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Give rootvg the space it needs
Why your operating system needs space and how to provide it
Make way for rootvg!
Every AIX system has a rootvg. It's a volume group—a logical group of disks—that is created at the time you install AIX. It contains the AIX operating system with its standard file systems.
Although you can put all of your software, applications, and data into rootvg, it generally makes sense to keep rootvg primarily for the operating system and create at least one other volume group—such as datavg—for file systems that are not part of the standard AIX installation.
Keep rootvg lean
Keeping data in its own volume group gives you a leaner and cleaner rootvg. This is important for when you do system
backups using the
mksysb command (see Related topics for more details).
If you want to clone an AIX environment, it's far easier to rebuild from a smaller rootvg
than from one with a large amount of
data that will probably be recovered with a different utility anyway. And, if you do need to do an urgent system recovery, you don't
want to lose precious time finding large enough disks to restore to and then have to
untangle data file systems from your
mksysb backup.
There's another, more obvious advantage to keeping data in its own volume group: performance. You can assign the data to its own volume group on disks that have better I/O performance than rootvg disks. At the operating system level, you can tune the characteristics for a volume group or even for individual physical volumes. You can also tune the Storage Area Network (SAN) storage subsystem just for the data logical unit numbers (LUNs) without affecting rootvg.
Make data migration and replication easier
Another benefit of keeping data file systems out of rootvg is that you can migrate just the data volume group to a new AIX system (see Related topics for details). By taking this modular approach, you can replicate or move large amounts of data to other AIX systems without having to rebuild the rootvg as well. This can be handy when you want to refresh data on a test or disaster recovery system that doesn't need to be built from scratch.
What's in rootvg?
There are some simple ways to keep rootvg disk use small enough to be manageable while giving it enough disk so that it never runs short of space. The first step is to see what is currently allocated for rootvg.
File systems in rootvg
You can see which file systems belong to rootvg by using the
lsvgfs command, shown in Listing 1.
Listing 1. List rootvg file systems
# lsvgfs rootvg / /usr /var /tmp /home /opt /admin /var/adm/ras/livedump
The file systems shown in Listing 1 above all come as part of a standard installation of AIX 7.1. If you have some data file systems in your rootvg, consider moving them to a separate volume group, especially if they use a large amount of rootvg disk.
Disk space allocated to rootvg
You can see how much disk space is allocated to rootvg with the
command followed by the volume group name. Listing 2 shows the
lsvg output for a newly installed AIX 7.1 system.
Listing 2. List volume group characteristics
# lsvg rootvg VOLUME GROUP: rootvg VG IDENTIFIER: 00f6050a00004c000000012c2cde33d6 VG STATE: active PP SIZE: 128 megabyte(s) VG PERMISSION: read/write TOTAL PPs: 279 (35712 megabytes) MAX LVs: 256 FREE PPs: 229 (29312 megabytes) LVs: 11 USED PPs: 50 (6400 megabytes) OPEN LVs: 10 QUORUM: 2 (Enabled) TOTAL PVs: 1 VG DESCRIPTORS: 2 STALE PVs: 0 STALE PPs: 0 ACTIVE PVs: 1 AUTO ON: yes MAX PPs per VG: 32512 MAX PPs per PV: 1016 MAX PVs: 32 LTG size (Dynamic): 256 kilobyte(s) AUTO SYNC: no HOT SPARE: no BB POLICY: relocatable PV RESTRICTION: none
In this example, the rootvg is divided into physical partitions (PPs) of 128 megabytes, as shown by
PP SIZE value. The total disk assigned to rootvg (
TOTAL PPs) comes to 35712
megabytes (MB), or over 35 gigabytes (GB). And the
FREE PPs value tells you how much rootvg disk space can
still be used for increasing file systems or other purposes. In this case, it is 29312 MB, or more than 29 GB.
Demands on rootvg disk space
It's important to keep a healthy amount of free disk space in rootvg, because there are a number of ways it can get used up. Here are some of the most common culprits:
- Paging space
- System dump devices
- File system growth
- Software installation and updates
- AIX updates using
mksysbimage files
The next several sections describe these demands on rootvg space in detail.
Paging space
Paging space, or swap space, is a type of logical volume that serves as a staging area for processes that are not using active random-access memory (RAM). It's important to ensure you have enough paging space on your system. Whenever you change your memory allocation for an AIX system, you need to review paging space requirements.
Allocating and tuning memory
Before assigning extra paging space to your system, it's worth looking at memory allocation and memory tuning.
If paging space use is high, check to see if there is enough memory allocated for the workload. High paging space may be a symptom of a system that is starved for RAM. Memory tuning can also bring significant improvements in system performance and reduce the need for additional paging space. See the article about optimizing AIX 7 memory performance in the Related topics section for more details.
Increasing paging space
When you do a basic AIX install, the default paging space is a logical volume called
hd6. Considering that hd6 is rarely large enough to
accommodate memory on a typical system, you probably need to increase it. You can do this without any outages using the
chps command (see Related topics) or via the AIX System Management Interface Tool (
The good news is that your paging space doesn't all have to sit in rootvg. You can create new paging spaces in a data volume group, or a volume group just for paging. If you're removing a default paging space, such as hd6, it requires a special procedure. The paging space and virtual memory documentation has more information (see Related topics).
You can increase paging space or even add a new paging space device and make it active without bringing down your system. If you want to deactivate and remove an existing paging space that is used for the default system dump device, you need to allocate the default dump device to another logical volume or paging space first (see Related topics).
Reducing paging space
You can understand why increasing paging space would take up extra disk space in rootvg, but why would decreasing it
do the same? Actually, it's only as a temporary measure. When you reduce an active paging space using
chps -d
(see Related topics), AIX creates a temporary paging space as a staging area, copies
the contents of paging space to it, and then deletes the original paging space so it can be recreated with the smaller size. You can see what this looks like in Listing 3.
Listing 3. Reducing paging space
# chps -d 1 hd6 shrinkps: Temporary paging space paging00 created. shrinkps: Dump device moved to temporary paging space. shrinkps: Paging space hd6 removed. shrinkps: Paging space hd6 recreated with new size.
You can't reduce paging space if you don't have enough space in your volume group for the temporary paging space. Paging space can make a big demand on disk space. Keep some spare disk for paging, either in rootvg or another volume group.
System dump devices
When a system is halted unexpectedly, selected areas of kernel data are copied to the primary dump device. This can be helpful for analysis, especially on those (hopefully rare) occasions when your operating system stops without any apparent reason.
There is usually a primary dump device, which may be allocated to your paging space. You can estimate the dump size to ensure you have sufficient room on your dump device and copy directory to capture the system dump.
dumpcheck command is usually included in the root cron to estimate the size needed for a system dump. If your
largest dump device is not large enough,
dumpcheck posts a warning in the error report. If you need to increase
your dump device or create a secondary dump device, see Related topics to find out how.
File system growth
It's no surprise that the disk usage for rootvg file systems can grow. This might be due to log files, installation of
software, temporary work space, or simply because someone copies big files into one of the rootvg file systems. Even if
you're highly disciplined with your file systems, there are some commands that increase
file systems anyway.
For example, a file system can be increased automatically when you install new software using
or when you perform a
mksysb backup.
If you are running short on space for a file system, you can either do some quick cleaning up or make more room for growth, as long as you have some disk space available.
Software installation and updates
When new software is installed or existing software upgraded, it has an impact on disk usage. Often old versions are not removed for a long time (or ever!), so disk usage creeps up. In the event that you do need to return to an earlier version of software or you have to restore from a backup, it is best to make the process as quick as possible. Some spare disk space in rootvg may be critical to a quick and smooth rollback. You can use a number of strategies for updating AIX while providing for easy rollback (see Related topics).
AIX updates using
The AIX
multibos command allows you to create and hold a separate bootable instance of AIX on your rootvg. You can update the alternate
instance with a different level of AIX software updates while the primary instance is up and running. You can even log in to the alternate
instance and customize it if you need. Then, when you're ready, you can have a short outage to start using the alternate instance.
multibos means you can do your AIX patching ahead of an outage window. During the outage, a reboot is all you need, and if you want to roll back
to the earlier instance (now the standby), it's only a reboot away. That's a great backout plan—much easier than restoring from a backup.
If you're going to use
multibos, then you need some free space in rootvg to store the second instance. It's not a complete copy of rootvg,
but it does replicate most of the standard rootvg file systems. For more information about using
multibos, see Related topics.
mksysb image files
You can create
mksysb backups using the
mkdvd command and save them into International Organization for Standardization (ISO) format.
This can be a flexible way to make system backups without the need for physical media. The
mkdvd command does create some temporary file systems in rootvg unless
you specify an alternate volume group or location to store the images. For more details about how to create reliable operating system backups, see Related topics.
Allocating more disk space to rootvg
Even after you clean up, declutter, and do all you can to keep rootvg lean, you may still find yourself short of available disk space. To increase the disk allocation, you can do one or more of the following:
- Allocate a new physical volume to rootvg using
- Increase an existing rootvg physical volume.
- Mirror, migrate, or restore to a different, larger disk.
Adding a new disk to rootvg is easy enough. The
extendvg command adds a new disk to the rootvg,
which gives you extra physical partitions (PPs). But you may not need to increase rootvg by an entire disk.
If your rootvg is on a SAN subsystem, you may be able to increase the LUN size. You can recognize the larger disk by running the
chvg -g rootvg command. Note that this option is supported for AIX 6.1 TL 4 or later.
After rootvg is increased, verify using
lsvg rootvg.
You can mirror the rootvg or migrate some of its logical volumes to a larger disk. See the AIX documentation about volume groups
(Related topics) for further information. The
mksysb command is also an option if you
want to back up the current rootvg and restore it to a different disk (see Related topics).
Effects on backup and recovery
If you make significant changes to rootvg, whether it's additional disk allocation, creation of new file systems, or moving file systems into other volume groups, be aware of the possible impact to backup sizes and schedules. You also need to keep in mind any system recovery procedures and infrastructure in case they are affected.
A modular approach to volume group layouts lets you keep rootvg disk usage small so it is easier to back up and recover. Having data volume groups separate from rootvg also gives you the chance to tune, migrate, or replicate data without having a direct impact on rootvg.
Downloadable resources
Related topics
- "Reliable Restores" (IBM Systems Magazine, February 2011) explains how
mksysbbackups make AIX system recovery easy.
- Learn about volume groups and the commands needed to migrate them to a different AIX system.
- Read "Using the AIX Logical Volume Manager to perform SAN storage migrations" (developerWorks, July 2010).
- For an introduction to swap (paging) space and memory tuning, see "Optimizing AIX 7 memory performance: Part 3, Tuning swap space settings " (developerWorks, November 2010).
- For an explanation of paging space concepts, see the paging space and virtual memory documentation.
- You can increase or reduce paging space with the
- Learn about Managing System Dump Devices so that in the event of an operating system crash you're able to capture a dump for analysis.
- See the disk and other prerequisites for AIX in the AIX Version 7.1 Release Notes.
- "AIX Technology Level update strategies" (developerWorks, June 2010) covers the different supported ways of updating AIX to a new Technology Level version.
- Create, update, and manage multiple versions of the Base Operating System (BOS)
on a rootvg using the
- Follow me on Twitter and keep up with my blog updates.
- Try out IBM software for free. Download a trial version, log into an online trial, work with a product in a sandbox environment, or access it through the cloud. Choose from over 100 IBM product trials.


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This section describes the audience for and contents and organization of this guide—WebLogic Scripting Tool Command Reference.
This document describes all of the commands that are available to use with the WebLogic Scripting Tool (WLST). This document includes WLST commands for WebLogic Server, as well as custom WLST commands that can be used to manage installed Oracle Fusion Middleware components.
Note:Custom WLST commands for a given Oracle Fusion Middleware component are available for use only if the component is installed in the ORACLE_HOME directory.
This document is written for WebLogic Server administrators and operators who deploy Java EE applications using the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) from Oracle. It is assumed that readers are familiar with Web technologies and the operating system and platform where WebLogic Server is installed.
This document is organized as follows:
This chapter, "Introduction and Roadmap," introduces the organization of this guide and lists related documentation.
Chapter 2, "WebLogic Server WLST Online and Offline Command Reference," summarizes WebLogic Server WLST commands alphabetically and by online/offline usage.
Chapter 3, "WLST Command and Variable Reference," provides detailed descriptions for each of the WebLogic Server WLST commands and variables.
For information about how to use the WebLogic Scripting Tool, refer to Oracle WebLogic Scripting Tool.
WLST is one of several interfaces for managing and monitoring WebLogic Server. For information about the other management interfaces, see:
"Using Ant Tasks to Configure and Use a WebLogic Server Domain" in Developing Applications for Oracle WebLogic Server, describes using WebLogic Ant tasks for starting and stopping WebLogic Server instances and configuring WebLogic domains.
"Deployment Tools" in Deploying Applications to Oracle WebLogic Server describes several tools that WebLogic Server provides for deploying applications and stand-alone modules.
Administration Console Online Help describes a Web-based graphical user interface for managing and monitoring WebLogic domains.
Creating WebLogic Domains Using the Configuration Wizard describes using a graphical user interface to create a WebLogic domain or extend an existing one.
Creating Templates and Domains Using the Pack and Unpack Commands describes commands that recreate existing WebLogic domains quickly and easily.
Developing Custom Management Utilities With JMX for Oracle WebLogic Server describes using Java Management Extensions (JMX) APIs to monitor and modify WebLogic Server resources.
SNMP Management Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server describes using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to monitor WebLogic domains.
For a comprehensive listing of the new WebLogic Server features introduced in this release, see What's New in Oracle WebLogic Server.


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Finally making its way to select theatres and VOD this March 15th is Eric Walter's documentary My Amityville Horror. So with that date literally just days away, we have finally scored the official poster courtesy of STYD.
I've been following this one for a while now, and of course I'm skeptical, but you never know, it may just surprise us.
From the Press Release:
"My Amityville Horror hits VOD and select theaters MARCH 15th, 2013, including the subscription VOD service SundanceNOW.
On November 13, 1974, the house at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York became a place that locals feared when 23-year-old Ronald DeFeo murdered his entire family under very mysterious circumstances. In September 1977, it became a place the entire world feared when Jay Anson's book "The Amityville Horror" was published (later adapted into the popular series of films), bringing the house international notoriety and instant entry into the occult history books. Not so much because of the DeFeo murders, but because it told the tale of what happened to the next family who lived there, one year after the massacre. The Lutz family.
In 1975, they were dwellers for all of 28 days before fleeing in mortal terror, the victims of widespread supernatural happenings that pushed them to the brink of madness and had them fearing for their lives. A media circus began that never fully ended. Straight up to their recent deaths, George and Kathy Lutz have never gone back on a single claim. Daniel Lutz was ten years old at the time that his family literally went to hell. Never before in the 35 years since living through the ordeals has he gone on record about his experiences. This is his story, in his words."


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Turkey is the land of yogurt in all its glory and variety. Yogurt is served alongside your kebab or as a salad with chopped cucumber in it or mixed with aubergine and garlic as a mezze. It may appear cooked with rice and spinach, or as 'mountain soup' [yayla corbasi] with a dash of fiery red pepper and dried mint to garnish it; and finally many cakes and desserts have yogurt as an ingredient.
And then there is ayran, a drink made of yogurt mixed with water and a tiny pinch of salt. This is the most refreshing drink in the scorching heat of summer. The yogurt can be made from cow, sheep or goat milk.
The photo shows the size of pots and pails of yogurt which would last a Turkish family two or three days. I put a four-pack of western style yoghurts next to one pot to compare....
Sütas, Icim, Pinar, Yorsan,.... They are all good brands and are deliciously creamy to eat - but Turkish housewives prefer to make their own yogurt, which is far superior. So it should be, given that they first developed yogurt making when they were still a nomadic people in Central Asia over a thousand years ago.


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Hello darling.
I see you're hiding behind long sleeves.
I can see you trying to cover up your "ugly side" with gemstones and lace, with pretty clothes and make up.
But, hello darling.
You can show me.
Hello dear.
I see you're pushing away your dinner.
I can see you thrusting fingers down your throat into the sink, trying to hide your secret with laughter and smiles.
But, hello dear.
You can show me.
Hello honey.
I see you're hiding behind these precious things that the others care so much about.
I see you're upset with who you are, in fear that who you are might upset others.
I see you're broken, and I see, you're outspoken. You're lost and confused.
I see you're trying to hide something.
But, hello honey,
Hello dear,
Hello darling.
You can show me.
Because I don't care what they say about you.
I won't listen.


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Alessandro Matri is getting bored of talk that Juventus are lacking a 'top player' in attack. "The criticism of us is exaggerated."
The Old Lady may be the Italian champions and present League leaders, but there are question marks over the effectiveness of their attackers in front of goal.
And it is no secret that the club have tried and failed to sign a big name striker for over two years now.
"If you look at the situation carefully, you understand who wants the top player more out of the club and the media," Matri noted.
"It seems like the latter to me. That's why we are criticised in an exaggerated manner.
"There is no top player here, there is a squad that works as a unit. Us attackers work to score, but also work to create goals.
"Unfortunately you like to criticise our attack and not highlight the work it does. But you have to deal with criticism when you play for Juventus, you have to respond to it on the pitch."
The former Cagliari player hasn't been guaranteed a starting shirt this term, but he began and scored in the 2-1 win at Chievo on Sunday.
"It felt like a great goal," he said of his volleyed effort. "Strange though, because normally when I strike it well, I don't score…
"Everyone wants to play, but unfortunately there are only 11 players on the pitch. As in every team, there is a pecking order. All you can do is give your all and give the Coach something to think about.
"I'm not satisfied with being a reserve, I'm working to play in the starting XI. Pecking orders have to be respected, but you can try and change them."
The Italian international also insisted that he knew that the January transfer window would have no consequences for him.
"I never felt as if my future was in the balance last month. Neither the club or my agent told me anything."
See the latest Serie A predictions and betting tips with Eurotips.co.uk [12]


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This current exhibition is a collection of the finest contemporary photographs, carefully curated and featuring the work of five exceptionally diverse photographers; Terry O'neill, Frank Horvat, Gered Mankowitz, John Swannell and Paul Graham. The images chosen articulate the diverse range of existing photographic art available from our unique gallery, putting us in the spotlight as one of the world's leading photographic galleries.
Frank Horvat's classic series of Paris - from Folies Bergere and Rue Saint Denis - capture the essence and atmosphere of 1950's Paris burlesque. His then contemporary style of fashion reportage and almost voyeuristic approach is toned down through masterful lighting and printing, leaving plenty to the imagination.
John Swannell's classic black and white fashion photographs feature David Bowie's wife, the stylish model Iman, being exhibited at Tristan's Gallery for the first time alongside a collection of fine, platinum prints from John Swannell's recent book, "Nudes."
As a new photographer to Tristan's Gallery and one of the greatest rock and roll photographers from the sixties, Gered Mankowitz's collection includes the iconic portrait of Jimi Hendrix as well as images of the Rolling Stones.
New and previously unseen celebrity portraits by Terry O'neill enhance the collection, including portraits taken this year in his capacity as official photographer for Nelson Mandela's grand 90th birthday celebration in London. These portraits include two of the statesman Mandela himself, as well as Amy Winehouse and new additions to the gallery feature Audrey Hepburn, The Who and Paul Newman.
To free up wall space we are offering a few remaining pieces from our summer exhibition at a generous discount.
Exhibition runs from 1st December to 10th January. Closed Christmas day, Boxing day and 1st January.


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If you have a losing record at Reds games, please stop going.
The back to back streak is because we've never been able to compete with a playoff team's schedule. This year we are. We blew out the SB champs on our home field. Our two first draft selections last year made the PB and are now the face of our franchise. The defense has been amazing. I mean, the list goes on.
I don't know if we'll get in, but people hanging onto teams in the past aren't being fair to the guys we currently have. We're young and talented, a bad game isn't going to suddenly take me back to 15 years ago.
Personally I like this team, lot of good young talent that I hope gets signed in the offseason to LTC. However ownership and coaching makes it hard to root for these guys somedays. Personally Marvin has taken this team about as far as it can go, I would be fine bumping Marvin to the FO next season and giving Jay or Zimmer a try. Bengals need a fresh voice as I am sure the team has started to tune Marvin out a bit. A ten yr run is a lot for any coach.
If you have a losing record at Reds games, please stop going.
This whole history thing of prior season failures that fans get wrapped up in and then start throwing it out after losses, and using as reminders after wins, as in "don't worry, its the Bengals, they'll screw it up" well, quite frankly, is like eating dog poop in the back yard. No thanks for me. You have at it.
Can't win with 'em
Can't win without 'em
This is a good group of guys. Not the low-character guys of the last few years. But until they show they can get over the 1st round hump and actually compete with the big boys, I have no reason to believe they can.
SD blew out Pittsburgh today. There aren't many gimme games in the NFL.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." - H. L. Mencken
I just don't understand the need for so many Bengals fans to be so bipolar about the team. We don't have to either be the Bungles or the Superbowl favorites. There's a lot of teams in the middle and that's where we're at, trying to get better.
I'm going to have to admit that I'm eating a huge plate of crow right now.
I was wrong about this team.
This is a pretty good football team with the potential to be great. Believe it or not, I finally came around today. Yes, they lost. I get it and it sucks - but they totally dominated the Cowboys everywhere. EVERYWHERE but the scoreboard.
I love the DLine. Honestly, they just need some consistency. It's a young team that could be 10-3 right about now. They win easily today if A.J. Green shows up and doesn't have the worst game of his young life. He was awful today.
Is it true they can go 2-1 (with a win over PIT) and get in? If so, I like their chances.
Of course, this is all assuming they beat Philly on Thursday. That could be tough and will really tell us something about his team, if they can come back from this one on short rest and do business. They just need to forget about today. Remove it from their memory.
Ironically, even though I was pulling for the 'Skins to beat Baltimore today, it was probably in the Bengals' best interest (after the Cowboy loss) that Baltimore win and lay down to us in week 17.
Oh well. Crow is still yummy.
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I think 2-1 and a win over Pittsburgh gets them in as long as the loss is to the Eagles, since that would be an NFC loss. Don't quote me on that, it all gets confusing at this point.
The Jets are back in the picture now also, but the Bengals control their own destiny. They win out and they are in.
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Yesterday's comments by French coach Marc Lievremont were hardly surprising, but everyone seems to be talking about the latest 'war of words'.
Lievremont has followed Warren Gatland's approach in trying to wind up Martin Johnson's side ahead of the crucial fixture at Twickenham on Saturday.
Unfortunately, it didn't really pay off for Gatland, as England were composed and assured throughout their victory at the Millennium Stadium, and if there are concerns over the temperament of either side, surely it's the French. Non?
Lievremont said: 'We don't like them and it's better to say that than be hypocritical."
'We have a bit of trouble with the English. We respect them – well in my case at least I respect them. But you couldn't say we have the slightest thing in common with them. We appreciate our Italian cousins with whom we share the same quality of life. We appreciate the Celts and their conviviality and then among all these nations we have one huge thing in common. We all don't like the English."
'We beat Ireland yet left Dublin with the encouragement of all the Irish who said for pity's sake, beat the English."
Johnno wouldn't be drawn into a response once again, just as he didn't rise to Gatland's jibes.
He said yesterday, "It's about passion and that's what makes the tournament. There will be an element of that in the game. You want to be involved in things like this. Yes, there might be a little bit of a siege mentality for some guys and, yes, I might have been a little bit unimpressed if an Englishman had said some things. But it's all overrated. A bit of chat.
"It won't be quiet this week. There will be a lot flying around. The more there is pressure outside, the more it comes down to handling things well on the field. Nothing changes in that regard. And just because we handled it well in Cardiff doesn't mean we handle it the same way here."
Excitement is building, and it's still early in the week. We can't wait…roll on the weekend.


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Sunday, March 9, 2014
A Baby in a Basket . . .
When Jaime connected with me on Facebook and asked if I would do Alex's first photo shoot, I knew we had to "Rock It". Jaime is my wife's dear friend from childhood and we wanted to give her something that she would cherish forever. I hope you like the pics as much as we do Jaime. Your son is so adorable, we can't wait to watch him grow up. . .
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Senior Portraits: Chelsea Jaye
This autumn, I had the pleasure of shooting Chelsea's high school senior portraits. Chelsea had contacted me in the early fall to shoot her portrait but at the time of her call, I was completely booked. When I explained to her that I didn't have any openings until November and by then the foliage would be down leaving very little back drop for her images, her response was, "That's okay, I want you to shoot the photo's." Shortly thereafter, I had a client cancel a shoot unexpectedly, and of course, Chelsea was the first person I called. When she told me that she wanted to have the shoot at her friend's farm because the "light is really nice", I knew that we would hit it off. Her creative and artistic talents impressed me throughout the entire day. She is both beautiful inside and out and I can't say enough about her desire to make great images. Thank you Chelsea, for a great photo shoot, I hope you like the images as much as I do. . .
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Ashley and Chris Engagement 2013
Two weeks ago I met with Ashley and Chris at Tangletree Farms in Colchester for their engagement session. After sitting down with them this summer to book their wedding, I knew that I was witnessing love. Right from our first meeting, I could tell that Chris and Ashley simply adore each other. The way they exchange looks, smiles, and even hold hands shows Love's magic. Their relaxed and free spirited attitudes make them the perfect clients to photograph. It was truly a pleasure to work with them and I am looking forward to their wedding next Spring.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Juliann and Dan 2013 . . .
On September 7th I had the honor of documenting Juliann and Dan's Wedding Day. When Juliann came to me and asked me to shoot her wedding day, I knew that it would be a memorable one for me. What makes it so special is that I have had the honor of shooting her other two sisters' weddings as well. It is rare that you get to know a family so well over the course of your career shooting weddings but I have grown to love the Harrison girls as if they were family. Juli and Dan's love for each other was expressed in every moment of the day. From their gazing into each others eyes during their vows, to their first dance, and yes, even when the crowd tried to convince them to smear each other with cake and they gently fed each other with love, your guests enjoyed every minute of seeing you both together. Thank you Juli and Dan for allowing me the honor of documenting your Wedding Day...
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Baldisseri's Doubletalk
by Christopher A. Ferrara
January 5, 2017
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Remember him? It's Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, General Secretary of the Phony Synod, who, in the process of stage-managing that fraud upon the Church, was exposed for literally stealing copies of the Five Cardinals Book in which Cardinal Burke and four other cardinals defended the Church's traditional teaching on the impossibility of admitting public adulterers in "second marriages" to Holy Communion. It was Baldisseri who ordered the book removed from the mailboxes of Synod fathers at the same time he and the rest of his cabal were manipulating the Synod to undermine the very teaching the Five Cardinals were defending.
The cabal having accomplished the aim of its conspiracy with the publication of Amoris Laetitia, for which the Phony Synod was mere window dressing, Baldisseri now openly declares victory for the subversives under the rubric of that utter novelty known as "discernment," introduced in Chapter 8 of Amoris. "Discernment," so we are now told, means that negative exceptionless precepts of the natural law regarding sexual morality (including "thou shall not commit adultery") can admit of pastoral "exceptions" to be "discerned" in "certain cases." As Baldisseri states:
"Amoris Laetitia… uses the word discernment above all in Chapter 8, connecting it to two other words in the title: accompany and integrate… In fact, when love no longer corresponds to the form of sacramental marriage, the Church takes care of these wounded people, that they might rediscover the way of the Gospel…"
Notice how those involved in objectively immoral unions are depicted as "wounded people," as if to suggest that they are the innocent victims of some sort of horrible accident rather than their own deliberate choices, and that we must provide a kind of First Aid to these "wounded people" by "discerning" their situations, meaning — as if anyone didn't know it by now — allowing them to receive sacrilegious Holy Communion without an amendment of life.
The account of Baldisseri's remarks continues with the deception that animated the entire "synodal journey": i.e., that no change of moral doctrine and related practice is involved in this subversive enterprise. According to the Italian blog Sinodo 2015:
"This does not mean, the cardinal specified, that 'the regulations and doctrine of the Church' undergo variations that do not take account of 'traditional moral reflections'… [but] taking account of the 'general norm' [!], 'particular situations must be considered in their specificity'… [I]n certain cases it is foreseen that this also includes access to the sacraments for so-called wounded couples, in particular in the case of the divorced and remarried."
This is classic Modernist doubletalk: the teaching has not changed but now we apply it differently to different people — a radical change! The very idea that the Church's moral doctrine and related discipline are mere "general norms" that can vary in application according to "particular situations" destroys in practice both the doctrine and the discipline, as both are rooted in divine precepts of the natural law to which there are no exceptions. It can never, under any circumstances, be permissible to engage in the intrinsically evil act of sexual relations outside of marriage. Therefore, it can never under any circumstances be permissible to receive Holy Communion while habitually engaging in such relations, as in the case of divorced and "remarried" persons.
Accordingly, as the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith declared unequivocally during the reign of John Paul II:
"[I]f the prior marriage of two divorced and remarried members of the faithful was valid, under no circumstances can their new union be considered lawful and therefore reception of the sacraments is intrinsically impossible. The conscience of the individual is bound to this norm without exception."
Baldisseri has to know that he is engaged in deliberate deception, for he is certainly aware that the Church has never taught — indeed cannot teach — that the precept "thou shalt not commit adultery" is variable according to circumstances. He has to know that he is attempting to defraud the faithful by suggesting that the Church can accept situation ethics, which would reduce her entire moral edifice to rubble in practice and terminate her very mission, if that were possible, by reducing her to yet another religious organization that has died the death of the sexual Zeitgeist.
Baldisseri is, quite simply, an ecclesiastical conman who is a major player in a long-running sting operation whose aim is to strip the Church of the Truth that is her wealth and her irreplaceable patrimony. My tone here is harsh, even brutal, but this is no time for undue deference to prelates of the sort that Our Lord Himself warned us would attack His Church: "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves." (Matt 7:15)
Or perhaps Our Lord's prophecy does not apply precisely to the likes of Baldisseri. For there is nothing inward about his malign intentions; they are written all over his face.


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Stephen Bollenbach, Roberto Wirth to Headline 2006 International Hotel Conference
Venue Moved to Rome for October 11-13 EventThu, 25 May 2006
CHICAGO, Ill., USA/ROME | Stephen F. Bollenbach, co-chairman and CEO of Hilton Hotels Corporation, and Roberto E. Wirth, president and general manager of Hassler Roma S.P.A., will be the keynote speakers at the fourth annual International Hotel Conference, to be held at the Cavalieri Hilton in Rome, Italy, on October 11-13, 2006.
"The hotel industry is becoming more global by the day," said Morris E. Lasky, conference co-chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lodging Unlimited, Inc. "Few hoteliers will have a more unique perspective than Bollenbach, who recently completed Hilton's merger with Hilton International, giving the hotel brands a global reach. Wirth, who owns the renowned Hassler Hotel in Rome, was named Independent Hotelier of the world in 2005. The insightful comments of these two industry luminaries will set the stage for the remainder of the conference."
A total of 90 speakers from approximately 35 countries will be featured at the International Hotel Conference. A sampling of speakers includes:
- Jennifer Fox, Chief Operating Officer, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts Europe
- William H. Schwab, Director, Real Estate Debt Markets, Deutsche Bank AG London
- Dieter Huckestein, Chairman and President, Yellowstone World
- Christian Karaoglanian, Chief Development Officer, ACCOR
- Steven Rushmore, President, HVS International
- Jean-Robert Cauvin, President & CEO, Windmill Inns & Suites/Lodging Unlimited-West
- Roland Vos, President, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
- Peter M. Anscomb, Corporate Director, Leisure, Head of Hotel Finance Corporate Banking, Royal Bank of Scotland
- Martin Kandrac, Vice President, The Blackstone Group International.
- Angel Luis Roderiguez Mendizabal, Vice President Development, Sol Melia, S.A.
Key activities include more than 30 think tanks covering a wide range of topics from hotel financing to acquisitions and the future of destination resort hotels. Round tables of small groups will meet to discuss a variety of subjects, including condo hotels, spa development and hotel technology. "Our popular Deal Forum, featuring one-on-one meetings with franchise companies, lenders, consultants, and other key influentials, was so well-received last year we had to expand the number of participants. We expect substantial interest in all of our sessions as global trends point to continued strength and growth," Lasky said.
"Because the conference has grown so rapidly, we had to move to a larger venue," said Mary Lou Koys, co-chairman of The International Hotel Conference. "Rome also is a more central destination for international flights. We expect to sell out our exhibit space shortly and already are close to exceeding last year's record registration of more than 250 people."
The International Hotel Conference is the premier annual gathering of senior level hospitality executives, including owners, operators, brands, leading institutions, bankers, architects/designers, attorneys, brokers and other members of the hotel and related communities. Additional information about the event, registration, sponsorships and related activities can be found at the event's Web site
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Women's Cancer Association of UM Announces Annual Donations to Fund Research
The Women's Cancer Association of the University of Miami has donated $322,500 to fund six different research projects at the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. The single highest award, the Madelon Ravlin Memorial Award for $100,000, went to Sean P. Scully, M.D., Ph.D., professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at UM/Sylvester and Nandor A. Garamszegi, Ph.D., instructor of orthopaedics, to fund their study The Role of Tissue Degradation in Invasion and Metastasis of Osteosarcoma. The donation was made May 8th at the 50th Annual Installation and Grant Distribution Luncheon held this year at the Coral Reef Yacht Club.
"I wish to express how honored we are to be recipients of this year's award," said Dr. Scully. The money for Dr. Scully's research came from fundraising efforts by students at Miami Country Day School, in support of student Harrison Greenberg. Harry, as he's known, learned he had osteosarcoma, cancer of the bone, when he was 17, last year. As a star lacrosse player and competitive swimmer, Harry made the difficult choice to have his left leg amputated, leaving him with a prosthesis. His teammates dedicated the school's annual Walk-for-the-Cure event to Harry and raised more than $112,000. Dr. Scully describes him as a "young man of unwavering human spirit."
Steven E. Lipshultz, M.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Pediatrics, was given the Archie & Bill Clot Memorial Award of $50,000 for the study of doxorubicin cardiotoxicity in long-term survivors of childhood leukemia. Another $50,000, the John D. Nolan Award, was given to Julio Barredo, M.D., Toppel Family Professor of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, director of the Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics and director of children's cancer programs at UM/Sylvester, and Guy Leclerc, Ph.D., assistant professor of pediatric hematology, for a study on childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
In addition, $50,000 was awarded to Kavitha Ramachandran, Ph.D., post doctoral associate, and Rakesh Singal, M.D., associate professor of medicine, Miller School of Medicine and member of the Prostate, Bladder, and Kidney Cancer Site Disease Group, for their work with DNA in pancreatic cancer. Teresa Zimmers, Ph.D., research assistant professor in the Department of Surgery also was awarded $50,000 for her work with a novel agent to inhibit tumor growth. G. Patricia Cantwell, M.D., division chief of pediatric critical care medicine, Department of Pediatrics, was given $22,500 for the WCA Pediatric Bereavement Fund, which helps pediatric cancer patients and their families.
Since its inception in 1959, the Women's Cancer Association has donated more than $10,000,000 to cancer research at the University of Miami. The WCA remains committed to supporting physicians and scientists who treat both pediatric and adult cancer patients.
UM/Sylvester opened in 1992 to provide comprehensive cancer services and today serves as the hub for cancer-related research, diagnosis, and treatment at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. UM/Sylvester handles nearly 1,600 inpatient admissions annually, performs 2,700 surgical procedures, and treats more than 3,700 new cancer patients. All UM/Sylvester physicians are on the faculty of the Miller School of Medicine, South Florida's only academic medical center. In addition, UM/Sylvester physicians and scientists are engaged in more than 200 clinical trials and receive more than $36 million annually in research grants. UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach opened in 2003 to better meet the needs of residents of Broward and Palm Beach counties. A major expansion is currently underway, which will double the size of this facility by adding diagnostic imaging services, additional chemotherapy chairs, and expanded exam rooms. Deerfield Beach offers appointments with physicians from 12 of UM/Sylvester's 15 Site Disease Groups, complementary therapies from the Courtelis Center, and education and outreach events.


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Camotes Islands have such beautiful places to explore. Apart from the white sand beaches, lakes, and caves to explore for the adventurous types. I have made a list of places for you to choose from if ever you will find yourself in Camotes Islands.
1. Tulang Diyot
Tulang Diyot ("diyot" means little) is a little island located in Esperanza, San Francisco Camotes. I wouldn't really say that this is one of the popular destinations in Camotes Island, but for me this is the most beautiful place in Camotes. It is just one boat ride away from Tulang, Dako in Esperanza, San Francisco.
This island is the best place to get some peace and quiet, tourists who just wants to embrace nature of things. You will not find anything like restaurants or bars. So it is best to bring some food if you wish to spend the whole day there. Swimming is good but just be careful of the strong current sometimes it will drag you away from the island and it is quite deep.
2. Santiago Bay
The most popular "go to" destination in Camotes, Island. This place is a tourist area, some people call the "little Boracay", long white sand shoreline. It is where all the "happenings" take place. Restaurants, seafood, beach, and live music.
Nightlife is quite apparent here. Some days are quiet but weekends are mostly when the tourist overwhelm the place. Lots of restaurants to choose from but I don't really like having to wait so much as over an hour to get my food served, I find it really troubling especially when you are really tired and hungry from the day tour. You may end up chewing your nails waiting for the food to be served as most restaurants here only have 2-3 staff and completely undermanned.
3. Mangudlong Rock
When I was little before Mangudlong Beach was commercialized, there used to be a sandbar that lead you straight across to the rock formations. Right now, it has been transformed to an artificial shoreline so the beach can accommodate more people which is quite sad. I did love how it used to look before than how it looked now but maybe that's just my childhood talking. It is indeed more spacious now which made the Camotes white sand beach one of the most popular places for events such as beach weddings, birthdays, and other functions.
4. Timubo Cave
Timubo Cave is very popular among tourists. It is one of the most visited destination places in Camotes Islands. The cave has quite a tad small opening entrance compared to other caves in Camotes but that doesn't stop the tourists to go in and see what's inside. You will have to walk a few steps down before you could reach and enjoy the crystal clear waters of Timubo Cave. This cave is located in Sonog, San Francisco Camotes Island.
5. Heaven Cave
Quite new to the scene of tourist attractions in Camotes Islands. This heavenly cave does not disappoint. It really is like heaven below looking at the clear waters and crystal formations inside the cave. It is quite known to have a stalagmites forming as a statue of "Mother Mary" hence the name being "Heaven Cave". Stalactites hanging from the ceiling is also quite fascinating to look at while floating on your back in this cave. It really is stunning to look at. It will take you to a place in time when dinosaurs exists. Really, don't miss it this is one of the best Camotes caves I've gone to. This is located in Nonoc II, Union San Francisco, Camotes Island.
6. Blue Lake Danao
One of the biggest lakes in the Philippines is Lake, Danao in Camotes Island. This tourist attraction got its name "Blue Lake" because of its blue-ish colored water lake. The best thing to do here is to try out the boat ride to enjoy the scenes around the like. You will perhaps experience the feeling of being at the Amazon. You can also rent a paddled boat which is good for people who would like to enjoy time with nature.
There's also a swimming pool available for kids and adults. A snack bar also serves burgers, sandwiches, and drinks such as sodas, buko juice, fruit shakes, etc.
7. Boho Rock
A favorite diving spot for tourist. Quite far from the tourist spots and located in a nearby island Poro, Camotes. A land bridge connecting the two islands taking about 5 minutes to get to the other side. The beach is just a few hundred steps down from a cliff which is not really advisable for older people especially those who are experiencing weak joints on the knees. Going down the steps is only half the battle (sic).
8. Bukilat Cave
This renowned cave as one of the hiding places of no other than General Douglas Mc Arthur during the World War II, one would say. Though not really a known fact but the story derived from its former name called 'Mc Arthur's Cave' which also the cave situated at Mac Arthur, Tudela Poro Camotes. This is the farthest tourist spot of tourists coming from Consuelo, Camotes. It takes almost 2 hours to get there.
9. Paradise Beach
The word 'paradise' is pretty much the exact way to describe this place. Pretty white sand and clean, clear beach waters, never fail to entice you causing you to jump in to the beach waters of Mangudlong Paradise. It is quite expensive though, an entrance of Php 200 pesos of day-pass and they also have available rooms available. A cheaper entrance fee on the other resort which is even worth it at Php 15 pesos only!
10. Busay Falls
Camotes Island doesn't have that much waterfalls in the area. However, there is one developed in the Poro, Tudela area in barangay Busay. Although quiet a small waterfall, I find this place a very good place for meditation. I would spend a time here meditating or I could grab a book and just read while listening to the sound of the water falling down to the creek. It is such a good place to relax and just enjoying the splendor of nature.
That's it! Those are the top tourist places in Camotes Island I recommend to anyone who is visiting Camotes. If you wish to get a tour package for any of these places, check out sample itinerary here. Have fun in Camotes!


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US marshals seize Madoff NYC penthouse
Financier's wife is forced to move from $7m home
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NEW YORK - Federal marshals seized disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse yesterday and forced his wife to move out and leave her possessions behind, including a fur coat she asked to take with her, an official told the Associated Press.
Proceeds from a sale of the property and its contents could be used to help reimburse those who lost billions of dollars investing with Madoff before he confessed to running a Ponzi scheme.
US Marshal Joseph Guccione said the marshals arrived at the property at noon with a court order permitting them to take custody of the apartment and to make anyone living there move out.
Guccione said Madoff's wife, Ruth, had been advised in advance of the marshals' plans and was leaving the residence and surrendering all personal property.
"She will be leaving,'' he said at midday. "Restitution for the victims is the government's top priority.''
Typically, the US Marshals Service changes all locks and secures a property when it seizes a location.
By about 1 p.m., the 67-year-old Ruth Madoff had left. It was not immediately clear where she went to live.
Ruth Madoff first argued with marshals who came to the apartment and asked to stay, then asked if she could take a fur coat with her, a federal official informed of Ruth Madoff's departure told the AP. The official wasn't authorized to discuss details of her encounter with marshals and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Ruth Madoff walked out of the apartment carrying just a straw bag after she was told she couldn't take her coat, the official said.
"Ruth moved out voluntarily pursuant to the prior agreements we reached with the government,'' said her lawyer, Peter Chavkin.
The 71-year-old Madoff was sentenced Monday to 150 years in prison. He pleaded guilty in March to charges that his investment advisory business was a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme that wiped out thousands of investors and ruined charities.
Last week, Ruth Madoff agreed to give up all of her possessions in return for a promise that federal prosecutors would not pursue $2.5 million not tied to the fraud. The money, though, is not protected from civil legal actions that might be pursued by a court-appointed trustee liquidating Madoff's assets.


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Nice place for baseball Jul 01, 2011
Originally built as an Olympic Stadium for the 1996 Summer Games, it was converted to a baseball-only stadium once the Games ended. And the Braves moved into Turner Field, at the start of the 1997 baseball season. The only thing remaining from their previous stadium, Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, is the outfield wall, which is now on a parking lot for Turner Field.
You can catch the Braves shuttle bus, right outside of Underground Atlanta, which is free, and takes you to the ballpark.
The site of multiple division titles in the 90's and early 2000's, the Braves have quite a history at this place. There is a museum inside the ballpark, the Braves Hall of Fame. A separate review about that, can be read here.
Other features include the sculptures of retired numbers, plaques of famous Braves, statues of a few players, among others.
One major drawback, is that the box office closes after the 7th inning (I'm guessing), which can be a problem if you want to watch the entire game and not pay that fee for buying tickets online. And trying to buy before the start of the game can be difficult, since the line can be long.
Sitting at the upper deck in the shade is a must in the summer, which is on the left field or 3rd base side. Plus you get a good view of downtown from there.
It is a nice place to watch a ballgame, and not pricey at all. And if you go to a Friday night game, you may get to see some fireworks.
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The film is based around the work of Danish architect Jan Gehl, who has been studying human behavior in cities for the past 40 years. The documentary focuses on the human scale, how it was lost in modernist city planning, and how planners can work towards more livable cities for the future.
Catching the film itself will be pretty hard, unless you're living in NYC or LA, but you can catch some clips on the website as well as the trailer to get a taste.
Current screenings:
Premiere Nov. 8 2013 (the Bloor Cinema)
Premiere in NYC October 18, 2013 (The IFC Film Center)
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Premiere in Santa Fe November 1, 2013
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The Ohio University Office of Diversity, Access, and Equity will host "The Diversity Exchange: Knowledge, Understanding & Action" at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, in the Baker University Center Ballroom. The event is free and open to the public.
The event will feature a panel drawn from a cross section of Ohio University and local community members who will discuss the benefits of a diverse environment.
Questions to be addressed include what is diversity, how has the perception of diversity changed from generation to generation, how will the growing global diversity impact the future and how can knowledge of diversity shape people into stronger future leaders.
Vice Provost for Diversity, Access and Equity Brian Bridges said the event will spark an open dialogue that will ensure that both the university and local communities have a better understanding of the meaning of diversity, its benefits and how to take action.
"The world is quickly transforming as a result of globalization and that makes diversity an important topic to understand," Bridges said. "There are innumerable positive benefits people can gain through a more diverse environment and this event will encourage the community to take major steps toward achieving a diverse environment."
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Microsoft Tweaks Browser Ballot Screen
As ballot screen was pushed at the beginning of March, various users started noticing anomalies behind random browser order.
For some reason, it would favor Google Chrome, increasing its chances to be first, second or third in the list.
As a result, Microsoft has tweaked random order algorithm, which solved this issue. Unfortunately, no more details were provided.
"We can confirm that we made a change to the random icon order algorithm in the browser choice screen for Europe. We are confident the algorithm change will be an improvement. As always, we are grateful for the feedback we get from developers, and we thank those who commented on the topic and suggested changes," said Microsoft's Kevin Kutz.
Google Will Benefit from Internet Explorer 9, Says Microsoft
Few months ago, it was announced that Internet Explorer 9 will be the first browser to use hardware accelerated graphics and text.
According to Microsoft's senior product manager for Internet Explorer, Pete LePage, Google shall benefit from the upcoming Internet Explorer 9 release. When navigating sluggish sites, such as Google Maps, there will be a noticeable difference.
"That is, hardware graphics acceleration is going to give you better reading experiences – better fonts and an improved ability to see images and scroll through them."
"Because we are moving all of the graphics processing to the part of the computer that is designed for it, you will get a smooth, wonderful experience."
YouTube to Stop Supporting IE6 on March 13
Starting from March 13th, Internet Explorer 6 users will receive the following notification, when watching video:
Google also added: "Stopped support essentially means that some future features on YouTube will be rolled out that won't work in older browsers."
Weekly Browsers Recap, February 22nd
- Europeans Get a Taste of the Browser Choice Screen
- Firefox 3.5.8 and 3.0.18 security updates now available
- Firefox for Android coming 'late this year'
- Setup Reminders in Firefox
- Vote for your favorite Concepts in the Home Tab Design Challenge
- 4 FireFox Addons to Give You Website Statistics at a Glance
- Mozilla admits to add-on malware false alarm
- Google Officially Deadpools Gears For Safari. Puts It On Death Watch For Firefox And IE
- Improve YouTube Video Viewing in Google Chrome
- Google fixes vulnerabilities in Chrome 4 for Windows
- The Opera Widgets Code-to-win Challenge
- MWC: Hands-on video with the Opera Mobile browser for Android
- BBC want your browser ballot views
Thanks to Daniel Hendrycks, mabdul and Nox for links.
Chrome for Mac Receives Extensions and Bookmark Sync
Google has just rolled out a new beta of Chrome web browser for Mac OS, featuring extensions and bookmark sync support.
With over 2500 extensions already available, everyone shall find tools to improve their daily browsing experience.
Google to Kill IE6 Gmail Support in 2010
Just recently, search engine giant halted older browsers support for few of their apps. Turns out, it's only the beginning, as Google spokesman said: "We plan to stop supporting older browsers for the rest of the Google Apps suite, including Gmail, later in 2010".
This move is slightly unexpected, as IE6 still owns 20% of browser market share. As for older browsers quote, Firefox 2.0, Safari 2.0 and Chrome 3.0 won't be supported as well.
Weekly Browsers Recap, February 1st
- UK government pledges support for MS Internet Explorer
- Browser Speed Tests: Firefox 3.6, Chrome 4, Opera 10.5, and Extensions
- The Snoopy Google Toolbar
- Enable the Tab Preview Menu Button in Firefox 3.6
- Firefox: People in Germany Are Switching Browsers
- No matter what Apple says, you can't get a rich web experience without Flash
- How to shorten URLs directly in Opera
- Opera Mini Server Upgrade to 4.15.2444
- Clickjacking problem in browsers persists
- Weave 1.0 now available for download
Thansk to Gala and mabdul for links.
Google Pulls the Trigger, Halts IE6 Support
It's finally happening. After years of waiting, Google has pulled off Internet Explorer 6 support from 2 of their apps: Google Sites and Docs.
Last year, company asked IE6 users to upgrade their browsers, when such visited popular video sharing site YouTube.com
Here's what Google said in their official statement: Continue Reading
Bye, Google, Yahoo! to Become Default Search Engine in Firefox (Ubuntu)
Starting from Ubuntu 10.04 (Ubuntu Lucid), the default search provider in new OS installations will be set to Yahoo! rather than Google.
The following announcement comes after Canonical Ltd. (company behind Ubuntu) struck a revenue sharing deal with Yahoo! Inc.
As for stats, Yahoo! search market share in US slipped down from 8.5% (November) to 8.28% (December), according to Stat Counter.
Weekly Browsers Recap, January 25th
- Why there's no 64-bit Silverlight from Microsoft… yet
- Why Firefox is doomed
- Upgrade Firefox's Download Manager
- Firebug 1.5 released
- How to add command line switches to Google Chrome or Chromium
- 10 Great Google Chrome Extensions
- Bing Making Way to iPhone's Safari?
- Opera downloads in Germany doubled over the weekend
- Experiments with audio, part VI
- Skyfire For Symbian Brought Up To Speed
- Adobe Flash 10.1 allows private browsing
- Ruby Rendering in WebKit
- YouTube, Vimeo Try Out HTML 5.0 Video
- NetFront Browser v4.0
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Courtney, the trio's friend, is sent back to MWPP's school years. (The fifth year) This is her chance to change the past and future.
Genres: General Characters: James, Lily, Lucius, OC, Peter Pettigrew, Remus Lupin, Sirius Black, Snape
Advisory: Mild Language, Mild Violence
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Courtney is a runaway from her American home. After catching some advice she decides to take her chances at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This is her adventure during her first year.
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Draco Malfoy- muggle and mudblood hater is about to be set with a challenge. With the help of a muggle raised girl can he actually learn that muggles are not so different? More importantly, could he ever learn to love one? A DMOC fic set after OOTP
Genres: Romance Characters: Draco, Harry, Hermione, OC, Ron Pairings: Others
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The annual Valentines Day dance is usually the same for young Severus Snape. Usually, it is spent alone in his common room while other couples are having fun. But not this year! Set when Severus was in school! Read and review (if you want!) One-shot people. ^-^
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Technology is an incredible tool in the classroom. It can give teachers new and exciting ways to engage students, improve the learning process and make tracking progress easier. So why can't this same philosophy extend to music?
There are more than 80,000 education apps designed just for the iPad alone, and many are designed with music educators in mind, according to Apple. With mobile devices serving as invaluable tools to supplement lessons, music educators have a unique opportunity to take advantage of the massive library of education apps as well as many focused on music specifically.
The Impact of Music Education Apps
Mobile apps offer new methods to accomplish things in the classroom. In music classrooms, technology can spark motivation. While some students are more apt to participate in a music lesson, technology can help other students become engaged. Whether it's a music-related game or just fun with a keyboard on a tablet, children will be more motivated to take part in learning.
Technology has made it easier to analyze and create music. In music classrooms, students can use apps to break down a piece of music, its rhythms, tempos, harmonies and more. Students can use apps to look at music from the point of view of different instruments.
For teachers, apps provide a chance to differentiate instruction. If music teachers need to work with certain students, they can use technology to ensure that others are engaged. Apps can help students work at their own pace. If students need more instruction on a particular topic, an app can give them the practice they need to ensure they understand.
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Ancient parishes 'will be wiped out' if vocations decline continues
Falling numbers of vocations could see ancient parishes wiped out, according to the co-founder of the Association of Catholic Priests this week.
"Faith communities sustained over centuries will collapse," Fr Brendan Hoban told The Tablet, as Ireland's national seminary at Maynooth reported a new low in this year's intake of candidates for the diocesan priesthood.
Just 13 men from seven dioceses will join the seminary, down from 20 last year. Speaking to The Tablet, Dominican vocations director Fr Gerard Dunne described the continuing decline as "disheartening" and blamed the hierarchy for the lack of active leadership by all but a couple of newly appointed bishops in promoting vocations.
As in the business world, said Fr Gerard, vocation promotion and discernment "needs leadership from the top" but bishops and Religious superiors have failed to offer vocations directors adequate support in encouraging and animating those considering the call of the Lord.
"I have long advocated the need for dioceses and religious orders to appoint full-time vocation directors," said Fr Gerard, pointing out that the level of return (that is candidates for both dioceses and orders) inevitably rises when this is done.
However Fr Hoban is less optimistic about the effect of vocations directors, saying that the latest figures show the crisis in Ireland is "deep-seated" and apparently "permanent". He argues for the more radical solution of the ordination of married men, which he says would "stem the tide as worthy candidates – viri probati – are available to sustain faith communities and arrest the present decline".
Inviting priests who left to get married back to ministry is another option the that Association of Catholic Priests, which has more than 1,000 members, advocates. "In one parish in Mayo there are seven 'former' priests," said Fr Hoban, who heads a parish in the west of Ireland county.
Asked about the need for bishops, priests and people to be less apathetic in promoting vocations, Fr Hoban said: "This is not a temporary blip in figures that can be undone by simply recommitting ourselves to encouraging male celibate vocations."
He said that policy had failed over the last three decades and he warned that the success of individual dioceses that have attracted greater numbers of seminarians "seems to be related to less stringent acceptance criteria and a greater subsequent fall-out before and after ordination"
According to Fr Hoban, the underlying problem is that the Catholic community has lost confidence in an exclusively celibate priesthood.
"Wishful thinking and unwarranted optimism are contributing to a denial of the depth of the crisis," he warned.
However, according to Fr Gerard Dunne, the Association of Catholic Priests' call for a re-examination of celibacy and the possibility of ordaining married men as a means of solving the vocations crisis is not a suggestion he takes "very seriously".
"The ACP continues to present a platform of negativity and unworkable solutions to many questions including vocations," he hit out.
He suggested that the ACP would be better served in getting back to basics on vocations and explaining to their members and congregations the joy of vocation to priesthood and religious life and also encouraging the effort of prayer for vocations.
He said he agreed with recent comments made by his confrere Fr Brian McKevitt OP who described the ACP "as a body that actually was, in itself, a cause for discouraging vocations."
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Tiny bat could make Fed list
State's white-nose syndrome endangers long-eared species
Updated 8:45 pm, Thursday, October 3, 2013
A bat once common in New York but now decimated by a mysterious plague should be added to the federal endangered species list, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
The malady surfaced six years ago in a Schoharie County cave and swept the U.S. and Canada.
New York has lost up to 98 percent of its northern long-eared bats to the malady known as white-nose syndrome, so-called because of the distinctive fuzzy patch of white fungus that appears around the noses of afflicted bats.
It causes bats to wake up early from winter hibernation and go outside and either freeze or starve in a futile search for food.
Since being found in 2006 in Howes Cave, the syndrome has wiped out nearly 7 million bats, spread to 22 states and five Canadian provinces, according to federal estimates.
"We worked closely with Fish and Wildlife on these endangered species assessments," DEC spokeswoman Lisa King said Thursday. "The northern long-eared bat used to be common in New York. Our current best estimate is that the remaining population for this species in the state is a mere 2 percent of its former size."
Weighing just a third of an ounce, the northern bat is a forest dweller and feeds primarily on moths and other insects. Females give birth to a single pup each summer. Found in most U.S. states east of the Mississippi River, the bats hibernate in caves during the winter.
Fish and Wildlife officials could not be reached for comment due to the shutdown of the federal government. It was not immediately clear what impact listing the northern bat as an endangered species would have in efforts to combat white-nose syndrome. Currently, there are no means to prevent the fungus or protect bats that become infected with it.
Researchers speculate the fungus, which originated in Europe, was unintentionally brought into caves by human explorers.
Mollie Matteson, a bat specialist with the Center for Biological Diversity, welcomed the move for federal protection. "The devastation of this and other bat species in the eastern United States is not just a tragedy for the bats, but also for people who rely on the pest-control services of bats eating millions of insects," she said.
Fish and Wildlife officials decided against recommending endangered species protection for another bat species, the eastern small-footed bat.
King said this bat species has suffered lower mortality rates in New York than the northern bat. "New York appears to host more than any other state, but even so we know of only approximately 5,000 individuals.
"Small-footed bats definitely can contract the disease and some clearly have died from it but our data do not show a measurable decline, and undoubtedly this figured highly in the Fish and Wildlife decision that the species does not warrant listing at this time."
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Published Tuesday October 23, 2012 at 6:00 am
Those who follow Apple believe they have figured out most of the particulars of a smaller iPad expected to be revealed today. One big question remains, though: What will it cost?
Apple hasn't said anything about the device, but the veil of secrecy it throws over unreleased products has been a see-through affair this year. Most of the details of the iPhone 5 were known well in advance of its launch a month ago.
In the case of the "iPad Mini" (the real name is not known), tech bloggers and analysts expect a device with a screen measuring 7.85 inches on the diagonal, making it about half the size of the regular iPad. It would be slightly larger than the 7-inch tablets it's presumably designed to compete with, including Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle Fire and Google Inc.'s Nexus 7.
The Kindle Fire starts at $159, and the Nexus 7 at $199. Meanwhile, Apple sells the iPad 2 for $399 and the 4-inch iPod Touch for $199. Company watchers are pegging the price of the smaller iPad somewhere in between.
Most of the guesses range from $249 to $299, but the blog Boy Genius Report said Monday that the price would be $329. That would make the iPad Mini twice the price of the cheapest Kindle Fire and leave plenty of room for other manufacturers to snap up value shoppers this holiday season. Boy Genius did not disclose its source and has had a mixed record in predicting details on unreleased Apple products.
Analysts such as Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets believe that Apple will also sell a step-up version of the iPad Mini, one with the ability to access 4G cellular networks for an additional monthly fee. That's a feature the cheaper, 7-inch tablets don't have.
Apple is holding the presentation at a theater in San Jose, Calif., starting at 1 p.m. Eastern time.
Apple has sold 84 million iPads since their debut in April 2010. One of the first competitors to appear was a Samsung tablet with a 7-inch screen. Apple's late founder, Steve Jobs, made a rare appearance at an October 2010 conference call with analysts — his last — to deride the concept.
"The reason we wouldn't make a 7-inch tablet isn't because we don't want to hit a price point. It's because we don't think you can make a great tablet with a 7-inch screen," Jobs said. "The 7-inch tablets are tweeners, too big to compete with a smartphone and too small to compete with an iPad."
He said the resolution of the display could be increased to make up for the smaller size, but that would be "meaningless, unless your tablet also includes sandpaper, so that the user can sand down their fingers to around one quarter of the present size."
"There are clear limits of how close you can physically place elements on a touch screen before users cannot reliably tap, flick or pinch them. This is one of the key reasons we think the 10-inch screen size is the minimum size required to create great tablet apps," he said.
Jobs didn't mention that Apple has had great success developing software that used taps, flicks and pinches on the iPhone, with a screen one quarter of the size he was attacking.
Jobs, who died last October, had strong opinions, but he also changed his mind frequently. The production of a smaller iPad would not be the first time Apple has made a product that Jobs initially dismissed as ridiculous.


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: The Only One Who Could Keep Her by Dedicated_NL
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Neville is married to Hannah and Luna is engaged to Rolf. An atricle in the Daily Prophet turns Neville's life upside down as he simply can not get Luna out of his head. So what's a seemingly happily married man to do? Read on...
Note: I'm going to try to stay as canon as possible. I'm a HUGE Neville/Luna 'shipper, so this will be interesting for me to write. Also, a banner would be greatly appreciated!
Genres: Drama, Fluff Era: Next Generation Characters: Dumbledore, Harry, Hermione, Luna, Neville, OtherCanon , Ron, Teddy Pairings: Neville/Luna, Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione
Advisory: Strong Language, Scenes of a Mild Sexual Nature
Published: 2013.03.09 Latest Chapter: 2013.03.12 Updated: 2013.03.12 Status: WIP (865 words)
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My dad snorts. "I'm not sure about intelligent. Look at the git she's marrying. That whole family... honestly, Rose. You're lucky I even showed up."
Before my mum could retort, her face screwed up in anger, Kiki came back with her clipboard and handed it over to the one of the ushers. She said, in an official voice, "It's time, Rosie. You ready?"
Also, I'm kindly requesting an amazing banner! Please and thank you!
Genres: Drama, Fluff, Humor Era: Next Generation Characters: Hermione, Hugo, OtherCanon , Ron, Rose, Scorpius Pairings: Rose/Scorpius, Ron/Hermione
Advisory: Mild Language
Published: 2012.10.11 Latest Chapter: 2012.10.14 Updated: 2012.10.14 Status: COMPLETED (1192 words)


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This is a bright and fresh one bedroom apartment on the main floor of a three story building. You'll only have a few steps up from the street to climb.
The carpeted bedroom has a queen size bed, bedside table and lots of closet space. East facing window for a lovely breeze at night.
The living room has a sofa bed for additional sleeping spots. This apartment is great for two couples, will fit five or six (airbeds) if you're close friends or family.
One spacious bathroom with shower/tub combo and a full kitchen with a brand new fridge and gas stove. Plenty of space in cupboards for your things.
You won't need any keys for the apartment to come and go - just a secret code issued specifically for each booking. You will need a building key though!
Street parking - good option if you arrive before 5pm, as spots are very limited. Let us know if you decide to park in the lot or on the street, as we'll provide you with a visitor permit ($35 deposit, held until permit is returned )
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Q: How will I get the keys?
A: Once the booking is complete I will invite you to view and download an app about the apartment. In that app you'll get info on how to find the key and access the apartment. There is only ONE key required, for the building door. The apartment itself does not have a physical key, you will have a private pin code for the electronic lock.
Q: Is it near the subway?
A: We are across the river from midtown, but there is no subway access (yet). Instead, we commute by the super awesome "chicken buses" or private jitney buses, that run every 5 minutes, all day and all night. As in 24/7 access. The cost is $3 per trip and I'll send you detailed info once you've booked.
Q. Where in the building is the unit?
A. This building has 6 units, 3 of which are my units. This unit is on the first floor, at the back of the building. The other three units have long term tenants, so we are careful to make sure that the building is kept quiet and safe for everyone.
Q: Is the neighborhood safe?
A: Weehawken Heights is a very comfortable and easy place to be in. There are tons of families, professionals, apartments, private houses and the streets are well lit. You can walk home at any time of the night and not be bothered.
Q: Do I need to bring towels, a hair dryer, or linens?
A: Nope! I provide all these things. Same with basic toiletries such as soap, shampoo, hand soap
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A: Yes and yes. And I wouldn't trust any listing with which this isn't the case.
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A: I'm very particular about the guest count. You may only have the number of guests stay that you booked for. What if there is an emergency and we need to evacuate the building? Don't you want me to know how many people are there? Please communicate with me if you have a last minute friend want to stay with you.
Q: What's my total booking price? A: Owners see a different screen then guests. You'll see the final price on the quote that I send you, or you can check the final price yourself by entering your dates and the number of guests. The system will calculate the amount and show you the total (but it won't show me the final total as I don't see the service fee). figure should be present after you enter your dates.
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A: Yes, the pictures were taken by a professional photographer. I may change around the linens or move some cushions around, but it looks like the pictures.
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Grace : Family Simon Series, Book 5. / Juliana Stone.
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