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The Quest for Swat…!
By Tariq Choudry
June 8, 2009–Swat valley is one of the most beautiful landscapes in the world and is known for its splendid natural beauty and legendary hospitality. The people are somber yet innocent however, reluctant to care about the worldly affairs due in part because of inherent poverty, government's innate laxity towards general education and welfare of the citizens; and mistreatment of tribesmen. The ordinary people are hardworking and steadfast in fundamental aspects of religious duties. They flout deep political dogma in favor of performing religious duties and often defer chores of utmost necessity to fulfill their routine spiritual desires – prayers. Subtly, the ultimate warriors so they claim to be the guardians of ultimate fate and fraternity betraying all rules of shariah went fervently assailing with full thrust, wit and will, destroying all dwellings of the in-candy poor citizens leaving with plight to ponder their fate and fathom. Something is happening there, and I'm getting a little worried. To organize my discussion, I suggest that we take one step back in the causal chain and protect our peace, privacy, and wellbeing.
All the deals that The Taliban's make or desire are strictly one-way. They get all the rights, and the other party gets all the debit and obligation to the society. This seems to be their ultimate demand. Their cock-and-bull legends are becoming increasingly parochial. They have already begun to goad muddle-headed grizzlers into hurling phantoms. Now fast-forward a few years to a time in which the society might have enabled the Talibans of Pakistan to create a world without history, without philosophy, without science, without reason—a world without beauty of any kind, without art, without literature, without culture, without freedom of even religion but theirs. If you don't want such a time to come then we all must subject the so called Taliban's belief systems to the rigorous scrutiny they warrant. Help me focus on the major economic, social, and political forces that provide the setting for the expression of a corrupt agenda.
Though many people agree that we must work together against anti- pluralism, resistentialism, etc. The Talban's really struck a nerve when they claim to be the guardians of shariah. That's why the so called "Taliban's†are trying so hard to prevent themselves from full exposure that they think we want them to paint people of different races and cultures as inarticulate alien forces undermining the coherent national will.
Do we not, as rational men and women, owe it to both our heritage and our posterity to present another paradigm in opposition to their boisterous posture? I think we do. Should we sit back and let them exert more and more control over innocent individuals, or should we unmask their true faces and intentions in regard to Stalinism? That choice sure sounds like a no-brainer. The "Talibanism†has lost what little credibility they once had by helping to unravel normal citizens from their own towns and cities by fear and plight. And that's why I say to every one of us with a little wit and will: Have courage. Be honest. Be a true follower of the true fundamentals of our noble religion and refrain from supporting or adopting stern and extreme views that lead the whole of society to a path of mischief and misfortune. And reinforce the contentions of all reasonable people and confute those of irascible, wicked fence-sitters. The implementation of Shariah law does not have to take a start from Swat or NWFP, it must start from within-and by first adhering to its own demands of treating everyone equally and with respect. Woe to those who indulge themselves in shameful acts of hurting the children of all ages, women and the sick and the flaky wise elderly in the name of religion.
However, the quandary that remains a cancer of our society is that billions of dollars in foreign aid has disappeared or consumed by few (or perhaps evil-one) which no-one dares to question and not single penny has seen towards helping the deprived homeless. At least international media has no reporting on that. Perhaps the entire society and media has become immune to treachery, infidelity and corruption. Haven't we really become a nation of vindictive scumbags with no conscience or dignity for our own apathy? Look around the misery and sufferings of those living in make-shift tents; those who once lived with grace and dignity in their own moderately built pithy sanctuaries, have been left out under the scorching sun in misery and plight; and a majority of them feel humiliated to seek public aid. What is their fault? What have they done wrong? Isn't it the government's full responsibility to provide maximum protection and comfort from elderly to the infant! Instead, hundreds of private organizations and NGOs are playing the key role of taking care of their needs and desires. Those who once lived with grace and pride are being humiliated in the open-air with no guards to protect their modesty, security or creed. Where are those who are hiding their faces cowardly behind the black scarves pretending to be the lieutenants of the lords? If they are true to their cause, they must face the reality like Spartans and create an environment of trust in order to advocate and defend their scrutiny with poise.
Once Talibans realize that they have in fact inflicted atrocious wounds to the naive citizens, maybe then they will see, and I deeply believe that it will be within our grasp to honor our nation's glorious mosaic of cultures and ethnicities. Be grateful for this first and last tidbit of comforting news. The Talibans like to disguise the complexity of issues, the brutality of class, and the importance of religion and culture in the construction and practice of conformism. Such activity can flourish only in the dark, however. If you drag them into the open, Talibans and their cronies will run for cover, like cockroaches in a dirty kitchen when the light is turned on suddenly during the night. That's why we must push the envelope on our knowledge of the world around us. As this letter draws to a close, I want to challenge you, the reader, to recognize and respect the opinions, practices, and behavior of those with wisdom, will and resort. That's what is left to do.
Unless there is one single Central Islamic Authority, the dream of implementing Islam as a System, or as an alternative to secular democracy, can never be realized. Without a stable government and an honest leader, Islam may exist, as it is today, like a downgraded ritualistic religion, in which every individual or faction may keep on living on the inane desire of pleasing Allah or rendering Him worship in its own way and in its own right but it can never become a truly Islamic way of life to bring forth its pledged remunerations. And that means the transfer of power from individual provinces, as they exist today; to the Central Authority which itself would work under the Ultimate Sovereignty of Allah, i.e. The Shreah Law. Moreover, this also means the end of the authority of the Ullema and the Muftis of today. The interpretation of the Laws and the formulation of by-laws will be done by the "Central Authority†alone, within the bounds of the Quran. There will be no party or cult, no religious or political parties, not even an opposition party within the Islamic System of governance. That's the patriotic thing to do, and that's the right thing to do, to defeat fundamentalism and to adopt the ways of those who render themselves for the sake of tranquility, sovereignty and contentment.
May Allah SWT guide us in the right direction and help us understand true lessons of religion Islam; and may peace be upon those leading a positive change intended to cultivate an environment of peace and tranquility and justice for all.


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What I really want to do is go on a ridiculously worded tirade that sufficiently glorifies the leg coverings that Liane Alexandra Curtis, Lezlie Deane, and Hilary Morse cavort about in during this movie. However, since my "doctor" has instructed me to ease up on the undergarment and hosiery talk, I've decided instead to focus my attention on the labyrinthian plot and the excessive amount of face punching that takes place in this film.
For those uninterested in minutiae, look no further than the film's spiffy title; as you will find everything you need to know just by reading it. I guarantee comprehension. As for the rest of you, the scripted structure of Girlfriend from Hell is part allegory, part wicked satire. The former is about the romantic adversity shy people have to face when trying to connect with one another on an appreciation basis. The latter shows up in the form of physical roughhousing (like I said, there's a lot of face punching) and spiritual tomfoolery (a character is repeatedly seen talking to some kind of cloud-centric supreme being).
Nevertheless, these two seemingly incompatible aspects commingle together in such an agreeable manner, that you'd think it was planned that way.
Seriously, the fact that the film's convoluted, and surprisingly far-reaching mythology, was able to gel at all with the dating ups and downs of an unsure girl who finds her body inhabited by the Devil was a minor miracle.
The film starts off with a desert showdown between God's go to "chaser" (Dana Ashbrook) and the Devil, who is actually a glowing glob of undefinable energy. This inflamed ball eludes its pursuer (who's carrying a strange-looking raygun) by shooting across the sky and landing squarely into the chest of Maggie (Liane Alexandra Curtis), a slightly awkward gal who has been set up on a date with the equally awkward Carl (Anthony Barrile) by her friends Diane (Lezlie Deane from 976-EVIL) and David (James Daughton from The Beach Girls and Malibu Beach). Up until the moment the diabolic entity enters her body, the date, which is taking place at the home of Alice (Hilary Morse) and birthday boy Rocco (Ken Abraham), has been going terribly.
This, of course, all changes when the dark forces start to take over. You could tell things were different by the way Maggie's stuffy opera gloves had magically become fingerless (a change she relishes). Also her hair had become more pronounced in the untamed department (evil and big hair are synonymous). Another way you could tell was that the once demure lady had this sudden urge to copulate with every guy in sight.
Making demonic possession seem like fun, Liane Alexandra Curtis (Critters 2: The Main Course) is a delightful scourge as the uncouth Maggie. Reminding me of cross between Bonnie O'Bendix (Papusha Demitro's character in Perfect Timing) and your typical Voivod-loving metal chick, Miss Curtis seemed to be having a hootenanny and a half. I mean, check out her posture during her post-bashful phase, the confident manner in which she stood, her uncreased red pantyhose tighter than Lee Aaron's urethra, is the stuff of upright legend. From a non-standing point-of-view: I loved the way she would yell emasculating put-downs (my personal favourite when it comes to insulting men with dicks) and bark orders at everyone. And the restaurant scene is a comedy classic as far I'm concerned (she openly mocks Jesus and spits wine at her fellow diners).
In a surprising turn of events (and believe me, this film's got plenty), it's the stellar work turned in by Lezlie Deane that dominates the film's dreamlike third act. Taking place in multiple dimensions, Lezlie's Diane helps Dana Ashbrook's "chaser" get back to modern day in order to save Maggie from becoming another satanic statistic (the Devil can only use a persons body for 24 hours). Anyway, on top of looking amazing in black pantyhose and a Heathers-style blazer, I thought Lezlie gave a well-rounded performance that worked well alongside the horny Ashbrook and Curtis's campy temptress schtick.
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Cindy Kallet Covers: Dylan, Springsteen, Dougie MacLean, James Taylor, and more!April 3rd, 2008 — 03:30 am
There's something of the sea in the songs of Cindy Kallet: something of the honesty and intimacy of water and stones and the wild shorebirds, something of the tight-knit communities and strong, silent families of the New England coast she loves so much. It's there in her lyrics, which speak of the small moments of hope and love and laughter that make life rich and worth celebrating. It's there in her craft, which combines simple, heartfelt, unadorned elements — a crisp, pure alto, an almost classical guitar sound, the rich harmonies of friends – in skillful, effective ways. And it's there in her style, which echoes the older folkways of the sea shanty, the Celtic folk ballad, and post-Puritan shape note singing.
Cindy Kallet's music is folk in a traditional sense, unpretentious, unproduced, grounded in place and nature and community, celebrating a simpler life. It is of a particularly New England coastal school of music, of a mind with the work of Gordon Bok and a few select others who spend as much time building boats and serving community as they do performing and crafting songs of simple praise. As a product of and for that place, it contains elements of traditional rural folk ballads and sea shanties, combining them with Appalachian instruments and the trope and formal phrasing of Quaker plainsong. And it sounds older than it is, as if it skipped over the major transformation that folks like Dylan, Guthrie and Seeger brought to the table of American "modern" folk, to pull instead from a strong and uninterrupted tradition of simple music "of the folk" played earnestly and without pretense.
In a world which considers such rough-edged confessional poets as Dylan and Guthrie the forefathers of modern American folk music, the "classical sensibility" and delicate phrasing Cindy Kallet brings to her craft can seems like an anomaly. But for all its grounding in the folk sounds, imagery, and culture of the northern American coast, there is also something both more intimately familiar and more elusively original about Cindy Kallet.
Kallet is a truly talented and innovative songwriter and performer, one who brings her own uniquely skilled touch to her craft. Her first album Working on Wings to Fly, released way back in 1981, was named one of the Top 100 Folk Albums of the Millenium by Boston folk radio station WUMB. She has earned high praise and admiration from many folk musicians more typically identified with the "mainstream" singer-songwriter folk movement, such as Christine Lavin, Dar Williams, and Patty Larkin, who cites Kallet's Dreaming Down a Quiet Line as one of her favorite albums. In turn, Kallet cites James Taylor and Joni Mitchell among her influences, and indeed, there is something of James Taylor's finger styling in her own, something of the phrasing of Joni's sparser dulcimer tunes in the way Kallet pushes her pure legato voice soaring over her crisp stringwork. But the way she combines traditional and modern elements is truly her own. And the honest, intelligent eye she brings to bear on these elements is incomparable.
More than anything else, Cindy Kallet's music is an overwhelmingly intimate and open experience. But though her music is extraordinarily unadorned, it is anything but simplistic. Kallet's songs are simultaneously a celebration of the world, and a communion with it. Her way with language, and with emotional delivery, is deliberate and intelligent, carefully wrought to serve what comes across as an almost holy reverence for the small details that make life worth living well.
This is serious folk music, the core of the genre. It is simple, without being sparse. It is simultaneously delicate and complete. Every note counts, and seems carefully chosen. It feels like home, somewhere by the sea, on a warm Spring afternoon. I have never heard music that makes me want to listen so carefully.
Kallet's skillful ability to bring together the elements of modern and traditional folk to revere and recreate a particular place and time is paralleled by an ability to bring together others, both as lyricists and as collaborators, to reach an equally powerful communion. As her own songwriting is celebratory, and rich in gentle purpose, the artists and songs she chooses to cover are equally authentic, in tune with the sea and the joy of life lived simply in every moment. This has often meant reaching towards traditional songs of the Irish and British Isles, as in her most recent album Cross the Water, a collection of originals and Irish reels produced with multi-instrumentalist Grey Larsen; it has also meant covering the work of other contemporary musicians, like Gordon Bok and Dougie MacLean, who share her sense of place. And her collaborative work with compatriots Michael Cicone and Ellen Epstein, which produced two incredible albums over a decade apart and will produce a third in May, ranges farther, finding that same sensibility in the working-class community portrait of Bruce Springsteen's My Hometown, and a gorgeous three-part a capella delivery of Dylan's When The Ship Comes In.
For all its evident craft, Cindy Kallet's music comes across as egoless and effortless. Even as her songs celebrate the world she loves, she delivers them as if the point of performance were to invest every bit of her energy into helping each song become that which it is trying to be. This is far rarer than many of us would like to admit. Combine this with that sweet, rich alto, a powerful sense of phrasing in service to praise, and that skilled ability to use not only guitars, but the rarer instruments — dulcimer, harmonium — to support her sound, and the end result is an artist who is worthy of the highest praise and celebration.
So let us celebrate Cindy Kallet, as she helps us to celebrate the simple things. For all of us need more laughter and joy in honest work and play, more sea and spray in our lives. And this, more than anything, is the soundtrack to that life we dream of.
(from Dreaming Down a Quiet Line)
(from This Way Home)
(from Only Human)
(from Cross the Water)
If you're interested in purchasing Cindy Kallet's work, the AllMusic Guide recommends starting with Cindy Kallet 2, and both Patty Larkin and I highly recommend Dreaming Down a Quiet Line, though all three of her early solo albums are worthy additions to any folk collection. Parents may also be interested in Kallet's wonderful children's CD Leave the Cake in the Mailbox, which won a Parent Choice Gold Award in 2004.
Cindy Kallet's collaborative work comes highly recommended, too. Kallet still tours with Grey Larsen in support of their 2007 release Cross The Water, which I have been enjoying very much. And the trio of Kallet, Epstein and Cicone will release their third CD in May; in the meanwhile, their previous two albums, which are chock full of cover songs, come highly recommended.
Previously on Cover Lay Down: Ann Percival covers Cindy Kallet's Tide and the River Rising
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NEW YORK, March 7 (UPI) -- The National Rifle Association's field representative for New York and its suburbs was banned by a judge from possessing any of his 39 firearms for one year.
Richard D'Alauro, 62, pleaded guilty Oct. 3 to a harassment charge stemming from a Sept. 1, 2010, domestic incident with his wife at their Long Island home, the New York Daily News reported Thursday.
D'Alauro, who was also charged with misdemeanor charges of assault and endangering the welfare of a child over the incident, admitted to Suffolk County Court Judge Toni Bean he intended to "harass, annoy or alarm" his wife "by subjecting her to physical contact."
Bean issued a one-year order of protection against D'Alauro, which prohibits from owning or purchasing firearms for one year. Police said they had to make multiple visits to the NRA official's home to round up all of his 39 firearms.
The NRA declined to comment on the case.
John Ray, D'Alauro's attorney, said the protection order would not affect his client's employment with the rifle association.
"The NRA does not require its employees to own guns," he said.


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Online interview
A conversation between Barbara Brown, an associate producer and Internet editor, and Abigail Schumann, an associate producer, scriptwriter, and performer with Colonial Williamsburg who has interpreted numerous 18th-century characters, including Clementina Rind, who became publisher of the Virginia Gazette following the death of her husband, and Polly Clark, a midwife.
Abigail, for more than 20 years, you have immersed yourself into the characters of the 18th-century women for Colonial Williamsburg. What draws you to these women?
I'd have to say that it's their personal stories and how those stories can help us illustrate what life was like in 18th-century Williamsburg.
So women, then, let us see the commonplace, is that what you mean?
Yes, in a lot of regards they do. They give a real personalized approach…not to say that the male characters that are portrayed can't also do it, but I think people expect more of that personalized touch when they encounter female characters.
Founding Fathers, for example, they seem almost larger than life to us – Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson – those people just seem unreal to us.
Well, I think that's very true, I mean those characters obviously have a very important part to play in telling the story of what happened in pre-revolutionary Virginia, but theirs is only part of the story. Half of Williamsburg's population was enslaved. There was a small community of free blacks living here…and of course there were women in all walks of society. Female characters are a wonderful way to get at the ordinary, because what was taking place here was a community of people trying to live their everyday ordinary lives just as we are – provide for their families, put food on the table, stay out of debt, enjoy life – against the backdrop of an incredible time.
Do we have factual information about the characters you portray, or do you just make it up? How do you go about portraying these people?
Well, it is a little bit of everything. For example, the character Clementina Rind is one that I have portrayed. We have record of her because she was a public printer here in the colony of Virginia. She took over that role when her husband William Rind died and maintained that public office for a little over a year until her own death. But there's a lot we don't know about her, in fact, we wouldn't know that much if her husband hadn't died and she hadn't been forced by necessity of supporting her family to take over the business.
So, in essence then, Clementina Rind was "born" to history because her husband died.
Yes, that is very true. But portraying Clementina Rind helps to start dismantling some of the myths … some of the misconceptions that people have about the role of women in the 18th century. We tend to think that just because they weren't prominent, that they weren't as a general rule holding public office, as Clementina Rind did, that they weren't having an impact on what was taking place then, but that is simply not true. They did make significant contributions.
Didn't Clemintina actually play a small role in the Revolution in that she published some important papers of Thomas Jefferson? What was that about?
Oh sure, the Rind Press both under William and later under Clementina was a very significant voice in forwarding the patriot cause here in the colony, and probably the most significant document to be published by Clementina Rind was Thomas Jefferson's "Summary View of the Rights of British America."
That singular document was the first time that the colony's grievances with the crown were published en masse in a public forum. It's interesting to note that when it was initially published, it was anonymous, but later Thomas Jefferson was identified as its author.
How would 18th-century businessmen have reacted to Clementina? Would she have been accepted? Was she accepted legally as a businessperson? How would that have been?
Legally, yes. That is one of the misconceptions I was speaking of earlier that we try to break down. Single women, or widowed women have all of the same legal rights as a man. They don't have the necessarily the same privileges of a man, they don't have the privilege of serving in the house of burgesses, for example, but they do have the right to enter into contract, the right to bring lawsuits, the right to be sued, if you call that a right. But, the misconception that women did not have any of the rights of men is one that Clementina really shatters.
Abby, you portray several other characters for Colonial Williamsburg. Don't you portray a midwife?
Yes, I have portrayed Polly Clark in the past, a practicing midwife.
Tell us a little bit about her. Is she based on primary source material or did you create her?
Polly Clark is what we call a composite character. The development of a composite character is done to get at specific interpretive points, and midwifery obviously is a very important subject in 18th-century Virginia. And developing the character of Polly Clark allowed me to get at a lot of women's issues and women's daily life that is generally left out of the political story.
And Polly Clark would be quite a different type character from Clementina Rind.
Oh yes, very different and that is evidenced just in the sort of questions that guests ask her…and the expectations that guests have when they encounter a midwife verses a female public printer. Midwifery is an occupation that you would expect women to be in.
How have you seen character interpretation evolve at Colonial Williamsburg over the years, Abby?
Well, when I first started portraying characters 20 years ago, it was quite different. We wrote out scripts that were memorized verbatim and went out onto the streets of the city and spoke to as many people as we could, basically reciting the same script over and over again. There were some opportunities to get into conversation with people, but it was more "maximize exposure with this one script and then move on to the next group."
The evolution is really wonderful, because now, people portraying characters
in the Historic Area are so thoroughly grounded in their character and in every
aspect of colonial life that you can have a conversation about anything that
interests you. Even if you are talking to a Founding Father, you don't have
to stay on subjects that are political. You can ask about their family, ask
about what they feed their horse. They know just about everything. The female
characters out there are no different. Each character you encounter gives you
a different approach to what life was like, and all of the stories are very
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What is it with turning regular every day activities into contests? The simple joy of eating a hot dog is now a sanctioned event governed by the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE). Ironing is now an extreme sport as is growing a beard. Don't get me wrong…as both a competitive person and a male (age 18 to 35) I can appreciate a ridiculous challenge, and while I am skeptical about reading for sport, I feel that if you're going to do so there needs to be rules.
This morning, I came across the following blog post on Flavorwire.com entitled "10 Novels That We Dare You to Finish." In the post, "foolhardy readers" are encouraged to go through the list and comment on which titles, if any, were finished with ease. In a related blog post, GallyCat editor Jason Boog has included links to "free eBook copies of five massive novels." Boog who enjoys reading electronic versions of long novels feels this approach "seems like the perfect way to interact with these unwieldy titles."
Boog does raise an interesting point in that downloading a free version of something like War and Peace may certainly be more convenient than borrowing it from the local library or finding a cheap copy of the title at a used book store. But if one is being challenged (or in the case of Flavorwire … "dared") to read these titles, then I would argue that downloading the "e" version is cheating.
If you are going to challenge someone to read titles that "also function as doorstops," then I feel you should only read the print-versions. It wouldn't be the same experience otherwise. The most cumbersome book I own is Carl Jung's The Red Book (Liber Novus). The book is a whopping 15 by 12 inches and almost 10 pounds. When I read it, my wife thinks I look like a Benedictine Monk studying some ancient text. The content of Jung's book is fascinating, and I can't imagine one having the same experience with an eBook-version of it (I don't even know if an electronic version exists to be honest). Moreover, what little remains of the book's original simulacrum would be further diminished, I feel, when converted and displayed in electronic form.
For most readers, the simple joy of reading is motivation enough to tackle titles like War and Peace or The Red Book. But if you're going to challenge people who would not normally read "long, long books," then I would force these folks to stick to print-versions only. I feel you should have to lug them around with you in all their unwieldy glory. In doing so, it will make for a richer experience. At the very least, when the challenge is over, you'll still have a physical version of the book. Like a trophy on a bookshelf from some sporting challenge, it will stand as proof of your prior conquest.
What do you think? Agree? Disagree?
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Today was supposed to be my daughter's birthday. Well, actually, Friday was supposed to be her birthday, if you trust those doctor people and their magic xray machines and measuring tapes and stuff. But when you have two children previously who both waiting a really long time past their due dates to pop on out just to be sure that they'd both arrive on the 14th, you can just assume the 14th is the day the gods want you to reproduce.
Also, today is her god-auntie's birthday (happy birthday Nicole! I loves you to the moon), and how awesome would that have been?
So, yeah, I was totally Jack's complete and utter surprise when this kid decided that a week and a half EARLY sounded good for making her grand entrance. And I tell you all that to justify waiting 14 days to post pictures from her birthday party. Yeah, I planned it this way. Uh huh.
We had all the neighborhood kids over, most of whom are in the throws of puberty, but beggars can't be choosers, yo. This is about 1/3 of them. Wow, did my house smell after.
She showed off a few new tricks she'd picked up in her first 10 hours or so of being three, like the creepy death grin.
And the very important survival skill all
dogs children pick up at some point called "Don't you touch my fucking food or I'll bite your face off."
The candles are totally her favorite part of the birthday, and she closed her eyes and wished as hard as she could and made very large three year old wishes.
Who knows what she wished for, but what she got was an Aquadoodle, which I'd heard of before but never really knew what is was until the boy across the street showed up here with it in a box. Dude, it's awesome.
She got a bag full of wall sticker thingies, pencils, crayons, coloring books and I thought there were some barrettes, but I can't seem to find them anywhere.
I gave her balloons. Yes, I gave my child balloons. AND SHE LOVED IT. I blew up, oh, I dunno, a half a pound bag of balloons. Do you know how many balloons that is? It's a lot. An excessive lot. Like, if you need balloons in the next year for anything, call me up.
I am pretty sure wished for Playdough, which is the one toy that is OFF LIMITS in momma's house. You can have all the drums and LaLaLa singy noisy toys you want, but you bring that carpet staining, tea-ruining, stinky shit in my house, and we're throwing down. But she must have wished for it, because dude? HER WISH CAME TRUE. I am up to my eyeballs in Playdough, and it is killing me.
I know you're thinking it, but don't you dare say it. Don't. Hey, look, a unicorn! And a booger?
And with that, she was officially birthdayed. And even after long three years, I'm pretty sure we'll keep her.


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so pissed right now. that sucked. I hope that Matt and Michael join Reynold, Eddie, and Hope. Shamar needs to get out cause he's a dick. Sherri needs to be out because she's bossy. And Laura is just gonna ruin everything because she thinks she's amazing now. From next weeks previews I hope that convinces Matt and Mike to join the 3 on the bottom.
Ya Reynold can't be trusted since he didn't tell anyone about the idol, that's so untrustworthy..........
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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Chris Rolfe sees plenty of similarities between Mike Magee and himself.
Each of the Chicago Fire forwards is shifty and quick on the ball, though neither is a swift runner. Both stand less than 6 feet tall, and each weighs around 160 pounds. They each had similar upbringings in the Midwest, Rolfe in Ohio and Magee in Chicago, although Magee had much more notoriety as a teenager.
"I think we've both kind of had to fight that battle of smaller Midwestern kids, and we've needed to develop our skills and anticipation that the bigger kids didn't," Rolfe told MLSsoccer.com. "I think we had the same kind of upbringing, obviously until he went off to [US national team] residency and I stayed with my parents in Ohio."
Rolfe has started alongside four forwards this season, but the Fire may have found his perfect match in Magee.
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Although they didn't link up as much as they would have liked in a 2-0 win over D.C. United on Sunday, Rolfe thinks he and Magee will do just fine together, even though neither is a traditional forward.
"For me, it's been a great acquisition, because he's a smart player, he works hard, he's vocal," Rolfe said. "We have kind of the same personality and the same style. Hopefully I get some more chances to play with him because he's doing a great job."
Magee's arrival may help Rolfe rectify a season that's included just one goal through 12 games for the 2012 Fire MVP.
While he hasn't achieved much success in league play this season, Rolfe scored in last week's US Open Cup win over Charlotte on a looping shot from outside the penalty area after receiving a pass from Magee. Rolfe was out of the game when Magee scored his second goal in two games with the Fire on Sunday (video above), but their ability to make runs and be unpredictable with the ball at their feet should be able to open up space.
"They're very similar in what they can do," midfielder Patrick Nyarko said. "I know they talk a lot about how they should move up there, and stuff like that. First hand, I saw when we played the Galaxy, what [Magee] and [Robbie] Keane did was exceptional, and that's what he's trying to bring to him and Chris and whoever plays up top. That kind of movement just destroys defenders, and he's been more or less coaching us through it and helping us in our overall movement to not be static."
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Photographer's Note
If you have ever wondered what it is like inside a ger the round felt tents that Mongolian people live in (known as a yurt in many other countries) here is a shot of the inside of one. This was taken when I visited a family living on the steppes a couple of hours east of Ulaanbaatar. We had to ford several rivers in an old Russian high wheel base troop carrier to reach this ger, and there was no sign of any other human beings for as far as the eye could see in all directions. All of the gers that I saw in Mongolia had the same orange support poles and intricately decorated orange tables. The only difference in the colour schemes was in the rugs that are hung around the walls. The orange pole on the right of the picture is the centre support pole that is holding up the roof so you have to be careful not to walk into that! There is usually a table and stove in the middle of the ger and then beds and cabinets around the outside. The old man in the centre of the picture (note his traditional boots) is sitting on one of the beds which doubles as a set of drawers for storing clothes. The bed on the left is a more traditional iron bedstead. Visitors to a ger have to sit on the beds as there are no chairs apart from the small stools around the centre table (which the other three family members are sitting on). The woman on the right is sipping hot Mongolian tea which I tried, but is too milky and salty for my taste. In the middle of the table are plates of dried milk products (called tsagaan idee) which are always offered to visitors. What I was offered tasted like chewy dried yoghurt palatable but rather bland. The old man also offered me his snuff box, and it is considered polite to take at least a small sniff. The black and white TV is being powered by a car battery on the floor by the side of the bed, which in turn is powered by a solar cell on the roof of the ger. If it rains during the day, they cannot watch TV at night. Note the old rabbit-ears TV antenna stuck up in the roof of the ger. The distortion in this photograph is of course caused by the very wide angle lens that I had to use to get as much of the inside of the ger into the shot as I could (focal length was 12 mm). I cropped a little off the bottom of the shot (it was only bare carpet) and increased the colour saturation a little to compensate for the effects of the flash.
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jeanfrancois (1260) 2005-06-19 10:37
Interesting "insider" shot once again. Your note is very informative.
I like the blend of traditionnal details (boots, cloths, furniture) and very modern accessories (solar cell powered TV).
I suppose rainy days are better than TV days for social life...
faubry (35447) 2005-06-19 17:10
oauh!!! very good shot from Mongolia, i like this interior with vey good colors! you have well captured! very interesting note, thanks
i am going to Bouriatie, approximativ the same landscape
ninadev (5377) 2005-07-20 7:24
Very interesting, as well as your note. They are so concentrated on the TV show that they don't even seem to mind about you taking a photo... modern times.. The place looks cosy but so crowdy. Very good shot.
frozenjazz (303) 2005-11-14 3:03
Very interesting note, I really enjoyed reading it. The photo itself is full of details, the orange color is everywhere and gives a unity to the image.
I find quite amusing that they seem not to care at all about you, which in the end gives a very natural shot.
Wide angles are a must in such cases ! I guess you have an external flash ? With my own wide angle (Canon, sorry :) the internal flash is obstructed by the lens.
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When Howard County authorities said they found the badly decomposed remains of Christine Jarrett beneath a shed in her own backyard, they moved swiftly to charge her husband — long a suspect — with the murder.
That discovery — two decades after her disappearance — is expected to become the focus of Robert Jarrett Jr.'s first-degree murder trial as it enters its second week. Though the body proved to be the tipping point for investigators in the field, it has also become a target for Jarrett's lawyers, who say it doesn't prove their client is guilty.
The potential challenges for prosecutors increase as time passes between murder and trial, experts say, and can provide openings for opposing counsel to try to sow doubts about a case.
Defense attorneys said in opening arguments that they plan to question the medical examiner's inability to determine a cause of death. They also hope to raise doubts about whether the body is in fact that of Christine Jarrett.
John Tobin, coordinator of the forensic science program at Stevenson University, said pieces of evidence can change over time, and witnesses might forget facts of the case.
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Among the anticipated exhibits this week is the giant slab of concrete found over the body, which is so big it had to be transported in an ambulance and is being stored in a holding cell in the courthouse.
Police had suspected Jarrett in the disappearance of his wife, who he said had left their Elkridge home after an argument in January 1991. He remarried and continued to live in the home, and Christine was eventually declared legally dead. When he left his second wife for another woman, detectives asked if they could search the property and found the body under concrete in a backyard shed.
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"He hadn't heard from her, and he said she would've at least called to speak to her boys," O'Connor testified Friday, recalling one of their conversations.
Less than two weeks after the remains were found in April 2012, and after an autopsy had been completed, the remains were released by the state medical examiner, and her sons had them cremated. At a motions hearing in December, defense attorney George Psoras said he would have wanted to conduct independent tests such as a DNA test to confirm it was Christine Jarrett and to try to determine a cause of death.
Circuit Court Judge Richard S. Bernhardt said at that hearing it was "shocking" that investigators hadn't performed a DNA test on the body, but added that will be "part of the state's burden" in proving the case to a jury.
Mark Profili, director of the forensic science program at Towson University, called the defense claim a "good defense argument, because they can't retest what isn't there anymore." But he also called the identification of remains "a tried and true science." Profili is not involved with the case.
He said the next step for the defense would be to review the dental records report and assess the credibility of the person who made the identification based on other cases where he or she has identified bodies using dental records.
Tobin, who also spent 37 years with the Maryland State Police, said that while DNA could be recovered, the best bet is to use dental records.
"If it's a match, then you've got an identity," he said.
James M. Adcock, a Georgia-based forensic consultant who specializes in cold cases and homicides, said it's the job of a good defense attorney to find something about the investigation process to dispute and that no identification method is always right.
But he also said there should be enough photos and documentation of the remains that it doesn't make a difference that the body was cremated. Adcock is also not involved with the case.
A necklace and a ring were found buried with the body, along with clothing and photos of Christine Jarrett's children and relatives from her side of the family. When relatives of Christine Jarrett identified the objects as hers at trial, Psoras questioned how they could be sure after so many years.
Psoras has raised several theories at various court hearings — he said the body could be that of another person and already been in the yard when the Jarretts moved in, or that Jarrett could have killed someone else and buried the person in the backyard.
At trial, he suggested to jurors that a man with whom Christine was having an affair had more of a motive to kill her than her estranged husband. But broadly, he said defense attorneys simply can't prove that Jarrett killed his wife.
Assistant State's Attorney Jim Diedrich told jurors that Jarrett was "living a lie" that came crashing down when the body was found.
"It's taken 22 years to reach the point it's at now," Diedrich said in opening arguments. "It's time to put Christine Jarrett to rest, to put an end to the defendant's lies and deceit."


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"My Body Turned on Me": One Woman's Experience with MS
I thought I had a shin splint. It was July 2009. I was running, training for the New York City Marathon, when my right leg went numb. Just like that, out of the blue. I could still feel it enough to know it hurt, though. I stopped and stretched, but when the pain didn't go away, I hailed a cab home. For the next two weeks, I iced my leg and took a break from running. The pain faded and returned, so I told my GP about it, and he sent me for an MRI, figuring I had a stress fracture from running 8 miles a day. The MRI came back negative.
A pinched nerve, my doctor guessed next, and he referred me to a neurologist to investigate. It was a few weeks before I could get an appointment, and while I waited, my pain, like a ghost, started moving around and up my body to my arms. When I told the neurologist about my traveling numbness, he said, in the most matter-of-fact voice you can imagine: "Maybe it's a pinched nerve, but best-case scenario, you have Lyme disease or multiple sclerosis. Worst case, Lou Gehrig's disease or a brain tumor." I felt as if I couldn't breathe, like the air had been sucked out of the room. All I wanted was to escape, so after he rattled off the tests I'd need for a diagnosis, I just stood up and left. When I got outside, I called my best friend, Lauren, and we met for a manicure. Sounds funny, I know, but no one really tells you how to act in these situations, and I needed to talk. We sat at the nail counter, frantically looking stuff up on our phones, trying to convince ourselves everything would be OK. I remember her trying to comfort me, saying, "I know someone who had a brain tumor, and she survived it." Not much comfort at all.
Over the next four months, I had three MRIs and an EEG to look at my brain, one spinal tap to search for abnormalities and viruses and a million blood tests to rule out some inflammatory diseases. I cried through each one. To say I hate needles is an understatement. I loathe them. But worse than the needles was the not knowing. I stopped running—doctor's orders—and started giving up on my life. I felt no happiness. I had no fun. I rarely went out, and when I did, I got sloshed. I just wanted to numb my emotions. Kind of ironic: My body had gone physically numb, and now all I wanted was for my feelings to follow.
I was on my way to work one November morning when I got the call. "We think it's MS," my doctor said. "Come in to discuss treatment." I hung up without asking a single question. I thought, OK, now I know. I went straight to Starbucks, where I called Lauren and told her to meet me. When she saw me, we both burst into tears. "Let's call my mom," she said. We were like two little girls, hoping her mom would know how to make it better. My own mother isn't in my life. She left when I was 13. My sister and I talk often, but she's busy raising three kids in Chicago. And my father, who was my role model, died when I was 28. He would've been the first one I called; he would have known just what to say. Some people talk to God when things like this happen; I talk to my late father. I ask him to give me signs or tell me what to do. Without him by my side, I had to figure it all out on my own.
MS is a disease in which your immune system attacks your brain, spinal cord and optic nerve, eating away the protective layer of your nerves and eventually the nerves themselves. Its cause is unknown. It's two to three times more common in women than in men, and it strikes young: Two thirds of people are diagnosed between ages 20 and 40. There is no cure. Early signs include numbness, blurry or double vision, loss of balance and fatigue. Eventually, I could become paralyzed or (though rare) blind or mentally incapacitated. I try not to think about that—living in fear is no way to live. But sometimes when I close my eyes at night, it creeps in: This is what it'd feel like to be blind.
I have the most common kind of MS, called relapsing-remitting. It comes with "attacks," where suddenly you go numb, your vision gets blurry or you lose your balance for a while, and then it just goes away for months or even years. I've had only one official attack, a few weeks postdiagnosis. I woke up one morning, swung my legs out of bed and couldn't walk. My right leg was stiff, painful. I was terrified. Was this the beginning? Would my leg stay like this forever? I went to the ER and stayed in the hospital for three days getting intravenous steroids, and then it was over. I fully recovered.
Not long after, I was scheduled to start MS treatment—which involved a half-inch-long needle I had to inject myself with every other day. I couldn't escape the shots! A giddy nurse wearing bad perfume showed up at my apartment to show me how to inject my belly. I hated her. She went on and on about how easy it was and how I'd get used to it, and she wouldn't leave until I showed her I could do it myself. By the time I managed to, I was sobbing. I couldn't believe this was my reality. Or that I'd have to do it again in two days, and two days after that, forever.
It was a lonely time in my life. The idea of dating filled me with fear and heartache. Who would love me? I was damaged goods. And when do you tell someone you have MS? On the first date? The third? I did see one guy casually for a little bit, but when a friend posted something about MS on my Facebook page, he messaged me: "What's this about?" I told him, and he disappeared, never responding.
Then, about a year ago, I met Jason. I thought he knew about my MS, because we had some friends in common. We'd been dating for two months when I asked him to go with me to an MS fund-raising event. "Why are you going?" he asked. "You don't know?" I said. My heart sank. I started sweating. Rather than try to explain, I brought him the speech I'd written for another MS fund-raiser, telling my story. I watched him read every word. And then I watched the tears start streaming down his face. "Does this change things?" I asked. "Absolutely not," he said, and then he hugged and kissed me and held me all night, just as he has every night since.
Now, sometimes I honestly forget I have MS. Last fall, I switched to a new FDA-approved pill—no more shots! I have a new doctor, too; one who encourages me to exercise (it helps stave off symptoms!). I see him every three months for progress tests, where I do things like touch my nose and speed-walk from point A to point B. And every year, I get an MRI. That's probably the only time, when I'm in that claustrophobic tube, when I still think, Why me? In fact, that's all I think for the 40-minute duration. But when the test ends, I go back to my life, where I feel totally normal.
Even though my body hasn't changed in any lasting ways—at least not yet, and hopefully not ever—I definitely have. Since my diagnosis, I've rededicated myself to being healthy, because I want to live as long and as well as possible. That means exercising more faithfully, eating right and eliminating negative people from my life. I do things that make me happy every day, because every day that I can walk, run, smile, talk and laugh matters more to me now. I also value my friendships more than ever. My friends have shown up for me in a big way: I always have someone to call, to hold my hand, to cry with. I would do anything for them. I'm more confident now, too, because I've been able to teach people what MS means—and doesn't mean. And knowing that one day I could be in a wheelchair has made me more patient and accepting of others. When I find myself getting really worked up, I take a deeper breath than I used to.
When I was little, my dad used to tell us bedtime stories about his childhood in Tanzania. He recorded them, and I recently played one for Jason, in which my dad talks about wanting to hike Mount Kilimanjaro. For my birthday, Jason surprised me with two tickets to Africa. We're going to climb Kilimanjaro in August, just like my dad dreamed of doing, and I've been training for it ever since: running, hiking, Spinning. I know the trek will help restore my faith in my body. And it'll reconnect me with my father, who, if he saw me now, would say, "Keep fighting." And when I finally reach the summit, 19,341 feet high in the sky, it'll be one big screw-you to my MS.
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Table Of Contents
Using Cisco CallManager Upgrade Assistant Utility 4.1(3)
Understanding How the Utility Works
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Cisco Technical Support Website
Definitions of Service Request Severity
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
Using Cisco CallManager Upgrade Assistant Utility 4.1(3)
The Cisco CallManager Upgrade Assistant Utility, a nonintrusive tool, detects the health of the servers in the Cisco CallManager cluster before you perform an upgrade to Cisco CallManager.
This version of Cisco CallManager Upgrade Assistant replaces previous versions of Cisco CallManager Upgrade Assistant, Release 3.3(5), Release 4.0(2a), and Release 4.1(2). Cisco CallManager Upgrade Assistant 4.1(3) adds support for multiple version upgrades. Use Cisco CallManager Upgrade Assistant Utility, version 4.1(3) or later, to detect the health of your servers before you upgrade to Cisco CallManager Release 3.3(5), 4.0(2a), 4.1(2), and 4.1(3).
Caution This utility identifies problems that could cause the Cisco CallManager upgrade to fail. This utility does not correct the problem(s); you must perform the corrective action for the problem that the utility identifies.
Cisco strongly recommends that all servers in the cluster pass the validation before you upgrade any servers.
This document contains the following topics:
•Understanding How the Utility Works
Consider the following documentation conventions as you review this upgrade document.
Blue Text—To quickly navigate to a section or URL, click text that appears in blue.
Note Reader, take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the publication.
Caution Reader, be careful. You may do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.
Timesaver Reader, this tip saves you time as you perform the procedure.
Related Documentation
Use the following documentation in conjunction with this document. Click the URLs in Table 1 to navigate to the appropriate documentation.
Table 1 Quick Reference for URLs
Related Documentation and Software URL and Additional Information
Operating system documentation and Virtual Network Computing (VNC) documentation
(not readme documentation)
Cisco CallManager Compatibility Matrix
Cisco CallManager documentation
Cisco IP Telephony Applications Backup and Restore documentation
Service releases and readme documentation
Note The operating system and SQL Server support patches post on the voice products operating system cryptographic software page. You can navigate to the site from the Cisco CallManager software page.
Related Cisco IP telephony application documentation
Before You Begin
Before you run the utility, Cisco strongly recommends that you perform the following tasks.
•Back up your Cisco CallManager servers. To obtain the backup utility documentation, go to http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/backup/index.htm.
•Review the "Understanding How the Utility Works" section.
•Verify that your server login account has Administrative privileges to run the utility.
Understanding How the Utility Works
Before you perform an upgrade to a Cisco CallManager version, download and run the latest version of Cisco CallManager Upgrade Assistant Utility, a nonintrusive tool that detects the health of the servers in the Cisco CallManager cluster without changing the state of the system.
To verify that the server meets the minimum requirement for the Cisco CallManager version to which you are upgrading, refer to the Cisco CallManager Compatibility Matrix. To obtain the most recent version of this document, go to
Caution Your server login account must have Administrative privileges to run the utility. You may log in to the server by using the Administrator username and password.
Before you begin the upgrade on the publisher database server, you must run the utility on all servers in the cluster. If any server fails the validation process, investigate and correct the problem(s) before you begin the upgrade on the publisher database server. After you correct the problem(s), run the utility again before you upgrade.
You can run the utility on only one server at a time.
Cisco strongly recommends that you run this utility during a scheduled, maintenance window.
The utility runs the validation modules that display in Table 2. The utility runs some validation modules only on publisher servers, some validation modules only on subscriber servers, and some modules on both publisher and subscriber servers. As soon as the utility identifies a problem with a module, the utility begins checking the next module. After the utility performs the entire validation process, review the validation list in the Summary window for modules that fail the validation or for modules that provide warnings.
Table 2 Validation Checks That the Utility Performs
Module Applicable Server Additional Information The utility performs the following validations for servers running Cisco CallManager Release 3.1 or 3.2.
Backup File Integrity Validation
This check occurs on the publisher database server only.
The Upgrade Assistant verifies the following items:
•The existence of the chosen MCS.sti file
If the file does not exist after you click Select, an error message displays.
•The backup file size
•The backup utility version that is used to create the file
If you do not want the utility to validate the backup file, click the Skip button; a dialog box prompts you to skip the backup file validation.
If you do not choose a backup file for the utility to validate, the utility assigns a Skipped status to the module.
OS Flag Files Validation
This check occurs on the publisher database and subscriber servers.
The utility verifies that the Stirnw.flg and Stisys.inf files exist.
Database Location Setting Validation
This check occurs on the publisher database and subscriber servers.
The utility performs a check of your Cisco CallManager registry (specifically, dbconnection0) to verify that the registry points to the proper database.
Resource Validation
This check occurs on the publisher database and subscriber servers.
This utility verifies that the system has enough physical memory.
The utility performs the following validations for servers running Cisco CallManager Release 3.3, 4.0, or 4.1
Software Version Validation
This check occurs on the publisher database and subscriber servers.
The utility validates the Cisco-provided operating system/related service releases and SQL Server/related service releases.
For information on minimum software requirements, refer to the Cisco CallManager Compatibility Matrix. To obtain the most recent version of this document, see Table 1.
The Upgrade Assistant Utility checks only for software applications that this document lists. If you run other applications in the cluster or other applications on the servers, verify that compatibility exists between Cisco CallManager and the application before you upgrade. Failing to do so may cause applications to not work as expected.
Database Location Setting Validation
This check occurs on the publisher database and subscriber servers.
The utility performs a check of your Cisco CallManager registry (specifically, dbconnection0) to verify that the registry points to the proper database.
DC Directory HealthCheck Validation
This check occurs on the publisher database and subscriber servers.
The utility validates whether Cisco CallManager is integrated with DC Directory. This utility validates the DC Directory connection and the DC Directory configuration containers.
Security Settings Validation
This check occurs on the publisher database and subscriber servers.
The utility validates the following policies and accounts:
•Password policies, including Enforce Password History, Minimum Password Age, and Minimum Password Length
Verify that these policies are set to default.
•Account lockout policies
Verify that these policies are set to default.
•Local system accounts for all Administrator accounts
Verify that the local system accounts for all Administrator accounts are set to Never Expire.
Note The utility validates the settings of the publisher database server even when it is running on the subscriber server.
Cisco CallManager Database Replication Validation
This check occurs on the publisher database server.
The publisher database server upgrade requires that all call-processing processes that the server handles fail over to the configured subscriber servers. Database replication must exist prior to the upgrade, so failover occurs.
This utility verifies the database replication status for all subscriber servers in the cluster. This utility validates that the database contains the latest information about the system. Validation results include Running, Idle, Failed, or Succeeded.
Hostname Resolution Validation
This check occurs on the subscriber database server only.
The utility validates that the server hostname resolves to a valid IP address.
Password Validation
This check occurs on the subscriber database server only
The utility performs a check on each subscriber database server to verify that the Administrator password on the subscriber database servers matches the Administrator password on the publisher database server.
Domain Validation
This check occurs on the publisher database and subscriber servers.
The utility verifies that the system is not part of a domain.
Resource Validation
This check occurs on the publisher database and subscriber servers.
This utility verifies that the system has enough physical memory.
Installing the Utility
Caution If you choose to do so, you can use Virtual Network Computing (VNC) to install and run this utility. To obtain the most recent version of this document, go to http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/voice/iptel_os/index.htm.
Do not use Integrated Lights Out (ILO) or Terminal Services to install or run this utility; Cisco installs Terminal Services, so Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) can perform remote management and configuration tasks.
Perform the following procedure to install the utility:
Step 1 Click http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/sw-voice.shtml.
Step 2 Click Cisco CallManager 4.1.
Step 3 Download the Upgrade Assistant file to your hard drive.
Tip For this utility, Cisco uses the file format, CCMUpgdAsstInstall_<utility version>.exe.
Step 4 Note the location where you save the downloaded file.
Step 5 To begin the installation, double-click the download file.
Note If Cisco Security Agent (CSA) is enabled, a prompt asks you if you are installing software. To continue the installation, click Yes to All.
The Preparing to Install window displays.
Step 6 The Welcome window displays; click Next.
The license agreement displays.
Step 7 Review the license agreement, click the I accept the terms in the license agreement radio button to accept the terms, and click Next to proceed with the installation.
Step 8 Verify the customer information. Click Next.
The Ready to Install window displays. Click Install.
Step 9 When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window displays, click Finish.
Running the Utility
Tip You can run the utility on only one server at a time.
Running this utility takes approximately 1 to 60 (or more) minutes for the publisher database server. The time it takes on the publisher database server depends on the size of the backup file.
The utility takes approximately 1 to 5 minutes for each subscriber server.
To run the utility, perform the following procedure.
Step 1 Choose Start > Programs > Cisco Systems, Inc > CallManager Upgrade Assistant.
Step 2 The Welcome window displays. Review the information in the window and click Next.
Step 3 The Choose a Cisco CallManager Version displays. Choose the Cisco CallManager version to which you are interested in upgrading and click Next.
Step 4 The Upgrade Assistant Confirmation window displays with a list of checks that the utility performs. Review the information in the window and click Next.
During the validation process, the Cisco CallManager Upgrade Assistant Status windows displays. An "x" indicates that the validation failed; a check indicates that the validation succeeded; an arrow indicates the validation task that the utility currently performs.
Step 5 In the Upgrade Assistant Summary window, the validation results display. To interpret the results, see the "Interpreting the Results" section.
Caution Clicking Finish closes the window. Review the results before you click Finish. If you close the window, you can obtain the results from the log file; see the "Obtaining the Log File" section.
Step 6 After you fix the problems that the utility identifies, run the utility again on every server in the cluster before you begin the upgrade.
Interpreting the Results
The validation results display in the Upgrade Assistant Summary window. At the top of the window, a report summarizes the results for all modules and displays which modules failed, which modules produced warnings, and which modules passed. A link to the folder that contains all log files, including the Upgrade Assistant Summary report, displays also.
To identify a problem with the failed validation module, review the following information that displays in the Summary window:
•The first link points to the log file that specifies the error or warning.
Click the first link and search for the error or warning; for example, ERR: <message> or WARN: <message>.
•The second link points to the corrective action file that describes the log file error message and recommends the corrective action.
Click the second link to open the corrective action file. Search the corrective action file for the error message that is noted in the log file. Review the description and corrective action.
Caution After you correct all problems that the utility identifies, Cisco strongly recommends that you run the utility again on every server in the cluster before you begin the upgrade.
Obtaining the Log File
You can obtain the results from the utility in the following directory:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Cisco\Logs\UPGRADEASST<date> (for example, UPGRADEASST-05-15-2003_13.47.58)
To access the log file, click the Summary file.
Tip A link to the log file displays in the Summary window for every failed validation module. To access the log file, click the link in the Summary window.
The Summary.html file, which is the Upgrade Assistant Summary report, provides the exact same information that displays in the Upgrade Assistant Summary window.
Each time that you run the utility, the utility creates a new log folder and new set of log files. The utility does not remove the log files, even if you uninstall the utility. You erase the log files when you reimage the server or manually delete the files.
Obtaining Documentation
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Obtaining Technical Assistance
For all customers, partners, resellers, and distributors who hold valid Cisco service contracts, Cisco Technical Support provides 24-hour-a-day, award-winning technical assistance. The Cisco Technical Support Website on Cisco.com features extensive online support resources. In addition, Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) engineers provide telephone support. If you do not hold a valid Cisco service contract, contact your reseller.
Cisco Technical Support Website
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Access to all tools on the Cisco Technical Support Website requires a Cisco.com user ID and password. If you have a valid service contract but do not have a user ID or password, you can register at this URL:
Submitting a Service Request
Using the online TAC Service Request Tool is the fastest way to open S3 and S4 service requests. (S3 and S4 service requests are those in which your network is minimally impaired or for which you require product information.) After you describe your situation, the TAC Service Request Tool automatically provides recommended solutions. If your issue is not resolved using the recommended resources, your service request will be assigned to a Cisco TAC engineer. The TAC Service Request Tool is located at this URL:
For S1 or S2 service requests or if you do not have Internet access, contact the Cisco TAC by telephone. (S1 or S2 service requests are those in which your production network is down or severely degraded.) Cisco TAC engineers are assigned immediately to S1 and S2 service requests to help keep your business operations running smoothly.
To open a service request by telephone, use one of the following numbers:
Asia-Pacific: +61 2 8446 7411 (Australia: 1 800 805 227)
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Definitions of Service Request Severity
To ensure that all service requests are reported in a standard format, Cisco has established severity definitions.
Severity 1 (S1)—Your network is "down," or there is a critical impact to your business operations. You and Cisco will commit all necessary resources around the clock to resolve the situation.
Severity 2 (S2)—Operation of an existing network is severely degraded, or significant aspects of your business operation are negatively affected by inadequate performance of Cisco products. You and Cisco will commit full-time resources during normal business hours to resolve the situation.
Severity 3 (S3)—Operational performance of your network is impaired, but most business operations remain functional. You and Cisco will commit resources during normal business hours to restore service to satisfactory levels.
Severity 4 (S4)—You require information or assistance with Cisco product capabilities, installation, or configuration. There is little or no effect on your business operations.
Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
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