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Joanne Bailey in her study of early modern marriage notes that 'it is important for the historian not to treat these moments of extreme marital tension as abstracts'. She is absolutely right- the historian's focus is not, like the social scientist's, upon society in the abstract but upon individuals as they go to make up society. It is worth thinking about the implications and reasons for this for a moment and this is what I propose to do here. Basically why is history about the particular and not the general? And what furthermore can the particular tell us that the general law or principle can miss? The answer to the first might be a just so argument- history is history, not social science which is why I think we need to consider the second question in a little more detail because it will tell us why it is neccessary that we understand the particular and think about it before moving to general theories.
The first is suggested by Bailey's next line, 'these events, invariably sad, sometimes uplifting and touching, often brutal and callous, had great meaning for the people involved'. History does in one sense fulfill an obligation to remember, conveyed on the future by the past. Secondly remembering this kind of event makes it easier to understand people's lives in the round, and it is easier in this context to understand those events in the particular. The reason for this is that all people from all times do not react in the same ways to events, what may be a source of joy in one civilisation is the source of anger in another. Empathy is a large part of the historian's armory when she comes to deal with what happened. It is important precisely because if we are to discover anything more than our own impressions of the events of the past, we need to recover what those events meant to those involved. The general rule that we might formulate therefore is effected by our particular instances: searching for the general may bias our conclusions towards accepting realities of modern life, whereas searching for the particular confronts us with the strangeness of their lives.
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So I landed in New Orleans around 11:30 am local time and was full of nervousness, anticipation, and a desire to complete my mission. My mission, which I chose to accept would be to represent people of my organization , NMAC's Youth Initiative, and most importantly people living with HIV. My goals were to network, gain knowledge, and make connections that could help my community of Fredericksburg, VA and overall the increased number of people who are HIV Positive. You will notice for a first time I did not take any pictures of me on this trip. This is because attending this conference was not about me but more about the work that needed to be done. I was focused and ready to accomplish my mission. On the flight in I had already noticed so many of my friends and colleagues from the DMV area (DC, Maryland, Virginia) and was excited and relieved that I would know some people there.
Arriving to the Hyatt Regency Conference Hotel I was amazed and thought to myself "wow USCA knows how to impress!" Arriving at the hotel I had made my way to the elevator and after ten minutes of trying to figure out how to operate it made my way up to my hotel room. While heading up to the room I turned around to the amazing view of The Superdome. It was gargantuan and a reality check that I had arrived. The room I was to reside in for four days was amazing. After spending the afternoon showering, grabbing lunch, and resting it was now time to head downstairs for the youth reception. It was there that I met amazing young people who had the same interest in ending this epidemic as I do. Words cannot describe the feelings of joy that I had being in a room with people who were also down for the cause. After that reception things just took off. From a dinner presentation about resilience from awesome plenary discussions about ending AIDS in the south, Perspectives on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), The Engagement Challenge, Personal stories surrounding HIV, and Implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Plenary sessions were
great and I truly benefited from hearing personal stories. Mondo Guerra from Project Runway was present and took the time to speak and take pictures with us (thanks to Advocates For Youth for working to set that up). He thanked us for doing what we did and told us to stay vigilant in getting the word out and having those important conversations about HIV. What really shocked me was his persistence to stay and talk with us despite behind the scenes people trying to move him along. That spoke volumes on how big this opportunity was for me and the other scholars. I know Duane Cramer from our initial meeting at this year's DC Black Pride; however, he continues to amaze through his friendliness and hard work.
The workshop sessions for me were the essential meat and potatoes of this conference. On the first official day of the conference I attended a session on Comprehensive Sexual Health Education as HIV Prevention, which was very interesting to be in. I had no idea that many states still only taught abstinence. I know that in my own high school career comprehensive sexual education was briefly mentioned while abstinence was more emphasized, but wow six years later and still no major moves. That was very disappointing to hear; however, we were told to reach out to our state representative and even the school board (which has huge power) to push for more comprehensive sexual education in our school systems. On day one we had a welcome to the whole Youth Initiative which went over roles, responsibilities, and expectations. This also allowed us additional time to get to know more about us and also what we were expecting from the conference. That session wrapped up day one and I spent the rest of the evening catching up on my homework which I was so behind on.
The start of day two went awesome. I awoke got ready for the day and made my way down to a very informal roundtable discussion for people living with HIV. The topic that was presented by the moderator Alex Garner of NMAC was "How do we bridge the intergenerational gap?" I was one of the very few young people in the room and I have to admit that I was so nervous and overwhelmed. In the room was Peter Staley, one of the original founding members of ACT UP New York, Oriol Gutierre of Poz.com and Poz Magazine, and Mark S. King successful creator of Myfabulousdisease.com and the web-series "The Real Poz Guys of Atlanta," just to name a few. I was so humbled to be able to be in the presence of such great people. Most importantly I was able to listen to their stories, their wants, and most importantly their needs. What I got from this standing room only session was that many of the more experienced advocates were tired and were ready to pass on the torch to the next generation. Bear in mind many have been fighting the long hard battle for more than 30 years!! I also was given the floor to share my experiences and my thoughts, which I would have never imagined almost two years ago when I first learned my status. Peter Staley said something that really has and will continue to sit with me. He stated that it was depressing to see the HIV stigma among gay men. Every gay man who lives with HIV has experienced this before. It is heartbreaking to be treated differently from people in general let alone your own community. From the room I took away many connections and also support from strangers who turned quickly into my new extended family.
The next session was one I was involved in. I was moderating a panel and audience discussion on Storytelling Using the Media & Cultural Arts. I was very honored that I was given the ability to moderate and lead this discussion as well as work alongside other intelligent and committed youth initiative scholars. The presentation went really well and we discussed how social media like Facebook ,Twitter, Blogging, and Vlogging can be effective tools in storytelling. Cultural arts are also very important. Taija, an Alaskan Native who was a panelist of this session shared with us how storytelling in her community is important. She shared a video with us, which served as a great example.
I also want to give a huge thanks to my other panelist Derek Hernandez and Felton Beeks who provided great feedback and knowledge surrounding social media tools that can be utilized. That evening we had the pleasure to meet Dr. Jack Whitescarver, Ph.D., NIH Associate Director for AIDS Research and Director, Office of AIDS Research. We all sat around informally as he told us the story on how he first was introduced to HIV/AIDS. It was very beneficial and I am greatly appreciative of the time Dr. Whitescarver took out to meet and talk with us.
On the morning of day three I attended a session on Engaging People Living with HIV in a Changing Environment. I am not going to lie I was a little late to the session due to engaging and networking with someone who is a fan of the pozlife stopping me (networking happens often in spaces like this). I slide into the session to notice my colleague Venton Jones of The National Black Gay Mens Advocacy Coalition on the panel of the discussion. My work doing the pozlifeofpatrick was highlighted by Venton and he asked me to tell everyone in the room about my story. So I quickly gave a synopsis of how I found out my status and why I created the blog (for you!) and before I knew it I was being followed by AIDS.GOV, the amazing Josh Robbins of Imstilljosh.com! A huge thank you to Venton Jones for giving me that opportunity to discuss the pozlifeofpatrick and the effectiveness it has been in engaging both HIV Positive and Negative individuals. In the afternoon I attended two sessions on Strategizing and Mobilizing to End the Epidemic and another session on PrEP Messaging. Both sessions had participation by youth initiative scholars and I was gaining so much knowledge from the points that were discussed. I particularly loved the discussion about PrEP. Start talking about innovations and expanding the prevention toolbox and I am there! It was a great discussion which really focused on the importance of PrEP and the role it will play going into the future in regards to decreasing new infections of HIV.
On day four all the youth initiative scholars met and we closed out the session. I attended the lunch plenary session but left early to prepare to depart for the airport. For me it was a bittersweet moment. I have never really been to a summer camp I actually enjoyed; however, for four days I felt as if I was on top of the world. Where else but at my first USCA conference was I able to network with so many movers and shakers in the field of HIV, but most importantly be surrounded by like-mined young people who will be alongside me to take the torch and continue the fight. On my flight back I tried to think about what I really enjoyed about The U.S. Conference On AIDS overall and I would have to say outside of the sessions it had to be the people. For me it was fantastic interacting with such great people. From Paul Kawata, Executive Director of NMAC spending as much time as he could around the youth initiative scholars to the NMAC staff providing guidance and a very unofficial form of mentorship throughout this entire process. To Viiv Healthcare for having fantastic people speaking and engaging with us. Also, the Magic Johnson Foundation for being apart of the process and speaking on the last day about the importance of what we are doing as future leaders in our communities. Over a huge thank you to The National Minority AIDS Council for creating this initiative for me to be apart of. USCA 2013 had other major sponsors that helped to create an event of a lifetime for me.
I am already in the planning stages to attend USCA 2014 in San Diego, California and am excited to be apart of that conference. I know that more work has to be done to improve the treatment cascade so that more individuals living with HIV have undetectable viral loads. That takes place by having more prevention with people living with HIV. It is important to engage the community and getting them involved in the fight against HIV. Also, that ACA is right around the corner and will transport healthcare to a new destination we have never seen before. Leaving USCA 2013 I know that many understand the importance of PrEP to help reduce HIV transmissions. At the next conference I will be sure to bring empty luggage so I can take as many things as possible from the exhibition area. I appreciated the condoms, lube, pamphlets, posters, and other things that can be distributed in my community that needs these resources. I will always keep the youth initiative scholars of 2013 very close to me. In four days I developed friendships and camaraderie with these special young people I know I will be working with closely in the future.


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This vintage and classic car boneyard in Phoenix is better than Disneyland and everything is for sale.
For all you readers who dug our junkyard tour of Curboy's Auto Wreckingin the June '05 issue, here's a tour of another great salvage yard thatspecializes in vintage and classic machinery. But unlike Curboy's, whosedamp Massachusetts location contributes to astonishing levels of rust,Desert Valley Auto Parts is located in super-arid Phoenix, Arizona, soits inventory of 5,000-plus (yes, 5,000) pre-'80 cars is mostlyrock-solid.
While Curboy's lush forest of antiquities is like a museum, its relicsprotected by dense vegetation eight months of the year, Desert Valley isa thriving business located on 30 acres of parched desert floor with adaily stream of UPS trucks leaving its gates. This is good and bad. Goodin that literally tons of parts ship every week to help resurrect carsfrom coast to coast. Not so good is the fact that each and every carthat enters Desert Valley's yard is seen as a business opportunity.There is no room for nostalgia or sentimentality at Desert Valley; it'sall about the Benjamins.
Though a handful of rarities are set aside and offered for sale intact,most of the cars that enter are quickly dismembered. All usablesheetmetal is unbolted and placed in aisles for easy identification andsale. Desirable motors, transmissions, and axles are harvested andstacked. What's left of the carcass is placed in the yard until there'sa call for the floorpan, roof skin, cowl, A-pillar, or any other itemthat can generate cash. The point is, we shed a tear over plenty ofsolid, savable cars in the yard, but hey, it's a business. Tell us youwould run it any other way.
The best thing about Desert Valley is that guests are invited to visitand explore. The company's numerous national print ads read: "Pack alunch, you may be here a while"--and they aren't kidding. There's nocover charge and no tools are allowed, but you can bring your cameralike we did. Scope out this sampling of Desert Valley's bountifulharvest. And if you see something you need, call 'em. Everything is forsale.


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This is adapted from the traditional off the package recipe, but I've substituted marshmallows for the sugar and corn syrup and 72% dark chocolate for a less sweet and more intensely chocolate-y and peanut buttery Scotcheroo. Creamy peanut butter can be substituted for chunky, if desired.
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Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish and set aside. In a large saucepan melt butter over low heat. Once butter has melted add vanilla and stir to combine. Add marshmallows, stirring constantly until completely melted. Remove from heat.
Stir in peanuts, peanut butter, and Rice Krispies, working quickly to incorporate thoroughly. Press mixture into greased dish or pan. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan over low heat melt chocolate and butterscotch chips, stirring constantly until combined and smooth. Pour over cereal mixture and spread to ensure even coverage. Cool until chocolate becomes firm. For quicker setting cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour or until chocolate is set. Cut into 20 bars and serve. Store leftovers in an airtight container.


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OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - July 18, 2014) - Brookfield Soundvest Equity Fund (the "Fund") (TSX:BSE.UN) announced today that a distribution of $0.020 per unit will be payable on August 15, 2014 to unitholders of record of the Fund on July 31, 2014.
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Lorado Taft was born on April 29, 1860, in Elmwood, Illinois, the first of four children for Don Carlos and Mary Lucy Taft. His father was born in 1827 in Swanzey, New Hampshire, and received his education at Amherst College, graduating in 1852. He married Mary Lucy Foster in 1856, and taught at several high schools until becoming a non-resident Professor of Geology at the University of Illinois in 1871. The following year he was appointed Professor of Geology and Zoology, a position he held until 1882 when he left to travel around Europe. The Taft family moved to Champaign after his appointment, where as a boy Lorado received instruction from a Belgium sculptor on drawing, modeling, and sculpting. He went on to attend the University, receiving his Bachelor's degree in 1879 and Master's in 1880.
After receiving his Masters's Taft studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris from 1880 to 1883. Soon after returning to the United States he became an instructor at the Art Institute of Chicago, holding that position from 1886 to 1907. Taft taught at the University of Chicago during the period 1893 to 1900 and again in 1909 as a lecturer on the history of art. In his later years he was a non-resident Professor of Art at the University of Illinois. In addition to his lecturing Taft wrote a great deal about the history of art and was very active in professional societies. In his personal life his first wife, Carrie Scales, died in 1892 after two years of marriage. In 1896 he married Ada Bartlett and they had three daughters.
Taft opened his first studio in Chicago upon returning from Paris, and went on to win a number of awards at national and international expositions, including the Columbian Exposition in 1893, the Pan-American Exposition in 1901, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904, and the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915. His first important commission was for the Horticultural Building at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893, when he designed two sculptural groups at the entrance entitled "The Sleep of the Flowers" and "The Awakening of the Flowers." His next major works included "The Solitude of the Soul," which earned him a gold medal at the 1904 Exposition, the "Fountain of the Great Lakes," and the sculptural group, "The Blind." This last sculpture can be seen in a 1988 casting in the Krannert Art Museum on the University of Illinois campus.
Taft then began focusing on monumental, heroic sculptures, including a statue of the prominent native American Black Hawk, which was fifty feet in height and placed on a promontory overlooking the Rock River near Oregon, Illinois. One of his most noted sculptures was the 100 foot long "Fountain of Time" at the University of Chicago. Although many of his works are in Illinois, he also had many commissions for statues, sculptures, and fountains throughout the United States, including Louisiana, Colorado, Washington, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, and Oklahoma.
Taft continued working up until a week before he died on October 30, 1936. Less than three weeks before then he had traveled to Quincy, Illinois, to attend the dedication of his sculpture commemorating the Lincoln-Douglas debate. Taft's final work was the unfinished "Fountain of Creation," which he had hoped to put at the opposite end of the midway from his "Fountain of Time." After his death the statues that had been completed were given to the University of Illinois. Two of them are located in front of the east entrance of the University Library, with two more on the south side of Foellinger Auditorium. But his greatest legacy to the University remains the Alma Mater statue, which stands in front of Altgeld Hall at the corner of Green and Wright streets in Urbana. Lorado Taft remains one of the most outstanding graduates in the history of the University of Illinois, and his legacy lives on to this day.


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$26 Million Awarded for City University System
More than $26 million in research grants—including $12.5 million from the National Science Foundation to train public school teachers in the critical areas of mathematics and sciences--have been awarded to CUNY faculty, Chancellor Matthew Goldstein announced.
The awards include a $5 million grant from The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration to CUNY science and engineering researchers to expand efforts in remote sensing, a cutting-edge, multidisciplinary field.
Additionally, Hunter College researchers have won a $9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to create biomedical research opportunities for minorities traditionally underrepresented in such areas as molecular neuroscience, nanotechnology and cell regulation and proliferation.
"These grants from three preeminent funding institutions reflect CUNY's expanding role as a university for important research," Chancellor Goldstein said. "We applaud the endeavors of our faculty who are not only creating knowledge but also expanding opportunity for our students and the communities we serve."
The $12.5 million NSF grant will create innovative collaborations to assist students and teachers and promote mathematics and science at twelve high schools in poor communities in the Bronx, Queens and Manhattan. Under supervision of CUNY faculty, high school math and science teachers will be encouraged to embrace a "teacher-researcher" model to broaden their teaching skills as wells as deepen their subject content knowledge.
Students at these high schools who demonstrate aptitude in math and science will participate in a "cadet corps" to encourage them to prepare for math and science teaching careers. Many of these students will receive scholarships to teacher education programs at CUNY colleges, according to University Dean for Teacher Education, Nicholas Michelli. He noted that a goal of the program is to increase minority representation of math and science teachers in the public schools.
A pilot program at Hunter College under the direction of Professor Pamela Mills produced an overall pass rate of 80 percent for public high school students taking the math and chemistry Regents examinations. In contrast, less than 50 percent of the public school student test-takers in June 2003 passed the Regents examination in math. The program will begin using Queens College, Hunter College and Bronx Community College faculty in the first year and expand to include Lehman College, Hostos and Queensborough Community Colleges.
The NOAA award for $5 million will be distributed during a two-year period to hire nationally recognized faculty, recruit doctoral and master students, conduct more state-of-the-art research, and to help build a national reputation as a center of excellence in remote sensing, according to Prof. Reza Khanbilvardi, who heads the University's Cooperative Remote Sensing Science and Technology Center.
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INVERLOCH: Full Album Streaming Online
Melbourne, Australia's doom-dwellers INVERLOCH (featuring 2/4 of the legendary diSEMBOWELMENT) are currently streaming their debut mini-LP Dusk…Subside in its entirety via MetalSucks.net at this location. Dusk…Subside will be released as a digi-pack CD, deluxe etched vinyl, and digital download on April 10th in North America and April 16th in Europe via Relapse Records with pre-orders available here.
Additionally the band has announced a series of special European shows and a pair of rare festival performances this Spring, performing for a limited time under the name d.USK. They will be presenting diSEMBOWELMENT's legendary funeral doom opus, Transcendence into the Peripheral live in it's entirety at Roadburn in the Netherlands and then playing five headlining dates throughout Europe, offering a different, albeit equally devastating set at these shows. The band will then appear at the legendary Hellfest in France this June. A full list of dates is available below.
Stay tuned to www.RELAPSE.com and the official INVERLOCH Facebook page for the latest INVERLOCH information.
AN EVENING WITH d.USK/diSEMBOWELMENT and INVERLOCH Tour Dates:
Apr. 12 Tilburg, Netherlands Roadburn Festival
Apr. 17 Groningen, Netherlands Gloppe
Apr. 18 Antwerpen, Belgium De Rots
Apr. 19 London, UK The Underworld
Apr. 20 Edinburgh, Scotland Bannermans
June 17 Clisson, France Hellfest
"Pushes the boundaries of heaviness beyond their breaking point." –Terrorizer
"Inverloch may transcend the legendary Disembowelment" -Albert Mudrian/Decibel Magazine
"one of the darkest, most haunting and beautiful pieces of heavy music I've ever heard" – Metal Assault
"The music that Inverloch creates is both beautiful and devastating." – American Aftermath 10/10


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1978 GMC K5 Jimmy - Potent
Big-Block Power Backed Up By a Bullet Proof Drivetrain
This awesome '78 GMC K5 Jimmy belongs to paramedic/public safety dispatcher Steve Davis of Olancha, California. Davis has done the majority of the work on this truck in the time he has owned it, and it has evolved through the years to become the incredible machine you see here.
"I started building this truck back in 2001. My goal was to build a very capable trail rig that could also be driven on the street or highway anywhere I wanted to take it. I completed the first build in 2006. It was all leaf suspension with a Dana 44 front axle, 38-inch Swampers, and full soft top. I ran it like that for about three years, eventually scattering the Dana 44," he says. It was because of the breakage and a terrible ride he changed to a Dana 60 front axle, 56-inch rear springs, and softer front leaves.
This combination stayed under the rig for the next five years, but in 2011 Davis made the decision to rebuild the Jimmy. "The truck rode terrible, had a lot of rust and a host of other problems you would expect from a 25-year-old truck," he says. So began a 2½-year rebuild of the Jimmy. "The truck was completely torn down to the frame and every part of the truck was cleaned and rebuilt or replaced. The tub's floorboards, both bedsides, and doors were replaced. Two close friends in Ridgecrest, California, Brian Hays and Glen Westerbert (both fabricators), CAD-designed the front four-link and built all of the brackets," Davis says. When finished, the Jimmy was what Davis had in mind. He says, "What I ended up with was exactly what I wanted in the first place. It just took a little over 10 years to get there."
We ran into Davis in the California desert on the Jimmy's maiden off-road voyage. He reports that he wheeled the heck out of the rig in the Johnson Valley area and it performed well and nothing broke.
Is the Jimmy done evolving? Nope. Davis reports that eventually it'll get a four-link/coilover rear suspension and a new lighter-weight V-8 engine. But for now, he's enjoying his potent Jimmy.
When it came to restoring the Jimmys body, Davis says he did the work along with "anyone else I could get to help." The first thing you may notice is the half-cab conversion. He says that these fiberglass half-cabs were made by a company called Creative Products that is now out of business. Nonetheless, after a bit of searching he found a used cab, made a few modifications (like adding a sliding rear window out of a mid-'70s Dodge truck), and installed the cab on his Jimmy. Since his cab didn't come with the required bulkhead, he made one out of 1⁄8-inch-thick aluminum. The rig also received new floorboards, bedsides and doors before the exterior was sprayed Summit Racing Performance Yellow. Taking a cue from law enforcement vehicles that are often idled for long periods of time, Davis added RunCool hood louvers to help keep engine compartment temperatures under control. Moving further down on the Jimmy, Davis cut out portions of the rocker panels and replaced them with discrete but strong rocker protection made from 2x4-inch, 0.250-inch thick rectangular steel. A 1-inch Offroad Design bdy lift creates a bit more room in the fenderwells for the 37x12.50R16.5LT BFGoodrich Baja T/A radial tires. These tires are mounted on 16.5x9.75 Pro Comp Series 51 wheels outfitted with welded-on custom rock rings and inner Air Lock Internal Beadlocks.
At A Glance
Vehicle: 1978 GMC K5 Jimmy
Owner: Steve Davis
Stomping grounds: Olancha, California
Build time: 2½ years
Engine: GM Gen VI 454ci V-8
Transmission: 700-R4, modified, B&M aluminum pan, Derale cooler
Transfer case(s): Advance Adapters Atlas II
Low range ratio(s): 4.3:1
Crawl ratio(s): 60:1
Front axle/differential: GM Dana 60, Yukon 4340 chromoly axleshafts, Yukon manual hubs/4.56 gears, Detroit Electrac
Rear axle/differential: 14-bolt, DIY4X disc brake kit/4.56 gears, Detroit NoSpin
Front: Custom four-link, FOA 16-in-travel remote-reservoir coilovers, FOA 4-in-travel nitrogen bumpstops
Rear: 63-in GM ¾-ton truck leaf springs, Pro Comp add-a-leaf, ORD 4-in Shackle Flip Kit, ORD 6-in SuperShackles
Steering: PSC hydraulic-assist, ORD pitman arm, WFO Heavy-Duty Crossover Steering Kit, ORD tie-rod ends and drag link, custom tie rod, C&M Performance AMPCO bronze alloy kingpin bushings
Tires: 37x12.50R16.5LT BFGoodrich Baja T/A
Wheels: 16.5x9.75 Pro Comp Series 51, custom rock ring, Inner Air Lock beadlock
Armor: Front winch bumper, custom rear bumper, custom rocker protection, custom T-case skidplate
Cool stuff: Warn 8274 winch, custom fiberglass half-cab


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Here is a copy of the article that I wrote for MediaPost's Metrics Insider column that ran on Friday March 7. The focus is on custom events and I used the U2 3D widget again as an example of how to capture content-specific events.
WHEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ENTERTAINMENT RELEASED the movie "U2 3D," the company looked to the band U2 and many traditional marketing tactics to help promote the movie. The campaign also incorporates a widget that is packed full of video, trivia and photos for fans to grab and virally share. The widget's performance got a recent boost when a set of bloggers leaked the news that the widget contained an "Easter egg" — that is, secret content that can be "unlocked."
The insertion of an Easter egg into a virally shared widget is just one more way to re-energize the content and extend the life of distributed content on social networks, start pages and blogs. However, measuring these strategies is not as easy as just publishing a Web page to your site with a page tag baked in. Widgets, Ajax applications and other applications that do not fire off a new page view require the use of custom event tagging. This is critical to understanding how visitors are interacting with your on- or off-domain content. In the case of National Geographic, it was an important component for measuring whether or not its promotional efforts through bloggers, forums or other marketing channels were effective. Adding a custom event tag to track when a visitor unlocks the Easter egg provided that quantitative measurement.
Web Analytics tools offer all of the main staple metrics out of the box — unique visitors, sessions, page views and various other metrics that are standard for measuring your Web site's success. Custom events or the ability to add business specific dimensions of data to your dataset is where out-of-the-box ends, and using Web analytics to measure elements specific to your business begins. Most Web analytics tools provide the capability to identify unique actions or events through custom tagging. Widget analytic platforms provide the same capabilities — buffered and passed via Flash or JavaScript by the container in which the widget is wrapped. Counting clicks on a page or a piece of content though is only the first step. Categorizing the clicks based on the desired action of the visitor and driving your marketing strategy is the end game. National Geographic did just that by tracking the usage of the Easter Egg and tying it back to whether or not its promotional efforts to alert U2 fans was successful.
The problem is that many of us do not use custom events often enough or in their appropriate specificity. The key is starting with the data collection plan prior to deployment. The steps are as follows:
1. Document your business questions and align your data collection strategy against it. If your content is a game or a video, you may want to ensure that you are capturing actions like "Play," "Start," "Pause" or perhaps "Strike."
2. Communicate the data collection plan to your content development team. They may need to instrument the content to fire off events on click, mouse-over or even load.
3. Align your content development team with your Web analytics strategist. This may be an internal subject matter expert or even your vendor. The key point here is, test and ensure that the implementation meets the spec. Events should be firing appropriately with designated key value pairs.
4. Utilize your analytics tool to ensure that the custom events are exposed and available for analysis when your content launches. Remember, if the data is not collected properly, you can't analyze it (I know, obvious. However, many organizations do not put enough emphasis on this piece of the process).
David Smith's column a few weeks ago brought up several good points regarding how Web analytics is migrating away from the page view and on to other metrics suchas time spent and interactions. I completely agree. These metrics do not provide insights in isolation, though. Depending on the content and purpose, different metrics (and their values) will tell you different things.
In the "U2 3D" widget, the successful metric boiled down to one click — just one click.
(If you want to check out this widget and the Easter Egg for yourself, visit http://www.u23dmovie.com/?section=trailer. Simply click on the "U2 3D" logo in the upper left corner of the widget and hold down the button for 3 seconds. A box will then open; the password is "u23d.")


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ELNOS Introduces Low Interest Loans for Facade Improvements Projects
The ELNOS Board of Directors recently approved a new low interest loan program designed to compliment facade improvement programs such as the City of Elliot Lake's Community Improvement Program (CIP).
Under the new program businesses will be eligible to apply for funding using the following basic criteria:
1. The project must be an approved facade improvement initiative, such as the City of Elliot Lake's CIP program.
2. Loans will be made up to a maximum of $20,000 or 40% of the project cost.
3. The proponent must show a minimum 10% equity contribution to the project.
4. Loans will normally be repayable over 30 months.
The simplified loan application will consist of the submission of the confirmation of the project approval documentation and the project budget showing sources of funding.
ELNOS instituted the new program as an acknowledgment of the importance that facade improvements have on the overall look and economic well being of a community's business area, and to encourage business owners to reinvest in their properties.
ELNOS is a unique community based business development organization established to promote business and employment in five area communities. This region consists of: the City of Elliot Lake, the Town of Blind River, the Township of the North Shore, The Town of Spanish and the Serpent River First Nation. We deliver our mandate through a variety of means such as loans, venture partnering, community economic development initiatives, and business advice.


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by David Crane defrev at gmail.com Most professional and civilian gun people carry a tactical folder, these days. And, being gun guys ourselves, we here at DefenseReview like to carry a good tactical folder as a backup to our primary weapon, which is usually a Glock 19 (G19) or some other high-capacity tactical pistol. The tactical folding knife has become …Read More »
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Marvel Custom Tactical 1911 Pistols for Special Operations and Concealed Carry
by David Crane defrev at gmail.com November 30, 2007 There's a custom 1911 pistolsmith out there building tactical guns (1911s) for military Special Operations Forces (SOF) assaulters /operators and civilian CCWs (concealed carry) who hasn't, to this point, received much ink, anywhere. DefenseReview plans to remedy that, right now. We first mentioned him very briefly in our article on the …Read More »
High-Capacity 'Tactical Plastic' .45 ACP Pistols: Choices, Choices…
By David Crane defrev at gmail.com If you've been thinking about acquiring a production high-capacity/double-stack polymer-framed .45 ACP tactical pistol, now might just be the right time, considering that you've never had more choices. Here's DefenseReview's list to look at: Glock 21 (G21) series (including the new Glock 21SF a.k.a. Glock 21 SF) and Glock 30 (G30), Springfield Armory Xtreme …Read More »
Smith & Wesson M&P45 and Glock 21SF .45 ACP Pistols at NDIA Small Arms Symposium
by David Crane [email protected] Speaking of NDIA Small Arms Symposium 2007, DefenseReview also got to test-fire two of the latest "tactical plastic" (i.e. polymer) .45 ACP pistols, the Glock 21SF (G21SF) and the Smith & Wesson M&P45. Both weapons were very comfortable to handle and shoot, but we had some trouple hitting steel pepper poppers initially with the Glock 21 …Read More »
FERFRANS FAS (Fast Acquisition Sight) HUD-Style Red Dot Sight/Combat Optic for Urban Warfare Applications
By David Crane [email protected] October 18, 2007 While we're on the subject of MOUT / urban warfare tactics a.k.a. urban combat tactics, DefenseReview was recently sent information on a new combat optic (optical sight) being introduced by FERFRANS Specialties for tactical / urban warfare applications. DefRev readers might remember the piece we published on the SOPMOD M4/M4A1 CQBR-type FERFRANS SOAR …Read More »
Calico Light Weapon Systems Producing Helical-Feed Tactical Firearms
The following is a Calico Light Weapon Systems (CLWS) press release: August 8, 2007 Calico Light Weapon Systems (CLWS) is currently in full production mode building its revolutionary and proprietary "Legacy Design" high-capacity, helical-feed 9mm and .22 cal. select-fire submachine guns and semi-auto-only carbines, SBRs (Short-Barreled Rifles) and pistols. The helical-feed magazine feature makes these Calico weapons unique, and unlike …Read More »
SureSight Combat Pistol Sights: Meet the Triangle
by David Crane defrev at gmail.com Speaking of combat pistol sights, a company called SureSight, LLC is billing their SureSight ST-1 triangular sight system as the "next generation of iron handgun sights". The SureSight ST-1 sighting system takes advantage of the Gestalt Principles of Organization, specifically the Gestalt Principle of "Closure", which exploits human beings' tendency to see complete shapes, …Read More »
Israeli Company Develops Revolutionary Combat Pistol Sight System
by David Crane [email protected] All photographic images contained in this article were taken by DefenseReview.com, and they are the exclusive property of DefenseReview.com. DefenseReview.com owns the copyright on these photos. All photos were shot with a 7.2-megapixel Sony Cyber-shot digital camera (Model #: DSC-P150). While DefenseReview was at NDIA Small Arms Symposium 2007, we ran into a very friendly and …Read More »
DefRev Quick Hits: New Tactical Products
by David Crane defrev at gmail . com 1) Sigarms has just introduced a brand new pistol called the SIG P250. The P250 is a polymer-framed tactical/carry (including concealed carry) pistol that features an interesting stainless-steel "sub-assembly" that rides inside the polymer grip frame. This sub-assembly contains the trigger, hammer, ambidextrous slide release, ejector and four small slide rails, and …Read More »
DefenseReview Goes Shooting with 3-Gun Tactical Champion Shooter Taran Butler
By David Crane [email protected] April 8, 2007 Yesterday, I had the distinct pleasure of doing some advanced pistol training with (i.e. receiving some professional pistol instruction from) my friend Taran Butler. Taran is one of the best professional shooters (competitive shooters) in the world, and currently the number 1 (i.e. the best) 3-Gun Tactical shooter in the world. In the …Read More »


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A group of animal rights groups and advocates filed a landmark lawsuit on Monday challenging Utah's "ag-gag" law as an unconstitutional attack on free speech and freedom of the press that criminalizes whistleblowers while shielding corporate agriculture.
The state's 2012 law criminalizes a person that records sounds or images from a livestock operation or applies for a job at a livestock operation with the intent to make such recordings; in other words, it prohibits documenting animal abuse.
The Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), which joins PETA, CounterPunch, animal rights advocate Amy Meyer, journalist Will Potter, Professor James McWilliams and animal investigation consultant Daniel Hauff in the lawsuit, states that
corporate agriculture sees [the recording of animal abuse] as a threat to profits. Rather than change to less abusive practices it has instead chosen to keep the public uninformed by aggressively pushing for legislation that makes such investigations illegal– a classic case of shooting the messenger. The laws are designed to thwart the collection of evidence of wrongdoing, thereby "gagging" reporters and whistleblowers from exposing the facts. It's an incredible abuse of power and public trust.
Meyer was the first person in the nation charged under ag-gag laws after she filmed a slaughterhouse from a public road. Charges were soon dropped, but the law stands in Utah and other states as well. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Stewart Gollan of the Utah Legal Clinic, part of the legal team representing the group,
said that other states, largely through the efforts of the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council, have adopted similar laws that limit scrutiny of industries that are the subject of public debate; in addition to agriculture, that has included mining operations, he said.
The suit against the Utah law is the first legal challenge to one of the nation's ag-gag laws.
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As food writer Jill Richardson points out, animal "abuse isn't the only issue at stake – so is food safety." She writes:
Remember that horrible video of slaughterhouse employees kicking sick cows, prodding them with forklifts, and even applying electric shocks? The cows were too sick to go into the human food supply — they represented a risk of mad cow disease — and the heinous acts in the video were done by employees trying to make the cows stand up long enough to pass their USDA inspection.
Green Is the New Red author Will Potter explains that
Utah's law, and others like it, directly place both me and my sources at risk. There's a long history of investigative journalism in this country based on exactly the type of research and whistleblowing that these laws criminalize. What if Upton Sinclair's The Jungle were released today, accompanied by a YouTube video? He would undoubtedly be prosecuted under ag-gag.
Even if journalists themselves escape prosecution, ag-gag laws would make it impossible to report stories that are vitally important to the public. Whistleblowers and undercover investigators shine a light on criminal activity, and also standard industry practices. Without them, there is no meaningful window into animal agriculture; there would be no insight into the industry except for what the industry approves.
It should come as no surprise, then, that ag-gag laws are expanding to other industries. A bill pending in North Carolina right now is called the Commerce Protection Act. It doesn't just criminalize those who blow the whistle on ag industry abuses– it includes all industries, from factory farming to fracking.


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Monday, May 28, 2012
Back to Basics: Elijah Craig 12
Elijah Craig 12 year old, 47% abv ($25)
On the nose I immediately pick up candied cherries and those candied pecans that street vendors sell. On the palate I get caramel, toffee, some nice woody notes and a bit of rye spice along with some caraway. It's a bit more alcoholic than I'd expect for the abv. The finish is slightly bitter.
I remember this one fondly, but I was a bit disappointed. Overall, I'd say it's worth trying and a good deal for the price, but not as good as I remember and not even close to the 18 year old in terms of quality.
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I appreciate the age statement and reasonable price. However, I also find the finish to be bitter, and that takes it down a few notches in my book. It's a shame too, because the nose is incredible. I get the same bitter finish from EWSB. Maybe I just don't jive with some HH products.
- May 28, 2012 at 7:08 PM
I was at Heaven Hill the other day trying through some barrels and they are going to release this 12 year as a single barrel here soon.
- May 28, 2012 at 10:53 PM
Perhaps it is a difference in palates or inconsistency in the product itself, but this has consistently been one of my favorites regardless of the price. I put against a Pappy 23 the other day and the EC12, for my palate and my money, more than held its own. The balance of sweetness and char really does it for my palate.
- May 30, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Another one I tend to enjoy quite a bit. One man's meat is another man's poison!
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Yost managing Infante's time, reserves' roles
DETROIT -- Although second baseman Omar Infante is starting the season with a Spring Training history of shoulder and elbow ailments in his throwing arm, manager Ned Yost has no immediate plans to give him down time.
"He's always going to have the bone spur [in the elbow]. The bone spur causes the inflammation. The inflammation is what heals," Yost said. "He's had it [before]. It just never got to the point where it inflamed anything until this spring."
It's nothing serious in Yost's view.
"It's the equivalent of a headache, it comes and it goes," he said. "It's not fun when it hurts, but you still manage through it, for the most part."
So any time off for Infante coming up?
"We'll see how he feels but right now, no, I think he's going to be fine," Yost said. "We've got four off-days built into this month."
Those off-days pose a challenge, too, as Yost tries to give his bench players some playing time while keeping his regulars sharp as well.
"The biggest problem that you foresee, especially when you start the season, is how do you get [Jarrod] Dyson, [Justin] Maxwell and [Danny] Valencia at-bats," he said. "So you try to take every opportunity to do that."
Valencia was brought on board partly to provide a right-handed alternative to left-handed-swinging Mike Moustakas, who's struggled against left-handed pitching. So it's possible Valencia might draw a game against lefties early on.
"It's not because I don't think Moose can't hit a tough lefty. It's more trying to keep Danny sharp than it is worrying about Moose hitting against a lefty," Yost said.


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Love them or hate them, you have to respect Alabama. The Crimson Tide are in the thick of the title hunt every year under Nick Saban, and nothing has changed in 2012. All eyes will be on the Nov. 3 game between Alabama and Louisiana State in Baton Rouge.
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Mid-Life Crises
Mid-Life Crises[edit]
The Sim days pass as they always do, and Felix ages up from young adult to a standard adult. Although his birthday goes by happily enough, we see by push notification that Felix is suffering a mid-life crisis!
All Sims who age up from young adult to standard adult have a chance of a mid-life crisis regardless. This chance is unaffected by everything else in that Sim's life: job skills, relationships, traits, success, absolutely none of it matters. A Sim either will or won't have the mid-life crisis, and there's no way to influence either way.
The presence of a mid-life crisis is indicated by a neutral moodlet, which also shows the length of the crisis. Here, you can see that Felix will suffer his crisis for a total of 12 days if we don't further intervene. We'll discuss that in a moment.
Like Teen Mood Swings, a mid-life crisis doesn't have an impact on the Sim's day-to-day activities or moods. The gain and loss rates of the mood meters remain unchanged, his traits (and therefore his AI-controlled personality) remain the same, and he'll continue to attend his job at the criminal warehouse.
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The major change with an adult's mid-life crisis lies in his wishes. Though many wishes will seem normal, Felix starts to develop some other strange wishes that we can accept into promises or deny. However, there is one major difference between an adult's mid-life crisis and a teen's mood swing: we are not allowed manually to cancel a promise. A pop-up box informs us of this for the first one.
Special wishes are given a reddish-purple background. Here, we see that Felix can take the expensive wish of buying a new car worth at least $10,000. Because of its simplicity, we accept it, and accept the pop-up box warning us that we can't cancel it. During the time a special wish has been turned into a promise, the "Mid-Life Crisis" moodlet will turn into a debuff, encouraging you to fulfill it as soon as possible.
One new car later, Felix earns himself a whole mess of lifetime happiness points. As with Teen Mood Swings, fulfilling any special wishes during a mid-life crisis gives a bonus to the number of rewarded points. When used properly, you'll be able to quickly afford many of the possible Lifetime Rewards.
Most of the special wishes are less expensive and less dramatic than buying a new car, such as planning a new outfit or changing hairstyles. Still, there are some incredibly dramatic ones, such as a Sim's desire to divorce their spouse or move across town. As always, it's your choice whether you want to promise it. Know that there is no penalty if you remove any wish (including special wishes) before turning it into a promise.
Ending the Crisis[edit]
If for some reason you want to end the mid-life crisis early, you can elect to give your Sim some therapy at the hospital. If the Sim in a mid-life crisis is the active Sim, simply click the hospital, and you can choose the special "Get Therapy" command. You'll have to shell out $2000, but it will end the mid-life crisis after about two in-game hours. Sims will never attempt to end their mid-life crises on their own.
Once the mid-life crisis is over, whether you got therapy or whether the time simply runs out, any remaining special wishes will auto-cancel and you'll never see them again. You might see a second mid-life crisis if you age backwards (such as drinking the Young Again potion) and then age up again, but otherwise you'll only have a single mid-life crisis at most.


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Robot-assisted hysterectomies booming, but better?
- Study is in %27Journal of the American Medical Association%27
- Robotic hysterectomies averaged %242%2C200 more than laparoscopic
- Accompanying editorial suggests spending more on training surgeons in laparoscopic techniques
Surgical robots are increasingly used for hysterectomies in the United States, even though surgeons using another method can give patients the same results at much lower cost, a new study shows.
The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, is the latest to shine light on the rapid adoption of these heavily marketed robots, which also are used in prostate cancer surgery and other operations. Many experts say the robots have yet to prove their worth, but proponents say the rise of the robots is helping patients by drawing surgeons away from traditional techniques that require bigger incisions and have higher risks.
For the new study, researchers looked at the records of 264,758 women who had hysterectomies for non-cancerous conditions such as fibroids, endometriosis or heavy menstrual bleeding, at 441 hospitals between 2007 and 2010. The women had their uteruses removed in one of four ways: through traditional large cuts across the abdomen; through the vagina; through several small incisions, using a hand-held instrument called a laparoscope; or through several small incisions using robot arms a surgeon controls from a nearby console.
Researchers found that use of the robot technique, approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2005, grew from 0.5% in 2007 to 9.5% by 2010. Hospitals that invested in robot systems (which cost about $1.5 million apiece, according to a recent report in Barron's), used them for 22% of cases within three years.
As use of robots rose, the use of traditional large-incision surgeries fell, says lead author Jason Wright, assistant clinical professor of gynecologic oncology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York. Those traditional surgeries are known to have higher risks for most women than the other techniques. But, at hospitals with robots, the use of small-incision laparoscopic surgeries done by hand also fell, Wright says.
He and his colleagues looked at outcomes and found immediate complication rates for robotic and laparoscopic surgeries were the same, about 5%. But, largely due to upfront equipment costs, each robot surgery cost nearly $2,200 more — a median of $8,868 vs. $6,679. Though insurers and patients don't directly pay this difference, "we have to weigh the societal benefits," of that health care investment, Wright says.
The money spent on robots might be better spent on training more surgeons in basic laparoscopic techniques, says an accompanying editorial written by researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. While robot surgery has some appropriate uses and may yet prove superior for some hysterectomy patients, right now "we've got two options that give you the same outcome," says editorial co-author Joel Weissman, a health policy expert. "One costs a lot more."
But the nation's surgeons had years to adopt laparoscopic surgery before robots came along and many never did, says Thomas Payne, medical director of the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery, Austin.
Payne, who is a paid speaker for Intuitive Surgical, the company that makes the robot system used in gynecological surgeries, says surgeons are lining up for robot training because the techniques are easier to learn. "The robot is not better than laparoscopic hysterectomy or vaginal hysterectomy," he says. "It's simply more reproducible." Robot use already is much higher than documented in the study and will only grow, he says.
Robots are "an enabling technology among surgeons," and might speed the adoption of lower-risk surgeries, but "it's an expensive way to get there," says Marty Makary, a surgeon and patient safety researcher at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. "We can't just adopt new technology because it's cooler to use. It has to have established benefits for patients."
The widespread adoption of robot surgery before those benefits have been found is a big part of "the story of what's wrong with health care spending in America," he says.


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Venus Williams' return to the tour after a prolonged illness break has taken a dramatic turn this week, as she has fought her way to the Sony Ericsson Open quarterfinals. After a straight-set victory over Kimiko Date-Krumm in the first round, Williams knocked out 3rd seed Petra Kvitova, handing Kvitova a 6-0 final set. In the next round, the former Miami champion was in visible pain as she struggled with a calf injury, but she got past Aleksandra Wozniak. Williams was down 2-4 in the third set, and she had to save a match point, but she prevailed, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 against the Canadian wild card.
Tonight, Williams' pain appeared to be a thing of the past as she hit 13 aces in her fourth round match against 15th seed Ana Ivanovic. This one went to three sets, too, and Williams advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 victory. Her next opponent will be Agnieszka Radwanska, and Williams will undoubtedly enjoy a wave of crowd support in Miami.
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Congrats again Vee! Job well done
- March 27, 2012 at 1:46 AM
Given the nature of Venus' illness, winning 2 long 3 setters was quite the feat. She said she wanted to come back when she felt ready to play and it seems like did just that. She looks healthier and is thinking her way out of trouble better. A good return!
- March 27, 2012 at 7:54 AM
- Diane said...
I was worried about that leg, but she seemed fine last night. I'm glad she waited to come back.
- March 27, 2012 at 9:28 AM
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MySQL Utilities 1.4.2 (including MySQL Fabric) RC has been released
Posted by: Karen Langford
Date: March 31, 2014 06:59AM
Date: March 31, 2014 06:59AM
Dear MySQL users, MySQL Utilities version 1.4.2 is compatible with MySQL Server versions 5.1 and greater, but should work with earlier versions (greater than v4.1). Python v2.6 and v2.7 are supported. In addition to server utilities, MySQL Utilities also contains MySQL Fabric: a framework for managing a collection of MySQL servers. MySQL Fabric is deployed as a separate service daemon that contains support for high-availability and sharding. The management framework maintains a database of the routing and state information for the servers making up the system and provides an easy-to-use command line interface for adding, removing and organizing servers. High-availability is provided by continuously monitoring the servers and executing slave promotion when the master crashes and just as importantly automatically updates the state and routing information that gets messages to the right server. MySQL Fabric comes with built-in support for sharding either using ranges or consistent hashing and supports the sharding of multiple tables to ensure that rows with matching sharding keys are stored in the same shard. MySQL Fabric also contains support for global tables that are duplicated on all shards as well as the ability to synchronize schema updates across all of the servers. To provide high performance and avoid latency, transactions are directly routed by Fabric-aware connectors rather than routing via an external proxy. The connectors dispatch transactions to the correct shard, perform load-balancing, and handle read-write splitting. Currently there exists Fabric-aware versions of Connector/Python, Connector/Java, and Connector/PHP (through a Fabric-aware mysqlnd_ms plugin). MySQL Utilities v1.4.2 is available for download from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/tools/utilities/ A brief summary of changes is listed below. Please check the CHANGES.txt file inside the distribution for a more complete list of changes. Functionality Added or Changed (2014-03-31) ------------------------------------------- * The mysqlrplsync utility was added, which checks data consistency between servers in a replicated setup. * The mysqlrplms utility was added, which provides round-robin multi-source replication (a slave server continually cycles through multiple masters in order to store a consolidated data set). Bugs Fixed ---------- * With fabric, the scheduler did not check and determine which procedures needed to be notified after releasing the procedure that was blocking them. (Bug #18454582, Bug #72117) * With fabric, failover was not handled properly when both the global and shard groups had a failed master. (Bug #18403885, Bug #72016) * The mysqlrplsync utility would crash when the --exclude option was used, and at least one database was available to be checked. This issue was due to an incomplete check when determining which tables to exclude from the slaves. (Bug #18388846) * The MySQL Utilities testing suite (mut) now tests if ports are available before assigning them to a test. (Bug #18339351) * MySQL Server UUIDs are now handled in a case-insensitive way, more precisely when checking if GTIDs belong to the master. This helps accommodate MySQL Server 5.6.9, which could change the case for the server_uuid variable. (Bug #18275566) * With Fabric, attempting to destroy a group when the group was used in the shard sub-system would output an unfriendly and unclear error. Fabric now checks if the group is used in the shard sub-system before trying to destroy (remove) it, and a clearer error is emitted if it is in use. (Bug #18280004, Bug #71766) * The mut rpl_admin_gtid test result varied from host to host, due to using the RESET MASTER statement without first stopping all the slaves. This resulted in undefined behavior, which led to inconsistent rest results. (Bug #18203946) * A typo was fixed in the mysqldbcopy utility's help text. (Bug #18206923, Bug #71627) * With Fabric, group definitions now use a single (global) username and password, instead of requiring a username/password for each MySQL server when they were added to the group. (Bug #18153823, Bug #71512) * When checking for proper permissions, Fabric would execute several SELECT statements against the 'mysql' database, which caused the login mechanism to fail if the user lacked access. This mechanism now uses 'SHOW GRANTS' statements instead, and now prints out a detailed error message when access is unavailable. (Bug #18138545, Bug #71448) * The server.set_status() function's status parameter now accepts an integer, to better coincide with the integer value provided by dump_servers(). The strings "PRIMARY", "SECONDARY", "SPARE" and "FAULTY" also remain as acceptable values. (Bug #18124108, Bug #71428) * The mysqlrpladmin utility did not correctly account for consecutive transactions reported in a single string. The utility would only consider the transaction or transaction range that appeared after the last ':'. (Bug #18083550) * The Installer (setup.py) was not able to install the fabric configuration file (fabric.cfg) to the user's home directory even though the --user or --home options were used. It would instead attempt to install it in /etc/mysql/. (Bug #18109179, Bug #71442) * On Linux, the mysqlserverclone utility failed to spawn a MySQL server if the path passed to the --new-data option was too long, as determined by the MySQL server. A check was added that limits the datadir length to 200 characters, which helps coincide with the maximum socket length (107) set by the MySQL server. This check can be bypassed with the --force option. (Bug #18117930) * The text for the store.dump_* commands was updated to better reflect how these commands are for retrieving information, instead of writing it. (Bug #18087356, Bug #71370) * When cloning a database with foreign key dependencies on the same MySQL server, and while using the multiprocessing option (with a value greater than one), the mysqldbcopy utility issued an error about foreign key constraint failures. The foreign key checks are now disabled before cloning the tables. (Bug #18041743) * The internal gtid_enabled() function would only check a single MySQL server, and returned TRUE if the checked MySQL server had GTID enabled. It now only returns TRUE if all MySQL servers in the topology have GTIDs enabled. (Bug #17890455) * The privilege check for the mysqlfailover utility was performed after the instance registration process, which would lead to query errors (instead of privilege errors) if some privileges, such as DROP or CREATE, were not available. Additionally, a check for the INSERT privilege was added to all slaves, as it might be required for them to become the new master, in order to successfully perform the failover instance registration on the new master. (Bug #17878705) * The default TCP port set for MySQL Fabric was changed from 8080 to 32274. (Bug #17820905, Bug #70954) * The is_connected() fabric function was executed every time a statement was executed, which reduced overall performance. (Bug #17702237) * Exported or copied/cloned databases from the mysqldbcopy and mysqldbexport utilities would fail to function with the mysqldbimport utility if dependencies between views were present. These dependencies are now sorted in the appropriate order before copy, clone, or export. (Bug #17694651) * Some MUT tests were failing with Connector/Python 1.1.x due to format changes in the returned error messages by the Connector. (Bug #17655980) * The commercial version of the MySQL Utilities contained a hard-coded path to the Python directory, so the MySQL Utilities installation would fail. The Fabric and Doctrine projects were also updated. (Bug #17647498) * The mysqldiff and mysqldbcompare utilities print all of the control lines for each difference, even for unnecessary lines which is especially true of the grid format and unified types. A new --compact option was added, which reduces output from the diff. (Bug #14725008) * When executing the mysqldiskusage utility on a remote MySQL server, the utility would report information about the local datadir if the remote and local datadir paths were identical. (Bug #13572814) * The --force option was renamed to --drop-first for the mysqldbcopy utility. (Bug #13563798) * When using the mysqldbimport utility without the --drop-first option, importing a valid SQL import file that included a CREATE DATABASE statement for a database that already existed did not yield a related error message. The associated error message was updated, and it also refers to the optional --drop-first option. (Bug #13563798) * A new --use-indexes option was added to the mysqldbcompare utility. Before, this utility did not compare tables that lacked a primary key. The new --use-indexes option allows non-unique indexes to be used, although only indexes with columns not allowing null values are permitted. Use --use-indexes to specify the unique index to be used for the Table comparative. If the specified index allows null values, then a warning is generated, and the next unique index will be used if one exists as otherwise the utility will stop with an error. (Bug #13492195) Documentation ------------- Online:http://dev.mysql.com/doc/workbench/en/mysql-utilities.html The source distribution includes the manual pages for each utility under the docs/ folder. Reporting Bugs -------------- We welcome and appreciate your feedback and bug reports: http://bugs.mysql.com/ Enjoy! On Behalf of the MySQL/ORACLE RE Team, Thanks, Kent & Hery
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Bacon-Cheddar Biscuit Snackers
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch
Makes3 dozen
- 1 pound bacon strips
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups (8 ounces) finely shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/3 cup milk
- Cut each bacon strip in half widthwise. In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until partially cooked but not crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain; keep warm.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, cheese and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in milk just until moistened. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 8-10 times.
- Divide dough in half. Roll one portion into a 12-in. x 9-in. rectangle. Cut in half, forming two 9-in. x 6-in. rectangles; cut each rectangle into nine 1-in. strips. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Place a piece of bacon on each biscuit strip; carefully roll up jelly-roll style. Place seam side down on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 450° for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Refrigerate leftovers.
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Delicious! I used turkey bacon and low fat cheese, also part whole wheat flour and half the salt to make them healthier. Since the turkey bacon is precooked, it sped up the process as well.I served a plateful to my family and within minutes they were looking for more.
Dec 25, 2012
These were delicious, but tedious to make. Pre-cooking the bacon was very time consuming for me, since I could only fit 5 or 6 (half) slices in the skillet at a time. Next time, I will try the microwave or use a griddle. I had to add an extra few tablespoons of milk to get the dough to hold together, and mixed it with my hands because it was too crumbly to knead with only 1/3 cup of milk.


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MELBOURNE, April 9 (UPI) -- Women find broad shoulders and narrow hips attractive, but what they really like is a large penis, researchers in Australia suggest.
Dr. Bob Wong of the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University in Australia and colleagues at The Australian National University and La Trobe University, projected life-size, 3D computer-generated male bodies to 105 female participants.
The images differed in height, body shape and penis size. The women were asked to assess the figures' sexual attractiveness.
The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, found penis size influenced how the female participants perceived attractiveness -- the more ample, the more appealing.
"There is always much debate on the subject and we wanted to address the notion of whether size matters using a valid scientific approach," Wong said in a statement. "We found penis size affected a man's sexual attractiveness, but height was equally as important, with taller men considered more attractive."
The study also found taller men with larger genitalia were considered more attractive than shorter men with larger genitalia.
Dr. Brian Mautz of ANU said an overall impression of attractiveness to women, without focusing on any particular body part, is what distinguished the research from previous findings.
"The only previous study of this topic in humans used five small drawings of male figures that differed only in penis length," Mautz said. "It was very obvious to the female participants which character they were being asked to assess. In that situation, it's easy for people to self-deceive or lie and distort the results."


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This is a guest post by Rachel Aronson, who's project "Climate Refugees: Don't let their culture melt away" is currently featured on Petridish.
When my advisor, Kiki Jenkins, asked me two months ago if I could pull together a crowdfunding proposal for Petridish in one weekend, I wasn't thinking about what it all meant. I was too busy writing, editing, and conning my good friend Dave into making the video (and my boyfriend into being the boom operator).
Once the video, photos and my project summary had been mailed off, I had the chance, somewhat belatedly, to do a little thinking about what the real implications of crowdfunding a science research project are.
At the beginning, the worst part of crowdfunding my thesis research on climate refugees was that I had to face my own fears about showing people what I want to do before I have any research to back it up, and being afraid that the world was going to laugh in my face. The best part has been finding out that if an idea is powerful enough, people are willing to back you first and then give you the chance to go out and learn something new.
Then there were practical questions. How can I tweet my project in a way that people want to read? When will my Facebook friends start thinking that I've gone overboard with updates? I think I've been walking that tightrope by sharing content about climate (and not just my own, but other people's work that I find interesting). No one has defriended me… yet.
Crowdfunding has been a great personal adventure. Seeing that so many people also want to know how place-based cultures can survive climate change has been a huge confidence booster. I've been interviewed by an Australian journalist. One classmate told me that my video made her cry. People whose work I really admire have backed the project, and people who I'm meeting online for the first time have donated too.
Currently, I personally know just one out of every six backers on my project. That's five out of every six backers who are total strangers, just people who agree that it's important that we put a human face on climate change.
As the next two weeks close, I'm excited to see who else I can connect with through this project. As I start making concrete plans to go to Alaska and meet the people who I want to write about, it's exciting to know that it's not just me, I have a whole crew cheering me on.


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This one-half semester course is framed by the theme of Community and Collaboration. The students and instructor work collaboratively to define and explore "community" as local place and learning environment. They identify and activate connections among charette members and their specified community in order to develop a consensual creative response. Through sustained exploration of one theme, the Charette emphasizes the development of skills for critical and creative thinking, experiential learning, problem-solving, and collaboration. Through materials exploration, making processes, and critique, the Charette forges links with the visual, tactile and manual skill sets taught in other Foundation classes. Each student's effort, progress, and work will contribute to a collaborative project developed over 7 weeks, to include both a charette documentation log as well as a collaborative 2D, 3D, or 4D form. Offered fall.
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Apple Software Chief Refused to Sign Maps Apology
Apple executive Scott Forstall was asked to leave the company after he refused to sign his name to a letter apologizing for shortcomings in Apple's new mapping service, according to people familiar with the matter.
Apple officially released its new mobile mapping software in September. Users quickly complained about data inaccuracies and other bugs. Mr. Forstall argued that the company could address the outcry without apologizing as Apple had done when it shipped iPhones with faulty antennas a few years ago, one of these people said. Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook and others disagreed, these people said. Mr. Cook signed his name to the apology instead.