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Love is any of a number of emotions and experiences related to a sense of strong affection. The word love can refer to a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes, ranging from generic pleasure ("I loved that meal") to intense interpersonal attraction ("I love my girlfriend"). This diversity of meanings, combined with the complexity of the feelings involved, makes love unusually difficult to consistently define, even compared to other emotional states.
As an abstract concept, love usually refers to a deep, ineffable feeling of tenderly caring for another person. Even this limited conception of love, however, encompasses a wealth of different feelings, from the passionate desire and intimacy of romantic love to the nonsexual emotional closeness of familial and Platonic love to the profound oneness or devotion of religious love. Love in its various forms acts as a major facilitator of interpersonal relationships and, owing to its central psychological importance, is one of the most common themes in the creative arts.
The English word love can have a variety of related but distinct meanings in different contexts. Often, other languages use multiple words to express some of the different concepts which English relies mainly on love to encapsulate; one example is the plurality of Greek words for "love". Cultural differences in conceptualizing love thus make it doubly difficult to establish any universal definition.
Although the nature or essence of love is a subject of frequent debate, different aspects of the word can be clarified by determining what isn't "love". As a general expression of positive sentiment (a stronger form of like), love is commonly contrasted with hate (or neutral apathy); as a less sexual and more emotionally intimate form of romantic attachment, love is commonly contrasted with lust; and as an interpersonal relationship with romantic overtones, love is commonly contrasted with friendship, though other definitions of the word love may be applied to close friendships in certain contexts.
When discussed in the abstract, love usually refers to interpersonal love, an experience felt by a person for another person. Love often involves caring for or identifying with a person or thing, including oneself (cf. narcissism).
In addition to cross-cultural differences in understanding love, ideas about love have also changed greatly over time. Some historians date modern conceptions of romantic love to courtly Europe during or after the Middle Ages, though the prior existence of romantic attachments is attested by ancient love poetry.
Because of the complex and abstract nature of love, discourse on love is commonly reduced to a thought-terminating cliché, and there are a number of common proverbs regarding love, from Virgil's "Love conquers all" to The Beatles' "All you need is love". Bertrand Russell describes love as a condition of "absolute value", as opposed to relative value. Theologian Thomas Jay Oord said that to love is to "act intentionally, in sympathetic response to others, to promote overall well-being".
Interpersonal love refers to love between human beings. It is a more potent sentiment than a simple liking for another. Unrequited love refers to those feelings of love which are not reciprocated. Interpersonal love is most closely associated with interpersonal relationships. Such love might exist between family members, friends, and couples. There are also a number of psychological disorders related to love, such as erotomania.
Throughout history, philosophy and religion have done the most speculation on the phenomenon of love. In the last century, the science of psychology has written a great deal on the subject. In recent years, the sciences of evolutionary psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, neuroscience, and biology have added to the understanding of the nature and function of love.
Biological models of sex tend to view love as a mammalian drive, much like hunger or thirst. Helen Fisher, a leading expert in the topic of love, divides the experience of love into three partly-overlapping stages: lust, attraction, and attachment. Lust exposes people to others, romantic attraction encourages people to focus their energy on mating, and attachment involves tolerating the spouse long enough to rear a child into infancy.
Lust is the initial passionate sexual desire that promotes mating, and involves the increased release of chemicals such as testosterone and estrogen. These effects rarely last more than a few weeks or months. Attraction is the more individualized and romantic desire for a specific candidate for mating, which develops out of lust as commitment to an individual mate forms. Recent studies in neuroscience have indicated that as people fall in love, the brain consistently releases a certain set of chemicals, including pheromones, dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin, which act similar to amphetamines, stimulating the brain's pleasure center and leading to side-effects such as an increased heart rate, loss of appetite and sleep, and an intense feeling of excitement. Research has indicated that this stage generally lasts from one and a half to three years.
Since the lust and attraction stages are both considered temporary, a third stage is needed to account for long-term relationships. Attachment is the bonding which promotes relationships that last for many years, and even decades. Attachment is generally based on commitments such as marriage and children, or on mutual friendship based on things like shared interests. It has been linked to higher levels of the chemicals oxytocin and vasopressin than short-term relationships have. In 2005, Italian scientists at Pavia University found that a protein molecule known as the nerve growth factor (NGF) has high levels when people first fall in love, but these levels return to as they were after one year. Specifically, four neurotrophin levels, i.e. NGF, BDNF, NT-3, and NT-4, of 58 subjects who had recently fallen in love were compared with levels in a control group who were either single or already engaged in a long-term relationship. The results showed that NGF levels were significantly higher in the subjects in love than as compared to either of the control groups.
Psychology depicts love as a cognitive and social phenomenon. Psychologist Robert Sternberg formulated a triangular theory of love and argued that love has three different components: intimacy, commitment, and passion. Intimacy is a form in which two people share confidences and various details of their personal lives. Intimacy is usually shown in friendships and romantic love affairs. Commitment, on the other hand, is the expectation that the relationship is permanent. The last and most common form of love is sexual attraction and passion. Passionate love is shown in infatuation as well as romantic love. All forms of love are viewed as varying combinations of these three components. American psychologist Zick Rubin seeks to define love by psychometrics. His work states that three factors constitute love: attachment, caring and intimacy.
Following developments in electrical theories, such as Coulomb's law, which showed that positive and negative charges attract, analogs in human life were developed, such as "opposites attract". Over the last century, research on the nature of human mating has generally found this not to be true when it comes to character and personality; people tend to like people similar to themselves. However, in a few unusual and specific domains, such as immune systems, it seems that humans prefer others who are unlike themselves (e.g. with an orthogonal immune system), since this will lead to a baby which has the best of both worlds. In recent years, various human bonding theories have been developed described in terms of attachments, ties, bonds, and affinities.
Some Western authorities disaggregate into two main components, the altruistic and the narcissistic. This view is represented in the works of Scott Peck, whose works in the field of applied psychology explored the definitions of love and evil. Peck maintains that love is a combination of the "concern for the spiritual growth of another", and simple narcissism. In combination, love is an activity, not simply a feeling.
Biological models of love tend to see it as a mammalian drive, similar to hunger or thirst. Psychology sees love as more of a social and cultural phenomenon. There are probably elements of truth in both views — certainly love is influenced by hormones (such as oxytocin), neurotrophins (such as NGF), and pheromones, and how people think and behave in love is influenced by their conceptions of love. The conventional view in biology is that there are two major drives in love — sexual attraction and attachment. Attachment between adults is presumed to work on the same principles that lead an infant to become attached to its mother. The traditional psychological view sees love as being a combination of companionate love and passionate love. Passionate love is intense longing, and is often accompanied by physiological arousal (shortness of breath, rapid heart rate). Companionate love is affection and a feeling of intimacy not accompanied by physiological arousal.
Studies have shown that brain scans of those infatuated by love display a resemblance to those with a mental illness. Love creates activity in the same area of the brain that hunger, thirst, and drug cravings create activity in. New love, therefore, could possibly be more physical than emotional. Over time, this reaction to love mellows, and different areas of the brain are activated, primarily ones involving long-term commitments. Dr. Andrew Newberg, a neuroscientist, suggests that this reaction to love is so similar to that of drugs because without love, humanity would die out.
In Confucianism, lian is a virtuous benevolent love. Lian should be pursued by all human beings, and reflects a moral life. The Chinese philosopher Mozi developed the concept of ai (愛) in reaction to Confucian lian. Ai, in Mohism, is universal love towards all beings, not just towards friends or family, without regard to reciprocation. Extravagance and offensive war are inimical to ai. Although Mozi's thought was influential, the Confucian lian is how most Chinese conceive of love.
Gănqíng (感情), the "feeling" of a relationship, vaguely similar to empathy. A person will express love by building good gănqíng, accomplished through helping or working for another and emotional attachment toward another person or anything.
Yuanfen (緣份) is a connection of bound destinies. A meaningful relationship is often conceived of as dependent strong yuanfen. It is very similar to serendipity. A similar conceptualization in English is, "They were made for each other," "fate," or "destiny".
Zaolian (Simplified: 早恋, Traditional: 早戀, pinyin: zǎoliàn), literally, "early love," is a contemporary term in frequent use for romantic feelings or attachments among children or adolescents. Zaolian describes both relationships among a teenaged boyfriend and girlfriend, as well as the "crushes" of early adolescence or childhood. The concept essentially indicates a prevalent belief in contemporary Chinese culture that due to the demands of their studies (especially true in the highly competitive educational system of China), youth should not form romantic attachments lest their jeopardize their chances for success in the future. Reports have appeared in Chinese newspapers and other media detailing the prevalence of the phenomenon and its perceived dangers to students and the fears of parents.
Storge (στοργή storgē) is natural affection, like that felt by parents for offspring.
Xenia (ξενία xenía), hospitality, was an extremely important practice in Ancient Greece. It was an almost ritualized friendship formed between a host and their guest, who could previously be strangers. The host fed and provided quarters for the guest, who was only expected to repay with gratitude. The importance of this can be seen throughout Greek mythology, in particular Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.
The Latin language has several different verbs corresponding to the English word 'love'.
Amare is the basic word for to love, as it still is in Italian today. The Romans used it both in an affectionate sense, as well as in a romantic or sexual sense. From this verb come amans, a lover, amator, 'professional lover', often with the accessory notion of lechery, and amica, 'girlfriend' in the English sense, often as well being applied euphemistically to a prostitute. The corresponding noun is amor, which is also used in the plural form to indicate 'love affairs' or 'sexual adventures'. This same root also produces amicus, 'friend', and amicitia, 'friendship' (often based on mutual advantage, and corresponding sometimes more closely to 'indebtedness' or 'influence'). Cicero wrote a treatise called On Friendship (de Amicitia) which discusses the notion at some length. Ovid wrote a guide to dating called Ars Amatoria (The Art of Lovers), which addresses in depth everything from extramarital affairs to overprotective parents.
Complicating the picture somewhat, Latin sometimes uses amare where English would simply say to like; this notion, however, is much more generally expressed in Latin by placere or delectare, which are used more colloquially, and the latter of which is used frequently in the love poetry of Catullus.
Diligere often has the notion 'to be affectionate for', 'to esteem', and rarely if ever is used of romantic love. This word would be appropriate to describe the friendship of two men. The corresponding noun diligentia, however, has the meaning 'diligence' 'carefulness' and has little semantic overlap with the verb.
Observare is a synonym for 'diligere'; despite the cognate with English, this verb and its corresponding noun 'observantia' often denote 'esteem' or 'affection'.
Caritas is used in Latin translations of the Christian Bible to mean 'charitable love'. This meaning, however, is not found in Classical pagan Roman literature. As it arises from a conflation with a Greek word, there is no corresponding verb.
The Christian understanding is that love comes from God. The love of man and woman, eros in Greek, and the unselfish love of others, agape, are often contrasted as 'ascending' and 'descending' love, respectively, but are ultimately the same thing.
There are several Greek words for Love that are regularly referred to in Christian circles.
Christians believe that to Love God with all your heart, mind, and strength and Love your neighbor as yourself are the two most important things in life (the greatest commandment of the Jewish Torah, according to Jesus - c.f. Gospel of Mark chapter 12, verses 28-34). Saint Augustine summarized this when he wrote "Love God, and do as thou wilt".
Paul the Apostle glorified love as the most important virtue of all. Describing love in the famous poem in 1 Corinthians he wrote, "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, and always perseveres." - 1 Cor. 13:4-7 (NIV)
John the Apostle wrote, "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son." - John 3:16-18 (NIV)
John also wrote, "Dear friends, let us love one another for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love." - 1 John 4:7-8 (NIV)
Saint Augustine says that one must be able to decipher the difference between love and lust. Lust, according to Saint Augustine, is an over indulgence, but to love and be loved is what he has sought for his entire life. He even says, "I was in love with love." Finally, he does fall in love and is loved back, by God. Saint Augustine says the only one who can love you truly and fully is God, because love with a human only allows for flaws such as, "jealousy, suspicion, fear, anger, and contention." According to Saint Augustine to love God is "to attain the peace which is yours." (Saint Augustine Confessions)
Christian theologians see God as the source of love, which is mirrored in humans and their own loving relationships. Influential Christian theologian C.S. Lewis wrote a book called The Four Loves.
Benedict XVI wrote his first encyclical on God is love. He said that a human being, created in the image of God who is love, is able to practice love: to give himself to God and others (agape), by receiving and experiencing God's love in contemplation (eros). This life of love, according to him, is the life of the saints such as Teresa of Calcutta and the Blessed Virgin Mary, and is the direction Christians take when they believe that God loves them.
In Hebrew Ahava is the most commonly-used term for both interpersonal love and love of God. Other related but dissimilar terms are Chen (grace) and Hesed, which basically combines the meaning of "affection" and "compassion" and is sometimes rendered in English as "loving-kindness".
Judaism employs a wide definition of love, both between people and between man and the Deity. As for the former, the Torah states: "Love your neighbor like yourself" (Leviticus 19:18). As for the latter, one is commanded to love God "with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your might" (Deuteronomy 6:5), taken by the Mishnah (a central text of the Jewish oral law) to refer to good deeds, willingness to sacrifice one's life rather than commit certain serious transgressions, willingness to sacrifice all one's possessions and being grateful to the Lord despite adversity (tractate Berachoth 9:5). Rabbinic literature differs how this love can be developed, e.g. by contemplating Divine deeds or witnessing the marvels of nature.
As for love between marital partners, this is deemed an essential ingredient to life: "See life with the wife you love" (Ecclesiastes 9:9). The Biblical book Song of Songs is considered a romantically-phrased metaphor of love between God and his people, but in its plain reading reads like a love song.
The 20th century Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler is frequently quoted as defining love from the Jewish point-of-view as "giving without expecting to take" (from his Michtav me-Eliyahu, vol. 1). Romantic love per se has few echoes in Jewish literature, although the Medieval Rabbi Judah Halevi wrote romantic poetry in Arabic in his younger years (he appears to have regretted this later).


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A term used to describe someone who is denial of his homosexuality...because even though you think a tomato is a vegetable, it's really a "fruit"
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A code word used at hydroponics shops for a marijuana plant.
Hi, I would like to grow a tomato plant, and heard this method produces more product.
av groovis 10. mars 2004
Discreet way of saying marijuana.
Taken from a Trailer Park Boys episode, where Ricky is on the phone and uses the word Tomatoes in place of weed in case the phone line is tapped.
Taken from a Trailer Park Boys episode, where Ricky is on the phone and uses the word Tomatoes in place of weed in case the phone line is tapped.
"I can't grow that many tomatoes with what I got, this is fucked!" - Ricky
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What if you could transplant the heart and soul of the sizzling Z06 Corvette into a vintage Corvette with its classic style? Larry Allman pondered the same thing and decided to find out. He says, "The real inspiration for the project were two things: my love for the timeless styling of the C1 series Corvettes, and the wealth of world class components available today from which to re-engineer the car." He studied every early Corvette he saw with an updated chassis. "I thought about this project for a year before I started," he says.
Finally, Larry was ready to swing into action. He used to drag race a '62 back in college, but began looking for a '61 because he liked the two-tone body/cove color combinations that weren't available on the '62s. A friend and fellow Corvette aficionado had a '61, but it had issues. "It was wrecked in the front, apparently in the '70s, and left unattended until the mid-'90s," Larry says. "It was a total wreck." The current owner had made some repairs to the front end and then lost interest. It had been sitting in his garage for five years when Larry looked it over.
"The original 283 engine was seized. There were scores of parts missing, and all the trim parts that were there were in rough shape," Larry says. it looked like just what he needed. "I purchased the car specifically for this project in June 2005 after hearing that the LS7 engines were going to be released by General Motors Performance Parts," he says.
He sold the frame and engine and kept the body, then had SRIII Motorsports in New Lenox, Illinois, construct a custom tubular-steel frame. Up front, a C5 suspension was installed. A C4 power rack updates the steering, and the column is from Ididit. For the rear suspension, SRIII installed a C4 setup from a manual-trans '89 Corvette, which has the tougher Dana 44 differential. Gearset is a 3.89:1, and the axles are stock C4 units. QA1 shocks and coilover springs were used all around instead of the factory leaf springs. Wheels are by Intro, and are 18x8-inch front and 19x10-inch rear. Tires are 235/40 ZR18 front and 275/30 ZR19 rear. Rock Valley in Nashville fabricated a stainless steel fuel tank that incorporates the in-tank pump and EFI return line, and even mounts the sender in the stock location. The finished chassis was then powdercoated a color complementary to the exterior.
After placing deposits at several GM dealerships across the U.S., Larry was fortuate to receive one of the first LS7s delivered, which turned out to be a good-news/bad-news thing. With a level of power unheard of in a '61, the LS7's 505 hp definitely put Larry's roadster on the cutting edge, but many of the supporting parts had not yet been released. Again Larry turned to the specialists, in this case, John Spears at Speartech Fuel Injection Systems in Anderson, Indiana. John's background as a GM electrical systems engineer made him the ideal guy to sort out the brave new world of LS7 engine management, which he did with medical precision. Inside, the LS7 was left stock, but the block and oil pan were polished; the engine covers/intake were painted to match the body/cove colors; a 12-quart oil sump from Peterson Fluid Systems was added. The accessory drive system is from Street & Performance in Mena, Arkansas. Behind the engine is a McLeod 11-inch clutch and Tremec six-speed transmission with Hurst shifter. Sounding good so far, right?


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Most German Schnapps are distilled from pears, plums, cherries, apples or apricots, although more or less any fruit can be used. The term Schnapps is derived from the German "Schnaps", itself from the Low German "snappen", meaning to swallow – a reference to the fact that Schnapps are traditionally consumed as shots.


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Now that you know what Panama is like, did you imagine it would be like this?
I imagined the country as a developing country with a lot of future, however the city has brought to my attention that it's made more for cars than for pedestrians. I expected to see a more human-oriented city, and here it isn't easy to walk. There aren't any facilities for pedestrians due to the type of construction work.
Would you like to see more of Panama?
There's a lot I have yet to see, but I would like to visit the two areas on either end, the Darien and the Volcano.
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I have heard y/ll pronounced in two different ways:
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[ʒ](like 's' in "measure")
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A Look Back: Prince Charles and Princess Diana's Wedding
Today marks the 31st anniversary of Prince Charles and Princess Diana's wedding day in 1981. Who could forget when Diana stepped out of the glass carriage and made wedding history? The couple was married in St. Paul's Cathedral in front of 3,500 live guests and an estimated 750 million people watching on TV. Relive the memory with our favorite details from their day.
The DressDiana's famously wrinkled gown had a 25-foot train and 10,000 mother-of-pearl sequins and pearls -- not to mention those infamous puffed sleeves.
The Back-Up DressIn case of emergency, designers started to create an alternate ivory silk taffeta gown bearing the same ruffles around the neck as the original but without the signature lace. The back-up was never completely finished. "We didn't try it on Diana. We never even discussed it," said designer Elizabeth Emanuel. "We wanted to make sure that we had something there; it was for our own peace of mind, really."
The BouquetDiana's enormous bouquet was 42 inches long, 15 inches wide and Edwardian in style, containing yellow 'Mountbatten' roses (named after Prince Charles' late mentor) white orchids and the traditional myrtle.
The Bridal PartyIn accordance with British wedding tradition, the bridal party was made up of children. Diana had five attendants and Charles had two groomsmen.
The Groom's StyleCharles wore his full dress naval commander uniform for the ceremony. There is ornamental braiding on the right shoulder, showing that he is aide-de-camp to his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
The ExitWaving to the crowds, the new Princess of Wales left the St. Paul's Cathedral with her Prince in a regal open-roofed carriage. Kate and Will left their ceremony in a similar fashion!
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Hello folks, I am just getting the chance to write about the Impact Wrestling event I went to last Saturday from Troy Ohio{6-25-11} here is the match listing and results
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Mickie James vs Madyson Rane....Mickie James wins
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In the highly optimized boot process of AS 7, services are started concurrently to eliminate unnecessary waits and to tap into the power of multi-core processors. Non-critical services are kept on ice until first use.
Subsequent boots save additional time by leveraging cached or indexed metadata.
As a result, AS 7 offers a 10-fold reduction in startup time over previous versions and even gives Jetty and Tomcat a run for their money.
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Enjoy efficient development as a result of fast, concurrent deployment and the ability to edit static resources without redeployment in a flexible deployment structure.
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Hierarchical classloaders are problematic, often causing failed deployments and quirky behavior. The time has come to say goodbye to the parent delegation model and find the path to modularity (i.e. sane classloading).
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Load classes on demand
JBoss Modules can load only the classes you need and does so with extremely fast, O(1) resolution. In addition, classes can be loaded concurrently, making use of that multi-core processor once again.
OSGi? Elementary!
Thanks to the similarity in the design, OSGi support is available out of the box, built as a layer above JBoss Modules and the Module Service Container (MSC).
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Memory diet
AS 7 takes an aggressive approach to memory management to minimize garbage collector pauses, only loads JAR files it needs and uses indexed metadata over full parses. All this keeps the memory footprint exceptionally small.
These optimizations enable AS 7 to run with stock JVM settings and on small devices. It also leaves more headroom for application data and supports higher scalability.
Server profiles can be used to trim unneeded capabilities, allowing you to make the server as lean as possible.
Modular services container
The capabilities of AS 7 are arranged into distinct services, organized and managed by the runtime. Each service can be started and stopped in isolation. Minimal dependencies between services, which are coordinated by the runtime, allow them to be controlled concurrently (yeah multi-core!).
The modular services container (MSC) architecture is a key reason why the boot and deployment processes are so fast.
Elegant Administration
Unified configuration & management
Rather than sending you on a wild goose chase to change a setting in the application server, configuration in AS 7 is centralized, simple and user-focused. The configuration file is based on a straightforward domain model that you can easily comprehend and no internal wiring is exposed.
The centralized configuration also unifies management. The same configuration file can be used for multiple servers in domain mode. In contrast, standalone mode controls a single instance, similar to how previous versions of JBoss AS were launched.
Command central
Consistent and powerful management is available out of the box, including a polished, user-friendly web console, Java and HTTP APIs and a command line tool (CLI). The web console provides a clear perspective into the server runtime, while the programmatic APIs can be leveraged by tools, scripts and geeks.
What makes the interfaces especially useful is that changes are persistent, so you have the option to avoid fiddling with the configuration file directly.
Strict Compliance
Java EE 6 Web Profile
JBoss has always been committed to application portability to prevent vendor lock-in. That's why we've made AS 7 Java EE 6 Web Profile certified. But we didn't stop there!
AS 7 boasts an internal test suite based on Arquillian that achieves even more strict compliance to the portability expectations of our community of users.
As long as your application is Java EE compliant, you should expect it to run on AS 7. If you can't, it may be an indication that your application has portability problems.
OSGi Core 4.2
AS 7 is as much geared towards OSGi development as it is to Java EE.
Thanks to the modular design of the AS 7 core, adding OSGi compliance is a natural fit. Not only does AS 7 provide OSGi compliance, it also offers integration between the OSGi and Java EE component models.
Easily Testable
From the very start, AS 7 has been designed with testability in mind. The secret to that fidelity is Arquillian—a component model for integration tests that execute inside the real runtime environment.
By removing the clutter from your tests and handling deployment and test execution, Arquillian enables you to write tests for just about any use case your application encounters: real tests.
Thanks to the speed of AS 7, Arquillian tests run nearly as fast as unit tests.
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Using Arquillian for development gives you an extremely fast change, compile, test cycle for any component model. This strategy allows you to take Test Driven Development (TDD) further than ever before.
AS 7 is a testament to how efficiently you can develop with Arquillian, and how robust your software will be.
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JBoss AS builds on many best of breed standalone OSS projects, many of which you're likely to recognize:
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The solid technology foundation gives AS 7 many faces: Java EE application server, data grid, PaaS, Ruby server and whatever else you'd like it to be.
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#JBossAS7 looks to be the best application server in the world, boot time and memory consumption are just amazing !!!
I did download AS 7 and install it...and saw the 2.5s startup. Really excited about this. I thought I was just barking in the wild complaining for so long about cycle time. It's great that you guys are doing it too because, while I was impressed with Glassfish's deploy times, they seem to be less driven these days (or driven in a different direction).
"The speed improvement of JBoss 7 is just beyond awesome and no words could cover my excitement to this fantastic piece of engineering work."


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Class 4A Region 5 (Girls Tennis) Girls Tennis Schedule and Standings
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Acacia Ortiz of Battle Mountain earns NSCAA high school scholar All-America honors
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Vanilla & Cedarwood: A seductive fusion of Ugandan Vanilla and Cedarwood, heightened with a hint of iris, which gives way to rich amber. The creamy vanilla in our blend owes its unique aromatic character to the exotic vanilla orchid grown on small, sustainable farms in Uganda. This warm and sensual aroma was fused with smoky Cedarwood to add a complex, balsamic character - reminiscent of tobacco farms in the southern United States.
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Alan Wurtzel, former CEO of Circuit City Stores, will speak about his experiences leading a consumer electronics and appliances organization on Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. at University of Richmond's Queally Hall, Ukrop Auditorium. Wurtzel joined Circuit City in 1966 as vice president of legal affairs and served as CEO from 1972-86. More recently, he has been a trustee of Virginia Commonwealth University and member of the Virginia Board of Education and State Council for Higher Education. He also served on the boards of Dollar Tree Stores and Office Depot. Wurtzel is the first speaker in the 2012-13 Robins Executive Speaker Series. The program is free and open to the public, but registration is required at http://tinyurl.com/d93jr5p .
United Methodist Family Services has won the inaugural Carol S. Fox "Making Kids Count" award from Voices for Virginia's Children. The award is named after Carol Fox, a Voices founder, long-time board member and tireless advocate for children. The award is given in recognition of exemplary efforts to better the lives of Virginia's children. Winners will be honored at an evening reception on Oct. 23 at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden.
Lindsey Floyd, of Richmond, has joined Rappaport Retail Brokerage as a leasing and brokerage representative specializing in the Richmond retail real estate market. Formerly with Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, Floyd's tenant representation clients currently include Jimmy John's, Verizon, Smoothie King and The Little Gym. She also handles landlord representation, pre-development leasing and land sales.
Sonic Drive-In has launched Limeades for Learning, a five-week program that puts Sonic donation dollars in the hands of voters to support public schools. Sonic has partnered with DonorsChoose.org and the program allows the public to vote online at http://www.limeadesforlearning.com for their favorite public school classroom projects and direct more than a half million dollars in Sonic donations. Anyone with a valid email address can vote online once per day. In addition, customers can visit their local Sonic and receive two extra votes via special bag stickers with any purchase.
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has announced the sale of 1600 Willow Lawn Dr. in Henrico. FM1 LLC purchased the approximately 5,000 square foot office property from Feed More, Inc. for $550,000 as an investment. John G. Myers, Jr. of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the sale negotiations on behalf of the seller.
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has announced the sale of an office condominium located within Springfield Professional Center at 4424 Springfield Rd. in Henrico. Seltzer Realty LLC purchased the approximately 1,900 square foot condo from Stuart Kirkland for $237,000 and will operate their business, Groundforce IT, at this location. Mac Wilson of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the sale negotiations on behalf of the seller.
Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has announced the sale of the former Friendly's restaurant property located at 10601 Patterson Ave. in Henrico. SDC I Patterson LLC, an affiliate of Morgan Property Group based in Charlotte, NC, purchased the approximately 3,573 square foot building from O ICE LLC for $1,125,000 as an investment. Bruce Bigger of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled the sale negotiations on behalf of the seller.
'Proof of Heaven' coming to Glen Allen
Dr. Even Alexander, a New York Times best-selling author who has been featured on Oprah and Dr. Oz, was in town last week to promote his June 27 talk, "Proof of Heaven," at Glen Allen High School.
Alexander (pictured, at right, while Unity of Bon Air church member Harry Simmons interviews him) has written about what he considers to be his journey through the afterlife.
Tickets to this month's event are $25 and will support the new Bon Secours Hospice House being built later this year. > Read more.
Innsbrook Rotary celebrates 25 years
The Innsbrook Rotary Club, which is celebrating its 25th year in 2015, has completed a number of volunteer projects this year and raised thousands of dollars for various organizations through three events.
The club's annual rose sale, benefit for youth live auction and Virginia Fire Games competition, combined with individual and corporate donations, have raised nearly $70,000 – money that the club contributes back to the community.
FeedMore is the beneficiary of the club's 25th anniversary project, which provides refrigerated trailers to be used for the distribution of food throughout Central Virginia. > Read more.
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What is there left to say? Much like their previous game against St. Louis, the Jackets played a listless, sloppy game against the Dallas Stars. They tossed 23 shots at Lehtonen, but he was able to turn aside all of them. At the other end, Mathieu Garon made his third straight start with Mason on the wayside, and stopped 27 of 28 shots, but all it took was one by Steve Ott to break through and win the game. The Stars would get two empty net goals after a last minute desparation goalie-tug, and the Jackets weren't able to materialize anything in response. They were again without the services of Rick Nash (injury), Jan Hejda (suspension), Anton Stralman (illness), and Steve Mason (injury) among others, but it's hard to say if any or all would have made any impact.
It was an uneventful game, lacking fireworks yet again. It's hard to believe a week ago the same team put up a 60+ minute effort and walked away with points from Washington and Chicago both, only to turn around and play dead against St. Louis and ghostwalk their way through sixty minutes against Dallas. It could have been much worse in Dallas, had Garon been shaky, or had Dallas really ever been on their game. Instead, they lose 3-0. Clearly, they have mailed it in and are thinking about next season. Unfortunately the rest of us are trying (unsuccessfully) to enjoy the 120:00 we have left in this one.
On only his second shift of the game, Kris Russell spun around in a twisted heap after Antoine Vermette shoved a Dallas player around the net into Russell. He crawled, literally, to the locker room tunnel and was helped the rest of the way out. After the game, @APortzline of the Columbus Dispatch reported the defenseman broke his ankle and, obviously, is done for the remainder of the season. Tough break for Little Shake who had been struggling of late after a long, slow start to the season recovering from a knee injury. Hope is that he heals up quick over the summer and comes back better than ever.


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Gary LaBarbara of Building Trades Thrashes City Point Developers as Community Groups Rally for Changes
Gary LaBarbara has an axe to grind with developers at City Point before they dig any deeper into Downtown Brooklyn.
In a move that could exacerbate friction that's already occurring at the community level, the president of the Building & Construction Trades Council of New York thrashed the builders of the development project, claiming that they are "failing" to meet the needs of the community by instead catering to private interests.
"City Point is receiving vast amounts of public subsidies ranging from tax exempt bond financing to property tax abatements," Mr. LaBarbera wrote in an op-ed that appeared in Real Estate Weekly yesterday. "But on a score central to responsible economic development for everyday New Yorkers — creating good jobs that strengthen local communities — City Point is failing." Read More


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Nuclear power plants and the risks posed by natural disasters are under increased public attention since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan melted down and released enormous amounts of radiation. On March 11 of this year, a catastrophic tsunami and 9.0-magnitude earthquake slammed into the heart of this coastal city, knocking out the vital cooling system to the nuclear reactors. Experts are now saying it could take 30 years to clean up.
In August of this year, an earthquake rattled the eastern wall of the United States, with shocks felt from South Carolina all the way up to Boston. The epicenter of the quake was about 11 miles from the North Anna Power Station, home of two nuclear reactors. These reactors were shut down, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is currently deciding whether or not the station should return to service. 1.9 million people live within 50 miles of the North Anna nuclear plant.
Last weekend, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake devastated the nation of Turkey, producing over one hundred aftershocks from its epicenter in Tabanli. This epicenter is about 100 miles from the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant in Armenia, which National Geographic once referred to as the world's "most dangerous nuclear plant." While no immediate damage was found after experiencing about a 3.0-magnitude shock from the earthquake, this plant sits on one of the world's more earthquake-prone fault lines, and is only 20 miles from the Armenian capital of Yerevan, home to over 1,000,000 residents.
Nuclear plants are not only one of the most deadly potential terrorist targets, but also a threat due to natural disasters. "Radioactive zones" continue to pop up in areas all around the Fukushima plant – areas in which kids play, people work, and animals live. One suburban area, over 100 miles away from the plant, has detected radiation levels as high as areas within the Fukushima nuclear plant evacuation zone, almost eight months after the disaster.
Natural disasters are unavoidable and generally unforeseeable, but the nuclear disasters they can create can be avoided if we move away from dangerous nuclear power in favor of safe, renewable energy.
Interested in seeing if your location lies in a nuclear risk zone? Check out our nuclear locator map to find the nuclear plant nearest to you.
Matthew is a youth blogger at Greenpeace, USA.
(Unregistered) larper
I'm curious what the water effect would be on a nuclear powerplant in these scenarios. would it be positive or negative?
October 31, 2011 at 13:24
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(Unregistered) Mike Hart
Quite simply - you say nuclear is dangerous citing Fukashima as your example. True it was a horrible accident, but nobody died from radiation. In all likelihood, nobody will. Nuclear, even at its worst, is better than coal at its best.
If you cared two shits about the atmosphere, climate and true environmental issues like biodiversity, you would be supporting nuclear power development. It has, perhaps the lowest environmental footprints, particularly when viewed from the perspective of environmental sustainability.
October 31, 2011 at 18:56
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(Unregistered) Zach
I totally agree with Mike.I don't think the Fukashima accident is any reason to go backward on Nuclear power as an option. There's a lot of va...
I totally agree with Mike.I don't think the Fukashima accident is any reason to go backward on Nuclear power as an option. There's a lot of variables in that accident that just don't apply to most plants in the states. The corruption between the Energy company and the regulators, the double earthquake and tsunami, the slow government reaction all exacerbated a one in a million accident. I think we should learn from the mistakes of Fukashima to make Nuclear power better, not abandon it. In just about every category Nuclear outplays every other energy option
November 2, 2011 at 16:01
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Mike Hart: The Fukishima disaster is not quite as benign as you say. Arnold Gunderson, who was a senior vice president for Nuclear Energy Services, ca...
Mike Hart: The Fukishima disaster is not quite as benign as you say. Arnold Gunderson, who was a senior vice president for Nuclear Energy Services, called the incident "the biggest industrial catastrophe in the history of mankind." He pointed out that caesium and plutonium isotopes have been detected in urban centers throughout Japan. These particles were detected as far as the West Coast of the United States. They are known to be highly carcinogenic, cause birth defects, and have a half-lives in the thousands of years.
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As a response to David, I think the reason why Nuclear power is seen as such a threat is because the adverse effects are seen in big events: Chernobyl...
As a response to David, I think the reason why Nuclear power is seen as such a threat is because the adverse effects are seen in big events: Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, Fukashima. Even with all these "events" Nuclear power is still safer than coal by leaps and bounds. many more coal miners have died than Uranium miners. The disasters listed above have hurt many, but compared to those who have died due to air pollution Nuclear power doesn't even come close. Cancer rates in the Chernobyl area didn't spike after the accident, but following a rising trend of cancer rates that had been going on for years before the accident. Three mile Island can hardly be considered an accident, and probably is proof that Nuclear power is safe. When compared to Coal, Nuclear is much safer. When compared to Solar it's much more reliable.
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Diablo canyon is built right on a fault zone, After noting what happened in japan this nuke plant needs to be decomissioned. Many people tried to prev...
Diablo canyon is built right on a fault zone, After noting what happened in japan this nuke plant needs to be decomissioned. Many people tried to prevent it from being built in the first place but were unable too. The greedy PG&E had it built in the worst place possible. Right on the ocean and a fault zone. The utility company is all about Greed and they could care less about the environment. Even if they pretend too. This power plant is extremely dangerous to life and property. This thing needs to be decommissioned.
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Natural Hazards should be used instead of Natural Disasters. With proper mitigation techniques, we won't have a disaster, so disasters certainly a...
Natural Hazards should be used instead of Natural Disasters. With proper mitigation techniques, we won't have a disaster, so disasters certainly aren't natural, they are the result of poor planning and vulnerable communities.
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Antlers will be accepted as checked baggage for a charge of $150 per direction. The following conditions of acceptance apply:
- Dimension (H + W + L) must not exceed 120 inches/305
- On the CRJ aircraft the largest dimension cannot exceed 33 in/84 cm and the overall dimensions cannot exceed 99 in/252 cm
- On the Dash 8 aircraft the largest dimension cannot exceed 50 in/127 cm
- Head/skull must be completely clean and free of residue
- Points must be covered and protected
- One rack per ticketed customer
- Can't combine or cradle 2 or more racks
Archery equipment
Archery equipment will be accepted in the normal baggage allowance in lieu of a piece of baggage. Archery equipment must be packed in a case or container of sufficient strength to protect the bows and quiver with arrows from accidental damage. One item of archery equipment consists of:
- One bow
- One quiver
- One maintenance kit
Baseball equipment
Baseball equipment will be accepted in the normal baggage allowance in lieu of a piece of baggage. One item of baseball equipment consists of:
- 4 bats
- Helmet
- Uniform
- Cleats
- Batting gloves
- Glove
- Catcher may have additional equipment (padding, mask, etc.)
Bicycles will be accepted as checked baggage for a charge of $150 per direction, if over 62 in/157 cm in total dimensions (total dimensions are length + width + height). If the bicycle is under 62 in/157 cm in total dimensions, it will count as a first or second checked bag. One item of bicycle equipment is defined as 1 non-motorized touring or racing bicycle with a single seat. Bicycles should be prepared for transportation by the passenger. Bicycle must be placed in a card board or hard cased bike container. Bicycles not enclosed will still be accepted, however, the handlebars must be fixed sideways and pedals removed, or bicycle handlebars and pedals must be encased in plastic or foam or similar material for transport. A release form will also need to be signed by the passenger.
Boogie boards
Boogie boards will be accepted in the normal baggage allowance in lieu of a piece of baggage.
Bowling equipment
Bowling equipment will be accepted in the normal baggage allowance in lieu of a piece of baggage. Bowling bags are acceptable as carry on bags but must fit under the seat in front of you, and contain only 1 bowling ball. Bowling balls may not be stowed in the overhead bins. One unit of bowling equipment consists of:
- 3 bowling balls
- 1 bowling bag
- 1 pair of shoes
Crematory containers
Passengers are allowed to carry a crematory container as part of their carry-on or checked luggage, but the container must pass through the X-ray machines. If the container is made of a material that generates an opaque image and prevents the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) from clearly being able to see what is inside, then the container cannot be allowed onboard the aircraft. Passengers are encouraged to purchase a temporary container to transport the contents onboard. More information is available at tsa.gov.
US Airways will allow passengers to transport firearms in accordance with Federal Law.
- Items of shooting equipment will be accepted as checked baggage only.
- A passenger who presents checked baggage that contains a firearm must declare the weapon and sign a written acknowledgement that the firearm is unloaded.
- Firearms must be packed in a manufacturer's hard–sided container specifically designed for the firearm, a locked hard–sided gun case, or a locked hard–sided piece of luggage. Handguns may be packed in a locked hard–sided gun case, and then packed inside an unlocked soft–sided piece of luggage. However, a Conditional Acceptance Tag must be used in this case.
- Baggage containing firearms must be locked at all times and the key or lock combination retained by the passenger.
- A Firearm Unloaded Declaration form (available only at the airport) must be signed and placed inside the bag or gun case.
- Checked ammunition may not exceed 11 lbs/5 kg per person. Ammunition must be packed in the original manufacturing package or constructed of wood, fiber, plastic, or metal and provide separation for cartridges. No additional documentation is required.
- There is no limit to the number of items contained in rifle, shotgun or pistol case, up to 50 lbs/23 kg, 62 in/157 cm in maximum.
- A passenger who presents a firearm to be checked to an international destination must be in possession of all required import documentation for their international destination city and any international transit points. It is the responsibility of the passenger to acquire the required documentation from the applicable government entity prior to travel (usually a consulate or embassy). Firearms will not be accepted for transport if international import requirements have not been met.
Fishing equipment
Fishing equipment will be accepted in the normal baggage allowance in lieu of a piece of baggage. One item of fishing equipment consists of:
- 2 rods
- 1 reel
- 1 landing net
- 1 pair of waders (properly encased)
- 1 tackle box
Golf equipment
Golf equipment will be accepted in the normal baggage allowance in lieu of a piece of baggage. A pull cart may be included if it is attached to a golf bag. Golf equipment should be enclosed with a cover to prevent loss of contents. Hard sided carriers are recommended. One item of golf equipment consists of:
- 1 golf bag, containing no more than 14 golf clubs
- 12 golf balls
- One pair of golf shoes
Hockey equipment
Hockey equipment will be accepted in the normal baggage allowance in lieu of a piece of baggage. One item of hockey equipment consists of:
- Hockey pads
- Helmet
- Hockey pants/jersey
- Gloves
- Skates
- 12 hockey sticks
Lacrosse equipment
Lacrosse equipment will be accepted in the normal baggage allowance in lieu of a piece of baggage. One item of lacrosse equipment consists of:
- 2 lacrosse sticks
- Helmet
- Gloves
- Shoulder pads
- Uniform
Military baggage
Effective June 10, 2011, active U.S. military personnel with ID and dependents traveling with them on orders get the 1st through 4th bags up to 100 lbs/45 kg each free of charge. Active U.S. military personnel on personal travel are exempt from 1st and 2nd checked bag fees (overweight/oversize fees may still apply).
Musical instruments
Musical instruments are considered a fragile item. Fragile items will be accepted as checked baggage if they are appropriately packaged in a container/case designed for shipping such items. Fragile items without appropriate packaging will be accepted upon the execution of a release furnished by US Airways relieving US Airways of liability for loss/damage of checked baggage.
Musical instruments are permitted as carry-on baggage as long as they can be safely stowed and have dimensions no greater than 75 inches/190 cm (length + width + height).
- 49in/124 cm + 16in/41 cm + 10in/25 cm
US Airways allows customers to carry their musical instrument in the cabin with them if the instrument exceeds the size restrictions for carry-on baggage and/or the customer believes that the instrument is too fragile to be handled as checked baggage. To do this:
- The customer must purchase an extra seat for the instrument. Cost of the seat is the applicable adult fare for the portions of the flight that the extra seat is requested plus sales tax.
- The musical instrument must be secured in or against a window seat (not in an Emergency Exit Row).
- The customer must be seated in the seat directly next to the instrument.
- Seat baggage must not weigh more than 170 lbs./77 kg and must meet the size restrictions based on aircraft type.
- Cellos and bass violas will only be accepted as seat baggage.
Paintball equipment
Paintball guns are prohibited from carry-on luggage. These items should be packed in checked luggage. Paintball guns are not considered a firearm and may be transported in unlocked, soft or hard-sided luggage. Compressed gas cylinders are not permitted for travel on US Airways. They are considered a hazardous material and US Airways does not ship such materials. Passengers considering air travel with a compressed air or CO2 system should be advised to consider shipping the system to their destination.
Parachuting equipment
Parachute equipment will be accepted in the normal baggage allowance in lieu of a piece of baggage. One item of parachuting equipment consists of 1 sporting parachute and any additional items (example: rigging, etc) securely attached. Sporting parachutes are acceptable as carry-on baggage provided the parachute and its accessories meet carry-on size limitations and does not contain compressed gas cylinders or other such items classified as dangerous goods.
Pets are not allowed on transatlantic flights.
Scuba diving equipment
Scuba diving equipment (including the scuba tank) will be accepted as checked baggage for $150. If the scuba tank is not included, the remaining items will be accepted as part of the normal baggage allowance in lieu of a piece of baggage. Items are subject to overweight and oversize fees if over 50 lbs or 62 inches. One item of scuba diving equipment consists of:
- 1 empty scuba tank
- 1 regulator
- 1 pressure tank
- 1 mask
- 2 fins
- 1 snorkel
- 1 knife
- 1 spear gun
- 1 B.C. vest
Ski equipment
Ski equipment may be accepted in the normal baggage allowance in lieu of a piece of baggage. US Airways will accept 2 ski bags, however, 1 item of ski equipment consists of 1 pair of skis or snowboard, 1 pair of ski boots, 1 pair of ski poles and 1 pair of ski bindings. The passenger must provide acceptable encasement/packaging for the ski equipment, such as fiberglass or cloth bag to protect the ski equipment and to prevent damage to other bags. (US Airways may provide plastic ski bags if available). If the ski equipment is not properly packaged/protected, the customer assumes all risk of damage.
Large, commercial-sized or separate self contained speakers are not permitted as checked baggage. They may contain magnets that may cause safety issues. Small speakers attached to another device (MP3 player, stereo or laptop) will be accepted.
Surfboards will be accepted as checked baggage for a charge of $150 per direction. One item of surfing equipment consists of 1 surfboard. When packaging a surfboard, keels and/or kedges must be removed or crated in such a manner so as to prevent damage to other baggage. Surfboards will be accepted on US Airways Express flights. However, their acceptance may be restricted by length on some aircraft. A US Airways Reservation agent can provide additional information.
Tennis equipment will be accepted in the normal baggage allowance in lieu of a piece of baggage. One item of tennis equipment consists of tennis equipment contained in a case.
Water skiing equipment
Water ski equipment will be accepted in the normal baggage allowance in lieu of a piece of baggage. The passenger must provide acceptable encasement/packaging to provide suitable protection to the water ski equipment and to prevent damage to other bags. One unit of water ski equipment consists of 1 pair of water skis and 1 life preserver.
Wedding dresses
Your wedding dress can be stored in the overhead bin provided that it meets our carry-on baggage size requirements. It's recommended that you store the dress in a garment bag and fold it in half to reduce wrinkling. Carry-on items often shift in-flight which could possibly wrinkle, crush, or tear delicate items. Also, we cannot guarantee that items stored in overhead bins will not have other items placed on top of them by other passengers. The maximum garment bag size is 45 in/114 cm.
At no charge, US Airways will accept 1 wheelchair per passenger according to the following requirements and limitations:
- The wheelchair will be carried in the cargo compartment of the aircraft, if in-cabin storage space is not available.
- All types of wheelchairs are accepted, collapsible or non collapsible, electric-powered with wet or dry cell batteries.
- At the time of check-in, electric-powered wheelchairs must have cables disconnected and terminals protected against electrical shortages.
- For wet cell battery powered wheelchairs
- Passengers must provide US Airways 24 hours notice of intent to transport.
- Passengers must check in at the departure gate at least 45 minutes prior to the scheduled flight departure time.
- Battery must be disconnected and terminals protected against electrical shorting.
- Battery must be contained in a leak proof box fastened securely to the wheelchair.
- On flights utilizing DC9 aircraft (some US Airways flights operated by codeshare partners), wet cell battery-powered wheelchairs exceeding 31 inches/79 cm in vertical height cannot be accepted.
- It may be necessary to remove the battery if the wheelchair cannot be loaded, stowed, and unloaded in an upright manner.
- Get more information about special needs travel
Windsurfing equipment
Windsurfing equipment will be accepted as checked baggage for a charge of $150 per item. Windsurfing equipment is NOT accepted on US Airways Express flights. One item of windsurfing equipment consists of:
- One windsurfing board with a wooded boom
- One mast with a maximum length of 19 feet/5.8 meters and a sail


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Hello Neowinians! I bought my new PC and spent my money on mid-range components yet I kept my old Hitachi Sata 1 Deskstar HDD. It is 7200 RPM rated and a bit old.
Core i5 3450 - 8GB 1600 Mhz Ram - 570 GTX nVidia gpu - H77-DS3H Gigabyte Mobo - Windows 7 64 bit SP1.
I wonder how much my HDD slows down my PC . This is mainly a gaming rig. Are my components bogged down in Windows performance , start-up , games much ? Would it be a substantial upgrade if I stick a Sata 3 in my case ? I would ask of you to tell me what would speed up with a fast SSD/Sata 3 HDD.
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