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We've got certain items are kept in inventory and can be delivered within a week of ordering. Select sizes/chamois upgrades are currently in stock, so check online in the Club Store for availability. These can be in your hands faster than official race photos come out after your event!
Items in stock include Cycling bibs; Cycling shorts; Tri tops; Tri shorts (long and short inseam); Triathlon suit (one-piece); Womens racer top and bra; Arm warmers.
Custom Gear Order
We will be placing another custom order by midnight TONIGHT. Gear should be received by the end of July. The next order will be 30 June (to receive items at the start of September before Nation's Tri).
If your shipping address has changed since placing your order please log into the Club Store to update your shipping address. If you did not create an account when placing your order (i.e. you checked out as a guest), please contact email@example.com to make any adjustments.
**Please note: all racing gear sales are FINAL. If you ordered the wrong size, please feel free to post items on the Forum for sale or swap.**
These new kits look pretty slick! The onesie (left) is quite slimming and the 2-piece is quite versatile! Medals not included.
♦ Masters Swim Program (MSP)
This is the only triathlete-focused masters program in the DC area. Overseen by nearly a dozen US Masters certified coaches, MSP offers morning (at the UDC pool) and evening (at the Wilson pool) swim sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays of every week. With coaches on deck to provide workouts and technique review, swimmers can gain expert assistance firsthand. The club offers 5, 10, 20, and 30 session punch passes as well as an unlimited monthly pass to accomodate any level of participation in the program.
In addition, the Masters Swim Program offers special clinics on the weekends that are open to everyone:
Speed Clinic: Saturday June 1st at 8:00AM; Expect a drill-intensive workout involving power bursts and full-body resistance training.
Cost: $20
Location: UDC Natatorium, 4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
Stroke Clinic: Sunday June 2nd at 8:00AM AND 9:00AM; A FREE one hour intensive clinic to work on your stroke and form.
Cost: $0!!
Location: Yorktown High School, 5200 N Yorktown Blvd Arlington, VA 22207
Underwater Taping: Saturday June 8th at 8:00AM; Video taping and stroke analysis will be done in 2 lanes while the rest of the group will be given a swim workout to do.
Cost: $15
Location: UDC Natatorium, 4200 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
Intro to Masters: Sunday June 9th at 8:00AM; So you signed up for Masters but you aren't sure what you signed up for? Please join us for this FREE session where we will go over the terminology that we use, how to read a pace clock, how to read a set, some of the commonly used drills, and running a masters practice as well using the skills we learned.
Cost: $0!!
Location: Yorktown High School, 5200 N Yorktown Blvd Arlington, VA 22207
♦ Half Ironman and Ironman Training Programs
Are you doing a late season Half Ironman or Ironman? Austin 70.3? Miami 70.3? Ironman Florida? Arizona? Cozumel? We are almost 6 months away from those races. Have you thought about your training plan yet? Have you considered the club's HIP and IMP programs?
The Half Ironman and Ironman Training Programs are affordable options if you do not want to pay for a personalized coach and want the benefit of group workouts and distance specific clinics overseen by an experienced and enthusiastic set of Co-Leaders that you cannot get by just downloading a training plan off the internet. For information about the programs, see the Half Ironman Program Information Page or the Ironman Program Information Page.
Registration for these programs will close in a couple weeks. It is currently OPEN in the Club Shop.
♦ 6/8/2013 - USAT 2013 Mid-Atlantic Club Championship - The Jamestown International Triathlon is only a week and a half away on Saturday, June 8th!! Register now and be a part of bringing home DC Tri Club's 8th Mid-Atlantic club championship title! Reserve your hotel room in the block of rooms we got for the club and discuss details of the race on the forum HERE»
♦ 7/13/2013 - Maryland Swim For Life - The DC Triathlon Club is proud to announce the collaboration with District of Columbia Aquatics Club (DCAC) for hosting the 22nd Annual Maryland Swim for Life on Saturday, July 13, 2013.
The 2.4 mile Tri Challenge Swim has been added this year. This is perfect for those preparing for an upcoming IM, (IMLP, IMMT, etc.) or those that like to swim long. This is a great opportunity to work in a pre-race open water swim with plenty of support. Get used to what it's going to be like come race day in a fun, exciting, venue!
Details and registration can be found HERE»
♦ 8/2-4/2013 - Deep Creek Camping/Training Weekend - For those of you planning your race season and summer, be sure to save the date for our Deep Creek Camping/Training weekend August 2-4!!Campsites have been reserved!
June Happy Hours
DC Regional - 5 June
Where: Cleveland Park Bar and Grill, 3421 Connecticut Ave NW
When: Wednesday June 5th 6:30-8:30
Specials - $3 Miller Lite and Yuengling Drafts $3 Rail Liquors $4 House Wines
Arlington Regional - 6 June
Where: Sushi Rock, 1900 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington, VA
When: Thursday June 6th 6:30-8:30
Club-Wide Happy Hour - 20 June
When: June 20th, 6:30-8:30PM
Where: Cantina Marina, 600 Water St.SW Washington, DC
Cool off after your workout with a cold one at the Club-wide Happy Hour
Want to grab a drink with fellow triathletes, but training always gets in the way? Don't fret, we are making it easy for you in June. Fit in your workout at Hains Point and then head over to Cantina Marina.
**For those of you who participated in the National Club Challange this past winter, we will have the swag that we received from USAT for winning every category and the overall challenge.
The Air Force Cycling Classic (AFACC) has reached out to the club this year and is giving the Club a few FREE entries into Sunday's non-competitive Challenge Ride, which takes place on a closed course through Crystal City, VA. This is always a great chance to get in a good local ride with SAG support. The catch? We need to help out on the volunteer front! They are looking for our help in the Registration, Course Marshall, and Medal Distribution areas specifically. These roles are on Fri, Sat and Sunday, with a mix of shifts available. If you aren't aiming for 8 full laps, it is possible to volunteer and ride on Sunday.
List DCTRI in the Questions or comments section of the volunteer signup form HERE» to get the club credit and be eligible for a free entry drawing.
We will do a random drawing next week from those registered to volunteer to determine who will get a free entry!
We continue with the third entry from Age Group triathlete Claudia Blackburn, aka "Ironmaiden".
At altitude she challenges herself in a triathlon training camp. Find out just how difficult it is to swim 25 yards and be out of breath as she takes us through her latest adventure!
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Kick Vs. Topspin Serve; one and the same?!
i hear a lot of people discussing topspin and kick serves as if they are different types. Are they not the same?
The kick-serve is generally held as as using both top and side spin (rotation around 45 dergrees).
Kick serves start off going in one direction and then kick the opposite way, e.g. at deuce you serve down the middle it kicks to the right instead of the left. Very effective on the ad side for right handed players and very effective on the deuce side for left handers.
Not all topspin serves will kick up. If the ball has sufficient topspin and a high/steep trajectory, it tends to kick up.
i am wondering.
the question about kick vs topspin vs american twist has been discussed here before.
most people seem to agree that they are different serves.
there is some disagreement as to what is what and how to define the differences.
here comes my question. can we agree, that although these serves differ, they are nevertheless variants of basically the same motion?
So, is this correct?
Basically the same type of serve* with the following three variants:
1 - Mostly topspin (kicks mostly up/forward)
2 - Mostly side-spin (kicks mostly to one side)
3 - Combination of topspin and side-spin (kicks up/forward and a bit to one side)
Are these the three types before we get into how to do each?
I see the pros do numbers 1 & 3 mostly as their second serves, although the TV angle is pretty bad to judge spin properly.
* In terms of the resulting ball/shot.
Out of the many nomenclatures for these serves, "kick serve" is usually the most general; that is, it encompasses both topspin and topspin-slice (a variation of which is American twist) serves.
Although theoretically possible, it's hard to hit a pure topspin serve.
A topspin serve is simply a serve in which the ball is hit in such a way that it spins forward on an axis parallel to the ground. It dips down into the court and bounces straight, with no change in direction.
A topspin-slice serve has a component of side spin that the pure topspin serve does not. The ball curves in the air (right-to-left for a righty) and then bounces to the left or right of center, which is where the "slice-hopper" and American twist distinction comes in.
As long as the ball has a significant topspin component, it's a kick serve, not matter how high it bounces.
My $0.02.
Is the american twist like a "slurve" or is it going the other way?
I find the mechanics of the twist serve can really mess up your shoulder if you start screwing around with it the wrong way. It also can be very effective because people aren't used to seeing it at amateur levels, and they ofent get completely screwed up by it.
^ Twist serves and other types of kick serves can finish on either side of the body. Federer, I believe, has a conventional finish on his twist/kick serves. OTOH, Fabrice Santoro and others finish on the right side of the body when doing twist (or some other kick) serves. It seems that this finish was a bit more common back in the day than it is now. I have posted a video of the Santoro finish in previous discussions. It should not be too difficult to find Federer executing a "monster" kick on YouTube.
psv255's post (#7) is accurate. I will have more to say about posts 5 & 6 later.
I always thought that a "kick serve" was the all encompassing term for a serve that was hit with heavy topspin, and that the pure topspin serve and the american twist serve were the two main types of kick serves.
There is no such thing as a pure (6 to 12 swingpath) topspin serve (without breaking your back). An American Twist (serve that kicks to right for a righthanded) is hit with roughly 7 to 1 swingpath. It requires a lot of racuqethead speed to kick nicely to the right.
A "topspin" serve is hit with 7:30 to 1:30 swingpath, but since the topspin component of the spin is less than for the twist, the ball's spin doesn't grab the ground as well, and the bounce is straight.
A "topspin slice" is hit with roughly an 8 to 2 swingpath. With even less topspin component to the spin, the ball's spin doesn't grab the ball at all, so the ball bounce to the left (after curving to the left in the air).
All three types of serve above are types of "kick" serves. The only real difference between these types of serves is the angle of the swingpath. As a general rule of thumb, the higher the topspin/sidespin ratio, the more the ball will kick to the right. The lower the ratio, the more the ball will bounce to the left.
However, to "optimize" how much a twist serve kicks to the right, finding the right spin to speed ratio and swingpath is a bit of an art.
The interesting part of this is that the difference between kicking to the right and kicking to the left is simply the difference between a 7-to-1 path and an 8-to-2 path! This makes it easy for a good server to disguise the kick direction, even if the toss is not varied. It's very valuable to learn to hit a topspin slice from a toss slightly to your left, because then you can hit all 3 serves from that toss location.
Anyone who tells you that a twist serve requires "hitting up on the the side of the ball to impart corkscrew spin" has not given much thought about the physics. It is physically impossible to hit the side of the ball and have the ball go toward your target. Corkscrew spin can be applied with a pingpong paddle, but not with a tennis racquet! Your only physically possible option with a tennis racquet is to hit the back of the ball (or slightly over or under the back of the ball).
^ You are incorrect about corkscrew spin in tennis. Physicist, Rod Cross, had thought very much about the physics of tennis and disagrees with you. One does not hit the side of the ball to impart corkscrew spin. However, the contact is offset to impart this type of spin.
This type of spin can also be imparted to underhand shots with very dramatic effects.
A serve whose spin is primarily side-spin (vertical-axis), will not normally kick. As psv255 and I have indicated, a kick serve normally requires a significant topspin component. Vertical-axis sidespin will only affect the left/right deviation of the ball traveling thru the air (Magnus Effect). This type of spin has no direct effect on the bounce (direction or height). Physicist, Rod Cross, had indicated this in some of his writings on tennis physics.
However, it you lob the serve with an open racket face with sidespin, it will bounce quite high even tho' it may not have very much topspin. This high bounce might be considered a kick by many.
A topspin serve or a topspin kick serve will usually also have a small amount of a sidespin component (just as most slice serves will have some degree of a topspin component). If your serve has sufficient components of both topspin and sidespin, we refer to it as a topspin-slice serve.
The "reverse bounce" seen in the twist version of the kick serve is due to spiral spin and not due to our garden-variety (vertical axis) sidespin. Think of the spin on the spiral pass of an American football or the natural spin on a badminton shuttle. This is spiral spin -- also known as spiralspin, gyrospin, corkscrew spin (or cork spin in table tennis). Its axis of rotation is more-or-less horizontal and in the direction of the flight path of the ball (or shuttle).
There is no Magnus effect associated with spiralspin so it has no effect on the trajectory of the ball as it flies thru the air. This is why spiral spin is often applied to bullets (with rifling of the barrel) and sometimes to arrows. However, when a ball with spiralspin hits the ground, it will bounce to the left or the right.
If the ball has mild spiraspin, then the left/right bounce deviation will be only slight. We might see this with a topspin-slice serve. If the spiralspin is negligible, then after the bounce, the ball will continue in the same direction is was traveling immediately prior to the bounce. If this serve has a moderate amount of spiralspin then we will see the ball direction straighten out with the bounce.
We might refer to a kick serve that does this as a twist serve -- cuz the ball is moving in a direction after the bounce that is somewhat different than the pre-bounce direction. It the amount of spiralspin is relatively generous on a topspin-slice kick serve, then the effect is very dramatic. The ball path curves in one direction (left or right) prior to the bounce due to (vertical-axis) sidespin. However, the ball bounces in the opposite direction due to the spiralspin component. This action is what we normally think of when we refer to a twist serve.
It would be great to see some statistics on what types of serves tennis pros use for their 1st and 2nd serves.
It could provide guidance for recreational players on what serves are more or less effective in match play, and if you cannot master them all (safe assumption), which serves could provide the biggest bang for the buck.
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Governor Edward G. Rendell signed legislation to expand PACE and PACENET in November 2003, creating new eligibility guidelines that took effect on Jan. 1, 2004. As of December 31, 2004, enrollment in both programs totaled 291,241, reflecting an increase of 69,679 for the year. PACE enrollment grew by 6,385 while PACENET added 63,294 new enrollees.
The Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly, more commonly known as PACE, was launched in 1984. PACENET was created in 1996 to assist older adults whose incomes fall just above PACE limits but who still may need assistance paying for prescription drugs. The Pennsylvania Lottery funds both programs.
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Tutorial: Database Mirroring for Disaster Recovery in Hybrid IT
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This tutorial shows you how to implement SQL Server database mirroring for disaster recovery end-to-end in a hybrid IT environment. In this configuration, the principal database server runs on-premise and the mirror database server runs in Azure. You can implement this scenario without a VPN connection between Azure and your on-premise network if you use server certificates. Furthermore, it is possible for your principal database server to run behind a NAT device on-premise if you forward the appropriate ports on your NAT device to the server.
In this tutorial, you will deploy asynchronous database mirroring as a disaster recovery solution using a SQL Server virtual machines (VM) in Azure and an on-premise database server. At the end of the tutorial, your SQL Server high availability solution will consist of the following elements:
One virtual network running in the US West datacenter
One SQL Server machine (SQLOnPrem) deployed your on-premise network, running behind a NAT device
One SQL Server VM (SQLInCloud) deployed to Azure in the US West datacenter
SQLOnPrem is the principal database server
SQLInCloud is the mirror database server
This tutorial is intended to show you the steps required to set up the described solution above without elaborating on the details of each step. Therefore, instead of showing you the GUI configuration steps, it uses PowerShell and Transact-SQL (T-SQL) scripting to take you quickly through each step. It assumes the following:
You already have an Azure account with the virtual machine subscription.
You have installed the Azure PowerShell cmdlets.
You already know how to provision a SQL Server VM from the virtual machine gallery using the GUI. For more information, see Provisioning a SQL Server Virtual Machine on Azure
You understand how to deploy database mirroring using certificates in on-premise environments. For more information, see Example: Setting Up Database Mirroring Using Certificates (Transact-SQL).
For simplicity, Contoso!000 is the same password used throughout the tutorial.
Configure on-premise SQL Server service instance
Install Windows Server 2008 R2 on an on-premise computer that you will use for the principal database server.
Connect the computer to the Internet and install all updates.
Disconnect the computer from the Internet and connect it to the same subnet as the VPN device.
Open a Windows PowerShell window in administrator mode.
If you have not already done so, change the computer name to SQLOnPRem.
$computerName = "SQLOnPrem" netdom renamecomputer $env:COMPUTERNAME /newname:$computerName /force /reboot
The computers reboot automatically after these commands are run.
Once the computers finish rebooting, log in as the local administrator again and open a Windows PowerShell window in administrator mode.
Specify the directory that contains the SQL Server Setup files in $installDir and install SQL Server 2012 and SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) on the computer. Specifying SSMS feature during setup causes the command line tools and PowerShell providers to be installed.
$installDir = "<Directory of SQL Server Setup.exe>" cd $installDir .\Setup.exe ` /q ` /ACTION=Install ` /FEATURES=SQL,SSMS ` /INSTANCENAME=MSSQLSERVER ` /SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS="Administrator" ` /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS
Open the firewall for remote access of SQL Server.
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule ` name='SQL Server (TCP-In)' ` program='C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Binn\sqlservr.exe' ` dir=in ` action=allow ` protocol=TCP
Enable the TCP protocol on the default instance and restart the SQL Server service.
[reflection.assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo") [reflection.assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlWmiManagement") $wmi = new-object ("Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi.ManagedComputer") $env:COMPUTERNAME $wmi.ServerInstances['MSSQLSERVER'].ServerProtocols['Tcp'].IsEnabled = "True" $wmi.ServerInstances['MSSQLSERVER'].ServerProtocols['Tcp'].Alter() $svc = Get-Service -Name 'MSSQLSERVER' $timeout = New-Object System.TimeSpan -ArgumentList 0, 0, 30 $svc.Stop(); $svc.WaitForStatus([System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus]::Stopped,$timeout) $svc.Start(); $svc.WaitForStatus([System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus]::Stopped,$timeout)
Exit the current PowerShell window. The next time you open a PowerShell window, SQL Server binary paths are included in the PATH environment variable so that you can use the command-line tools and SQL Server PowerShell provider to set up database mirroring.
Log into your on-premise NAT device as the administrator and add a port forwarding rule which points all inbound traffic on port 5022 to SQLOnPrem, port 5022. For instructions on setting up your NAT device, see the user manual from the respective manufacturer.
Configuring port forwarding for port 5022 on NAT device enables the database mirroring traffic to flow from the Azure VM to the on-premise database server.
You are now finished with the on-premise SQL Server configuration. Next, you will configure the SQL Server VM in Azure.
Create the Virtual Network and SQL Server VMs
In a PowerShell window on a computer that is connected to the internet, define a series of variables that you will use to create your cloud IT infrastructure.
$workingDir = "C:\workingDirectory\" $location = "West US" $affinityGroupName = "ContosoAG" $affinityGroupDescription = "Contoso SQL HADR Affinity Group" $affinityGroupLabel = "IaaS BI Affinity Group" $virtualNetworkName = "ContosoNET" $localNetworkName = "ContosoNETLocal" $networkConfigPath = $workingDir + "NetworkConfig.xml" $storageAccountName = "<uniquestorageaccountname>" $storageAccountLabel = "Contoso SQL HADR Storage Account" $storageAccountContainer = "https://$storageAccountName.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/" $sqlImageName = (Get-AzureVMImage | where {$_.Label -like "SQL Server 2012 SP1 Enterprise*"} | sort PublishedDate -Descending)[0].ImageName $serviceName = "<uniqueservicename>" $sqlServerName = "SQLInCloud" $vmAdminUser = "AzureAdmin" $vmAdminPassword = "Contoso!000" $subnetName = "Back"
Pay attention to the following to ensure that your commands will succeed later:
Variables $storageAccountName and $serviceName must be unique because they are used to identify your cloud storage account and cloud server, respectively, on the internet. Furthermore, you will need to use the value of $serviceName when you configure the database mirroring session later.
Names specified for variables $affinityGroupName, $virtualNetworkName, and $subnetName are configured in the virtual network configuration document that you will use later.
$sqlImageName specifies the updated name of the VM image that contains SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Enterprise Edition.
- Variables $storageAccountName and $serviceName must be unique because they are used to identify your cloud storage account and cloud server, respectively, on the internet. Furthermore, you will need to use the value of $serviceName when you configure the database mirroring session later.
Import the Azure module, download a publishing settings file to your machine, and connect your PowerShell session to your Azure subscription by importing the downloaded publishing settings.
Import-Module ` "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Azure\PowerShell\Azure\Azure.psd1" Get-AzurePublishSettingsFile Import-AzurePublishSettingsFile <publishsettingsfilepath>
The Get-AzurePublishgSettingsFile command automatically generates a management certificate with Azure downloads it to your machine. A browser will be automatically opened and you are prompted to enter the Microsoft account credentials for your Azure subscription. The downloaded .publishsettings file contains all the information you need to manage your Azure subscription. After saving this file to a local directory, import it using the Import-AzurePublishSettingsFile command.
Security Note The publishsettings file contains your credentials (unencoded) that are used to administer your Azure subscriptions and services. The security best practice for this file is to store it temporarily outside your source directories (for example in the Libraries\Documents folder), and then delete it once the import has completed. A malicious user gaining access to the publishsettings file can edit, create, and delete your Azure services.
Create an affinity group.
New-AzureAffinityGroup ` -Name $affinityGroupName ` -Location $location ` -Description $affinityGroupDescription ` -Label $affinityGroupLabel
Create a virtual network by importing a configuration file named NetworkConfig.xml.
Set-AzureVNetConfig ` -ConfigurationPath $networkConfigPath
The configuration file contains the following XML document. In brief, it specifies a virtual network called ContosoNET in the affinity group called ContosoAG, and it has the address space 10.10.0.0/16. The Back subnet, or 10.1.1.0/24, is where you will place your SQL Server VM. If you change the $affinityGroupName, $virtualNetworkName, and $subnetName variables earlier, you must also change the corresponding names below.
<NetworkConfiguration xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ServiceHosting/2011/07/NetworkConfiguration"> <VirtualNetworkConfiguration> <Dns /> <VirtualNetworkSites> <VirtualNetworkSite name="ContosoNET" AffinityGroup="ContosoAG"> <AddressSpace> <AddressPrefix>10.10.0.0/16</AddressPrefix> </AddressSpace> <Subnets> <Subnet name="Back"> <AddressPrefix>10.10.1.0/24</AddressPrefix> </Subnet> </Subnets> </VirtualNetworkSite> </VirtualNetworkSites> </VirtualNetworkConfiguration> </NetworkConfiguration>
Create a storage account that is associated with the affinity group you created and set it as the current storage account for your subscription.
New-AzureStorageAccount ` -StorageAccountName $storageAccountName ` -Label $storageAccountLabel ` -AffinityGroup $affinityGroupName Set-AzureSubscription ` -SubscriptionName (Get-AzureSubscription).SubscriptionName ` -CurrentStorageAccount $storageAccountName
Create the SQL Server VM in a new cloud service.
New-AzureVMConfig ` -Name $sqlServerName ` -InstanceSize Large ` -ImageName $sqlImageName ` -MediaLocation "$storageAccountContainer$sqlServerName.vhd" ` -DiskLabel "OS" | Add-AzureProvisioningConfig ` -Windows ` -Password $vmAdminPassword ` -AdminUserName $vmAdminUser ` -DisableAutomaticUpdates ` | Set-AzureSubnet ` -SubnetNames $subnetName | Add-AzureEndpoint ` -Name "SQL" ` -Protocol "tcp" ` -PublicPort 1433 ` -LocalPort 1433 | Add-AzureEndpoint ` -Name "SQL" ` -Protocol "mirroring" ` -PublicPort 5022 ` -LocalPort 5022 | New-AzureVM ` -ServiceName $serviceName ` –AffinityGroup $affinityGroupName ` -VNetName $virtualNetworkName
This series of piped commands do the following things:
New-AzureVMConfig creates a VM configuration using the SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Enterprise Edition image in the virtual machine gallery. It also sets the operating system disk to read-caching only (no write caching). It is recommended that you migrate the database files to a separate data disk that you attach to the VM and configure it with no read or write caching. However, since the on-premise database server uses the C drive for database files, you will forego moving the database files. This way, the Azure VM can be identical to the on-premise server in configuration.
Add-AzureProvisioningConfig specifies a standalone Windows machine, sets the administrator password, and disables automatic updates.
Add-AzureEndpoint adds two access endpoints: port 1433 for connectivity from on-premise client applications and port 5022 for database mirroring over the internet.
New-AzureVM creates a new cloud service and creates the new Azure VM in the new cloud service.
- New-AzureVMConfig creates a VM configuration using the SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Enterprise Edition image in the virtual machine gallery. It also sets the operating system disk to read-caching only (no write caching). It is recommended that you migrate the database files to a separate data disk that you attach to the VM and configure it with no read or write caching. However, since the on-premise database server uses the C drive for database files, you will forego moving the database files. This way, the Azure VM can be identical to the on-premise server in configuration.
Wait for the new VM to be fully provisioned and download the remote desktop file to your working directory. The while loop continues to poll the new Azure VM until it is ready for use.
$VMStatus = Get-AzureVM -name $sqlServerName While ($VMStatus.Status -ne "ReadyRole") { write-host "Waiting...Current Status = " $VMStatus.Status Start-Sleep -Seconds 15 $VMStatus = Get-AzureVM -name $sqlServerName } Get-AzureRemoteDesktopFile ` -ServiceName $serviceName ` -Name $sqlServerName ` -LocalPath "$workingDir$sqlServerName.rdp"
Initialize the SQL Server VM
In this section, you need to modify the default SQL Server installation on each of the three servers. Specifically, the TCP protocol is already enabled on the SQL Server VM. However, you still need to open the firewall for remote access of SQL Server.
Now, you are ready to start. Follow the steps below, which are identical for all three servers except otherwise noted:
Connect to the VM by launching the remote desktop file. Use the machine administrator's username AzureAdmin and password Contoso!000, which you specified when creating the VM.
Wait for the SQL Server installation to finish running the automated initialization tasks before proceeding.
Open a PowerShell window in administrator mode.
Open the firewall for remote access of SQL Server.
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name='SQL Server (TCP-In)' program='C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Binn\sqlservr.exe' dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP
You are ready to configure database mirroring on the two servers. Keep the PowerShell window open for subsequent steps.
Configure Database Mirroring Using Certificates
On SQLOnPrem, run SQLCMD.EXE in the PowerShell window and create and back up a server certificate.
SQLCMD -S SQLOnPrem USE master; CREATE MASTER KEY ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = '<Strong_Password_#1>'; GO CREATE CERTIFICATE SQLOnPrem_cert WITH SUBJECT = 'SQLOnPrem certificate'; GO CREATE ENDPOINT Endpoint_Mirroring STATE = STARTED AS TCP (LISTENER_PORT=5022, LISTENER_IP = ALL) FOR DATABASE_MIRRORING (AUTHENTICATION = CERTIFICATE SQLOnPrem_cert, ENCRYPTION = REQUIRED ALGORITHM AES, ROLE = ALL); GO BACKUP CERTIFICATE SQLOnPrem_cert TO FILE = 'SQLOnPrem_cert.cer'; GO
On SQLInCloud, run SQLCMD.EXE in the PowerShell window and create and back up a server certificate.
SQLCMD -S SQLInCloud USE master; CREATE MASTER KEY ENCRYPTION BY PASSWORD = '<Strong_Password_#2>'; GO CREATE CERTIFICATE SQLInCloud_cert WITH SUBJECT = 'SQLInCloud certificate for database mirroring'; GO CREATE ENDPOINT Endpoint_Mirroring STATE = STARTED AS TCP (LISTENER_PORT=5022, LISTENER_IP = ALL) FOR DATABASE_MIRRORING (AUTHENTICATION = CERTIFICATE SQLInCloud_cert, ENCRYPTION = REQUIRED ALGORITHM AES, ROLE = ALL); GO BACKUP CERTIFICATE SQLInCloud_cert TO FILE = 'SQLInCloud_cert.cer'; GO
The certificates are saved to the default data directory: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA. Copy the certificates to the same directory across the two servers so that each server has the certificates from the other two servers. Since the two SQL Server VMs reside in two different virtual networks and cannot share files readily, the easiest way to copy files across the VMs is to attach a disk drive from your local computer to the remote desktop sessions and copy the certificates to and from that attached disk drive.
On SQLOnPrem, grant login permissions to SQLInCloud using its certificate.
CREATE LOGIN DBMirroringLogin WITH PASSWORD = 'Sample_Login_Password!@#'; GO CREATE USER DBMirroringLogin FOR LOGIN DBMirroringLogin; GO CREATE CERTIFICATE SQLInCloud_cert AUTHORIZATION DBMirroringLogin FROM FILE = 'SQLInCloud_cert.cer'; GO GRANT CONNECT ON ENDPOINT::Endpoint_Mirroring TO [DBMirroringLogin]; GO
On SQLInCloud, grant login permissions to SQLOnPrem using its certificate.
CREATE LOGIN DBMirroringLogin WITH PASSWORD = 'Sample_Login_Password!@#'; GO CREATE USER DBMirroringLogin FOR LOGIN DBMirroringLogin; GO CREATE CERTIFICATE SQLOnPrem_cert AUTHORIZATION DBMirroringLogin FROM FILE = 'SQLOnPrem_cert.cer' GO GRANT CONNECT ON ENDPOINT::Endpoint_Mirroring TO [DBMirroringLogin]; GO
On SQLOnPrem, create a database and take both a full backup and a log backup.
CREATE database MyDB1 GO BACKUP DATABASE MyDB1 TO DISK = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\BACKUP\MyDB1.bak'; GO BACKUP LOG MyDB1 TO DISK = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\BACKUP\MyDB1.log'; GO
Copy the backup files to SQLInCloud in the following directory: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\BACKUP.
On SQLInCloud, restore database backups with the WITH NORECOVERY option and enable it as a mirroring partner.
RESTORE DATABASE MyDB1 FROM DISK = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\BACKUP\MyDB1.bak' WITH NORECOVERY; GO RESTORE LOG MyDB1 FROM DISK = 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\BACKUP\MyDB1.log' WITH NORECOVERY; GO ALTER DATABASE MyDB1 SET PARTNER = 'TCP://<NAT_PUBLIC_IP_ADDRESS>:5022'; GO
Note you must supply the public facing IP address for your on-premise NAT device instead of SQLOnPrem's hostname. SQLInCloud cannot connect to SQLOnPrem directly and traffic must be forwarded to SQLOnPrem from the NAT device. You have already configured port forwarding on your on-premise NAT device for port 5022, so the ALTER DATABASE command should succeed.
On SQLOnPrem, enable SQLOnPrem as a mirroring partner.
ALTER DATABASE MyDB1 SET PARTNER = 'TCP://<uniqueservicename>.cloudapp.net:5022'; GO
Note that the unique cloud service name, <uniqueservicename>.cloudapp.net, is used instead of SQLInCloud's hostname. You have already opened the default database mirroring endpoint, port 5022, when you created SQLInCloud.
Congratulations! You have successfully set up database mirroring in hybrid IT using certificates. Note that because the servers are accessing each other using the cloud service name and the NAT device instead of the instance names, the database mirroring monitor cannot connect to the instance name of the remote server to query for status. To monitor the database mirroring session in the database mirroring monitor, follow the instructions below:
On SQLInCloud, enable SQL Server authentication. For more information, see Change Server Authentication Mode.
On SQLInCloud, create a sysadmin user that uses SQL Server authentication. For more information, see Create a Login.
On SQLOnPrem, in SSMS, connect to SQLInCloud using <uniqueservicename>.cloudapp.net as the server name and SQL Server Authentication as the authentication mode.
From the established database engine connection to SQLInCloud, launch the database mirroring monitor. For more information, see Start Database Mirroring Monitor (SQL Server Management Studio).


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We are grateful to our colleagues and friends who have written to us. We recognise that the killing of Moisés Sánchez, the 15th journalist to have been murdered or disappeared in Veracruz since 2010, has caused unbearable pain and rage.
As the Committee of the Periodistas de a Pie say, the Hay Festival has brought some of the greatest champions of freedom of speech to Zacatecas, to Mexico City, and to Xalapa. We stand by the words of our writers like Wole Soyinka, Carl Bernstein and Salman Rushdie, who have come to Xalapa and have been clear and passionate in their messages of condemnation for the targeting of journalists in Veracruz.
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I have this model. Its been on sale between 699-899 brand new a year back or so. Prob not the case anymore.
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This TV was a great deal in 2011 black friday for $699, but at this price, this late, for a refurb - I think a wiser investment is the 50 inch lcd on the front page right now.
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with a DLP TV. I bought my Mitsu 73" in July of 2010 and never once had a problem with it. Just went past the 5,000 hour mark on the bulb so I'm sure I'll be replacing that soon but it's a cheap fix. There was no way I was paying what they were asking for this size TV in a LED in 2010 and my intention was to keep it for 7-10 years until prices were affordable on the "better" technology. But my DLP puts off as beautiful a picture as I've seen on any TV out there, quality is amazing.
Not to be too much of a downer but when I was shopping for my TV a year and a half ago I was initially interested in Mitsubishi. But every model I saw in person was noticeably less sharp than other brands. Seeing as this is a refurb it might be hard to find the exact model to check out but I'd advise going to the store and checking out some other Mitsus to see what your own eyes think.
On the other hand this is an damn good price on a TV this size.
I've been monitoring prices on these Mits for over a year. This model was never that low new, not a refurb.
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U.S. Drought Monitor Report for the Week Ending Oct. 16 (Text)
Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Following is the text of the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor as released by the National Drought Mitigation Center in Lincoln, Nebraska:
Weekly Summary: During the past week, two storm systems impacted the contiguous 48 states, with the cold front associated with the first storm system bringing generally light rains to areas from the northeast to the southern Great Plains. The second storm system developed along the western, trailing end of that cold front, and intensified rapidly over the central Great Plains. Before departing the country to the northeast, this system spread significant amounts of rain from the Panhandle of Oklahoma to the Upper Great Lakes. A cold front, associated with a low-pressure system over Canada, brought a round of precipitation to the Pacific Northwest. Puerto Rico was impacted over the weekend by the tropical cyclone that is now Hurricane Raphael. The Northeast and mid-Atlantic: Minor changes were made to the depiction of abnormally dry (D0) conditions over the Great Lakes region of New York. Recent rainfall (0.5 to 1.2 inches) supported this change in conditions. No changes were made to the drought depiction across the Mid-Atlantic. The Ohio Valley: Light rains fell across the Ohio Valley. When coupled with a recent wetter pattern during the past 60-days, the recent rains allowed for the removal of some moderate drought (D1) across Indiana, Ohio and northern Kentucky. Additionally, some minor changes were made over Kentucky to reflect a continued wetter pattern, as D2 (severe drought) was removed from western Kentucky. The Southeast: A relatively dry week across much of the southeast prompted the expansion of abnormally dry conditions across the eastern portions of the Carolinas and southeastern Georgia. Additional intensification is indicated across central and southern Georgia, where rains continue to miss the most intensely dry areas. Across Alabama, short-term dryness back to 60-days is showing up in some of the streams, with stream flows down to the 9th percentile in Crenshaw and Pike counties. A reduction in dry conditions was noted was across western and central North Carolina, so D0 was removed from the area west of Charlotte, NC. To reflect a continued wetter pattern, as a 1- category improvement was included over western Tennessee. The Central and Southern Plains: Many changes to the depiction of drought were included in the map this week. Significant rains (some reports in excess of 4.5 inches) fell across eastern Oklahoma, northwestern Arkansas, southwestern Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa. Broad, 1-category improvements were implemented across these regions. Across Nebraska, Missouri, Kansas and Iowa, the improvements were made across areas the received in excess of 1.5 inches of precipitation. As noted by the Nebraska state climatologist, the areas of Nebraska that are annotated as receiving the most improvement were the same areas the received rainfall (1-4 inches) during September. The Upper Great Lakes and Northern Great Plains: Significant rains (0.5-4.1 inches) fell across lower Michigan, with slightly higher amounts reported over central Wisconsin. Based on that recent rainfall, moderate drought was removed from the lower portion of Michigan and the western most portions of the Upper Peninsula. The area of abnormal dryness was also scaled back across most of Michigan, with areas of D0 remaining over southern Michigan, the western UP, and where the D1 (moderate drought) was indicated last week, as rains were not enough to justify to 2-category improvement. Across central Wisconsin and southeast Minnesota, rains of 2-4 inches (3-6 times the normal amount for the week) prompted a broad 1-category improvement. Other portions of southern Wisconsin miss out on the rains, so areas receiving less than 2.0 inches of rain were largely left the same as last week. After a dry week, minor expansions of extreme drought were pursued this week across eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota, as those areas missed out on the rains the fell south and east. The Rockies: Minor revisions were made this week over Colorado, where a 1-category improvement was made over Chafee and eastern Gunnison counties. Recent stream flow reports are showing a slight recovery, and some recent precipitation has been beneficial. Farther north, over Jackson, Larimer, and Grand counties, recent rains have provided some moisture, but not enough to move the needle away from widespread severe drought. A slight expansion of severe drought (D2) conditions was included over central New Mexico, while some removal of drought conditions was depicted over southeast New Mexico. The past 6 months have been dry across over central New Mexico, but areas south of Hobbs and east of Carlsbad have received precipitation that measured 125 to 200+ percent of normal during September (monthly totals from 2.9 inches to 4 inches). Improvements were limited by the return to dry conditions during October. The Southwest: Las Vegas now has its 26th wettest year on record even if no more precipitation was to fall for the rest of the year. Precipitation amounts in excess of 2.0 inches were recorded in a large number of locations on the west and north sides of Las Vegas during the past week (County Flood Control District automated gauges) Due to hail and the intensity of the rain, some stations were likely under-reporting precipitation totals. Advanced Hydrologic Prediction System (AHPS) maps show precipitation totaling 150-400 percent of normal from Mt Charleston to Lake Mead during the past 180 days, so widespread improvements to the drought conditions were indicated across this region. The Pacific Northwest: Abnormal dryness (D0) was removed from much of western Washington and Oregon. Rainfall amounts exceeded 5.0 inches at many reporting stations across this region. Rains did push inland, across the northern Rockies and into western Montana, so some improvement was indicated there as well. Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico: No changes were pursued to the drought depiction across Alaska. The northern sections continued to be mostly dry, although some locations did report light precipitation. Minor trimming was performed on the abnormal dryness (D0) area over Puerto Rico that received significant rains (1.0 - 2.4 inches). Over Hawaii, Extreme drought was added to the lower elevations of Kauai from the south through southeast sectors (from near Koloa to near Hanapepe). Some pasture lands are no longer able to support any cattle. Additionally, drought depictions were expanded over the big island of Hawaii, based on USDA/FSA reports and local reports of dwindling water supplies (some at 20 percent of capacity). Looking Ahead: In the ensuing 5 days, National Weather Service forecasts call for a fairly wet pattern across the northern tier of the contiguous 48 states and some rains across the Midwest. Particularly wet conditions are likely across the Pacific Northwest and from the Tennessee Valley to the Great Lakes and across the Northeast. Minimal amounts of rainfall are likely across the Southeast, Rockies, and Southwest. During the following 6-10 day period, the outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center indicate enhanced odds for below- average temperatures across southern Alaska, along the Pacific Coast, and across the Great Basin to the Northern Rockies. With enhanced odds of above-average temperatures elsewhere. Wetter than average conditions are more likely across the Pacific Northwest, northern Great Plains, and Great Lakes. Dry conditions are more likely than normal across the southern tier of the contiguous U.S. and southern Alaska.
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Private Investor: A high-flying BA might even help solve the pensions crisis
Saturday 03 December 2005
It's a little strange to watch a huge national debate take place and not feel that it has anything much to do with me. The Turner report on pensions will make very little difference to me, even if every one of its recommendations is adopted.
I'm too old for the change in the retirement date to make any difference, and I already save like crazy for fear of an old age spent munching cardboard and shivering before an unlit fire.
There are a few of us out there - not many, I agree - who might actually be in danger of overproviding for our twilight years. After all, we may never get as far as that, and you can't take it with you, can you?
I've been greatly helped in these efforts over the past year by the general rise in the value of equities. Almost all the shares I bought at the bottom of the market are well in the money now, and most of the stuff bought during the boom, and before it, is in the black too. If and when the market regains and surpasses its peak - say, a FTSE 100 level of 8,000 - a lot of the pension crisis will dissolve away.
Few companies have rewarded the patience of investors better than British Airways. True, the dividends haven't exactly been flowing out of the company lately, but for those who've bought into the shares on any of its many moments of weakness over the past few years will have seen some very respectable returns. September 11, Sars, bird flu, periodic terrorist outrages all over the globe, the Iraq war, budget airlines, the oil price - you name it, it's knocked BA.
Many flag carriers have gone under, most of the US airlines seem to be technically bust and the British Government shows a distinct lack of interest in securing a level playing-field for what is still a major employer (45,000 souls rely on it). BA is continuing to fly the flag through some terrible turbulence.
It may soon be a rather less big employer than it was, if the remarkable Willie Walsh, the new chief executive of BA, gets his way. He is not a household name yet, but I suspect he will soon be one of those few industrialists - Michael Edwardes, Arnold Weinstock, John Harvey-Jones, Richard Branson and Stelios are others - who will be as well known as, say, the contestants on Big Brother.
The reason is that he is going to take an axe to BA's costs, just as he did at his old employer, Aer Lingus of Ireland. He's already announced that he's going to reduce the managerial headcount by one-third, and that's unlikely to be the end of the matter. The unions will hate it, they'll fight it, and the chaos we witnessed over the Gate Gourmet catering affair will look like a storm in an in-flight coffee cup by comparison. On the telly every evening, defending his position, Walsh will become famous.
He is right, though. In the toughest industry of all there is no room, if we can put it this way, for passengers. The fact that one-third of the management can apparently be dropped without any deterioration in the service suggests that there may be more efficiency savings out there. The unions are too powerful in BA, a throwback to the days when it was a nationalised industry. BA has to compete with some of the most cut-throat old-fashioned capitalists out there, who may or may not project a cuddly public image, but whose attitude to the labour market is decidedly unprogressive.
BA also has to contend with carriers whose governments regard it as a matter of national pride to keep them in the air at almost any cost, and an EU Commission happy to turn a blind eye to hidden subsidies and sharp practice.
If Walsh doesn't sort out BA, then no one will. The shares rallied on his moves - a good sign. Shareholders, the flying public and the more sensible staff should back him all the way.
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I was talking to a CFO the other day, and it made me think of the following:
Does your company or client operate its business within a simple organizational or entity structure? Does it operate all of its business activities through one entity or several entities?
Whether or not your company or client should operate its business through one entity or several entities depends on several factors, such as:
- Does the company have more than one business line, product or service?
- Does the company manufacture products and provide services as well?
- Is the company profitable in general? Are certain business lines profitable and others are losing money?
- Does the company sell wholesale and retail?
- Does the company sell its products and/or services over the Internet?
- Does the company have operations in foreign countries?
- Does the company have valuable trademarks, patents, copyrights, or other intangibles?
- Does the company want to decentralize or centralize certain functions such as, accounting, legal, tax, purchasing, etc.?
- Should the company have separate entities for legal reasons? Liability reasons?
- Does the company want to streamline its supply-chain, obtain economies of scale?
The list could go on and on. Each case is different, but the goal should be the same - create and utilize a legal and organizational structure that helps the company achieve its business, legal and financial objectives.Tax purposes or ramifications, whether it is federal tax, international tax, and of course, state and local tax, should attempt to be in alignment with the company's business, legal and financial objectives.
Therefore, when it comes for a company to decide as to if they should keep a relatively simple structure or create multiple entities, the "keep it simple stupid" mantra may or may not come into play. The key is to complete the cost/benefit analysis of doing so. This means weighing the business, legal and financial objectives. It also means evaluating the tax ramifications.
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The Logan County Commission is working in conjunction with Logan County Fire Departments and the City of Logan to make sure every home in Logan County has a smoke detector.
Logan County Commission President Danny Godby said, "Not too long ago, and these things happened randomly, homes have been burned down and people have lost lives because people have no smoke detectors. We wanted to do something to help the people of Logan County. When you look back and see two young children perish in a fire, it's so terrible. We want smoke detectors to be placed in about every home in Logan County so hopefully nothing like that will ever happen again. We all feel the need to help people having gone through this season of Thanksgiving."
The fire Godby spoke of claimed the lives of two young children on Canton Lane in Logan had been burning for a while before it was discovered. There were no smoke detectors in the home.
Since then, the communities have come together and efforts have been made by the City of Logan, Logan County and all the fire departments to raise awareness and make the homes of Logan County residents safer.
City of Logan Fire Chief Scott Beckett said they have been addressing the issue from several different angles.
"We inspected all the multi-family buildings in the city to check for working smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and emergency lighting. We found three buildings that had proper equipment. There were quite a few that had smoke detectors with batteries missing—it may not have been their fault, they may have put the smoke detectors in and people removed the batteries, but they were missing and needed to be replaced."
Beckett said certified letters were being mailed to the property owners of buildings with deficiencies and re-inspections will be conducted after the first of the year to be sure the equipment has been brought up to code.
There has also been a big push to get smoke detectors in every residence and Beckett says donations have come in from so many people, agencies and organizations, he has lost count.
"There have probably been 1,500 smoke detectors go out so far and those things are not free. The bus drivers, police departments, ladies at the courthouse, churches and individuals have donated money to buy smoke detectors. We want to get smoke detectors in every home and we are looking at hitting it from every angle, even some non-traditional ways like including a smoke detector in the baskets the churches distribute at Christmas."
To date, more than 1,100 smoke detectors have been distributed by Logan County school bus drivers.
Logan County Code Enforcement Officer Ray Perry encourages Logan County residents who already have smoke detectors to check the batteries to be sure they are in good working order.
"It's a good idea to check batteries when the time changes for Daylight Savings Time. Sometimes batteries are taken out of smoke detectors to replace dead batteries in a remote control or game and then not replaced, so it's a good idea to check periodically to be sure your home is covered. Having a working smoke detector in your home increases the chances you will survive a fire by 80 percent," said Perry.
Any Logan County resident who needs a smoke detector can visit their local fire station to pick one up.