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Say Goodbye To Dwindling Days Of Winter At City Ice Rinks
Friday, March 10, 2006
No. 09
Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe today reminded New Yorkers that the final day to ice skate at a rink in New York City's parks is Sunday, April 2, 2006.
"The City's ice rinks provide a safe, seasonal place to enjoy the ice, and we are delighted to have had such a successful skating season," said Commissioner Benepe. "Although hanging up those skates for the season is bitter-sweet, it gives New Yorkers all the more reason to look forward to those cold winter months that come around without fail each year."
With this season's grand opening of The Pond in Bryant Park, New York City parks are now home to a total of seven ice skating rinks. Others include Kate Wollman Rink in Prospect Park, Abe Stark Rink at Coney Island, World's Fair Ice Skating Rink in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the Staten Island War Memorial Ice Skating Rink in Clove Lakes Park, and Lasker Rink and Wollman Rink in Central Park. All ice rinks will officially close on April 2, with the exception of Prospect Park's Wollman Rink, which will close on March 12, and Bryant Park's the Pond, which has been closed since January 16.
Parks & Recreation commends skaters citywide for practicing safety on the ice all season long. Each year, Parks encourages New Yorkers to stay away from the ice on the lakes and ponds unless the agency announces that it is safe to do so in designated areas, as water that may appear frozen is not often safe enough to skate on.
Directions to Flushing Meadows Corona Park
- Barbecuing Areas
- Baseball Fields
- Basketball Courts
- Bathrooms
- Bicycling and Greenways
- Dog-friendly Areas
- Eateries
- Fishing
- Fitness Equipment
- Football Fields
- Golf Courses
- Handball Courts
- Ice Skating Rinks
- Indoor Pools
- Kayak/Canoe Launch Sites
- Marinas
- Model Aircraft Fields
- Paddleboat Rentals
- Playgrounds
- Recreation Centers
- Skate Parks
- Soccer Fields
- Spray Showers
- Tennis Courts
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http://www.nfldraftcountdown.com/features/playercomparisons.html Maroney-Clinton Portis Jackson-Javon walker O'Callaghan-Orlando Brown
Byrd compare to one of my all time favorites- J. Wiggins. These grades and comparison are fun but quite sily. These guys have not taken a snap in the NFl and being compared to players like Brady.
what??? leinart compares well to brady....and leinart has accomplished more at this time in his career than compared to what brady had accomplished in college...2 nat'l championships and leinart was THE starter at usc. i dont see that cardinals becoming the next patriots but i think leinart has all the intangibles to be the next brady(if thats possible)..... but i do find that davis comparison very interesting...just not sure if thats a good thing for davis or not.
WHy wouldnt it be a good thing for davis? Everyone agrees Watson has the potential to be a great player.
only reason Vernon is next to Watson is because both were fastest tightends coming out recently and because they are both very strong .. other than that i'll say Crumpler
You say Leinart has all the intangibles of Brady but when has he showed Brady's poise, leadership, confidence, determination, and coolness under pressure? He has shown perhaps a few but I don't think he has shown all of them. Having all the intangibles that Brady has in one player is incredibly rare, so unless proven otherwise you can't just state that Leinart has all of them too.
my own comparisons, if these guys reach their potential... Maroney= Edgerin James Jackson= Chad Johnson Thomas= L.J. Smith Mills= Chris Cooley Godkowski= John Hall O'Callaghan= Tra Thomas Mincey= Terrell Suggs (little less speed) Stevenson= Barry Sims Smith= Sam Adams (more athletic) Andrews= Allen Rossum
Overrall I think those comparison are good but I see Thomas as more of a Jason Witten and Maroney has more speed and big play ability than Edge.
ya i was actually debating between Witten and Smith but went with Smith because of the size. He has the size of Smith, but plays like Witten.
I hope Jackson doesn't get Johnsons attitude haha. Man that just reminds me, I'd LOVE to have Suggs on the Patriots...if he would play in the scheme...just imagine...
Let me give you some food for thought. Certainly, as with most QBs coming into the NFL, it's hard to predict - but a LOT of QBs that were highly hyped coming out of college were poor to absolute busts. It has been commented on in any number of analyses that Leinart doesn't have the arm strength that is probably needed to succeed. And yet everyone turns around and seems to ignore that. I don't see how they can do that. If defenses can shrink the field on him, he's dead. He has a nice touch on early throws on a fly pattern. But in the NFL, if he's off in the slightest, those kind of throws give up interceptions. Another thing that is a personal impression - I just simply don't see the intensity or fire in Leinart that is needed to succeed in the NFL. Maybe it's just me. It seems like he is a lot more involved in the whole 'hyped QB' thing as opposed to be inclined to be an intense student of the game. If he goes about his NFL play thinking it will come to him without a lot of really hard work and learning, he's cooked. Only time will tell. But I have some serious doubts.
Poor kid. His career is over before it even started. How could anyone compare anyone to J.P. Loss-man. Terrible QB.
Hahhaha You guys don't mess around when it comes to callin' out the hyperbole! He could be right though... Leinart is probably in CA or AZ and Vick, Washington and Duff could be in Boston today for all we know... much, much, closer... or did you mean talent wise..:bricks:
There have been 100s of QBs who had a better chance of being great right after being drafted than Tom Brady. What Tom Brady is 99% of happened after his name was called 199th in 2000. Of course he was born with qualities that allowed him to make that jump, but no one can really know whether a player has that or not before they enter the league. I have no problem comparing rookies to Brady as long as its understood what Brady did from that point to now is a 1000 to 1 shot or worse. By the way, I dont think they are comparing being a 'winner' or clutch play, but basic attrbutes, strenghts weaknesses, and potential.


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This song was written for the Represent a Country 2 contest in the Audio Forum. The country I chose... China!
I had lots of fun writing this song, and I hope everyone has an equally enjoyable time listening!
~Phyrnna ^_^
P.S. Whoever said that you need weird instruments and oddball pitchbends to sound Asian? :P
Learn your instruments! :D
The "koto" that comes in at 1:42, is NOT a koto! *gasp* It's actually the parent instrument to the koto, the Chinese Guzheng. http://en.wikipedia.org/w iki/ Guzheng
Edited it a little bit to make it sound a bit fuller in some parts.
Final edit to this song. This time strings. :D
::Represent A Country 2 Results!::
My song came in first place!
The scores for my song were:
Viewer: 10
Representation: 6
Originality: 8
Sound: 12
Entertainment: 1
Total: 37
Congrats to PenguinSam for getting second, Gasmasq for getting third, SownShadowFox for getting fourth, and zomgKerrie for getting fifth!
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Great job on representing China in the Contest!!
Your track really has an asian touch. It could be included in the soundtrack of a Chinese film!! XD
It reminds me like the traditional & remote villages & places of China in the ancient era
Good luck in the finals!!
PD: did you check my italian submission 4 the contest?
Thank you very much! It could probably make a film. :3 That'd be cool.
Good luck to you too! :D Thanks for stopping by and listening!
Rated 4.5 / 5 stars
man, i want some chinese food...
you did a nice job of creating an eastern feel without all the pitchbend things i can tell you're not a fan of ^_^
i think the melody was powerful, but would have been nice to change it up for the slower section and made it more legato, instead of the "orchestral hit" effect it was having...maybe underneath the flute/piccolo melody in the middle section?
also....<3 for flutes and piccolos. (i'm a classically trained flautist, so i'm biased lol) if you ever need a live flute for anything, let me know:D
great effect, and well representative of china!
best of luck!
I can cook Chinese food for you! ^_~
Hmm, I seem to have troubles with legato strings because of my lack of good samples. x_x But I agree that the strings under the flutes could be better. :P
<3 I love the flute and the piccolo. Especially the piccolo. Such an underappreciated instrument.
And I would so <3 <3 <3 you if you were able to make live flute recordings! :D I'll keep that in mind next time I write a song with flute. I'll write you a solo part to record! :D
Thank you very much for the review! Good luck in the contest to you! ^_^ <3
Rated 5 / 5 stars
You definitley stuck to your theme REAAAlLLY well.
I loved the strings that come in at :24
The percs were really amazing, gave a real powerful effect to the song.
I liked the Koto? that came in at 1:42, really upped the energy level of the song.
The flute wasmy favorite part by far though. I always loved the flute.
Outro was simply amazing.
5/5 10/10 Really great work. Hope you do well in the contest!
Thank you very much! I was trying to stick to my theme without following the stereotype of pitch bending.
The strings I agree came out very well. That's because instead of using a single sound for "Strings" in their entirety, I orchestrated out parts for each part of the strings. Hence the full range of strings are represented - First Violins, Second Violins, Violas, and Celli.
That wasn't actually a koto, but the predecessor known as the Guzheng. The koto was invented after the Guzheng and based on it, hence the similar sounds.
As for the flute, there's only one flute part from 1:16 to 1:28 when I layered the woodwinds. The "flute" that enters in at 1:02 is actually a piccolo playing at an octave lower than it would usually be playing. At 1:29 is a second piccolo also doing about the same. But by layering these on top of each other, I can get a nice unique sound out of them. And yes, the solo in the outro is my favorite.
Thank you very much, I hope you do well too!
~Phyrnna ^_^
Rated 5 / 5 stars
this is really good
you did a fantastic job getting an asian feel into this piece. no criticism from me
Thank you, I'm glad that you think that. I tend to stay away from weird pitch bends since I know that you can make an Asian sounding melody without them. I'm glad I accomplished that.


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Hey all. This is a picture of a one gallon Belgian Blonde Ale. I tried a one gallon BIAB for this one. This after two weeks in a plastic fermenter. I took a sniff and it totally burned my nose. I ended up transferring it to a glass fermenter just because. Took another sniff after the transfer and definitely no harmful smell at all. Does this picture look normal?
How long in the process was this pic taken? Is this your primary or in the glass secondary?
Got a Question? Always happy to help. Just shoot me a message.
"burning" smell was probably CO2. What did it taste like? I think it all looks ok.
The white chunks seem a little odd, but is probably yeast. Let it run it's course and see if anything more happens.What strain of yeast did you use?
The burn, there is nothing quite like your first sniff of CO2 . Pop that cap or lid and take a huge sniff. You quickly learn to never do that again. As for your picture, that's not anything to worry about,
Its probably the belgian yeast. Otherwise in a more cleaner strain that would seem to look infected. If I was brewing in plastic I would keep the belgian batches seperate from your non-belgian batches. I think I had some carry over from using belgian yeast with the next few batches.Same with tubing make shure you clean them well with pbw or something or keep them seperate from non-belgian batches. You burning your eyes is an indicator that you didnt loose your co2 blanket until now maybe, I would rack it soon that is if you have a finish not dropping more.
The burn was definitely CO2. My first and last time was when I lost a full 5lb tank in my kegerator due to a bad connection. I stuck my head down into the freezer and almost passed out on the spot. Its the kind of thing you dont do twice.
Like the others have said CO2 is a one time experience you won't ever forget. Stuck my head over a fermenter I was cleaning out and my eyes burned, lungs burned, got light headed and almost fell off my ladder. Stepped outside for 5 minutes to clear the lungs and get my head back together and have made sure to keep my nose below the rim of any open fermenter that has not been properly cleared...and be wary of ones that have.
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Trotter first shot the falls at age 22, in a contraption made of two plastic pickle barrels lashed together with inner tubes. Videotape taken of Trotter after he spent five hours in a Canadian jail shows a tan, muscular, wild-eyed, good-time guy; a California-surfer-dude archetype from Rhode Island, wearing tight shorts and a contagious grin.
Drop number two took place ten years later in June 1995. By then he'd moved to Fort Lauderdale, where he took full advantage of the boat-building know-how native to these parts. His second barrel was an 1100-pound, $23,000 cylinder made of two water-heater tanks welded together and covered with Kevlar, foam, and fiberglass. Inside he packed scuba gear for breathing, a communications system, and his friend Lori Martin. Strapped in five-point harnesses, Trotter and Martin became the second couple to conquer the falls. That time the postride videotape showed the pair being rescued from their floating barrel when it lodged behind rocks in turbulent water at the bottom of the falls. "It was like being inside a washing machine," Trotter says in a gravelly voice.
They were promptly arrested. Rescuers had risked their own lives to free Trotter and Martin, and Canadian authorities were not amused. Trotter spent two weeks in jail. Martin got three days. They paid almost $10,000 in fines. Thanks to payments from shows like Inside Edition and A Current Affair, plus money from the sale of his barrel to a museum in Niagara Falls, Trotter estimates he made $100,000 from the stunt.
Besides the Niagara exploits, Trotter has a thing for swinging, pendulum-style, from tall bridges. Unfortunately the last time he tried it, from the Sunshine Skyway in Tampa in 1997, he brought four friends along for the ride. A harness bolt snapped, and all five plunged into the bay. Trotter broke some ribs, Martin broke her neck, and two of the other jumpers were seriously injured. Only one of the five came away unscathed. (Two years earlier Trotter had fallen out of a tree in Fort Lauderdale, broken his back, and injured his neck and pelvis.)
Today Trotter, age 40, is a bartender at Metal Factory. He sports waist-length hair, but it's not as thick and curly as it was back in the day. He's still lean and energetic, but his tan face wears a few wrinkles, and his body shows the scars of a life of thrill-seeking.
Trotter's vessel for drop number three will be a seven-foot-diameter ball he's dubbed the Plunge-O-Sphere 2002. The name pays homage to William Fitzgerald's successful 1961 ride over the falls in a steel-and-rubber ball named the Plunge-O-Sphere; it also hints at the time frame for Trotter's ride, which will likely take place next summer -- he'd rather not get too specific about a launch date. "I don't want them to know I'm coming," he comments. "As soon as I'm up there, the cops will follow me around."
To date the only manifestation of Plunge-O-Sphere 2002 is a huge plastic tank, more cylindrical than spherical, which was originally designed as a receptacle for either fuel or sewage. (Trotter isn't sure which.) The plan was to cut it in half, insert the necessary gear, then rejoin the halves. But now Trotter is unsure whether he will use the tank. His crew chief, Billy O'Connell, thinks an inflatable marine bladder -- the type used to raise sunken ships -- would make a better, rounder mold.
Whatever shape Trotter's Plunge-O-Sphere ultimately takes, it will be covered with carbon, fiberglass, and Kevlar, padded with thick foam, and capped with submarine-type hatches for exit and entry. This will be a solo effort. Trotter and Martin had a falling out after the Sunshine Skyway disaster. He hit the talk-show circuit, and she thought others involved in the effort should have gotten a piece of the action. "We fell out of touch more or less because of the money," he says.
If he survives his third Horseshoe drop, Trotter will pop out of his floating womb ready to make bail. "I'll have $10,000 in each pocket in hundred dollar bills," he says. He's budgeted $15,000 to build his Plunge-O-Sphere and another $25,000 to make a documentary about the record-setting ride. The film is paramount; if it's a polished piece that chronicles the ordeal from start to finish, a distributor will pay handsomely. That's the business plan, such as it is. Add fees for postdrop interviews, revenue from sponsors, and a nebulous Internet fundraising scheme having to do with betting on drop times and it should add up to a million dollars. At least Trotter hopes to God it does. "It used to be a matter of self-satisfaction," he comments. "Now it's "Show me the money.'"


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Latest Soreption News
Below is our complete Soreption news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Soreption Streaming New Track
Swedish technical death metal act Soreption has leaked another track from forthcoming new long player "Engineering The Void."
Check out the new track "The Nature of Blight" in the player below, courtesy of Invisible Oranges. Soreption will drop "Engineering The Void" upon the masses on February 18th, 2014. The track listing is as follows:
1. Reveal The Unseen
2. The Nature Of Blight
3. Breaking The Great Narcissist
4. A Speech To Survival
5. Utopia
6. Monumental Burden
7. I Am You
8. Engineering The Void (streaming here) More...
Soreption Streaming Album's Title Track
Swedish technical death metal horde Soreption today spews forth the title track off the band's impending new full-length.
Give the song a listen below, courtesy of Decibel Magazine. The "Engineering The Void" album is due out February 18th, 2014 and has the following track listing:
1. Reveal The Unseen
2. The Nature Of Blight
3. Breaking The Great Narcissist
4. A Speech To Survival
5. Utopia
6. Monumental Burden
7. I Am You
8. Engineering The Void More...
Soreption Posts New Lyric Video
Soreption has released a lyric video for the track "Breaking the Great Narcissist," taken from the band's upcoming February 18th release "Engineering the Void," due out via Unique Leader Records.
Check out the clip below, and the full album's track listing is as follows:
1. Reveal The Unseen
2. The Nature Of Blight
3. Breaking The Great Narcissist
4. A Speech To Survival
5. Utopia
6. Monumental Burden
7. I Am You
8. Engineering The Void
Soreption Announces Album Release Date
Sundsvall, Sweden-based technical death metal horde Soreption is pleased to announce February 18th, 2014 as the official worldwide release date for forthcoming new full-length, "Engineering The Void."
The album's track listing is as follows:
1. Reveal The Unseen
2. The Nature Of Blight
3. Breaking The Great Narcissist
4. A Speech To Survival
5. Utopia
6. Monumental Burden
7. I Am You
8. Engineering The Void More...
Soreption Re-Releasing "Deterioration of Minds"
Technical death metal legion Soreption is readying to unleash a new studio full-length, "Engineering The Void," via Unique Leader. Check out the latest album teaser below.
Soreption will unleash the "Engineering The Void" in early 2014 followed by a reissue of "Deterioration Of Minds," both via Unique Leader Records. Official worldwide street dates and further info to be announced in the coming weeks.
Comments the band on its recent union with Unique Leader: "We are stoked about signing this deal with Unique Leader and to finally release the new album Engineering The Void. The fans have been waited long enough and now it´s time to unleash this fucker!"
Formed in 2005 in Sundsvall, Sweden, Soreption hurls forth a bone-shattering onslaught of sharp technical riff sequences, schizophrenic time shifts, thick catchy grooves and ravaging vocals. Released in 2010, the band's debut full-length, "Deterioration Of Minds," was produced and mixed by brothers Tommy and Chris Rehn from symphonic black metal collective Angtoria at Ninetone Studios. More...
Soreption Signs With Unique Leader
Unique Leader Records has issued the following announcement about signing a deal with Soreption:
"We are extremely proud to announce that Unique Leader Records will be working with Sweden's over the top extreme metal act Soreption.
"Soreption is a technical death metal band from Sweden having razor sharp technical riffs, schizophrenic time signatures topped with catchy chugging grooves and intense vocals. They have created their signature sound not yet replicated by any other modern band with a strong following to back.
"Their debut album 'Deterioration of Minds,' mixed and produced at Ninetone Studios by Tommy and Chris Rehn from ANGTORIA was released 2010 and brought major attention to the band as a formidable force in the genre. The album will be re-issued by Unique Leader Records in 2014.
"The long awaited punishing new album 'Engineering the Void' is going to be out early 2014 on Unique Leader Records. This release is going to offer the fans of Soreption what they have been longing for and will not disappoint. Official worldwide street date and advanced track coming soon." More...
Soreption Posts New Album Teaser
Soreption has posted a teaser trailer online for the band's upcoming album, which can be heard below, and the band also comments:
"Greetings! Your patience through our silence is much appreciated. The new album 'Engineering the Void' is complete. We are currently exploring avenues and options to make this release proper so that it reaches as many ears and hands as possible.
"We do not feel arrogant at all in saying that this is our best work to date. We will be sharing some sounds with you all very soon to hold you over. Thank you all very much for your support, and please continue to spread the word about us."
Soreption Releases New Music Video
Swedish technical death metal act Soreption is currently at Ninetone Studio recording vocals and guitar solos for the upcoming album "Engineering the Void" with producer Tommy Rehn. The band's upcoming album is expected for release this coming April, 2013.
While awaiting the upcoming release, Soreption has now posted the group's first music video online for the track "By Venom Entitled." Check out the video below. "By Venom Entitled" comes off Soreption's "Deterioration of Minds" album. More...
Soreption Issues Album Update
Soreption has checked in with the following update about progress on the band's new "Engineering the Void" album:
"Happy new year everyone! 2013 will be an awesome year for Soreption, with 'Engineering the Void' coming out. We hope that you are as stoked as we are!
"Also noted that we just got past 8000 likes on Facebook, welcome to the family. Spread the word about Soreption.
"In two days we will start the vocal recordings. We will also release som new vids for you guys with studio footage of the guitars, vocals and bass. Besides that, thank you for all your support and lets make 2013 and awesome year!" More...
Soreption Reveals New Album Artwork
Sweden's Soreption has revealed the cover artwork for the new album "Engineering the Void," which is due out in early 2013. The artwork was handled by Raphael Gabrio of Insane Visions and can be viewed below. Further details on "Engineering the Void" will be announced as they are made available, and you can find more info on Soreption over at Facebook here. More...
Soreption Posts Studio Footage
Sweden's Soreption is currently recording an upcoming new album, and the band has now posted a video update online. Check out footage in the player available below of Tony Westermark recording drums for the upcoming Soreption album. For more info on Soreption, head over to the band's Facebook profile
Soreption Announces New Album Details
Swedish death metal band Soreption has announced that their new album will titled "Deterioration of Minds" and was recorded and mixed by Tommy Rehn. The band has also posted a video online of the vocal recording session which can be viewed below.
The track listing for the album will be as follows:
1. 5
2. 6
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2 x 75 cl bottles medium to full-bodied red wine (Bulgarian Cabernet Sauvignon is ideal) |
1 orange stuck with cloves |
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2 lemons, sliced |
6 level tablespoons granulated sugar or honey |
2 inch (5 cm) piece cinnamon stick |
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Subject: Re: [OMPI users] Need help resolving No route to host error with OpenMPI 1.1.2 From: Eric Thibodeau (kyron_at_[hidden]) Date: 2008-09-11 14:38:48
In short:
Which of the 3 options is the one known to be unstable in the following:
--enable-mpi-threads Enable threads for MPI applications (default: disabled) --enable-progress-threads Enable threads asynchronous communication progress (default: disabled) --with-threads Set thread type (solaris / posix)
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Just to make sure we don't contradict each other, you're suggesting the use of 'listen_thread' but, at the same time I'm telling Prasanna to _disable_ threads the threads USE flag which translates into the following logic (in the package):
if use threads; then myconf="${myconf} --enable-mpi-threads --with-progress-threads --with-threads=posix" fi
The decision was made based on the configure --help information (most probably from the 1.1 series), which lead to arbitrarily enabling/disabling all that has to do with threads using a single keyword. Now, based on :
So, is it only --enable-mpi-threads that is unstable in the "*thread*" options?
Jeff Squyres wrote: > On Sep 10, 2008, at 9:29 PM, Prasanna Ranganathan wrote: > >> I have upgraded to 1.2.7 and am still noticing the issue. > > FWIW, we didn't change anything with regards to OOB and TCP from 1.2.6 > -> 1.2.7, but it's still good to be at the latest version. > > Try running with this MCA parameter: > > mpirun --mca oob_tcp_listen_mode listen_thread ... > > Sorry; I forgot that we did not enable that option by default in the > v1.2 series. >


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I have family in and around the area.
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New Glarus Apple Ale! I have a buddy who drives to Michigan every couple of months or so, so I have access to 3Floyds and the other stuff in your area.
Interested in heady topper? Possibly some stuff from Lawson s liquids?
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Kanye West was spotted acting like the perfect gentleman shielding his girlfriend Kim Kardashian while out in Miami yesterday, putting an end to rumours that their relationship is on the rocks.
The 'Mercy' rapper joined his reality star girlfriend in the - usually - sunshine state as she films scenes for her new show Kourtney & Kim Take Miami, with her older sister, and the pair were spotted enjoying some quality time together.
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The one stop shop for all your Pirate clothing
I feel I should apologise for sending this thread off on a tangent for the last few pages.
I realise I'm taking my life in my hands here, but I've added my name to the list so now I'm just going to hide in a corner and pray that I've not screwed it up.
Tri Shorts (last ordered June '11 @ £45)bburn plodderCat5Cpt.jack sparraGastankInsomnia63NVR we there yetSlagiattSluMdotVT'dZoglugTotal : 12 (4 more needed)GiletBryant Luke x2ConaDubai DaveInsomnia63IronM.andelPrince SeigfriedRafikiDR we there yetSA x 2 (Mrs SA)SchmunkeeTJ1004VT'dwaving not drowning!ZuppyTotal: 15 (1 more needed)Girls Tank TopArctic LadyBananaCustardMuffin TopPain is TemporaryShas79ShuffleBSumoeddieWIllRun4Wine xxpuddingxxNurse Ratched
Total: 10 (6 more needed)Cycle Top (last ordered Sep '11 @ £47)bburn plodderBobby NobbyHorseInsomnia63MovingAlongRafikiDR we there yetRazorSilent Assassin x2SlowplodSteadyCJTJ1004 x 2Undeadwaving not drowning!Ironnurse Total: 16 (0 more needed)Monaco (last ordered Sep '11 @ £45)bburn plodderBryant Luke x2GastankHorseInsomnia63IronnurseRafikiDRazorTotal 9 (7 more needed)Armwarmers (last ordered Sep '11 @ £21)
Cycle Jacket (last ordered Sep '11 @ £107)Dubai DaveUndeadTotal: 2 (14 more needed)
TriSuitSATotal 1 (15 more needed)
You have indeed taken a huge risk, especially as it wasn't even necessary........
Schmunkee - The List Fairy wrote (see)
List is too bulky now, so please just post what kit you would like and I will add you to my list Click on image to enlarge
List is too bulky now, so please just post what kit you would like and I will add you to my list
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This is from about 5 pages back....but don't worry, I think Schmunkee is too busy having a nervous breakdown over her Pirate PArty list on another thread!!
*whispers from the corner*
M girls tank top please.
Hiya....please may I order a Pirates Race Vest - is that a Gilet or Monaco - is the monaco a tee shirt ? ...........I posted some notes a few weeks ago and was advised to offer thorntons - have got 2 triathlons coming up and have saved up to buy some thorntons as well - in case these are needed to barter with !!??
hey Schmunkee - careful!! That kind of thing could ruin my reputation!!
Hey, I never said I had a good reputation
Richard - I seem to remember you were going to change your name - best be quick before its changed for you
As for Monacos etc - its all a little confusing, but if you follow the link at the top of the previous page, the hansom chap at the front is wearing a Monaco - which is a fancy name for a Tri top. 3/4 zip down the front and a pocket at the back big enough for a bottle of beer (or a couple of gels).
Schmunkee - that's me been nice to two people in a row - can I stop now??
Hiya....thank you for the kind advice.........please could I be added to the list for a Monaco - do I need to do that myself ? ..............or is this posting enough ?............ I am small normally but can't get in to the size chart to check.....Rafikid - yes you are right - I have been focussing too much on training and not enough on changing my name - thinking hard now and will post before end of today - a name change !!
Name changed - can't seem to upload pic at moment !
Well done Naan on the name! Training is over rated anyway!! Pics normally take a day or two to get uploaded.
If you normally take a small, you might want to order a medium.
Many thanks Raf.........sorry one more question - do I need to add my name to a list to order ?
only if you dare
Hopefully this is the right list to add to and I have not messed it up !
Total: 10 (6 more needed)Cycle Top (last ordered Sep '11 @ £47)bburn plodderBobby NobbyHorseInsomnia63MovingAlongRafikiDR we there yetRazorSilent Assassin x2SlowplodSteadyCJTJ1004 x 2Undeadwaving not drowning!Ironnurse Total: 16 (0 more needed)Monaco (last ordered Sep '11 @ £45)bburn plodderBryant Luke x2GastankHorseInsomnia63IronnurseRafikiDRazor
Naan Chukka x 1 medium
Total 10 (6 more needed)Armwarmers (last ordered Sep '11 @ £21)
If you are adequate in your copy and paste skills then find the last kit order page and copy over with your orderKeep an eye on the thread or order/payment details when they are required
oh no you don't want to go messing with the Fairy's lists - trust me!!
Best option, is once you've decided exactly what you would like, just stick a message on here for Schmunkee, and she will add you to the list, while you nip off to purchase Thorntons!!
And feel free to drop by the 'Training for a shorter tri' or 'Fatman to Ironman' thread for chat and banter!
thankyou..........i think i have done that now ..........based on advise from Raf - if i am normally a small then i will need a medium ....would you agree or is he trying to trick me ??


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Dale were 3-0 down in Saturday's first-round tie at Kenilworth Road after being stunned by a first-half goal blitz from the Hatters, but goals from Craig Dawson and Thompson's late heroics gave them an unexpected lifeline in the competition when they had looked dead and buried. Steve Basham repaid the faith shown in him by new Hatters boss Richard Money, heading home the opener from Adam Newton's cross in the fourth minute on his first start since August. Newton's clever lob then doubled the lead for the Blue Square Premier outfit in the 20th minute before Basham grabbed his second eight minutes later with a superb curling shot from the edge of the box. But Dale roared back and Dawson deflected Rory McArdle's header past Hatters goalkeeper Shane Gore in the 58th minute to loosen the home side's grip on the game. Then Thompson crashed home Tom Kennedy's cross with just three minutes remaining to set up a thrilling finale. Tom Craddock could still have sealed it for Luton, but Thompson made the Hatters pay dearly for the miss with a dramatic last-gasp header to earn the League Two high-fliers another shot at the Hatters.
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Rumors are swirling this
week that Apple may be planning on releasing a new iPhone with a different
screen. This is the normal fantastical speculation about future tech products
that effect most popular products. The same kind of speculation comes up around
the time of new game consoles. The media tends to spend a bit more time with
the Apple rumors but that is neither here nor there. The great thing about
speculation has less to do with its factual basis, of which there is usually
very little, but what it say about consumer desires and expectations. The
anatomy of the current rumors has deep implications for the iOS platform.
The current rumors hint
at Apple producing a larger screen. At first glance this seems like a no
brainer, but there are several technical aspects that need to be solved before
you just bump up screen size. The current iPhone has a 3.5 inch screen with a
resolution of 640x960 with a pixel density of 326 pixels per inch (ppi). These
three variables determine a lot about the overall product.
When Apple released the
iPhone 4 they made a big deal about the ppi they defined this as creating a
retina like screen, a screen perfect for your eye so you cannot discern
individual pixels. This shapes expectations; it says Apple cannot release
a product with a lower ppi without damaging the branding. When the iPad 3 was
released (I'm not calling it the new iPad) they immediately faced criticism
when they said it had a retina display. People pointed out that the ppi was
only 264 and therefore wasn't as "good". Defenders pointed out that
the optimal distance of the iPad was much greater than that of the iPhone, and
when you've account for that difference in holding they were equivalent. While
the whole retina marketing may or may not be true one thing is true, people can
tell the difference when you decrease the ppi. The difference between my phone
the HTC sensation (@256ppi) and the Galaxy S2 (@219ppi) is painfully obvious.
This puts Apple in a
very difficult position. When the first iPhone came out it was one of the
largest screens available on a mobile device. Now compared to the rest of the
market they are on the low end spec wise in terms of screen size. There is no
question that the iPhone has a lot of quality in that small package, but at
this point when every flagship phone from Nokia, to Samsung, to rim (pending)
will have a screen size of 4 inches or greater; the sheen on the iPhone screen
size is beginning to lose its luster. In order for Apple to release a new
iPhone, maintain ppi, and increase screen size, they will have to fiddle with
the aspect ratio. The problem is doing this introduces something relatively
unthinkable in the Apple world, fragmentation.
Currently there are only
4 possible screen configurations for iOS, one for current gen iPhones/iPod
touches, one for the current gen iPad, and a legacy configuration for each. The
difference between current gen and legacy in both cases is a factor of two,
meaning the iPhone 4 has twice the pixels of the 3GS. This makes software
development relatively easy, layout only has to be done twice once for the
iPhone, and once for the iPad, and to support legacy devices images need only
be reformatted to a lower resolution. No changes need to be made to overall
design. Changing the resolution breaks all of that. Developers would have to
design a layout for a new iPhone, the current iPhone, and the iPad. This might
not seem like much of a difference but developers say layout design can eat up
to 50% of the design process.
Still there is a big
reason why people suspect iPhone will increase the screen size: LTE. Both
AT&T and Verizon are pushing LTE as the must have feature on any smart
phone. Unfortunately the LTE chip has two problems: LTE chips are physically big right now and
they have a dramatic effect on the battery life of your phone. As a result
phones with LTE chips need larger batteries and more space. In order to achieve
this without increasing the overall thickness of the device, manufacturers are
building phones with bigger screens. You can see this with the iPad 3 in order
to achieve the same battery performance of the iPad 2 they had to significantly
increase the size of the battery which made the iPad 3 the only Apple product I
can think of that became thicker. Apple really can't go back The 4s already
received significant criticism for not including LTE.
The question is if they
do change the resolution of the new iPhone what will it do to the platform.
While this change may seem minor it fundamentally changes the way developers
will have to think about design for the iPhone. Right now iPhone/iPod apps and
iPad apps are treated as different apps. Developers could choose to treat the
new iPhone as just another app and develop three different versions of the same
app, but that could be potentially time consuming and costly. The alternative
would be to embrace something that until the iPhone came out was standard
relative layout design.
Outside of the mobile
space relative layout design is a given. With computers there is no way of
knowing as a designer if a user is going to have a 11 inch laptop display or a
27 inch desktop monitor, or if they will operate it full screen or in a window.
As a result elements are designed to grow and shrink relative to the screen.
Designing this way maybe more labor intensive at first but is a much more
versatile and future proof. The mobile space is still evolving and growing and
to limit it to a specific feature set limits the possible experience and could
stifle innovation.
Apple is now at the
crossroads. I don't believe Apple will go in the Samsung direction of offering
a device at every screen size imaginable. Having limited choice made it easier
for developers to build up the platform to what it is today. At the same time
it is now showing signs holding Apple back. This is something wholly out of Apple's
DNA. Legacy support is not what Apple is known for, the original iMac made
waves for banishing the antiquated floppy drive; The MacBook air has done the
same with cd drive. Apple wants to remain at the forefront of
innovation, but it is hard to see how it will do this without changing the way
the OS works in the long run. If Apple does fragment the OS, the only thing
that is certain is the spin at the next Apple event will be magical.


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This may be a joke but the reality on the ground certainly isn't, the Ebola outbreak has already claimed the lives of over 1,900 people in West Africa and counting. What may start as simple symptoms of fatigue,dizziness and chest pain can evolve into severe hemorrhage,diarrhea and difficulty in breathing. What's worse is that there is no "known" cure for Ebola, or wait a minute is there? Currently infected victims are given antiobiotics and liquids in the hope that the immune system fights it but with a survival rate of just less than 10% that's not a given. The experimental drug Zmapp has been making the headlines and given to the privilege few (American and British health workers) who have made outstanding recoveries though there was a case of a Spanish priest and a Liberian doctor who died nevertheless. Dr.Brantly who battled the disease and was given the experimental drug claimed his healing was divine,to which I have no qualms with. My only issue is that why is the experimental drug not given to all and sundry after all why should some benefit and others shouldn't? The answer is obvious…isn't it? Yes the may be some critics who will claim that Africans are not Guinea pigs to be tested with experimental drugs but which is the lesser of two evils? Well you decide.
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After four months of public scrutiny and comment on a draft plan, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy released the final version of the state's first Comprehensive Energy Strategy (CES), outlining a plan that, among other things, calls for a more diverse portfolio of fuels, particularly for natural gas.
The CES, contained in a 200-plus-page document, is also the culmination of energy legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2011. First unveiled in draft form last fall at a CBIA energy conference, the strategy integrates energy, environmental, and economic goals to address Connecticut's needs.
Release of the CES follows more than 1,000 formal comments submitted to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the state's lead agency on drafting the strategy. Since its release, the CES has been generally well received at the legislature, with the Energy and Technology Committee likely to support a variety of implementation measures. However, many Connecticut oil dealers remain concerned and skeptical about the plan's proposed expansion of natural gas infrastructure and consumption.
On a tour around Connecticut to announce the plan, Malloy called on utility companies to build 900 new miles of natural gas lines in the state and offer customers the option to switch their energy consumption to natural gas, according to Yale Daily News. The governor's plan also includes a proposal to offer a $500 tax credit to customers who make the switch to natural gas.
Among opponents to the plan are home heating-oil dealers who say the expansion of natural gas infrastructure is too costly. Malloy's administration has attempted to alleviate this complaint by putting the cost on utility companies. Others oppose the expansion of natural gas in the state because of environmental concerns about fracking as well as the continued reliance on fossil fuel.
Besides natural gas, the final version of the plan emphasizes cybersecurity and virtual net metering and sub-metering policies. It also includes matrixes for measuring the strategy's effectiveness, relative to the governor's goals, as it is implemented. And the plan aims to move away from state- or ratepayer-subsidized energy efficiency and clean energy initiatives to a finance-focused model in which the state's role is to encourage more private-sector investment.
Now the task is to put into action key components of the CES. Public hearings on bills related to the strategy are expected the first week of March. Some aspects of the plan require legislative approval before they go into effect, while others can be implemented through executive action, according to Yale Daily News.
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Calories | 495 |
Total Fat | 25g |
Saturated Fat | 9g |
Cholesterol | 128mg |
Sodium | 460mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 22g |
Dietary Fiber | 2g |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 45g |
Calcium | -- |
Yunhee Kim
Serves: 16
Total Time: 2 hr 20 min
Prep Time: 45 min
Oven Temp: 425
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- 1 tablespoon(s) finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 (9- to 11-pound) pork rib crown roast
- 1 bag(s) cranberries, picked over
- 1 cup(s) ruby port
- 3/4 cup(s) sugar
- 2 teaspoon(s) fennel seeds
- 2 Bosc pears, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 1 pound(s) apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- 2 medium red onions, cut into thin wedges
- 1 teaspoon(s) freshly grated lemon peel
- Kale leaves, for garnish
- Lady apples, for garnish
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- In small bowl, combine rosemary, 2 teaspoons salt, and 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper. Rub mixture all over pork on 18- by 12-inch jelly-roll pan. Roast 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in 4-quart saucepan, combine cranberries, port, sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoons fennel seeds. Heat to boiling on medium-high, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat; simmer 3 to 5 minutes or until cranberries just begin to pop. Remove from heat. With ladle, transfer 1/2 cup liquid from sauce to small bowl. In large bowl, toss pears, apples, onions, lemon peel, 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds, and 1/8 teaspoon each salt and freshly ground black pepper to combine.
- Reset oven control to 375 degrees F. Roast pork 35 minutes longer. Carefully transfer pear mixture to pan in even layer around pork, turning to coat with pan juices. Brush reserved liquid from cranberry sauce all over pork. Roast 10 to 45 minutes longer or until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of pork (not touching bone) registers 145 degrees F.
- Transfer roast to serving platter. With slotted spoon, mound pear mixture in center of roast (place any that remains in serving bowl) and arrange some cranberries from sauce on top of pear mixture. Let stand 20 minutes.
- Strain pan drippings into fat separator or medium bowl. Let drippings stand 1 minute to allow fat to separate from meat juices. Stir meat juices into cranberry sauce; discard fat.
- Garnish serving platter with kale and lady apples. Serve pork roast with cranberry sauce and extra pear mixture, if any.
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Tip: Around the holidays, crown roasts of pork are readily available in markets, but it's best to order a tied crown roast from your butcher ahead of time. Butchers trim crown roasts in different ways, so the roasting time varies widely. Be sure to use a meat thermometer to ensure perfectly cooked and juicy meat.
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Investors are concerned if Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will be successful in maintaining its competitive advantage. The company has a history of introducing innovative products that can create a new market. Investors have given its smartphone business too much focus while ignoring the Mac segment. The stock trades like a pure play on the smartphone market. However, investors are missing the growth opportunity in its computer segment. Have a look at the following facts:
- In 1Q2012, global computer shipments grew by 2% vs. 7% growth in Mac's shipments. In the U.S, computer shipments fell by 3.5% vs Mac's shipments declining by 25 bps only.
- Apple increased its computer market share both in the US as well as globally. Mac's U.S market share of share of 7.8%, based on volumes, is viewed as insignificant. What analysts don't account is the dollar value of its market share. Its ASP is almost double to its peers in the computer market. Therefore, AAPL holds more than 15% of the computer market when looked from a dollar value's perspective.
- AAPL has maintained a significant price premium, both in the smartphone and computer market, which deserves premium valuations too. The stock is trading at 10x its 2013 earnings. These cheap valuations are reflecting expectations on AAPL's inability to keep coming up with innovative and market friendly products. Investors are incorrectly discounting it's computer business. The New MacBook Pro will help investors ease such concerns. Its success will help investors understand that AAPL has the resources to keep charging higher ASPs for its innovative products. From a growth stock, it has now become a value stock and once market realizes the massive opportunity the New MacBook Pro holds, the stock can trade at 20-30x its future earnings.
Buy AAPL as a value stock and get the returns of a growth stock. What AAPL did to the smartphone market, it can do the same to laptops with the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display.
The New MacBook Pro with Retina Display: A game changer for Apple?
In 1Q2012, global computer shipments surged by 1.9% YOY to 89 million units, contrary to popular expectations of a 1.2% decline. Europe, Middle East and Africa witnessed better than expected YoY growth of 6.7% because of a strong demand from corporate businesses, as a large number of organizations executed the shift to Windows 7. On the other hand, computer shipments in Asia Pacific fell by 2% YoY as the demand from China and India slowed. In the future, the major demand for computers is expected to come from emerging economies.
In today's highly competitive environment, companies which offer a diverse range of products, focus on vertical integration, and approach to a broader consumer base, such as Apple, are more lucrative. HP retained its global computer market leadership in 1Q2012 with 15.305 million unit shipped, with its global market share growing to 17.2% in 1Q2012 from 16.9% in 1Q2011. However, Apple was able to post even better computer volume shipment growth as Global Mac shipments grew by 6.84% YoY in 1Q2012. As a result, Apple's global computer market share rose to 4.51% from 4.31%. Mac segment contributed 12.94% of revenues in Apple's last earning quarter. It is worth mentioning that Apple is able to penetrate in the global computer market despite weak demand in the global computer demand.
1Q2012 | 1Q2011 | YOY Growth | |
Apple Global Mac Shipments | 4,017,000 | 3,760,000 | 6.84% |
Global Computer Shipments | 88,978,981 | 87,284,188 | 1.94% |
Apple Global Computer Share | 4.51% | 4.31% | 4.80% |
Apple USA Shipments | 1,214,000 | 1,217,000 | -0.25% |
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Apple USA Computer Share | 7.82% | 7.56% | 3.42% |
It is interesting to note that Apple is able to improve its global competitive position despite offering only a premium range of products. It shows the strong and further improving competitive positioning of the company.
Apple offers a range of personal computing premium products including Mac Desktops and MacBook laptops running Apple's own Macintosh operating system. Currently, the most famous MacBook computers of the company are MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. The company is known for superior design aesthetics, premium quality and high performance products.
Recently, the company accounted a refresh for its MacBook line of computers at WWDC'12. Included in the event, was the launch of a brand new MacBook Pro with Retina Display. We are going to see if the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display can be the catalyst of rapid growth in Mac computers for Apple.
The new MacBook Pro with Retina Display is 25% thinner than previous MacBooks, features a retina display with pixel density of 220 PPI, Intel's latest ivy bridge processors, SSD drive up to 768 GB, Thunderbolt and USB 3.0 ports.
According to the technology media, the notebook features the most beautiful and highest resolution screen ever installed in a laptop. In addition, the screen is reported to be absolutely gorgeous with a sharp and clear text. Furthermore, Apple has polished the screen with wider viewing angles, deep blacks and a high contrast. Furthermore, rigorous performance testing has confirmed that Apple's latest MacBook Pro with Retina Display is blazingly fast compared to previous MacBook Pro models, and standard high performance industry notebooks. According to popular technology blog Engadget, Samsung 9 Series could be considered the best contender available for the new MacBook Pro with retina display, but the new MacBook Pro still blows past the best performing Non-Apple notebook (Samsung 9 Series) by a wide margin in terms of performance, display and features.
Engadget, in MacBook Pro with Retina Display review, noted, "Is this a laptop that's creating its own new product category? Not exactly! This is a laptop that stands poised to kill an existing one, one that Apple has dominated. The new Pro is good enough to make the old Pro (even the updated version) look and feel obsolete. It pushes and redefines the category, raising the bar higher than even its brethren can jump".
So can we say that Apple has produced the world's best performing laptop? We are glad to say, YES! The new MacBook Pro with Retina Display is amazingly the best computing machine ever produced on this planet.
Through the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display, we believe Apple has taken notebooks to a new level of innovation and technological advancement. It looks like the wheel of innovation has not stopped spinning for Apple, and the Cupertino based tech giant is expected to continue its domination in the technological world. We expect the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display to be extremely popular among consumers and, as a result, expect Apple's computer market share to increase. We are expected the Mac Segment of the company to perform very well in coming months with significant improvement in margins from high sales of this new pricey premium product. We do not foresee a negative effect of upcoming Windows 8 launch on Mac Sales because of Apple's strong brand equity among consumers.
Premium ASPs deserve premium valuations. Have a look at the table below:
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |
Apple Smartphone ASPs ($) | 598 | 611 | 629 |
Smartphone ASPs ($) | 332 | 319 | 331 |
Apple Smartphone ASP Premium | 80.12% | 91.54% | 90.03% |
Apple's Mac ASPs ($) | 1,312 | 1,279 | 1,289 |
Global Computer Average ASP ($) | 710 | 679 | 671 |
Apple Mac ASP Premium | 84.79% | 88.37% | 92.10% |
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Article ID: 973040 - View products that this article applies to. SYMPTOMSIn a mixed Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 environment, you enable blind carbon copy (Bcc) Journaling or you enable Envelope Journaling on your Exchange Server 2003 stores. Additionally, you type in an Exchange Server 2007 mailbox on which the journalized messages are sent. In this situation, the Bcc information is lost when the Exchange Server 2007 server receives the journalized messages. Therefore, the journalized message appears like a copy of the original message to be journalized, instead of the expected Bcc journal report or Envelope journal report. CAUSEThis problem occurs because Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007 uses various mechanisms to generate journalized messages. RESOLUTIONTo resolve this problem, install the following update rollup: 2279665 After you apply this hotfix on all transport servers, use the Set-TransportConfig cmdlet together with the LegacyJournalingMigrationEnabled parameter. This determines whether journalized messages from Exchange Server 2003 is reformatted by Exchange Server 2007.
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Note The default value for the LegacyJournalingMigrationEnabled parameter is False. If the value is False, Exchange Server 2007 keeps the same behavior as it was before you apply this hotfix. If you set the value for the LegacyJournalingMigrationEnabled parameter to True, the journalized messages are reformatted by Exchange Server 2007. STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section. MORE INFORMATIONFor more information about Exchange Server 2003 Journaling, visit the following Microsoft Website: General information about Exchange Server 2003 Journaling For more information about the Set-TransportConfig cmdlet, visit the following Microsoft Website:
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How a career in the Navy inspired Dr Paul Bartlett's latest assessment innovation
1 May 2014
Navy-style task books give students more timely feedback, while data retrieval tests help reduce the marking load
Before joining UCL Physics and Astronomy in 2008, Dr Paul Bartlett spent five years working for the Royal Navy as an Engineer Officer. It was while teaching engineering, maths and electronics to officers and ratings at HMS Collingwood that he was introduced to the idea of task books; a learning device familiar to many in the Armed Forces and which is now a fixture on the UCL PHAS1240 and PHAS1241 courses.
In simple terms, a task book is a list of student competencies. The books are referred to at regular intervals on the course, giving students the chance to sign off against their objectives and gives facilitators the opportunity to offer face-to-face feedback. Alongside a specially developed end-of-term test, Paul is keen to see how these methods can help markers deal with the mammoth task of assessing students' experiments.
More students, more marking
"We've had a large increase in the number of students since I've been here and there are more demands on academic staff," explained Dr Bartlett. Since 2008, he estimates the intake of students has increased by up to 50 per cent. That's made the traditional form of assessment unsustainable.
Previously, students would complete a lab book, documenting their experiment, and then markers would retrospectively assess the lab book giving comments and feedback. "That meant for every hour the student is in the lab, there's an hour's worth of marking material," said Dr Bartlett. "That's an enormous amount."
Helpful feedback
And quantity wasn't the only problem. The system also meant students would only receive feedback after they had completed their experiment rather than when the advice is most useful. It was also too easy for students to ignore the written comments and focus on the mark, while the fact verbal feedback was unstructured meant reticent students could go long periods without requesting any face-to-face feedback.
Seeking solutions to these problems, Dr Bartlett worked out a way to bring two complementary ideas together.
How the system works
Data retrieval tests
The idea of a lab book is that anybody should be able to use the information contained in it to replicate the author's work. Up until this year, markers have assessed each page of students' lab books to check that it is 'fit for purpose'. Now, however, the assessment takes the form of an end-of-term test that students complete using only their lab books. Simple questions check whether the student has followed the protocol and produced a clear record of their work.
This method incentivises students to clearly and accurately record their work and reduces the load on the marker while achieving the same learning objectives. Dr Bartlett is also investigating whether the test could be taken on Moodle and assessed using automatic marking.
Task books
To supply regular formative feedback, demonstrators have begun to ask students to refer to their task books at the end of every second session. This gives them the chance to talk through the students' progress, agree which competencies they should check off and offer timely advice.
The structure ensures all students receive equal opportunities to gain face-to-face feedback.
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Today's speakers may make forward-looking statements within the meaning of securities legislation. Certain material factors or assumptions are applied in making forward-looking statements, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied.
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[Operator Instructions] With that, I'd like to turn the call over to Mr. Donald Guloien, our President and Chief Executive Officer. Donald? Donald A. Guloien Thank you, Anthony. Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. We're joined on the call by our CFO, Michael Bell; as well as several members of our senior management team including our U.S. General Manager, Jim Boyle; our Canadian General Manager, Paul Rooney; our Japan General Manager, Craig Bromley; Warren Thomson, our Chief Investment Officer; Scott Hartz, our Executive Vice President, General Account Investments; Cindy Forbes, our Chief Actuary; and Rahim Hirji, our Chief Risk Officer. This morning, we reported our fourth quarter 2011 and full year 2011 financial results. We are pleased with our improved full year 2011 net income, which is $129 million and improvement of $1.8 billion over the prior year. With the end of 2011, I'm pleased to announce that we achieved our 3-year product mix repositioning in all 3 of our geographies.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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