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A user posted on the Dada Mail support forums: "There's an address with a space in it, that's entered my list! It's causing problems with delivery of the ENTIRE list? How did that happen?"
A lot of the time developing a very complicated piece of software is supporting it (I think, anyways). When a question like this comes down the tubes, I have no great answer, except it must have been an outside thing. So I ask, "Was the address added directly into the backend?" That's something that happens from time to time, although there are many pitfalls: importing data can be done incorrectly - and even if it's done correctly once, the design of the backend can change, and then it's not done correctly anymore.
That's why, if it's an option, it's a good idea to use the API that presented to the developer, rather than try to retinker it, yourself.
When the user replied back with, "Nope!" I knew I was really stuck. "But I have tests!" I protested to my Macbook Pro. "Coverage!" "I didn't roll my own email validator!" "I did everything you're supposed to do!"
So, current tests be-damned, I had to start from square one: Attempt to recreate the problem, in the simplest way I could. So, I tried to join a list, with an address with a space in it, like this:
myaddress@example .com
And, wouldn't you know it, the app took the address like nothing was wrong. Now, totally believing my user, but being in total disbelief myself, it was time to hit the code. We use Email::Valid in Dada Mail, to test the validity of an email address, like so:
use Email::Valid;
my $address = 'firstname.lastname@example.com';
print "Valid!";
else {
print "NOPE!";
# prints, Valid!
This is wrong. Observe:
use Email::Valid;
my $address = 'someone@example .com'; # notice the space!
print "Valid!";
else {
print "NOPE!";
# Prints, Valid!
And, there's my problem, in a pretty simple case.
So, what's going on? Basically my code had assumed that Email::Valid's address method returned a boolean value. It does not. From Email::Valid's docs (emphasis is mine):
This is the primary method which determines whether an email address is valid. It's behavior is modified by the values of mxcheck(), tldcheck(), local_rules(), fqdn(), and fudge(). If the address passes all checks, the (possibly modified) address is returned as a string. Otherwise, the undefined value is returned. In a list context, the method also returns an instance of the Mail::Address class representing the email address.Big difference! So let's try that code snippet, again:
use Email::Valid;
my $address = 'someone@example .com'; # notice the space!
my $validated_address = undef;
if($validated_address = Email::Valid->address($address)){
print "Valid!: $validated_address";
else {
print "NOPE!";
# prints, Valid!: email@example.com
Ah-ha: Email::Valid will take it upon itself to modify the email address for you - but only in certain circumstances - spaces in certain places of the address. So, this still returns undef:
use Email::Valid;
my $address = 'some firstname.lastname@example.com'; # notice the space!
my $validated_address = undef;
if($validated_address = Email::Valid->address($address)){
print "Valid!: $validated_address";
else {
print "NOPE!";
# prints, NOPE!
This certainly makes things confusing. The reason that the email address gets modified, is that under the hood, Email::Valid turns the address you give it, into a Mail::Address object (it'll also just accept an Mail::Address object, and Mail::Address itself will take out that pesky space in the domain part of our email address, when it's own address() method returns a string:
This makes it difficult to patch up Email::Valid, since then I'd have to delve into Mail::Address - and perhaps Mail::Address has a perfectly good reason to do this. Since both Email::Valid and Mail::Address have been around for so long, and many programs have been written with their API the way it is, it's a pretty good bet they'll stay this way.
use Mail::Address;
my $address = 'someone@example .com'; # notice the space!
my $modified = ( Mail::Address->parse($address) )[0]->address;
print $modified;
# prints, firstname.lastname@example.com
So, what to do? Since my app's validation system is a little more than, "is the form correct?" it's difficult in the workflow to take in account of the changes Email::Valid makes to the address I pass - I'm not sure if I even like the idea: getting a boolean back in a validation method seems a better idea - most of my own valiation methods in the app have the pattern of, return a boolean status, plus a hashref saying what may be wrong,
# In a perfect world:
my ($status, $errors) = $validater->check_out_this_address($address);
if($status == 1){
# Good to go!
else {
print "Dude, PROBLEMS:\n";
for (keys %$errors){
print '* ' . $_ . "\n";
So, for example, say I'm importing a whole address book of addresses - thousands of addresses! And before I do that, I sort out the duplicate addresses, as the validation steps are many, and cpu consuming. Using Email::Valid the correct way could introduce subtle bugs into the system. Simplifying things:
This prints out,
use Email::Valid;
# Say, I've already sorted out dupes:
my @check_these =
'another@foobar .com',
my @validated = ();
my @invalid = ();
my $address;
if($address = Email::Valid->address($_)) {
push(@validated, $address);
else {
push(@invalid, $_);
print "Good! Addresses:\n";
print "* $_\n" for @validated;
print "BAD! Addresses:\n";
print "* $_\n" for @invalid;
Good! Addresses:
* email@example.com
* firstname.lastname@example.com
* firstname.lastname@example.com
* firstname.lastname@example.com
BAD! Addresses:
* blech
As you can see, some weird things happen:
- The number of addresses total that are returned isn't the same as what gets passed
- All the invalid address are not reported
- my once unique list now isn't so unique anymore.
I'm not sure yet what the best thing to do is. For now, sadly, I have to do something hacky in my own email (in form) validator - I just look for a space, if there's a space, it's automatically invalid:
use Email::Valid;
my $address = 'someone@example. com'; # notice the space!
print "Valid!";
else {
print "Nope!";
sub is_valid_email {
my $a = shift;
if($a =~ m/\s/){
return 0;
return 1;
else {
return 0;
# prints, Nope!
So many miscalculations on my part, which! means much to learn from my own dumb self:
Firstly, I couldn't believe it was a bug, since the way things have worked hadn't been changed in eons.
Next: way back when I first wrote put this validation stuff in the app yarns ago, I was thinking that Email::Valid was nothing but a nice wrapper around a very, very complex regex created by Jeffrey Friedl back in the day for a book on Regular Expressions that he wrote. It looks a little like this. It's a doozy.
Another miscalculation I had made was, "I have tests! How could this fail!" and I made the assumption the user was in fact on the wrong. So, I looked at my tests ,and whatayaknow:
local $TODO = 'This test fails.';
ok(valid_email_sub('test@example .com') == 0);
So I actually knew about this problem before, and forgot - there's actually a link to a bug tracker in the actual test, which means I had handed off the problem to someone else to fix. Lazy!
Things to learn:
- Read the docs! This very peculiarity is documented in Email::Valid's own docs. Don't assume!
Let's see an example of how the address may be modified:
$addr = Email::Valid->address('Alfred Neuman
print "$addr\n"; # prints firstname.lastname@example.com
- Just because you think everything's working, doesn't mean there aren't weird little edge cases - it's probably a given.
- Tests are good! Skipping tests that don't pass doesn't always help you.
- Reporting bugs in other modules is good! Trying to fix them? Probably better.
My thanks to rjbs for being patient as I stumble around a module he has been nice enough to adopt, warts and all.


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Secretary-general, in copenhagen remarks, challenges business leaders to be
in vanguard of creating cleaner, greener, more sustainable global economy
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's opening remarks to the World Business Summit on Climate Change in Copenhagen, 24 May:
I am delighted to be here. Perhaps more important, I am glad you have chosen to take the time to be here today.
We meet at a critical moment in human history.
Our planet is warming to dangerous levels. In December, the United Nations Climate Change Conference will meet here in Copenhagen to find solutions to this grave global threat.
As business leaders, you are crucially placed to ensure that Government negotiators seal a deal.
We are enduring the worst economic downturn since [the] 1930s. It is essential that we do not allow this to hold back the political momentum, investment and innovation that we need to combat climate change.
Climate change is the defining challenge of our time. I also believe it is the most potent game-changer for business over the next century. It is an opportunity we must seize.
Today, I want to challenge you. I want to see you in the vanguard of an unprecedented effort to retool the global economy into one that is cleaner, greener and more sustainable.
You and your colleagues have the ingenuity and vision to lead by example where others –- including Governments -– are lagging behind.
With your support, and through your example, we must harness the necessary political will to seal the deal on an ambitious new climate agreement in December here in Copenhagen.
This will not be easy. Fundamental change never is. But, if we get it right, we can reasonably look forward to sustained growth and prosperity.
If we get it wrong we face catastrophic damage to people, to the planet –- and to the global marketplace.
Our excessive reliance on a fossil fuel-based economy is destroying our planet's resources. It is impoverishing the poor. It is weakening the security of nations. And it is choking global economic potential.
The science is clear. Global emissions must peak in less than a decade to avert the worst consequences of climate change.
Many scientists are saying that worst-case projections are already being realized –- indeed surpassed. This was the message from the International Scientific Congress, held here in Copenhagen in March.
We know that the safest way of reducing climate risks is to reduce emissions. We know that taking early action makes good business sense. And we know the cost of inaction will be much bigger than the cost of action now.
Some estimates say that rising greenhouse gas emissions could cause a decline of 5 per cent or more in global GDP.
Compare that with what it would take to bring down greenhouse gas emissions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, estimates that it could cost as little as 0.1 per cent of global GDP [gross domestic product] each year until 2030. And that does not factor in the multiple extra benefits to health and development.
Most importantly, we know we have the tools to change course.
What we need is political will, at the highest level, coupled with the right policy signals and market incentives.
In September I am convening a summit meeting on climate change at the United Nations headquarters in New York to galvanize this political will among the political leaders.
I am inviting all Heads of State and Government.
Business leaders will also be a part of the conversation.
A strong message from the business community to Governments worldwide may make all the difference.
As business leaders, you must make it clear to your leaders that doing the right thing for the climate is also the smart thing for global competitiveness and long-term prosperity.
We may never get a better opportunity. And if the world's scientists are right, we may not get a second chance.
We have seen how a local crisis -– a bank failure, a disease outbreak –- can quickly go global.
We live in an interconnected world. An effective agreement in Copenhagen would be a powerful vote of confidence in multilateralism. By the same token, failure would be bad news for everyone.
But there is yet another vitally important reason why we must seal a deal in December in Copenhagen.
We know that the right kind of deal will provide the regulatory certainty and long-term price signals that businesses are demanding. We know that a deal can unleash investment, stimulate innovation and facilitate the global spread of low-carbon technologies.
What is often overlooked is the impact a deal could have on global trade. Success in Copenhagen could set a powerful example: if Member States can find a way forward on an issue of such tremendous complexity, surely they can do the same in other areas, most notably the stalled Doha Round of trade talks.
On the other hand, failure in Copenhagen could lead countries to turn inward in a misguided effort to handle the climate challenge on their own. We could see new, climate-related protectionist barriers.
But such go-it-alone policies simply cannot work, for climate or for trade. They would undermine the core principles of non-discrimination that the international trading system has been building over the past six decades. They could lead to trade anarchy.
So we need to seal a deal in December for these reasons, too. To protect the trading regime. To enable trade to underpin development, spread green solutions and usher in the green economy.
Climate change affects every aspect of society, from the health of the global economy to the health of our children. It is about the water in our wells and in our taps. It is about the food on the table.
It is about energy security and international security. It is at the core of nearly all the major challenges we face today
That is why it is an issue for Heads of State. And that is why it is an issue for business.
So far, only a small portion of the business and investment community has made climate change a strategic priority. Too many are sitting on the fence, waiting for others to act, or waiting for the clear policies that will signal a level playing field.
Others are defenders of the old order. For those who are directly or implicitly lobbying against climate action I have a clear message: your ideas are out of date, and you are running out of time.
What the fence sitters and the skeptics fail to understand is that climate change fundamentally changes the 21st century balance sheet.
Sooner or later there will be a higher price on carbon -– imposed either by policy or by market forces.
Any multinational business that doesn't have a strategy in place to deal with climate change will end up on the losing side of history.
That is not where you plan to be.
Investing now in green solutions is cheaper –- and ultimately more profitable –- than spending more, later, in a catch-up race for global competitiveness.
Polluting industries have successfully cleaned up their act in the past. That is part of the dynamic tradition of private-sector innovation. There are good examples today of industries in the developing and developed worlds cutting emissions.
I welcome such steps, and call for more.
We must also invest in the lower-carbon economic winners of the future.
I know that some argue that we cannot afford to act on climate change during a global recession.
I disagree. What we cannot afford is more short-sighted approaches. The global economy needs more than a quick fix. It needs a fundamental fix.
If we have learned anything from the financial crisis, it is that we must put an end to unethical and irresponsible behaviour and the tyrannical demand for short-term profit.
The price of a global bail-out may seem high, but it will pale next to the enormous human and economic costs of delaying action on climate change.
Continuing to pour trillions of dollars into fossil-fuel subsidies is like investing in sub-prime real estate. Our carbon-based infrastructure is like a toxic asset that threatens the entire portfolio of global goods -– from public health to food security.
We must direct investment away from dirty energy industries. It is time to create market incentives that reward long-term investment in clean energy and innovation.
The smart money is on the green economy. Many of you are already showing the way.
You have shown that energy efficiency and green technologies can drive profitable performance.
Many of you are deeply engaged in the United Nations Global Compact. You are building a community of businesses, which I hope will show that "caring for the climate" can be a new paradigm for business success.
Many of your good examples are featured in a series of new studies that will be unveiled today under the "Caring for Climate" banner.
Throughout this meeting you will share important lessons. You will showcase solutions in construction, energy, transportation, manufacturing, and many more.
These examples show that a transformation is possible.
But to seize this transformation, we need the regulatory certainty and market signals that only a binding global climate change agreement can provide.
We need an agreement with clear long-term goals and mid-term targets.
And we need your voice, your influence, and your example.
You can help to seal a deal in December, and this is how you can do it:
I ask all of you to support the "Copenhagen Call" that we will issue at the end of this meeting. Use your influence as business leaders to bring climate change to the attention of policy makers and the public.
Instruct your government affairs teams to lobby vigorously and relentlessly for a successful outcome in Copenhagen in December. Do it now. And do it in every capital where you are represented.
Mobilize employees, partners, clients and customers to take a stand and demand climate action from governments.
Work with your trade associations and interest groups to ensure their lobbying supports an effective Copenhagen agreement.
Join the United Nations "Seal the Deal" campaign. Add your stamp to the global movement for action.
Above all, I encourage all of you to continue on the path of innovation and collaboration.
Continue to spread green solutions through your supply chains. Continue to push for private-sector solutions that reduce climate risks -– in health, water and natural resources, in insurance and investment and economic development.
This, my friends, is the essence of business statesmanship in the 21st century. Send a strong message to the Governments that hold the keys to success in December.
Tell them to seal the deal.
Seal the deal to power green growth. Seal the deal to protect our planet. Seal the deal to build a more sustainable, prosperous global economy that will benefit all nations.
Your customers and your shareholders will reward you. And your children will thank you one day.
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I hesitate to plunge back into Dartmouth's Indian wars, a topic on which I have disagreed with Scott and probably John too. However, since I expropriated the "last word" on the matter, I'd like to link to this excellent editorial in the Dartmouth Review by Daniel Linsalata, which tends strongly towards Scott's position and has prompted these few additional thoughts.
It seems to me that the heart of the current battle stems from this statement by "representatives" of Dartmouth's Native American Community (among whom, Lansalata points out, there are very few students):
As Native people, the right to decide what offends us belongs to us and us alone. It is arrogant for non-Native people to presume that they somehow have this right.
At one level, of course, this statement is a truism — if you're offended, you're offended. But questions arise when you try to translate the subjective state of being offended into accusations of racism. Given the seriousness of such accusations and the things that accompany them, such assertions look like a power grab, and it's probably no coincidence that the Native American representatives are using the language of "power" here — as when they describe the "objectification" of the Indian (i.e., the use of the image) as "about power."
The existence of the power struggle helps explain, I think, why some of Dartmouth's Native Americans are so quick to take offense. They are asserting their "right" (and their power) to do so. I believe it also helps explain why some students are pushing back with conduct some of which may reasonably be viewed as offensive.
UPDATE: An example of "push-back" that apparently has the campus in an uproar can be found here.
This column in the Review by Emily Ghods-Esfahani is also worth reading. She frames the issue this way:
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Middle East expert Dr. Mordechai Kedar of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies says Israelis have almost totally lost their faith in the two-state solution to the Israeli-Arab conflict.
Whereas a decade or two ago a majority of Israelis viewed the internationally-backed diplomatic effort as a harbinger of peace after 50 years of war, the number of Israelis who still feel that way can "fit in two telephone booths," Kedar told Israeli radio station Arutz Sheva.
What happened in the intervening years to change most Israelis' minds? In a word, Gaza.
In 2005, Israel "disengaged" from Gaza, uprooting 21 Jewish communities with a combined population of some 10,000 people. It was a gut-wrenching move for the Jewish state, but it was also the first major test of whether or not the Palestinians were serious about living in peace if they were given the lands they demanded.
"We gave land, they fired rockets into Israel," noted Kedar. Since Israel pulled out of Gaza, nearly 10,000 rockets have been fired into southern Israel from the coastal enclave.
Kedar explained that Israelis aren't about to let the same thing happen in Judea and Samaria (the so-called "West Bank"), from which terrorist rockets could easily hit Israel's largest population centers and its only major international airport.
Kedar is currently promoting a peace plan that would grant the Palestinians increased autonomy in their own cities, but would stop far short of the independent, sovereign control over Judea and Samaria that the current negotiations are aimed at achieving.
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Game 1 Pitching Match-up
RHP R.A. Dickey (2-4, 5.03) vs. RHP Freddy Garcia (2-2, 3.40), 7:05 p.m. ET
Starting Lineup
- Jose Reyes, SS
- Daniel Murphy, 1B
- Carlos Beltran, RF
- Jason Bay, LF
- Fernando Martinez, DH
- Justin Turner, 3B
- Josh Thole, C
- Jason Pridie, CF
- Ruben Tejada, 2B
Subway Series Mets Notes
BEL-TRON: Carlos Beltran is 14-for-31 against Freddy Garcia and has been consistently good against him. He was 7-for-his-first-15 and is since 7-for-his-last-16 against him. Of the 86 pitchers that Beltran has faced at least 20 times, his .452 batting average against Garcia ranks sixth-best (Kyle Lohse tops his favorites list, .541).
METS ON THE MOUND IN MAY: The Mets are 10-6 this month. New York's pitching staff has the fourth-best ERA in the month of May (2.76). The Mets bullpen is 4-2 and has a 1.12 ERA (six earned runs/48.1 innings) this month, the third-best in the majors. Mets starters are 5-4 this month with a 3.54 ERA (40 earned runs/101.2 innings).
INFIELD: The Mets' starting infield yesterday of Daniel Murphy, Ruben Tejada, Jose Reyes and Justin Turner, had the youngest average age for the starting infield for any major league team in any game this season (25.5 years old).
BAY WATCH: Jason Bay is hitting a Ted Williams-esque .406 against the Yankees over the last two seasons. In that span, he rates in the top 3 against the Yankees in batting average (2nd), on-base percentage (.500, 1st), and slugging percentage (.739, 3rd).
FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ: Converted his 14th straight save chance yesterday, his longest such stretch since saving 16 straight to start the 2009 season. Rodriguez, who is tied for second in the majors in saves, also extended his scoreless innings streak to 18.0 innings, the fourth longest active streak in the majors.
APPLE TURNER: Turner has reached base safely in his last 10 games dating back to May 7. During this span, he's batting .382 (13-34) with six runs, four doubles, one home run and 12 RBI.
SUBWAY BUZZ: Entering tonight, 11 members of the Mets active 25- man roster have played in a Subway Series game (Reyes, Beltran, Bay, Evans, Isringhausen, Martinez, Misch, Murphy, Pelfrey, Tejada and Rodriguez). There have been 111 players to play for both the Mets and Yankees including two to join that list this year (Gustavo Molina and Luis Ayala).
INTERLEAGUE PLAY: The Mets begin their 15th season of Interleague play tonight. The Mets are 118-111 (.515) all-time during Interleague action. The Mets' .515 winning percentage is the fourth best all-time among NL clubs. The Mets went 13-5 against the American League last year, setting a franchise record for wins in a single season. The Mets won five of their six series vs. AL squads and Jose Reyes led the majors with 19 runs scored during Interleague play in 2010. Francisco Rodriguez was second in the majors with seven Interleague saves in 2010 and ranks sixth all-time with 33 Interleague saves.
Game Preview
It's that time of year again where the Mets and the Yankees play each other, and the 2011 Subway Series opens up in the Bronx this year. For the Mets, they are coming off of a two game shutout sweep of the Nationals as they look to return to .500 in tonight's game. Since the game is happening in the Bronx, the Mets will have a DH tonight, and as of last night (when this article was written) the DH was penciled in as Fernando Martinez as he looks to get some much needed AB's. Tonight Dickey will look to bounce back as he takes on Freddy Gracia.
R.A. Dickey has struggled at points this season, and hopefully he can turn back to his consistent self tonight. This season he is 1-5 with a 5.08 with over 50 innings logged. Things have been rough this month, as he has posted a 7.36 ERA in three starts. The last time Dickey faced the Yankees was in 2009 where he pitched 9.3 innings where had an ERA of 0.93. The Yankees have the following numbers on Robert Allen:
Granderson 3-10, 2 2B
Jeter 1-8
A-Rod 5-8, 2B
Swisher 0-6
Posada 0-3
The Mets will get a look at Freddy Garcia tonight who is 2-3 this season with a 3.22 ERA. This month he has pitched 18.1 innings and has posted an ERA of 4.42. The last time he faced the Mets was back in 2007 where he pitched 4.2 innings allowing 3 ER over 8 hits on his way to a loss. The Mets have posted the following numbers on Freddy:
Beltran 14-31, 2 2B, 3B, 3 HR
Harris 3-12
Bay 0-7
Paulino 3-3, HR
Reyes 1-3
Let's Go Mets!
Subway Series Game Preview, Courtesy of Mets Merized Online
John is ill and will resume blogging again in a day or too. He apologizes for not being able to post, but does have a special message for all his readers for the Subway Series; LETS GO METS!


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Exam boards face fines for test paper errors
BBC |May 4, 2012
Exam boards face multi-million pound fines for mistakes in test papers under new powers granted to the exams watchdog Ofqual.
Just days before the exam season gets under way, the regulator has given details of new sanctions – including fines of up to 10% of annual turnover.
The regulator can also order exam papers to be rewritten or ban boards from offering certain qualifications.
Fiona Pethick of Ofqual promised to "act firmly and robustly".
The biggest exam boards have turnovers of up to £300m, so fines of 10% would be substantial.
The government says the money will go to the public purse.
Ms Pethick, Ofqual's director of regulation said: "We want awarding organisations to provide high-quality qualifications and good levels of service.
"Our additional powers, including the power to fine, mean that when things go wrong, we have more ways in which we can sanction an awarding organisation.
"With exams starting shortly, this is a timely announcement for us as we now have our new powers in place should there be any problems during this important period."
The move follows a series of unanswerable questions and printing errors in last summer's A-level and GCSE exam papers, sat by 140,000 students in England Wales and Northern Ireland.
After about a dozen mistakes were found in national test papers, the government promised to have new regulatory powers, including a system of fines, ready for this summer's exams.
Last summer's mistakes included multiple-choice questions where all the answers were wrong, and questions which were impossible to answer because wrong information had been given.
The subjects affected were geography, maths, chemistry, biology, business studies and Latin.
Pupils vented their anger on social networking sites, with some calling for the exams to be re-staged.
At the time the exam boards apologised for the mistakes and said they were taking measures to ensure pupils would not be advantaged or disadvantaged by them.
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Recently, overcome with envy - and "on assignment" - I booked rooms at three Chicago hotels, all opened within the past nine months. Each of these newcomers has its own style, price point and charm.
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Protests against access road for windfarm near Cliviger
Credit: Burnley and Pendle Citizen | 31 December 2012 | www.burnleycitizen.co.uk ~~
A protest against the construction of a windfarm and temporary access road saw hundreds of residents march in formation through their village yesterday.
A 10 metre wide access road is being planned to allow the expansion of Coal Clough Wind Farm, near Cliviger.
But villagers fear that over an 18-week period more than 4,000 wagons movements are expected to allow the expansion.
The lorries are set to travel down the M65, through Burnley, then Red Lees Road.
Alan Pickles, chairman of Cliviger Parish Council, said: "The issue isn't the wind farm, which people across the country are reluctantly accepted despite the blot on the lanscape they pose.
"It is the massive disruption and nuisance the access road will cause which is what is getting people's anger up.
"We are being told it will only be temporary, but I don't believe it will be."
A meeting in August attended by the developers, ScottishPower: Renewables, the council's planning officer and 130 residents saw all of the villagers vote unanimously against the plans.
Resident Dee Salmon said: "If this many have turned up on a horrible day like this it shows the determination of our community.
"Most of the roads and buildings here have been here for two centuries. They are not meant for this sort of traffic."
Cliviger resident, Elaine Howard, 65, said: "I don't think we need anymore roads or wind turbines.
"We may be one of the largest parishes in the borough, but we have the smallest population."
"Cliviger is a lovely place and we want to keep it that way."
Bill Peel, 65, resident, said: "It is going to spoil the environment and the village and we aren't sure what benefits we as a community will get from it.
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Montana fisheries officials are seeking comment on a six-year plan, inlcuding a public comment meeting in Missoula Tuesday evening. Input is needed on a statewide draft that would establish goals and direction, habitat protection and improvement, fishing access and opportunities for the next six years. These comment meetings will be held all over the state, but Missoula's is coming up fast, so if you fish, you might want to be involved in the process. Missoula's information sharing will be this Tuesday, September 11th, at the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 2 office, 3201 Spurgin Road from 6-8:30 p.m. You can review the draft plan at http://fwp.mt.gov/ under "Statewide Fisheries Management Plan." My plan is to actually catch a few more fish than I normally do, so maybe I'd better show up and see what they can do to help a hopeless fisherman like me for the next six years. DB


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High Performance Tennis Coach William Vazquez aka CoachV works with Brandon Gita a Top jr player in Atlanta.
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his dad and i have talked about it the Muscle imbalance and he is scheduled to see a chiropractor & a Doctor soon about it. when i get that info i will post it.
Brandon does have some physical issues. one of which is the growth rate of parts of his body, in the older video back in February of this year he was suffering from the ball toss, he never mentioned it June. The Left shoulder was hurting and he said that it hurts to ball toss the way i was making him toss. i never knew that because he never spoke about it before & im not a doctor or pretend to be ( hint hint ). so i tell him to show me his shoulder area and one side is more developed than the other. thats when i showed him how to do some weight training. to work on the muscle imbalance.
That's true about Andre, but he's talking about dealing with an injury and altering game and technique to deal with it. Brandon is 14 and doesn't seem to have physical issues. I think it's good to experiment with different service styles, like pinpoint, platform, Roddick style or classic, just looked he went from one extreme to another.
here is the old serve. but i was forcing him to shorten it up here.
its a slow Process. he must learn to change faster. and have back up shots. Reading Agassi's book "OPEN" he mentions in the book about having two different playing styles. one playing style is when his back isn't hurting and a completely different set of strokes and styles of play for when it is hurting!
Yeah, Tim I thought it was Fedesque. But that serve looked nothing like one that was posted about a year ago I think were he was doing abbreviated take back. Just trying to figure out the evolution to this point.
I like the serve where the chalk comes off the ball and lands in his hair. lol
His first batch of serves remind me of the Fed toss motion. His windup stays much lower and just hangs down. When you fixed his balance, it forced his trophy to come up by not letting him hang back on his back leg. Fed never hangs on his back foot and gets his trophy high. Once you got him off his back foot, the trophy position starts up higher, with the shoulder angle less steep.
there is a back view and a side view before the second set
yes Hal, that is his natural serve on the first set before i made him do the exercise. Its hard for him to change because he doesn't have the ability yet to visualize himself in time and space yet. remember he is still a boy and doesn't have the experience yet.
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Petey says he can be in the Kissing Booth too. His daddy said we could go!!
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BullyVW wrote:Anne Marie...were you at the show in Pottstown, PA? We were there too and saw treadmill races.
Romanwild wrote:I really don't know anyone with a treadmill made for a dog.
We will be doing a 50 yard dash for the fastest dog though!
With a 50 yard race all dogs can compete. Not all dogs run on a mill. Although I am trying to teach mine!
mnp13 wrote:I'm actually running the fastest dog event. It will be a snow fencing corridor with a 'laser' timer at each end so the time will be exact. You can have someone hold your dog at one end and 'pump them up' or put them in a sit/down while you go to the other end. You can use anything you want as bait to get them to you as fast as you can.
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WarriorsFanNJ wrote:If beal was the best player left on the board I would much rather have him over then Terrance or Perry Jones or Jared Sullinger but if theres drummond availible or maybe Henson i would see it as an equal fit. Worst comes to worst Beal is an asset on draft night in a deal for an igudala or josh smith and if we he keep him we hold on to a player who possibly could become a excellent volume scorer and contributer along the comparisions of hopefully an Eric Gordon type. At #7 though if a potential franchise big man comes in like Drummond who can be mentored by consumate pros such as Dlee and Bogut are i think thats too sweet of a deal to pass up to obtain a small and still defenisivly challenged backcourt.
Drummond and PJ3 scare me. I've had enough potential with motivational problems in the past 6 years (Anthony Randolph, Patrick O'Bryant, Jeremy Tyler). I'm beginning to think they never get past something like that if it's already proven to be an issue before the draft.
And I'm not discounting what Beal has as far as talent; I'm just asking in a bigger picture sense: are you okay with the Warriors going back to the small backcourt?
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A pack of Disney villains wants to take over the Magic Kingdom, and it's up to you, as Merlin's apprentice sorcerer, to stop them by unlocking clues to their whereabouts.
Disney spent more than four years perfecting this brand-new role-playing interactive scavenger hunt, Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom. And it's just one of the company's inventions this year: cool new experiences are rolling out on every front. Huge expansions at Disney World and Disneyland as well as new guided trips make Disney vacations more appealing than ever.
New Disney rides and adventures will naturally charm kids, but some will resonate more deeply with grown-ups, who can better appreciate the sheer genius that goes into melding the latest technology with nostalgia and Walt's original vision.
A fan of cruising, Walt would surely approve of Disney Cruise Line's Fantasy, which sets sail on its maiden voyage at the end of March 2012. "She was built in Germany at the finest shipyard in the world, Meyer Werft," says Anita Dunham-Potter of ExpertCruiser.com. "No expense was spared, no corners cut; it's first class all the way." Luckily, Art Nouveau–inspired décor and an elegant French restaurant coexist with features like the super-cool AquaDuck waterslide, making Disney vacations on this ship fun for all generations.
Walt would also love the big changes happening in Anaheim, where Disney California Adventure is finally poised to lose its always-the-bridesmaid rap. Visitors have long compared DCA unfavorably to its sister park, Disneyland. But now Disney is about to complete a major overhaul that pays homage to the era when Walt's career as an animator was taking off during the golden days of Hollywood. "The old Disney California Adventure will be all but unrecognizable when they're done," says Jill Safro, editor of Birnbaum's Official Guides to Disney. "The changes are very, very special."
More Walt, it turns out, is always a good thing. Could it be that our love of Disney is as much about his idealism and optimistic take on life as it is about character breakfasts? By pulling our heartstrings and reminding us of happy childhood memories, the company is managing to persuade folks of all ages that we're never too old for Disney vacations. As Walt said, "Adults are only kids grown up, anyway."


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It has been a week of character classes and cupcake still life paintings, beautiful painted ladies and LOTS of lettering. My job is dreamy and the students who come and go through the week absolutely fill my heart. I Play for a living AND do it with awesome peeps! Truly Can't beat that.
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In a crazy frigid, Blizzardy winter like we have had here, I truly love that no matter how cold it gets we have this amazing warm and cheery place to create and grow together! It has been a Blessing in so many different ways for different people and I pray that only grows with time.
In other happy news, Outside of the studio I've been finishing up some very special printable kindness cards to give as a gift to anyone who signs up for our newsletter! Spreading kindness is always good and never wasted, and friends, I am all about that! These mini prints can be printed at 4x6 to give as a card or smaller 2x3 to keep in your wallet and hand out to someone special as you are moved to do so.


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I was suckered in by the pretty pretty packaging of this lipgloss so I made my first purchase from this range, in PK906, the most pigmented and darkest shade of the range.
Aube Couture is a range that is terribly safe – I imagine its a range that would appeal a lot to the average woman – perfect natural shades for work and for a laid back elegant look. A bit boring for me?………………well, yes.
The packaging looks like Aube:
There are lots of little micro sparkles in it:
The doe foot applicator for this brush is really lovely – wide, soft, easy to use. It's slightly curved too – imagine a ballerina's En Pointe.
The colour is sheer. Too sheer. The tube shows lots of promise as it looks pigmented but it really isn't – its a clear ever so slightly pink gloss with lots of micro sparkles in it.
Yes its pretty but its not very original. It's the perfect safe shade really, but its not a must have really. Nice applicator, nice product but *yawn* nothing new.
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MOSCOW — Russia could expand arms sales to Iran and revise the terms allowing U.S. military transit to Afghanistan if Washington launches a strike on Syria, a senior Russian lawmaker said Wednesday.
Alexei Pushkov, the Kremlin-connected chief of the foreign affairs committee in the lower house of parliament, told lawmakers that Moscow hopes the U.S. will back Russia's proposal for Syria to put its chemical weapons under international control for their subsequent dismantling.
During Wednesday's Russian parliament debate of a resolution on Syria, Communists called for an increase in sending Russian weapons to Iran and a revision of the contract allowing the U.S. military to go over Russia to get to Afghanistan.
Pushkov said such actions now would be premature, as Russia and the U.S. are working to find a diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis. Still he warned if the "party of war" prevails in Washington, Russia should consider those moves.
"If the U.S. takes the path of exacerbating the situation and forgoing diplomacy for the sake of a military scenario, such measures would seem absolutely justified to me," Pushkov said.
The lower house, the State Duma, unanimously passed a resolution warning that a U.S. attack on Syria would trigger an "irreversible humanitarian catastrophe" and calling for a peaceful settlement of the crisis.
President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with Iran's President Hasan Rouhani in Kyrgyzstan on the sidelines of a security summit later this week.
The business daily Kommersant — which has strong Kremlin connections — reported Wednesday that the Kremlin has decided to sign a new deal to deliver air defense missile systems to Iran. It cited "a source close to the Kremlin."
The deal would replace a 2007 contract that Russia scrapped in 2010 under U.S. and Israeli pressure.
The initial contract called for the delivery of the S-300 PMU missile systems, while the new deal would envisage the delivery of a different weapon, the S-300 VM, also known as the Antey 2500. That missile system has a shorter range and lower velocity but it's still a very potent weapon capable of engaging enemy aircraft and cruise missiles with deadly efficiency.
Kommersant quoted a Russian military expert, Vladimir Yevseyev, as saying that the air defense system allegedly being offered by Russia may suit Iranian needs even better than the initial offering.
There was no official comment to the report from Russian officials, who typically refuse to discuss possible weapons deals.
Iran, which has filed a lawsuit against Russia in international arbitration for reneging on the 2007 contract, has signaled an interest in the Russian offer.
Kommersant said Russia may also sign a contract to build a second reactor at Iran's nuclear power plant in the southern port of Bushehr.


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My apologies to the moderator for such a long post, but I have some information to share on the Graflex Strobomatic 500 (or Strob 500) Flash system that might be of some help to both the newcomer to the Graflex system and those who might wish to purchase a Graflex flash system and need information on what to look for (or ask for).
For the newcomer, please excuse my use of the present tense in lieu of the past tense, as Graflex has been out of business for over 30 years now and the Strob 500 is not being made anymore, and any Strob 500 outfit's you might find have seen usage from rarely used to roughly used, so beware, and let their condition be your guide as to whether you wish to purchase one at the price asked for.
The Strob 500 Power Base's (lower half) comes in three different configurations:
(1) Strob 500 AC Power Base (lower half) uses a 20 foot cord for AC wall (or mains current) 117 VAC current (at the time, now most current is 120 to 125 VAC).
(2) Strob 500 HV Power Base (lower half), now the LEAST desirable power base, uses a 450 VDC Dry Cell Battery (pretty much unavailable now, if at all).
(3) Strob 500 RG Power Base (lower half), the MOST desirable power base, uses an internal circuit board that takes power from a removable plastic case that holds Eight (
1.2 VDC "D" Ni-Cad Cells (usually 1600 mAh) in series for a total of 9.6 VDC and is charged with a 120 VAC to 12 volt VDC wall transformer.
The earlier (older) Power Base's (lower half) has the logo "Strobomatic 500" stamped along the top edge of the case with the power type after the "Strobomatic 500" as in AC - HV - RG, and in the lower right corner of the power base there is a round raised logo that shows the Graflex lower case "+g" trademark.
The newer Power Base's (lower half) has the logo "Singer" (alone by itself on the left) then "Graflex" (top line on the right) and then "Strob 500" (bottom line on the right) on a metal foil label along the top edge of the case and in the lower right corner of the power base there is a round raised logo that shows the power type, as in AC (Yellow background), HV (Blue??? background) and the RG (Red background).
I also have 2 AC Power Base's (lower half) that have a metal foil label along the top edge of the case that says "Graflite" (alone by itself on the left) and with a yellow background that says "Strob 500" in a single line, and also in the lower right corner of the power base there is a round raised logo that shows the power type of AC (Yellow background), the Yellow background style is also used on another Power Base that I have that is a RG model and perhaps on the HV Model also.
The earlier (older) Control Head's (top half) did not have a metal foil label on the top of the Capacitor Pack case, but did have the corresponding icon's on the top of the Control Head for the OFF, ¼ , ½ and FULL power levels.
The newer Control Head (top half), which contains the (4) four 500 WVDC, 490 microfarad, Aluminum Electrolytic capacitor's, has the logo "Graflex General Precision" (as two lines, on the left side of the label) then "Strobomatic 500" (on the right side of the label) on a metal foil label on the top of the Capacitor Pack case, along with the power level switches (Black = OFF, White = ¼ Power, Yellow = ½ Power and Red for FULL power) on the top front of the Control Head case, along with the corresponding icon's on the top of the Control Head for the OFF, ¼ , ½ and FULL power levels.
Also I should mention that capacitors, by their very nature and construction, are prone to drying out in older years and have a tendency to start shorting out internally, hence the crackling that some have heard when using their Strob 500 Outfit's, sadly to my dismay (and experience) the only real way to deal with this is to test the capacitors with a Volt & Ohm meter to ascertain the shorting capacitor and to replace it with a reliable capacitor, and so far I have not been able to find a vendor that can supply me with an identical capacitor in the correct physical and electrical specifications.
I might also mention some notes about the Strob 500 flash heads, as there also seems to be some important configurations in these also:
(1) Model #???? (may also be a Model #2241) - An all Black Rear housing with a Gray front, marked with "Graflite" above the red open flash button and "Strob 500" below the red open flash button, along with "Made in USA by Lenzar Optics Corp. this flash head has only a flash to subject distance flash calculator dial, a neon ready light that is protrudes from the flash head surface in a clear rounded dome, it does not have the built-in slave feature with a Slave/Sync slide switch.
(2) Model #2241 - All Black Rear housing with a Silver panel on the very back and a Gray front, and below the red open flash button is marked with "Graflex/General Precision" (on 2 lines, one over the other) and also "STROBOMATIC", this model also has a built-in slave feature with a Slave/Sync slide switch on the bottom right of the rear silver panel that also contains a flash to subject distance flash calculator dial, and a neon ready light that is almost flush with the flash head surface.
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That's not how random battlegrounds are supposed to work.
You're supposed to have a mix of players, or at possibly a premade of a guild/arena group in the mix. And really, I see a lot of the latter on the Horde side: 4 out of every 5 random BGs I'm in involve a Horde premade of some sort.* But even without the premades, I can see the health of each enemy player, and they follow the standard pattern of high to low health: tanks > plate DPS/locks > leather DPS > other cloth DPS.
However, the Alliance health numbers are all over the map, with the lone exception that my Rogue is always in the top two in health.
I knew what my max health with Malevolent PvP gear was (360k-ish), and what my max health with Tyrannical gear was (420 ish). I'm now part of the way through getting Grievous gear, which puts me in around 450k health. But most of my random BG teams have health in the 350k range, with some players around 410k and the fresh L90s at less than 300k.**
That means that Alliance teams are typically undergeared and severely outgunned by Horde teams.
How undergeared? Well, I know that by only running random BGs, I've fallen behind the arena players by an additional Grievous piece***, or two if you count the 1250 point gear and take this week into account. That's enough of a difference for a maximum geared Hunter (plus current raid tier gear) to 4-5 shot me, as happened multiple times last night.**** And if I'm at max PvP gear without running arenas, imagine what it's like for someone with a half Malevolent/ half Tyrannical set.
I was in a Twin Peaks BG this morning and I watched it happen. We even had more than the usual number of healers at four (!) whereas the Horde only had one, and our health was actually decent for a change (averaged in the low 420s.) But the Horde side, where I counted 6-7 players at 480k health and higher, simply cut through our side like a hot knife through butter. Putting it in a different way, the Horde was able to out-DPS four healers in a 10v10 match. That we were lacking in strategy --only about 1/3 of the team was trying to get the flag at any one time-- was almost immaterial when 2 healers in a convoy couldn't keep a Shaman or myself upright.
Such a DPS imbalance in random BGs is worrisome, particularly when in arenas/rateds at least you're paired against teams with similar ratings. That doesn't guarantee similar teams, but it sure helps in evening out the skill levels. Shouldn't there be at least a reasonable attempt at matching up the iLevels of players in a 10s or 15s random BG so you don't have slaughters like this one?
But then again, I've seen weird groupings in randoms. Like six rogues on one side in WSG. Or seven hunters vs. five locks in AB. When I get to a random that's not raid size, I quickly check our listings. If I see more than three rogues in a 10s or four in a 15s, I'll voluntarily drop, telling the group there's no way you can win with this many rogues. I can go blow off 15 minutes soloing Pit of Saron or Halls of Lightning instead of getting frustrated when I'm being farmed by a Mal'Ganis or Tichondrius premade.
BlizzCon is this week, so I presume that on Friday we'll hear about the new WoW expac.
Unless we won't.
I'll concede that it's entirely possible that The Dark Below is going to be the name of the next WoW expac, but in terms of Blizzard history they are very late in announcing an expac after the last major patch for the current expac drops. Perhaps Blizz saw that extended beta as a big part of the reason why their subs dropped and are swinging heavily toward the "don't tell them anything until we're just about to release it" Apple-style presentation. The risk for this is to have an unstable release where people have major problems at launch (see: Diablo III).
But here's an idea: maybe Blizz is going to go for a lot of smaller expacs rather than one big one every two years. What about the possibility of new content every year --ala SWTOR and GW2-- with 2-3 patches accompanying it? More content, quicker, so people will fork over $20 for an expac every year rather than $35 every two years.
Or make Wow F2P, but gateway raids and arenas to subs only? That would enable Blizz to keep most of their subs who live for raiding or arenas/rateds, but allow the casuals to drop in and out as necessary. Of course, a cash shop would be needed to pump the casuals for money, as Blizz would be giving up a lot of money in subs to do this. But it is more of a likelihood than I considered before.
Either way, in two days we'll see what happens. One thing I will bet money on is that while their subs are down, don't count Blizz out just yet. They're not the same crew running things during vanilla and BC, but they're not going to screw up their IP.
At least I don't think so.
*For the sake of simplicity, I'm focusing on 10 and 15 man BGs. the 40 man raid BGs will almost always have a guild group in the mix due to the size of the teams.
**I've said it before and I'll say it again: chain running AV and IoC for an Alliance player is the quickest way to get geared up with Honor level gear. And for a plate wearer, that'll put you on par with my health.
***Merely running random BGs will get you a max of 1800 Conquest points a week, while arenas will get a max of 2200 Conquest points. If you want to keep up with the Joneses, you have to run arenas, which is suicide to most Mists-era Rogues when paired against other classes of equal skill.
****You get used to the routine: either they spot you lurking about or they ride in when you're trying to help finish off an enemy by a flag. They send their pet after you, use their Deterrence to deflect your blows, and then drop some traps to slow you while jumping backward to rain down hell while you try to run after them. You can't run quickly because you likely blew your escape CDs on getting away from the Concussive Shot and/or captured by a net. And since some of the Hunter's DoTs aren't removable by Cloak of Shadows, you can't Vanish. You're a sitting duck.


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This article describes instructions for implementing DPAT on Dell PowerEdge servers
Dell Processor Acceleration Technology (DPAT), enabled through the BIOS, provides a better performing solution than turning turbo off to force operation at the lowest base frequency of the processor while maintaining a more consistent turbo frequency state. DPAT minimizes transition duration when the processor functions in turbo mode, thereby decreasing jitter and allowing for lesser latency. This function is only supported on the Intel E5-2690 processor with newest bios and iDRAC firmware. This feature can be enabled using racadm, Web Services Management (WSMAN), and Dell Deployment ToolKit (DTK) commands.
Dell servers can be set to Maximum Performance in the bios but this feature is intended for maximum throughput not latency. Intel Turbo Boost 2.0 was developed to get most speed out of the any running cores in a multicore multiprocessor environment within the power constraints of the CPU. Turbo Boost is activated by the Operating System (OS) following ACPI standards using processor performance states. When the OS instructs an Active core to enter C3 sleep state the other cores dynamically accelerate to a higher frequency. Turbo Boost is limited by the number of cores, current and estimated power consumption and temperature when it runs. The Power Gate Transistor Intel developed means very little power is used by cores when they are off so Active cores can run at a higher frequency. The processor is stepped in 100MHz steps in response to Turbo Boost. There is some latency in stepping frequency, changing C states and other CPU functions.
Some environments such as High Frequency Trading in the Financial Markets need low latency in their transactions. Dell Processor Acceleration Technology (DPAT), enabled through the BIOS, provides a better performing solution than turning turbo off to force operation at the lowest base frequency of the processor. PAT limits the settings for the processor uses to keep latency low all the time. Using Turbo Boost with PAT the fewer cores you activate the faster the clock speed you can use. This was developed for the Intel E5-2690 processor (which runs at 2.9GHZ) so can typically run at 3.8Ghz with a single core, 3.6GHz with a dual core or 3.4GHz with 4-cores.
The following Dell PowerEdge systems with Intel E5-2690 processors installed, support DPAT
|PowerEdge System
|Minimum BIOS
|Minimum iDRAC Firmware
To support DPAT on your system, make the following changes in the BIOS setup.
You must enable DPAT with a
controlledturbo command using one of the following modes:
The iDRAC7 can be used to configure DPAT using RACADM commands remotely using Telnet or SSH or locally if DRAC Tools have been installed on the server from the Dell Open Manage disk. Bios settings do not take effect until the server is rebooted and the Lifecycle Controller needs CSIOR to run to update its configuration files. Connect to the iDRAC7 on the server and run the following commands:
$ racadm set bios.procsettings.controlledturbo Enabled
$ racadm jobqueue create BIOS.Setup.1-1 -r pwrcycle -s TIME_NOW -e TIME_NA
$ racadm set bios.procsettings.controlledturbo Disabled
$ racadm jobqueue create BIOS.Setup.1-1 -r pwrcycle -s TIME_NOW -e TIME_NA
The iDRAC7 Lifecycle Controller 2 (LC) can be used to update firmware and backup or configure hardware profiles using WSMAN commands. WSMAN allows managing servers remotely without having to install any OS agents. The Microsoft implementation of WSMAN is called Windows Remote Management (WinRM) and is run from command prompt or powershell. For more on how to use the LC Services API consult the manual LC 2 Web Services Guide for Windows.
The WSMAN commands can be used in Linux through small changes in the commands. For more information on Linux consult the manual: LC 2 Web Services Interface Guide for Linux.
To enable or disable DPAT using WSMAN, enter the following command:
winrm i SetAttribute http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cimschema/
DCIM:BIOSService -u:%1 -p:%2 -r:https://%3/wsman -
SkipCNcheck -SkipCAcheck -SkipRevocationCheck -
encoding:utf-8 -a:basic -file:set_controlled_turbo.xml
To enable turbo using WSMAN, use the following content for set_controlled_turbo.xml:
<p:SetAttribute_INPUT xmlns:p=
To disable turbo using WSMAN, use the following content for set_controlled_turbo.xml:
<p:SetAttribute_INPUT xmlns:p=
The Dell Deployment ToolKit is used to script operating system installations. The script is used in a preboot environment and generally an existing installation is used to create configuration files to deploy. The bios settings are stored in the syscfg file but users can customize for their needs. The Dell DTK can be downloaded from Dell Drivers and Downloads website under Systems Management. More information can be found in the DTK manuals: Dell Deployment ToolKit 4.3. Add these commands to the DTK scripts:
Use the following command to enable DPAT using DTK:
Syscfg -controlledturbo=enable
Use the following command to disable DPAT using DTK:
Syscfg -controlledturbo=disable
Dell has released a White Paper on increasing performance and decreasing latency which covers many aspects of server performance: Configuring Low-Latency Environments on 12th-generation Servers.
More information on using the for iDRAC7 RACADM commands in the manual: RACADM Command Line Reference Guide.
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Hello everyone thought I'd best say hello properly.
On Sunday we picked up a swb 2003 2.2 petrol.
So far not been plain sailing..
Exhaust manifold has a crack which had been puttyed and I missed it as under the heat shield
I have had to order rear shocks as they are shocking lol
Also ordered poly arb bushes front and rear.
New exhaust mid box as I had a strange vibration when downshifting and turning off engine...turns out box has collapsed inside.
There is a bit of diff noise at rear when up to 60mph I have changed the oil this eve and added moly slip to help it....ended up wearing much of the old oil as my rear different had no drain plug so cover off job lol....still seems to have a whine but a bit quieter now hope this is Normal


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Stateflow® is an environment for modeling and simulating combinatorial and sequential decision logic based on state machines and flow charts. Stateflow lets you combine graphical and tabular representations, including state transition diagrams, flow charts, state transition tables, and truth tables, to model how your system reacts to events, time-based conditions, and external input signals.
With Stateflow you can design logic for supervisory control, task scheduling, and fault management applications. Stateflow includes state machine animation and static and run-time checks for testing design consistency and completeness before implementation.


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(AP) — Firefighters are beginning to stop the 1,700-acre wildfire burning near about 50 summer homes in Wyoming.
The Fairfield Fire was 15 percent contained Wednesday because of lines crews have dug on its north side. Firefighters will now try to build some containment lines along the head of the fire near Lander.
The homes and campgrounds in Sinks Canyon were evacuated after it broke out Monday. U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Kristie Salzmann says no homes have been lost. Crews dug lines and an air tanker also dropped slurry to protect them.
It's the most significant fire of the season so far in Wyoming.
Crews are also fighting a fire burning on about 100 acres in the Medicine Bow National Forest. A 250-acre wildfire in the Washakie (WASH'-ah-kee) Wilderness is being monitored.


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Catapult Connections needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 109 designs submitted by 22 freelance designers.
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Small Business Consulting Group for entrepreneurs and CEO's. We are looking for a logo (and possibly business card layout of the winning design) that is clean, professional, classic, and focuses on the connections we provide to small business owners and seasoned business professionals. Our services include one-on-one consulting and peer group facilitation to help small business owners grow their business.
CEOs of businesses $30M and under and start-ups. Our logo will be the first impression for our clients. We need to stand out in this highly saturated market and convey the professionalism of Catapult Connections.
Professional shades of blue with a white background. Must include reference to 'connections', possibly the C's of Catapult Connections placed back to back and overlapping. No gradient backgrounds as we want to ensure the design will display well in a variety of applications (print, online, etc).
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The Phrase 'Reasonable Compromise' Should Not Be Part Of Any 'Free Speech' Discussion
from the congress-shall-make-no-law deptPretty stunning to see L. Gordon Crovitz, the former publisher of the WSJ (and now a columnist) make the argument that shutting down social media is fine and dandy, if governments say that it's to stop bad stuff (as defined by those governments). Specifically, he defends UK politicians calling for blocks on social media in response to the London riots. Crovitz's reasoning isn't just weak, it's full of bizarre logical fallacies.
But all uses of technology are not equally virtuous. Enthusiasm for technology should not lead to a moral and political relativism that confuses crime with free speech and the British police with authoritarian governments.No one has claimed that the two are the same. The point, which seems to sail way, way, way over Crovitz' head, is that the ability to block communications in one case quite easily leads to it being used in the other. Bizarrely, Crovitz then defends the highly questionable BART cell service shutdown in response to the threat of protesters, by saying it's fine because "the world did not end."
And the world did not end when police did indeed temporarily shut down social media. This happened last week in San Francisco, Calif., one of America's most liberal cities.Last I checked, the Constitution of the United States says, "Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech." It does not say, "Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech... but it can if the world won't end from doing so." From there, Crovitz just gets weird:
Permitting peaceful protests while stopping violence seems like a reasonable compromise.Let's be clear: when discussing the First Amendment, the phrase "reasonable compromise" generally means someone taking away your rights. The problem, which Crovitz can't seem to get his head around, is that you can't set up a system that properly determines what speech is allowed and what speech is violence-inducing. People who trample on the First Amendment assume, falsely, that it's easy to tell one form of speech from another. If someone is committing violence, arrest them for committing violence. Don't take away their free speech rights.
From there, Crovitz insists that China's free speech trampling is different. Why? Because it is! Don't you see? The problem is that it's very much in the eye of the beholder. China continues to insist that its trampling of free speech is a "reasonable compromise" because it keeps "bad stuff" away from the people. How do you determine where that line is? Crovitz pretends its easy. Our founding fathers knew that it was not, which is why they specifically wanted to make sure that "dangerous speech" was allowed.
Then Crovitz jumps into obnoxious false dichotomy territory:
Robert Andrews, a reporter for the paidcontent:UK website, asked Twitter users whether they would prefer to keep the service available so they could chat about the television music competition "The X Factor" or let the service be closed temporarily "so that fellow citizens like shopkeepers need not be assaulted, have their property and premises pilfered and trashed, and so that they need not live in fear."Or perhaps the people responding to Andrews recognized the ridiculousness of the question, and knew damn well, that social media is used for a hell of a lot more than discussing some TV show... and that allowing communications platforms to be shut down, because the government and Crovitz think "bad stuff" might happen, is a path to censorship. It's not that people are "addicted to electronic communications." It's that people believe in their rights to free speech. Taking away social media wouldn't stop London from burning, but it might harm some pretty core principles of democracy and the ability to speak your mind.
Though it was an admittedly unscientific survey, Mr. Andrews nevertheless reports that every Twitter respondent opted for "The X Factor." He concludes: "So addicted are we to our electronic connections, we simply cannot bear to be parted, for even an hour or two, in the name of public safety while London burns."
Techno-utopians would like to believe that digital technology is always a force for good, but technology can also accelerate evil. As Thomas Hobbes would say, without the enforcement of rules for ordered liberty, life is "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short," both in the real world and online.And since we're doing a grand tour of logical fallacies, Crovitz closes with a claim that is simply unsubstantiated because it's false. I've never heard the folks normally associated with "techno-utopianism" ever claim that digital technology is always a force for good. In fact, I've almost always heard them claim that technology itself is neutral and can be used for both good and bad. If anything, people tend to note that it can help amplify both good and bad uses. But the point that they make is that you can't somehow cherry pick the "good" stuff to allow and the "bad" stuff to ban, because that always fails in the long run. It always leads to greater than "reasonable" censorship and always leads to important critical speech being stifled. Crovitz may have no problem with trampling on the rights of others. I, on the other hand, have serious problems with it -- and with the WSJ advocating what appears to be flat out censorship.
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gsf wrote:Couldn't find an answer but may not have been patient enough...
If I want to default to HTML5 everywhere it looks like I need to either upgrade to PTP 2.0 and/or get the HTML 5 add on license from KRPano, no?
Currently using PTP 1.8.0 64bit on a Mac and tours default to flash on the desktop. Would like to default to HTML5.
Any help greatly appreciated?
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