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Discussion in 'Fan Fiction' started by Gul Re'jal, Sep 24, 2010.
They seem to appreciate her effort to learn their language
Who wouldn´t? Even when one speaks something wrong, already the effort makes for the other a feeling of value and acceptance in once culture/being/ country (planet ) in my opinion.
After seeing what happened to Ullmann and Karama, I think it is SO important for them to see this. I think it gives them a lot of pride to do this, that she values their culture and language.
(It's also interesting to see that Dja Ma'Kan thinks Kapoor's Starfleet rank is worth something!)
I see that your Universal Translator works a LOT differently than mine. It's always interesting to see the different theories and modes of operation people come up with for the UT in their stories!
Ma'Kan is very young, most of her adult life she spent witnessing the Dominion rule and what they've done to Cardassia, so she's not the perfect product of pre-Dominion Cardassia with its racist and superior attitude.
I'm still not sure if both women can make friends, but they sure won't be enemies
Chapter 8 – Day 31
"What are you doing?" Zamarran's voice startled me.
I turned to him.
"I'm following your order, sir. I'm attempting to reconfigure secondary microparametric core."
He looked over my shoulder.
"Why do you need a sensor scanner for this?" he asked.
"It would speed up the work. I could--"
"It would also be imprecise," he interrupted.
"Yes, sir, however I intend to double check everything after finishing the procedure."
He gave me a doubtful look.
"Did you familiarise yourself with Cardassian standard procedures, Lieutenant?" he asked.
"Yes, sir, I did. I realised this is not very standard, but it would be faster."
"I do not care for faster, I want it to be done properly."
"Sir, it will be done properly, just a different way."
"Lieutenant, I want you to follow standard procedures," he said, his voice growing menacing.
"Yes, sir," I replied crisply and put the scanner away. An order was an order.
He opened his mouth as to say something, but then closed it. It seemed like he expected me to argue with him and was ready for a riposte, but my reply made it unnecessary. He observed me working for a moment, then grunted and left.
It would appear that the first day of my work in the engineering didn't start as well as I hoped. I would have the job done, and probably better than he expected, I would just do it differently. Cardassians didn't see to appreciate initiative; you should follow the protocol and shut up! It was a miracle that they achieved anything, but no surprise a lot of their technology was behind ours. With their complex of superiority 'we're the best' they'd never admit that, but it was the fact.
Hmmm... wasn't it my complex to claim that my technology was better than theirs?
I returned to work, this time following Cardassian instructions; it meant I had to start from the beginning, but if he wanted it to be slow, fine! Who am I to argue with a picky Cardie, who can put me to a punishment service to vacuum Gareshes' quarters?
The good side of working with the real equipment on the real stuff instead of staring at data on the bridge was that the time flew fast. Before I realised a man approached me and was expectantly staring at me for an extended period of time.
"Can I help you?" I asked him finally.
He seemed surprised by my question. "You duty has finished. You're doing my job now," he explained.
"Oh, really? I had no idea it was that late!" I finished entering final algorithms and stepped aside, letting him to start his duty.
I knew the drill on the bridge, but was it here the same. It seemed like everyone else from the day shift had already left, so there was no way to observe others if they performed the 'bye, bye' ritual. What's worse – I had no idea who was ranking here now and who I should tell 'bye, bye'.
"I'm sorry, but..." I started and my replacement for the night shift raised his eyes to my face. "Do I report leaving the engineering the same way as leaving the bridge?" I didn't finish my question when I realised it was probably on the wonderful padd with all their protocols.
"Yes, you do," he said flatly.
"To whom?" I whispered.
"Gil Ya'val," he nodded toward the chief engineer's office. There were two Cardassians inside, none of them familiar. Which was Ya'val???? The doubt on my face had to be obvious, as he added. "The shorter one."
"Thanks," I smiled to him and to my surprise he smiled back. Now, that was nice.
I headed for the office.
"Lieutenant Kapoor reporting end of her duty, sir," I said officiously.
"Noted," Gil Ya'val answered; I nodded to him, then to the other Cardassian in the room and then left, thinking about the mess hall and yummy food; I was hungry!
"Bei'asara go," I said, approaching Karama; it was the first evening he reappeared in the mess hall for his supper.
He almost spurted his food on the table, and then looked at my face, which no doubt expressed satisfaction and pride.
"Ajimu lok ga," he replied after swallowing his food, but it appeared to be the only words that he could push through his mouth. He still stared at me with huge eyes and I didn't volunteer any additional explanation, but I did turn my translator back on.
He put his fork away. "I see you've been busy these days," he said finally.
"A little bit," I said modestly.
"Who's been teaching you?"
"Dja Ma'Kan and Garesh Aladar."
"Why not? If I'm to spend here some time then I can learn as much as possible, right?" I wanted to joke that it would help the Federation to spy on Cardassians better later, but bit my tongue in time. He would not find that joke funny. I wouldn't find the consequences of it funny either. "What is that game?" I asked instead, pointing to two Cardassians that played something that vaguely resembled chess.
"Do you know how to play it?"
"Can you teach me?"
He raised one of his eye ridges slightly. Well, slightly for me, for Cardassian standards it was quite an achievement. Then the ridge returned to its proper place and its owner said, "I must warn you, I'm good at this."
"Until I learn and beat you," I smiled. Something appeared on his face, an expression I was unable to decipher, but it disappeared after a second and he laughed.
"We'll see," he said in a fake – I hoped – menacing tone of voice.
Hmmmmmmmm...interesting little dialogue between Kapoor and Karama.
I can see that deep down, the way Karama behaved towards Ullman DID bother Kapoor on some level. That will have to be dealt with in some way if they want to be friends...I just hope it can be in a conversation where they'll be sensitive to each other's feelings.
As for Karama...I wish I could see into his head. I at least hope he's happy that Kapoor is learning his language. (I hope she didn't just make a major mistake with what she said, though.)
The scene in engineering...I wonder if the guy who took over for her was surprised to see a human get so absorbed in her duty? Was I wrong to almost hear a bit of laughter in his voice when he told her that she was doing his job? He DID smile at the end, at least...
I hope she didn't introduce anything into the system that shouldn't be there, though. If she did, Zamarran and Ya'val won't take kindly to it.
I'm not sure he knows what to think. He is friendly, because it's his nature (yeah, I know, the Ullmann Incident doesn't prove it ), but he doesn't expect her to adapt to a point she learns the language. He took it upon himself to be her "guide" through Cardassian world, but he doesn't seem to understand how deep it's going to get.
Maybe that, maybe also the fact that she wasn't "punctual". For my Cardassians following schedule and time is a show of respect. You are late - you don't respect someone's precious time and you don't respect them. Here's a bit opposite - she didn'ton time. I think he was a bit amused.
I think in the beginning all her work is going to be checked against errors and such. Not that they don't trust her and expect her to do something malicious - she just doesn't know their systems that well and... her memory isn't eidetic, so she can't memorise them as fast as Cardassians could.
Did he think that maybe she would find the idea of learning his language unpleasant?
That makes sense. I just hope they don't think that she has an inferior or "broken" brain. I wonder, do you think there's any way they could help her to use what she as a human has, more effectively, so that she can keep up with them a little better? I actually think they might be worried about insulting her by asking or ordering her to do something like that, but I wonder how they'd respond if she asked (probably by asking Karama).
I think it wouldn't occur to him she'd like to learn it. He had to, because it was his job. It was his duty. My Cardassians are not allowed to learn foreign languages, because it would be treason (imagine the Obsidian Order asking you this: why do you learn it? Are you their agent now? What do you need to learn it for? There are universal translators, why aren't they sufficient for you?). It changes now, in post-war Cardassia, but he still has that mindset.
So he is surprised. His perspective on languages is different than others, because he is a communications officer - he carries a secret that only his gul and gul's aide know about.
Of course there are officers who know that a comm officer speaks not only Unionese, but those who know wouldn't talk about it.
You need to wait to see what ideas Gul Tarkan has about her different brain.
It's the same for my Cardassians--only certain people learn foreign languages. That's why Gul Berat didn't trust the "Federation expert" he had to take to Volan III, because he thought she was an Obsidian Order agent. And she probably was.
(Though mine feel differently about teaching their language... )
Uh-oh...he probably thinks it's an infant's brain.
This could be interesting...
There are some hints about it in The Shadow of the Order, but to understand that you'd have to have details from here.
I'll all be clear the day I post that Tarkan chapter
Chapter 9 – Day 57
"Can I ask you a question?" I asked Karama. We were in his quarters having third round of kotra.
"Of course," he moved zalek to rot position.
"It's about your armours; their shape specifically." I moved one of my figures, hoping it wouldn't be taken immediately. My hope was hopeless – he moved his lelek and replaced my dolok. "Why are they so protruding in front of your chests? It's not that you have there anything." Their shoulders and top of chest were athletic and strong built, but they didn't have any spikes there to explain that diamond angle.
He pointed to the spoon on his chest, visible above the edge of his singlet. "We have this." He made another move and then continued. "Both chanths are very sensitive organs. When you are in battle, you want to protect a spot that is so fragile."
"How fragile?"
He only smiled. "I can't tell you all secrets, can I?"
"You will tell me when I win a game."
He laughed. "Then you'll never know." He took another of my pieces.
"Wrong! I just have additional incentive to beat you!" I made my move, glanced at him and at once knew it was a mistake – a smile of victory appeared on his face and he took this piece too. I looked back at the board and understood that the victory in his smile was justified. He just won. Again. "One more?"
"You want to lose again?"
"I want to play again. Some day I will beat you. But I have to learn all your strategies first."
He was just about to answer, but a chime to the door interrupted. "Enter," he said instead. The door parted and Glinn Zamarran entered, carrying a bottle of something.
It was the first time I saw him wearing something else than an armour. He stopped, clearly as surprised to see me as I was to see him. But after a few seconds he joined us at the table; he looked at the board and smiled.
"I should be going..." I muttered and started to raise.
"Do you want to see him losing for once?" Zamarran asked.
I froze with my butt mid-air. It would be awkward to spend my free time with my superior, who was so strict and serious, but the view of Karama finally being beaten – even if not by me – was tempting. And since it was Zamarran who suggested me to stay, I decided to do just that. I put my butt back on my chair.
"All my money is on you, sir."
"I thought the Federation doesn't believe in money," Karama growled, but one glance at his face was enough to see he was not really angry. He got up and went to a cupboard next to his replicator to get three glasses.
"The Federation doesn't but this is Cardassia and I get my monies," I said.
Karama returned with the glasses and Zamarran poured brown liquid into each. One of the glasses was almost empty – he handed me that one motioning for me to try first. I sipped on the content, smiled, so he took the glass back and filled it to the same level as the other two. Then they set up the board and started to play.
"Language question," I said, startling Zamarran.
"Yes, she does that," Karama smiled, seeing his reaction. "She attacks with questions."
The lines on Zamarran cheeks deepened – his unique smile without smiling.
"Why do you say 'full basket' to greet someone?" I asked.
"It's short for 'may your basket be full of fruit'," Karama explained. "That's a kind of wish of good luck."
"Eyyyy," Zamarran sighed loudly. "Don't listen to him, Kapoor. He's got his facts wrong." Zamarran paused to take one of Karama's pieces and then continued, "This greeting is very old and very traditional. It comes from times when Cardassia was a rich and fertile world. People grew their own food and it was polite to wish your neighbours good crops. It was too long so with time it got shortened to 'full basket', but the meaning was still the same. Now it doesn't mean anything really, it's just a civilian way of welcoming someone."
"That's interesting. We say 'namaste', which means 'bow to you'."
Zamarran looked at me quite surprised. "Isn't your greeting something about good days or good nights?"
"Ah, you mean Federation Standard. Yes, in that language you say 'good' followed by time of a day. But this is not my native language."
"What do you mean?"
"There are hundreds of languages on Earth."
"You don't have one language?" he didn't look at me, as he was just making another move, but his voice was full of astonishment.
"No. Everyone learns Federation Standard, but at home we speak our own languages."
"And in your language you say 'bow to you'?"
"Yes. It's a traditional greeting that shows reverence to another person." I didn't want to dig into the fact that 'namaste' wasn't in my native language, but in Hindi. I don't think any Cardassian would be interested in complex language situation of India. And surely not in family history of this particular Indian in the room, who spoke Bengali to her parents, but Hindi to her grandfather and at school.
"And what if the other person is of lower status?"
"Doesn't matter. You should be nice to everyone. The greeting's and its gesture's," I presented it by bringing my palms together on the level of my heart, "history is connected with a deity and its creations. Be humble. Have no ego. But if two people of different statuses meet, the lower one should greet the higher one first. Or the younger one should greet the older one first."
"I thought the Federation is about equality and such," Zamarran said.
"It is. But the history of Earth is another matter. We treasure our national traditions."
Zamarran nodded his approval. And then took another piece from the board. Karama was losing and losing badly. If Karama was good at kotra, how good was Zamarran?!
"How is the full greeting--" I silenced, seeing that I startled Zamarran again. Karama giggled at his reaction.
"Bei asara aji bi kadariaji," Zamarran said.
"Ok," I thought for a moment. "'Aji' is 'you', I know that. 'Full basket you bi haveyou'," I spoke my thoughts out loud. Another example of the 'lovely' double use of pronouns. Zamarran observed me with a smile – a real, visible smile – from the corner of his eye. "What is 'bi' exactly?"
"It is an imperative particle," Zamarran replied.
"Perfect," I muttered. What did that mean?
"In this case it has a wishing meaning," he continued, taking another piece from the board. Karama growled. "You can't order baskets to be full, but you wish – you hope – they are going to be."
I nodded; it was a bit clearer. Maybe Zamarran too should teach me Cardassian?
I sipped on the beverage – it vaguely reminded me of beer – thinking about languages, spending an evening with my super-strict superior, watching Karama being beaten in kotra and... I had to admit I had a good time.
Chapter 10 – Day 103
"I'm leaving," Ullman said.
It was one of those rare occasions when we were both in our quarters.
"What do you mean 'you're leaving'?"
"I have asked Starfleet for transfer and they agreed after receiving my report."
I didn't have to ask about the report, I was sure it was full of negative stuff about the Cardassians, especially Karama. I couldn't blame her, but I felt it wasn't fair. She didn't give them a chance from the beginning and after that it only escalated. Too bad.
"Did anyone else treat you badly?" I asked.
"No, I think after his punishment they were afraid to do anything."
Or they didn't want to do anything, but that wouldn't occur to her, would it?
"Does that include me? I mean – returning home?"
"No. I have received orders regarding me, not a word about you. If they recall us both, you would probably get your own message."
I nodded. "When do you go?"
"Next week."
"That soon?"
"Not soon enough."
We fell silent and it wasn't a pleasant silence. It hanged over our heads and it was all too clear we had nothing to talk about. We were never friends, only colleagues, and we didn't share our shifts, we didn't develop any subjects to talk about. I realised that I knew Karama, or Zamarran, or Ma'Kan or even Aladar better than her.
"I can't believe you want to stay with them. Alone."
I looked at her. I didn't feel alone. It's true that some of the crew were glaring at me, but they were minority and even that minority was shrinking. Zamarran and Ya'val were fair and didn't patronise me; the rest of engineering followed their example, they were all business. My night shift replacement, Glen Bedar, had to report my mistakes to Glinn Zamarran, but it was no malice. Ya'val had told me that Bedar volunteered to show me where and why I had made those mistakes; and Bedar did. He sacrificed his own free time after his duty to teach me. We didn't make friends, but good working environment is a precious thing.
I was spending my evenings with Ma'Kan, Aladar and Karama. Initially the first two taught me Cardassian, but with time I started to assist Ma'Kan in her fascinating hobby – she liked to build models of ships. Not just plastic or paper models. Working models. That would buzz, shine and possibly fly. She had asked me to help her design a tiny Federation spaceship, like a Galaxy or Sovereign model. I couldn't help but admire her patience in cutting and connecting tiny pieces of plastic and metal to build a hull or a tiny engine.
Aladar was my passport to the lower decks personnel. He was a low ranking Garesh, younger even than me, but being his pal secured my safety from other wild, untamed Gareshes. In a way it made me 'one of them'.
And finally Karama. My guide, my Cardassian encyclopedia, my friend. I didn't know about the others, but I knew I would miss him after returning home. I liked spending time with him. I liked the way he laughed and how he growled when he wanted to show his dissatisfaction with something. I still couldn't believe how come it went so bad between him and Ullmann. If he only ignored her comments she would have to realise he was not what she was taking him for and all this wouldn't happen. But he played right into her fears and now, knowing him better, I couldn't figure out why.
"Time to start my shift," Ullmann logged out from her computer screen and rose.
"Have fun."
"This is no fun at all," she took some stuff and left.
Did I want to spend my evening here, or did I want some company?
"Kapoor to Karama."
"Karama, go ahead."
"Busy? I'm bored."
"No language lessons today?"
"Today is not the day."
"Come over than, I was just about to have dinner."
I hesitated. Maybe I was intruding. "Are you sure? Sounds like you have your evening planned."
"Rule number one hundred and seven: Cardassians don't like to eat alone." Was it smile I heard in his voice?
"I'll be right there."
And I was. With two salads and a small jar of fish juice, as I didn't want him to use all his replicator rations on me.
"Ullmann is leaving," I said when we were half through our food. We had soup and grains mixed with vegetables, a bit like Korean bibimbap, only not that spicy.
He looked at me and for a second I had an impression I saw relief in his eyes. Then he resumed eating. "Are you leaving with her?" he asked after a few spoons of his Cardassian '[/i]bibimbap[/i]'.
"No. She asked to be transferred, I didn't."
He nodded his understanding.
We ate in silence for a while.
"Can you do something for me?" he asked. This time my reply was reduced to nodding only, as my mouth was full. "Please tell her I am sorry."
I didn't see that coming. I stared at him and he noticed my astonishment; he smiled sadly and explained. "What I did... I realised that... I became something I don't want to be. Why I did it... is because of that something. I did it because she took me for that something and I didn't like it and... I became this..." his voice shook and he didn't finish.
"I'll tell her," I promised, although I doubted it would make any difference for her.
Did he want to talk about it? Should I encourage him by asking?
"I never wanted to be like him," he said very quietly. "I was always very careful not to resemble him in anything, even though I have chosen to join the military too. She... Ullmann treated me... she talked to me like I was him. I hated that. I hated that she formed her opinion about us based on things he did and now I have to pay for it." He dropped his spoon and looked at me. His eyes were full of pain. "I am not him. I don't want to be him. But she plastered me to him like we were one. She didn't know that, she didn't understand that but it was awful for me and I snapped. I... I changed into him. Gul Jarol was right, I only enforced her wrong impression instead of correcting it. I became him. I became that heartless, cruel bastard who treats people like trash and women like sex toys. I hate him for everything he did during the Border Wars, for everything he did on Bajor, for everyone who he tortured to death, for every woman he raped and every child he slaughtered." Tears appeared in his eyes. "I don't want to be him." I wasn't sure who he talked about. His father? "And now... I came so close." He raised his fingers and closed this thumb to his little finger leaving small space between. "It doesn't matter I didn't want to hurt her, really hurt her. She thought I did and that's what counts." Anger flashed in his eyes. "He raised me to be a monster and he succeeded!" I shook my head, silently filing my protest. "What? Don't you agree?"
"I don't," I said quietly. "If you were a monster, you wouldn't regret what had happened. You would think she deserved that and more. You would act on your threats."
"Kapoor, why do you talk to me? Why didn't you side with her? You are her friend."
"Because I know you. Because I know your other side. You made a mistake. But that wasn't really you. If it were, I wouldn't be here now. I would be too scared to be in one room with you." I moved with my chair closer to him. I knew Cardassians didn't like a direct touch, but I have noticed that there was one type of touch they did allow; I put my hand on his arm – he wore a thick tunic that day and I didn't touch his skin, I wouldn't dare to go that far. "I am not afraid of you. I trust you. You are my friend," his eyes stuck to my face. "In fact, you are my best friend on this ship," I said and I meant it.
He stared at me for a long time. His pupils were wide as he studied my face. The line of grey marbles around his eyes gave him a panda look – his skin inside the eye ridges was of the same colour is the rest of his face, but deep shadows cast by the ridges created the impression that the skin around the eyes was darker. The lower eyelid was almost straight; thanks to it his eyes gained a crescent shape when he smiled. I wished so much he smiled now. It was so sad to watch him suffering. He was the only Cardassian I knew that his ear-to-chin ridges didn't recede, but were connected. They surrounded his face, giving it round, cute shape, cut in half by small, but sharp nose. I didn't know if he was handsome, I didn't know if he was handsome by Cardassian standards, I didn't even know if he was handsome by my standards, but I liked his face so much. I liked all ridges, and hooded eyes, and marbles of his scales, and his crescent blue-grey eyes and his round cheeks and round chin. And now this face that I liked so much was so sad, so full of regret, shame and sorrow.
He lowered his head and looked at remains of his meal.
"My father is a Gul in the Fourth Order. He is an active member of the Directorate. He has a past of 'good service' for Cardassia," his words were soaked with irony. "He did lots of terrible things and he is proud of them." Irony and contempt. "I don't want to be anything like him."
"You are not." I gently squeezed his arm.
"How can you tell?" he snapped at me.
"Because I am here, sharing a meal with you. Because the last time I was here you played kotra with me. Because you let me touch you. Because you laugh at my silly jokes. Because you don't mind I'm a human and you never did. And that means you are nothing like him."
"Kapoor..." he grabbed my hand, took it off his arm, but didn't let it go. He didn't say anything else; we just sat there, in silence, in a comfortable silence.
Oh, wow...Zamarran's invitation to watch Karama lose made me laugh so hard! I figured he was going to politely give Kapoor a chance to leave the room, but I wasn't expecting THAT!
As for Ullmann and that report...if what she wrote is truthful, and I doubt she would lie even though she would focus on the worst, then I really have to wonder what Starfleet's reaction is going to be to the idea of Kapoor's continued presence aboard the Roumar. Has Kapoor been sending reports too? Will they think Kapoor is lying or doctoring the truth? (And HAS Kapoor been hiding any part of the truth?)
But Karama's revelation, and his realization of what exactly he did...VERY powerful stuff, and I hope this experience will help him to grow. And though Ullmann will undoubtedly be sickened even by the apology--it was a big step for him to be willing to apologize.
Oh...and I LOVE Ma'Kan's little flying starships!!!
Yeah, Zamarran shows his off-duty side. I think he enjoyed beating Karama in front of her And even more enjoyed talking to her about his culture.
They both had to file their reports, but I think Kapoor kept strictly to business (differences between SF and Cardassian technology, a way to improve SF protocols based on good Cardassian solutions, etc.). She didn't write about her private relations with other people, because it's not Starfleet's business who she spends time with. And since she was not a participant in the incident, she did not include it in her reports. This was between Karama, Ullmann and Jarol.
SF will ask her, though, and she will write what she knows. If they believe her - that's another story.
I think he understood that already some time ago and one of reasons why he kept avoiding her, apart from Jarol's orders, was enormous shame. He just couldn't look her in the eyes after that.
Some of her ships are really nice piece of work and they do fly! I think those are usually old-fashioned crafts ("antique" Cardassian aeroplanes or something like that) that have moving parts to fly in the air.
I hope she will tell the truth, then--that way her conscience will be clear: that Ullmann went in filled with prejudice, and then Karama DID act badly, but was disciplined for it and afterwards felt truly awful about it.
Did she tell about the atrocities the Cardassians committed against the Skarrats?
How cute! If I were Kapoor, I'd be SO interested to see how similar the designs happened to be to human ones. Cardassian (Hebitian?) aviation history would be very interesting!
She will. She's a Starfleet officer, she doesn't lie in her reports. And she doesn't see any reason to lie or to hide something.
Yes. That task was part of her official duties and she had filed a report about it.
I don't know how much details information she could get on as old designs as Hebitian (she could try to reverse engineer technical details to which she has access), but one of her dreams is to build the ancient Bajoran ship - the same in which Siskos flew from Bajor to Cardassia. But she doesn't have access to enough info, she just knows what it looks like.
That's good. I think showing that part of her will be a good idea, because it's likely to give her some conflicts, with what's happening in terms of her personal feelings. Seeing her resolve that would be great.
Ahh...OK. The way she filed her Cardassian report had me curious.
That's interesting that she wants to do that! She must have had a book full of different races' starships and aircraft when she was little... (And I'm glad that book was allowed!)
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Posted at 10:29 AM
Created on December 30, 2013
The U.S. Commercial Service and the Embassy of the United States of America in Canada is pleased to announce our upcoming webinar series on The Logistics of Doing Business in Canada. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has made doing business in Canada easier, however, many questions still exist.
This webinar series will give you the opportunity to get answers to the most frequently asked questions, as well as answer your specific questions.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Taylor Little
U.S. Commercial Service, New Hampshire Export Assistance Center
Tracey Ford
U.S. Commercial Service Ottawa
Doug Jacobson
U.S. Commercial Service Toronto
Temporarily Moving Service Exporters Across the Border
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2014
Time: 1:00pm 2:00pm (ET)
Cost: $35
This webinar will assist U.S. service companies, such as architects, engineers and technicians in identifying the process for sending temporary workers to Canada. Questions covered, include:
Does NAFTA apply to my company?
Do I need to get a visa to do temporary work in Canada?
What documentation is required to send a temporary worker to Canada?
What are the tax implications for my company and my employees doing work in Canada?
Temporarily Moving Capital Equipment & Tools Across the Border
Date: Thursday, February 6, 2014
Time: 1:00pm 2:00pm (ET)
Cost: $35
Temporary workers entering Canada often have a requirement to bring tools and equipment with them to complete their work. This webinar addresses the process to move equipment and tools across the Canadian border. Questions covered, include:
How do I get my capital equipment across the border efficiently and then bring it back to the U.S. at the conclusion of the project?
Are there tax implications for sending equipment to Canada?
What are the import requirements and documentation?
Are NAFTA & Certificates of origin applicable?
What goods are prohibited from being imported into Canada?
Handling Duties and Taxes NAFTA, HST & Other Considerations
Date: Thursday, February 13, 2014
Time: 1:00pm 2:00pm (ET)
Cost: $35
This webinar will provide U.S. exporters with background on NAFTA and identifying duties and taxes that may be applicable on sales. For product-focused companies, understanding the hidden costs of doing business cross border can be a daunting task for the U.S. shipper and a surprising cost for the importer. Understanding what these costs are and being able to provide a transparent sale to your Canadian customer can be the key to successfully doing business in Canada. Topics covered, include:
Identifying applicable duties
The Non-Resident Importer (NRI) Program
Provincial and federal taxes
Registering with Revenue Canada
Digital and Social Media Market Entry Strategies for Canada
Date: Thursday, February 20, 2014
Time: 1:00pm 2:00pm (ET)
Cost: $35
Learn tips on how to generate e-commerce sales to Canadian end-users, as well as strengthening your online presence to reach and capture new customers in this important market. For U.S. exporters, shipping to Canada opens the gate to over 28 million internet users. Statistics show that a large portion of Canadian consumers online spending is conducted with establishments outside of the country, primarily in the United States. Topics covered, include:
Overview of E-Commerce in Canada
Increasing brand awareness Developing a Canadian awareness campaign
Localizing your marketing materials
French/English Labeling requirements
Geo-targeting to Canadian search engines
Social media for web exposure


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ATTRACTING AWARDS like a magnet lures iron filings, Virginia Galloway's "The Music Lesson" screens as part of National Geographic Live on Friday.
The documentary trails 10 classically trained music students from Boston as they travel to Laikipia, Kenya, for a musical, social and cultural exchange none of the participants will ever forget.
Galloway herself will be on hand after the screening to answer questions about this moving and enlightening film and the kids whose newly opened minds starred in it.
» National Geographic Museum, Grosvenor Auditorium, Fri., 7 p.m., $10 non-members, $8, members; 202-867-7700, nglive.org. (Farragut North/Farragut West)
Photo by Virginia Galloway


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Great Yarmouth: Man set on fire in bar transferred to specialist burns unit
PUBLISHED: 19:22 06 April 2014 | UPDATED: 19:22 06 April 2014
Investigations are ongoing after a 34-year-old man suffered serious burns after being 'set alight' at a bar in Great Yarmouth.
Police received a call at about 1.30am today following reports of a disturbance involving a group of men at Long John's Bar on Britannia Pier.
It is understood that a 34 year old, visiting Norfolk from the Sheffield area, was set alight.
He suffered serious burns to his hands and torso.
He was initially taken to the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston and has now been transferred to the Broomfield specialist burns unit in Chelmsford. He is described as currently being in a serious but non life-threatening condition.
The four men arrested, aged 24, 26, 28, and 33, are also from the Sheffield area.
They were taken to Great Yarmouth Police Investigation Centre for questioning and were this afternoon released on bail pending further enquiries.
Police have confirmed that all the individuals involved, including the victim, are known to one another and this is being treated as an isolated incident with no wider threat to the community.
Enquiries continue into the incident to establish the exact circumstances and any witnesses who have not yet been spoken to or anyone who as knowledge of the incident should contact Great Yarmouth CID on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
Three of the men have been bailed to return to Yarmouth police station in late May, while the 28 year old is due back in early June.


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1. Twilight does rock my world
2. Friend told me about the saga. Either breaking dawn or eclispe is my favorite.
3. Team Switzerland!
4. Alice
5. Reading, the Internet, hanging out with friends, twilight!!!
6. Pennislyvannia
7. 20
ok there's my introduction.
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Beyond the "Cutting" Edge Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
There's a relatively new approach to surgery that is getting people out of the hospital sooner and back to their normal activities more quickly. The approach – laparoscopy – is also known as endoscopy and minimally-invasive surgery. The big advantage of this new technique is that there is no need to make a large incision. Instead, the surgeon operates through three or four tiny openings about the size of buttonholes, while viewing the patient's internal organs on a monitor.
"Laparoscopy is literally setting new standards for patient care," explains Enrique G. Jacome, MD, FACOG, FAAP, and a Board Certified Gynecologist with Eisenhower Medical Center.
"Laparoscopy allows surgeons to perform many operations without the trauma and pain of a large incision." A recognized leader in the field of urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery, Dr. Jacome has presented his work internationally at the World Congress of Gynecologic Laparoscopy and has been published in the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. Currently, Dr. Jacome is leading the Advanced Laparoscopic Gynecologic Procedures preceptorship program at Eisenhower Medical Center, training gynecologists in the latest laparoscopic techniques, and pelvic reconstructive surgery with new, cutting-edge technologies – technologies such as the ultrasonic harmonic scalpel.The ultrasonic scalpel vibrates at the rate of 55,000 times per second, generating energy to both cut and coagulate at the same time. This new technology is used for the treatment of most common gynecologic problems requiring a surgical approach. There are many advantages of laparoscopic surgical approaches, including improved visibility of anatomic landmarks, less postoperative pain, reduced risk of some complications, shortened hospital stay, rapid return to active life and better cosmetic results.
The first gynecologic procedures involving a laparoscope included tubal ligation and diagnostic evaluation of the pelvis. Subsequently, more operations developed to treat a wide variety of female health problems. General Surgeons also now use laparoscopy to perform surgeries such as appendectomies and gallbladder removals (cholecystectomies).
Gynecologic laparoscopy may be performed to treat: Endometriosis Infertility Pelvic pain Tubal (ectopic) pregnancies Removal of scar tissue Ovarian cysts Fibroid tumors Pelvic organ prolapse Urinary incontinence Hysterectomies Despite the use of minimally invasive organ-preser ving treatments, such as endometrial ablation and uterine fibroid embolization, the number of hysterectomies performed in the United States has not decreased substantially.
Hysterectomy is the most common major gynecological operation in the world. Approximately 600,000 hysterectomies are performed every year in the United States. Ninety percent of hysterectomies are performed electively for benign conditions. The main conditions treated are fibroids (40 percent), endometriosis (13 percent) and abnormal uterine bleeding (10 percent).
"Traditional abdominal hysterectomies require three to five days of hospitalization and six to eight weeks of recovery time," says Dr. Jacome, who has been performing laparoscopic gynecological procedures in the Valley for more than 10 years.
Laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy has become an increasingly popular and accepted procedure in the community. "Laparoscopic hysterectomies can be done with little scaring, less pain, yielding significantly shorter hospital stays and recovery times," explains Dr. Jacome. "Most patients now leave the hospital in one day, and return to normal activities within a week."
In the past 10 years, Dr. Jacome has performed more than 1,000 laparoscopic procedures and more than 300 laparoscopic hysterectomies. In comparison with the national average rate of abdominal hysterectomy (70 percent), Dr. Jacome performs only 5 percent of hysterectomies abdominally, or an average of two abdominal hysterectomies per year.


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IP Software Integration Left Out in the Cold
A roundtable of EDA experts passes comment on the impact of the increasing amounts of software that comes with IP cores in modern SoC design and that needs to be integrated.
We are getting close to the end of the series of questions about IP that I asked the industry back in June. But don't fear: I did a whole roundtable on the subject at DAC and will be bringing that to you before long.
Last week I asked about IP theft and protection. One thing that has been happening in the IP market is that the average block size has been getting larger. In the early days of reuse, blocks were fairly small, but today many IP blocks are complete subsystems carrying an extensive amount of software. I asked about the ease with which that software can be integrated. Below are the answers I received.
John Koeter, VP marketing, solutions group at Synopsys
We believe that software will continue to be an important part of providing an IP solution. Whether it is reference drivers, porting OSes, working with partners to create full solutions (for example full stacks or codecs) or providing transaction-level models, addressing the software challenges our customers face is a key value-add for us as an IP provider.
Susan Peterson, product marketing group director, and Tom Hackett, senior product marketing manager, Cadence
It's not as easy as it should be. Typically, the software that's provided are examples. There are hardware blocks and software blocks that talk to the hardware blocks via software drivers. People build upon and modify these examples.
Eran Briman, VP marketing, Ceva
At Ceva, we understand that the software is equally important to the hardware when providing processor IP. This is why we have invested significantly in our development environment, tools and software in recent years. We offer many pre-optimized software components for a range of end markets, including communications, audio, voice, imaging and vision. This software could be libraries to support LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, DTV demod, computer vision etc, and fully optimized codecs for a wide variety of audio, voice and other applications, like Dolby, DTS, AMR, WB-AMR etc. Also, we maintain a robust 3rd party ecosystem of more than 50 active partners for software, tools, manufacturing etc that complement our product offerings.
We have recently added significant efforts around the integration of our DSPs and software into processor architecture, which simplify the software development and improve the overall processor performance for target markets. Two examples of these software frameworks that we offer our customers include support for multi-core architectures (Ceva Must) and direct access to the DSP for software developers from the OS level, allowing developers to utilize the DSP to run software, offloading the CPU from these tasks.
Arvind Shanmugavel, director of applications engineering, Apache Design
One of the main advantages of using IP is the verification effort and software integration. IP is typically verified for functional accuracy by the IP provider, and also guarantees compatibility with the appropriate software. In general, SoC designers only need to worry about the higher level of integration for IP.
So, a rather disappointing set of answers on this question. I had hoped to hear about ways in which the software could be integrated or adapted for customer needs, standardized interfaces into OSs, and other help with this aspect of integration. Perhaps it is because this is targeted at the software guys that our industry is just not really interested in it. What do you think? Can we, should we, be doing a better job with software IP?
— Brian Bailey, keeping you covered.
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By Lawrence Hardy
Nestled in the rolling hills that once bustled with tobacco farms and textile mills, rural Rockingham County, N.C., "is in the middle of nowhere, but the middle of everything," says Louise Uziel, the principal of Rockingham Early College High School. "In the middle of nowhere" because the tobacco and textile industries have imploded since the early 1990s, with jobs disappearing or moving overseas. Unemployment is well into the double digits; and functional illiteracy, once close to 40 percent, is falling too slowly.
And what about being "in the middle of everything?" Rockingham County is two hours from the mountains, three hours from the beach, and five hours from Washington, D.C.
Another reason: Rockingham Early College High School, a place where 152 ninth- and 10th-graders are getting a taste of postsecondary education and more. If the students stay with the program, now two years old, they will earn a high school diploma and an associate degree in five years and be on course to join the new economy that is emerging in North Carolina and across the nation.
"By 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world," President Obama told Congress in his February budget address. Many believe that goal, and the related one of ensuring that almost everyone has some college experience, is critical to renewing the nation's economic competitiveness.
It begins here, in places like Rockingham County -- "the middle of everything," indeed.
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Topic: iRedMail-0.7.2 released.
Dear all,
iRedMail-0.7.2 is now available for production use. v0.7.2 is a bug fix release, it also fixes some possible XSS vulnerabilities in iRedAdmin (open source edition).
Below are changes since v0.7.1:
It now works on Ubuntu 11.04.
Enable LDAPS on FreeBSD by default. Thanks Markus Wyrsch <W-Chi@>.
Add alias domain support in postfix virtual_mailbox_domains (MySQL backend special).
Set 'ServerTokens' to 'ProductOnly' in Apache on Debian/Ubuntu. Thanks c33s@forum.
Update Fail2ban filter to catch more password failures in Postfix log file.
Package update:
Roundcube webmail -> 0.5.3
phpLDAPadmin -> 126.96.36.199
phpMyAdmin -> 3.4.1
iRedAPD -> 1.3.6. Fixes two issues which are MySQL backend special.
iRedAdmin -> 0.1.5. Fixes some possible XSS vulnerabilities.
Download now: http://www.iredmail.org/download.html
Upgrade iRedMail from 0.7.1 to 0.7.2
Some addition tutorials you might be interested in:
Install iRedMail + SOGo Groupware on Debian. Contributed by Luciano Pedron, 2011-06-04


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MrBayes is a program for the Bayesian estimation of phylogeny. Bayesian inference of phylogeny is based upon a quantity called the posterior probability distribution of trees, which is the probability of a tree conditioned on the observations. The conditioning is accomplished using Bayes's theorem. The posterior probability distribution of trees is impossible to calculate analytically; instead, MrBayes uses a simulation technique called Markov chain Monte Carlo (or MCMC) to approximate the posterior probabilities of trees.
Availability & Restrictions
MrBayes is available without restriction to all OSC users.
The following versions of MrBayes are available:
To load the MrBayes software on the Oakley system, use the following command:
module load mrbayes
Using MrBayes
Once mrbayes module is loaded, the commands are available for your use. The command for serial version is
Parallel Mrbayes can only be used via batch system. The command is
Batch Usage
Below is a sample batch script for running serial mrbayes job. It asks for 1 processor and 30 minutes of walltime.
#PBS -l walltime=30:00 #PBS -l nodes=1:ppn=1 #PBS -N mb #PBS -j oe set -x date cd $PBS_O_WORKDIR cp ./primates.nex $TMPDIR cp ./primates.nxs $TMPDIR cd $TMPDIR module load mrbayes/3.2.1 /usr/bin/time mb ./primates.nxs > mb.log cp * $PBS_O_WORKDIR date
Below is a sample batch script for running a parallel job on Oakley. It asks for 2 nodes, 24 processors and 30 minutes of walltime.
#PBS -l walltime=30:00 #PBS -l nodes=2:ppn=12 #PBS -N mb-parallel #PBS -j oe set -x date cd $PBS_O_WORKDIR pbsdcp ./primates.nex $TMPDIR pbsdcp ./primates.nxs $TMPDIR cd $TMPDIR module load mrbayes /usr/bin/time mpiexec mb-parallel ./primates.nxs > mb-paralllel.log pbsdcp -g '*' $PBS_O_WORKDIR date
Further Reading
See Also
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Discussion in 'TV & Media' started by Admiral_Young, Jan 21, 2011.
You, sir, are correct.
From what I've heard, this was a good ep so I can't wait to watch it.
Which is exactly the point, the writers like to poke fun at how normal sitcoms work.
Best. Episode. Ever.
Ok, maybe not THE best, but it's certainly up there, if only for Abed's obsession with "The Cape" XD
It almost seemed like an episode with a bunch of mini sketches. Lots of hilarious bits. I'm gonna watch it again on Hulu right now.
In the cateria I thought it went...
The show will last three episodes. (Or something like that)
And then Abed went....
Six seasons and a movie!
^ Yeah, "six seasons and a movie" I LOLd.
Great episode, again. A meta and self-referential ouroboros that may cease to have ever existed someday.
Possibly the best line of the episode, "Abed, you're a computer..."
i really dislike Chang this past season. awful! i actually think season 1 was stronger than 2. or at least i remember more episodes from season 1 (especially the back half) than season 2.
Yup, just watched it again. Your right.
Awesome episode. And yeah, the Cape stuff was hilarious (especially the scene at the end when they were ALL wearing the stupid black cape. lol)
Just about horked up a lung, laughing so hard!
Spoiler: the season finale
Before he jetted off to Arizona, were there any more details about the "Community" season finale he could reveal?
"Yes," McHale said. "Everyone dies at the end."
Okay. Best episode of the season and probably in my top three all time. They totally made fun of themselves and their structure in this episode! It was a clip show but they did it in such a unique way (showing "meta" clips!). The Annie of Everything!!! (I think that was her quote). So...FINALLY some resolution on Britta and Jeff or was that just another swerve? Chang wasn't annoying this episode. I understand why timothy asked if this was the season finale now. It could pretty much serve as one.
What's there to resolve? Britta and Jeff had a thing for one-another last season, they realized they don't have feelings for each other after Britta humiliated herself in the season one finale, and they've been occasionally fucking each other when the mood struck.
It's Jeff/Annie that's full of unresolved issues and emotions, not Jeff/Britta.
^ Okay you just came out of nowhere. Welcome to the thread! I guess my point with Jeff/Britta is they chose to out of the blue reveal they've been messing around with each other and once again chosen not to deal with anything.
The interviews indicate that they just couldn't stand the idea of having a traditional "will they/won't they" plotline. I think the writers are bored by traditional romance.
^From what I've read, Dan Harmon is frustrated by the fact that people keep focusing on the "ships" and has basically said he's willing to fuck with them for the hell of it. I think if people are hoping for a nice, linear romance on this show, they're likely to be disappointed.
The episode itself was just brilliant on so many levels. Loved the subversion of the flashback meme as basically an excuse to toss out a billion little quick-hit gags, but what really made it work is that they had obviously sown some of the seeds very early on which paid off here (for instance, there was a quick beat in the bottle episode where Britta made some dig about Jeff's new shorts, to which Abed reacted very suspiciously) and the bits that they obviously filmed during much earlier episodes like xmas and Halloween.
Specific bits that stood out for me were the beat with Britta and Annie when Britta just grabbed Annie's chapstick and tossed it on the ground - so simple and so quick, yet so rooted in the characters; the Habitat scene; the argument montage; the Jeff speech montage; diorama Chang looking forlornly through the window; the glimpse of what was really happening during the xmas episode; and the dig at shipper vids.
This one is up there with the paintball and chicken finger episodes in the pantheon of the truly awesome. I hope they can keep this momentum up through the end.
Thanks! I just discovered Community last week and devoured all of Season Two and key episodes of Season One.
Well, to me, the Jeff/Britta relationship seems resolved on an emotional level: They're friends, and they're physically attracted to one-another, but they don't have deeper feelings. The revelation that they're doing the friends-with-benefits thing came out of the blue, but I really don't think there's anything else to deal with.
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Does anyone know what this girls name is???
Tanner Mayes. she so sweet
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would that be at the same time?
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John Muir Wilderness > Basin Mountain > Climber's Log
Basin Mountain Climber's Log
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|East Couloir
Date Climbed: May 13, 2017
|A long climb up the east couloir with some fun scrambling near the top. Especially enjoyed the 1900 ft glisade on the way down.
|Posted Oct 4, 2017 3:04 pm
|NE Couloir
Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2016
|Climbed the horrible and dry couloir with Jeff before the final fun 400'. Some excitement on a couple of moves but most of it was easy. We continued to South Basin for the real excitement. There I left Jeff to continue to Four Gables before the loose descent to Horton Lakes. Pictures
|Posted Sep 10, 2016 12:17 am
|From Horton Lake
Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2013
|Tedious talus slog
|Posted Jun 15, 2015 9:58 am
|East Couloir
Date Climbed: Oct 5, 2014
|The 400 or so feet direct finish to the summit made up for the couloir slog. Descended north slope. Magnificent Fall foliage in the upper Horton creek drainage.
|Posted Oct 6, 2014 2:56 pm
|East Couloir
Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2013
|To help with the slog up the east couloir mentally, I would focus on the next little rock platform every 30-50 ft. and focus on getting to it one at a time, to break it up into manageable bits.
Great 4th class climbing to the summit, but it hardly made up for the never ending slog up the couloir (bone dry). Saw a wide array of summit register entry's including Peter Croft.
Continued on the ridge traverse to south basin mountain, but bailed right before the NE ridge of south basin (final 200 ft. gain to summit). (did not bring headlamp)
|Posted Sep 29, 2013 3:06 pm
|East Couloir
Date Climbed: Sep 28, 2013
|Happy that my Xterra could actually make it to the gate - I hit the "kill switch" in my brain and mindlessly slogged up the chute with Daria. Full excitement mode for the climb up rock to the summit, then traversed to South Basin only to bail from the north tower due to time of day and tough terrain with tired bodies. Descended steep chute off north tower with some snow and ice...Horton Lakes at nightfall and creepy drive out.
|Posted Sep 29, 2013 11:50 am
|From Horton Lake
Date Climbed: Sep 8, 2013
|Slog up the standard route. Nice views, but not the most pleasant climb.
|Posted Sep 8, 2013 8:49 pm
|East Couloir
Date Climbed: Mar 31, 2013
|Interesting weather. Snow, sun, high winds. Rock was cold and dry.
|Posted Jun 10, 2013 11:15 pm
|North Slope
Date Climbed: Apr 27, 2013
|With LB and BD from Horton Lakes TH. To avoid snow, we ended up choosing a route that took us to the ridge southwest of the summit. ~30 more minutes and class 2 terrain to get to summit. Lots of postholing on the descent due to warm temps. Brought ax and crampons, but would have been better served with snowshoes.
|Posted May 7, 2013 3:52 pm
|a day hike in potholes snow
Date Climbed: Apr 27, 2013
|Hiked with Lisa and Xavier, we took the Horton Lake 2nd class route.
|Posted Apr 29, 2013 12:21 am
|From Horton Lakes
Date Climbed: Sep 2, 2012
|After suffering a stress fracture in my foot earlier this summer, I had to cancel all of my sierra trips through July and August. I was finally healed enough to hike and climb by Labor Day weekend so we headed in to Horton Lakes for the Basin and Tom double. So, so happy to be back in the mountains again. Loved the climb and the views.
|Posted Sep 6, 2012 4:28 pm
|Did it.
Date Climbed: Apr 6, 2006
|Dave G. & I soloed the east couloir.
|Posted Jan 13, 2012 12:55 am
|East Couloir
Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2011
|Nice climb
|Posted Jun 21, 2011 11:37 am
|North Slopes
Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2010
|In via my favorite valley to Horton Lake, from there perfect amount of snow and rock made for a straightforward ascent, and a speedy decent. Only need crampons for the steep gully at 11,300 ft. Great views all around.
|Posted Jun 21, 2010 1:39 pm
|East couloir skiing
Date Climbed: Apr 17, 2010
|Dropped the lower zone of the east couloir...perfect snow and hot weather!
|Posted Apr 19, 2010 2:31 am
|Climbed from Horton Lakes
Date Climbed: Sep 19, 2009
|Left my group and climbed this solo after hiking in to Horton. Left camp on the far side of of the lake at 2 pm and made it back around 7 pm just as it was getting too dark to see. I climbed up the little waterfall right below the lower small lake / puddle but that didn't seem to save much.
|Posted Sep 22, 2009 5:19 pm
|Northwest Slope
Date Climbed: May 25, 1986
|Most of this route above Horton Lake was completely snowbound at this time. The upper 1000 feet was frozen hard wind-swept ice. Glad I had my crampons with me. Saved a lot of time. The weather and the view were incredible.
|Posted Aug 13, 2009 7:21 pm
|East Couloir
Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2009
|Great climb with Ken T. Overnight camp at the mine and good weather made for a leasurely wake-up time. Cool temperatures had the snow in excellent condition for both ascent and descent. Wanted to look for PeeWee Croft's paw-print in the summit register, but couldn't find it (the register), maybe buried under snow in a pocket/crack.
|Posted Jun 8, 2009 6:47 pm
|Northwest Slope
Date Climbed: May 17, 2008
|Fun climb, still a lot of snow pack there when I climbed it. Finally got to the top and then came down the east chute bypassing the class 4 sections by going down a chute on the south side to traverse to the east chute.
|Posted Sep 3, 2008 6:05 pm
|From Horton Lakes
Date Climbed: Sep 12, 2004
|With Patty Rambert.
|Posted Jul 1, 2008 5:57 pm


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Justin Bieber's BFFs Lil Twist + Lil Za Pitching a Reality Show [VIDEO]
Justin Bieber's hanger-ons Lil Twist and Lil Za want to be known for more than crashing Bieber's cars. The dynamic, possibly devilish duo are actually — wait for it — pitching a reality show about their lives to MTV.
TMZ caught up with Lil Za, who's usually regarded as the less-troublesome of the two. He revealed, "Twist is actually about to pitch a TV show with MTV … Hopefully they pick it up. They will though … it's quite entertaining."
Za, who's trying to break into acting, added that Lil Twist has new music coming out, for which the series would be a promotional vehicle (not to be confused with the physical vehicles Twist wrecks regularly).
When asked if the Biebs would be on the show, Za nodded. "Here and there," he acknowledged, "but Bieber's about to go on tour."
As for Scooter Braun's contentious relationship with Twist, who the wunderkind manager is said to have tried booting from Biebs' crib, Za said, "Twist is in the house right now." Guess we know who Bieber sided with there!


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Top 2013 pick Crawford enjoys best pro start
By Matt Slovin / MLB.com
Jonathon Crawford has been baffling hitters and keeping runners from crossing home plate since he began his Minor League career last year. But on Friday, he put it all together in the best start of his young professional career.
Crawford, the Tigers' No. 4 prospect, struck out a career-high nine batters over seven innings, his longest professional start, and allowed only three hits and a walk as Class A West Michigan beat Dayton, 1-0.
Crawford improved to 2-1 with a miniscule 2.16 ERA in eight starts to begin the season. Seven of the 10 earned runs he's allowed this year came in his season debut, an uncharacteristic outing against the same Dayton team he blanked on Friday.
Crawford has recorded 41 strikeouts in 41 2/3 innings, walked only 12 batters and held opponents to a .212 batting average. In short, he's given the Tigers just about everything they wanted when they picked him 20th overall in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft.
The University of Florida product permitted only one Dragons baserunner through four innings and erased him with a double play. When Sebastian Elizalde dropped a bunt single to lead off the fifth, Crawford picked him off at first base. He faced 23 batters and recorded 21 outs.
Relievers Julio Felix and Joe Mantiply took over after Crawford, each throwing a scoreless inning to give Crawford his second win of the season.
- Adam Berry
Prospect Knebel at the ready in first Majors experience
DETROIT -- Skip Johnson, the pitching coach at the University of Texas, taught the newest member of the Tigers a lesson that dictates his approach on the mound.
"Fear no man. Fear no hitter," said Corey Knebel, Detroit's 39th overall selection in last year's First-Year Player Draft. "That's just what I kind of live by. I just go out there and think that I'm better."
Knebel's ability to abide by his old mentor's dictum will be put to the test as he prepares for his Major League debut. In fact, for whatever reason, the young southpaw was already sweating when setup man Joba Chamberlain came up to greet him upon his arrival in the clubhouse Friday.
"Why you sweating?" Chamberlain teased. "You already nervous?"
If Knebel is nervous, and he admits he will be when he takes the mound for the first time, it's tough to blame him, considering the lofty expectations placed upon the Tigers' No. 5 prospect. His Detroit welcome comes after a quick scurry up the ranks of the Tigers' Minor League system. The 22-year-old Texas native, who grew up a fan of the Astros while Tigers manager Brad Ausmus played in Houston, said he surprised even himself at how fast he climbed.
Ausmus plans to exercise caution, if possible, in using Knebel, but noted his experience pitching for a major college program should make him "a bit more stable."
"Obviously, you don't want to throw him into a burning, hot fire if you can avoid it," Ausmus said. "Sometimes you can't, if you go into extra innings and he's left in the bullpen and he comes into a tie game in the 12th. Can't control those situations, but ideally there's a little bit less pressure."
Knebel replaced another youngster, Robbie Ray, on the active roster. Ray was optioned to Triple-A Toledo after a rocky start Thursday, though Ausmus said the plan was to return him to Toledo regardless of how the outing went.
The hard-throwing Knebel brings a fastball and curveball that he "throws as hard as I can." He also has a changeup that he's been using sparingly.
His parents, Jeffrey and Melissa, were in attendance Friday night, as well as his fiancee, Danielle Matula.
Torii temporarily dropped to fifth in batting order
DETROIT -- Tigers manager Brad Ausmus preferred Rajai Davis in the leadoff spot against Rangers right-hander Scott Baker on Friday, thus dropping Torii Hunter down to fifth in the order.
"As of right now, it's just for today," Ausmus said. "Torii's done very well in the two-hole, so I'm certainly not committing to moving him anywhere else."
Ausmus is reluctant to separate Davis from Ian Kinsler, who batted second Friday night.
"I like the idea of having two shots at getting a couple guys on with speed," he said.
Shortstop Worth a viable mop-up option
DETROIT -- A day after shortstop Danny Worth gave a sellout Comerica Park crowd something to cheer about in an otherwise disappointing 9-2 loss to the Rangers, manager Brad Ausmus told the knuckleballer it might not be an isolated relief appearance.
"We talked to him today about throwing a [bullpen session] every 10 to 14 days," Ausmus said. "Don't get me wrong, he's an infielder. But if he can save our bullpen in a game like that, then great."
With the rotation struggling over the current four-game losing streak, Ausmus saw the opportunity to give the bullpen a breather and Worth a chance to use the knuckleball that Max Scherzer always begs him to break out more often. Worth struck out two Rangers in a scoreless ninth inning.
"To come in and pitch as a position player is kind of like a fantasy for a lot of position players," Ausmus said. "But to come in and throw a knuckleball and strike out a couple guys, I'm sure he's been smiling for the last 24 hours."
Ausmus never batted against a position player at the big league level, and he's glad. The times he did so in the Minors produced considerable anxiety.
"It's terrible as a hitter because you're supposed to hit the guy," he said. "He's not even a pitcher. If he gets you out, you look like a fool. It's really a no-win situation for the hitter."
Ausmus thrilled to have 'Uncle Gene' in Detroit
DETROIT -- Gene Lamont has been everything a first-year manager could possibly hope for in a bench coach.
"He's got suggestions, he answers questions, he makes me aware of situations that I might not be aware of," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "He's like my uncle. If I need a little advice, I go to Uncle Gene."
And like a fun-loving uncle, Lamont is quick with a joke when it's appropriate. Ausmus said the quality he most appreciates in Lamont is "his levity and sense of humor."
Lamont and Ausmus have had a long-standing relationship ever since the former was a coach with the Astros during Ausmus' playing days.
When Lamont interviewed for the Red Sox managerial job at the end of 2011, he told Ausmus he'd like him to be his bench coach, if chosen. The next season, after Bobby Valentine was fired after a year at the helm in Boston, Ausmus interviewed for the job and told the front office that he'd like Lamont to be his bench coach, if selected.
A season later, they've finally met up in Detroit, where Lamont has been a coach since 2006 under Ausmus' predecessor, Jim Leyland.
"Geno's exactly what I was hoping he'd be," Ausmus said.
Matt Slovin is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Company to replace boilers at Giles County plant
Celanese Corp. is replacing coal-fired boilers with natural gas-fired boilers at its Giles County plant.
Gov. Bob McDonnell and company officials announced the $150 million project Wednesday. The governor said it will create at least 22 full-time jobs and require about 200 construction workers.
The Dallas-based specialty materials and chemical products company manufactures cellulose acetate tow at the 73-year-old Giles County facility. The material is used in cigarette manufacturing.
Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Jim Cheng said the project will reduce the company's carbon footprint and ensure that Giles County retains a valued employer.
The state provided $2 million in economic incentives to the county and the company.


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Relief fund set up for Brattleboro couple left homeless by fire
BRATTLEBORO -- A couple whose home burned down last week is picking up the pieces with some help from the community.
"This is a devastating time for them," said Candy Chearest, the couple's daughter. "They lost everything in their house except what was on their backs."
On Jan. 24, William and Lynda Covey came home to discover smoke when they unlocked the front door. There was so much smoke that they could not do anything but leave and call for help. They backed out of their home and ran to the neighbor's house to call the fire department.
The cause of the fire is still unknown. William told the Reformer the only thing that is apparent is that the fire started in the back of the house.
The Coveys lived in their mobile home on Covey Road for 47 years. Both of them have been lifetime residents of Brattleboro. William is known around the area as the "Egg Man."
"When you have a house to live in and all of a sudden it's gone, it's quite a shock," said William. "The neighborhood and everybody is helping out a lot. They pitched right in. It's great."
For now, the Coveys have been staying with some friends while they look for a place to temporarily reside until there is a clean-up at the site of the fire.
With help from their daughter and the community, the couple has been looking for a place to rent, but have had difficulties finding a place that fits within their budget. Their home had already been paid for.
Some of the neighbors created a relief fund at Merchant's Bank and Chearest has set up drop boxes at nearby Burton Car Wash locations, where William is currently employed.
"Any type of donations would be appreciated," Chearest said. "They are starting from the beginning. Right now, their lives are turned around. You never imagine that it'd happen to you. When you're faced with it, you just don't know what to do."
Chearest told the Reformer that she is currently trying to help her parents get back into a normal, daily routine so they will "be able to go to work and not have to worry about where they're going to stay, what's going to happen tomorrow."
She said it's going to be a long process and each day that they visit the site of their old home, "it's very difficult."
"It's a long road to go," said Chearest. "From now until the final clean-up."
The Red Cross has reached out and helped the Coveys in getting basic clothing. William is a Shriner, so members of the fellowship have been helping out with donations, too.
The Covey's insurance company has come to the property to look at and assess the damage. It's representatives made a report.
The Brattleboro Fire Chief Michael Bucossi has come and checked up on the family and the property as well, since his department along with several other towns' units put it out.
The couple is upset about their dog that had died in the fire.
"Their dog was like their child," said Chearest. "It was a great loss to them."
For now, the Coveys are trying to get their life back to normal, as best they can.
"We take it one day at a time," said William. "That's what we do. It's just waiting. You just don't know what to do."
The relief fund that has been set up at Merchant's Bank is located at 205 Main Street in Brattleboro. Checks should be made payable to "Covey Road House Fire Relief Fund."
Drop boxes have also been set up at Burton Car Wash locations at 201 Canal Street and 873 Putney Road in Brattleboro.
Donations are asked to be made between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
If you'd like to leave a comment (or a tip or a question) about this story with the editors, please email us. We also welcome letters to the editor for publication; you can do that by filling out our letters form and submitting it to the newsroom.


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The World Cup is here. Really helps the summer go by before football season starts.
Mike Bianchi of the Orlando Sentinel wonders why Florida didn't just tell the truth when it came to the sudden resignation of wide receivers coach Joker Phillips.
Auburn defensive coordinator Ellis Johnson thinks he has options if defensive end Carl Lawson has to miss time after offseason knee surgery.
Alabama defensive lineman Brandon Ivory ranks No. 21 on AL.com's list of the most important figures in and around Alabama's program.
Former South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney will get to practice and scrimmage against Peyton Manning.
Tennessee quarterback commit Quinten Dormady is eager to join a "growing" Tennessee football program.
Missouri athletic director Mike Alden talks about the future of the NCAA. Here's Part 1 and Part 2 of his Q&A with The Columbia Daily Tribune.
New Orleans Saints' Keenan Lewis thinks LSU wide receiver Malachi Dupre will be a top NFL receiver one day.


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AOPA Seeks Input On Flight Training Experiences
Anyone who has been a flight student in the last two years is invited to take part in an online poll and share their experience and insight, AOPA said recently. The poll deadline is Aug. 9 and is open to all; you don't need to be an AOPA member to participate. "This unique pilot poll will give people a great opportunity to share feedback on their flight-training experiences," said Shannon Yeager, vice president of AOPA's Center to Advance the Pilot Community. The poll also asks participants to nominate a flight school and instructor for AOPA's Flight Training Excellence Awards.
AOPA said the poll is based on extensive research into the optimal flight training experience and focuses on four key factors: educational quality, customer focus, community, and information sharing. The poll doesn't require you to enter any personal information, and takes about 15 to 30 minutes to complete. "We're trying to get as much feedback as possible," Yeager told AVweb. He is interested in feedback not just from primary students but anyone who took advanced instruction, a flight review, or any other kind of training experience. "We really want to know what's going on," he said. Award winners will be announced at the AOPA Summit, Oct. 10-12, in Fort Worth, Texas.


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Activity note: Hotel check-in from 3:00 p.m.
Afternoon: Program Registration: 4:30-5:15 p.m. After you have your room assignment, come over to the Road Scholar desk located adjacent to the hotel lobby to register with the program staff and get your welcome packet containing your name-tag, up-to-date schedule that reflects any last-minute changes, other important information, and to learn when and where the Orientation session will take place. If you arrive late, please ask for your packet when you check in. Orientation: 5:30 p.m. We will gather in our private meeting room where the Group Leader will greet everyone and lead introductions. We will review the up-to-date program schedule and any changes, discuss roles and responsibilities, logistics, safety guidelines, emergency procedures, and answer questions. Field trips will be conducted by our Program Coordinator who is a trained naturalists and seasoned birder. Transportation for field trips is via university van. Wear comfortable, sturdy shoes on birding field trips. Sack lunches in the field will offer a variety of cold cut sandwiches plus fruit, bag of chips, cookie or granola bar. We'll fill our personal water bottles each day. Program activities, schedules, personnel, and indicated distances or times may change due to local circumstances/conditions. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
Dinner: At a local Wickenburg restaurant, we'll have a plated meal with a variety of options (including vegetarian and gluten free for those who requested when registering); beverages include iced tea, soft drinks, coffee, tea, water; other beverages available for purchase.
Evening: At leisure. Continue getting to know your fellow Road Scholars, settle in, and get a good night's rest for the day ahead.
Activity note: The drive today is about 30 miles, approximately 40 minutes. Walking 1-2 miles over the day, periods of standing; uneven, unpaved surfaces.
Breakfast: At a local Wickenburg restaurant, we'll have a plated and served meal with a rotating variety of choices such as scrambled eggs, pancakes, oatmeal, fresh fruit, whole grain toast, orange juice, coffee, tea, water.
Morning: For our first birding field trip, we'll ride to Date Creek Ranch, dating from the 1870s. Today, it is a working, holistically managed cattle ranch that strives to be environmentally healthy, diverse, and socially responsible. The ranch is the transition zone between the Sonoran and Mojave deserts, with habitat for a variety of flora and fauna. We'll go birding at the headquarters area situated in a riparian setting of cottonwoods and willows, a walk of 1/2 mile along the sandy edge of the creek. We expect to see varieties of birds such as Vermilion Flycatcher, Phainopepla, Gila Woodpecker, Inca Dove, Gilded Flicker, Harris' Hawk, and other desert species.
Lunch: In the field, we'll have sack lunches.
Afternoon: Our birding field trip will continue until we return to the hotel in the mid afternoon.
Dinner: Local restaurant plated meal.
Evening: Our Group Leader will give a presentation on birds of the Sonoran Desert.
Activity note: The drive today is about 36 miles, approximately 1 hour. Walking 1-2 miles throughout the day, periods of standing; uneven, unpaved surfaces.
Breakfast: Local restaurant plated meal.
Morning: En route to our birding field trip, we'll ride along the Joshua Tree Scenic Parkway, where we'll see one of only three Joshua tree "forests" in Arizona. These exotic looking, tree-like plants (Yucca brevifolia) are members of the lily family that can survive for centuries in spite of extreme temperatures and little rainfall. Reaching our Burro Creek destination, we'll search out birds among mesquites adjacent to the creek as well as in surrounding desert vegetation. Look for Lucy's Warbler, Bell's Vireo, and Black-throated Sparrow, among other species. Swallows, raptors, and White-throated Swifts have been spotted along the high cliffs bordering the waterway.
Lunch: Sack lunches in the field.
Afternoon: Our birding field trip will continue until we return to the hotel in the mid afternoon.
Dinner: Local restaurant plated meal.
Evening: We'll see a video presentation featuring desert wildlife — "Spring Comes to the Harcuvars" — filmed in the region's nearby mountains.
Activity note: The drive today is a little over 7 miles, approximately 15 minutes. Walking 1-2 miles over the day, periods of standing; uneven, unpaved surfaces.
Breakfast: Local restaurant plated meal.
Morning: We'll ride to the Nature Conservancy's Hassayampa River Preserve. According to tradition, "Hassayampa" is an old Indian word that means "the river that flows upside down" — referring to the fact that it is partly below and partly above ground during its course down from the mountains. The river runs free and clear within the preserve. Some 280 species of nesting and migrating birds have been recorded in the Hassayampa Preserve. During our field trip we may see some migrating warblers, vireos, and orioles, as well as the resident Abert's Towhee, Canyon Wren, Northern Cardinal, Gambel's Quail, and Anna's Hummingbird. These and other species of wildlife depend on riparian habitats that have become imperiled in the last century as wet landscapes have been damaged, degraded, or lost entirely.
Lunch: Sack lunches in the field.
Afternoon: We'll ride to the Desert Caballeros Western Museum in Wickenberg for a docent led exploration. Founded in 1960, its collections and exhibitions promote an appreciation and understanding of art, history, and cultural heritage of the Arizona Territory. Fun Fact: Wickenburg is the birthplace of Arizona's official state neckwear, the bola tie.
Dinner: Local restaurant plated meal.
Evening: At leisure.
Activity note: The drive today is about 57 miles, approximately 1.5 hours. Walking 1-2 miles throughout the day, periods of standing; uneven, unpaved surfaces. Elevation 4,800 feet.
Breakfast: Local restaurant plated meal.
Morning: We'll leave the lower desert and take a scenic drive to a higher elevation (4,800 feet) where chaparral vegetation abounds amid granite boulders. While walking narrow paved lanes and a creekside trail in the town of Yarnell, we'll look for species such as Bridled Titmouse, Bushtit, Western Scrub-Jay, Acorn Woodpecker, and Spotted Towhee. Our field trip will include travel through semi-desert grassland, where Western Meadowlark and Brewer's Blackbird may be spotted, and a visit to a higher site on the Hassayampa River known as Walnut Grove. We'll also stop to view water birds at some ranch ponds.
Lunch: Sack lunches in the field.
Afternoon: Our birding field trip will continue until we return to the hotel in the mid afternoon.
Dinner: At a local Wickenburg restaurant, we'll have plated meals for our farewell dinner and a final night as a group to celebrate the many species added to our life lists. Share favorite experiences with new Road Scholar friends.
Evening: We'll have a session with our naturalists for Q&A and reflections on our program of birding in the Arizona desert.
Activity note: The drive today is about 20 miles, approximately 1/2 hour. Walking 1-2 miles throughout the day, periods of standing; uneven, unpaved surfaces. Hotel check-out by 11:00 a.m. Commercial shuttle to Phoenix airport departs at 11:00 a.m.
Breakfast: Local restaurant plated meal.
Morning: For our final birding field trip together, we'll ride to the small community of Congress, a former gold mining town, in search of the sought-after resident Pyrrhuloxia. Easy walking along a neighborhood road and in the local Tenderfoot Hill Park may also reveal species such as as Verdin, Curve-billed Thrasher, Cactus Wren, and other desert birds. We'll return to the hotel after our field trip. This concludes our program. We hope you enjoy Road Scholar learning adventures and look forward to having you on rewarding programs in the future. Please join our Facebook page and share photos of your program. Visit us at www.facebook.com/rsadventures. Best wishes for all your journeys!


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N.C. police to get mobile data terminals for cars
By Fawn Roark, Mountain Times
North Carolina
North Carolina — The Jefferson Police Department will be receiving laptop computers or mobile data terminals for their police cars that will help them be safer and more efficient, according to Police Chief David Neaves.
Neaves approached the Jefferson Board of Aldermen at their recent meeting and requested that the Police Department be able to order the computers and programs that will cost the town about $4,600 per car. The town has three cars that need to be outfitted and Neaves had researched the programs and equipment until he came up with a price that he felt was more reasonable and affordable.
The Highway Patrol has had mobile data terminals in their vehicles for about five years, Neaves noted. He said that the system saves so much time and helps increase the safety of the officers because it helps them know who they are stopping and what that person's criminal history is before they are ever stopped.
"This new program will allow us to search by a tag number and find out if the car is stolen. If the driver of the car is the registered owner, we will know before we ever stop them if they have ever been charged with assaulting an officer or if their license is revoked or if they are driving a stolen vehicle," Neaves explained.
"Officer safety is the main thing if it didn''t help us in any other way. The officer safety in itself makes it worth the money, but we can also use the laptops to work on grants, do our reports on the road from wrecks to B&E''s. That means we will be more visible to the public. We can pull off on the edge of the road, run radar and be doing paperwork in our car. When we're done, all we have to do is come by the office and print it out."
Neaves said the computers will also be so much quicker than having to use the traditional means of communication. Currently they have to use their police radio to ask the communications department, who may be busy with a 911 call or any other various things, to look up tag numbers or license numbers when they will soon be able to look up all the information themselves in their car.
"This makes it so much faster and easier for everyone because we won''t have to radio to dispatch and wait for them to get the information for us. A lot of times they will be in the middle of something else and it can take several minutes for them to get the information back to us. Now within three seconds, we will know so much important information that can help us do our job safer," Neaves noted.
The new programs should be up and running by December 15th. Within a year, the mobile data terminal will show a photo of a person when a driver''s license number or a name is given, according to Neaves. This will help eliminate drivers using someone else''s name or driver''s license number when they are stopped because a photo will be shown immediately on the screen letting officers know the person they have stopped is attempting to use someone else's information.
Another great feature is that the police officers can instantly communicate using their mobile data terminals with any other law enforcement officer across the state who is online. "If we have someone pulled and have a question about them, we can send a message to a law enforcement officer in Watauga or on the coast or wherever and within seconds, they will have typed back whether or not they know the individual and important things we should know," Neaves explained.
"The Highway Patrol loves these and I think it will be a real good thing for us. Trooper Chuck Olive and Jimmy Cox both told me that other than their firearm, they would rather give up any other piece of their equipment than their mobile data terminal. It''s amazing all the things it can do."
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The Office of Academic Affairs embraces the Colleges mission and its historical role in educating students from diverse ethnic, racial, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, particularly Hispanics and African Americans. To further that mission, the Office of Academic Affairs will provide the leadership and support necessary to ensure the integrity and excellence of the academic programs, support the facultys teaching and scholarship, and advocate for faculty and the academic programs within the College, University, community and external regulatory agencies, as required.
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text: On Thu, 1 Nov 2007, Mark Hahn wrote: >> However, it does for all non-OS-bypass operations. The most important of >> these is memory registration, because it's not a one-time cost as the Ohio >> State papers have always portrayed it. For applications that do not > > it's also worth pointing out that virtualization introduces some amount of > jitter to a parallel application's timing. this will not > matter at all if the app is fairly small and/or loosely-coupled. > but for nontrivial sized jobs that message frequently or in large > collectives... This is absolutely true, and is easily visible -- I rather mean audible -- if you try to play music under a VM. It "works" in the sense that WMP under XP-Pro will dutifully play mp3s or a cast of some sort, but the jitter is clearly audible as a mix of "noise" from very short holes inserted into the play interspersed with gaps when you lose enough cycles to actually break into the decoding process. I'm very enthusiastic about VMs for use both in desktop or server environments (where the advantages are profound and can be very cost-beneficial) and in certain clustering environments or problems, but even if you view the application space for the computer as being "flat" in some sense, there are just more processes competing for cycles when you have two fat OS layers running instead of on thin one alongside your application. A lot of bookkeeping gets done twice, two schedulers are running (one slicing a slice of the other), they both have various running services independently, and there is also VMware or whatever eating cycles of its own managing the interface. The NUMBER of burned cycles may not be all that significant, if the host and guest are both mostly idle except for the primary running process, but the timing becomes far noisier. I don't know how many of these problems are really "fundamental" though. I wish I knew more about the hardware support for VMs. All I know is that current chips have it, but I don't know what it consists of. Does anybody? Want to share? rgb > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > -- Robert G. Brown Duke University Dept. of Physics, Box 90305 Durham, N.C. 27708-0305 Phone(cell): 1-919-280-8443 Web: http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb Lulu Bookstore: http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=877977 _______________________________________________ Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf !DSPAM:472a069c85311543480883!