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18.104.22.168 Fast I/O BenefitsThe performance benefits of Fast I/O result from streamlining high-volume I/O requests. The Fast I/O system service interfaces are optimized to avoid the overhead of general-purpose services. For example, I/O request packets (IRPs) are now permanently allocated and used repeatedly for I/O rather than allocated and deallocated anew for each I/O. The greatest benefits stem from having user data buffers and user I/O status structures permanently locked down and mapped using system space. This allows Fast I/O to do the following:
In total, Fast I/O services eliminate four spinlock acquisitions per
I/O (two for the MMG spinlock and two for the SCHED spinlock). The
reduction in CPU cost per I/O is 20% for uniprocessor systems and 10%
for multiprocessor systems.
Buffer objects accomplish the lockdown of user-process data structures. Buffer objects are process entities that are associated with a process's virtual address range. When a buffer object is created, all its physical pages in its address range are locked in memory and can be double-mapped into system space. These locked pages in a process's address range cannot be freed until the buffer object has been deleted. The Fast I/O environment uses this feature by locking the buffer object itself during $IO_SETUP. This prevents the buffer object and its associated pages from being deleted. The buffer object is unlocked during $IO_CLEANUP, or at image rundown. After creating a buffer object, the process remains fully pageable and swappable and the process retains normal virtual memory access to its pages in the buffer object. If the buffer object contains process data structures to be passed to an OpenVMS system service, the OpenVMS system can use the buffer object to avoid any probing, lockdown, and unlocking overhead associated with these process data structures. Additionally, if the buffer object has performed double-mapping into system space, this allows the OpenVMS system direct access to the process memory from system context. To date, only the Fast I/O services are supported with buffer objects. For example, a buffer object allows a programmer to eliminate I/O memory management overhead. On each I/O, each page of a user data buffer is probed and then locked down on I/O initiation and unlocked on I/O completion. Instead of incurring this overhead for each I/O, it can be done once at buffer object creation time. Subsequent I/O operations involving the buffer object can completely avoid this memory management overhead.
System Space Window Buffer Objects
The system space window buffer object allows several I/O related tasks to be performed entirely from system context at high IPL, without having to assume process context. When a buffer object is created, the system maps by default a section of system space (S2) to process pages associated with the buffer object. This protected system space window allows read and write access only from kernel mode. Because all of system space is equally accessible from within any context, it is now possible to avoid the context switch to assume the original user's process context. Optionally, the system space window can be in S0/S1 space, or it can be suppressed. Two system services are used to create and delete buffer objects: SYS$CREATE_BUFOBJ_64 and SYS$DELETE_BUFOBJ. Both services can be called from any access mode. To create a buffer object, the SYS$CREATE_BUFOBJ_64 system service is called. This service expects as inputs an existing process memory range and returns a handle for the buffer object. The handle is an opaque identifier used to identify the buffer object on future requests. The SYS$DELETE_BUFOBJ system service is used to delete the buffer object and accepts as input the handle. Although image rundown deletes all existing buffer objects, it is good practice for the application to clean up properly. Buffer objects require system management. Because buffer objects tie up physical memory, extensive use of buffer objects require system management planning. All the bytes of memory in the buffer object are deducted from the systemwide SYSGEN parameter MAXBOBMEM (maximum buffer object memory). System managers must set this parameter correctly for the application loads that run on their systems. Additionally, two other SYSGEN parameters MAXBOBS0S1 and MAXBOBS2 are available for system managers. Table 23-5 shows these three parameters and their meanings.
The MAXBOBMEM, MAXBOBS0S1, and MAXBOBS2 parameters default to 100 Alpha pages, but for applications with large buffer pools it can be set much larger. To prevent user-mode code from tying up excessive physical memory, user-mode callers of $CREATE_BUFOBJ_64 must have a new system identifier, VMS$BUFFER_OBJECT_USER, assigned. The system manager can assign this identifier with the DCL command SET ACL command to a protected subsystem or application that creates buffer objects from user mode. It may also be appropriate to grant the identifier to a particular user with the Authorize utility command GRANT/IDENTIFIER, for example, to a programmer who is working on a development system. There are several buffer object restrictions which are listed as follows:
For complete information about using Fast I/O, the Fast I/O system services, and the buffer objects system services that are in the following list, see the OpenVMS I/O User's Reference Manual, and the OpenVMS System Services Reference Manual: A--GETUAI and the OpenVMS System Services Reference Manual: GETUTC--Z: SYS$CREATE_BUFOBJ_64 23.22.2 Fast Path (Alpha Only)Like Fast I/O, Fast Path is an optional, high-performance feature designed to improve I/O performance. By restructuring and optimizing class and port device driver code around high-volume I/O code paths, Fast Path creates a streamlined path to the device. Fast Path is of interest to any application where enhanced I/O performance is desirable. Two examples are database systems and real-time applications, where the speed of transferring data to disk is often a vital concern. Using Fast Path features does not require source-code changes. Minor interface changes are available for expert programmers who want to maximize Fast Path benefits.
At this time, Fast Path is not available on the OpenVMS VAX operating
Fast Path achieves performance gains by reducing CPU time for I/O requests on both uniprocessor and SMP systems. The performance benefits are produced by:
The performance improvement can best be seen by contrasting the current OpenVMS I/O scheme to the new Fast Path scheme. While transparent to an OpenVMS user, each disk and tape device is tied to a specific port interconnect. All I/O for a device is sent out over its assigned port. Under the current OpenVMS I/O scheme, a multiprocessor I/O can be initiated on any CPU, but I/O completion must occur on the primary CPU. Under Fast Path, all I/O for a given port is affinitized to a specific CPU, eliminating the requirement for completing the I/O on the primary CPU. This means that the entire I/O can be initiated and completed on a single CPU. Because I/O operations are no longer split among different CPUs, performance increases as memory cache thrashing between CPUs decreases. Fast Path also removes a possible SMP bottleneck on the primary CPU. If the primary CPU must be involved in all I/O, then once this CPU becomes saturated, no further increase in I/O throughput is possible. Spreading the I/O load evenly among CPUs in a multiprocessor system provides greater maximum I/O throughput on a multiprocessor system.
With most of the I/O code path executing under port-specific spinlocks
and with each port assigned to a specific CPU, a scalable SMP model of
parallel operation exists. Given multiple port and CPUs, I/O can be
issued in parallel to a large degree.
For complete information about using Fast Path, see the OpenVMS I/O User's Reference Manual. Chapter 24
Entry Point | System Service | Function |
LIB$SYS_ASCTIM | $ASCTIM | Converts system time in binary form to ASCII text |
LIB$SYS_FAO | $FAO | Converts a binary value to ASCII text |
LIB$SYS_FAOL | $FAOL | Converts a binary value to ASCII text, using a list argument |
LIB$SYS_GETMSG | $GETMSG | Obtains a system or user-defined message text |
LIB$SYS_TRNLOG | $TRNLOG | Returns the translation of the specified logical name |
Two command language interpreters (CLIs) are available on the operating system: DCL and MCR. The run-time library provides several routines that provide access to the CLI callback facility. These routines allow your program to call the current CLI. In most cases, these routines are called from programs that execute as part of a command procedure. They allow the command procedure and the CLI to exchange information.
These routines call the CLI associated with the current process to perform the specified function. In some cases, however, a CLI is not present. For example, the program may be running directly as a subprocess or as a detached process. If a CLI is not present, these routines return the status LIB$_NOCLI. Therefore, you should be sure that these routines are called when a CLI is active. Table 24-2 lists the RTL routines that access the CLI.
Entry Point | Function |
LIB$GET_FOREIGN | Gets a command line |
LIB$DO_COMMAND | Executes a command line after exiting the current program |
LIB$RUN_PROGRAM | Runs another program after exiting the current program (chain) |
LIB$GET_SYMBOL | Returns the value of a CLI symbol as a string |
LIB$DELETE_SYMBOL | Deletes a CLI symbol |
LIB$SET_SYMBOL | Defines or redefines a CLI symbol |
LIB$DELETE_LOGICAL | Deletes a supervisor-mode process logical name |
LIB$SET_LOGICAL | Defines or redefines a supervisor-mode process logical name |
LIB$DISABLE_CTRL | Disables CLI interception of control characters |
LIB$ENABLE_CTRL | Enables CLI interception of control characters |
LIB$ATTACH | Attaches a terminal to another process |
LIB$SPAWN | Creates a subprocess of the current process |
The following routines execute only when the current CLI is DCL:
The LIB$GET_FOREIGN routine returns the contents of the command line that you use to activate an image. You can use it either to give your program access to the qualifiers of a foreign command or to prompt for further command line text.
A foreign command is a command that you can define and then use, as if it were a DCL or MCR command to run a program. When you use the foreign command at command level, the CLI parses the foreign command only and activates the image. It ignores any options or qualifiers that you have defined for the foreign command. Once the CLI has activated the image, the program can call LIB$GET_FOREIGN to obtain and parse the remainder of the command line (after the command itself) for whatever options it may contain.
The OpenVMS DCL Dictionary describes how to define a foreign command.
The action of LIB$GET_FOREIGN depends on the environment in which the image is activated:
The following PL/I example illustrates the use of the optional force-prompt argument to permit repeated calls to LIB$GET_FOREIGN. The command line text is retrieved on the first pass only; after this, the program prompts from SYS$INPUT.
EXAMPLE: ROUTINE OPTIONS (MAIN); %INCLUDE $STSDEF; /* Status-testing definitions */ DECLARE COMMAND_LINE CHARACTER(80) VARYING, PROMPT_FLAG FIXED BINARY(31) INIT(0), LIB$GET_FOREIGN ENTRY (CHARACTER(*) VARYING, CHARACTER(*) VARYING, FIXED BINARY(15), FIXED BINARY(31)) OPTIONS(VARIABLE) RETURNS (FIXED BINARY(31)), RMS$_EOF GLOBALREF FIXED BINARY(31) VALUE; /* Call LIB$GET_FOREIGN repeatedly to obtain and print subcommand text. Exit when end-of-file is found. */ DO WHILE ('1'B); /* Do while TRUE */ STS$VALUE = LIB$GET_FOREIGN (COMMAND_LINE,'Input: ',, PROMPT_FLAG); IF STS$SUCCESS THEN PUT LIST (' Command was ',COMMAND_LINE); ELSE DO; IF STS$VALUE ^= RMS$_EOF THEN PUT LIST ('Error encountered'); RETURN; END; PUT SKIP; /* Skip to next line */ END; /* End of DO WHILE loop */ END; |
Assuming that this program is present as SYS$SYSTEM:EXAMPLE.EXE, you can define the foreign command EXAMPLE to invoke it, as follows:
Note the optional use of the asterisk in the symbol name to denote an abbreviated command name. This permits the command name to be abbreviated as EXAM, EXAMP, EXAMPL or to be specified fully as EXAMPLE. See the OpenVMS DCL Dictionary for information about abbreviated command names.
Note that the use of the dollar sign ($) before the image name is required in foreign commands.
Now assume that a user runs the image by typing the foreign command and giving "subcommands" that the program displays:
$ EXAMP Subcommand 1 Command was SUBCOMMAND 1 Input: Subcommand 2 Command was SUBCOMMAND 2 Input: ^Z $ |
In this example, Subcommand 1 was obtained from the command line; the
program prompts the user for the second subcommand. The program
terminated when the user pressed the Ctrl/Z key sequence (displayed as
^Z) to indicate end-of-file.
24.2.2 Chaining from One Program to Another
The LIB$RUN_PROGRAM routine causes the current image to exit at the point of the call and directs the CLI, if present, to start running another program. If LIB$RUN_PROGRAM executes successfully, control passes to the second program; if not, control passes to the CLI. The calling program cannot regain control. This technique is called chaining.
This routine is provided primarily for compatibility with PDP-11 systems, on which chaining is used to extend the address space of a system. Chaining may also be useful in an operating system environment where address space is severely limited and large images are not possible. For example, you can use chaining to perform system generation on a small virtual address space because disk space is lacking.
With LIB$RUN_PROGRAM, the calling program can pass arguments to the next program in the chain only by using the common storage area. One way to do this is to direct the calling program to call LIB$PUT_COMMON to pass the information into the common area. The called program then calls LIB$GET_COMMON to retrieve the data.
In general, this practice is not recommended. There is no convenient way to specify the order and type of arguments passed into the common area, so programs that pass arguments in this way must know about the format of the data before it is passed. Fortran COMMON or BASIC MAP/COMMON areas are global OWN storage. When you use this type of storage, it is very difficult to keep your program modular and AST reentrant. Further, you cannot use LIB$RUN_PROGRAM if a CLI is present, as with image subprocesses and detached subprocesses.
The following PL/I example illustrates the use of LIB$RUN_PROGRAM. It prompts the user for the name of a program to run and calls the RTL routine to execute the specified program.
CHAIN: ROUTINE OPTIONS (MAIN) RETURNS (FIXED BINARY (31)); DECLARE LIB$RUN_PROGRAM ENTRY (CHARACTER (*)) /* Address of string /* descriptor */ RETURNS (FIXED BINARY (31)); /* Return status */ %INCLUDE $STSDEF; /* Include definition of return status values */ DECLARE COMMAND CHARACTER (80); GET LIST (COMMAND) OPTIONS (PROMPT('Program to run: ')); STS$VALUE = LIB$RUN_PROGRAM (COMMAND); /* If the function call is successful, the program will terminate here. Otherwise, return the error status to command level. */ RETURN (STS$VALUE); END CHAIN; |
The following COBOL program also demonstrates the use of LIB$RUN_PROGRAM. When you compile and link these two programs, the first calls LIB$RUN_PROGRAM, which activates the executable image of the second. This call results in the following screen display:
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INTEGRAL and RXTE power spectra of Cygnus X-1
Pottschmidt, K., Wilms, J., Nowak, M. A., Larsson, S., Zdziarski, A. A. and Pooley, G. G.. (2006) INTEGRAL and RXTE power spectra of Cygnus X-1. ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH, 38 (7). pp. 1350-1353. ISSN 0273-1177
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We evaluate 0.03-20 Hz power spectra of the bright black hole binary Cyg X-1 obtained from non-deconvolved INTEGRAL-ISGRI event data. The ISGRI power spectra are compared to contemporary RXTE-PCA ones in the same hard X-ray energy band of 15-70 keV. They agree well in shape. Since the ISGRI power spectrum of Cyg X-1 is not background corrected it lies about an order of magnitude below the PCA values. In 2003 a soft outburst of Cyg X-1 occurred. From the RXTE-ASM and Ryle radio long term lightcurves and the RXTE spectra we see a canonical "hard state-intermediate state-soft state" evolution. We discuss the evolution of the power spectra in the 15-70 keV range which so far is much less well studied than that at softer energies. We interpret our results regarding the origin of certain variability components. (C) 2005 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Item Type: | Journal Article |
Subjects: | T Technology > TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics Q Science > QB Astronomy Q Science > QE Geology Q Science > QC Physics |
Journal or Publication Title: | ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH |
Publisher: | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
Official Date: | 2006 |
Volume: | 38 |
Number: | 7 |
Number of Pages: | 4 |
Page Range: | pp. 1350-1353 |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.asr.2005.04.032 |
Publication Status: | Published |
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Hello Fellow Disney Lovers: I have a question. This summer we decided to do a Seaworld Vacation for my son's 9th birthday, but being the Disney lover that I am I just have to get my Disney fix somehow. I wanted to ride the monorail to see the resorts around MK and we also made dinner reservations to eat at Kona in the Poly resort. Now thinking about it, how would we get into Polynesian if we are not guests? I know the resorts are gated, and if I remember correctly, to get to Poly you have to go through the area where you pay for parking for the Magic Kingdom also. That also happens to be the area to get on the monorail. Would we have to pay the MK parking to get to Polynesian or can we go straight to Poly another way and park there? Is there another way to get on the monorail and to visit Poly?? I'm not familiar with the MK resorts at all so any input/tips would be helpful so I know where to go and what to expect. Thanks!
The Polynesian has a different parking lot just for the Polynesian. You can take the back roads to end up behind the MK toll gate or just stay to the very right of the MK gate and say your going to the Polynesian. You have a 3 hour window officially to park in the Polynesian if you are eating there. If you want to leave your car there longer use the valet parking.
You can also park at the TTC (pay for parking, but it's slightly less than valet) and then take the monorail to the Poly or any of the resorts on the loop. That way you can do whatever you want and you won't feel bad about parking at the Poly and then heading out elsewhere. After dinner, you can either take the monorail back to the TTC or walk.
You can park at the Poly lot for free if all you are doing is eating and looking around. I'd make an ADR at Kona, though, just to be on the safe side. When you pull up to the MK parking gates, just tell them you're going to the Poly for dinner. They should wave you through. You'll need to veer to the right immediately after the gate, so I'd try to stay in the rightmost car lane (not the bus lane, though) at the MK gate. When you get to the Poly gate, the guards should have your name on a list of ADR holders for the evening. Even if not, they should still allow you to park there for up to 3 hours. They may or may not give you a 3-hour parking pass. We've never gotten one for visiting, though; only for staying there. As long as you can be out of there within 3 hours, you could ride the monorail around if you like. As long as you don't try to park there for free and then enter MK you'll be okay. For a shorter ride, you could also walk next door to the TTC and catch a direct monorail to MK or EPCOT. But as others have said, you can valet park at the Poly (a fee plus tip), or park at the TTC (MK's lot for a fee) and walk to the Poly, and you can hang out as long as you want and/or even go into MK.
Thanks so much for the advice. I've tried using GPS to get around Disney property and it got me lost. A cast member pointed out to me later that GPS doesn't work at Disney cause its private property....Well good to know for next time! So I think I will just pay for MK parking and leave my car there. I don't want to worry about the car and being out past the 3 hours. Its a good thing I asked because I wouldn't have guessed that the MK parking would have been cheaper than valet at the resort. I should be surprised by that but since its Disney...I'm really not. Thanks again!
My GPS worked at Disney with no trouble. GPS will work on private property as long as the roads are recognized and main roads at Disney are recognized. May have been a glitch, who knows. Phone GPS does not work as good as a GPS unit.
One issue that has been mentioned in the past is that the GPS sometimes creates a route that makes use roads that Disney does not allow the public to drive on. Depending on the settings it also may try to create a route that are actually harder to drive (e.g., left turns across a busy street with no light). I tried using a GPS once, but found that it was easier to just follow the road signs. Disney's routes may not always be the most direct, but they are usually the easiest. Also, the GPS and road signs didn't always match, so it was better to pick one and stick to it.


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Over at the Starfleet Journal, Heather Jarman has put up a review of the recent Pocket Books anthology 'The Lives of Dax'. Heather very much liked the book:
As Palmieri points out in his introduction, "Dax is a living anthology3/4 a collection of stories," so this format is really the perfect way to look at this fascinating character. Each author brings a particular voice to their chapter, giving each host a uniqueness I think would have been difficult to achieve if this were all done by one author. The writing throughout the collection is of the highest caliber. I could single out particular stories as favorites, but to tell the truth these tales speak to me in different ways, according to my mood and how I approach them.
I'll admit, I wasn't sure what to expect going into The Lives of Dax. Trek fiction isn't often known for its grace of storytelling or depth of characterization, and while I always liked Dax, I wasn't absolutely dying to learn more about the Trill. But from the moment I read "Second star to the right," one of two Ezri tales that bookend this collection, I was hooked
To accompany the review, she's also put up an interview with Jeffrey Lang, author of the 'Dead Man's Hand' story in the anthology, talking about how he became a Star Trek fan, writing, and SF in general. Click here for the interview, or here for the review!
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Publication Date : 23-07-2014
A meat supplier's practice of selling expired chicken and beef to top fast-food chains in China has highlighted loopholes in ensuring quality and safety in the food supply chain in the country, pushing companies to be more proactive in auditing and testing, experts said.
The Shanghai Food and Drug Administration confirmed on Tuesday that the Shanghai Husi Food Co Ltd was found in violation of the law, after five batches (5,108 boxes) of their chicken, beef and pork were discovered to have problems.
The meat supplier, wholly owned by Chicago-based food company OSI Group LLC, sells meat to nine fast-food chains, including McDonald's Corp and KFC parent Yum Brands Inc, coffee chain Starbucks Corp and Burger King Worldwide Inc.
The involved brands have halted using products from Husi. McDonald's and Yum said they will resume purchases when they can ensure the food complies with laws and standards. Neither said what suppliers they would use in the meantime.
The scandal came as multinational food producers and retailers have expanded their outlets and factories aggressively in China, one of their most important markets.
Yum, the parent company for KFC and Pizza Hut, has opened 6,387 outlets in China so far, and it had a market share of about 5 per cent in 2013.
McDonald's has 2,000 outlets, which accounted for 2.6 per cent of the fast-food market last year. About half of Yum's revenue and 35 per cent of its operating profits came from the Chinese market last year.
But their rapid expansion was not accompanied by a similar improvement in managerial capacity and training, resulting in continued food safety scandals, said Zhao Ping, deputy director of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, which is under the Ministry of Commerce.
Fast-food chains, which have developed quickly in China in recent years, many through franchising, have been weak in implementing the industry standards and ethical principles that they follow in developed markets, she said.
"Multinationals should require their operations in China to follow the same standards in terms of food safety as in developed markets," Zhao said. "It is an excuse for food producers to lower their standards only because local regulations are loose and food safety and security awareness are weaker."
Companies should invest in internal training and set up appraisal systems that involve food safety issues, she said.
Zhao said fast-food restaurants are also responsible for unsafe food purchased at their outlets, because they should have supply chain controls at their logistics centres that deal with this issue before products are shipped to the stores. Even when products are labelled as qualified, fast-food chains should send samples for third-party testing.
The latest incident is "a wake-up call for Chinese consumers, who have long believed that foreign fast-food brands follow higher standards than domestic ones", Zhao said.
These fast-food brands should be prepared to lose a number of loyal customers, she added.
The incident is not a simple case of negligence by an individual company but an exposure of the systemic risk in the food supply chain, which damages consumer trust and brand loyalty, she said.
Ben Cavender, an analyst at Shanghai-based China Market Research, said the reason why it appears that multinational food companies are involved in more misconduct in China than in other markets is because most of the markets are not as big or fast-growing as the market here in China.
In many ways, suppliers in China are still "professionalizing" their operations and do not always hold same standards that apply in Western Europe and the United States, he said.
Because of all these issues, it is difficult for foreign-invested suppliers to maintain quality and offer consumers safe products the way they should, even though the supplier situation has improved a lot, he said.
Hu Min, leader of the professional team of the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing and its specialised committee for purchasing and supply chain management, said that food safety testing standards and frequency should be improved at all stages of the logistics and supply chains.
In recent years, many international retailers have learned a lesson and put more resources into food testing to prevent food safety scandals.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc came under the spotlight early this year after a supplier's donkey meat was found to contain fox meat. It also came under fire for selling expired duck meat in 2011.
Walmart China said the company will increase its investment in food safety to more than 300 million yuan ($48.6 million) between 2013 and 2015, focusing on Increasing supplier audits and tests for suppliers.
It will increase DNA testing on meat products and spend more on facility audits and inspections of primary producers. The number of facility audits and inspections of primary producers was up 50 percent in 2013 compared with a year earlier, it said.


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GARDINER — Two people were hurt — at least one seriously — during a fight outside a Neal Street apartment early Monday morning, police said.
Gardiner Police Chief James Toman said one person suffered a broken arm and another suffered what appeared to be a significant head injury after being hit by a blunt instrument.
Lou Craig, owner of College Carryout on Mount Vernon Avenue, said one of those injured is an employee of his, 20-year-old Joey Gagne of Augusta. Craig, who has known Gagne for years, said his friend's skull was fractured when he was hit by a hammer.
"I saw the X-ray and there's a hole in his skull," Craig said. He said Gagne is being treated at Maine Medical Center in Portland and could be released as soon as today.
"The doctor told him if it had been an inch over he wouldn't be here today," Craig said. "It would have been murder."
Toman said police are still investigating the aggravated assault.
"We're not getting a whole lot of cooperation from any of the parties involved," he said.
Police went to Neal Street around 5 a.m. Monday in response to a call about a fight involving as many as 10 people. The melee had settled down, though people continued to argue, when police arrived within a couple minutes of the call. Gardiner police officers talked to those involved and they agreed to go inside, Toman said.
Officers left the scene, believing the matter had been settled, but about 20 minutes later they were called back to Neal Street when the fight resumed. This time two people were hurt, Toman said.
Toman would not release additional details about the case.
Gagne did not want to talk publicly about the attack because he had not yet given a statement to police about what happened.
Craig said he was told that the first fight started when a group of people showed up at an apartment where Gagne was staying with a friend. Gagne told Craig he was hit with the hammer as he left the apartment a little while later. Gagne's friend rushed outside when he heard the commotion and struck one of Gagne's attackers with a steel pipe, which apparently broke the man's arm, Craig said.
Craig said he doesn't know why Gagne was targeted. He hopes police can find out what happened and charge those responsible.
"He's a good kid," Craig said. "He doesn't look for trouble, but it seems to find him. He's never been in anything like this."
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Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lester Myers, age 90, passed into her rest Sunday, January 6, 2008. Born in Atlanta, Mrs. Myers retired from General Services Administration in 1980, and enjoyed her retirement traveling and spending time with her large family. Active in the church for many years, she was lately a member of Lilburn Christian Church and served for many years as Grand Matron of the Order of The Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Harry Edward Myers and her son, Thomas Frank Myers. She is survived by two daughters, Harriet Myers Woodyard and Angela Myers McAdams; eight grandchildren, Alan and Kathy Helms, Ed Yarbrough, Lynda Yarbrough, Cyndi Yarbrough, Jon Yarbrough, Anne and David Rice, Chuck & Kelly Barnwell; and thirteen great grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at 2:00 PM in the Snellville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home. Rev. Clark Cregger & Rev. Walter Stearman will officiate. Burial Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Tucker. The family will receive visitors Tuesday, January 8, 2008 from 2-4 & 5-7 PM at the Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 2246 Wisteria Drive, Snellville, Georgia 30078, 770-979-5010. Please sign online guest registry at www.stewartfh.com.
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One technique to rule them all.
Ok heres the deal.
You each get a 'Mini me' who's versed in the bare minimum basics of BJJ. Your all gonna make your Mini Me's fight each other and get 2 months to train them, with ONE technique only, to become victorious. What ONE technique would you make your Mini Me train to perfection over the next 2 months before the Comp. Defensive? Hip Escape or Elbow Escape etc... Offensive? Guilotine? Arm Bar? What would it be and WHY?. What do YOU think would give YOUR mini me the best chance of world domination. Or even just beating the rest. :D :D :D |
1 BJJ technique? I don't know what you mean by technique, because something like armbar is pretty broad. Is it applied from a certain position? What's the deal?
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Sprawl and a double leg. I'll let him beat everyone on points.
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Computational fluid dynamics analysis of multi-element, high-lift aerofoil sections at transonic manoeuvre conditions
Johnston, LJ 2012, 'Computational fluid dynamics analysis of multi-element, high-lift aerofoil sections at transonic manoeuvre conditions' , Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 226 (8) , pp. 912-929.
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The application of a previously-developed computational method to the prediction of high-lift performance for multi-element aerofoil sections operating at transonic flow conditions is described. The flows are computed by solving the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations, using a full differential Reynolds-stress turbulence model to evaluate the various Reynolds-stress components appearing in the governing mean-flow equations. Algebraic wall functions are used to bridge the molecular-viscosity dominated region immediately adjacent to the aerofoil surfaces. An unstructured-grid based Computational Fluid Dynamics methodology is used to deal with the geometric complexity of the multi-element aerofoil configurations. Initial results are presented for the viscous, transonic flow development around the SKF 1.1 supercritical aerofoil section, equipped with either a trailing-edge flap or a leading-edge slat. Predicted surface pressure distributions generally compare well with experimental data for the two high-lift aerofoil geometries considered, at a free-stream Mach number of 0.6 and over a range of incidence angles. There are some discrepancies in the regions immediately downstream of shock wave/boundary layer interactions, possibly resulting from the use of wall-function boundary conditions in the computations. Predicted Mach number contours indicate the complexity of the transonic flow fields for high-lift configurations, with the slat wake passing through an extensive supersonic-flow region, terminated by a normal shock wave, on the main aerofoil upper surface, for example
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Michael Bay sodomized my memories of Transformers, I've got a strong feeling director Raja Gosnell will do the same with The Smurfs. To be frank I have no interest in this film, on a interest scale of 1 to 1232324424, I'm at a low 0.
The Smurfs features the voice cast of Alan Cumming, Katy Perry, Anton Yelchin, Pual Reubens, B.J. Novak, Fred Armisen, George Lopez, Kenan Thompson, John Oliver, and Jonathan Winters, with Hank Azaria playing Gargamel. The Smurfs is set for release August 3rd, 2011.
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I don't think it would be bad at all to check in with the caseworker when you get your case-closed letter. You could call her up and say, "I got this letter and I just want to make sure it's all over. Is there anything else I should be expecting to hear about?"
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"Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift." -- Mary Oliver
i always find this interesting... when someone is treating you badly, or complaining about something you are doing and you stop speaking to them and then *nothing.* i always wonder, why didn't you just stop talking to me before all this damage was done in the relationship? if what you really wanted was for us to just not be talking or being in contact, why not just do it and then at some point maybe something could be worked out, but why do all this negative stuff first? that always confuses me. i guess because maybe it's just easier for most people to be negative rather than just be honest and say "you know, i just can't deal with what is happening right now, i'd rather not have contact with you." people really just baffle me sometimes.
"Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift." -- Mary Oliver
it's really rather sad, and of course, she seems the sweetest, mildest person you ever met, but since she doesn't express her anger in any way, shape or form, it comes out in these twisted, bizarre and destructive ways.
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The latest incarnation, which debuted in early December in Future World, is a 21st century version of the previous Test Track, which, in turn, was an updated version of the original World of Motion, dating back to the park's opening in 1982.
General Motors has been a faithful sponsor of World of Motion/Test Track throughout the years. GM, in fact, was the first major U.S. company to invest in Epcot in the late 1970s, back at a time when Disney was pitching the idea of a technology-themed venue to the country's leading — if skeptical — business leaders.
That sales pitch was a tough sell.
"It was a huge selling job," Marty Sklar, former head of Walt Disney Imagineering, told me last year in explaining the monumental task of attracting financial backers for the groundbreaking project.
In the late 1970s, GM was looking to the future and formed what it called The Scenario 2000 Advisory Committee in an effort to explore new horizons and plot a course for the challenging years ahead.
The idea of presenting an attraction at this new-fangled Epcot appealed to GM's higher-ups. So they invited Sklar and his team to make their pitch at GM's headquarters."We packed up two truckloads of models and artwork," Sklar remembers. "They gave us the whole design center in Warren, Michigan. They had an area where they introduced their cars. It was big ... huge. They gave us the whole thing.
"We made a big presentation to Roger Smith and his Scenario 2000 Advisory Committee, and when we were finished, Roger said: 'I want to do this. There's only one problem. I've got to convince my management.'"
Sklar and his aide-de-camp, Jack Lindquist, were up bright and early to next morning — 7 a.m. to be exact — and "we made a presentation to Pete Estes, the president of GM."
Estes liked what he saw, Sklar said, "and they became the first ones to sign a contract at the end of 1978. So that broke the dam, if you will, and Exxon was right behind them."
With more and more American companies on board, Epcot became a reality, opening in 1982 with World of Motion as one of the original attractions.
World of Motion was part homage to the early days of transportation — sailing, flying and two-wheeled modes of conveyance, as well as a look back at the beginnings of the much-heralded motor car.
It also featured vehicles of the present, as well as a peak into what GM was planning for the years ahead. In fact, the most photographed spot in Epcot at the time was the area inside World of Motion after you disembarked from the attraction, a large space where model cars and prototypes were on display.Perhaps the most famous scene within the attraction itself took place on a busy street intersection, where modes of transport from yesteryear — a horse-drawn wagon — and more modern horseless carriages collided ... quite literally.
That early 1900s street scene featured a horse pulling a wagon as it came face-to-face with a new-fangled ice delivery truck, a Model T and a double-decker bus. Of course, the horse panicked and the ensuing chaos is what made the scene such a classic.Ward Kimball, Disney's legendary Imagineer and infamous practical joker, helped design the chaotic sequence, which was in keeping with his wacky sense of humor.
By the mid-1990s, however, GM decided that looking back at the history of transportation wasn't the direction it should be headed in.
"They said, 'Look, this is great, but we're a modern industrial company and we've got to reflect something about our company' in keeping with that philosophy," Sklar said.
World of Motion closed in 1996 and Test Track — an attraction which showed how GM puts its vehicles through their paces under a variety of stressful conditions — debuted a few years later after several fits and starts.
When Test Track finally opened, it was an instant success, sending riders in prototype vehicles through a series of grueling tests before zooming them onto an outdoor banked track, accelerating to speeds of over 60 mph as you zipped around the outside of the circular building.
But like its predecessor, GM decided the original Test Track was in need of an upgrade a few years ago, leading to the creation of today's sleek, ultra-modern attraction, which is now sponsored by Chevrolet, a GM subsidiary.
In this updated version, before climbing into the test car, riders are asked to give their input into the design of the vehicle. During the ride, they are graded on how well the car performs during a series of tests.
"It's the same ride," Sklar said, "but with a whole new pre-show and whole new show."
Gone are the displays of car parts and Crash Test Dummies; new are visually stunning lights and graphics which exude a sleek, kinetic and futuristic feel."Chevy's designers worked with Walt Disney Imagineering to create a more personalized experience," said Erin Youngs, vice president of Epcot. "We're actually putting our guests in the role of being a Chevy designer."
"You receive a score based on the designs you choose," added Melissa Jeselnick, project manager for the Test Track redesign.
"You make the choices in designing your car. Maybe being a 'green' car is important to you; maybe more power is important. There are no bad choices."
"Every experience is different," Ms. Jeselnick added. "You drive through different zones and your car may perform really well in one zone, but not in another. We want you to think like a Chevy designer and immerse yourself in that role."
Like its predecessor, the new Test Track culminates with a high-speed trip around the outside of the building at speeds reaching close to 65 mph.
An interesting sidebar: The success of the Test Track ride system allowed for its replication in the new California Adventure attraction Radiator Springs Racers in the Carsland area of the park.
Test Track's success "gave us an opportunity to do the ride system for Carsland," Sklar said. "It's the same ride system, basically."


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Only one-third of parents (31 percent) said they follow advice from their child's health care provider all of the time, according to the most recent University of Michigan Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health. Thirteen percent said they follow the provider's advice only occasionally.
Parents from lower-income households (<$60,000 annually) were more than twice as likely to say they follow provider advice occasionally (17 percent), compared to parents from higher-income households (8 percent). Black and Hispanic parents are twice as likely to follow provider advice only occasionally (22 percent and 18 percent, respectively) compared to white parents (9 percent).
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In contrast, these parents are least likely to follow advice on discipline (40 percent), putting the child to sleep (18 percent) and watching TV (13 percent).
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Begin forwarded message:From: Micah Ewers <contact.micah@...>Date: January 4, 2013 1:12:00 PM CSTTo: Ted Sojka <tedsojka@...>Subject: Re: Tall SkeletonsHi Ted,
The bones from the French giant were found at the bottom of a bronze age burial tumulus in the cemetery of Castelnau-le-Lez just north of Montpellier. Prof. de Lapouge believed the giant was from the Neolithic period, perhaps even earlier. easily between 5,000 and 10,000 years old, probably older, because the bones are reported to have been fossilized and nearly crumbled when exposed, yet were taken out entire and preserved and studied for several years at Montpellier University. Other giants were reported in news accounts at and around Montpellier also from prehistoric cemeteries, so this leads me to believe there were more than just one giant in that vicinity.
I tend to think there is a link, tentative link, between these dolmen culture people and the mound and stone builders of New England. That there were some giants among them may be a coincidence, also it may be more than coincidence. Most skeletons found in mounds were not gigantic, but quite a number were, it may have been royal or warrior class like you say-- kind of like our professional wrestlers, or athletes, only even bigger.
I suspect DNA already exists on some of these large skeletons found in America and Europe. Smithsonian, and national museums in Spain and France probably do have some of that info.
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Date: Friday, January 4, 2013, 8:05 AMWas there any cultural remains with those skeletons in France to give any information on how old they might be?I am reminded of the fact that there is a video on line of Dennis Stanford from the Smithsonian speaking about Solutrian points being found off the East Coast and off shore at the mouths of what were rivers, now inundated by oceans. One of the surprising finds was a point with mammoth bones that was dredged up by an oyster dredge on a sand bank miles off shore. One of the reasons it has taken so long to find evidence of travel from East to West across the ice that many years ago when the sea was 200 feet lower, is that they are all covered by water. There is a nearby site still on land along a riverbank that is being studied that has Solutrian type points and lithic technology.It would be a stretch to connect the tall men of France with tall men of indigenous people on this continent for any scientist, but it does make one wonder. Too bad that those old accounts mention the bones turning to dust when exposed to air. I wonder if the dust should it be found in a new dig could be tested for DNA?TedOn Dec 24, 2012, at 9:35 PM, Micah Ewers wrote:Hi Ted.
I usually go by a half dozen pseudonyms on the internet though. lol.
That's cool about the prof. from Toledo. I agree with her and Mr. Ross Hamilton's theory that these were a special warrior class, or royal class of great stature. It's possible a skeleton might lengthen a few inches in a grave, but there are so many reports of six-six, seven foot, seven - six, eight foot, even nine, I mean, that's huge. I wanna think it's all an exaggeration, but some times the femur measurements, or skull sizes are given. There are even exceptional reports of people taller than ten and eleven feet...hard as that is to fathom. The best hard scientific data I have ever found for a man over ten feet tall was the giant from Castelnau, France. I unearthed that report from archives in August of 2009, and it's now all over the net. The bones of that individual has led to the tallest height estimate (3 m, 50) I have ever come across in a peer reviewed journal, albeit it was 1890, and people didn't know as much about anatomy as they do today. Still, the measurements of the bones were all double the normal length and width; a 16 cm circ. femur mid shaft for instance. Kind of scary to think about a person even approximately that tall, and broad. There were at least a dozen other giants reported in that region in subsequent press accounts, so I don't think all of these stories were side show hoaxes.
That's amazing info about the field plowed. I imagine a lot still has not been excavated. You wonder what the universities have collected over the years.
I'd love to go visit out there in Iowa some time. Maybe if I can raise some money in the poor economy, I'll do it. ;) Sounds like an awesome place.
Thanks for all that info. If you or your colleagues have any questions feel free and ask.
Happy Holidays.
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I'm considered "good with money," but what I really am is "tight fisted," and I've never been willing to pay for COBRA.
Also, I like hearing that you are doing things right and I think you should post at least one of these a week to counterbalance the others.
let me chime in here to commend you for having health insurance & plead with EVERYONE reading this to have, at the very least, something that covers emergencies.
signed, someone whose appendix burst when she was 27 & perfectly healthy, & who would have >$200k in medical bills if she'd been uninsured, except not really, because she probably would've waited longer to go to the hospital if that were the case, & thus would actually be dead now.
You know the number that is much more important than the deductible? The Out of Pocket Limit. Many programs will have you meet your deductible, and then you'll keep paying a percentage of the charges, until you reach the out of pocket limit. That can be the same as your deductible, but it might also be a hell of a lot higher. People who are selling you insurance, or telling you about the benefits they offer, always refer to the deductible, but the out of pocket is what matters if you actually need a doctor someday.
And yeah, get some kind of coverage. When you're the one in the hospital bed, it will be your family they're making pay before they patch you up. And it won't be a signature they want, it will be actual money. And they will really truly refuse to treat you. The emergency room has to put a cast on your arm if you show up there, but when what you need is chemo, they will go on and let you die, waiting for you to "arrange payment."
This is like, super embarrassing, but I figure this is a safe space. I've been on my parent's health insurance all my life (they are both teachers), and this year I will most likely get my own teaching job and therefore my own insurance. However, I know absolutely nothing about insurance. I know the co-pay is what I pay for a doctor's visit. But what is a deductible, exactly? And this "Out of Pocket Limit"? I've had sooo many conversations with friends and family members about doctors visits and insurance lately (minor health scare, everything's cool) without knowing what the hell I'm talking about. I've gotten this far because I, thank goodness, have generally excellent health. Any kind souls out there want to knock some sense into me?
@Pete Quinn@twitter A deductible is basically the minimum amount that you're responsible for paying for before your insurance kicks in. So, for example, Logan has a $5,000 deductible, so if she has a hospital visit that costs $7,000, she pays for the first 5K and then insurance pays for the balance. Higher deductibles = cheaper insurance, because they pay for less. My impression is that most work-sponsored health insurance plans have a much lower deductible, but I would not know about that.
Okay so someone fill me in on the Out of Pocket Limit now..
Where do you get health insurance so cheaply??? I'm so jealous.
@Sarah Rain@facebook the fact that $132/mo is considered cheap is about to give me a panic attack. I REALLY need the thing where I can stay on my parent's health insurance until I'm 26 not to overturned because I don't really make very much and I definitely haven't figured paying for my own insurance into my budget, even though I subscribe to the same thing about it being the rule that's not to be broken.
Also: I don't understand deductibles. Can we next get deductibles explained?
@jane lane I pay about $460 a month. Through work. For just me. Yippee
My mother is so glad she had a good health insurance policy, she paid a lot for it and often complained that she spends money in vain. When she got diagnosed with chronic diabetes a lot of things changed for her, now she is staying at the Buena Vida Estates living community and enjoys spending time and having fun with her new friends.
Another thing that even cheap, crappy insurance offers is the UCR, the rate the insurance company decides the doctor is allowed to charge for whatever visit or test or procedure, even things they don't really cover. Even if you end up paying mostly out of pocket, it's still less than it would be without insurance, even though the insurance company is also not paying it.
How to get this health insurance on ones own?? I desperately want to be on health insurance, but I have no idea how to even start the research. I've never had to pay for it on my own!
@Brenna Foster@facebook Depending on where you live and what type of job you do, the Freelancers Union is cheaper than others and they've always done well by me. I think I pay around $380/month in New York State.
That sounds so sad thinking about it now, though.
@Redacted Yeah, 380 a month is double what Logan said she is paying. I have looked into the freelaancers union, too, but it seems so absurdly expensive! 380/month is 4560/year which is a huge percentage of some people's income. That's like half a month of rent. For some people. …
Hey folks, new poster here, but I've worked a few years in the benefits / insurance field. (Don't worry, I'm not here to sell anything to anybody. pinkie swear)
@Pete Quinn: Your health plan's deductible kinda works like the deductible on your auto insurance: It's money you have to pay out-of-pocket before your insurer will start "kicking in" by helping to pay for covered treatment. So with car insurance you may have a $500 deductible, and that means it wouldn't be worthwhile to call up Geico if you scratch your paint job pulling out of a parking garage… same thing with your health plan. It's in place to make sure that you're not going to contact Blue Cross over every teeny little thing, you're gonna hold off until you have a serious medical issue. (contd)
(contd) In the original post, Logan said she has a $5000 deductible, which is fairly high even for an individual plan. Under group plans, like you get from your employer or, say, the Freelancers Union, your deductible would likely be between $500 and $2,000. (Some plans even have zero-dollar deductibles, which, yay.)
One way that the health insurance / car insurance analogy differs is how often you have to pay your deductible. With auto insurance, you pay your deductible every time something happens to your car. With health plans, the amount resets annually, usually by calendar year. Deliver your baby in December? You're probably going to reach your deductible, if you had not already reached it for that year. Slip and break your foot the following January? Sorry about that, but new year = new deductible. And the "Out Of Pocket Maximum" amounts that @NoReally mentioned usually work the same way.
Now Logan also mentioned her plan has a $30 copay, which isn't bad. You can think of copays (short for copayments) as your "price of admission" to see a health professional one time: regular doctor, specialist (e.g., ob-gyn), chiropractor, physical therapist, acupuncturist (if that's covered under your plan; it pays to ask about those details).
Keep in mind, the full-ticket price of these visits (what someone with no insurance at all would pay) is usually much more, say $100 per visit, maybe $200 or more. But that's part of the benefit of having insurance, even a crappy policy: The doctor's office still quotes a charge of $200, but Blue Cross chisels that down to $120, then they pay $90 and you pay $30 via the copay. Simple, right? :-)
@Ben E. Fitz You're a mensch. I feel much more equipped to live as a grown-ass person now. Thank you so much.
(again, I'm not shilling for Geico, Blue Cross or any other provider. just use those as shorthand for "car insurance co." or "health insurance co.")
I would just like to say that as someone living in the UK this conversation baffles me a little bit. Universal free healthcare for all!
I have a high-deductible plan like Logan, but it also allows me to open an HSA, which is a bank account into which I can put money, tax-free, to cover the things I pay for before I reach my deductible. This means that as long as I document my expenses, the part of my income I use to pay for my health care (including chiropractic) is not taxed. And also, thanks to the Affordable Health Care Act or whatever it's called (which my state representative is for some reason trying like mad to get rid of, the asswaffle) I get annual checkups absolutely free.
@ru_ri Health care spending accounts are the best!
@Everyone Take advantage of your HSA account (sometimes HCSA) if it's available! You want to budget conservatively, since you can't get the money back, but it means that co-pays, transportation to doctor's offices, glasses, prescription sunglasses, the dental stuff that isn't covered by my dental insurance because dental insurance blows, all that stuff is at basically a 30% discount because the money isn't taxed.
@Pete: Happy to help! and please, call me Ben
@Ben E. Fitz Hey! On the off-chance you will see this, I am a little confused.
Okay, Logan has a $5,000 deductible. Does this mean if she goes to the doctor, pays her $30 copay, does that mean she has to pay the $90 or whatever that the doctor appointment costs because she hasn't reached $5,000 first? Thanks!
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