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Abstract (Summary)SILO is a new internetworking architecture that represents a significant departure from current philosophy and practice. The architecture consists of building blocks of fine-grain functionality, explicit support for combining elemental blocks to accomplish highly configurable complex communication tasks, and control elements to facilitate (what is currently referred to as) cross-layer interactions. It takes a holistic view of network design, allowing applications to work synergistically with the network architecture and physical layers so as to meet the application's needs within resource availability constraints. The SILO research advocates a non-layered architecture based on silos of services assembled on demand and specific to an application and network environment. With the goal to facilitate what in today's layered architecture is referred to as ``cross-laye' interactions, in a manner that meets the exact user requirements and optimizes performance, the main focus of this research work is on developing mechanisms to optimize the construction of SILOs (stack of services) in a manner that takes into account service specific constraints, current network conditions and user policies.
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Advisor:Rudra Dutta; George Rouskas; Khaled Harfoush
School:North Carolina State University
School Location:USA - North Carolina
Source Type:Master's Thesis
Keywords:computer science
Date of Publication:03/24/2008


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Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:02:00 -0500
Message-ID: <C5533BD628A9524496D63801704AE56D6A332F0745_at_SPOBMEXC14.adprod.directory>
According to 11g docs, you can do the below but I'm obviously missing something since I don't know much about AD:
Creating a User Who Is Authorized by a Directory Service
You have the following options to specify users who are authorized by a directory service:
- Creating a Global User Who Has a Private Schema<http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/network.111/b28531/authentication.htm#CHDJJDFE>
- Creating Multiple Enterprise Users Who Share Schemas<http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/network.111/b28531/authentication.htm#CHDJHAIB>
Creating a Global User Who Has a Private Schema
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CREATE USER psmith IDENTIFIED GLOBALLY AS 'CN=psmith,OU=division1,O=oracle,C=US';
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The purpose of these social media cautionary tales is not to single out and beat up on Facebook; however, its unparalleled financial impact (1.5 billion dollars in advertising revenue) and size make it the most relevant example. (As of this writing there are over 500 million registered users of Facebook, giving it a population larger than almost every country in the world.) In the social networking world and in the Web 3.0 paradigm in general, innovation often comes at a cost to privacy. This bodes well for BI companies that are focused on data mining the information on Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, My Space, etc, although it is confounding for those of us that use social networks on a regular basis and live by the mantra: "What happens in the Network, stays in the Network."
While the staying power of business intelligence and consumer data prospecting has been tested year in and year out for decades now (BI's importance and utility increases with each passing year); the long term viability of some of the world's most popular social media sites is not a sure thing. As more and more social networking sites come online the competition for registered (and active) users will escalate. Not only will social networks need to do more to procure new users and retain current ones, they will have to create new and novel ways to monetize their websites. For better or worse, supplying content created by a social network's users to outside websites, advertisers, and affiliates for data mining purposes is a sure fire way to generate revenue for the foreseeable future. It will remain an important component of the social networking business model, as data mining methodologies progress far beyond traditional demographic profiling into interpolation and statistical modeling based on swarms and cluster groups. So powerful and lucrative is social media data mining that governments around the globe have begun to carefully scrutinize the need for regulation in this space, especially with respect to protecting the privacy of their citizen's that post data to these networks. While some regulation is probably needed, what concerns me is when the legislators of the free world start demanding social networks involuntarily hand over their user-generated content in order to better enable central governments to carry out their own "citizen intelligence" and data mining programs. That day may be closer than any of us care to realize.
William Laurent is one of the world's leading experts in information strategy and governance. For 20 years, he has advised numerous businesses and governments on technology strategy, performance management, and best practices—across all market sectors. William currently runs an independent consulting company that bears his name. In addition, he frequently teaches classes, publishes books and magazine articles, and lectures on various technology and business topics worldwide.. As a Senior Contributing Author for Dashboard Insight, he would enjoy your comments at email@example.com
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Expo Parques e Festas is the Latin America´s main trade show to stimulate business for the amusement parks and kid´s parties industry.
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DURHAM, N.C. – Duke men's tennis head coach Ramsey Smith announced Monday the signing of Robert Maciag to the class of 2022. Maciag will enroll at Duke in August of 2018 and join the Blue Devils for the 2018-19 season.
"Jonathan [Stokke] and I are thrilled to welcome Robert to the Duke tennis family," Smith said. "Robert is a worker who has excelled on the tennis court and in the classroom throughout his junior career. I can't wait for Robert to put the Duke 'Iron D' on his chest and start competing for Duke!"
Maciag is a Sterling, Va., product and a blue chip prospect. He has been as high as No. 13 in the TennisRecruiting.net national rankings and currently stands No. 22.
"To me, Duke felt like home," Maciag said. "If at times it looks like the students here are struggling, it's because they are learning. If at times it looks like the student-athletes here are tired, you can be sure they'll be stronger tomorrow. I knew Duke was the right school for me because the coaches understand the hard work and sacrifice that comes with success. In the end, it was the environment that brought me to Duke. I can't wait for what the next four years have in store for me."
Maciag currently owns a TennisRPI ranking of 20 and was as high as No. 7 in the ledger during 2016. He is the No. 1 prospect in Virginia according to TennisRecruiting.net. He is ranked 12th overall in the boys 18s USTA rankings.
In July of 2017, Maciag played in the Metropolia USTA Boy's National Clay Court Tournament in Delray Beach, Fla., and advanced to the quarterfinals behind four consecutive victories. He did the same in the May, 2017, USTA Master's Championship Super 660 in Washington, D.C.
During the summer of 2016, Maciag won six matches to finish third at USTA Hard Court Championship in Kalamazoo, Mich., while also reaching the finals of doubles in the boys 16s division. Maciag also won six matches to reach the finals of the Boys' 18 Singles 2017 USTA Winter National Championship in Scottsdale, Ariz.
"Robert is a gritty competitor and great athlete who can cover a lot of ground and make things difficult for his opponents," Smith added. "Bear Schofield has done a fantastic job developing Robert's foundation. I strongly feel Robert's game is ready to take off at the collegiate level. He won a silver ball at the Winter Nationals and picked up silver and bronze balls at Kalamazoo, showing he can play his best when the stakes are highest in the big events. Robert is going to thrive in the college tennis format and our team atmosphere."


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text: Burnett, Army alter buying Published on January 11, 2001. Officials of the U.S. Army and Leo Burnett USA, unveiling the Army's new ad campaign at a Pentagon news conference this morning said they have been working to extensively alter the upfront buying of former Army ad agency Young & Rubicam, New York. Burnett officials said they recommended the Army concentrate much more of its advertising on the 18 to 24 segment and that the Army will be buying less NFL football and other sports activities that reach large adult audiences to focus more on programming with heavier youth audiences. The Army debuts its first new "Army of One" ad tomorrow on NBC's "Friends" and Burnett officials say MTV will be another focus. (The Hispanic campaign will have a slightly different tag line of "I am the Army."The new campaign replaces Y&R's "Be All You Can Be" and Army Secretary Louis Caldera today said that while the old line was familiar, it had stopped working. Though the Army met its enlistment goals last year, he said three times in the last five years the Army had failed to meet recruiting goals. "'Be all you can be' will be part of how the Army will be talked about forever," he said, "but it was not working. It got tired and dated. It go so when you saw a commercial start, 'In the Army"' you would tune out." He said the new advertising featuring a focus on what an individual can do would be presented "in a fresh and contemporary manner." Burnett officials including CEO Linda Wolf said the tone of "Be you can be" sounded preachy and tried to tell people what to do, when youths want to be in control to make their own decision. The new Army campaign which is also being produced by Cartel Creativo, San Antonio, and Images USA, Atlanta., tells stories of six enlisted soldiers and shows the opportunities available in the Army. The ads never mention the $50,000 college bonus that has been repeatedly mentioned in past Army ads. Burnett officials said their research indicated that the $50,000 message got so strong that students asked about why they should join the Army could offer no other reason besides the money. Burnett was hired by the Army last June to handle the Army's $150 million a year marketing and advertising budget, with most of the money used for media advertising. Burnett today also unveiled a new goarmy.com Web site and a new Army logo that will be used in advertising. Copyright January 2001, Crain Communications Inc. Most Popular In this article: News


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Holiday House is proud to publish the innovative and award-winning I LIKE TO READ® books, which are just right for emergent readers. These picture books by renowned and beloved artists have been evaluated and assigned Guided Reading Levels A through G based on the Fountas and Pinnell system.
Roxie Munro is the author and illustrator of more than 40 books for children, including Masterpiece Mix, which was called "brilliant" in a Huffington Post review. Her books have been named Smithsonian's Best Science Books for Children, Outstanding NSTA Science Trade Books, and winners of the Society of International Librarians Honor Award. Her studio is in New York City, where she also lives.
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Oo, so it's nearly Halloween, I've been busy creating some custom orders in spooky fabrics, with the best fabrics coming out at Halloween, I've stocked up on a few! If you're interested in having a dress custom made in the graveyard fabric (below) or Skeleton hands fabric get in touch! I make in pretty much most sizes and the dresses are custom made to your measurements!
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The HP WH340AA Z2/Z4 Depth Adjustable Fixed Rail Rack Kit is designed for use with the HP xw4X00, HP Z2X0 (Z200, Z210, Z220, and Z230), and HP Z4X0 (Z400 and Z420) workstations. It includes fixed-rails, a locking tray, and system adapter brackets. The fixed rails can be mounted at any height, provide a stable platform for rack mounting, and attach to the server rack using the provided hardware kit. The locking tray attaches to the workstation using captive screws and the system adapter bracket, specific to your application. This kit offers a low-profile design with minimal impact on space constraints, allowing for high density rack configurations. Highlighting flexibility and safety, the HP Depth Adjustable Fixed Rail Kit provides a simple rack mount solution for use with any of HP's entry-level workstations.
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States may test HHS power on reform
The stakes are so high, said Edwin Park, vice president for health policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, that the idea of a state stonewalling the law after it's upheld by the Supreme Court is "far-fetched across the board."
A more realistic scenario might be for a state to do just enough to avoid triggering HHS enforcement action, but not enough to fulfill all the legal requirements. And that's what consumer advocates expect in Wisconsin if Gov. Scott Walker survives a recall election.
Robert Kraig of Citizen Action of Wisconsin said he anticipates Walker will "pursue a nullification strategy" by dragging his feet on integrating with Medicaid and stalling for time by creating a health exchange that doesn't meet the law's requirements.
Whether a state tries outright civil disobedience or subtler stonewalling, HHS may have trouble using its powers to bring it into line, say health law experts.
Cutting off Medicaid dollars would be both bad policy and bad politics. And usurping state powers would open HHS to massive accusations of a "federal takeover," which could further inflame political attacks on the health care reform law.
"Even if they could do that, I don't think they would," said Cheryl Smith of Leavitt Partners, an exchange consultant that is working with policymakers in several states that would prefer that the Supreme Court strike down the law.
Smith is skeptical that HHS even has enough personnel to take over a recalcitrant state's insurance regulation on top of coaxing along states that are not in outright violation of the law. She expects only a handful of states to be fully compliant with the health care law when the exchanges open for business in 2014, and the department's resources will be stretched thin.
But even if most states comply, it seems likely that at least a couple Republican lawmakers are going to test the department, suggested former Virginia Rep. Tom Davis, a moderate who abandoned a Senate bid in the face of stiff conservative opposition.
Davis noted that pragmatic Republicans, who have argued that their states should do exchange planning in case they lose in the Supreme Court, have already attracted challengers from the right. If the law is upheld, officials who cooperate could face primaries from those who promise to block an exchange at all costs.
Opposition to health care reform has become such a conservative shibboleth that Davis predicted, "You're going to get some demagoguery."
Officials in some states that are leading the opposition to the Affordable Care Act, such as Louisiana and Florida, have said they will comply with the law if they lose in the Supreme Court.
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"It would be contrary to the law, yes," he said last week, but added, "It's not like there's criminal penalties out there. It becomes a power struggle."


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We would like to provide you with the opportunity to participate indirectly in this meeting. We welcome all of you who have issues or questions that they would like the IRS to address to email them to us at firstname.lastname@example.com. Should we have the opportunity during the meeting, we would be more than happy to present your questions to the IRS in an anonymous fashion.
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It's that time again. This time the name of the game is Modern Warfare 2 (360 version). Event starts Tuesday morning at 12:00AM until early Wednesday. If any of you wish to join us, leave your gamertag (or send a request our way) and we'll party it up.
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Most definitely, going for harrier for your 2nd killstreak is the better option since you can usually get it with the predator missile then the air-strike comes in for the harrier which is good for the very least of two kills if you position it right and you should either have or be 1 kill away from you big reward, chopper gunner or AC130
I've noticed that the AC130 is good for really one map, which is Afghan and one other map where it like in a brazilian jungle village with a empty river bed and bridges. That's because you can spawn camp them with it and get ridiculous kill. All other maps though obstruct your targeting while the chopper gunner is much more maneuverable and can spot the target for you in many of the vertical maps this game has. My kill streak perk use to be Harrier, AC130, Tactical Nuke. I've switched it to Pave Low, Chopper Gunner, Nuke
I haven't played enough though to really get results since I've just been too busy with my PC. Been playing Lots of DoW2, Left 4 dead 2, and now Warhammer Online. I guess I kinda burnt myself out with MW2 by playing too much CoD4. Also I'm not too keen on most of the maps in the game. I'm sure I'll come back to the game eventually though.
"Brotherhood asked for no friendship, only loyalty. They stood back to back as the galaxy burned - always brothers, never friends; traitors together unto the last."
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The Kapiti Line
The Kapiti Line is some of the most weather exposed on the network, in addition some of the equipment on the line is over 80 years old. We are currently working hard to replace aging infrastructure on the line including around 30 kms of overhead wire and 150 poles that support these wires.
Many of the current poles are made of timber, not the best material to withstand a sea exposed environment. We are replacing these with steel structures on new piled concrete foundations designed to modern standards that will better withstand weather and time. The end result will be a modern line that will increase the reliability of the services that use it.
We have around 30 staff working through all hours of the day and night on the Kapiti Line over the coming months undertaking work to:
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text: This episode had me riled up and angry about the way the media ran stories from parents of children with disabilities without the children's consent. I focus on 2 stories here about two parents who consider hiring sex workers for their sons to experience sex. I had lots of things to say about that (mostly angry things), and I also touch on disability activists Carly Findlay and Kim Sauder's thoughts on the matter. What do you think about parents talking about their disabled child's sex lives to the media?


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For some years now, I have been reviewing the rise of China and India as potential lead players in the global economy by 2050. In 2011, I had predicted in a joint study that by 2030, China would overtake the US as the lead global economic super-power. This would result in growing competition between the US and China over which among them would write the rules of the global economy. I had speculated in a piece in 2011 on how India could become the lead country in the international system. Today, just five years later, the battle for rule-writing for the global economy has begun - 14 years sooner that I had predicted.
China's rise has equipped the country with not only economic wealth, but also with a growing political will to establish alternative economic mechanisms led by it.
China and India: Challenging the West
It all started with the Chinese economy enjoying an exponential leap since it liberalized in 1978. With an annual GDP growth rate of 9-10%, China jumped to second place by 2014. In GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms, the measure which most economists tell us is what really counts, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicated that China was at USD 12.3 trillion, while the US was at USD 16.2 trillion in 2014. In a futures study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers in February 2015, China is predicted to overtake the US as the lead economic superpower as early as 2028, and not far out to 2050, both in PPP and Market Exchange Rate (MER) terms. The PwC report predicted that India has the potential to become the second largest economy in PPP terms and third in MER terms by 2050.
China's rise has equipped the country with not only economic wealth, but also with a growing political will to establish alternative economic mechanisms led by it. China and India have long protested against the discriminatory behaviour of the IMF and the World Bank, both established at the end of the Second World War and dominated by Western nations. Given their growing wealth, both China and India have expressed their aspiration to no longer just be receivers of international economic rules set by the West, but to be a part of the rule setting.
China and India [aspire] to no longer just be receivers of international economic rules set by the West, but to be a part of the rule setting.
Given the growing deadlock within the IMF and the World Bank to reform, resisted by both the US and Europe for fear of losing influence, China especially has kick-started a process of establishing alternative financial institutions. In 2013, as part of the "China Dream" project, President Xi Jinping mooted the idea of a USD 100 billion Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), followed by the Free Trade Area for the Asia Pacific, and the Silk Road Economic belt or the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative.
The China Dream envisions establishing China as the foremost country in Asia and the world, one to whom all others would look up to. In return, China would be at the forefront of infrastructure development, connecting remote corners of Asia to one another, and offer finance for energy generation, transportation and other initiatives. This move by China has practical implications as well as its first-world infrastructure is met by weak infrastructure in some of its neighbours. It is noteworthy that in July 2014, the BRICS nations also established the New Development Bank as well as the Contingent Reserve Arrangement. Incidentally, the OBOR's core connecting dots are based on the ancient Silk Road connecting Asia to Africa and Europe. Included in this is also the idea of a maritime Silk Road. The AIIB will fund the OBOR; China hopes this will facilitate the easy movement of goods, people and services across borders.
The China Dream envisions establishing China as the foremost country in Asia and the world... In return, China would be at the forefront of infrastructure development...
The significance of the TPP in the battle for supremacy
In a classic case of Great Power struggle, President Barack Obama proposed the idea of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a free trade agreement that aims to reduce tariffs between the US, Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei, Canada, Mexico, Chile and Peru. The TPP, signed in October 2015, excludes China.
The idea behind the TPP, as stated by Obama, is to ensure that it is the US, and not China, that should be in a position to write the rules of the global economy. The TPP is an American framework for global economic transactions that offers the US and the other signatories a competitive edge vis-à-vis China. Surprisingly though, a global initiative like the TPP is geared to promote "made-in-America exports, grow the American economy, support well-paying American jobs, and strengthen the American middle class" in its official website. While the TPP is yet to be ratified by the US Congress, it clearly demonstrates the global competition between the US and China for greater power influence.
China's counters to the TPP
Not to be left far behind, China has been busy with similar economic deals of its own that exclude the US. It has backed negotiations for a free trade initiative termed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which includes the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Australia, India, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea. Significantly, unlike the TPP, the RCEP includes India, predicted to be the second largest global economy by 2050.
Both the RCEP and the AIIB are aimed at establishing alternative economic mechanisms to the Western- led global economy.
The RCEP is a direct counter to the American-led TPP, as it is a fully Chinese-backed initiative. Introduced for the first time in the ASEAN summit in Bali, Indonesia in 2011, the RCEP will bring two free trading zones together, namely, the East Asian Free Trade Agreement, which included ASEAN, China, Japan and South Korea, and the Comprehensive Economic Partnership, which added Australia, India and New Zealand. The RCEP covers trade in goods, services, investment and dispute settlement. The RCEP was signed in November 2015, and is to be implemented this year.
Interestingly, while commentators within China argue that China is fully supportive of free trade as vindicated by the RCEP, commentators within the US argue that the tussle between the RCEP and the TPP is one of geo-political dimensions with the capability to decide whether it is the US or China that would write the rules of the global economy.
The AIIB initiated by China was also signed by 51 Prospective Founding Members in September 2015. It is rather interesting that both the RCEP and the AIIB are aimed at establishing alternative economic mechanisms to the Western- led global economy.
The role of military heft
International relations theories will tell us that with economic wealth, military power follows suit. China's military prowess and its assertion of territorial claims have only increased. In 2014, it started building artificial islands in the South China Sea. This turning of the seas into land has created enormous tensions in the South China Sea. As a consequence, US Defence Secretary, Ashton Carter demanded an immediate halt to the land reclamation activities. China, on the other hand, warned the US that the Pentagon should desist from sending US military ships and aircrafts within 12 nautical miles of the new artificial islands in the Spratlys. Defying that, the US sent its USS Lassen, a guided missile destroyer close to the artificial islands (within 12 nautical miles). So we can see how the US and China are in a tight locked struggle, both in terms of economic rule writing as well as assertion of politico-military power.
Will China's efforts to establish an alternate set of economic rules create conditions for an open conflict with the US?
So the deeply troubling questions this scenario gives rise to are: Will China's efforts to establish an alternate set of economic rules create conditions for an open conflict with the US? Should we worry about an escalatory mode in the South China Sea as well, which is deeply intertwined with global access to Sea Lanes of Communication (SLOCs) and free trade?
Quid pro quo to the rescue?
The answer rests in how global norms and rules are established for the 21st century. Furthermore, there is truth to the statement that existing global economic rules are tilted heavily in favour of the Western-led financial institutions, reflecting the past world order as it was in the 20th century. The 21st century is going to be different and major powers like China and India would want to have not only a say but the lead capability to establish the rules of the game as their populations are deeply affected by it. So, generosity perhaps and a willingness to share in the world's prosperity is the key.
We also should not forget that the US and China are deeply connected by their bilateral trade which has witnessed an exponential leap from USD 2 billion in 1979 to USD 534 billion in 2015. Significantly, the trade deficit between the US and China also shored up to a record high of USD 365.7 billion in 2015.
Perhaps their need for each other [US and China] will tame other wilder competitive instincts. Let's hope so for humankind's sake.
China is the second largest trading partner of the US and tops the imports list to the US. Without Chinese goods making their way into the US market, it is fair to conclude that America may be left with a limited choice of affordable consumer goods. In addition, US firms and companies like Apple and General Motors have invested heavily in low-cost assembly of their products in China, thereby improving their profit margin. Interestingly, China keeps US domestic interest rates low by being the second largest purchaser of US treasury bonds, and by extension buying in US debt. This aspect of the relationship has a direct impact on the US economy which in turn locks in the China-US relationship like no other.
So, perhaps their need for each other will tame other wilder competitive instincts. Let's hope so for humankind's sake.
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What goes into styling Beyoncé for the Met Gala? Apparently, it can all take less than 24 hours.
The pregnant singer will probably be a no-show this year, but as the first Monday in May rapidly approaches, we'd be remiss not to acknowledge the most epic moments from the biggest night in fashion's past. Bey, of course, owns many of them—remember her pale-pink latex ensemble from 2016? Then there was that high ponytail and naked dress combo for the China: Through the Looking Glass theme. Year after year, she impresses (in mostly Givenchy). And year after year, you'll see stylist Ty Hunter trailing behind her, fluffing and fixing her train on the famously steep, red steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Although Ty doesn't have any plans to attend the star-studded extravaganza this year, one can never know. Beyoncé could call him day of and tell him that she wants to attend. She did that in 2012, after all.
"It was Met Gala, and Beyoncé decided that day that she wanted to go," Ty revealed to E! News.
While most stylists would balk at the thought of prepping for such a high-profile event in less than 24 hours, Queen Bey relayed a much more nonchalant attitude about attending. (Who knew you could RSVP on such short notice!)
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"It was like, 'If we can, we go. If we can't, we won't," he recalled. The team was in the midst of rehearsing for an upcoming tour, and there was little time to plan. Not to mention, it was one of the first times Beyoncé would be seen in public after having daughter Blue Ivy. "Thank god Givenchy made a dress for her for a prior event that we didn't use."
The veteran stylist made a simple call into the Parisian fashion house, and luckily, they were able to expedite the gown back onto Beyoncé's body.
The dress that saved the day? A black, long-sleeved, embellished, see-through dress that masterfully transitioned into a purple, feathered train.
"It was kind of the beginning of the illusion dress," Ty noted. (Yes, Bey was at the forefront of the naked dress movement.) "It fit perfect. The dress didn't really need anything else."
The veteran stylist did put in a quick call to jeweler Lorraine Schwartz, who "always seems to have what we need," a.k.a. a pair of diamond stud earrings. The rest, as they say, was fashion history.
No one ever knew about the last-minute ensemble (until now). Honestly, the "Formation" singer could've worn a sparkly paper bag and it still would've worked.
"A woman needs to be comfortable and confident," he said. "Beyoncé has worn dresses that are really heavy and makes it look like a feather."
Just in case celebs aren't Bey-level confident and don't have a veteran stylist beside them, Ty's last tip will save the day: Wear comfortable shoes. "Stuart Weitzmans—they emphasize a woman's arch and look sexy enough," he recommended. "Those red steps are serious."
On Monday, May 1, our Met Gala conversation starts on the E! News Facebook page at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. Immediately following E! News on Monday, May 1, we'll be live from New York with red carpet coverage of the Met Gala at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT. For complete coverage of fashion's biggest night, tune in to E! News at 7 p.m. and Fashion Police at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2.


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From: email@example.com (William Fisher) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 1997 01:55:31 -0800 (PDT) I'm glad someone stepped in this. Nearly all of those systems were nearly bare metal software environments since we had numerous talks with Chet at MIPS about software features that would propell the business. NONE of those customers wanted anything to do with any flavor of Unix, Linux, BSD, System V, etc. In fact Hunter-Ready and the other real-time kernels weren't that popular with the hard core real-time/embedded folks. Hence I would like to here more about larry's definition of "embedded systems" because they sure don't sound like any that our semiconductor partners sell to. Allow me... Let me relay a story a co-Sparc developer of mine told (and showed!) me when I saw him in person in Germany the other week. His name is Eddie C. Dost and he works for a software/hardware house there where they do nothing but embedded work. About two weeks ago he was asked to tackle two projects. One involved an i386SX based board which controlled lighting systems for skyscrapers, the other was a m68k based board which was meant to be deployed by the hundreds to control campus wide key card entry systems for a bunch of corporations and universities in the German speaking countries. He was given QNX to write his drivers and get the box going. Since it is a micro-kernel, you have to perform a task switch to handle even an interrupt, and you have to compile your interrupt handlers with a special compiler and compiler options using QNX compilers just to cope with this bullshit. This was on both systems. Interrupt response was so slow, that even when he coded the drivers in raw optimized assembly he could not keep up and would drop characters easily on his serial ports, the ISDN performance sucked balls as well. So eddie got so frustrated one night that he took both the m68k and Intel ports of Linux, in about an hour added kernel build time configuration options such as "CONFIG_NO_MEMORY_MANAGEMENT", "CONFIG_NO_FANCY_SYSCALLS", "CONFIG_NO_USELESS_FEATURES" and the like to the point where he was able to get a 120k sized Linux kernel with his drivers and the specialized code to run the control systems he needed to deploy, and he got full over the serial line KGDB source level debugging of his kernel as well. The next night he got it completely working and debugged, needless to say this thing didn't have the interrupt performance problems QNX did. The next evening he blew the first revisions of the PROM's the boxes would eventually use in production when these things got sent to the customers. Now here comes the interesting part... He had to then approach his boss, he explained the issues and how he had solved the problem. The boss went "what, use Linux, why the fuck would we even want to do such a thing?" His response was: "Firstly, QNX doesn't even fucking work, at best the product would be delayed if I could get it to work with QNX at all, and thus you might even lose these sales. Secondly, I just saved you a shitload of money and future engineering costs. Not only did I just save you the QNX license on all the hundreds of these fuckers you are going to sell to people (you can sell it at the same prive, the customer won't know the difference), I have a usable mini-Linux kernel that we can use (and thus save the licensing fee's + the engineering all over again) as a base for a lot of our future embedded products." His boss was blown away, the rest is history... So you see, the real issue is that people don't know they want it... Oh btw, Eddie will in fact be working on some MIPS based embedded boards in the near future, and I can tell you he sure as hell isn't gonna be putting QNX or any other "embedded OS" in those things. Later, David "Sparc" Miller firstname.lastname@example.com
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This is a collection of three short stories, each focusing on a different member of the Revenant Investigations team and their individual backgrounds. Arabella Pierce, Lena Tompson and Kate Briar are friends and colleagues who have unusual psychic gifts and make a living as paranormal investigators. All three lead dedicated but loveless lives due to their unnatural talents, but each story begins them on a journey to find happiness and their true destinies.
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No one ever talks about the people they meet that have the same issues yet were public schooled. I dare say there are more of these people out there than the entire population of homeschoolers.
There are weird people everywhere. There are terrible communicators everywhere - who are not weird by the way, they just have a hard time communicating. Perhaps if they are sitting in the neighbor's yard wearing a swim cap and pretending to grill out in the middle of January that would be weird
The great thing about homeschooling is that kids are not forced to be around kids their age, all day, everyday, with limited interaction with those other than their peers. I have a daughter in public school and she is *obsessed* with fitting in. My homeschoolers, not so much. They are free from the bondage that a large group of their peers will place them in. They don't have to please a bunch of other 9 and 10 year olds to not get made fun of and to fit in. They don't have to change the way the dress, eat, or talk. They are not compelled to fit into a man made mold and instead are free to fit into the mold God gave them. They are free to be them.
They can also relate to kids older and younger than they are. They can have conversations with adults. My 6 year old was at swim class waiting for her older siblings to be done with their practices. I watched her approach an adult woman and carry on quite the conversation. She came to me about 10 minutes later and happily exclaimed, "Mommy! I met a grown up and she is nice." She was thrilled to have made a new friend. I spoke very briefly with the woman afterwards and she complimented Rebekah's manner and cuteness. (She is stinking adorable, if I do say so myself.)
Rebekah was not intimidated or frightened by this adult. She approached her. She learned about life and people in this short conversation. She was not constrained by needing to look "cool" or by the need to please the kids that were there at swim with her.
My kids don't know a ton about pop culture, and maybe that's weird to some, but I am glad. I am glad I don't have to explain certain song lyrics, for a while I did not have to explain twerking - until my public schooler forced me to. I don't have to explain BDSM to them like I had to with my public schooler (Thank you for nothing 50 Shades of Grey). I am glad I don't have to explain a lot of things and my kids can stay kids for just a while longer.
If any of that is weird and makes them unable to relate to others, then frankly, I will take it.


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I have a little (yet mighty) family so we take every opportunity to expand our circle and spend time with friends, especially at this time of year. This year we were invited to my long-time friend, Lorna's, for Christmas dinner. Since we had already ordered our Christmas capon (Skip likes turkey but doesn't like turkey leftovers so prefers having a capon instead), we decided to make our own celebration with it and all the fixings and used the Winter Solstice as the excuse. It was delicious.
The next evening, we were invited to my BFF (Best Fibre Friend), Marion's, for dinner and enjoyed yet another yummy meal in tasteful surroundings.Marion has a real flair for style and design and changes her décor from season to season.
Then on Christmas Eve, we enjoyed more camaraderie with our friends, Norm and Lena, who are Skip's former neighbours.
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Lena's traditional Swedish dinner once again exceeded all our expectations.
Then we opened our presents.
I like to reminisce about Christmases past. That snowman stocking at the left above dates from 1961. I remember that special Christmas because my dad had remarried that month and my new mom, who later legally adopted me after his death 6 years later, decided we needed some Christmas traditions.
This was our 'girl' photo that year. My older sister, Valerie, made the best of the situation. She wasn't 100% thrilled to have a step-mother, especially so soon after our mother's death.
|Geri (age 7), Mabel and Valerie (age 16)
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Another new tradition was to string wires up around the living room and hang Christmas cards from them (we weren't a family of tall people).
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After opening our presents this year, we planned what we were going to buy with our gift cards and played with our new stuff.
Then we were off to Lorna's for her scrumptious turkey dinner with cranberries and dressing, squash, broccoli, potatoes, raspberry ripple dessert and a variety of cookies and sweets.
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dubmastercanada wrote:I actually heard Island is releasing a "Bob Marley - The Bathroom Sessions"
According to Island:
"It was discovered that there was a microphone left in Bob Marley's dressing room prior the Lyceum Ballroom show. Bob was having some stomach problems so he spent some time on the toilet while warming up his voice for the show. The entire set was caught on audio and was being held back by the Marley estate. For RSD 2018 it is going to be coming out on a toilet bowl shaped picture disc !!
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text: DONALDSON -- It certainly isn't what the good fathers had in mind when Divine Heart Seminary was first established here on May 15, 1935. Father Richard Kiefer just might be rolling over in his grave. In 1934, Clara Mey, a widow living in Donaldson, joined the Catholic Church and deeded her 335 acres to be used as a Catholic boarding school. The school had some success. At its peak, it had 220 young men enrolled and interested in entering the priesthood. The gymnasium, built in 1966, was one of the largest in the area. It was part of a 25-acre complex of buildings, including a dormitory, chapel wing, auditorium, library, refectory and kitchen. Vocations to the priesthood declined in the 1970s, and a decision was made to close the school in 1979. The property was sold to the federal government to be used as a Job Corps Training Center. The local residents threw such a fit over that prospect that the feds never opened the center. The buildings remained empty until an investor took over the property in October 1985. For a while, it was called The Midwest Sports Center. Area athletes were hired as instructors in a variety of sports. Well-known local figures, including basketball star Scott Skiles, would show up from time to time to give seminars to summer campers. Baseball batting boxes are still in the gym. The venture failed. Next up was a group of entrepreneurs who thought it would make a dandy dance hall. Live rock 'n' roll bands could be heard almost to the Plymouth city limits. The smoky haze hanging over the weekend mini-Woodstocks was rumored to make area livestock act silly. And not only that, the narrow country road was turning into a race track and was congested with vehicles full of "loud and crazy" kids heading for the action. The neighbors complained. The venture failed. But the folks who have taken over the premises now are riding the crest of one of the hottest new sports on the planet. So, for now, teenagers are shooting each other.


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I'm reading Postman (again!) for a different class, and I went back and read the Huxley (again, because I have just so much free time on my hands).
And I'm just going to dump this here, while I let some of these ideas about cultural symbols and democracy and changing norms and reality tv and fractionalization and narcissism and even maybe that crisis of selection roll around in my head:
I think it's telling that Idiocracy (a movie, look at that) takes aim a Huxleyan future, and gained popularity without commercial support.
Maybe a little like Daggett?
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Normally doing certain things like being a closing out a baseball game by committee, rarely seem to work well in the long term. However for mentorship I think its a great thing. A few people I know going through the PhD process seemed to be more than satisfied to just be mentored by their PhD advisor alone. I think this is dumb as hell personally, I tend to opt for the mentorship by committee option. And I'm not just talking about my own PhD committee, I've expanded my net to other professors and even those outside of academia.
My advisor's advice is invaluable and very helpful but much of the time it can just be limited to the realm of my project. Sometimes mentorship in the areas of my future and professional development can be lacking. These are the things that rarely come up in our meetings, he's much more interested to see my most recent data, and rightly so because it affects his bottom line. But from time to time, throw a bone at me on what I should be doing or improve upon or opportunities to look into that might help me on later down the road. And that's why I'm tossing my fishing line in other ponds, I'm trying to catch more than what you just have to offer.
Smartly, I have developed a great rapport with my PhD committee members and keep in touch with them about what I'm doing and should be doing in professional life, not just my thesis project. Also I have reached out to people and industry, policy, and regulatory bodies to get their perspective on what they do and what they value about their jobs. Why would you reach out to someone who works at the FDA? Simple, there aren't that many tenure track jobs out there homey. You gotta keep your eyes out for any opportunity and it provides a fresh opinion from my advisor and committee who have been locked into academia forever. How did I meet these folks? Easily in fact, I just walked around some meetings and pressed some flesh and shot the shit. I showed interest in their work and asked if I could contact them in the future. Business cards were swapped and emails were exchanged.
Its interesting to know what areas of industry research are drying up and which ones are blossoming, what the new regulation is coming down the pipeline, or what inspectors are looking for. I enjoy chatting with these folks to see what they do, what they love about their jobs, the shittier aspects of their chosen profession, and what are critical skills needed to do what they do.
So if you want to just take everything your advisor says as gospel and not seek out alternative advice, go ahead. Not me man, I'm always seeking out new perspectives.