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The Eagles Off-Season Plan
The Eagles have a plan.
With the signing of safety Sean Jones from the Cleveland Browns, the Eagles defense just got better on paper. He is younger, faster and a better ballhawk than Brian Dawkins RIGHT NOW. (Calm down. I know Wolverine is the greatest free safety ever to play for the Eagles, great guy, blah blah, yackety schmackety. He was, last year, a situational player who could no longer cover elite recievers. And there are a lot of those in our division. I love him, but he is old and slow. Move on.) The Eagles defense will be solid to great this year. The rest of the off season should, and will, be focused on finishing the offense.
The Eagles have 12, count 'em, 12 draft picks this year. They have needs on the offensive line, tight end, running back and, as usual, wide receiver. Here is how I see them addressing those needs:
OFFENSIVE LINE: Michael Oher is a left tackle from Ole Miss. The Eagles love him, so much so that they may trade up to get him. Some mock drafts have him being available when the Eagles come up the first time in the first round. If he is there at 21, I will be shocked. This guy is the real deal. Think Tony Mandarich with ability. His technique is flawless. He is angry all the time. He fights like a rabid moose. He is a monster. He is ready to step in and start from day one for the next ten years. I believe he is the guy the Eagles want, and they will do whatever it takes to get him, short of trading the 28th pick this year, which they are saving for a new tight end, or Anquan Boldin.
OFFENSIVE LINE UPDATE: The St Louis Rams released future hall of famer Orlando Pace yesterday. The clamor for him is fairly loud in Eagles nation. If the Eagles sign him, it will be for one year to train Oher how to be an all pro.
TIGHT END: Brandon Pettigrew is a tight end from Oklahoma State. Think Jason Witten with blocking ability. A lot of blocking ability. He is not as fast as Witten (Pettigrew ran a 4.8 40 at the combine), but he is what the Eagles have lacked at TE for a long, long time: a tight end that is not afraid to mix it up. Not since John Spagnola have they had a guy like this. He is not quite as good a receiver as Keith Jackson was, but he will be a significant upgrade LJ"I Got Hands Like Feet, They Stink" Smith. At 24, he is ready to play now. The reason he will be there at 28 is because he was arrested for assaulting a police officer in January of 2008. Now, that is going to scare off a lot of people, but for me, I want that guy on my side on the goal line.
RUNNING BACK: Here is where things start to get interesting. The clamor is loud for Chris "Beanie" Wells out of Ohio State. I have one word: sssssllllloooowwww. My grandmother is faster than him, and she's dead. Also, he can't catch a cold, and he, uh, lacks the, uh, football acumen to pick up Andy Reid's system. The Eagles will select Donald Brown from the University of Connecticut. He fits the system. But he will not be the big pick up. The Chargers have given LaDanian Tomlinson a "last offer." When he turns it down, because it will be less than what they will be paying Darren Sproles, they will cut him. Then, he will be a perfect fit for the Eagles. Bring in LT. That is the move.
RUNNING BACK UPDATE: The Eagles signed the running back from San Diego today. No, not LT. They signed some guy named Eldra Buckley off the Chargers practice squad. Meanwhile, LT has restructured his contract and is staying with San Diego. I gotta be honest, I don't really have a feel for what the Birds are gonna do here, except that I am pretty confident that they will not be taking one in the first round.
WIDE RECEIVER: Options are wide open here, believe it or not. They will draft a wideout, maybe Brian Robiskie out of Ohio State. But I stand by my earlier prediction of BraylonEdwards. The Giants are unwilling to part with Mathias Kiwanuka plus draft picks, which is what Cleveland is asking from them. The Eagles have tons of draft picks to trade. They just traded Greg Lewis, an Andy Reid favorite wideout. They have the room to add a wideout. I say it will be Braylon Edwards. Though I wouldn't complain if it were Anquan Boldin or Torry Holt, who has asked for his release from St. Louis.
WIDE RECEIVER UPDATE: The Anquan Boldin rumors are getting stronger by the day. Peter King of SI says that the Eagles are the most likely team to land Anquan Boldin before July. Profootballtalk.com says that the Cardinals are definitely shopping Boldin. The Giants are not in the mix according to New York Newsday and the Newark Star-Ledger. I hope that is true. Buy your Super Bowl tickets if it is.
That's the plan. Is it the Eagles plan? Who knows?
But it's one Hannibal Smith would have loved.


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New Texas road to have nation's fastest speed limit
Feared by some, fancied by others, a stretch of Texas toll road will open soon with the highest speed limit in the country - 85 mph.
The Texas Transportation Commission recently set the new speed limit for a 41-mile stretch of Texas 130 between the Austin suburb of Mustang Ridge and Interstate 10 at Seguin. Driving at the 85 limit, a motorist could travel the entire distance in less 29 minutes. But that time will be shaved further by the obvious: Many drivers will hit at least 90 on the speedometer, believing troopers will not ticket anyone for exceeding the limit by just a tad.
Scheduled for completion by Nov. 11, the segment is being built by State Highway 130 Concession Co., LLP, a private consortium comprised of the Spanish toll road firm Cintra and U.S.-based Zachry.
Only one other state, Utah, allows motorists to drive 80 mph, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.
Some experts say the new higher speed limit is likely to result in more traffic-related deaths.
"Research clearly demonstrates the direct connection between higher speed limits and more fatalities," Russ Rader of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety in Arlington, Va., said in an earlier interview. "When speed limits go up, deaths on those roads go up. When speed limits go down, deaths on those roads go down."
The consortium designed, built and paid for the 41-mile piece of road known as Segments 5 and 6 and will operate and maintain that stretch for the next 50 years, said consortium spokesman Chris Lippincott.
In a statement, the company said, "The Texas Department of Transportation has determined that SH 130 Segments 5 and 6 may be safely traveled at 85 miles per hour. We are committed to operating a safe, reliable highway for our customers. On any road, drivers hold the key to safety based on traffic, travel conditions and the capabilities of their own vehicles."
Toll rates for the 85 mph segment were still under discussion Thursday, Lippincott said.
"Hopefully, we'll have something in the next couple weeks," he said.
Terri Hall, founder and director of Texans United for Reform and Freedom, a nonprofit that opposes private control of toll roads, said SH 130 is about profit, not safe transportation.
"I think it's obvious they are trying to incentivize people to use Cintra's toll road by increasing the speed limit on 130," Hall said. "Transportation decisions that are being made surround money and profit instead of the public interest. The higher the speed limit, the more attractive the toll road becomes."
Texas now has about 3,200 miles of roadway with a 75 mph speed limit, representing about 4 percent of the state's 80,000 highway miles, according to TxDOT.
The state's 575 miles of roads with an 80 mph speed limit account for less than 1 percent of Texas roadways, the agency said.
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Schumaker set for action at spring complex
PITTSBURGH -- Reds infielder/outfielder Skip Schumaker is scheduled to travel to Goodyear, Ariz., on Thursday to begin playing in extended spring games at the team's complex. Schumaker dislocated his left shoulder during a March 21 exhibition game.
"He can take all the ground balls and fly balls he wants. He can hit leadoff every inning," Reds manager Bryan Price said on Wednesday. "We're going to try and be as accommodating as we can to get him as many at-bats, seeing as many pitches as possible on the front end of this thing. Once he goes to a full-season league, we can't control the environment."
Schumaker, who has been taking batting practice on the road trip, will begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Louisville after he has advanced through Goodyear.
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The behavioral resistor deserves better documentation.
The behavioral resistor deserves better documentation.
Anyone else recall something?
Anyone else recall something?
Revision as of 19:45, 9 September 2009
LTspice/SwitcherCAD III is a complete and fully functional SPICE program (electronic circuit simulator) that is available free of charge from the Linear Technology Corporation (LTC). Because of its superior performance, excellent community support and ease of file sharing, it is rapidly replacing all other SPICE programs (regardless of price) as the simulator of choice for hobbyists, students and professionals alike.
The purpose of this topic is to explore and explain some of the many useful or quirky features that have never appeared in the standard documentation whether due to simple oversight, the feature being considered not important enough, not polished enough or functionally obsolete – or even due to the feature being considered proprietary to another brand of SPICE or to LTspice itself. LTC considers some of these undocumented features as fair game for open discussion in public forums such as the LTspice Yahoo users group, whereas for others, it considers any such open discussions as a violation of its License Agreement.
"Fair game" is any feature that is or has ever been part of the normal distribution, i.e., appears or ever has appeared in the Help file, as plain text in any of the included sample or example files, in any program menu available during normal use of the program, or in any of the materials, presentation files or handouts from any LTspice seminar presentation. Such items are all considered as having been officially "documented" and are specifically allowed as discussion topics in public forums such as the LTspice Yahoo users group. However, be advised that any items that have been dropped from the documentation, even if still functional, should generally be considered obsolete and in risk of being purged from the program code at any time (fortunately, such items are quite rare).
As to the classification of anything not covered above, you must make your own common sense judgment or ask the advice of the users group moderator or the program author via private email. Clearly any standard, generic SPICE feature that works in LTspice would be okay for general use and discussion regardless of its state of documentation in LTspice. A lot of the standard devices have undocumented parameters (e.g., tempcos) or syntax (e.g., Pspice specific compatibility) that would fall into this category. Just as clearly, any undocumented A-device that is specific to LTC's encrypted, high performance SMPS IC models would likely be considered proprietary knowledge to be protected with due diligence from release to the public domain, lest LTC's competitors gain the de facto permission to freely copy them in their own circuit simulator offerings (however, it is difficult to see how LTC could legitimately prevent private individuals from making use of such undocumented features in their own simulations or discussing them via private communications). For these reasons, this last category of undocumented features will not be directly discussed here.
A-devices are Linear Technology Corporation's proprietary special function/mixed mode circuit simulation elements. According to LTspice's Help file, the behavior of a number of these is undocumented because they frequently change with each new set of models available for LTspice (this simply is not true and is most likely offered as both as a credible reason for keeping them hidden and to discourage anyone from bothering to attempt to explore and/or use them).
The Help file lists A-device syntax as:
Annn n001 n002 n003 n004 n005 n006 n007 n008 <model> [instance parameters]
Note that all A-devices have up to 8 possible active device connections, up to 5 inputs (terminals 1 through 5) usually 2 outputs (terminals 6 and 7), and with terminal 8 always as the device common. A-devices are always netlisted with the full eight connections. The netlister connects any unused inputs and outputs to terminal 8. The A-device compiler recognizes this condition as a flag that that terminal is not used and removes it from the simulation matrix. Current is sourced or sunk from the complementary outputs, terminals 6 and 7, and returned through device common, terminal 8.
A-devices are implemented this way to allow a single device type to act as any combination of a 1 to 5 input, 1 to 2 output device, but with no simulation speed penalty for unused terminals. Refer to the program Help file for more details about LTspice's documented A-devices.
Here is a listing of all known LTspice A-devices.
Documented directly in Help:
- Buf (aka Buf1 Inv)
- XOR – uses correct definition (not commonly expected false definition) for more than two inputs
- Schmitt (aka SchmittBuf SchmittInv DifSchmitt DiffSchmittBuf Diff SchmittInv)
- Dflop
- Varistor
- Modulator (aka Modulate Modulate2)
Not documented in Help but available via the schematic Component Selector:
- SRflop – located in Digital
- PhaseDet (aka PhiDet) – located in Digital
- SampleHold (aka Sample) – located in Special Functions
Documented in sample schematics included with the program distribution:
- PhaseDet (aka PhiDet) – located in examples/Educational/PLL2.asc
- SampleHold (aka Sample) – located in examples/Educational/S&H.asc
- OTA – used in UniversalOpamp plaintext subcircuits (in lib/sub), but users group posts (some long standing) containing information about additional aspects of this have been censored
Not documented anywhere by LTC:
- Counter – documented in the users group (has been officially approved for public use)
- XxxxxxXxxx – prior long standing users group posts about the device have now been censored
- XxXxxXXX – never discussed in the users group
- XXXXX – never discussed in the users group
- XXXX – never discussed in the users group
- Xxx – never discussed in the users group
Not documented anywhere by LTC, but the first two of these devices were extensively documented in the users group. All three devices were eliminated /protected in June 2006 (approximately at release 2.17u ) and all users group posts (some long standing) about these devices have been censored /deleted from the users group archive:
- XXXxxxx – PWM current mode control comparator and latch
- XxxXxx – used for making PWM IC oscillators
- Xxxxx – used for making PWM IC oscillators
Obsolete devices that have been deleted from the LTspice executable:
- JKflop
- PGateDrive
- invPGateDrive
- invGateDrive
The three DACs, XxXxxXXX, XxxXXX, XXXX, are specialized A-devices that probably are of little general interest (although their functions and pinouts could likely be easily guessed by examining the data sheets of the few specialized LTC ICs making use of them).
The XXXX seems to be the only straightforward, generic DAC, but very spice-efficient DACs are quite easy to make using standard, approved devices.
located in Digital
PhaseDet (aka PhiDet)
located in Digital located in examples/Educational/PLL2.asc
SampleHold (aka Sample)
located in Special Functions located in examples/Educational/S&H.asc
used in UniversalOpamp plaintext subcircuits (in lib/sub)
Counter (divide by n):
This simple device divides the pulse stream on terminal 1 by round(n) where n is specified by the ex-pression assigned to the cycles parameter (this expression may contain node voltages and branch currents). Standard complementary digital outputs are available on terminals 6 and 7. Key parameters (with non default example values) are: cycles=3 duty=0.2 (if omitted, defaults to 0.5). The width of output pulses is, width = round(cycles*duty). Most of the usual digital a-device parameters also apply, e.g.: Trise, Vhigh, Vlow, Ref, etc. with the exception of Td, which is ignored (the Counter accepts no delay).
Symbol and test circuit are available in the online Yahoo LTspice users group: Files > Tut > Digital A-Devices > A-counter_test1.asc and counter1.asy.
While many b-source features were not documented until relatively recently (~2007), most are now at least touched upon in Help and the few that are not are covered in the B sources (complete reference) in this wiki.
- BR=f(x) arbitrary resistor where f is an arbitrary function of x (with the special meaning of the voltage across R in this context) and/or any valid node voltage, branch current, etc.
- [[units] Freq=<valuelist> [delay=<value>]] (Pspice compatible format)
The transfer function of the Freq circuit element is specified by an ordered list of points of freq(Hz), mag(dB) and phase(deg) as follows: <(f1,m1,p1)[(f2,m2,p2)...]> where f1<f2<f3, etc. The following units specifiers may optionally precede the Freq keyword: "rad"=radians, "mag"=non dB, ("dB" and "deg" return the defaults), "r_i"=real and imaginary in place of magnitude and phase. If a delay value is called out, the phases of the table values are modified to reflect the delay (delay is automatically adjusted to maintain causality in any case).
- NoJacob The optional NoJacob flag parameter unburdens a device from carrying the mathematical overhead of a Jacobian. For linear or certain well behaved b-source expressions, this small reduction in computational burden can reduce run times slightly. Use with extreme caution, as this greatly increases the risk of creating convergence problems or other errors if misapplied.
- ~ Boolean operator: convert succeeding expression to Boolean then invert
- == Boolean operator: true if preceding expression is equal to succeeding expression, otherwise false
- boltz Boltzmann constant = 1.38062 e-23
- planck Planck's constant = 6.62620 e-34
- echarge Charge of an electron = 1.6021765 e-19
- kelvin Absolute Zero in degrees C = -273.150
- square(x) Function = x**2
- tbl Alternate function name, aka table (look-up table)
- stp(x) Alternate function name, aka u(x) (unit step)
- fra(x) Function, very similar to white(x), but = 0 if not SMPS in steady state condition
Standard Sources
Add documentation for data file input and triggered sources and the Pspice compatible behavioral forms for E and G sources.
PWL(0 0 +0.1 1 +0.1 0 +0.1 1 +0.1 0 +0.1 0.5) ; PWL with incremental time (+) format
PWL repeat for 7 file=pwl_data.txt endrepeat repeat for 6 file=pwl_data2.txt endrepeat
PWL repeat forever file=pwl_data.txt endrepeat
PWL value_scale_factor=0.5 time_scale_factor=0.7 FILE=pwl_data.txt ; Scale the time and voltage values of a file.
PWL file=pwl_data.txt trigger V(trig)>0
Other Stuff I Forgot
... should be added here or given its own section if warranted.
Resistors or Inductors (forget which) have an undocumented tempco TC1 and/or TC2.
Resistors and a few other devices take the parameter "noiseless".
The behavioral resistor deserves better documentation.
There are a whole lot of .option parameters and other control parameters (mostly legacy from SPICE 2 and Pspice) that should be documented (a few probably actually could be useful).
Anyone else recall something?
Miscellaneous Hints and Tricks
Schematic Editor Key Combinations:
- Shift-Ctrl-Alt-R: Permanently renumbers all reference designators within the schematic
- Shift-Ctrl-Alt-H: Temporarily highlights all hidden text within the schematic
There's a new option called tseed that lets you seed the integrator with a specific timestep guess. Just add the SPICE directive ".options tseed=100n" to your schematic (see section on .options).


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New Nutrition Labels, Childhood Obesity Drops, and More in Food Policy This Week
A roundup of news clippings we're reading that affect the way we eat.
FDA Proposes New Nutrition Label Design
The Food and Drug Administration hasn't updated its ubiquitous nutrition label since 1993, and the current design is considered by many merely the best choice among several confusing, unpopular options. Last week, the FDA proposed a new label that attempts to respond to how people actually consume food, rather than how they should be consuming food. For instance, items that are typically consumed in one sitting (e.g. a 12-ounce soda) could have a 'dual column' label that includes calorie information for the whole item as well as for one serving; and serving sizes for some products would increase. The label would also be easier to read and contain more information about nutrients than prior labels. You can find more details on the FDA website. Comments on the proposed rule will be collected for 90 days.
How Much Water Does it Take to Grow Your Salad?
With California deep in drought, consumers are beginning to worry about what the state's decreased water supply means for the country's food supply. Mother Jones has a detailed infographic demonstrating just how much water goes into the agricultural industry in California, a state that produces 99% of the country's almonds, 91% of our grapes, 90% of our tomatoes, and 74% of our lettuce. Did you know it takes nearly five gallons of water to grow one walnut? The article also contains a drought map of the state indicating that some of the growing regions are the hardest-hit areas. It remains to be seen how much this drought will impact prices at the supermarket.
Obesity Rate Among 2-5 Year Olds Drops 40% in Last Decade
New figures from the Center for Disease Control indicate that obesity among young children has dropped significantly in the last ten years. About 8% of 2-5 year olds were obese in 2012, as compared to 14% in 2004. These figures are significant because childhood obesity is a strong indicator for obesity and related health issues later in life. Experts are unsure exactly what to cite for the dropping rates. Some are attributing it to increased breastfeeding among mothers, which is shown to decrease likelihood of childhood obesity, while others are applauding child health initiatives like Michelle Obama's Let's Move! campaign and other state-level fitness and nutrition programs. The same drop has not been observed among adults or older children, and obesity levels among black and Hispanic young children were higher than the average.
New White House Initiative Limits Food Marketing in Schools
Last week, the White House issued a press release detailing several initiatives to improve school nutrition. Among these efforts is a program in which 22,000 schools will be able to serve low-income children free, healthy breakfasts and lunches by this July. Additionally, in accordance with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, the Smart Snacks in School program limits what kinds of foods can be advertised and marketed in schools. The program is an attempt to reduce "empty calories" in the diets of children buying snacks at school. Michelle Obama's vision with this program is that children receive consistent messaging about what constitutes healthy food, whether they're in school, at home, or at the supermarket.
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A lot of us don't have as much disposable income as we had two or three years ago. Some of us have a lot less. But Christmas is coming, and we still want to give. "It is more blessed to give than to receive," Jesus said (Acts 20:35). Giving makes us feel rich.
Giving is up in 2010, and for that we rejoice. But, warns an article in yesterday's Business Wire, "The small rebound hasn't been enough to help many nonprofits that are grappling with staff and service cuts even as demand for their services has increased."
It would be great if we could give more. Some of us, if we're honest with ourselves, could do just that. Most of us, though, could give smarter.
How can we make our donations do the most good? Here are three suggestions.
1. Check out charities before donating.
Some charities are outright scams. Some are woefully mismanaged. Even ethical charities differ in their effectiveness -- that is, in their ability to get our money to the people we're hoping to help. Before writing those checks, go to Charity Navigator and search for your favorite charities. Beware of any organization that rates less than three stars.
If you have time, browse the website. The top ten lists are especially interesting: for example, "10 Highly Paid CEOs at Low-Rated Charities" and "10 of the Best Charities Everyone's Heard Of." Or look through the entire list of 1770 (as of today) four-star charities.
Charity Navigator does not cover all charities, however. Some excellent not-for-profit organizations fall outside their specifications. If you are interested in a charity that is not listed there, check it out some other way. GuideStar offers information (including tax returns) on a wide range of charities. MinistryWatch profiles and rates primarily Christian ministries and charitable organizations. Or check out Charity Navigator's article, "6 Questions to Ask Charities Before Donating."
2. Give bigger checks to fewer charities.
If you're used to contributing to several charities, it feels somehow wrong to take several off the list. But $1000 dollars given to one charity does more good than $100 dollars given to ten charities, and $100 dollars given to one charity is more effective than $10 dollars given to ten charities. Number 9 on Charity Navigator's "Top 10 Best Practices of Savvy Donors" is this: Concentrate your giving. They explain:
When it comes to financial investments, diversification is the key to reducing risk. The opposite is true for philanthropic investments. If you've really taken the time to identify a well-run charity that is engaged in a cause that you are passionate about, you should then feel confident in giving it a donation. Spreading your money among multiple organizations not only results in your mail box filling up with more appeals, it also diminishes the possibility of any of those groups bringing about substantive change as each charity is wasting a large percentage of your gift on fundraising and overhead expenses.
See, when you give a small gift, you barely pay for the expense of all those letters that start coming your way begging for more gifts. In order to make your gift profitable, many charities sell your name to other charities, who will send still more letters. Your mailbox will fill up rapidly, but not a whole lot will be accomplished for the people or organizations you are hoping to help.
By contrast, when you give a larger gift, the charity wants to hang on to you. No way will they sell the names of their top donors -- why risk diluting their gifts next year? They still have to deduct marketing costs, but a lot more remains to do its intended work.
3. Turn your favorite charity into a Christmas present.
Unless you really need more books, liquor, fruitcakes, or whatever your friends tend to get you, put your favorite charity on your Amazon wish list. It's easy to do with the universal wish list button. If you want to know more about how it works for me, read my blog post from last December 1.
In addition, instead of giving friends, colleagues, and neighbors gifts that are useless or fattening, consider donating to a charity on their behalf. Be careful if you choose this approach -- be sure the charity you choose is one that will also mean something to them.
This year our parish is especially concerned about a Sudanese health clinic we've been supporting. Sudan is holding an election January 9 to decide whether the southern part of the country should remain part of Sudan, or should separate and form its own independent country. The clinic is in Renk, a border town that will certainly face violence if the vote goes as expected (Aljazeera posted a fascinating article, "South Sudan braces for trouble," today; for more background information, check out my husband David's interview with Geoff Tunnicliffe, "Pray for the Peace of Sudan").
Our outreach commission is collecting funds to send to the clinic before the referendum, so it can stock up on medicine and supplies before supply channels are disrupted. Because many of us are concerned about Sudan, David and I have decided to give this card to some of our friends at church and at work.
It will cost us about the same as the small gifts we've given in previous years. We hope it will do more lasting good.
LaVonne Neff is an amateur theologian and cook; lover of language and travel; wife, mother, grandmother, godmother, dogmother; perpetual student, constant reader, and Christian contrarian. She blogs at Lively Dust and at The Neff Review.
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Elvis Costello Sings Two Bruce Springsteen Songs On 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon'
NBC's 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon' continued 'Bruce Springsteen Week' with a surprise for its 600th episode. Although it was announced that Elvis Costello would perform Bruce's 1987 hit 'Brilliant Disguise,' it was not revealed until the show aired that Costello, who's got quite a good catalog of his own songs, would also record a second Springsteen song, 'Fire,' as a web-only exclusive.
Costello and Springsteen first met in 1978 in Nashville, when Costello was invited to Music City to record his song 'Stranger in the House' as a duet with country legend George Jones. Springsteen was playing the Nashville Auditorium at the time, and Columbia Records arranged a meeting for the two backstage. Years later, Costello admitted that his 1980 song, 'Temptation,' which dealt with the trappings of success, was inspired by that meeting.
Over the years they've performed together on several occasions, most famously the 2003 Grammy Awards when they tore through the Clash's classic 'London Calling' in tribute to the late Joe Strummer. In 2010, Springsteen appeared on a two-part episode of Costello's show, 'Spectacle,' where they sang on each other's songs and some choice covers in between an in-depth discussion about songwriting.
Costello recorded 'Brilliant Disguise' as a demo in the early-90s, coincidentally, for Jones. But on 'Late Night' Costello threw out his country arrangement and used the Roots to their full advantage with a dose of old-school funk. Elvis also played some mean bass in the bridge and before the song's last two lines.
But Costello wasn't done paying tribute to his friend. They launched into another Springsteen song, 'Fire,' that featured the arrangement opening up with a quote from the Staple Singers' 1972 classic 'I'll Take You There.' The musicians kept up the rhythm through the song, which gave 'Fire' a deep reggae-soul groove.
"Bruce Springsteen Week" concludes tonight with the Boss taking over 'Late Night' for the full episode to chat with Fallon and perform a few songs with the E Street Band.
Watch Elvis Costello and the Roots Perform Bruce Springsteen's 'Fire'
Watch Elvis Costello and the Roots Perform Bruce Springsteen's 'Brilliant Disguise'


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GUI question, please let me know if I should paste this somewhere else.
I'm working with VB2012, has anyone got a fix for the HORRIBLE way the GUI handles tabbed documents? I can neither make documents stay open the way I want, or have them do anything remotely usable! What was wrong with the way they used to work in 2005/2008? You could open documents and have them happily side by side, they remembered where you put them and everybody was happy. Now I spend more time trying to find code than writing it.
If anyone has a fix for this please let me know, I will pay real money! I will marry you and have your children!!
(Maybe joking about the last bit)


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Conceived for the modern globe-trotter, My Montblanc Nightflight offers a way to travel both lightly and stylishly. The slender and well-organised Slim Document Case offers a dedicated laptop compartment and additional space for folders and accessories. It features two mobile phone pockets, two writing instrument loops and several interior and exterior pockets, one of which is equipped with Montblanc shield technology (RFID-blocking lining). The top handles, the removable, adjustable shoulder strap and the satellite system offer multiple ways to carry the bag. It can be personalised with initials to be embossed on the black, blue or red name tags included with the bag.
Further details
- Material
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- Nylon fabric with fine rib structure, resistant to stains, water and scratches, voyage-proofed, combined with soft leather, chrome-tanned, dyed through
- Satellite system with 2 zips, retractable badge tag, personalisation tag in three colours (black, blue, red). This product features Montblanc shield technology, which is incorporated in the golden-coloured lining of a hidden pocket and increases protection against the unauthorised reading, copying and/or tampering of your personal data
- Leather color
- Blue | Black
- Dimensions
- 390 x 55 x 300 mm
- Emblem setting
- Emblems are manually centered, one by one, by our artisans. The emblem is centrally positioned, but the manual pressure operation with the machine may shift the emblem itself. This is a characteristic that does not compromise the aesthetic of the product and could not be accepted as complaint according to our policy.
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This is a sheet music download sold with a licence to make up to 30 copies. Upon purchase you will be emailed a licence that will entitle you to legally print up to 30 copies of the sheet music for use by your choir / singing group.
When your transaction is complete, you will have up to 7 days to print the music yourself - it will not be posted to you.
Arrangement: Choir
Genre(s): Sacred, Contemporary, Evensong
Language: English
Key: C
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New York State law requires all students participating in athletics to receive a sports physical. Sports physical information and forms can be picked up at the health office or by clicking on the 2 links below. The forms must be completed before your child is able to participate in the interscholastic program. The results of the Sports Physicals shall be valid for a period of twelve months during the last day of the month in which the physical was conducted. The final approval for sports clearance rests with the school medical officer.
The Health Examination Form is to be completed by your primary health care provider or by the school medical officer. Make sure that your health care provider signs, stamps and completes the form including any medications, inhalers, etc. that your health care provider doctors order. A student may not participate without the approval of the school medical officer.
The Health History Form is part of the physical and is to be completed by parent/guardian and handed to the Health Office along with the Health Certificate/Appraisal Form. A new Health History Form must be completed within thirty (30) days to the start of all sport seasons.


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A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Iraq War veterans against the US Department of Veterans Affairs. A copy of the lawsuit complaint may be seen at http://www.mofo.com/docs/pdf/PTSD070723.pdf
Along with a plethora of abuses alleged in that lawsuit, it is additionally alleged (as previously touched upon in this forum, when I noted that this is a longstanding action dating back to at least the early 1980s) that the VA has conspired with the Pentagon to falsely categorize veterans as suffering from preexisting personality disorders, as a way of denying them their veteran benefits.
According to the lawsuit, the Veterans Administration has a backlog of between 400,000 and 600,000 claims. It states that it takes 177 days to process an initial claim, and 657 days to process an appeal, and some benefit claims take up to ten years to decide while injured veterans suffer and, sometimes, die awaiting necessary care. The suit additionally compares this timeline to healthcare claims made in the private sector, which take on average less than 70 days to decide.
Additionally, according to the lawsuit, senior VA officials were given $3.8 million in bonuses during 2005, the same year in which the VA spent $1 billion over budget while timely and appropriate treatment of injured veterans continued to decline.
Most recently, there have been a rash of suicides by Iraq War veterans, which were attributed to the agency's failure to provide sufficient and appropriate mental health care to war veterans.
The law firm representing the veterans, Morrison and Foerster, stated that the lawsuit does not seek to make a statement about the war, but instead is intended to force action on veterans' benefit issues.
Recently, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, in a sharply worded decision regarding the failure of the VA to pay retroactive benefits to Vietnam veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange and suffered from a form of leukemia, "The performance of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs has contributed substantially to our sense of national shame."
According to the newest complaint, which seeks a court order directing the Veterans Administration to make drastic changes in order to properly and timely treat injured and ill veterans, "Unless systemic and drastic measures are instituted immediately, the costs to these veterans, their families and our nation will be incalculable, including broken families, a new generation of unemployed and homeless veterans, increases in drug abuse and alcoholism, and crushing burdens on the health care delivery system."


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Monday, November 1, 2010
just add water
I loved the "just add water" paint books when I was little. I saw this idea and it brought me back. Can't wait to put some of these together for my girls. Check it out at Giver's Log.
Posted by Tortoise and the Hare at 8:35 PM
Labels: kids crafts, paint, printables
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Oh I used to love these when I was little! Thanks for the link and the wonderful memories :)ReplyDelete
This is INCREDIBLE! I'd never thought to make my own. I always get so excited when I find those old watercolor books at garage sales and such, because I loved them growing up, and I want them for my kids! I am so making my own for them for Christmas. Thanks for sharing!!!ReplyDelete
Just stumbled upon your blog tonight... I googled "suitcase with books" for a project for my daughter and came up with your blog..in images..ReplyDelete
Anyway Where have you been? I think me and your blog have fell in love.. thanks.. I will be back..
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Overnight Shooting on Highway 63
COLUMBIA - Columbia Police officers received a call about a shooting around 1:55 a.m. Saturday on Highway 63 near Discovery Parkway.
According to a press release from the Columbia Police Department, the victim, a 31-year-old male, was driving south on the highway when a vehicle passed him and shot his vehicle.
The victim said when he realized his car had been shot, he pulled to the side of the road, when the suspect vehicle turned around, came back north on the highway, and fired several more shots at him while as it passed.
The victim drove to the police department and was met by officers at Broadway and Brickton Rd. He sustained one non-life threatening gunshot wound and paramedics transported him to a local hospital.
There is no description of the vehicle or suspect, and the victim said he does not know why he was shot.


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Charlie Sheen's $100 million lawsuit over the decision to drop him from "Two and a Half Men" will have to be decided by an arbitrator rather than a jury, as the actor had wanted, a judge said Wednesday.
Santa Monica Superior Court Judge Allan Goodman agreed with attorneys from Warner Bros. Television and executive producer Chuck Lorre that the 45- year-old actor is bound by an arbitration clause in his contract.
Goodman heard arguments on April 19, then took the case under submission.
Local news from across Southern California
Sheen's attorneys maintained the contract was unduly weighted in favor of Warner Bros. and wanted a trial to prove the allegation. However, Goodman, in a 21-page ruling, said Sheen's request is "clearly and unmistakably required to be referred to an arbitrator for determination."
The studio's attorney, Howard Weitzman, said the court "made the appropriate ruling in denying Mr. Sheen's request to stay the arbitration in referring his lawsuit against Warner Bros. and Chuck Lorre to arbitration as his contract calls for. This matter will now proceed in an orderly fashion as the parties agreed to."
Sheen, who was once the highest-paid actor in television, has been replaced on the show by Ashton Kutcher.
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Discontinued product. Online support only.Please see the support documentation for further information.
The AXIS 7000/FX Network Document Server instantly digitizes documents and sends them as e-mail across networks, throughout workgroups and over the Internet.
Simply attach the network document server to any of the supported Fuji Xerox products (DocuPrint C621, DocuColor 2006, DocuColor 4CP) and plug it into your network.
Users can effortlessly digitize documents, photographs, reports and other information directly into the network and send them anywhere.
Product Information
- The AXIS 70U supports 10/100 Mbit Ethernet
Supported Fuji Xerox products:
- DocuPrint C621
- DocuColor 2006
- DocuColor 4CP


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Wonkblog's Suzy Khimm writes that Democrats are adamantly opposed to Grand Bargain negotations involving Social Security, the Medicare eligibilty age, and overall Medicare benefits, but there are two potential openings for deficit hawks:
Medicare drug payments: This is one area where Democrats are more enthusiastic about reform than their Republican counterparts. Obama's budget finds $137 billion in savings by requiring drug companies "to give Medicare the same rebates for medicines for low-income recipients that are allowed for Medicaid's purchase of prescription drugs," Bloomberg notes. House Progressives also want to allow the government to negotiatedirectly with drug companies on prices for Medicare Part D, which would raise about $156 billion over 10 years.
Obama's budget also proposes Medicare provider payment cuts for costly services such as rehabilitation and home health care. But all of these changes are relatively small-scale compared to the total that Republicans are likely to demand.
Medicaid: Democrats have mostly avoided weighing in on specific cuts or reforms to Medicaid, which was expanded significantly under the Affordable Care Act, other than to say they oppose benefit cuts. Durbin, however, suggested that savings might be found through the waiver process, which gives states more flexibility in determining eligibility and benefits, and in coordinating care for "dual-eligibles" who qualify for both Medicaid and Medicare.


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Knowledge To Grow – Begonia Propagation
I have had many guests at my B&B who have shared some of their gardening success stories. One of my favorites is the use of Dragon Wing Begonias in a window box. I must tell you these flowers are fabulous!
Dragon wing plants fill in fast to create a lush container garden that will last up to the first frost. These plants have dark green, glossy leaves and bloom profusely from early spring to frost. They will reach a height of 18 to 24 inches and will thrive in sun, partial shade and light shade.
I will definitely be taking some cuttings of this plant to propagate and fill my containers next spring. Propagation involves taking a portion of a plant and rooting it to grow into a new plant. I will use the stem cutting method.
To do this, cut off a piece of stem, 4 to 6 inches long. You will need to have at least 3 sets of leaves on your cutting. Make a bottom cut just below a node (a node is where the leaf joins the stem). Starting from the bottom of the cutting, cut off one half to two thirds of the leaves and cut large leaves in half. Remove all flowers and flower buds.
Prepare a small pot of damp rooting mix, using a pencil to make a hole for the cutting. Plants contain a hormone, auxin, that stimulates root formation. Some plants will root readily because of the naturally occurring auxin without using a synthetic form of a rooting hormone. I will use a synthetic rooting hormone just to improve my chances of success. Dip the lower inch of the cutting in rooting hormone, then place the stem, 1 to 2 inches deep, in the prepared hole and fill the rooting mix around it. Do not allow the leaves to touch the surface of the mix. If they do, trim them back. Place a clear, plastic bag over the pot making sure it does not touch the leaves.
Place the pot in a warm, bright spot, keeping it out of direct sunlight. Water as necessary. After two or three weeks, work your hand under the cutting and lift to see if roots have formed. If roots are small or have not formed yet, place it back into the pot, tamp the mix around the stem and enclose it in the bag. Check again in several weeks.
When you have roots, open the plastic bag a small amount each day to decrease the humidity. Once it is growing well, pot it into a good quality potting mix.
As always, Happy Gardening!
More information about gardening and related subjects is available online. The Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service can be reached at 499-6334 in LaGrange Co., 636 2111 in Noble Co., 925-2562 in DeKalb Co. and 668-1000 in Steuben Co.


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Keynote Videos
The Keynote Videos are now available on the Eclipse YouTube Channel. To view all of them, simply click on the EclipseCon 2013 playlist.
Blog Posts
Here are a few blog posts about EclipseCon 2013
- Alex Blewitt - EclipseCon 2013 Roundup
- Alex Lagarde - Eclipsecon Day 4: and in the end… (check out Alex's previous posts for a day by day summary of EclipseCon!)
- Ekkehard Gentz - Conference2Go EclipseCon Updated: dynamic Overview
- Goulwen Le Fur - Goodbye ECon 2013, So a good time!
How Was EclipseCon for You?
Thanks to everyone who spoke at, attended, volunteered for, drank beer at, or otherwise experienced EclipseCon 2013 in Boston.
Please share your thoughts by taking our short online survey. We really do read all your comments, and use your ideas to improve each future conference.
Awesome EclipseCon Video!
We have posted the pre-keynote video that was shown at EclipseCon on Thursday.
Thanks to our amazing AV partners, Corporate AV, for surprising us with this musical slideshow!
And thanks also to Black Duck Software, a Foundation member and EclipseCon sponsor, who originally posted the song on YouTube.
EclipseCon App
The EclipseCon BlackBerry 10 App has been updated!
OSGi and JavaScript Workshop
This Thursday afternoon workshop is open to all, 1:30pm - 3:30pm in the Waterfront Ballroom. See the OSGi DevCon site for details.
On-Site Registration
Register tonight between 4 pm and 8 pm to beat the morning rush or register tomorrow morning starting at 7:30 am.
EclipseCon Apps
The EclipseCon apps are now available for iPhone, iPad, Android, and BlackBerry.
Huge thanks to Peter Friese, Christian Campo, and Ekke Gentz for creating the apps!
New! iCal calendar for EclipseCon
Huge thanks to Max Andersen for creating the EclipseCon schedule for iCal, available here.
Interview - Boeing, OSEE and ALM
What is OSEE, why does Boeing need it, and how is it being used? Read our interview with Ryan D. Brooks and attend his talk to find out!
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US boy, 4, found with dead mother was living on sugar
By Samantha Henry, AP
UNION, New Jersey — A naked, malnourished 4-year-old U.S. boy found in an apartment with the body of his mother, dead for days, had resorted to eating from a bag of sugar and weighed only 26 pounds (11 kilograms), well below normal, police said as adoption offers poured in from around the world.
The boy's first request after being examined, police in New Jersey said, was a juice and a grilled cheese sandwich.
His mother, identified Wednesday as 38-year-old Kiana Workman, was discovered dead Tuesday on the floor of her bedroom after building maintenance workers reported a foul odor. Because the chain lock was on, police said, the toddler couldn't get out.
Officer Joseph Sauer said the boy was naked but coherent and not crying when Sauer kicked in the door.
"The only way to describe the little boy was it was like a scene from World War II, from a concentration camp, he was that skinny. I mean, you could see all his bones," Sauer told The Associated Press.
The boy was not strong enough to open the refrigerator and was unable to open a can of soup. Police said he told them he had been eating from a bag of sugar.
The boy could not say how long his mother had been dead.
Police said he put lotion on his mother, leaving behind handprints, in an attempt to help her.
Police initially estimated she had been dead five days before the discovery was made, but Zieser said Wednesday it may have been two to three. Nobody had talked to her for about a week.
Autopsy results were pending. Police said they did not suspect foul play.
Officer Sylvia Dimenna, who traveled in the ambulance with the boy and stayed with him at the hospital, said he was very bright and articulate but tired.
"He said he missed his mommy," she said.
The boy, now in state custody, remained in a hospital where he was being treated for malnourishment and dehydration, police said.
"Physically, he's fine. Whether there are any mental problems later on … I'm not a child expert," Police Director Daniel Zieser said.
At his age, he should weigh 40 pounds (18 kilograms) or more, Zieser said.
Police said they were getting calls from around the world from people offering to adopt the child or donate money or toys.
"It's overwhelming," Zieser said.
Police said they were trying to find someone in the family capable of taking care of the boy, but it would be up to the state's child welfare agency to determine where he is placed.


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Hetzner - DokuWiki
VMware ESXi/en
General information
- VMware vSphere Hypervisor 5.x and 6.0 (ESXi) use a filesystem called vmfs5 (formerly vmfs3), which uses GPT and supports drive sizes of up to 64 TiB (formerly 2 TiB).
- Software RAID is *not* supported by ESXi.
- The free version of ESXi starting with 5.5 supports a maximum of 4 TB RAM (formerly 32 GB RAM).
Network configuration
- VMware vSphere Hypervisor is an "operating system" designed for pure virtualization and supports neither NAT nor routing. Therefore, only a true bridged setup can be used.
- To use a subnet an additional single IP needs to be setup as a router VM.
- The installation and configuration of ESXi takes about 20-30 minutes, even without any prior knowledge. Please check out the Installation Guide for further information on installing ESXi.
- After installation the system has a test license, which expires after 60 days. For the long-term usage of the OS a separate (free) license is required. This can be requested by registering on the VMware website:
- The license can be entered via the vSphere Client, under the tab "Configuration", the section "Software" and then under the menu item "Licensed functions". After selecting this you can click on the "Edit" button to the right and then enter the license key.
Hetzner specific information
Installed hardware
The Dell PowerEdge models DX150, DX151, DX290, DX291 and DX141 are certified and compatible with all versions from 5.0 onwards.
All other models are not certified by VMware, yet in most cases they can be run with VMware vSphere/ESXi.
(All information is subject to change. Last update: 22 April 2016)
|vSphere/ESXi Version
|from 6.5a additional Intel NIC required
|from 6.5a
|from 5.5 Update 1
|from 5.1
|from 5.5 Update 3 / 6.0 Update 2
|from 6.0 Update 2
|from 5.5 Update 1
|from 6.5
| from 5.5 Update 3 / 6.0 Update 2
(potentially an additional NIC required)
|5.0 - 5.1 Update 2, since 5.5 additional NIC required
|from 5.0
|from 5.0 (with additional NIC)
|5.0 - 5.1 Update 2, since 5.5 additional NIC required
- The models mentioned above should work with the appropriate version. However, newer versions are not necessarily compatible. To make sure please gather your own information.
- The Realtek driver present in ESXi 5.0 to 5.1 Update 2 was just a Tech Demo that has not been updated. Therefore, for smooth operation a server with an Intel NIC (PX60, PX91, DX151 etc.) is recommended.
- The installation of vSphere 5.5 or newer on the EX40, EX60 and some EX41/EX51 models requires a custom installation ISO that includes drivers for the Realtek NIC (http://www.bussink.ch/?p=1228). Alternatively, an additional compatible NIC can be installed. Please find the cost of an additional compatible NIC here: Root Server Hardware
- Installing ESXi on the older DS or X servers is not possible.
- When installing on a server with multiple identical drives, ESXi can potentially show the drives in a different order than the BIOS does. Should the screen be blank with only a blinking cursor after the installation is done and you restart, try booting from the other drive.
Network Configuration
- For connectivity between multiple ESXi servers within the same subnet, host routes via gateway are necessary due to network security restrictions.
host A esxcfg-route -a <IP Host B> 255.255.255.255 <Gateway IP>
host B esxcfg-route -a <IP Host A> 255.255.255.255 <Gateway IP>
Single IP addresses
- IP addresses are, by default, statically mapped to the MAC address of the host. It is possible however to get separate MAC addresses for the additional single IPs via Robot. These can then be configured for the virtual machines. To get these MAC addresses assigned, log in to Robot, choose "Server" from the menu on the left, select the desired server, and then click on the "IPs" tab. Here you can click on the icon next to the single IP address to get a MAC address.
- To use a subnet (IPv4 as well as IPv6) in ESXi, at least one additional single IP is required as a router VM, since ESXi itself cannot route. When ordering a subnet, please make sure to note that it is required for ESXi and should be routed on the additional single IP.
IMPORTANT Since IPv6 subnets are routed to link-local addresses (MAC-based), it is only possible to use IPv6 in a limited way (ie. in a single VM).
The confirmation email of the subnet contains (for example) the following information:
Below you will find the IP subnet added to your server 192.168.13.156. Subnet: 192.168.182.16 /28 Mask: 255.255.255.240 Broadcast: 192.168.182.31 Usable IP addresses: 192.168.182.17 to 192.168.182.30
You do NOT get a separate MAC for each IP from a subnet.
All servers come with a /64 IPv6 subnet. To see which IPv6 subnet your server has please check the "IPs" tab of the server in Robot.
If you ordered your server before February 2013 this subnet can be ordered (freely) via Robot and will be automatically activated.
The IPv6 subnet is routed to the default link-local address (which is derived from the MAC address) of the main IP. Via Robot the routing of the IPv6 subnet can be switched to the link-local address of the virtual MAC (in other words, the additional single IP). This can be done in Robot, using the same symbol which is found next to additional single IPs to request virtual MAC addresses. The host system, so the ESXi itself, receives no IPv6 address. This is neither necessary nor possible because ESXi can not work with a fe80::1 gateway.
In order to use these IP addresses in virtual machines, a "router VM" supplemented by an additional virtual NIC from the new subnet is necessary. The subnet itself requires a new vSwitch in ESXi to which all VMs in the subnet will be connected.
The network card type for the router VM should not be VMXNET2 or VMXNET3, as otherwise the TCP performance can be very bad. As a workaround LRO in the VM can be disabled via 'disable_lro=1'. More information on this bug can be found here: http://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_esxi41_vc41_rel_notes.html
After an upgrade to VMware ESXi 5 this issue may appear again. You can address this issue by disabling Large Receive Offload (LRO) on the ESXi host:
- Log into the ESXi host with the vSphere Client.
- Select the host -> Configuration -> Software:Advanced Settings.
- Select Net and scroll down slightly more than half way.
- Set the following parameters from 1 to 0:
Net.VmxnetSwLROSL Net.Vmxnet3SwLRO Net.Vmxnet3HwLRO Net.Vmxnet2SwLRO Net.Vmxnet2HwLRO
Reboot the ESXi host to activate these changes.
If you experience connection problems in systems with Realtek network cards then under certain circumstances deactivating offloading and activating polling can solve this. However, this also reduces the performance.
- checksum offload: deactivated
- segmentation offload: deactivated
- large receive offload: deactivated
- device polling: enabled
Preparations in the vSphere client
1. Create a vSwitch (in the example the name "subnetz" is used)
2. Add a second NIC to the router VM. Connected network: subnetz (the previously created vSwitch)
3. The NIC of the virtual machine in the subnet. Connected network: subnetz
The networking overview should show the following:
Configuration of the Router VM
- Example of /etc/network/interfaces on the router VM
# The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface # WAN-NIC im VMnetwork auto eth0 iface eth0 inet dhcp # for the IPv6 subnet the configuration is analog to other virtualisations iface eth0 inet6 static address 2a01:4f8:61:20e1::2 netmask 128 gateway fe80::1 # LAN NIC in Subnet auto eth1 iface eth1 inet static address 192.168.182.30 netmask 255.255.255.240 # The prefix/netmask can/must be changed according to the amount of network # segments iface eth1 inet6 static address 2a01:4f8:61:20e1::2 netmask 64
- Example of /etc/network/interfaces of a Linux VM in the subnet
# The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.182.17 netmask 255.255.255.240 gateway 192.168.182.30 iface eth0 inet6 static address 2a01:4f8:61:20e1::4 netmask 64 gateway 2a01:4f8:61:20e1::2
The router VM is now connected to both networks and can be used as a gateway for virtual machines in the subnet. Don't forget to activate IP forwarding in the kernel:
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/all/forwarding
To make this persistent across reboots, add the following line to /etc/sysctl.conf
net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1
The virtual machines should now be accessible (via SSH for example) via their assigned IPs.
Installation Guide
- Choose the "Rescue System" as the OS for the server you order.
- If you would like RAID you can add a 4-Port RAID controller (requires the Flexi-Pack) since ESXi doesn't support software RAID.
- Once the server is online (you will get an email from us informing you of this) you can order a KVM Console and use that to virtually mount an ISO file of the version of ESXi you want to install. Further information on ordering a KVM Console and using it to install an OS can be found on the KVM Console page.
Afterwards, the following screen should be displayed:
- After a reboot login using the password that you entered during the installation. This is the root password for SSH as well as the password for the VMware vSphere Client (requires Windows). This can then be downloaded separately via a browser.
- After successful installation you can order up to three additional single IP addresses via Robot. You can get a MAC address for your additional single IP through Robot under the "IPs" tab. You will see a small button next to the IP address. Clicking on that button will give the IP address a virtual MAC.
- Configure the MAC addresses of the virtual servers with the corresponding IP addresses through vSphere. Once this is done even DHCP will work via the Hetzner network!
For additional information regarding ESXi and its usage, please refer to the official website
Manual installation of updates
The installation of updates in the free version can only be done via the console or via VMware Go. An update can be several hundred megabytes, which can take a long time with a standard DSL connection, which is why the following guide can help. This is done at your own risk. There is no warranty or guarantee for correctness!
Prerequisite is SSH activated access and that the system is in maintenance mode. This can be activated via:
vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter
Updating vSphere 5.0 to 5.1
First of all the VMware-ESXi-5.1.0-799733-depot.zip update needs to be downloaded from the VMWare Updates Page, or, used at your own risk and without warranty or liability, from the Hetzner Download Page and saved on the ESXi Host.
Once all the VMs have been shut down and the system has entered the maintenance mode via "vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter", the update can be installed in two ways. The following command refreshes the system and removes all the packages that are not included in the update. This is equivalent to a new installation.
esxcli software profile install -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VMware-ESXi-5.1.0-799733-depot.zip -p ESXi-5.1.0-799733-standard
Alternatively, only the packages containted in the update can be updated to their new versions, leaving all other packages intact.
esxcli software profile update -d /vmfs/volumes/datastore1/VMware-ESXi-5.1.0-799733-depot.zip -p ESXi-5.1.0-799733-standard
Finally, the system must be rebooted. When the VMs are turned on for the first time after the reboot, it is possible that a message appears noting that the VM was copied or moved. This happens because the UUIDs get changed during the update. You can safely select "VM was moved" in this situation. See also: VMware Help Page
Installation of Patches
After the patches have been transferred onto the system, they can be installed. It is important that the full path name is entered, eg.:
esxcli software vib install --depot="/vmfs/volumes/datastore1/patches/ESXi510-201210001.zip" Installation Result Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective. Reboot Required: true [...]
After a reboot the maintenance mode needs to be exited:
vim-cmd hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit
Monitoring RAID controller
3ware Controller
For the 3ware controller there exists both a CIM Provider as well as a CLI. The 64-bit CLI for Linux can be used from version 9.5.2 onwards.
Note: 3ware controllers are only supported by ESXi 5.0 via an external driver.
Adaptec Controller
For Adaptec controllers the CIM Provider and the CLI (arcconf) must be manually installed. Required is an up-to-date version of the driver. An installation guide can be found on the Adaptec website (PDF)
- RAID driver Version 126.96.36.199800
- Remote Arcconf
- Adaptec CIM Providers
Monitoring can be achieved through the installation of remote ARCCONF via a Windows/Linux system.
$ arcconf GETCONFIG 1 AD
LSI Controller
LSI provides a so-called CIM/SMIS provider. After the installation the hardware monitoring page in the vSphere client displays the status of the RAID. An active alarm is however, only possible in the paid version and when running vCenter.
Alternatively, the command line tool MegaCLI can be installed, which is also used to manage the RAID controller. A script can be used to automate the displaying of status information. This script and notifications must be run from another server.
Parallel operation of onboard controller/hardware RAID
During the installation ESXi only "sees" one type of storage, so either the onboard SATA controller or an additional RAID controller. If drives are connected to both then the hardware controller is prioritized and the drives connected to the onboard controller are invisible. By manually loading the appropriate kernel module these drives can still be used.
/sbin/vmkload_mod ahci
To have this module loaded automatically during start, the line above must be added to /etc/rc.local and /sbin/auto-backup.sh.
Hardware change
Change MAC address
In the event of a hardware (ex)change, especially the motherboard, it should be noted that the ESXi host retains its original MAC address. This leads to problems as the switch will not automatically forward the correct new main IP to the server, as the MAC address that is being broadcast is incorrect. The MAC address needs to be reset via the ESXi shell. There are several approches to do this, listed by the following VMWare Knowledge Base Article. The most elegant solution is when the ESXi host automatically recognizes the new MAC address when changing platforms and uses that. The following command can be used for that:
esxcfg-advcfg -s 1 /Net/FollowHardwareMac
Either perform this command before the platform change or, if the change has already happened, there are two options:
- Order a KVM Console console and enable the ESXi shell and then press Alt + F1 to switch to the console and enter the command. Afterwards pressing Alt + F2 will bring you back to the GUI.
- Temporarily teach the switch the new MAC address by booting into the Rescue System and then back into the ESXi host. As a result, the ESXi host is now reachable again via the main IP, but only for a limited amount of time. The length of this time depends on how long the switch takes to delete the ARP cache entry for this MAC address. Normally there is enough time to login via SSH and execute the command, assuming SSH access has been enabled. However, even this is configurable, as connecting via the ESXi client would be possible again.
With either option a restart is required afterwards. This can be initiated via the console:
After a restart the MAC address should be set correctly and this can be verified in the ESXi shell via the following command:
esxcfg-vmknic -l
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The Many Faces of Nurse Kleeman
Showmanship and Medicine Mix Well for One School Nurse
By Dave Arnold,
If a student were to tell you that you look strange you might reprimand that student, or at least ask them why they feel that way.
School nurse Lisa Kleeman would quickly thank the student for the compliment. You see, she works hard to look strange, like when she puts on a costume of her own design that resembles a giant six-legged insect.
Over the years, I have met many fascinating teachers and education support professionals (ESPs) while attending National Education Association (NEA) conferences. But I have never met a school nurse that has more fun doing her job than Lisa Kleeman.
Insect High Fashion
While talking with students about the importance of personal hygiene, like preventing the spread of head lice, Lisa dresses up as one of those tiny insects that live in the scalp. She made the costume and created the stage name, "Head Louse."
"It is a challenge to be a school nurse," says Kleeman, a member of the Carlinville Education Association in Illinois. "Your day can entail a little bit of being in an emergency room, giving referrals at the department of children and family services, counseling, all while you are trying to maintain meds, treatments, schedules, and records."
So, dressing up as a bug helps breaks the monotony, I guess. Kleeman says she gets some strange looks from adults as she makes the rounds between her three schools in the Carlinville Public School District. She admits that it's tough handling the steering wheel with six legs.
A Personal Touch
To reach students, Lisa also dresses up as Theo Flu Bug, Twelve Year Molar, Chicken Pox, Hepatitis, and Ice Pack. When she dresses as Lungs, she says she can better illustrate the difference between a clean, healthy lung and one that has been ravaged by tobacco.
Kleeman isn't always "on." She sometimes wears a white smock, or civilian clothes like any other ESP. If the costumes aren't enough to catch the interest of students, the hand-painted murals in her nurse's station might help calm their fears. The walls are currently decorated in the theme of a tropical rain forest. This decorating scheme helps take her student's imaginations to another place, a place away from their poverty. Many of the students in the area live in low-income households.
"My biggest challenge can be working with families who live under poverty conditions, and have to deal with mental health issues, single-parent struggles," she says. "It never gets boring as things can change so fast."
Nursing is Her Calling
Like many others, Lisa decided to be a school nurse after working as a fulltime nurse at a hospital. Her school schedule allows her to spend more time with her family. However, she will tell you that being a school nurse is more of a calling. Her dedication is one reason she received the Outstanding Education Support Professional Award from Region 5 of the Illinois Education Association (IEA).
"It is important to have school nurses," says Kleeman, a member of the Illinois Association of School Nurses. "So many illnesses you find at school need someone who is trained to monitor and direct care. Nowadays, there seems to be more needs than when I first started."
Humor and costumes aside, Kleeman is nationally certified in school nursing. She hopes to complete her master's degree in the same field. By all accounts, she already has a master's in entertainment.
(Dave Arnold, a member of the Illinois Education Association, is a custodian at Brownstown Elementary School in Southern Illinois. He can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Tanked up: CSX line hauling hazmat?
Charlottesville's CSX rail line, used for at least a decade almost exclusively for empty coal cars, hosted an unusual guest recently: a tanker train.
Tankers are a frequent sight on the north-south-running Norfolk Southern line, says avid city pedestrian Kevin Cox. Less so on the CSX line running east and west and vehicle for the Amtrak Cardinal in addition to empty coal cars.
On the morning of Monday, May 3, a line of tank cars rolled past the under-construction Walker Square apartment complex (seen in this photo), along and over West Main Street, and presumably thru Afton Mountain toward West Virginia.
At press time, a CSX spokesperson was unable to identify the cargo or the destination.
One Saturday morning 25 years ago, a passing tanker gave Belmont and Garrett Square a night to remember. On August 4, 1979– in those days the railroad was called Chessie– a damaged tank car carrying liquid carbon disulphide spewed flames as it rolled through town.
While firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, authorities quoted then in the Daily Progress said an explosion could have leveled a five-block area. As a precaution, about 500 residents, mostly in the housing complex now called Friendship Court, were evacuated from their homes.
Two years later, downtowners got another scare as three chlorine tankers derailed about 75 yards east of the Belmont Bridge. The December 5, 1981 accident happened as the train was traveling just three miles per hour.
In 1988, after several mergers formed CSX, the railroad briefly entertained a plan to abandon this allegedly redundant rail line but two years later announced plans to keep it in use.
Tanker cars aren't usual town travelers.


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Kid Connection: Kids are the connection to our community and to our future
January is National mentoring month, a month to heighten awareness in communities across the country of the value that mentoring brings to the lives of both the mentee (youth) and the mentor (adult). This is exemplified in our own community through youth-serving organizations like the Boys & Girls Club, Tahoe Youth and Family Services and SOS. Think back to someone in your life when you were growing up who became that special person. Someone who was there just for you. Someone who did not pass judgment on you. Someone who listened. A person who saw your potential and made sure you had the confidence and resources to succeed. In many ways, that person was a mentor to you. Actor Denzel Washington, who is a national spokesman for the Boys & Girls Club of America, has been instrumental in bringing front and center the importance of adult relationships and mentoring at the 4,000 Boys and Girls Clubs across the country, including in South Lake Tahoe. In his book "A Hand to Guide Me," Denzel relates the positive experiences of more than 70 athletes, politicians, actors and other high-profile people who had a mentor in their lives. In the book, Denzel describes the positive impact of growing up in a Boys & Girls Club the positive relationships he had with adult mentors. Benefits for mentee/youth include healthier relationships and lifestyle choices, increased high school graduation rates, lower high school dropout rates, enhanced self esteem and self confidence, improved interpersonal skills, and a decreased likelihood of initiating drug and alcohol use.Benefits for mentor/adult include increased self-esteem, a sense of accomplishment, insight into childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood, and a creation of networks of other volunteers.Mentoring can take place in a variety of ways. One-on-one mentoring is when a mentor meets with their mentee each week one-on-one. Group mentoring is when a mentor meets with a group of two to four mentees each week. Peer mentoring partners older youth in high school with younger, elementary mentees to be a role model. Site-based mentoring-at the Boys & Girls Club, mentors meet with their mentees at the club and are never alone with them. Community based mentoring is when mentors meet with their mentees at community settings or activities such as ice skating, bowling or skiing/snowboarding.The mentoring program at the Boys & Girls Club partners with Tahoe Youth & Family Services to provide both onsite and community-based mentoring. With a grant from Soroptimist International of South Lake Tahoe, and a pass-through grant from the Boys & Girls Club of America/Office of Juvenile Programs, the program has already matched more than 30 young people with a mentor. Remember, mentoring works. Consider making a difference to a young person in our community by becoming his or her mentor. To find out more, visit http://www.bgclt.org or contact Diana Grandoni/Boys & Girls Club at firstname.lastname@example.com or Eli Stevenson/Tahoe Youth & Family Services at firstname.lastname@example.com.— Karen Houser is the executive director of the Boys & GIrls Club of Lake Tahoe.
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I have had the new 122 for a couple of months (of Summer) now. The first couple of rides didn't really thrill me. It really is a small board and I was used to relying on the board's volume to compensate for poor technique (I am an intermediate rider (90kg) (still fluffing a lot of forward rolls and double backs)). I then had a couple of rides in flatter water and got the feel of the board and haven't looked back. I use it in all but the lightest winds (even with my 19m Fuel). It is a beautiful combination of power control and carving ability. I have found that most boards that give a bit of "play" on the water won't hold the edge in a screaming gust but this board never skips out and never catches a fin in a jibe. I chose the smallest fins offered. I have recently used it in waves a couple of times and while a bigger board could do better here this board performs pretty well.
The board is heavy for its size but still lighter than most boards in the 135+ range. The weight suggests it is strong and so far I have no reason to doubt it.
The footpads seem a little greasier than the previous model X-shooters. I reallu don't know why- they look the same.
I wish it had come with a bag like earlier models as no-one makes bags this small!
Puts up a little more spray than a bigger board in chop but a small adjustment in style settles this
Comparisons? I've not ridden anything this small but have ridden the North Dragon (sticks to the water too much & I didn't like the footpads) and the Icon (nice board but stiffer than the XS122).
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These are just a few helpful places on the Web where you can continue the journey started here. These links will tell you more about meditation and spirituality, as well as broaden your perspective about the world around you.
Suggested Reading
If you would like to continue the experience you began here at Learning Meditation.com, we recommend finding books on the meditation subjects that interest you most. We've found these books to be very helpful in all facets of the spiritual experience.
Incense Boutique
This is a beautiful and simple website that is a great resource for those that want to learn more about incense. The website provides a comprehensive list of different incense ingredients and types complete with histories and descriptions for them.
Bell Peace
Bell Peace is an original MP3 singing bell meditation recording specifically designed as a short authentic session. Bell Peace is only ten minutes long so now you can enjoy a full depth meditation even during your lunch break.
Transpersonal Psychology
Dr. May is a transpersonal psychologist specializing in guided imagery and codependency. She works in Darien, IL and has been in private practice for 30 years. Her expertise is in the field of mind/body/soul interactions.
Lotus Tarot
Lotus Tarot provides free tarot card readings on-line. The site also has quite a few articles about tarot, as well as links to free on-line resources for numerology and astrology.
InnerLinks Associates
The InnerLinks Associates provide a number of products and services that can guide you to a more spiritual life. InnerLinks has experience in the "design, development and delivery of spiritually based tools that catalyze change and strengthen personal integrity."
Dreams Alive
Discover the power within you to create & Live Your Life's Dreams. An exceptional site that helps you see beyond the mind's limitations and re-discover your Life's Dreams and purpose in life.
A great diet and health site that features a free profile, animated humorous diet and e-cards, and plenty of fitness tips. This site is geared to both men and women.


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