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I have setup a excel worksheet that uses multiple sheets for calculations that don't need to be printed. My entire workbook has 8 sheets and I normally only print the first 4. The workbook may be printed multiple times as I am editing it.
My problem is after selecting the sheets I want to print, and printing them, they stay selected. I often forget to un-select them and start editing. That in turn affects the given cell on all of the selected worksheets. I usually realize this too late and have to rebuild part of my worksheet.
Is there a way to either:
a) force the group of worksheets to be un-selected after printing
b) Set a print area over multiple sheets so I can print without needing to select multiple sheets.
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The Knowles family have been residents of Larchmont Village in Los Angeles since 2012 and greatly enjoy its wonderful charm and friendly neighborhood feel as well as its vibrant spirit. We are excited to open our school in such a great environment and look forward to growing into a valued part of the Greater Wilshire community.
Born and raised in Southern New Jersey, Michael began training in 1990 in Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan with Master Dominick Giacobbe at the Tang Soo Karate Academy, under whom he obtained his 1st degree black belt (1994) and 2nd degree black belt (1996). From the time he was a red belt, Michael was assisting in teaching kids and adult classes. At the same time, he was playing Roller Hockey for Team USA, served as head coach for the Kids and Adults Roller Hockey Program at the Deptford Skating Center in New Jersey (1990-1993), and studying acting on the side. As a member of Team USA, Michael competed in several Olympic Festivals; the 1994 World Championship; and the 1995 Pan American Games. He and his team also won several National Titles between 1987-1997.
He stepped down from Team USA and moved to NYC to pursue an acting career in 1998. While studying acting and writing, Michael also worked as a personal trainer for 5 years. He honed his skills in off-Broadway plays and landed roles on award-winning shows like "Sex & The City", "Law & Order SVU", as well as acting in several award-winning independent films. His acting career led to writing and eventually to directing and producing four narrative feature films and a documentary, working with several Golden Globe and Oscar-winning actors. His 3rd feature film "The Trouble with Bliss" (Michael C. Hall, Brie Larson, Lucy Liu, Peter Fonda) was released in theaters, played on Showtime Network and was distributed internationally. While Michael's acting and writing career was taking off, he also embarked upon teaching acting classes/workshops and coaching actors and writers one-on-one.
In April of 2008, after moving to Los Angeles, Michael invented a Camera Support and Stabilization System (Atlas Camera Support). He and his wife Kathy patented the invention, launched the company by Fall 2008 and have since been selling Atlas very successfully worldwide. They also have a film production company (dragonbabyproductions) named after their son Logan.
In October 2010, he resolved to return to martial arts and so began training in Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan. Michael obtained his 3rd degree black belt (April 2012) and became a Certified Instructor of Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan (April 2016). Michael feels that his varied and well-rounded life experience as a director, teacher, coach and team member as well as his Martial Arts training prepared him in how to best guide, teach and mentor others. His belief is that a teacher's job is to provide a positive, supportive and respectful learning environment that encourages students to develop the confidence and self-awareness to trust themselves, which is the foundation to inner peace and happiness.
Kathy was born in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), the 7th child in a family of 10 kids. She escaped, as a young girl in the late 1970's, with her family as one of the "boat people" fleeing Communist rule in Vietnam. They spent a year at various refugee camps in Indonesia before being resettled in Canada. She spent her preteen and teenage years growing up in Windsor and moved to Toronto for her university studies. After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Fashion and working as a designer at Club Monaco, she was offered a company transfer to New York City a few years later, where they were opening a new Design Studio. Kathy spent 15yrs in Manhattan working in the Fashion Industry, becoming at 34yrs old, the youngest senior executive at a Fortune 50 company. Having managed many large and small teams in her career, she believes that a supportive and respectful setting is paramount to helping people learn and grow and motivate them to achieve their best. This is especially important for children as they are "the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future". (John F. Kennedy)
In 2008, as a side project, she designed and made the prototypes for Atlas Camera Support, patented and launched the company later that year with her husband Michael, while still pursuing her career. In 2012, after almost 20yrs in the business, Kathy decided to leave the fashion industry to embark on a different journey. She moved to Los Angeles to join Michael, devoting herself to raising their son Logan and managing Atlas Camera Support with her husband, helping it grow into a successful business. She handles the creative, prototyping and production aspects of the operation. Her first foray into the entertainment industry was co-producing "4 Nights in the Hamptons" in 2013 with Michael, with 9-month old Logan on set for the entire shoot.
Kathy has been fortunate enough through her work to have traveled all over the world and considers it a privilege to have had the opportunity to experience so many different cultures. Creative work is what inspires her the most, from designing to making and building things to repurposing to experimenting with food. She speaks four languages, considers herself a lifelong student, and is currently working on her first children's book. She is also proud to call herself a geek.
Logan is a California boy that has never seen snow in real life or have ever had a winter coat and boots. Since he was a baby, he has hiked Runyon Canyon (in a stroller) and also on his own two feet at the age of 2.5 yrs. At 2yrs old, Logan tested out one of the new Atlas products, custom-made to fit him -- see him in action here. Logan is known to spontaneously break into song and dance and is quite partial to "Yellow Submarine" (Beatles) and "Let it Go" (Frozen). He currently speaks a smattering of French and Cantonese in addition to English. He's no stranger to karate, having been to various events and participated in some classes (here), and is very excited to be building our own karate school.

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Confused, Fatigued? Take a Walk in the Country, not the Wild Side
Psychologists Marc G. Berman, John Jonides, and Stephen Kaplan from the University of Michigan have conducted a study looking at how being in country or city environments affect memory and attention. The results confirmed that being in nature led to better results on tests of memory and attention, than being in the city. The authors believe that the complex and incongruent stimulation experienced in the city, requires higher levels of mental energy to digest and that this, in turn, interferes with memory and attention. In contrast, being in nature offers a more coherent and relaxing environment. Exposure to the natural environment, they found, leads to improved memory and concentration - essential elements for learning. So, the study indicates that reduced levels of stress help you learn. By implication, it also suggests that being in nature reduces stress levels. There is a long history of people looking to nature to cure ills. Humans appear to be have an intuitive sense that nature can heal. There are several examples in my own life where people I've know have asked to be taken out to the country to relieve physical or emotional pain. What have your experiences been with respect to this?
You can read more about the study here.
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text: Welcome to the Kingdoms at War Unit Lore Having browsed the forums, I have seen many a great thread addressing the lore of things such as Lands and Epic Battles. However I have yet to come across a comprehensive guide/exploration of the myriad of different unit types within the game. This thread is the culmination of my effort (and hopefully the effort of others) to remedy that situation. Due to the number of different units currently present in the game, this Lore Guide shall be split into several sections: Low Lands High Lands Hoarfrost The Abyss Osman Rai In the interest of keeping things interesting, several fictitious Lands/Locations have been created: Low Lands Kingdom of Necromancers, Xasten Kingdom of Paladins, Uerth Kingdom of Desert Tribes, Daernth Work in Progress *PS If possible I would like to get screenshots of the units at each respective level where their appearance changes for lands above High Lands. Furthermore if you have any ideas for unit lore which has yet to be done, feel free to PM me.


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Most of us want to feel free don't we? Often when I am coaching clients "freedom" is one of the most common values that comes up. To experience freedom it's a common misconception that something has to happen for us to feel it.
For example "when I have a car I'll feel free", "when I have more money I'll feel free", "when I leave my job I'll feel free", "when the kids go to school I'll feel free" and so on.
Of course letting go of perceived ties (eg leaving a job) and obtaining more money can certainly help us to feel free, but thinking this way limits us. When we allow an external factor to be the cause of how we feel though we reduce our personal power and control over how we feel.
As with anything freedom is actually within us, we can access it at any given time. Here are a few suggestions how:
1) Drop attachments. When we are attached to a situation or person being a certain way it creates tension in the mind and body. There is freedom to be gained by letting go, trusting what ever happens is all for your highest good and it's meant to be that way.
2) Change your language. The things you say to yourself shape how you feel. For example if you are constantly telling yourself that you can't afford it this will become your reality, and a constricted one at that. If you had to find the money for an operation that would save your life, you would find it from somewhere. We are very resourceful creatures! Experiment by telling yourself "If I really want to do this I'll find the money" or "I could do it if I really wanted to". Often it's never really money that's the block, if we wanted something enough we would make it happen.
3) Make a list of 50 things you could do if you wanted to. Play around with small things like being able to turn on the tap and drink water (there are many people in the world who don't have this freedom) to go travelling around the world. We are so incredibly blessed with the amount freedom we actually have.
4) Meditate. Spend a few moments sitting quietly with your eyes closed. Bring to mind a time when you felt free, really picture it, notice the sounds you hear, how you feel, let the entire feeling of freedom wash over you.
5) Tell yourself "I am free". Create an affirmation that resonates with you and helps to to access the feeling of freedom. I like "Anything is possible".
Dropping attachments really is the biggie. We get so fixed on how we want things to be that if they don't go according to plan it can cause us a world of pain. Learning to be flexible and actually enjoying the process of life's twists and turns can set us free.
If you were free to do what you want to do this weekend what would you do? (Sorry I couldn't resist adding in that song link!)
Do it!


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Welcome to the 2019 Geneva Concours d'Elegance
Classic Car enthusiasts will gather together again this year in Geneva, Illinois and viewed a beautiful collection of antique, classic and modern automobiles. Participants from all over the Country displayed their prized automobiles on Third street, hoping to be awarded one of the coveted "Benz" Trophies.
For 2019 we will feature STuTZ, Allard, Fintailed Automobiles, the 100th Anniversary of the Bentley Motor Car Company and celebrate the Sports Car Club of America's Diamond Anniversary.
Third Street is the heart of Geneva's charming downtown shopping district lined with shops, restaurants, parks and historical buildings. This event is open to the public at no cost making this a wonderful family event with something for everyone to enjoy and marvel.
Celebrate with us on Sunday August 25, 2019 from 10:00am to 4:00pm.
The beneficiary of this year's event is the LivingWell Cancer Resource Center.
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The internal battery will last at best 1 hour 30 min - to under 2 hours. You must use an external battery.
Testing now ... 4k random (5x) Benchmark in the unit using the usb cableLexar 16gb | 50Mb = 1.48, 100MB = 1.43, 500Mb = 1.57, 1Gb = 0.254 (for some reason its fast only up to 500Mb writing )Did a short 1-bit test and worked fine.that is the same I was getting outside (100mb test) so there's no issue with the udma using the card and its able to use udma 7 fineI am charging and will test the battery saving 1-bit and check if fails to write.
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Funding Helps Gain Critical Employment/Life Skills To Compete For Decent Jobs.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded a grant of $69,000 to Lake County Housing Authority to help public housing residents to gain access to education, job training and employment. HUD's Public Housing Family Self-Sufficiency Program (PH FSS) helps public housing authorities across the country to hire or retain more than 300 program coordinators who will work directly with families to connect them to the supportive services that meet their individual needs and to become gainfully employed.
HUD recently awarded Lake County Housing Authority an additional $150,977 allowing them to hire or retain program coordinators to help families participating in the Department's Housing Choice Voucher Program.
"This is a modest investment that can make a world of difference for families looking to find their path to self-sufficiency," said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. "As America's economy continues to recover, it's critical that we work to make sure every American has the skills and resources they need to successfully compete for jobs in the 21st Century."
The program coordinators retained or hired through HUD's Family Self Sufficiency programs work directly with residents to connect them with local organizations that provide education and job training and placement opportunities; as well as childcare, counseling, transportation and computer and financial literacy services available in their community. These programs encourages innovative strategies that link public housing and voucher assistance with other resources to enable participating families to find employment; increase earned income; reduce or eliminate the need for rental and/or welfare assistance; and make progress toward achieving economic independence and housing self-sufficiency.
Participants sign a five-year contract that requires the head of the household to obtain employment and no longer receive welfare assistance at the end of the five-year term. As the family's income rises, a portion of that increased income is deposited in an interest-bearing escrow account. If the family successfully completes its FSS contract, the family receives the escrow funds that it can use for any purpose, including paying educational expenses, starting a business or paying debts.
To learn more about the about the Lake County Housing Authority visit www.lakecountyha.org.


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Tales from the Team: On Sharing
This is the first post in Tales from the Team – a series of reflections, thoughts, and behind-the-scenes stories from our coordinating team. Today, Program Development Coordinator Jenna Anders shares a bit on sharing.
In the last two years, as a coordinator for Market Shares and a co-oper at Brown's Environmental Program House (West House), I've changed – I am now incapable of cooking for fewer than 30 people. I roast vegetables by the bushel, adding oil in cups and salt in handfuls. At first, this solicited shock and amazement amongst my friends, but by now, they expect it. I am the friend who brings a gallon tub of lentils to a small potluck and several pounds of carrots to a meeting. I wish I could say this is intentional, that I do this out of a belief in the power of large quantities of vegetables to nourish relationships or facilitate meetings. But I think by now it's simply out of habit, from two years of living in a food co-op where I share my meals with 30 friends on a regular basis.
Because I live in West House, I don't have a Market Share. West House orders our food from several of the same farmers and producers as Market Shares, so I haven't felt the need to buy a share for myself. As a Market Shares coordinator, I am allowed to take a few pieces of produce from the share every week. Often, I simply grab a few apples for snacks throughout the week, or a carrot to bring to the library (sorry if I've disturbed your studying with my crunching!). Occasionally, I take a few extra root vegetables to add to the West House pot.
Market Shares and West House are more similar than in the farms we order from. Both are communities dedicated to sharing. At West House, co-opers take turns cooking, and we gather to share dinner (usually a legume, a grain, and roasted root vegetables) every night. In Market Shares, over 81% of shareholders report that they share their produce with 2-5 people every week, and the sight of familiar bright green tote bags floating around campus every Thursday elicits smiles and friendly nods to strangers.
The BMSP community introduced me to a large number of positive and energetic people who share my interests – and are often more knowledgeable about these interests than I am. The process is not just about moving vegetables from farmers to forks; it's about hundreds of people coming together to share their enthusiasm, knowledge, and commitment to conscious consumption. With over 350 individuals working together to this end, supporting each other – whether in the form of sharing recipes or contributing to our subsidized program – our community is a strong force in the local food system. This has been one of the most rewarding aspects of my work with Market Shares, that I get to be part of a community that shares more than just vegetables.
It is now genuinely a challenge to cook for only a few people. When I leave the co-op and finally sign up for a Market Share next year, I'll have to relearn how to measure out my spices and eyeball a proper serving of rice.


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Cloud Making Machine Lets Anyone Control The Weather
Artist Karolina Sobecka has a device for weather modification, which travels into the atmosphere via a weather balloon.
Although controlling the weather is a controversial topic, media artist, designer and animator Karolina Sobecka has created the Cloud Machine. This device for weather modification travels up into the atmosphere via weather balloon.
Once it reaches a specific altitude, it disperses Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN), heat, and water vapor. The moisture in the air condenses into cloud droplets around the CCN and creates small clouds.
Sobecka writes that this method is inspired by "a geo-engineering technique proposed to create brighter, more reflective clouds which shield earth from sun's radiation, and thus partly counteract the climate change."


text: Alejandra and Israel are an amazing couple! Full of life and love. We filmed their wedding at Los Willows in Fallbrook, it's a gorgeous secluded spot, perfect for a destination wedding, hich theirs was! We had the pleasure of working with Terrence Bishop who was photographing the event. As you also might notice in the film, Israel's friends are quite an interesting bunch and add great humor to the day. Congrats once more Israel and Alejandra!


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For this reduced price, the Acaia Coffee Scale Digital comes highly respected and is always a popular choice amongst most coffee appreciating people. Acaia have provided some excellent touches and this means good value for money. For the best Peaberry, Arabica, Malabar and Robusta organic coffee and coffee making equipment such as coffee machines, we save you money right here at Coffee Temptation!


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Some Projects I have completed recently
by Barbara Lindsey on 12/10/2016
I have been making mini albums which I really love to do. The most recent were both gifts for birthday's for special people in my life.
Both albums were made in the same way. They are both 71/2″ x 41/4″. Each has 6 top loading pocket pages and each has 6 large tags for the pockets.
Making these albums is very rewarding, they make unique gifts. To make each album is relatively easy but the decorating, especially when it is for someone in particular takes time. The blue album took approximately 4 days to decorate, I did quite a bit of die cutting for the flowers and used white muslin as a backdrop for the flowers.
The pink coloured album was made from an Australiana collection of papers and came together easier, although it was the first one I made.


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Crème Légère Monique - Serves 10-12
You will achieve the right texture if you take them out of the oven when they are still wobbly like jelly.A tip from
This is one of my mother's favourite recipes. A good crème légère needs care when it is made and you need to use fresh milk, eggs and plump juicy sultanas or prunes. Make sure not to overheat it when you cook or this dessert may curdle.
1. First, in a saucepan cover the sultanas with cold water, bring to the boil and simmer gently for about 1 hour. As the water evaporates, keep adding more, ensuring that the sultanas remain covered.
2.When the sultanas have plumped up, take them out and leave them to cool. Allow the remaining liquid to reduce. Remove from the heat, add the brandy and set aside, covered, for 15 minutes.
3. Preheat the oven to 130°C/Fan 110°C/Gas 1.
4. In a separate pan, add the sugar to the reduced liquid, and slowly heat until the sugar has dissolved (there should be no grittiness when it is stirred with a spoon). Bring to the boil and cook until caramel in colour, roughly 2–3 minutes. Pour into 10–12 x 150ml pudding moulds.
5. Top each mould with 10g sultanas and leave to cool.
6. Meanwhile, whisk together the egg yolks, whole eggs and soft brown sugar until a ribbon forms from the whisk.
7. Pour the milk into another pan and bring to the boil. Once it has boiled, allow it to cool slightly, then whisk in the egg mixture. Skim the foam from the mixture and then pour into the moulds over the sultanas.
8. Cook the moulds in a bain-marie (a roasting tin filled halfway up with water) in the preheated oven for 35–45 minutes or until just set.
9. Remove from the oven but allow to cool slowly in the bain-marie for 10 minutes before chilling in the fridge for at least 2–4 hours or ideally overnight. Serve chilled.
This recipe is taken from Jean-Christophe's 'Everyday Novelli' book.


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Royal Flush:I used to think of Royal Flush as red, but I now consider it to be decidedly pink. Warm, bright, saturated and spectacular! I love it as a pop of colour paired with any neutral. It also looks terrific against any shade of blue, like the dark navy tones in the road pictured above, or the brighter turquoise sky against the umbrellas.
What would you knit in Royal Flush?


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Automatically extend dbspaces in Informix Dynamic Server 11.5
A mechanism for managing disk space to avoid an out-of-space condition
As productive databases containing important information systems rapidly grow larger and larger, automated space management becomes more and more important. Although Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) does not currently offer an integrated space management feature, it does already include tools and capabilities that you can use to avoid outages caused by running out of disk space.
Here is an overview of the key tasks you can perform to get this type of functionality:
- Schedule a regular task to monitor the available free space in all dbspaces.
- Implement the space check function as an SQL stored procedure.
- If the free size of a dbspace is lower than a specified threshold,
automatically extend it by calling the
admin()function with the
ADD CHUNKadministrative command.
You use the sample RAWDEVSIZE program contained in the Download section to determine the size and offset parameters of the free parts of all existing RAW devices and store that information in a database table. The SQL stored procedure that executes the
ADD CHUNKcommand reads these results.
Continuous monitoring of dbspaces
To implement continuous monitoring of dbspaces, schedule a regular task by adding a row to your ph_task table.
Figure 1 depicts an example where a task to execute an SQL stored procedure is scheduled to run every 30 seconds. If the task discovers that the free space for a dbspace has fallen below a certain threshold, it can then extend the dbspace. In the example described in this article, the threshold is defined in the ph_threshold system table.
The Related topics section contains links you can use to obtain detailed information about the ph_task table and ph_threahold table.
Figure 1. Continuous monitoring of dbspaces
Adding a chunk to a dbspace
You can use the admin() administrative function delivered with the SYSADMIN database to extend dbspaces using SQL.
Following is an example for adding a chunk to a dbspace (in this case, using a raw device ):
EXECUTE FUNCTION admin ("ADD CHUNK", "dbs1a", "/dev/raw1/", "2GB", "1GB");
Table 1 describes the parameters used in the above command.
Table 1. Parameters for adding a chunk
|Parameter Value
|dbspace name
The sample RAWDEVSIZE program
In order to extend a dbspace, you have to be able to determine the path, size, and offset parameters of a free chunk on an existing raw device. In the example described in this article, this is done using an executable program named RAWDEVSIZE.
The Download section contains a link to the source code of the RAWDEVSIZE program. The program is written in the C language. After you download the sample program source code, you can compile it on any UNIX® platform.
The RAWDEVSIZE program analyzes available raw devices and stores the
offset, size, and path information of free blocks into a database table
named free_chunks. The SQL stored procedure searches for a matching free
chunk in the free_chunks table and uses this information for the
ADD CHUNK function call. Whenever a space
extension takes place, it is necessary to update the information about the
free chunks. Therefore, the RAWDEVSIZE program is called from within the
SQL stored procedure following each dbspace extension.
The free_chunks table
The RAWDEVSIZE program calculates sizes of all available raw devices for Informix databases as follows:
- Sizes of raw devices in use, that do not contain any free space
- Sizes of raw devices in use, that still contain free parts
- Sizes of completely free raw devices
The collected data about the free chunks is stored in a database table named free_chunks that has the following format:
- name as LVARCHAR (1024)
- offset as INT8
- freesize as INT8
Figure 2 shows a sample set of three raw devices that contain both free chunks and chunks that are in use. The devices are named RD1, RD2, and RD3, and are in the /chunks directory. For each chunk, the figure indicates the offset value of the chunk (in GB). For free chunks, the figure also shows the size of the chunk (in MB).
Figure 2. Analysis of raw devices
Running the RAWDEVSIZE program against the raw devices depicted in Figure 2 would result in the following data being put into the free_chunks table:
Table 2. Resulting table free_chunks
|Data 1
|Data 2
The free_chunks table is sorted by the freesize of the chunk. The SQL Stored Procedure named CHECK_DBSPACE_RD determines which chunk listed in the free_chunks table should be used to extend a dbspace.
RAWDEVSIZE raw device links
The RAWDEVSIZE program was originally developed for SAP system environments, so the source code prototype is based on an SAP-specific convention regarding the raw device links.
Listing 1. RAWDEVSIZE program raw device links
${SAPDBA_RAWDEV} = /informix/QI1/sapdata | | |--- physdev1 | | | | | |----- data1 -> /dev/rlvINF1 | | | | | ----- data2 -> /dev/rlvINF2 | | |--- physdev2 | | | | | |----- data1 -> /dev/rlvINF3 | | | | | ----- data2 -> /dev/rlvINF4 | | --- physdev3 | | |----- data1 -> /dev/rlvINF5 | | ----- data2 -> /dev/rlvINF6
A list of all available raw devices is determined by scanning the subdirectory structure below $SAPDBA_RAWDEV for links to raw devices. Then the Informix database is queried to determine the location of already used chunks on the raw devices. The program then calculates the location and size of the free chunks.
Note: In other environments, the described mechanism for determining raw devices may not be suitable. However, there may be other ways to determine the raw devices.
Overview of RAWDEVSIZE processing steps
Following is an overview of the processing steps that take place in the RAWDEVSIZE program:
- Check the
$SAPDBA_RAWDEVvariable in the environment and search for the directories and files below it.
- Check if the found data files are links to raw (character-special) devices.
- Check the sizes of the raw devices and save the results into the file named raw_devs.unl.
- Read data from the Informix SYSCHUNKS system table and include mirror
chunks according to this criteria:
SELECT... like '%sapdata/physdev%/data%'
- Save the results from the previous step into the file named syschk.unl.
- Calculate the sizes of the raw devices that are free (available) and save the results into the file named free_chunks.unl.
- Create the contents of the free_chunks result table by loading the free_chunks.unl file.
Using cooked files on Linux and Windows
In cases where you are using cooked files in a Linux® or Windows® environment, offset information is not relevant. Therefore, each chunk that you add has to have a unique pathname that is created by the SQL stored procedure. For example, you could use the dbspace name concatenated with a unique number as shown below:
EXECUTE FUNCTION admin ("ADD CHUNK", "mydbspace", "c:/Informix/chunks/mydbspace.001", "2GB");
Setting up the space management example
Follow the steps is this section to set up the space management example.
- Set up the result tables.
As user Informix, create the result tables for RAWDEVSIZE in the SYSADMIN database, as shown in Listing 2:
Listing 2. Setting up the result tables
CREATE TABLE raw_devs ( name LVARCHAR (1024), size INT8 ); CREATE TABLE free_chunks ( name LVARCHAR (1024), offset INT8, freesize INT8 );
- Fill the scheduler's system tables.
Insert a row into the ph_threshold system table in the SYSADMIN database to define sample thresholds for dbspace free space, as shown in the example in Listing 3:
Listing 3. Inserting values into the ph_threshold system table
INSERT INTO ph_threshold (name, task_name, value, value_type, description) VALUES ( 'DBSPACE ALERT', 'check_dbspace', '10000', 'NUMERIC', 'A dbspace should be extended if free space lower than 10 MB.' );
- Schedule a regular task by inserting a row into the ph_task system
table in the SYSADMIN database, as shown in the example in Listing 4:
Listing 4. Inserting a row into the ph_task system table
INSERT INTO ph_task ( tk_name, tk_type, tk_group, tk_description, tk_execute, tk_frequency, tk_delete ) VALUES ( 'check_dbspace', 'TASK', 'SERVER', 'Checking of dbspaces, which should be min. 10 MB free.', 'check_dbspace_rd', <-- Name of the SQL stored procedure that should be called '0 0:00:30', <-- Calling interval - every 30 sec. '7 0:00:00' );
- Create an SQL stored procedure.
Create a stored procedure named check_dbspace_rd in the SYSADMIN database, as shown in Listing 5:
Listing 5. Creating the check_dbspace_rd SQL stored procedure
CREATE PROCEDURE check_dbspace_rd (task_id INTEGER, task_seq INTEGER) DEFINE dbs_min_size INTEGER; DEFINE dbspace_name VARCHAR(128); DEFINE dbspace_free INT8; DEFINE i INTEGER; DEFINE path LVARCHAR(1024); DEFINE offs VARCHAR(64); SELECT value::INTEGER INTO dbs_min_size FROM ph_threshold WHERE name = 'DBSPACE ALERT'; FOREACH SELECT db.name, TRUNC (SUM (ch.nfree * ch.pagesize) / 1024, 0) free_size_KB INTO dbspace_name, dbspace_free FROM sysmaster:sysdbspaces db, sysmaster:syschunks ch WHERE db.dbsnum = ch.dbsnum AND db.name NOT IN ('logdbs', 'physdbs', 'rootdbs', 'psapsystem') AND db.name NOT LIKE 'tmpdbs%' GROUP BY 1 IF dbspace_free < dbs_min_size THEN INSERT INTO ph_alert (alert_task_id, alert_task_seq, alert_type, alert_color, alert_state, alert_object_type, alert_object_name, alert_message, alert_action) VALUES (task_id, task_seq, 'ERROR', 'red', 'ADDRESSED', 'DBSPACE', dbspace_name, 'Dbspace ['||TRIM (dbspace_name) ||' - '||dbspace_free::INTEGER ||' KB free] should be extended!', NULL ); FOREACH SELECT FIRST 1 name, offset INTO path, offs FROM free_chunks ORDER BY freesize LET offs = offs ||' B'; EXECUTE FUNCTION admin ('ADD CHUNK', dbspace_name, path, '200 MB', offs) INTO i; SYSTEM '/informix/QI1/etc/sysadmin/rawdevsize/rawdevsize.sh'; END FOREACH END IF END FOREACH END PROCEDURE;
- Create a wrapper for the RAWDEVSIZE program.
For example, create a script named rawdevsize.sh as a wrapper that calls the RAWDEVSIZE program from within the SQL stored procedure, as shown in Listing 6.
Listing 6. Create a wrapper
#!/bin/sh SAPDBA_RAWDEV=/informix/QI1/sapdata; export SAPDBA_RAWDEV; DIR=/informix/QI1/etc/sysadmin/rawdevsize; export DIR; cd ${DIR}; ${DIR}/rawdevsize.exe > ${DIR}/rawdevsize.txt
This article describes a procedure you can use to provide automated extensions of Informix dbspaces with IDS 11.5. The procedure takes advantage of the sysadmin database within IDS 11.5, monitors the freespace, and automatically adds chunks to the dbspaces that are running full. By implementing this mechanism, you can ensure that you do not encounter "dbspace full" problems. DB2 provides several mechanisms to automatically add space to a tablespace when required, but at this point, IDS does not have any similar integrated feature. The procedure described in this article helps you address this pain point.
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This started with my reaction to one of Ann K. Emery's posts, on How to Visualize Statistically Significant P-Values with Squares (makeover of the table summarizing the results of a survey).
I like the way the overview table looks, nice and clean - and it definitely passes the Squint Test.
I asked Ann, why not show confidence intervals for the effect size? This would be more useful for understanding the results, and less misleading than the non/significant dichotomy. She replied with two challenges, which i happily took up : (1) to illustrate my idea, and (2) to translate the terms for a non-technical audience.
Here is the viz showing some (random) effect sizes and the corresponding confidence intervals; it is incomplete, missing a legend and other details necessary for correctly reading it.
I couldn't find a way to show the same information in tabular format, as in Ann's example. Overall, I have to admit that Ann's solution is more elegant than mine.
Here comes the more difficult part : explaining the concepts to a (unspecified) non-technical audience. Assuming a similar context as the one described in Ann's post, I chose to imagine addressing a non-technical but educated audience, with some degree of exposure to statistical concepts, and who are familiar and comfortable with the idea of sampling-related uncertainty - like the senior staff reading Ann's report.
At some point in the recent past, these people have been exposed to one of my presentations of the concepts of sampling and sampling-related uncertainty : because we do not investigate the whole population, but a subset of it, our image of what happens in the population is somewhat blurry. To illustrate the concepts, the presentation involves showing a random selection of the pixels from an image; the number of pixels increases until the audience can identify the original image. They will in fact see two different images, one pretty simple (a couple of crisp geometrical shapes, with distinct colors), the other more complex (a famous painting : more blurry shapes, colors fading into one another, more nuances, more transition area), to understand the importance of population variability.
As a result of this presentation, they know that sampling-based surveys are a valid method for drawing conclusion about a population, based only on limited data, and that the values observed are surrounded by uncertainty (the image blur). They also know that blur does not prevent us from drawing ballpark conclusions : even if we cannot see the shape borders in the pixel samples, we have a pretty good idea where they are in the original image (we can put some limits to where the border can reasonably be, which give us the confidence interval).
By now, it would be sufficient to introduce (more likely to remind) the concept of effect size, i.e., the change in the indicator of interest generated by the 'treatment' (T). Since this is a sample-based measurement, it is uncertain but, because we have selected the sample using the proper methodology, we can determine the confidence interval.
So I should get no blank stares when I mention that the chart depicts the confidence interval of the effect size : given the impact of (T) observed in our sample, we can say, with 95% confidence, that, were the entire population to be subjected to (T), the observed change will be anywhere between [lo] and [HI].
I would also clarify that a negative lower limit (assuming the expected effect is positive) does not mean that applying (T) will actually decrease the original value. it simply means that, in the population, (T) is likely to have zero impact. I revised the chart to make it less confusing, by eliminating meaningless values of the effect (negative ones in this hypothetical case).
A confidence interval that includes zero is said to indicate non-significant impact; I would remind them that, in this context, we are talking about statistical significance, and that a statistically significant value is not necessarily nontrivial - the audience has to determine if a statistically significant value is also substantive and relevant from their perspective.
I get approving nods; they get it. Phew!
Update : Thanks to Daniel Lakens (who did the work) and Dana Linnell Wanzer (who pointed the way), I can now calculate effect sizes in Excel. 😇
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The DockerCon Europe website has a fresh look and new sessions added. The DockerCon Review Committee is still working through announcing final sessions in each breakout track, but below is an overview of the tracks and content you'll find this year in Copenhagen. To view abstracts in more detail check out the Agenda Page.
In case you missed it, we have two summits happening on Thursday, October 19th. The Moby Summit, a hands-on collaborative event for advanced container users who are actively maintaining, contributing or generally interested in the design and development of the Moby Project and it's components. The Enterprise Summit, a full day event for enterprise IT practitioners who want to learn how they can embrace the journey to hybrid IT and implement a new strategy to help fund their modernization efforts.
We have an excellent line up of speakers in store for you and are excited to share the agenda below. We hope that these sessions inspire you to register to DockerCon Europe.
Using Docker
Using Docker sessions are introductory sessions for Docker users, dev and ops alike. Filled with practical advice, learnings, and insight, these sessions will help you get started with Docker or better implement Docker into your workflow.
- Creating Effective Images by Abby Fuller, AWS
- Docker?!?! But I'm a SysAdmin by Mike Coleman, Docker
- Modernizing .NET Apps by Elton Stoneman, Docker & Iris Classon, Konstrukt
- Modernizing Java Apps by Arun Gupta, AWS
- Road to Docker Production: What You Need to Know and Decide by Bret Fisher, Independent Consultant
- Tips and Tricks of the Docker Captains by Adrian Mouat, Container Solutions
- Learning Docker From Square One by Chloe Condon, CodeFresh
- Practical Design Patterns in Docker Networking by Mark Church, Docker
Docker Advanced
Docker Advanced sessions provide a deeper dive into Docker tooling, implementation and real world production use recommendations. If you are ready to get to the next level with your Docker usage, join Docker Advanced for best practices from the Docker team.
- Sessions to be announced soon!
Use Case
Use case sessions highlight how companies are using Docker to modernize their infrastructure and build, ship and run distributed applications. These sessions are heavy on business value, ROI and production implementation advice and learnings.
- Back To The Future: Containerize Legacy Applications by Brandon Royal, Docker
- Using Docker For Product Testing and CI at Splunk by Mike Dickey, Splunk & Harish Jayakumar, Docker
- Shipping and Shifting ~100 Apps with Docker by Sune Keller, Alm Brand
- How Docker Helps Open Doors At Assa Abloy by Jan Hëdstrom, Assa Abloy &
Patrick van der Bleek, Docker
Black Belt
Black Belt talks are code and demo heavy and light on the slides. Experts in the Docker ecosystem cover a deeply technical topic by diving way down deeper. Container connoisseurs, prepare to learn and be delighted.
- What Have Syscalls Done For You Lately? by Liz Rice, Aqua Security
- A Deeper Dive Into Docker Overlay Networks by Laurent Bernaille, D2SI
- Container-relevant Upstream Kernel Developments by Tycho Andersen, Docker
- The Truth Behind Serverless by Erica Windisch, IOpipe
Edge [NEW!]
The Edge track shows how containers are redefining our technology toolbox, from solving old problems in a new way to pushing the boundaries of what we can accomplish with software. Sessions in this track provide a glimpse into the new container frontier.
- Take Control Of Your Maps With Docker by Petr Pridal, Klokan Technologies GmbH
- Panel: Modern App Security Requires Containers moderated by Sean Michael Kerner
- Skynet vs Planet of The Apes, Duel! by Adrien Blind, Societe Generale
- How to Secure the Journey to Microservices – Fraud Management at Arvato by Tobias Gurtzick, Arvato
Transform [NEW!]
The transform track focuses on the impact that change has on organizations, individuals and communities. Filled with inspiration, insights and new perspectives, these stories will leave you energized and equipped to drive innovation.
- Learn Fast, Fail Fast, Deliver Fast: The ModSquad Way by Tim Tyler, Metlife
- The Value of Diverse Experiences by Nandhini Santhanam, Docker
- We Need To Talk: How Communication Helps Code by Lauri Apple, Zalando
- My Journey To Go by Ashley McNamara, Microsoft
- A Strong Belief, Loosely Held: Bringing Empathy to IT by Nirmal Mehta, Booz Allen Hamilton
Community Theater
Located in the main conference hall, the Community Theater will feature lightning talks and cool hacks from the Docker community and ecosystem.
- Looking Under The Hood: containerD by Scott Coulton, Puppet
- From Zero to Serverless in 60 Seconds, Anywhere by Alex Ellis, ADP
- Deploying Software Containers on Heterogeneous IoT Devices by Daniel Bruzual, Aalto University
- Android Meets Docker by Jing Li, Viacom
- Cluster Symphony by Anton Weiss, Otomato Software
- Containerizing Hardware Accelerated Applications by Chelsea Mafrica
- Empowering Docker with Linked Data Principles by Riccardo Tommasini, Politecnico di Milano
- Tales of Training: Scaling CodeLabs with Swarm Mode and Docker-Compose by Damien Duportal, CloudBees
- Experience the Swarm API in Virtual Reality by Leigh Capili, Beatport
- Repainting the Past with Distributed Machine Learning and Docker by Finnian Anderson, Student & Oli Callaghan, Student
Ecosystem Track showcases work done by sponsoring partners at DockerCon. Ecosystem sessions include a diverse range of topics and opportunity to learn more about the variety of solutions available in the Docker ecosystem.
- Sessions to be announced soon!
We hope you can join us in Copenhagen for an amazing event! Tickets have sold out each year, so make sure to register soon!


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Pansies are a staple for every Fall garden. Not sure how to plant pansies for maximum color and growth? Use this easy recipe for planting success to be sure you're using the proper soil, fertilizer and technique for your Fall pansy plot this year. Our short video below will walk you through this quick tutorial. Happy planting!
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1 flat pansies (36 plants)
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1 bag (40 lbs) cow manure
1 bag (5 lbs) Plant-tone
1 bag Fertilome Premium Bedding Plant Food
Place half of the soil conditioner and all of the cow manure and all of the Plant-tone in your garden plot. Dig it into the existing soil. Mix well. Rake smooth. Plant pansies four to six inches apart. Use the remaining conditioner as mulch around the plants and bed. Sprinkle two to three scoops of fertilizer at initial planting and every four weeks. Water your happy pansies immediately and weekly. Enjoy!
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I was just wonderinging what the care would be for a Russian olive tree can it be grown in my green house? I live in a apartment so I don't have a porch to winter my bonsai. So all my bonsai are tropical and are in a green house rack I have powered by t5ho and metal haylide.
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Russian Olive, Elaeagnus angustifolia, is a temperate tree and undoubtedly requires a dormant period. I don't think it would do well as an indoor bonsai. You could try a small one and winter it in the refrigerator. If you want an olive, choose European olive, Olea europaea. It likes a cool rest in the fall, but does not require a real dormancy.
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Considered an invasive species east of the Cascade Range, but unable to survive in the wild here on the west side, a little too warm and wet in the winter. They do well in a container though, but definitely an outdoor plant. I made this when I didn't know better and keep it to remind me that not all plants are good for bonsai.
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My Elaeagnus angustifolia has rested nicely with my other temperate deciduous trees. They stayed in a drafty shed, out of the direct sunlight and got watered whenever we had a warm spell over freezing. It has been outside in the elements for a month now and doing nicely.
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Take advantage of opportunities that come your way. There's lots of room for winners in the world but the 'standing room only' sign is up for losers. A winning spirit is essential in a player as well as the fact that a coach be a living example of enthusiam.
Mears took his first coaching position at Cadiz High School in Harrison County in 1949 and doubled as the head basketball coach and assistant football coach. In 1950 he left Cadiz for a two-year stint in the service, and returned to the head basketball coaching position at West Tech High School in Cleveland in 1952. This team won the district championship and finished second in the city of Cleveland. Mears spent four successful years at West Tech.
The young Mears next moved to Wittenberg University (Springfield) as head basketball coach, assistant football and head tennis coach. In six seasons at Wittenberg, he led the Tiger's to four Ohio Conference titles and a 121-23 record. The hallmark of Mears' team was great defense. For three season, Wittenberg was ranked Number 1 in defense in the country and produced two first-team All-Americans. In 1960-61 the Tigers won the small college basketball title. Mears was named the Ohio Coach of the Year in 1960.
From Wittenberg, the thirty-five year old Mears went to The University of Tennessee, becoming one of the NCAA's most successful coaches during his 15-year stint there. He compiled three Southeastern conference championships between 1962 and 1977 and an overall winning percentage of .713. Twice Mears was named the SEC Coach of the Year (1967 and 1977). He coached 12 All-Americans at Tennessee, including NBA star Bernard King. After 21 years of college coaching and a 399-135 record with no losing seasons and a 74.7 percentage, he retired in 1977. As of 1991, he was ranked 13th on the all-time list of winningest collegiate coaches.
One of the prime achievements of Mears' time at Tennessee was the introduction of the phrase "Big Orange County" to the Volunteer fans. As an Ohio native, Mears recalled the Steubenville "Big Red" and liked the name and all it implied. The Volunteers and the Knoxville area took it to heart, along with the innovative pre-game shows Mears brought to the fans.
Coach Mears was born in 1929 in Dover Ohio and is married to the former Dana Davis. They have three sons: Steve, Mike and Matt. He played college basketball at Miami of Ohio University as a walk-on, graduating from there in 1949 with a bachelor's degree in education. He earned his master's degree at Kent State while coaching at West Tech. He is a member of the Miami University Athletics Hall of Fame and is one of the reasons Miami is recognized nationally as the "Cradle of Coaches."


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We don't have a blender. We did, back in our last days of house-owning. And sometimes we would make smoothies or some frozen concoctions. There was a time, before, when I eschewed electrical appliances.
First, it was a long time ago. We were starry-eyed and idealistic. Communes were hip, May Day was still a happening thing on campus, and we felt mega-business was bad. We believed apocalypse was entirely possible or even likely in our young lifetimes. My first fiance and I decided we wouldn't be contributing any more than necessary to the coffers of big business and the energy companies.
We requested, for our wedding presents, to have no appliances. Someone still gifted us a lovely little toaster and the local department store graciously took it from us for store credit. We probably bought sheets and towels with the credit. But no appliances, save our decades old waffle iron, would decorate our kitchen.
Now decades and a happier marriage later, we are again eschewing appliances. Who needs 'em, anyway? I'd rather have cool tools to improve, maintain, and repair our truck and trailer. Appliances take up space, mostly won't operate on our home's 12vdc system, and provide little improvement to our lives. Well, for the most part anyway.
Last week we enjoyed co-hosting a daiquiri party. Jennifer and Brad at Minnesota Airstream Park offered their wonderful gazebo, ringed with happy face string lights. We brought mixers and a bottle of Cruzan dark rum, cask aged 2 years and we aged it 8 more years in the bottle. This bottle was our last of six or seven from our honeymoon in St Thomas, V.I.
Robert, their good friend, scavenged up an electric blender. This party would NOT have been the same without a powered blender. The blender made frozen daiquiris, a real treat, without any fuss. Without the blender we would have daiquiris on ice. Just not the same.
Let me be perfectly clear. We can have appliances without 110vac electrical power. Just to quickly name a few, there is the Daiquiri Whacker, and the passive solar ovens, and most important of all, the Food Saver. Whoops! The last one does require 110v power (just a little).
Okay, where's this post going? After the daiquiri party last week I feel compelled to reconsider my stance on needed appliances. You already know we are full-timing in a pretty compact platform. Our Airstream trailer is called a International CCD 25. Our big red truck is a Chevy Silverado 2500HD. So the trailer has nice places to store things but only 558 pounds net carrying capacity (excluding propane and water). The truck can handle all the weight we want to throw at it, but a short (6.5 ft) bed. So we cannot carry very many things, much less bulky single-purpose appliances.
We carry an electric blender. Deb uses it for an occasional coffee cake, so it's worth whatever space it takes. We have a little ceramic heater. We have a Toaststation, a sort of combo toaster and munsey toaster oven. We have a Foodsaver. You may know Foodsaver it by other names. It vacuums and seals plastic bags with leftovers or other fresh things.
Far and away we use the Foodsaver more then the others. Our bulk green tea goes into vacuum sealed bags. Fresh or frozen chicken or fish we put into a plastic freezer bag with 1/4 cup of marinade and vacuum seal it before refreezing it until ready to thaw before grilling. And some seeds, nuts, and grains do really well with vacuum sealing.
Ahh, I've strayed. I was talking about daiquiris and Robert turning up a blender and our party at Jenn's and Brad's. We thought it would be a really good idea to reduce our on-board stash of spirits before we approach the Canadian border. Gosh, had we looked up the limits for entry to Canada we would have either had a really bigger party or would have partied successive nights. Our party with Robert, Brad, and Jen and their friends was a lot of fun, though. And we enjoyed our entire stay at Minnesota Airstream Park.
Now, a few days later, we have consulted the website for Canada border entry. We are allowed 1.15 litres of spirits, or a couple of fifths of wine, or a case of beer. Any more and we are required to declare and pay duty upon the extra. We are pretty straight arrows and don't want to raise suspicions of any kind. But they've never even asked us about on-board alcohol in our previous crossings.
Still, it's fun getting ready. We're reducing our tequila bottle volume tonight. Last night we went through some Johnny Walker Black, to reduce by one the number of bottles we'll have when we arrive at the border. I have a couple of beers, but am running out of time. I want to save them anyway, their pretty nice. And I don't buy this stuff to rush through it. Heck, that's why I had six different bottles. It's not like I had it in my car trunk — it is my entire liquor cabinet. Their limits don't seem to account for people pulling their home (and wet bar) through the border.
Back to appliances, though. The mixer seems like a good idea — it makes desserts and doesn't take any space in the RV. It lives in a nice box in the truck bed. The FoodSaver is singularly the most used equipment item and happens to fit snugly under the kitchen sink in a four inch tall shelf. The toaster is lately appearing to be toast — a has been. We have started toasting bread on the skillet with olive oil or butter. You can't beat this as a complement to a great dinner or breakfast. Who needs a toaster anyway?
But maybe we could find a place for a good blender? Maybe someone has designed one to be driven by our mixer? Nah. Besides, the rum is gone. It was a lot of fun making a couple of batches of daiquiris in Robert's scrounged blender in Brad and Jen's really cool Airstream and sharing them with whomever cruised in for the party.
Besides, we can always scrounge a blender from someone in a big fifth wheel or an Airstream 34 foot trailer. They have so much space they probably have all the appliances. We could have had the appliances, but we have a bunch of tools instead. And that is another story entirely.
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I don't like Barack Obama much, but I can't help but picture him waking up to phone calls like this and saying "What the hell are you people going to put me through today?"
See, it's like this. In Carpentersville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago (there are probably really friendly, nice suburbs around Chicago, but I haven't been to one yet) two neighbors got into it over . . . . well, probably over nothing. Why lie to you, my loyal readers? You know how these things work. Neighbors don't need much excuse to hate each other.
The problem is that one family is black, and the other is Hispanic. That means that, in a Chicago suburb, everything they say to each other has a racial undertone. If it doesn't have one when it's said, it will be given one by everyone who hears it. So here we have these two neighbors, who report that they have "clashed" before.
Mrs. Ramirez-Sliwinski (a trustee in Carpentersville? I thought only prisons had trustees) notices one day that her neighbor's children are playing in a tree. Their tree. On their property. Now, class, what is the correct response?
A. Mind your own business. Kids have been climbing trees for thousands of years.
B. Mind your own business. It's not your tree, it's not your yard, and they're not your kids.
C. Go stand in someone else's yard and yell at someone else's kids to stop playing on their own property.
If you picked A or B, don't beat yourself up. You have probably never lived in a Chicago suburb or, if you did, you may not have met anyone in the city government. Of course, the answer is C.
All that is dumb enough, but Ramirez-Sliwinski told the kids they were being "monkeys."
Now, I call kids monkeys all the time, both as a parent and as a professional. But white kids, Mrs. R-S! You can call white kids whatever you want. But you're an Obama delegate, which means you're a Democrat, which means that you should know that a certain number of words per year have to be removed from polite society whether any offense is intended or not--indeed, whether any reasonable person would take offense or not. That's the Chicago Way.
You 'ave been, how you say? 'Oist by your own petar'.
So here we have a dumb argument between neighbors over nothing, which people on both sides chose to escalate until it ended in a police visit, a "stop being a stupid busybody" ticket, and Ramirez-Sliwinski stepping down as a delegate after the Obama campaign "persuaded" her.
(Again, if you haven't lived near Chicago, the word "persuaded" may not be appreciated in the fullness of its rich, textured, and multi-layered meaning. They didn't ask nicely.)
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Hilarious But Pointless Barack Obama News Story . . . yay.
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I actually had some woman call and complain that the children next door were building a dam in the creek. (not on her property, not causing a problem.)Who of us hasn't done that if you grew up around one? Can people not let them be kids?
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He was almost arrested sword fighting Mel Gibson in Avoca and was Cyndi Lauper's driver for a couple of days but we all know Ken Duncan best as one of Australia's most iconic and talented landscape photographers.
It's a name that brings to mind beautiful panoramas of Australia's countryside and seaside; stunning views with intense, saturated colours; and dreamy sunsets exploding with pink and orange hues.
While there would be many Australian households and businesses with a signed Ken Duncan on their wall, perhaps not all know that he has called the Central Coast home for more than 30 years.
"The Central Coast is without doubt one of the most beautiful coastal regions in Australia. For a landscape photographer, there is so much to see here on the Coast. I'm still discovering beautiful new pockets of paradise all the time," he said.
Those in the know have probably popped into the Ken Duncan Gallery at Erina Heights.
The lovely light-filled gallery on The Entrance Road looks like a stately manor surrounded by fragrant, manicured gardens and towering bushland.
Inside, Ken Duncan fans can immerse themselves in the photographer's bright and bold world with a gallery space boasting eye-catching images from watering holes in Africa to the Skillion at Terrigal.
The adjacent Sanctuary Café offers visitors the chance to refuel with a breakfast of Belgian waffles, a lunch of seafood marinara or slow cooked pork belly or perhaps a spot of high tea, offered every Tuesday and Saturday.
This summer, there will be a special exhibition filling the gallery's walls. Called Joys of the Journey, the exhibition will see the largest-ever release of brand new images from Ken, including a few sweeping landscapes of our beautiful backyard.
A vibrant never-before-seen image titled After the Storm was snapped one stormy day at Terrigal Beach: "I had just arrived, at the tail end of the storm, when suddenly this rainbow appeared and a curtain of tranquillity descended, with the most beautiful golden light illuminating the scene in front of me. I love the little fisherman out on the point, giving scale to the scene. He continued fishing throughout my shoot, unaware that he was one of the central pieces in this unfolding play. It was a magical moment for me – a reminder that although we may face storms in life, when we eventually come through them, there may often be a promise of peace at the end," Ken explained.
Another Terrigal image, titled Arms of the Ocean as inspired by Florence and The Machines' Never Let Me Go, underlines Ken's love affair with The Skillion at Terrigal.
"I have spent a lot of time there, waiting and contemplating. I love the place. It is like a perfect canvas, where the Creator can paint a new masterpiece each day. And it is forever changing," he said.
There is also an historic image of Brisbane Water boats aptly named Nostalgia as the jetty is no longer in its heyday after suffering through one too many storms.
The exhibition is expected to run until the end of January.


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A beautiful sunny day, and the Quilters are coming from all directions!
Wasn't planning on doing it all in one day, but I completed most of the shopping list, most importantly, my shiny new silver Roxanne's thimble. I found it a bit odd to walk around with my iPad taking pictures, so forgive me for the simple shots.
Tomorrow, if we can avoid popping into the shops, we'll begin visiting the exhibits. The one I'm most looking forward to is the Anette Gero lecture! I have the book she wrote on Australian quilts, and am excited to see her in person and the Wagga-Wagga quilts as well.
Short report, I know, but my poor feet and rest of my body is begging for bed.
I'll try to make more sense next time....
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5 Ways To Ensure Endless Career Opportunities
I currently have two jobs: financial author and Executive Vice President for a licensed broker dealer. I do not have a degree in journalism or finance. In fact, I don't have any degree at all. I say this not as a point of pride, or of shame, but to illustrate that I haven't followed the traditional path one would expect to have the jobs I do.
The 2008 financial crisis was a watershed moment in U.S. history. The failure of historically sound financial institutions like Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns created a domino effect that erased billions of dollars almost overnight. In addition to the monetary losses, millions of jobs disappeared as well, most never to return.
Perhaps the most disturbing result of the crisis has been the way in which it has undermined the working public's sense of job security. No longer can you count on a degree, tenure, or even industry expertise to guarantee you will be employed. Your company, and in some cases your industry, may be susceptible to "disruption" or even elimination.
In the new paradigm of employment, the only thing you can count on is yourself.
To ensure you can bring home the bacon, you must be sure you possess not only the skills, but the mindset that allows you to be an asset in a wide range of employment situations. This gives you career flexibility and increases both your pool of potential employers and opportunities in general.
Though it took me a number of years to change the way I thought about the job market and my place in it, I have come to believe in a number of core principles that have served me well. They can be used by anyone who is contemplating -- either by choice or necessity -- a career change outside of their conventional comfort zone or area of expertise.
Don't Wait For Permission to Begin
As an active trader with over 25 years of experience in the markets, I felt like there was a lot I wanted to say when the financial crisis began in 2007. Unfortunately, none of the traditional media outlets were interested. And why would they be? I had no background in journalism. I had no body of work I could point to as evidence that I could write. I was an unknown as far as they were concerned.
So I began to write a regular market commentary on my own blog. I didn't wait for anyone to give me permission to start writing, I just did it. And it was really bad. But I kept at it, writing for a few hours each night, and improving bit by bit.
At first nobody visited my site, but over time I built a small but loyal following. Then one day I got a call from Phil Pearlman, who at the time was the Executive Editor at StockTwits, an online financial community. He said he had been reading my stuff, liked it, and wanted to know if I would join their blog network. That was the beginning of my financial writing career.
Never Take Yourself Out of the Game
When I was first approached by a management group to join them in creating a new broker dealer, there were a million reasons I could have given myself not to take the meeting. The most notable of which was that I had no background in the brokerage or financial services industry.
But I have learned that no matter how much you prepare for a race, though you might lose it anyway, you are guaranteed to lose it if you don't show up.
We all know people who say "They wouldn't want me," "I'm not qualified," or "I don't have the skills they need," when contemplating a job or career change. Don't be one of those people. Don't take yourself out of the race before it is run.
It turned out that they wanted to create a different and innovative type of broker dealer and were specifically looking for hires from outside traditional channels -- people who could think about the markets and finance from a different perspective. And it turned out that I was a perfect fit, something I would have never know if I had taken myself out of the game prematurely.
Emphasize the One Skill That Matters
The most important skill that you can possess is the ability to execute. Ideas are a dime a dozen, but the ability to take an idea and make it come to life in a real and value added way is a rare and in-demand quality.
If you are thinking about applying for a position or going into an industry without the traditional qualifications, you can swing the odds in your favor if you can point to a history of being able to execute on projects and initiatives. Most times the ability to execute will trump a lack of industry or job specific skill in the eyes of a potential employer.
When I interviewed for my EVP position, I showed them a history of being able to execute in my own small business, which had no relation to financial services. But the ability to understand process and drive it to a successful conclusion is a skill that is universal and applicable to a wide range of employment situations. Quality employers and/or partners will recognize that.
Provide Value First, Ask For Payment Later
Though I was technically a financial writer by being on the StockTwits network, I was still an unpaid financial writer. I felt that I had what it takes to land a paid writing gig, but knew I had to prove it, so I began to write for any outlet that would let me, for free.
This gave me a chance to hone my craft, build up a following, and prove that I could deliver quality content on a consistent basis. More importantly, it gave my writing exposure to the people who would potentially hire me. And it worked.
I was eventually approached by an editor and asked to join their team as a paid contributor. Once that happened, I began to get offers from other outlets who were willing to pay me for my work as well. That led me to meet and work with other editors who have helped me improve my craft, creating more opportunity for me both in financial and non-financial writing.
Never Stop Learning
Career flexibility is a process, not an end goal. As the job climate continues to change and evolve so do the opportunities, and you have to make sure you are always one step ahead of the game. This means continuing to build and improve on your skill sets.
Though I already get paid to write, I continue to try to improve by taking writing workshops and networking with authors and writers whose work I admire. I also attend industry events and keep abreast of the latest developments in the broker dealer space so that I am always informed and up-to-date.
But more importantly, I look to see how the existing skills and experience I have can translate to wider opportunities. This has led me publish a book on trading through Amazon's Kindle Direct program and explore how my writing can be repurposed into other formats like podcasting. My six-years in the financial industry has led to both speaking engagements and television spots, and I am exploring more opportunities in both of those spaces.
Perhaps the best thing that came out of the financial crisis was the shattering of long-held ideas about jobs and careers. This means you no longer have to be bound by outdated ideas of what you're qualified to do or what your path has to be in order to make a living. And if you are willing to take charge of your own destiny, you will amazed at how many opportunities will open up for you.


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Markets were soaring on Monday, particularly among those higher-risk growth stocks that had previously been experience a broad sell-off since the start of March. The positive day wasn't discriminatory, as blue-chips and large-caps were performing as well with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and S&P 500 both appeared to be headed towards new record closes as the markets entered the final hour of trading.
However, the most-volatile of the major indices in recent weeks has remained the Nasdaq Composite Index. The Nasdaq, which is composed of all those stocks that trade on the Nasdaq exchange, can be viewed to some degree as representative of the sort of growth stocks that have been a focal point for markets since the start of March. It's an imperfect proxy, to be sure, as the Nasdaq also includes any number of blue-chip stocks like Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) while only including those growth stocks that trade on its exchange, but the degree to which the Nasdaq differs in action from its large-cap brethren can be telling.
And the index is way up on Monday, with gains in excess of 1.75 percent on the day. This would likely outpace the S&P 500 by close to a whole percentage point.
And the picture gets clearer when one digs a little deeper and looks at some of the more-specific indices and ETFs that track the stocks in question. Most notably where they outpace the Nasdaq, indicating that they're more likely driving the day's gains than riding them.
The Russell 2000 Index, made up of the smaller 2,000 companies on the Russell 3000 index, was up over 2.5 percent on Monday; the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) gained nearly 1.75 percent; the First Trust DJ Internet Index ETF (FDN) jumped over 3 percent; and the PowerShares Nasdaq Internet Portfolio (PNQI) rose more than 3.25 percent.
On the whole, this is another day where money appeared to be flowing into or out of growth plays as investors look unsure about whether the current market environment is risk-on or risk-off. Certainly, this current correction, when viewed broadly, appears to be a reaction to the 5-year bull market that appeared to peak last year.
With stocks appearing to be reaching highs, many may be looking for an opportunity to get out of growth plays and into something more stable, particularly as we enter the "worst six months" to own stocks. However, the day's big gainers appeared to be in two industries that may be the most correlated to the broader performance of the market in the last two months, potentially indicating that many investors view them as high-risk, high-reward segments.
Biotech stocks were soaring on Monday, with the iShares Biotechnology Index ETF (IBB) up nearly 2.5 percent and the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) gaining nearly 3.5 percent. Meanwhile, the ever-volatile solar industry once again bounced hard in the positive on a day when tech and growth stocks were gaining, with the Guggenheim Solar ETF (TAN) jumping over 5 percent.
On the whole, this most-recent big day for the Nasdaq continues to leave things unclear. Since the start of the current market volatility, the Nasdaq has followed a pattern of a sharp decline followed by an equally share rebound, then falling even further on the next decline. This whipsaw action seems to indicate there's still bulls out there looking for their spots and jumping into growth stocks when they feel like they see value.
However, the overall trend has still been down, with the index declining over 4.75 percent since March 5 even with today's big jump included.
That makes the remainder of this week notable. If the pattern continues, this could just be another crest prior to another big decline, continuing with the market correction many have insisted has been overdue for some time. However, if the bulls can get momentum, it seems possible that stocks could experience a reversal and see money flow back into traditional growth plays as investors regain their appetite for risk.
Either way, this coming week and the rest of May could hold some interesting market action that may ultimately help define the market action for the rest of the year. As the last few Q1 earnings reports trickle in and the market digests all of the data, investors could be gaining the confidence they need in recent weeks to make a firm move.
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Royally Matched
#2 of The Royals Trilogy
By Emma Chase
Read by: Shane East and Andi Arndt
Simon & Schuster Audio February 2017
Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date:02-21-17
Duration 8:53
I voluntarily reviewed an advance readers copy of this book. No remuneration was exchanged and all opinions presented herein are my own except as noted.
Some men are born responsible, some men have responsibility thrust upon them. Henry John Edgar Thomas Pembrook, Prince of Wessco, just got the motherlode of all responsibility dumped in his regal lap. He's not handling it well.
Hoping to help her grandson rise to the occasion, Queen Lenora agrees to give him "space"—but while the Queen's away, the Prince will play. After a chance meeting with an American television producer, Henry finally makes a decision all on his own:
Welcome to Matched: Royal Edition
A reality TV dating game show featuring twenty of the world's most beautiful blue bloods, all gathered in the same castle. Only one will win the diamond tiara, only one will capture the handsome prince's heart. While Henry revels in the sexy, raunchy antics of the contestants as they fight for his affection, it's the quiet, bespectacled girl in the corner—with the voice of an angel and a body that would tempt a saint—who catches his eye. The more Henry gets to know Sarah Mirabelle Zinnia Von Titebottum, the more enamored he becomes of her simple beauty, her strength, her kind spirit…and her naughty sense of humor. But Rome wasn't built in a day—and irresponsible royals aren't reformed overnight.
As he endeavors to right his wrongs, words take on new meanings for the dashing Prince. Words like, Duty, Honor and most of all—Love.
I am not at all fond of reality television programs, and certainly not of arrogant, tantrum-spouting, wealthy men with a lot of power, but I enjoy this series. It could be because Emma points out the total lack of reality in the genre.
The love interests are both young, but Sara is old beyond her years although emotionally stunted, suffering from PTSD and anxiety. Prince Henry is young, immature, suffering from PTSD, and angry.
This conflux of emotional states creates a catalyst for both characters to move ahead with their lives. The story line is a little naive, and a little Rapunzelian with nothing too unexpected to it except for one or two points. The Prince and Sarah's first real encounter happens late at night — A Prince in the Dark. The naming of the one noble family as "Titebottom" is goofy (You said "Titebottom!") and tells me the author is having fun with her work. It is written in the first-person, alternating between Shane East as Henry and Arni Arndt as Sarah.
Arni does a great job, but Shane East has the kind of velvety voice with the power to make one need to fan oneself if he were reading the phone book. It's like the most delicious and decadent dessert for the ears. Both narrators interpret the characters very well as each faces their own fears and demons.
The book also has that ripped from the headlines feeling that definitely makes me think of another Prince with a delightful accent and handsome mien. It also makes me think of how PTSD causes self-destruction and a downward spiral for even the most privileged .
If you like to hear books with sexy characters read with a sexy voice then I think this will work for you!
PUBLISHER: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Royally-Matched/Emma-Chase/The-Royals-Trilogy/9781508227083
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Stephen Fowl is professor of theology at Loyola College in Maryland. He holds the Ph.D. from the University of Sheffield (England). He has written several books including Reading in Communion (with L. Gregory Jones), Engaging Scripture and a forthcoming commentary on Philippians. He has edited several volumes including The Theological Interpretation of Scripture. He has written widely on topics in New Testament, ethics and theology. Fowl is an Episcopal layperson.


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I am a Full-Time Human
"My name is Milena. I'm an artist / inspirer / entrepreneur. But that's just what I do part-time. Above all, I am a Full-Time Human." I introduce myself this afternoon at an event where I guest-speak. Smiling on my face, I watch the amazement in the eyes of the audience - highschool and university students, a crowd close to 100...
Yes. I am. 24/7. This work needs no day-off. Here's the Sunday of a Full-Time Human.
kissed by sunlight
The moment I woke up, before I open my eyes, I breathe deeply into my chest and I ask my heart: "What would you have me do?" The answer comes: "Love". Roger that! Let's go!
At 8AM my yoga class starts at the park. On Sunday I bring students here to experience outdoor yoga, connect with nature. "Inhale and smell the wind... Feel your body deeply... Lift your head, gaze up to the green leaves, feel happy... Smiling on your face, enjoy this moment..." I instruct, as we move through the yoga sequences.
We release tensions and gain energy through yoga postures. After one hour, comes the final pose: Savasana - Death Body - the most important pose of yoga. We lie down on our back; we relax, let go of control. Let go of our body, let go of the breath. In a way, we die...
After Savasana, we sit up with eyes closed, body relaxed. To feel and honor the present. This moment is magic.
We just die and now reborn.
Afresh. Anew. Raw. Real. Naked.
Today in that magic moment, the sun comes out of the cloud and shines on us.
"With eyes closed, swipe your arms out around and up. Touch the palms at the top. Keep the palms above your head. Peace for your Body. Palms down to your forehead. Peace for your Mind. Palms down by the chest. Peace for your Soul." I say.
The ray of sunlight touches my eyes-lashes and the tiny hairs on my forearms. It touches the back of my neck as we all bow down to each other; we whisper: "Namaste".
Namaste. I honor the light within you. Because it is also within me. Because it is also the light that shines upon us in this very moment.
I open my eyes, knowing that what I will find is the thing I love to see most in the world: the naked face of other human beings.
No mask. With all of their beauty, and scars, and freckles.
Being kissed by the sunlight.
broken, wounded, and singing
Around 10, a friend is coming to see me at my studio Soulful Garden. She has recently suffered from chronic depression. I knew about this. So I was prepared. "If her wound bleeds, I'll wipe the blood, get the bandage, give anti-infection... I'll stay calm, grounded, and empathetic." I thought to myself.
10:30 she shows up at the door laughing with a huge guitar behind her back. Then she gives me cookies and apple pie. We sit down, drink tea, eat pie. We talk. She told me she wrote new songs. I told her I'd love to hear them. I ask what inspired these songs, knowing already the answer: the heart-break.
This beautiful human being, broken, wounded. And what she does? She goes write a song about it.
She takes out her guitar and begins to play. The song is so sad, so sad. It's about losing someone. Her voice is deep, raspy, raw. Her lyrics spears through your heart with naked sorrow. She sings as if she is trying to show something to all of Life: to me, the sun, and the small cactus on my windowsill: "Can you hear this? This is what heartbreak tastes like in my eyes and ears and mouth."
I see tears rising up to the edge of her eyes. But they don't run down her cheeks. She breathes them in.
I think of my grandfather now. When I was small, he taught me poetry. The black ink smells bitter from his calligraphy brush. And right hand was swift with watercolor. Now his right hand no longer moves.
Hey. Tears. I breathe them in. But we both know.
She finishes the song. We stay silence for a moment. She says it is not a very happy song.
I say "It is beautiful. All true emotions are beautiful."
Then I watch sunlight enters the window, breathes shimmers on our green carpet, on her golden hair, her guitar, my half-finished apple pie, and the cactus on my windowsill.
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The title should really say "5 Mystery Series That Kept Me Puzzled Sometimes But Were Really Good Reads". I love mysteries, however sometimes I can tell you who the bad guy is before the end, though sometimes I can't. These books were really great and some of them had very good twists.
1. Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
I loved this series as a young kid. This one of the series that really inspired me to write. I think I say on Goodreads that I read all of them, but I really can't remember how many I read.
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2. Cape Refuge by Terri Blackstock
Terri Blackstock is a very talented writer. I have been reading a lot of her book recently (which I blame on my Dad because he likes reading her too). So far I think this series is my favorite by her.
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3. The Secrets of Crittenden County by Shelley Shepard Gray
This was a very different kind of read for a Amish book. But very well written. She has just the right amount of plot twists to really keep me guessing.
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4. Shipshewana Amish Mystery by Vannetta Chapman
The first book in the series is probably my favorite. It was funny in some places, and had a very good mystery entwined in it.
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5. Road to Kingdom by Nancy Mehl
This book is focused on a small Mennonite hometown. I love the strong message that these stories have. Not only was the mystery good, but when the books were over it kept me thinking about the subjects it talked about.
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Bonus series: The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
Last time I did "5 of my favorite books in the Dystopian genre". One of you said that the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer was good. This was a book I had put on my to-read shelf on Goodreads, and decided to give it ago. So far it is pretty good, right now I am on book Cress. So thanks very much for saying it was good, and giving me the curiosity to read it, because I am glad I did.
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Praise from Department for Education and the Local Authority
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We are very pleased to receive two letters congratulating and praising us on the result of our Ofsted inspection in the summer. The letters are from the West Midlands Regional Schools Commissioner for the Department for Education, and the Local Authority's Director of Children's Services at Shropshire Council (see attached). Thank you to both organisations for their kind words.
We were very happy to once again receive a 'GOOD' outcome, proving that we are a high performing school.