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Supported Versions of Oracle Solaris OS, Firmware, and Software
Determining Oracle Solaris 11 OS Package Update Version
Determining Oracle Solaris 10 Patch Revision
Minimum Required Patchset for Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 OS
Minimum Required Patchsets and SPARC Bundle for Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 OS
Minimum Required Patchsets and SPARC Bundle for Oracle Solaris 10 10/09 OS
Installing and Booting Oracle Solaris 11 From Devices Connected to a USB Port
Support for New 16 Gbyte and 32 Gbyte DIMMs
Rules for I/O Slot Use by Certain Cards
Installing the Sun Storage 8-Port Internal 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA in a Split Configuration
Use Links Labeled SPARC T3 to Download sas2ircu Software for SPARC T4 Servers
Sun Type 6 Keyboards Are Not Supported by SPARC T4 Series Servers
RAID10 is Not Supported; Use RAID 1E Instead
Server Panics When Booting From a USB Thumbdrive Attached to the Front USB Ports (Bug ID 15667682)
Cannot Plumb Sun Quad GbE x8 PCIe Low Profile Adapter in PCIe Slot 0 When More Than Five Are Installed (Bug ID 15676454)
Front-Panel Video Port Does Not Support Resolutions Greater Than 1024 x 768 (Bug ID 15698604)
PSH Might Not Clear a Retired Cache Line on a Replaced Motherboard (Bug ID 15705327, Bug ID 15713018)
Restrictions on Placement of HBAs in Slot 4 and Slot 5 (Bug ID 15717157)
PCIe Correctable Errors Might Be Reported (Bug ID 15720000, Bug ID 15722832)
L2 Cache Uncorrectable Errors Might Lead to an Entire Processor Being Faulted (Bug ID 15727651, Bug ID 15732875, Bug ID 15732876, Bug ID 15733117)
L2 Cache UEs Are Sometimes Reported as Core Faults Without Any Cache Line Retirements (Bug ID 15731176)
Upon a Reboot After an Unrecoverable Hardware Error, CPUs Might Not Start (Bug ID 15733431)
Spurious Power Supply Errors Might Be Reported (Bug ID 15800916)
Custom nvalias Settings Do Not Change During a System Reconfiguration
Cannot Boot Oracle Solaris 10 10/09 OS From the Internal DVD
The cfgadm -al Command Takes a Long Time to Print Output (Bug ID 15631390, Bug ID 15723609)
Spurious Interrupt Message in System Console (Bug ID 15651697, Bug ID 15771956, Bug ID 15771958)
Spurious Error Message During Initial Oracle Solaris 10 OS Installation (Bug ID 15658412)
When diag-switch? Is Set to true, Oracle Solaris OS Fails to Update EEPROM for Automatic Rebooting (Bug ID 15666767)
Memory Allocation Issues With Emulex 8Gb HBAs in a Magma I/O Expansion Box (Bug ID 15666779)
Fault Management Sometimes Sends Resolved Cases to the SP (Bug ID 15667874, Bug ID 15741999)
Gigabit Ethernet (nxge) Driver Not Loading on Systems With Oracle Solaris 10 10/09 OS and a Solaris 10 9/10 Patchset or Solaris 10 8/11 Patchset (Bug ID 15677751)
nxge Driver Warning Messages Displayed After Reboot (Bug ID 15710067, Bug ID 15777789, Bug ID 15777790)
The trapstat -T Command Causes Bad Watchdog Resets at TL2 (Bug ID 15720390)
Watchdog Timeouts Seen With Heavy Workloads and Maximum Memory Configurations (Bug ID 15737671, Bug ID 15744469, Bug ID 15771943)
Benign Error Message: mptsas request inquiry page 0x83 for target:a, lun:0 failed! (Bug ID 15809005)
Oracle VTS dtlbtest Hangs When the CPU Threading Mode Is Set to max-ipc (Bug ID 15743740, Bug ID 15744945)
Some pciex8086,105f Devices Fail to Attach (Bug ID 15774699)
L2 Cache Uncorrectable Errors Causing a Reboot Abort (Bug ID 15826320)
Performing First-Time Boot On Servers Equipped With the Sun Storage 6 Gb SAS PCIe 8-Port Internal RAID HBA
Missing Interrupt Causes USB Hub Hot-plug Thread to Hang, Resulting In Process Hangs (Bug ID 15655752)
Units Used to Define the MIB Power Management Time Limit Are Reported in Seconds (Bug ID 15675720)
Message From cpustat Refers to Processor Documentation Incorrectly (Bug ID 15717099, Bug ID 15717100, Bug ID 15749141)
reboot disk Command Occasionally Fails When disk Argument Picks Up Extra Characters (Bug ID 15816272)
Blue LED On Drive Does Not Light When the Drive Is Ready to Remove (Bug ID 15737491)
Cold Reset Adds One Day to System Time (CR 15764743, Bug ID 15765255, Bug ID 15765770)
System Shuts Down Following a false SYS_POK_GLITCH Error (Bug ID 15774378)
In Some Instances, a PCIe Card Might Disappear From the Device Tree Upon Reboot or During Power-On (Bug ID 15849720)
System Firmware 8.2.0 Contains a New Version of the scvar Database (Bug ID 16184046)
System Firmware 8.3.0.b Incompatible with the Sun Flash Accelerator F40 PCIe Card (Bug ID 16813726)
This section describes issues related to SPARC T4-2 server components.
To maximize memory bandwidth, Oracle recommends that only fully-populated memory configurations—as opposed to half-populated configurations—be considered for performance-critical applications.
For specific memory installation and upgrade instructions, see the SPARC T4-2 Server Service Manual.
Only certain PCIe cards can be used as direct I/O endpoint devices on an I/O domain. You can still use other cards in your Oracle VM Server for SPARC environment, but they cannot be used with the Direct I/O feature. Instead, they can be used for service domains and for I/O domains that have entire root complexes assigned to them.
For the most up-to-date list of supported PCIe cards, refer to:
You can install the Sun Storage 8-Port Internal 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA in a split configuration, as follows:
Sun Storage 8-Port Internal 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA:
Onboard RAID controller:
Internal DVD
To install the Sun Storage 8-Port Internal 6 Gb SAS PCIe HBA in a split configuration, do the following:
Install the HBA, either in PCIe slot 0 or PCIe slot 1.
Note - If you install the HBA in PCIe slot 1, PCIe slot 0 must remain unpopulated to ensure proper system cooling.
Unplug the SAS data cable from the connector marked DISK0-3 on the motherboard.
Plug the SAS data cable into the upper connector on the HBA.
To download sas2ircu firmware and documentation for SPARC T4-1 and T4-2 servers from the current LSI web site, you must use links labeled SPARC T3-1 and T3-2. The software and documentation is the same for both sets of servers.
This is the web site for downloading sas2ircu software from LSI:
This is the web site for downloading sas2ircu documentation from LSI:
Sun Type 6 keyboards cannot be used with SPARC T4 series servers.
RAID 10 is not supported on the SPARC T4-2 server. However, you can create a RAID 1E volume using an even number of disk drives to obtain the same functionality as RAID 10. For example:
ok 9 b c d create-raid1e-volume Target 9 size is 583983104 Blocks, 298 GB Target b size is 583983104 Blocks, 298 GB Target c size is 583983104 Blocks, 298 GB Target d size is 583983104 Blocks, 298 GB The volume can be any size from 1 MB to 570296 MB What size do you want? [570296] 570296 Volume size will be 1167966208 Blocks, 597 GB Enter a volume name: [0 to 15 characters] VolumeTest Volume has been created ok probe-scsi-all /pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@e/scsi@0 ok select /pci@400/pci@2/pci@0/pci@e/scsi@0 ok show-volumes Volume 0 Target 381 Type RAID1E (Mirroring Extended) Name VolumeTest WWID 0576f2dfda831e3b Optimal Enabled Background Init In Progress 4 Members 1167966208 Blocks, 597 GB Disk 0 Member 0 Optimal Target 9 HITACHI H106030SDSUN300G A2B0 PhyNum 0 Disk 1 Member 1 Optimal Target b HITACHI H106030SDSUN300G A2B0 PhyNum 1 Disk 2 Member 2 Optimal Target c SEAGATE ST930003SSUN300G 0B70 PhyNum 2 Disk 3 Member 3 Optimal Target d HITACHI H106030SDSUN300G A2B0 PhyNum 3
Refer to the SPARC and Netra SPARC T4 Series Servers Administration Guide for more about creating RAID volumes.
Note - This issue was originally listed as CR 6983185.
When attempting to boot a USB thumbdrive inserted in either front USB port (USB2 or USB3), the server might panic.
Workaround: Use the server's rear USB ports (USB0 or USB1) whenever booting from an external USB device.
Booting Solaris 11 from a USB thumbdrive is not supported.
Note - This issue was originally listed as CR 6993897.
The Ethernet ports of a Sun Quad GbE x8 PCIe Low Profile adapter installed in PCIe slot 0 cannot be plumbed if there are more than five Sun Quad GbE x8 PCIe Low Profile adapters installed in the server. However, up to nine Sun Quad GbE x8 PCIe Low Profile adapters are supported in the server when one of these adapters is not installed in slot 0.
Workaround: Do not install a Sun Quad GbE x8 PCIe Low Profile adapter in PCIe slot 0.
Note - This issue was originally listed as CR 7021609.
The SPARC T4-2 server contains two video HD15 ports, one in the front of the server and one in the rear of the server. The front video port does not support screen resolutions greater than 1024 x 768.
If you require screen resolutions greater than 1024 x 768, connect the monitor to the server's rear video port. The rear video port supports resolutions up to 1280 x 1024. Refer to the SPARC T4 Series Servers Administration Guide and the fbconfig(1M) man page for instructions on using a local graphics monitor.
Note - This issue was originally listed as CR 7031216.
Note - This issue was fixed in Oracle Solaris 11.1.
If you replace the replacement enclosure to repair faulty cache on the motherboard, PSH might not clear the cache on the replacement. The cache line remains disabled.
Workaround: Manually clear the disabled cache line by running the following commands:
# fmadm repaired fmri | label # fmadm replaced fmri | label
Note - This issue was originally listed as CR 7046966.
Follow these rules for placement of the following cards in the server.
You can place the following FCoE 10Gb/s Converged Network Adapters in either slot 4 or slot 5, but not in both slots:
You can place the following Fibre Channel I/O Adapters in either slot 4 or slot 5, but not in both slots:
Workaround: You can populate both slot 4 and slot 5 with HBA cards if you install the cards before doing a fresh reinstallation of the Oracle Solaris OS.
Note - This issue was originally listed as CR 7051331.
Note - This issue was fixed in Oracle Solaris 11.
In rare cases, PCI Express Gen2 devices in the server might report I/O errors that are identified and reported by PSH. For example:
--------------- ------------------------------------ -------------- --------- TIME EVENT-ID MSG-ID SEVERITY --------------- ------------------------------------ -------------- --------- Aug 10 13:03:23 a7d43aeb-61ca-626a-f47b-c05635f2cf5a PCIEX-8000-KP Major Host : dt214-154 Platform : ORCL,SPARC-T3-1B Chassis_id : Product_sn : Fault class : fault.io.pciex.device-interr-corr 67% fault.io.pciex.bus-linkerr-corr 33% Affects : dev:////pci@400/pci@1/pci@0/pci@c dev:////pci@400/pci@1/pci@0/pci@c/pci@0 faulted but still in service FRU : "/SYS/MB" (hc://:product-id=ORCL,SPARC-T3-1B:product-sn=1052NND107:server-id=dt214-154:chassis-id=0000000-0000000000:serial=1005LCB-1052D9008K:part=541-424304:revision=50/chassis=0/motherboard=0) 67% "FEM0" (hc://:product-id=ORCL,SPARC-T3-1B:product-sn=1052NND107:server-id=dt214-154:chassis-id=0000000-0000000000/chassis=0/motherboard=0/hostbridge=0/pciexrc=0/pciexbus=1/pciexdev=0/pciexfn=0/pciexbus=2/pciexdev=12/pciexfn=0/pciexbus=62/pciexdev=0) 33% faulty Description : Too many recovered bus errors have been detected, which indicates a problem with the specified bus or with the specified transmitting device. This may degrade into an unrecoverable fault. Refer to http://sun.com/msg/PCIEX-8000-KP for more information. Response : One or more device instances may be disabled Impact : Loss of services provided by the device instances associated with this fault Action : If a plug-in card is involved check for badly-seated cards or bent pins. Otherwise schedule a repair procedure to replace the affected device. Use fmadm faulty to identify the device or contact Sun for support.
These errors might be an indication of a faulty or incorrectly seated device. Or these errors might be erroneous.
Workaround: Ensure that the device is properly seated and functioning. If the errors continue, apply patch 147705-01 or higher.
Note - This issue was originally listed as CR 7065563.
Note - This issue was fixed in System Firmware 8.1.4.
An L2 cache uncorrectable error might lead to an entire processor being faulted when only specific core strands should be faulted.
Workaround: Schedule a service call with your authorized Oracle service provider to replace the processor containing the faulty core. Until the processor is replaced, you can return the strands related to the functioning cores to service using the following procedure. This procedure restores as much system functionalty as the active cores provide.
Identify the faulty core:
# fmdump -eV -c ereport.cpu.generic-sparc.l2tagctl-uc
The following example shows the detector portion of the fmdump output for a SPARC T4-2 server.
Note - Key elements in the example are highlighted for emphasis. They would not be highlighted in the actual output.
detector = (embedded nvlist) nvlist version: 0 version = 0x0 scheme = hc hc-root = hc-list-sz = 4 hc-list - (array of embedded nvlists) (start hc-list[0]) nvlist version: 0 hc-name = chassis hc-id = 0 (end hc-list[0]) (start hc-list[1]) nvlist version: 0 hc-name = motherboard hc-id = 0 (end hc-list[1]) (start hc-list[2]) nvlist version: 0 hc-name = chip hc-id = 1 (end hc-list[2]) (start hc-list[3]) nvlist version: 0 hc-name = core hc-id = 10 (end hc-list[3]) (end detector)
In this example, the faulted chip is indicated by the following FMRI values:
Chassis = 0
Motherboard = 0
Chip = 1
Core = 10
These FMRI values correspond to the NAC name:
Note - The NAC CORE value is rhe FRMI core value modulo 8.
The following NAC name equivalents are for all CMP cores in a SPARC T4-2 server.
Save the UUID value provided in the first line of the fmdump output.
You will use this UUID value in the final step of this procedure.
Halt the Oracle Solaris OS, and power off the server.
Refer to the Administration Guide for information on powering off the server when the OS is running.
At the Oracle ILOM prompt, change directory to the faulty core.
The following example continues from earlier steps in which the faulty core had a FMRI value of core=10.
-> cd /SYS/MB/CMP1/CORE2 /SYS/MB/CMP1/CORE2 -> show /SYS/MB/CMP1/CORE2 Targets: P0 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 L2CACHE L1CACHE Properties: type = CPU Core component_state = Enabled Commands: cd set show
Disable the faulty core.
->set component_state = disabled
Power on the server, and restart the Oracle Solaris OS.
Refer to the Administration Guide for information on powering on the server from the Oracle ILOM prompt.
Override the FMA diagnosis manually:
The faulty component's UUID value is provided in the first line of fmdump output.
# fmadm repair UUID-of-fault
Note - This issue was originally listed as CR 7071237.
When a processor cache line encounters an uncorrectable error (UE), the fault manager is supposed to attempt to retire the cache line involved in the error. Because of this defect, the fault manager might not retire the faulty cache line and instead reports the entire chip as faulted.
Workaround: Schedule a replacement of the FRU containing the faulty component. For additional information about UEs in processor cache lines, search for message ID SUN4V-8002-WY on the Oracle support site: http://support.oracle.com
Note - This issue was originally listed as CR 7075336.
In rare cases, if the server or sever module experiences a serious problem that results in a panic, when the server is rebooted, a number of CPUs might not start, even though the CPUs are not faulty.
Example of the type of error displayed:
rebooting... Resetting... ERROR: 63 CPUs in MD did not start
Workaround: Log in to Oracle ILOM on the SP and power cycle:
-> stop /SYS Are you sure you want to stop /SYS (y/n)? y Stopping /SYS -> start /SYS Are you sure you want to start /SYS (y/n) ? y Starting /SYS
Note - This issue was originally listed as CR 7180259.
In some cases, the Oracle ILOM firmware identifies and reports spurious power supply errors. For example:
date time ereport.chassis.power.insufficient asserted@/sys/ps2 /SYS/PS2/POWER_MISSING date time ereport.chassis.power.insufficient-deasserted@/sys/ps2 /SYS/PS2/POWER_MISSING
Workaround: Update the server to System Firmware 8.2.0.f or later. If these errors persist, they indicate a power supply fault. Refer to the SPARC T4-2 Server Service Manual for specific instructions.


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Single? Drink, flirt & be merry
Every dark cloud has a silver lining; you just have to spot it. It is usually peer pressure that gets you in relationships.bhopal Updated: Feb 24, 2013 13:24 IST
Single life is often underrated. It is misinterpreted with being 'lonely' while relationships are associated with 'happiness'. Singlehood has a lot of unseen benefits.
When you're single you can dance like crazy and flirt with anyone you want. If ever your friends ask you to go to Goa, then (money aside) you are all set to pack your bags and leave at a moment's notice.
Single life can be far more fun, than what people usually let on. We've forgotten what being single is all about. It's about being happy and embracing yourself. So, if you're feeling blue about not finding Mr/Ms Right, cheer up, read on.
Singlehood is all about enjoying your independence. Making a new girl/boy friend or already having friends when you have a boyfriend/girlfriend can trigger jealousy and conflict. Even if you have no intentions of dating them, having friends of opposite sex or making a new guy/girl friend can be risky when in a relationship.
So get out there, meet new people, strike up a conversation, and wink at the cutie and beauty in college. Being single gives you complete freedom to flirt with whomever you want, whenever you want.
A relationship always comes with an 'expensive' price tag. If anyone has ever been into a serious relationship, they know that sooner or later, a big chunk of their pocket money goes in mobile bills and recharges. Singlehood gives you full financial freedom.
Boys don't have to worry about paying dinner bills, petrol bills (freedom from long drives and pick-up and drop services) or buying gifts and girls have to spend less on their expensive make-up kits. The money saved through being single can be spent on pampering yourself. You can party more, buy drinks and so on.
For all those foodies like me who love to eat and care less to hit the gym, singlehood has got another advantage. You can just chill and let go of yourself for a while. When you are far away from a relationship, you don't have to worry about looking like the next Ranbir Kapoor or Deepika Padukone. Just be sure that you're able to cut down on your weight when you decide to get back into the game.
What next? Singlehood lets you booze till you crash out and without the tedious task of asking for 'permission'. Relationship is another word for compromise. It makes you sacrifice a lot of things (including booze, cricket matches or extra French fries and chocolates).
When you're single, you have plenty of time to treat yourself with all of this. You become your own boss and are not answerable to anybody. This also means that you won't indulge in fights and arguments. No girl will stop boozing and no guy will make you count the calories you have gained after eating a slab of chocolate.

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text: [Dennis]> For example, if there were six different companies that marketed> ethernet drivers for the eepro100, you'd have a choice of which one> to buy..perhaps with different "features" that were of value to> you. Instead, you have crappy GPL code that locks up under load, and> its not worth spending corporate dollars to fix it because you have> to give away your work for free under GPL. And since there is a> "free" driver that most people can use, its not worth building a> better mousetrap either because the market is too small. So, the> handful of users with problems get to "fit it themselves", most of> whom cant of course.You may have a point but device drivers are a piss-poor example. SayLinux does take over the world, and eepro100 continues to lock up underload. Who loses? Intel. People will quit buying their motherboardsand PCI cards. So for whom is it worth spending corporate dollarsfixing eepro100? Again, Intel. If word were to get out "avoid Intelnetwork cards, the driver is crap", you can bet they will fix it.If this hasn't happened yet, it's because Intel doesn't see enoughmarket in Linux to bother. And if so, so what? There are plenty ofmotherboards with pcnet32 and 3c9xx chips.Peter-To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" inthe body of a message to firstname.lastname@example.com majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.htmlPlease read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/


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Article source: pRchitect communications consultancy
Walking along the Istanbul Moda coastline there is a building which is striking by its architecture. The V shaped capsules on the facade derives the attention. Being curious about the outlook of the building, we were lucky as architects to get the chance to do the interior of the apartment. Considering the location and the view that the building has, the apartment floor is predominant to the vista of Istanbul the first intervention that was thought of was having the facade as transparent as possible.
- Architects: Slash Architects
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Skip to comments.We Abandon Christians in the East At Our Peril
Posted on 04/01/2013 8:14:50 AM PDT by marshmallow
When Margaret Thatcher negotiated with Communists about human rights, she had a self-imposed rule. It was to deliver the same message in private as in public. That was, and is, unusual. Politicians prefer bold and indignant speeches at home to bruising confrontations with foreign leaders face to face. But you have to do it. The reason is simple. It is because, whatever someone's ideology, he will not take you seriously as a human being if he thinks you don't really care about the causes you espouse. When the Soviet leaders understood that Ronald Reagan and Mrs Thatcher were deadly serious about the rights of people who, in Soviet eyes, didn't really matter at all, the Kremlin also grasped that Western leaders were serious about wider strategy Afghanistan, subversion, weaponry and the rest.
The struggle against Soviet Communism and the struggle against militant Islam are different in several ways. But one lesson confirmed by the Cold War applies to today's confrontation with jihad. We know what doesn't work. We know that cynicism and timidity are as misplaced with mullahs as with commissars.
Washington and London are perfectly well aware that across the Middle East Christianity is being ruthlessly extinguished. But Western governments particularly the governments of the US and the UK, the two countries that fought hardest for dissidents in the Cold War remain almost entirely silent. They have tacitly decided that the sacrifice of Christian minorities is a price worth paying for smooth relations with Arab leaders. There are no runs to be scored in domestic politics either. When the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, stated in 2012 that Christianity "is the most persecuted religion worldwide", she was assailed by a storm of outrage. There is, in fact, no more to be gained by acknowledging what is happening.......
(Excerpt) Read more at standpointmag.co.uk ...
The head muzzie in charge could care less about Christians anywhere....now if you are muzzies trying to take over an Afrikan country....he will send special forces in to help....
Obamanation Counterculture File.
Does the writer really expect the islamist in Chief to do anything resembling common decency?
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The economy appears to have avoided a double-dip recession but all parties urgently need credible plans to get Britain's public finances back in order if they are to help the recovery continue, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) warns today.
The business group's closely followed quarterly survey shows most companies managed to shake off harsh weather and a VAT rise to see conditions improve at the start of the year.
But with the election confirmed as a month away, the lobbyists also pointed to falling investment and continuing job losses in manufacturing, raising the spectre of more economic troubles for the next government.
The BCC's survey of 5,500 businesses showed that service sector companies – which make up the larger part of the economy and include restaurants, retailers and hairdressers – saw their domestic and overseas sales improve in the first quarter.
Manufacturers, by contrast, saw domestic sales and orders deteriorate, employment recorded a "large decline" and the majority of firms cut their investment in plants and machinery.
"The dreaded double dip didn't happen. We have had many problems and in addition there was the increase in VAT and the bad weather. The difficulties of both of those in a weak economy could have pushed the economy back down," said BCC's chief economist, David Kern.
"Having said that, the headwinds facing the recovery longer term remain pretty big ... The recovery is set to remain fragile and sluggish. While the upturn in the service sector is gathering momentum, the manufacturing sector is still struggling to enter the recovery phase," Kern added
The areas that suffered the worst manufacturing job losses were the West Midlands, Wales, Northern Ireland and the east of England, according to the survey.
Another significant concern to arise from the survey was evidence of falling investment, which, unless reversed, will dent UK productivity further, so that the economy lacks capacity to meet demand once the recovery accelerates, warned Kern.
Unlike in previous elections, business groups are not calling for tax cuts. But the BCC does want businesses to be able to have more confidence in the future path of interest rates, public spending and fiscal policy.
Kern wants the next government to ensure an accommodating monetary policy from the Bank of England, which is expected to keep interest rates at 0.5% when it announces its monthly decision tomorrow.
"Whatever the outcome of the election, a new government must produce a credible medium-term plan for cutting the country's huge budget deficit and reducing spending. This will strengthen Britain's credit rating, make it easier for the monetary policy committee to keep interest rates low for a prolonged period, and underpin the recovery," Kern said.
The BCC repeated its call for the next government to scrap the 1 percentage point rise in employers' national insurance contributions, planned for 2011, and to replace it with a 1 percentage point rise in VAT.
There were several bright spots in the BCC's survey that echoed other reports of the recovery accelerating. Confidence, although weak by pre-recession standards, mostly improved and so did exports.
"Businesses are showing resilience despite difficult and uncertain trading conditions. Confidence is building, and the government must nurture this with well thought-out policies that support business growth and job creation. Special attention must be paid to bolstering our exports in goods and services, which will help rebalance the economy away from an over-reliance on debt and the public sector," said BCC direct general David Frost.
Construction industry returns to growthThe brightening picture for services firms was echoed in yesterday's
positive news for construction companies – one of the sectors hardest hit by the recession.
The country's construction industry returned to growth in March for the first time in more than two years, according to the monthly CIPS/Markit construction purchasing managers' index (PMI).
The index rose strongly to 53.1 last month from 48.5 in February. It was the first month since February 2008 in which the construction PMI was above the 50-point mark, which indicates growth.
The survey compilers said the rise in activity was fuelled by an increase in new business, as confidence has returned to an industry battered by the housing crash.


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Madras : Transportation system plan Madras (Or.); David Evans and Associates; Breazeale, George; Madras (Or.). Dept. of Public Works; Oregon. Dept. of Transportation. Planning Section (City of Madras (Or.), 1998-08-25)The Madras Transportation System Plan (TSP) guides the management of existing transportation facilities and the design and implementation of future facilities for the next 20 years. This Transportation System Plan ...


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Welcome to the second post of Tuesdays with Dorie! For those of you who didn't catch it last time, two Tuesdays per month I will be updating with 300+ bloggers on this site (in case you'd like to follow the progress and see the posts or join in, too!)
This weeks' post comes from Baking with Julia's Chocolate Truffle Tartlets recipe! With company in town, I was glad to have a dessert on hand but was a little concerned about the chocolate dough. I made two poor choices and they still came out just fine. Amazing! First, I was afraid of my little thrifted tart pans - last time I made something in them, the substance tasted like metal, and that is obviously less than desirable. So, I made two of them in the pans for a pretty picture of course (and they tasted fine, thank goodness) but the rest I made in a muffin tin. Even though I practically had to press the crumbly dough into the muffin tins, they still turned out just fine when cooled. Although this dough may be tricky to work with, you apparently can't mess it up too much, which is comforting with such a delicate substance!
These are super tasty and definitely cute but I have to be honest, for the trouble, I might just stick with a decadent brownie. Perhaps that is my lack of class talking, but glad I tried these nonetheless - I'd do it again for a special occasion! And I definitely recommend giving them a try to expand your pastry skills. Needless to say, I'd probably be the worst pastry chef in America. But I'll work on that another day!
Chocolate Truffle Tartlets
recipe by David Ogonowski
1 recipe Chocolate Dough (recipe below), well chilled
5 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into 10 pieces
6 oz. bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
8 large egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla extract
¼ cup sugar
2 oz. white chocolate, cut into small dice
2 oz. milk chocolate, cut into small dice
4 biscotti, homemade or store-bought (you can use amaretti di Saronno), chopped
Line a jelly-roll pan with parchment paper and keep at hand. Remove the bottoms from six 4 ½-inch fluted tartlet pans (or use pans with permanent bottoms and just plan to pop the tartlet out once they're filled, baked, and cooled); spray the pans with vegetable oil or brush with melted butter.
Cut the dough into 6 even pieces. Working with one piece at a time, shape the dough into a rough circle, then tamp it down with a rolling pin. Flour the work surface and the top of the dough and roll it into a circle about 1/8 to ¼- inch thick. As you roll, lift the dough with the help of a dough scraper to keep it from sticking. If the dough breaks (as it sometimes does), press it back together and keep going-it will be fine once it's baked. Fit the dough into a tartlet ring, pressing it into the fluted edges and cutting the top level with the edges of the pan. Again, patch as you go. Use a pastry brush to dust off any excess flour and place the lined tartlet ring on the prepared baking pan.
Chilling the Crusts: When all of the shells are rolled out, chill them for at least 20 minutes.
Baking the Crusts: Center a rack in the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F. Prick the bottoms of the crusts all over with the tines of a fork and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, rotating the pan halfway through the baking time, until the crusts are dry, blistery, and firm. Transfer the baking pan to a rack so that the crusts can cool while you make the filling. Reduce the oven temperature to 300°F.
Making the Filling: Bring an inch of water to the simmer in a saucepan. Put the butter and bittersweet chocolate in a large metal bowl and place the bowl over the saucepan-don't let the metal bowl touch the water. Allow the chocolate and butter to melt slowly, stirring from time to time, as you work on the rest of the filling. Remove the chocolate from the heat when it is melted and allow it to cool until it is just slightly warmer than room temperature.
Put the yolks and vanilla extract in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment or in a large mixing bowl. Using the whisk or a hand-held mixer, start beating the yolks at medium speed and them, when they are broken up, reduce the speed to low and gradually add the sugar. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat the yolks and sugar until the yolks thicken and form a slowly dissolving ribbon when the beater is lifted.
Spoon about one third of the yolks onto the cooled chocolate mixture and fold them in with a rubber spatula. Don't worry about being too thorough. Pour the chocolate into the beaten yolks and gently fold the two mixtures together until they are almost completely blended. Add the cubed chocolates and biscotti, folding to incorporate the chunky pieces.
Baking the Tartlets: Using an ice cream scoop or ¼ cup measure, divide the filling evenly among the cooled shells. Smooth the filling with a small offset spatula, working it into the nooks and crannies as you circle the tops of the tarts. Bake the tarts for 10 to 12 minutes, until the tops look dry and the filling is just set. Remove to a rack to cool for about 20 minutes before serving.
Storing: Best the day they're made, these are still terrific after they've been refrigerated—they lose their textual finesse, but the taste is still very much there. For longer keeping, wrap the tartlets airtight and freeze them for up to a month. Thaw, still wrapped, at room temperature.


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Hey guys!
I think Construct's "Preload sounds" function doesn't work properly as only one sound is playing for a game on Chrome for Android instead of more.
Works fine on a pc and iphone.
How do I download all the sounds before playing the game to make sure all the sound will be played correctly from the beginning? @scirra


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The Galecia Group is a library technology consulting firm that I've been working with as a web developer since late 2009. After working on various web projects for the open source library community (LibraryFiltering.org, OpenSource.califa.org, rscel.org), we finally created and launched a new Drupal-based website for the firm itself this week. The site owner had very specific requirements for design, architecture, and functionality - which required a decent amount of Drupal customization.
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From: Robert F. Lawrence
Sent: July 12, 2007
To: firstname.lastname@example.com
Subject: File No. 3-11701
As a victim of both PBHG and Invesco/AIM, I have previous experience with the PBHG settlement to draw upon in commenting on Invesco's Proposed Distribution Plan.
The 35 page document is vague at best in continually referring to the "allocation algorithm". The explanation on pages 11-12 "payment calculation" is obtuse compared to PBHG methodology which showed enough basis for the calculation that if you knew the amount of your holdings by individual fund amount and dates
you could clearly calculate that you were owed settlement funds. Pbhg's plan even showed that the excessive trading actually benefited shareholders of some funds in some time periods.
Considering the long delays and the dependence as a victim on the wrongdoers to provide the correct information, the Invesco plan's vagueness is unsettling at best. There is far too much assumption that potential harmed shareholders will these YEARS later will be able to access this proposed plan, critique it in a timely way, somehow figure out that they are an intended beneficiary of the settlement fund based on the representations of said plan as approved, and then actively observe the process to a fair settlement of their individual case. For many a check will arrive and they will never understand why. The process since the settlement is lacking in accountability and is obtuse where it should be transparent.
On page 1 there is reference to the order that":shareholders harmed by market timing and/or late trading" are the beneficiaries. The payment calculation on pages 11-12 ignores late trading in its explanation of the calculation of how settlement funds will be distributed, and addresses only the identified excessive trading. More explanation is needed i.e. what factors were used, what assumptions were made, and what weight was given to the late trading? For example as a holder of Invesco Europe I feel I was more vulnerable to late trading because of simple geography/ time zones. Can someone point out to me in the "Proposed Distribution Plan" where this concern is addressed?
I object to steps 24 and 25 (page 27). It is not appropriate to return any portion of the settlement fund to the funds. As the identified victim and intended recipient of the settlement I charge it is not appropriate to put any part of the settlement into these mutual funds. A reasonable intended recipient of this settlement is likely to have, like me, totally removed themselves from allowing this company to manage anything for me. Steps 24 and 25 punish me (yes I realize the amount will likely be relatively small) for acting prudently.
Can anyone tell me where I access OTHER comments made to Invescos Proposed Distribution Plan - by mail or comment form or (like this one) email.
Robert F. Lawrence


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As they did with most of their memorable offerings (Cabaret, Chicago) John Kander and Fred Ebb were sitting at Ebb's kitchen table one day and wondering what to create next. Tony-Award winning director/choreographer Susan Stroman (The Producers) was there on that fateful day more than a decade ago and when the idea arose to shine the spotlight on an "American" story, few could have predicating that the troika would delve so deeply into one of history's most haunting injustices, let alone drench it in music.
Eventually, their efforts would give birth to The Scottsboro Boys -- there was a brief reprieve in the process after Ebb's death in 2004 -- now touring and running at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater.
The cast of The Scottsboro Boys (Photo: Henry DiRocco)
The Tony-nominated gem, which features Broadway vet/television star Hal Linden in the pivotal role as The Interlocutor, revolves around the little-known, real-life tale of the emotional and judicial horrors that took place in the South during the 1930s when two women wrongly accused a group of African-American men of a gross injustice. Presented as a "minstrel show," its creators go beyond pushing envelopes here. The show is simply magnificent; as engaging as it is "uncomfortable" as it plows through various issues of race, only to eventually demonstrate how the real-life story became the spark for the Civil Rights Movement.
Of the history behind the show, Stroman has said that "the Scottsboro Boys is one of the most famous groups of trials in our collective history... It was a dark time in our history... The case was about the North against the South, black against white, Communists, the NAACP. Kander and Ebb are known for writing for the underdog, writing songs like "Maybe This Time" (Cabaret)... writing about ordinary people in extraordinary situations, like Nazi Germany or a Latin prison, so they were attracted to this story... because it is about how one lie destroyed the lives of nine young men."
I recently interviewed several of the show's stars, including Hal Linden. Take a look at my backstage peek below. Peruse a slideshow of the production at the end of article.
"The Scottsboro Boys" runs through July 22 at San Francisco/ ACT.


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text: Riding a carnival ride is a terrible idea to start with, but taking a date to a place designed to make you throw up seems like a really bad idea. This couple decided to jump on what's basically a puke circle, but something much worse happened. She started getting flung around until her pants flew off. What is this, a cartoon?


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Hall of Famer Bill Walton won't return as an analyst for ESPN's NBA coverage.
Walton said in a statement Monday that "it is time to dedicate the rest of my life to service." He missed most of last season while recovering from back surgery. Walton calls his battle with back problems a "life-changing ordeal."
Walton had worked for the network since the start of its NBA coverage during the 2002-03 season.
ESPN is owned by The Walt Disney Co.


text: On Mon, 2009-08-10 at 08:39 -0700, Greg KH wrote:> On Sat, Aug 08, 2009 at 07:07:56PM -0400, David Dillow wrote:> > I followed up with Greg offline to make sure I was looking at the right> > thing, but the upshot is that Moblin does not use an initrd and devtmpfs> > does not in any way reduce the amount of code for those distros that> > want to support more than the root=/dev/blah syntax.> > Like Scott points out, this option now allows distros to use blkid> directly instead of udev if they want to implement things like this> without udev.But they already have that functionality -- RedHat has been doing it forages, without devtmpfs. No new kernel code needed.> > Given Eric and Arjan's numbers about the time it takes to populate /dev> > from /sys -- pointing the speed problem squarely at udev or the ruleset> > -- I don't see much of a win for devtmpfs other than avoiding a> > static /dev to make init=/bin/sh work.> > That's a very big win right there, don't you think?No, not really. It isn't hard to make a static /dev, or a rescue initrdfor the cases with dynamic device numbers.> Also, embedded and> rescue disks also would like it for this very reason.As a former embedded developer, I'd rather not waste kernel space onsomething I can throw away when I've booted. I know where my root is,and can statically populate /dev. Now, perhaps more embedded devices aremoving to use USB for their root, but then it would seem to make moresense to use Eric/Arjan's program to populate /dev and do blk_id if Ineed to find a label or UUID, and then I can reuse the memory when I'mdone. Perhaps I can find it by path and avoid the blk_id, but I stillcan do that without more kernel code.And I realize that we're not talking about a lot of kernel memory here,so it depends on one's definition of waste.> > You cannot rely on it for a hotplug disk such as USB, as it doesn't do> > the root=LABEL=usbroot that you'd want to do since the location is not> > stable.> > Again, not all the world requires such labels.Sure. But it seems the world can get what the best of both worlds from asimple program to populate /dev from sysfs.An interesting experiment may be time a boot to initial user space withand without devtmpfs -- and compare the difference to Eric/Arjan'sprogram on the same hardware. I wonder how much is really saved.


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Ambassador car rally kicks off in GoaOctober 20th, 2008 - 7:50 pm ICT by ANI
Panjim (Goa), Oct 20 (ANI): About 30 iconic model of India - Ambassador cars participated in the 14-day car rally kicked off from Colva beach in Goa on Sunday.
Karma Enduro Challenge 2008 has been organized to raise funds for an Indian charity and a UK based charity organisation.
2000 kilometers long dawn-to-dusk car rally starting from Goa would end in Cochin backwaters on October 28.
"Above anything its like seeing India in a different way. It''s not a guide or talk, its not like follow the umbrella stuff. It''s basically we take them to places where leave alone tourist, not even domestic tourist would have ever gone, and in their own pace, in their own style," said Prem Chandran country coordinator of Karma Enduro rally.
Around 123 enthusiastic participants mostly from United Kingdom would drive Ambassadors across west to south India to raise funds for the charity.
The funds are being raised for "Adventure Ashram", a project in India to build a hospital for people in the Palani Hill range of southern India and for Rainbow Children''s Charity Trust for terminally ill kids and their families in the UK.
Karma Enduro, which runs many spectacular adventure fundraising events across the globe, sponsors the adventure event. They have raised over 1million pound for the charities.
Despite the flash and snazziness of foreign designed bodies of cars and the efficiency of latest engines, Hindustan Motor''s Ambassador, based on the design of Britain''s 1950′'s Morris Oxford, is still the preferred car in a country full of potholes.
The UK nationals consider the Ambassador as a vintage car as its design is based on the Morris, originally designed in the UK. (ANI)
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It is common to quote the statistics that the top 1% of wage earners pay 38% of the Federal Income Tax collected, or that the top 10% pay 70% of the taxes collected. But these statistics, as seemingly outrageous as they are, actually grossly understate the real situation. When talking about 1% of the population, they should be compared to other 1% segments, not to the remaining 99% as a whole. For example, let's say Jane makes $1M a year, but has 99 workers earning $40K a year. The total wages for all 100 workers is $4.96M. It is nonsensical to say that Jane makes only 20% of what the other employees make. But this is exactly what is being done above when one states that "the top 1% of wage earners pay 38% of the tax." Instead, one generally correctly states that Jane earns 25 times more than the average employee. We get envious when we learn Jane makes 25 times more than we do, but it is not at all distressing to be told instead that she makes 20% of what we make.
So with the tax burden, the question one must ask is, "What do the top wage earners pay in taxes in relation to other groups of the same size?", or, "How much more does a top wage earner pay on average than any other wage earner?"
For example, compare the top 1% of wage earners to the 99 other groups containing 1% of wage earners. The top 1% pays 38% of all federal income taxes, while the other 99 groups pay, on average, only 0.63% of the taxes each (62%/99 = .63%). Thus, the top 1% of wage earners pay 60 times more in taxes than their average counterparts in any other group including 1% of wage earners (38/.63 = 60). This means that each member of the top 1% group pays, on average, 60 times more in taxes than any member in any other 1% group. If this were income, and the average member of the other 99 groups earned $27K per year (they do), then the average pay in the top 1% group would be $1.6M (it isn't - it is, in fact, $380K).
The charts below demonstrate graphically how much the top 1%, 5% and 10% of wage earners pay in relation to other groups of the same size. The top 1% of wage earners pays 60 times more in taxes than any other 1% group. Stated differently: The top 1% of wage earners pays 6,000% more in taxes than any other 1% group. So with Jane, we weren't upset when we heard she made 20% of what we make. But when we learned she actually makes 25 times more than us, we got interested. Likewise, it might not sound so bad to learn that top wage earners pay 38% of all taxes. But isn't it another story when we learn they pay 6,000% more than we do?
One must then ask: "If paying 6,000% more than any other group of tax payers is not a fair share, then what is?"


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Field Hockey drops two in OT
It was a heartbreaking week for the Miami field hockey team, who lost back-to-back overtime games against #9 Ohio State and Ball State.
Ohio State jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead on Wednesday, but sophomore Adele French cut the margin in half in the 22nd minute. The RedHawks were held scoreless again until six minutes remained in the second half, when senior Keri von Kalinkowski connected on a penalty corner. Four minutes into overtime, though, Ohio State slipped one past goalkeeper Kerri Orr, giving the Buckeyes a 3-2 win. Miami was outshot 19 to 2 for the game.
On Friday, defense was the word as neither the RedHawks nor the Cardinals were able to score in regulation. Ball State scored on a three-on-one rush in overtime for a 1-0 victory.
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