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Back up desktop data
The job of protecting desktop data is much easier today with applications specifically designed for the job, continuous data protection applications and third-party services.
|Addressing compliance concerns
NetMass Inc., a McKinney, TX-based BSP, says that more than 60% of the companies they approach only back up and recover data stored on their central file servers. An administrator with the U.S. Dept. of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) says failing to protect his users' desktop data exposed his organization to problems ranging from high data recovery costs to project delays.
Emerging CDP and BSP desktop protection technologies address these issues by:
CDP benefits
CDP technology offers a new and effective way to tackle the age-old problem of backing up desktops. Traditional backup products generally schedule backups to run once a day, require tape drives or file shares to be accessed at the same time by multiple backup jobs, and choke the network with backup traffic. New CDP products allow administrators to back up data throughout the day and reduce network traffic.
Veritas Software Corp. began to recognize this trend away from traditional once-a-day desktop backups in 2003 based on feedback from its users. It found users weren't using desktop backup products due to their complexity, cost and the unwillingness of either administrators or users to take responsibility for the product or the success of the backups.
Last year, Todd Wessels, a systems administrator with the U.S. Department of Energy, evaluated remote PC and laptop approaches and products, and chose Storactive Inc.'s LiveBackup. He says it's reliable, has a low per-client cost, and is easy to implement and manage. Initially, he expected users to resist the idea of him taking over their desktop backups. Instead, he says, users embraced the new backup policy. Wessels likes LiveBackup's system rollback capabilities, which reduce his workload despite the added responsibility, because he spends more time proactively preventing problems.
He's also experienced some benefits he didn't anticipate: Storage consumption on the central file server slowed, and because users moved their e-mail .PST files from the central file server back onto their desktop drives, storage costs dropped. Also, Wessels now protects program files unique to specific applications. One of the desktops he supports is a Windows 95 PC attached to an older electron microscope with specific program files. Prior to installing LiveBackup, he spent many hours rebuilding the operating system hard drive each time it failed. Because new drivers and file updates had been applied over time, getting the right combination of program and driver files was nearly impossible using existing backup methodologies. With CDP, restoring this desktop is much easier.
However, not every user is ready, able or willing to jump on the latest technology trend. Harold Alston, a network administrator at Athena Technologies in Warrenton, VA, prefers Veritas' Backup Exec to other, newer backup methods.
Last year, Veritas reengineered its NetBackup and Backup Exec products to include CDP features. It first stripped out some seldom-used features such as its SendOnce option, and made CDP core to the desktop product. Then it stopped producing its NetBackup Professional line of software, and instead offered a desktop and laptop option for both lines of its backup software products with CDP as the internal engine. Finally, it lowered the retail price from $70 per desktop to $25 per desktop to make it easier for administrators to cost-justify the deployment of desktop and laptop backup products.
Before purchasing a CDP-based backup product, it's important to identify how it performs the following:
Local caching. If the desktop, laptop or central CDP server loses network connectivity, can changes to the data be cached locally until the connection comes back online? This feature should be viewed as a requirement for any CDP product.
Open file protection. Most of these products don't have ways to handle open files. If this option is needed, make sure it's either on the vendor's roadmap or the current CDP product is certified with a third-party utility such as St. Bernard Software's Open File Manager.
Data encryption and compression. These features place only minimal overhead on laptops and desktops while data is transmitted, and shouldn't greatly impact the user's experience. Laptop users will experience the biggest performance hits if they're only occasionally connected to the network or use only a dial-up connection.
User vs. machine-named backups. Does the product recognize the backup by the logical desktop/laptop name or by the user name? If users tend to work on multiple desktops, it's best to find a CDP product that recognizes backups by user profile so users can restore files regardless of the PC they're using.
Bandwidth throttling. If a user is offline often, the data in local caches can build up and negatively impact the ability to send and receive data when online, especially when using dial-up connections. Verify that the product has some way to control how much data gets sent and when.
File recovery. Find out who has permission to do restores and if that capability can be controlled. It may be advantageous to give users the ability to restore accidentally deleted files rather than force them to require an administrator's assistance.
|Desktop protection applications
|How to select a backup service provider
A key to the successful implementation of a CDP product is the availability and willingness of a systems or storage administrator to assume management of the product and process. Outsourcing remote desktop and laptop backups to an online BSP can be a cost-effective method to achieve comparable levels of protection.
The functionality of backup services offered by BSPs closely resembles that of most commercially available desktop backup software products. They offer similar abilities to set backup times, encrypt and compress data, and allow users to back up and recover files over the Internet. The main difference is that rather than someone within the company having responsibility for administering the product and data, the BSP assumes that role.
The foremost concerns cited by users considering a BSP include backup times, and the security and protection of the data once it's moved offsite. The initial backup of every desktop and laptop takes some time, but subsequent incremental backups are barely noticeable. Each BSPs' products encrypt and compress the data before it's sent to them, and then the data is stored in an encrypted, compressed format. The data can only be retrieved by the client who holds the key to unlock the encrypted data. However, users need to ensure that the level of encryption provided by the vendor matches the level required by their business.
Starting a subscription to a BSP plan is remarkably simple and takes about 15 minutes. For example, users who subscribe to NetMass download and install a 5.5MB executable, select the files they wish to protect and start the backup. NetMass and Boston-based Iron Mountain Inc. offer similar plans with free 15- to 30-day trial periods, and monthly and yearly plans starting as low as $9.95 a month or $79.95 a year for 250MB of data.
The initial backup takes the most time, although the time will vary according to the amount of data that needs to be backed up and the speed of the Internet connection. A personal trial of NetMass' product was done using its SystemSafe Online Backup. Backing up 210MB of data on a three-year-old desktop running Windows ME with SystemSafe, while concurrently running Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook Express and Internet Explorer, produced no discernable impact to the Microsoft applications. It took 50 minutes to complete the initial backup using a cable modem connection. The average throughput of the backup was 60KB/sec and had a compression ratio of roughly 4:3.
While this approach may be fine for individuals, enterprises and some small- to medium-sized businesses need more effective ways to protect and manage their desktop and laptop data. Stacy Hayes, vice president of operations and business development for DS3 DataVaulting, Fairfax, VA, selected Asigra Inc.'s Televaulting product in 2002 as DS3 was preparing to enter the BSP space. One of DS3's main product selection criteria was the product's ability to enter enterprise environments in an unobtrusive manner. Hayes liked Asigra's Televaulting architecture; the Televaulting server software makes API calls over an existing TCP/IP network to Microsoft desktops. The Windows operating system then responds to this call, providing the data requested. This can all be done without deploying an agent on the desktop, which allows for fast and easy installs, and simpler management (see Asigra's Televaulting Products of the Year writeup).
Michael Lucas, IT director for Hogan & Hartson LLP, found the combination of Asigra Televaulting product and DS3's offsite data vaulting service intriguing. But as a manager of offices in 24 cities on three continents with more than 2,000 employees, he realized he couldn't afford to lose any data. So he ran both his existing Veritas implementation and Asigra's Televaulting product concurrently for one year to work through any issues.
Two years later, his shop now runs entirely on Asigra's product and, in doing so, Lucas has dropped his monthly run rate from $30,000 to $25,000. He estimates he's saving more than that because this figure doesn't include the decreased administrative time to manage the product. He also believes that if he kept using the previous arrangement, he'd be spending closer to $50,000 a month because total storage under management has swelled from 5TB two years ago to approximately 7TB.
While BSPs relieve administrators of tasks such as handling and rotating backup tapes and responding to routine user restores, administrators must still monitor the success of backups and manage the BSP relationship. While there's no panacea for protecting desktops and laptops, CDP products and BSPs allow companies to begin moving closer to the ideal of protecting all of their remote users' data.
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Personal Information Protection Policy
Cool Japan Inc prescribes this Privacy Policy based on the ethical codes of the company for the necessary operation of personal information. It is for us to found a personal data administration system and realize the obligation as the enterprise side.
1. We specialize in using the personal information you provide us, and operate the information in a necessary and proper range.
2. All personal information is to be collected in legal and reasonable ways.
3. Without your consent, we will not provide your information to a third party.
4. We process the personal data necessarily and appropriately to protect against the disclosure, loss and destruction.
5. We ensure your involvement in your personal data and update the correct and latest information.
6 We pledge to obey laws on guarding privacy, to set and improve the discipline on privacy protection inside the Cool Japan Inc.
Privacy Policy
Cool Japan Inc respects the privacy of yours as a user of the site registered "Copyright 2007 cool Japan inc. All rights reserved." (referred as "music JAPAN" below), and deals with your private information (to be described in detail below) cautiously.
The Description of Personal Information
Personal information means the data relating to the user himself, by which the user can be distinguished, including name, address, telephone number, mail address, school name, etc. Moreover, when those are not enough, the information that could be coordinated with others to identify the user is also contained in the range of personal information.
Aim to use personal information
The aim to use personal information is described below. We will not make any use beyond what is stated.
A. to be used for identifying registration to music JAPAN and providing services to the members of music JAPAN
B. for a contemporary backup conservation during the operation of music JAPAN
C. for the registration to surveys , polls and contests, connection with winners, Successful announcement and delivery of prizes
D. for the application to making articles as monitors or interviewees, and for the contact with applicants
E. for the distribution to the user the information admitted specially as mail magazines or notices
F. for the notification permitted specially on inviting the user to an interview or survey
G. for dispatching the URL information to an empty-mail sender
H. for responding advice to questions on the service of music JAPAN
The Option to Providing Personal Information
You can decline to submit the personal information to any necessary course in our service, in which case you may not be able to accept those services.
Personal Information Sharing with A Third Side Party
Cool Japan Inc will not provide the personal information to a third party without the user's consent. For specialized target or content, it will be provided only with user's consent. However, in cases below, the personal information can be supplied legally.
A. The case where the user hurts the benefits of others
B. The case that it is difficult to get user's permission only in a necessary situation for improving sanitation or for promoting the fair development of children.
C. The case that it should be done to cooperate with the legal mission of any national institution, local communal organization, or their representatives, under which getting user's permission may trouble the mission.
D. The case that it is demanded for the release of personal information by court, prosecutor's office, police, bar association, the consumer center or other institutions authorized.
E. The case that the user has required publicly to release his or her information.
F. The case that it is consented legally to release the information.
The Description on The Third Side Party
In the cases below, the identities that get the personal information will not be treated as the third party.
A. Those to whom Cool Japan Inc has committed all its personal data operating business or parts of the business, which is limited in the range of achieving the aim of personal data use.
B. Those in which the personal information is passed on by the business inherited for the merger of Cool Japan Inc
Exclusion of Responsibility of Personal Information Provision to a Third Party
In cases below, Cool Japan Inc will not be responsible for the third party's reception of user's personal information.
A. The case that you are to be identified according to the information submitted to music JAPAN.
B. The case that you provide your personal information in the outer sites linked with music JAPAN.
C. The case that someone else other than the user has obtained the information (ID, password) capable to sabotage the user's identity.
About the Use of the Access Log
In order to increase the convenience for users of music JAPAN, Cool Japan Inc sometimes collects access logs to create statistic data. If not demanded legally, we will not share the logs with a third party. If the user denies the delivery of the access logs, it may normally be listed as unavailable on the site.
The Outer Commission of Operating Personal Information
Cool Japan Inc sometimes commits all, or part of its personal information operation business to an outer party.
Use of the Statistic Data
Based on the personal information collected, Cool Japan Inc will make statistic data which could not be used to identify the user. For that special data, Cool Japan Inc can make full use without any limitation.
Change to Personal Information
It is the principle that only the user has the authority to release, correct, delete, stop using the personal information and request to stop sharing with a third party. However, in case that it might be dangerous to the life, body, possession or other rights of the user or others, or in case that it might harm the development of the services provided by music JAPAN, or in case it is illegal, we will not respond to the demands for personal information.
Moreover, in case that it costs much or is difficult to stop using or stop sharing personal information, we will take other measures to ensure the user's rights instead of responding the request of stopping use of the site.
The Accuracy of Personal Information
Cool Japan Inc is to deal the data collected precisely. However, the accuracy and newness of the data depends on the users.
Limits on Collection of Delicate Information
As principle, Cool Japan Inc does not collect the information mentioned below. However, it will be treated as your agreement if you provide it.
A. items about theory, faith and religion
B. items about race, ethnic, family registry (except the information on the prefecture you live), items about physical or mental disability, criminal record, or other items relating to social discrimination
C.items about the workers' right to unite, make union negotiation, or other items about union activity
D. items about participation in demonstrations, exertion of petition authority, or items about other political authority
E. items about medical condition or sexual life
About the Management on Personal Information
Based on the personal information collected, Cool Japan Inc will make statistic data which could not be used to identify the user. Cool Japan Inc can make free use of that statistic data without any limitations.
About the Identification
When registering as a member of music JAPAN, making use of the services as a member, or accessing to reveal, correct, delete the personal data or stop the account, Cool Japan will try to identify the user as himself by necessary information (name, address, telephone, birthday, mail address, member code, password, etc.). However, in case that anyone else gets your personal information and uses it, Cool Japan Inc will take no responsibility.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Except under the situation involved by the rules of law and regulation, Cool Japan Inc holds the right to change the privacy policy at any time.
The Cool Japan Inc privacy policy consists of the previous statements.

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Friday, January 22, 2010
Petraeus: Most 'Surge' Forces to Arrive by September
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service
Jan. 22, 2010 - Nearly all of the U.S. combat troops slated to deploy to Afghanistan to take part in the military buildup there should arrive by the end of August, the commander of U.S. Central Command said here yesterday. "Everybody engaged in this [Afghanistan deployment], from the president all the way down to the lowest-ranking member of the deploying forces, is making an effort to getting there as rapidly as possible," Army Gen. David H. Petraeus said at a military strategy forum at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
On Dec. 1, President Barack Obama announced a shift in the counterinsurgency strategy for Afghanistan. The change, in part, called for 30,000 additional U.S. troops to assist the Afghan government and its security forces in suppressing resurgent Taliban militants and other insurgents.
"I think that it is possible to demonstrate progress, and that's what you're going to do in Afghanistan," Petraeus said.
Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal is leading the counterinsurgency effort in Afghanistan. Some major elements of McChrystal's strategy include the securing of the Afghan people against insurgent violence and reprisals and improving citizens' quality of life through reconstruction and infrastructure projects.
These Afghanistan strategy elements "are essential, if again, you are truly going to be seen not only just to secure the people, but to serve the people and not play into the insurgents' hands," Petraeus said. Another key part of McChrystal's counterinsurgency plan, he added, involves reducing Afghan civilian casualties during anti-insurgent operations.
The training and fielding of increased numbers of capable Afghan soldiers and police also plays a big role in McChrystal's counterinsurgency plan, as U.S. forces are slated to begin transferring security responsibilities to Afghan security forces in July 2011, dependent upon conditions on the ground.
Meanwhile, "virtually all" of the U.S. combat forces involved in the surge, other than a division headquarters unit that will deploy later, should arrive in Afghanistan by the end of August, Petraeus said.
About 70,000 U.S. troops are in Afghanistan. The surge will bring that number to around 100,000 servicemembers. NATO and other partners agreed to contribute 7,000 to 8,000 additional forces, bringing the total coalition force level in Afghanistan to about 150,000 troops.
Meanwhile, Petraeus said, Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan and NATO Training Mission Afghanistan continue to train new Afghan soldiers and national police.
The training effort in Afghanistan is led by Army Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell IV, an officer whom Petraeus praised as "highly competent, extremely thoughtful, visionary, and energetic." Resources for Caldwell's mission, he said, have been boosted.
"We are substantially increasing the numbers of trainers, and then partner elements for the Afghan forces when they're going through training," Petraeus said.
Also, the approved end strength for Afghan security forces was increased recently, and now is projected to more than 300,000 soldiers and police by October 2011, Petraeus said. That, he said, represents a plus-up of about 100,000 Afghan soldiers and police as compared to the prior approved end-strength ceiling.
Afghanistan now is experiencing a building boom as part of efforts to support the incoming troops, Petraeus said.
"There is a huge amount of construction," he said, "to develop additional airfields, additional ramp space, additional forward operating bases, combat outposts" and more.
The objective in Afghanistan, Petraeus said, is "one of demonstrating that progress can be achieved with the appropriate approach, enabled by the additional forces and the kinds of directives that General McChrystal has issued" in his counterinsurgency guidance and directives.
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Virtualization in the switch? Not so fast
Before you buy into the whole intelligent switch hype, consider that some intelligence is best placed elsewhere.
- Marc Farley, Microsoft
As virtualization spreads its tentacles to almost every part of the storage area network (SAN), a new generation of SAN switches is set to join the party and offer storage virtualization services as well. Here's how a switch with virtualization services plays in a multilayered virtualization scheme.
But before discussing switch virtualization applications, let's quickly review the basics of SAN switching in order to separate the new functions from the old. As you know, a SAN switch forwards storage I/O transmissions that arrive in one (ingress) port through a different (egress) port. The egress port is typically determined by the destination ID that's contained in the transmission's header information. Switches maintain tables indicating which ports can communicate with known destinations.
|Virtualization operator
The virtualization operator exports virtual devices to upstream I/O requestors.
Switches can forward transmissions between similar and different types of networks. For instance, a switch can forward transmissions from one Fibre Channel (FC) link to another FC link on the same network. Another type of switch may be able to forward transmissions from an FC link to a Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) link. Switching between different types of networks is typically referred to as routing, requiring the ability to correlate different addressing schemes within a single larger address system. This has been one of the hallmarks of IP networks for many years.
Some network technologies--such as FC--provide other services through switches. These services are made available to network clients through reserved addresses and provide consistent information to all clients helping maintain a reliable, secure network environment. The services provided by FC switches provide such things as fabric login, simple name management, time synchronization, state change notification services, SNMP management and traffic segregation (zoning). Generally, these FC switch services are communications services that don't provide storing or filing functionality.
Wiring, storing and filing
To understand storage applications in switches, it helps to have a clear distinction between the orthogonal functions of storage networking which can be broken down into three areas: wiring, storing and filing. Wiring is all of the software and hardware involved with low-level transport technologies, including bus and networking technologies. Wiring includes such things as switches, routers, routing algorithms and software, addressing schemes and QoS (quality of service) algorithms.
Storing is what many people refer to as block-level storage and includes device operations and control as well as most of the storage virtualization technologies such as RAID and volume management. Storage defines bulk storage addressing such as disk partitions, extents and volume address spaces, but doesn't determine or have an awareness of the data objects or their placement within storage volumes. Redundancy can be provided by storage functions through mirroring and RAID.
Filing is the function that determines how data objects are stored. This includes the ability to create, read, write, update and delete specific data files or objects. Filing uses the underlying wiring and storing technology to perform its work. The most common filing technologies are file systems, database systems--over raw partitions--and backup software.
|Simple SAN configuration
A complete way to draw the I/O path is to identify all the filing, storage and wiring components.
The I/O path
The I/O path is another key concept that will help you better understand switch storage applications. The I/O path is the complete set of filing, storing and wiring entities existing between a software application and storage media where data is stored. The nature of the communications changes along the path, but the intent of the operation remains consistent.
For example, an application requests services from a filing entity using a file access interface. In turn, the filing entity generates a storing request acted on by one or more storing level functions. The storing function passes the request to a network function, which frames the requested information for transmission over the wiring (network) function. Usually, host bus adapters (HBAs)--also called initiators--have both storing and wiring functions implemented in hardware and software.
The wiring--or network--function transfers the information to an eventual target receiving node. There, the wiring information is removed and the data is passed up to a storing function. In the simplest cases, the storing function translates the request to a device where the data is read or written to storage media.
The I/O path can be analyzed as the network connections that exist between initiators and targets. However, doing so leaves out important storage and filing components from the overall picture. A more complete way to draw the I/O path is to identify all the filing, storage and wiring components in each of the systems, subsystems and network devices (see "Simple SAN configuration").
There are a couple things worth noticing in the "Simple SAN configuration" figure. First, there are two storing functions in the server system. One of them is a volume manager, and the other is a device driver for the HBA. Secondly, unlike data networks, the functional stacks for SAN communications aren't symmetrical.
As mentioned, the next generation of SAN switches will attempt to provide both storing and filing functions as part of a switch. We'll look at how these functions are likely to be integrated in SAN switches.
|Downsides of switch virtualization
The virtualization operator
A concept that can help understand how virtualization can work in switches is the virtualization operator. The virtualization operator is the logic that masks the details of storage I/O from the host--or some other upstream operator. Virtualization operators are storing-level functions located in the I/O path that manipulate the address spaces of the devices, subsystems and virtual devices that are downstream. From another perspective, the virtualization operator exports virtual devices to upstream I/O requestors (see "Virtualization operator").
Of course, there can be multiple virtualization operators in sequence along the I/O path. For example, a virtualization operator in a disk subsystem controller can provide one type of virtualization and a virtualization operator in host volume management software can provide the same or a different favor of virtualization. See "Multilayered virtualization scheme," which shows a host volume manager and several downstream disk subsystems. One way to think about multilayered virtualization is that the I/O path fans out into multiple downstream paths after it is processed by the virtualization operator.
Storing functions in SAN switches
Now it's time to examine how virtual storage techniques can be implemented in SAN switches. In general, this involves incorporating a virtualization operator for certain I/O paths that pass through the switch.
The first order of business for virtualization in a SAN switch is finding a way to identify the target virtual devices created by the switch's virtualization operator. Virtual storage devices in SAN switches need to be configured by an administrator. The storage administrator must first select the form of virtualization for the virtual device, and then discover the downstream target storage IDs that will comprise the virtual device. The next step is to create the exported target ID of the new virtual device, and assign this new virtual device to a zone or virtual network. Once the virtual device and its exported IDs are created, they can be accessed by any initiators in the SAN that have access to it.
The virtualization operator must have a processor to run on. There are many ways this could be implemented in SAN switches with a wide variety of choices for processors. For instance, the virtualization operator could run on a processor that the switch has for providing other services. It could also run on its own dedicated processor, which may be on a separate adapter or blade. Another alternative is to have a separate system work in tandem with the switch to provide the virtualization function. While this wouldn't necessarily be switch-based virtualization, there are possible implementations where the distinction would be splitting hairs.
Downstream storage IDs
The whole idea of virtual storage is based on making some number of storage entities or address spaces appear to be something different, or virtual. In the case of switch-based virtualization, the storage entities being virtualized are some type of SAN-resident storage. In the remainder of this article, I refer to this as SAN-resident and virtualized storage as downstream storage IDs. "Downstream" in this case doesn't necessarily imply a physical or even a relative location in the network topology. Instead, downstream here is intended to refer to the relative location on the I/O path. Entities closer to the host are upstream and entities closer to storage are downstream.
A close analysis of the virtualization process begins by understanding what happens when an incoming I/O command from an initiator is addressed to the switch's exported target virtual device ID. The switch port identifies the egress port for this virtual storage ID as the virtualization operator, then queues the command for processing by it. This doesn't have to be an actual egress port, and depends entirely on the design of the switch and its method for integrating virtual storage functions.
|Multilayered virtualization scheme
The I/O path fans out into multiple downstream paths.
The virtualization operator then will read the entire command and process it according to the form of virtualization being used for this virtual device. There's a subtle, but important point: The initial I/O command is terminated by the virtualization operator and reinitiated it to downstream storage IDs. In other words, the initial I/O no longer exists, but has been reconstituted and retransmitted to a number of downstream IDs, through some combination of egress ports in the switch. See "Reinitiating an I/O command," which illustrates the termination and reinitialization process.
This terminating and reinitiating of I/Os isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's important to understand the implications. First, this process adds latency to all I/Os addressed to virtual devices. Queuing, terminating, processing and reinitiating the downstream I/Os will be slower than simply forwarding an I/O through to an egress port based on the destination ID in the header.
Second--and perhaps more importantly--error processing for I/O operations becomes much more involved. If there's an error on any of the downstream I/Os, the initiator function in the virtualization operator has to become aware of it and attempts to retry the operation again or passes the error back to the upstream initiator for a retry. The virtualization operator then needs to determine if it will continue working with the problematic downstream ID. If so, it can try again--if not, it can operate in reduced mode according to the form of virtualization being used for the virtual device.
When failures occur, it's essential that the virtualization operator in the switch notifies the administrator of the failure, so it can be rectified in a timely fashion. This is a high-priority problem because a subsequent network or device failure on any of the I/O paths for the virtual device results in a loss of data. The situation is no different than for any other virtualization product, such as volume managers and disk subsystem controllers, except that the notification, diagnosis, troubleshooting and repair of the problem is done through switch management interfaces, instead of host or subsystem interfaces. Customers will need to verify that the timeliness of reporting problems, the severity level assigned and the reparation methods available through the switch are adequate for their operations. If best practices have been defined for storage I/O failure operations, then the switch should be expected to comply with them.
Initially, storage application-enabled switches aren't expected to have local storage connections for directly-attached storage devices, which implies that any storage functionality will involve virtual storage techniques. The most common forms of storage virtualization are mirroring, striping, concatenation and RAID.
Mirroring and striping
Mirroring is one of the most simple, yet most powerful virtualization techniques. The latency injected by the virtualization operator in mirroring is minimal as there's no parsing of the command and no block address manipulation to do. Additionally, error recovery is simplest for mirroring compared with other forms of storage virtualization.
Striping takes advantage of parallel operation on storage to provide faster performance. Incoming I/O operations from initiators would be terminated by the virtualization operator and a number of reinitiated I/O operations would be created, corresponding to the number of downstream storage IDs in the virtual device.
Striping requires that the incoming I/O operation be split up among the member storage destinations of the virtual device. While striping without parity redundancy is used solely for performance purposes, it's not clear that using striping in a switch would result in a net performance gain, after the latency of the virtualization operator is taken into account. Also, considering the lack of protection from failures, it's likely to be used only in cases where flexibility in creating striped arrays of different sizes is the highest priority.
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The terminal and reinstallation process.
RAID in a switch uses parity or mirrored redundancy to provide data protection from downstream storage and link failures. As with striping, the incoming I/O would be terminated by the virtualization operator, and the number of subsequent downstream I/Os would be determined by the number of member storage IDs in the array.
Parity RAID adds a significant level of overhead to the virtualization operator. For example, the read, modify and write penalty of RAID-5 would be a much higher burden on a switch processor than mirrored redundancy such as used in RAID-1 or 0+1. As RAID-1 was previously discussed as mirroring earlier, RAID-0+1 should be the RAID level of choice for switch virtual storage implementations to minimize the negative impacts of unanticipated write and switch workloads.
Concatenation merges two separate storage address spaces together and utilizes them as a single, virtual contiguous storage address space. Like striping, it has no built-in redundancy to protect against downstream link and storage failures. Unlike striping, however, a failure in a concatenated virtual device doesn't necessarily result in the loss of all data because data that's stored completely on any downstream storage IDs may still be able to be accessed. However, there's no guarantee that data objects were written completely on any one device of a concatenated storage volume. The overhead of concatenation is relatively minor, involving simple algebraic processes for translating storage addresses.
Fierce competition
In the heyday of the technology bubble when everything seemed possible, storage switch vendors expected the market to gobble up virtualization switches like hotcakes. Times have certainly changed and the prospects of switch-based virtualization don't seem like such a sure thing anymore.
The issue for IT professionals is whether or not switch vendors will provide virtualization functions that can add enough value to make it worthwhile to pay a premium for it. This can only happen by making storage easier to manage and less expensive to own. Already, volume management software and disk subsystem controllers provide complete functionality for the most useful types of storage virtualization.
Beyond competition with volume management software and disk subsystems, there are new virtualization products and architectures to contend with. Switch-based virtualization is another instance of in-band virtualization, a concept that hasn't been too warmly received by the market yet. If the market decides that out-of-band virtualization is a better way to go as Gartner Inc. has suggested, that would leave the switch virtualization players holding a mostly empty bag.


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We are back and we are recruiting.The best guild of the world is what we want to be and we are expecting you all to help me.It was destroyed by a hacker when it was on lev 7. I nedd you all's help to regain the for in which the power house was.
When you reach level 4 in the guild you will get a rare card for free. You are jus required to play play play and play.
When you join in please comment on the message board and check message board for updates related to event and giveaways.
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If you think you can follow the requirements you can apply by going to the guild page : http://www.urban-rivals.com/en/guilds/guild/?id=1908891 .
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It's been a while since we last saw the 2010 BMW V5, but if these new shots acquired by Autogespot are any indication, it looks like the the crossover based on the next-generation BMW 5-Series is still on course for production. To most people, the V5 is simply a blob on four wheels, but BMW insists that this is a "Progressive Activity Sedan." And what is that, really?
Jalopnik Snap Judgment: With 5-Series underpinnings, both RWD and AWD versions are possible. We just hope more emphasis will be put on practicality than pseudo off-road capability (think Mercedes R-Class more than BMW X6). Despite the extra interior space, the V5 will likely be just another Euro-snob barge for people that should really just buy (dare we say it) a minivan.
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Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013
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Abstractor: ERIC
The Nation's Report Card Reading 2013 State Snapshot Report. New Mexico. Grade 4, Public Schools
National Center for Education Statistics
Results from the 2013 NAEP assessments show fourth- and eighth-graders making progress in mathematics and reading. Nationally representative samples of more than 376,000 fourth-graders and 341,000 eighth-graders were assessed in either mathematics or reading in 2013. Results are reported for public and private school students in the nation, and for public school students in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Department of Defense schools. This snapshot report covers the overall results, achievement level percentages and average score results, comparison of the average scores in 2013 to other states/jurisdictions, average scores for state/jurisdiction and nation (public), results for student groups in 2013, and score gaps for student groups. In 2013, the average score of fourth-grade students in New Mexico was 206. This was lower than the average score of 221 for public school students in the nation. ?The average score for students in New Mexico in 2013 (206) was not significantly different from their average score in 2011 (208) and was lower than their average score in 1992 (211). ?The score gap between higher performing students in New Mexico (those at the 75th percentile) and lower performing students (those at the 25th percentile) was 53 points in 2013. This performance gap was not significantly different from that in 1992 (47 points). ?The percentage of students in New Mexico who performed at or above the NAEP "Proficient" level was 21 percent in 2013. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2011 (21 percent) and in 1992 (23 percent). ? The percentage of students in New Mexico who performed at or above the NAEP "Basic" level was 52 percent in 2013. This percentage was not significantly different from that in 2011 (53 percent) and in 1992 (55 percent). [For the main report, "The Nation's Report Card: A First Look--2013 Mathematics and Reading. National Assessment of Educational Progress at Grades 4 and 8. NCES 2014-451," see ED544347.]
Descriptors: National Surveys, Educational Indicators, Educational Assessment, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, Achievement Rating, Scores, National Competency Tests, Achievement Gap, Comparative Analysis, Public Schools, Racial Differences, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Influences, Geographic Location, Elementary School Students
National Center for Education Statistics. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://nces.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Statistics (ED)
Identifiers - Location: New Mexico
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Assessment of Educational Progress
IES Funded: Yes
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Linksys ADSL2MUE is an ADSL2/2+ capable router/modem based on the Texas Instruments AR7 architecture. Marketed in the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Germany and a few other countries not including the United States of America.
If you are looking for a modem this might not be what you are looking for. Although advertised as a modem, it is actually a router with some sort of bridging capabilities.
Hardware resources
Based on Texas Instruments AR7 architecture it includes a few other chips on board, such as ethernet and ADSL transformers. TI does not provide with much information about the architecture and answers with a "this is for OEM eyes only" when asked for more information.
This device provides ADSL, ethernet and USB conectivity only.
- Ethernet: One on-chip fast ethernet 10/100 port attached to a transformer from Delta Electronics labeled LF8505 DELTA 0448W).
- USB: One USB 1.1 port.
- ADSL: One on-chip adsl port attached to an ADSL2 transformer from Linkcomm Manufacturing labeled LAL0671 LINKCOM 0450. Advertised explicitly as AR7 compatible.
- On-board RAM memory: One chip of synchronous SDRAM formatted as 1Mx32x4bank module makeing up 128Mbit (16Mbytes) of RAM space. Manufactured by Glink and labeled as GLT51280L16-6TC 412 9P3030902.
- On-board Flash memory: Four MBytes of memory on a single chip from Macronix Incorporated. Its part numbers is MX29LV320ABTC-90G and the chip is labeled as MX E042469 29LV320ABTC-90G 2K085800A1 TAIWAN.
- Microcontroller: Texas Instruments AR7RD labeled TNETD7300AGDW 49ZND69 with uilt-in ADSL and Ethernet interfaces.
- Serial ports: Two serial ports. One of them used as system console at 38400,8,N,1. Another unused.
Further info from software commands
cli> product-info GLOBAL: Product Info command Product Information: ---------------------- Model Number: AR7RD HW Revision: Unknown Serial Number: none USB PID: 0x000f USB VID: 0x13b1 Ethernet MAC: N/A DSL MAC: N/A USB MAC: N/A USB Host MAC: N/A Software Versions: ------------------ Gateway: 3.5.0 ATM Driver: 4.02.11.00 DSL HAL: 3.01.02.00 DSL Datapump: 3.01.02.00 Annex A SAR HAL: 01.07.02 PDSP Firmware: 0.49 Boot loader: 126.96.36.199 cli>
Console port
__________________________________________ | | | Pin 4: GND ----> @ | | Pin 3: TX ----> @ | | Pin 2: RX ----> @ | | Pin 1: Not connected ----> @ | | | Front of ADSL2MUE | | | led | led | led | led | led |_________________________________________|
The console is located on the same edge that the leds are, that is, front-right side of the board. It is labeled J1 and an arrow points to pin 1 on the left, that is, the closest pin to the leds. Voltage reference is 3.3 volts and it is set by default at 38400,8,N,1. Mine already had a connector soldered just like to ones we usually see on computer boards as CPU/NB fan connector.
Software resources
This firmware is based on the MontaVista Linux.
Linux version 2.4.17_mvl21-malta-mips_fp_le (firstname.lastname@example.com) (gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (release/MontaVista)) #49 Thu Sep 9 18:13:08 EDT 2004
CPU + Memory
# cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 cpu model : MIPS 4KEc V4.8 BogoMIPS : 149.91 wait instruction : no microsecond timers : yes extra interrupt vector : yes hardware watchpoint : yes VCED exceptions : not available VCEI exceptions : not available
Partially GPL'd software can be downloaded from the UK office of Linkys at the GPL link show at the Linksys GPL code center.
As many AR7 based devices do, Linksys ADSL2MUE violates GPL license because only partial sources are released. Visit GPL Violations web site for more information on this.
Software features
With the default oficial firmware this device has four modes of operation:
- Router with PPPoA over the WAN
- Router with PPPoE over the WAN
- Router with RFC1483 bridged over the WAN
- Bridge with RFC1483 bridged over the WAN
All three router modes NAT support is fair enough for outgoing purposes but will not let you do any port forwarding to the inside.
The only modem capabilities the device shows is called brige mode. This mode interconnects a native ethernet network or an ethernet over USB network with a RFC1484 bridge mode network (ethernet switched over ATM/ADSL).


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Last weekend the Tarot, Mystics & The Occult Exhibition opened and it seems it was a wonderful night! The Team wrote a lovely blogpost about it, I unfortunately couldn't be there because I live here in Europe.
Photos by LGAL
There are also big beautiful prints of the Tarotcards available now.
To see them all click here.
You can decide if you would like to have the Tarotcard-style or the normal poster.


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The design of the photo-website must be strict, minimalistic, monophonic, in order to focus on the works of the photographer as much as possible. Navigation should be convenient, download fast, the website must be necessarily adapted for mobile devices.
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LOUSIVILLE, KY--(Marketwired - March 19, 2014) - Churchill Downs Racetrack today announced the opening of public nominations and voting for participants in the 2014 Survivors Parade Presented by Kroger, and a new partnership with Bright Pink®, a national organization that focuses on the prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer and while providing support for high-risk individuals.
The Survivors Parade is part of the sixth annual Pink Out festivities held in conjunction with the 140thrunning of the Longines Kentucky Oaks - America's premiere race for 3-year old fillies on Friday, May 2. On April 1, the 140 survivors will be invited to be the guests of Churchill Downs for the 2014 Longines Kentucky Oaks and to participate in the Survivors Parade before the race. In recent years, survivors participating the in the parade have come from 27 states. For the annual Pink Out, the historic race track will be decked out in pink bunting and the 100,000-plus guests attending the Longines Kentucky Oaks are asked to wear pink to show their support.
As part of the 2014 Pink Out and Survivors Parade, Churchill Downs Incorporated (CDI) Foundation announced a $50,000 donation to launch a six-week fundraising program to benefit Bright Pink and its national breast and ovarian health programs. The company will also donate a portion of each Grey Goose Oaks Lily®sold during the Pink Out to Horse and Hopes, a local breast cancer initiative that benefits people working throughout Kentucky's horse industry. The fundraising program concludes on Sunday, May 4.
"The Pink Out has become an important tradition at Churchill Downs over the past several years and we are pleased to be able to include a major fundraising program that gives our company, business partners and racetrack guests an opportunity to support Bright Pink's efforts to overcome the two of the most deadly of women's health issues, breast and ovarian cancer," said Ryan Jordan, general manager of Churchill Downs Racetrack.
Churchill Downs became actively involved in breast cancer awareness in 2009 when one of the company's long-time employees, Tricia Amburgey, was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. "Although she eventually lost her battle with cancer this past year at the early age of 42, the strength and courage Tricia displayed over the past five years serves as an inspiration to all and motivates us to do what we can to prevent others from suffering the same fate," Jordan said. During the 2014 Survivors Parade, Churchill Downs will pay a special tribute to Tricia Amburgey, who was a fixture at the racetrack for more than two decades. "It is our hope that through education, prevention and treatment we eventually no longer have a need for a Survivors Parade," said Jordan.
Survivors Parade Presented by Kroger Nominations and Voting
Any breast or ovarian cancer survivor is eligible to be nominated to participate in the 2014 Survivors Parade, and nominations can be made by the survivor themselves, family members or friends online at www.kentuckyderby.com/survivors. Once a nomination is published, then friends and family are encouraged to vote for the nominee to be selected to walk in the parade. Voting is limited to once per day. Nominations and voting will continue through Monday, March 31 at 11:59 p.m. EDT. The 140 survivors will be announced on Tuesday, April 1 and will receive two tickets to the 140thLongines Kentucky Oaks and will be invited to participate in the 2014 Survivors Parade on Friday, May 2.
Churchill Downs Partners with Bright Pink
As part of the 2014 Pink Out activities, Churchill Downs is partnering with Bright Pink®, the only national non-profit organization focused on the prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer in young women. Founded in 2007, Bright Pink empowers women to be proactive with their breast and ovarian health to reduce the risk of developing these diseases, or to detect them at an early non-life-threatening stages.
"Bright Pink is so grateful to be a part of the Longines Kentucky Oaks in 2014," said Lindsay Avner, Bright Pink Founder and CEO. " To have the opportunity to spread our message of breast and ovarian cancer prevention and early detection on such an international stage is invaluable and will undoubtedly have a tremendous lifesaving impact."
Churchill Downs Launched Fundraising Program with $50,000 Donation
Churchill Downs also announced the launch of a major fundraising program to support the vital work of Bright Pink and long-time charitable partner, Horses and Hopes, an organization dedicated to breast cancer awareness, education, screening, and treatment among Kentucky horse industry workers and their families. The fundraising program has four components:
$50,000 Donation by Churchill Downs - Churchill Downs will kick off the Pink Out fundraising program by making a donation of $50,000 to Bright Pink through the Churchill Downs Foundation.
Survivors Parade Presented by Kroger Donations - As part of the nomination and voting process for the Survivors Parade, the public is encouraged to make a donation to support Bright Pink programs. Donations can be made in the name of nominees at www.kentuckyderby.com/survivors.
Longines Kentucky Oaks Day Donation - Guests attending the Longines Kentucky Oaks will have an opportunity to make a contribution directly to Bright Pink as they enter the track on Friday, May 2, at a series of donation stations manned by volunteers wearing Bright Pink shirts. Each guest making a donation receives a pink lapel ribbon in return for their support.
vineyard vines 30% Donation - As the "Official Style of the Kentucky Oaks and Derby," vineyard vines will donate thirty percent of proceeds from the sale of four Pink Lilies printed items in its vineyard vines for Kentucky Derby collection to Bright Pink. The Pink Lilies pieces include a tie, bow tie, pocket square, and tote bag. These items and your complete vineyard vines for Kentucky Derby collection will be available for purchase starting March 23 online at www.vinyardvines.com, vineyard vines retail stores, select retail partners, and through the vineyard vines site at Churchill Downs.
$1 Donation from Oaks Grey Goose Lily Sales - For the sixth year, Churchill Downs will donate $1 from each Grey Goose Oaks Lily® sold on Kentucky Oaks day on Friday, May 2, to Horses and Hope.
Over the past five years, Churchill Downs has donated nearly $500,000 to breast cancer organizations as part of its annual Pink Out.
About Churchill Downs Racetrack
Churchill Downs, the world's most legendary racetrack, has conducted Thoroughbred racing and presented America's greatest race, the Kentucky Derby presented by Yum! Brands, continuously since 1875. Located in Louisville, the flagship racetrack of Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN) also operates Trackside at Churchill Downs, which offers year-round simulcast wagering at the historic track. Churchill Downs will conduct the 140thrunning of the Kentucky Derby on May 3, 2012, and its Spring Meet is scheduled for April 26-June 29. The track has hosted the Breeders' Cup World Championships a record eight times. Information about Churchill Downs can be found on the Internet at www.churchilldowns.com.
About the 140th Longines Kentucky Oaks
With a $1 million guaranteed purse, the Longines Kentucky Oaks is the most lucrative American horse race for 3-year-old fillies, and the third most attended day of racing in the U.S. - only after the Derby and Preakness. Twenty-six Oaks winners have gone on to be crowned with an Eclipse Award as North America's champion 3-year-old filly. The purse reflects the Oaks' status and importance as a sports and entertainment event. The race has attracted crowds in excess of 100,000 in 13 of the last 14 years, including an unprecedented 116,046 in 2010, and set wagering records in 2013 with more than $14.2 million bet on the race and $45.5 million bet on the entire Oaks card.
About Bright Pink
Bright Pink® is the only national non-profit focused on the prevention and early detection of breast and ovarian cancer in young women, while providing support for high-risk individuals. It is on a mission to reach the 52 million young women in the U.S, between the ages of 18-45, who have never been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer and encourage them to be proactive - to reduce their risk for these diseases or detect them at an early, non-life-threatening stage. Bright Pink seeks to educate, equip and empower women through innovative programs and tools such as it innovative Brighten UPTM Educational Workshops and our digital Assess Your Risk tool and to encourage at-risk individuals to see their doctors at least once a year. To learn more or become involved in Bright Pink go to www.BrightPink.org.
About Horses and Hopes
Founded in 2008 by Kentucky First Lady Jane Beshear and the Kentucky Cancer Program, Horses and Hope helps provide breast cancer awareness, education and early detection and treatment referral in Kentucky's horse racing industry. Utilizing its pink stable of volunteers, the organization focuses on programs at Kentucky's four thoroughbred race tracks to provide education and outreach for race fans and track workers. This is the sixth year Churchill Downs has donated a portion of Grey Goose Oaks Lily®sales to the charity.
About Kroger
Kroger, one of the world's largest retailers, employs more than 375,000 associates who serve customers in 2,640 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 34 states under two dozen local banner names including Kroger, City Market, Dillons, Jay C, Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer, Fry's, King Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith's. The company also operates 786 convenience stores, 320 fine jewelry stores, 1,240 supermarket fuel centers and 38 food processing plants in the U.S. Recognized by Forbes as the most generous company in America; Kroger supports hunger relief, breast cancer awareness, the military and their families, and more than 30,000 schools and grassroots organizations in the communities it serves. Kroger contributes food and funds equal to 200 million meals a year through more than 80 Feeding America food bank partners. For more information please visit kroger.com. Kroger's Louisville Division operates 98 stores in Kentucky, southern Indiana and southern Illinois.
About vineyard vines
vineyard vines®, a company best known for its whimsical neckties and smiling pink whale logo, was founded in 1998 on Martha's Vineyard when brothers Shep and Ian Murray cut their ties with corporate America to start making ties that represented the Good Life. In addition to signature neckwear, vineyard vines offers a variety of clothing and accessories for men, women and children. Products are sold in over 600 specialty and department stores worldwide, through a seasonal catalog at (800) 892-4982, online at vineyardvines.com and at over 40 freestanding stores.
About Longines
Based in St. Imier in Switzerland since 1832, the watchmaker Longines can look back on nearly 180 years of non-stop craftsmanship, as well as a solid heritage as timekeeper for world championships in various sports and collaborator with different international sports federations. Known for the elegance of its timepieces, Longines is a member of the Swatch Group Ltd, the World's leading manufacturer of horological products. With the winged hourglass as its emblem, the brand has outlets in over 130 countries. www.longines.com
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The Space Shuttle Endeavour will begin its final journey through the streets of LA on Friday, and we want to see your photos of this historic event.
To join in the fun, just tag your pics #ShuttleWatch. It's that easy.
We'll take the best shots and add them to our gallery. Some of our favorites will also be displayed on our Facebook page's cover photo, and we'll be retweeting great images all day.
Pictures can range from actual shots of Endeavour to viewing parties to space-shuttle costumes (someone will be wearing a space-shuttle costume, right?).
We'll be scouring Instagram and Twitter for photos with the tag #ShuttleWatch. You can also post pics on our Facebook wall, or you can email us at email@example.com.
Be sure to tune in to NBC4 and visit nbcla.com for complete shuttle coverage. Here is the schedule for Endeavour's journey:
Friday, Oct. 12
- 2 a.m.: Depart LAX on north side.
- 4:15 a.m.: Arrive at intersection of La Tijera and Sepulveda boulevards. There, Endeavour will have a 9-hour layover while the roads ahead are cleared.
- 1:15 p.m.: Head east on Manchester Boulevard.
- 4 p.m.: Stop short of San Diego (405) Freeway, and transfer shuttle to another carrier for crossing the overpass.
- 10 p.m.: Cross 405 Freeway. CHP will close ramps and run traffic stops to minimize traffic disruptions caused by gawking. Endeavour will continue east overnight.
Saturday, Oct. 13
- 8 a.m.: Pass Inglewood City Hall, a designated viewing area.
- 9 a.m.: Reach the Forum, the scene of a formal welcoming celebration capable of accommodating a crowd as large as 14,000.
- 9:30 a.m.: Continue east on Manchester Boulevard, turning left at Crenshaw Drive, which connects to Crenshaw Boulevard.
- 2 p.m.: Arrive at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard for a second celebration, with entertainment produced by Debbie Allen.
- 2:30 p.m.: Continue east on MLK Boulevard.
- 4 p.m.: Reach Exposition Park, another designated viewing area and the site of the shuttle's new home at the California Science Center.
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Konstadt (front) and Stokes helped Harvard win the eight-school team-race event (photo courtesy DSPics.com).
The Harvard coed sailing team posted its first team victory of2010 with a first-place 13-4 record at the John Jackson Memorial Team Race over the weekend, while the Crimson women took fifth place at the Navy Spring Women's Intersectional.
The Crimson won the final round of four to edge host Georgetown at the Jackson regatta. The Hoyas also owned a 13-4 overall record, while Brown was one win back at 12-5 and Hobart was 10-7. Harvard's skippers were Alan Palmer, John Stokes, Tedd Himmler and Brendan Kopp. The Crimson crews were Alma Lafler, Meghan Wareham and Michelle Konstadt.
At nearby Navy, the Harvard women had a strong showing with five total race wins and 14 top-four finishes. The Crimson totaled 234 points, beating Brown by five points in the battle for fifth. College of Charleston won the regatta with 153 points, followed by St. Mary's (178), Boston College (206) and Connecticut College (209).
Harvard's top finish came in the B division, where Liz Powers and Marie Appel placed fourth with 101 points. They won three races and put together a stretch of six straight top-four finishes in a 17-school field. Emily Lambert and Alexandra Jumper placed seventh in the A division with 133 points. They won twice in a three-race span Saturday.
Below, courtesy of Sailgroove, is video of Race 6A at Navy, won by Harvard in boat No. 6.


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Samardzija twirls opening gem as Cubs stifle Bucs
Righty whiffs nine over eight; Rizzo homers, Fujikawa picks up Marmol
PITTSBURGH -- Jeff Samardzija looked like an Opening Day veteran, not first-timer. Anthony Rizzo, who didn't hit a home run in any Cactus League games, launched the first pitch he saw in the regular season out of PNC Park for a two-run blast. And Carlos Marmol was pulled in the ninth and Japanese right-hander Kyuji Fujikawa got the save.
The end result: The Cubs held on for a 3-1 win Monday over the Pirates in the season opener and manager Dale Sveum did his best to downplay any closer controversy.
First, Samardzija. After the first three Pirates batters reached, the right-hander settled down and retired 23 of the next 25 batters he faced. He struck out nine over eight scoreless innings.
"That was probably as good a game as he's pitched starting his career," Sveum said.
"I'd say 'pitched' is a key word there," Samardzija said. "I thought it was the best pitched game. I didn't have the best stuff, but I worked both sides of the plate, up and down, and really attacked their hitters with the game plan me and [catcher Welington Castillo] had from the beginning. It was nice to have that confidence."
Confidence. That's a key word for Marmol, too. Marmol struck out the first batter he faced in the ninth. But then he hit Andrew McCutchen, who stole second and scored on Pedro Alvarez's single to center. After Marmol walked Gaby Sanchez, Sveum turned to James Russell, who induced Neil Walker to pop up to to right field. Fujikawa, making his Major League debut, came on to get Russell Martin to fly out to center to earn the save.
"That's part of the ninth inning," Sveum said. "Those last three outs are hard to get no matter who's on the mound. Marmol didn't really have it today, so I went to a couple other guys to get those last two outs."
Sveum isn't abandoning Marmol.
"He's still the closer," Sveum said. "I'm not making any changes or anything like that, he just didn't have it today."
It was the Cubs' first Opening Day win since 2009. As president of baseball operations Theo Epstein was walking out of the clubhouse and saw Fujikawa with reporters, he said, "Nice game, Fuji."
The Japanese right-hander, who was a closer for 12 seasons with Hanshin, is not trying to take Marmol's job.
"That's nothing I can control," he said through interpreter Ryo Shinkawa. "My job is to get the three outs I'm asked for -- three outs, four outs."
Sometimes, one out.
"Lucky man," Fujikawa said, in English.
Marmol, who threw 19 pitches, nine for strikes, got a visit from pitching coach Chris Bosio after Alvarez's single. The closer said he was a little surprised to see Sveum after he walked Sanchez.
"That's why you need teammates, that's why you need a team, to pick me up," Marmol said. "That's what a team does."
Did he have problems with his command?
"A little bit," Marmol said. "I felt fine, though. My slider command was good. ... It's one bad day. It happened on the first day."
The first day was a good day for Rizzo, who was razzed by his teammates this spring for the lack of home runs.
"Guys were calling me 'Campana,'" he said, referring to former Cubs outfielder Tony Campana, known for his speed, not his power. "You don't try to hit home runs but you get guys chirping at you, and it's nice to get it out of the way and just win."
With one out in the Cubs' first, Starlin Castro singled and Rizzo sent A.J. Burnett's first pitch 438 feet to right-center, the ball landing behind the bleacher seats. Rizzo was one of six Cubs making their first Opening Day starts, and knows the importance of getting off to a good start.
"It's one-game playoffs every day for 162-plus [games], hopefully, and we just have to play hard," Rizzo said. "Everyone has to have each other's back. I think when everyone gets each other's back, everyone will get emotional and the emotion will carry us all year."
Samardzija was beginning the season where his ended last Sept. 8, when he was shut down after reaching his innings limit. This year, there are no limits on the right-hander. He's the first Cubs Opening Day pitcher to go at least eight innings and give up two hits or fewer since Lon Warneke threw a shutout on April 17, 1934.
"The last two times we've seen him, he's been a beast out there," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said of Samardzija. "He was throwing whatever he wanted whenever he wanted. ... Big leagues. Tough draw for Opening Day, and he made pitches."
Burnett (0-1) did, too, striking out 10, the most by a Pirates pitcher on Opening Day since John Candelaria fanned that many in 1983. With one out in the Cubs sixth, he hit Nate Schierholtz with a pitch, who scored on Castillo's double to right. Castillo was caught in a rundown, but Burnett then exited.
Rizzo was so excited about the win, he said he "blacked out" about the home run details.
"It's my first Opening Day, a lot of guys' first Opening Days," Rizzo said. "To get the win is good for our whole organization and for the season, to get off on the right note."


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It's surely a contender for the least-uptight awards show currently on the television landscape, and this year's MTV Video Music Awards looks set to delight and raise eyebrows in equal measures.
Kicking off Sunday's ceremony will be a performance by Lady Gaga, her first since a hip surgery forced the cancellation of the remainder of her "Born This Way Ball" tour in February. Unless you've been living under a rock for the past five years, Mother Monster's choice of attire for the VMAs is always reason enough to tune in. 2010's meat dress, anyone?
Proud new papa Kanye West will hit the stage for his seventh VMA stint, tying him with Madonna for the most performances by an artist at the annual awards show. West will perform his single "BL--- S---N HEAD" off of his latest album "Yeezus." If his recent public appearances are any indication, West may just be on his best behavior thanks to his new-found happiness with girlfriend Kim Kardashian and their daughter North.
In other words, if Taylor Swift wins on the night she need not worry about West crashing her acceptance speech again.
Other artists slated to perform include Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars, Robin Thicke, Pharrell, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry and Drake.
Though the VMA performances and red carpet appearances have garnered the most attention in past years, those shiny Moonman statuettes are still the reason for the annual pop culture fest, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in a new location: Brooklyn's Barclays Center.
For this year only VMA winners will take home a redesigned Moonman, created specially to commemorate the 2013 Brooklyn venue.
In place of the regular shiny astronaut (based on the image of helmeted astronaut Buzz Aldrin planting the flag on the lunar landscape), the updated version will be a figure that takes design cues from Companion, the big-eared, X-eyed creature designed by the Brooklyn artist KAWS (real name Brian Donnelly).
Timberlake and Macklemore lead the nominations with six apiece. Their place atop the heap is fitting when you take into account they've got the year's best-selling album ("The 20/20 Experience") and single ("Thrift Shop"), respectively.
Bruno Mars is a close third with four nominations, ahead of Pink, Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke and Thirty Seconds To Mars, who each picked up three nods.
Check out the full list of MTV VMA nominations
Timberlake's "Mirrors" clip earned nominations for Video of the Year, Best Pop Video, Best Male Video and Best Editing. His "Suit & Tie" team-up with Jay Z is in the running for Best Direction and Best Collaboration. Timberlake will also receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award during the ceremony in recognition of his career output.
If that weren't enough, the "SexyBack" singer is performing live and if the rumors are true, will also reunite with his former 'NSync bandmates (Joey Fatone, J.C. Chasez, Lance Bass and Chris Kirkpatrick) for a one-off reunion.
Along with Timberlake's "Mirrors," Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" and Mars' "Locked Out of Heaven" will battle Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" and Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble" for Video of the Year.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Can't Hold Us" will duke it out for Best Hip Hop Video with Drakes' "Started From The Bottom," Kendrick Lamar's "Swimming Pools," J. Cole's "Power Trip" and "F--kin' Problems" from A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar.
A new category has been added to the rundown in 2013: Song of the Summer. Vying for the prize are Cyrus with "We Can't Stop," Daft Punk's "Get Lucky," "I Need Your Love" by Calvin Harris and Thicke's "Blurred Lines."
The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards airs live from 9 pm ET Sunday, Aug. 25 on MTV.


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BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick says word that Boston has been named as one of four finalists for a possible U.S. bid to host the 2024 Olympics represents a "great opportunity" for Massachusetts.
Patrick said Friday that he looked forward to the region putting together a plan for hosting the games, adding that it could help the state accomplish some of its goals for improving transportation.
MORE:What the potential cities offer
A special legislative commission that explored the feasibility of an Olympic bid said in a February report that Boston had experience in hosting international events, and the region already had many venues suitable for Olympic events.
The group "No Boston Olympics" says the money involved in bringing the games would be better spent on improving Massachusetts schools or public transportation systems.


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Dedication of "Ēdamzāle", June 18!
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Summer camp program guide 2011
Sunday, Mar. 20, at 10:30 - Church services followed by the annual Spring Event at the Long Island Church
The program (in Latvian)will be dedicated to comemmorating the 100th birthday of poetess Elza Ķezbere
Sunday, Mar. 13, at 10:00 - Church services followed by the annual Pancake Breakfast at the Yonkers Church
Taste Latvian style pancakes and crepes in all styles - and all delicious
Saturday, Mar. 12 at 14:00 - Church service in Manhattan
at the Seafarers & International House, 123 East 15th Street, New York, NY
Sunday, Mar. 6, at 10:00 - Church services in memory of the Col. Oskars Kalpaks Battalion and Students Company who fought in the war for Latvian Independence (1918-1921). Procession by Latvian student fraternities and sororities at the Yonkers Church. - And later - at 15:00 - Benefit Concert with distinguished Latvian National Opera and New York Metropolitan Opera tenor Aleksandrs Antoņenko
The church services will be complemented by soprano Laila Liepiņa accompanied by Dace Aperāns on piano. This will be followed by a program.
Sunday, Feb. 27, at 11:00 - Church services followed by the 62nd annual Scout-O-Rama of the Zilais Kalns 4th Girl Scout unit and the Rīga 90th Boy Scout unit at the Yonkers Church
Program will feature a performance (in Latvian) of a play "Velna Rags" followed by a hot lunch, a raffle drawing and a social afternoon.
Summer camp schedule 2011
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See the latest pictures from this summer!
The mission of the Latvian Ev. Luth Church of New York is (translation coming soon) - Veidot kristīgu un latvisku ģimeni, kuŗā augam un audzinām ticībā, cerībā un mīlestībā!
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Game Informer have just posted details about their upcoming cover for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. And from the preview details they've released, it seems to be a very ambitious sequel.
Thanks to CD Projekt RED's new REDengine 3 technology, The Witcher 3 will be a massive open-world RPG that's 30 times bigger than the previous game – a world size claimed to be bigger than Skyrim. Filling that world will be the detective work and deadly combat of "monster hunting" and the series' now standard twisting stories of intrigue and politics.


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Okay, so let's just be real.
Y'all know… I'm a sugar-lover. It is my weakness. Ice cream. Chocolate candy bars. Donuts. And the like.
Salty stuff doesn't really "tempt" me. Cheese isn't really a big issue. And bread is a little bit of an issue but more so because it's just the most convenient way to eat. And it seems like most people have issues with one or the other of these if not issues with all of them.
But if there is anything other than sugar that pops up on my I-just-can't-resist-it food radar pretty frequently, it is pizza.
I could literally live on pizza, hamburgers, donuts, and chocolate ice cream.
Ya know, if it weren't for that whole… nutrition thing.
So when I came across these in my low-carb-vegetarian searches on Pinterest, I was intrigued but, naturally, pretty dern skeptical.
I mean, pizza crust… made out of one of the worst tasting vegetables ever to hit the planet?!?!
Yeah, no thanks.
But we are reallllllllly trying to stay away from processed carbs like, ya know… pizza crust, and so I thought I'd give it a go. I was expecting (and secretly hoping for) a failure.
So, without further ado…
Cauliflower Pizza Crust
- 2 cups of "riced" cauliflower (see my how-to below)
- 2 cups shredded cheese (mozzarella or Colby Jack)
- 2 eggs
- 16-20 basil leaves, cut in strips (about 1/4 cup) *optional, or you can use another herb*
Preheat: Oven to 450
Makes: Four 4″x4″ crusts (My fam plowed through these… even my two picky, picky sons so next time I'm gonna double this!)
{All my "instructional" pics are below the recipe.}
To rice cauliflower:
- For this recipe, cut off the cauliflower so that you have mainly the florets (the bushy part on top). Cut off about half of a head of cauliflower.
- Put it in a Ninja blender or food processor. (I used my Ninja in the big pitcher… worked like a boss!)
- I only had to run it on speed 2 in my Ninja for, like, thirty seconds! I was so pumped that it was such a quick process! It will look like… well, sorta like rice!
- Measure out two cups. (And I really would measure it out because I think this recipe needs to be pretty "precise")
To make the crust:
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (and I also sprayed it with a bit of non-stick).
- Mix the riced cauliflower, shredded cheese, eggs, and basil (omit this or pick another herb of your choice) together.
- Plop a big hunk (yeah, that's an official term) on the paper and start to spread it out. I used a fork here to sorta "pat" it down and also to help square off the edges a bit.
- Bake for 15 minutes. I found that a bit of the cheese sorta "snuck" out, but I just used a spatula and shoved it back into the edge of the crust.
To make a pizza:
- It's the same gig as a usual homemade pizza… slop some sauce on there (I always use just plain ol pasta sauce). Always try to leave a little edge so that the sauce doesn't drip over and below your crust cause it can burn and that's just plain ol gross.
- Sprinkle on some cheese.
- Then add toppings if you want. On ours tonight, I chopped up a large portabella mushroom that my man Mr. Chord Dice had grilled earlier for lunch… it was PERFECT on top!
- Bake for another ten minutes.
- I put mine on a cooling rack for a minute or so cause I can.not.stand. soggy stuff that sits on a plate.
Here are some pretty pics of the process! I really hope you try these and enjoy them because they were totally legit AND they looked good and fancy too!
The ingredients… they look kinda pretty!
I just had to take a pic of my old school oven dial…
Before going in the oven
After the first bake!
With the toppings! I was admittedly starting to get excited!
The final product! Ohmygeeeeee… so good!


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|Carlsbad, Calif.
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2014 First-Team GCC All-Conference
2014 GCC Player of the Week
AS A SENIOR IN 2014: Lead the team with 51 earned ejections and was second with 50 goals... finshed ninth overall in conference with 44 steals … scored 4 goals vs. Hawaii on Jan. 30 … had 4 goals, 2 steals and 4earned ejections vs. Wagner on March 8 … notched 4 goals, 2 steals, 1 field block, and 3 earned ejections against Brown on March 8 … had 3 goals and 4 earned ejections vs. Pacific on April 6 … had 3 goals, 1 assist, 2 steals and 3 earned ejections against No. 17 UC Davis on April 19 … had 2 goals, 4 steals and 1 earned ejection vs. Azuza Pacific in the GCC quarterfinal game on April 24
AS A JUNIOR IN 2013: Played in 33 games, started in one … had 53 attempts, 26 goals, four assists and 18 steals overall … gained two goals against LMU on Jan. 26 … scored against Hawaii on Feb. 1 … had two goals vs. Fresno Pacific on Feb. 2 … scored against Michigan on Feb. 9 … scored against Marist on Feb. 10 … had two goals vs. Azusa Pacific on Feb. 23 … scored a goal vs. ranked number 10 SJSU on Mar. 23 … collected a goal vs. LMU on Apr. 6 … scored a goal vs. Colorado St. and two goals vs. CSMB on Apr. 7 … scored a goal against Cal St. Monterey Bay on Apr. 26.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2012: Was a key contributor off the bench for the Broncos … tallied 13 goals, five assists, and 17 kick outs … found the back of the net twice in the Broncos' win over Cal St. Monterey Bay (2/25) … registered another two goals against Cal Baptist (4/25).
AS A REDSHIRT IN 2011: Utilized a redshirt season after participating in five games for the Broncos while scoring two goals… scored her first career goals against CS Bakersfield (2/13) while also adding a steal.
HIGH SCHOOL: Starred at Carlsbad High School just north of San Diego … The San Diego Union Tribune named her a first team all-league player and a second team all-CIF performer … also a first team all-academic CIF honoree … scored 76 goals and had 40 assists as a senior … helped Carlsbad to a CIF runner-up finish from 2006-2010 as a four-year letterwinner … also competed on the swim team.
PERSONAL: Born in Carlsbad, Calif. … daughter of David and Jacqueline Murphy … is the eldest of four children … plays the violin and surfs … She will be majoring in Political Science.


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The Walters Art Museum preserves and develops in the public trust a distinguished collection of world art from antiquity to the 20th century. In 1931, the museum's founding benefactor, Henry Walters, bequeathed the core collection to the City of Baltimore "for the benefit of the public." Since its opening, the Walters has been a national leader in scholarship, conservation, and education.
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The Walters Art Museum brings art and people together for enjoyment, discovery, and learning. We strive to create a place where people of every background can be touched by art. We are committed to exhibitions and programs that will strengthen and sustain our community.


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Notes From a Renaissance FaireBy Marisa Meltzer
I remember a woman with a pear nestled between her breasts. That's what most traumatized my pubescent self the last time I went to a Renaissance Faire, somewhere in Marin County circa 1989.
I'm here to report that nothing has changed two decades later at the New York Renaissance Faire: all women are wenches. T-shirts that read "Boss Wench" and "Wench Magnet" greet you as you enter the Tudor-style gates.
This is the kind of place where it's always acceptable to just throw on a corset. "People should just admit they want to come just to wear a corset," says Emily, one of the friends I dragged along with me, as she eats a turkey leg. In fact, the line between fetishwear and Ren Faire costumes is alarmingly thin; the chain mail shop sells armor fit for battle, but it seemed to be doing a much more brisk business in belly chains.
What I was even more confused by were the horns, raccoon tails, and fairy wings on sale, as if Renaissance England was some sort of catch-all fantasy world where Magick Reigns. Weren't there a lot of nuns per capita in the renaissance? I didn't see a single nun, nor one Queen Elizabeth, though I did spot several pirates (it was Pirate's Weekend at the Faire), a sole leper, many gypsies, and a few teen boys in black robes that inspired me to write "heavy goth element" in my notes.
Ren Faire is supposed to be lusty and ribald, but the constant and unsubtle sexual innuendo is tiresome. "No one eats sausage like Austrian women," says one of the seventy-five actors, this one dressed as a drunk Austrian noblewoman. Her maid, who is flirting with a group of men in Ed Hardy t-shirts drinking mead, says, "I always swallow, never spit." The sleaziness never really lets up. "I see you like my balls," one vendor at a glassblowing booth called out to me. I don't think that was very period appropriate.
Personally, I was much more excited at the prospect of being a maiden for the day. There was hair braiding from a shop called Rapunzel's, which mildly piqued my interest, but what I was really after were the floral garlands. I spent at least ten minutes trying on a variety of them—fake yellow flowers, fake blue flowers, feathered—as a moon-faced teenage girl helping me told me very solemnly, "I'm here for thee." I went with a leaf-wheat-baby's breath combo, hoping I resemble a Botticelli even though I'm wearing cut-off denim shorts.


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