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IBM Technical Training and Certification infrastructure in India for building skills in academia.
Project Praviin is an innovative program launched under the aegis of IBM Academic Initiative worldwide to partner with colleges and universities in India to better educate millions of students for a more skilled and competitive IT workforce. Professional certifications have become even more important as companies prefer to hire people who need little or no on-job training. A professional IBM certification in open standards technologies can make the difference between getting hired and being left out, which is what this program offers. Through broad range of resources and support to students, faculty and institutions, aiming to provide skills in open standards by imparting professional training and certification, Project Praviin is critical in a fast-paced and ever-changing IT industry.
To counter the dynamics of this ever-changing educational and professional scenario, IBM Software Group's ISV/DR organization embarked upon a game-changing initiative, 'Project Praviin' in February 2009. ' It was clear from inception that scale was just as critical as depth. Reaching more students across all Indian states received equal consideration while ensuring availability of sufficient certified resources to build competency and capacity. Project Praviin aimed at infusing skills on IBM Middleware across India has the following objectives:
- Creating pool of skilled resource on IBM Middleware
- Ensuring availability of industry ready IBM certified students.
- Build a self sustaining model to ensure a continuous stream of competent skills in the market.
- Create infrastructure for training business partners & students at multiple locations.
- Build strong linkages between IBM, Academia, IBM's Business Partners and Clients , various other industry groups & Government, for a collaborative ecosystem in the software industry.
An opportunity for the corporates for a joint collaboration
- IBM has made the investment and nurtured the 150+ Centres of Excellence (CoE) pan India, hence a chance to take it to the next level through a 'Joint-CoE'.
- A bouquet of 150 CoEs across the country to choose from.
- IBM Project Praviin can help you create the skills you need.
- You can further nurture these students while still on campus through special projects as per your needs.
- Mentor them for The Great Mind Challenge(TGMC) contest
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Project Praviin, IBM's skill building initiative has Trained 155000+ & Certified 85000+ students & faculty members on various IBM Softwares.
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Miranda Kerr: I Feel Like A Milk Maid!
Miranda Kerr is red hot in a floral printed maxi dress while out with her adorable son Flynn on Tuesday (August 9) in Sydney, Australia.
The day before, the 28-year-old Aussie model arrived at Sun Studios – the same building where she was spotted over the weekend.
Miranda recently shared that juggling motherhood and work hasn't been easy.
"I am breast feeding and pumping. When I am at work I am pumping. I feel like a milk maid, but it is worth it," she said.
"I definitely did not realize how challenging it is being a mother and working. My priority is to be with [my son Flynn] so I am very selective with what I do," she added.

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Sept. 27, 2008
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WORCESTER, Mass. – MIT remained unbeaten and extended its winning streak to a program-best 10 games with a 2-1 victory over host Clark University in a New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) men's soccer game on Saturday. Ranked 10th in New England by the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll, the Engineers improved to 9-0-1 on the year and 1-0 in conference play while the Cougars dropped to 5-2-2 overall and 0-1-1 in the NEWMAC.
MIT broke open the scoring just under 10 minutes into the game when Christian Therkelsen one-timed a cross from Zachary Kabelac and lofted it into the far corner of the net. Clark's Brian Doenmez had a chance to tie it up minutes later, but his direct kick was turned away on a diving save by MIT goalie Tom Caldwell.
Therkelsen increased the Engineers' lead to 2-0 in the 17th minute. The sophomore forward collected a punt from Caldwell at midfield and dribbled it inside the Clark penalty area where his shot bounced off keeper Peter Wise's hands and into the back of the net.
The Cougars ended the shutout at the 69:04 mark when Doenmez sent a free kick into the box and Mike Trobagis converted the pass with a diving header into the far corner. Despite playing with a man-down during the final 10 minutes of the game, Clark had three chances to post the equalizer but each attempt was snuffed out by Caldwell. Adrian Blackadar's backwards header at 86:32 and back-to-back shots by Trobagis and Doenmez were stopped point blank by Caldwell to preserve the victory.
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Ancestry.com accidentally posted personal information on more than 2,200 veterans on their website last year, potentially exposing veterans to identity theft crimes according to Stars and Stripes.
The U.S. Veterans Administration released the information to Ancestry after the company requested it through the Freedom of Information Act. The records were supposed to contain only data on deceased veterans, but included information including social security numbers for more than 2,200 living veterans in error.
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Lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus)
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Hard Winter Butter (Lactic, Salted, Without Color)
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Hard Winter Butter (Lactic, Salted, Without Color) is a pale, lactic, salted butter with a very firm texture. Lactic butter has been ripened by the action of bacteria added to the cream before it is aged and churned. The bacteria help ferment the lactose (milk sugar) and turn it into lactic acid. This process results in a more richly flavored butter. Hard Winter Butter (Lactic, Salted, Without Color) is most commonly used in cake, dough, short bread, Viennoiserie, and puff pastry applications.
Royal VIV Buisman produces a full range of milk fat and butter products for applications like (recombined) dairy, ice cream, flavours, chocolate and bakery. They are one of the head experts in partly skimmed milk powder, butter blends, milk fat preparations, fractionated milk fat (low, middle and high melting fractions), deodorised milk fat (white AMF), Anhydrous Milk Fat, concentrated butter, texturised butter and churned butter.
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"One night during a revival, we had a very heavy rain. Besides myself, only one other person showed up at the church, a young man. I read a scripture lesson, and had prayer before the young man said, 'Now, Preacher, you have to go home with me tonight. There is nobody else here.' Well, we walked for a mile up a steep hill in the red mud.
"The boy hung up his lantern and said, 'Hey, Paw, guess what we have for breakfast? Preacher!'
"'Put him in your bed. You can sleep on the cot,' said Paw. Man and wife were in a bed in the front room.
"The son picked up the oil Lamp from the table and led the way up a steep stairway to the second floor. It was a story and a half house, with the sloping ceilings common to such. There were four teenage daughters, lying in two double beds in a room without partitions. The boy put down the lamp, took off all his clothes, and lay down on the cot.
"'You can have my bed there,' he said, indicating another double bed.
"'Do you blow out this lamp?' I asked.
"'Nope, we leave her burn,' he replied.
"What was I to do? I had to get into my pajamas in some way, and while the girls all had their eyes closed, I had no way of knowing if they were asleep, or 'playing possum.'
"Because of the slope of the ceiling, the bed would go no closer than three feet to the wall. I bent over, after having turned the lamp down as low as I dared, crawled back in the space behind the head of the bed, and changed my clothes. I came out, turned up the lamp, put my shirt over the dirty pillow, and crawled into the filthy sheets.
"In a few minutes, I felt something crawling on my back. I caught the insect and crushed it between my finger and thumb, and knew from the odor that I had caught a bedbug. I fought those bugs all night until about 4:30, when the daylight gave me relief. When I threw back the covers, a whole battalion of Bedbugs scurried for cover into a hole in the old straw mattress.
"'Well, I sung the cooks up; now I'll sing the preacher up.' the father said. He sang all the way out to feed the pigs.
"I drove the 26 miles back home that night after church. When I told Elizabeth at the door about the bedbugs, she made me take off all my clothes on the front porch. I even had to leave my suitcase outside. Needless to say, I never went back to that house to eat or sleep again!
"Such are the fortunes of those who would serve the Lord in West Virginia in the earlier days. I found that conditions were worse near the Ohio River than in the mountain areas of the state."
"An Autobiography"
Rev. Troy Robert Brady
Elkins, WV native
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There have been countless movies made about star athletes that have revolutionized certain sports and most of them have such a phenomenal life story that they deserve to have their life captured on film. Unfortunately, 'Heleno' which captures some of the life of one of Brazil's top soccer players, Heleno de Freitas, doesn't fall under this category, as it's tragic yet unextraordinary story. The interesting part of the tale comes into seeing how fame, money, stupidity and pressure can lead someone down a disastrous path. This is not a story about the sport itself, but about the biography of one of the best soccer players to have ever existed, if that sparks your curiosity this is one to watch on DVD.
In the form of flashbacks we get to see Heleno (Rodrigo Santoro) at the height of his career and his life in the 1940's, where he often finds himself in a love triangle with Silvia (Aline Moraes) and Diamantina (Angie Cepeda). The film switches back and forth from his present to his past showing us how this troubled man dealt with everything fame and fortune brought him, along with his poor decisions in life.
José Henrique Fonseca gives us a film that is all shot in black and white and this is a rare thing to experience nowadays, it's refreshing and beautiful. It gives us a small glimpse of how Rio must have been in this era, with its blissful beaches. As the title suggest the film mainly rotates around Heleno and Santoro does a fantastic job portraying this arrogant, hotheaded soccer player. Santoro with out a doubt shows skills here; he is almost unrecognizable in some of the scenes. He easily portrays the highs and the lows, giving the public a reason to watch this film, making me a fan of his and wanting to see grander roles for him. This is a film worth seeing him in, unlike 'What to Expect When You're Expecting', where he plays JLo's love interest.
Moraes is stunning and she gives us some balance, although she has very few chances to show us her acting skills, but she breaks through a bit at the end. Cepeda, the Colombian actress has more weight than Moraes and she uses her sensuality to show how exhausting and frustrating it's to love this man. Unfortunately, we don't get much more about these ladies lives, as that's not a focus of the story.
Heleno was one of the first athletes to get paid an obscene amount of money; the movie doesn't show in any way what his talent must have been like, it only focuses on what this talent gave him. Apparently Heleno wasn't someone likeable, he was arrogant, wasn't' a team player, had a temper, and basically believed himself to be a god. All of this makes us feel little sympathy for him, so we are taken into a tragic, depressing journey that many might not want to take.
Aesthetically the movie is pleasing, beginning with the black and white format, continuing with the location and gorgeous looking cast. The issue is the story itself, it doesn't capture the pressure that drove this man mad, it leaves unanswered questions about his childhood as well as some gaps within the story; it doesn't make us feel compassion for Heleno and leaves us depressed, but I appreciate that it shows that in real life not everything has a happy ending; but it fails to show us why this man became a myth and a legend.


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Verizon Wireless Math Strikes Again: Pay Much More For Less!
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After searching and being unable to find it, he began an online chat with a Verizon rep (included in full after the jump below) where he discovered that the upgraded plan was for twice the data... but for more than three times the costs: 10GB for $199. And overage rates? On that plan, they're knocked up to $0.25/MB. As Pangolin notes, why would anyone pay for that, when they could just buy two or even three of the regular MiFi plans, and get a ton more data transfer and significantly lower overage fees even if they did go over. Verizon's answer? "Sorry."
For what it's worth, as Pangolin notes, there's no info online about a higher capped plan, and I contacted Verizon Wireless PR to ask them if such a plan existed. I got back a non-answer, pointing to the webpage showing the 5GB cap. So I asked again. And got no answer. So I asked again. And got no answer. On the fourth try, I was finally told that such a plan does not exist. Yet, if you look around many others have been offered the same plan, and various websites have reported on it as well. So, it sounds like Verizon does offer this oddly priced plan that makes no sense... but just doesn't want to admit it. It makes you wonder why they even bother at all.
In what world does it make sense to charge significantly more for less on an upgraded plan? Full transcript of the chat after the jump...
Please wait for a site operator to respond.
You are now chatting with 'Itrena'
Itrena: Hello, Thank you for visiting our chat service. May I have your 10-digit mobile number area code first and your name as it appears on the account please?
Pangolin: nnnnnnnnnn Pangolin
Itrena: For security purposes, may I please have the billing password on the account?
Pangolin: Question: Do you offer any business based or other plans that would allow larger than 5 GB or an overage charge less than .05 a mb? Password xxxxxxxx
Pangolin: Might be xxxxxx
Itrena: I'm sorry! That is not he billing password. We do have 10gb for 199.99 a month.
Pangolin: I hate this password stuff because I never use it - try xxxx
Itrena: Great, yes, that is correct. Thank you so much for verifying that information.
Itrena: We do have 10gb for 199.99 a month.
Pangolin: That's almost 4 times the 5 GB - that's quite outrageous. Wow. What about the 59.99 plan with less than .05 a mb? I don't think I'm in danger of going over but will be traveling a bit more. I could get a second and 3rd card for the $199.99 a month!
Pangolin: What about 99.99 a month? Maybe the 199.00 is a typo!
Itrena: No, I'm sorry. The price is 199.99.
Pangolin: OK - that's the only other plan available?
Itrena: Yes, it is. I'm sorry!
Pangolin: What's the overage charge per MB on that one?
Itrena: 0.25 a mb.
Pangolin: Please confirm that on the $59.99 plan I am on that the per mb charge for overage is .05 mb.
Itrena: Yes, that is correct .05 for overages.
Pangolin: So for almost 4 times the price I can double my usage but pay 5 times as much for any overage. That's not much of a deal is it?!?
Itrena: It is not again I'm sorry! But that is the price.
Pangolin: I understand you don't set them! Thank you for your time! I'll leave things as they are for now.
Itrena: Thank you for chatting with us have a Great Day!


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Tonight on Nightly Business Report, mixed signals on the housing market. Ivy Zelman, the analyst who called housing's top and bottom, makes sense of the conflicting numbers. And, the third part of our health series looks at whether the taxpayer could be on the hook if the federally-funded insurance co-ops don't work out as planned. D
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Len Kamerman necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 681 diseños de 181 diseñadores freelance.
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We are a small team of consultants with skills that help businesses become more organized and ultimately more profitable by providing them with the software and support they need to track of contacts (prospects, customers, vendors, members), manage sales opportunities, market to their list, and track communication. We work primarily with ACT! and Microsoft CRM
We chose the name "Hero Technical Solutions" because of what it means to our clients. "Hero" means a sense of reliability, an expert resource that clients can trust and fall back on for remarkable service. The "Technical Solutions" is simply about the tools we use – computer software and the Internet.
We aim to appeal to owners and managers of small businesses who are typically between the ages of 35 - 54, run companies with 5 to 40 employees, and are looking to keep better track of their sales team's performance and improve and automate the things that need to happen in their business. We need a sharp, professional look with a bit of fun / excitement thrown in.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — This Saturday and Sunday, Yale will host the Ivy League Scrimmages at the Brady Squash Center. The scrimmages will give the Bulldogs their first look at the team and their Ivy League opponents heading into the 2013-2014 season, in which Yale hopes to improve on last year's fifth-place finish and contend for the national championship.
Captain Lilly Fast said the scrimmages will allow the team to test its skills after months of practice.
"It's a great opportunity for the team to see where it stands among the Ivy schools and for each player to recognize how she can improve individually before the season gets underway," said Fast.
In addition, this weekend will help the team size up its competition, particularly Ivy League rivals Harvard, Penn and Princeton, who finished last season ranked first, third and fourth in the nation.
The scrimmages will also be the first opportunity for freshmen Jessica Lee, Shiyuan Mao, Jenny Scherl and Madeline Tomlinson to test their game at the collegiate level. These new arrivals join an experienced Yale squad, with five seniors and four juniors on the roster. Notable returning players include seniors Millie Tomlinson, who finished her junior year ranked No. 3 in the country, and Kim Hay, who was ranked No. 6 before being sidelined by an injury last season.
Yale is scheduled to begin the tournament against Cornell at 12:30 p.m., with the winner advancing to take on the winner of the Harvard-Columbia matchup at 5 p.m. The full tournament bracket can be found here.
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UK Intelligence Boss Blames Snowden And Reporters For Giving A 'Gift' To Terrorists
from the blame-game dept
Revelations by Edward Snowden about British eavesdropping are a gift to terrorists because they weaken the ability of the security services to stop those plotting deadly attacks against the West, the head of the MI5 Security Service said on Tuesday....This is hogwash on multiple levels. First, it takes incredible self-obsession to claim that someone exposing your questionable activities should be blamed for the consequences of those questionable activities. That's what Andrew Parker doesn't seem to recognize: the problem isn't that Snowden revealed these things, it's that the intelligence community was doing it in the first place. Second, it's already been shown, repeatedly, that terrorists already assumed these kinds of surveillance efforts were ongoing, and were careful to avoid such easy routes of surveillance. Third, if the surveillance relies on keeping the entire concept secret, you're doing it wrong. For decades, criminals have known that the police have the ability to tap phones. There's a whole process involved with real oversight, and most people are now comfortable with the general idea of phone taps following a specific warrant and oversight. The point here is that you don't have to keep the fact that you tap these things a secret if you have sufficient oversight and controls to make sure they're not abused. But that's not what anyone did here.
[....] Though he did not mention Snowden by name, Parker warned about the danger of disclosures about the work of Britain's listening agency, known as GCHQ, whose capabilities were made public by media reports based on documents from Snowden stole.
"It causes enormous damage to make public the reach and limits of GCHQ techniques. Such information hands the advantage to the terrorists. It is the gift they need to evade us and strike at will," Parker said in his first public speech taking up his post as MI5 chief on April 22.
But, really, these stories of doom and gloom are pretty laughable given that there's been almost no evidence that these surveillance techniques have ever actually stopped terrorist attacks in the first place.


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05/13/2010 (09:30PM - 10:00PM) (Thursday) : AS WEDDING FEVER HITS TGS, LIZ LEMON (TINA FEY) REVISITS OLD BOYFRIENDS. ELIZABETH BANKS, JON HAMM, JULIANNE MOORE, MICHAEL SHEEN, JASON SUDEIKIS, AND DEAN WINTERS GUEST STAR.
Jack (Alec Baldwin) becomes even more entangled in his love triangle between Avery Jessup (Elizabeth Banks) and Nancy Donovan (Julianne Moore), and he turns for advice to Liz (Tina Fey), who is focusing on her own romantic problems. When Liz can't find a date to Floyd's (Guest Star Jason Sudeikis) wedding, she revisits her old boyfriends in hope that a spark will reignite. Meanwhile, Tracy (Tracy Morgan) continues his journey to earn his EGOT. Also starring: Jane Krakowski (Jenna), Jack McBrayer (Kenneth), Judah Friedlander (Frank), Scott Adsit (Pete), John Lutz (Lutz), Kevin Brown (DotCom), Grizz Chapman (Grizz), and Keith Powell (Toofer).


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Alcoa Breathes Optimism into Earnings Season
Traders are resting hopes on a strong earnings season, after bellwether Alcoa beat expectations. Chris Dieterich reports. Photo: Getty Images.
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Hawks Come Back From 17 Down to go to 4-0
Steven Hauschka kicked a 45-yard field goal in overtime to give the Seattle Seahawks a 23-20 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday and the first 4-0 start in franchise history.
Houston (2-2) failed to score on two possessions in overtime. The Seahawks got the win on their second drive in overtime after rallying from a 20-3 deficit.
A key play on the winning drive came when Doug Baldwin caught a 7-yard pass and Kareem Jackson was penalized for unnecessary roughness for dumping him into the ground. That got Seattle in field goal range and Hauschka's kick came four plays later.
The Seahawks rallied to tie it at 20-20 on an interception return for a touchdown by Richard Sherman in the fourth quarter.
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1.) We can safely conclude that our franchise QB is better than Minnesota's, and it ain't even close. I'm amazed at how quickly RW has improved and developed his game in just 9 weeks. Our "homework" for him this week was him playing better in the third quarter. While he didn't start off so hot he more than made up for it with a methodical 73 yard drive highlighted by a beautiful seam pass to Miller. The guy doesn't cease to amaze. No matter what happens this season don't you just sleep better at night knowing we have this guy at QB?
2.) I'm loving how Rice (and Miller as well) is really starting to assert himself as an impact WR the past several games. I also like the adjustment of making Tate the receiver on the WR screens instead of the blocker. Getting Tate on short high percentage completions and letting him create in open space is maximizing his assets. The WR screens actually were effective today for once.
3.) Our pass defense was stellar today. I thought the pass rush was effective for the most part and our secondary played lights out. If their RB ends up being the leading receiver of the game mission accomplished!
4.) On the other hand, our rush defense continues to be a major chink in the armor. I think it's obvious that a lot of the issues are on the LB's. I noticed a few critical missed tackles by Wagner and Morgan and one obvious missed gap assignment by Wagner that resulted in a huge run for AP. Of course, losing KJ in the first quarter definitely messed things up but still that should be no excuse. I mean we had 8 sometimes 9 guys in the box and we still couldn't stop the guy. There was a post or two this past week on the QB's that we'd be facing the rest of the season. I think someone needs to make a post on who the remaining RB's we will be facing; that it more concerning to me.
5.) PC continues to make stupid challenges IMO. While Wilson talks and makes improvement week by week on his game, PC continues to make the same mistakes as an in-game decision maker. While it ultimately didn't come back to haunt us, losing that TO could have been costly. If he doesn't start getting his head together we're going to lose a game at some point in the future because of a bad challenge. I just hope it doesn't cost us a playoff game.
6.) The score should have been 30-17. The refs made a major blunder not calling the delay of game on Minnesota that would have pushed their 55 yard try to a near impossible 60 yarder.
7.) Kudos to Trufant for forcing a fumble but man the dude looked old on the PI call. It's time to activate Thurmond and let him take over the nickel back position.
8.) Overall, great win, but I have to wonder in the back of my mind if we would have beat them in their house.


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Money-losing Chinese solar panel makers Yingli Green Energy Holding Co and JA Solar Holdings Co Ltd are increasing shipments at home to make up for weak sales in western markets, further risking profitability for growth.
Panel prices are the lowest in China, but companies there are cutting prices to gain share in a market that is expected to be one of the largest next year due to government incentives.
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"The pricing in China is some of the most cost competitive right now," said Avian Securities analyst Mark Bachman. "So it doesn't help gross margins to ship products into China."
Margins have disappeared for most Chinese solar companies over the past four years as panel prices have plunged 75 percent due to weak demand in Europe and a rapid capacity expansion.
Yingli expects revenue from China to grow to 40 percent from 28 percent in the third quarter, during which sales were $355.9 million.
The company expects gross margins of between break even and 2 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with negative 22.7 percent in the third. The company said it expects fourth-quarter shipments to rise in a low teen percentage from the third.
JA Solar's gross margin was negative 5.9 percent in the third quarter, during which shipments to China doubled from the preceding quarter.
"JA Solar's results echo announcements from its commodity module manufacturer peers this quarter in that revenue upside simply isn't meaningful when gross margin disappears," said Raymond James analyst Alex Morris.
JinkoSolar Holding Co Ltd earlier this month said that half of its revenue next year would come from China, which in August hiked its 2015 target for solar power capacity by 40 percent to about 21 gigawatts (GW).
Raising sales at home is important for these companies as the United States has imposed steep tariffs on imports of products that use China-made solar cells. The European Union could follow suit.
JA Solar, which reported a much smaller-than-expected loss in the third quarter, narrowed its full-year shipment forecast to between 1.55 GW and 1.65 GW, from 1.5 GW to 1.
It expects total cell and module shipments to be between 380 megawatt (MW) and 420 MW in the fourth quarter, compared with 418 MW in the third.
Yingli said it would ship 200 megawatt (MW) of modules to a utility scale project in Imperial County, California, being developed by Centinela Solar Energy LLC. [ID:nPnCN19939]
Shares of Yingli were up 9 percent at $1.56 on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday afternoon. The stock of JA Solar, which consolidated its American Depositary Shares (ADS) last week to avoid delisting from the Nasdaq, were up 6 percent at 69 cents.


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|2003-11-04, 20:15
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I hadn't even ever heard of this anime but I decided to go ahead and download it even though I didn't know what to expect. ^_^ I really liked it, I can't wait for the next episode. It even made me cry.. ^^'
|2003-11-05, 01:44
|Link #22
Join Date: May 2003
I try my best to download all epi 1 to see what its all about.
twin spica seem a bit odd right now because you have this little kindgardener doing more of an adult attitude. But it seems like it is going to speed forward rather quickly here (according to animenfo.com).
Look forward to it.
|2003-11-05, 02:53
|Link #23
HnK founding lunatic
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Maryland, USA
Age: 36
Yes, if you watched the next episode preview, it's somewhat apparent it takes place quite a few years later, when she's in middle school. The manga actually started where episode 2 will, putting the events surrounding Asumi's mother's death in later as a flashback. So, the anime simply chose to present that story first.
|2003-11-05, 02:59
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Useless A-F member
Join Date: Nov 2003
what a dissapointment from my first impression i was expecting
some mahou shoujo and that guy with the lion head to turn to
a keroberos magic sprite figure then summon a clow rocket :P
Actualy it's an interesting show the art reminds me of ghibli
|2003-11-05, 10:31
|Link #26
Mech Engineer
Yea but does this one have Gainax working on it?
|2003-11-05, 10:39
|Link #27
HnK Translator
|2003-11-07, 20:19
|Link #33
AIR is good for you
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: UK
Age: 41
Looks promising. I had my eyes set on PlanetES initially (interest has faded a little) but I was drawn in straight away by this one.
I also like the first episode take on Asumi's childhood.
Let's see how it goes. First impressions aren't everything but they're usually a pretty good sign
I also like the character design.
|2003-11-08, 23:12
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Certifiably insane
Join Date: Nov 2003
Wow, thank you very much for subbing this series! I'd hate to think that I'd have missed this jewel. It reminded a bit of the glorious days of World's Theater Masterpieces and their adaptations of children's literature classics.
The start of this series was shockingly tragic, completely unexpected after watching the opening! But at the end of the first episode, I was completely sold. In these cynical days, it's so nice to see a character who, after a terrible personal tragedy, doesn't go all vengeful, nihilistic and/or antisocial. I look forward to see Asumi growing into a strong yet sympathetic girl, and fighting for her dream.
BTW, I think it's cute too, but not sugary-ish cute. More of "heart-warming" cute.
|2003-11-10, 17:05
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Finland
Episode 2 was nice, althought Asumi was IMO little too weak, but there is a lot of room for character development. I'm all for Asumi, go girl!
Since astronomy and all kind of spacestuff is close to heart and story seems intresting and warm-hearting, I'm going to put this on my "must watch" -list. At least this series isn't too short, 20 episodes sounds good for this.
|2003-11-10, 18:26
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Yay, ep. 2 was nice but not spectacular. It was just an intermission between home and the space academy after all...
And yeah, I like Asumi too but I don't think she's weak at all. Ok, she seems alot more quiet and timid than in ep. 1 but thats just growing up I guess.
|2003-11-10, 23:39
|Link #37
*Kyuuketsuki Otaku*
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Somewhere in Hawaii
So far I really like it and to think I almost passed this up. Its very sad in the begining but I hope the next episodes get to be more happy. The preview for the next episode looks good I cant wait to see it. Overall this series looks very promising.
|2003-11-22, 03:42
|Link #38
getting in comps' heads
I hadn't heard much about it, but it silently sneaked it, I gave it a shot, and after the first 2 episodes it looks very promising. Yes, it's a bit slow, but so well done, a bit of that Ghibli feel, with a lighthearted series that acctually isn't that light hearted for the most part. Hard to describe, just really weel done drama, not typical highschool or romance drama though, thankfully. Those are sometimes good, but this is a nice change, and even without that is well done!
|2003-11-22, 07:32
|Link #39
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Fields of High Attus
Age: 29
I watched the first 2 epis, and I have to say I'm quite interested. The first episode I thought was absolutely great. It was a little predictable, but also quite sweet, and it gives me a real warm and "awww" sort of feeling .
I am incredibly sad for Suzunari-sensei though. Lion-san will never, ever come back again. You have to think about it. I'd be quite sad if
The second episode was quite awkward though IMO. Some of the drawings were not nice (not the character design - I think it's quite nice really, not uber-cute or anything) because when Asumi turned her head the eyes and wahtnot weren't drawn in the correct perspective... Also when she was chasing Lion-san around ("Ecchi!") it was really quite... um... I dunno how to say it. Also the animation was pretty sub-par for a 2003 series - it's as if this studio is using cel animation (who still uses it actually? O_x). The part where Lion and Asumi are jumping off that ledge onto the road specifically. The first ep was definitely better...
The third ep should come out soon because it's already aired if I'm not wrong. If my hopes for this series are fulfilled, I'll be a rather happy person.
By teh way, somehow I really like the opening - the lyrics seem to fit too, and the tune is... catchy ^_^ The ending was quite unique, it was nostalgic in some way and it's poignant when they use it as one of the BGM as well.
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Business briefs
Genesee & Wyoming sees decreased traffic for October
Genesee & Wyoming Inc. reported traffic volumes for October. GWI's traffic last month was 80,241 carloads, a decrease of 4,090 carloads, or 4.8 percent, compared with October 2011.
Xerox projects expectations for 2013
At its annual investor conference to be held Tuesday, Xerox detailed its financial performance expectations for 2013. These include an approximated 10 percent earnings expansion and revenue in the range of flat to up 2 percent. Full-year 2013 GAAP earnings per share are expected to be in the range of 94 cents to $1.00. Adjusted earnings per share are expected to be $1.09 to $1.15.
Wilton property becomes fully leased
Colliers International Connecticut announced that 151 Old Ridgefield Road, a recently constructed, class A mixed-use property in Wilton, is 100 percent leased. The Conservatory of Dance signed a long-term, 3,600 square-foot lease for the building's last available space, on the second floor. Designed by architect Joe Cugno, the 14,450-square-foot property is in close proximity to the Wilton train station. Other tenants at 151 Old Ridgefield Road include Steve's Bagels and Café, Bianco Rosso, Sun Spa & Nail, and MaxDental. The Conservatory of Dance will relocate from its current location at 10 New Street in Wilton to its new space at 151 Old Ridgefield Road in August 2013.


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Rotana to pay Mohammad Abdo 5 million US dollars
Sources have revealed that the music production company Rotana will pay prominent Saudi singer Mohammad Abdo a wage of 5 million US dollars for signing a contract with them. Mohammad had signed a contract with Rotana over a year and a half ago that only gave the company the right to film a number of musical sittings the singer held.
According to the Qatar based daily, Al Raya, at the time the singer became angry with the company because it had advertised that it would be producing musical videos for the singer, which was not the case. Due to the disputes, the singer refused to accept a wage less than 5 million US dollars.
Abdo, know as the Arab Artist, has officially joined Rotana and signed a 5-year contract with Rotana's general manager stating that the company is responsible for all of the singer's work and the singer must submit 5 different albums during this period.
The contract also says that the company will produce two music videos with the release of each album, which will be aired on Rotana music satellite channel. This step marks the first time the singer has signed a contract with a production company since the start of his career.
The album "Al Amakin" (Places), which the singer plans on releasing in the very near future, is to be the first fruit of cooperation with the company. The singer is scheduled to hold a grand performance during the Dubai Nights Festival, which has become an annual event featuring some of the most prominent singers. The singer's concert will be held on the third day of the Muslim holiday Eid Al Adha


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I thought I found a monthly breakdown of kiting destinations here before. Maybe I am mistaken. However the question stands.
Right now, where would you go for reliably wind, and waves?
I have the next 4-6 weeks off(possibly more), an expiring lease, a healthy unemployment check, and a disdain for the shit winter that we are having. Im not interested in flat water, I am interested in warm water. For a point of reference I hit N. Peru last fall, and would love similar conditions. Costa Rica? Brazil? Barbados? Bali?
Where would you go?


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January Jones & Jon Hamm: 'Mad Men' Season 6 Cast Portraits!
January Jones is classy chic in this newly release portrait for the upcoming season of her hit show Mad Men!
The 35-year-old actress was joined by her co-stars Jon Hamm, Jessica Pare, John Slattery, Christina Hendricks, Elisabeth Moss, Christopher Stanley, and Vincent Kartheiser for the portrait session.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of January Jones
In case you missed it, check out a teaser trailer for the sixth season of Mad Men, airing Sunday, April 7.
Also pictured: January walking hand in hand with her son Xander while stepping out for lunch at her favorite restaurant, Houston's, with her mom Karen.


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I've said it before and I'll say it again: swans, geese, and other large waterfowl are not to be trifled with — especially when they're defending a nest. According to the BBC:
Anthony Hensley, 37, worked for a company that provided swans to keep geese away from property.
On Saturday morning, the married father of two set out in a kayak across a pond at a residential complex in Des Plaines, just outside Chicago, where he was tending the birds.
One of the swans charged his boat, capsizing it... Mr Hensley tried to swim to shore but eyewitnesses told the sheriff's investigators the swan appeared to have actively blocked him.
It is thought that Hensley's clothes, shoes, and position in the water rendered him unable to overpower the swan.
According to Chris Perrins, Her Majesty's Swan Warden and retired Oxford ornithologist, such behavior is typical of the intimidating, thirty-pound birds, especially in paired males that have established their springtime nests. Notes Perrins, "They do fairly vigorously defend their little patch this time of year. Once the eggs are hatched he'll stay with the family and defend it."
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This is how I feel about feminism right now:
Not that feminism is dark, of course, just that it's very complex and can produce endless debate--and for right now, most of what I can come up with isn't much more than something like "It would be dark."
But I'm getting there. Hopefully back soon.


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Morgan Stanley Earnings Belie Problems
Morgan Stanley saw core earnings weaken, although the investment bank swung to a first-quarter profit as it benefited from a comparison with a year-earlier period bogged down by a heavy charge. David Benoit reports on MoneyBeat. Photo: Getty Images.
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... and I ... many see their shares of Morgan Stanley down will more than four percent this morning ... you might be a surprise to the keys to the story to the headline on a Morgan Stanley this morning ... swung to a profit earnings not losses like last year ... right ... sounds good ... Mr. dig in and out though is to dig into the numbers you find that I looked a little bit different the morning ... welcome to the money to each other not achieved either not adjust your set is not the markets of anymore this to the money be I am Paul vignette ... joined by my compatriot David Benoit this morning to talk about Morgan Stanley ... stocks down ... but it posted an earnings to post a profit ... what gives well all yet I hear back some stuff out of this he opted for a lot of stuff right right so what's a profit is really a prob right it did make money ... but compared to year-ago few takeout was called the debit valuation adjustment which ... Morgan Stanley's been struggling with more than a lot of other banks ... because it's tied to devalue their publicly traded debt ... last quarter last year they had a two billion dollars gain because of that ... which really Khona masses up in the numbers right thigh during the last time ... so if you get a really ... most of its business kind of fell from a year ago which is not to be a bad bank accounts of a new look for just the business itself site and the numbers start to look for a second select their their biggest business the institutional services and as ... you know how they run the investment banking and trading ... revenues up thirty percent but if you back out to DVA ... hse down fourteen percent while ... and they're they're trading in commodities fixed income in commodities is down ... pretty sharply forty percent ... while in their twenties rating widget because the risk present on a greased reason twenty percent ... despite hitting these no record five thousand dollars adding right ... which kind of ... brings up this whole thing poignant Valeo More distilling Look ... Down commercial bank they really are Wall Street firm ... if the stock markets are heading indexes you would think that was to speak to a certain level of activity on the Street ... that would translate into Morgan Stanley's profits right right and ... and it's un clear of what what happened here that are having a call right now so I know they're getting a ... good explanation of what they say ... beyond their release that the equity volumes are down and declined to do unless which ... doesn't really make much sense the to the other banks also saw ... like equity ... revenues fall grants access to a fifteen percent I think ... so solid that much of lines ... but ... in this the fact that Morgan says Boeing this down I think it has been a concern to people as ... in to be fair a year ago the first quarter was a really strong these sleek ... across the board ... right ... right but but it does put it does point out that ... if you really is not as much to the Wall Street ... has the use of the year to year certainly did during the boom times write write exactly so sick I wonder where what's was feeling a rally ... well its been around and that with more Israel you naturally do for the rest of this year well one of their starter for foreign ... assets this this quarter is deftly their their wealth management which is the CEO James Gorman through it and coming drivers that this is their margins were operated strong and that ... and in revenue was up there too so maybe he has cancer


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I whipped up the dough while the little one played with a toy - briefly. I stuck the dough in the fridge, as per the instructions and waited for my opportunity to shape them into creepy fingers. The stars must have been aligned, because Ash decided to take a much-needed nap and actually remained sleeping in her crib for a half hour. In that time, I did some creative shaping - I thought they were going to look like crap but they actually came out looking alot like fingers!
I couldn't decide which pics to post so I have a shot right out of the oven, then a few with blood dripping out. I'm taking some to my mom's group Halloween get-together tomorrow, then Kyle is going to take some to work. Nothing like spreading some vegan cheer!


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We've seen the creepy creatures George Miller has been creating for his Mad Max sequel Mad Max: Fury Road, but we've yet to see the main character. Will Tom Hardy be able to fill the sandy boots of former Mad Max Mel Gibson? The very first image as Hardy in his Mad Max costume has surfaced, so judge for yourself!
This image popped up on Twitter, showing off a decidedly less 80s leather-clad warrior. This looks as though Tom Hardy went to the desert in his Band Of Brothers gear. But the scarf is a nice touch, and the haircut is all Brooklyn. Should be interesting to see what else comes of this recast character.
Here's the insane synopsis:
"Mad Max is caught up with a group of people fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by the Imperator Furiosa. This movie is an account of the Road War which follows. It is based on the Word Burgers of the History Men and eyewitness accounts of those who survived."
Fury Road hits theaters in 2013.
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NOTE/UPDATE: Be sure to read this post as well: Transaction Log VLFs too many or too few? after reading this one. Not only can you have too many small VLFs but if incorrectly sized, you can have too few! Enjoy!!
NOTE/UPDATE 2: Be sure to read this post as well: Bug: log file growth broken for multiples of 4GB after reading this one. In the end, the best amount is to allocate with a value of 8000MB instead of 8GB.
On a few of my last trips, I've had the pleasure of doing a lot of customer visits – visiting some of the larger implementations of SQL Server. Many of these implementations are at banks where both performance and recovery are critical. After my trip to Turkey (where I did customer visits prior to presenting at the Microsoft Professional Developers Summit), I received this email:
As you might remember we talked at xxxbank, Turkey about performance problems in transaction log backups and splitting tempdb data file into equal size chunks equal to number of CPUs. I have implemented both optimizations in my troubled server, and the results are great! Transaction log backups do not impact the server at all and with lowered congestion in tempdb, overall system performance has gone up as well.
So – this is my first of two blog entries targeting these two VERY typical problems:
* Transaction log fragmentation (both internal and external – this customer was having problems with internal fragmentation)
* Optimizing TempDB
We'll start with 8 Steps to Optimizing your Transaction Log – not necessarily in any order. It's best to review all of these to make sure you have a comprehensive view of how to improve both performance and recovery of your transaction logs!
1) Try to dedicate the transaction log portion of your database to its own phyiscal disk. In high volume OLTP system, isolating the transaction log can allow the disk head to be ready for the next write by not having other files contend for the physical disk resource. If your database already exists, the best way to "move" your transaction log is to detach your database (sp_detach_db) and then reattach it (sp_attach_db). Here's a great KB article titled: Moving SQL Server databases to a new location with Detach/Attach.
2) Defrag the disk(s) on which your transaction logs reside. This will get rid of external fragmentation of the transaction log – better known as disk file fragmentation. This will require that your server be taken offline but if your files have had a lot of autogrowth and/or they reside on a disk with a lot of other files that have been modified, then all of your files (incl. the transaction log file) are likely to be interleaved and fragmented. The good news is that this is a one time operation (unless the files continue to grow and shrink excessively – but we'll fix that as well). The bad news is that you'll need to shutdown SQL Server and then use some form of system tool – Microsoft or third party – to defrag. On Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 machines, the disk defragmenter tool can be launched by running: dfrg.msc.
3) Create only ONE transaction log file. Even though you can create multiple transaction log files, you only need one… SQL Server DOES not "stripe" across multiple transaction log files. Instead, SQL Server uses the transaction log files sequentially. While this might sound bad – it's not. If you want to get better performance out of the transaction log, place it on faster disks and/or a more performant disk (RAID) configuration. You could place the transaction log on a RAID 0 array but you'll likely want fault tolerance as well as performance. Isolation, as per number 1 is a good start but if you also need increased capacity then using hardware based RAID to combine disks for both better performance and redundancy is your next choice. See 4.
4) Not only should you try to isolate the transaction log to its own physical disk but you should make sure that the logical/physical disk configuration is as efficient as possible. Try to use an isolated RAID 1 mirroring set if you don't need significant capacity. If you need a greater capacity OR you want better performance, consider a combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1 (either RAID 0 + 1 or RAID 1 + 0). While RAID 0 + 1 can often offer better performance, RAID 1 + 0 offers better reliability. If you're new to RAID and are interested in learning more – check out the RAID Tutorial here: http://www.raidarray.com/04_01_00.html.
5) Don't be caught up in nothing but transaction log speed, you'll also want to make sure that your transaction log is always available as this can help you in times of disaster. Even if the data is damaged, if the transaction log is available and you have a series of backups up to and including the last transaction log then you can make a final backup of the transaction log that will represent all of the changes since your last transaction log backup. If this backup is possible (it's called backing up the "tail" of the log), then you can achieve up-to-the-minute recovery. This is only possible when the log is available. By placing the log on mirrored disks you can increase your chances of recovering data and minimize data loss!
6) Create transaction log files with a reasonable initial size. When you create a database it's ideal to PRE-ALLOCATE both your data files and your transaction log file. A little bit of capacity planning goes a long way… Now, if you think that you've got absolutely no idea how to size your transaction log you're going to need, well – here are the things that have the greatest impact:
- Type of activity – transaction processing or decision support
- Frequency of that activity – the more frequent the changes, the faster the transaction log will grow
- Recovery Model – the recovery model of the database
- Frequency of transaction log backups
- Whether or not replication is used (since the log reader relies on the transaction log)
I wish I could give you a rough idea on sizing but if you look only at database size and none of these other factors, you could end up with a transaction log that's seriously oversized or seriously undersized. I've seen recommendations of 10-25% of the size of the data and you can use that but I would also add a bit of common sense. A larger database with very frequent transaction log backups may not need a transaction log that's even 1% of the size of the data… The best way is to setup your development environment similar to that of your production environment (including backup jobs) and then see how the transaction log grows. If you have a lot of autogrowth (because your guess was wrong), you can later clean up the fragmentation that has occurred and get back to a reasonable, intact, and optimal transaction log. If you want to know more about Recovery Models and their impact on the transaction log, review a sample book chapter from an MSPress book (Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2000 High Availability) that I helped to co-author. I only helped out on a couple of chapters but this specific chapter explains a lot about the general database environment settings that impact recovery. You can download Chapter 9: Database Environment Basics for Recovery here: http://www.sqlskills.com/resources/SQLServerHAChapter9.pdf
7) Don't let autogrowth get out of control. As important as capacity planning, you're not likely to be spot-on in your estimates. I don't recommend completely turning off autogrowth but in general I also don't like SQL Server 2000's default growth rate (or max size). In general, I would recommend setting ALL of the transaction log files attributes: initial size, growth rate AND maximum size. For the growth rate, I recommend something that can be allocated somewhat quickly and something of a fixed size. In general, I recommend a value which is less than or equal to 1GB (based on total size) but something that doesn't mean that you're going to autogrow again soon. So, for databases whose transaction logs are under 1GB then you might set autogrow to somewhere between 20 and 100 MB. For those of you who have transaction logs measured in GB, then I'd set the autogrowth to 500MB or 1GB. In general, I don't like the percentage because it needs to be calculated (which I realize isn't really all that big of a deal) but the larger the file the larger the autogrowth and the longer it takes. In SQL Server 2000, autogrowth can create blocking…so, it's best to minimize this in general.
8) Check/fix your internal fragmentation. OK, so this is the one that really helped the customer in Turkey. Often, when transaction logs are not pre-allocated and/or when there's been a lot of autogrowths, the transaction log can become internally fragmented. Internally your transaction logs are broken down into smaller more granular chunks called VLFs (Virtual Log Files). The size and number of VLFs you'll have depends largely on the size that the chunk is when it's added to you transaction log. If you add a new chunk to the transaction log which is 20MB (through autogrowth or through manual growth) then the number of VLFs that are added is 4. If you add a chunk which is greater than 64MB but less than or equal to 1GB, you'll add 8 VLFs. If you add more than 1GB then you'll add 16VLFs. In general, most transaction logs will only have 20 or 30 VLFs – even 50 could be reasonable depending on the total size of the transaction log. However, in many cases what happens is that excessive autogrowths can cause an excessive number of VLFs to be added – sometimes resulting in hundreds of VLFs. Having an excessive number of VLFs can negatively impact all transaction log related activities and you may even see degradation in performance when transaction log backups occur. To see how many VLFs you have solely look at the number of rows returned by DBCC LOGINFO. The number of rows returned equals the number of VLFs your transaction log file has. If you have more than 50, I would recommend fixing it and adjusting your autogrowth so that it doesn't occur as fequently. To get rid of all of the execessive VLFs, follow these easy steps to shrink off the fragmented chunk and add a new, clean chunk to your transaction log:
1. Wait for an inactive time of day (ideally, it would be best to put the database into single user mode first) and then clear all transaction log activity through a regular transaction log backup. If you're using the simple recovery model then you don't need to do a log backup… Instead, just clear the transaction log by running a checkpoint.
BACKUP LOG databasename TO devicename
2. Shrink the log to as small a size as possible (truncateonly)
DBCC SHRINKFILE(transactionloglogicalfilename, TRUNCATEONLY)
NOTE: if you don't know the logical filename of your transaction log use sp_helpfile to list all of your database files.
3. Alter the database to modify the transaction log file to the appropriate size – in one step
ALTER DATABASE databasename
NAME = transactionloglogicalfilename
, SIZE = newtotalsize
NOTE: Depending on the total size desired, you might want to break this into multiple chunks. Be sure to read this post as well: Transaction Log VLFs too many or too few? after reading this one. Not only can you have too many small VLFs but if incorrectly sized, you can have too few! And… there's a bug referenced/mentioned there. You'll want to read that post as well!
And, that should do it!


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GMS academy member Will Rooney names his top ten MMA welterweights...
1. Georges St Pierre
Long time UFC Welterweight champion Georges St Pierre has defended his title an astonishing nine times.
After a long lay off, he came back to beat former training partner Carlos Condit then dominated Nick Diaz to a decision win.
He may be one of the most well rounded fighters in the sport and definitely the best MMA wrestler. He meets a tough challenge next in Johnny Hendricks at UFC 167.
2. Johny Hendricks
Could Hendricks be the one to dethrone GSP?
He certainly possesses the power, as displayed against John Fitch and Martin Kampmann. His NCAA Div 1 wrestling background could be enough to stop the takedown and he only needs to land one punch to end the fight.
3. Carlos Condit
Condit got back to winning ways after back-to-back losses to the two men above. He avenged a loss by KOing Martin Kampmann in on the of the fights of the year.
He then rocked GSP in their title fight and believes if they meet again he can finish the fight. He'll meet Matt Brown in December.
4. Rory McDonald
A poor but smart performance against Jake Ellenberger in his last fight as he jabbed his way to victory. McDonald is probably the biggest and best prospect in the UFC, having only lost once to Carlos Condit in a fight he was winning before he got caught.
A rematch would have made a lot more sense, however the Canadian will face Robbie Lawler at UFC 167.
5. Jake Shields
Shields doesn't have the greatest style in the world but he gets the job done.
He upset the Brazilian crowd when he beat crowd favourite Damian Maia at UFC Fight Night 29 and had previously done the same grinding a decision over Tyrone Woodley.
6. Damian Maia
The Brazilian looked superb before his loss to Shields. He cruised past Dong Hyum Kim, Rick Story and then sent John Fitch out of the UFC.
He lost a razor thin decision to Shields in October and will be looking to get back on a winning streak.
7. Martin Kampmann
Kampmann has taken somewhat of the 'gatekeeper' role in the 170lbs division. However, he certainly has taken to the role and really pushes fighters to their limits.
He shocked Jake Ellenberger with a TKO. He's had back-to-back losses to the guys ranked two and three and will be looking to bounce right back.
8. Ben Askren
The Bellator MMA champion would argue he should be at number one in this list.
He's a perfect 13-0 however he hasn't really fought anyone of note.
Askren was asking for a fight with GSP however he needs to sign a UFC contract and beat someone above him on this list before getting a title shot.
9. Jake Ellenberger
It was a very poor performance last time out against Rory McDonald. However Ellenberger is still a top fighter holding wins over Nate Marquart and Jake Shields most notably.
He'll face off against former Strikeforce WW champion Tarec Saffreidine at UFC Fight night 34, which will be the main event.
10. Hector Lombard
It may be a little premature but Lombards performance in his Welterweight debut was astonishing.
He finished former Strikeforce WW champion Nate Marquart in devastating fashion at UFC 166. He lost a couple of thin decisions at MW and it looks like 170lbs is his new home.
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text: The new releases just don't stop here at DMP Today we have Love Water, a yaoi novel that brings together an awesome pairing. You might recognize the beautiful artwork from Tooko Miyagi, who is also the artist of Il Gatto Sul G and a Tale of a White Night. As for the story? It's written by the Seven Days: Monday – Thursday author, Venio Tachibana. So dive into this Meiji-era Japan story, it also comes with a color insert!