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by Alwyn Poole
Since the post election agreement between National and Act declaring that Partnership (formerly Charter) Schools would be a feature of the elected government's education policy there has been more misinformation spoken and press released than on a teenager's facebook page.
Having been involved in teaching children for 20 years the most disappointing thing has been who the current opponents are, the protection of their patch (as opposed to care for children), and the disingenuous nature of their pronouncements.
This is a proposal worth fully considering so I have taken the time to research and write a full post. .
The Model
Similar models have been adopted overseas. Because current opponents assume a nationwide anti-American sentiment their focus has been on the US models. They have grasped desperately at aspects of the "Credo" study and that the results have so far been mixed. What they haven't been prepared to acknowledge is that there has been some significant successes depending on how the model is implemented and state by state. They have also not disseminated the main point – that the effect on the poor and disadvantaged groups has been positive (i.e. the groups that this is initially aimed at in NZ).
"recent work by Mathematica, an independent policy group, suggests that the Credo study is sound. The bigger problem is that its findings have been misinterpreted. First, the children who most need charters have been served well. Credo finds that students in poverty and English language learners fare better in charters. And a national "meta-analysis" of research, done last year for the Centre on Reinventing Public Education in Seattle, found charters were better at teaching elementary-school reading and mathematics, and middle-school mathematics. High-school charters, though, fared worse. Another recent study in Massachusetts for the National Bureau of Economic Research concluded that urban charter schools are shown to be effective for minorities, poor students and low achievers."
"Second, charter school performance is not so "mixed" if you look at the data on a state-by-state basis, rather than across the country as a whole."
"Traditional public schools no longer have the excuse that they cannot be blamed for the poor performance of children because of their background; so competition from charters may improve standards in non-charters, too."
Other media and research conclude:
"In New York, charters are oversubscribed. This spring, according to Joel Klein (former chancellor of New York City's public schools) writing in the Wall Street Journal, some 67,000 New York kids applied for fewer than 15,000 openings in charters. "These kids," Klein notes, "are almost entirely from low-income African-American and Latino families. Those families, desperately in search of a better education for their kids, are clearly voting with their feet. The recent test scores confirm they know what they're doing."
"The Success schools (Charter) are performing at the same level as NYC's gifted and talented schools that select kids based solely on rigorous tests."
"As recent performance data demonstrates, New Jersey's charter schools are largely on the right track. In the five largest urban school districts in New Jersey, a higher percentage of students in charter schools are demonstrating proficiency or higher when compared to students in their respective urban school districts. In Newark, for example, charter schools performed 25 percentage points higher than district schools in math and 21 percentage points higher in language arts in 2010 – 2011."
It is acknowledged that there have been failures (as there are in State schools in all countries). The advantage of NZ is that other countries have done much of the experimenting for us and we can emulate the best models; e.g. Andre Agassi's school in Las Vegas.
Current opponents seem to think that if they keep saying that the NZ education system is "world class" then the significant portion of the population whose children are failing and having their life choices massively restricted will look the other way. If what we have is world class then "world class" is not good enough. No one involved in education should be anything like satisfied until we are absolutely world leading – for all groups.
Profit from Education
Current opponents are trying to demonise the model through the prospect that schools may be run for profit. The inference is that people making money from educating children are exploiting the taxpayer and the poor.
The first point on this is that many people already make money through education in NZ – most via the taxpayer. At the most basic level economic theory states that there are returns to providing resources to a production process – wages/salaries, rent, interest and profit. Profit is simply the name for the return for providing some resources, taking the financial risks and organizing the process. Teachers make money (i.e. profit) from educating children, university lecturers in Education make profit from doing so, the education spokespeople of political parties profit from their positions, providers of services to schools make profits (e.g. electricity, IT, plumbers, builders, architects, etc), executives of education unions (e.g. PPTA, NZEI) most certainly financially profit from being involved in education. It is hard to see why many of these people seem to be saying that someone willing to take personal financial risks aren't worthy of receiving income from it and yet they are.
The second point is that it is highly unlikely that significant profits will be made – the foreseeable opportunities are too small and many of the groups who will be interested will do so on a non-profit basis. However – if an entrepreneur can set up a great school, inspire staff, improve the educational outcomes of a group of children and the flow-ons to their families – is there any real issue with them receiving a return on that? The current opponents would be very hypocritical to maintain that there is.
Unregistered Teachers
Children deserve very good teachers in front of them. But who in NZ can put their hand on their heart and say that all "qualified" and registered teachers are effective. Having a degree and going to teachers college is no guarantee of quality and teachers (especially secondary) have long debated the worth of the year at their College of Education as opposed to on the job training and a qualification process through that. The outrage of the PPTA and NZEI here is simply protection of their patch and it is transparent. On Q&A Ian Leckie supposed to speak for every primary school teacher (except one) by saying that they are not interested in teaching in Partnership Schools (and are likely to be blacklisted if they did).
It is also ridiculous to say that time at a teachers college is the only pathway to being equipped to contribute to the education of young people (or is the equivalent of 10 years of medical training as some have tried to imply). In ten years of running a small middle school some examples of "untrained" people who have come in and expertly contributed to teaching modules are – marine biologists, lawyers, surgeons, builders, architects, dancers, actors, directors, historians, archaeologists, politicians, pilots, military personal, rocket engineers, athletes, etc. Many, but not all have been volunteers. Is there really an issue with these people being paid for their time?
It has clearly been stated that the proportion and role of non-registered teaching staff will be a matter of school by school negotiation and, obviously, if parents are not satisfied with the quality of teaching their children are receiving they have the "qualified" state alternative to revert to.
Some current opponents have also expressed concern that the leader of a Partnership School will not necessarily have been a teacher. People other than teachers can care for children, understand learning, manage staff and may bring a managerial skill set that someone who has spent their career in the classroom has not had the opportunity to develop. A teacher moving into school management has to learn a plethora of "business" skills (e.g. budgeting, property management, personal management) it is precious and again, patch protection, to consider that someone from a business background can't learn education sector skills.
The Opponents
The behaviour of the current opposition has been disappointing. They are clearly holding to the mantra that if you say things often enough and loud enough then it is true. However, this is a model that when applied effectively directly benefits the groups that people like Labour, Mana, NZ First, the Green Party, PPTA, NZEI claim to stand for (indeed identify as their political constituents). This is a model that one of the most comprehensive reports on concluded that:
"urban charter schools are shown to be effective for minorities, poor students and low achievers."
My only conclusion here is that they are worried that the National/Maori/ACT/United Future government may actually help many of these people.
The current opponents are groups that claim to stand for diversity, freedom and choice in our society. In this case it seems to be diversity only in so far as they come up with the policy.
The current opponents have also been disrespectful to the intelligence of the families of New Zealand. When further details were released last week – instead of engaging in genuine discourse three of them came out with the "lipstick on a pig" comment – in press releases within minutes of each other.
It would seem to me that the response to this that cares for the children of NZ would have been to say that:
"We recognise that there are underachievement issues in NZ and that some groups are over-represented in the statistics. The children are so important that we will put aside premeditated politics (or perceived political gains) and get behind any innovations to help with the aim of ensuring that they are effective."
David Shearer can call for cross party work of superannuation. Are the vulnerable children not valued as highly as the voting elderly?
John Tamihere has seen the policy and opportunity for what it is and made that clear earlier this year on a radio interview when he stated that he wanted for the children of Henderson what the children of Epsom are getting. Why are the opponents of this policy intent on keeping this opportunity from them?
Green Party education spokesperson Catherine Delahunty has declined the invitation to come in to Mt Hobson Middle school to get an idea of what a partnership school may look like. Nanaia Mahuta has done the same. Winston Peters stood on the basis that he would support good policy no matter where it came from – NZ First Education spokesperson Tracey Martin is visiting later in the year and we will look forward to a positive discussion.
The current opponents keep using the term "mandate". The theoretical advantage of MMP is that minority groups and small parties get an influence. The implication of the current opponents is that if you did not achieve 50% in the general election then you have no mandate for change (for example Ian Leckie's last statement on Q&A on August 5th). On this basis I would expect the Labour and Greens to change no laws if they are able to be a part of a future government (e.g. on the basis of the 32% and 12% respectively from the latest Colmar Brunton poll) as neither will have a "mandate".
Trusting Parents
Not only is the lack of honesty and constructive discourse disrespectful to the general public the opponents are also disrespecting parents by telling them that they know best for their children. No one will be forced to go to Partnership Schools and they won't be zoned. What is it about the opponents of the policy that they consider that parents lack the ability to make sound educational choices for their own children? Their fear is that parents will line up for these schools in droves (and they will if it is done properly).
The Media
The media is growing quickly in its balance and knowledge on this subject. They do keep bringing out the sensationalist issues of the Destiny Church and the possibility of someone teaching Intelligent Design. On those two – the Destiny Church may well be positioned to deliver very good schooling to children in some areas and their members pay tax too. Many churches are involved in education in NZ. And is the idea that someone might teach the concept that an intelligent being is behind the creation of the universe and life on Earth so new and radical.
A growing number of reports and editorials are acknowledging the positives and possibilities of this proposal and some reporters (including Corin Dann on Q&A) are clearly doing some research rather that simply parroting the nonsense of the current opponents.
The children of NZ, current and future, need educators to have ideals and vision. When I was studying at Massey University in the 1980's and 90's one of the main areas of discussion was the major "tail" in New Zealand's education outcomes, social causes and the flow on effects. There have been improvements but despite the outstanding efforts of many people we are still a long way from solving these problems. Without significant change we will be having the same discussion 20 years hence.
This is a new opportunity and many good educators will say let's try it, let's innovate, let's make it a success of this as well as improving our state and private schools (outcomes that are clearly not mutually exclusive). We are now in the 21st Century after all and the current prevalent model was designed for the children of the Industrial Revolution not the children of the Information Revolution. Throughout this I have mentioned "current opponents" of the policy. I am very hopeful many of those currently speaking against Partnership Schools will put the children of New Zealand ahead of their own aspirations and preconceived ideas, consider carefully, get behind it and make it very much their business that this succeeds and that the government keep their word with regards to ensuring the quality and outcomes of the model. They may even work out that it could be politically expedient for them to do so.
Or will they stand in the way of a new opportunity for some of the children of New Zealand that has no inherent negative impacts for any others? Will they continue to try and score cheap points – or will they serve the people?
Declaration of Background and Interest
I had a mother able to break out of an 11 child state home family. I was educated in state schools in Thames and Wanganui. Economics degree, teaching diploma, Masters degree in Education, Post Grad. diploma in Sports Management. Six years teaching at Tauranga Boys, one at Hamilton Boys, four at St Cuthbert's, ten at Mt Hobson Middle School. Three children – now at University. Very interested in working with others to explore the very best that Partnership schools may offer to the young of New Zealand.
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text: Carver County's Encore Adult Day Program, along with the fourth graders from St. Joseph's Catholic School in Waconia, tied 160 scarves for the CAP Agency in December. The scarves will be sent to families in need during the winter months. Here are a few photos from the event. Here, students Emma and Melissa show their work with Encore participant Jackie. (Submitted Photo)

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DISCUSSIONS OF SMART GRID TECHNOLOGY HAVE LARGELY focused on the distribution system and technology that will reach the retail customer-things like smart meters, smart appliances and plug-in hybrid cars. But there is a need to make the actual transmission system smarter, and there are initiatives under way that give the term "smart grid" a more literal meaning.
"Think of it as a two-layer smart grid," Mark Maher, CEO of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), said. "Most of the talk is about [devices on the] distribution system: new meters on houses, plugging in your electric car, having smart appliances and [things like] that. The other level is what we're operating in, and that's at the transmission level."
WECC and the Midwest ISO (MISO) are currently deploying one of the more cutting-edge technologies, called synchrophasors. The devices are installed on the transmission system and measure voltage, current and frequency at high sampling rates-30 to 60 times per second-giving control rooms and system operators the ability to see what is happening on the grid in near real-time. Through the U.S. Department of Energy's Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG), about 850 synchrophasors, or phasor measurement units (PMUs), are planned across the nation.
Upgrading SCADA
MISO plans to install 165 PMUs across the region in a $34.5 million program, $17.3 million of which is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. As of January 2012, MISO had installed 85 PMUs. WECC is expected to install about 350 new or upgraded PMUs across the Western Interconnection by the end of the initiative's funding period in March 2013.
"The amount of data that's able to be collected and the speed at which that data is able to be ferried back to operator control rooms to give the folks operating the system insight into what's going on on the grid, what could potentially be coming their way, and knowing that sooner than they were able to, is the exact definition of what the grid being smarter is about," said Brian Slocum, ITC Holdings' vice president of engineering.
Current technologies on the grid collect data once every two to four seconds.
"Synchrophasors represent an upgrade from the existing SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system," Maher said. "SCADA data is like looking in a rear-view mirror. It's coming in at around a six-second lag into the system, whereas phasor measurements are coming in 30 to 60 times a second."
While some utilities poll their SCADA equipment at intervals as short as two seconds, Matt Olson, senior engineer with the engineering and consulting firm Burns & McDonnell, which recently dedicated a new smart grid laboratory, agrees that SCADA data has its limitations.
"If you have oscillating power flows and you're only sampling every few seconds, you may see the power go up and down [several times, and] if you've got a blackout coming, you can't really tell if that oscillation is dampening out or if it's increasing," Olson said. "With a synchrophasor, you are going to get detailed enough information that you can see that impending doom coming and you can take appropriate action."
Data from PMUs feeds into data concentrators on the systems of various utilities. Additional software will take that data and turn it into information so that dispatchers and reliability coordinators can look at the PMUs, "bringing in voltage, frequency, phase angle, a number of technical parameters that we need to operate this system optimally," Maher said.
Synchrophasor data can alert the operator that conditions are outside normal parameters. "[A utility's system] would be monitoring the data continuously and if it sees a condition it deems abnormal, then it would alert the operator who would then make the ultimate decision of the appropriate action to take," Olson said.
Truly making the grid smarter
"The fact is that this is making the grid smarter. Everything else you hear about smart grid, ironically enough, is not really applied to the grid, it's applied to the end user, or the substation before it goes to the end user," Slocum said. "In my mind, that's always been very ironic, that we tag these things as `smart grid,' but none of them really applies to the grid."
With the ability to gather and synthesize data in real time, Maher says the next logical step is automation.
"[PMUs] will eventually lead to automated control so that we can conceivably have a self-controlling, self-balancing transmission system," Maher predicted.
Although such a development is technologically possible, Olson cautions that utilities have valid concerns about placing too much trust in automation.
"The automation may come up with a proposed answer but are we going to let it implement that automatically, or are we going to have a human look at it before it goes off and takes an action such as shedding load that may not need to be shed," Olson added.
"You've just got to be cognizant that we don't go the wrong way and end up with some of the lessons we learned from Three Mile Island where we relied too much on the computer and the information wasn't getting to the humans fast enough," Olson added.
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This phase I trial is studying the side effects and the best dose of vorinostat when given together with isotretinoin to see how well it works in treating patients with high-risk refractory or recurrent neuroblastoma.
This is a multicenter, dose-escalation study of vorinostat. Patients receive oral isotretinoin twice daily on days 1-14, oral suspension* of vorinostat once daily on days 1-4 of course 1, and oral capsules of vorinostat once daily on days 1-4 and 8-11 of course 2 and subsequent courses. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 12 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Expansion cohort 1 (≤ 21 years of age): Once the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) has been determined, patients are treated at that dose level as above. Expansion cohort 2 (22-30 years of age): Patients receive isotretinoin as above and vorinostat at the MTD on days 1-3 and 8-10. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 12 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients may undergo peripheral blood mononuclear cells collection for pharmacokinetics and histone acetylation studies. After completion of study therapy, patients are followed up periodically. NOTE: Patients less than 10 years of age are encouraged to continue to use oral suspension beyond course 1.
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umair wrote:
Any good CU in Dallas or FWT area?
NFCU has a branch in Fort Worth.
I joined EECU which has a branch nearby my home in Fort Worth before I joined NFCU. Of course EECU is not as lenient with baddies when it comes to loan approvals. FTWCCU seems like a good CU in the DFW area.
NFCU.. I dont have a NAVY background
Wow, Navy's over double the 2nd highest CU with assets and members. Now that's impressive.
im a member with #8 on both lists and #43 by number of members
wow, gecu is #21??? no way! i knew a lot of people banked there, but i didn't think it was THAT many!
(we have a checking & savings account there, but we actually don't really bank there, because everyone else does! it's like a zoo getting in & out of there.)
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NFCU.. I dont have a NAVY background
They serve Navy, Army, Marine, DoD etc. Maybe someone in your family that served in the past can get you in with NFCU. If not, I heard good things from Alliant CU and DCU.
In Touch is a good CU in the DFW area. Great rates and easy to work with!
How does the largest CU (NFCU) compare in size against a bank?
I mean, if we take all financial institutions -- banks and CUs -- where does Navy stand?
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James Blish was the first to make the cognitive leap necessary to one of the most enduring of science fiction's themes: that of mankind adapting to his environment not by changing the planet, but by changing himself.
A seed ship has crash landed on a world made entirely of ocean except for a tiny triangular continent. The men know that they will die, but their mission is all-important -- to seed the planet with men who, generations from then, will rejoin the human race as a proud and independent people.
But the humans of this watery world in that long distant time will be human in name only, for their spirits will be gigantic, but their bodies -- microscopic.
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Original title: Surface Tension
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This work is a subwork of the following works : Seedling Stars, the (1957) [Collection] Author: James Blish
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After more than a year of political wrangling, the future at last seems a little more certain for Berlin's clinical scientists this week. Since elections in October 2001, the fate of researchers at the city-state's two university hospitals, the Free University's (FU's) Benjamin Franklin School of Medicine (UKBF) and the Humboldt University's (HU's) Charité, has been in the hands of the politicians.
The reason? Berlin's immense budgetary problems. The so-called red-red coalition senate, comprising the Social Democrats (SPD) and the postcommunist PDS, needs to cut the city's overall budget by an estimated ?2 billion annually. Despite preelection statements by all parties emphasising the importance of science and research for Berlin, the new senate's consolidation plans were not sparing of its universities, especially the highly expensive system of supporting two university hospitals. The senate's first proposal called for a complete closure of research and training facilities at UKBF, leaving it simply as a local hospital, resulting in projected savings of ?98 million annually.
But an unexpected public uproar--more than 300,000 letters and e-mail comments calling for UKBF to keep its research hospital status were received by the Berliner Morgenpost newspaper alone--led to a change in strategy. Critics called into doubt the projected savings calculation because the city would have had to refund to the federal government an estimated ?170 million to ?190 million in investments in UKBF. Moreover a comparison of the two institutions on the basis of scientific excellence showed Charité and UKBF--both highly regarded nationally and internationally--to be equals, despite Charité being almost twice the size of UKBF. A convincing rationale for degrading UKBF was hard to find.
The discussion did, however, pave the way for reform of the university hospitals. The senate appointed an expert panel on university medicine and charged it with the task of developing scenarios for the hospitals' future. At the same time, Germany's Science Council, the Wissenschaftsrat, too had a commission on medicine examining potential solutions. Whereas, in October last year, the expert panel recommended a merger of the universities' medical faculties, the Wissenschaftsrat's commission proposed the founding of an independent medical school for Berlin. Now the Wissenschaftsrat has carefully evaluated both proposals, considering ideas from both bodies.
The commission's idea of founding an independent medical school has been dropped, mainly because of the nightmare involved in disentangling the new school from both universities. However, the Wissenschaftsrat's new recommendations go further than those of the expert panel, proposing a very lean administration for a future interuniversity medical faculty under the auspices of both universities, and an operational separation of research and training on the one hand and public medical care on the other.
Meanwhile the potential for an agreement at last is a relief for all involved. Both university presidents welcomed the likely end of insecurity for clinical research in Berlin. However, HU president Professor Jürgen Mlynek and FU president Professor Peter Gaehtgens demanded that the senate make its decision quickly and then guarantee a "long-term organizational silence," in order to let the new structure settle down. If the merger procedure goes according to plan, the new faculty will be inaugurated on 1 April 2004.
One problem has already been solved by mutual agreement: Because of the tradition dating back to 1710, the faculty will carry on under the name "Charité." Among the issues still under consideration is how to handle fields of research currently undertaken by both hospitals. It is likely that such fields will undergo their own minimergers to be concentrated at just one hospital each, most likely leading to a cutback in the number of scientific positions. And the expert panel has called for a reduction in the number of beds, from 3500 currently to about 2200.
Meanwhile, the future of HU's other research hospital, the Charité-affiliated Rudolf-Virchow-Clinic, remains unsure. The small, but highly regarded facility may in the end become the necessary sacrifice for the conservation of UKBF and Charité.


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Island Pilot 395 — By Richard Thiel
— December 2005
Part 2: By now, those of you not entirely closed-minded must wonder how this boat drives. The answer is about like a 32-foot runabout.
Because the engines require more vertical space, it's a foot down into the saloon, which, like the rest of the interior, has a teak and holly sole. Beneath, in what would normally be the engine room, are the holding tank, watermaker, A/C plumbing, and inverter batteries, and there's still room for lots of bulky gear like nonfolding bikes. Despite the starboard lower helm station forward, the saloon is plenty roomy for two and has a convertible sofa for visitors. It's also bright, with nonopening windows everywhere, including a three-pane windshield. Two opening ports above the windshield provide some ventilation when you don't want to run the standard air conditioning. They have screens, but there are none for the three doors.
The lower helm is high enough to provide good sightlines over the foredeck; views to the sides and aft are about as good as it gets from a lower station. For maximum visibility, use the upper station, accessible via the cockpit ladder. Four steps down, the head, with separate shower and VacuFlush MSD, is to port, just past the 14.6-cubic-foot Toshiba refrigerator. The galley and dinette are to starboard; no bulkhead separates them from the helm, so cookers and eaters can commune with the helmsman, another boon for couples. The master, with queen-size island berth and port and starboard hanging lockers, is forward. It houses the breaker for the Maxwell windlass, which should be relocated to the helm.
By now, those of you not entirely closed-minded must wonder how this boat drives. The answer is about like a 32-foot runabout. Since stern drives direct prop thrust instead of deflecting it off rudders, helm response is quicker and turning radius tighter—about two boat lengths at cruising speed. Being able to trim the drives down means quick planing and the ability to hold the boat on plane down to 1400 rpm. I did note the odor of diesel exhaust in the cockpit at cruising speed and couldn't work the props against each other as well as I can with inboards, but the bow thruster renders that difference moot.
A lot of you are probably asking, what if you hit something? The drives are designed to kick up on impact, so you could actually end up with less damage than with inboards. Corrosion is a concern, requiring regular attention to zincs, as with inboards, plus you'll need to monitor the drives for damage to their protective paint. And stern drives typically attract more marine growth than inboards, although that can be ameliorated with special antifouling paint.
Whether all this intrigues you enough to actually check out an Island Pilot probably depends on your opinion of stern drives. And while a ride aboard her might not change your mind, I guarantee that unless you're blind, it'll open your eyes.
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This article originally appeared in the December 2005 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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On TV tonight
X Games, 7 p.m., ESPN Get ready for 25 hours of skateboarding and motocross on this network, ESPN2 and ABC. We can't wait to see the rally cars crashing in downtown L.A.
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The Real Housewives of New York City, 10 p.m., Bravo Rich, shriveled hags whine to Andy Cohen about how awesome they are in merely the first part of the reunion show.
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Hello everyone,
I have been asked to make a double barrel cake. I have googled to get some insight but I still would like to ask all of you if my thought process seems correct. So the client wants a 6 inch round by 18 inch high cake. I thought about making 3 sets of 4 inch cake (2 inches each layer) and then have rice krispies formed for the other 4 inches, all with cream in-between each layer, all doweled with 3 full length dowels into the 10 inch base drum.
1.would the RK layer be best on the top or split alternating with the cake. for example 4 inches of cake/ RK/ 4 inches of cake / RK / 4 inches of cake
2.can this be done with buttercream and then fondant on top?
3. would the placement of the cake circles be every 4 inches of cake? needed? or if I construct it as my example in question one, a cake circle on top and under the RK?
Is this even possible or nuts for considering?
Any insight and suggestions would be most appreciated.
Thanks so much!
Actually I would put the RKT as the base, to give you a sturdy foundation, and it will be easier to cut the cake if the RKT is not at the top.
You need to put a cardboard round every 4", and dowels in the 4" below. It won't work just having 4 very long dowels - the cakes, though small, will possibly crush the layers below. You can go ahead and hammer one or two long dowels through the cake, boards, RKT and into the drum when you're done decorating to help the stability.
Yes, you can use buttercream and fondant (although my preference is ganache under fondant). I personally would cover in fondant wrapping the cake, then adding a "lid", rather than trying to do it the usual way. Just because your cake will be 3x high as it is wide so it will be tricky to cover in one go, top and all.
Good luck!
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In fact, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers found the friends were 40 percent less likely to get drunk, 38 percent less likely to binge drink, 39 percent less likely to smoke and 43 percent less likely to smoke marijuana, compared with friends of teens whose mothers were less strict.
They describe 'authoritative parenting' as using a style that balances warmth and communication with appropriate control and supervision.
The report appears in the online edition of the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.


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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - Proper Pic-Journaling FAQ
Welcome to the FAQ on how to properly make a hilarious and funny (not not redundant) PicJournal. This can be done in any game that has screenshots enabled. But let's face it: Morrowind is the best for this. With the open- endedness and all the hijinx you can muster, why wouldn't you want to make a PicJournal? Alright, let's get some contents up in here, up in here.
Contents (Up in here.) 01. Getting your game ready for screenshots 02. Getting an idea for the PicJournal 03. Placing items and characters at your disposal for PicJournaling 04. Getting just the right pose and angle for the shot 05. Time to get refocused on your train of thought 06. Converting those nasty .bmp files to beautiful .jpg files 07. Uploading pictures to the internets 08. Formatting your boards PicJournal post 09. Handling criticism 10. Handling praise
01. Getting your game ready for screenshots Alright. Now if this if your first time doing this (And you're not just reading this for sweet tips), then you need to get to your Morrowind folder and open your Morrowind.ini file. Find the line that says Screenshot enable=0. Just go ahead and change that 0 to a 1. One means true, so it all makes sense. Think about it! And if you want to change the base of the file name from boring "Screenshot" to something wacky and fun like "OMGLOLZORPICS", then I'm sure you can find that option right around there somewhere. It's closeby. Save and exit that file. You're now screenshot ready! Don't forget that you capture a screenie by pressing the Print Screen button. Easy!
02. Getting an idea for the PicJournal Well, I'm assuming that you already have some 5312 affiliation. (If you don't know what I mean by 5312, then there's no hope.) If you do, then you must have some idea of what's funny to you on the board. It could also be something that you experience when you're playing the game, and you want to share it with the community in a way that will make you cool and e-popular. Whatever you choose, just make sure it doesn't suck.
03. Placing items and characters at your disposal for PicJournaling Sometimes you want a little help in getting items or NPCs near you, or you may want to make your own item. Get into the constructin set, and find the item you want in the list. Sort however you need to find it. The important piece of info is the ID, so write that down somewhere. In the game, press the ~ key, and type in (without quotes) "placeatpc ITEM_ID 1,1,1". Now, if the ID has spaces, you need to put quotes around the ID in the console command (the thing with the ~). Otherwise, just plug 'er in thar! If you want to customize your own item (NOT NPC! That's complicated. Maybe.) then find an item that has the same item picture as the one you want, and tweak the name and value and stuff. Chances are, you'll want to enchant it, so first edit ANY enchantment and change the stuff. Change the Name and ID. The ID is important, again. Go back to your custom item and click the dropdown enchantment menu. The choices are in alphabetical order based on ID. When your item is finished, save the item. Then, save the whole ordeal as a plugin. Name it anything that seems to fit, and when you start the game again, be sure you get the menu that gives you a "data files" link. Double click your plugin, and you're ready to use your new item. To "summon" your item, do what was explained in the last paragraph. So now you definitely have all you need to get into the action.
04. Getting just the right pose and angle for the shot So, to get good angles, just experiment! Go from first person to third person view to free movement view, and try throwing some punches for cool hand effects. Hold down the mouse when a weapon or fists are armed to get some neat-looking poses. Jump, crouch, swim, and run in all directions, but really, be tenacious! Also take more than one screenie of the same post, just to be sure.
05. Time to get refocused on your train of thought Ok, with all the posing going on, be sure to remember what your focus is! This is also a good time to remind you that words to go with your pics make it 187% funnier, so have an idea before you go to the ever-important boards post screen. Done with this little breather? Good.
06. Converting those nasty .bmp files to beautiful .jpg files Firstly, you'll find your sick .bmp screenies in your Morrowind folder. They're hard to miss. The best and free-est way I know to convert is to open up Paint and open up the first screenie. (First is usually a good place to start.) Go to File and Save As. Just change the file type in the dropdown menu to .jpg. Easy! Now they're so hot they're Playboy-worthy! Bu Fanc!
07. Uploading pictures to the internets Alright. Don't argue about what site you're going to use. Use photobucket.com. It's the best there is, and it's free. If you have trouble, photobucket has its own FAQs, so don't look here. I'm just telling you where to look. The rest is up to you. I just have one tip: Upload them in reverse order so that your first pic actually appears first on the site. It makes it easier later. And of course, don't upload doubles. Pic the best one.
08. Formatting your boards PicJournal post Once you have the pics on the intraweb, get that post ready! I suggest lots of bold markup. Maybe even use an underline for the title of the PicJournal. (Not the subject line, fool! The title that goes iside the post.) My prefered format is an image followed by a single enter and then a bolded caption. The caption can be a narration or a quotation, or even BOTH! Sometimes two pics are necessary for one caption, so be sure to put a space after the first pic and an enter after the second so that the pics are in the same row. When you're all done, sign it in some sweetacular way! Now post it and wait forthe feedback you so badly want!
09. Handling criticism They don't know what they're talking about, unless they're cooler than you. Just suck it up. You like it, so that should be good enough. Criticize back, if you must.
10. Handling praise Say thanks, then SHUT UP! We're not glory-mongers here. Don't be a dummy and try to be Joe Cool, you nitwit. Sheesh, why'd you even read this section?!
So that does it...you've made a PicJournal! It's time for you to start thinking of your next idea, because you can't be e-pppular forever! Good luck, and good journaling! Oh, and be sure to mention me in your PicJournal, nood! -Greg


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A woman accused of murdering a man at a block of flats in Allerton, Bradford, is to contest the allegation, a court heard today.
Alexia Heckles, 35, appeared for the first time at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court.
The court heard she faced a charge of murdering Scott Dunne, at Rosemary Gardens, Allerton.
Mr Dunne, 41, died at the scene from serious head injuries after being discovered at the flat in the early hours of Saturday.
Heckles' solicitor, Tahir Ayub, told the court his client denied the allegation.
Mr Ayub said: "For the record, the allegation of murder is denied and will be contested at trial in due course."
A number of members of Mr Dunne's family were in the public gallery, along with senior detectives and police family liaison officers, for the brief two-minute hearing.


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Congressional proposals to cap carbon dioxide and encourage new technology to capture greenhouse gas could be a boon for both the environment and domestic oil production, energy analysts said today.
At issue are nascent techniques for capturing the carbon dioxide that is released from smokestacks at coal-fired power plants and other facilities. Senators are working on climate change legislation that would cap carbon dioxide emissions nationwide and also are considering proposals to promote the rapid deployment of carbon capture and storage technology.
Under climate-change legislation passed by the House last year, captured carbon dioxide could be used to glean residual oil from developed reservoirs nationwide and potentially boost U.S. oil production as much as 3.6 million barrels daily, according to a report released today by the research firm Advanced Resources International (the full study is posted after the jump).
"The significant levels of carbon that could be captured from these industrial sources could help to more fully develop … (existing) oil fields," said Mike Godec, vice president of Advanced Resources International. He described it as a win-win that would reduce "our dependence on foreign oil while simultaneously cutting carbon emissions."
ARI conducted the study for the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group that has asked Congress to pass climate change legislation. Among its findings:
- Using existing best practices, carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery could allow the extraction of 85 billion barrels of oil within U.S. borders — including 72 billion barrels in the lower 48 states.
- Captured carbon dioxide could raise domestic oil production from 3 to 3.6 million barrels per day — a figure that would mean a 40 percent reduction in current imports of crude.
- Carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery could funnel between $190 billion and $210 billion in royalties and taxes to federal and state coffers.
Companies are already using carbon dioxide in 105 enhanced oil recovery projects nationwide, with major projects under way in Mississippi and the Permian Basin in West Texas. By injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, companies can recover residual oil in otherwise depleted reservoirs.
In general, traditional oil recovery methods obtain only about 40 percent of the substance, with the rest left behind, but enhanced oil recovery can be used to extract more than 20 percent of the original oil in the reservoir, Godec said.
Existing carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery projects provide more than 250,000 barrels of oil per day, according to ARI.
But major obstacles have limited the widespread use of enhanced oil recovery, including relatively few pipelines to carry carbon dioxide from natural and industrial sources to oil fields.
There are about 4,000 miles of carbon dioxide pipe across the United States, but it is concentrated in West Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Projects are underway to expand the network of pipelines, including a project by Plano-based Denbury Resources Inc., to construct a 320-mile pipeline between southern Louisiana and southeast Texas, near Houston.
Tracy Evans, Denbury's president, said the biggest challenge has "been a limitation of the source of CO2."
Right now, he said the carbon dioxide used in enhanced oil recovery operations is primarily coming from natural underground sources, including one in southern Colorado and another in Jackson, Miss. But if Congress enacts new nationwide limits — and costs — for carbon dioxide emissions, that could expand supply, Evans said.
Climate change legislation that passed the House last year would force power plants and other companies to buy emissions allowances to release carbon dioxide. Faced with a price tag for emissions, companies would be encouraged to invest in technology to separate the carbon dioxide from other emissions and then store it.
Bill advocates hope the latest finding will help build more support for the measure, including from sometimes unlikely advocates in oil patch states.
"Our nation's energy policies have kept us tied to unfriendly countries in the Middle East," weakening our national security, said Jon Powers, chief operating officer of the Truman National Security Project, a group that warns about the dangers of U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
"Using carbon emissions to boost domestic oil production can be an important step in dramatically increasing our energy independence, while simultaneously cutting the pollution that also threatens our climate."


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Interesting article methinks
Cory Booker - is he family....?
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He is very good friends with Gayle King. All Gayle's close friends are gay.
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I always felt he didn't want to run for Presidency because his private life would be attacked and possibly drag him out the closet. If he is in the closet I say his boyfriend is white or latino.
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The article links to a Jezebel piece, which quotes Datalounge.
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I kind of doubt he has a boyfriend. He seems to be part of the Oprah/Gayle/Tyler Perry "we'll focus on good works to deny our sexual impulses" brigade.
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Mebbe so R4. But he is gay, believe it.
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I agree he's gay r5, just not sure if he is "active"
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[quote]The article links to a Jezebel piece, which quotes Datalounge.
You know, I've posted some minor "scoops" on DL that I'd stumbled across just surfing, and the next day they've been written up as articles on Jezebel or Gawker. Clearly, several of the writers from those blogs hang out here.
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Yes he is, not 'closeted' but discreet.
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R8 is right. But he is ambitious more than anything else, so if he needs to stop having sex with men to further his career, he will.
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I dated him when we were at Stanford.
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Details, R10.
Body? Cock size? What was he into sexually?
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r10. You would be doing us all a favor if you revealed your gender, natch?
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I get a gay vibe from him, but I hear that he likes white women, which could we "worse" than being gay with the black vote...so he keeps it on the DL.
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[all posts by ham-fisted troll a removed.]
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It would make sense that Cory Booker is a bottom. He is Wall Street's butt boy.
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r12, I am male.
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Whenever a man dodges the question "are you gay?" with the shell game of why should it matter/if someone thinks it so be it, then tries to reframe the conversation to "things that matter"...GAY
[quote]The mayor of Newark, New Jersey Cory Booker, who is the Democratic nominee in the state's US Senate special election has surprised some this week amid speculation about his sexuality.
In an interview with the Washington Post, Booker said: "People who think I'm gay, some part of me thinks it's wonderful because I want to challenge people on their homophobia… I love seeing on Twitter when someone says I'm gay, and I say, 'So what does it matter if I am? So be it.'"
He was asked on Wednesday by a Star-Ledger reporter to clarify his point, to which he responded: "It should not matter," he said. "That was my point." He said he was to focus on the Senate race against former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan, the Republican nominee.
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I agree, R17. He sounds like someone who is uncomfortable with his sexuality. So many black men try to hide their gayness because of the importance of religion in the black community.
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why any brutha or sistah has to hide they sexuality in 2013, especially when they from my NJ hood, is beyond mutha fucking me
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[all posts by ham-fisted troll a removed.]
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Jonathan Capehart, who calls Cory "a friend", claims that Booker is straight.
I'm sticking by my original theory: he likes white women.
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So what?
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Exactly, r22, so what!?
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If he likes women....he'd have found one by now.
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He's busy. He's evasive. He changes the subject. He's gay.
If he were straight, he would just say it.
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"The article links to a Jezebel piece, which quotes Datalounge."
Ah, Jezebel; maintaining the high standards of reliably sourced journalism, as always.
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He was on Chris Hayes' show last night, maintaining that his sexuality shouldn't matter in this campaign, but making a point to say that there's plenty of evidence of his heterosexuality out there. I do think he's straight.
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Why is he playing this game?
Who does he think he is, Matthew Morrison?
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He likes manicures.
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[quote]If he were straight, he would just say it.
He said it in the past when he was first running for mayor.
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Personally, I love Cory and will vote for him.
But as a fan, I attended an event at an ice cream shop on the Jersey board walk this summer, in which he appeared to scoop out cones.
First time I saw him out of a suit, shirt and tie and he was rather disappointingly chubby and out of shape and his taste in jeans, polo shirt and sneakers was definitely that of a straight frat boy. If looks were very everything, there was no gay vibe whatsoever.
Nevertheless, he was charming and patient with everyone who came in to say hello.
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McGreevey was straight. Until he....
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If he is gay and trying to stay closeted (which I personally believe is likely the case), then I just developed newfound respect for his social media PR skills.
He got a (female) stripper to leak Twitter banter between him and her, and he also got another woman to fun-argue with the stripper about becoming his first lady. It made the first page of the Times's website. And none of these "leaks" can be traced to his camp!
Well done, Cory. Well done.
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He's a definite pickle licker.
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Nope, R21 hit the nail on the head. He likes WHITE WOMEN.
His poll numbers have been dropping; this shocking news may seriously cost him the election, if not now then in a few years if he wins.
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Are there dick pics?
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He likes white women as much as Lindsay Graham does.
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He flirted with a stripper from Oregon via Twitter!
It is in the news.
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yes, i'm shocked when i saw the news. thought he would have better taste than that nasty tatted whore.
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This means he is straight and is into white women!
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He is straight. And who cares about the race of the chicks he likes.
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[quote]He is straight. And who cares about the race of the chicks he likes.
Female black voters.
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Nobody is worried about what black female voters think. That population/voting block is too miniscule in relation the larger picture.
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And, by the way, he is not straight.
I don't know why he suddenly has a bunch of fangirls in here like this is an old Anderson Cooper thread, but you need to move along your merry ways.
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A guest review by my friend Veronica
Leon family and friends is, as the name suggests, a cookbook aiming to provide unpretentious recipes for feeding your nearest and dearest. It's co-written by one of the founders of "healthy fast food" concept restaurant Leon (an establishment which I most admire, incidentally)
It's a very appealing book, lavishly illustrated with photos of the authors', er, family and friends, but in a way that's charming rather than irritating. Some great ideas on children's cooking, both for things they'll enjoy making and for heathy dishes they might actually eat. Examples include pesto chicken, fish finger wrap (actually a posh fish finger sandwich but made me laugh), and showing kids how to make fresh pasta and pizza, to name but a few.
Difficulty rating is mild to moderate – even the most inexperienced cook will find plenty to get stuck into.
There are lots of digressions into snippets of nutritional info, which are entertaining and informative. The book is divided into three sections: Today – which covers breakfast, brunch and quick meal ideas for tired kids in the evenings; Tomorrow – cooking for special occasions where some planning might be required; and Yesterday – indulging in the authors' nostalgic family food memories and which contains such classics as Crepes Suzette and Coq Au Vin.
The book spans a wide range of cuisines and dishes,- I guess a lot of which passes for British these days with plenty of both Asian and traditional English recipes. Among other digressions, there's also a useful and inspiring chapter on quick meal ideas from the tins and packets languishing in your store cupboard.
Some quite creative categories – "A walk in the park" which are things you can leave in the oven for an hour or so and go out, and they'll be done when you get back. Recipes are very clear and well laid out.
I tried out a couple of the pasta dishes – the Ragu a la Toscana for entertaining friends – and the chill crab linguine when I had some over-ripe cherry tomatoes to use up, and both were absolutely delicious.
I'm going to give this book four stars, with the caveat that if you already possess the Nigels, the Nigellas, the Jamies and the Delias there might be little new for you in here, but as a good all-round family cookbook you could do a lot worse if you're just starting to build up your library.
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Leon Family & Friends Book 4 is published by Octopus, cover price £25
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Testing VMkernel network connectivity with the vmkping command (1003728)
This article provides you with the steps to perform a vmkping test between your ESX hosts.
The vmkping command sources a ping from the local VMkernel port.
To initiate a vmkping test from the console of an ESX Server host:
Connect to the ESX/ESXi host using an SSH session. For more information, see Tech Support Mode for Emergency Support (1003677) and Using Tech Support Mode in ESXi 4.1 and 5.0 (1017910).
In the command shell, run this command:
# vmkping x.x.x.x
where x.x.x.x is the hostname or IP address of the server that you want to ping.
If you have Jumbo Frames configured in your environment, run the vmkping command with the -s and -d options.
# vmkping -d -s 8972 x.x.x.x
Note: If you have more then one vmkernel port on the same network (such as a heartbeat vmkernel port for iSCSI) then all vmkernel ports on the host on the network would need to be configured with Jumbo Frames (MTU: 9000) too. If there are other vmkernel ports on the same network with a lower MTU then the vmkping command will fail with the -s 8972 option. Here in the command -d option sets DF (Don't Fragment) bit on the IPv4 packet.
- In ESXi 5.1 and later, you can specify which vmkernel port to use for outgoing ICMP traffic with the -I option:
# vmkping -I vmkX x.x.x.x
- ICMP response behavior has changed in ESXi 5.1. For more information, see Change to ICMP ping response behavior in ESXi 5.1 (2042189).
- In releases prior to ESXi 5.1, the host will automatically select the vmkernel port based on the host's vmkernel routing/forwarding table. To display the host's vmkernel routing table, use the esxcfg-route -l command.
- Verification of your MTU size can be obtained from a SSH session by running this command:
esxcfg-nics -lOutput should be similar to:# esxcfg-nics -lName PCI Driver Link Speed Duplex MAC Address MTU Descriptionvmnic0 0000:02:00.00 e1000 Up 1000Mbps Full xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 9000 Intel Corporation 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)vmnic1 0000:02:01.00 e1000 Up 1000Mbps Full xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 9000 Intel Corporation 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)esxcfg-vmknic -lOutput should be similar to:# esxcfg-vmknic -lInterface Port Group/DVPort IP Family IP Address Netmask Broadcast MAC Address MTU TSO MSS Enabled Typevmk1 iSCSI IPv4 10.10.10.10 255.255.255.0 10.10.10.255 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX 9000 65535 true STATICA successful ping response is similar to:# vmkping 10.0.0.1
PING server(10.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 10.0.0.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=10.245 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.0.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.935 ms
64 bytes from 10.0.0.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.926 ms--- server ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.926/4.035/10.245 msAn unsuccessful ping response is similar to:# vmkping 10.0.0.2
PING server (10.0.0.2) 56(84) bytes of data.--- server ping statistics ---
3 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 3017ms
- If you see intermittent ping success, this might indicate you have incompatible NICs teamed on the VMotion port. Either team compatible NICs or set one of the NICs to standby.
- If you do not see a response when pinging by the hostname of the server, initiate a ping to the IP address. Initiating a ping to the IP address allows you to determine if the problem is a result of an issue with hostname resolution. If you are testing connectivity to another VMkernel port on another server remember to use the VMkernel port IP address because the server's hostname usually resolves to the service console address on the remote server.
- In vSphere 5.5 VXLAN has its own vmkernel networking stack therefore ping connectivity testing between two different vmknics on the transport VLAN must be done from the ESXi console with the either of this syntax:
vmkping ++netstack=vxlan <vmknic IP> -d -s <packet size>
esxcli network diag ping --netstack=vxlan --host <vmknic IP> --df --size=<packet size>
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CLEARWATER — Pinellas County commissioners approved a final version of the 2012 budget Thursday.
The budget, which includes a general fund of about $445 million, features new park fees and an increase in the tax used to pay for emergency medical services.
Commissioner Norm Roche was the only dissenting vote. He said he wasn't comfortable with new fees for visitors to Fort De Soto and Fred Howard parks.
"I can't and won't support the budget," Roche said.
Cars will now be charged $5 to get into the park. Annual passes will cost $75 or $55 for seniors.
The county staff said the new fees are needed to help maintain the parks.
"Something has to be done," said Commissioner Susan Latvala. "I don't like charging it either, but something has to be done."
Latvala said the park fee is a way for the county to recoup money from tourists who use the parks.
That didn't satisfy the few dozen people who showed up to protest the budget.
"It's the last time when we can put our two cents in," said Largo resident Beverly Schmitt. "We're not happy."
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Many were against the park fee and the emergency medical service tax hike, which will increase about 46 percent. A property owner with a home valued at $150,000 with a $50,000 homestead exemption would see that tax rise from $58.32 a year to $85.06.
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Commissioners also groaned about that, but said there was nothing they could do about it right now — though they hope the issue of that funding will be studied and resolved over the next year.
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After all the publicity and hype surrounding yesterday's U.S. equivalent to a royal wedding, it's all over already and apparently it was a beautiful day with everything going according to plan. We told in our article yesterday about Chelsea Clinton's desire to keep her wedding details as private as possible and although it was a grand affair, the Clinton's and of course her groom Marc Mezvinsky, appear to have pulled it off.
The first pictures have now been released by the family and if you want to take a look there's a great selection over on the guardian.co.uk here. It really does look as though the couple, family and friends enjoyed a wonderful day. The wedding took place at Rhinebeck, New York state and after all the speculation about the bride's dress, it was a Vera Wang design, a traditional white strapless gown, according to James Meikle over on The Guardian.
A statement was released by Bill and Hillary Clinton saying, "Today, we watched with great pride and overwhelming emotion as Chelsea and Marc wed in a beautiful ceremony at Astor Courts, surrounded by family and their close friends. We could not have asked for a more perfect day to celebrate the beginning of their life together, and we are so happy to welcome Marc into our family."
There had been much talk of exactly how the service would be held as Chelsea Clinton is Methodist and Marc Mezvinsky is Jewish, and it seems as though both a rabbi and a minister conducted the ceremony. Guests included former secretary of state Madeleine Albright, Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen and Terry McAuliffe.
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Whatsworkethic 6 years ago#1
According to this:
and the map made for the telescopic graveyard, there should be a chest on the 7th floor of the 3rd layer that apparently has an attachment for Rita. But for me, there is nothing there. I checked my inventory and equipped all attachments I currently possess for Rita, but have nothing new. Is the map and the poster incorrect, or is it just not showing up for me for some reason?
And another thing, I completed all rounds of the Team Arena matches, but never received the blush attachment, or Karol's title. For Karol's title, I did every possible conbination to see if I was doing something wrong. I fought with Raven in my party, and without him, in for both ranks of the Team Arena they appear in. I fought them all solo with Flynn as well so no one but him was in my party.I recieved the large Karol doll attachment for Repede, though.
Am I just out of luck, and need to wait until my next playthrough to get the things that I am missing, or can one of you spot some mistake or know of something specific to shed light on this? Many thanks for any answers.
sonic_ver2 6 years ago#2
I never bother reading the item location difference and by far, i followed the map and got 100% on the item collection book.
Anyway, which map did you use? I used the map from www26.atwiki.jp/vesperia site. I think this map is the best (and probably newest) map available. There's a little error in the map, but if you followed the map and visit all Green special place, you'll get all of the item eventually.
Here's the page: http://www26.atwiki.jp/vesperia/pages/220.html
and here's the map: http://www26.atwiki.jp/vesperia?cmd=upload&act=open&pageid=220&file=izayoi_091012.jpg
I'm sorry but i can't help for the blush attachment. For Karol's title, which title are you referring to?
blkmage0253 6 years ago#3
I made that list of items in the other topic but some of them were after the fact. I'm pretty sure it was an attachment though. Did you visit the room with the "green box" on the map? If you got a special item but it wasn't an attachment, I probably made a mistake
Whatsworkethic (Topic Creator)6 years ago#4
I did use that map, and I did go to the green square on the 7th floor. It had treasure chests in it, but no special one in the center of the room. I went through all of the 3rd area and got all other items (flynn doll, patty/judith/repede weapon) but never that item. I remember keeping tabs in my mind each time I opened a box in the center of the room and would immediately open my inventory and switch to the "NEW" tab after battle to see what I obtained. Each time I recieved one of the four items above, I equipped it right away. I didn't recieve any other special item, attachment or anything, besides those four.
As for the costume title, I think it a title that is pretty much Karol in his normal clothes with the exception of a knights helmet on. I can't seem to get that.
If you already have the attachment in your inventory, the box won't appear in the Telescopic Graveyard. In this case, according to the Japanese Official Complete Guide, that particular chest was supposed to have Rita's earrings attachment -- which is one of the attachments you can synthesize earlier in the game. You probably already synthesized the earrings, which is why the box didn't show up. I ran into the same issue when I was going through it. So don't worry, you aren't missing anything -- and IIRC, that's the only chest in the Telescopic Graveyard that contains a duplicate attachment, so the other chests should all be there.
As for the blush attachment, I got it after fighting the team battle twice, both times using completely different parties. I don't remember who I used each time, but I do know I was aiming to get all the enemy details for the monster book in the fewest number of fights possible, which meant completely switching out my characters for new ones for the second fight. After my second go-through, I received the attachment.
I got the the Karol title after fighting through the team battle *without* having Karol in my party -- you need to fight him with the rest of the Hunting Blades and then you should get the title.
Whatsworkethic (Topic Creator)6 years ago#6
That clearly answers my problem with the missing treasure chest. I have all possible synthesis attachments made already I think. I still don't know whats wrong with my Team Arena rewards not appearing. Karol definitely wasn't in my party when I took on the Teams solo, as Flynn.
I can, at least, stop freaking out about the missing chest now, and can continue my way through the rest of the dungeon. I'll head back to the coliseum after and try a few more runs of the Team Arena and hope for the best.
LightOfJudgment 6 years ago#7
The blush attachment comes from you fighting and defeating all of your other party members in the arena. (basically, if you're going for a complete monster book, you'll get it)
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Whatsworkethic (Topic Creator)6 years ago#8
I guess I will just need to wait until my next playthrough's endgame to get the title and item. I realized that I had not slept at an inn since the sidequests at Aurnion, which I finishing before the final dungeon (I have now finished killing Spiral Draco, so it was a long time ago since I had last slept at an inn), and was hoping that maybe sleeping would fix the problem. I quickly tried it, and my newly found hope was quickly dashed aside as I finished the Team Arena with no prizes except for gald. I am now completely devoid of ideas to try, and am lost. Thanks for the advice provided.
I'd hate for you to have to completely redo the game just to get the title and item.
What party are you using in the team battle? What parties have you tried? Does Karol appear as the fourth character you need to fight during the Hunting Blades battle? He should appear with the mask on, which is the title you're trying to get.
From what I saw in the Official Complete Guide, Karol's title seems to require something from the 200-man melee, too. Have you taken Karol through the 200-man melee so he's fought Nan, Tyson, and Clint? I know Clint won't show up in the melees until after you fought him in the ruins. Is it possible you completed the 200-man melee with Karol *before* you fought Clint in the ruins? If so, maybe you could try taking Karol through it again and then give the team battle another try?
With the blush attachment, have you fought *all* of your party members in the arena? Have you only done solo fights through there or have you tried using full, four-character parties?
I'm grasping at straws here, but if you told us more about your party configuration, we might be able to figure out something else that's causing the problem.
Whatsworkethic (Topic Creator)6 years ago#10
I have collected these challenge letters: Hunting Blades, Clint, Leviathans Claw, Flynn, and cameo characters.
I have completed the 200 man melee with every single character and received their two titles.
I do not remember my particular party rosters, but I know I have lens'ed all party members. I have Monster Book entries for:
439(Yuri), 442(Estelle), 445(Karol), 446(Rita), 447(Raven), 451(Judith), 452(Repede), 456(Flynn), and 458(Patty).
I also have 444(Dokkan[ou?])
I usually have Flynn in the party or solo, because I have his Makoujin at 9999 usages. I remember I used a party of women only, and I was controlling Patty. I have taken Karol through the 100 man melee without Clint yet in (but it did including all other letters of challenge excluding the one from EX dungeon). He recieved his armor and weapon prizes from the 100 man melee. Karol did go through the 200 man melee with every letter of challenge obtained. He received his cameo title costume and learned the altered arte.
Thank you for showing such interest in helping me. I have no idea how to fix this other than unlocking the arena in another playthrough.
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Do you ever notice that when we are on twitter with Nicki the conversations always change. That's what happend today, we were talking about Nicki getting her nails done and who was doing them. Then it changed from that to Nicki having kids, and what we would name them. Some of they names the people came up with was Pink Friday, in my mind i'm like what kind of name is that, but Nicki said she would name her that (i thinks she's joking) so i just go along.
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