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It's pretty widely known that Americans are becoming increasingly more obese...but there is a geographic context to this phenomenon. These maps help students explore these factors.
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The section about obesity and socioeconomic status was the most interesting to me, specifically that richer non-Hispanic blacks are more likely to be obese than their poorer counterparts while wealtheir women tend to be skinnier than poorer women. I've always understood obesity to be a problem largely driven by the nutrition of low-cost foods (McDonalds, KFC, etc.) yet these two statistics seem to contradict each other and require I take a more nuanced look at the epidemic. The fact that the South and the Midwest are leading the data in most obese does not come as a surprise to me. Stereotypes of Southern fried chicken and biscuits are coming to mind while my own experience of the Minnesota State Fair (everything on a stick!) makes the statistics jive with my own mindset.


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Comics Review: UNCLE $CROOGE #388 (Boom! Kids, February 2010)
The rehabilitation of Boom!'s UNCLE $CROOGE begins modestly enough, but I'll accept any improvement, however slight, over the train wreck we got in the last issue. "Around the World in 80 Bucks" gives the familiar story of Phileas Fogg a clever Scrooge-ian twist, with penny-pinching Scrooge betting spendthrift John D. Rockerduck that he can make a globe-girdling trip with only the titular amount of money. Just to prove his point, Scrooge decides to take Donald along. To no one's surprise, the unscrupulous John D. sends Lusky, one of his henchmen, after Scrooge to gum up the works. Scrooge gets across the U.S. and picks up a little extra cash to boot (by contracting to drive an agency's car to New York), then signs himself and Don aboard a luxury liner as hired help. The cliffhanger is a little shaky in a logical sense; why would the cruise line force Scrooge to pay for his passage even if his identity were revealed? Still, despite the somewhat formulaic script (by some outfit called "Staff di IF") and decidedly pedestrian artwork (by no less than the Francesco Bargada Studio, the Catalan folks responsible for "The Great Paint Robbery," which I dialogued for U$ #353), this shapes up to be a pretty decent, if fairly bland, effort. Let's hope the thread of the plot doesn't snap, as it did during the concluding roundabout of the "European Vacation" cycle.
Dickie Duck, a Romano Scarpa creation from the 1960s -- she's a teenager and Glittering Goldie's granddaughter, Goldie's niece, and/or a cousin/pal of Donald's Nephews, depending upon which Scarpa story you read -- makes a surprise appearance in the story, hitching a ride to New York with Scrooge and Donald. The real surprise isn't that she appears; she had made brief appearances in several of the Gemstone "pocket book" stories and can even be glimpsed in a piece of animation previously posted on this blog. This, however, is the first time that she has ever been referred to by name in American Disney comics. Yep, we're back to the "Who the heck are you?" territory previously mined so diligently by Ultraheroes. Happy as I am to see a Scarpa character of more than 40 years' standing get some attention in this country, I could have hoped for a more "formal" introduction. Perhaps Dickie's origin story can some day be printed in one of Boom!'s hardback collections -- which, by the bye, are quickly turning out to be the true gems of the line. More on that subject later this week.
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- ramapith said...
Hey Chris,
Dickie's never been HDL's cousin to my knowledge. And her name has appeared in English in the American comics in at least a couple of articles about Scarpa.
It might be more correct to say that this is the first time another character has addressed her by name in English.
The real name of the art studio is Francesc Bargadà—Gemstone didn't have the spelling quite right in the credits on that "Paint Robbery" story.
- February 22, 2010 at 12:23 PM
- Chris Barat said...
I did know that she was mentioned once before in a Scarpa article. I meant "refer to" in the sense of "story action."
- February 22, 2010 at 4:03 PM
- Mark Lungo said...
About the cover: I haven't seen the Darkwing Duck episode "Dead Duck" in a while, but didn't he get killed (temporarily) because he didn't wear a motorcycle helmet? You'd think someone at Disney would remember that. ;-)
- February 24, 2010 at 8:47 PM
- Goldie said...
Why you so are assured, what Dikie Duck couldn't be cousin of Huey, in any way, Louie, and Dewey? If to admit that it the granddaughter not only Goldie, but also Scrooge (that most likely!) it is necessary its grandnephew the three times removed sister (hence, the cousin). So all is simple!
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Ryan Jeffries-Hamar, 31, was arrested at approximately 10:40 p.m. Thursday (December 13), at a home in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision of Puna.
Earlier Thursday, police received multiple sightings of Jeffries-Hamar in Kona. Police tracked him from Kona to Puna after investigation revealed that he left Kona on the back of a motorcycle that passed through Kaʻū and was headed for Puna.
Members of a Task Force made up of officers from the Kona and Hilo Districts, a State Sheriff's deputy and patrol officers from the Puna District, conducted checks at a home located on Kawakawa Street in Hawaiian Beaches. They found Jeffries-Hamar hiding in a bedroom. He was arrested for first-degree escape and taken to the Hilo station for processing.
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The central bank is under pressure from newly-elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has been forcefully talking down the yen in recent weeks and months in a bid to induce inflation.
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There are legends about the colourful homes of Burano. Some say they were painted in bright colours to afford their fisherman owners a view of their boats. Others believe the fishermen, after a night of revelry, couldn't distinguish one house from the next and so they painted their homes in uniquely bright colours to make them recognizable when too much vino had been consumed.
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I think this should be listed as the official cause of her death. "Bobby Brown'd" to death. But she was a big girl and made her own choices too. Let us not forget teh spectacle we saw during that Barbara Waa-Waa interview a few years ago, when she famously said, "crack is wack".
In honor of her passing, I will leave you with this stirring rendition of a famous Whitney Houston song, performed by an obese, oriental kid, whos sports a $5 hair cut and, for what it's worth, a pretty decent voice. But, man...that hair cut. Wow. Enjoy.
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A Cloud of Red Dust marks Stefon Harris' solo recording debut. The classically trained Harris plays both the vibraphone and percussion on this release, and his classical influence is never far from the surface. He employs a large band, including horns, flute, and percussion, all of which add color and texture to his compositions. In addition, he makes use of brief musical interludes between the substantive tracks in order to connect songs and musical themes. The best tracks on the album reveal Harris' promise as a player and composer. "And This Too Shall Pass" is highlighted by pianist Mulgrew Miller's thoughtful accompaniment. Greg Osby (alto sax) and Steve Turre (trombone) add strength to "The Prophet." The title track, again including some choice work by Miller, and Bobby Hutcherson's "For You Mom & Dad" are each active, straight-ahead efforts. Harris likes to experiment with rhythm and tempo changes, often playing behind the beat to interesting and dramatic effect. There is also a distinct African influence in his compositions; his use of percussion and Alvester Garnett's powerful drumming most indicative. As a whole, A Cloud of Red Dust offers a fine baseline from which to track Stefon Harris' development as perhaps the next great vibraphone stylist. ~ Brian Bartolini


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Custom car builder Dave Kindig of Kindig-It Design in Salt Lake City created the car from an all-steel body donated by collector George Poteet. It resembles Meadors' original '32 Tudor built by Sam and Chip Foose in the '80s, but with appearance changes inspired by the logo design drawn by Thom Taylor. A stretched nose, forward-leaning grille, 2-1/2-inch chop, and raised rear wheelwells are just some of the Kindig-It Design modifications that distinguish the tribute car from the original.
The just-finished sedan made its debut in the Goodguys display at the recent SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Throughout the coming year and a half, it will be making appearances at Goodguys National events before serving as the Grand Prize Giveaway Car at the 2014 Goodguys PPG Nationals in Columbus, Ohio.
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"It's the first building built and owned by the Ford Motor Company and the only early automobile plant in Detroit open to the public," Jerald Mitchell, president of the non-profit organization that purchased the building in 2000 with donations by members of the Henry Ford Heritage Association, said. "Ford produced eight models here between 1904 and 1910. The Model T was designed and engineered in this facility. The first 12,000 Model T cars were built here, starting in September 1908."
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The plant is closed during the winter, but will be open to the public April through October. Visiting hours and other details are available at www.tplex.org or by calling (313) 872-8759.
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Before when we thought of Flaming River, we'd think of steering. Now we think of suspension. The manufacturer of aftermarket steering columns, U-joints, boxes, rack-and-pinion kits, and pumps, has expanded its product line to include a full line of shocks, springs, and coilover kits for hot rods, street rods, and muscle cars.
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Hot rod show participants in America's heartland are familiar with the Jack Walker Award. Jack Walker is the builder and owner of the best-known clone of the famous Hirohata Merc. His awards are popular prizes at shows in the area and are created by Mike Johnston, his friend and neighbor in Belton, Missouri. Johnston and Walker are both lifelong rodders. Their trophies are truly original works of art. Wouldn't you like to win one?
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W – Oilers 4, Canadiens 2 – Game 10 – 2013-10-22 @ 5:30 PM MST – SNETW
The new look Oilers will have another new look today. Notable roster slots to fill include Hall (knee – 4 weeks) and Smyth (groin – 1 week). In response the team has called up Pitlick and Eager. Hall's offence is hard to replace so in an effort to get the Yak attack going, he'll be on a line with Eberle and RNH. Eberle strained his hip slightly on Saturday, but says he's good to go today. There won't be any better opportunities for guys like Jones to prove themselves like there is over the next month or so. He used to have the versatility to play on different lines with different roles. I still think it has to do with the haircut, but I'm rooting for him.
MacTavish cited Gazdic's play, the desire to call up Pitlick, and the number of contracts on the books as contributors to moving Mr. Brown and his moustache. Someone should tell him the princess is in another castle and give him a map of San Jose. It's never easy to be traded, but moving to California on the cusp of an Edmonton winter and going to a top contender probably ease the pain just a little bit. Good luck to you Mike. This gives the team a little more flexibility in bringing in someone to fill another need. D-Man that could play 30 tough minutes would be nice, or maybe a proven tender. Dubs has been better of late though.
Tonight`s game is in Montreal. A town full of hockey zealots with a lot of history and pride. It`s not an easy house to walk into and leave with a win, so expect the boys will be in tough tonight. The Habs likely sympathize with the Oilers on the injury front as they are without Briere and just lost Prust as well after an awkward fall into the end boards to name a few of many.
After Dubnyk`s recent elevated play and earning the win last game I expect he`ll get the start again tonight, but Eakins has surprised me before so if I hear anything more official, I`ll update the projected lines below.
Last but not least, a big congrats to Anton Lander, the latest captain of the OKC Barons. Continue reading 'W – Oilers 4, Canadiens 2 – Game 10 – 2013-10-22 @ 5:30 PM MST – SNETW'»


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What Immigrants Say Now
Congress and the Bush administration tried to reform immigration policy in 2006, and failed. A year later, they tried again, with no more success. Now President Barack Obama and congressional leaders say they'll try once more. Political leaders are speaking of it in just those terms: one last chance, one last try.
"We've got one more chance to do this," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., after a White House meeting in June. "If we fail this time around, no politician is going to take this up in a generation."[1]
Perhaps that's hyperbole, but whether it is or not, the stakes remain high. Its a cliché to say that America is a nation of immigrants, but like most clichés, this one began as a statement of simple truth. Another truth is that if we're going to overhaul immigration policy, it only makes sense to listen to the people who will be most affected by it: immigrants. To craft a just and practical policy, we need to see America through the immigrants' eyes. Thats true whether you favor an open door or a higher fence. You cant hope to implement sound strategies unless you understand what brings people to the United States and what they think about the nation once they get here.
Thats what Public Agenda hopes to accomplish with A Place to Call Home: What Immigrants Say Now About Life in America, the follow-up to our pioneering 2002 survey of immigrants, Now That I'm Here. In A Place to Call Home, we've extended our sampling to gain a more detailed view of Hispanics and Muslims. Because we surveyed both cell phone owners and landline households, we were able to capture the perspectives of undocumented immigrants as well. Just as importantly, we can now see trend data on how immigrants view a tumultuous period in history.
The past seven years have seen ferocious debate over immigration, even as legislation has remained stalled. The United States admits more than 1 million immigrants a year, and the Census Bureau reports 12 percent of the population is foreign-born at 34.2 million. In addition, there are an estimated 12 million illegal or undocumented immigrants in the country. [2]
In 2002, the immigration debate was haunted by the ghosts of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the question of how to keep the country secure from further acts of terrorism. Those concerns havent gone away, of course, but the economic and cultural tensions that have always shaped immigration policy have reasserted themselves. While attempts to change immigration laws have failed, they've also kept the issue at the forefront of public debate.
Employers who hire illegal immigrants are under increased pressure from the federal government to comply with existing laws, and a number of state and local governments have enacted their own laws to restrict services to immigrants without documents. All this has led to a fever-pitch debate over how the country should deal with immigration.
One thing that is clear from our research, and probably comforting to both sides of the immigration debate: The overwhelming majority of immigrants say theyre happy in the United States, and would do it all over again if they could. Immigrants buy in to American society, for themselves and their children. They rate the United States as an improvement over their birthplace in almost all dimensions, and most say they expect their children to remain in this country. This sense of having made the right decision cuts across all groups, regardless of income, immigration status or ethnic group.
Despite much rhetoric and a number of well-publicized incidents, many immigrants report that discrimination and government harassment aren't a major part of their daily lives. Although majorities say discrimination does exist in the United Statesagainst both immigrants in general and people from their birth countrymost dont report having personally encountered much discrimination. Thirty-eight percent of immigrants say they havent faced discrimination at all. Government immigration officials get higher ratings now than they did in our 2002 survey.
Still, roughly one-quarter of immigrants report running into at least some discrimination personally, and about 1 in 10 immigrants report having done so a great deal. One cannot discount the power these encounters have, and the extent to which they resonate, not only for the immigrants themselves but also for their communities. When only a few individuals report bad experiences but solid majorities are convinced that discrimination exists, its a fair assumption that those few incidents can have lasting echoes.
Its also true that fewer immigrants say theyre extremely happy in the United States than nine years ago, and the number who say theyd do it all over again has fallen. However, this doesnt seem to be driven by discrimination or by problems adjusting to a new country. Most immigrants, in fact, say they fit in to American life quickly, even as their ties to their birth country seem to have grown stronger. More immigrants say they phone home and send money regularly compared to 2002, and half of the immigrants we surveyed say they mostly spend time with others from their birth country, a significant increase from seven years ago. This seeming contradictionquickly becoming comfortable in the United States even as ties to their birth country grow strongersuggests that other immigrants, and the broader immigrant community, play a strong role in helping immigrants adjust.
Immigrants say the biggest problem they face right now is also the biggest problem facing the rest of the country: the economy. Were seeing this reflected in multiple dimensions. Not only do more than 6 in 10 immigrants say the economy is the most important problem for the country but financial concerns seem to be playing a much greater role in their attitudes. Almost all still say that the United States is a better place than their birth country for earning a living, but more also cite finding a job and securing government assistance as major reasons to pursue citizenship. No wonder, then, that their overall happiness has diminished.
So as the debate renews on immigration reform, what do immigrants want? What path do they believe the nation should take?
For immigrants, there are several overarching themes for reform. A solid majority says that illegal immigrants become productive citizensalmost exactly the opposite of the view held by the general public. Perhaps not surprisingly, immigrants support new measures to bring illegal or undocumented immigrants more firmly into the mainstream. An overwhelming 84 percent support a guest worker program, while more than 7 in 10 back a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have no criminal record and have shown a commitment to the United States, though support for this latter varies according to age and ethnic group. As a whole, however, immigrants back some method of bringing illegal immigrants into society.
This report was based on six focus groups and a national telephone survey of 1,138 foreign-born adults. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percent, although the margin is higher when comparing subgroups. There are plenty of methodological hurdles intrinsic to interviewing this population. As in our prior study, we limited our definition of immigrants to people born outside the United States and, in order to capture their recollections of coming to America, we excluded anyone who emigrated under 5 years of age. And as before, we conducted the telephone survey in English and Spanish.
This time, we wanted to take a closer look at particular ethnic groups that are often overlooked because of their relatively small size in the United States, including Middle Easterners, South and East Asians, as well as Central and South Americans. In order to do so, we supplemented our random digital dialed (RDD) sample with a list of phone numbers of those likely to identify with one of these ethnicities. The list was provided by Ethnic Technologies, ,a leading provider of multicultural lists. Within each household, an adult member was chosen randomly and screened to ensure that they match our immigrant criteria.
Since we conducted our last survey on immigrants in 2002, the number of people in the United States who use a cell phone has increased significantly, and this number is even greater for immigrant populations. According to both the 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and the General Social Survey (GSS), 22 percent of foreign-born residents of the U.S. do not own a landline telephone, but do own a cell phone.
Thus we included a dual-frame, cell phone sample alongside our landline sample to capture immigrants who do not have access to a landline. In addition, our stratified random dialing design ensured that no matter where an immigrant lived in the United States, whether in a location that has a high density of immigrants or one where immigrants are fewer or farther between, all immigrants had a chance to be included in our survey.
One final difference from our last immigrant study: In this survey, we chose to ask respondents about their legal status in the United States. Before weighting, eight percent of our sample say that they are undocumented, and 57 percent say that they are United States citizens. Of those who say they are not citizens, 20 percent say they are in the process of becoming a citizen and 76 percent are not in the process. But 64 percent of the noncitizens say they plan to seek citizenship in the future.
[1] Guest Worker Program Poses Obstacle for Obama on Immigration Push, June 25, 2009, The New York Times, http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/25/guest-worker-program-poses-obstacle-for-obama-on-immigration-push
[2] "Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2008," Department of Homeland Security, http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics/publications/yearbook.shtm
Immigrants are holding fast to their belief that America remains the land of opportunity, according to a new Public Agenda study.


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Director, cast are superb in Chekhov drama
Few international filmmakers have burst on the American film scene more explosively -- or fell from it faster -- than Greek Cypriot director Michael Cacoyannis, who received an Oscar nomination for directing the 1964 triumph, "Zorba the Greek," then disappeared from the scope.
But now, nearly four decades later, here he is again, reunited with his old "Zorba" star, Alan Bates, in an unlikely but extraordinarily effective English-language adaptation of Anton Chekhov's classic 1904 play, "The Cherry Orchard."
Technically a Cypriot/French co-production, and released in Europe in 1999 under the title "Varya," the film is a very straightforward staging of the drama, which tells the story of the downfall of an aristocratic feudal family that can't adapt to the post-emancipation Russia.
Its flawed heroine is Madame Ranyevskaya (Charlotte Rampling), a middle-age woman of a somewhat shallow and frivolous nature who has returned to her heavily mortgaged estate after living in France for the previous five years and squandering most of her money.
Through her we're introduced to a wide ensemble of characters, including her equally incompetent brother, Gayev (Bates); her hopeful 17-year-old daughter Anya (Tushka Bergen); and her older and more melancholy adopted daughter Varya (Katrin Cartlidge), who manages the estate.
There's also Lopahin (Owen Teale), a wealthy merchant from the old peasant class who loves Varya; Trofimov (Andrew Howard), an idealistic student who loves Anya and represents the new revolutionary movement; and maybe a half-dozen other characters, mostly servants.
The family cherishes the estate, and especially its famously beautiful cherry orchard, but they can't begin to pay the debts that have accrued on it, nor are they willing to sell off parcels, so -- barring a last-minute marriage to money -- they're doomed to lose it.
In Chekhov's hands, this inexorable tragedy comes together to be an evenhanded, bittersweet, immensely satisfying domestic drama that is arguably literature's most moving portrayal of the passing of the old pre-World War I European social order.
And the power of the play has been greatly enhanced here by the magic of movies, which allows us to feel every creak and moan of the old house, see all the complex details of its extinct lifestyle and experience the glory of its precious cherry orchard and the horror of its destruction.
There's no weak link in the cast. Rampling is the embodiment of faded 19th-century elegance, Bates gives Gayev just the right blend of incompetence and dignity, Cartlidge and Bergen strike a perfect contrast as the sisters and Teale steals the movie with his tortured Lopahin.
But the real credit for the film's success goes to Cacoyannis, who clearly has a gift for getting the lead out of great stage works. (His 1961 "Electra" is said to be the finest movie adaptation of a Greek tragedy, and his 1977 "Iphigania" also has a big following.)
This production seems to have avoided all the mistakes made by the last major movie adaptation of Chekhov: Sidney Lumet's 1968 version of "The Sea Gull." It's naturalistic, briskly paced and never overreverential. It's not a bit stagy, yet it manages to be dazzling theater.


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When Falcons wide receiver Roddy White missed practice on Wednesday with a knee injury, coach Mike Smith indicated that it was minor and that White was expected back at practice on Thursday and expected to play on Sunday.
Thursday's practice has come and gone and White wasn't on the field for it. That's changed the outlook for Smith and the Falcons as the coach is now terming White a game-time decision for the home game against the Giants. Smith's still sounding a hopeful note about White's status, however.
"We're going to be very cautious with Roddy in terms of getting ready for the ball game," Smith said, via the team's website. "He will not probably do a whole lot tomorrow or Saturday, and then we'll get him out there on Sunday and see where he's at. But it's hard to keep Roddy White out of a football game."
It will be harder to win a football game this week if White isn't on the field. The Giants defense has been vulnerable to big passing plays this season and the Falcons are well-suited to exploit that when they have a healthy White and Julio Jones in the lineup.
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The move by University of Wisconsin football Coach Brett Bielema to accept a higher paying job for himself and his assistants at the University of Arkansas weeks before his old team is slated to play in the Rose Bowl raises the perpetual question: Are massive football and basketball salaries for coaches at institutions of higher learning justified?
Bielema will be paid a base salary of $3.2 million dollars a year for a guaranteed six years, with incentives that can push his revenue to roughly $4 million per year. If Arkansas were to fire Bielema in the first three years, they would owe him $12.8 million dollars. His assistants also received hefty raises.
When Tennessee fired Derek Dooley last month, they still have to pay him the $5 million remaining on his contract.
Six years ago, 42 major college football coaches made at least $1 million per year. Today 42 coaches make at least $2 million. The average annual salary for head coaches in baseball and basketball is $1.64 million, up nearly 12% over last season, and more than 70% since 2006. Head football coaches such as Nick Saban of Alabama and Mack Brown of Texas make $5.5 million and $5.3 million, respectively. The assistant football coaches at Clemson University share a compensation pool of $4.2 million — do the math.
According to Equilar, an executive compensation data firm, between 2007 and 2011 CEO pay — including salary, stock options, bonuses and other compensation — rose 23%. In that same period, coaches' pay increased 44%.
This massive explosion of spending on coaches' compensation is occurring against the backdrop of funding crises at universities across the nation. The economic recession has dropped alumni giving levels and public universities have had tax funding reduced. This has caused a decline in instructional spending and dramatic increases in tuition.
University presidents' compensation is under attack — they average $421,000. Athletic Director salaries average about $450,000. These figures are dwarfed by the revenue generating athletic coaches. So under what rationale are these coaches compensated?
There is no figure with as dynamic an impact on the success or failure of a college athletic program than the coaching staff. Unlike professional sports and high schools, they have to recruit every athlete who plays for them. This is a Social Darwinian cut-throat competition.
They have to project the growth rate and maturation of 17-year-olds over the next four years. Guessing correctly is part of what makes the difference in roster strength. Coaches are then charged with supervising the nutrition, weight training, behavior, academic prowess and practice of older adolescents who are often still in a growth and maturity phase.
These same coaches face constant external pressure and second-guessing from athletic directors, parents, administrators, boosters, the public and the press. To gracefully perform all these functions and produce a perpetually winning team is an extraordinary achievement. When attendance drops, the college coach is the first blamed.
Most alumni sustain a large part of their interest through following the progress of the school's men's basketball and football programs. I have talked with university presidents who indicate that they feel that 50% of alumni gifts to their schools may be triggered by athletic interest.
The gift may be given to the music department rather than athletics, but it is spurred by athletic achievement and the pride it engenders. This giving plays a crucial role in university funding. Revenue also flows from the sale of memorabilia and merchandising with school logos. And clearly, dollars generated by successful football and basketball programs can subsidize less profitable men's and women's sports that provide valuable experiences for other student-athletes.
It is the explosion in television revenue that is altering college athletics. The network packages for football conference rights fees are rising exponentially. The new deal the Pac-12 signed with ESPN and Fox totals $3 billion over 12 years.
Many conferences are operating or starting their own television networks, adding to the bonanza. The success of an individual team can lead to a richer cornucopia. Those teams that have a unique following and brand, like Notre Dame, can do their own network deals. The University of Texas has created its own Longhorn Network.
No factor is more important to insuring a winning collegiate sports program than coaches. Nothing is more important to television and other revenue streams for universities than creating a winning and distinctive brand. No achievement by a university stimulates more critical alumni giving than a winning sports program.
The decision as to whether operating such a program in pressure-packed Division I sports fits with a university's other values and priorities is the prerogative of each institution to make. But if the school makes the decision to compete, no money is better spent than that to secure the most productive coaching staff.
LEIGH STEINBERG is a renowned sports agent, author, advocate, speaker and humanitarian. His column appears weekly. Follow Leigh on Twitter @steinbergsports or blog.steinbergsports.com.


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Superficial view
The Kansas Policy Institute narrative sounds suspiciously like the old cliche, "Those who can, do; those who can't, teach." It assumes that the only qualification for teaching is strong content knowledge instead of being just the first step of many.
You know what? I used to agree. I thought just knowing physics and chemistry and math at a very deep level would be enough to teach high school students.
I was so wrong.
Teaching is considerably more than just transmitting knowledge from teacher to students. It's all too true that "They don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." We need teachers who understand how their students' minds are growing and changing, the many ways they process information, why a free public education is vital for all Kansans, how to handle students' interpersonal issues, how to mitigate the effects of home poverty, how to create a welcoming stable safe classroom, the many pitfalls students encounter as they learn various topics ... the list goes on.
If Bill Gates sincerely wanted to teach Hays High School students about computer science he could take one of several alternate certification routes, like the Transition to Teaching or the Project mNet programs available at Fort Hays State University. Gates would just need to persuade our school board to hire him, find a mentor teacher at the school, pass a background check with fingerprinting, and complete some online coursework during his first few years of teaching.
The KPI wouldn't propose drastic shortcuts to teaching if they genuinely respected the profession. They're saying if you're a good driver, you're automatically qualified to build a car from scratch.
Evidently, they're not worried about stranding our children along the highway.
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Bring your plants to our plant clinic, and learn more about gardening, composting, worm farming, plant propagation, sustainable energy, bush foods, rare plants and bushfire preparedness with a range of talks, displays and workshops.
There will also be guided walks, live cooking demonstrations, music, food and plants sales. Plus, for the kids, a chance to get their hands dirty with nature adventures, mini-beast hunts, wildlife show, bats, butterflies, boomerang throwing, fire stick lighting, nature craft, live fire displays and face painting.


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Surprise #1 At Top Of Southern Rock Song Poll
The Marshall Tucker Band's 1973 classic "Can't You See" has been named the 'Greatest Southern Rock Song' in a new list by UltimateClassicRock.com. The track -- which has been a mainstay on FM radio upon it's release on the band's self-titled debut album -- has often been mistaken for being an Allman Brothers Band song, actually was never a hit, "peaking" upon release at a disappointing Number 108 on the Billboard singles charts. Coming in second was Lynyrd Skynyrd's 1974 mission statement, "Sweet Home Alabama," with 1975 Outlaws favorite "Green Grass & High Tides" rounding out the Top Three.
Co-founder and singer Doug Gray is thrilled with the honor, telling the website: "We are over the top with this announcement from Ultimate Classic Rock. It certainly lets us all know that 'Can't You See' is and will continue to be appreciated for a very long time."
Doug Gray told us that he's never been ashamed to be known as a Southern Rock act: "No, absolutely not. We are a Southern Rock band -- it's that simple. We're a band that's not afraid to be hooked to the Allman Brothers, not afraid to be hooked to Charlie Daniels. What would I be -- right now -- if I didn't have my background and roots into where we're coming from, and try to put that in the music. I can't be somebody we're not."
The Marshall Tucker Band will next perform on Friday and Saturday night (October 5th and 6th) in Steelville, Missouri at the Wildwood Springs Lodge.
The Greatest Southern Rock Songs , according to Ultimate Classic Rock:
1. "Can't You See" - The Marshall Tucker Band
2. "Sweet Home Alabama" - Lynyrd Skynyrd
3. "Green Grass & High Tides" - The Outlaws
4. "Highway Song" - Blackfoot
5. "Long Haired Country Boy" - The Charlie Daniels Band
6. "Flirtin' With Disaster" - Molly Hatchet
7. "La Grange" - ZZ Top
8. "Ramblin' Man" - The Allman Brothers
9. "30 Days In The Hole" - Humble Pie
10. "Mississippi Queen" - Mountain


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I am happy to be participating in the Please Post Bills show at Gallery 1988.
I decided to do a painting based on one of images from my Bill vs. Betty project.
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Inside America's Greenest Home
America's greenest home, a 5,600-square-foot, net-zero home, isn't short on high-tech goodies. Automation and control provide entertainment, help boost energy efficiency and keep useful technologies hidden.
February 15, 2013
At first glance it might not look like a luxury home. But this modern-barn design of connected buildings and wings is so much more.
The 5,600-square-foot home called Tah.Mah.Lah in Portola Valley, Calif., was built to be the greenest home in America. And we're talking green from the reclaimed wood and stone used in its construction to waste water that feeds the native, drought-tolerant landscaping to energy-efficient windows.
It's also a net-zero house, which means it produces all of its own energy via a geothermal (ground source) heating system and 120 solar panels, which is enough to power the house and charge five electric vehicles (EVs).
Just because this house is super-green doesn't mean it isn't also super high-tech and luxurious. In fact, it's chock-full of cool home technologies. There are 24 zones of audio and a Control4 home control system that governs the audio/video, ventilation, security and energy-saving LED lighting. There are TVs that rise out of the floor on motorized lifts, occupancy sensors that turn off lighting automatically, and apps galore for iPad-based operation of anything that's tied to the control system.
The electronic systems in this house don't detract from its green creed, though. In fact, it's just the opposite: Technologies actually enable it to be even more eco-friendly and energy-efficient. Technology also helped it to achieve a Platinum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating, the highest possible for a home, and set a record score for California's Build It Green program.
Leveraging Technology
Homeowners Paul Holland and Linda Yates embraced the use of technology in their big green home from the start. He's a venture capitalist with Foundation Capital, investing in clean-tech startups. She's a longtime environmentalist and management consultant who grew up on the hillside where their new house sits and recognizes how technology can help conserve our natural resources. The self-styled eco geeks' home design stressed an integration across all five areas of sustainable and regenerative building: energy, materials, waste, water and habitat. In other words, materials used on a roof could impact energy usage by making the house warmer or cooler. "We wanted to go through each of those things and maximize efficiency. Then leverage technology to either boost efficiency or manage the efficiency," says Yates.
Control: Control4
Solar: SunPower, Tigo
LED Lighting: Xicato
Audio: Control4, Sonos
Speakers: SpeakerCraft
TVs: Samsung
TV Lifts: Nexus21
In-Floor Heating: Uponor
Efficient Windows: SeriousWindows
Weather Station: WeatherHawk
Remote Monitoring: Panamax, Digital Logger
Equipment Rack: Middle Atlantic
Yates had her own aha moment in the design phase. Energy consultants looked at the house design and realized a whole basement wasn't needed and would drive up the family's energy use, so it was eliminated. Start with an efficient design, and you can be more energy-efficient when using it. "Efficiency first and alternative energy second was a big aha for me," she says. "In the end, energy trumps everything."
That's where cyberManor of Los Gatos, Calif., came in, installing the systems that tied much of the green technologies in this home together, while enabling simple operation and monitoring of those systems.
Automation Enhances Efficiency
A home such as this with so many different systems could not run efficiently without a control system tying them together and providing a common user interface for monitoring and managing them. "What we've been striving toward is the Control4 system doing as much as possible when it comes to the control of audio/video, pool and water," says Gordon van Zuiden, founder of cyberManor. And it had to be nearly invisible. There are no wall controls in any room except for the Control4 six-button keypads, each center-mounted on a cedar plank. Thermostats are located in a closet, further eliminating wall clutter. And everything is controlled from six iPads used throughout the house.
"The system is so intuitive that our young children and guests can pick up an iPad and use all the features of the system without a list of lengthy instructions or training," says Yates. The wall-mounted keypads let the homeowners set scenes for the energy-saving Xicato LED lighting used throughout the house, in addition to calling up music and recirculating hot water where needed.
Also, says Yates, "We have a button that allows us to turn off the whole front of the house as people are moving to the back to get ready for bed. It seems like a small thing, but it means we actually turn lights off more than we might if we had to go around to each room."
Occupancy sensors throughout the home also turn lights off after 10 minutes of room vacancy. And the Control4 system operates motorized MechoShades in the master suite, girls' room and guest house. Four D'Mand hot water recirculators deliver warm water to sinks without waiting and wasting cool water, which is voided back into the water tank for reheating. The Control4 system also controls heat recovery ventilators (HRVs) that bring fresh air into the home. The HRVs come on at different times, depending on the time of year and how much ventilation may be needed. Hot water is produced by heat pumps tied to the underground geothermal heating system, which in turn uses pumps powered by the solar array.
Conserving and repurposing water is huge, especially in dry areas like California. So the house recycles graywater from sinks and showers and blackwater from toilets to irrigate the landscaping; a 50,000-gallon cistern collects rainwater for re-use as well. These systems aren't all tied to the Control4 system, but Holland and Yates can peek in on cistern levels via a web portal on their iPads.
Efficient Entertainment, Too
Being so green doesn't preclude having some audio and video fun. There's no big home theater in this dwelling, but there's a 5.1-channel surround-sound system in the library, featuring a 55-inch Samsung LED-backlit TV, SpeakerCraft bookshelf front-channel speakers and in-wall SpeakerCraft speakers for the surrounds.
In both the master bedroom and the children's room, flat-panel TVs rise from underground vaults on motorized lifts when the TV is turned on from an iPad. SpeakerCraft CSS6 Three speakers are wall-mounted throughout the house for whole-house audio enjoyment of Pandora streaming and other music from a Sonos system. Even the entertainment in this house is energy-efficient. The LED-backlit TVs use less electricity than other TVs, and a Digital Logger device shuts down multiroom amplifiers during the day when no one is home and connects to the Control4 system using a driver from Extra Vegetables. A Blue- Bolt power conditioner from Panamax can remotely reboot rack components as needed.
Energy monitoring of the A/V equipment has also been discussed. During the planning phase of the house, Holland and Yates had a plug load study done to reduce the power used by electronic systems as much as possible. Yates says they are now leaning toward Powerhouse Dynamics' eMonitor system, which provides a web-based dashboard to display the power production of a solar array and energy use of the whole home and individual circuits, by month, day, hour or minute.
Do Automated Efficiencies Help?
Automated control and lighting systems don't provide the majority of energy savings in Tah.Mah.Lah. Systems like highly efficient SeriousWindows that allow sunlight to warm the house and save on heat do much more. So does positioning the house to take advantage of breezes and eliminate any air conditioning. But have automated and integrated electronics systems in this very green home helped it achieve other efficiencies? Absolutely, says Yates. "Making it easy and automatic for people to be energy-efficient is key. With the control system, you can do more than just turn [devices] on and off. You can dim, you can manage plugs, you can manage multiple rooms at the same time, you can manage not just the house but the landscape from anywhere.
"But a control system alone does not make a house greener, she adds. "It is the icing on the cake. If the cake isn't well-designed and thoughtfully built right, with the right intent in the first place, all the control systems in the world won't make it greener."
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Re: st: Panel cointegration
Manhal Mohammad Ali <email@example.com>
Re: st: Panel cointegration
Thu, 25 Aug 2011 02:15:52 +0100
I think what Pesaran is saying by large (or maybe long) panel is when
you have large T observations but small N.
I hope this helps.
Manhal Ali
University of Bristol
On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 1:16 AM, dar mark <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> Thank you for the explanation Biljana. I am just concerned about what
> Pesaran says that xtpmg is for large N large T panels and mine is
> relatively small. But at the same time he has applied it on small N
> small T panels. Therefore I am litlle bit confused.
> Cheers,
> Mite
>> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 8:34 PM, Biljana Jonoska <email@example.com> wrote:
>>> Dear Mite,
>>> I used xtpmg which produces pmg and mg estimates at the level of panel. PMG estimator is an ARDL based and it is special case of the VAR model. You can use PMG estimator only if there is no need of examination of simultaneous interdependence among the variables.Namely, ARDL regression is designed to establish ECM in the case when there is only one-way interdependence between dependent and explanatory variables at the level of
>>> cross-sections in panel, whereas PMG does the same as ARDL at the level of panel.
>>> STATA offers basic help for usage of xtpmg.ado package.
>>> Please contact me if you have any further questions.
>>> Best regards,Biljana
>>> --- On Tue, 8/23/11, dar mark <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>>> From: dar mark <email@example.com>
>>> Subject: st: Panel cointegration
>>> To: email@example.com
>>> Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2011, 7:32 PM
>>> Dear Statalisters,
>>> I want to do a panel cointegration analysis for N=5 T=20 panel. I have
>>> searched for estimators and found Pesaran's xtpmg. Can anyone tell me
>>> can I apply it and if not suggest another
>>> estimator?
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mite
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text: I just installed ISPConfig3 on Ubuntu 13 and now I am getting a client denied by server configuration. This was a fresh Amazon VM and I've installed ISPConfig a bunch of times and never had an issue. I've reviewed the conf file and can't seem to see what is causing the error. Help!


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IMF sees rich nations propelling global growth, but risks linger
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday predicted the global recovery would strengthen this year and next as output in richer nations picked up, but it warned of rising risks in emerging economies.
In its latest global economic snapshot, the Washington-based IMF nevertheless said better policies were needed in both advanced and emerging nations to avoid a prolonged period of sluggish growth.
Global output should expand 3.6 percent this year, slightly lower than forecast in January, and grow 3.9 percent next year, the IMF said in its flagship "World Economic Outlook." That would make 2015 the strongest year of growth in four years.
But the numbers mask an increasing divergence among countries. While less fiscal austerity should help unshackle growth in the United States and Europe, emerging markets are likely to grow more slowly than thought just a few months ago, the IMF said.
Geopolitical risks have also entered the picture because of the conflict between Russia and Western countries over Ukraine.
"The strengthening of the recovery from the Great Recession in the advanced economies is a welcome development," the IMF said. "But growth is not evenly robust across the globe, and more policy efforts are needed to fully restore confidence, ensure robust growth, and lower downside risks."
Despite weather-related weakness at the start of the year, the IMF said the United States should enjoy above-trend growth of 2.8 percent this year thanks to less severe budget cutting, a recovering housing market and an easy monetary policy.
It said it did not expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates until the third quarter of next year.
Economic activity in the euro zone should pick up slightly as countries slow the pace of fiscal austerity, even though the currency bloc continues to suffer from financial fragmentation and weak credit supply and demand, it said.
The IMF repeated warnings about the very low level of inflation in the euro zone and said it saw about a 20 percent chance of growth-sapping deflation in the region.
"Sustained low inflation would not likely be conducive to a suitable recovery of economic growth," the IMF said, calling again on the European Central Bank to ease monetary policy.
"We hope they will implement (policies) as soon as they're technically ready to do so. Sooner is better than later," IMF chief economist Olivier Blanchard said at a news conference.
Deflation is less of an immediate threat to Japan than it has been in the past, the IMF said, largely because a planned increase in the consumption tax would raise prices.
But it said the tax hike would likely cut into Japan's growth and warned of a one in five chance the world's third-largest economy could slip into recession this year.
The IMF cut forecasts for some of the biggest middle-income countries, including Russia, Turkey, Brazil and South Africa. It forecast that emerging markets overall would grow 4.9 percent this year, 0.2 percentage point lower than in January.
"In emerging market economies, vulnerabilities appear mostly localized," the IMF said. "Nevertheless, a still-greater general slowdown in these economies remains a risk."
Blanchard said as prospects improve in advanced economies, investors will become less forgiving of countries' problems, including large current account deficits or high debt burdens.
"And financial bumps, such as those we saw last summer and earlier this year, may well happen again," Blanchard said, referring to large capital outflows from emerging markets as the U.S. central bank prepared to wind down its massive bond-buying program.
The IMF warned the tug of war between Russia and Western countries over Ukraine could undercut growth in other ex-Soviet economies. Russia, a top producer of commodities and a key natural gas supplier to Europe, was hit with EU and U.S. sanctions over its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region.
"Greater spillovers to activity … could emerge if further turmoil leads to a renewed bout of increased risk aversion in global financial markets, or from disruptions to trade and finance due to intensification of sanctions and counter sanctions," the IMF said. It also warned of the potential for disruptions to natural gas and crude oil production.
The report painted a picture of a global economy that could face a period of stagnation without the right policy actions, particularly by officials in the euro zone and Japan.
National elections around the world this year could also complicate countries' abilities to impose difficult economic measures. "Political transitions create very difficult macroeconomic problems and fiscal problems, and there is a very large number of political transitions happening in the world," Blanchard said.
Potential growth is already low in advanced economies and likely has fallen in emerging markets as China rebases its economy from investment toward consumption, the IMF said.
"Fiscal policy needs to play a critical role if growth remains at subpar levels," it said. "In that case, more ambitious measures aimed at raising the growth potential … should be contemplated."- Reuters


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cocalol wrote:Through a port i can know if my other computer has an exploit i can use ?
Sort of.
Listening services may have a vulnerability. Not the ports themselves. You use a port scanner to see which ports are open and what, if any, services are listening for communications on that port. Knowing that application X version 1.23 may be running on, for example, port 25, gives you a good place to start researching for any known vulnerabilities with that particular application.


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Got my mantels all decorated up. (Mantle? Mantels? Interwebs says they can both be used. I use them interchangeably now. Mix things up. I'm a rebel.)
Made pies with my sis in law. She's trying to learn me how to make a pretty pie. Because my pies look like poo. And no one likes Poop Pie. Far as I know.
Gold "silverware", what what? Also, those are burlap placemats.
Burlap stinks.
Those stanked.
This year, since I couldn't find anything new and cool (and I looked, believe me),
I shopped the house. Bor-ing.
Blue & Gold. Oh, wait. I didn't realize this is like a cubscouts meeting.
So! I really, really want to make this more of an exciting holiday. It gets so skipped, people! I love Christmas, too, but c'mon! Trying to think of some fun traditions for my family to get excited about.
Couple years back, I made my whole family play "Young Me Now Me".
You know? You know. There's even a Modern Family episode dedicated to this hilarity. It was fun. You should play this.
This year? I'm making everyone play. . . wait for it. . . Flag Football. It's an American Thanksgiving tradition!
Past week, texts have been sent out to the fam:
"What time do we want to eat Thanksgiving dinner at?
p.s., Mom said she called dibs on being quarterback."
and then,
"How's 1:00 p.m. for Thanksgiving?
p.s., Mom has been doing push-ups all week to prepare for the big game."
(from the bro:)
"Are they one-armed push-ups?"
"Fo sho."
I'm pretty sure I was the only one who found this hilarious. You should know that I have two brothers, and they are massive. Like, 6' 5", solid rocks. And they take no prisoners. One of us is going to get jacked, and it's probably gonna be me.
So, after the big game, we can all go nurse our injuries whilst watching a 3-D movie in the basement.
I've been asking everyone for suggestions for the movie, but with little response. You know what I think?! I think we should get "Lord of the Dance" IN 3-D!! Wouldn't that be awesome?
It would totally be like Michael Flatley was kicking us all in the face. Brilliant.
I think this is a fun keeper for the little butt munches:
little pilgrim hats for the kids' table. I'm adding them to the mix of Indian hats from last year.
Here we have Pocahontas:
and. . .
her brother, Crazy Brow.
Aw heck, maybe I'll even make the adults choose one, too. Have a good one, y'all.


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Thoughts on Portal from Level 2 Support
Go easy on your LDAP
JMW98 2000000MY6 7,058 Views
Many login performance issues turn out to be delays in resolving group membership. WebSphere Portal attempts to resolve group membership at each login. There are a few things a Portal administrator can do to make the process of resolving group membership as efficient as possible. Reducing the load on the LDAP is a bonus.
1. If your LDAP supports it, implement a membership attribute. Set the scope as broadly as your LDAP supports. Hopefully, the LDAP's membership attribute lists all of a user's group memberships (direct, nested, and dynamic).
Note: Be sure that any groups returned by the membership attribute can be resolved within the realm defined in VMM. Failures will occur if the membership attribute returns a group DN that VMM cannot look up.
2. Unless your application requires them, avoid using dynamic groups since resolving their membership exacts a high cost. If you need dynamic groups in your application, consider keeping them locally with this alternative.
3. If the membership attribute resolves nested groups, disable nested groups in Portal.
4. Configure a federated repository so that VMM resolves group membership during the WAS login process. Then configure Portal to reuse WAS group information (user management only, to maximize performance).
Note: You can reuse WAS group information even in a standalone LDAP configuration - I just like the VMM functionality for resolving group membership better.
There are some additional tweaks you can make with PAC caches, VMM caches, and context pooling, but these four items should help a great deal in resolving any performance delays in resolving group membership during Portal login.
How to disable unused applications in WebSphere Portal?
twcornwe 0600025RJ4 Tags:  configuration unused applications disable remove isc 9,826 Views
A frequent question asked is "WebSphere Portal ships with a lot of applications. But, I don't need all of those applications. Each of the applications takes time to start when the Portal server starts, and, consumes memory/CPU during runtime. How do I know which applications are required for the Portal server to function, and which are optional and can be safely disabled?".
For Portal 6.1.x, please see the following Technote: "How to disable unused applications in WebSphere Portal V6.1.x"
For Portal 70x, please see the following Technote: "How to disable unused applications in WebSphere Portal 7.0.x"
RHEL bug could be problematic for Quickr 8.5 for Portal installations with a non-localized /home directory
Tony Donato 270000E0HY Tags:  quickr db2 7,256 Views
As many of you are aware, Quickr 8.5 has the option to install DB2 along with server itself. Unfortunately if the /home directory is not local errors may appear after DB2 is being installed. They indicates that the 'qkradmin' user cannot run any db2 commands:
-bash-3.2$ whoami
-bash-3.2$ db2start
-bash: db2start: command not found
The only recourse is to install to a local /home directory until these duplicate RHEL bugs are fixed:
I will post more updates on resolving this issue as I get them
Limitations on using a File Repository
twcornwe 0600025RJ4 Tags:  repository file-based security federate fileregistry.xml 9,747 Views
WebSphere Portal 6.1 and later out of the box utilize a file repository in a Virtual Member Manager (VMM) federated repositories. During installation of WebSphere Portal, a prompt is given to create a new username and password. The username and password are created in the file repository and utilized by WebSphere Portal during runtime, and during installation/configuration tasks. When the system is ready to be configured to an enterprise LDAP, with a standalone LDAP configuration, the file repository no longer is available and only a single LDAP is available for use. With a federated repositories configuration, a file repository and one or more LDAP may exist simultaneously. A decision should be made as to whether to keep the file repository, or, remove it. In general, the recommendation is to remove the file repository.
Why Keep the File Repository?
The most common reason to keep the file repository is to have a location other than the LDAP to store the administrative users. In the event of an LDAP outage, the file repository would still be available and allow login to the WebSphere Application Server and/or Portal server. For these scenarios, we instead strongly recommend customers setup a database user registry with their Portals. The database user registries do not have nearly the number of limitations as do the file repositories, allow for a more flexible configuration of the system, and do not have nearly the performance penalty as do file repositories. More information on database user registries are available here:
Why Remove the File Repository?
In general, WebSphere Portal v6.1-8.0 recommends to remove the file repository in production systems:
"Note: It is not recommended to use the file-based repository in a production environment".
WebSphere Portal v8.5 and later require its removal in production systems:
"Only the database entry mapping repositories support the creation of a group with members that exist in repositories outside the database repository. If you use a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) registry, you can assign a member to a group within that same LDAP registry. Similarly, if you use a file repository, you can assign a member to a group within that same file repository. "
End Result: You may not have an administrative user in the file repository which belongs to an administrators group in the LDAP, and vice-versa.
"Client certificate login is not supported in a realm that includes a single built-in, file-based repository or a single built-in, file-based repository with other repositories."
Addendum: This is now supported with WAS 70023, WAS 8004 and WAS 8550 and later. More details available at this link:
End Result: This is a rare, but valid security configuration not available with the file repository.
"Changes to built-in, file-based repositories are not automatically replicated to managed nodes in a federated repositories configuration. You need to use the administrative console to replicate the changes you make to a built-in, file-based repository."
"If the WebSphere Application Server is installed in a clustered environment, then these files are distributed to all the cluster members based on the standard WebSphere Application Server configuration distribution mechanism. All the write functions occur only at the Network Deployment Manager (NDM) server, but the read functions are performed using the local file repositories."
End Result: You may not use "Edit my Profile" to modify users or their passwords in a File Repository. It must be done via the Deployment Manager console.
"The registry used by WebSphere is not the Active Directory domain LDAP, or Global Catalogue, but is some other virtual registry (for example, a file-based custom user registry)."
End Result: Administrative users in the file repository will not be able to use SPENGO if configured.
"You can configure only one LDAP repository under federated repositories, and that LDAP repository configuration must match the LDAP server configuration under Tivoli Access Manager."
End Result: Administrative users in the file repository will need to access the Portal server, rather than through TAM. Note, the same is likely true for other External Security Managers (such as Siteminder), as those ESMs typically do not have access to the users in the file repository.
"Note: Application groups only apply to WebSphere Portal; it does not apply to external security managers. Also, application groups is not supported when using the default federated repository with a built-in file repository."
End Result: If an administrative user exists in the file repository, it is not supported to make that user a member of one or more application groups. This is a WebSphere Portal specific limitation.
"The VMM file-based repository does not support search queries with multiple wildcards"
End Result: If searching for users in the Portal with multiple wildcard, e.g. searching for John Doe via Jo* Do*, such searches will fail. Both the file repository and LDAP will be searched with this query, and the query will fail on the file repository, causing the entire search operation to fail and have no results return to the end user.
URL mapping administration results in loss of access to virtual portal
Brett A. Gordon 100000STXU Tags:  virtual_portal flash url_mapping 7,269 Views
After creating or modifying a URL mapping in a virtual portal, users may no longer be able to access the virtual portal via browser, and administrators may no longer be able to successfully administer the virtual portal via XMLAccess. Such issue has been confirmed by IBM Support as a defect and reported via APAR PM47138. If you are using virtual portals in your environment, Support highly recommends installing cumulative fix (CF) 9 for WebSphere Portal 126.96.36.199 in order to prevent this problem scenario. For those users who already experience such an issue, there are two options for recovery:
1) Restore the Portal database from backup.
2) Open a PMR with IBM Support to request assistance in remapping the URL context to the virtual portal. Upon opening such PMR, the following database tables from database domain "release" should be provided for review by Support:
Note 1: The defect can manifest itself such that when you log into a virtual portal and navigate to the URL mapping portlet, you are unable to see the context root for your virtual portal. Thus, you are unable to create any URL mappings for the virtual portal via the UI since they need to be created as children of the context root. Any URL mappings you do try to create in this case get created as additional context roots and cause undesired results (e.g. redirecting to base portal) if you attempt to utilize them.
Note 2: A flash technote will be published today communicating this same information.


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Lynn Boepple Su
Professor of Law
Lynn Boepple Su is a Professor of Law and a former Writing Specialist at New York Law School. Professor Su currently teaches Legal Practice, a first-year course that introduces students to fundamental lawyering skills in the context of real-life problems. Before joining the Legal Practice faculty, Professor Su served as co-director of the New York Law School's Writing Program, overseeing the first-year writing curriculum and upper-level writing electives. As the Writing Specialist, she tutored students individually on the principles of legal writing and conducted workshops on legal analysis, writing, and appellate advocacy.
Professor Su's background in private practice and as an assistant district attorney informs her teaching. She uses real-life examples to show her students how the lawyering skills taught in class are used practice. Her in-role exercises expose students to the human element of lawyering and help them begin to develop a professional identity.
From 1986 to 1990, Professor Su was an assistant district attorney in Bronx County, New York, working in the Criminal Courts, Felony Evaluation Case Unit, and Investigations Bureaus. She prosecuted criminal cases in New York State and City courts and coordinated the investigation and prosecution of economic crimes.
Professor Su broadened her legal experience as an associate at several New Jersey law firms. In private practice, she concentrated in the area of employment litigation, assisting in the representation of management in wrongful termination and discrimination cases and in matters of employer-employee relations. She also worked on appeals and helped litigate prerogative writ land use cases.
Professor Su is a graduate of New York University (B.A., 1982, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa) and Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1985, cum laude). She coauthored The Lawyer's Craft: An Introduction to Legal Analysis, Writing, and Advocacy (Anderson Publishing Co., 2002).
The Lawyer's Craft: An Introduction to Legal Analysis, Writing, Research, and Advocacy. Anderson Publishing, 2002 (with C. Glaser, J. Lieberman, & R. Ruescher).
Teacher's Manual for the Lawyer's Craft. (Anderson Publishing, 2002) (with J. Lieberman, R. Ruescher, C. Glaser & D. Epstein).


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Panotools::Makefile::Rule - Assemble Makefile rules
Simple interface for generating Makefile syntax
Writing Makefiles directly from perl scripts with print and "\t" etc... is prone to error, this library provides a simple perl interface for assembling Makefile rules.
my $rule = new Panotools::Makefile::Rule;
..or additionally specify targets at creation time
my $rule = new Panotools::Makefile::Rule ('all');
A Makefile rule always has one or more 'targets', these are typically filenames, but can be 'phony' non-files.
(phony targets should be listed as perequisites of the special .PHONY target)
$rule->Targets ('output1.txt', 'output2.txt');
..or equivalently:
$rule->Targets ('output1.txt');
$rule->Targets ('output2.txt');
Rules can have zero or more 'prerequisites', again these are typically filenames, but can be 'phony' non-files.
$rule->Prerequisites ('input1.txt', 'input2.txt');
..or equivalently:
$rule->Prerequisites ('input1.txt');
$rule->Prerequisites ('input2.txt');
Rules zero or more 'commands':
$rule->Command ('cp', 'input1.txt', 'output1.txt');
$rule->Command ('cp', 'input2.txt', 'output2.txt');
Assemble all this into string that can be written to a Makefile:
my $string = $rule->Assemble;