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New Features in Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite
Version 7 Update 3
This document summarizes the features in Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite 7 Update 3 that are new or have been enhanced since Oracle Communications Suite Unified Communications Suite 7 Update 2 for the following components:
Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite Products and Components Version 7 Update 3
|Oracle Communications Messaging Server
|7 Update 4 (Patch 27)
|Oracle Communications Instant Messaging Server
|9 (Patch 1)
|2 (Patch 5)
|Oracle Communications Calendar Server
|7 Update 3 (Patch 9)
|Delegated Administrator for Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite
|7 (Patch 6)
|Connector for Microsoft Outlook for Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite
|Indexing and Search Service for Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite
|1 Update 4 (Patch 15)
|Messaging Server HA Agent (MS_SCHA)
|Instant Messaging HA Agent (IM_SCHA)
|Dssetup for Oracle Communications Unified Communications Suite (comm_dssetup)
|6.4 (Patch 24)
Check Communications Suite Component Patches for current patches that have shipped since the initial Communications Suite 7 Update 3 release.
This document contains the following sections:
- New Features in Messaging Server 7 Update 4
- New Features in Convergence 2 Patch 5
- New Features in Convergence 2 Patch 6
- New Features in Calendar Server 7 Update 3
- New Features in Indexing and Search Service 1 Update 4
- New Features in Instant Messaging 9
- New Features in Delegated Administrator 7
- New Features in Connector for Outlook 8
- New Features in DSsetup 6.4 Patch 24
New Features in Messaging Server 7 Update 4
SSL/TLS Numeric Error Codes
To look up numeric error codes related to SSL/TLS, see: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/ref/ssl/sslerr.html. For more information, see: Certificate Based Authentication for Messaging Server.
This remaining changes to Messaging Server 7 Update 4 are bug fixes only.
New Features in Convergence 2 Patch 5
Convergence 2 Patch 5 includes the following changes and new features:
Chrome Support
Convergence supports Google Chrome browsers, beginning with Convergence 2 Patch 5.
cal.autoprovision Change in Behavior
(Bug: 13583962)
The Convergence cal.autoprovision configuration parameter is now off by default, beginning with Convergence 2 Patch 5.
Corporate Address Book Search Filters
(Bug: 12305076)
Convergence treats any entered search string as a 'starts with' search in the Corporate Address Book. For example, if a user enters foo, results beginning with foo are listed.
In addition, adding the asterisk * in a search string (for example, *foo) allows you to do a wildcard search for a "contains search" or "substring-any" search.
New Features in Convergence 2 Patch 6
Convergence 2 Patch 6 includes the following changes and new features:
Support for Tablets
Convergence 2 Patch 6 provides support for standard 9-inch or 10-inch tablets.
Support for Tablet Browsers and Operating Systems
Convergence 2 Patch 6 supports Safari on iPad iOS starting with 6.0.1 and Chrome on Android Jellybean starting with 4.1.1.
New Features in Calendar Server 7 Update 3
Calendar Server 7 Update 3 includes the following changes and new features:
- Authenticating Against a Directory External to the Calendar Server Environment
- Booking Window for Calendars
- Changes to the davadmin Command
- Enable and Disable Account Autocreation
- LDAP Pools
- New Configuration Parameters
- New Languages
- New populate-davuniqueid Utility
- New Schema Objects
- Non-active Calendar Accounts Are No Longer Searched or Fetched
- Remote Document Store Authentication
Authenticating Against a Directory External to the Calendar Server Environment
(Bug: 13515972)
Calendar Server 7 Update 3 enables authentication against a separate, LDAP directory external to the Calendar server environment. Such a configuration is useful in hosted environments for delegating one administrative aspect to a provider (managing the Calendar Server front- and back-end hosts and LDAP directory with non-sensitive data), while maintaining control over the LDAP user passwords in the internal, corporate network. In this setup, Calendar Server would use the external directory for authentication.
For more conceptual information on Calendar Server and external authentication, see Calendar Server and Directory Server Integration. To configure Calendar Server for authentication against an external Directory Server, see Configuring External Authentication.
Booking Window for Calendars
(Bug: 13064057)
Calendar Server 7 Update 3 supports the use of a system-wide minimum booking window for calendars through the use of the new davcore.scheduling.minbookingwindow configuration parameter. This new parameter compliments the existing maximum booking window support (davcore.scheduling.maxbookingwindow) parameter. In addition, starting in Calendar 7 Update 3, you can set account-level minimum and maximum booking window properties through the davadmin account command or clients that use the WCAP set_accountprops command. The minimum and maximum booking window values define a window of time relative to current time, between which Calendar Server allows the account to be scheduled. Calendar Server enforces the booking window by returning a busy response to the free/busy check done by the scheduling agent if the requested time is outside the booking window. In addition to setting the booking window, you should also set the account's scheduling flag to "decline on conflict" for the window to take effect. The booking window setting also affects calendars configured to auto accept invitations. In the case where auto decline is also configured, it takes precedence over auto accept.
To configure both the minimum and maximum booking windows for accounts, you can use either the davadmin command or the set_accountprops.wcap interface. In absence of an account property, Calendar Server defaults to using the corresponding system-wide booking window configuration.
Upfront Free/busy Check for Control of Doublebooking and Booking Window During Scheduling
A scheduling attempt requested for an account that has its attendance flag set to "decline on conflict" (the attendance flag is set either by a CommSuite:set_accountprops.wcap command or davadmin account command), triggers Calendar Server to perform a special free/busy check. This check happens as part of the scheduling process for both CalDAV and WCAP clients. Because scheduling is an asynchronous process, the event organizers are made aware of an error only after they have made the booking. However, for clients that use the WCAP protocol, the same check is performed upfront. This enables the organizer to get an immediate error if the event request results in a conflict for the calendar.
Changes to the davadmin Command
(Bug: 12310347, SR: 1-742597505)
In Calendar Server 7 Update 3, the davadmin command has been updated with the following changes:
- The passfile option has been updated to accommodate setting a password on the remote document store and corresponding password entry in Calendar server front end that needs to communicate with the document store.
- A new command, davadmin ldappool, has been added to support LDAP pools, which are used in configuring external Directory Server authentication.
- The davadmin account list command now displays a list of all users in the database and their details.
For more information, see CommSuite:Calendar Server 7 Command-Line Utilities.
Enable and Disable Account Autocreation
(Bug: 12263479)
Calendar Server 7 Update 3 provides the capability to enable or disable, on a system-wide basis, the calendar account autocreation, either on login or invite. For more information, see the davcore.autocreate.enableautocreate parameter in Calendar Server 7 Configuration Parameters.
LDAP Pools
Starting with Calendar Server 7 Update 3, you can create LDAP pools for use in authenticating against an external directory. For more information, see the davadmin ldappool command and also Configuring External Authentication.
New Configuration Parameters
Calendar Server 7 Update 3 introduces the following configuration parameters:
- davcore.autocreate.rescalcomponents: Assigns the default autocreation setting for supported calendar components for a new resource calendar
- davcore.scheduling.allowownerdoublebooking: If set, owners of resource calendars can double book even if the resource account prevents doublebooking
- davcore.scheduling.minbookingwindow: Specifies the start of a booking window, in days, from the time of scheduling, from which a calendar can be booked in advance
For more information, see Calendar Server 7 Configuration Parameters.
Calendar Server 7 Update 3 also includes the service.host parameter for the document store ashttpd.properties file.
New Languages
For Calendar Server 7 Update 3, the product configuration program and all notifications that are sent by the server have been localized into the following additional languages: German, Spanish, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
New populate-davuniqueid Utility
(Bug: 13573588)
Calendar Server 7 Update 3 introduces a new LDAP attribute named davUniqueId. This attribute replaces the problematic nsUniqueId attribute, whose value is lost when an LDAP entry is deleted and then recreated. (See Changing User uuid for more information about the issues with the nsUniqueId attribute.)
To set the value of the davUniqueId attribute to the current value of the nsUniqueId attribute for existing LDAP entries, use the new populate-davuniqueid utility.
For more information, see Calendar Server Unique Identifier.
New Schema Objects
The following LDAP schema objects are added to Calendar Server 7 Update 3 to support authentication against an external Directory Server:
- externalAuthPreUrlTemplate: This attribute is used for authentication by using external Directory Servers. Its value is an LDAP URL that defines how users must be searched for in the external Directory Server against which authentication is performed.
- externalAuthPostUrlTemplate: This attribute is used for finding the internal Directory Server entry for a user who authenticated by using external Directory Servers. Its value is an LDAP URL that must be used to map the external Directory Server authenticated user to a user in the internal Directory.
The following LDAP schema attribute is also added:
- davUniqueId: This attribute can be used to define a unique ID for any davEntity user, group, and resource object, much like the operational attribute nsUniqueId. It is recommended that davUniqueId be used as the value of the davcore.uriinfo.permanentuniqueid configuration parameter.
These new elements are required by Calendar Server 7 Update 3. Schema changes are applied to Directory Server when you run the comm_dssetup script. When upgrading to Calendar Server 7 Update 3, you need to first apply the comm_dssetup 6.4 patch (at least 6.4-24.02) and run the updated comm_dssetup script against your Directory Server instances. See Upgrading Calendar Server for more information.
Non-active Calendar Accounts Are No Longer Searched or Fetched
(Bug: 13398830)
Starting with Calendar Server 7 Update 3, if a calendar account's LDAP icsStatus attribute is populated and is not set to active, the account is not searched nor are any results fetched for that account when running Calendar Server davadmin or WCAP commands. That is, Calendar Server returns search results only for active accounts and does not return unusable data such as inactive calendars.
Remote Document Store Authentication
Calendar Server 7 Update 3 provides enhanced security for remote document stores. A remote document store now requires password authentication for the connection between the Calendar Server and the remote document store server. The password needs to be known by both the document store client (which runs in the Calendar Server itself) and the remote document store server (which runs on the remote host where the store is located). The password is stored in a password file (called a wallet) on each of the hosts.
For information on configuring the remote store password, see To Configure Remote Document Store Authentication.
New Features in Indexing and Search Service 1 Update 4
Indexing and Search Service 1 Update 4 includes the following changes and new features:
Periodic ISS Account Check and Synchronization with Messaging Server
(Bugs: 13517733, 13257862, SR: 3-5561340981)
This feature checks every ISS account against Messaging Server accounts at regular intervals to detect differences, for example, from a reconstructed folder or lost event notifications, that ISS can then automatically correct.
Two items control this periodic check:
- Periodic auto-sync: A periodic scan to check that all active ISS accounts are in sync.
- Periodic auto-bootstrap: A scan for accounts unknown to ISS and adding these accounts to a list to be automatically bootstrapped. It is the bootstrap action that is periodic, not the error scanning. The scanning for accounts that need to be bootstrapped occurs continuously as new events arrive and errors are detected. ISS adds the unknown accounts to the auto-bootstrap "to-do" list whenever trigger conditions are met. The periodic nature of the auto-bootstrap prevents too many accounts from being bootstrapped simultaneously, should many errors show up at once. This process enables the workload to be spread out among the Messaging Server and ISS hosts, instead of trying to correct every such error immediately.
For more information, see Administering Periodic Automatic Synchronization for Indexing and Search Service Accounts.
Recovery after Messaging Server reconstruct Command
(Bug: 13517733)
This feature fixes an issue where ISS becomes out-of-sync when a folder has been reconstructed on Messaging Server. When the reconstruct command runs, it may cause the UID validity value and/or UIDs assigned to emails in a folder to change, but does not trigger event notifications to notify ISS of the change. ISS now detects the UID validity mismatch while processing events and re-bootstraps the folder to get it back in sync.
Watcher Service and High Availability Improvements
This feature is designed for the implementation of highly available (HA) ISS nodes, however the service itself is useful even when you do not use HA (which is why it is included in this release). The watcher service provides local host monitoring of ISS services and alerts you, with log file messages and email warnings, when it detects a service outage. Once alerted, you can take the appropriate corrective action, such as restarting a service. The services that are monitored are dependent on the type of ISS installation on which the watcher is running. The iss.cluster.install parameter in the jiss.conf configuration file defines the ISS installation type:
- standalone
- multi-machine
- cluster
- clusterv2
For more information, see Administering the ISS Watcher Service.
Additionally, one of the HA improvements is to enable the cluster search service to run on the back-end nodes, making exposing NFS to the web tier unnecessary. For more information, see Configuring Indexing and Search Service for clusterv2.
Performance Improvements
The following performance improvements for this release are targeted at both general memory and time reductions, and to speed up specific styles of search queries:
- Search service: Email folder manager optimization reduces the number of indexReaders opened during search
- jmqconsumer process: Candidate file write optimization reduces the IO overhead during event processing of candidate file writing
- Index service: folderflag optimization reduces the average size of flag records for folders containing a large number of emails
Java 7 Support
(Bug: 12816657)
Starting with this release of Indexing and Search Service, Java 7 is recommended, as Java 6 is entering end of life. If you generated your ISS indexes while on Java 6, once you upgrade to Java 7, you should regenerate the indexes. See Upgrading Indexing and Search Service for more information.
New Features in Instant Messaging 9
Instant Messaging 9 Patch 1 includes the following changes and new features:
- Group Messaging
- Offline Messaging
- Default Password Changed
- Manually Configuring httpbind
- Protecting Deployed Instant Messaging Components
- New Configuration Parameter
Group Messaging
You can configure Instant Messaging so that end users can send a message to an LDAP group, which can be either dynamic or static.
- LDAP dynamic group: Membership, rather than being maintained explicitly in a list, is determined by search criteria using an LDAP URL. Dynamic groups use the groupOfURLs object class and the memberURL attribute to define LDAP URLs with the criteria (search base, scope, and filter) to be used for determining members of the group.
- LDAP static group: A static group is one whose entry contains a membership list of explicit DNs. You can define a static group by using the groupOfUniqueNames object class and by explicitly specifying the member DNs using the member attribute.
To enable end users to view dynamic and static LDAP groups in search results and add them to their instant messaging client contact list, you need to include groupOfUrls objects in search results.
For more information about Group Messaging, see Managing Instant Messaging's LDAP Access Configuration.
Offline Messaging
When the offline chat message delivery feature is enabled on the Instant Messaging Server, regular instant messages (chat messages) that are sent to offline users are not discarded. They are available on the Instant Messaging Server, and delivered to the user when the user comes online. This feature can be enabled at deployment level or at domain level using the whitelisting facility. This feature can be disabled using the blacklisting facility.
However, Instant Messaging alerts are managed differently. The feature is enabled or disabled at the user level. Similar to offline chat messages, the Instant Messaging Server stores the alerts for the offline recipient, and delivers them when the user logs in next time. This is, if the user has configured to receive offline alerts during the next login.
If you install Calendar Server with Instant Messaging, you can configure your deployment such that you receive Instant Messaging alerts about your calendar todos and events, as pop-up messages. As long as you are logged in to Instant Messaging (you are online), you receive Calendar Server HTML pop-up reminders on your desktop. If you are offline, you receive the alerts the next time you login, if you have configured to receive offline alerts during the next login.
For more information about Offline Messaging, see Managing Instant Messaging Messages for Offline Users.
Default Password Changed
Starting with Instant Messaging 9 Patch 1, the default value for password configuration properties is random.
Manually Configuring httpbind
Starting in Instant Messaging Server 9 Patch 1, you can manually configure httpbind connections to "follow through" by using this command:
Protecting Deployed Instant Messaging Components
Starting with version 9 Patch 1, Instant Messaging deployments are more secure. In previous versions of Instant Messaging, the server listened to connections on the port defined by the iim_server.port parameter (the default value is port 5269) in various situations. These situations include a peer in a server pool, components such as external gateways, cal-agent, sms-agent, httpbind, and so on. In Instant Messaging 9 Patch 1, the server now listens to this port only when at least one of these options is configured.
New Configuration Parameter
The gwdomain-id.multihosting parameter in the httpbind.conf file, if set to true, allows a packet destined to a domain, which is not pre-configured in httpbind.conf, to be sent to Instant Messaging Server. You use this parameter for a hosted domain setup. The default value for this parameter is true. For more information, see Gateway Domain ID Key Parameters for httpbind.
New Features in Instant Messaging 9 Patch 2
Instant Messaging 9 Patch 2 includes the following changes and new features:
New Configuration Properties
Instant Messaging Server 9 Patch 2 provides the following new configuration properties:
- iim_server.sasl.usemechanism.DIGEST-MD5: Enables the DIGEST-MD5 authentication mechanism
- iim_ldap.plaintextpasswords: Specifies if the passwords in LDAP are stored in clear text
- iim_server.filter.enable: Specifies if the file filter providers should be enabled or disabled
- iim_server.filters: Specifies the list of file filter providers
DIGEST-MD5 SASL Authentication
Starting with version 9 Patch 2, Instant Messaging Server supports the DIGEST-MD5 SASL authentication method for password-based authentication. DIGEST-MD5 is a challenge/response authentication mechanism defined in RFC 2831.
To Configure Instant Messaging Server for DIGEST-MD5 SASL Authentication
Prerequisite: To use the DIGEST-MD5 authentication mechanism, the passwords in LDAP should be in plain text.
- Use the imconfutil command to set the iim_server.sasl.usemechanism.DIGEST-MD5 to true and to set the iim_ldap.plaintextpasswords property to true.
For example:
- Restart Instant Messaging Server.
For example:
Support for GlassFish 3
Starting with version 9 Patch 2, Instant Messaging Server supports the use of GlassFish Server 3 as the web container.
Changes for Bug 15958098
A ByteStreamFilter is a server plugin module that can be used to control, alter or discard all byte stream data going through the server. Starting with Instant Messaging Server 9 Patch 2, these filters can be specified and enabled by using the new configuration properties, iim_server.filter.enable and iim_server.filters.
New Features in Delegated Administrator 7
This version of Delegated Administrator 7 (Patch 6) in Communications Suite 7 Update 3 includes bug fixes only.
New Features in Delegated Administrator 7 Patch 7
Delegated Administrator 7 Patch 7 includes the following changes and new features:
Ability to Use LDAPS
Starting with Delegated Administrator 7 Patch 7, you can enable LDAP over SSL (LDAPS) for Delegated Administrator communications with Directory Server. This applies only to Direct LDAP mode. For more information, see Configuring Delegated Administrator for LDAPS.
New Configuration Parameter
Delegated Administrator 7 Patch 7 includes the following new configuration parameter (applies to Direct LDAP mode only):
- ldaphost-usessl: When set to true, this parameter enables LDAP over SSL (LDAPS) for Delegated Administrator communications with Directory Server.
New config-commda Option
Delegated Administrator 7 Patch 7 includes the following new option to the config-commda initial configuration command:
- -relaxugcheck: Bypasses the LDAP check on if the default organization RDN is the same as the User/Group suffix. This check was performed to work around an issue in Access Manager mode. However, if your existing directory structure is such that the default organization RDN is the same as the User/Group suffix, and you plan to use Direct LDAP mode, then you would use this option to bypass the restriction.
New Features in Connector for Outlook 8
Microsoft Connector for Outlook 8 includes the following changes and new features:
- Support for Microsoft Outlook 2010 (32-bit)
- Connector for Microsoft Outlook Profile Conversion and Upgrade Support
Support for Microsoft Outlook 2010 (32-bit)
This version of Connector for Outlook provides support for Microsoft Outlook 2010.
Connector for Microsoft Outlook Profile Conversion and Upgrade Support
In Connector for Microsoft Outlook 7.3 and earlier versions, you had to create a new profile to modify or upgrade user profiles linked to Connector for Microsoft Outlook 7.1 and later versions.
A new hidden configuration parameter, ModifySun71PlusProfile, located in the setupfilename.ini file, enables or disables the conversion of Connector for Microsoft Outlook 7.1 (and later versions) user profiles. To not modify the Connector for Microsoft Outlook 7.1 (or later version) user profile, set the ModifySun71PlusProfile parameter equal to 0. To modify the user profile with the configured values, set the ModifySun71PlusProfile parameter equal to 1
The ModifySun71PlusProfile=0/1 parameter is not enabled if the Create new user profile without conversion/upgrade option is chosen in the user profile settings of the Connector for Microsoft Outlook configuration program.
New Features in DSsetup 6.4 Patch 24
In this release of DSsetup new attributes and object classes have been added for use by Calendar Server 7 Update 3. See New Schema Objects for more information. Also, the nabStatus, nabDomainAcl, nabDomainNames, and nabStore objects have been assigned for future use with Network Address Book.
In addition, Dssetup no longer automatically removes 71sun-am.ldif if Access Manager schema is found in 99user.ldif.


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(A caveat: The funds designated above to support radar observations are for these observations alone; were the maintenance and operations of the radar-telescope sites not supported as at present, there would be a very large shortfall for both sites: about $10 million annually for the Arecibo Observatory and likely a larger figure for the Goldstone Observatory.)
$50-million level. At a $50-million annual appropriations level, in addition to the tasks listed above, the committee notes that the remaining $40 million could be used for the following:
Support of a ground-based facility, as discussed in Chapter 3, to enable the completion of the congressionally mandated survey to detect 90 percent of near-Earth objects of 140 meters in diameter or greater by the delayed date of 2030.
The $50-million funding level would likely not be sufficient for the United States alone to conduct space telescope missions that might be able to carry through a more complete survey faster. In addition, this funding level is insufficient for the development and testing of mitigation techniques in situ. However, such missions might be feasible to undertake if conducted internationally, either in cooperation with traditional space partners or as part of an international entity created to work on the NEO hazards issue. Accommodating both the advanced survey and a mitigation mission at this funding level is very unlikely to be feasible, except on a time scale extended by decades.
$250-million level. At a $250-million annual budget level, a robust NEO program could be undertaken unilaterally by the United States. For this program, in addition to the research program a more robust survey program could be undertaken that would include redundancy by means of some combination of ground-and space-based approaches. This level of funding would also enable a space mission similar to the European Space Agency's (ESA's) proposed Don Quijote spacecraft, either alone, or preferably as part of an international collaboration. This space mission would test in situ instrumentation for detailed characterization, as well as impact technique(s) for changing the orbit of a threatening object, albeit on only one NEO. The target could be chosen from among those fairly well characterized by ground observations so as to check these results with those determined by means of the in situ instruments.
The committee assumed constant annual funding at each of the three levels. For the highest level the annual funding would likely need to vary substantially as is common for spacecraft programs. Desirable variations of annual funding over time would likely be fractionally lower for the second level, and even lower for the first level.
How long should funding continue? The committee deems it of the highest priority to monitor the skies continually for threatening NEOs; therefore, funding stability is important, particularly for the lowest level. The second level, if implemented, would likely be needed at its full level for about 4 years in order to contribute to the completion of the mandated survey. The operations and maintenance of such instruments beyond this survey has not been investigated by the committee. However, were the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope to continue operating at its projected costs, this second-level budget could be reduced. The additional funding provided in the third and highest level would probably be needed only through the completion of the major part of a Don Quijote-type mission, under a decade in total, and could be decreased gradually but substantially thereafter.
Finding: A $10-million annual level of funding would be sufficient for continuing existing surveys, maintaining the radar capability at the Arecibo and Goldstone Observatories, and supporting a modest level of research on the hazards posed by near-Earth objects. This level would not allow the achievement of the


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30 Days of Running in PlaceSubmitted by admin on Mon, 2012-07-23 00:39
Ahmed Basiony's 30 Days of Running in Place was first presented at the Why Not exhibition in Cairo in 2010. Basiony performed daily for 30 days in a room enclosed in transparent plastic outside the Cairo Opera House and Palace of Arts - The artist jogged around the room wearing a plastic suit fitted with digital sensors that gathered and wirelessly transmitted data on his movements and physiological parameters - This information was in turn processed and projected on a large screen as an ever-changing visual and aesthetic reflection of the artist's physical state. As a five-channel installation exhibited at Egyptian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2011, 30 Days was juxtaposed with videos recorded by Basiony during his participation in the January revolution, until he was killed by gunshot wounds inflicted by Egyptian Police snipers on January 28, 2011.
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Artist Tao Sambolec's expanded conception of art emphasizes tactility, embodied experience, affect and perception in space, often involving displacements that heighten our sensory awareness. In this respect, his work finds good company with pioneering contemporary artists from Duchamp to Eliasson. A case in point is Virtual Mirror – Rain, which received Honorable Mention at Prix Ars Electronica. The artist has somehow managed to achieve what might at first seem impossible: rain falling from the skies outside the gallery triggers an equivalent amount of rain "falling up" inside the gallery!
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Aaron Koblin's The Sheep Market is a web-based artwork that uses the 'Amazon Mechanical Turk' system to get thousands of workers involved in the creation of a massive database of drawings. The artist's inspiration for 'The Sheep Market' was to try to exploit human creativity, while at the same time shedding light on the insignificant role each worker plays as part of a whole. But Koblin was mostly curious how workers would respond to his absurd task: "When I saw the first sheep come through the system I knew I had made the right decision. As I had hoped each sheep truly reflected the individual and humanity behind it."
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In Epizoo (1995), Marcel.Lí Antúnez Roca explores complex layers of control and authority with respect to the cyborgian body and electronic systems. The audience controls the artist's body by means of a mechatronic exoskeleton worn by the performer. The viewers could manipulate Roca's nose, mouth, ears, glutea and pectoral muscles, causing bizarre contortions. Like the unwitting subjects of the 1974 Milgram experiment, the audience of Epizoo was confronting with taking responsibility for its actions and for the effects they caused on the performer, who was at their mercy.
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Yolande Harris "Sun Run Sun"Submitted by Leen on Thu, 2009-07-16 15:13
I am witnessing a sensation of dislocation from my immediate environment by its alternative representation in the data of position, the figures of longitude and latitude updated every second as I move. What place is there for my sensations, my phenomenology, my conscious and unconscious awareness of space if this knowledge is so efficiently and functionally made redundant by the technologies of satellite navigations? - Yolande Harris
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The Tunnel under the Atlantic, by Maurice Benayoun is an interesting stimulatory system that connects visitors of the Pompidou Centre in Paris to the visitors of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montreal through a simulated "digging" through skewed virtual medium. By using televirtuality, people in each museum can dig to meet each other, and then interact with each other in this virtual channel. They are brought together through communication as they survey their virtual surroundings that reveal geological strata as iconographic strata, bringing both shape and recognizable textures.
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Wild Rice With Pecans
16 Sep 2011
|1 Tablespoon (Unsalted)
|Sliced green onions
|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
|Wild rice
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Chicken stock/Low- sodium chicken broth
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|Boiling water
|1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs)
|Long grain white rice
|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
|Chopped pecans
|1⁄3 Cup (5.33 tbs), toasted
|Shredded fresh basil/Chopped parsley
|2 Tablespoon
1. In a large saucepan, melt the butter over moderate heat. Add the onions and saute for 5 minutes or until soft. Stir in the wild rice, coating it with the butter. Pour in the stock, bring to a boil, and stir. Lower the heat, cover tightly, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
2. Add the water, stir in the white rice, cover, and steam 20 minutes longer or until both rices are tender. Stir in the chopped pecans and basil. Serve with Carolina Chicken.
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Difficulty Level:Easy
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Cook Time:80 Minutes
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San Antonio, TX 78212
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Callie's 10 Most Difficult Moments on Grey's Anatomy
Accidentally becoming pregnant with a "mighty oak" of a child — and spazzing out about its health — is just the latest in a long line of difficulties in the life of Calliope Iphigenia Torres's life. Yes, Callie's is not a charmed life by any stretch of the imagination. To prove it, here's a chronology of her trying times.
1. Roomie rejection
When Callie first started dating George, both Meredith and Izzie took a strong disliking to her, especially when they witnessed her using the bathroom apparently without washing her hands. Sacre bleu! (Chill, germophobes. It turned out that she went downstairs to do so.)
2. Break-up with George
Meredith and Izzie came back to haunt Callie in the beginning of Season 3, when George repeatedly prioritized them over her. (Great best friend, lousy boyfriend.) So she asked him what he is to her, and when he couldn't answer, she made it simple: she's now his ex-girlfriend.
3. Izziegate
Callie and George reunited and even married — hooray! But then he found out that she's wealthy and turned to Izzie for consolation, eventually sleeping with her in a drunken tryst. He kept his indiscretion a secret for a while but then spilled the dirty truth, ending their marriage and, ultimately, Callie's affinity for men.
4. Demotion
The whole hospital was surprised — especially one Miranda Bailey — when the Chief picked Callie Torres for the position of Chief Resident. But heavy is the head that wears the crown, and Callie couldn't handle all the responsibility and tedium of the position, so the Chief made her into a resident of the non-chiefly persuasion.
5. Erica exits
Erica saw the leaves of lesbian-hood and promptly decided that Callie was no longer lezzy girlfriend material since Callie still defined herself as a bisexual. Cut the girl some slack, Erica! Clearly it was a non-issue for Callie's next (and final?) girlfriend Arizona.
6. Trust fund exits
When Daddy Torres came to visit Callie and met Arizona, he was none too pleased by his daughter's same-sex relationship. He told her that either she would move back with him to Miami or that he would cut her off from her trust fund. Callie chose the latter and accepted a life of non-affluence.
7. George dies
It's difficult to outlive a spouse, even an ex-spouse, but George's death was tragic in the extreme. And Callie was hit hard, hyperventilating when the news set in. There was that glimmer of hope when Lexie thought that the John Doe wasn't, in fact, George, but then Callie found his trademark Texas-shaped freckle and lost her composure all over again.
8. Off to Mercy West
Hell hath no fury like a Callie spurned from an Attending position. When she learned that the Chief didn't have an opening for her, she yelled at him, gave him an Addison-worthy "I am the best doctor in my field in the world!" rant, and took her talent to Mercy West. Yes, the self-imposed exile was short-lived because of the merger, but it still made a point.
9. Break-up with Arizona
The reason for this break-up was simple: Callie wanted kids, Arizona didn't, and they reached an impasse on the matter. But the stalemate was broken by Mr. Clark's rampage through the hospital, after which Arizona conceded her position if only to be back in Callie's warm embrace.
10. Break-up with Arizona, Part 2
Oh, but the reunion didn't last long. Callie decided to tag along when Arizona was offered the opportunity of a lifetime in Malawi, but she later dragged her (surely fashionable) heels. Arizona drastically decided to go to Malawi by herself, ending the relationship a second time. But now that Callie is pregs, it seems like there's a reunification in the works. Arizona just moved all Callie's stuff back into their old apartment. What's next for Callie? Stay tuned.


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Roasted Turkey Breast with Cherry and Apple Rice Stuffing
|3 3⁄4 Cup (60 tbs)
|Long grain and wild vegetable and herb rice
|18 Ounce (3 boxes, UNCLE BEN'S Brand)
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Dried red tart cherries
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|1 Large, peeled and chopped to make 1 cup
|Toasted sliced almonds
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Bone in turkey breast
|6 Pound
1 Preheat the oven to 325°F.
2 In a large saucepan, combine water, rice, contents of seasoning packets, 3 tablespoons butter and cherries.
3 Bring to a boil.
4 Cover and lower the heat.
5 Simmer for 25 minutes or until all the water is absorbed.
6 Stir in apple and almonds; set aside.
7 On a rack in roasting pan, place the turkey breast, skin side down.
8 Loosely fill the breast cavity with rice stuffing.
9 Cover the stuffing with a heavy-duty foil, molding it slightly over the sides of turkey.
10 Carefully invert the turkey, skin side up, on the rack.
11 In a skillet, melt the remaining 5 tablespoons butter.
12 Brush the surface of turkey with some butter.
13 Roast the turkey, uncovered, for 1 hour, basting with melted butter.
14 Continue roasting for 1 1/4 to 1 3/4 hours, basting occasionally with melted butter, until the meat thermometer inserted into the center of turkey registers 170°F.
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City of Hot Springs
Favorite thing: Hot Springs is more than just its namesake. For instance, since 1904, Oaklawn Park has been holding Thoroughbred Races from late-January to mid-April. It's a nice race track, and it has simulcast races from May to January.
We were also pleased to find that there are some great golf courses.
We didn't go, but I think that people with children would like Magic Springs Theme Park nearby.
Garvon Woodland Gardens, Lake Hamilton, and Lake Ouschita (Arkansas's largest reservoir) provide plenty of good fishing and abundant water sports.
As I love architecture, I found the Art Deco architecture quite pleasing.
Also, there are many boutiques, art galleries, and restaurants located on or near Magnolia-lined Bathhouse Row. These are very elaborate buildings full of tile, brass, and marble fountains as well as incredible stained glass.
The Fordyce Bathhouse(401 Central Avenue) is the grandest of all the bathhouses. There's a statue of an Indian maiden offering a bowl of flowing spring water to deSoto used as its centerpiece. And, oh, the skylight is made up of 8,000 pieces of stained-glass depicting marine scenes. Once it offered a library, music room, a bowling alley, and a gymnasium. Today, it's the park's visitor center.
As in the photo, Buckstaff Bathhouse (501-623-2308) is the only bathhouse still offering baths to the public. It in Classic Revival style.
Behind the Maurice Bathhouse, there are two uncapped, free-flowing hot springs, which are quite fascinating.
Fondest memory: I really loved the Medical Arts Building (236 Central Avenue) because of the impressive Art Deco architecture. It's 16 stories high, and for many years was the tallest building in Arkansas.
I also like The Williams House (420 Quapaw Avenue). It's a Victorian brownstone that was built in 1891, remodeled in 1914, and now has been restored as a bed-and-breakfast inn.
The Mid-America Museum is also in Hot Springs. It's a science museum with an outdoor aquarium. It is filled with freshwater fish that are native to Arkansas. The museum also has hands-on exhibits about weather and flying.
Magnet Cove is just east of Hot Springs. Scientists have counted more than 100 kinds of minerals there. One of the minerals is magnetite. It acts like a magnet, attracting metal objects.
We also enjoyed Josephine Tussaud's Wax Museum.
Best of all was the Hot Springs Mountain Tower, a 216-foot observation post atop Hot Springs Mountain. Two viewing levels offer stunning views of the park and the Ouachita Mountains. Hot Springs National Park is the only nation park within a town.Related to:
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A Town With An Interesting History: Hot Springs
Favorite thing: Hot Springs is rather small (about 35,000), but it has a cosmopolitan flair about it. This city certainly has a colorful history.
Thousands of years ago, Indians used the hot springs in the area for bathing. They called the region "Valley of Vapors" because of the steam that rises from the hot springs. These baths were important to the Indians; so important that they called it their "neutral ground". thus, different tribes came to bathe in peace.
President Andrew Jackson signed a bill that set aside four parcels of land as a federal reservation. At about the same time, these springs were also attracting many settlers; eventually, a little town emerged as Hot Springs.
Soon, a railroad to Hot Springs was completed, and this new access lead to Hot Spring's development into a world-class resort in the early 20th Century.
Fondest memory: The city made up a slogan of "We Bathe the World"--their slogan turned out to be quite prophetic because famous people such as Harry Truman, Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt, Babe Ruth, and Andrew Carnegie came thus making Hot Springs the place to be.
That popularity did not last forever. The town fell on hard times, and most of the bath houses closed. But, because of a renewed interest in health and determined people who believe in restoration, Hot Springs has once again found a following. Bath House Row has been restored, and even though only two of these lovely bath houses are in use today (one as a welcome/information center and one as a working Bath House), they have all been brought back to their one-time grandeur.Related to:
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Only One of Its Kind: Crater of Diamonds St. Park
Favorite thing: Arkansas can brag about being North America's only diamond site, and it's located in the southwestern part of the state near Murfreesboro.
The story goes that John Huddleston discovered diamonds on his land about 1966, and he sold that land to Samuel Winston Reyburn for $36,000.00. Reyburn leased the land to several mining companies until 1949. In that time, thousands of diamonds were found.
Two other people (I've forgotten their names) owned sections of the diamond mine from 1952-1972. Then, in 1972, the state of Arkansas bought both sections and made them into a state park called Crater of Diamonds State Park.
Today, the diamonds still lie close to the surface, and companies don't think there are enough diamonds to make a profit so ordinary people are able to search for diamonds in the fields of this park, and they may keep any diamonds that they find.
Fondest memory: In the world's only diamond site that's open to the public, people have found more than 70,000 diamonds! There are about two diamonds per day discovered at this site.
The Arkansas Diamond Company found the largest diamond in 1924 which weighed 40.42 carats, and it was nicknamed "Uncle Sam". Also found were "a sixteen-carat Amarillo Starlight" and the fifteen-carat "Star of Arkansas".
In 1990, a woman visitor found a 3.03-carat diamond, and when it was cut, the jeweler found it to be without flaws! This particular stone was purchased by the Arkansas Parks Department and is on display at the park.
Exhibits and films at the park describe the areas geology and showcase "found diamonds".
People also hike on trails and camp in the park.
Park rangers also rent out digging equipment.
$4.50 entry fee
2.00 for children
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Places to Go that I Missed!
Favorite thing: Click to see the canoe
There are so many great sounding places and events that I did not experience on my visits to Arkansas thus far. These are the places I want to go to when I return. Why don't you try them when you visit?
Blanchard Springs Caverns is located near Mountain View, and you are able to take a tour of these susposedly spectacular caverns. You are able to go past extraordinary cave formations and along a glistening cave stream. It sounds great.
Arkansas Air Museum located in Fayetteville is housed in an old wooden hangar. this museum features antique airplanes and exhibits about the history of aviation.
Ozark Folk Center is located again in Mountain View. It's a center that is dedicated to preserving traditional Ozark culture. You are able to watch craftspeople use traditional methods to make candles, baskets, and pottery. There are also performances of mountain music.
Fort Smith National Historic Site is located in Fort Smith. It is one of the first U.S. military posts in the Louisiana Territory. They advertise it as a taste of the Old West where you can tour the courtroom where Judge Isaac Parker, the Hangin' Judge presided over. You are also able to visit the jail in which prisoners were held.
Fondest memory: Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park is located in Prairie Grove. This is a park that features exhibits that bring the world of a Civil War soldier to life. You are able to visit a reconstructed 19th-century village. This is the spot that on December 7, 1862, Confederate and Union forces clashed in a bloody battle.
I'd like to take a trip down the Buffalo National River to go past towering cliffs and waterfalls. This river is in the Ozarks and was the first stream placed under federal government protection. It's a 150-mile-long stream that plunges down two thousand feet of mountainside to join with the White River.
Petit Jean State Park It's Arkansas's first state park that tops Petit Jean Mountain. It's about 69 miles from Little Rock. It has a 24-room lodge, cabins, and bridges made of stone by the Depression-era Civilian Conservation Corps.
I also want to go back to Little Rock to see President Clinton's Museum and Library.Related to:
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The Old Mill
Favorite thing: Remember the opening scene in Gone With the Wind? That was the Old Mill Park. There are two stones on the road to the mill that are the original milestones laid out by Jefferson Davis. The Old Mill is an old waterwheel gristmill that is made of stone and is just lovely. The setting is incredible with all the natural stone, wooden log bridge, and the tall vine-covered trees.
Fondest memory: The Old Mill is located at Fairway at Lakeshore in North Little Rock.
Phone Number: (501) 791-8537
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Drivin' on...7
Favorite thing: Arkansas has some great scenic highways! Highway 7 and Highway 23. I jumped on Highway 7 near Hot Springs and followed it up to the Buffalo National River...from there I made my way over to Eureka Springs and went south on Highway 23. Both roads take you through the Ozark National Forest and the Ouachita National Forest...and the drive is incredible...with trees everywhere...driving though clouds (or was it fog?) in the higher elevations...plenty of scenic spots...small towns. Hit the road!
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Old house! I don't think The Prez lived here.
Favorite thing: I loved the old houses in the Ozarks! I only took 3 pictures on my 2 day trip through Arkansas. The weather was bad and at the time taking alot of pictures wasn't a Priority. I did enjoy the drive through the area and would love to return to check it out more.Related to:
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Welcome Centers
Favorite thing: As you enter Arkansas on US Highway 49 from Mississippi you come to the Welcome Center in West Helena. Here you can get discounts for hotels and a variety of information to help you enjoy your stay in the state.Related to:
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Another Old House
Favorite thing: For some reason pictures of old, rundown buildings are beautiful to me! Hope you enjoy them too. When I saw this house I could picture Jed, Grannie, Ellie May, Jethro, and Cousin Jethrine all living in here! And Old Duke sitting on the porch!Related to:
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Fondest memory: Searcy is a small town located about 50 miles northeast of Little Rock on US-67. It is a small town, primarily a rural farming community. You will find your usual run-of-the-mill things here like grocery stores and a post office, but not much more than that.Related to:
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Favorite thing: Arkansas is nicknamed "The Natural State." As you can see here, it looks, well....natural!! It's kind of hard to explain, but if you drive through Arkansas and avoid Little Rock, you may be able to see the Ozark Mountains, and other unspoiled beauty around the state. Many unspoiled streams, lakes, and landscapes cover the entire state.
To me, Arkansas may not offer much to do in some places, but exploring and relishing the natural beauty it offers will make the trip to or through well worth it.Related to:
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Arkansas State Flag
Favorite thing: Arkansas is the only place in North America where diamonds are produced, and that fact is celebrated in the Arkansas State Flag, a diamond on a red field.
There are twenty-five white stars around the diamond because Arkansas was the twenty-fifth state to join the Union. The star above "Arkansas," inside the diamond, represents that Arkansas was a member of the Confederate States of America immediately before and during the War Between the States. The other three stars inside the diamond represent Spain, France and the United States, countries that had earlier ruled the land that today encompasses Arkansas.
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Favorite thing: Just enjoy as much scenery as you can, lots of great places even on a daytrip or a roadtrip
Fondest memory: It was one of the most prettiest, greenest, cleanest states I have been too
Good place to relax or enjoy quiet outdoors without alot of interruptions or the fast-paced city life. Lots of good countryside.
When visiting Arkansas you...
Favorite thing: When visiting Arkansas you must visit the Ozarks. There are many places you can choose from. Fayeteville, is the home of the Razorbacks, go and experience the fury of the game. Visit the historical downtown, during Christmas time, it is amazing the display of luces there. You can't miss it.
Lake Wedington is just about 10 minutes from the city. It is a peaceful place where you can go and do many things, from fishing to navegate in a canoe on the lake.
Visit Siloam Springs, a small city with a incomparable beauty. Its historical downtown and its beautiful parks will make you feel in a place where peace and beauty will reign forever. Siloam Springs is the home of John Brown University, one the best universities in the US.
And don't forget to visit Eureka Springs. This city surrounded by the Ozarks mountain will make you experiece a little of Switzerland. Its narrowed streets with their beautiful buildings will make you experience a little bit of Europe while visiting Arkansas.
Fondest memory: What I like most about Arkansas, is the experience of enjoy the four seasons of the year. You can enjoy from a funny snow war during winter to a nice swimming day in one of the many lakes of the region in the summer. Of course, the majestuosity of the fall is amazing, the green leaves of the trees turn into orange, yellow and red leaves. And the beauty of the springs with a lot of flowers everywhere. you have to experience this!!!
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A senior judge from Potter County has been assigned to hear the Paterno family's lawsuit against the NCAA.
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Reply-4#6 - noodlelover (12/06/2012) [-]
oooooo burn.gif feels good to be a city fan lemme tell ya
#52 to #8 - noodlelover (12/06/2012) [-]
coming from a bayern fan? hahhahahahah anyway ive been a fan of city for a long time and this money they have run into is a gift from the gods
#55 to #52 - profarnsworth (12/07/2012) [-]
apparently not since they haven't gotten out of the group stage 2 times in a row with a stacked as **** team.
#57 to #56 - profarnsworth (12/07/2012) [-]
dzeko has been saving city's ass of the bench man. City's problem is that each player has a different style and they all can't play together. Look at when berbatov went to mancheter united. He had a completely different style than anyone else on that team and he was complete **** . Now look at VP he fits in there perfectly and hes scoring goals and setting up others. Its not about how good the player is, its about how well they fit into the team
#58 to #57 - noodlelover (12/07/2012) [-]
too many nationalities
Reply+4#17 to #8 - profarnsworth (12/06/2012) [-]
Next season what are you stupid? Hes a PSG, Man City, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, and Inter Milan fan. Hes a fan of the biggest faggots in each country.
#48 to #47 - profarnsworth (12/06/2012) [-]
True calling bayern faggots is a bit harsh but there really isn't any other douchy team that i know of in Germany. Besides maybe Schalke
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I gotta say dortmund play amazing football they are one of the best teams in europe right now. However i don't think they will be able to hold onto their players for much longer


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Tropical zoo at Randers
Except for when I was a small lad, I've never been a fan of zoos. I hate seeing wild creatures caged up and would prefer it if we did more to preserve natural habitats.
Having said that, the tropical zoo at Randers is different to the usual zoo. Housed in three large domes, this complex tries to recreate the tropical rainforest environment from three different areas of the world; South America, Africa and Asia. The climate inside each of the domes is set to match its corresponding rainforest. Each dome contains a profusion of plants, flowers and trees. With the warmth and humidity, you really do feel as if you're in the tropics.
The zoo has a reasonable variety of animals. The larger ones are caged off, or are contained in walled enclosures but all the birds and most of the smaller animals have complete freedom in the dome. Exceptions to this are the nocturnal animals, which are held in a special section. In one section, you can come face to face with live snakes roaming (okay slithering) freely around your feet.
There are several pool areas with the usual crocodiles and in one huge pool area they have a manatee which my daughter was thrilled to see on the day we visited. New to the zoo in 2004 is the aquarium which is very impressive.
The humid atmosphere certainly saps the energy but the warmth can be welcome if the weather outside is cool (as it was when we visited). The only downside on the day we were there was the large number of other visitors and this made for an uncomfortable experience while looking around.
Wear light clothing (there are lockers where you can leave jackets and heavier clothing etc).
If you can bear the heat, walk round a couple of times. Because most animals are free to roam, it means they're also free to hide so it's easy to miss them.
Taking a pair of binoculars is a good idea as some birds and animals will be sitting in the tops of the trees - they won't come down for you!
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The Rainforest
It is the only Rainforest in Denmark. Last year they built a new dome, smaller than the main one, and brought new animals.
They have a website, www.regnskoven.dk , but it is in Danish only. If you are staying in the city for a longer time and wish to visit the rainforest more than one time, or show friends around, you should buy a yearly card, which is usually at the cost of 2 tickets.
The personell speaks good English.Related to:
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Kulturhuset (The culture house)
The culture house consists of an art and a good local history museum. Between the two museums, one could spend a couple of hours.
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Clarion Collection Hotel Kronjylland
Vestergade 51-53, Randers, Jutland, 8900, Denmark
Satisfaction: Excellent
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Torvegade 11, Randers, Jutland, 8900, Denmark
Satisfaction: Very Good
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Gl. Arhusvej 2, Randers, 8940, Denmark
Satisfaction: Excellent
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Hotel Gudena
Ostervold 42, Randers, Jutland, 8900, Denmark
Good for: Families
Scandic Hotel Kongens Ege
A modern hotel built in 1967 but had a major refurbishment in 1997. The hotel has great views over...more
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The Hereford: A Nice Bit of Bully
The Hereford Beefstouw is an upmarket steakhouse whose beef steaks only come from the Hereford or Angus breeds and are served on hot iron plates. The meals are served with Læsø (Isle of Hlér) salt with a mineral content of up to 10% and taste incredibly good.
Sunday to Saturday: 5.30 pm to 11.00 pm
Favorite Dish: Tiger shrimps in hot cajun oil
Sirloin steak and potato fondue
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Hr. Nielsen: Always good entertainment
As a part of Hr. Nielsen concept, this pub is by far the best in town. The problem is it's not open every week, for some reason. When they do open, they play good music or invite good bands. The service is very good and the prices are for any students' pockets.
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Cosmopolitan: Night...mare
Generally, any place is OK of you have friends with you. But this dancing place , wannabe club is boring for tourists. It is that bad, they only get a crowd if they put low prices on beer. The music is a playlist of crappy oriental-influence dance crap, as most of the customers are immigrants, refugees, russian housewives and so on...
I'm not saying that's bad, but I found it hard having fun in such a interetnic spot !
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DISA is willing to pay a premium for its Enterprise Storage Service (ESS II) contract – up to $427 million for a four-year deal with two one-year options -- and has extended its proposal deadline from Oct. 21 to Oct. 28.
The contract would replace DISA's $700 million 2007 deal with ViON Corp., and its requested specs are modernized for IT life in a big data-driven Defense environment. It calls for scalable, large-scale storage for structured and unstructured data – both classified and non-classified – to be developed by a contractor at up to 18 DISA facilities within the U.S. and six other DISA-approved locations worldwide. It must cover present and future DISA demands for storage solutions.
DISA's attempt to provide storage services as a utility, where the contractor provides hardware, software, software maintenance, licensing and other services, is part of a growing effort in government to increase cost-effectiveness in IT.
The ESS II contract demands the contractor provide new hardware and all necessary software for the project. But once developed, the government will maintain day-to-day operational control of the storage environment and all oversight responsibilities.
"The ESS II requirement is to obtain reliable, responsive, and cost effective storage infrastructure services of "on-demand" storage capabilities for specified chipset architecture in both DISA and other DISA-approved locations, which are both in the continental United States (CONUS) and outside of the continental United States (OCONUS)," the RFP states. "DISA's goal is to obtain a dynamically scalable storage capability utilizing an on-demand service approach, for new equipment, that will quickly adjust to changes in storage and throughput requirements, both increases and decreases, and is priced on a utility ("as used") basis or tiered structure."
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