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Part I Oracle Solaris Resource Management
1. Introduction to Resource Management
2. Projects and Tasks (Overview)
3. Administering Projects and Tasks
4. Extended Accounting (Overview)
5. Administering Extended Accounting (Tasks)
6. Resource Controls (Overview)
7. Administering Resource Controls (Tasks)
8. Fair Share Scheduler (Overview)
9. Administering the Fair Share Scheduler (Tasks)
10. Physical Memory Control Using the Resource Capping Daemon (Overview)
11. Administering the Resource Capping Daemon (Tasks)
Introduction to Resource Pools
Introduction to Dynamic Resource Pools
About Enabling and Disabling Resource Pools and Dynamic Resource Pools
Implementing Pools on a System
SPARC: Dynamic Reconfiguration Operations and Resource Pools
Directly Manipulating the Dynamic Configuration
Managing Dynamic Resource Pools
Configuration Constraints and Objectives
pset.min Property and pset.max Property Constraints
cpu.pinned Property Constraint
pool.importance Property Constraint
Configuration Objectives Example
poold Functionality That Can Be Configured
Configuration Information Logging
Monitoring Information Logging
Optimization Information Logging
How Dynamic Resource Allocation Works
Determining Available Resources
Identifying a Resource Shortage
Determining Resource Utilization
Identifying Control Violations
Determining Appropriate Remedial Action
Using poolstat to Monitor the Pools Facility and Resource Utilization
Tuning poolstat Operation Intervals
Commands Used With the Resource Pools Facility
13. Creating and Administering Resource Pools (Tasks)
14. Resource Management Configuration Example
15. Introduction to Oracle Solaris Zones
16. Non-Global Zone Configuration (Overview)
17. Planning and Configuring Non-Global Zones (Tasks)
18. About Installing, Shutting Down, Halting, Uninstalling, and Cloning Non-Global Zones (Overview)
19. Installing, Booting, Shutting Down, Halting, Uninstalling, and Cloning Non-Global Zones (Tasks)
20. Non-Global Zone Login (Overview)
21. Logging In to Non-Global Zones (Tasks)
22. About Zone Migrations and the zonep2vchk Tool
23. Migrating Oracle Solaris Systems and Migrating Non-Global Zones (Tasks)
24. About Automatic Installation and Packages on an Oracle Solaris 11.1 System With Zones Installed
25. Oracle Solaris Zones Administration (Overview)
26. Administering Oracle Solaris Zones (Tasks)
27. Configuring and Administering Immutable Zones
28. Troubleshooting Miscellaneous Oracle Solaris Zones Problems
Part III Oracle Solaris 10 Zones
29. Introduction to Oracle Solaris 10 Zones
30. Assessing an Oracle Solaris 10 System and Creating an Archive
31. (Optional) Migrating an Oracle Solaris 10 native Non-Global Zone Into an Oracle Solaris 10 Zone
32. Configuring the solaris10 Branded Zone
33. Installing the solaris10 Branded Zone
34. Booting a Zone, Logging in, and Zone Migration
As an alternative to associating a zone with a configured resource pool on your system, you can use the zonecfg command to create a temporary pool that is in effect while the zone is running. See dedicated-cpu Resource for more information.
On a system that has zones enabled, a non-global zone can be associated with one resource pool, although the pool need not be exclusively assigned to a particular zone. Moreover, you cannot bind individual processes in non-global zones to a different pool by using the poolbind command from the global zone. To associate a non-global zone with a pool, see Configuring, Verifying, and Committing a Zone.
Note that if you set a scheduling class for a pool and you associate a non-global zone with that pool, the zone uses that scheduling class by default.
If you are using dynamic resource pools, the scope of an executing instance of poold is limited to the global zone.
The poolstat utility run in a non-global zone displays only information about the pool associated with the zone. The pooladm command run without arguments in a non-global zone displays only information about the pool associated with the zone.
For information about resource pool commands, see Commands Used With the Resource Pools Facility.


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Green Day star Billie Joe Armstrong has taken aim at South Korean pop sensation Psy, calling the "Gangnam Style" hitmaker the "herpes" of music.
The singer was in rehab tackling substance abuse issues as Psy took over the world's charts with his catchy dance anthem last year, and now the Asian superstar is back with his "Gangnam Style" follow-up, "Gentleman," Armstrong has taken to Instagram.com to fire off at the wacky star.
The punk rocker writes, "This dude is the herpes of music. Once you think it's gone, it comes back. #herpes #flareup #pleasegoaway."
Armstrong's feelings aren't echoed by all snarling rockers – former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher recently revealed he's a big fan.
In a web chat with Japanese fans in February, the British rocker was asked if he liked Psy's break-out global hit and said, "I think it's an absolute classic. I love it. My kid dances to it every morning and it makes me chuckle and spit out my Corn Flakes."

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The Owls' run of relatively good health came to an end Tuesday.
Able to avoid serious injuries for the first three games, the Owls learned they will be without three players for several weeks, if not longer.
• Starting cornerback Phillip Gaines is out indefinitely with a left foot injury. Coach David Bailiff said Gaines will be re-evaluated in two weeks when the cast is removed.
For now, redshirt freshman Bryce Callahan, who is coming off two interceptions against Southern Miss, will move into the starting job opposite Chris Jammer. Denzel Wells will take Callahan's spot off the bench. Along with Wells, the Owls also have freshmen Malcolm Hill and Julius White.
• Running back/kick returner Charles Ross will be out 2-to-4 weeks with a strained hamstring.
• Backup strong safety Gabe Baker is out 3-to-6 weeks with a high ankle sprain.
"It's a byproduct of football," Bailiff said. "That's why depth is important. Fortunately we still have some. In the secondary we still have numbers."
The Owls are expected to get back running back Turner Petersen, who was limited last week with a knee injury.
"Whoever earns it in practice is going to get the most carries," Bailiff said.
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Picture yourself hiking through grassland so old that some of the grasses and wildflowers growing around you have their origins in the Pliocene (2.4 to 5.4 million years ago). Then, imagine traveling back in time to just over 10,000 years ago and you see great herds of elk (Cervus canadensis) and mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) grazing alongside zebra-like horses (Equus pacificus and E. occidentalis) and huge Columbian mammoths (Mammuthus columbi). Off in the distance you see mammoths, mastodon, and bison (Bison antiques) rub their massive bodies against huge stony outcrops and wallow on the ground creating deep muddy swales. You are in a California's coastal prairie grassland.
Today, only remnants of the original prairie remain: their rich soils plowed for crops, their nutritious grasses and forbs, prime pasturage for livestock, have been damaged by overgrazing, and their ocean views and staggering beauty are coveted by homebuilders and developers. California's coastal prairie remnants still contain nearly twice as many species as other North American grasslands placing them among the most diverse as well as the most endangered ecosystems in the world.
The concept for this website was born from the realization that, despite an avid interest and appreciation of natural landscapes, many nature lovers have little knowledge or appreciation of the rich and exciting world of California's coastal prairies, "the old growth at our feet."
This website targets beginners and experts, land managers, private land owners, educators, students, and researchers seeking information to enhance their understanding of coastal prairies. We have endeavored to provide information in an accessible format that is easily extractable for persons with limited time (like most of us). The information we provide focuses on coastal prairie information from central and northern California, but will be of use to any audience curious about grasslands.
This website is made possible with funding from California State Coastal Conservancy, Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, UC Natural Reserve System, and the UC Davis Office of Research. Additional Information


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You may not have noticed—why would you have?—but Internet Explorer has actually gotten markedly better! Better enough, anyway, to possibly soften to hardest-hearted internet troublemaker.
And while you're still probably right to stick with Chrome, kudos to Microsoft for keeping the bar in this video at just the right height: progress is progress, and sucking less is really what we all should strive for. [Verge]


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Original article on Let's Talk Computers website
Complete Transcript of Stephen Lawton — Acronis Interview — Host — Alan Ashendorf on Let's Talk Computers
October 27, 2007
Alan: Today, on Let's Talk Computers, we are continuing our conversation with Acronis, talking about their brand new True Image 11 Home and it's our pleasure to welcome back Stephen Lawton, Senior Director of Strategic Marketing with Acronis. Welcome back to Let's Talk Computers, Stephen.
Stephen: It's always a pleasure to be back with you and your listeners.
Alan: Stephen, we hear all of the time how important it is to have a complete backup of our computer system. But, for the average home user or student, how often should they back up their data and back up their operating system?
Stephen: It really depends on how much has changed during the course of a week. Having a weekly backup, for some home users might be sufficient. But, if you use a TIVO and you are constantly downloading files onto your computer; if you are working a home business and you send out a lot of email or you make a lot of changes, (certainly a student, who uses their computer in school) — student should be backing up daily. It really depends on how often the data changes.
Alan: We've been talking about a lot of the new features that have been added to Acronis True Image 11 Home. But, when we are using this new Software to back up our hard drives, are we backing up a complete image, like we had in the past or are we now backing up file by file?
Stephen: Well, you have the opportunity to do both. When you create an image of an entire partition, and that includes that there's an operating system there, it's for applications. You take a snapshot of a point in time. Anything that's on that partition at that point in time, you've got an exact image of it. And you can then bring that image back to that very point in time, later on.
Quite frankly, sometimes you just need to back up some files and folders. We give you the ability to do that, as well.
Alan: Not only just backing up an image, if we want to get the whole partition and that gets the operating system; that gets all the files and everything. For somebody in college or somebody who's writing a book — they need to back up file by file. Can we then set it so that we're only backing up certain directories?
Stephen: Absolutely. That's what we call our Smart Backup. You can set the various settings to back up certain folders; you can set it to back up for example, every night at 11:00. It'll just automatically start and do an incremental backup of everything that's changed in that folder, for example. It's very easy to do; it's all wizard-driven. You don't have to be a computer expert.
Alan: What type of operating systems are we looking at, that work with the Acronis True Image 11 Home?
Stephen: We support all of the versions of Windows, which have been designed for home users, since Windows XP. We work with all the XP series, with XP Home, with Professional, Media Center — we even work with Windows 2000. So, any operating system that might be well be found in a home environment, we can support them all.
Alan: Will the new Acronis True Image 11 Home Edition support all the different versions of Microsoft's Operating System, Vista?
Stephen: With all the flavors that Vista, today, that really is not an issue for us. So, we support them all. And in fact, if you have a PC that's maybe running Windows and Linux, or Windows and Novell or some other unusual operating system that will run on a PC — we can image those operating systems, as well.
Alan: You mention that you don't have to go back into DOS, anymore. But, how do you handle Windows' open files? Because, everybody says that you can't back up files that Windows has locked?
Stephen: The way we handle that is actually pretty darned clever. What happens is that when you start to do a backup, we will stop all of the system operations for just a brief moment. We'll empty all of the cache that's on the system and we will take, literally, a bit by bit snapshot of that hard disk, using Acronis' patented Snapshot Technology. Then we start the system, again. So, you can continue to work, but that snapshot that we just took — that's the image that gets written to the backup file. And so, you can continue to operate, even with the open Windows' files, because when we stop the operations, even open files are stopped.
Alan: That makes it so easy for the home user to make sure that everything is backed up and ready to go. What can you back up to; to what kinds media are you able to back up?
Stephen: We can back up to just about anything that is out there. We can back up to external hard disks, whether they are USB or FireWire. We can back up to Network Storage. A lot of folks are buying these 1-Terabyte Network Storage Devices and hanging them on their home networks. That's not a problem for us.
We can back up to tape; we can back up to a ZIP drive or a JAZ drive from Iomega — we can even back up to floppies, if you still have some of those around. Although, I quite frankly, don't know why you would!
Alan: But you also are able to back up to your Acronis Secure Zone. And this is very important, because if you are backing up all your data and a virus is launched on your computer system, it may take out all your backups. This is a way of securing those backups, where nothing can get to them. How does that work?
Stephen: The Secure Zone is a really interesting capability. Quite frankly, there's nobody else in the industry that has the Secure Zone.
What that is, is a partition on the hard disk. People are buying PCs today, with a 250-500 Gigabyte hard disk, (one of these massive hard disks). There's a lot of real estate that's available for the user to save their data. A lot of the users just don't have that much data. So, we are able to take a piece of the hard disk, create a partition that the operating system cannot see. We can see it, but the operating system can't.
We will take an image of your hard disk and store it right there, locally for you. This is actually very, very useful for users of notebook computers, who travel often, because they might not be able to get to their backup, should something happen. But with the Secure Zone, you have this partition.
And should there be a problem, we finally found a function for the F11 key on your computer. When you turn on your computer, you hit the F11 key and you'll start what's called Acronis Recovery Manager. Even if your operating system is completely trashed or even if you don't have it anymore, you could still launch your Acronis True Image, access the Secure Zone and restore that image and your operations will be started all over again.
Alan: And this also answers the question — if you only have one large hard drive, "How do I back up C: drive to C: drive?"
Stephen: That's a real challenge for a lot of other products out there, because they just simply cannot do it.
Alan: Here, you don't even have to worry about partitioning your hard drive, in order to split it up into a C: drive and a D: drive, which is what you're going to back up C to say, D. With Acronis Secure Zone, it is its own partition and you do that automatically, without our even having to worry about it.
Stephen: Absolutely. If you decide to create the Secure Zone, you simply click on an icon; tell the system that you want to create the Secure Zone and you actually get this little slider that you can set the Secure Zone to whatever size you want. Once you tell the system how big you want it to be, the Software will automatically create the Secure Zone; it automatically formats it; it will put all the information that needs to be in the Secure Zone, there. So, in case Acronis Recovery Manager needs to access the Secure Zone, it's all done for you. And it's all done, automatically.
Alan: Well, what happens if your hard disk completely fails? What happens to the Secure Zone, then?
Stephen: The Secure Zone won't help you if your hard disk physically breaks. The thing is, is that today, most of the failures on hard disks are called, "Logical Failures". Files get deleted; an operating system gets corrupted — maybe your System Registry in Windows gets corrupted and the system doesn't know where anything is, anymore. That's the most common type of failure that a user sees, today. With the Secure Zone, you can literally restore your system to a known, working state in just a matter of minutes.
Alan: Stephen, what about things like back up our emails? If we are in a corporate environment, we know our IT Administrator is going to back those up for us and we don't have to worry about it. But, home users live in their email programs, because in most cases, that are their life - everything's there!
Stephen: In Version 10, the version that we introduced a year ago, we have the ability to back up Outlook and Outlook Express. Now, we've taken it one step further. Not only can we back up Outlook and Outlook Express, but when it comes time to restoring the data, we now have the ability to let you select the specific folders of email or even specific messages. So, now you can get very granular on your restore. Let's say that you're looking for all the emails from a certain person — you can search through the emails and pick the ones you want and it's much, much easier to restore your emails.
Alan: And what are we looking at, as far as the price of Acronis True Image 11 Home?
Stephen: Remember, we have added Acronis Drive Cleanser, which was a $50 value. Awhile back, we added Acronis Migrate Easy, which was a $30 value and yet, Acronis True Image Home still lists for just $49.99! That's the same price it's been for 5 years.
Alan: And do we have a Trial Version on your Website that we can download and work with?
Stephen: There's a Trial Version that will give you 15 days of full capabilities of Acronis True Image. It's available on our Website — and again, 15 days of full capabilities. We're not backing down just a limited version.
Alan: There are so many software packages out there that will only allow you to back up for 15 minutes or 2 times. That doesn't do you a bit of good, does it?
Stephen: No, it really doesn't. We want the user to get full user experience. That means create an image; we want you to be able to mount it as a virtual hard disk — take a look at it and see what it's like to restore the image; see what it's like to use the Secure Zone. The only way to do it is to do it.
Alan: Let's say that I downloaded your Trial Version; I've used it a number of times and made some really critical backups and the time has run out. Does that mean I that can never can restore my backups again?
Stephen: At that point you have perfectly valid backups. The way to restore them would simply be to purchase the product and then you'll be able to restore those backups. But, the backups don't time-out. The backups are there, forever.
Alan: Where can people find more information about the Acronis True Image 11 Home and all of the other great backup Products that you have on your Website?
Stephen: They can visit us at http://www.acronis.com. Acronis is also available from a number of download sites, such as TigerDirect, NewEgg, Amazon.com and so many other retail sites. Acronis can also be found in retail stores, such as Fry's Electronics, Staples, Office Depot, OfficeMax, and BestBuy.
Alan: And I can't emphasize enough that as Stephen says, "It's not a case of 'if' hardware fails; it's a case of 'when' hardware fails" — and are you protected? Stephen, we've run out of time again. We didn't even get a chance to talk about all the new features that you've added to the Restore side of Acronis True Image 11 Home. I look forward to having you back as our guest, talking about those new features, real soon.
Stephen: Thanks so much. It's always a pleasure to visit.
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The start of something new — FlakPhoto Digest.
We're developing a new project, a weekly newsletter focused on photography + visual culture recommendations carefully curated from across the Web. You know, the good stuff that deserves a closer look. FlakPhoto Digest is currently in closed beta and will be available to the public later this year. You can request an invite by subscribing below.
Liz with Roses,
Los Angeles, 2012
Website - AlineSmithson.com
Aline Smithson is a photographic artist based in Los Angeles, exhibiting in the U.S., Europe, and China with solo shows at the Griffin Museum of Photography, the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, The Tagomago Gallery in Barcelona and Paris, and Wallspace Gallery in Santa Barbara,amongst others. Her work has been published internationally including PDN, The PDN Photo Annual, Communication Arts Photo Annual, Eyemazing, Soura, Visura, Fraction, Artworks, Lenswork Extended, Shots, Pozytyw, and Silvershotz magazines. She jurors and curates exhibitions online and in galleries across the U.S., was the Gallery Editor for Light Leaks Magazine and a contributing writer for Diffusion, Too Much Chocolate, Lucida, and F Stop Magazines, and has written book reviews for photo-eye. Aline is the founding editor and writer of Lenscratch, a blogzine that features contemporary photographers.
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Vikki Abrahams, PhD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Departments & Organizations
Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences: Maternal-Fetal Medicine | Perinatal Research | Reproductive Sciences: Abrahams Lab; Discovery to Cure Internship
Human and Translational Immunology Program
Office of Cooperative Research
Dr Vikki Abrahams received her B.Sc. (hons) in Immunology in 1996, and was awarded a Ph.D. in Immunology in 2000, both from University College London. She continued her studies as a postdoctoral associate at Dartmouth Medical School and then at Yale University in the field of Reproductive Immunology. In 2004 she joined the faculty in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences at Yale University. Since 2006 she has also been an Honorary Lecturer in the Maternal and Fetal Health Research Center at The University of Manchester, UK.
Dr Abrahams' research focuses on understanding the role of innate immune Toll-like receptor and Nod-like receptor family members in placental and maternal-fetal immune responses, and their role in regulating pregnancy outcome, including those complicated by infections and by autoimmune diseases. Studies from the Abrahams laboratory has characterized the mechanisms by which Toll-like receptors, Nod-like receptors, and the inflammasome function in the placental trophoblast and fetal membranes in response to both infectious and non-infectious stimuli.
Dr Abrahams is a member of the American Association of Immunologists, International Society for Immunology of Reproduction, Society for Reproductive Investigation, and the American Society of Reproductive Immunology. Dr Abrahams is the Associate Editor for Reviews of the American Journal of Reproductive Immunology and also serves on the editorial boards for a number of other journals within the Reproductive Sciences field.
Education & Training
|University College, London (2000)
Honors & Recognition
NIH Senior LectureshipInternational Federation of Placental Associations (2017)
J. Christian Herr Award for Excellence in Reproductive Immunology ResearchAmerican Society for Reproductive Immunology (2013)
The Harold Behrman Award for mentoring students, residents and fellowsDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Yale University (2011)
Professional Service
NIH Scientific Review Group: Pregnancy & Neonatology [PN] (2015 - Present)
Society for Reproductive Investigation (2013 - Present)
Editorial Board for Reproductive Sciences (2012 - Present)
The International Society for Immunology of Reproduction (2011 - Present)
Associate Editor for Reviews for the American Journal of Reproductive Immunology (2010 - Present)
American Association of Immunologists (2009 - Present)
Editorial Board for the Journal of Reproductive Immunology (2006 - Present)
American Society for Reproductive Immunology (2000 - Present)
Maternal and Fetal Health Research Center Manchester, United Kingdom (2006)
Honorary Lecturer


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An Amber Alert has been issued out of Roswell, Ga. for two boys and a man who are believed to be traveling by car. Residents are advised to be on the lookout for a 2002 Silver Jeep Grand Cherokee, Georgia license plate number 10742627.
Click here to view the Amber Alert.
Two children, ages 7 and 9, are believed to been abducted by a 46-year-old white male with gray hair.
Roswell police are looking for Ben Cleary, 9, and a 7-year-old Henry Cleary. The boys were last seen 285 Crab Orchard Way in Roswell. They were with Daniel Cleary, 46, and are believed to be traveling on the west side of Nashville, Tenn., on Interstate 40.
Ben has brown hair, brown eyes and medium-length brown hair. He's 56 inches tall and weighs 66 lbs. He is wearing a light blue winter vest. Henry has green eyes, brown, medium-length hair. He was also wearing a light blue winter vest. He's 53 inches tall and weighs 60 lbs. Daniel Cleary has gray, medium-length hair. He's 6 feet tall and weighs 220 lbs.
If you have information, please contact Roswell Police Department, 770-640-4160.
Come back to savannahnow.com later for more on this story.


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You may not even realize it, but the more frequently you're exposed to a brand on those banners, the more your positive feelings for it can grow.
Via Ars Technica:
The research concludes that repeated exposure to a product via banner ads generates a positive feeling towards that product. The good news for consumers is that a critical reevaluation of the product can make these positive feelings vanish.
There is a long history of experiments that show that repeated exposure to a stimulus that's barely perceptible can enhance a person's feelings towards what's otherwise a neutral object. These feelings can include a liking or more subjective things such as "fame, truth, duration, loudness, stimulus brightness and darkness." The authors hypothesized that banner ads should work well as such a stimulus, given that "most viewers pay minimal attention to banner ads."
Afterwards, when asked about their negative feelings towards the brand, the number of exposures made absolutely no difference. In contrast, those students asked about their positive feelings towards the brand saw those feelings increase in a linear fashion based on the number of exposures. In fact, the authors noted that the positive vibes still appeared to be going up after 20 exposures, leading them to wonder where this effect might start leveling off.
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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Second-Longest Serving Chair Oversaw Record Enforcement and Outreach, and Strategic Advances and Efficiencies
WASHINGTON – Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), announced today that she will step down on Aug. 31, 2006, at the end of a five-year term during which she has overseen record enforcement of workplace discrimination laws and outreach, and repositioned the agency for greater efficiency and effectiveness.
"We have worked very hard over the last five years to preserve and promote the values that make our Nation so strong and unique. Our example of a society that relies on access and inclusion for its economic and social success inspires others to believe. Our work is not done, but we have made significant progress, and I'm very proud of our many accomplishments. The credit all goes to a hardworking team of dedicated public servants with whom I have had the privilege to serve at the Commission, and to President Bush for his support of our efforts."
Ms. Dominguez was nominated by President Bush to chair the EEOC, unanimously confirmed by the Senate, and sworn in on Aug. 6, 2001. As Chair, she moved swiftly to enhance the Commission's enforcement programs, customer service orientation, internal efficiency and fiscal responsibility. Under her leadership, the EEOC developed a five-point plan, which charts a course of action that emphasizes proactive prevention, proficient resolution, expansion of mediation, strategic enforcement and litigation, and organizational excellence.
Her term has been characterized by an unprecedented high number of training and outreach programs; a sharp increase in signed mediation agreements with record numbers of disputes settled through mediation; and a historically low inventory of pending charges due to prompt and proficient resolution. In addition, strategic enforcement and litigation efforts have resulted in an increase of merit findings with record benefits. She also focused on improving the federal sector complaint processing system, leading to significantly reduced average processing time for federal sector hearings and appeals.
During her tenure, a number of initiatives were launched, including the Commission's annual Freedom to Compete Awards designed to showcase best employment practices; an aggressive campaign to advance the President's New Freedom Initiative in the area of employment for individuals with disabilities; and accelerated outreach to small businesses, for which the Commission was awarded the Small Business Administration's highest rating for compliance assistance.
To enhance delivery of services and improve the efficiency of operations, Chair Dominguez implemented a repositioning plan of the agency's field structure in January 2006. The plan streamlined the management structure while increasing front line staff and expanding the agency's presence to high growth areas such as Mobile, Alabama and Las Vegas, Nevada. None of the existing fifty-one offices were closed and no one was laid off in the process. She also made fiscal responsibility a priority, leading to the Commission's first ever independent audit in 2003, and an unqualified opinion from independent auditors in 2004 and 2005.
Shortly after taking office, Chair Dominguez averted an expected month-long furlough by directly intervening and ensuring the inclusion of EEOC in a supplemental federal spending bill. She also oversaw vigorous efforts to support employees and their families amid the destruction of two major offices, in New York through 9/11 and in New Orleans through Hurricane Katrina.
Ms. Dominguez previously served from 1989-1993 in the U.S. Department of Labor as Assistant Secretary for Employment Standards and as Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. In the latter capacity, she launched and led the Labor Department's "Glass Ceiling Initiative," designed to remove invisible barriers from the workplace. Her extensive private sector experience includes senior positions as a corporate executive, international executive search and management consultant, and business owner.
Ms. Dominguez is well known for her long-term interest in coaching and mentoring youth and individuals in career transition, as well as for forging alliances and building networks across groups from diverse sectors and ideologies in support of equal opportunity efforts. Among her many contributions, she has served on the Leadership Foundation Board of the International Women's Forum whose mission is to prepare high potential women for senior leadership positions. She also helped found a K-8 school in Olney, Maryland and served as its first chair of the board. In addition, she has received numerous awards and recognitions, including being listed as one of the "100 Most Influential Hispanics in the Country" by Hispanic Business Magazine, and one of the "Two Thousand Most Notable American Women" by the American Biographical Institute. National Image Inc. presented her with the Chairman's 2002 Award for Excellence. In 2003, Loma Linda University conferred upon her the honororary degree of Doctor of Humanitarian Service. In 2005, she received the Spelman College Legacy of Leadership Award.
Effective Sept. 1, 2006, Commission Vice Chair Naomi Earp will assume the agency's operational responsibilities as Acting Chair.The EEOC is the federal government agency responsible for enforcing the nation's anti-discrimination laws in the workplace. Further information about the agency is available (in English and Spanish) on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Saturday, April 28, 2012
The Lakehouse.
I'm here to deliver.
Perhaps you remember when I talked about the lighthouse the Daddy-o made to go next to the lakehouse?
I want you to know I froze my baguettes off outside to snap some pics. Just for you.
It's 'cause I love ya.
And it was a cold, dark, stormy night. Perfect night for lighthouse picture taking. Or a murder. Either one.
you wouldn't believe the kind of work that's been put into this lakehouse. It just has a certain. . . je ne sais quoi about it. I think I know what the Mommy-o and the Daddy-o were thinking when they began decorating/major construction work.
First, they're thinking an overall, elegant, "water" theme.
Man, I love that scuba helmet thingy.
Here I am, trying desperately not to show that my son is on the couch eating massive amount of snacks, and that, is a TOTAL NO-NO.
Dang it, Johnny! You totally busted us! And now we're uninvited!
Perhaps one of the things I love best, are these picture portholes. They're old family pictures, and I've said it before and I'll say it again: I'm quite taken with them.
Do you love these picture portholes like I do? Awesome, Mom 'n Dad. Virtual butt pat for both of you.
But back to what the parents are thinking on this massive house decorating project: they're thinking: family together/fun/togetherness/grandkids, too. So there's that. 16 grandkids, and counting. SIXTEEN.
Which is why they converted the entire 3 car garage to a playroom. Complete with soft flooring, a tv, air hockey table, slide, toys, and
the hanging boat swing. My daughter is getting so old. Cry with me a moment.
So? Are you ready to see the first room's makeover? I call this. . . "The Luggage Room". Kids call it "The Treasure Chest Room". I like that one, too.
The hanging, triple bunkbed, luggage beds. Daddy-o made them.
A little secret, here: The beds are secured to the wall with french cleats on both sides. Solid as a rock. The rope is just for decorative purposes. Daddy-o: you are too legit to quit.
Let's talk about this picture for a second. It's a 3' by 4'. One of thee ole Office Max engineering prints. Daddy-o made that awesome frame.
Man, my great grandpa was quite a dish. Can you say "dish" for a guy?
And here it is all together now:
Great use of space with tons of sleeping areas, no?
Get excited for the Pirate Ship Revenge Room, 'cause I know I'm excited enough to wet my pants for the both of us.
18 comments:
- Unknown said...
absolutely love the lake house! Can't wait to visit!
- April 28, 2012 at 11:43 PM
- SueAnn Lommler said...
Wow and WOW!!! What more can I say? This is fabulous!!!
And I will send you some Depends! Ha
- April 29, 2012 at 4:47 AM
- Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...
Wow, love those suitcase bunkbeds, Mandi! Your parents are so creative in making these things! Love the porthole frames, too. Best grandparents ever to give over their three car garage to a playroom!
- April 29, 2012 at 5:23 AM
- Lisa Scibilia said...
That triple bunk is just crazy! CRAZY!!! Your parents are so creative - and I can't believe they converted their entire garage into a playspace for the grandchildren. So generous. I'm blown away. I especially love all the black and whites, that huge one in the bedroom rocks!
- April 29, 2012 at 6:50 AM
- Lori said...
Oh daddy-o oh daddy-o, you just amaze-me-so! Great use of space on the triple bunk and the play room.
- April 29, 2012 at 6:56 AM
- Evelyn said...
Oh my gosh, oh my gosh!! That is incredible
- April 29, 2012 at 8:08 AM
- Rach said...
"or murder" that was hilarious.
What amazing talent they have! How fun....
- April 29, 2012 at 8:27 AM
- Emily said...
The lake house is just amazing! What a fun place to spend time with the family!
- April 29, 2012 at 8:28 AM
- The Miller Five said...
That is amazing!
- April 29, 2012 at 9:37 AM
- Rebecca D said...
Wow... What a fun place to visit! I do love the porthole idea... I am kinda doing a nautical theme in our livingroom for the summer, I may "borrow" that idea!
- April 29, 2012 at 9:50 AM
- cathgrace said...
So cute! My hubby wanted me to ask if there is a ladder for the triple bunk?
- April 29, 2012 at 11:53 AM
- Billie said...
That lighthouse is amazing! No wonder you are so awesome, daddy-o is beyond awesome! I can only imagine how much fun will be had at the lake house.
- April 29, 2012 at 6:13 PM
- Janice said...
Wow, you come by your cool housetitude naturally, huh? That is a fantastic house!
Can't wait for the pirate room!
- April 29, 2012 at 6:33 PM
- WhettenWild said...
Wow, good job Mom and Dad! The kids can't wait to go back!
- April 29, 2012 at 7:45 PM
- Layne Bushell said...
I'm struggling to find the words. Looks amazing.
- April 30, 2012 at 7:28 AM
- Spencer & Lorilyn Crum said...
Your Pops needs his own HGTV show. This is absolutely unbelievable.
- May 1, 2012 at 9:37 AM
- Sue said...
Uber cool!! (That's all I can mutter while I'm trying to get my jaw up off the floor.)
- May 2, 2012 at 4:09 PM
- Teri said...
You know, if your dad charged a fee to tour that place, he could make a fortune. Just sayin'. That's the most wicked-awesome lake house I've ever seen. Plus also? I now want a suitcase-bed.
- May 21, 2012 at 1:15 PM


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We're not saying that the people who decided to split "Mad Men" season 7 between 2014 and 2015 are jerks, but if someone else said that, we wouldn't disagree.
We think we know why they're doing it. They hope "Mad Men" virgins will spend the spring of 2014 salivating over their coworkers' secret recap conversations, while ducking into corners just in time to avoid hearing spoilers. They will lie awake at night replaying their Facebook friends' cryptic commentary. Then, when the pain of not knowing becomes too much to bear, they will spend the entire month of June binge-watching the first six seasons so they can catch up to everyone in time to jump on the Draper-crazy bandwagon before season 8 season 7, part 2. Meanwhile, their children will go hungry and will be forced to play with iPads because Mommy's hogging the Netflix.
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I spent a good part of the evening watching national news programs that talked about the Minnesota Senate race. I noticed that all of the Democrats who were interviewed had been given the same talking points. They all said that 1) prior to Wellstone's death, Norm Coleman had engaged in a vicious, negative campaign against Wellstone; and 2) Coleman did not observe a truce following Wellstone's death, as the Democrats did. Both of these claims are flat-out lies, as any Minnesotan could tell you. The Coleman/Wellstone race was vigorous and hard-fought, and appropriately so. But the most "negative" campaigning in that race was by Wellstone, who ran a series of ads that attacked Coleman personally, based on the fact that Coleman changed parties years ago. Even more absurd is the claim that Coleman failed to observe the campaign embargo. On the contrary, Coleman suspended all campaigning from the moment of Wellstone's plane crash until today. Not only did he not campaign, he was as gracious as could possibly be expected and repeatedly paid tribute to Wellstone as a gallant foe. Last night, while the Democrats engaged in their partisan orgy, Coleman remained silent. Only today has he resumed his campaign. There were, in fact, several Minnesota campaigns that failed to observe the cease-fire agreed to informally by the parties. All of these campaigns, without exception, were by Democrats, as even the partisan Minneapolis Star Tribune was forced to acknowledge. All Republicans scrupulously observed the cease-fire. These are not opinions, these are facts which any Minnesotan can verify. Nevertheless, the national Democratic party has sent its representatives out to be interviewed, armed with talking points that are, quite simply, false. What does one make of a party that cannot tell the truth–not about events of the dim historical past, but about events that occurred during the last few weeks and days?
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Los Angeles — Sixteen international start-up companies, assisted by teams of MBA students, will present business models to about 350 potential investors, strategic partners, and invited guests during UCLA Anderson's International Venture Funding Forum, set on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 8-9.
The forum, which marks the end of a six-month collaboration between the firms and UCLA Anderson students, will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day at UCLA Anderson's Korn Convocation Hall, 110 Westwood Plaza in Los Angeles.
The 16 firms are participating in UCLA Anderson's Global Access Program, in which about 70 fully-employed MBA students prepare business plans for these global start-ups as part of the students' international field study coursework.
The companies-comprised of six Finnish, three French, three Chilean, three Australian and one American-will present their business plans to investors, venture capitalists, and experts in technology, marketing and strategic partnerships. After each presentation, the firms will be asked questions by review panels comprised of experts and investors to determine the viability of the business models.
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The Global Access Program links UCLA Anderson faculty and students with entrepreneurs across the globe. The students research and develop business and strategic marketing plans for the fledgling companies, gleaning valuable experience in entrepreneurship and securing venture capital. Meanwhile, the firms benefit from the students' work, as well as the opportunity to present their ideas to hundreds of potential investors and venture capitalists during the forum. Last year's event generated 37.5 million euros in investment capital for the firms participating.
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Does the approaching Winter Olympics have you dreaming of channeling your inner Olympian? With the State Department issuing a travel advisory last week cautioning Americans about terrorist attacks at the Winter Games, whether or not the warning will deter attendance next month remains to be seen. Regardless, if you can't make it to Sochi, Russia to watch the pros at the 2014 Olympics, you can take an opportunity to ski with one a bit closer to home. Host of the last Winter Olympics, Whistler, British Columbia, is rolling out their Ski With an Olympian program for the second year in a row. Sign up and you'll get a full day of skiing or snowboarding for groups of up to 5 people with an Olympic legacy as your personal guide.
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Legs aching and muscles sore after a day spent on the slopes? Head to this 20,000-square-foot outdoor spa spread across 3 woodsy acres and set on the edge of Lost Lake. The Scandinavian baths and outdoor thermal waterfalls are said to boost circulation and release toxins.
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Fox News has been ginning up hysteria over hip hop artist Common's appearance at a White House poetry event. The same Fox News smearing Common with claims that he "praise[d]" a "cop killer" has regularly hosted G. Gordon Liddy and employs Dick Morris and Ralph Peters, all of whom have seemingly expressed support for killing law enforcement officials or soldiers.
Fox News Regulars Promote The Merits Of Killing Law Enforcement Agents And Troops
Morris: "Those Crazies In Montana Who Say 'We're Going To Kill ATF Agents'" Are "Beginning To Have A Case." In 2009, regular Fox News contributor Dick Morris warned that President Obama was an "internationalist" and that coordination of financial regulations would lead to a "super-national authority" that would oversee U.S. financial institutions. Morris concluded, "Those crazies in Montana who say, 'We're going to kill ATF agents because the U.N.'s going to take over' -- well, they're beginning to have a case." [Fox News, Your World with Neil Cavuto, 3/31/09]
Peters: If Captured U.S. Soldier Is A Deserter, "The Taliban Can Save Us A Lot Of Legal Hassles." Fox News contributor Ralph Peters said of Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, who was captured by the Taliban in June 2009 and appeared in Taliban propaganda videos: "We know this private is a liar, we're not sure if he's a deserter." Peters added that if he is a deserter, "the Taliban can save us a lot of legal hassles and legal bills." NBC's Jim Miklaszewski subsequently reported that the Pentagon said Peters' comments "could endanger" the captured soldier. [Fox News, America's News HQ, 7/19/09; MSNBC, Morning Meeting, 7/21/09]
Liddy Repeatedly Advised Audience On How To Kill ATF Agents. During the 1990s, conservative radio host G. Gordon Liddy, who has appeared on Fox News regularly in the past, repeatedly advised his listeners on how to shoot ATF agents:
- Liddy: "Well, if the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms comes to disarm you and they are bearing arms, resist them with arms. Go for a head shot; they're going to be wearing bulletproof vests." [CBS News, 4/26/95, via Nexis]
- Liddy: "Shooting Back" At ATF Agents "Is Reasonable... I Have Counseled Shooting Them In The Head." [The Washington Post, 10/24/94, via Nexis]
- Liddy: "If the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms insists upon a firefight, give them a firefight. Just remember, they're wearing flak jackets and you're better off shooting for the head." [Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting, July/August 1995]
Fox Gins Up "Cop Killer" Smear Of Common To Attack White House Visit
O'Reilly: "When You Get Into Areas Where The Man Is Praising Convicted Cop Killers, You've Got A Major Problem." Bill O'Reilly discussed hip hop artist Common's White House visit and claimed that Common "has sympathized with convicted cop killers." O'Reilly said:
O'REILLY: A man like Common targets a very select audience: young, urban, mostly African-American. He is certainly entitled as an artist to rap whatever he wants to rap, but by inviting him to the White House, the President and First Lady tacitly endorse him. And when you get into areas where the man is praising convicted cop killers, you've got a major problem. [Fox News, The O'Reilly Factor, 5/11/11]
Hannity: Common "Talks About Strapping On A Gun And Killing Cops." While criticizing the decision to host Common at the White House, Sean Hannity claimed that Common "wrote a song praising cop killer - a cop killer. He talks about strapping a gun on and killing cops." Hannity later said:
HANNITY: He's praising a cop killer in the lyrics. No, no -- and he's done it in other things. He's praising people that have killed cops! [Fox News, Hannity, 5/11/11, via Nexis]
Fox Contributor Palin: Common Is "Inciting Violence And Cop Killing." During a Fox News appearance, Sarah Palin criticized the White House for hosting Common, whom she called "a rapper who would glorify a sense of racism and all those things that I've already named, with the inciting the violence and the cop killing." She also said:
PALIN: This rapper -- we thought that we were to be united under the leader of the free world, Barack Obama, in tamping down racism and inciting violence and cop killing, certainly, and killing a former president. All those things that this rapper has glorified and really is known for, it just certainly reflects a lack of judgment on the White House's part.
And I'm saying this not a proponent of stifling any kind of free speech. I am obviously a proponent of free speech. I'm not anti-rap. In fact, like Bret Baier, I know the lyrics to "Rapper's Delight." too. But I am saying just common decency in the White House -- wouldn't we like to see a reflection of all that is wonderful and great, a shining city on a hill that the White House is supposed to be, with events inside of that house that reflect the patriotism and the decency and the influence of America. [Fox News, On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, 5/11/11, via Nexis]
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21 Things You Must Know About CakePHP
Easily creating static pages
I needed to create several pages that didn't use any models and contained static data inside the default layout. My first thought was to create a controller for these pages and define an action for each static page I needed. However, this solution seemed tedious and would make it difficult to quickly add new pages. Enter the pages controller - simply create a view inside the views/pages/ folder and it'll automatically be rendered in /pages. For example, if I created /views/pages/matt.thtml it would be accessible via http://www.example.com/pages/matt
Static pages - Adjusting the page title
If you're using the pages controller and you need to change the page title, add the following to your view:
<? $this->pageTitle = 'Title of your page.'; ?>
Static pages - Adjusting other data sent to the layout
If you need to send data to the layout (such as a variable indicating what section to highlight on the nav bar), add this to your view:
<? $this->_viewVars['somedata'] = array('some','data'); ?>
That array should then be accessible as $somedata inside your layout.
Creating a simple admin center
If you need to create an administrative back-end for your CakePHP site and would like all the actions with administrative capabilities to exist under a specific folder, open up config/core.php and uncomment:
define('CAKE_ADMIN', 'admin');
This will then make all actions that are prefixed with "admin_" to be accessible via:
/admin/yourcontroller/youraction. For instance, if I created an action in my posts controller called "admin_add," I would access this via: www.example.com/admin/posts/add
From there I could simply password the admin folder to prohibit unwanted users from adding posts.
Viewing the SQL queries that are running behind the scenes
You can easily see the SQL queries that CakePHP is running by adjusting the DEBUG constant in config/core.php. 0 is production, 1 is development, 2 is full debug with SQL, and 3 is full debug with SQL and dump of the current object. I typically have debug set at 2, which renders a table at the bottom of the page that contains SQL debug information.
If rendering a table at the bottom of your site is constantly breaking your layout during development (especially if you're making AJAX calls and you're getting SQL inside your pages, not just the bottom), you can easily style this table to be hidden by adding this to your CSS:
.cakeSqlLog { display: none; }
This will allow you to view debug information in the HTML source code without your layout getting mangled, just don't forget to set debug back to 0 when your site goes live.
Multiple sources of documentation
Don't just rely on the manual. The wiki and the API are invaluable sources of information. The tutorials in the wiki are especially useful, and the API may be daunting at first, but you'll quickly find the information in there is crucial to building a site with CakePHP.
Using bake.php
Bake is a command line PHP script that will automagically generate a model, controller, and views based on the design of your database. I highly recommend using scaffolding to get a prototype going of a table that may change a lot in the beginning. If you're fairly certain the data is not subject to any drastic change, I recommend using bake instead. With bake all the files are generated and written to disk and you can make modifications from there. It saves a lot of time doing the repetitive tasks such as creating associations, views, and the basic CRUD controller operations.
Using bake is really easy. Once you have a table(s) in your database created, change directories to the /cake/scripts/ folder and run:
php bake.php
If you choose to bake interactively it'll walk you through the steps required to create your model, controller, and views. Once everything has been baked I usually go through all the generated code and make custom modifications as needed.
Mind permissions when moving cake around
When I changed from the development server to the live server I tarred up my entire cake directory and scp'd it to the new server. Immediately I started having an issue where any time the debug level was set to 0 (production mode), data would not be returned for certain database calls. This was a bit of a catch 22 since I needed to view debug information to troubleshoot the problem.
Someone in #cakephp kindly pointed out that permissions on the /app/tmp folder need to be writeable by apache. I changed the permissions to 777 and the issue went away.
Complex model validation
I needed to validate beyond just checking to make sure a field wasn't empty or it matched a regular expression. In particular, I needed a way to verify that the email address users registered with was unique. In the wiki I found this gem: this advanced validation tutorial, which covers some advanced methods of validation that were very useful.
Logging errors
$this->log('Something broke');
This will log your error to /tmp/logs/ (I initially made the mistake of thinking it would log it to the apache error log)
Creating a controller that uses other models
Suppose you have a controller that needs data from a bunch of different models, simply add this to the top of your controller:
class yourController extends AppController
var $uses = array('Post','User');
This controller would then have access to both the Post and the User model.
Creating a model for a table that doesn't actually exist in the database
I needed a way to create a model and controller without actually having an associated table in the database. I particularly wanted to make use of the $validate array so I could easily validate my fields and keep the validation logic in the model. CakePHP will throw an error if you create a model for a table that doesn't exist. Adding this to the model fixed the problem:
var $useTable = false;
You can use this to change tables names as well.
var $useTable = 'some_table';
Call exit() after redirecting
This should be no surprise to anyone who has done any serious web development in the past, but make sure you call exit() after running
$this->redirect() if there's code afterward that you don't want to run. I've always done this in the past, but I made the assumption that
$this->redirect() would make an exit call for me (which it didn't).
Advanced model functions
Unless you delve in to the API, there are some very useful model functions at your disposal you might not know exist. I highly recommend reading over the Model Class Reference at least once. Here's a few key functions I wasn't aware of that I found to be very useful:
- generateList() - I use this function primarily to populate select boxes with data from associated tables
- findBySql() - Sometimes you just need to write your own SQL
- findCount() - Returns number of rows matching given SQL condition
- hasAny() - Returns true if a record that meets the given conditions exists.
Again, I highly recommend reading over the entire model class reference, you'll be surprised at what you learn.
Inserting multiple rows in succession
I had a situation where I needed to iterate through a list of items and insert new rows for each. I quickly discovered that if you insert an item and then immediately insert another, the item that is inserted next doesn't insert at all. Instead the previously inserted row was being updated. For example:
$items = array('Item 1','Item 2','Item 3');
foreach ($items as $item) {
$this->Post->save(array('Post' => array('title' => $item)));
This code will result in a single entry in the posts table: "item 3." CakePHP inserted "item 1", but then updates it to become "item 2," then "item 3" because $this->Post->id gets the value of the last inserted ID. Normally this functionality is very useful, but in this particular instance it was not. I found was to setting
$this->Post->id = false after each insert solved the problem.
Inserting logic before or after controller functions
Suppose you needed an array of colors to be available to every view rendered by your controller but you don't want to have to define this data in every action. Using the beforeRender() callback will allow you to do this:
function beforeRender() {
This would make $colors accessible in every view rendered by that controller. beforeRender() is called after the controller logic and just before a view is rendered.
There's also beforeFilter() and afterFilter(), which are called before and after every controller action. For more information, read up on callbacks in the models section of the manual.
Adding a WYSIWYG editor to CakePHP
I found this great tutorial on getting TinyMCE set up with CakePHP. Basically you just link the tiny_mce .js file to your page and then add a small bit of init code to every page that you want textareas to be converted into TinyMCE editors.
Writing your own SQL for HABTM relationships
I had an issue with trying to create a HABTM (has-and-belongs-to-many) relationship where I needed to specify my own SQL statement. According to the docs (at the time of this writing) you should set finderSql in your model, but according to the cakePHP source you should set finderQuery instead. It's just a foul-up in the docs, but I figured it'd be worth noting to save others from having to figure it out for themselves. Trac ticket here: https://trac.cakephp.org/ticket/1217
Sending email
I found two tutorials in the wiki: Sending email and Sending email with PHPMailer
I highly recommend the latter of the two, sending emails with PHPMailer is more secure and there's less of a headache because you don't have to deal with constructing the mail headers yourself.
Customizing HTML generated by the Helper
I needed to change the default
<option> generated when I called
$html->selectTag() to say something like "Please Select" rather than an empty space (default). I also wanted radio buttons to have labels so the user doesn't have to click exactly on the radio button itself but can instead click anywhere on the text associated with it.
Create the file /app/config/tags.ini.php and add the following:
; Tag template for a input type='radio' tag.
radio = "<input type="radio" name="data[%s][%s]" id="%s" %s /><label for="%3$s">%s</label>"
; Tag template for an empty select option tag.
selectempty = "<option value="" %s>-- Please Select --</option>"
You can get a full list of available tags in /cake/config/tags.ini.php. I wouldn't recommend modifying that file, however, because you could lose your changes when you upgrade CakePHP.
Creating a custom 404 error page
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I am getting a warning in one of my test suites for RPC-XML. I only get this warning when I run "make test". I do not get the warning if I run the test directly with "perl -Mblib t/…", or if I run it via prove. The test this occurs in is t/21_xml_libxml.t, which tests the XML::LibXML-based parser, and the warning I get is:
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Monday, January 2, 2012
Happy New Year, Happy Trees!
Back to the trees. Since I haven't been out there too much with my own camera lately...but since it seems appropriate to start the year off with some breathtaking tree imagery...I have looked no further than National Geographic, since their photography is never anything short of fantastic. Feast with your eyes, as I have. These trees are enough to make you certain of a spectacular 2012.
(I've listed the photographer under each image. Click the caption text to go to the Photo of the Day page where it was found, and for photo descriptions).
Reader submitted National Geographic Photo of the Day, September 23, 2011. Photograph by Petr Cunderlik.
Reader submitted National Geographic Photo of the Day, November 10, 2011. Photograph by Kent Shiraishi.
Reader submitted National Geographic Photo of the Day, April 14, 2011. Photograph by Giuliano Mangani.
National Geographic Photo of the Day, May 17, 2011. Photograph by Frans Lanting.
Reader submitted National Geographic Photo of the Day, June 27, 2010. Photograph by Christiano Pessoa.
Reader submitted National Geographic Photo of the Day, December 18, 2010. Photograph by Amnon Eichelberg.
There you have it. Delicious photos, splendid trees! Top to bottom, these trees live in: Czech Republic, Japan, unknown, Namibia, Brazil, and Tanzania.
Bring on 2012!
32 comments:
- nana_ang_poppaphil said...
Lovely images from around the globe.
Thank goodness for National Geographic.
- January 2, 2012 at 8:30 PM
- Karen said...
Thank you for sharing these enchanting pictures of amazing trees from around the world. How stark our world would be without these magnificent works of nature. Beautiful!
- January 3, 2012 at 12:11 AM
- Funky Find said...
Lovely shots!
- January 3, 2012 at 1:55 PM
- Denise said...
amazing pictures!!
- January 13, 2012 at 11:59 PM
- SweetPepperRose said...
I love trees, too. So glad I found your site with such lovely photos! I feel so sad when I see them being cut down.
- January 16, 2012 at 1:45 PM
- AprilViv said...
Wow, I can't remember when last I paged through a National Geographic, they still choose wonderful photos.
- January 19, 2012 at 2:11 AM
- georgi said...
Beautiful photography...nature is a great subject, who doesn't love to see unusual trees, plants, sky, etc.?
- February 3, 2012 at 1:30 AM
- Ash-Matic said...
Nice. This is so much better than a blog about bloody cats.
- February 3, 2012 at 7:53 AM
- Sarah said...
Love the first pic, so beautiful!
- February 4, 2012 at 5:00 PM
Wow. Congratualations. What great pictures. Thank you so much for these wonderful pieces of our big-small world :)
- February 6, 2012 at 11:32 PM
- Forest Keeper said...
Trees are absolutely amazing! Than you for these awesome pictures!
- February 8, 2012 at 12:45 AM
- Eve said...
Absolutely love your blog! Can't wait for more trees ;-)
- February 9, 2012 at 5:46 AM
- Eloise said...
What great pictures! I love trees!
- February 9, 2012 at 11:08 AM
- Di Monique Novaes said...
Muito bonito seu blog e de muito bom gosto, amo arvores...
Visite: http://dinovaes.blogspot.com
- February 19, 2012 at 12:00 AM
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- February 26, 2012 at 9:48 AM
- Stacy's Worlds said...
Amazing Pictures!
- February 28, 2012 at 12:05 PM
- The Girl with One Painted Nail said...
Hey, just wanted to say I enjoy reading your blog! Feel free to check out mine, I'm fairly new to blogging, and just posted a post about trees, go figure. :) http://dancinginbowlingshoes.blogspot.com/
- March 3, 2012 at 10:17 PM
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- March 5, 2012 at 2:59 AM
- AJ said...
really awesome pics, I Love Greenery Espeacially Trees....
- March 6, 2012 at 5:38 PM
- antigonum cajan said...
You may enjoy Rex Vicat Cole, a master landscape painter. His books are available through the web.
After studying what he had to say about the anatomy of trees, my perspective and focus about this subject changed.
Trees are more than this or that.
- March 16, 2012 at 6:17 AM
- oil painting gossip said...
Very nice post,All the pictures are beautiful.I like your blog very much.Bookmark your blog and sharing with my friends.
- May 16, 2012 at 8:09 AM
- Diogo Piteira said...
Great pictures!
- June 14, 2012 at 4:11 AM
- Арти Беккер said...
cool =.=
- June 20, 2012 at 9:37 PM
- Minya said...
You should blog more often.. I'd love tp see your own latest clicks!
- June 27, 2012 at 7:38 AM
- RustyNeurons said...
For the first time, I hopped blogs - (i honestly never checked random blogs) and look where I landed!
This is a wonderful, novel blog and I love your tree pictures. It is really amazing. I realize I may be late in commenting (I dont see the writer active)but I do wish, you will continue to post.
- July 4, 2012 at 2:25 PM
- Picturecube said...
First Pic, so amazing.
- September 15, 2012 at 2:56 AM
all the photos on your blog are so beautiful and inspirational!
- November 19, 2012 at 9:12 PM
all the photos on your blog are so beautiful and inspirational!
- November 19, 2012 at 9:13 PM
- sneha huddar said...
Beautiful trees on ur blog.....will surely love to paint these images :)
- April 5, 2013 at 1:50 PM
- Andy said...
I like all photos in this post,so amazing
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Lovely pics...:)
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