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As soon as Clea Massiani appears blond hair flowing behind the wheel of a Citroen 2CV, I fall in love.
I'm married, but for the next hour-and-a-half Massiani - and her car - will be the objects of my affection.
After all the sun is shining in Paris and she's taking me on a city tour in the iconic little car that charmed France - and the rest of the world - for the entire time it was in production from just after the Second World War to the early 1990s.
"It's not a car, it's a lifestyle," Massiani tells me translating the bumper sticker.
"These cars put a smile on everyone's face. Just you watch, even non-nonchalant Parisians will wave at you."
We strike out in Louise, this baby-blue 1973 Citroen 2CV has a name, and indeed people on the sidewalks smile, point and wave and other motorists on the road honk.
I want to drive, but insurance restrictions at 4 Roues Sous 1 Parapluie (translated literally to "four wheels under an umbrella" in reference to the cars simple semi-convertible design) mean I have to be content riding shotgun.
Note: don't compare the Citroen 2CV to the vaguely similar-looking Volkswagen Beetle.
The French never like to be compared to the VWmaking Germans.
Massiani points out the City of Light's greatest hits - and they are plentiful and resplendent in the sunshine - from the Eiffel Tower, River Seine, NotreDame Cathedral, the National Assembly and Place de la Concorde to the Alexander III bridge, Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe, Tracadero, Louvre and Opera House.
"This is my favourite stop," she announces as we pull up at the base of the Eiffel Tower.
I don't know if she's just saying that because tourists go gaga over France's - and the world's - most famous structure.
But I soon find out a Citroen 2CV at the Eiffel Tower is the double-whammy of retro-cool.
People actually take a break from snapping pictures of the tower and turn their attention to capturing pictures of the car with Eiffel in the background.
Massiani clearly likes the attention.
She poses for pictures, answers questions about Louise and hands out company brochures - it's a prime marketing opportunity after all.
But Massiani draws the line at letting people climb into the car for photos.
At least for this hour-and-a-half that's our domain and as a result I feel special.
Of course, she's biased, but Massiani calls it "the best way to see Paris."
I agree.
I'll return to certain landmarks for more extended visits, but wow was it a blast to first see them from the seat of a Citroen 2CV.
The hour-and-a-half Citroen tour costs about $85 per person and the car can take up to three passengers.
For a complete change of pace, our tour group chose to try out a new concept in Paris - a free two-hour walking tour of the trendy Montmartre neighbourhood with Discover Walks.
Of course, nothing's really free.
The guides hope you are so impressed that you tip generously so they can make a living.
And we were enamoured with our guide Alexandre Gourevitch.
"I never lecture my tour groups," he tells us.
"I just wander the neighbourhood with them and give some insight where I can."
The approach works.
He starts with an explanation that we are in BoBo Land - meaning Montmartre's roots may have been edgy, alternative and artsy, but now it is the turf of bohemian bourgeoisie, those that like to think they are artsy but have executive jobs to pay Montmartre's inflated real estate prices.
Montmartre is also where the Moulin Rouge is - the cabaret that in the 1800s was out of town and thus able to offer patrons from Paris to the south the scandalous entertainment of girls doing the cancan and tax-free drinks.
In keeping with the non-stuffy approach, Gourevitch suggest we take a break and sit down at the Relais de la Butte cafe to people watch and sip kir royale (champagne and blackcurrant liquor).
We also map out the rest of tour to fit the interests of the group.
That means a swing by the Cafe Les Deux Moulins, which has become the most photographed cafe in France because it's where parts of the movie Amelie were shot; dinner at Le Moulin de la Galette (where Auguste Renoir painted his 1876 masterpiece of commoners in a bar Le Bal le Moulin de la Galette); a stop at the statue of dead singeractress-sex symbol Dalida to rub her breasts (it's the done thing) for good luck and increased sex appeal; and, of course, a quick prayer at famous hilltop cathedral Sacre Coeur.
If you go
- Air Transat flies non-stop to Paris from more Canadian cities than any other carrier: Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Quebec City. TransatHolidays.com.
- A well-located hotel like the Mercure Sacre Coeur where we stayed in stylish Montmartre can be packaged with a Transat flight.
- Citroen 2CV tour options at www.4rouessous1parapluie.com.
- DiscoverWalks.com has six Paris itineraries.
- General information at ParisInfo.com.


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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (AP) — The sheriff's office in Alexandria, Virginia, says it has increased jail security with the arrival of a Libyan militant charged in the 2012 Benghazi attacks.
Sheriff Dana Lawhorne said in a statement Thursday that Ahmed Abu Khattala was booked last week into the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center.
That jail has also held, among others, Sept. 11, 2001, conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui and John Walker Lindh, an American convicted of fighting alongside the Taliban.
Khattala is being held without bond on a conspiracy charge accusing him of participating in the September 2012 attacks that killed four Americans. He is being tried in federal court in Washington after being captured by U.S. special forces.
Lawhorne said the jail has "increased certain security measures and made adjustments in staffing."

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Some of you might have heard of Angela Merkel. By now she's no longer only famous for being the poster girl for superglue. She's also rather infamous across a lot of (Southern) European countries for being the stern mother that cuts your pocket money in half and sends you to bed without dessert.
Just a couple of days ago she cost Germany the first place at the Eurovision Song Contest that they so clearly deserved.
So, to sum up, there's a lot of bad blood between Merkel and a significant part of Europe. These days it's hard for her to arrive in e.g. Greece without being met by a manifestation and at least one poster that goes Godwin.
Meanwhile, the decision makers at the Radboud University in Nijmegen seem to live in their own nice, rainbowy parallel world, because not only do they want to award Merkel an honorary doctorate, they also give the following reasons:
Merkel is campaigning for the future of a stable and safe Europe. A Europe that works together and provides wealth and welfare for all Europeans. With recognizable passion she is contributing to a renewed trust that is essential for the relationships within Europe.
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If you live in a place like Greece or Portugal or know people there, you will probably be amazed to hear this. So was I. Even the IMF (not known for its Keynesian view (or its nice-guy image) is starting to recommend growth programs for some countries. And more and more experts outside of Germany agree that austerity is the wrong way to deal with the current economic crisis, that too much austerity will seriously damage economies. And even if it weren't, these measures are obviously ruining a lot of people's lives.
For years now, Germany has been profitting from the current crisis in Southern Europe by a) having to pay ridiculous low interest on their bonds at the moment and b) having highly qualified Southern Europeans move to Germany to help fill the high-end jobs in a still steady economy. At the same time unemployment rates in Greece (and most other Southern European countries) are sky-rocketing, among young people they've passed 60%, a lot of people are forced to get their food at public soup kitchens and a nasty fascist right-wing party is getting double digits at elections.
Sounds like a Europe with wealth and welfare for everbody, right? I think we should all be grateful to Merkel for helping to form a reality where a war in Europe might again be a possibility. This sure is worth an award.
Grateful Europeans will be gathering tomorrow (Thursday) in Nijmegen to show Merkel her gratitude. If you know Dutch (or can operate Google Translate) you can find out more about it at this page (or on numerous Facebook event pages to which I will not link on principle).


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Sincere thanks to everyone who joined us for the "Developing using the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ SDK" Webcast series. The recordings for each session of the webinar are available to access online. If you haven't already done so, please schedule some time to set aside and watch them at your own convenience.
During this series, attendees were presented with a variety of topics, code samples and best practices. The goals of each of these sessions were to provide developers with new information they can use to build great applications for the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet, as well as enabling them to share the knowledge they learn within their own development communities. Here's an overview of what each webcast covered:
Webcast Part 1 – Getting Started: Discover the purpose and capabilities of the BlackBerry WebWorks platform. Learn how to setup your development environment and build a "Hello World" application. Understand how to configure and deploy applications to a BlackBerry® Tablet OS virtual machine.
Webcast Part 2 – My First App: Learn how to add visual enhancements and application functionality to your BlackBerry Tablet OS applications using BlackBerry WebWorks. Discover how easy it can be to leverage existing assets in constructing your application. Become more confident and efficient at using the development tools.
Webcast Part 3 – BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Integration: Understand what platform features and supported APIs exist that can be used to add functionality to your BlackBerry PlayBook tablet applications. Discover how to use the BlackBerry WebWorks JavaScript® APIs to integrate your application content with the underlying BlackBerry Tablet OS.
Webcast Part 4 – User Interface Guidelines and Best Practices: Learn how to design great BlackBerry PlayBook tablet applications that optimize the experience for your end users. Incorporate best practices and habits in your development processes to help reduce overall development and troubleshooting time of your BlackBerry WebWorks applications.
As always, our attendees were eager to participate in the discussion, and as a result we held extremely popular Q&A periods at the end of each webcast. Many of these questions have already been posted to the BlackBerry Web Development Community Forum (Webcast #1 Q&A summary and Webcast #2 Q&A summary); however, I wanted to paraphrase and share the five most popular questions asked:
What Web technologies can I use to develop my BlackBerry WebWorks application?
How can I use assets from my existing Website, such as a MySQL® database, Web page or Service?
You can use all of this content in your app! A BlackBerry WebWorks application can connect directly to live Web content via direct HTTP or AJAX requests. By combining the power of Web-connected database with RESTful Web services, developers can produce very compelling applications!
What virtual machine players are available to use for running the BlackBerry Tablet OS?
We recommend that Windows developers use VMWare Player, and Mac developers use VMWare Fusion. Understanding that developers are interested in free tools – and that VMWare Fusion is a paid license – we also wanted to share that some Mac developers have reported success using the Open Source Virtual Box. That being said, it is very important to note that our product management and development teams have evaluated VirtualBox already and do not recommend it due to performance and security concerns.
Why does media (audio/video/flash) content not play in the BlackBerry Tablet OS simulator?
This is a known issue that we are working on resolving. The BlackBerry PlayBook tablet simulator currently does not have the proper media codecs necessary for playing audio/video from the BlackBerry Tablet OS. We are very interested in providing developers with this capability and are working closely with VMWare towards a solution.
I received when deploying my app to the BlackBerry Tablet OS simulator – why?
There are a couple possibilities. Please see the following Knowledge Base article for more info: Troubleshooting: Common failure reasons while deploying applications to the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet simulator
Thanks again for your interest in using the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK to produce BlackBerry PlayBook tablet applications! Please let me know how your development goes. If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions, feel free to reply directly to this blog post, send a message via the Web Community Forums, or even mention @BlackBerryDev on Twitter®.


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Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church (Goessel, Kansas, USA)
When in the 1870s a new conscription law was in preparation in Russia, the Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church became the center of conferences and migration activities. Its elder Jakob Buller served as delegate to both St. Petersburg and America. Upon his return from his inspection trip to America in 1873, almost the entire village and congregation emigrated with him. This is the only case in the Old Colony and Molotschna settlements where an entire village left as a unit. The Alexanderwohl congregation had some members outside its own village. These and some others that joined them left Alexanderwohl 20 July 1874, crossing the ocean on the S.S. Cimbria and S.S. Teutonia. The Cimbria left Hamburg on 31 July 1874 with 303 adults and 172 children, and with Jakob Buller as their leader. After arriving in New York on 15 August, the group proceeded to Lincoln, Nebraska, arriving 22 August. From Lincoln they went to Topeka, Kansas. In that state their leaders purchased thirty-four sections of land north of Newton in Marion and McPherson counties at an average of $2.50 per acre in cash.
Until homes were built the group lived in an immigration house located on section 33 in Menno Township. Following the pattern to which they had been accustomed in Russia, they established the villages of Grünfeld, Emmethal, Gnadenthal, Gnadenfeld, Blumenfeld, Blumenort, Springfield, Schoenthal, and Steinbach. Gradually the village pattern was abandoned and each family moved onto its own land. Remnants of some villages can still be recognized.
Dietrich Gaeddert, leader of a group of 203 adults and 104 children, arrived in New York on the Teutonia, 15 August 1874. This group, composed of the remainder of the Alexanderwohl congregation and a few others, settled twenty miles west of Alexanderwohl north of present-day Buhler, Kansas, and organized the Hoffnungsau Mennonite Church. The present Buhler and Inman Mennonite churches are daughter congregations of Hoffnungsau.
Jakob Buller's group organized the Neu-Alexanderwohl Church in 1874 with 265 members (the "Neu" was soon dropped). By 1880 the membership had increased to 467 partly through the reception of young members but also through the addition of new immigrants. During the first years the congregation worshiped in the immigration house and in some of the schools in the various villages. In 1878 the congregation joined the General Conference Mennonite Church and in 1886, it erected a large meetinghouse one-and-a-half miles northeast of present-day Goessel, which has been enlarged and remodeled several times. In 1908, when the congregation had grown to a membership of 884, the Tabor Mennonite Church, located five miles southeast of the mother church, was organized with some 150 members. P. H. Richert was its first elder. Again in 1920 when the Alexanderwohl membership had reached 958, the Goessel Mennonite Church, located in Goessel, was organized with about 180 members, Peter P. Buller serving as the first elder. The spread of the community to the north caused the organization of the Lehigh Mennonite Church; the spread to the east, the Walton and Burns Mennonite congregations. Families from the Alexanderwohl community moving to western Kansas organized the Meadow Mennonite Church. The present Alexanderwohl community extends from Newton thirty miles north to Hillsboro and Lehigh and more than fifteen miles from east to west, making it the largest compact Mennonite settlement in Kansas. In 2006 the membership of the Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church was 600 and the combined membership of the daughter congregations was about 1,400, making a total of about 2,000.
The following ministers in addition to the elders have served the Alexanderwohl congregation: Peter Voth, Peter H. Unruh, Heinrich Richert, Heinrich Goertz, Jakob Richert, Heinrich Banman, Peter Pankratz, C. P. Wedel, C. C. Wedel, T. R. Voth, and A. J. Banman. Cornelius H. Wedel, the first president of Bethel College, came from the Alexanderwohl church.
In addition to public schools, the Alexanderwohl community had a number of parochial schools, outstanding among which were the Emmethal School and the school of Peter Balzer. Gradually the parochial schools disappeared. In 1906 the Goessel Preparatory School was started with Peter P. Buller, who taught the school for eighteen years, as its first principal. Later the present Goessel High School, a state school, replaced this school. Before the end of the nineteenth century the Bethesda Hospital and the Bethesda Home for the Aged were organized at Goessel.
As late as the mid-20th century, most of the Alexanderwohl members were farmers raising wheat and other small grain. A few businesses, shops, stores and a cooperative are located in Goessel. Although High German is seldom heard and English has become predominant, Low German was still common in the homes and in social intercourse well into the twentieth century. Some of the Mennonite qualities of the old country have been better preserved in the Alexanderwohl community than elsewhere.
Until after World War I all services of the congregation were conducted in the German language. By the end of World War II only an occasional German service was held. Feet washing in connection with the observance of the Lord's Supper was practiced until 1950. The silent kneeling prayer of the congregation at the close of the worship service, traditional in Alexanderwohl, was discontinued early in the twentieth century. It was at this time that the organ was introduced into the worship service, causing the gradual discontinuation of the Vorsänger system. The congregation maintains a church library and has the usual organizations, such as young people's, women's mission societies, Sunday school, etc.
Alexanderwohl Church Record.
Banman, H. "Geschichte der Alexanderwohler Mennoniten-Gemeinde bei Goessel, Kansas." Bundesbote-Kalendar (1926).
Dyck, A. J. "Hoffnungsau in Kansas." Mennonite Life (October 1949): 18-19, 46.
From the Steppes to the Prairies, edited by Cornelius Krahn. Newton, KS: Mennonite Publication Office, 1949.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. I, 25.
Unruh, Benjamin H. "Die Mennoniten in der Neu-Mark." Gemeinde-Kalendar (1941).
Additional Information
Address: P.O. Box 8, 1304 K-15 Hwy, Goessel, KS 67053
Telephone: 620-367-8192
Website: Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church
Denominational Affliliations:
Western District Conference
Map:Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church, Goessel, Kansas
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Krahn, Cornelius. "Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church (Goessel, Kansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1955. Web. 18 Jan 2019. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Alexanderwohl_Mennonite_Church_(Goessel,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=144688.
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Krahn, Cornelius. (1955). Alexanderwohl Mennonite Church (Goessel, Kansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 January 2019, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Alexanderwohl_Mennonite_Church_(Goessel,_Kansas,_USA)&oldid=144688.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, pp. 48-50. All rights reserved.
©1996-2019 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.


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"Most people on the East End have no idea of the extent of devastation that has occurred just west of here," said Brendan Byrne of Shinnecock Hills on his drive home from Long Beach Tuesday evening.
People are struggling to stay warm, and to survive, he said. Mr. Byrne, who took a few dozen workers to Long Beach to help clean and gut houses, is one of many on the South Fork who have headed west to help disaster-stricken communities reeling from Sandy's wrath. He owns All Hampton Services, a general property services company, and is paying the workers who go with him.
In those communities, where many houses are uninhabitable, vehicles are destroyed, and belongings are piled with debris in the streets, thousands are suddenly homeless, hungry, distraught, and scared, and many are contending with thieves looking to take what little is left, by land and by sea.
"They can't get a piece of pizza," Mr. Byrne said, explaining that there is little food to be had from Long Beach west.
The numbers of displaced families who have lost everything to storm surge are huge in places like Babylon and Lindenhurst and only increase heading west, where fewer schools are open as safe havens and communication is spotty due to lack of power and poor cellphone service. The gas shortage makes it difficult if not impossible to run generators.
As temperatures drop, the situation worsens.
Grim situations bring out the worst in some, but the best in others.
When Ed Downes, president of the Sag Harbor Ambulance Corps, heard that an entire fleet of emergency vehicles had been lost in the Rockaways, he asked his department if it would donate a 2002 modular ambulance that was recently replaced. On Saturday, it will be driven to the Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department.
"Why send it empty?" Sag Harbor Village Police Chief Tom Fabiano asked Tuesday morning. An hour and a half later he was on WLNG asking for donations, and an hour after that, bags of supplies began to arrive at the Division Street precinct.
Many other South Fork residents and businesses have organized relief efforts. On Tuesday, a Hampton Jitney transported volunteers, along with cleanup supplies like gloves, bleach, brushes, and garbage bags, from East Hampton Town Hall to East Rockaway and Long Beach. A separate refrigerated truck followed with food. Caroline Wilkinson-Midson, a volunteer with East End Cares, said the food was gone in 10 minutes.
"Another trip is needed," she wrote online shortly after her arrival, adding that diapers, milk, and flashlights are a priority. She called what she witnessed "total devastation," noting there was "not a FEMA truck in sight."
Those interested in helping, said Wendy Tarlow of Sag Harbor, another volunteer for the organization, can "like" the Facebook "Sandy LB Help page." Clothing has been put on a temporary hold in some cases, the volunteers said, due to the time and energy required to separate out "Speedos and capris." They are looking for additional storage space to enable the acceptance of all items that donors offer.
What is needed most immediately, they said, are easy-to-open and eat non-perishable foods, water, camp lanterns, flashlights, batteries, candles, baby wipes, formula, diapers, paper goods, plastic utensils, can openers, toiletries, towels, and medical supplies.
Clothes for all ages are needed and best separated by gender and size. Among the requests: new undergarments, new and warm socks, shoes, hats, and gloves. School supplies, toys, and games are being taken for children who have lost everything. And warm blankets are being sought for people and pets, too, who also need food and supplies.
Cleanup and construction items are also in demand, including bleach, work gloves, dust masks, tarps, heavy-duty garbage bags, rope, head lamps, nails, tools, plastic trash bins, fuel containers, push brooms, mops, shovels, rakes, and wheelbarrows.
The Montauk Community Church is collecting donations in its basement to be transported west from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. East Hampton Town Hall is also collecting donations, as are many local firehouses. In Southampton, the Hampton Jitney office in Southampton is a drop-off site.
Dancehampton, a children's dance studio on Lumber Lane in East Hampton, started collecting donations of children's jackets, hats, gloves, and other warm clothing on Monday and was to continue to do so through tonight. Clothing, which will be sent to East Rockaway and Long Beach, can be dropped off between 3:30 and 7:30 p.m.
The Goat on a Boat Puppet Theatre in Sag Harbor has joined with Holy Trinity/St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church of Staten Island to help that community. With immediate collection preferred, the theater on East Union Street will continue the effort through Thanksgiving.
The Southampton Chamber of Commerce is collecting gently used cold weather clothing for adults and children and shoes of all sizes through Monday. In combination, Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor will serve as a dropoff site for food and water donations in its lobby from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily this week and as needed going forward.
All three Bridgehampton National Bank branches in Southampton will collect items for Staten Island residents, to be delivered by Gardens by Romi of Southampton, every weekend through Thanksgiving.
The Hampton Bays Mothers' Association has begun a gift card drive, to be distributed through churches in the worst affected neighborhoods. Gift cards to Target and Home Depot-type stores have been suggested, as have Visa or Mastercard gift cards. Drop off locations include C's Home and Office Management on Noyack Road in Sag Harbor, the Sag Harbor Garden Center, Agave Bar and Mexican Grill in Bridgehampton, Southampton Stationery on Hampton Road in Southampton Village, Stevenson's Toys in Southampton, and the Southampton Publick House.
Time For Teens is also collecting gift cards, which can be sent to Time For Teens at P.O. Box 552 Southampton 11969. Monetary donations are also accepted. The gift cards will also benefit local families in need.
Suffolk County National Bank is collecting monetary donations of up to $25,000 to be matched, through Nov. 23, when the bank will add its own donation to a check that will be given to the American Red Cross. Donations may be taken to any of the bank's 30 locations, with checks payable to S.C.N.B. Hurricane Sandy Relief Account, care of the bank, P.O. Box 9000, Riverhead 11901.
Island Harvest is taking monetary contributions online at islandharvest.org, and is also seeking food and volunteers. A list of current needs can be found on the Web site.
An online registry has been created on Amazon.com by alumni of Occupy Wall Street, whose Occupy Sandy Relief activists mobilized thousands to become one of the more active volunteer efforts in New York City. Supplies can be ordered and shipped directly to those in need, and contributions are also being taken at Occupy Sandy c/o The Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew, 520 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn 11238.
On Saturday night at LTV Studios in Wainscott, local bands and special guests will perform at a Hurricane Sandy Relief concert for the hardest hit areas. The concert will run from 7 to 9 p.m., with details to be announced via a Facebook page, facebook.com/LtvSandyBenefit. Tickets will cost $20 at the door.
In coordination with East Hampton Town Animal Control, the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons has donated travel kennels, cat carriers, pet food, litter, and blankets to the Rockaways and is accepting donations of pet food at its adoption center on Daniel's Hole Road in Wainscott.
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I need a YouTube channel design. My name is Kid Adil. I'm a music producer and I need cool design...Kid Adil. I'm a music producer and I need cool design for to convey the mood of my music. My mane style of music it's G-Funk, West Coast like YG 4hunnid, SOBxRBE, Shoreline Mafia and all Cali stuff. I need something that can give that vibe to my viewer.
Hi, i am looking for someone to design me a mafia game template for the mccodes v2 engine, i would also like this person to integrate it into the system. My budget is £100-200 and need it done in 1 day if possible
I have a mafia RPG and would like the layout to be adjusted. More can be found out through a discussion but the payment will vary dependent on the work done. There is not much to be done which is why I've marked it a micro project though I'll pay in excess of that rate if I am pleased with the work carried out.
I'm looking for someone to create a mafia MMORPG (similar to infamousgangsters, essentially a script very much alike). I want it kept basic in terms of formatting and such - more details will be provided upon finding a suitable offer.
I need an asap fix . Here is the problem : I ...doesn't want to change . Can you help me resolve this ? I am with BeTheme , WooCommerce the latest version. I want it to be like this : [login to view URL]мафия-тениска/ Mine is this : [login to view URL]суичъри/черен-суичър-винаги-на-101/
Game: Mafia City Need a tool created on PC that allows you to connect to the android through USB then modify the game.
I need a logo designed. For a competition team named The Hog Mafia. I want three pigs dressed in suits standing around another pig cooking.
Rpg mafia text based online multiplayer game
Mafia Gear is a new Crossfit clothing company. We want to create a fresh fun logo that communicates the fact that we are a Crossfit company HOWEVER we also want to play on the MAFIA name. Everyone seems to be picking up on the GEAR. MAFIA is all about building a family and a community but we see our clothes having some unique designs - think Crossfit
... This is a turn based strategy and adventure story mixed game genre. 2. This must be developed using GoDot game engine, first for iPhones and if successful will use you to help port using GoDot to Android phones, and then tablets. 3. This will have some animations - that will come last. This will be a card game concept, turn based. 4. This will have
Monkey mafia logos and business card designs
The idea is a Mafia member in the middle of the logo sitting in a sun chair with som palm trees around him and a beer in the hand, and some chicks holding around him, Is it possible to get a sketch of this idea? i'll pay?- under the logo it needs to stand "Calabria 2019" like the image i have added
Hey Anastasia! Hope all is well with you. If you don't remember me, I'm the one you did the monkey mafia logos for. I would like to hire you to make a few small changes to a couple of those existing logos so that I can use them for another purpose as well. Ignore the budget amount, we can discuss that further if you are interested.
Logo for a car club. Attachments for reference. But the toxic mafia one style is preferred. Groups name is "Toxic Racing Society" or "TRS"
Hello! I am looking for a developer to help me install Nutscript and such on my new upcoming 1950's MafiaRP Server. Developers will be payed depending on what they do. ( Too avoid scams. )
Millennial Mafia Project
I have a mafia rpg browser game online and I need some glitches and small features added
Hi all, I would like an MMORPG Mafia game/script to be built. Similar to some already on the web. I only need the framework coded, I can style it myself. Must be written in PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Java/JS. Would need roughly 50-75 pages coding. More details on request but would be usual - Profile Users Online Crimes GTA Group Crime Bullet Factory
I am part of a car club named bimmer mafia it's just BMW cars and we want a sweatshirt logo or design . Thank you my name is josh by the way.
I am Good On Graphics Part, Would Like to Start My Dream Project "WickedMafia" Zobmie/Hoor Mafia Themed Game! I want it to look similar to: [login to view URL] Move some things around and change colors. I can negotiate a low flat rate upon completion, would like to check through out ptogress, and If willing to would go 70/30 Until Tab
I want a logo design the company name is called "Farm Mafia" I would like it to incorporate something with a farm or farmers and something with mafia style. I am open to different color schemes.
In the attached file i have set the idea that i'm looking forward to. * It needs to be similar but not the same. i'm ...for the poker table. * Have lots of cheese in the scenery and cards and poker chips and drinks * Maybe have them sit on some round cheese also. * It needs to be fun and mafia like Get me inspired and i'll have more work for you.
I am looking for a skilled ghost writer to write a book 185-200 pages about an idea i have about waring mafia families in Italy.
...iconic legends from Al Green, Daft Punk and EWF to Michael Jackson, Billy Joel and Three 6 Mafia. His creative flow was enhanced by the educators, commrartery and talent that graced the campus of Full Sail University in Orlando FL where he attended. He helped to create and launch The DrumBenders, a production group once called the next "J.U.S.T.I.C.E
...anything I've done before. Super fun. And great friendly staff. 2. Came in because Tonga lumina was cancelled due to rain. So glad I did. We had a blast. A little scared in mafia freezer, but my nervousness quickly gave way to the drive to win. 3. Loved Secret Agent. 15 minutes went by so fast though. 4. We came for the golf but fell in love with
We are a non profit based on 5 principles. Service, honesty, hope, love, unity (community). We are people in recovery from drugs and alcohol. The company will focus in on the principles listed above. We will be a structured organization with rankings similar to police, military, mafia, motorcycle clubs (Lieutenants, sergeants, generals). We want to
I am wanting a text based mafia mmorpg mainly created using PHP but with other coding languages implemented too, an example of what I want would be [login to view URL] or similar sites.
Please design a logo of my company: - Design for Gambling, Gangster Style, Mafia Type, Gambling Lords - Boss Type - Can be graffiti type.. etc...
Hi, Trying to upload a very old script and I have misplaced the database. I think we just need to rebuild the users database, from memory there was maybe 30 columns, but we will need to put the script live then re-build the users section of the DB for data to be stored in. It would also be useful to fill in the rest of the database but this is just a small task to get the site back online so I ca...
...little chain in the fast food sector, we need a logo and corporate identity (for business cards, letters, packaging etc.) The general "theme" of the chain is the italo-american Mafia of the 40s, the name of the Restaurant and Burgers do reflect this aswell. In this effect we have rather a monochromatic, distingusihed design in mind, there should be no loud
Hello I am looking for a talented & passionate graphic designer to create T-shirt designs. Each week I will give a task to do 10 designs, means 40 designs per month. The designs will be more focused on the slogans and not too complex art, its possible to use ready skull art designs and modify them in illustrator for example to minimize the work load
need a logo for fitness business. business name is rope mafia and centers around workouts using battle rope
MAFIA EMPIRE and INVINCIBLE CITY logo
I require a custom 3d image to be create for use on a website that is themed around the mafia and gangsters. The image must be of a gangster, the character can be in any pose must be unique. I have provided an example of something similar to what i'am hoping to achieve. Once a design has been chosen, i can gurentee more work in the future for the winner
...creating a new business called "International Social Media Strategy Gang" and I would like to create a logo. The look and feel of the logo is supposed to feel like a gang, an exclusive club. So, I would like you to look at the inspiration images and create something which suits a "gang" feel. I'd like it to include social media items like a heart notificat...
Mafia 2d game running archade, shooting development with my idea character
Mafia 2d game running archade, shooting development with my idea character Example- [login to view URL]
Need help with a few pages in my website. Should be quick and easy for a pro. [login to view URL] Mafia based mmorpg game. HTML MYSQL PHP built
I need a responsive up to date login page for my text based mafia game.
I need an up to date login page/design for my mafia game. This design should be responsive
...Switzerland. Our aim is, to develope a iOS and Android Game like "Mafia City", "Iron Commander" & co. With the exactly same System like this Game: [login to view URL] [login to view URL] The Game must be Multiplayer, Features must be like: -Create a Alliance with other Players -Build own Castle (With
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I have an alliteration poem that I need brought to life on a MP4 video. I have a lot of gif files and MP4 I want to implement.
I own a company called Highly Concentrated and my friend owns a company called New Wave Mafia. My company sells nectar nectars and we are also sell clothes designed around dabs and thc concentrates. His company is a music production/dJ/event coordinating. I want to combine my main t-shirt design and his logo into a cool hat. My design is the great smoky
Looking for a logo and t shirt design for new web site Nerd Mafia. pop culture collectibles and apparel. a daf punk 1920s vibe. Robot gangster
...need a game which has a story line and the game should be a war game/related to mafia/crime based as i have already written a story which can be shown and narrated on different scenes while player plays the game. if you can build any other adventurous game that will be also fine but then you will have to write a new story for that ...
I'm looking for an Artist to create a polished version of tons of cartoon characters and objects. This is a test only ($10) but I-m able to pay more to the selected artists. I have tons of mockups to be turned into a final polished art. Attached is a mockup of the character to polish. (Mafia Cucumber) Artwork details: 1- NO BLACK LINES
I'm looking for an Artist to create a polished version of tons of cartoon characters and objects. Attached is a mockup of one (Mafia Cucumber) Please, submit a final art with a watermark or any you feel comfortable. BIDS WITHOUT A TEST COMPLETE, WILL NOT BE ACCEPT. Cheers Chris
Hey bro, I have a text based mafia game runs on PHP HTML and CSS I believe, all I need done is in the gangs page I need added a crimes area with multiple different crimes , and success rates and all the data to enter into the correct places on my MySQL database
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|2007-05-19, 21:41
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Join Date: Dec 2004
I use TrueImage in Windows (paid for ) and for Linux, I backup my data and if it were to go wrong I would do a full reinstall.
Make sure you test it out properly first! Never rely on a backup software without giving it a good bash. I learnt that with Ghost 9... *sniffle*
Hmmm just remembered that NTFS writing is experimental in nix, so it might not be a good idea to use a nix based imaging product for a NTFS partition... Anyone else got experience with this?
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|2007-05-20, 07:36
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Join Date: Apr 2007
The stuff I use all are freeware but some (Commodo) require registering their product via email. Note all are for Windows OS'. All but Mediacoder I've had a while and have run without issues on a fairly basic laptop. I find most of these utilities in particular the Open Source utilities are light and don't eat up unnecessary space/resources and do a really good job.
Commodo Firewall
Commodo Antivirus
Lavasoft Adaware
Spybot Search and Destroy
CCleaner (registry and uninstaller tool)
Document/Imaging tools:
PDFCreator - Open SOurce
GIMP (clunky interface but if you don't have the $ to spend on Photoshop it does a good job Open Source)
Audio/Video tools
Mediacoder* (still learning to use this but it claims it can do a hell of a lot in terms of transcoding exotic file types Open Source)
Audiograbber - Cd ripper
Virtual DubMod
Burning utilities
Infrarecorder (very good simple to use GUI open Source)
Music/Recording Software
IRC Client
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|2007-08-18, 04:08
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Join Date: Aug 2007
There is another "free" program for word processing, StarOffice from Google.
StarOffice normally sells for $70 or so, but if you go to Google labs and get their downloads updater, one of the offerings is StarOffice.
So if you click it, you get it for free!
|2007-08-18, 05:54
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IT Support
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
Age: 34
|2007-08-18, 06:33
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IT Support
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
Age: 34
I found some information regarding that issue that OpenOffice is derived from StarOffice. Here is a webpage that seems to explain it (or at least makes the statement) - http://web.mit.edu/ooffice/www/home.html .
|2007-10-01, 05:06
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Ready to Boast
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Hinamizawa
Looking for some programs...
~Well, Google haven't been a lot of help to me
I hope someone can help me, i am looking currently for a program that can help me watch the PC resources, hard drive space, date, etc in a little window (Of course, without using the task manager)
Hope someone knows name, clue or link, anything goes
(Oh, i even have seen some with anime characters, like Fate/Stay Night Saber and others, hope someone knows about this too )
Icon Maker
~The other issue, it's about that, an icon maker.
I know that they're lots of programs to do icons, but i don't know which one it's the best, hope someone can help me in that too.
|2007-10-01, 06:21
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|2007-10-01, 09:34
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Thinking outside the box
Graphic Designer
Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Netherlands
Age: 32
I'm using Everest myself. It looks like this. (The things at top right)
As for a icon software. I use Axialis. The icons you see on the screenshot are made with Axialis Icon editor. Here is a video tutorial how to make them
|2007-10-01, 11:05
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Join Date: Dec 2004
|2007-10-09, 01:14
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You could say.....
Join Date: Apr 2007
Some other software utilities for keeping your Windows based PC in tip top shape
Auslogics DiskDefrag (Free) - fast, much more thorough than your XP/Vista defrag. My experience has been it gets an additional 5% more than your standard defrag.
HDTune (free) - HDD benchmarking and error checking tool
DriveImageXML (free) - makes an image of your HDD on another HDD. Useful for backup of complete systems
Darik's Boot and Nuke (free) - For security uses, completes wipes HDD, any data is unrecoverable once used. Reputed to defeat all known forensic analysis.
ATItool (free) overclocking utilty for video cards, works on both NVidia and ATI cards despite its name.
RIVAtuner (free) similar to ATItool
Crystal CPUID - On the fly overclocking with multiplier management
Also those with AMD X2 CPU's don't forget to download and run AMD's dual core optimizer.
With the overclocking stuff, just take it easy and go little by little.
|2007-10-09, 06:44
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You could say.....
Join Date: Apr 2007
Sorry I don't do that anymore. Look for the sites, learn what each does exactly, my descriptions are brief and they are not in depth. A direct link to downloads doesn't help users understand WTF these are for or help the understand how to use it. Used incorrectly some these programs can cause serious havoc. And I personally find it ridiculous that anyone is so lazy as to complain having to use copy, paste into a google search box to find a free program
|2007-10-11, 23:04
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Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 33
Just curious if anyone can identify a program by its icon for me:
The one I'm interested in is that one with the fish, the second icon to the left of the Firefox one. It's a pretty snazzy icon when contrasted with Firefox, so I was wondering if it was some sort of offshoot of the Firefox project or something. Initial Googling didn't really come up with much.
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WACO, Texas—Texas' request to force the U.S. Health and Human Services to continue funding its Women's Health Program was denied Friday, as a judge sided with federal authorities who say the state's exclusion of Planned Parenthood violates HHS guidelines.
U.S. District Judge Walter Smith's ruling won't affect the state's decision to move forward next year with an entirely state-funded program, even though the state was also seeking to keep its federal funding, said Stephanie Goodman, a spokeswoman for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. But Planned Parenthood, which serves more than 40 percent of the low-income women in Texas' program, questioned whether the state's efforts would be effective without federal funding or its clinics.
State lawmakers have banned any clinic affiliated with abortion providers from taking part in the Women's Health Program, which covers cancer screenings and other services for an estimated 130,000 low-income women. In response, federal authorities announced they would cut off funding, which pays for 90 percent of the family-planning costs and half of the administrative costs.
Smith denied a state request for a preliminary injunction to force U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to keep the funding in place. Without an injunction, federal funding is expected to expire on Dec. 31.
Texas officials say they have created an entirely state-funded program, which, starting Jan. 1, will provide the same services but exclude Planned Parenthood, Goodman said. The program is estimated to cost $40 million a year.
Goodman said the commission had found "pockets of money" in its budget to fund the Women's Health Program through the end of the current fiscal year, which ends in August. The Legislature will have to pass funding to continue the program from September on, she said.
To help fund the program, Goodman said officials are reducing overtime costs and trying to improve efforts to recover Medicaid funds lost to fraud or wasteful spending.
Jonathan Mitchell from the Texas Attorney General's office argued Friday that Sebelius' move to cut funding was an "abuse of discretion." Texas had authority under the program to set guidelines for providers that the state felt were appropriate, he said.
But Joseph Mead, an attorney from the U.S. Department of Justice, said federal law gave Sebelius discretion to approve or deny state funding requests. Medicaid rules also guaranteed patients the chance to choose their provider, Mead said.
"The state wants to have its cake and eat it too," Mead said.
Smith did not detail why he declined to grant an injunction.
Goodman said the state has signed up more than 1,000 new providers to replace Planned Parenthood, and that its surveys indicated there were enough providers for major metropolitan areas. Officials are still evaluating some smaller and rural areas, she said.
But Planned Parenthood and its supporters question whether participants in the state-funded program will have access to care if the reproductive care provider is excluded. It has sued in state court to be included in the new program.
"There is no sound reason Texas should jeopardize this important program by cutting off access to the health care provider relied on by nearly half of the women receiving basic, preventive health care through the program," Ken S. Lambrecht, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, said in a statement Friday. "Our top priority is ensuring women in Texas have access to high quality, affordable health care. We wish Texas politicians shared this commitment to Texas women, their health, and their wellbeing."
Lauren Bean, a spokeswoman for the Texas Attorney General, said the state was evaluating its options.


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X.25 is an International Telecommunication Union-Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) protocol standard for WAN communications that defines how connections between user devices and network devices are established and maintained. X.25 is designed to operate effectively regardless of the type of systems connected to the network. It is typically used in the packet-switched networks (PSNs) of common carriers, such as the telephone companies. Subscribers are charged based on their use of the network. The development of the X.25 standard was initiated by the common carriers in the 1970s. At that time, there was a need for WAN protocols capable of providing connectivity across public data networks (PDNs). X.25 is now administered as an international standard by the ITU-T.
X.25 Devices and Protocol Operation
X.25 network devices fall into three general categories: data terminal equipment (DTE), data circuit-terminating equipment (DCE), and packet-switching exchange (PSE). Data terminal equipment devices are end systems that communicate across the X.25 network. They are usually terminals, personal computers, or network hosts, and are located on the premises of individual subscribers. DCE devices are communications devices, such as modems and packet switches, that provide the interface between DTE devices and a PSE, and are generally located in the carrier's facilities. PSEs are switches that compose the bulk of the carrier's network. They transfer data from one DTE device to another through the X.25 PSN.
Figure: DTEs, DCEs, and PSEs Make Up an X.25 Network illustrates the relationships among the three types of X.25 network devices:
Figure: DTEs, DCEs, and PSEs Make Up an X.25 Network
Packet Assembler/Disassembler
The packet assembler/disassembler (PAD) is a device commonly found in X.25 networks. PADs are used when a DTE device, such as a character-mode terminal, is too simple to implement the full X.25 functionality. The PAD is located between a DTE device and a DCE device, and it performs three primary functions: buffering (storing data until a device is ready to process it), packet assembly, and packet disassembly. The PAD buffers data sent to or from the DTE device. It also assembles outgoing data into packets and forwards them to the DCE device. (This includes adding an X.25 header.) Finally, the PAD disassembles incoming packets before forwarding the data to the DTE. (This includes removing the X.25 header.)
Figure: The PAD Buffers, Assembles, and Disassembles Data Packets illustrates the basic operation of the PAD when receiving packets from the X.25 WAN:
Figure: The PAD Buffers, Assembles, and Disassembles Data Packets
X.25 Session Establishment
X.25 sessions are established when one DTE device contacts another to request a communication session. The DTE device that receives the request can either accept or refuse the connection. If the request is accepted, the two systems begin full-duplex information transfer. Either DTE device can terminate the connection. After the session is terminated, any further communication requires the establishment of a new session.
X.25 Virtual Circuits
A virtual circuit is a logical connection created to ensure reliable communication between two network devices. A virtual circuit denotes the existence of a logical, bidirectional path from one DTE device to another across an X.25 network. Physically, the connection can pass through any number of intermediate nodes, such as DCE devices and PSEs. Multiple virtual circuits (logical connections) can be multiplexed onto a single physical circuit (a physical connection). Virtual circuits are demultiplexed at the remote end, and data is sent to the appropriate destinations.
Figure: Virtual Circuits Can Be Multiplexed onto a Single Physical Circuit illustrates four separate virtual circuits being multiplexed onto a single physical circuit:
Figure: Virtual Circuits Can Be Multiplexed onto a Single Physical Circuit
Two types of X.25 virtual circuits exist: switched and permanent. Switched virtual circuits (SVCs) are temporary connections used for sporadic data transfers. They require that two DTE devices establish, maintain, and terminate a session each time the devices need to communicate. Permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) are permanently established connections used for frequent and consistent data transfers. PVCs do not require that sessions be established and terminated. Therefore, DTEs can begin transferring data whenever necessary because the session is always active.
The basic operation of an X.25 virtual circuit begins when the source DTE device specifies the virtual circuit to be used (in the packet headers) and then sends the packets to a locally connected DCE device. At this point, the local DCE device examines the packet headers to determine which virtual circuit to use and then sends the packets to the closest PSE in the path of that virtual circuit. PSEs (switches) pass the traffic to the next intermediate node in the path, which may be another switch or the remote DCE device.
When the traffic arrives at the remote DCE device, the packet headers are examined and the destination address is determined. The packets are then sent to the destination DTE device. If communication occurs over an SVC and neither device has additional data to transfer, the virtual circuit is terminated.
The X.25 Protocol Suite
The X.25 protocol suite maps to the lowest three layers of the OSI reference model. The following protocols are typically used in X.25 implementations: Packet-Layer Protocol (PLP), Link Access Procedure, Balanced (LAPB), and those among other physical-layer serial interfaces (such as EIA/TIA-232, EIA/TIA-449, EIA-530, and G.703).
Figure: Key X.25 Protocols Map to the Three Lower Layers of the OSI Reference Model maps the key X.25 protocols to the layers of the OSI reference model:
Figure: Key X.25 Protocols Map to the Three Lower Layers of the OSI Reference Model
Packet-Layer Protocol
PLP is the X.25 network layer protocol. PLP manages packet exchanges between DTE devices across virtual circuits. PLPs also can run over Logical Link Control 2 (LLC2) implementations on LANs and over Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) interfaces running Link Access Procedure on the D channel (LAPD).
The PLP operates in five distinct modes: call setup, data transfer, idle, call clearing, and restarting.
Call setup mode is used to establish SVCs between DTE devices. A PLP uses the X.121 addressing scheme to set up the virtual circuit. The call setup mode is executed on a per-virtual-circuit basis, which means that one virtual circuit can be in call setup mode while another is in data transfer mode. This mode is used only with SVCs, not with PVCs.
Data transfer mode is used for transferring data between two DTE devices across a virtual circuit. In this mode, PLP handles segmentation and reassembly, bit padding, and error and flow control. This mode is executed on a per-virtual-circuit basis and is used with both PVCs and SVCs.
Idle mode is used when a virtual circuit is established but data transfer is not occurring. It is executed on a per-virtual-circuit basis and is used only with SVCs.
Call clearing mode is used to end communication sessions between DTE devices and to terminate SVCs. This mode is executed on a per-virtual-circuit basis and is used only with SVCs.
Restarting mode is used to synchronize transmission between a DTE device and a locally connected DCE device. This mode is not executed on a per-virtual-circuit basis. It affects all the DTE device's established virtual circuits.
Four types of PLP packet fields exist:
- General Format Identifier (GFI) - Identifies packet parameters, such as whether the packet carries user data or control information, what kind of windowing is being used, and whether delivery confirmation is required.
- Logical Channel Identifier (LCI) - Identifies the virtual circuit across the local DTE/DCE interface.
- Packet Type Identifier (PTI) - Identifies the packet as one of 17 different PLP packet types.
- User Data - Contains encapsulated upper-layer information. This field is present only in data packets. Otherwise, additional fields containing control information are added.
Link Access Procedure, Balanced
LAPB is a data link layer protocol that manages communication and packet framing between DTE and DCE devices. LAPB is a bit-oriented protocol that ensures that frames are correctly ordered and error-free.
Three types of LAPB frames exist: information, supervisory, and unnumbered. The information frame (I-frame) carries upper-layer information and some control information. I-frame functions include sequencing, flow control, and error detection and recovery. I-frames carry send- and receive-sequence numbers. The supervisory frame (S-frame) carries control information. S-frame functions include requesting and suspending transmissions, reporting on status, and acknowledging the receipt of I-frames. S-frames carry only receive-sequence numbers. The unnumbered frame (U frame) carries control information. U-frame functions include link setup and disconnection, as well as error reporting. U frames carry no sequence numbers.
The X.21bis Protocol
X.21bis is a physical layer protocol used in X.25 that defines the electrical and mechanical procedures for using the physical medium. X.21bis handles the activation and deactivation of the physical medium connecting DTE and DCE devices. It supports point-to-point connections, speeds up to 19.2 kbps, and synchronous, full-duplex transmission over four-wire media.
Figure: The PLP Packet Is Encapsulated Within the LAPB Frame and the X.21bis Frame shows the format of the PLP packet and its relationship to the LAPB frame and the X.21bis frame:
Figure: The PLP Packet Is Encapsulated Within the LAPB Frame and the X.21bis Frame
LAPB Frame Format
LAPB frames include a header, encapsulated data, and a trailer. Figure 17-6 illustrates the format of the LAPB frame and its relationship to the PLP packet and the X.21bis frame.
The following descriptions summarize the fields illustrated in Figure: An LAPB Frame Includes a Header, a Trailer, and Encapsulated Data:
- Flag - Delimits the beginning and end of the LAPB frame. Bit stuffing is used to ensure that the flag pattern does not occur within the body of the frame.
- Address - Indicates whether the frame carries a command or a response.
- Control - Qualifies command and response frames and indicates whether the frame is an I-frame, an S-frame, or a U-frame. In addition, this field contains the frame's sequence number and its function (for example, whether receiver-ready or disconnect). Control frames vary in length depending on the frame type.
- Data - Contains upper-layer data in the form of an encapsulated PLP packet.
- FCS - Handles error checking and ensures the integrity of the transmitted data.
Figure: An LAPB Frame Includes a Header, a Trailer, and Encapsulated Data
X.121 Address Format
X.121 addresses are used by the X.25 PLP in call setup mode to establish SVCs.
The X.121 Address field includes the International Data Number (IDN), which consists of two fields: the Data Network Identification Code (DNIC) and the National Terminal Number (NTN).
DNIC is an optional field that identifies the exact PSN in which the destination DTE device is located. This field is sometimes omitted in calls within the same PSN. The DNIC has two subfields: Country and PSN. The Country subfield specifies the country in which the destination PSN is located. The PSN field specifies the exact PSN in which the destination DTE device is located.
The NTN identifies the exact DTE device in the PSN for which a packet is destined. This field varies in length.
Figure: The X.121 Address Includes an IDN Field illustrates the format of an X.121 address:
Figure: The X.121 Address Includes an IDN Field
X.25 is an ITU-T standard protocol that defines how connections between user devices and network devices are established and maintained, and that operates effectively regardless of the type of systems connected to the network. X.25 devices include DTEs, DCEs, and PSNs. X.25 connections contain both SVCs and PVCs within the physical circuit. X.25 uses the following three protocols, which map to the bottom three layers of the OSI reference model:
- PLP, which maps to the network layer
- LAPB, which maps to the data link layer
- X.21bis, EIA/TIA-232, EIA/TIA-449, EIA-530, and G.703, which map to the physical layer
Review Questions
Q - In what kind of networks does X.25 generally operate?
A - It is typically used in packet-switched networks of common carriers, such as the telephone companies.
Q - Name the three general categories into which X.25 devices fall.
A - DTEs, DCEs, and PSEs.
Q - What are the three main functions of the PAD?
A - Buffering, packet assembly, and packet disassembly.
Q - Name the X.25 protocol suite and the layers in the OSI reference model to which they map.
A - PLP: network layer; LAPB: data link layer; X.21bis, EIA/TIA-232, EIA/TIA-449, EIA-530, and G.703: physical layer.


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It's cool if you can be friends with your ex, but I will say this: Most likely, it means your relationship was dead long before the two of you ever broke up. And, maybe, possibly, you guys should have never been together in the first place. I know it's controversial, but it's the truth. Clearly, the two of you were meant to be friends, as opposed to lovahs. I mean, how could you be all buddy-buddy with someone you once were deeply, madly, passionately in love with? The only way is if you're seriously over it; if you fell out of deep, mad, passionate love a long time ago. And, I hate to say it because I really liked them as a couple, but Courteney Cox and David Arquette clearly weren't in love for quite some time. How do I know this? Courteney recently told Ellen of David: "He's my best friend in the world."
Now that doesn't sound very sensual, now does it?
It's great that Courteney and David are having an acrimonious divorce for the sake of their adorable daughter, but at the end of the day, doesn't really sound like these two were hot and bothered over one another for quite some time. You know what they say about the opposite of love, right? It isn't hate (that's too close to love); it's total apathy. Seems like Courteney is pretty apathetic about her ex if she can say they're best friends so soon after a breakup.
Relationships don't always work out. That's just the way it is. It's happened to all of us. And sometimes, when you know things are wrong with your relationship, it's almost embarrassing; and you want to deny anything is wrong. Those are the relationships that wind up just slooooowly fizzling out. It isn't one incident in particular. It's just that, well, you're not into each other.
Sex isn't the main component of all relationships. Not in the slightest. But being hot for your partner is important. Otherwise, why not just be friends? Best friends. You know, like Courtney and David.
Did you ever have a relationship slowly fizzle out for no reason in particular?
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Somehow, this is my last week at ICFA, and I have to wrap things up! My first sustained adventure in the world of archives is rapidly coming to an end, and I'm feeling very grateful for the opportunity to work so closely with the Van Nice Collection. It feels a bit like I'm leaving two worlds simultaneously–Dumbarton Oaks, and mid-20th Century Istanbul. The beautiful gardens, chilly archive rooms, and the wonderful people of Dumbarton Oaks will always be near and dear to me, but so will the cast of characters in the Van Nice collection, and the magnificent structure that they called home for so many decades. Both of these worlds have left an equally strong impression on me, and I am grateful for the time I spent in each.
Experiencing the full arc of archival processing has been especially rewarding, allowing me to learn much more than I could have from the all the individual steps separately. Looking back on the whole process, from assessing the collection in its original state to crafting a useful finding aid, I'm struck by the frequent zooming in and out from an individual item, to collection, to subgroup, to folder, and so on. This constant re-focusing, while always keeping the full scope in mind, is tricky, but the sense of accomplishment is well worth it in the end. If I have any concrete advice for someone starting out in archival processing, it would be to take VERY detailed and consistent notes during the original assessment of the collection. I thought that I was being pretty diligent, but having to go back and re-check individual folders for dates, the names of correspondents, etc., was one of the biggest drags on the pace of later steps.
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No. 62 Bucs set to face No. 19 Duke, No. 29 UNC and No. 70 Elon
DURHAM, N.C. (Jan. 14, 2010) - Two days after being named the Preseason Atlantic Sun Conference favorite, the ETSU men's tennis team opens its quest for a successful 2010 season Saturday at the Duke Invitational inside the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center in Durham, N.C.
The 62nd-ranked Buccaneers will be tested early at the event as fellow ranked programs No. 70 Elon, No. 29 North Carolina and host No. 19 Duke are all set to participate. ETSU will face each of the three teams at the affair in a dual match format Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Individually, the Bucs are led by a trio of nationally ranked singles players in 51st-ranked freshman Jesus Bandres (Caracas, Venezuela), and juniors No. 82 Grega Teraz (Mojstrana, Slovenia), and No. 89 Charles Bottoni (Bois Guillaume, France).
In addition to the singles accolades the Bucs boast a pair of nationally recognized doubles teams. Leading the way is the duo of senior Daniel Isaza (Medellin, Columbia), and sophomore Ofir Weintraub (Rishon Le Zion, Israel), who enter the spring ranked No. 39, while Bandres and sophomore Sander Gille (Kuringen, Belgium), begin the new season at No. 52.
Not to be outdone Duke, North Carolina and Elon all enter the event with a number of highly regarded players of their own.
The Blue Devils swing into their season with 17th-ranked Henrique Cunha, No. 62 Dylan Arnould and No. 77 Torsten Wietoska, in addition to the eighth ranked doubles team in the county in Cunha and Reid Carleton.
Like their Atlantic Coast Conference rivals Carolina brings in three nationally recognized players of their own in No. 36 Clay Donato, No. 92 Ryan Noble and No. 99 Brennan Boyajian.
Rounding out the field is Elon, who after losing two 2009 NCAA Singles and Doubles participants, return a pair of All-Southern Conference players in Alberto Rojas and Phillip Nemec.
Last season ETSU finished second at the Duke Invitational with 91 team points, 69 points behind winner Duke who had 160. North Carolina and Elon rounded out the scores with 71 and 57 points respectively.
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Hospital partnership will bring a 72,000-square-foot club to downtown Chicago.
CHICAGO - Fitness Formula (a developer, manager and general partner of multipurpose clubs in the Chicago area) has gotten itself a prime piece of real estate and an impressive partnership. Working with Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Fitness Formula will open the Union Station Multiplex in downtown Chicago this December.
Gale Landers, president and CEO of Fitness Formula, said that the new location is in the very heart of Chicago's business district, adding that more than 100,000 business commuters will come up underneath the club every day. Not that the Union Station Multiplex plans to serve them all. The club will cap at 5,500 members, charging approximately $100 a month for a membership.
A $13 million, 72,000-square-foot facility, the Union Station Multiplex will offer a wide variety of exercise options, plus the usual amenities one would expect in a multipurpose club. In addition, for the convenience of commuters, the Union Station Multiplex will feature concierge and business services, including laundry, shoe shine, valet parking, conference rooms and data ports.
Members can also expect medical services on the premises - not surprising, considering Rush-Presbyterian's involvement in the project. "We had a strong history of medical affiliates, and with this particular one we decided to bring them in as a limited partner on a equity basis," said Launders, who described Rush as "Chicago's largest hospital."
Cardiac rehab, physical therapy and certain types of non-primary care (e.g., massage, acupuncture, etc.) are some of the services Rush will deliver. And since Rush's campus is only a mile from the club, the hospital can refer people to its physicians for specialty services. Furthermore, thanks to its strategic location, the club gives Rush something extra to offer to its 10,000-plus employees and students.
Union Station Multiplex is also in a strategic location for Fitness Formula. Landers explained that his company believes in the power of a hub and spoke network: central clubs surrounded by supporting clubs. Union Station Multiplex brings the total number of Fitness Formula clubs up to eight (four in the Chicago suburbs, four in the city), and it will become the center hub of the network. Members can join one or all of the Fitness Formula clubs, so the Union Station Multiplex's commuter-rich location will give even more people the option of exercising near work or near their homes.
- Plenty of news from Bally Total Fitness.
First, Bally reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2000, with diluted earnings per share up more than 70 percent to $.58. Operating income for the quarter of $31.7 million was up 50 percent over the prior year. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) grew to $47.3 million, a 40 percent improvement.
In other news, Bally entered into a multi-year agreement with the University of Chicago Hospitals, which will operate a sports therapy clinic in the new Bally Sports Club in the Hyde Park/Kenwood area of Chicago. The clinic will specialize in physical therapy and rehabilitation.
Finally, Bally has made a co-marketing agreement with Eastman Kodak Co. to promote Kodak's new Advantix Access one-time-use flash camera. Specifically, Kodak has become the exclusive sponsor of Bally's Spinning program; through this sponsorship, Kodak receives in-club signage, distribution of product information and radio advertising via Bally's in-club radio network, as well as sales of the one-time-use cameras through Bally's more than 300 in-club retail stores.
- 24 Hour Fitness has named YogaFit Training Systems Worldwide as the official yoga trainer for its locations. The teacher trainings began this month and are open to 24 Hour Fitness staff and instructors.
- WOW! Work Out World has opened its fifth, full fitness facility at the intersection of Route 35 South and New Monmouth Road in Middletown, N.J. This 25,000-square-foot facility offers group fitness classes, strength equipment, free weights, racquetball, personal training, nutrition programs, juice bar and chiropractive services.
- The South Point Club has opened in Orland Park, Ill. The 186,000-square-foot facility is one of the largest health and sports centers in the Chicago area.
The sports available at the club include tennis, basketball, volleyball and soccer. Furthermore, the club offers an aquatic center, a juice bar, nursery, wellness center, group exercise, and strength and cardio equipment. The facility also houses medical professionals and a beauty salon.


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Assistant Producer, Richard Dinnick reminisces about the week that was Sherlock Holmes, series two
DAY ONE: Monday 16th May
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Nick Briggs, Ken Bentley, David Richardson and I meet early at the studio. Richard Earl (Watson) arrives followed by John Banks, Barnaby Edwards, Charlie Norfolk and Samuel Clemens. The recording is amazingly slick, the actors buzzing. As Toby dishes up one of his haute cuisine lunches it strikes me that Richard Earl is the rock upon which the foundation of these audios is built. He spends every second in studio and often asks to do pick-ups unbidden!
DAY TWO: Tuesday 17th May
The Final Problem and The Empty House
Nick has abandoned his idea of treating the morning as rehearsal time. "The energy was too good to miss!" he explains. Actors Nick, Richard and John are joined today by Alan Cox, who played Watson in the 1987 film Young Sherlock Holmes, He gives us a wonderfully measured performance as Moriarty. Despite (or because of?) the huge amount of unintentional innuendo we've detected in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writing, all is going swimmingly.
DAY THREE: Friday 20th May
The Reification of Hans Gerber
A cast of thousands! Andrew Havil, Rebecca Tanwen, John Dorney and James Albrecht (who Nick met on Victory of the Daleks) as well Dan Starkey and Terry Molloy along with scriptwriter, George Mann. There is much mirth and colourful language as Nick gains a new regard for the actors playing the Doctor. "If only I could play it as me!" he wails about playing Holmes. "But I've got to play it as someone intelligent who speaks insanely quickly!" Nick is, of course, being self-deprecating. If Richard Earl is the rock then Nick is the aforementioned foundation. He flits between acting and directing with the speed and precision of a humming bird.
DAY FOUR: Monday 23rd May
The Tangled Skein
Giles Watling (brother of Debbie) who has come in to give us his Dracula! Original author, David Stuart Davies arrives, followed by John Banks, Barnaby Edwards and Beth Chalmers, who quips: "I won't need any pick-ups!" I think of a witty riposte but then I remember that she boxes (seriously!) and I shut up! As recording starts I am humbled by levels of talent that surround me. John and Beth slip effortlessly into any character, Giles is understated as the Transylvanian (not stooping to cliché) and Ken adds his steady hand to the tiller, never ruffling the artists.
DAY FIVE: Tuesday 24th May
David interviews cast and crew as we go through the pick-ups and are joined by sound designer, Martin Montague, to record a podcast. Richard and Nick offer fascinating insights into their characters while I remain true to Conan Doyle's unofficial legacy by slipping in several innuendoes! Ken Bentley eyes me like a disapproving headmaster. The whole thing has been a dream for me, but it has now come to an end. For the rest of the Big Finish crew, the show must go on. Nick and David are onto another production, another story, another range…
That's for you to investigate!
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