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I'm willing to be a partner to somebody who wants to sponsor a fish eating contest.
I just had mackerel for breakfast, tuna salad for lunch and poached cod and veg for tea.
Who said this diet was hard work? And the bonus is that it is good for depression too!
My diet is better than your diet – Diary of The Recovering Fataholic 21/09/2014
Hello blogosphere people. I'm going through an odd period of weight loss and weight gain which I am struggling to understand to be honest. I have bounced around 104kg. Having been as low as 103kg and as high as 105kg.
- I've been running (or trundling) and feeling okay? Check.
- I've been keeping up with my press-ups, sit-ups? Check.
- I've been following my regime of eating little or no carbs? Ahhh, here's the thing!
I have been working away from home, not just in an office but up at odd hours, travelling long and short distances, working on sites for 3 or 4 hours at a time, then the long drive home. I have been eating things which to you might seem healthy; but to me are really hard to digest. Take melon for example, to you melon might seem like a healthy option, something you choose when you are trying to lose weight right? So what about if within the hour you consume some brazil or almond nuts? Another healthy option you might think. But the combination of sugar with fat is dietary suicide to anybody like me. The carbs alone are killing me.
On the other hand — I feel tired, angry, irritable, aggression, cravings etc when I get up at 3am and put a dessert spoon of coffee into a travelling mug, add lots of milk to cut the bitterness then top it up with a heaped spoon of sugar to boost my energy level. Soon afterwards I hit a craving for anything sweet. So do I choose another sugary coffee or chocolate? I totally understand why people get fat. I see it clearly and I can also see that a lot of companies are making a lot of money trying to keep me fat. Cadbury's doesn't care how my liver is. It stocks the shelves with chocolate because they pay the most for the space. The guy who sells fruit and veg is cast to the back of the shelving display, almost as an afterthought. Why is it I can select from over 100 different types of chocolate confectionery in a garage and only get an option of banana or apple or a tiny pack of melons as fruit options?
I went shopping today. I bought lots of fish at half price £8/kg and some pork at £5/kg. I also got a whole kilo bag of live mussles (rope grown) for £3/kg. My diet isn't as expensive as you might think. Just because I am not allowed to have a £1 bag of doughnuts or a 50p pack of cake slices or a 75p loaf of bread doesn't mean I don't want to be able to eat them but neither does it mean you are eating more cheaply than me. My weekly and personal to me alone "food budget" came to £51. When you are eating processed food you are eating an array of poisons that are only present to lengthen a product's shelf life, nothing more. A good freezer can do the same thing in a healthier way. We all know chocolate is bad for us so why do we choose it? Some fats aren't enough to make a product tasty, they must combine sugar into them. They know this, they do this, they win! Affordable diets? Healthy diets? I will not live longer or more happily than you. We both stand the same chance of being killed by a freak accident. Or being utterly miserable and suicidal. So why do I bother doing this? I suppose I bother because I love my wife and want to extract every ounce of time life has to offer me. I cannot think of being without her and I really want to shed a tear when I think that only a few months ago I nearly lost her to cancer. My brave, sweet, lovely wife nearly died because of a freak of nature – cancer. So let's not get all pious about who's better than who shall we? Lets just agree that I eat this way because I have a bad liver
I will return to having fish, meat, eggs and veg for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I will have the occasional treat of nuts or plain yoghurt and maybe a piece of fruit a couple of times a week. I have to get this belly down to an acceptable size and it won't move itself!
Besides — I feel healthy when I eat just meat, fish and eggs and veg.
Enjoy your chocolate/cake/biscuit etc.
Diary of a Recovering Fataholic. August 2014. Feeling Great.
Hello world. I had a real boost to my morale today. I was complimented in the most sincere and warm and friendly way possible. Let me tell you why;
When I began my journey shortly after the "witch doctor" forced me to "eat better or die" I had moments when I wasn't altogether sure it was worth it. Okay the fitness was lower and the self-esteem was being pummeled by the mirror on a daily basis but over the whole of the next two years since 2012 I have had lots of highs and lots of lows. But today I was stopped in my tracks by a lovely lady I know as a client of mine. I was visiting the open plan office where she works and she sits with a colleague I also know well. Anyway, I was visiting somebody else onsite and the job required me to wear their polo shirt so I was wearing their brand. Thing was they gave me an XL shirt, not the normal XXXL I used to wear or the XXL I am down to now. I needed to visit the toilet to change and thought nothing of it. Having returned to the client and showing amazement that I actually fitted into the shirt they offered me.
Anyway after receiving the job brief I headed out of the door and was stopped in my tracks by this lady who was stunned by the change in my appearance. Her genuine warmth and curiosity about how I had physically changed so dramatically, to her mind, was incredibly touching and lifted my emotions enormously. I explained that it was mostly down to switching to fish. She thought this idea was brilliant as she liked fish and would give it a go. I hope she does and mentioned how I buy in bulk to get discounts and shop when there are offers on as well, all of which she took note of. Only the rich can afford to eat fish at RRP!
I was really happy when I walked away from her.
Thanks lovely lady for making me feel brilliant, and you don't even know you've done it.
Diary of The Recovering Fataholic. July 2014
Today I am 104.3kg which is 229.94lbs (down from 232.3lbs)
I got fat slowly, if my memory serves me right. An extra piece of pizza here, a pause in the chair too long there and pound by pound the fat cells ballooned and multiplied. You have to eat more than you burn to gain weight, unless of course we're talking weight lifting, and we're not; it's all fatty this and fatty that. I failed to fix it and that's my fault. But whilst I was getting fat I was also busy working both ends of that candle and building my life so if I look back it's got to be with a mixture of emotions. The journey up (in weight) was slow and inevitable considering my path.
As I slowly approach 50 I want to ensure the journey down is just as slow. I have been taking photos along the way…. like this one showing a recent low carb breakfast of bacon and courgettes (zucchini). The yellow courgettes/zucchini were grown in our garden by my wife and tasted very sweet and fresh. I cooked this breakfast using my new atomiser where you fill this plastic bottle with olive oil and pump the cap a few times. Then as you release the oil it atomises under pressure. Simple, ingenious and a fifth of the oil I was using previously. Believe it or not the glisten on the courgettes (zucchini) is a mixture of oil and water from my new "steam frying" cooking method.
My weight loss has slowed right down again this month but with food like this for breakfast it isn't hard to cope. In fact this diet is unbelievably easy.
Eating low carb is just about cutting out the bad stuff anyway. Processed foods like cheese may be the reason why your version of low carb is different to mine. I see a lot of low carb recipes that contain cheese in one form or another. But I know from having punched in the data that consistent high fat food with low carbs is the wrong path for me.
I have to use low carb AND low fat combined. And this is where I start making sense to myself. The reverse is exactly how I got fat in the first place so the epiphany has to be that putting the combination that made me fat (sugar and fat together) in reverse is inevitably going to reverse the process.
So I am now recording carbs and fat in my FatSecret app and also recording my exercise. As long as I record a net imbalance of at least an average of -600 calories down per day across a 7-day period then I am satisfied.
Well let's see how I am doing – with a before/after shot (from the back, I don't want to scare anybody 🙂 )
This shows 2012 (127kg) vs 2014 (104kg). My own personal target is 88kg or "creaseless", whichever comes first really, I don't actually mind:
I think you can see that there is a definite difference. I still have creases that must be removed but the jogging, sit-ups and press-ups and climbing up and down my stairs lots of times is helping me keep my stamina up.
Slowly – is how I got to that one on the left. So slowly is how I plan to get to a normal weight. Also look at the way my legs are more underneath me on the right. This weight loss has helped with better posture too. That's gotta be good for my overall health.
Sorry about the underwear. I needed to keep them the same for the record.
I use Facebook to find old friends and one such person is also a champion of health and fitness. The bloke is mad for running and whilst on the one hand makes me wildly jealous of his fantastic physical shape, he has also inspired me to get fitter and faster. I was just walking on the treadmill to begin with but since finding him and seeing his antics I began to think even an old git like me could regain some sense of normality – if only I got a bit faster. So I did.
Thank you Tony Williams.
Here is his facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=789898473
Low Carb Diet Diary 29/06/14
Yet again eating a low carb diet has caused me more weight loss last week — I weighed 105.4kg and this week I am 104.8kg now that isn't much to some people but it is plenty for me. See below for my personal "tale of the tape", (it's a pdf and virus checked)
We it's only 6:30pm but I can't see me eating much more today. I am stuffed. I might add some brazil nuts later but I doubt it.
Whether you are trying to lose weight or lose fat or just eat low carb food in order to get a healthier liver, like I do, whatever your reason I honestly believe you can do worse than find your inspiration on WordPress. Hope you lose some too. Or if you can't be bothered with all of that – just like and follow my blog already! Good luck to you.
Diary of The Recovering Fataholic. June 2014
Today I am 105.4kg which is 232.3lbs or 16st 8lbs
What a few weeks it has been. My weight loss has slowed right down but not paused. That's great news for my motivation. To be honest – breaking 106kg was quite a big deal in effort and concentration after the joy of being told by the doctor that I had returned to normal. And all this through low carb eating and simple walking on a treadmill.
I was eating low carb but burning the fat at the same time. Losing weight for me is a consequence, not the focus. Perhaps that's why I am successful at losing weight. I simply don't try losing weight, I just pay attention to my diet regime and the weight slips off sort of accidentally.
What totally threw me was a sudden urge to run. Well jog. Well move my bottom at a pace which to me resembled life or death but to a passing motorist would only present as mildly agitated walk but from my angle was a possible heart attack in progress. So I encouraged my boy to come for a run and after a personal best on the treadmill of 200m at 4kph I felt invincible and donned a pair of rugby shorts not seen on my legs since the middle of 1999. Next I slipped on a pair of cheap Tesco trainers I bought for a £10er and we were off. Then there was the hill. My boy was encouraging me and got me to a new personal best of 600m. So we did a little "dance of joy" as my Big Sis calls it and then came the heavy realisation I still had to get back home. I might have to rethink this running business.
Well tonight I am posting this under the blare of a fan trying to hold back the tidal wave of sweat as I cool down from a treadmill session with the following recorded details:
Speed – 5.6kp/h — Incline – 5.9% — Time – 22mins
This gave me
Distance – 2.05km — Altitude Climbed – 121.15m — Cals Burned – 262.71 (don't forget the 0.71)
Oh and for the first time since we bought it many years ago – I went on our trampoline. Now I can see why the kids are on it all the time. What fun! 🙂


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This study suggests that investing in very large sample sizes will lead to a better understanding of how common gene variants are related to complex traits, and possibly to the discovery of new biochemical pathways for these traits, which may serve as new targets to favorably modify medically related traits. Louis Pasquale, M.D., director of the Glaucoma Service at Mass. Eye and Ear, and Distinguished Ophthalmology Scholar and Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, is third author of the study. An explanation of the findings is provided below. Background: In 2001, the blue print of the human genome was published and President Bill Clinton acknowledged this event as a landmark scientific accomplishment. When the code was completed, it was remarkable how similar it was in individuals who were seemingly unrelated. Specifically, the human genome contains 3 billion letters (A's, T's, C's and G's) and one in every 300 letters contains common variation. This led geneticists to postulate that these variable spots contributed to differences in traits such as height and weight. More importantly, these spots, also referred to as single nucleotide polymorphisms or SNPs (where an 'A' can be substituted with a 'T', for example) may also account for complex diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes, where the genetic basis is not well understood. Technological advances allowed investigators to test the hypothesis that SNPs account for variability in complex traits. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) allow researchers to test the hypothesis that SNPs account for variation in complex traits. Collectively these studies have confirmed this hypothesis and have yielded tremendous advances in our understanding of how genes contribute to traits such as height and eye diseases, such as macular degeneration. Dr. Peter Visscher from Queensland, Australia developed a method to calculate how much common variation in our DNA accounts for human traits. Using this method, he reported that 45% of common DNA variation accounts for the differences in height we see in the general population. Prior studies only uncovered 10% of common genetic variants associated with height. Study Details and Findings: In the June issue of Nature Genetics, Dr. Pasquale and colleagues expand on Dr. Visscher's initial observations by first confirming the finding for height in a much larger sample derived from the Nurses Health Study, Health Professionals Follow-up Study and the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Then, they applied the methodology to three other traits of general medical interest: body mass index (BMI), von Willebrand factor (vWF) and QT interval (QTi). BMI is a measure of weight adjusted for height that is associated with several diseases including Type 2 Diabetes mellitus. vWF is a protein important in blood clotting, whereas QTi is a marker related to the heart rhythm. GWAS published thus far explain approximately 1.5%, 13% and 7% of the variation in BMI, vWF and QTi respectively. Using Dr. Visscher's methods, this study shows that 17%, 25% and 21% of the variance in these respective traits is explained by common SNPs. The reason that published GWAS have not found the rest of the common SNPs associated with these traits is that the studies are not sufficiently large to find them. This research proves that Dr. Visscher's methods are applicable to a variety of traits and could likely be applied to eye traits such as eye size. Furthermore, this study suggests that investing in very large sample sizes will lead to a better understanding of how common gene variants are related to complex traits. Since common gene variants explain a considerable amount of variation of complex traits, this investment may lead to the discovery of new biochemical pathways for these traits. Finally, these new biochemical pathways may serve as new targets to favorably modify medically related traits. Authors: Jian Yang, Teri A Manolio, Louis R Pasquale, Eric Boerwinkle, Neil Caporaso, Julie M Cunningham, Mariza de Andrade, Bjarke Feenstra, Eleanor Feingold, M Geoffrey Hayes, William G Hill, Maria Teresa Landi, Alvaro Alonso, Guillaume Lettre, Peng Lin, Hua Ling, William Lowe, Rasika A Mathias, Mads Melbye, Elizabeth Pugh, Marilyn C Cornelis, Bruce S Weir, Michael E Goddard and Peter M Visscher. Funding support for the Gene, Environment Association Studies (GENEVA) project has been provided through the US National Institutes of Health Genes, Environment and Health Initiative. About Mass. Eye and Ear Founded in 1824, Mass. Eye and Ear is an independent specialty hospital, an international center for treatment and research, and a teaching affiliate of the Harvard Medical School. Information about Mass. Eye and Ear is available on its website at www.MassEyeAndEar.org.


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So, you're thinking about buying a hybrid, but you've got some reservations. Guess what: You're not alone. Hybrids may get a lot of press, but when it's time to put money on the line, most car shoppers end up going with more conventional options.
But should you have reservations? Not if they're based on the myths dispelled in this article. We think there's a lot to be said for hybrids, and we want to make sure you've got all the facts before making your decision. So check out our Top 5 Myths about Hybrid Cars, and try to keep an open mind. You might come away with a new appreciation for what hybrids have to offer.
1. Hybrids are slow.
This was true a few years ago, but automakers have recently gotten hip to the fact that Americans love power -- even when they're trying to save on gas. The new Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid, for example, cranks out a healthy 170 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque. The Jetta Hybrid leaps off the line as quickly as some sport sedans, thanks to its combination of a turbocharged gas engine and a torque-rich electric motor. Check out the Ford Fusion Hybrid and Toyota Camry Hybrid, too, if you want a larger hybrid sedan that still packs a decent punch.
2. Hybrids are no fun.
We hear this time and again when hybrids come up in conversation. Just like the first myth, though, it's a few years out of date. In fact, automakers are quite aware that shoppers want a more engaging hybrid driving experience, and we've got examples to prove it. The Honda CR-Z, for instance, is a sporty 2-seat hybrid hatchback that even offers a manual transmission to drivers so inclined. The aforementioned Jetta Hybrid is also known for its confident handling, and Ford's C-MAX Hybrid and Fusion Hybrid are no slouches, either. Additionally, there are plenty of sport-oriented luxury hybrids if you're willing to spend more, including the nimble Lexus CT 200h, the high-performance BMW ActiveHybrid 3 and the gloriously over-the-top, 380-hp Porsche Panamera S Hybrid.
3. Hybrids don't have any cargo space.
We love dispelling this myth, because we've been singing the practicality praises of the Toyota Prius ever since the first hatchback model debuted back in 2004. Compared to similarly priced family sedans, the Prius's cavernous hatchback cargo area and fold-down rear seat backs give it a clear leg up for hauling duty. This holds true for the other members of the Prius family, too -- the compact Prius c and the grown-up Prius v -- as well as rival hybrid hatches such as the Ford C-MAX and Honda Insight. And if you need even more space, there are always full-on hybrid crossovers like the Toyota Highlander Hybrid.
4. Hybrids have questionable reliability.
It's true that there have been some problem children, including certain Honda Civic Hybrid models. Overall, though, hybrids have been pretty reliable -- and remember, if something does go wrong with a hybrid component, there's almost certainly a lengthy warranty to protect you. Toyota's hybrid components, for example, are covered for 8 years/100,000 miles, and that's pretty typical. Even so, reports of genuine hybrid-system failures are quite rare, so it's not like the warranties are routinely invoked. The widespread use of hybrids as taxicabs and other service vehicles further attests to their fundamental reliability.
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Not anymore. Fact is, if your price range includes mainstream sedans such as the Honda Civic or Chevrolet Malibu, you're already safely in hybrid territory. The pint-sized Prius c starts at less than $20,000, as does the Insight, while the Fusion Hybrid or Camry Hybrid can be had for the price of a mid-level conventional family sedan. Plus, the increasing availability of certified pre-owned hybrids makes them even more affordable. And since hybrids are inherently technology-forward vehicles, you won't lose much by buying one that's a couple of years old. So don't let dollar signs hold you back; if you're ready to give hybrids a try, we're confident you'll find one within your budget.


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Here are the trailer specs:Dry Weight9,855 lbs.Payload Capacity1,961 lbs.GVWR11,875 lbs.Hitch Weight1,715 lbs.
The published hitch weight is also a dry weight, and is not realistic for real world numbers.
With that being said, is 9500 lbs considered "heavy" for a 32 foot 5th wheel bunk house?
Standard I'd say. Pretty light actually, probably without a lot of quality upgrades (because those "cost" weight). 9500# is about what my 32' bunkhouse travel trailer weighs when loaded. It's around 8000# empty, just for comparison. 5ers generally run a bit heavier than TT's, as they are taller with more "materials" weight (aside from other feature differences).What TT do you currently have that is turning your preference toward a 5er?
Thanks for all the responses...very informative. With that being said, is 9500 lbs considered "heavy" for a 32 foot 5th wheel bunk house?
The other thing to consider from an engine standpoint is that they are not putting those V6's with lots of torque and HP in their e450's or F53's yet. I believe the eco boosts are rated for more hp and torque than their V10 so why not put it in the moho's?? Probably because they aren't confident they will pull all day everyday like the v10 will. Just a guess though.
Research all the Ecoboost problems and one can fairly deduce why they don't. And, you're on the right trail, sir.
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Portrait of the Governor as a Young Man
Chris Christie's forgotten early years of scandal and failure.
Earlier this week, when the Star-Ledger declared "we blew this one," calling its endorsement of Chris Christie during last fall's New Jersey gubernatorial race "regrettable," it seemed like any remaining faith in Christie had evaporated.
Christie has not yet fallen, but the look in his eyes suggests he knows his fingers are slipping off the ledge, one at a time. Even if no documents emerge that put Christie's fingerprints on the George Washington Bridge, he's already in such trouble that to let even something as inconsequential as a months-old endorsement rest unrevoked would be an embarrassment.
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Amid all the hand-wringing by the press over Christie warning signs they might have missed, it's instructive to take a close look at the governor's earliest, mostly forgotten, political adventures. Bridgegate wasn't a sudden fall from grace—it was just the first time anyone was paying attention.
As a young lawyer in the 1990s, the rules and customs of small time campaigns were not of particular interest to Chris Christie. Local New Jersey pols—no strangers to bare-knuckle tactics—had never seen anything like him. Picture Christie, as he is today: overreaching, overbearing, over-everything. A personality so big it threatens to subsume the state he rules. Now take that image and superimpose it on the quaint landscape of the local Jersey politics of 20 years ago, with minuscule campaign war chests and candidates hammering in their own lawn signs.
Christie in Lilliput. There was a lot of breakage.
His early political career saw him kicked off a ballot, successfully sued for libel and all but chased out of local Republican politics by a pitchfork-wielding mob.
In April 1993, the 31-year-old future governor—then just an attorney from Mendham, the type of place a family in a Norman Rockwell painting might live—hit the ground running for his first political campaign… And came to a dead stop.
Christie had entered the Republican primary to unseat a 15-year veteran of the New Jersey State Senate, a man for whom he had previously been an aide, Majority Leader John Dorsey. In his formal announcement, Christie explained, "The issue which has energized me to get into this race is the recent attempt by certain Republican legislators to repeal New Jersey's ban on assault weapons."
A few days into his first political campaign, Christie was keeping pace. He publicly challenged Dorsey to limit the amount of campaign funds he would collect from PACs and he had already gotten the required 100 signatures needed to get his name on the ballot—in fact, he'd obtained 111.
But then somebody read the names.
Dorsey charged that 40 of the 111 signatures were from people in the wrong legislative district, and another 27 were not even those of registered Republicans. Dorsey had also trapped Christie, waiting until the very last minute to challenge the petitions, leaving Christie no time to correct his rookie mistake.
In a tactic he would repeat with Bridgegate, Christie went on offense. "I'm confident I'm going to be upheld," he told the Star-Ledger. "This is just a perfect example of John Dorsey. He thinks that he has a birthright to this seat and he doesn't want anybody to run against him."
Christie and his attorneys met Dorsey in court. They asked to bend the rules by using new signatures they had just obtained, and they argued that because many of the signers believed they lived within the district, the signatures were valid. The judge didn't buy it, and rejected Christie's petition to appear on the ballot. Christie appealed, saying "those signatures were valid because they were taken in good faith." No dice: A state Appellate Division panel ruled 3-0 in favor of Dorsey. "He may be an aggressive candidate," Dorsey said at the time. "But he doesn't seem to understand the rules of the law."
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This is a page where library students from the Graduate School of Library & Information Science at Simmons College, Boston can communicate with one another and with library students from all over the country before attending ALA Midwinter.
For more from Simmons, see the ALA student Chapter at Simmons College Blog
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Please join the University of Washington Student Chapter of the American Library Association (SALA) for happy hour to kick off the ALA Midwinter Meeting, with your fellow Library school students at Garage!
Who: Library school students attending ALA Midwinter from out of town & all University of Washington MLIS students
When: Friday, January 19th from 4:30 to 7pm
Where: Garage (Bar, Billiards, Food) 1130 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122
SALA has reserved the Mezzanine room for the event. Happy Hour drink specials last until 7pm!
Garage is located on Capitol Hill at 1130 Broadway Ave. between Madison and Union just a few blocks east of downtown Seattle. Bus Routes #2 and #12 run between the Convention Center and Capitol Hill every 10 minutes! For more bus schedules go to the Metro online home page @ http://transit.metrokc.gov/ . For more details on the location, menu, and billiards, at Garage, visit their web site at: http://garagebilliards.com/ or go to SALA's home page at http://students.washington.edu/sala/ .
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NEW YORK (AP) — Works from the estates of heiress Huguette Clark, Edgar Bronfman and other major collectors are among the highlights leading the spring art auctions in New York City, including a Monet painting that has been out of the public eye for decades.
The anticipated auction season begins Tuesday evening with the sale of impressionist and modern art at Christie's, which expects to raise a total of more than $245 million.
Among the top lots is Claude Monet's shimmering "Water Lilies." The 1907 work of Monet's beloved garden in Giverny, France, has not been publicly exhibited since 1926 and is estimated to sell for $25 million to $35 million.
The current Monet auction record is for "Water Lily Pond" from 1919, which brought $80.4 million in 2008.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir's "Young Women Playing Badminton" is another highlight, expected to sell for $10 million to $15 million.
His "Au Moulin de la Galette," painted in 1876, holds the auction record for the artist. It sold for $78 million in 1990.
Both works belonged to Clark, a Montana copper mining heiress who died at 104 in 2011. Her father, U.S. Sen. William A. Clark, founded Las Vegas. Christie's is selling hundreds of items from her collection after a feud over her estate was settled in the fall. The auction house is scheduled to sell other pieces from the collection on June 18.
Also on tap at Tuesday's sale are two works appearing at auction for the first time, a work by Pablo Picasso and another by Wassily Kandinsky.
Picasso's 1942 portrait of his mistress in a purple dress titled "Portrait of Dora Maar" is estimated at $25 million to $35 million. The auction record for a Picasso is his "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust," which brought $106.5 million in 2010.
Kandinsky's 1909 abstract work "Beach Scene" has a presale estimate of $16 million to $22 million. The auction record for a work by the Russian-born artist is his "Study for Improvisation 8," which sold in 2012 for $23 million.
Both the Kandinsky and the Picasso come from the estate of German collectors Viktor and Marianne Langen.
The Christie's sale also includes works by Edgar Degas, Henri Matisse and Picasso from the collection of Bronfman, the late billionaire who led Seagram Co. and was a longtime president of the World Jewish Congress. Bronfman, a Canadian-American businessman, died late last year.
On Wednesday evening, the scene moves to Sotheby's. The auction house is offering four sculptures and one oil painting by Alberto Giacometti. Leading the selection is the artist's "City Square," a multi-figural sculpture that is estimated to bring $12 million to $18 million.
Giacometti's "Large Thin Head (Large Head of Diego)," a sculptural representation of the artist's younger brother, brought $50 million at auction last year. The auction record for any Giacometti work is $103.9 million.
Among other top lots at Sotheby's is Henri Matisse's "Morning Session," a 1924 oil of the artist's assistant, Henriette Darricarrere. It could bring up to $30 million. The current auction record is $48.8 million for his "Black IV," set in 2010.
Sotheby's also has three works by Joan Miro that had languished in a vault in New York for 50 years. The Spanish artist created them for the filmmaker and photographer Thomas Bouchard and his daughter Diane. One of the works, "Untitled, 1947," depicting colorful anthropomorphic forms on a rich blue background, is estimated at $4 million to $6 million. The other two works are set to go under the hammer at Sotheby's day sale Thursday.
Sotheby's expects Wednesday auction to bring up to a total of $322 million.
Next week, both houses are offering works by postwar and contemporary artists.


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A mail car explodes in a train robbery
Three men blow up the mail car of a Southern Pacific train carrying passengers through southern Oregon in a botched robbery attempt. Just as the train entered a tunnel, two armed men jumped the engineer. A third man appeared with a bomb that the thieves intended to use to open the mail car. However, the explosives were too powerful and the entire mail car was blown to bits, killing the clerk inside. In the ensuing chaos, the train robbers shotthe train's engineer, fireman, and brakeman,and then fled. They left behind the detonator and some clothes, but bloodhounds were unable to track them.
Southern Pacific decided to bring in Edward O. Heinrich, the "The Edison of Crime Detection," to solve the crime. He immediately asked to examine the clothes that the gang had discarded at the crime scene. Within a day, Heinrich produced a profile that led to the capture of the train robbers.
Heinrich noted that what the police had thought were grease stains were actually created by pitch from fir trees, commonly found on clothing worn by lumberjacks of the region. He also found a strand of hair that helped him peg the age of one of the robbers. Heinrich also noticed that the wear and tear on the buttons of one shirt indicated that its owner was left-handed. Most important, he found a scrap of paper that turned out to be part of a mail receipt. He tracked the mail receipt, and the identities of the three men were soon known.
In March 1927, twins Ray and Roy D'Autremont and their teenage brother, Hugh, were finally brought to justice. One was found in the Philippines and the other two in Ohio. They all pleaded guilty and were sentenced to life in prison. It was only one of the estimated 2,000 cases that Edward O. Heinrich was credited with solving before his death in 1953.


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Clarkson University MBA Students to Study Economic Impact of Bassmaster Tournament
A group of six international Clarkson University MBA students are casting a wide net to determine how a recent national fishing tournament on the St. Lawrence River affected the local economy.
A record-setting 34,100 people descended upon the village of Waddington, a half hour north of Clarkson, from August 8 to 11, to cheer on anglers competing in the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament and attend a free family festival.
St. Lawrence County officials who helped plan the event want to go beyond anecdotal information on how such tournaments spur investment in local hotels, restaurants and stores. So Patricia McKeown, executive director of the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, turned to Clarkson.
"Clarkson's School of Business has an impeccable reputation for analyzing systems and making recommendations for business change," McKeown said. "How do you know when you're bringing a tourism event to an area that it's going to be successful? We don't know that unless we analyze the hard data and that's why we turned to Clarkson. We're lucky to have them."
The Clarkson student team surveyed 115 businesses and vendors in Waddington and as far away as Potsdam, Massena, Ogdensburg and Canton during the four-day event. The survey inquired as to whether the businesses, which ranged from gas stations, restaurants and clothing stores to sporting goods shops and motels, saw an uptick in visitors during the tournament, compared to their regular customer base. The data will be analyzed over the next couple of months and released by November.
The project was a chance for the international MBA students to experience American culture and commerce. Some of the students, like Uday Munjuluri of Visakhapatnam, India, had just arrived to Clarkson from overseas a month earlier.
Working with American business owners so early in the MBA program was a confidence booster and good preparation for entering the global marketplace, Munjuluri said.
"This will expose us to the people of America so that in the long run, we feel more comfortable to talk to them," he said. "We are ready to tackle any challenge."
Caylie Duan of Taipei, Taiwan, appreciated the willingness of local businesspeople to complete the survey.
"People here are really nice. They are really kind to us. They're really glad to provide us with the information that we need," she said.
Shashikant Ingale of Pune, India, agreed.
"It's a great opportunity to get into the field right away," he said.
The partnership between the county chamber and Clarkson is a win-win for both the community and the students, according to School of Business Dean Dayle Smith.
"This opportunity enables our students to learn more about the community and American culture and gives them a chance to take what they are learning in the classroom and apply new skills to real-world challenges," Smith said. "It also strengthens the relationship between the University and the community where our students learn outside the classroom and the community, in turn, gains knowledge from our students."
See video of the students at http://youtu.be/PxK_WlE4pBY .
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
Photo caption: Clarkson University international MBA students Xiaotong Liu, left, and Wan Chun Duan, center, talk with vendor Bernie Knowlton, right, while conducting an economic impact survey at the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament in Waddington, N.Y.


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School lunch lady fired for giving free meals to poor students
Parents are outraged over the employee's firing
Parents are outraged over the employee's firing
Parents are outraged over the employee's firing
A lunch lady in Ohio was fired after school officials say she gave free food to students, including her grandkids.
Debbie Solsman has worked inside the Denver Elementary cafeteria for nearly 15 years. She was terminated from her job in February.
"It's been really hard for me. I thought I was doing the right thing," Solsman said.
Solsman admits she gave food to students who didn't have money in their accounts. She kept post-it notes filled with IOU's and tells WLWT she would pay the balances off with her next paychecks.
The lunch lady also would give the regular meal, like pizza or a burger, to kids with past due accounts rather than cheese sandwiches and sides as per school policy.
"I did do wrong, I broke the rule, it was my fault, I just felt like termination was a harsh punishment," Solsman said.
Some parents are outraged.
"I've got her calling me or them like uh-oh, it's cheese sandwich time. A kid can't get through the day on a cheese sandwich," mother Danielle Davis said.
Documents reveal the school suspended Solsman and then fired her for providing food without payment to her grandkids.
The district Superintendent Ron Sexton says no child ever went without food.
"For people to make the district out as heartless to kids' needs is the hardest part. We care a great deal about our employees, we care a great deal about the students," Sexton said.
"Firing her over feeding kids, that's a no go. And our community is going to come together," mom Serenity Mitchell said.
"I want those kids to know that I miss them, and that I love them very much," Solsman said.
Documents only say Solsman gave food to her grandkids, but the lunch lady says she helped any kid in need.
School officials couldn't estimate how much money the school was owed or how long this had been going on.
Solsman says parents began reaching out to her after they found out she had been missing in the lunch room. Word began quickly spreading on social media. She had no intention of making her firing so public.


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Coaches are fond of telling their team that whoever plays with the most physicality will win nine out of 10 times. The Pistons of the late 1980s took that to heart and it led to a dynasty and adulation many years later.
It didn't work as well for the early to mid-90s New York Knicks, who boasted a trio of imposing bruisers — Patrick Ewing, Charles Oakley, Anthony Mason — but couldn't get out the East. Throughout the years, plenty of teams followed the rough and tumble blueprint. While it doesn't always result in a championship, a physical brand of basketball does make things competitive…which is ultimately what we want to see.
Sunday night at ORACLE Arena, the (current) Knicks discovered what a bit of nasty could do. First Tyson Chandler got demonstrative on Jermaine O'Neal, capped off by a searing stare-down:
VIDEO: Tyson Chandler sends Jermaine O'Neal to the ground, then scowls at him
Then a quarter later, Amar'e Stoudemire did exactly what a 6-foot-10 person is supposed to do when a 6-foot-3 person is in his way under the rim:
VIDEO: Amar'e Stoudemire snatches board from Stephen Curry and throws down
Gotta love how Stephen Curry just helped himself to his feet, wiped his mouth off with his jersey and trotted up the court. As fierce as any competitor in the NBA, he dropped a cool 32 points and single-handedly almost led Golden State to a dub. But for another night at least, the bullies captured the flag.


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Wabash Valley Missing Teen Found Dead [Video]
Sad news out of Oaktown, Indiana, tonight. Knox County officials say the body of Clinton Hamilton was found early this afternoon.
Sheriff deputies were called to a location one mile of the Wolf Hill Road area near Oaktown. Someone had called in to report seeing human remains in the field.
Careful investigation matched the remains to those of Clinton Hamilton, 19, who had been missing since December 11, 2011. At about 4:00 that morning, Hamilton's truck was found in floodwater on Wolf Hill Road in Oaktown but Hamilton was not in the vehicle.
An extensive search of the area involving divers, air search and rescue, and family members failed to find any trace of Hamilton, until today.
Friday, Hamilton's family issued a $1000 reward for any information leading to the discovery of their son.
Knox county officials say an autopsy to determine the cause of death is schedule for Monday. Dr. John Heidinsfelder will conduct the autopsy in Evansville.


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Unlike the other semi-finalists, England have never won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, but the evidence so far is that this could well be their year.
Having already booked a last-four place before meeting Turkey last night, they came from behind to win 2-1 and top Group B. That earned them a generous round of applause at Wembley when the crowd was told of their progress at half-time in England's senior friendly with Mexico, and they would have been on their feet if they had seen Saido Berahino's equaliser as he bamboozled three Turkey defenders with his footwork and feints before producing a neat finish.
In fact, the West Bromwich Albion FC striker was not even with the squad when they began the finals with a 3-1 win against the Czech Republic last Tuesday, but that night Berahino flew out to Liechtenstein after Chuks Aneke had to withdrawn through injury. Berahino sat out the 1-0 defeat of Greece but got his chance against Turkey.
I was itching to go, I was waiting patiently and I think I took my chance today; I did well," Berahino told UEFA.com. "[Before being called up] I was waiting for it and finally I'm here now, I'm going to take the chance."
He did just that not long after Turkey had gone ahead in Vaduz. "When the ball came to me the first thing was – can I shoot?" Berahino said. "I was trying to twist and turn, took the defenders on, and I managed to squeeze in the ball through the near-post gap. I was happy with myself."
Also happy with Berahino was England manager John Peacock. "Saido would have been very disappointed he wasn't in the squad of 18 having made a big contribution in the qualifying tournaments but he just dropped straight back into the squad," Peacock said. "That's testimony to the dynamic within the group and the team spirit within it. He quickly adapted to the situation and I'm delighted he's gone on and scored today."
Next for Peacock's side is France in Thursday afternoon's semi-final, opponents who Berahino knows well having been a substitute when England drew 1-1 with Les Mini-Blues on their way to winning February's Algarve Tournament. "The boys are doing really well so hopefully we can get through to the final as well," Berahino said. "It is definitely a happy camp. We're a good group, we keep humble, we keep ourselves to ourselves and I think we're doing really well."
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Full field announced Sunday
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – For the first time in school history, Tennessee Tech will play in the postseason in back-to-back years.
The Golden Eagles have accepted an invitation to compete in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, known as the CIT, and will play a road game next week. Tech is awaiting details on when and where it will play.
If the Golden Eagles advance beyond the first round of the tournament, they will secure their second consecutive 20-win season.
Tech played in the CIT a season ago, falling in the opening round at Western Michigan.
The postseason berth is the sixth in school history and will mark the second time Tech has played in the CIT. The Golden Eagles have also played in the NCAA Tournament twice and twice in the NIT, where they made their most successful run, winning three games and advancing to the quarterfinals in 2002.
"So many teams in the country are putting their uniforms away right now," said first-year head coach Steve Payne. "It's a tremendous honor to be playing in any postseason event. The CIT is a terrific tournament for mid-majors, and it's a tournament we can compete in and win. It's always good when you're playing in the spring."
The CIT pairings will be officially announced Sunday after the NCAA Tournament Selection Show. First-round games will be held March 13-15 with second-round games to follow on March 16-18. Quarterfinals will be held March 20-21 with semifinals March 23-24 and the championship game on March 28.
All six rounds are played at on-campus sites.
"We are honored to represent the Ohio Valley Conference in postseason play," said Tech Athletics Director Mark Wilson. "This is a great opportunity for our program to continue playing and will give us an opportunity to pursue a championship."
This year marks the fourth annual edition of the CIT. The tournament features 24 teams.
Tech finished 19-13 overall and 9-7 in OVC play, advancing to the semifinals of the league tournament.
Check TTUSports.com for more information as it becomes available.


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Message Queue includes support for Java-based client programs to programmatically configure and monitor Message Queue resources by means of the Java Management Extensions (JMX) application programming interface. These resources include brokers, connection services, connections, destinations, durable subscribers, and transactions, Use of the JMX API from the client side is fully described in the Message Queue Developer's Guide for JMX Clients. This appendix describes the JMX support infrastructure on the broker side, including the following topics:
The JMX API allows Java client applications to monitor and manage broker resources by programmatically accessing JMX MBeans (managed beans) that represent broker resources. As explained in the JMX-Based Administration in Sun Java System Message Queue 4.3 Technical Overview, the broker implements MBeans associated with individual broker resources, such as connection services, connections, destinations, and so forth, as well as with whole categories of resources, such as the set of all destinations on a broker. There are separate configuration MBeans and monitor MBeans for setting a resource's configuration properties and monitoring its runtime state.
In the JMX implementation used by Message Queue, JMX client applications access MBeans using remote method invocation (RMI) protocols provided by JDK 1.5 (and later).
When a broker is started, it automatically creates MBeans that correspond to broker resources and places them in an MBean server (a container for MBeans). JMX client applications access the MBean server by means of an JMX RMI connector (heretofore called a JMX connector), which is used to obtain an MBean server connection, which, in turn, provides access to individual MBeans.
The broker also creates and configures two default JMX connectors, jmxrmi and ssljmxrmi. These connectors are similar to the broker connection services used to provide connections to the broker from JMS clients. By default, only the jmxrmi connector is activated at broker startup. The ssljmxrmi connector, which is configured to use SSL encryption, can be activated using the imq.jmx.connector.activelist broker property (see To Activate the SSL-Based JMX connector ).
JMX client applications programmatically access JMX MBeans by first obtaining an MBean server connection from the jmxrmi or ssljmxrmi connector. The connector itself is accessed by using a proxy object (or stub) that is obtained from the broker by the JMX client runtime, as shown in the following figure. Encapsulated in the connector stub is the port at which the connector resides, which is dynamically assigned each time a broker is started, and other connection properties.
JMX client applications obtain a JMX connector stub using an address called the JMX service URL. The value and format of the JMX service URL depends on how the broker's JMX support is configured:
Static JMX service URL. The JMX service URL specifies the location of the JMX connector stub in an RMI registry. When the broker is started, it creates the JMX connector stub and places it in the specified location in the RMI registry. This location is fixed across broker startups.
Dynamic JMX service URL.The JMX service URL contains the JMX connector stub as a serialized object. This URL is dynamically created each time the broker is started.
A JMX service URL has the following form:
where rmi://brokerHost[:connectorPort] specifies the host (and optionally a port) used by the JMX connector. By default the port is assigned dynamically on broker startup, but can be set to a fixed value for JMX connections through a firewall.
The urlpath portion of the JMX service URL depends on whether the JMX service URL is static (see Static JMX Service URL: Using an RMI Registry) or dynamic (see Dynamic JMX Service URL: Not Using an RMI Registry). In either case, you can determine the value of the JMX service URL by using the imqcmd list jmx subcommand (see the examples in RMI Registry Configuration).
By default, the broker does not use an RMI registry, and the JMX runtime obtains a JMX connector stub by extracting it from a dynamic JMX service URL. However, if the broker is configured to use an RMI registry, then JMX runtime uses a static JMX service URL to perform a JNDI lookup of the JMX connector stub in the RMI registry. This approach, illustrated in the following figure, has the advantage of providing a fixed location at which the connector stub resides, one that does not change across broker startups.
Message Queue also provides, as a convenience, an AdminConnectionFactory class that hides the details of the JMX Service URL and JMX connector stub. The Admin Connection Factory uses the Message Queue Port Mapper service to get the relevant JMX Service URL (regardless of the form being used) and thereby obtain a JMX connector stub. JMX applications that use the Admin Connection Factory only need to know the broker's host and Port Mapper port. The scheme is shown in the following figure.
For programmatic details, see Obtaining a JMX Connector from an Admin Connection Factory in Sun Java System Message Queue 4.3 Developer's Guide for JMX Clients
Broker configuration properties that support JMX are listed in Table 16–12. These properties can be set in the broker's instance configuration file (config.properties) or at broker startup with the -D option of the Broker utility (imqbrokerd). None of these properties can be set dynamically with the Command utility (imqcmd). In addition, as described below, some of these properties can be set with corresponding imqbrokerd options.
This section discusses several JMX configuration topics:
You can configure the broker to do any of the following:
Start an RMI registry (imq.jmx.rmiregistry.start=true)
If the broker is configured to start an RMI registry, then the broker will do the following:
Start an RMI registry in the broker process. The RMI registry will remain operational during the lifetime of the broker.
Store the JMX connector stub for it's connectors in this RMI registry.
Advertise a static JMX Service URL that points to the relevant JMX connector stub in this registry.
Shut down the RMI registry as part of the broker shutdown process.
Use an existing RMI registry (imq.jmx.rmiregistry.use=true)
If the broker is configured to use an existing RMI registry on the local host, then the broker will do the following:
Expect an RMI registry to be running on the same host (at a port which can also be specified)
Store the JMX connector stub for it's connectors in this externally managed RMI registry.
Advertise a static JMX Service URL that points to the relevant JMX connector stub in this registry. This means the registry must remain operational during the lifetime of the broker.
Not shut down the RMI registry as part of the broker shutdown process.
Not use a registry at all (both imq.jmx.rmiregistry.start and imq.jmx.rmiregistry.use are set to false).
If the broker is configured to not use a registry, then the broker will advertise a dynamic JMX Service URL that contains the JMX connector stub as a serialized object.
The choice of using or not using an RMI registry depends upon whether you want a static or dynamic JMX Service URL, respectively. The advantages and disadvantages of using an RMI registry are shown in the following table.Table D–1 Advantages and Disadvantages of Using an RMI Registry
Broker Configuration
Using a Registry
(Static JMX Service URL)
Configuration Properties:
The value of the JMX Service URL is constant across broker restarts.
Broker depends on an RMI registry, either one it starts or one that is externally available. There is therefore one more port to worry about with regard to port conflicts or firewall configurations.
Not Using a Registry
(Dynamic JMX Service URL)
Broker does not start up an RMI registry. There is therefore one less port to worry about with regard to port conflicts or firewall configurations.
The value of the JMX Service URL changes at every broker startup. JMX applications need to be provided a new URL every time the broker restarts. (This is not an issue with JMX client applications that use the AdminConnectionFactory class.)
If a registry is being used, the imq.jmx.rmiregistry.port property specifies the port number for the RMI registry. For convenience, you can also specify these RMI registry related properties by using equivalent Broker utility (imqbrokerd) options at broker startup: -startRmiRegistry, -useRmiRegistry, and -rmiRegistryPort, respectively (see Table 15–1).
When using an RMI Registry to store a JMX connector stub, the urlpath portion of the JMX service URL (see The JMX Service URL) does not change across broker startups and has the following form:
This path consists of two segments:
Specifies the RMI registry host and port at which the JMX contector stub is obtained by performing a JNDI lookup. The default port is 1099.
Specifies the location within the RMI registry where the JMX connector stub is stored.
The following example shows the JMX service URL for the default jmxrmi connector in the case where an RMI registry is started on port 1098 on a host called yourhost:
# imqbrokerd -startRmiRegistry -rmiRegistryPort 1098
% imqcmd list jmx -u admin -passfile /myDir/psswds Listing JMX Connectors on the broker specified by: ------------------------- Host Primary Port ------------------------- localhost 7676 Name Active URL jmxrmi true service:jmx:rmi://yourhost/jndi/rmi://yourhost:1098 /yourhost/7676/jmxrmi ssljmxrmi false Successfully listed JMX Connectors.
The JMX service URL could potentially contain a hostname and port three separate times, indicating the location of the JMX connector, the RMI registry, and the broker, respectively.
When not using an RMI Registry to store a JMX connector stub, the urlpath portion of the JMX service URL is dynamically generated at broker startup and has the following form:
where the string following /stub/ is the is the serialized JMX connector stub encoded in BASE64 (shortened above for legibility)
The following example shows the JMX service URL for the default jmxrmi connector when no RMI registry is started by the broker and no existing registry is used.
# imqbrokerd
% imqcmd list jmx -u admin -passfile /myDir/psswds Listing JMX Connectors on the broker specified by: ------------------------- Host Primary Port ------------------------- localhost 7676 Name Active URL jmxrmi true service:jmx:rmi://yourhost/stub/rO0ABdmVyLlJlpIDJy== ssljmxrmi false Successfully listed JMX Connectors.
If you need to have secure, encrypted connections between a JMX client and the broker's MBean server, then you need to configure both sides of the connection accordingly.
As mentioned in JMX Connection Infrastructure, a broker is configured by default for non-secure communication using the preconfigured jmxrmi connector. Applications wishing to use the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) for secure communication must activate the alternate ssljmxrmi connector. The ssljmxrmi connector is preconfigured with imq.jmx.connector.RMIconnectorName.useSSL=true.
Obtain and install a signed certificate.
The procedure is the same as for the ssljms, ssladmin, or cluster connection service, as described under Using Signed Certificates.
Install the root certification authority certificate in the trust store if necessary.
Add the ssljmxrmi connector to the list of JMX connectors to be activated at broker startup:
Start the broker.
Use the Broker utility (imqbrokerd), either passing it the keystore password in a passfile or typing it from at the command line when prompted.
Disable validation of certificates if desired.
By default, the ssljmxrmi connector (or any other SSL-based connector) is configured to validate all broker SSL certificates presented to it. Validation will fail if the signer of the certificate is not in the client's trust store. To avoid this validation (for instance, when using self-signed certificates during software testing), set the broker property imq.jmx.connector.ssljmxrmi.brokerHostTrusted to true.
On the client side, if the AdminConnectionFactory class is being used to obtain a JMX connector, the AdminConnectionFactory object must be configured with a URL specifying the ssljmxrmi connector:
AdminConnectionFactory acf = new AdminConnectionFactory(); acf.setProperty(AdminConnectionConfiguration.imqAddress, "mq://myhost:7676/ssljmxrmi");
In addition, if the JMX client needs to access the trust store, use the system properties javax.net.ssl.trustStore and javax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword to point the JMX client to the trust store. For example:
java -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStore=/tmp/myStrustsore -Djavax.net.ssl.trustStorePassword=myTurstword MyApp
If a JMX client application needs to connect to a broker that is located behind a firewall, the broker must be configured to use fixed JMX ports so the firewall can, in turn, be configured to allow traffic on these ports. The relevant ports are the following:
The port used by the JMX connector. The property used to configure this port is imq.jmx.connector.connectorName.port, where connectorName can be jmxrmi or ssljmxrmi.
The port used by the RMI registry, if any. The property used to configure this port is imq.jmx.rmiregistry.port. The equivalent command line option for imqbrokerd is -rmiRegistryPort.
Once these ports are specified, configure the firewall to allow traffic on these ports.
The following example starts a broker with no RMI registry and a jmxrmi connector on port 5656 on a host called yourhost, as follows:
# imqbrokerd -Dimq.jmx.connector.jmxrmi.port=5656
The resulting JMX service URL is:
The JMX service URL shows the connector port. In this case, you need to configure the firewall to allow traffic only on port 5656.
The following example starts a broker with an RMI registry on port 1098 and a jmxrmi connector on port 5656 on a host called yourhost, as follows:
# imqbrokerd -startRmiRegistry -rmiRegistryPort 1098 -Dimq.jmx.connector.jmxrmi.port=5656
The resulting JMX service URL is:
service:jmx:rmi://yourhost:5656/jndi/rmi://yourhost:1098 /yourhost/7676/jmxrmi
The JMX service URL shows both these ports. You need to configure the firewall to allow traffic on ports 1098 and 5656.


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Depiction of the Webb Full-Scale Model at the Maryland Science Center at Baltimore's Inner Harbor
Baltimore's Maryland Science Center is going to be the "landing site" for the life- sized, full-scale model of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, and it's free for all to see.
The Webb telescope life-sized model is as big as a tennis court, and it's coming to the Maryland Science Center at Baltimore's Inner Harbor from October 14 through 26, 2011. It's a chance for young and old to get a close-up look at the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope in the same size it will be launched into space.
The real James Webb Space Telescope is currently being built, but this model will be constructed in a couple of days. The real Webb will be the largest space telescope ever built. Once in orbit, the Webb telescope will look back in time more than 13 billion years to help us understand the formation of galaxies, stars, and planets.
This photo composite is a depiction of the Webb full-scale model at the Maryland Science Center at Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The model is constructed mainly of aluminum and steel, weighs 12,000 pounds, and is approximately 80 feet long, 40 feet wide, and 40 feet tall. The model requires two trucks to ship it, and assembly takes a crew of 12 approximately four days.
The Maryland Science Center is located at 601 Light Street, Baltimore, Md. 21230. For directions and more information, call the center at 410-685-5225.
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Natasha Anasi has signed a deal with IBV of Iceland to play professional soccer.DURHAM, N.C. – Recent Duke University women's soccer graduate
One of the best defenders to wear a Blue Devil uniform, Anasi has already reported to Iceland and scored a goal in a 4-2 loss to Breidablik in her professional debut. IBV currently ranks seventh in the Women's Premier League in Iceland with 12 points.
Anasi, a product of Arlington, Texas, played in 97 contests and started her final 73 straight matches, while leading Duke to 39 shutouts on the defensive end. She collected four career goals and six assists to go along with three game-winning tallies. Anasi's 97 matches played set a new Duke career mark along with fellow senior Laura Weinberg. She is one of only two multiple All-America selections in school history, was a 2011 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and Duke's first finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy in 2011.
The next match for Anasi and IBV will be July 29 versus Stjarnan. Anasi's deal marks the third Blue Devil from the 2014 graduating class that is playing professionally – Mollie Pathman (Boston Breakers) and Kim DeCesare (Eskilstuna United DFF in Sweden).


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- Military leaders accuse unnamed groups of trying to use the Quran to provoke conflict
- UK Foreign Office minister concerned by bloodshed, urges restraint on all sides
- Street protests continue, a day after violent clashes left at least 11 dead
- Many protesters are concerned by the slow transition of power from Egypt's military to civilian rule
Hundreds of demonstrators extended their sit-in outside Egypt's defense ministry to a sixth day Thursday, as organizers called for mass protests following violence that killed at least 11 people.
The coalition of political and civil groups -- known as the Board of Trustees of the Revolution -- condemned the clashes in Cairo's Abaseya area Wednesday and demanded the resignation of the government.
The protests come against a backdrop of frustration over the pace of reform since Hosni Mubarak was ousted as president last year and amid concern that Egypt's military leadership is delaying the transition to civilian rule.
Many of the protesters taking part in the sit-in are voicing their anger over the disqualification of Islamist candidate Hazem Abu Ismael from the May 23 presidential election. They also want to disband the presidential election commission.
Abu Ismael was disqualified because of evidence that his late mother had U.S. citizenship, an assertion he has denied, prompting his followers to protest the decision by the election commission.
The election commission has disqualified some 10 of the 23 presidential contenders, its chief has said.
Meanwhile, three of Egypt's presidential candidates were referred to the general prosecutor for alleged violations of election campaign law Thursday.
The presidential election commission said it had referred leading independent candidate Abdel Monein Aboul Fettouh, Mohamed Mursi, of the Islamist Freedom and Justice Party, and Amr Moussa to the prosecutor for breaking the law by holding meetings on college campuses.
"These infringements by the presidential candidates will be taken very seriously and they will be questioned as soon as possible. They could be fined," Adel Saeed, the official spokesman for the general prosecutor, told CNN.
Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said on its Facebook page Thursday that the clashes in Abaseya were aimed at delaying the presidential elections and stalling the formation of a constituent assembly.
The Supreme Council also said certain "unnamed" groups have used verses from the Quran calling for jihad, or holy war, to try to draw the military into an armed conflict.
The military had tried to convince the protesters to move from their position near the Ministry of Defense to Tahrir Square, the heart of Egypt's protest movement, but they refused, the Facebook statement said.
"Investigations into the clashes of Abseya Square have begun and some people have been arrested," Saeed said.
Two of the presidential candidates referred to the general prosecutor for investigation, Mursi and Fettouh, had announced Wednesday that they were temporarily suspending campaign activities because of the violence.
Amr Moussa said in a televised statement that he had canceled some of his campaign events out of respect for those killed.
Mursi said Wednesday he would suspend his campaign for two days to "mourn the souls of the martyrs" in the clashes, and blamed the military government for what he called a "massacre."
Fettouh said on his Twitter account that lawmakers must push the interior minister to investigate.
A "revolutionary march" toward the Ministry of Defense has been called for Friday by the April 6 Movement, which wants accountability from the Supreme Council for the Armed Forces over the deaths of protesters in the Abaseya clashes.
Western powers have been watching developments in Egypt closely.
Alistair Burt, UK Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, said Thursday he was deeply concerned by the recent bloodshed and called on all sides to show restraint.
"The right to peaceful freedom of expression and assembly is integral to Egypt's transition to democracy, and it is crucial at this stage of the presidential election process that it is not threatened by the return of such violence," he said in a statement.
"Such unrest reinforces the need to make progress on the transition to civilian rule, through a transparent and inclusive process which allows all voices to be heard, to the timetable already agreed by the Egyptian authorities."
"We're very concerned about the outbreak of violence," said U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice. The United States considers it "important for elections to go forward as planned," she added.
Assailants targeted the protesters in Cairo early Wednesday, medical sources said. At least 150 people were injured, Dr. Ahmed Thabet, a physician working in a field hospital near where the clashes took place, said Thursday.
It was unclear who the attackers were, but they were not wearing uniforms, witnesses said.
The mood in the city's Abaseya district appeared calm but tense, state media reported Thursday. Some shops closed their doors and some residents left their homes, fearing more clashes, according to Egypt's MENA news agency.
Protesters hurled rocks at the assailants, who responded with a steady barrage of rocks and Molotov cocktails.
"Down with military rule!" the protesters chanted.
Alaa Younis, who took part in the sit-in with some friends, said "dozens of military men dressed in plain clothes started pelting" them "with stones, cement blocks, and fired tear gas from rifles, so they were obviously security officers under cover."
The military dispatched a unit to attempt to restore calm.
A day before the clashes, state TV broadcast videos showing protesters chanting against the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, which has ruled Egypt since Mubarak was forced from power last year.
The Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood, issued a statement Thursday blaming the Supreme Council for the death and injuries in the Abaseya clashes, saying it wanted to delay the transition of power.
A government official earlier denied reports that the military was involved in Wednesday's violence.
"There were no riot police or military that tried to evict the sit-in by force," said Gen. Marwan Mustapha, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry.
"We are not sure of the identities of the thugs that attacked the peaceful protesters. The military only protects the vicinity of the ministry and blocked some roads leading to it."
The epicenter of the violence was around a mosque in Cairo, but clashes continued in several streets.
Residents formed neighborhood watches to protect their streets as gunfire crackled for hours, according to witnesses. The military blocked some highways leading to the ministry and did not interfere in the fighting between protesters and the unidentified attackers.
Clashes have erupted in Egypt since an uprising led to the toppling of Mubarak in February of last year, with protesters demanding the military leaders who took over hand over power to a civilian administration.


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Hymn to the Earth: Photographs by Ron Rosenstock
December 15, 2011 - July 15
Renowned landscape photographer and charismatic teacher Ron Rosenstock divides his time between Massachusetts and Ireland. He travels the world with his students, finding time along the way to pursue his own work. He has published several books and DVDs of his photographs. This solo exhibition presents evocative black-and-white views selected from forty years of his work, and representing subjects from around the globe.
Listen to a special Ron Rosenstock interview on WICN 90.5
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Employers in the U.S. boosted payrolls in March and the unemployment rate held at 6.7 percent even as more Americans entered the labor force, showing steady progress that will probably prompt Federal Reserve policy makers to continue reducing stimulus while keeping interest rates low.
Payrolls rose 192,000 after a 197,000 gain in February that was larger than first estimated, the Labor Department reported today in Washington. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists projected a 200,000 gain. Private employment, which excludes government jobs, surpassed the pre-recession peak for the first time.
Employment in January and February was revised higher, showing the effect on the labor market from inclement winter weather was less severe than previously thought. The gain puts payroll growth in step with the average over the past two years and shows companies are optimistic about the outlook for demand.
"This is a very good report," said Nariman Behravesh, chief economist at IHS Inc. in Lexington, Massachusetts, and the top payrolls forecaster in the last two years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. "It looks like we're back on track."
Revisions to prior reports added a total of 37,000 jobs to payrolls in the previous two months. The report also showed an increase in hours worked and little change in hourly earnings from February.
Forecasts for March payrolls ranged from increases of 150,000 to 275,000 after a previously reported 175,000 gain a month earlier, according to the Bloomberg survey of 90 economists. Last year, the U.S. added 194,000 jobs each month on average after 186,000 in 2012.
Stocks pared gains, after benchmark indexes rose to all-time highs after the report. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index advanced 0.1 percent to 1,890.19 at 9:55 a.m. in New York, trimming an earlier advance of 0.5 percent.
The agency's survey of households showed about a half million people entered the labor force, and at the same time, almost as many found work. The figures also showed an increase in the number of people employed part-time. The so-called participation rate, which indicates the share of working-age people in the labor force, increased to 63.2 percent from 63 percent a month earlier.
The number of people employed as a share of the working-age population increased to 58.9 percent, the highest since August 2009.
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Private payrolls, which don't include government agencies, increased 192,000 in March, the most in four months, after a 188,000 gain. With last month's increase, total private payrolls reached 116.1 million, surpassing the pre-recession peak.
Accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP plans to increase hiring this year by almost 22 percent, said Dan Black, director of recruiting for the Americas. The New York-based company will recruit 12,700 employees. Of those, 7,200 will be recent college graduates.
"Not only are we back to pre-recession level, this is the largest number of hires we've ever made in the United States," Black said. "When you see growth like that, for me, and for us, that's an indicator of something positive. We're seeing a lot of demand here."
The U.S. has recovered all but 437,000 of the 8.7 million jobs, including those at government agencies, lost as a result of the last recession.
Factories reduced payrolls by 1,000 workers after adding 19,000 in February, today's report showed. Construction companies boosted employment by 19,000 workers and retail payrolls rebounded 21,300.
The number of temporary workers jumped 28,500.
Recent data have pointed to a thaw in the economy and the labor market as temperatures began to warm. A report yesterday showed service industries, which account for almost 90 percent of the economy, improved and more companies said they were adding to headcount.
The Institute for Supply Management's non-manufacturing index rose to 53.1 in March from a four-year low of 51.6 a month earlier. Readings greater than 50 signal expansion. The Tempe, Arizona-based ISM said its measure of employment increased by the most on record. The group's factory index also accelerated, driven by gains in production and orders.
Ford Motor Co., Chrysler LLC and General Motors Co. reported March sales that beat analysts' estimates as consumers, whose confidence is at a six-year high, returned to auto showrooms.
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Cars and light trucks sold at a 16.33 million annualized rate in March, the strongest since May 2007, according to Ward's Automotive Group.
Such demand helps explain why automakers are planning on increasing headcounts. Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, last month said it would expand its factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina, creating 800 new jobs by 2016 and boosting production by 50 percent, to 450,000 cars a year. The $1 billion investment by the Munich-based automaker would make the plant one of the largest in the U.S.
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Fed Chair Janet Yellen highlighted inconsistencies in labor-market data in a speech this week, saying that the recovery "still feels like a recession to many Americans."
"The numbers of people who have been trying to find work for more than six months or more than a year are much higher today than they ever were since records began decades ago," Yellen said at a conference in Chicago. "While there has been steady progress, there is also no doubt that the economy and the job market are not back to normal health."
Faster employment growth would help stoke wage gains and embolden households, whose spending accounts for almost 70 percent of the economy.
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poetry, daily: 12
A thought on critique: For serious writers, when looking at another writer's work, the question does not become 'is this the thing that should be done?' but 'what is this thing I have here?'--not 'is it working?' but 'how is it working?'. Once these questions are resolved, the writer and her critics will be in a position to interrogate the workings and make substitutions, if necessary.
Good peer review examines what is on the page explicitly and thereby examines the potential (what could be there if the author changes things, or what would be there if you were the author). It doesn't make what doesn't exist the focus of its study. I'm not talking about rejecting the conditional or future tenses when talking about the poem, but about basing any projections on what is there, rather than on what I-critic might personally desire. How is the thing in front of me working and how can I make it better? The engineer doesn't say the bicycle should be a light socket, but might incorporate some function of the latter into the former, if necessary (like to light the way at night!).
And ask, maybe: What can this poem teach my practice?
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I am not part of a church that regularly practices Lent, but the last few years I thought it would be good for me to give up something for 40 days, helping me to see my addictions and dependencies. In our indulgent, instant-gratification society, I saw the value of voluntarily depriving myself of something in order to focus more on who God is and how much I need him.
When I first started practicing Lent, I followed everyone else's suggestions and gave up a certain food or media. Those experiences were fairly useful in showing me deep-seated habits and thus made me more aware of my need for my Savior as a result.
But last year I took time to pray about what I should give up for Lent. I asked God to show me a dependency that truly was hindering my relationship with him. I thought about foods, but I'm a fairly disciplined eater, so that didn't seem to be a problem area for me. I'm also not a big media junky, so I didn't feel compelled to go that route again. As I continued to ponder it before God, I had the strong impression that I was to give up worry for 40 days.
When I told my husband my decision, he looked at me skeptically. "Aren't you supposed to give up something you enjoy for Lent?" He had a good point, but since I wasn't tied to any church tradition anyway, I felt I could practice Lent any way I wanted. And once the idea of giving up worry for 40 days began to take hold, I felt stronger and stronger that was the course for me.
The funny thing was that if you'd asked me if I was a worrier, I would have said no. I have a pretty laissez faire attitude toward difficulties. I've usually faced the big things in life with trust rather than panic. So I could understand my husband's attitude about me giving up worry. What's the big deal about that? But I felt the nudge as strongly as I've felt anything, so I went with it.
Although I felt this conviction pretty strongly, nothing prepared me for the next 40 days, which turned out to be some of the most amazing, faith-filled days of my life. And to my surprise, I found out that worry has been one of my most deep-seated, tenacious sins.
My fear of violent men consumed me.
Although I faced the big things with courage and trust, I didn't realize how I carried the burden of all the little things with constant fear and uncertainty. And many of them were wrapped up in fear of violent men. For example, within the first week of giving up worry I took a walk in a park near our house. As I was walking along the path, I came to a section that followed a road. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a man in a truck was slowly keeping pace with me. Now, let me reassure you that this is a very safe park in a very safe community and that there were other people around. Nevertheless, noticing something like this would usually have put me in an all-out panic and I would have taken off running the opposite way. All my natural instincts were screaming at me to do this. But the first thing that came to mind was, I gave up worry for Lent. I do not need to worry about this. My body began to relax. While I was still aware and certainly not trying to be naïve, I refused to allow the worry of what-if to consume me and take away the joy of my walk. When I turned the corner, the truck went on. I realized in that moment that my almost daily fears of men were mostly unfounded.
A few days later, my husband left on a two-week mission trip. Being alone in my house at night has been a long-time, deep-seated terror for me. For years whenever my husband left overnight, I'd double check that all doors and windows were locked and even stacked things at the door at night. I never wanted to go to bed when he was gone, so I'd stay up way later than I should and watch mindless TV or surf the computer until the wee hours so I didn't have to turn out all the lights and go to sleep. I'd finally drop to sleep when I simply couldn't stay up any longer. I knew this wasn't healthy, but I simply didn't know how to get over it.


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'The Hobbit 2' (dubbed 'The Desolation of Smaug') trailer is here, dear friends, after just seeing the teaser poster the other day. Perhaps this is the epic follow-up we've been hoping for.
Many of you will see this trailer theatrically with 'Man of Steel' this weekend, but we're fortunate enough to get an early look at the next chapter in Peter Jackson's 'The Hobbit' trilogy. Considering the first installment, 'An Unexpected Journey,' felt a bit bloated and fast-paced, we're hoping 'The Desolation of Smaug' rights some of those wrongs.
'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' continues the journey of Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman), Gandalf (Ian McKellen), Thorin (Richard Armitage) and the company of dwarfs, who have escaped the goblins of the Misty Mountains and now face their greatest challenge yet: the dragon Smaug (played in the film by villain du jour Benedict Cumberbatch).
Among the other new castmembers: Luke Evans (as Bard the Bowman), Lee Pace (as the "Elvenking" Thranduil) and, perhaps the most exciting of all, Evangeline Lilly (as Tauriel).
'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' opens this December 13.