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By Lindsey Ziliak
Kokomo Tribune
---- — Shawn Hilton almost failed first grade before he discovered comic books.
He missed preschool and kindergarten while his family was stationed in South Korea for the military. When they returned stateside, he was thrown into first grade.
He couldn't read very well. It didn't help that his teacher was making him read stories like "Dick and Jane."
"It was so hokey," he told me on a recent afternoon.
He had to learn somehow, though. His teacher was threatening to fail him, keep him in first grade.
Then he spotted a colorful comic book at the store and begged his dad to buy it for him.
"I was enamored," he said.
That was more than 30 years ago, and he can no longer remember what comic book it was. But it changed him.
He was determined to finish the book. Hilton would find all the tricky words and have his new tutor help him look them up.
Before he knew it, he had read his first comic. Then he started reading more. He liked "Boris the Bear" and "Starman" as a kid.
I'll be honest. I have no idea what these comics are about. If you believe Wikipedia, "Boris the Bear" is the story of an anthropomorphic bear that is soon revealed to be a robot.
It's what Boris and Starman did for Hilton, though, that fascinated me most.
The complex storylines in those books, he said, dramatically improved his reading skills. He learned about foreshadowing and flashbacks in the pages of those books. By fifth grade he was reading at a high school level, and a year later, he was reading at a college level.
Since then, comic books have become his life – literally.
He opened Comics Cubed in downtown Kokomo at 11 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2010. Yeah, he remembers the time.
It was three months and four days after the comic book store he had worked at for years shut down.
At that time, comic books had kind of waned in popularity. He was nervous he would fail.
Three years later, though, customers keep showing up. Television shows like "Big Bang Theory" have helped him out.
"You have 'Big Bang Theory' making geek culture less of a stigma," he said.
Hilton has about 150 regular customers now.
There are city and county employees, jail workers, teachers and even a dean at Indiana University Kokomo.
Hilton said he's still having trouble getting kids to shop at his store. Only about four regulars are under the age of 18.
But he keeps his store stocked with 200 titles at any given time, and many of those are geared toward younger audiences.
There are even comic books for young children.
He has "My Little Pony" comics and "The Emerald City of Oz."
He's waiting for parents to come in and buy a comic or two for their struggling reader. Some of those books have been there a while. He's not going to take them off the shelf, though. Some little kid may need them like he did.
"The next generation of comic readers has to start somewhere," he said.
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So, it has finally come. The end of the season as for any playoff hopes. Of course, with that have come the few jerk-wad trolls that have showed themselves and the dancing on our bodies. To those, I say, and qouting "Blazing Saddles", blow it out your ass. To those folks that have shown class in silence or constructive post's, wish the rest could be like you. So, the drama that has been the 2010 Vikings season finally hit the apex yesterday. Or, as Einstein's theory states, after expending all it's energy last season, a large and fast burning sun (2009 season) much larger then our own, goes Supernova (like this season) with the core collapsing in on itself from thousands of miles wide to less then a pin head in size with a force of gravity so strong that no light can escape. Drawing in material (fan's, post game conference's), it pulverizes and shoots out this material via jet's billions of light years long. Thus, a black hole is created. Sadly, the Vikings have reached this stage. 2010 has collapsed in on itself never to be seen nor heard from again.
What will Monday morning bring? One can only hope a change in leadership. As I stated last week, and again here, time to replace Chilly with Frazier. At least give Frazier a chance. Yes, the Defense hasn't shown greatness, but neither did the Dallas offense under Wade. Many thought Garrett would be the same Ole same Ole. After watching that game next to the debacle at the Metrodome, I started wondering. It would appear the offense in Dallas had been stagnant with Wade running the show. The players there had given up on Wade as well. Sound familiar? Wade is gone, and suddenly, the offense and defense have opened up and the players playing like it's week 2, not week 10. In essence, it is a new season in Dallas. For them, there is still hope, though ever so slight. For us, the end, as they say, is Nigh. But as Steve Mariuchi was stating on NFL Network not too long ago, now is the time to start evaluating who too keep for next year. And that also means with the Head Coach. Again, I do say give Frazier the chance the rest of the season. If he loses out, complete new staff next year. If he inspires this team, get's things turned around, retain him and let him run the show next season as well.
While alot of folks have and will be throwing around names, the only ones I could see even giving us a glance would be Gruden, Billick and Dungy. Of the three, I'd rather see Dungy first, Billick second and none, or Frazier third. I've really never cared for Gruden all that much. Call it a hunch, but think he is more of a pretty boy. As for Cowher, forget it. He will never come out here. He is wanting to stay close to home. Carolina anyone? Maybe even Jacksonville if Del Rio is not retained. But not here. The Tuna (Parcells)? Naw, I don't think his heart is too much into coaching anymore. Sure, he would stick around a few years, then unable to handle the day to day rigors of a coach anymore. I'd like to stick to long term here, like what we should have done at QB. Hopefully, tomorrow morning, we will finally hear what most of us have wanted to hear. Chilly is gone, and Frazier in until the end of the season as an interim. With Frazier's coaching abilities being proven, or dis-proven.
With Favre "re-evaluating" his career, I think it's time for the Vikings to re-evaluate him as well. As I said, help him keep his streak intact. Help him walk away from a bad situation and a horrible final season for him. Cut him. Let him ride off into the Hall of Fame. Give Jackson the ball. Again, as I stated last week, let him prove or disprove himeself. If he chokes, keep him in until the end of the season. I seriously doubt it can get much worse then this. If he fails miserably, I would take a serious look at Vick. Yeah, I know in the preseason I was against getting him. But from what I've seen, he has matured as a QB. And hopefully, as a man as well. Yes, I am a major dog lover and will never forget what he did. But he did serve his time, and has shown so far that he should be forgiven at least.
Right now, there are many different views and ideas on what should or shouldn't be done with this team. One thing is certian, it can't keep going like this. If we stick it out with Chilly and Favre the rest of the season, as the song say's, we will be Putting out the Fire with Gasoline. We will lose support of the fans, and the ones that will be coming up as Free Agents this off season won't stick around to deal with a dysfunctional coach, dysfunctional team and an owner they will view as disconnected.
Time to put the fire out the right way. Wilf, please grab the Halon and do what is right.

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It is very unfortunate that the real cause of Diabetes is still unknown. Many researches and studies are in fail to determine the exact cause of the Diabetes. Although, there are few risk factors that are considered to be the causes of Diabetes.
Heredity: Diabetes is known to be a genetically inherited disease. People who have diabetes in their family medical history, they are 25% more prone to develop diabetes.
Care must be taken so that a diabetes mellitus mother does not pass diabetes to her child. In case of twins, either one of the twins tends to develop diabetes or both may develop diabetes sometimes.
Diet: Diet plays a vital role in causing Diabetes to some extent. Consuming the foods that are rich in fats, proteins and carbohydrates makes you more prone to develop diabetes. Generally, our body is in need of balanced diet that produces energy to undertake several vital functions. Overeating puts too much of pressure on pancreas, kidneys and stomach, which results in over secretion of insulin. It creates a condition where there will be an acute shortage of insulin for the entire food to get digested, which causes the blood sugar levels to raise leading to the development of Diabetes Mellitus.
Obesity: It is one of the major factors that cause Obesity. Over weight that is associated with the accumulation of excess fat leads to the development of diabetes. It mostly affects the individuals who are above 40 years of age and the type of diabetes is type 2 Non insulin dependent diabetes. The fat deposition in case of obesity restricts the absorption of blood sugar by the muscles and tissue cells there by resulting in the increase of the blood sugar levels and leading to Diabetes.
In such cases, it is required to lose the excess weight thereby improving the blood sugar levels. Even a small reduction in the weight of such persons may bring wonderful effects in bringing down the high blood sugar levels.
Virus Infections: Due to the activity of some of the viruses such as Coxsackie B, causes infection to the pancreas, affecting the process of insulin secretion thus causing Diabetes Mellitus.
Lack of exercises and physical work: According to one of the studies, it is reported that lesser active the person is, more the tendency to develop diabetes. Hence, it is required to take up any sort of physical work or healthy exercises in order to prevent the risk of such diseases.
Age: It is the most common factor for developing diabetes in many people. As an individual grows older, the tendency of working becomes less and hence it causes dysfunctioning of the pancreas to secret insulin leading to the development of Diabetes.
Bad Personal Habits: Improper eating habits along with alcoholism, smoking causes an individual more susceptible to develop diabetes. The later stages can lead to premature mortality, joint immobility etc.
Stress: Stress can cause pancreatic dysfunction which leads to unbalanced secretion of insulin, there by altering the blood sugar levels gradually.


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State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic starts investing in Black Sea projectsFeb 24th, 2012 | Category: Articles, Business, Current Issue ID, February 12, Market Development
State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) has decided to expand its activity in the Black Sea region countries by involving in the economy of states and financing transport infrastructure projects. This also permits companies from countries where SOCAR develops its activity to implement projects in Azerbaijan.
One of the countries important for SOCAR is Georgia, where the company invested and continues to invest both in economy and in infrastructure. "SOCAR invests massively in Georgia being one of the biggest investors and the role of the company in the Georgian market is extremely important since there are many fields of activity to invest in", declared the Georgian Minister of Economic Development, Vera Kobalia, in an interview for APA Agency.
Recently, the company in Azerbaijan has announced it planned to allocate financing for Kulevi Oil Terminal and carry out construction works for the line linking Chaladidi and Kolkheti stations. Currently, the company is building the level crossings at Chaladidi station. "All these works will permit the terminal to operate freight transport more efficiently. The development of the project will significantly reduce costs and increase transport capacity, creating favourable conditions for the customers". Kulevi Terminal was put in service in the summer of 2008 and its total capacity is 10 million tonnes of oil/year, including 3 million tonnes of oil, 3 million tonnes of diesel fuel and 4 million tonnes of fuel oil. In 2008, the terminal signed a contract with the Railways for the development of the railway infrastructure in the area and nationally, which includes the development of new facilities and the reconstruction of the existing ones and the construction of contact points with the entire network. Moreover, the electrification of the line between Chaladidi and Parto Tskali stations is an important project which will contribute to significantly reduce pollution and encourage railway transport.
Turkey is another country in the Black Sea region where SOCAR is active. The company has recently announced that "we will invest USD 17 Billion in Turkey's economy. This market becomes more and more important", said the President of SOCAR Energy Turkey, Kenan Yavuz. Also, the two countries signed long-run partnerships for the implementation of energy and infrastructure development strategies. Based on the diplomatic relationship of Ukraine and Azerbaijan, SOCAR invested more than EUR 85 Million in economy and will implement 70 projects on energy and railway infrastructures.
Trade exchanges worth USD 1.4 Billion in 2012, more than in 2011 (USD 1.3 Billion) will stimulate not only the development of projects in Ukraine, but also the country's ascent on the construction market of Azerbaijan. "Ukrainian companies negotiate to participate in the implementation of Azerbaijan's projects. In particular, we are talking about participation in such projects as the construction of new stations of the Baku underground and the construction of other infrastructure facilities", declared Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pavel Klimkin.
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Cincinnatians rejoice! You're cheapskates
CINCINNATI -- Are you a cheapskate? You're in the right city.
If you live for haggling prices at the flea market or become absurdly excited over saving pennies while couponing, you apparently aren't alone.
New data looked at cities where living costs are well below average and incomes are higher than average and, you guessed it, Cincinnati landed on the list of the top 10.
Kiplinger.com's list says the combination of prosperity and affordability should appeal to cheapskates and spendthrifts alike.
They looked for places with plenty of low-cost or no-cost activities, such as public libraries and museums, concerts and films, lectures and performances. The site included the number of Dollar General stores in a 10-mile radius of each ranked city as well.
So what did they find out about the Queen City?
The metro population stands at 2.1 million with a 9.2 percent cost of living.
The median household income is $54,651 with 284 nearby libraries and museums and 11 Dollar Generals within a 10-mile radius.
The site credits low housing and utilities costs for our city's cheapskate appeal and say Cincinnati's home values stand 16 percent below the national median, at $156,400.
They also credit the average rent for an apartment in the area standing at $754 a month, compared to the average $1,110 a month for the U.S. Energy costs also total 17.7 percent less than the national average.
Now let's get to the (really) good stuff.
They say lower costs don't equate to fewer free, fun activities in Cincinnati- and they're right.
Cincinnati comes in second on the list for the number of public libraries and museums. The Queen City also offers five regional and 70 neighborhood parks, 34 nature preserves, a 1,459-acre forest and free concerts six days a week on Fountain Square.
Here is a full list of Kiplinger.com's 10 Best Cities for Cheapskates:
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2. Ogden, Utah
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5. Raleigh, N.C.
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Lincolnshire County Council
Planning application submitted for Lincoln Eastern Bypass bridge
A new planning application has been submitted to build a bridge for pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians that would span over the proposed Lincoln Eastern Bypass to the south of Hawthorn Road.
Read seven crime novels from Spalding Library this September to beat the Queens of Crime challenge
Bookworms in Spalding could win big by taking part in a criminally novel challenge. The town's library is offering the chance to scoop £100, a signed book and a meeting with a top female crime writer.
Night time closure of A17 at Swineshead Bridge on 10th, 11th and 12th September
During these closures, to lay a new road surface, traffic will be diverted from Holdingham roundabout at Sleaford via the A15 and A52 to Bicker Bar roundabout, and vice versa.
CaNeBuZo's green offices are the perfect place for business growth
The official opening of one of the most energy efficient commercial premises in the UK takes place in Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, on Friday 12 September.
Lincolnshire County Council SCoRE a Green Apple Environment Award
Lincolnshire County Council's SCoRE project has won a Green Apple Environment Award in the national campaign to find Britain's greenest companies, councils and communities.
Message from Council Leader Martin Hill OBE - September 2014
The summer holiday is almost over and parents are busy preparing their children for the new school year. Four new primary schools in Spalding, Bourne, Crowland and Skegness will be opening their doors to pupils at the start of September.


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Bonner & Webb cop Ochi beach volleyball event
JAMAICA'S number one male beach volleyball pair of Gatasheu Bonner and Ryck Webb came away winners of the "Ochi Beach Vibz" beach volleyball competition staged by the Jamaica Volleyball Association (JaVA) on Heroes' Day at the UDC Beach in Ocho Rios.
Bonner and Webb defeated Kevin Williams and Omar Williams, 23-21 , 21-12, in the final.
In the female section, Kai Wright and Shedeiky Hamilton-Barnes renewed rivalry with Nardrake Hutchinson and Tsahai Williams and eventually came away winners, 25-23, 18-21, 15-13.
Third place in the male division went to Adrian Ramdeen and Omar Wilson, while Donovan Richards and Jay-Jude Johnson placed fourth. Hadijah Spence and Ashley Smith placed third in the female division, while Tracey-Ann Bonner and Camille Irving claimed fourth.
Eleven male and 10 female teams took part in the one-day competition. The competition was sponsored by Sunset Jamaica Grande, Jamaica Blue Spring Water, Yummy Bakery and Just Bet, who provided the winners through to the fourth place teams with rewards of cash and prizes valued at approximately $100,000.
"The event was a resounding success when examined from the perspective of the number of spectators and the number of new teams from across the island that entered the competition.
"I believe these two factors combine to the benefit of our sponsors as it increases their opportunity for the exposure of their products," said JaVA's Public Relations Officer Jadalee Passley.
Major Warrenton Dixon, president of JaVA, said they are seriously examining the possibility of hosting a major international beach volleyball competition and that two of the important considerations would be accommodation, meals and a large enough venue.
"A partnership with UDC and Sunset Jamaica Grande would make the hosting of such an event essentially certain," noted Dixon.
That event would see the participation of approximately 200 players and officials from all the major beach volleyball- playing nations in all seven continents.
Dixon also said there were several other planning considerations JaVA was deliberating so a final decision is still some way away.


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On Friday, May 28th, the 265 members of Cardinal Gibbons High School's Class of 2010, the 101st class to graduate from the Catholic high school, attended a baccalaureate liturgy celebrated by the Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Raleigh, at St. Francis of Assisi Church.
In his homily, Bishop Burbidge praised the students' parents and the faculty and staff of Cardinal Gibbons, calling them "those special instruments the Lord has placed in your life."
"Now," the Bishop continued, "you are sent forth at this exciting moment in your life to be God's instruments so that in word and deed others may recognize Him in you! ... We pray that through Mary's intercession and God's grace you will stay men and women of faith; who remain active members of the community of the Church who gather especially each week for the celebration of the Eucharist; who pray daily; who ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten you in all of your decisions; and who live with integrity, striving with God's grace to do all that is good, holy and pleasing in the sight of God, endeavoring always to be leaders and servants in Church and community."
Nearly 100 per cent of the Class of 2010 plan to continue their education, attending colleges and universities across the country, including the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. As of May 28th, the class had received scholarships totaling $6,527,270.
On Sunday, May 30th, the Cardinal Gibbons seniors received their diplomas in a ceremony at Raleigh's Meymandi Hall.
Above: (left to right) Mrs. Susan Goethals, 9th and 12th grade Biology teacher at Cardinal Gibbons High School; Mr. Jason Curtis, Principal of Cardinal Gibbons; Dr. Michael Fedewa, Diocesan Superintendent of Schools.
Below: (left to right) Class of 2010 Salutatorian Sean Magee; Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of Raleigh; Class of 2010 Valedictorian Vivek Britto.


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Former UFC middleweight number one contender Demian Maia is a five-time world jiu-jitsu champion with four UFC "Submission of the Night" bonuses. He's widely-recognized as one of the most gifted grapplers in his division, if not the entire promotion.
So why is Chris Weidman looking to take their fight to the ground?
Probably because he's a wrestler. Not just any wrestler either, but a NCAA Division 1 All-American out of Hofstra University, undefeated in seven professional fights and 3-0 inside the Octagon.
In other words, he's good.
It should come as no surprise then, to hear the Ring of Combat veteran was first choice to replace Michael Bisping at the UFC on FOX 2 event this Saturday night (Jan. 28, 2012) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. "The Count" left Maia without a date to the big dance when Mark Munoz needed a substitute against Chael Sonnen.
It was "good stuff," as Weidman explains to USA Today, and an opportunity he wasn't going to let "someone else jump in there and take."
Have a look.
"I'm a wrestler. I'm always going to start the fight obviously standing, (but) if the takedowns are there, I'm going to get my takedown. I'm always going to be looking to pass and I'm always going to be looking for submissions no matter who I'm fighting. Some people never have opportunities like this given to them. I wasn't going to let someone else jump in there and take that opportunity, so it's good stuff."
If Weidman can win, and win convincingly, it might catapult him to the top of the 185-pound food chain, and perhaps one fight away from challenging for the strap.
Perhaps a victory in the "Windy City" will put him in line to welcome "The Filipino Wrecking Machine" back to the cage later this year?
The re-worked UFC on FOX 2 event, which will mark the promotion's second appearance on network television, will be headlined by a light heavyweight number one contender bout, as Rashad Evans and Phil Davis return from injuries to battle for the right to fight division champion Jon Jones.
Let's also not forget the aforementioned middleweight title eliminator that pits former championship challenger Sonnen against Bisping, the winner of which will battle 185-pound kingpin Anderson Silva later this year.
And it all plays out on free TV.
For the latest UFC on FOX 2 news and notes check out our comprehensive event archive right here.


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This is such a memorable tea that when I first had in Paris over 10 years ago, I couldn't forget it. I searched and searched for it and only rarely found it in the US, once at Sur La Table in Berkeley, CA. Every time someone goes to Paris for me, I ask them to bring it back for me.


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I was working the undercover squad, trying to take out a mob of no-ops that had infiltrated the infrastructure when I got a tip about a Code 16. Though I'm not on the regular ABAP force, I'm called in when the evidence points outside the straight and narrow ABAP world, to the seamy underbelly, I mean, the virtualization layer. With the site reorganization, my old case notes might be hard to find, so I've started tagging them with abap_detective. Maybe that will help the future Dr. Watsons. Suffice it to say that while I've not been reading as much ABAP as in the past, the transaction volumes, spurious behaviors and fatal endings have not escaped my vision.
The report, as often happens, was ambiguous. A job ended with a 16. More than one job, in fact. For those unfamiliar with ABAP policing protocol, a 16 is pretty bad news. You can survive an 8, certainly a 4, and definitely a 2 or a 1. But a 16, that's a one way trip to the place where they put a tag on your process. The place where the dumps go. It's not pretty. Sherlock Holmes had the Sign of Four. We have the Sign of Sixteen.
Unfortunately, the early warning signs of a 16 can be misleading. What the dispatchers told me was running the sheet again made the error go away. And the message they showed me from their snitches didn't mean anything. I should know better than to trust someone else's interpretation of a messages. In my world, you make your own error messages by running the bad code on your own. What better way to run bad code out of town, than to know the subroutines, log locations, and seedy variants.
Job scheduling
By no small coincidence, I started seeing error messages on another case in another domain that ended up solving the perp of the reports above. First a little background on that case, and then I tie the two together. We have a scheduling tool that interfaces with SAP. Like the voice of the dispatcher that comes on the police radio band and says it's time for your shift to be over. Anyway, it has a database tier, and an application tier, and various agents and customers. For the past couple years (much longer than I'd like to admit), we would have periodic time drifts. I don't mean the kind where you've worked a double shift, and your cruising down the highway in your Crown Victoria, startling to the horns of oncoming traffic jarring you awake, I'm talking about milliseconds of time added or subtracted per day. Wait, you might be saying, there's no quantum mechanics or relativity allowed in the ABAP world! Hang on, we're getting there.
What I observed was that one of the two systems used by this application had the wrong time. Looking at various logs (I keep scrupulous records, as any good ABAP or code detective would), I found the times diverting by a second or so per month. No big deal, right? And in most cases, if a system were bounced monthly (perhaps to apply bandages to bleeding code injuries), that time difference would probably vanish. But these systems stay running for months at a time, no breaks. All along, I suspected the OS, where the network time protocol (NTP) was misbehaving. I'll go more into that social deviance after a short digression about system time synchronization.
Ignoring daylight savings time, or other time zone changes, it's good practice to use a reference clock to keep your many systems on the proper time. In the UNIX world (and most other operating systems can use this, or a variation of it), a demon runs on the system, checking with one or more other systems what time they have. Assuming you've done your homework, you'd have some internal systems that are the primary reference for the remainder, and external systems that those check. A few reference sites:
- http://www.ntp.org/
- US Naval Observatory - http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/what.html
- University of Delaware (U.S.) http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp.html
- http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Servers/WebHome - About the Public NTP Time Server Lists
Briefly (way too briefly), there are reference machines one can (and should) use to keep your systems in line. Failure to do so will have dire consequences, as we relate shortly. In the meantime, the main clue I had was a periodic time drift, indicating a synchronization failure. I assumed the ntp daemon (service) was corrupt. But it wasn't. Before asking for debugging to be turned on (which would reset the system clocks, causing the evidence to once again be hidden for weeks), I read some manual pages (gasp, I know), and ran some diagnostics.
$ ntpdate -d time01.internal
12 Jun 09:23:43 ntpdate[20709430]: 3.4y
delay 0.04185, dispersion 0.00038
offset 2.448537
12 Jun 09:23:43 ntpdate[20709430]: step time server 188.8.131.52 offset 2.448537
Log 1
The "-d" flag says to show what adjustments would be made, if permitted. This showed a 2.4 second (approximately) gap. While we're not dealing with atomic clocks here, and the thinnest of blue lines, anything over 1 second is bad.
$ ntpdate -d time02.internal
12 Jun 09:24:55 ntpdate[31981758]: 3.4y
delay 0.04184, dispersion 0.00043
offset 0.276432
12 Jun 09:24:55 ntpdate[31981758]: adjust time server 184.108.40.206 offset 0.276432
Log 2
This says the other time reference site, if we relied on it, is around one-quarter second difference from the system I ran the command on. In other words, the two reference sites are out of synch with each other. As Mark Knopfler sang, "one of them must be wrong."
What about external reference clocks?
$ ntpdate -d 2.north-america.pool.ntp.org
12 Jun 09:25:31 ntpdate[40042622]: 3.4y
delay 0.04903, dispersion 0.00076
offset 2.504520
12 Jun 09:25:31 ntpdate[40042622]: step time server 188.8.131.52 offset 2.504520
Log 3
Also wrong by over 2 seconds. With several other reference sites (from the NTP pools), I determined that we had a crooked timekeeper, right in our ranks.
Back to ABAP. What happens when the database and application server don't agree on what time it is? Well, this, for one:
Message text
Message class
Message no.
Message type
Job started
Step 001 started (program [], variant [], user ID [])
... file is being processed
ABAP/4 processor: ZDATE_ILLEGAL_LOCTIME
Job cancelled
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I am showing similar errors in text, and in screen shot mode, to help the search engines, and to make the point. Other indications, as hinted above, don't show what caused the code 16. This shows "illegal local time". The typical root causes are incorrect daylight savings time settings (one app server has one rule or setting, the other has another set), or one or more systems just aren't running a time service. But we were! Why were we out of synch?
Figure 1
What led me to look for the above was an message from years back, that is still in the ABAP systems: "big time diff".
Dev messages
$ grep -il "big time" dev*
M Tue Jun 12 04:13:37 2012
M *** WARNING => big time diff 2265953896 [1396155766 3662109662]for stamp STAT_READSEQ, correct ???
Log 4
I found these on a few application server traces, but then, I knew where to look. Often, what is seen in the trace files has a different interpretation in the job log.
Why were we out of synch?
Unfortunately, I can't reveal my sources, but I'll share a few lessons learned.
- Don't use just 2 reference sites. Use 3.
- Use the NTP pools as reference.
- Make sure your reference sites exist.
For further reading, a few SCN forum posts, and a slightly interesting blog, more about daylight savings time than reference. Oh, and SAP Notes. Better to read them before finding your watch has stopped.
|Linux reports "big time diff XXX for stamp YYY"
ORA-1555 occurred...
*** WARNING => big time diff
N4S Test Drive under SuSe 10.3 ...
*** WARNING => big time diff
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*** WARNING => big time diff
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|Daylight Saving Time and Slowing Down The Time
|Daylight Saving Time and Slowing Down The Time
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|"WARNING: big time diff" in wp trace files on AIX
|"big time diff" message in developer trace
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I thought it might be a good idea to keep up with the offseason signings and such, especially with the minor leaguers since those transactions aren't the ones we hear about very often. (Long sentence much?)The Padres signed a few independent league pitchers a few weeks back. RHPs Erik Hamren, Rod Scurry, and Chris Rollins, as well as LHP Andrew Werner are now part of the Padres minor league family! Welcome boys!
Erik Hamren played for the Joliet Jackhammers in the Northern league this year, as well as the Kansas City T-Bones. He was selected by the cubs in 2008 in the 37th round. He pitched in the Arizona, Northwest (WOOO!), and Midwest Leagues while with the Cubs and had an overall record of 5-5 with an ERA of 5.79. He had an ERA of 2.39 this year between the two teams. He will be 24 at the start of next season.
Rod Scurry was drafted three times, once by the Mariners (2007, 31st round), and twice by the Rockies (2005, 39th round and 2008, 31st round). He spent two seasons in the Rockies organization, both with their single A Northwest League (again, WOOO!) team. This season he pitched for the Windy City Thunderbolts. Over the three seasons he's played professionally, he has a record of 5-3 and an ERA of 4.24. This season however he had an ERA of 7.50 and pitched 6 innings. He will be 25 at the start of next season. Also, his dad is that Rod Scurry.
Chris Rollins was drafted by the Cubs in 2005 (41st round). He pitched for the Evansville Otters this season. He struck out 36 over 28.1 innings, and had an ERA of 4.13. He will be 24 at the start of next season.
Andrew Werner played for the Evansville Otters this year. Over two seasons in the independent leagues, he's gone 14-7 with an ERA of 3.77. This season he pitched two complete games, including a shutout in which he struck out 12! He will be 24 at the start of next season.
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Green Bay (WQOW) -- The 38th-annual WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament tips off Thursday at the Resch Center in Green Bay. In division four, Colfax makes the program's third trip to state, and the first since 2008.
The Resch Center has been home to the WIAA state girls volleyball tournament since 2002. Thursday will mark the first time in 38 years that the girls state basketball tournament is somewhere other than Madison. After losing in a 2011 regional final and a 2012 sectional semifinal, the Vikings don't care where the 2013 state tournament is held.
"We want to make history this year and we've been talking about it all year. We're very happy with making it to state, obviously, but we want a ball. We want to go home with a ball," says senior guard Hannah Hover.
"We are very pumped for it and we're not just happy with going to state," adds junior forward Braana Steen. "If we go down there and lose it will be a disappointment to us. We really want to win and do something that a Colfax girls basketball team has never done."
Colfax has yet to win a game in two previous trips to the WIAA state girls basketball tournament. For the Vikings to beat The Prairie School on Thursday, Colfax has to control Hawks junior guard Gabbi Ortiz, who was being recruited by Division 1 college programs even before she joined the varsity team.
"We want to make her work at both ends and we just really want to test her with everything we got," says head coach Joe Doucette. "We're going to try to play the best defense we can on her, and that's going to be great team defense with a lot of help. And we want to make her work on the defensive end and see what kind of defender she is. But from what I've heard, she's one of the best around and she's going to make some plays. We're going to have to tip our hat to her a few times but we'll see what happens."
Ortiz averages 21 points per game and the Vikings have spent extra time in practice focusing on how to stop the Hawks dynamic player. But the Vikings defense is a team concept. Colfax has held 23 of its opponents this season to under 40 points.
"We take pride in our defense at Colfax. And for the most part, we're going to stick to what we do," says Hover.
"I don't think most teams are used to our team defense, it's kind of a shock because it's just not as easy for them," adds senior forward Ryleigh Prochnow.
Offensively, Colfax will look to continue its balanced approach. All five starters average between four and 12 points per game.
"We've been known to take good shots and we're always really unselfish," says junior guard Mallie Doucette. "We always look for the open player and we're going to run it down until the time runs out if we don't get a shot right away. If we slow them down, I think that will help tremendously."
The Vikings will face The Prairie School in a state semifinal, Thursday, at around 8:15 p.m. Sports Director Bob Bradovich will be on the call.
Another local team looks to return to Western Wisconsin with a state title. In division three, Neillsville takes on East Troy on Friday around 10:30 a.m. You can watch the entire tournament live on WQOW 18, online at www.wqow.com, or on your mobile device.
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Guys, I know this blog is dead. But I really wanna try to bring this blog back to life,even with a more cleaned up style! (yes it's my same style as my other blog). Just. I really don't want these two to die out so I'm asking you guys to please just maybe help me out on this one? Ask? Like? just something that I know this isn't something I should just give up on. That's all.
Scuzzle is appreciated, but she does not appreciate other ponies. ~Scuzzle
Even me? ~ AL
You're suppose to be banished to the everfree ~ Scuzzle
( Okay first post ^^; , sorry I'm kinda nervous about this. This is Strawberry Sweet, and right now she has no idea what's going on. )
Guys, I did the thing. I feel like I'm gonna have a heart attack. Also dat face. So yeah, maybe go see. I wanna try to move this story along.
Uh, mod here. I was thinking of making another pony blog. (with a actual story and everything and trying to make the style look decent, Smooth lines! ) I already have her design, personality, and icon done. So would anybody be interested if I did make one, I don't wanna make it and it just turns out be be a total flop and a waist of time, so um are you guys maybe interested?
We were gone for over a week and there was only two asks. You l- ~Scuzzle
Thank you guys for the ask's no matter how many we get they are still appreciated ~ AL
No tear's just eat the fried dough made of pegasi dreams, I totally won't try to kiss you ~ Scuzzle
totally not flirting
( Okay the mod or mun whatever of mr-dundy said I could color the picture they made for me to help me get adjusted to the new stylus. Thank you Dear. I'll go answer my ask's and t hen get to work on the secret project ~ Love Alexander )
"Don't call me short. >B("
Fine no more doughnut's for you ~ Scuzzle
Listen to mod we can finally get back to work, and work on our secret project. ~ Scuzzle
You can hear D shouting in the distance
Baby you're only a bit taller than me, You're a shorty ~Scuzzle
"Shhh, Just Doughnut"
[ Scuzzle trying to comfort a very confused and upset Pone!D. ]
No tear's just eat the fried dough made of pegasi dreams ~ Scuzzle
"you have some crumbs left~" *lick*
[ Human!Scuzzle x D for my seme (mun of ask-Scuzzlebutt-sprinkles ) plus, D bubby needs break from all the feels. ]
I enjoys his company even if he does have green hair V//n//V nothing more ~Scuzzle
the queen of ships ( this is my shame ship, all 122 of you look at it and enjoy my uke's art )
[12th day of Christmas for mun of Ask-Scuzzlebutt-sprinkles (aka: my seme) I hope you like it, Sugar Cookie uvu ]
Al getting a gift under the mistletoe from a certain someone
Oh Celestia! Thank you for the Hatchworth, D! ~AL
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Why is superdeterminism not the universally accepted explanation of nonlocality?
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Einsten told us that the speed of light would be measured the same regardless of how fast we were travelling. Is that intuitive? His theories also tell us that a spaceman who travels around the galaxy for a while and returns to Earth will be younger than his twin. That's certainly not intuitive either.
you say "is that intuitive?" intuition isnt the same for all. in fact it is relative lol no pun intended. einsteins thoughts that the speed of light is the same for all observers and the spaceman traveling at high speed will age slower and that space and time were inseparable WERE INTUITIVE to him.
f=ma is not intuitive to a retarded person.
you might ask if we would arrived at relativity today without einsteins intuition.
my guess is yes but its possible we might still not have come to relativity without einstein.
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With new uniforms en-route, the Bills are looking ahead to create a playoff/super-bowl push in 2011. To do that though, they will need to fill several holes and potentially a few others depending on what transpires once free agency resumes in light of the possible lockout. While that market could satiate many needs for the Bills, lets suppose that no trades/acquisitions are made before the draft. The not so surprising release of Marcus Stroud creates depth issues on an already struggling D-line. Also with the assumption that Whitner is a lost cause due to money demands, the Bills will need to take advantage of this upcoming draft to take care of several needs.
These needs include (but are not limited to) a right tackle, a complementary inside linebacker (once Poz is resigned), a third running back, a big pass rushing outside linebacker, one or two defensive ends/tackles, one or two corner backs, a strong safety, and a starting tight end. Due to these needs, I feel strongly that the Bills should make a trade (or two) down with their third overall (first round pick). Lets assume for the moment that the Bills will be unable to do so/will not want to. This means the Bills will have to take advantage of the free agency market.
There are a number of options in free agency I feel that the Bills could pursue. Offensively these include right tackles Marshal Yanda, Ryan Harris and Jared Gaither, and tight ends Zach Miller, Marcedes Lewis and Kevin Boss. Defensively, the Bills could go at Shaun Smith, Stephen Bowen and Shaun Ellis at the line to start or Tony McDaniel, Kenyon Coleman or Antonio Johnson for depth. Kevin Burnett, Barrett Ruud, or Stephen Cooper could be ideal middle linebackers. As for the secondary, Bob Sanders or O.J. Atogwe at strong safety with either Brandon Carr or Antonio Cromartie at corner back. DE Shaun Smith would be a huge asset to get as a two down run stuffer (Carrington would grab the third down) while CB Nnamdi Asomugha would be amazing but too expensive (but who knows given that the Bills got rid of Stroud. And depending on what happens with Whitner, the Bills could pursue a safety like Bob Sanders. For the sake of simplicity, lets say that the Bills are able to snag Ryan Harris to compete for a starting right tackle (with Pears and Wang) and a backup defensive lineman in Shaun Smith, with Bob Sanders rounding out the group provided George Wilson is resigned. Poz also is resigned. If the Bills could also sign ILB Barrett Ruud to complement Poz, that would be ideal.
Onto the draft, Carolina will nab Nick Fairley and Denver will take Da'Quon Bowers. At this point the Bills have four primary options to go with their third overall pick. These include DL Marcell Dareus, LB Von Miller, CB Patrick Peterson and QB Cam Newton. Also under consideration would be DE Cameron Jordan, LB Robert Quinn, QB Blaine Gabbert and WR A.J. Green. Everyone from Newton down on the list I feel Buffalo would be reaching; Newton, Quinn (and Fairley) only had one year of greatness with little to show before that (Newton with nothing at all) but all have good physical tools. Gabbert is the most poised of this year's QBs but is in need of a year's+ development to the NFL (something which I feel is not indicative of a top 3 talent). Green is a no-go because of the great depth the Bills have with their receivers; all that is needed is a slightly retooled O-Line to give Fitz more protection. Jordan is very good, but never had a season with more than 6 sacks.
Dareus fits in that latter category with Jordan, but played predominately at DT (which could help or hurt the Bills) whereby sacks are less frequent, but still showed good poise and stopping the run. Peterson is a beast at CB and if Denver passes over him, the Bills will be hard pressed not to take him given Florence Free Agent/Penalty Machine, McKelvin Inconsistency and McGee Injury-Prone. Lastly, Von Miller has had two great years at Texas A&M recording double digit sacks, but would be undersized (240lbs) to play OLB in a 3-4 scheme. Ultimately my pick at #3 overall goes to Patrick Peterson as he is simply too good to pass over.
With their second pick depending largely on who is not taken in the first round, the Bills could see themselves courting DL Cameron Hewyward, TE Kyle Rudolph, or ILB Martez Wilson. OT Derek Sherrod, although a good player, is less of a priority as I feel Gailey has a strong opinion of Erik Pears. Also a possibility would be QB Jake Locker (but he's likely a first rounder), while QB Colin Kaepernick could be drafted, but is more of a later second round selection. Ultimately, the Bills will go with TE Kyle Rudolph. This is because the Bills have not had a competent tight end for the last decade and really need a long term solution to that area.
The third round will be reserved to the quarterback. The Bills need a franchise QB, but all prospects this year will need a year or two to develop. Its better to take on a QB here than in the first round simply for investment purposes. If the Bills have the chance in 2012 to draft Luck, Barkley or Jones, the Bills could grab one without a second thought. In the meanwhile though, the Bills have the ability to take on a future long term prospect. Even if Colin Kaepernick (who is similar to Cam Newton but with 4 yrs of experience) is not available, both Pat Devlin and Andy Dalton have the right tools for any football team. Other players the Bills could be on the look out for are DEs Christian Ballard and Allen Bailey, TE Lance Kendricks or Luke Stocker, or LB Quan Sturdivant.
For their first of their fourth round picks the Bills will address the need for a future long term middle linebacker and draft Kelvin Sheppard if available, otherwise pursuing Casey Matthews. Both of these players are very good in the middle, but Sheppard wins out the nod due to his better speed. Also in the runnings are TE D.J. Williams (who has been incredibly productive at Arkansas), safety Robert Sands and OT James Brewer. As for their other fourth round pick, the Bills will try to take DL Lawrence Guy, a project but a good fit as a 3-4 DE. Jarvis Jenkins and Cedric Thornton warrant looks if Guy is not available as well as OT Lee Ziemba and CB Jalil Brown.
Heading into the fifth round the Bills have yet to grab a second corner back, a third running back and a backup linebacker (to play outside or in). At this level, it really becomes subjective as to who you pursue and who is still available. With Aaron Maybin clearly not cutting it, the Bills could use another outside linebacker to supplement Kelsay, Merriman and Moats. Steven Friday could be drafted here on in the sixth, while Greg Romeus, Chris Carter and cancer surviver Brian Herzlich could be targeted as well. Friday is quite explosive and developed nicely in his last year. Also to consider are OT Derek Hall, TE Charlie Gantt and SS Jeron Johnson.
For their sixth round pick the Bills will grab their other corner back with Gailey's old student, Mario Butler. Butler has good height and speed and could develop nicely although Cortez Allen and Chykie Brown warrant consideration as well. Also ideal is RB John Clay whom the Bills could benefit from goal line punches, plus he could double up as a fullback with his size (he also had back to back 1000 yard rushing seasons). LB Markus White and DL David Carter round out the list.
Lastly, in the seventh round, the Bills would grab their third running back via Roy Helu, also with back to back 1000 yard rushing seasons, although I would not say no to Alex Green or Anthony Allen. Running back depth this late is good so the Bills will have their pick here. TE Zach Pianalto, SS Dom DeCicco and CB Josh Thomas end this list. Here is the recap.
1/3 – CB Patrick Peterson (LSU)
PA: CB Prince Amukamara (Nebraska)
OA: DL Marcell Dareus (Alabama), LB Von Miller (Texas A&M), QB Cam Newton (Auburn)
2/34 – TE Kyle Rudolph (Notre Dame)
PA: TE Luke Stocker (Tennessee)
OA: LB Martez Wilson (Illinois), DL Cameronn Heyward (Ohio St), OT Derek Sherrod (Mississippi St)
3/68 – QB Colin Kaepernick (Nevada)
PA: QB Andy Dalton (TCU), QB Pat Devlin (Delaware)
OA: DL Christian Ballard (Iowa), TE Lance Kendricks (Wisconsin), LB Quan Sturdivant (North Carolina)
4/99 – LB Kelvin Sheppard (LSU)
PA: LB Casey Matthews (Oregon), LB K.J. Wright (Mississippi St)
OA: TE D.J. Williams (Arkansas), FS Robert Sands (West Virginia), OT James Brewer (Indiana)
4/120 – DL Lawrence Guy (Arizona St)
PA: DL Jarvis Jenkins (Clemson), DL Cedric Thornton (Southern Arkansas)
OA: OT Lee Ziemba (Auburn), CB Jalil Brown (Colorado), LB Nate Irving (North Carolina St)
5/131 – LB Steven Friday (Virginia Tech)
PA: LB Greg Romeus (Pittsburgh), LB Chris Carter (Fresno State), LB Bruce Herzlich (Boston College)
OA: SS Jeron Johnson (Boise St), OT Derek Hall (Stanford), TE Charlie Gantt (Michigan St)
6/163 – CB Mario Butler (Georgia Tech)
PA: CB Cortez Allen (Citadel), CB Chykie Brown (Texas), Devon Torrence (Ohio St)
OA: RB Jonathan Clay (Wisconsin), LB Markus White (Florida St), DL David Carter (Stanford)
7/195 – RB Roy Helu (Nebraska)
PA: RB Anthony Allen (Georgia Tech), RB Alex Green (Hawaii), RB Darren Evans (Virginia Tech)
OA: TE Zach Pianalto, SS Dom DeCicco, CB Josh Thomas (Buffalo)
RT Ryan Harris (Denver Broncos)
DL Shaun Smith (Kansas City Chiefs)
LB Paul Posluszny (Buffalo Bills)
SS Bob Sanders (Indianapolis Colts)
FS George Wilson (Buffalo Bills)
Go Bills!


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Rafael F P Viana
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- E-mail Marketing Consultant at Return Path
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- Software Engineer and Email Deliverability at Peixe Urbano
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E-mail Marketing Consultant
Return Path
Empresa privada; 201-500 funcionários; Setor de Computer Software
setembro de 2013 – Presente (1 ano 1 mês) São Paulo e Região, Brasil
Rafael has over 7 years of technical experience in several areas including the creation of high volume email marketing systems, email deliverability, performance improvements to enhance conversion, and applying best practices to optimize the subscriber experience.
Before joining the Return Path as an Email Marketing Consultant, Rafael most recently spent three years shaping and growing the first and largest group buying site in Latin America, Peixe Urbano. Rafael designed and created Peixe Urbano's in-house high volume email marketing platform, resulting in reduced operating costs and outsourcing services by approximately 200%. He also participated in Peixe Urbano's email committee in a leadership role, focusing on strategies, best practices, segmentation and campaign analysis. By applying his insights and email marketing expertise, the Peixe Urbano email program realized an increase in campaign conversions of up to 80%.
Rafael is based in Return Path's São Paulo, Brazil office.
Software Engineer and Email Deliverability
Peixe Urbano
Empresa privada; 501-1.000 funcionários; Setor de Internet
dezembro de 2010 – agosto de 2013 (2 anos 9 meses) Rio de Janeiro e Região, Brasil
Responsible for improving email deliverability and providing technical guidance to product team with best practices when sending daily deals e-mails.
Worked as tech lead and developer on the first version of Peixe Urbano's Email Marketing tool, where we are able to send out many custom e-mails using a very simple Web GUI. This application was made with C# .NET, jQuery and CSS3.
Also, was part of the team that created Peixe Urbano's Email Sending System, called Oceanmail. This system was entirely written in Java, where we used JBoss application server to get the the e-mail message template, parse it for each recipient individually and send it to our MTA server.
Configures and takes care of the MTA infrastructure, that uses Message Systems Momentum for Sending software. Wrote all the policy in lua script, that selectes what IPs segment should be used to send the message.
Attended Message Systems conference called Interact 2012: Engage!, it was held in August in the city of San Diego, California.
Also attended as a guest at MAAWG. This meeting happened in Baltimore, mid October of 2012.
At Peixe Urbano he was able to learn many new languages, working with PHP, C#.NET, Java, Python, Perl, LUA, CSS3 and Javascript. Also became familiar with Scrum and Kanban, which we kinda transitioned from one to the other over time. Also learned how to build software with quality using TDD and Automated Testing.
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O brasileiro Rafael Viana faz parte de uma equipe composta por doze pessoas, algumas da França e da Inglaterra, que têm um chefe baseado nos Estados Unidos
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Membros da equipe: Rafael F P Viana, Pedro Torres, Catarina Lima, Leandro Abreu Mascarenhas, João Gilberto Magalhães
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Membros da equipe: Rafael F P Viana, Pedro Torres, Ciro Cavani
- outubro de 2012 até abril de 2013
Peixe Urbano's Email Sending System, entirely written in Java, where we used JBoss application server to get the the e-mail message template, parse it for each recipient individually and send it to our MTA server.
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