon on that campus, the intern responsible for this is getting flogged by the Ghost of Norm Stewart.
Bellman is insane if he thinks these phones will nab three-large, but he's definitely onto something with respect to marketing the information to rival schools (especially those Jayhawks down the road a piece). All we know is that Missouri AD Mike Alden better be having a candid conversation with head coaches Mike Anderson and Gary Pinkel before they allow these phones into the wrong hands. "Hypothetically speaking, Coach, is there anything you'd not want people to know about what's on those phones? Just in case, you know?" Of course, if there is some kind of illegal text messaging or evidence of foul play on those phones (and for the record, we have NO reason to believe that there is), would Bellman become the Steve Bartman of Missouri? That's an interesting question. Let's wait until tomorrow (the deadline Bellman has imposed for sale at $3000) to see what happens here.


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Kendall-Whittier Library will be closed Sep. 24 - Oct. 7 for library improvements
The City of Tulsa Human Rights Department and partnering agencies are hosting a series of workshops all designed to assist you with how to do business with local governments and private industry. You will gain valuable information, compile documents needed to submit to various certification agencies, and get hands on, step by step assistance from several small business advocates. Remember to share this information within your small business network.
The final workshop of the year will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 13th, 2013 from 1-5 p.m. at Tulsa City Hall, One Technology Center, 175 East 2nd Street. Tulsa, OK. Each workshop is divided into three parts. Please choose the opportunities that will best assist your organization in its development and growth. You are welcome to attend any part/session or the entire workshop.
The sessions will include an hour and a half procurement component; an hour of out-of-town teleconferencing and an hour and twenty minutes for Human Rights Department BRIDGE and other certifications. The flier and agenda that is linked in the pdf below outlines the workshops. Procurement opportunities will be updated frequently in the BRIDGE website at https://www.cityoftulsa.org/bridge.aspx.
Please check the BRIDGE website for updates on these workshops. We will meet at local libraries and educational institutions all over the City to offer you convenience and consistency all aimed at obtaining procurement opportunities and certifications. Reservations are not required.
Questions: Please contact City of Tulsa, Human Rights Department (918) 596-7818


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SEATTLE (AP) — Kim Thompson — co-publisher of the influential Seattle-based publisher Fantagraphics Books known for celebrated alternative comics, graphic novels and comic strip anthologies — has died.
Fantagraphics announced Thompson's death Wednesday, four months after he was diagnosed with lung cancer. He was 56.
Fantagraphics has been publishing since 1976, beginning with literary and comics, journalism and essays, and then comics, graphic novels, anthologies and translations of works from other languages. Many of its titles are some of the best known among readers and collectors of graphic novels and books, with works like "Love and Rockets" by Gilbert and Jaime Hernandez; Daniel Clowes' "Ghost World" and the "Acme Novelty Library."
Thompson was born in Denmark and moved to the U.S. when he was 21 in 1977. Soon after arriving, Thompson met Gary Groth and Michael Catron who founded Fantagraphics. He began contributing to "The Comics Journal" soon after.
"He was my partner and close friend for 36 years," Groth said in a statement.
Along with Groth, Thompson was one of the leaders in bringing adult themes and diverse characters into comics, along with stripping the focus on superheroes.
"It's a whole generation of guys who came along ... in the mid-1970s, they decided to see more and better comics, not just gutter media, lowest common denominator media it had become," said Tom Spurgeon, who worked with Thompson in the 1990s at "The Comics Journal" and now runs the website The Comics Reporter. "He thought comics could be anything — it's just words and pictures together, why not have stories with themes and ideas and represent people of different nationalities, genders, sexual orientation, race."
Thompson, however, appreciated the superhero comics, too, Spurgeon said. His fan letters were published by Marvel in the early 1970s, before he arrived in the United States. He also edited Fantagraphics' "Amazing Heroes," a bi-weekly magazine that focused on mainstream publishers like DC, Marvel as well as other houses like Comico and Eclipse, among others, in the 1980s.
"Kim loved the energy around the Journal and the whole idea of a magazine devoted to writing about comics, and asked if he could help," Groth said in a statement, recalling the days he worked out of an apartment.
"We needed all the help we could get, of course, so we gladly accepted his offer. He started to come over every day and was soon camping out on the floor. The three of us were living and breathing 'The Comics Journal' 24 hours a day."
Fantagraphics built a reputation for quality work, eventually winning publishing rights for hard cover anthology editions of classic strips starring Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse by Floyd Gottfredson and Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts.
Thompson's fluency in languages helped him translate several key editions of European titles into English, giving works by creators like Jacques Tardi, Ulli Lust and Guy Peelaert a wider audience for their creations.
Thompson is survived by his wife, Lynn Emmert, mother, father and his brother.
Jaime Hernandez, author of "Love and Rockets," tweeted: "While Gary's the in-your-face ballbuster, Kim was the quiet ballbuster. Both were needed to save comics. Good job, Kim. #rip"


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STOCKTON - Councilman Moses Zapien will hold the first of his monthly community office hours Monday, inviting the public to talk one on one about city business.
STOCKTON - Councilman Moses Zapien will hold the first of his monthly community office hours Monday, inviting the public to talk one on one about city business.
He is not the only new council member to begin holding office hours.
"As council members, we need to ensure that we remain easily accessible and connected to the citizens we serve," said Zapien, who took office in January, starting his four-year term representing District 4.
Zapien seeks to foster an ongoing connection with community members through an exchange of questions, ideas and concerns, he said.
"Together, we can get Stockton back on track," said Zapien, whose monthly meetings will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in room 200A on the second floor at City Hall, 425 N. El Dorado Street.
District 4 includes the Miracle Mile and University of the Pacific neighborhoods. The northernmost boundary is Fourteen Mile Slough and March Lane, and the district's southern boundary is Wilson Way and Golden Gate Avenue.
Zapien will also hold "Council on Your Corner" meetings throughout the district at times and locations to be announced. To read Zapien's biography or find information about his meetings, visit stocktongov.com/district4.
Councilman Michael Tubbs has also begun holding office hours.
His will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of every month at the Dorothy L. Jones Family Resource Center, 2044 Fair St., Stockton.
To read about Tubbs and for information on his meeting schedule, visitstocktongov.com/district6.
To find your City Council representative, visit the city's website at stocktongov.com/youraddress, or call City Hall at (209) 937-8244.


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China will remove the floor on lending rates offered by the nation's financial institutions as economic growth slows and authorities push forward steps to give banks more freedom to set borrowing costs.
The change, effective tomorrow, eliminates a limit set at 30% below the current 6% benchmark, according to a People's Bank of China statement today. The central bank left a deposit-rate cap unchanged.
While the move temporarily jolted world stocks higher, the PBOC acknowledged that it was a limited step and said that freeing up deposit rates would be more important. The shift came as central bankers and finance ministers from Group of 20 nations gather in Moscow and after a cash squeeze in money markets curbed a record expansion in China's credit.
"While deposit-rate liberalization is still possible, the fact that a decision was made to just remove the lending-rate floor suggests that more aggressive liberalization proposals were defeated, or at least delayed," said Ken Peng, senior economist at BNP Paribas SA in Beijing. "This decision shows that some reform is being done, but may actually reduce the chances for deposit-rate liberalization in the near term."
Raising the deposit-rate ceiling would improve household incomes and reduce the attractiveness of non-traditional wealth management products while threatening banks' profit margins, Peng said.
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Today's move will lower companies' funding costs and boost financial institutions' pricing capabilities, the PBOC said. In March, only 11% of loans were priced below the lending benchmark, according to central bank data.
The MSCI World Index of stocks reversed losses after the announcement, then fell and was down 0.1% as of 9:02 a.m. New York time.
The nation's economy grew 7.5% in the second quarter from a year earlier and is at risk of the weakest expansion in 23 years. Today's announcement builds on pledges by Premier Li Keqiang to expand an overhaul of interest rates, tagged by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund as a priority in financial reform.
Lu Ting, head of Greater China economics at Bank of America Corp. in Hong Kong, said that today's announcement seemed a "token" move after the interbank liquidity squeeze in June and "a real move" will involve deposit rates.
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Forestry and wood industry were added to the teaching of mining and metallurgy within a few years. Wood products were needed not only for mining and metallurgy but also for new products and wooden structures. Woodworking became an important industry. The physical and mechanical characteristics of wood and wood processing gained importance in the teaching of forest utilisation. In 1923, a separate Department of Wood Technology was established. The training of wood industry engineers started in 1957, and the Faculty of Wood Industry became independent in 1962.
Today, the faculty's education covers three main areas – engineering, information science, and applied arts – with over 1,000 students. The wood industry program is the only one in the country. Students complete projects involving planning, design, technology and sales. They gain complex technical and business skills to use in the wood industry. The Industrial Design Engineering course combines engineering and technical skills with the artistic aspects of product design. This program focuses on wood, paper and packaging design. Students in the Polymer Technology program learn about pulp and papermaking, packaging and typography. One of Hungary's first Business Information System Management courses started in 2002, in cooperation with the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. Individual projects are key parts of the students' training. Starting from the 5th semester, they participate in university and industrial projects to prepare for the diverse practical tasks they are likely to encounter. Program development, web-systems, information infrastructure management, network application and business intelligence systems are key areas of education.
A successful art training program was also established based on the technical education. Designers and architects trained in the Institute of Applied Arts enjoy national reputations. Graphics and ceramic art programs were added recently. The 4-semester English language M.Sc. course in Wood Science and Technology started in September, 2008. The highest level of education is provided by the Cziráki József Doctoral School of Wood Science and Technology. It includes six programs: (Wood Science, Wood Processing, Wooden Structures, Fibre Science, Information Technology, and Management). Since the establishment of the Doctoral School in 2001, 41 students have already graduated.
This versatile training is supported by up-to-date laboratories, computing and the necessary infrastructure. The practical training is provided by a woodworking shop, recently equipped with modern woodworking machinery, and awarded the title 'Accredited Training Workshop' by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in 2005.
There are presently 15 research laboratories at the faculty that provide a scientific basis for the education, in addition to doing scientific research. The most important R&D services are as follows:
• FAIMEI – Material and Product Testing Laboratory (wood material testing, product testing, heat treatment)
• TST – Timber Structures Testing Laboratory (structure testing: strength, stiffness, stability, durability and fatigue testing)
• Accredited Testing Laboratory for Forestry and Wood Industries (occupational safety, noise and dust exposure testing)
• Non-destructive Wood Testing Laboratory (lumber stress grading, acoustic testing of wooden structures and live trees, etc.)
• Mechatronics Laboratory (pneumatics, hydraulics, PLC, control systems)
• Wood Protection Laboratory (durability, wood preservatives, treatment technologies and fungal resistance)
This is the only wood research establishment in Hungary. Therefore it has to fulfil all R&D tasks required by the Hungarian wood industries. This work is coordinated by the Wood Science Research and Training Centre which provides high quality R&D services using the intellectual and research resources of the faculty, as well as other related research facilities. The publication of research results is facilitated by the scientific journal "Faipar" ("Wood Industry") that publishes peer-reviewed scientific articles mostly in Hungarian, with English abstracts.
Art is also an important activity. The art instructors are all accomplished creative artists, and students have participated in many Hungarian and international competitions. Students have excellent opportunities to exhibit their artistic projects at the 'design-centre' associated with the Institute of Applied Arts, the 'Museion Galeria' in Budapest, and the Ceramic Arts Studio in Kecskemét.
The Hungarian and international relationships of the faculty are diverse. The faculty's teaching programs cooperate with institutions of higher education mostly within the EU, while its research cooperation extends to all five continents. The staff participate in many Hungarian and international professional associations. Engineers working in the Hungarian wood industry are almost exclusively Sopron graduates. This is very helpful in keeping in touch with the industry, which is very important for the quality of the education.
The Faculty of Wood Sciences offers a wide variety of academic programs, integrating the wood-related technical training (wood industries, pulp and paper, information technology) with design art (interior, product and graphic design). In addition to education, this is one of the most important wood, paper and packaging research facilities in Central-Europe.