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Successfully virtualizing some of its servers helped the Internal Revenue Service save $10.2 million in equipment costs over two years, according to a new report from the agency's watchdog.
An additional $1.3 million in annual savings is expected to accrue starting in fiscal 2013, as a result of reduced electricity needs, stated the May 7 report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
There also is potential for another $7.7 million in savings to be generated over the next five years if the IRS virtualizes all its servers, and the report recommended that the IRS do so.
Server virtualization is a technology that allows a several "virtual" servers to run on one physical host. The technology is said to improve hardware utilization, save on electricity, and reduce server replacement costs.
The IRS worked with contractors to develop the consolidation and server virtualization program, with installation beginning in 2009.
By October 2011, the project team had established a virtual server environment, with approximately 1,800 virtual servers running on 234 physical host servers at 13 data centers. Another 1,500 servers are expected to be virtualized by the end of fiscal 2012.
The conversion of physical servers to virtual servers helps reduce energy and server replacement costs and improve operational efficiency, the inspector general wrote in the report. It's also resulted in millions of dollars in savings as power use has dropped and the cost for the necessary hardware has fallen.
The virtualized servers help lower operational costs through standardization, by making it easier to load or remove a server from the operating environment, the report said. The virtual servers also reduce hardware downtime, provide automatic load balancing and allows for movement of data before a system failure. The IRS has realized those data loss prevention benefits on two separate occasions since the virtualization, the report added.
While the IRS completed its virtualization program on time and within budget, it currently has no plans to virtualize additional servers. The agency said there are about 650 servers in field locations that could be decommissioned and made virtual.
The inspector general is recommending that the IRS take advantage of full virtualization.
"By virtualizing these remaining servers, the IRS could realize additional savings of approximately $7.73 million," J. Russell George, Treasury inspector general for tax administration, said in a statement. "Aside from the cost savings to taxpayers, these actions could help the IRS meet Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative goals," he added.
The IG recommended that the IRS' Chief Technology Officer identify servers currently located in field offices that could be virtualized, and create a plan to virtualize those servers. IRS management agreed to both recommendations.
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Hello ladies and gents. I'd like to present to you, the
"What If...?" List - episode 4!!
Does anyone remember Conker's Bad Fur Day? Some of you young thundercats may not be all that familiar with it but it was a cutesy platformer staring a potty-mouthed squirrel who goes on a wild and crazy adventure after getting drunk at a bar. Conker battled the Tediz through a series of levels and moments that were parodies to movies and other video games. There are moments in the game that would break the fourth wall with hilarious tongue-and-cheek dialogue and bizarre characters.
Conker's Bad Fur Day was a game for the Nintendo 64 by the developer Rare who had success with games like Golden Eye: 007, Battletoads, Donkey Kong Country and Killer Instinct. When the company was developing Conker they thought people would label it as just another cutesy platformer with an animal mascot as the main character. So they changed the games' title from Conker's Quest to Twelve Tales: Conker 64 and later Conker's Bad Fur Day when they decided to add the wacky dialogue, obscene humor and a giant talking pile of poo! This idea of having cutesy cartoony characters with obscene content was obviously inspired by Southpark and the result payed off with Conker becoming a gaming classic that I don't think got enough attention within the gaming populace.
Conker was a great platforming game! It was funny as hell and was chock full of references to movies such as Dracula, The Wizard of Oz, Star Wars, Terminator, Alien, Scarface, Apocalypse Now and too many others to count. The Matrix and Saving Private Ryan levels were the most memorable ones. One scene referenced the lobby shoot-out from The Matrix with bullets whizzing everywhere while you're jumping around in slow motion and the Saving Private Ryan scene had you landing on Omaha Beach with cutesy animal characters getting shot up left and right with plenty of bloodletting. There were even references to other video games such as Woflenstein 3D, Sonic The Hedgehog and Resident Evil!
With a game this cool, funny and wacky you'd think Rare would release a sequel. Well, they did...sorta. Conker: Live & Reloaded was released on the X-Box with updated graphics, a whole new online mode and some changes to the dialogue with self-referencing that breaks the fourth wall. But this is not what I would consider a "true" sequel. Conker: Live & Reloaded doesn't count as a sequel to Conker's Bad Fur Day. It was just a remake/revamp of the original N64 classic.
Now for the predictable question; "What if... there was a Conker's Bad Fur Day 2?" Oh man. The answer to that question will have your imagination lighting up like Christmas lights. The first thing that comes to mind is the crazy references and levels that we could see in the game. The Matrix level and the Omaha Beach landing from the original game were memorable. I would like to see a little bit of The Matrix Reloaded. Imagine a hilarious dialogue scene referencing Neo's encounter with the Architect or a level taking place during that famous free-way chase. Or how about Conker fighting against a bunch of Tediz dressed up as agents in a crazy burly brawl fight! A reference to the Star Wars prequels couldn't hurt either.
It would also be fun to see a swashbuckling level referencing Pirates of The Caribbean. An assassination level that references Assassin's Creed with a bit of Prince of Persia acrobatics thrown in for good measure. Or how about a futuristic level where you fight against aliens in a parody to Halo with giant tripods emerging from the ground straight out of War of The Worlds. You could even have the city-sized spaceships from Independence Day show up as well and throw in some parodies of M. Night Shyamalan's Signs for the scare tactics.
For more sci-fi action why not have transforming robots in the vein of Michael Bay's Transformers! Or, get this, Conker sporting the blades of chaos and taking down a giant golden statue and a three headed serpent in a blatant God of War spoof! Oh! Imagine Conker impersonating Solid Snake in sneaking levels in reference to Metal Gear Solid or going through a fantasy world with turn-based RPG combat and summon creatures straight out of Final Fantasy! It would be cool to change up the visual style too by having levels with 2D visuals and gameplay that reference Super Mario Bros., Castlevania, Contra and fighting games like Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat. But I'm just getting started!
With the massive success of The Dark Knight why not have Conker dressed up as Batman? Why not have him dressed up as Spider-Man for that matter. While we're on the subject of superhero flicks, Watchmen would be a good choice as well. Or how about Sin City and 300? Since zombies have been so popular in recent years you could throw in Dawn of The Dead. Or I Am Legend? Or Titanic? Or Indiana Jones? Ooh, Tron! Can't forget about Die Hard! How about Naruto and Dragonball Z? And Grand Theft Auto! And The Lord of The Rings? And Saw? And World of Warcraft? And Call of Duty 4? And Kill Bill? And Heroes? The Da Vinci Code! Jurassic Park! Ghostbusters! The possibilities are endless!!!
Now, about the gameplay. The gameplay in the original isn't broken so it doesn't need any real fixing. But with online playing such a prominent role in video games in this generation of consoles it would do wonders for the games appeal for the oh-so many gamers out there who thrive on online gaming. Conker: Live & Reloaded tackled that arena with mixed results. But I think Rare can perfect that. Imagine playing as cutesy, fuzzy animals in deathmatch or capture-the-flag mode in environments that mimic Grand Theft Auto's Liberty City. Or the future war of The Terminator. Or the computer-generated reality of The Matrix. Or the large battlefields of The Lord of The Rings. Each multiplayer map could be parodies to other games and movies. You could even have online co-op gameplay with the second player controlling Conker's big-breasted girlfriend Berri.
The original team behind the N64 classic and the revamped Live & Reloaded should return to dish out the goods on a new Conker game. Releasing the game as an X-Box 360 exclusive seems like a no-brainer since Live & Reloaded was released on the original X-Box. Also, Rare released Perfect Dark Zero on the 360 and are going to release the upcoming Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts on the system as well. But Rare's games don't seem to get much attention as they used to and they don't seem to make a lot of money so I think it would be better to release the next Conker game on all three platforms. The reason being that Conker is a classic but hasn't gotten a whole lot of recognition outside the N64/X-Box/Rare crowd. It would be good to give Conker some exposure on the Playstation 3 since its never been on any Sony console before and putting it on the Wii sounds like a perfect fit. Conker has been released on the N64, a Nintendo console, so it would make sense to release it on the Wii since god knows the Wii desperately needs some hardcore games anyway.
Well, that's what have in mind for another Conker game. With you guys, the readers, help I hope Rare gets wind of this post. This should get their heads swirling with ideas. With all the realistic-looking games on the market today we need a goofy satirical platformer with a potty-mouthed squirrel with tons of movie and video game references to add some much needed variety to the gaming scene.
Conker's Bad Fur Day 2 - Wish List...
- Bring back Rare and the team behind Live & Reloaded.
- The game should have better and more balanced online modes than Live & Reloaded.
- Online co-op and multiplayer gameplay.
- Tons of new levels and moments referencing movies and games.
- More moments that break the fourth wall.

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"The Only Thing Wrong with This Book Is . . ."
. . .That the sequels aren't already written. This is 100% YA fiction, but fully sophisticated enough to be enjoyed by adults as well.
Sanderson's Rithmatic Magic system is fascinating, and the depth of story makes you feel like you've really stepped into a world right in the middle of its own history.
The story only deals with the events in the school in one town, but while reading, you can truly believe that this school is part of a MUCH larger world with complex and interesting issues/politics/histories/cultures. . . you name it.
The characters are fun, the humor is delightful, and the conflicts and resolution are intense and fulfilling.
This is a Five-Star story for me. Definitely worth the buy!
"Good, But Not Awesome"
This is a good story. Really, my only complaints are technical ones. There were just a few moments in the story where I questioned how believable the situations were, and the narrator seem to use the same voice for a lot of different characters. These are not major flaws, but they were enough for me to give only 4 stars instead of 5. The story is engaging. The premise is really cool. And there are many, many moments that truly draw you into the emotional experiences of the characters. I can totally see why they wanted to make this a movie.
"A MUST READ for writers"
This book is so much more than a book about outlines. It is an instructional survey of both the business and the craft of writing a novel. Every minute of it is a treasure trove of revelations. This needs to be on the shelf or virtual shelf of anyone who is serious about writing a novel. Loved it.
"A Good Story, But not meant for Audio"
This story is intricate and well developed, but it employs excessive use of "sound effects." 90% of the time, the narrative fully works without the sounds. I think that, in the written form, the reader can gloss over the "Thwoks" and "Clicks," but when it is read to you, you simply can't ignore them, and they become aggravating quickly.
Also, I was so tired of the word "Boring" by half-way through the first segment of this story, that I was desperately hoping that Lerris would die, and we could follow one of the other characters.
Overall, the story ended up well. Just those issues, and the narrator. I won't be getting the others in this series because of the narrator.
I WILL be finding them in print though.
"Set Assumptions Aside..."
This story seems to borrow from a dozen different successful children's adventure stories--some of the borrowing is not even subtle: many of the names are taken right out of the pages of Treasure Island. It is the story of orphaned youths who find themselves to be the heirs of some estate they knew nothing about, mixed with a secret society that trains their members in exotic arts, and a "bad guy that everyone fears and who has a family history with the heroes. . . .
BUT....It's good. The characters are engaging, the wordcraft excellent, the conflicts compelling, and the world enchanting.
I kept expecting the story to go somewhere "cheesy," but I was pleasantly surprised. Some elements were predictable but no more than a YA story should be.
I really enjoyed this one, and I plan to read the next in the series.
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Well, I was intrigued, and I made myself listen to more than half of the story, but this is basically a perversion of a classic children's tale.
It was like someone took something silly and simple and deliberately forced as much perversion and political tripe into it as possible.
The characters were interesting, but the rest is just trash.
I wish I hadn't waited so long to quit reading this.
The narrator is talented, but if I just want something that sounds nice, I'll turn on the radio.
"Something New Under the Sun"
Sanderson is brilliant at creating new and original magic systems in his equally amazing worlds, and Elantris is no exception! This may be his debut book, but it is obvious that he knows what he's doing. This is the kind of detail and complexity one expects from a seasoned author--a writer of epics. This stand-alone novel does just that: it stands alone in a crowd of "same old, same old." It's so good to see something fresh and enjoyable.
"Possessing Tale"
This story is delightful in both its creativity/originality and moving story-line. The characters are totally believable while still fantastic. The plot is complicated enough to engage the reader while still compact enough to wrap up in a novella-length story. Brandon Sanderson is probably one of the best fantasy authors in the business today. This is a Must Read for any fan of Sanderson's work!
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I like any story with Bean in it. To be honest, I was really hoping that this was the tie-together story for the Ender series and the Shadow series, but there is a commentary at the end that explains what happened there. Shadows in Flight really feels more like a novella than a novel, but I think that it's an important piece in the over-all story. This is also the only one of the stories that is actually about
The performance was excellent as usual.
"Save you money, your time, and your ears!"
This is easily one of the worst audio books ever made. The stories change without warning, with no introduction at all. The sound quality is no quality at all; it sounds like a recording from an old phonograph recorded on a dirty record and then played through a thrice-smashed coffee can. And what you can hear is poorly done.
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Bean Seed from a farmers market in Ecuador
This seed is quite old but the fellow I got them from did a germination test and got several to germinate so I'm going to give it a go.
It looks like there are several different varieties in the mix. The seed is 10 years old bought at a farmers market high in the Andes, in Ecuador.
I saved the germination instructions I think Darrel posted here on the forum, so will try this method. I think they're pole varieties but won't know for sure until they're growing, that is if I can get some of them to germinate. Wish me luck I'm going to need it :). Annette
Thanks Shuffles, he called them runner beans but I wondered as I've never seen runners the size of pinto beans before. Just in case I am successful I'll not grow the runner I was planning on growing this year. This is going to be a fun project... she says hopefully :).
Interesting beans. I'm having trouble trying to classify the species by the appearance of the seed. The Pinto-like markings are atypical of any runner beans I've seen, as is the cut short appearance of some of the larger solid colored beans. But then, some of the seeds are fat enough to be runners... and if they are runners, that color is unusual, even after you account for aging.
The results of the germination test (hypogeal vice epigeal) will be interesting. Should be a fun project regardless... I'm looking forward to your results. Given their origins, I would not be surprised if the beans turn out to be epigeal, in which case they could be nunas. There is also a fair chance that they will be daylength sensitive, regardless of the species.
Before I get into this in earnest I'm trying to germinate a few my way. Damp paper towel in a plastic sandwich container in the greenhouse, on a heating mat at night, turned off during the day. if this works I'll do the rest the same way, if not I'll try the other way. Here's another picture with a penny to give a better idea of their size. There was also a couple of corn kernels in the mix top left.
Maybe this could help with the search...
The photo of P. vulgaris land races from Nueva Granada (which corresponds to modern Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela) has at least 2-3 that look similar to some in your mix.
I'm wondering if your friend called it a "runner bean" in the sense that P.vulgaris "pole beans" are commonly called runner beans in spanish and french.
The photo is from this paper: 1991. Singh SP, Gepts P, Debouck DG. Races of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L., Fabaceae). Econ Bot 45: 379-396. Abstract @ http://www.springerlink.com/content/672536w206135416/
Here is a link that might be useful: Abstract: Landraces of Latin American common beans
Tatiana, thanks for posting this, some of them do look alike. I'm really hoping I can get some of them to germinate, fingers crossed.
So in South America pole beans are referred to as runners, I've come across this in other places too.
I have enough SGL's to keep me going but thanks for the offer :).
Nice link, Tatiana. At least superficially, this info increases the odds that the beans are P. vulgaris.
It is interesting to see how the beans within a region tend to share traits. The contrast between Peru & Nueva Granada is striking. I find the near-spherical beans from Peru to be fascinating, especially since many of them are Nunas (popping beans). Sure wish I could grow them here. :-(
It's possible that I grow the Chilean bean on the far right in the photo, the bean I have looks similar & is from that region. It barely begins to mature here before frost... which is really too bad, because the seed is a deep reddish purple & is wonderful as a shelly.
This post was edited by zeedman on Mon, Apr 28, 14 at 16:39
What have I got myself in to :), I just did a quick look at the link below. Most of the seed in the mix I have are yellow and orange so maybe... Picture of the first one that germinated just before planting, looks yellowish to me.
So far about 20 are potted up, what's the chances of them growing here in my climate? They're going in a raised bed that has a framework I can cover over if need be to extend the season. By the by the 2 corn kernels in the mix were viable, what the heck am I going to do with just 2 corn plants LOL. Annette
Here is a link that might be useful: P. polyanthus
Good catch, Fusion, it looks highly probable. GRIN lists it under a synonym, Phaseolus dumosus Macfad., and has quite a few listed... couldn't find one with the pinto-like markings, though. Many are listed as being day length sensitive, no surprise there.
Fusion, have you ever grown any of these? To your knowledge, are there any day neutral cultivars? They sound like interesting beans, which makes me suspect that they are probably not adapted to our latitude, or they might be more widely grown. Doubly so, since GRIN lists many of them as being anthracnose resistant.
And primarily used as a shelly??? "You had me at hello" ;-)
My guess is that this is a mix of P. Vulgaris and P. Dumosus seed. No way to tell until the plants are big enough to check some traits.
I have not grown P. Dumosus, but Jim Myers at Corvallis has a few lines that he has used for breeding better adapted beans.
If you want to grow a really unusual bean, may I suggest PI 207373 which is a small black bean from Central America. It readily matures beans here in Alabama. It is resistant to races 1, 4, and 5 of fusarium plus highly resistant to rust. It is also the most heat tolerant bean I've yet grown.
Out of 60 seeds I worked with I still have a few left, I discarded a couple that looked like they'd already had it. Of the ones I put in the damp paper towel method 37 germinated the rest were duds so I tossed them. I had a little better than 50% germinate, these are now planted up in 4 packs, they germinated at the rate of one or two a day.
I've been planting them out when they get their first pair of true leaves. Now it's a wait and see how they will grow. I'm keeping a record of which seeds do what, might not come to anything but it's a fun project, not expecting great results but if one or two of them produce something, bonus:).
"... might not come to anything but it's a fun project, not expecting great results but if one or two of them produce something, bonus:)."
Agreed. I've grown quite a few tropical plants here which turned out to be day length sensitive, and didn't do much... like rice beans & sword beans. It's still fun & educational just getting to observe them. And who knows, you might find something which unexpectedly succeeds.
Annette, if you can prove P. dumosus will bloom & bear outside of the tropics, that would be a noteworthy achievement. I'm growing a bush hyacinth bean this year which the sender claims will produce seed in Wisconsin... if it does, that would be the highlight of my garden year. Should be a fun year for both of us. ;-)
Fusion, I think you referred me to Jim Myers once before, but my attempts to contact him via email went unanswered. I'll have to try again re: P. dumosus. Hopefully, if there is a day neutral cultivar, there is no MTA involved.
Oh, and Fusion, a comment you made above caught my eye:
It is also the most heat tolerant bean I've yet grown."
Even more heat tolerant than Woods Mountain Crazy Bean?
zeedman, WMCB is not even in the ballpark. This bean is so much more heat and disease tolerant than Rattlesnake that it is hard to describe. It makes small beans that are not much good as snaps and too small to be good shellies. I would love to have a bean with the size and flavor of Fortex that is also highly heat and disease tolerant. This is why I am working on a cross with Fortex. I planted a 40 ft long row of Fortex alternating with Oaxacan 5-1 seed and hope that a bee made cross will give me something to grow next year.
zeedman, I finally got my thinking cap on and realized that there is a very easy comparison for the heat tolerance of the Oaxacan 5-1 beans. Woods Mtn Crazy Beans shut down in the intense heat and humidity of mid-summer here in NorthWest Alabama. Cowpeas go into high gear in the same conditions. Oaxacan 5-1 is comparable to cowpeas. I have a few hundred seed if you would like to grow them, just don't expect a commercial bean, they are valuable for breeding, not so much for eating.
Wow, that is impressive. Hopefully those traits can be carried across into something more useful. Such heat tolerance is probably not of much use to a Wisconsin gardener though... I tend to select for tolerance at the other end of the thermometer. ;-)
I culled out a couple more plants that looked iffy, the ones planted out (32) are now starting to climb. I also have a couple of late starters growing in the greenhouse. Now it's going to be a wait and see what happens.....
I'm down two more, found them pulled out on top of the soil. The rest are climbing at different rates, the tallest is now 4' and still climbing.
We know that they are epigeal and now we know at least some of them aren't day length sensitive as flowers are starting to form on a few of them. Here's a picture of a flower bud and the bean (#19) it came from. This particular bean produced a plant that starts forming flowers right from the bottom of the plant. Annette
This post was edited by aftermidnight on Thu, Jul 24, 14 at 11:34
So far the flowers on the five plants that have them are dropping without setting beans, I wonder if they need a specific pollinator or maybe day length and temperature have something to do with it. Not a sign of flowers on the others, still it's going to be an interesting experiment. I planted the last two plants in the greenhouse with my BJBB's one has started to flower the other hasn't.
Of the plants that are flowering, only one (from seed #2) is producing beans, minuscule at the moment but they're there. The leaves on these vines are not big by any means but some of the vines have topped 8 ft. So it looks like I'll be able to collect seed from one of the plants, hopefully more :).
Seed #2
One of the seeds #37 planted in the greenhouse is flowering and I can see one or two beans forming, the seed coat has a slightly different pattern :) it has turned into quite a vigorous vine, the heat in the greenhouse, even with the door open might have something to do with it, some afternoons it's in the 100+ degree range. So far this has been a fun project.
This is what #2 bean pod looks not #19, 4" long at present with purple mottling. I have a few bean pods forming on several vines but most of the vines aren't producing flowers, at least not yet. Annette
This post was edited by aftermidnight on Thu, Jul 24, 14 at 18:33
I took a picture this morning of where I'm growing these beans, I think it might be possible to enclose this frame in plastic if need be to prolong the growing season. Half of them are flowering and most are producing a few beans but nary a flower on the other ones yet. The ones in the greenhouse dropped their flowers but now that it has cooled down I'm hopeful.
First dried on the vine seed from the pods above, taken with a flash, the second pod had 6 beans in it. Lots more pods forming on some of the vines but think the seed will turn out to be the same as this one. Still no sign of flowers on the rest.
....definitely not a snap bean, I picked one sacrificial lamb, I steamed it along with some WMCB's for dinner tonight, the beans were just forming in the pod, they were still very small but were sweet and tasty compared to the tough as leather pod. The WMCB's on the other hand were tender and flavorful although I had to string about half of them.
I think these Andean beans must be grown for dry beans, I might try another further along as a shelly see if it keeps that sweet taste, almost the same flavor as green peas.
Here's a sample of the dried seed I have so far, the purple colored ones are the ones I have the most of. There's still quite a few beans on the vines in different stages of growth, but the vines are starting to die back so don't know how much more seed I'll be able to collect. Not that this matters as I'm pretty sure this bean is used as a dry been and I don't grow beans for dry use.
Yesterday I noticed flowers on the vines that haven't flowered so far, these are probably daylight sensitive. Up until now all the flowers have been mauve, these flowers are white, I just might tent these with some plastic, if the weather holds, just maybe, but I doubt it.
All in all it's been a fun experiment, but doubt very much I'll grow them again.
Beautiful beans. Any dry bean might also be good as a shelly. Just saying... ðÂÂÂ
It might be worth trying, especially if the plants have fully-developed pods and are nearing the end of their growing season. I've been eating shellies for a week from nearly all of the beans & cowpeas that I grew this year... and I'll still be eating them next week.
This post was edited by zeedman on Tue, Oct 7, 14 at 0:17
Zeedman, funny you should mention that, I cooked up a handful this afternoon, they weren't half bad.
The netting I'm growing these on is on the backside of a frame built over a raised bed. We took the fibreglass roof off earlier this year but the supports are still there. DH and I draped and secured a roll of clear plastic over it this morning, so this should extend the season a bit, I'm really curious what those white flowers might produce.
Do you want a few of these to play with :).
Tempting. Annette, you are too kind - but I must decline your offer. I am too far behind in my scheduled grow outs to plant them any time soon. There's only room for a couple new trials next year, your "Berta Talaska" will be one of them.
I hope my area can break the cycle of wet Springs that we have been stuck in for the last few years, so I can get caught up & do more new trials.
These beans are still growing and producing. This picture is of some of the seed off the white flowering vines, flowering after all the others have finished.
I picked these pods not completely dry but dry enough for seed, these vines I believe to be day length sensitive, no sign of frost yet but it's been raining, and raining, and raining some more, this trellis is under a clear plastic canopy so not effected by the rain. Not much chance of getting any garden cleanup done tho, it's a soggy mess out there :(.
....and just one more, I picked these just before the freeze, our first frost was a dandy and the second day, everything is frozen. I'm not sure but I think the orange colored seed are also from some of the white flowering beans. If nothing else these beans produced some colorful seed :).


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Ive made many many over the years,my daughter & I make like 5 different kind every year and anyone who visits over the holidays gets thier pick,plus all daughternlaws,me,daughter.
I cant find any everything I see this year is not what I call crafts.Some awful stuff out there.Give me some ideas,/i did find a cute lantern made out of soda cans.when done you spray paint.I like to stay country or authentic as I have a 1700 farmhouse.Any ideas???I have a bunch Ive done over the years.
I think these little burlap birds are adorable.
Here is a link that might be useful: Burlap birds
What a nice tradition you do! This may be too simple, but we did these one year when my kids were young and I'm still using them on our tree. Do you have pinecones nearby? The field trip was as much fun as making the ornaments. In late fall, we took an invigorating hike in the woods and collected pine cones. We spray painted them gold and make bows out of different kinds of raffia; red, green and gingham check, and attached them to the top of the pinecones with a jute hanging loop. Some of the bows have since fallen off, but the pine cones still look cute without the bows too.
I love the little birds made out of pine cones that we used to have when I was a kid. I almost bought these vintage ones on ebay, thinking I would then copy them. But if you look at the pic, (blue bird in the 4th pic is the best) you can see they are fairly simple.
I think the head may be paper mache, but I am thinking acorn! Or something else round. The tail could be made out of cardboard and the beak from pine cone pieces.
I like the colorful look, but ivory paint with a bit of brown highlights would give them a shabby chic look.
I love that you do this with your daughter. What a wonderful tradition.
Here is a link that might be useful: Pine cone birds
I look at some old posts on this site and will post a few links that might give you a few ideas
If you dont have enought tp tubes you could cut down the tube from wrapping paper
Here is a link that might be useful: Toilet tube snowmen treat or gift holders - Crafts and Decorations Forum - Gar
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Open Source for Enterprise Management? 22
from the free-software-and-big-business dept.
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http://www.compiere.org/ [compiere.org]
http://www.gnue.org/ [gnue.org]
Also check the Kernel Cousin for information:
http://kt.zork.net/GNUe/index.html [zork.net]
Every business has special needs. See the recent discussion [slashdot.org] right here just a few days ago.
Compiere [compiere.org] and SQL Ledger [sql-ledger.org] sound promising, though.
You have vendors, right? You really do have money and are trying to buy something, right? Find out from people who know and who might actually have something to offer, like Red Hat and IBM.
If the vendors don't already have such products (and I bet they do), if you voice interest they will be more likely to develop them. For example, Red Hat is selling a separate database package based on Postgres. Certainly, they'll want to sell database applications, too (like ERP). At the very least, they'll direct you
Unlike Compiere, doesn't require Oracle.
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REMINDER: SevenStock 17 this Saturday
Just a friendly JNC reminder to attend SevenStock 17 this Saturday, November 22. It's at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Stop by the JNC booth and say hi.
NEXT VERSION: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata, now in white
Though Mazda's big reveal at the LA Auto Show was the new CX-3 (and a facelifted Mazda 6 (and a facelifted CX-5)), the car that caught our eyes was hidden in an alcove in the back, a 2016 MX-5 Miata … Continue reading
EVENTS: 2014 SEMA, Part 02 — Bosozoku style comes to America
If there was one thing we learned from SEMA this year, it is that you must widebody all the things. From Beetles to Benzes, everything is being massively flared, often with bolt-on over-fenders, ducktail spoilers and turaichi shakotan stances. Bosozoku style has finally come to America.
NEWS: The first ND Mazda MX-5 race car is here
Mazda relentlessly brags about how it's the most raced marque in America. Now it's apparently gunning for the world. Today at SEMA, alongside the world's first Miata race car — built from one of the Chicago Auto Show display models — … Continue reading
EVENTS: 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 09 — Editors' Picks
Each year as part of our Japanese Classic Car Show coverage, we pick our favorites to highlight. We had six members of the JNC team at the show this year, plus one car that we voted on collectively to give the JNC Award. Here's what we chose.
EVENTS: 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show
Part 07 — Taking Stock
As we near the end of our 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show coverage, we delve into the crux of what it means to have a classic car show. Here are some of the rarest and best preserved Japanese nostalgic cars you'll see … Continue reading
EVENTS: 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 06 — Trucks, Vans, and Wagons
The latest installment of our massive 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show coverage takes a look at the haulers of the J-tin world, whether they be carrying cargo, kids, or chicken tax exemptions. It's the trucks, vans and wagons of JCCS.
EVENTS: 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 04 — Modified Machines
This year the Japanese Classic Car Show began screening entrants. A JNC editorial on the development generated heated debate, with many assuming that the Queen Mary lawn would be filled with identical, bone stock examples that all looked the same. Turns out, … Continue reading
EVENTS: 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 03 — The Sixties
The Sixties were a time of rapid growth and optimism for Japan. Automakers just built whatever they felt like with no cares given to what western markets would bear, and before the companies themselves settled into a comfortable pattern of four-year lifecycles. There is probably no … Continue reading
Mazda's founder escaped Hiroshima nuke by a hair
If it weren't for the way a split second unfolded on the morning of August 6, 1945, some of the world's greatest cars, like the Cosmo Sport, RX-7 and Miata, may have never existed. That was the day Mazda Motor Corporation's founder, … Continue reading


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I am trying to write a method in a class which could be invoked several times, each time modifying one of the class' fields. However, I need to
new the object and set the field's value to it if I want to modify it, but if do this inside the method, the reference seem to be lost and the field left unchanged after the calling.
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I have to tap out. What a roller coaster! Night all. Thanks for making this fun. :)
@666foldamort I regret nothing...
Not embarrassed to admit that I have been refreshing the site every minute for the past hour. I like your comments. :'(
The other guys are throwing sunflower seeds on Butera while he's getting interviewed!
I went to Monday's game (with a pregnant wife!) and lived through the 13 innings--great game, really. And I flew to SF Tuesday for a business trip. Still here in SF. I am glad I can come here and feel like I am in LA, celebrating with my people. GO BLUE!!!
I believe it was @Purple Drank who once said, "Chris Perez, the human victory cigar." Pretty much!
Just 1 run? Is the offense struggling?
Damn, can't wait for the Monday game when the Gnats come to town.
We are ONLY in the 2nd inning. Wow.
@Matt Kemp's Bath Towel I'm a bot Mike created.
Can we please see Dee again this inning?
Came in to see if anyone made a Flores for MVP joke yet.
This was a really fun mailbag. Thanks, Chad!
@Purple Drank (2014 MSTY Poster of the Year) Don't you dare!
@Mike Petriello Hey, Mike. I do internet things. Could lend a hand if you'd like.
Weird watching a Beckett game that doesn't go 5 hours.
Recording the SNLA recast of this just so I can watch this as many times as I want.
Where are those legs when you need to field a ball, Hanley?! (Still glad you stole, tho)
@Blue Collar @Purple Drank Didn't that used to be a real thing?
@Purple Drank I would've liked to see him hold the bat for the rest of the inning
@Good Clubhouse Guy He's always mad.
Just need another Dee homerun.
Offense from all the usual places.
Puig schooled by Vin
@Disgruntled Goat @DBrim Aw! I kind of want Japan to win.
Owned by my 18 month old. Here I am on my laptop while she has the big screen with Mickey's Clubhouse.
Welcome to Dodger Baseball.
This inning should have been over already.
Just needed one fucking ball in the outfield.
I don't know. I have to wait to see if Steiner is ok with it. Not sure he needed to go to 3rd.
Turner almost threw it away again. Never dull.
@Purple Drank My thought exactly
Haha. That was awesome. Don: I am taking you out. Greinke: No. Don: ok.
@Purple Drank Hey, don't forget that he's an integral part of that Tampa Bay team projected to be in the World Series. #analysis.
Agon is pressing.
That slide didn't look all that great though.
What happened to Puig?
@capnsparrow Wasn't it that fight? </trolling>
@KMT59 @zeroami That sounds really awesome, but I am out of pocket, unfortunately. I am usually up for a day trip.
@Professor Towel Just today?
Baseball will never make sense.
Such a productive out(tm).
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Published: June 29, 1997
To the Editor:
I couldn't agree more that television has largely neglected the visual arts. I can also tell you that there is very little visual art available on videotape. But there is an alternative.
Since 1994, our foundation has underwritten a 24-hour satellite arts-programming network called Classic Arts Showcase. We are free and unscrambled and available for rebroadcasting by any cable or other broadcaster who will show us without commercials. We show visual-arts clips as well as animation, architecture, ballet, classical music, dance, opera, theater, film and archival documentaries.
We are now available to more than 38 million cable television homes on educational and public access channels, including WNYE and CUNY in New York City. We are also available by satellite on Galaxy 1-R, Transponder 5 (G1-5).
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Mandatory 'mental health alert' could dissuade people from seeking psychiatric care
When Governor Andrew Cuomo put his name to the Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Act, just a month after the mass shooting at Newtown, Connecticut, he told supporters that the bill's mental health provisions lay at the core of the legislation.
The act includes, among its various controls on gun ownership, something called a "mental health alert", which requires mental health professionals to report patients who they believe pose a threat to themselves or others.
"People who are mentally ill should not have access to guns," Mr. Cuomo said. "That's common sense."
Hard to argue with that. Mental illness has clearly been at the centre of some of the country's most notorious mass shootings. But could the new law have the unintended consequence of making it harder for the mentally ill to seek help? Anneliese, a native of Westchester County who agreed to speak to the BBC on condition of anonymity, has battled mental illness since she was a teenager.
She never thought about doing harm to anyone, except herself. She's conquered her demons for now, but says the new law would have made it hard to seek help in the first place. The key to successful treatment, for Anneliese, was a relationship of trust with her therapist. Anything that threatened that relationship might have undermined the whole exercise.
Mental health professionals and advocates fear that as a result of the new law, those who need treatment will stay away from the very people who ought to be able to help them.
Mr. Andersson, who now supports others with mental illness, has previously been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. In the early stages of his illness, he had thoughts of harming himself.
Mr. Cuomo's office failed to return several BBC calls seeking guidance on the new regulations. Those who will find themselves legally obliged to follow the SAFE Act's provisions say they're still in the dark.
"We've received no guidance," says Professor Paul Applebaum, director of law, ethics and psychiatry at Columbia University.
"We've been asking for it," he says. "Should no guidance arrive, we will have to come up with our own ad hoc rules."
Like others in the field of mental health, Mr. Applebaum fears that patients, who already do their utmost to maintain their anonymity, will recoil at the new regulations.
"Lots of people, because of the stigma associated with mental illness, don't want anybody to know that they're in treatment," he says.
"They don't use their insurance coverage. They pay out of pocket, so their employer and their insurer won't know. They may not even tell their spouse."
The thought that their doctor might now report them to a local official, he says, could be disastrous.
"It may be enough to scare them away forever."
But the SAFE Act has plenty of supporters.
Westchester County's Board of Legislators passed a resolution urging similar action by federal leaders.
The board's chairman, Ken Jenkins, says the act has adequate protections and that no one should fear that the mental health provision will be used for anything other than preventing the sale of handguns and assault-style weapons to those who have been reported.
He says it's only reasonable that gun ownership now comes with an extra burden.
But those who live with the consequences of mental illness every day suspect that a vulnerable community is being singled out to assuage the sort of fears memorably expressed by the National Rifle Association's executive vice president, Wayne LaPierre, last December.
"The truth is that our society is populated by an unknown number of genuine monsters," Mr. LaPierre said, in the NRA's first reaction to the Sandy Hook killings.
"People that are so deranged, so evil, so possessed by voices and driven by demons, that no sane person can ever possibly comprehend them."
Talk like that makes Anna-Christina Allen's blood boil. Her two sons, Shawn and Billy, both suffer from mental illness. Shawn, the oldest, is sometimes violent. Anna doesn't want him anywhere near a gun, but says the new law is driven by fear and ignorance.
"Let's blame the weakest part of society," she says, with barely concealed anger.
The mentally ill, she says, are more often victims of violence, not the perpetrators. Research has shown that mental illness is associated with an extremely small proportion of violent crime in America (as little as 4.3 per cent, according to one 2003 study). "They're the ones that society pushes down and kicks," says Ms. Allen. "Over and over again."
President Barack Obama has said that it should be as easy, in the future, to gain access to mental health care as it is, now, to buy a gun.
In New York, some people are worried that it's about to get a little harder. — © BBC News/Distributed by the New York Times Syndicate


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ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An Oregon judge denied a motion for summary judgment against the State of Oregon regarding Army chemical weapons destruction at the Umatilla Chemical Depot, Hermiston, Ore. Judge Michael H.
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 10, 2009, the U.S. Army Environmental Command awarded a $2.845 million performance-based task order to Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group, Pasadena, Calif., for environmental remediation services at Tooele Army Depot, Utah.
A wildfire had burned 50 acres by late Tuesday in Tooele County near Johnson's Pass and state Route 199. Tooele County Fire Warden Roice Arnold said the fire started around 5 p.m. Fire crews closed down SR 199 for a while on Tuesday, but it has been reopened.
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By JOHN McCALLUMEditor
Crunch Time
May 22, 2014 | Vol. 118 -- No. 5
Bracketology is always interesting.
Doesn't matter if it's trying to figure out why the NCAA basketball selection committee made one team a 12 seed and another a 5 seed, when the 12's record and schedule was better than the 5's. Or why they sent Duquesne University (don't ask why I picked them, I just did) from Pennsylvania to the West Region, and University of California-Davis to the Southeast Region.
Figuring out how playoff-bracketing works is always interesting, at all levels. Take the upcoming Washington 2A boys soccer bracket — please. Little Henny Youngman there for those who know who he is — was.
According to the May 20 Seattle Times 4A, 3A, 2A poll, Cheney is the top ranked team in the state, with Squalicum High School in Bellingham second and Capital (moving up to 3A next year) from Olympia third. Pullman is 10th while the Blackhawks' first-round opponent May 21, Othello from the Central Washington Athletic Conference, is unranked.
If you were doing a 16-team bracket that sought a championship match up between the top-two ranked teams, Cheney would be on the bottom line of the 16-team bracket, making them the home team as long as they kept winning, and Squalicum would be on the top line. That's not the case.
Cheney is on the bottom line all right, but in the top eight portion of the bracket, with Squalicum facing unranked Sumner in the upper four slots of the top bracket. If both teams win through the first two rounds, No. 1 and No. 2 would square off in the early 2A semifinal game May 30 in Sumner.
That's if you were using state rankings, which officials at the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association do not.
"It's strictly seeds coming out of districts," WIAA sports and activities information director Connor Laffey said.
It's partly that. The main reason, or one of them, is to limit traveling distances and times as much as possible, Laffey said. That keeps Westside and Eastside teams from meeting until the semifinals and finals.
Just for grins, I took a look at the Times rankings to determine who the final 11-16 teams might be. Based upon record in the poll's "On the Bubble" listing, they are Othello (11), Ridgefield (12), Hockinson (13), Orting (14), Toppenish (15) and Sumner, (16).
Granted, it would be a long trip for the Spartans to make the journey to Cheney. I know, I've made the reverse trip, but it's not as long as from Ridgefield, near Battle Ground, to Cheney — a trip the Spudders took in the first round of the 2009 state tournament.
As did the Bellingham Red Raiders in the quarterfinals the following week, losing to the Blackhawks 2-1 as Cheney advanced to its second-straight 2A title game. And whom did they lose too?
Yep, Squalicum, 4-2.
There are state athletic associations that use state rankings to determine playoff seeding and match ups. For one, Oregon, and having traveled that state extensively, there are some remote areas and long distances.
"If that means team "A" makes a five-hour trip to Umatilla, so be it," Laffey said.
So as much as sportswriters and fans would like to see a potential title game match up of one versus two, the aspect of limiting travel is smart, not only economically but also physically for the athletes, and logistically. The less time on the road in a school bus, the safer they likely will be.
Not that school buses are unsafe, far from it.
In a way it might work out for Cheney, should they advance to the second round. Not that rankings are a true measure of how good a team is – at this stage, as Blackhawks head coach Mark Kiver said Sunday night, "they're all good" — but Cheney's portion of the bracket contains just four of the top 10 teams.
But it all could be moot as you read this. There are many other reasons a team makes the final state 16, and none of them carry a 1, 2, 10 or unranked listing.
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Don't-Miss Business Mobility Stories
Apple and IBM reveal 10 iOS apps that aim to change the way you work
Apple and IBM are combining design and data analysis to create a new suite of enterprise tools for every industry from air travel to government.
First Apple-IBM enterprise products coming next month
The initial offerings will target banking, government, retail and three other sectors.
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You probably didn't know you needed a color-coded goal manager or a dedicated email tracker. But once you try these apps, you'll wonder how you ever lived without them.
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Times have changed since Apple's '1984' commercial bashing IBM.
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VERY crowded in the Summer months, so if you prefer a less crowded area with parking accessability try to go during the off season. I would personally wait for Fall/Winter.
Wonders of Wildlife at Point Lobos State Reserve
A Birders Guide to Point Lobos
Cypress Grove Trail
Brilliant colours, spectacular views-the steep stairs may look intimidating but trust me, the gibson beach and China cove is worth it!
The China cove beach access was closed, however we were able to go to the Gibson beach and had an amazing time just marvelling the beauty and enjoying the waves.
This cove was so beautiful. It was extra special because the sea otters were out playing in it. I could have spent hours here. The water was so bright and clear, I felt like I was on a tropical island!
We visited Point Lobos specifically to see China Cove and Gibson Beach and it was absolutely worth it. The seals were pupping during our visit so unfortunately we were not able to walk down to the beach in China Cove, but the Gibson Beach access was open and desolate and just unbelievable. We were the only ones on the stretch...
On our honeymoon we were delighted to stumble across the our "own" beach. We visited on a quiet day and enjoyed soaking up the spring sunshine on this beautiful beach.
don't miss this part of point lobos!! it is so incredible and it was the best part of our hike! be sure to walk around past china cove to see the next beachy area as well!
China Cove and Gibson Beach are in the southern most area of Point Lobos State Park. Here are some tips on enjoying your visit to China Cove and Gibson Beach.
1. Dogs not allowed (what? this is Carmel!) , and bicyclists allowed only on paved roads leading to the parking lots, not on any of the trails. No RVs allowed...
A beautiful spot, among many within Point Lobos State Park. The green colour of the water is spectacular!
After hiking and exploring all day, we ran into China Cove and Gibson Beach at the very end of our day...I wish we would have discovered it in the beginning! These two spots just took my breath away by how amazing and pretty the beach/water was! Only a few people were at the beach area taking advantage of such a...
It is hard to tell which is the best part of Point Lobos Park. But this is definitely one of the best! Views of seabirds and sea animals... Amazing place!
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Do you know someone who wants to learn English? Thanks to a generous grant from Dollar General Literacy Foundation and the American Library Association, Baldwin Boettcher will be offering a new beginning English conversation class on Saturday afternoons from 1:00-3:00 PM, with child care services for students enrolled in the class. To learn more or to sign up for the program, call the library at 281-821-1320 and speak to Elise or Cindy.
You have all heard of the Dog Days of August. Well, the Mystery Book Club at the Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library will be hosting the Dog Days of Mystery. The group will be reading mysteries about dogs, with dogs or just for the dogs for the month of August. We will be meeting Aug 18th at 2 pm. Our group looks forward to these exciting meetings and welcomes newcomers. See you during the Dog Days of Mystery at the Baldwin Boettcher Library.
Children of all ages enjoyed visits from Molly the Cow and a colorful array of snakes last Tuesday, July 20, in back-to-back Summer Reading Programs at Baldwin Boettcher. Robert Koonce, of Southwest Dairy Farmers' Mobile Dairy Classroom, and Thomas Davis, also known as the Snakeman, accompanied the animals and presented these informative and fun programs.
At 10 AM, right in front of the library, Mr. Koonce talked about dairy farming and, with Molly's help, demonstrated milking techniques. Children lined up to pet Molly and to get a closer look at one of the working animals we depend on for nutritious food.
Only a few more days and perhaps we will know something of the future of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce and the cast of characters linked to the fledgling ad agency formed in the last episode of Mad Men, Season Three. No question where I and many others will be this Sunday evening at 9 PM. But whether you're waiting on your hold for Season One, Two, or Three, or you're one of the first Maddicts from the Summer 2007 premiere of this Emmy-winning AMC drama, you might enjoy slipping into the aura of the era with these late '50s—early '60s movies with a Manhattan setting. How well do these movies tell the real story of Madison Avenue? Of New York? Or of America 50 years ago?
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- As part of a routine eye exam to screen for vision problems. How often you should have routine eye exams changes as you age. Adults and children and teens have different schedules for eye exams.
- To monitor an eye problem, such as diabetic retinopathy.
- To determine if you need glasses or contact lenses to improve your vision.
- After an injury to the eye.
- When you obtain or renew your driver's license or for some types of employment.
Refraction is done:
- To determine the correct prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses.
Visual field tests may be done:
- To check for vision loss in any area of your visual field.
- To screen for eye diseases, such as macular degeneration and glaucoma, which cause gaps in the visual field.
- To look for damage to the nerves of the eye following a stroke, head injury or other condition that causes reduced blood flow to the brain.
Color vision tests may be done:
- As part of a routine eye exam.
- To screen for or diagnose color blindness.
- o screen applicants for jobs in which color perception is important, such as truck driving, electronics or the military.
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