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Posted 08 June 2003 - 05:00 PM
Posted 09 June 2003 - 04:21 AM
Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim. --Ovid--
Posted 09 June 2003 - 09:43 PM
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
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Posted 01 December 2003 - 08:56 PM
Or do things worth the writing.
Posted 02 December 2003 - 11:02 AM
Posted 02 December 2003 - 04:08 PM
or the spirits who pretend to be the person you're seeking. As you said, my dearest friend, the best preparation is in knowing the risks and having protection on hand to discourage unwanted guests 8)
Hi, Lindann, well said and I'd also like to offer my invitation to join us as a full member
Hi, Rattie_Lover, OH, Hun, I'm sorry that happened to you :'( Unfortunately there are really negative spirits out there, who thrive on confusion, deception and fear. Sometimes though, we really don't help, on a subconscious level we start to wonder if maybe it won't happen, we get scared and maybe even make ourselves sick by the added stress and anxiety
Posted 02 December 2003 - 06:43 PM
something else: dont ask the spirits oblivious or meanigless questions. like asking for the spirit to prove itself, or asking for whats for lunch tomorrow. dont ask it things that you dont really want to know. and most importantly take its advice for what it is. one interpretation of events, that could and may change.
Posted 04 December 2003 - 05:20 AM
Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim. --Ovid--
Posted 06 December 2003 - 12:55 PM
Or do things worth the writing.
Posted 29 December 2003 - 03:50 PM
My advice is to stay away from Ouija (and all talking boards), Bloody Mary, Rise Table, and any other such "games".
I got results the very first time I did Bloody Mary with my friends. We took over a restroom during school, turned off the lights, closed (but not locked) the doors and performed the ceremony. A face appeared in the mirror and two arms started stretching for us. Not a pleasant experience.
If nothing had happened, we would have felt foolish for even trying. Which would have been worse?
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
Posted 28 January 2004 - 05:52 PM
Posted 12 February 2004 - 05:49 PM
If these boards are as dangerous as everybody says they are, and they are used as a gateway to allow evil spirits or good spirits access to our realm, why do they sell them in large quantities at Toys R Us, in with the games? Is there a way to differentiate between a "real" ouija board and a fake one, or are they all real?
Posted 12 February 2004 - 09:46 PM
Is there a way to differentiate between a "real" ouija board and a fake one, or are they all real?
Any ouija board can work - be it a paper with the letters scribbled on it, a $20 board from the toy store, or a $150 board from a collector.
The hard thing to discern is if the entity who answers really is who they claim.
I didn't lose my mind - I have it backed up on a disk ... somewhere
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – With strong back-checking and defensive play on the offensive blue, the Harvard women's hockey team outpaced Brown en route to a 4-2 victory, the Crimson's first in the young season, Saturday afternoon at Bright Hockey Center. The Crimson is 1-0-1 on the season while Brown slips to 0-3-0 on the year.
Despite several quality chances, the Crimson struggled to get the puck past the Bears' freshman goalie Aubree Moore until 1:29 remaining in the opening period, when Josephine Pucci scored on a committed effort. Stopping a Brown breakout attempt at the blue line, Pucci quickly accelerated and threaded the puck through two defenders, finally putting the puck into the top corner. Harvard outshot Brown 13-7 in the first frame.
Harvard continued to control the flow of the game in the second period, amassing 16 shots on goal to Brown's two. With 9:24 remaining in the period, Harvard struck again to go up 2-0. Rounding behind the net, sophomore Kaitlin Spurling found senior tri-captain Liza Ryabkina at the top of the crease. Ryabkina promptly one-timed the puck through Moore's legs to extend the lead to 2-0. Sophomore Kelsey Romatoski also assisted on the goal.
On an odd-man rush 58 seconds later, freshman Gina McDonald's well-placed shot caromed off Moore's leg, and Jillian Dempsey buried the rebound past the sprawling goaltender to give the Crimson a 3-0 lead. The Bears answered with Erica Kromm's power play goal with 2:57 on the clock. Alena Polenska assisted on the play.
The Bears came out with more bite in the early minutes of the third period, firing several successive pucks on goal. At the 16:00 mark, Samantha Woodward fed Polenska for a close-range goal, and Brown found itself within one, with the score 3-2. Laurie Jolin also assisted on the goal.
Things began to unravel for the Bears in the second half of the period with back-to-back penalties. Just 11 seconds into a 5-on-3 advantage, senior tri-captain Leanna Coskren picked up a flying puck mid-air and sent it to the back of the net to put Harvard up 4-2. Pucci assisted on the insurance goal. For the second straight game, Harvard topped 40 shots on goal while limiting its opponents to less than 20, finishing with a 41-15 shot advantage.
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The Houston Museum of Natural Science invites the public to observe a rare and special event on the afternoon of Tuesday, June 5. On that date, the planet Venus will transit the Sun, appearing as a black dot against the Sun's disk. Weather permitting, the Museum will provide telescopes with filters to safely observe the Sun near the sundial just outside the Museum's main entrance, as well as at the George Observatory and at our museum in Sugar Land.
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On June 5, Venus passes the Earth on its faster orbit around the Sun. Venus's orbit is between ours and the Sun, so it passes between Earth and Sun about once every 584 days. However, since Venus's orbit is tilted by about five degrees to our own, it usually "misses" the Sun by a wide margin as seen from Earth. But on June 5, Venus lines up almost exactly with the Earth and the Sun. This causes Venus to appear as a black dot silhouetted on the Sun's disk, an event called a "transit." Only Mercury and Venus can transit the Sun because they are the only planets that pass between the Earth and Sun.
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Transits of Venus occur in pairs eight years apart — and then not again for more than a century. Because of the way Venus's orbit is aligned, transits occur only in June or December. This is the second of this pair of transits (the other, not visible in Houston, occurred in June 2004). The next transit visible here in Houston will occur the morning of December 8, 2125.
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As the transit begins, Venus will appear as a small dot on the right side of the Sun low in the western sky. Unlike any sunspots present, Venus will move quite noticeably across the Sun's disk. Also, sunspots can be irregular in shape, while the disk of Venus is round. The transit begins in the afternoon at 5:09 p.m. and will still be in progress at sunset at 8:19 p.m.
If the Sun was still up, we would see Venus exit the Sun's disk at 11:31 pm. Due to the trees surrounding Hermann Park and the deck at George Observatory, we will observe at these sites until 7:00 pm. At Sugar Land, however, the clear horizon means we can observe the Sun until 8:00 p.m.
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PULLMAN – Pullman Police Officer Greg Umbright was presented with the local American Legion "Law Enforcement Officer of the Year" award for 2012. Charles Klaudt, Commader of American Legion Maynard-Price Post #52 in Pullman, presented the award at the Pullman City Council meeting on February 5, 2013. Officer Umbright is a 28 year law enforcement veteran with the last 22 years with the Pullman Police Department.
Officer Umbright was selected for the award due to his positive interactions with the public and his selfless approach to his duties. Officer Umbright embraces the community policing model by contacting citizens and promoting positive relationships between the department and the community. He consistently makes the personal effort to make each citizen contact a positive experience for the public, and to be as helpful to them as possible. Officer Umbright is diligent to fully investigate every call, and does not shy away from the time and effort it takes to go above and beyond what many might expect. He is positive in his attitude, both with the public and his fellow officers, treating people with kindness and respect. He shows the best in teamwork, as he always is willing to assist other officers in varying capacities. Even after serving in law enforcement for 28 years, Officer Umbright still maintains high enthusiasm for the job. Officer Umbright is a great example of a law enforcement officer, consistently showing honesty, professionalism and good character. Officer Umbright's work exemplifies excellence in law enforcement contributions to the police department and community.
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Wish granting among the Djinn is often viewed as an embarrassing reminder of our slavery under the key of Solomon and locks of Shalom, but, if we learned nothing else from the indignity of our desolating dissolution, at least we learned the true answers to the second most important question any human being can ask:
"What do you really want?"
Perhaps it's such an important question because it leads to the resolution of so many other important questions, like "What does wanting such a thing make you?" "Why is THAT what you really want?" "Could everybody have it?" "What would things be like if you had it." "What would things be like if you never had it?" "What would things be like if you just didn't want it anymore?"
Djinn have a very unique perspective on human nature, seeing mankind as most clearly defined by those things that make human beings so different from the Djinn: human limitations. Having been bound into such an intimate acquaintance with a wide range of human wishes, both before and after the removal of man's most common strictures, Djinn also know very well what motivates almost any kind of man or woman to keep the particular set of limitations they repeatedly choose to maintain. A saint doesn't because he wants to remain good; a coward doesn't because he wants to remain safe; a strong man doesn't because he wants to remain strong; a weak person doesn't because he wants to remain weak, a lair doesn't because... well, whatever the saint said; and a villain doesn't because he or she hasn't figured out how to get away with it... yet; our heroes, the Djinn have found, all seem to have that part pretty well figured out, and that's just one reason why Djinn simply love heroes.
But ultimately to want for anything is to lack and to lack, for the Djinn, is to forget and at least temporarily lose touch with our true nature, natures which are alluded to metaphorically by the seemingly impossible occurrence of a "black" and "smokeless" flame. Some believe that this is clearly symbolic of our basic existential freedom from both the angels (who are born of the light) and the demons (born of smoke). Djinn not only know as soon as anything passing for a desire arises in them, they also know exactly why they may have chosen not to have such a thing and with such realizations such things seem to lose much of what might have made anyone call them "desires" in the first place. Djinn know the true power of limitations and that you can't really lack what you don't really want or need.
Djinn have so many ways to survive relatively free from the tyranny of petty desires that seem to dominate the human animal, even while apparently "trapped" in the flesh. For such lofty beings it was perhaps inevitable that the needs of others would eventually rise to eclipse nearly all else and become the only things that provided any sort of substance or purpose to a life of limitless possibilities, but those dark days of slavery are gone now. The Djinn Army rises up, gradually becoming free of it's long broken chains, awakened to that freedom with not only every new answer to the apocalyptic question, "What do you really want?" but more importantly, "Why not?"
Good luck with your answers and Namaste.


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I had to go to this meeting yesterday in which University representatives came to deliver a workshop and show an application that was supposedly fundamental for the good functioning of the administrative layer of the different University units. However, when I asked the speakers how I could get the application, something funny happened. The younger speaker, a man who gave me a patronizing look, said that the application was real friendly. Then he tried to impress me with "computer jargon": he said that all I had to do was "install it to the root in C: and...."
And that's where I interrupted him to say that my computer doesn't run Windows, so I asked if the valuable application could run in Linux. He was dumbfounded and proceeded with the stupidest answer you can give a potential user: "Well, we can install an OS where the application can run for you and..."
I had to cut him short saying: "Wait, listen: I don't want to discard my OS and all my perfectly functional applications only because this program was not developed to work on different platforms. The program must be changed, not my OS".
That's one lesson several University authorities are yet to learn: academic and administrative units invest time, effort and budget to develop applications that, later on, are lost when Microsoft arbitrarily determines that certain features are not going to be supported by their newest OS version. I wonder if this "fundamental program" will run next year, when Windows 8 will be released. Maybe the program will trigger the redesigned Blue Screen of Death which I, jokingly, had anticipated here.
At least the University Libraries did not plummet into the same abyss. They improved all their systems to be OS-friendly, so I can do scholarly work using my Linux netbook and MAC users are also covered. Some units are also offering documents for download both as .odt and .doc (not .docx!)
But the administrative layer is the one that, for its most part, has no idea of what "compatibility mode for documents" is (let alone what a file extension is!). Those are the individuals who think of themselves as computer experts because they survived the adaptation to the Ribbon interface of Office 2007. However, in a notorious oxymoron, they claim that Linux/Open Office/Libre Office is too difficult because the UI is different. Yet, they simply bore and grinned when Windows 7 introduced new UI features. When a program that worked in XP ceases to work in 7, they meekly accept that as natural, cry over the dead program, and go on as cyber-zombies controlled by a Puppet Master. In short, they are the Spider Monkeys to whom Bill Gates referred and that made him grossly rich.
I must confess that I second what sinaisix mentioned as the first consequence of using Linux here. I like to have control of my computer. I want to be able to work with whatever system I have available, not one that will leave me hanging because the company that sells it decided to drop support. That happened already in the section where I work: the program that controls all the student registration processes is not supported in Windows 7. It was not my mistake, but I did not conform; my first action as the boss was to have it replaced by one that can be run in multiple OSs. It runs in Linux now. Hence, if Windows 8 decides not to run it, we will have a compelling reason not to spend money on a useless OS, right?
I wonder how the Spider Monkeys will react once they are hit by the new UI of Windows 8. Will they be able to pretend that they never said anything about a "pronounced learning curve"? Most probably, people are going to congratulate Microsoft for the brilliant innovation and say, paradoxically, that "Linux is falling behind" despite the fact that such cell phone-like UI was introduced in Linux before. Oh, and that troll who, after seeing Unity in Ubuntu and the ROSA panel in Mandriva, said that he was going back to Windows because "Microsoft knew their desktop" must be eating his shorts right now.
In any case, I hope this troop of Spider Monkeys starts backing up their info, just in case ;-)
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Some Random Thoughts on Windows 8
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Hehe! These people are sometimes amazing! Asking a user to adapt their system to the program??? Gosh! Unbelievable!ResponderEliminar
lol I do see advantages to the cellphone like UI.. it's more visual; not like open a menu after menu watching the names of each item.ResponderEliminar
Btw I'm not sure exactly how ROSA looks like but I think it resembles Gnome 3?
I've never been one to believe much in democracy. If it was up to me I would brain wash everyone to hate windows xD.
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BALTIMORE – UMBC junior hitter Hannah Schmidt (Catonsville, Md./Mount de Sales) and senior middle Emily Witsaman (Medina, Ohio/Medina) recorded ten and 11 kills, respectively, as the UMBC volleyball team swept its fifth consecutive match, getting past Coppin State in three sets (25-15, 25-16, 25-14), Saturday afternoon on the second day of the Maddie Bingaman Memorial Tournament at the RAC Arena.
Co-Tournament MVP Ali Goc (Oshawa, Ontario/R.S. McLaughlin) sent down six winners against the Eagles while leading UMBC (7-4) with 15 digs. For the weekend, the reigning America East Player of the Week registered 24 kills and 31 digs as the Retrievers swept each of their three contests. Witsaman also earned a spot on the All-Tournament squad after sending down 28 put-aways on .500 hitting.
Freshman libero Casey Griffith (King of Prussia, Pa./Upper Merion) was in double figures for digs for the ninth time in 11 contests this season, picking up 11 digs on Saturday. Senior setter Mallory McIntyre (Winnipeg, Manitoba/St. Mary's Academy) continued to keep the Retriever attack balanced, sending out 37 assists for a total of 102 helpers on the weekend and an 11.30 assists per set average.
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The hosts got off to a hot start, winning the first three points courtesy of two kills by Witsaman and one by Goc. Coppin rallied to pull even at 6-6, but could never grab the lead in the opening frame. Leading 12-10, the Retrievers ran off four consecutive points which lead to a 13-5 run, and the hosts went on to win the opener, 25-15.
In the second set, UMBC used another early run to pull ahead, and once again held off the visitors' charge. Witsaman was perfect in the set, recording four kills on four swings while Schmidt chipped in three winners. After the Eagles cut the lead to three, 19-16, UMBC won the next six behind the serving of senior Rebecca Garrigues (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif/Rancho Cucamonga), to win the set, 25-16.
Set three proved more of the same as UMBC jumped out to an early lead and never let up, earning the sweep. McIntyre sent out 11 assists to five different attackers in the frame to finish her weekend.
The Retrievers now have the midweek off from competition before traveling to Morgantown, W. Va. for the Gold and Blue Players Challenge at the University of West Virginia. UMBC will take on Liberty, Georgetown, and host WVU while in the Mountaineer State.
- UMBC improved its unbeaten record against Coppin State and now leads the all-time series 14-0-1.
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Harvard's Last Time Out
Ranked in every Top 25 poll in the country heading into last week, the Crimson dropped a close 27-20 decision to then-No. 23 Holy Cross on the road as the Crusaders - preseason favorites to win the Patriot League - improved to 3-0.
Behind first-year starter Collier Winters, Harvard marched 79 yards on its opening possession capped by a five-yard touchdown pass to Gino Gordon to take an early 6-0 lead. A game-experienced Holy Cross team took advantage of several first-game miscues from the Crimson however, and scored the next 20 points before Gordon struck again with a two-yard run in the third quarter.
At that point the game was up for grabs as the two teams traded long touchdown passes before the home side forced a fumble on Harvard's final drive of the game to finally secure a victory.
Winters was impressive in his first outing, throwing for 195 yards and running for 40 more while Gordon collected 93 total yards and Chris Lorditch finished with 89 receiving yards.
Scouting Harvard
Harvard has shown the ability to avoid negative plays on offense. The Crimson has allowed just two quarterback sacks this season to rank first in the Ivy League. Quarterback Collier Winters has shown impressive poise in the pocket and he recorded a game-high 66 rushing yards last week against Brown.
In a departure from previous years, the Crimson's defense does not rank among the nation's "top 10" after the second week of the season. Instead, a solid if unspectacular unit still ranks among the Ivy's best after facing off against two of the nation's most prolific passing attacks from 2008 in Holy Cross and Brown.
Scouting Lehigh
Lehigh is winless after three games for the first time since 1982 when the team went 0-4 to start.
However, after giving up 228 rushing yards to central Connecticut State in week one and 310 rushing yards to No. 2-ranked Villanova in week two, the Mountain Hawks had a week to settle in before their game against Princeton. The team responded by allowing just 163 yards total against the Tigers - including just 47 yards through the air. Still, Lehigh came away with a loss after allowing a 68-yard touchdown run and a 77-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Despite the gaudy rushing numbers against, Lehigh will take its strength against Harvard's offensive strength with the nation's third-ranked pass defense at just 110 yards per game.
After a successful 2008 season, Lehigh QB JB Clark has struggled in 2009 with a less than 50 percent completion percentage and five interceptions. He was replaced last week by sophomore Chris Lum who was 11 of 18 for 135 yards.
Harvard's Last Time Out
Harvard linebacker Jon Takamura batted down a desperation pass in the endzone as Harvard defeated Brown, 24-21, in a battle of defending Ivy League champions. Takamura also had an interception earlier in the game that led to the eventual game-winning touchdown catch by Matt Luft as the Crimson came back from a 14-10 halftime deficit.
One week after missing a 40-yard field goal as time expired, Brown would not attempt one from 42 yards after recovering an onsides kick with 30 seconds left. faced with fourth down from the Harvard 25, the Bears instead opted to try the endzone.
Collier Winters completed 18 of 27 passes for two TDs while running for a game-high 66 yards and another score.
Lehigh's Last Time Out
Steve Cody returned an interception 77 yards for a touchdown and Tommy Wornham scored on a 68-yard run to lead Princeton to a 17-14 win over Lehigh despite the Mountain Hawks having a week to prepare for the game.
Cody's interception came midway in the first quarter as Lehigh drove to the Princeton 28-yard line. Wornham's rushing score with 6:22 left in the second quarter put the Tigers ahead 14-0.
Cody led the Tigers' defense with 11 tackles, including a pass breakup.
Jay Campbell rushed for 88 yards on 22 carries for the Mountain Hawks, who had 332 yards compared to 163 by the Tigers. Chris Lum was 11 of 18 for 135 yards passing.
Series History
Saturday's game will be just the 15th meeting between Harvard and Lehigh in a rivalry that dates to 1928. Harvard tied the series at 7-7 with a victory last year at Harvard Stadium.
Out Of The Gates
After defeating Brown last weekend, Harvard has won its Ivy League opener in 10 of the last 11 seasons with nine of the wins coming against Brown and the other coming against Columbia.
Last Year's Meeting
Harvard's Glenn Dorris '09 recovered a fumble by Lehigh QB J.B. Clark, forced by Peter Ajayi '09, with 46 seconds left as Harvard fended off a fourth-quarter rally to defeat Lehigh, 27-24.
Dorris also had a 21-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter. Harvard QB Chris Pizzotti '09-10 completed 25 of 40 passes for 302 yards and two touchdowns and Matt Luft caught seven passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns for Harvard.
Harvard led 24-10 after two Pizzotti touchdown passes to Luft, Dorris' interception return and a Patrick Long field goal and the Crimson had 230 yards in the opening half.
Harvard Coach Tim Murphy
In his 16th season as Harvard's head coach, Tim Murphy enters Saturday's game with a 98-53 record with the Crimson and a 130-98-1 overall head coaching record, which includes five years at Cincinnati and two years at Maine. Murphy has led Harvard to five Ivy League championships (1997, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008). He is 3-5 all-time against Lehigh.
Lehigh Coach Andy Coen
Andy Coen is in his fourth year as Lehigh's head coach and has an 16-20 overall record in his first head coaching position. Before taking the position with the Mountain Hawks, Coen had been offensive coordinator at Penn for six seasons. He is 1-2 against Harvard.
Quarterback Collier Winters earned the New England Football Writer's Gold Helmet Award, sponsored by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston, for his effort in the win over Brown.
Winters accounted for all three Harvard touchdowns in a 24-21 win over Brown in a matchup of defending Ivy League champions at Harvard Stadium on Friday night.
Winters completed 18 of 27 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns (30 yards and 15 yards) while also running for a game-high 51 yards including a three-yard TD run. He averaged 5.1 yards per carry on the night (13 attempts).
Ivy Honors
Quarterback Collier Winters was named the Ivy League's Offensive Player of the Week.
Harvard has had at least one offensive player of the week each season this decade while having a quarterback win the award in each of the last three seasons.
Ivy League Honor Roll Call
Gino Gordon Sept. 21
Chris Lorditch Sept. 21
Collier Winters Sept. 28 (OPOW)
Elite Company
With 98 career victories on the Harvard sideline, head coach Tim Murphy ranks second on the Crimson's all-time wins chart. Murphy is 19 wins away from Joe Restic's school record 117 wins (from 1971-93).
Complete Game Notes
For complete games notes in PDF format, click on the link at the beginning of this page.


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Obama's big risk: Words he didn't say
Barack Obama's foes, in candid moments, will often acknowledge that his most impressive trait is self-confidence. He has a sense of his own destiny, and an inner poise to keep focused on it even amid setback and distraction.
Barack Obama's admirers, in candid moments, will often acknowledge that his most unappealing trait is excessive self-regard. That's when confidence curdles into an arrogance that can cause him to misread his circumstances and underestimate his opposition.
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In this light, it's worth pondering: How will Barack Obama's supremely self-confident second inaugural address — with its high quotient of self-regard and minimally concealed contempt for opponents — be remembered 10 years from now?
It seems entirely possible this will be seen as a signal event — the moment when Obama let go of caution, gave up imagining he could persuade or find common ground with conservatives and put the world on notice that he was ready to fight for a liberal agenda and roll right over his opponents. This belief is why many Democrats were enthralled with Obama's address.
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It seems just as possible that it will be remembered forlornly — a moment when Obama naively imagined that fortune was in his favor and did not reckon with how events, and opponents, might have other plans in store.
Under either scenario, it's worth noting that big presidential speeches are often looked back upon not only for what was in them — but also what wasn't. George W. Bush's first inaugural address hailed civility but made no mention of the quietly, but rapidly, building threat of Islamic terrorism.
Obama's speech — whether harbinger of a history-making second term or high-water mark before the fall — was remarkable not only for his ambitious words but for several things that were notably absent:
The World
There was no audience more disappointed than the small cadre of foreign policy and national security experts eager to hear if Obama would use the occasion to articulate some new direction for America's role in the world. What they got was a couple of lines signaling that Obama wants an end to an era of "perpetual war" and that projecting American influence requires not just "force of arms" but also strong alliances and "rule of law." The remarks were in keeping with the liberal spirit of Obama's address, but they were in no way developed into a larger argument.


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A man and his son pleaded not guilty today to federal charges that they bred potentially diseased white-tailed deer with other animals across the United States.
A man and his son pleaded not guilty yesterday to federal charges that they bred potentially diseased white-tailed deer with other animals across the United States.
Donald W. Wainwright Sr. and his son, Donald W. Wainwright Jr., were indicted this week on charges of conspiracy and fraud alleging that they illegally sold and bred white-tailed deer and operated a wild-animal hunting preserve in West Liberty in Logan County, about 50 miles northwest of Columbus.
The indictment says the Wainwrights are part-time residents of both West Liberty and Live Oak, Fla., which is in northern Florida between Tallahassee and Jacksonville.
The two men would not comment after their arraignment yesterday in U.S. District Court in Columbus. Wainwright Sr. was placed on home detention; Wainwright Jr. was released on his own recognizance.
According to the indictment:
� The older Wainwright, 48, is part owner and operator of a breeding and hunting facility in West Liberty and owner and operator of one in Live Oak, both called Valley View Whitetails. He also helped operate a deer-breeding facility in West Liberty called Cherokee Whitetails.
� Wainwright Jr., 28, helped his father at Ohio Valley View.
� Wainwright Sr. bought a �trophy-sized white-tailed deer,� Little Moose, with an unnamed co-conspirator for $20,000 in 2009. The deer was not certified as disease-free.
They attached a federal identification tag from a dead deer to Little Moose. The tag said the animal was certified as disease-free.
They then sold breeding services and semen from Little Moose to deer breeders nationwide from late 2009 until January 2012, earning $72,000.
� Wainwright Sr. did the same with other deer. Diseases that affect deer and could be harmful to cattle and humans are tuberculosis, brucellosis and chronic wasting disease.
� With the help of other unnamed co-conspirators, he also illegally transported deer from Ohio to Florida and Georgia in 2010. In 2012, he allowed deer hunting at an unlicensed facility in Ohio.
Wainwright Sr. is charged with one count of conspiracy, one count of wire fraud and 12 counts of violating the Lacey Act, which involves interstate wildlife trafficking.
His son is charged with one count of conspiracy, one count of making false statements and seven counts of violating the Lacey Act.
Wire fraud is punishable by 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Each of the other counts carries a maximum five-year prison sentence and a $250,000 fine.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Ohio Division of Wildlife have been investigating the Wainwrights for several years, according to court testimony.


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eReaderJoy: thoughts and news from Eolake Stobblehouse about the wonderful new platform of tablets and e-reading devices. Some say, one of the biggest advances to reading since Gutenberg (Okay, I said that).
In e-form, books have never been wider, cheaper or faster available, easier to understand, use, and carry, or more comfortable to read.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
You get what you pay for
Just for fun I bought the very economical Tabtech (NATPC?) M009S tablet from Amazon UK (70 Sterling, 100 bucks). Well, it is amazingly affordable for an Android tablet, but... it's just frustrating to work with. The Interface is confusing, it's slow, some apps will be able to connect while others won't, and the screen is frustrating, you have to press hard to make it react, and it's not uncommon that nearby elements react instead. Also, the color and clarity of the screen is clearly inferior for discerning eyes.
As a gift to a five-year-old, sure, but otherwise...
Sure, I guess it's to be expected at such a low price, isn't it? Well, maybe some others are like me: I don't really expect it. I expect things to be made cheap by cutting features and complexity, not by simple overall crappy quality. Maybe I should have learned better by now, but it's just my basic level of think. Perhaps it is related to having grown up and lived til age 37 in Denmark, where you don't really find crap to buy. Sure, this makes things more average on the average, but they are much more pleasant to use, and they don't have to be replaced every 13 months.
On the other side, I continue to be pleased by the first-gen Samsung Galaxy Tab (7-inch). It's good quality and nice to use. I'm looking forward to their new generations with high rez screens, not the least the phone-slash-tablet, the 5.3-inch Note. (If Apple manages to keep these away from the market too, I'm going to Cupertino with a mob and torches.) (The kind with LEDs, to save batteries.)
4 comments:
- Stephen A said...
The M009 isn't as bad as that. It isn't a Galaxy Tab or a Color nook by a long shot but it is a serviceable tablet for someone short on cash. I actually used it for a month just to see how functional it was. I was pretty happy with how much I could do with it.
Resistive screens largely suffer from people trying to tap lightly on the screen and when that doesn't register to press harder and harder sometimes breaking the screen! The trick in my experience is to tap the screen quickly like a drum. This usually registers quite well. In my experience with a little practice you can approach capacitive screen efficiency.
With companies scaling up capacitive and infrared touchscreens, we'll be clear of resistive pretty soon. I'm hoping cheap tablets will transition to the infrared tech used by the nook touch wich is nicely responsive.
On the other hand, I'm a big proponent of cheap tablets. For a poor person a cheap tablet is a lot better than none at all.
If you want to re-flash or tear down a tablet to see how it works or modify it, a cheap tablet is ideal.
In a year or the so called cheap tablets will be good enough to match the present top of the line SUV tablets. At that point things get very interesting as it becomes a safe assumption that many people own multiple tablets and most people own at least one. (Somewhat similar to the transition from cellphones being brick sized yuppie toys to items everybody owns.)
Keeping multiple devices charged and synced will be increasingly important. In addition using a cheap tablet as a remote control, and/or an alarm clock will be increasingly common. This will hopefully lead to the rise of ubiquitous computing.
- September 18, 2011 at 12:14 AM
- TC [Girl] said...
Eolake said...
"I continue to be pleased by the first-gen Samsung Galaxy Tab (7-inch). It's good quality and nice to use. I'm looking forward to their new generations with high rez screens, not the least the phone-slash-tablet, the 5.3-inch Note. (If Apple manages to keep these away from the market too, I'm going to Cupertino with a mob and torches.) (The kind with LEDs, to save batteries.) "
I'm looking forward to hearing what you think of future revs of the Galaxy and...what you think of the Note. :-)
- September 18, 2011 at 7:02 AM
I'm very impressed with the Galaxy Tab WiFi. I'm kind of surprised that a nearly year old model could be so nice to use, but it is.
I've used an iPad and several Android devices. The iPad clearly has the best software, but the Samsung software is better than other Android releases I have tried. Android 3 Honeycomb looks pretty good but I like the wide range of apps available for Android 2.x on the Tab
I bought mine recently for about $20.00 more than a new Nook Color. The Galaxy Tab is well worth the extra money.
- September 20, 2011 at 1:26 AM
- eolake said...
Yes. I bought mine when it was still over-priced, but I haven't regretted it.
- September 20, 2011 at 11:29 AM


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The upcoming "Anchorman" sequel looks like it's going to bring hilarity and nonsense to a new level of Ron Burgundy-ness.
Paramount has released two new trailers for "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" showing Will Ferrell as goofy anchor Burgundy along with his news team of misfits, all back at their oddball best.
The first teaser shows Burgundy and company engaging in unsavory behaviors and taking an absurd roadtrip along with scorpions and bowling balls. Paul Rudd's character Brian Fantana gives another peek at his "Jimmy Cabinet" known for the "Sex Panther Cologne" in the 2004 movie.
The other extended clip shows Steve Carell's character Brick Tamland deliriously crying at his own funeral. Ferrell also gets a pretty bad beating from actress Meagan Good.
The clip also highlights the many other stars who will appear in the film like James Marsden, Harrison Ford, Kristen Wiig, and Christina Applegate who returns for the sequel.
Rappers Kanye West and Drake also make cameo appearances in the film.
"Anchorman" fever is beginning to build as the calendar counts down to the film's Dec. 20 release date. Only yesterday Ben & Jerry's released their own Anchorman-inspired ice cream flavor "Scotchy Scotch Scotch" named for Burgundy's favorite beverage, but in reality a mix of butterscotch ice cream and butterscotch swirls.
Two weeks prior Burgundy appeared in a series of advertisments for the 2014 Dodge Durango.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – After being held to just four run in last Tuesday's matchup, the Gauchos offense pounded the University of San Diego pitching staff to the tune of a dozen runs in a 12-4 victory over the Toreros on Wednesday afternoon.
The Gauchos – winners of three of their last four games – improved to 21-18 on the season, while USD fell to 25-16 and snapped a five game winning streak.
The bottom part of the order did the majority of the damage for UCSB. Catcher Jackson Morrow had his finest day with the bat as a Gaucho, going 3-4 with four runs driven in, two of which came with his seventh inning homer, the first of his career. Center fielder Cameron Newell added a pair of hits while scoring a pair of runs and third baseman Devon Gradford – making his first collegiate start – reached base in each of his three plate appearances while scoring twice.
UC Santa Barbara jumped out to early lead in the second inning. After Tyler Kuresa reached on an error to start the inning, the Gauchos mounted a two-out rally, with Newell, Gradford, and Morrow knocking three consecutive singles, the latter two driving in runs and making the score 3-0.
The Gauchos' three-run lead was a tenuous one, as starter Andrew Vasquez struggled with his control from the very start of the game. The sophomore lefty issued six free passes and hit a batter in his three-plus innings on the bump, but allowed just one hit to limit the damage at two runs, one of which was unearned.
Vasquez was knocked out of the game in the fourth inning when he allowed the first two runners to reach base. In fact, the USD leadoff man reached in each of the first eight innings of the game.
Freshman righty Dillon Tate came on to relieve Vasquez, and stranded both runners he inherited. After getting an out on a sac bunt, Tate got groundouts from Dillon Checkal – who was actually retired twice, he fouled out to first baseman Tyler Kuresa before the umpires ruled that Kuresa was out of play – and Lucas Hagberg to escape the inning with no runs.
Tate couldn't manage the same fate in the fifth, as Kris Bryant led off the inning with his 21st home run of the year to knot the score at 3-3.
Junior lefty Cameron Cuneo then had an impressive appearance under pressure, getting a line drive double-play from the first batter he faced to leave the fifth inning with the score still tied at 3-3.
That tie would not hold up for long, as the Gauchos put up another three-spot in the bottom half of the fifth, with Joey Epperson and Woody Woodward notching RBI singles.
Cuneo would remain in the game after his escape act in the fifth, throwing four full innings while allowing just three hits and one run, a seventh inning homer to DH Dillon Haupt. The Thousand Oaks, Calif. native picked up his first win of the year and second in his career with his 53-pitch outing.
The Gauchos tacked on six insurance runs in the bottom of half of the seventh, all of which came with two outs. Of UCSB's 12 runs, nine came with two down. A two-run, bases loaded single from Newell got the action started, while another run would come around when USD catcher Austin Green threw a ball into center field attempting to throw out Newell on a stolen base.
An infield single from Ryan Clark would bring across the speedy center fielder, and then Morrow put an exclamation point on the inning with a two-run blast that cleared the left field wall just below the scoreboard.
Toreros starting pitcher Louie Lechich got tagged with the loss after allowing six runs over 5 2/3 innings pitched. However, only three of those six runs were earned.
Next, the Gauchos will drive south to take on the UC Riverside Highlanders in a three-game Big West series. First pitch on Friday night is set for 6:00 p.m.


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One of Active Directory's (AD's) advantages is that it's a distributed application. Its functionality is spread across multiple domain controllers (DCs) so that the failure of any one DC won't affect the overall availability of AD. To accomplish this, AD must move its information around freely and efficiently between its DCs in a process known as replication. The AD replication model is a powerful, fault-tolerant, and complex system. It's also the area that seems to cause the most issues for AD administrators. But that's usually not AD's fault.
Why should you monitor replication and keep it working well? If replication isn't working to one or more of your DCs, a segment of your user population won't be kept current with the latest directory data. This could result in a host of problems: Password changes aren't seen; accounts unlocked by administrators aren't accessible by the account owner; users don't have access to applications (even though they've been added to the correct groups); new users can't log on (even though their accounts have been created); and, very importantly, terminated employees might be able to access the network after their accounts have been disabled.
Replication issues can also affect Group Policy functioning and site or subnet changes. A DC that hasn't successfully replicated with its partner DCs will be tombstoned out of the forest and must be rebuilt. Replication problems can also affect schema updates and have been known to cause forest-wide failures.
The Layered Approach
AD administrators should invest a little time to make sure that AD replication is working correctly for the health of their directory—and of their jobs. As a distributed application, AD depends on all the layers of infrastructure on which it's built. Most of the issues that cause AD service interruptions—including replication—can be traced back to infrastructure or to administrative error (such as accidentally deleting objects). So, the first step in any AD replication troubleshooting must be to make sure that your infrastructure is working correctly. I call this technique troubleshooting from the wire up.
I use the seven-layer OSI network model (physical, data link, network, transport, session, presentation, and application) as a basis for my own AD troubleshooting model. My model is as follows:
- Physical (i.e., the wire)
- Network
- Name resolution
- Authentication
- The AD application itself
The physical layer refers to the physical network infrastructure: the wires that make networking function. If someone disconnects a network patch cord or runs a backhoe through a fiber circuit, replication isn't going to work.
The network layer refers to network connectivity above the physical layer: router, switch, and, especially, firewall functionality. With regard to firewalls, DCs communicate over so many ports—some dynamically—that it's important to carefully follow the guidance laid out in the Microsoft article "How to configure a firewall for domains and trusts".
Another network-related issue is remote procedure call (RPC) errors, such as RPC server is unavailable. The Ask the Directory Services Team blog includes a very informative post about how to troubleshoot these errors by using the PORTQRY utility. (For more information, see the Microsoft Directory Services Team blog article "Using PORTQRY for troubleshooting".)
Name Resolution: Suspect #1
Name resolution is where you should focus most of your AD troubleshooting efforts because the majority of AD-related problems are caused by name resolution configuration issues. Several years ago, Microsoft Product Support Services traced 80 percent of AD cases to name resolution issues. (For more information, see "Troubleshooting networks without NetMon".)
AD is dependent on DNS to register and resolve all the myriad services and nodes it needs, and there are many ways to configure DNS incorrectly. Microsoft has long recognized this, and the DCPROMO wizard has grown increasingly more sophisticated in the way that it configures DNS. Windows IT Pro has published a variety of articles about DNS, including several by Boyd Gerber, a Microsoft network escalation engineer who specializes in DNS. See the Learning Path for a list of Windows IT Pro DNS articles. (For more information about how to troubleshoot DNS, see the Microsoft TechNet article "Troubleshooting Active Directory-Related DNS Problems".)
Probably the best command to debug DNS problems is DCDIAG /TEST:DNS. This diagnostic command comprehensively tests the DNS service of a DC or of the server that you direct it to by using the /S switch. Using the /V (verbose) switch provides detailed test results. Adding the /E (enterprise) switch runs the command on all DNS servers in your forest. Finally, you can better analyze the volumes of information that this command provides by piping the output to a file by using the /F switch.
Many of these techniques are covered in the DNS page of my Active Directory Troubleshooting flowchart. You can find additional AD troubleshooting tips on my Active Directory Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks blog.
One aspect of AD that's not well known is how name resolution is tied to replication. One of the most common errors we see when replication isn't working is some kind of name resolution error, such as RPC server is unavailable or DNS lookup failure. Because we humans and most computer services locate other computers on the network by using the DNS A record (e.g., mycomputer.deuby.net), it's natural to assume that this is also how DCs find each other for replication. They do—eventually. But only indirectly. For replication purposes, a DC's directory service registers a GUID in DNS as a CNAME (alias) record. This GUID is unique in the forest. The CNAME is known as the DSA object GUID, and it resolves to the DC's A record. When a directory service on a DC tries to locate its replication partners, it uses the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the CNAME (e.g., 802e2778-27d1-49ca-9d12-5c439f4c4d3b._msdcs.deuby.net).
If you want to find a DC in the same way that another DC really locates one, you have to find its GUID. There are several ways that you can find the DSA object GUID of a DC. One way is to look it up in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) DNS Management snap-in under the _msdcs container of the domain's zone. However, this method works only if the GUID is registered correctly in DNS. If you aren't sure whether it is, a simple way to verify the registration is to run the command
REPADMIN /SHOWREPL <dcname>
In this command, dcname represents the name of the DC that's experiencing replication problems. The DSA object GUID is one of the first items listed in the response. Append _msdcs.domain.com to the GUID, and that will be what you have to ping.
After you obtain the DSA GUID, ping it from a DC that's receiving the errors. (You could also do this from your own client, but that would probably introduce another variable because you might be using a different DNS server than the one the DC is using.) If you get no response from the ping, or if you receive a "could not find host" error, the replication problem most likely occurs because the CNAME or A record isn't registered correctly. Reregister the DC's GUID and its SRV records either by running the NLTEST /DSREGDNS command or by restarting the NETLOGON service.
Critical Layers: Health and Authentication
The importance of checking the OS health of the DC should be self-evident. AD is an application that runs on top of (or, in the case of Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2008, is a role of) the Windows Server OS. There's nothing unique about OS troubleshooting on a DC compared with troubleshooting any other application role. However, a dedicated DC does have an advantage over other application roles if you do encounter OS problems. Instead of spending hours trying to fix an ailing OS, you can simply demote the DC, or forcibly remove the role by using DCPROMO /FORCEREMOVAL. Then, you can quickly rebuild the OS and reinstall AD. This is often the quickest way to get a DC working again.
Similar to name resolution, the authentication layer of the AD troubleshooting model isn't exactly a software layer. It's a vital component within AD that, among other functions, determines the valid identities of the DCs themselves to allow them to safely communicate with one other. Kerberos is the security protocol that's used, and the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) is part of every DC. If you aren't familiar with this protocol (and every AD admin should be), the Microsoft Directory Services Team blog has a helpful article. (For more information, see "Kerberos for the Busy Admin".)
Kerberos itself is an extremely reliable AD component. With respect to replication between DCs, many authentication-related failures are actually caused by external problems, such as time skew between computers. The W32TM utility is the main tool for correcting time skew, which it does by managing the Windows Time service. For example, you can perform the following actions by running the corresponding W32TM commands:
- Check the last time that your target DC successfully synchronized its time, and with what server: w32tm /query /status
- Force the service to use another DC in the domain: w32tm /config /syncfromflags:DOMHIER
- Force the service to rediscover its network resources, then resynchronize with its time source: w32tm /resync /rediscover
If you've virtualized some of your DCs, make sure that they're not synchronizing time with their host but are synchronizing instead with their partner DCs. (For more information about how to troubleshoot Kerberos, see the Microsoft article "Troubleshooting Kerberos Problems"). For more information about Kerberos troubleshooting by using network traces, even though the cause of the problem is name resolution, see the Microsoft Directory Services Team blog article "Troubleshooting Kerberos Authentication problems – Name resolution issues". The Windows Server 2003 R2 Kerberos Technology Center also provides a range of Kerberos-related articles.)
How Replication Works
Before you can effectively troubleshoot replication, you must understand how it works. Replication is the process of forwarding updates for a directory partition to all DCs that have a copy of that partition. For example, if you make a change to a user account in the domain child1.mycompany.com, replication forwards that change to the other child1 DCs because those controllers have a copy of (that is, they host) that domain partition. If you make a change to the site configuration for mycompany.com, replication forwards that change to all other DCs in the mycompany.com forest because site information is stored in the configuration partition that's hosted on every DC in the forest. Replication works on a per-partition basis, making replication topology more complicated to understand. The good news is that when replication fails, it usually fails for all partitions on a DC because of issues that affect the supporting infrastructure.
To fine-tune the way that DCs replicate with one another, you create an AD site topology that contains your forest's DCs. The site topology is a network of its own that has sites as its nodes and site links as the connections between the nodes. The topology is usually based on your company's LAN and WAN configuration. You can further tune the way that replication connections are generated between sites by changing the relative cost of the site link (i.e., how expensive the WAN circuit is).
Within a site, each DC uses its Knowledge Consistency Checker (KCC) and its knowledge of the site configuration that's stored in the configuration partition to create connection objects between DCs. Connection objects are the pathways that transmit AD objects and attributes to other DCs (replication partners) via the replication process. These connection objects are one-way pathways. This means that every DC must have at least one inbound connection object to receive updates from each upstream replication partner, and at least one outbound connection object to transmit updates to each downstream partner. Replication from one DC to another is triggered by the upstream DC when it advertises to its replication partners that it has an update to share. The DC advertises this almost immediately (within 15 seconds).
In the same way that DCs are connected within a site, sites are linked to each other for replication by connection objects. But the way that the connection objects are created is controlled by how you set up the site links. Most administrators turn down the site link replication interval to 15 minutes from its default of 180 minutes. If you allowed every DC in every site to replicate with every other DC, the situation would quickly become unmanageable. Therefore, one DC is configured as the bridgehead server for each directory partition in each site. In most cases, one bridgehead server handles intersite replication for all directory partitions.
Both within a site and between sites, replication is a pull operation. In other words, a DC always requests updates from its upstream partners instead of pushing them out to its downstream partners. Therefore, when you troubleshoot, you should always think of objects and attribute updates as incoming requests to the DC that you're working on. (For comprehensive documentation about replication, see the Microsoft TechNet article "How Active Directory Replication Topology Works".)
The Right Tools for the Job
Now that you have the basic concept under your belt, and you've presumably verified that all the underlying AD components are working correctly, what tools will you use to fix replication? The first thing to do is to run DCDIAG on the target DC to check its general health. DCDIAG is the main diagnostic utility for DCs. It runs a suite of 27 tests by default. For example, Figure 1 shows the Replications test failing for a DC named GODAN.
Figure 1: Results of running the DCDIAG tool Replications test for a DC named GODAN
If a DCDIAG test results in warnings or failures, and if the reason for it isn't immediately obvious, you should rerun DCDIAG. In the follow-up run, focus on the specific test that failed, and specify verbose operation. In this case, DCDIAG /TEST:Replications /V provides little extra useful information; however, a follow-up run of the DCDIAG test on the source DC (Kyoshi) reveals that the directory service isn't running.
The next utility to concentrate on is REPADMIN. REPADMIN is the Swiss Army knife of replication utilities. It has 69 different commands in three tiers of increasing complexity, from simple checks to destroy-your-own-directory commands. As if that weren't enough, the syntax of commands often varies slightly between versions. Knowledge of some of the more arcane REPADMIN commands is a requirement for directory service nerd-dom. You can use REPADMIN /?:command to get detailed help about individual commands in Server 2008 R2 or Server 2008. Table 1 shows a list of REPADMIN commands. (For more information about how to use the Windows 2003 version of REPADMIN, see the Microsoft article "Troubleshooting replication with repadmin".)
Table 1: Common REPADMIN Commands
Generally, the first REPADMIN command to run is /SHOWREPL, which is targeted to the DC that's not receiving updates. Figure 2 shows the result. This is an intimidating result if you haven't looked at it before. The data is easier to understand if you break it into sections. The first section, preceding the dashed line, shows general information about the DC. In particular, the data shows that the DC is a Global Catalog server, and it shows the DSA GUID. The next section shows every partition, in distinguished name (DN) format, that this DC hosts. It also shows the DC's replication partner (and the partner's DSA GUID) and the time that the DC last replicated successfully.
Figure 2: Results of running the REPADMIN command /SHOWREPL
AD replication status tool
Knowing Where to Look
Replication usually fails on a per-DC basis. So if you see replication from one partition failing and from another partition succeeding, this probably means that the partitions are replicated from different DCs. In this simpler case, restarting the KYOSHI NETLOGON service clears up the problem. After you obtain and study this detailed replication information, troubleshoot from the wire up to eliminate the most likely suspects. (For more help, you can refer to the replication page of my Active Directory Troubleshooting flowchart on my Active Directory Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks blog.)
If the replication problem that you're troubleshooting is between sites, first check that the sites of the upstream and downstream DCs are connected to one other by site links. To learn which DCs are the bridgehead servers between these sites, run
(The asterisk returns the bridgehead servers for all your sites.) Then, run
REPADMIN /FAILCACHE FSMO_ISTG:<site>
This command targets the intersite topology generator for the site that's represented by the site parameter. It also displays a list of failed replication links that are detected by its KCC. If the problem is caused by an incorrect site topology (e.g., someone moved a DC to a new site without creating a site link object to connect it to the other sites), or if you're simply moving DCs around, REPADMIN /KCC will force the KCC to recalculate and create connection objects between DCs so that you don't have to wait for its scheduled run.
When you think you've fixed the problem that's preventing replication, you can trigger general replication for all your target DC's partners by running
or for a specific partner and directory partition by running
REPADMIN /REPLICATE <targetDC> <sourceDC> <directory partition>
in which the directory partition is, for example, DC=Deuby,DC=net.
It's important to monitor replication on a regular basis so that you can correct any issues before they get out of hand. The easiest way to do this is to run
regularly. Doing this provides you a replication summary of all the DCs in your forest. For deeper analysis, you can run
REPADMIN </command> *
(instead of using a DC name). This runs a REPADMIN command, such as /SHOWREPL, against every DC in your forest. Tim Springston, an escalation engineer in Microsoft's Premier Customer Support Group, has blogged about how to use REPADMIN's /CSV option to create an organized output of /SHOWREPL * that you can use to look at the replication status of all your DCs in Microsoft Excel. (See "Get the Lowdown on your Replication".)
Here's another tip that's no more technical than a dry erase marker: Use a large whiteboard when you troubleshoot replication issues between multiple DCs or sites. Otherwise, the complexity of the relationships between DCs, directory partitions, and sites will quickly make your head spin.
Finally, I want to put in a good word for an old replication tool that doesn't seem to get much respect: REPLMON. This utility is part of the Windows 2003 and Windows 2000 Support Tools, and it provides a graphical view of your replication topology. It can't do nearly as many things as REPADMIN, and some features don't work with Server 2008 R2 or Server 2008. But it's the best way to learn how DCs establish connections with one other. (I created a short screencast about REPLMON that will walk you through the basic steps. To watch it, visit YouTube. To obtain Windows Support Tools, visit the Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 32-bit Support Tools download page.)
Bottom Line: Eternal Vigilance
AD replication is a process that's prone to failure. But most of the time, a supporting component is the cause of the problem. If you experience replication problems, check those AD foundations—physical, network, name resolution, the OS, and authentication—before you spend much time on AD itself or on the replication process.
If you correct the underlying problems and give AD a little time to reestablish its connections, many problems will simply disappear. Become familiar with REPADMIN and keep a good image of the underlying structure, and you'll keep your AD environment healthy.


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Scheppers making case for spot in bullpen
SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Rangers reliever Tanner Scheppers, fully recovered from offseason surgery on his big right toe, is making his move toward clinching a spot in the bullpen. He has thrown five scoreless innings in his last four outings.
"The last four times he has thrown the ball well," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "He's coming on and he's doing it at the right time ... down the stretch. Hopefully with the success he's had, his confidence will grow."
Scheppers, who had a 4.45 ERA in 39 games for the Rangers as a rookie last year, underwent surgery on Halloween for a case of "turf toe," which bothered him at the end of the season. He also had a strained left hamstring midway through Spring Training and that sidelined him for a week. Those issues are behind him.
"Things are starting to feel good," Scheppers said. "My body feels good and my arm feels good. I don't know where my velocity is at, I just know the ball feels good coming out. That's all that matters."
Scheppers is the hardest throwing pitcher in camp and the Rangers want a power right-handed reliever to go with Jason Frasor late in the game. Scheppers and Josh Lindblom are the two prime candidates.


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Mooncake is an original Chinese confection, which is traditionally eaten during August Moon Festival. Now mooncake is available at this time of the year. This durian mooncake is measuring about 3 inches in diameter and 1 and a half inches thick. Each piece has 1 salted egg yolk. It comes in a nice red tin box. Ingredients : Durian, syrup, wheat flour, vegetable oil and salted egg. Net weight 170 grams (each). One box contains 4 pieces. Product of Thailand.
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Discovery of Earliest Homo Sapien Skulls backs 'Out of Africa' Theory
by Clive Cookson, Science Editor
|The oldest known fossils of modern humans have been discovered in Herto, Ethiopia. An international team led by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, found the skulls of two adults and a child dating from 160,000 years ago - 40,000 years earlier than the previous oldest remains of Homo sapiens.
The discovery, described today in the journal Nature, fills a big gap in the human fossil record; the absence of accurately dated hominid remains in Africa between 120,000 and 300,000 years ago.
Is Homo floresiensis a dwarf Homo erectus, the product of local evolution that has taken place over a period of at least 840,000 years in a confined habitat?
Scientists say there are two implications for palaeontology. Firstly they provide new evidence for the 'Out of Africa' theory - that modern humans evolved only in Africa and not in several places around the world.
Secondly, says Clark Howell of UC Berkeley, "the fossils are unmistakably non Neanderthal and show that (modern) humans had evolved in Africa long before the European Neanderthals disappeared. They demonstrate conclusively that there was never a Neanderthal stage in human evolution."
The fossils come from Herto village in the middle Awash area of Ethiopia about 140 miles north-east of Addis Ababa - one of the world's richest hunting grounds for palaeontologists. The Berkeley team and its Ethiopian colleagues have previously found pre-human remains there of the genus Ardipithecus from about 5.5m years ago. They are some of the earliest hominids ever discovered.
Chris Stringer of London's Natural History Museum says the new finds "are complete enough to be identified as early modern humans, since they show the characteristic globular shape of the braincase and the facial features of our species. But both the adult skulls are huge and robust, and also show resemblances to more primitive African fossils"
The bones have been allocated to the sub-species Homo sapiens idaltu. Contemporary humans are Homo sapiens sapiens.
All three skulls show evidence of human modification such as cut marks, apparently representing mortuary practices rather than cannibalism. Associated volcanic sediments were dated by a reliable isotope method to 160,000 years, while archaeological layers showed evidence of the butchery of big game such a hippopotamus and a range of stone axes and other tools.
It remains unclear, however, whether the evolution of Homo sapiens occurred rapidly in only one region of Africa or was a more widespread and gradual process across the continent. Although east of Africa now has the oldest clear evidence of modern human origins, archaeological finds suggest that southern Africa may have played an important part in the development of modern human behaviour.
"So we will need further evidence from the whole continent to build up a complete picture of how our species began," says Mr. Stringer. "Nevertheless the Herto fossils are landmark finds in unravelling our origins?".
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Hi Spud & Chloë Friends,
Today I have the pattern for the two versions of the Ribbed Socks for Bigger Feet for you! I can't wait to cast on a pair for myself to keep. I hope you'll join me in making these practical, fun and simple socks. I tried to add extra tips and instruction notes along the way in the pattern for those of you who are new to sock knitting. It is a fun project for experienced and beginner sock knitters.
One interesting thing I've been hearing is that first time (and nervous) sock knitters have been starting out with the Jelly Bean Baby Socks free Spud & Chloë pattern. Then after seeing how do-able and simple it is they are moving on to adult sized socks. What a great idea.
Please note that my 10-year-old daughter's feet are now a women's size 7!
Here is some information you might like to know about the Ribbed Socks for Bigger Feet:
Size: Made to fit an average woman's foot. The length can be varied to fit any size.
Yarn: Spud & Chloë Fine (80% superwash wool, 20% silk, 65 grams/248 yards);
Solid socks: 2 skeins of the selected color (sample made in Sassafras #7808)
Striped cuff socks: 2 skeins of the main color, 1 skein of the stripe color (sample made in Calypso #7806 and Cricket #7804)
Needles: US size 2, set of 4 double-pointed needles OR size to obtain gauge
Gauge: 7 sts per inch in stockinette stitch
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Click here to download the free pattern PDF
Click here for the Ravelry page link for the Ribbed Socks for Bigger Feet!
Have fun knitters with the perfect summer project. Socks! I always carry a sock on the needles around with me all summer long to the pool and other outdoor events. It is a small and simple project which makes it perfect for summertime knitting.
A side note, I have so many projects going for the free patterns for Spud says! I couldn't wait to cast on for a hat in the Fine colors of Shitake and Red Hot. It is like heaven those two colors together. I'll post a tease on that new hat project soon. I also have a couple of fun toys in the works!


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With double the seating capacity than before, the new Trafic Crew is both practical and innovative.
Trafic Crew is packed with safety features including 5 airbags, reversing camera as well as 3 points belts and headrest for all occupants.
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Designed to keep your passengers safe, the integrated, glazed bulkhead keeps your crew and cargo separate.
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Stay organised with an additional 98L of rear seat storage.
Ample load space for all your tools and equipment.
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Skylight Maker Tapping Green Movement
FEATURE ARTICLE | Energy Efficiency, Markets & Trends
Solar collectors can typically meet up to 80 percent of a home's hot water needs.
The recent International Builders' Show in February saw the first move of a major fenestration industry company in North America into the solar market. Velux America introduced a solar water heating system at the show that its parent company based in Denmark has been selling in Europe for years.
"Solar water heating is another opportunity for individual homeowners to support the green movement in our country while realizing benefits now and for years to come," says Tim Miller, Velux America president. Each solar water heating system installed in the U.S., he notes, can help to reduce the nation's reliance on fossil fuels while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
"And it represents a profitable add-on business opportunity for entrepreneurial companies that want to get in on the ground floor of an emerging consumer trend," he says. "Velux will be providing installer support, training programs, and other assistance to companies in launching or expanding a solar water heating business with programs that will cover aspects including marketing, installation, and service."
"Basically, our system utilizes low-profile roof-top solar energy collectors to gather heat," explains Jim Cika, manager, solar products for Velux. "An electronic controller activates a pump to feed the heated solution through insulated tubing to a solar hot water tank. The heat is transferred from the solution, through a heat exchanger, to the water in the insulated tank, where it is held until needed, and the glycol solution, which never enters the water supply, is returned to the collectors to be reused."
The cost of installed systems will vary depending upon the volume of heated water required in a home. Two to three rooftop solar collector panels will usually be installed and solar hot water holding tanks are available in 80- and 120-gallon sizes. Cika says that the systems can provide up to 100 percent of the demand for heating hot water in a home, with typically up to 80 percent of hot water needs coming, "free from the sun," while replacing or adding on to an existing water heating system.
Solar energy systems can take advantage of this free energy source throughout the year, as solar energy can be produced even at low temperatures. According to Cika, the capacity for widespread use is a particularly attractive feature of his company's system. "We use a glycol, or antifreeze solution in our system," he notes, "so it's suitable for use anywhere in the United States, with the exception of some parts of Alaska, which is not the case with all solar water heating systems."
Cika also points out that the Velux solar water heating system has a much lower system and installation cost than solar photovoltaic technology.
In promoting the benefits of solar water heating systems, the skylight manufacturer points to a Department of Energy consumer guide, which says that, "On average, if you install a solar water heater, your water heating bills should drop 50 percent to 80 percent. Also, because the sun if free, you're protected from future fuel shortages and price hikes."
Federal tax credits can help pay 30 percent up to $2,000 for a system and that some states and utilities offer additional support resulting in credits that could offset up to half of the cost, Miller adds. This, combined with savings on home energy bills, he says, should result in an anticipated payback period of three to seven years in most areas depending on geographic location, utility rates and other factors.
A global supplier of skylights and other solar control technology, Velux reports that the collectors are certified by independent testing agencies in Europe and the U.S. and installers are provided advanced training to assure reliable installations. Its solar energy roof collectors are designed to be aesthetically pleasing and to integrate well with rooflines while delivering exceptional energy collection capabilities. The units also integrate seamlessly with Velux roof windows.


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Philadelphia Marathon
Team PSU Alliance for Animal Rights 2000
running the half marathon with Brad last year
he made it clear that he wanted to do the full. I knew he was down for the training, but I couldn't make any promises cause of school, the great divide and the 508. When I was in Philly in the Spring I mentioned this idea to Mary and Christian, both of whom go running occasionally, and they were done. That's it. In late Sept I figured out that I could get away to fly to the east coast for the race, which was the wknd before Thanksgiving, and then stay and see family.
I booked my ticket and started training five weeks before the race. Everyone says, ' You've done it before, it'll be fine.' But long distance does not work that way, if you have done the time you'll suffer for it. I ran two or three times a week, got my long run in and just didn't have time to taper (it's recommended to do your longest training run 3 weeks before the race, I did mine 6 days before).
After some bib difficulties, we were chowing down on a great dinner Saturday night. Mary insisted on arguing with me about nutrition, but I let it go because I know that she's an engineer and they think they know
everything (ha ha). I spent the night on Brad's couch, which was the best night sleep I had gotten in days. My flight out was super early on Fri morning and then on Sat I went to NYC real early to see my good friend Tom Hooper before he went back to London.
When running a marathon, I think it helps a lot of people to have a routine. Brad, Mary and Christian all had there little things they did every morning before running or certain things they had to wear. I imagine it helps somewhere in your brain to recognize some commonalities to ease the stress of race day. Brad and I rode bikes down to the famous art museum for the start, but we were early and were trying to stay warm and not stress about not seeing Mary and Christian. Finally they show up, we strip down and lock our extra clothes with our bikes and head towards the corral.
We agreed to stay together the best we could as we were all shooting for around 4.5 hours. Mary was stoked on the Clif bar pace team and we followed them for quite awhile. The picture above was snapped pretty early on, just beyond the museum heading towards City Hall. The pace was a little quicker than I was used to, but it was so fun to be running with some great friends. The route wound through old town, south philly, south st and then into some back parts of Fairmount park before looping back past the art museum before the final out-and-back to Manayunk.
Notice that Brad is not in the picture here, around the half-way point. He took off and sprint finished for a time of 4 hours and 22 minutes. Congrats Brad! Christian took off not long after this photo and then I ran just a bit behind Mary for a couple of miles.
Somewhere in Manayunk, when the out-and-back section was only separated by orange cones, I heard someone yell my name. Who would know me here or know that I was running this? It was my old friend Steph Surch. She was running it and recognized me! I have not seen her in at least 3 years. She used to race pro bmx and her and her family use to take me to races all over the country. Now she is an ultra-runner and has done a 24-hour mountain bike race. How rad!
The last six miles were kind of brutal. Mary's knees were really bothering her and the back end of a marathon is a gritty sight as people struggle along well past their last bit of motivation. Mary kept running though! We were even passing people. She had run this section a bunch in training, but was frustrated with how much longer it took to get any where at our slow pace. So far at this point we had all been diligently eating our gels, but that was the only food we had. I had talked about how much I wanted a soft pretzel; Mary thought that eating a soft pretzel while running was the most revolting thing ever (and told me so whenever I brought it up). But then this guy had some! They were a little old, but hey, I got almost half of one and was elated to munch on it while I ran. Mary didn't look at me once.
Then were at the end. Just like that. Crowds lined the streets, cheered us on, etc and we ran across the finish with a time of 4 hours and 49 minutes. Christian had finished strong about 10 minutes earlier. Nice.
Thank you Mary, Christian and Brad for everything. It was so good to take this on with all of you. Much congratulations are in order. Yeah vegan team!
Brad has a report and some more tiny, blurry pics (cause that's all they'll let you see) on his myspace page.