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The Senate Foreign Affairs Committee just concluded the first part of the Benghazi hearings today. @PITAPOLICY's takaways:
#hillaryclinton sees red as Senators John McCain and Rand Paul just crossed a#redline by equating confusion of#Libya riots with her misleading Americans.#nontruth- Wonder if chemical weapons are still a
#redline regarding Syria.
- Secretary Clinton says that it is "likely that weapons given to
#libya ended up in#syria" because of black market. - Secretary Clinton: There's no doubt the
#Algeria attackers had weapons from#Libya. - HowWouldMore$HaveMadeADifferenceIn#Benghazi #FailuresByObamaAdministration #FundingWasNotAnIssue#RepRoyce #NoJustice
Part 2 will resume at 2pm EST on C-Span 3. The full transcript from the first part may be found here.
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Here are some selected Tweets that capture the uneasy discussion regarding the Benghazi Attacks from 9/11/12.
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@HuffPostPol WATCH: Rand Paul tells Hillary Clinton: "I would have relieved you of your post' http://huff.to/10vOKsx#Benghazi - LibyanYouthMovement
@ShababLibya#Clinton: Right now#Libya's still dangerous-still in v. unstable status..we need to agree [on what to do] & get out there & start doing it - Laurie Ure
@LaurieUreCNN@SenatorDurbin: "You can't solve a problem by trhowing money at it, unless the problem is lack of money" - TwilightGnome
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@rollcall Clinton: Let's be honest with ourselves, let's avoid turning everything into a political football.#Benghazi - HuffPost Politics
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@rollcall Clinton: I don't think anyone should doubt this president at his word.#Benghazi - The Daily Beast
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The prepared statement by Secretary Clinton is as follows:
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member, Members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity.
The terrorist attacks in Benghazi on September 11, 2012 that claimed the lives of four brave Americans — Chris Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty — are part of a broader strategic challenge to the United States and our partners in North Africa. Today, I want to offer some context for this challenge and share what we've learned, how we are protecting our people, and where we can work together to honor our fallen colleagues and continue to champion America's interests and values.
Any clear-eyed examination of this matter must begin with this sobering fact: Since 1988, there have been 19 Accountability Review Boards investigating attacks on American diplomats and their facilities. Benghazi joins a long list of tragedies, for our Department and for other agencies: hostages taken in Tehran in 1979, our embassy and Marine barracks bombed in Beirut in 1983, Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia in 1996, our embassies in East Africa in 1998, consulate staff murdered in Jeddah in 2004, the Khost attack in 2009, and too many others. Of course, the list of attacks foiled, crises averted, and lives saved is even longer. We should never forget that our security professionals get it right 99 percent of the time, against difficult odds all over the world. That's why, like my predecessors, I trust them with my life.
Let's also remember that administrations of both parties, in partnership with Congress, have made concerted and good faith efforts to learn from the tragedies that have occurred, to implement recommendations from the Review Boards, to seek necessary resources, and to better protect our people from constantly evolving threats. That's what the men and women who serve our country deserve. And it's what we are doing again now, with your help. As Secretary, I have had no higher priority, and no greater responsibility.
As I have said many times since September 11, I take responsibility. Nobody is more committed to getting this right. I am determined to leave the State Department and our country safer, stronger, and more secure.Taking responsibility meant moving quickly in those first uncertain hours and days to respond to the immediate crisis and further protect our people and posts in highthreat areas across the region and the world. It meant launching an independent investigation to determine exactly what happened in Benghazi and to recommend steps for improvement. And it meant intensifying our efforts to combat terrorism and support emerging democracies in North Africa and beyond.
Let me share some of the lessons we have learned, the steps we have taken, and the work we continue to do.
First, let's start on the night of September 11 itself and those difficult early days. I directed our response from the State Department and stayed in close contact with officials from across our government and the Libyan government. So I saw firsthand what Ambassador Thomas Pickering and former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen called "timely" and "exceptional" coordination. No delays in decision-making. No denials of support from Washington or from the military. And I want to echo the Review Board's praise for the valor and courage of our people on the ground – especially the security professionals in Benghazi and Tripoli. The Board said our response saved American lives in real time – and it did.
The very next morning, I told the American people that "heavily armed militants assaulted our compound" and vowed to bring them to justice. And I stood with President Obama as he spoke of "an act of terror."
You may recall that in that same period, we also saw violent attacks on our embassies in Cairo, Sanaa, Tunis, and Khartoum, as well as large protests outside many other posts where thousands of our diplomats serve.
So I immediately ordered a review of our security posture around the world, with particular scrutiny for high-threat posts. We asked the Department of Defense to join Interagency Security Assessment Teams and to dispatch hundreds of additional Marine Security Guards. I named the first Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for High Threat Posts, so Missions in dangerous places get the attention they need. And we reached out to Congress to help address physical vulnerabilities, including risks from fire, and to hire additional Diplomatic Security personnel. Second, even as we took these steps, I also appointed the Accountability Review Board led by Ambassador Pickering and Admiral Mullen so that we could more fully understand what went wrong and how to fix it.
I have accepted every one of their recommendations — and I asked the Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources to lead a task force to ensure that all 29 of them are implemented quickly and completely… as well as to pursue additional steps above and beyond those in the Board's report. Because of the effort we began in the days after the attacks, work is already well underway. And, as I pledged in my letter to you last month, implementation has now begun on all 29 recommendations. Our task force started by translating the recommendations into 64 specific action items. All of these action items were assigned to specific bureaus and offices, with clear timelines for completion. Fully 85 percent are on track to be completed by the end of March, with a number completed already.
We are taking a top-to-bottom look, and rethinking how we make decisions on where, when, and how our people operate in high threat areas, and how we respond to threats and crises.
As part of our effort to go above and beyond the Review Board's recommendations, we are initiating an annual High Threat Post Review chaired by the Secretary of State, and ongoing reviews by the Deputy Secretaries, to ensure pivotal questions about security reach the highest levels. And we will regularize protocols for sharing information with Congress.
All of these actions are designed to increase the safety of our diplomats and development experts and reduce the chances of another Benghazi happening again.
Now, in addition to the immediate action we took and the Review Board process, we have been moving forward on a third front: addressing the broader strategic challenge in North Africa and the wider region. Because Benghazi didn't happen in a vacuum. The Arab revolutions have scrambled power dynamics and shattered security forces across the region. And instability in Mali has created an expanding safe haven for terrorists who look to extend their influence and plot further attacks of the kind we saw just last week in Algeria. And let me offer my deepest condolences to the families of the Americans and all the people from many nations who were killed and injured in the recent hostage crisis. We remain in close touch with the Government of Algeria and stand ready to provide assistance if needed. We are seeking to gain a fuller understanding of what took place so that we can work together to prevent terrorist attacks like this in
the future.
Concerns about terrorism and instability in North Africa are not new. Indeed they have been a top priority for our entire national security team. But after Benghazi, we accelerated a diplomatic campaign to increase pressure on al Qaeda in the
Islamic Maghreb and other terrorist groups across the region.
In the first hours and days, I conferred with the President of Libya and the Foreign Ministers of Tunisia and Morocco. Two weeks later, I met with regional leaders at the United Nations General Assembly and held a special meeting focused on Mali and the Sahel. In October, I flew to Algeria to discuss the fight against AQIM. In November, I sent Deputy Secretary Bill Burns to follow up in Algiers. And then in December, he co-chaired the Global Counterterrorism Forum in Abu Dhabi and a meeting in Tunis of leaders working to build new democracies and reform security services.
In all these diplomatic engagements, and in near-constant contacts at every level, we have focused on targeting al Qaeda's syndicate of terror – closing safe havens, cutting off finances, countering extremist ideology, and slowing the flow of new recruits. We continue to hunt the terrorists responsible for the attacks in Benghazi and are determined to bring them to justice. And we're also using all our diplomatic and economic tools to support the emerging democracies of the region, including Libya, to strengthen security forces and provide a path away from extremism.
The United States must continue to lead… in the Middle East and all around the globe. We have come a long way in the past four years. We cannot afford to retreat now. When America is absent, especially from unstable environments, there are consequences. Extremism takes root, our interests suffer, and our security at home is threatened. That's why Chris Stevens went to Benghazi in the first place. Nobody knew the dangers better than Chris, first during the revolution and then during the transition.
A weak Libyan government, marauding militias, even terrorist groups… a bomb exploded in the parking lot of his hotel, but he didn't waver. Because he understood that it was critical for America to be represented in that pivotal place at that pivotal time.
Our men and women who serve overseas understand that we accept a level of risk to protect this country we love. They represent the best traditions of a bold and generous nation. And they cannot work in bunkers and do their jobs.
It is our responsibility to make sure they have the resources they need to do their jobs and to do everything we can to reduce the risks they face.
For me, this is not just a matter of policy… it's personal.
I stood next to President Obama as the Marines carried those flag-draped caskets off the plane at Andrews. I put my arms around the mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, sons and daughters.
It has been one of the greatest honors of my life to lead the men and women of the State Department and USAID. Nearly 70,000 serving here in Washington and at more than 275 posts around the world. They get up and go to work every day – often in difficult and dangerous circumstances thousands of miles from home –because they believe the United States is the most extraordinary force for peace and progress the earth has ever known.
And when we suffer tragedies overseas, the number of Americans applying to the Foreign Service actually increases. That tells us everything we need to know about what kind of patriots I'm talking about. They ask what they can do for their country. And America is stronger for it.
Today, after four years in this job, after traveling nearly 1 million miles and visiting 112 countries around the world, my faith in our country and our future is stronger than ever. Every time that blue and white airplane carrying the words "United States of America" touches down in some far-off capital, I feel again the honor it is to represent the world's indispensible nation. And I am confident that, with your help, we will continue to keep the United States safe, strong, and exceptional.
So I want to thank this committee for your partnership and your support of our diplomats and development experts around the world. You know the importance of the work they do day-in and day-out, and that America's values and vital national security interests are at stake. It is absolutely critical that we work together to ensure they have the resources and support they need to face increasingly complex threats.
I know that you share our sense of responsibility and urgency. And while we all may not agree on everything, let's stay focused on what really matters: protecting our people and the country we all love.
Now I am now happy to answer your questions.


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Gender is one of the most productive, dynamic, and vibrant areas of Africanist research today. But what is the meaning of gender in an African context? Why does gender usually connote women? Why has gender taken hold in Africa when feminism hasn't? Is gender yet another Western construct that has been applied to Africa however ill-suited and riddled with assumptions? Africa After Gender? looks at Africa now that gender has come into play to consider how the continent, its people, and the term itself have changed. Leading Africanist historians, anthropologists, literary critics, and political scientists move past simple dichotomies, entrenched debates, and polarizing identity politics to present an evolving discourse of gender. They show gender as an applied rather than theoretical tool and discuss themes such as the performance of sexuality, lesbianism, women's political mobilization, the work of gendered NGOs, and the role of masculinity in a gendered world. For activists, students, and scholars, this book reveals a rich and cross-disciplinary view of the status of gender in Africa today.
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A deal now that could possibly ease the tensions in eastern Ukraine. The U.S., Europe, Russia and Ukraine came to an agreement that calls on multinational monitors to oversee steps to restore order. The deal would likely delay any new sanctions against Russia. President Obama has already cast doubt on whether the Russian's will cooperate. NPR's Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson has more.
SORAYA SARHADDI NELSON, BYLINE: The agreement calls for protesters on all sides to disarm and leave any buildings and squares they've taken over. In exchange, they will be granted amnesty unless they are found guilty of committing capital crimes. But Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters that protesters must stop the violence.
SECRETARY JOHN KERRY: No more incidents of this kind should occur. And if they do, it will be clear that it will elicit a response.
NELSON: That response, he says, will be directed at Russia, which the U.S. and Europeans blame for stirring up the separatists in eastern Ukraine in the first place. Kerry said the deadline for any progress is this weekend. The deal also requires Ukrainians to stop all intimidation and provocative actions. Kerry spoke of one Ukrainian city where Jews were sent threatening letters ordering them to register and pay special taxes.
KERRY: This is not just intolerable, it's grotesque. It is beyond unacceptable. And any of the people who engage in these kinds of activities, from whatever party or whatever ideology or whatever place they crawl out of, there is no place for that.
NELSON: Pro-Russian separatists reportedly denied they were responsible for the flyers.
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NELSON: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov agreed with Kerry's sentiments. He said the new agreement should protect all Ukrainian citizens from extremism, racism and anti-Semitism.
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NELSON: But Lavrov also criticized the Kiev government and its Western backers for failing to protect the rights of Ukraine's Russian minority. He called on the U.S. to make sure Ukraine adopts a fair constitution and grant some autonomy to heavily Russian parts of the country. Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, NPR News, Berlin. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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It's been a rough few days for the Dodgers: The brawl, the Greinke injury, getting shut out twice by the Dbacks, and then whatever the hell THAT was last night. (Sorry again, Jackie!)
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Down 4-1 in the fifth, with two on and no one out, he struck out Magglio Ordonez and got Carlos Guillen on a grounder to second. He walked Sean Casey intentionally and was ahead of Marcus Thames 1-2.
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Gordon Edes reports that 28-year-old right-handed hitting first baseman Jeff Bailey has been called up from Pawtucket -- and may start tonight.
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[LHP] Miller allowed six runs over five innings in his first start against an American League team in an 8-5 loss to the Twins on Saturday. Miller had experienced few problems in his first four starts, with a 3-1 record and 2.70 ERA, all of which came in Interleague Play.Detroit has a 49-34 record and is 1 GB Cleveland in the Central.


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Investigators are still waiting to interview Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, whose wounds reportedly include injuries to his neck and leg. An official tells CNN that Tsarnaev has been "intubated and sedated," rendering him unable to speak with them.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick described Tsarnaev's health Saturday as "serious but stable ... I think, not able to communicate yet."
Authorities are developing ideas about the possible motives of the 19-year-old Tsarnaev and his older brother, Tamarlan Tsarnaev, the suspect who died after a gunfight with police. Officials also want to know whether the two men acted alone when they allegedly planted bombs near the marathon's finish line.
Another question being asked is whether the attacks possibly could have been prevented.
As we've reported, the FBI acknowledged Friday that its agents interviewed Tamarlan Tsarnaev in 2011, after being asked by a foreign government to investigate him as a potential risk. The FBI says it was told that he was "a follower of radical Islam and a strong believer, and that he had changed drastically since 2010 as he prepared to leave the United States." The FBI's inquiry did not uncover any terrorist activities.
The FBI did not identify the foreign government in an official statement, but The Associated Press and other news outlets were reporting the request came from Russia, a country Tamarlan Tsarnaev visited several times. The Tsarnevs are ethnic Chechens, "with links to the volatile North Caucasus region of Russia," as NPR's Corey Flintoff reported Saturday.
A senior congressional aide tells The Boston Globe that members of Congress are asking law enforcement officials about the FBI's earlier investigation of the elder Tsarnaev brother.
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Update at 2:20 p.m. ET. Memorial Draws Hundreds:
Hundreds of residents gathered Sunday to pray, to sing and to pay tribute to the three people who died Monday — Martin Richard, 8; Lingzi Lu, 23; Krystle Campbell, 29 — and MIT police Officer Sean Collier, 26, who was slain Thursday, as well as the more than 170 people who were injured.
Update at 12:20 p.m. ET. Bomb Suspects Acted Alone, Mayor Says:
The suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing acted alone, Boston Mayor Tom Menino says on ABC's This Week.
Menino provided no details about the health of suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev other than to say, "we don't know if we'll ever be able to question the individual."
When reminded by ABC's George Stephanopoulos that Massachusetts does not have the death penalty as an option, Menino said, "I hope that the U.S. attorney, Carmen Ortiz, takes him on the federal side and throws the book at him."
Update at 9 a.m. ET. London Marathon Marked By High Security, Memories Of Boston:
The London Marathon observed 30 seconds of silence before the race got underway Sunday, in a show of solidarity with the victims in Monday's Boston Marathon blasts. Many runners wore black ribbons in their honor.
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- Satellite Internet Services
- Call for Wixom MI internet service availability
Wixom Michigan Cable Broadband & DSL broadband internet providers
There are 3 types of broadband Wixom internet providers. Typically satellite internet providers have been limited in their speeds. Satellite based broadband with speeds from 1-3Mbp has been typical (New technology has increased this to a top speed of triple that). Satellite is now offering blazing fast internet in Wixom of up to12mbps. The internet providers have evolved to keep up with the bandwidth demands from their Wixom MI internet customers.
The main advantage of a satellite provider is the access it affords homeowners in areas where DSL or cable broadband is not available. There is a vast area in rural America that depends on satellite for their internet needs. The new technology that is just being offered will enable these rural MI homes to enjoy the speeds previously limited to city dwelling DSL and Cable Broadband subscribers. As technology marches on, who knows, maybe there will be a internet satellite on homes in denser populated areas similar to the satellite TV expansion we have seen in the last 10 years.
DSL Internet Providers in Wixom MI
Wixom MI phone based DSL broadband is typically the least expensive of all the broadband internet providers. Speeds range from 1.5Mbps to 6Mbps depending on the distance from the ISP. The price is right, however DSL has a somewhat limited service area. DSL broadband has to be within an 18,000ft radius of the internet service providers central office. Call for Wixom MI DSL internet availability.
Many people are confused as to exactly what DSL is. DSL is delivered to your home via the good old telephone wire. Yes, the wires running around the neighborhood. These same wires that have been used primarily for phone service. Pretty amazing how the internet providers new technology allows a small copper wires bandwidth to be split between phone service and DSL high speed internet. Probably much to many peoples surprise, only a fraction of the bandwidth is actually used for the telephone. This leaves you're your local phone provider with a huge opportunity to provide you with high speed internet.
DSL is an affordable answer for many home owners who are looking for an internet connection to their home. One draw back to DSL service is that it does require a telephone line service provider. In other words to Have DSL you need a Land-line Phone provider. But don't despair, the phone service internet providers realize many people today only have cell phones and do not need a landline service too. So within the last couple of years the internet providers have begun offering DSL without landline Phone service. The DSL internet providers call this a DRY LOOP. At first this option was a little pricey but as the competition among the Wixom internet service providers has heated up recently, the prices have dropped. DSL can be a pretty neat alternative to Cable, as the price for internet service can be a little cheaper. If you do not have cable service at your home or use the internet where speeds of 1.5-6mbps are sufficient, then you can save a couple bucks and the internet service will be just fine.
Internet Providers in Wixom by Cable
Wixom cable internet service providers are in the middle as far as price range. Cable internet providers supply a vast part of our country with broadband internet. Cable usually is supplied to your home on a coaxial RG6 cable line from a nearby telephone pole. The readily available access to this form of broadband delivery gives your Wixom cable company a huge advantage in the cable service provider's world.
Wixom MI Internet Providers Speeds
Cable also boasts speeds as fast as 105 mbps. Although a bit pricey at these speeds, this wins cable, the holy cow that's really fast award. Typical Michigan cable internet providers speeds subscribed to by the average homeowner are in the 6-20mbps. This is a great and affordable option for Wixom MI Internet to enjoy uploading and downloading large files and streaming a video with little or no buffering. Cable broadband internet providers have filled a new nitch in the market of MI. HD video streaming. A couple of years ago no one could have imagined the advances we have seen. What wonders will the cable internet providers achieve in the next couple of years. The internet and the data delivered to your home in Wixom by your cable internet providers is truly amazing.
Order Internet service in Wixom MI by providers you can trust
What a world we live in today. Sounds like something out of a SIFI book. Wixom is streaming video to their HD LCD TVs with 5.1 surround. You've arrived home and video conferenced with some clients in Hong Kong. Grabbed a cold beverage and downloaded a couple of HD movies to watch later. Your buddy calls your Wixom home, and you answer on your VOIP sip phone. The wife is surfing the web to shop for a new laptop. Your smartphone rings and your off to the golf course. Perfect time to pull up that new GPS golf app on your smartphone. The internet and technology sure have changed things in a very short time. One thing you can count on, your internet providers in Wixom Michigan will be evolving with us.
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kAIFENG RAINBOW MACHINERY COMPANY
Ice making machine
KAIFENG RAINBOW MACHINERY Co., Ltd is specialized in production of machines used in food, feed, farm and tech field. We have our own professional research and development department, and specialized production base.
Relying on the strong industrial and technological superiority and excellent transportation advantage, our company has had strategic development.
High quality is our obligation. Great service is our mission.We warmly welcome clients around the whole world to visit our plant and our Office!
About Packaging
For small size or single machine:we can offer free fumigation wooden case with steel frame, it not only can protect machine from damage, but also avoid checking when exporting.
For multiple machines or production line: it's better to loaded in standard container 20GP, 40GP, 40HQ, unually it needs wrapped with plasitc firstly, then loaded in container.
We can offer EXW, FOB and CIF terms
EXW: You arrange the shipping details from our factory to your port by yourself.
FOB: We arrange freight transport to Qingdao, Shanghai or other ports of China, then you arrange the shipping details from China port to your country port.
CIF: We arrange all shipping details to your country port, and ensure machines smooth arrival.
1. Help you choose the most suitable machine.
2. Making the machine according to your request.
3. Give you machine's details and video for help you use the machine more better.
4. One year warranty
5. Quality problem,we will send you the accessories.
6. Free repair whole using life without extra charge.
*How do you guarantee I can receive the goods that ordered after make the payment?
Please rest assured that you will receive the goods in time, we are a legally established company supervised by the government, and is registered in customs of China and China Chamber of International Commerce. Besides, we are the golden member of Alibaba and has been checked by the third party as the real and legal company, what is more important, honesty and trustworthiness is our basic principle and our company life.
*How to make the payment?
Normally, when the order value is below USD10,000, we accept the payment by T/T or Western Union or Cash, L/C will be accepted when the order value is over USD10,000. For T/T, the customer can choose 100% in advance or 30% in advance, and pay the 70% balance before shipment.
*Date of delivery?
We will arrange the production and shipment as soon as possible when we received the deposit, and update the information with the customer on line.
*Suitablity of motor?
As there are many volatage standards in different countries in the world, so the original motor equipped on the machine would not suitable to be used with the customer's local power supply, when this situation happend, please send us your exact information of the power supply available, then we can modify the motor accordingly.
*After sale service?
For most of the machines, the quality is guaranteed for one year since the date of shipment expet wearing parts, we supply the on-line service for all the machines, and also supply the spare parts all the time with cost price, for some complicated machine or plant, we can send our engineer overseas too.


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Notice: This Wiki is now read only and edits are no longer possible. Please see: https://gitlab.eclipse.org/eclipsefdn/helpdesk/-/wikis/Wiki-shutdown-plan for the plan.
OCL/New and Noteworthy/Indigo
Eclipse OCL New and Noteworthy items for the Indigo 3.1.0 release.
Milestone 2
- 322159 Diagnose and workaround genmodel without Operation Reflection.
OCLinEcore editor
- 318119 Save no longer flashes XMI.
- 320689 Enum and DataType now conform to OclAny so that e.g. oclIsInvalid is no longer undefined.
- 321171 Reference opposite is now resolvable when the type is qualified.
- 321493 Unicode characters supported in annotations.
- 321518 Multi-line annotations supported.
- 321903 Supertype is now resolvable when qualified.
- 322675 OCLinEcore menu items now localized to OCLinEcore.
- 322886 CompleteOCL genmodel registration now findable.
Milestone 3
OCLinEcore editor
Milestone 4
- 330489 Fix content of singleton CollectionRange.
EMF 2.7.0 is a prerequisite as from M4.
- 331143 Support Query delegates.
Milestone 5
The migration to the new architecture starts with M5, with a slightly early release mandated by alignment with Xtext 2.0 that becomes available at M5. Without migration, all the editors would be broken, with migration the OCLstdlib and OCLinEcore editors should be improved, although the CompleteOCL editor is temporarily broken. The new architecture features:
- a standard library defined by the OCL-2.4.oclstdlib model and its editor
- a org.eclipse.ocl.examples.pivot.standard_library extension point for custom libraries
- a Java class per operation/iteration/property in org.eclipse.ocl.examples.library...
- a pre-compiled version org.eclipse.ocl.examples.library.oclstdlib.OCLstdlib autogenerated by Acceleo
- an intermediate UML-aligned pivot model
- semantic as well as semantic validation in OCLstdlib and OCLinEcore (and EssentialOCL) editors
- a stream-lined evaluator aligned to the pivot model and library definition
- a Value hierarchy to wrap OCL semantics around Java objects
- an extensible/replaceable ValueFactory for alternate semantics
The new functionality is used automatically when using the editors.
The new functionality may be used embedded within Ecore by changing all occurrences of the "http://www.eclipse.org/emf/2002/Ecore/OCL" URI to "http://www.eclipse.org/emf/2002/Ecore/Pivot".
The new functionality may be used programmatically by changing org.eclipse.ocl.ecore to org.eclipse.ocl.examples.pivot. This is only recommended to enthusiasts at present since the migration guide on detailed API evolution is not yet written.
The migration will continue in 3.1.0 Examples M6, M7 with
- CompleteOCL editor
- Use of EssentialOCL editor in the Interactive Console
- Support for UML
The migration will complete in 4.0 with
- promotion of org.eclipse.ocl.examples.pivot to org.eclipse.ocl.pivot
- redirection of "http://www.eclipse.org/emf/2002/Ecore/OCL" to the new functionality
- introduction of OCL to Java code generation
- org.eclipse.ocl, org.eclipse.ocl.ecore, org.eclipse.ocl.uml will remain substantially unchanged
- 251621 Support EAnnotations of missing Ecore eOpposites.
- 333032 Tuning up the API and Impl introduced by Bug 251621.
- 333241 Minimize impact of DefaultOppositeEndFinder
- 332400 Avoid redundant helper creation.
- 329980 Use @nooverride to clarify API.
- 328075 Hover text indicates static type signature.
- 191027 Inconsistent invalid numeric comparison issues resolved.
- 267223 Boolean operations involving null and invalid fixed.
- 282882 OCL 2.3 treatment of null/invalid comparisons.
- 283518 null in a collection is valid.
- 284129 Real/Integer treated as numbers for Tuple type deduction.
- 286929 invalid in a collection is invalid.
- 287052 static type information used to interpret eGet return.
- 287977 Numerous corner case operations issues fixed.
- 288566 OCL-invalid-with-reason/exception used in preference to Java-null/Java-exception.
- 290315 Java-null and OCL-null distinct.
- 291444 Conformance now defined once by library model rather than disparate code.
- 299862 OrderedSet.insertAt observes OCL equality semantics for duplicates.
- 299882 Increased Collection polymorphism fixes OrderedSet flatten
- 299967 Dynamic dispatch of operation overloads supported.
- 301352 Value hierarchy introduced to localize OCL equality with respect to Java equality semantics.
- 318047 UML-aligned pivot model introduced.
- 318048 Library operations factored out to one model-referenced Java class per operation.
- 290605 BigInteger, BigDecimal used to ensure larger number compliance.
- 332962 Query Delegate Text Viewer for OCL.
Impact Analyzer
- 329336 EventManager added as pre-requisite for impact analyzer
Library and AST
- 152207 Support toString.
- 190461 OCL 2.3 spellings for UnlimitedNaturalLiteralExp.unlimitedNaturalSymbol.
- 196873 Introduce OCL standard library as a first class model.
- 216110 UML-aligned pivot model has OMG spelling of e.g. OclExpression.
- 246962 OrderedSet and Sequence operations shared via OrderedCollection.
- 259031 Support OclAny.oclType with reflection.
- 261008 UnlimitedNatural conforms to Integer.
- 281710 Support String +.
- 283052 Pivot model is UML-aligned.
- 290680 Collection conforms to OclAny.
- 291721 OclInvalid conforms to OclVoid and not-vice-versa.
- 299959 oclAsType conformance checked.
- 326534 Library model loaded from auto-generated code.
- 190150 Type expressions now parsed, declared and evaluated.
- 286737 Tuple parsing errors diagnosed better
- 288573 Library model used for iterator signature checking
- 288575 Qualified names more widely supported
- 296990 forAll/exists arguments now semantically checked against library model
- 299966 oclIsInState is now an ordinary operation
Milestone 6
The Complete OCL editor is now useable.
All editors now support hover text feedback for type information.
Complete OCL and OCLinEcore editors support an additional parenthesized argument on an environment name in which a string experession may be specified to explain the invariant violation. The corresponding CompleteOCLEObjectValidator or OCLinEcoreEObjectValidator enables either Complete OCL documents of embedded OCL to participate in validating environments such as an Xtext editor.
An alternative Interactive Xtext Console may be used in which input uses Xtext Essential OCL editor and evaluation uses the new extensible pivot evaluator.
Complete OCL documents may be loaded to augment the evaluator.
Impact Analyzer
An Impact Analyzer has been added to the examples feature. For a set of OCL expressions, based on an EMF Notification and in conjunction with the event manager already added in M5 it can efficiently determine which of the expressions may have changed its value and for which context objects. See org.eclipse.ocl.examples.impactanalyzer.ImpactAnalyzerFactory for an entry point. The Impact Analyzer is well prepared to deal with the hidden opposite properties introduced in M5.
- 315654 Page Up/Down positions cursor at EOL
- 315655, 335995 Uses Xtext editor
- 315656 Complete OCL documents loadable.
Impact Analyzer
- 323223 Added impact analyzer to examples feature
Milestone 7
The Complete OCL editor is now useable against UML as well as Ecore models; just import xxx.uml rather than xxx.ecore.
So far, null and invalid handling was rather sloppy. Whenever an exception occurred inside an evaluation, for whatever reason, an exception handler ensured that the entire expression evaluation was considered invalid. However, this did not work correctly for oclIsInvalid() checks. With M7 it is now possible to have an invalid value propagate through variables and operation arguments and get "caught" anywhere in the evaluation by applying oclIsInvalid() to it. Many tests have been added to assert the expected behavior.
Regarding the type checks for null and invalid, we agreed to allow for oclIsTypeOf and oclIsKindOf calls on both, null and invalid, e.g., to test conformance to OclInvalid and OclVoid, as we found the OCL specification to be slightly unclear whether or not this should be permissible. The recommended way for such checks, however, is still using oclIsUndefined() and oclIsInvalid().
Similar to the issues with invalid values a number of issues around null values are now fixed. In particular, the use of null in collection literals (e.g., Set{null}) is now possible. Also, null values can now be used without problems in tuple literals. Tuples can now deal with OclVoid-typed components.
- 342561 a variety of evaluations involving invalid have been corrected
- 342644 null values are now allowed in collections, OrderedSet is more consistent
- 344391 NPEs from null tuple content fixed
Complete OCL documents can now complement UML models; just import xxx.uml rather than xxx.ecore.
- 317398 Keywords are no longer escaped in non-keyword contexts.
- 324294 Ecore's EReference.eKeys supported in OCLinEcore.
- 340722 Empty *.ecore file now saves as XMI not text.
- 293855 Named self now supported for class contexts
Eclipse OCL New and Noteworthy items for the Indigo 3.1.1 SR1 release.
OCLinEcore Editor
- 348251 IAE when selecting a *.ecore outline element
- 348256 NPE when editing a *.ecore file
- 353793 Inter-resource references no longer lost on load
- 354290 Package reference errors after editing fixed
Complete OCL Editor
- 351578 Inherited constraints no longer ignored
Eclipse OCL New and Noteworthy items for the Indigo 3.1.2 SR2 release.
OCLinEcore Editor
- 362620 Nested packages prefixes no longer corrupted on load
- 360072 'pivot' as well as 'ecore' OCL delegates can be intermixed
- 360072 'pivot' as well as 'ecore' OCL delegates can be intermixed


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Everyone loves a concert where there's plenty of audience participation… until it starts to get out of hand. Recently, the platinum-selling band Fifth Harmony was playing to a packed house in Atlanta when things went awry for vocalist Camila Cabello. Fans were batting around a big plastic ball, and one unfortunate swing sent the ball hurtling toward the stage — and directly into Cabello's face. Pushing the microphone into her mouth, it left the "Worth It" singer with a chipped front tooth.
Ouch! Cabello finished the show nevertheless, and didn't seem too upset. "Atlanta… u wild… love u," she tweeted later that night. "Gotta get it fixed now tho lol." Fortunately, dentistry offers a number of ways to make that chipped tooth look as good as new.
A small chip at the edge of the tooth can sometimes be polished with dental instruments to remove the sharp edges. If it's a little bigger, a procedure called dental bonding may be recommended. Here, the missing part is filled in with a mixture of plastic resin and glass fillers, which are then cured (hardened) with a special light. The tooth-colored bonding material provides a tough, lifelike restoration that's hard to tell apart from your natural teeth. While bonding can be performed in just one office visit, the material can stain over time and may eventually need to be replaced.
Porcelain veneers are a more long-lasting solution. These wafer-thin coverings go over the entire front surface of the tooth, and can resolve a number of defects — including chips, discoloration, and even minor size or spacing irregularities. You can get a single veneer or have your whole smile redone, in shades ranging from a pearly luster to an ultra-bright white; that's why veneers are a favorite of Hollywood stars. Getting veneers is a procedure that takes several office visits, but the beautiful results can last for many years.
If a chip or crack extends into the inner part of a tooth, you'll probably need a crown (or cap) to restore the tooth's function and appearance. As long as the roots are healthy, the entire part of the tooth above the gum line can be replaced with a natural-looking restoration. You may also need a root canal to remove the damaged pulp material and prevent infection if the fracture went too far. While small chips or cracks aren't usually an emergency (unless accompanied by pain), damage to the tooth's pulp requires prompt attention.If you have questions about smile restoration, please contact us and schedule an appointment. You can read more in the Dear Doctor magazine articles "Porcelain Veneers: Strength & Beauty As Never Before" and "Porcelain Crowns & Veneers."


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1:30 p.m. ET. Gunman Identified:
The man who killed two people and seriously wounded a third person at a suburban Portland, Ore., shopping mall on Tuesday has been identified by police as Jacob Tyler Roberts, 22, of Portland, Oregon Public Broadcasting tells us.
The Oregonian reports it sent a reporter to the home of Roberts' mother, who declined to comment other than to say, "I loved my son very much."
Roberts was found dead at the scene, from what's thought to have been a self-inflicted gunshot. The Clackamas County Sheriff's office says he was armed with a stolen AR-15 semiautomatic rifle. Deputies also say evidence indicates he acted alone and that there is no terrorist connection to the crime.
The two people killed have been identified by authorities as 54-year-old Cindy Yule and 45-year-old Steven Mathew Forsyth. The injured person is teenager Kristina Shevchenko. The sheriff's department has posted much more information here.
Our original post — "As Shots Rang Out In Oregon Mall, Shoppers And Santa Dove For Cover" — and earlier updates:
There are harrowing stories this morning from the shopping mall just outside Portland, Ore., where a festive holiday scene turned into a nightmare when a gunman opened fire Tuesday afternoon.
The shooter killed two people, injured another and was later found dead at the scene, "apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound," according to The Associated Press.
From some of the reports:
-- "The mall Santa was waiting for the next child's Christmas wish when shots rang out, causing the shopping mall to erupt into chaos. About to invite a child to hop onto his lap, Brance Wilson instead dove for the floor and kept his head down as he heard shots being fired upstairs in the mall Tuesday afternoon.
" 'I heard two shots and got out of the chair. I thought a red suit was a pretty good target,' said the 68-year-old Wilson. Families waiting for Santa scattered. More shots followed, and Wilson crept away for better cover." (The Associated Press)
-- "Alina Pavlenko heard a loud sound and then another. Looking up from her small cupcake kiosk at the mall's food court, she realized they were gunshots.
The 16-year-old caught sight of a figure in a white mask walking about 100 feet away as the mall's near-empty halls echoed with screams. The figure pointed his gun at a woman nearby and fired, and Pavlenko watched as the woman fell.
"Then he calmly turned toward her.
" 'He looked straight at me and he aimed, but he missed,' said Pavlenko. (The Oregonian)
-- "I was in my store preparing for a mid-day close, just the tills basically," said Paul Beckett, who works at the mall's Excalibur Cutlery & Gifts store. "We heard a lot of gun shots out front. Some of the glass railing in front of my store shattered. A couple of windows in some of the other shops shattered. And people started running around and screaming. They weren't that scared at first. But suddenly people started ducking into places and diving on the ground and hiring." (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
According to The Oregonian, there were "up to 10,000 shoppers" in the Clackamas Town Center when the "masked gunman raced inside the mall and began firing dozens of shots. ... An estimated 100 law enforcement personnel descended on the mall, including local police, state troopers and four tactical weapons teams, backed by members of the FBI and Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms."
It now appears, the newspapers says, that the gunman (his name hadn't been released as Wednesday dawned; but he's said to be 22 years old) "fired up to 60 shots before killing himself."
Bob Schwab, "a World War II veteran who walks the mall for exercise, saw a surge of terrified shoppers rush out of the mall while one Santa took cover," he told the newspaper. "I was by Santa Claus in front of Macy's when we heard, 'Pow. Pow. Pow,'" said Schwab. "People screamed and ran. I saw Santa drop to the floor."
Update at 11:30 a.m. ET. Santa Says He'll Be Back:
KGW-TV talked with the mall's Santa, who describes how he hid from the gunman — and emerged to find that everyone who had been with him was gone.
Update at 10:30 a.m. ET. More From Oregon Public Broadcasting:
-- "Details Emerge After Tuesday Shooting."
-- "Sheriff: 'These Things Aren't Supposed To Happen.' "
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.


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The second and last RCI-Bengal Round up is the sweetest. This series has Chutney, Dessert, Snack, Drinks and Non-Recipe write ups.
As I said earlier for a history of Bengali Cuisine please refer to the article "Bengali Cuisine" from Wikipedia , I found the article very interesting and informative. For many of you who might not be aware of the history of Bengali cuisine, the various terms used and its delicate intricacies this article is a treasure. Even for those who are aware of the cuisne this article throws new light about the historical influences etc.
I would also like to mention that RCI-Bengal was an event where Bloggers cooked and sent their version of recipes of Bengali Food, as they saw it.Many of them might have adapted the original recipe to suit their taste, preference, local ingredients, whatever. So,this is not necessarily a compilation of authentic or original bengali cooking.
I thank everyone for making this event a success.
The Chutney
Anarosher Chaatni -- the only chutney entry, a beautiful pineapple chutney from Bee and Jai at Jugalbandi
Bengali style Raita -- a new dish from Mythreyee at Paajaka recipes
The Dessert
Kesar Badam Sandesh -- a delicious light creamy delicacy from West Bengal made with fresh home made paneer or chenna is from Medhaa at Cook With Love
Rasgulla -- the all time favorite sweet looks so scrumptious that you would love to pick it up right off her blog, from Dhivya at Dhivya's Cuisine
Sandesh -- the pristine white beauties made from paneer/chenna are from Cham at Spice-Club
Kala Jamun -- a gorgeous step-by-step demo of making kala jamuns which is known as Kalo Jaam in Bengali is from Dhivya at Culinary Bazaar
Choco Mava Peda -- delightful looking pedas from Nirmala at Amma's Special
Rasgulla -- sweet, juicy delights from SunshineMom at Tongue Ticklers
Cham Cham -- they look so professional and are so beautifully presented you would want to grab one off the screen, sweet delights from Sandhya at Sandhya's Kitchen
Rasagulla -- sweet, juicy, spongy rasagullas made for her Appa's Birthday and of course RCI from Kamala at Moms Recipes
Bengali Sandesh -- melt in your mouth sandesh from Priya at 365 Days of Pure Vegetarian
Bhapa Doi -- delectable bengali cheesecake flavoured with saffron and cardamom served with dollops of humor from Mallika at Quick indian Cooking
Rasmalai -- a fabulous tasting and definitely great looking dessert from Arundati at Escapades
Mishti doi -- a sweet yogurt, a bengali favorite served with sweeter memories from Sunita at Sunita's World
Jibe Goja /Fried pastry coated with syrup -- a simple yet household favorite from Rinku at Cooking in Westchester
Rasmalai -- a great looking dessert from Swapna at Swapna's Cuisine
Patishapta -- a very traditional Bengali dessert of thin crepes filled with a sweet coconut & kheer stuffing from Archana, mama of twins at Archana's Culinary Adventures
Mishti Doi -- a lovely dessert in a lovely pot from Renuka at Fusion
Rasgulla -Bengali Mithai -- one more dessert with a "eat me up" written all over it explained with detailed steps and tips from Mansi at Fun n Food
Kalakand -- decadent looking sweets from Mallugirl at Malabar Spices
Shrikhand -- this lovely dessert does not have any bengal connection that I know of, but then who am I to give verdict in the larger scheme of things so I am including this beautiful entry here from Jan at Food with a Pinch of Love (Jan had asked me if this dessert could be considered but I am welcoming all entries with open arms)
The Snack or JolKhabar
Jhaal Muri -- with a dash of mustard oil this tasty snack of puffed rice is from Meera at Enjoy Indian Food
Koraishutir Kochuri -- kachuri stuffed with a spicy sweet pea filling, one of the Bengal's winter breakfast or snack favorite is from Raaga at The Singing Chef
Oven baked Paneer Shingaras -- healthy and delicious samosas or shingaras from Siri at Siri's Corner
The Drink
Rasamadhuri Sherbet -- a pretty sherbet with an equally pretty name from Uma at Essence of Andhra
No Not a Recipe
Day 2: 16th March 2008 -- a travelogue on Kolkata with some beautiful Pics from Anjali at Swachchanda. She also shares an article on Haldiram's Food City in Kolkata here.
Traditional Bengali Curries - One Page Cookbook -- an entry from Ramki. This is entirely his version of Bengali Cuisine as he sees it. (But please can we not say "curry" for every dish. Also I am no authority on Bengali or any cuisine but I felt a lot was "Lost in Translation" in this writeup)


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High Availability Container Resources
The Container Resource feature allows the HA stack (Pacemaker + Corosync) residing on a host machine to extend management of resources into virtual guest instances (KVM/Linux Containers) through use of the pacemaker_remote service.
- Name: David Vossel
- Email: <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 19
- Last updated: 2013-03-12
- Percentage of completion: 100%
Detailed Description
This feature is in response to the growing desire for high availability functionality to be extended outside of the host into virtual guest instances. Pacemaker is currently capable of managing virtual guests, meaning Pacemaker can start/stop/monitor/migrate virtual guests anywhere in the cluster, but Pacemaker has no ability to manage the resources that live within the virtual guests. At the moment these virtual guests are very much a black box to Pacemaker.
The Container Resources feature changes this by giving Pacemaker the ability to reach into the virtual guests and manage resources in the exact same way resources are managed on the host nodes. Ultimately this gives the HA stack the ability to manage resources across all the nodes in cluster as well as any virtual guests that reside within those cluster nodes. The key component that makes this functionality possible is the new pacemaker_remote service which allows pacemaker to integrate non-cluster nodes (remote-nodes not running corosynce+pacemaker) into the cluster.
Benefit to Fedora
This feature expands our current high availability functionality to span across both physical bare-metal cluster nodes and the virtual environments that reside within those nodes. Without this feature, there is currently no direct approach for achieving this functionality.
The pacemaker_remote service is a modified version of Pacemaker's existing LRMD that allows for remote communication over tcp. This service also provides an interface for remote nodes to communicate with the connecting cluster node's internal components (cib, crmd, attrd, stonithd). TLS is used with PSK encryption/authentication to secure the connection between the pacemaker_remote's client and server. Cluster nodes integrate remote-nodes into the cluster by connecting to the remote-node's pacemaker_remote service.
Pengine Container Resource Support:
Pacemaker's policy engine component needs to be able to understand how to represent and manage container resources. This is as simple as the policy engine understanding that container resources are both a resource and a location other resources can be placed after the container resource has started. The policy engine will contain routing information in each resource action to specify which node (whether it be the local host or remote guest) an action should go to. This is how the CRMD will know to route certain actions to a pacemaker_remote instance living on a virtual guest rather than the local LRMD instance living on the host.
Pacemaker's CRMD component must now be capable of routing LRMD commands to both the local LRMD and pacemaker_remote instances residing on virtual guests.
Defining Linux Container Use-cases:
Part of this project is to identify interesting use-cases for Linux Containers in an HA environment. This project aims at exploring use of libvirt-lxc in HA environments to dynamically define and launch Linux Containers throughout the cluster as well as manage the resources within those containers.
PCS management support for Container Resources:
The pcs management tool for pacemaker needs to support whatever configuration mechanism is settled upon for representing container resources in the CIB.
How To Test
These are the high-level steps required to use this feature with kvm guests using libvirt. It is also possible to use this with libvirt-lxc guests, but since the required steps for getting this to work with linux containers are not as generic as the kvm case, this will focus on solely the kvm case for now.
1. Generate a pacemaker_remote authentication key.
- dd if=/dev/urandom of=/etc/pacemaker/authkey bs=4096 count=1
Place the authkey file in the /etc/pacemaker/ folder on every cluster-node that is capable of running launching a kvm guest.
2. On a pacemaker cluster-node create virtual kvm guest running fedora 19.
- Define a static network address and make sure to set the hostname.
- Install the pacemaker-remote and resoure-agents packages. Set pacemaker-remote to launch on startup (systemclt enable pacemaker_remote).
- Install the authkey created in step 1 in the /etc/pacemaker/ folder.
3. Using pcs on cluster-node, define virtual guest resource using the VirtualDomain agent.
In this example the resource is called 'vm-guest1' which launches the kvm guest created in step 2. After the cluster node launches vm-guest1, it attempts to connect to that node's pacemaker_remote service using the hostname supplied in the remote-node meta-attribute. In this case pacemaker expects to be able to contact the hostname 'guest1' after the 'vm-guest1' resource launches. Once that connection is made, 'guest1' will become visible as a node capable of running resources when viewing the output of crm_mon.
Make sure that the resource id and the remote-node hostname are unique to one another. They cannot be the same. Below is an example of how to configure vm-guest1 as a Container Resource using pcs.
- pcs resource create vm-guest1 VirtualDomain hypervisor="qemu:///system" config="vm-guest1.xml" meta remote-node=guest1
4. Using pcs on host node, define Dummy resource.
- pcs resource create FAKE Dummy
Run crm_mon to see where pacemaker launched the 'FAKE' resource. To force the resource to run on the 'guest1' node run this.
- pcs constraint location FAKE perfers guest1
5. The kvm guest should now be able to run resources as just as if it was a cluster-node.
User Experience
Users will be able to define resources as container resources. Once a container resource is defined, that resource becomes a location capable of running resources just as if it was another cluster node.
No new Pacemaker dependencies will be required for this feature. A list of the current dependencies can be found here. [1]
Contingency Plan
The part of the project surrounding researching and defining use-cases for Linux Containers in an HA environment runs the risk of being incomplete before Fedora 19. The Linux Container support required to achieve this goal is not well understood and may or may not be possible depending on the capabilities of libvirt-lxc and potentially systemd at the time of release. This outcome will not affect the release this feature however as the KVM use-case is well understood.
If this feature is not complete by development freeze, the functionality necessary to configure this feature will be disabled in the stable configuration scheme. The feature is designed in such a way that it should be able to be disabled without without negatively affecting any existing functionality.
- Upstream documentation specific to this feature is complete and lives here, Pacemaker Remote Doc
Release Notes
- Pacemaker now supports the ability to manage resources remotely on non-cluster nodes through the use of the pacemaker_remote service. This feature allows pacemaker to manage both virtual guests and the resources that live within the guests all from the host cluster node without requiring the guest nodes to run the cluster stack. View http://clusterlabs.org/doc/en-US/Pacemaker/1.1-pcs/html-single/Pacemaker_Remote for more information.


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The FLAX team have released ten new mobile apps for Android which are free to download from GooglePlay. These game-based apps are a fun way to interact with the language collections in FLAX. Give them a go!
These powerful collections draw on large reference corpora like the British National Corpus (BNC) and even larger datasets from Google and Wikipedia. More powerful than a dictionary, these collections show numerous examples of language in context for some of the most challenging areas of English language learning - collocations and phrases - where there are literally hundreds of thousands of possibilities for combining words.
These collections come from the E-theses Online Service (EThOS) Open Access initiative managed by the British Library.


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Difficulty | Level 8 - Demanding |
Brand | Hanayama |
Types | Hanayama Metal Puzzles, Akio Yamamoto |
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Cast Baroq is a stunning metal puzzle that combines elegance and challenge. This intricately designed 3D puzzle features a beautiful baroque inspired design. A great test of problem solving skills, you may want to choose a somewhat luxurious and relaxing ambience when attempting this puzzle.
This Akio Yamamoto creation from Hanayama Huzzle consists of two pieces fashioned after the image of intertwining Bach melodies. These two intricately crafted components must be carefully taken apart and skillfully reconnected.
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- Difficulty level: Demanding, 8/10.
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Another good pocket puzzle to carry around and show people. Interesting design. Another puzzle I occasionally resell upon showing to people. Once however, someone got the two pieces locked in a position which was difficult to undo and took some force. Basic solution, however, follows a path. Once learned, easy to solve.
I'm not a great puzzle solver, and I found this fairly easy. The difficulty level certainly should be at least a mark lower. But, it is beautifully designed and made. The movements really do have a musical quality, very fluid and subtle. It's a shame it's so easy to solve, because there is nothing quite like it.
Another beautiful elegant Hanayama puzzle. Nice and smooth - no force required. This one is easy level 4, not comparable with grueling U&U for example, but much more enjoyable! One of my favorites already.
This is officially my record as of now into solving a Cast puzzle - 11 minutes to take apart and put back together. I am sure if it was one of my first puzzles, I would have had much more difficulties into solving it. So, in order to taste its best, I would recommend it as one of the first puzzles to buy, before you turn into a puzzle-addict.
This is the most fantastic puzzle. It is so beautifully designed, and so much fun. It really was very challenging for me, and now that it's done I still love it. As for what people say about forcing it, they are doing it wrong. There are a few more steps at the point where people believe you need to force it, which leads to a difficult to discover, yet flawless and easy disentanglement.
good puzzle. easy to get apart, takes a little longer to get back together.... as for the "forced" move, i thought it was at first... but then after doing it a bunch of times realized that it is a very precise move (as i can repeat it now very smooth and easily).... this actually made the puzzle slightly more fun as it slowed me down. I recommend take a short break after you get it apart the first time, so its not too easy to to get back together....
Great little puzzle. The movements are beautiful and the solution process is intriguing and satisfying. Mine doesn't require any forcing at all, but there is one move that's so sensitive to positioning that perhaps it can be impeded by manufacturing variances. A solid Level 4 puzzle, one of the best Hanayamas I've tried.
I 've been trying for 5 days to solve it, but i couldn't anyway... Day six i had an idea to try something different than i was trying for 5 days... I took the opposite way and i solved it in about 10 minutes! Very nice and smooth movement but it needed a little bit force in one point... Now i 've got Radix in my hands!
I came so close to unlocking it!! I almost got it but, it was mismade; It wouldn't turn at the second-to-last step, no matter how I tried!I even checked with the solution but, I did everything right .It's a beautiful piece of work though, it's got a really smooth feel and feels good to work with. I only gave it 3 stars because it was mismade. If it weren't I would give it 5.
This puzzle is very beautiful and elegant. I spent about 5 hours on it. The one thing that may make people hesitate is that it may require a bit force at one point. I have tried only one copy of Baroq and I can say that mine required a ____BIT____ force, but minimum. This is because mine had had a seam on one of the pieces, very small and tiny, but it prevented it from being solved smoothly. After solving it 3-4 times the seam disappeared and now it can be solved without any significant force. And definitely you shouldn't apply so much force that your fingers would hurt.
Very beautiful puzzle, but feels a bit light. Solving it takes you on a moderately difficult, pleasant journey through several memorable formations, and as stated by others, it could be more fluid. Still a great puzzle, thanks to Akimo Yamamoto. It has a loop for threading a string through, so it can double as a pendant.
Not terribly difficult to solve, but it does have a few false states (that is, dead-end sequences). Moderate level of difficulty, I would say. But it surely looks really cool, and can double as a Christmas tree decoration :)
Some say you don't need to force it, but most say you do. There are variations in manufacturing, and the "move that must be forced" is an extremely precise one. It seems this is simply a puzzle that requires a more precise manufacturing technique than Hanayama have. I actually have TWO identical puzzles from Hanayama (the "cast dolce") and one requires a slight forcing, but the other simply falls through the same spot, so there is precedent for this. I'm giving this puzzle only 3 stars because I've moved this puzzle back and forth through the "force required" move about 150 times and even though I can find a technique that requires not as much force as at first, it's still not fluid or effortless. My fingers hurt.
This is a really nice puzzle. There are two ways to solve this puzzle that require barely any force. I found the "official" solution takes longer and is more difficult.
I really like the way this puzzle moves. The way that the pieces come apart at the end is really nice. Mine needed a bit of force for one move, but that didn't really detract from the puzzle much.
Still one of my favorite Hanayamas...Feels great to unlock. Never force it, keep your hands fluid and you won't have a problem.
Very nice puzzle with 1 flaw. Like others have mentioned, there is one point about 70% through the puzzle where it requires a bit of force. I downloaded the answer to check if I did something wrong, but no mater how I twist step 8, it requires some force taking apart and puting together.
I also thought that some forcing was required until I found out a way to do it effortlessly. Forcing is not required, it just seemed that way the first go.
Beautiful puzzle which I found to be quite difficult. The only problem is a small bit of force is required at one point (unlike Radix).
I really liked the way the pieces move. It´s not too hard, but it is clever and beautiful.
I really enjoy this puzzle! Though, at times you do have to force the two pieces which I don't like doing. Working these two pieces together is hypnotic...


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Ptosis Jaw-Wink
Marcus Gunn Jaw wink ptosis is an example of synkinesis (an abnormal innervation connecting two groups of normally UNRELATED muscles)
Marcus Gunn Jaw-wink ptosis does not generally improve with time, but children do tend to learn how to minimize the appearance
The phenomena is thought to be due to a congenital misdirection of the fifth cranial nerve fibers into a branch of the third cranial nerve that supplies levator muscle.
- Marcus Gunn Jaw wink ptosis is an example of synkinesis (an abnormal innervation connecting two groups of normally UNRELATED muscles)poor levator function
- This causes the eyelid to open (increase in the palbebral fissure) with movements of the mouth
- This causes the eyelid to open (increase in the palbebral fissure) with movements of the mouth
- higher position of the ptotic eyelid on downgaze.
- Children with significant ptosis may possibly need to tilt their head back into a chin-up position, lift their eyelid with a finger, or raise their eyebrows in an effort to see from under their drooping eyelid(s).
- Marcus Gunn Jaw-wink ptosis does not generally improve with time, but children do tend to learn how to minimize the appearance
- While the cause of Congenital ptosis is often unclear, the most common reason is improper development of the levator muscle. The levator muscle is the major muscle responsible for elevating the upper eyelid.
- Children with Congenital ptosis may possibly also have amblyopia ("lazy eye"), strabismus (eyes that are not perfectly aligned or straight), refractive errors, astigmatism, or blurred vision. In adds to, drooping of the eyelid may possibly result in an undesired facial appearance.
Evaluation of the Patient
- complete ophthalmic exam with particular attention to visual acuity.
- In a series of Congenital ptosis cases incidence of amblyopia was measured to be 20% of which 3% was attributable to droopy eyelid.
- In the past, the chin elevation posturing was considered a sign of fusion and, thus, indicating a low risk for amblyopia.
- However, it has recently been shown that the chin elevation does not rule out the presence of significant amblyopia.
- thorough motility examination is essential
- in a series of a 113 patients, 31% were found to have strabismus and of these, 3% of the cases were believed to be caused by ptosis that disrupted binocular fusion.
- because the superior rectus is often involved, full extraocular motion needs to be carefully evaluated.
Concurrent Anatomic Abnormalitites
- Blepharophimosis may possibly require medial canthal tendon plication5
- Physiologic defects such as jaw-winking ptosis may possibly require transection of the levator muscle as well as frontalis suspension.
- Because of the levator aponeurosis resection, children needs to be performed under general anesthesia, a formula is used to determine the amount of levator aponeurosis resection.
Marcus-Gunn Jaw-winking Ptosis
- In 1883 Marcus Gunn reported an unusual type of congenital ptosis with with a peculiar associated movement of the affected lid." Previous authors have reported Marcus-Gunn phenomena to occur in 2 to 13% of patients with "Congenital ptosis .
- The phenomena is thought to be due to a Congenital lmisdirection of the fifth cranial nerve fibers into a branch of the third cranial nerve that supplies levator muscle.
- Patients are classified according to the degree of two parameters:A 3 x 3 matrix is constructed which gives 9 combinations of ptosis (mild, moderate, severe), in jaw-winking (mild, moderate, severe). Different positions of the matrix correspond to one of several operations which are abdicated for the correction of this defect.
- ptosis
- jaw-winking
- Beard reported 76% of his patients with Marcus-Gunn syndrome had an associated weakness of the superior rectus.
- Incidence of amblyopia in patients with Marcus-Gunn jaw-winking ptosis is reported to be approximately 35%.
- In a study in 1984 of 64 patients with jaw- winking ptosis, 60% were found to have amblyopia, 60% were found to have strabismus and 25% were found to have anisometropia. Twenty-five percent were found to have a double elevator palsy.
- It has been proposed that the Marcus-Gunn phenomena is secondary to supranuclear etiology. The prevalence of double elevator palsy in this study tends to support the theory of a supranuclear lesion. In this study of 1984, of 71 patients followed for approximately 5 years, they were unable to document any objective improvement in any of their patients1 However, they felt that adults were able to control their lid position in excursion of masquerading their jaw-winking phenomena
- In general, if the visual axes are not obscured by the ptotic lid, it is best to defer treatment until the child is age 3 or 4.
- The surgical procedure is determined by the amount of levator function present and the severity of ptosis. Function is typically categorized as poor (less than 4 mm), fear (5 to 7 mm) and good (more than 8 mm). In cases of severe ptosis in less than 2 mm of levator function, suspension of the lid to frontalis muscle is the procedure of choice.Congenital Ptosis is treated surgically, with the specific operation based on the severity of the ptosis and the strength of the levator muscle.
- Conjunctival-muellers resection
- Levator resection
- Frontalis sling
- Silicone
- Fascia (autogenous or donor)
- Supramid
- If the ptosis is not severe, surgery is generally performed when the child is between 3 and 5 years of age (the "pre-school" years).
- However, when the ptosis interferes with the child's vision, surgery is performed at an earlier age to allow proper visual development.
- Congenital ptosis is most often treated by ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgeons who specialize in disease and conditions affecting the eyelids, lacrimal (tear) system, the orbit (bone cavity around the eye), and adjacent facial structures.


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In another sign that the economic recovery is deepening, the U.S. economy added 227,000 jobs in February, according to the Labor Department, more than what many economists had expected. Meanwhile, the jobless rate of 8.3 percent remained unchanged from the prior month even as more workers entered the workforce. The news kept alive a trend helpful to President Obama re-election chances.
Mitt Romney is either the new Bob Dole or the new George H.W. Bush, take your pick, according to a couple of journalistic examinations.
Senate Republicans may have lost the battle Thursday but plan to continue the war for the Keystone XL pipeline.
Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts is attempting to use Hollywood's considerable financial support for his Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren against her.
Rep. Dennis Kucinich, the Ohio Democrat who was just defeated in a primary race Tuesday, didn't rule out running for Congress from a completely different state, like Washington State.
South Carolina's state capital was roiled by unofficial reports that lieutenant governor, Ken Ard, a Republican, would resign, perhaps as soon as Friday, amid allegations of campaign-finance law violations.
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The story could beging with "I've got these two friends, you see"…And then I could even attempt a rhyme like "they are wild and crazy". But that would be putting Todd and Diane in a box and these two, their hearts and their generosity will never bump the corners of a box. What am I talking about…their garden knows no boundaries. Over a month ago, they sent me a box of Calamansi limes from their own tree and it took me very little time to figure out what I wanted to do with them. Calamansi Mousse Tartelettes With Candied Kumquats.
Every time I virtually enter Todd and Diane's garden, I get lost in all of its beauty and amazing givings. I literally get lost there and in the gorgeous pictures this amazing team pairs up with their delicious recipes. You get it, I am running low on adjectives to describe them and what they contribute to the blogging world. Actually wait, here's another one, hot. These two are smoking hot. And hilarious. I've been fortunate to meet them both twice and twice I've wanted to bottle them up and take them home with me.
I had tasted Calamansi limes once years ago, before getting this shipment from Todd and Diane. Oh how I remember that first encounter. Could be one for the "what not to do" list. They look like rounded kumquats and I did what I usually do with kumquats. I popped a whole one in my mouth. Then I remember distinctly squinting my eyes, feeling my cheeks draw themselves inward. I love tart and I love sour but this on a scale from 1 to 10 was 25 in the sour-tart department. Oh my, did I squint!!
This time I had a plan. I zested about half of them and juiced them all and believe me, that took a little while and I was left with about 3/4 cup of juice. I immediately thought about making curd for tartelettes and mixed it with whipped cream to tone done the sour factor. The mousse was just right for everyone. For the shells, I used my favorite short crust dough but added some freshly chopped lemon balm to enhance the hints of citrus. Lemon verbena or lemon thyme would work quite well here also.
Since all the little limes from the box had been used for juice, I candied some sliced kumquats to crown the tartelettes with. This almost did not happen as we had a full house munching on them the day I made them and barely saved enough for the tarts. These are like crack in our house. They take a bit of time with slicing and removing the seeds but they are well worth the time. I used them in breads instead of raisins, on tartines with herbed goat cheese, and my favorite way is to tuck pieces into a bowl of my freshly made rice pudding.
The combination of flavors worked out perfectly well from top to bottom. Literally. I know Calamansi limes are not available everywhere but you could easily replace them with limes or lemons, any citrus would work beautifully here.
Calamansi Mousse Tartelettes With Candied Kumquats:
Makes four 3-inch tartelettes
For the sable crust:
1/2 stick (55 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 tablespoons (25 grams) sugar
1 egg yolk
3/4 cup (95 grams) all purpose flour
Pinch of salt
1 tablespoon freshly chopped lemon balm
For the Calamansi lime mousse:
3/4 cup (190 ml) calamansi juice (or lemon or lime juice)
1 cup (100gr) sugar
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
3/4 cup (190ml) heavy cream
Prepare the crust:In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add the egg yolk and mix for a short minute. Add the flour, salt and chopped lemon balm and beat until the dough just starts to come together. Gather the dough into a ball, flatten it a little to a small disk and wrap it well in plastic wrap. Refrigerate one hour before using.
Preheat oven to 350F.
Roll the dough between two sheets of parchment paper or on a well floured board until 1/4-inch thick. Cut out four 4 inch rounds of pastry dough and fit them inside four 3 inch tartlet molds, patting the dough in with your fingertips if needed. Place a small piece of parchment paper inside the tart shells, fill with beans or pie weights and blind bake for 12-15 minutes. Let cool to room temperature and remove the shells from the rings.
Prepare the curd:
In a heavy medium saucepan, stir together the Calamansi juice and sugar and bring to a simmer over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. In a small bowl, beat the egg yolks to break them up. Beat some of the Calamansi mixture into the egg yolks to temper. Scrape the mixture back into the saucepan and cook stirring constantly until it thickens up, about 5 minutes. Remove the curd from the heat, stir in the butter until it is completely incorporated. Let cool completely. If not using immediately, place a piece of plastic wrap over the top.
Whip the heavy cream to medium stiff peeks and gently fold it in the citrus curd in two additions or until no streaks of whipped cream remains.
Place the mousse into a piping bag fitted with a star tip and pipes rosettes of mousse inside the shells. You can also simply spoon the mousse inside the shells. Top with candied kumquat slices if desired and refrigerate.
Candied kumquats:
You can blanch the kumquats in boiling water for a minute before candying them but I forgot to one year at the restaurant and honestly did not see a difference in taste or time. If you think yours have been treated heavily with chemicals before packaging, I encourage to drop the kumquat slices in boiling water for a minute, drain them and proceed to the candy part.
1/2 cup (125ml) water
1 cup (100gr) sugar
1 pint fresh kumquats, washed, patted dry, and cut in 1/8 inch thin slices
In a heavy saucepan, combine the water and sugar and bring to a boil over high heat. Add the kumquats, being careful not to overcrowd your pan. Reduce the heat to a simmer and let the fruit become translucent, about 20-30 minutes. Remove the fruit with a slotted spoon and place it, separating the slices, on a piece of parchment paper or silpat. Use as desired.