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2014 March 20 The Collection of Donald E. Bently - Bently Foundation US Coins Signature Auction - San Francisco #1205
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The introduction of the Morgan dollar in 1878 is part and parcel of the rarity of the 1878-S half dollars. As mandated by the Bland-Allison Act authorized on February 28, 1878, the Treasury Department was ordered to resume coinage of the silver dollar denomination, which had lapsed due to its omission from the legislation of 1873 known popularly as the "Crime of '73." The Bland-Allison act was nothing more than a sop to the increasingly powerful and wealthy mining interests in the West (and an artificial support for the price of domestic silver), but nonetheless many millions of Morgan dollars began flowing from the nation's coinage presses.
The San Francisco Mint struck some 4.16 million Trade dollars during 1878, along with nearly 10 million Morgan silver dollars, together approaching the 14 million-coin mark for silver dollar production. For comparison purposes, we note that the 1877-S Trade dollar emission was more than 9.5 million coins (Treasury Secretary John Sherman halted Trade dollar coinage in February, but San Francisco continued production until April). Clearly, the end of the Trade dollar coinage freed up resources for the Morgan dollar coinage in San Francisco.
But the Morgan dollar coinage also lessened the need for silver half dollars while taking away resources for their production as well. This was true in both Philadelphia and San Francisco. The P-mint half dollars of 1877 were struck to the extent of 8.3 million coins, compared to less than 1.4 million in 1878. In San Francisco, a glut of more than 5.3 million half dollars in 1877 gave way to the remarkably low 12,000 half dollars of 1878.
In any Mint State grade, the 1878-S becomes an even more noteworthy rarity. PCGS shows 13 submissions in Mint State: two in MS61, five in MS63 (including the present piece), four in MS64, and one each in MS65 and MS66 (2/14).
NGC submissions in Mint State total six only: one each in MS62 and MS63, two each in MS64 and MS65. Of these 19 pieces at both services, a handful can be discounted as duplications, leaving an estimated certified Mint State population of from 12 to 15 coins.
We find records of two fairly recent trades of the 1878-S half dollar in MS63 PCGS, both at Stack's Bowers: lot 7135 in August 2011 at $184,000, and lot 4245 in August 2013 at $164,500.
We recall well cataloging the last beautiful 1878-S at Heritage in MS64 PCGS, a coin that brought $184,000 in our Central States Signature (Heritage, 4/2009), lot 2476. Such a coin today would likely bring in more than $200,000.
The present MS63 PCGS example boasts rich, lovely toning in a range of hues from copper-orange to gold, violet, and lilac prevailing on both sides. The strike is quite sharp throughout both sides, and a small nick on Liberty's neckline near the left breast is unbothersome but will help to pedigree this piece in the future. Even in this remarkable and vast consignment of coins, this is one of those standout pieces that will enhance any collection in which it resides.
From the Collection of Donald E. Bently, sold for the benefit of the Bently Foundation.(Registry values: N10218) (NGC ID# 24KR, PCGS# 6360)
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The bed was comfortable and it was cheap.
The place was dirty, the carpet almost black. We received only one towel for two adults and a baby. We almost begged the front desk for a second which she eventually took from an unoccupied room and was upset with us for asking. People were loitering and smoking on the balconies day and night making the environment uncomfortable. I was not impressed and was glad to leave.
Holes in the walls, very dirty and not maintained. Decent for the price but it needs a total makeover. Does NOT look like the picture on their website.
Breakfast, while Spartan, was situated in an old garden courtyard. the bed was comfortable.
The carpet was stained and dirty. There were holes in the bathroom walls and the paint and caulk were peeling away. We had no tub. The wifi did not work unless you were at the pool. Forget about a range of television channels.
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There was nothing to like about this "hotel".
I hated everything about this "hotel". The service was unhelpful and stupid. It didn't even matter that they couldn't speak English very well, since they had no common sense and blamed the guest for any problems that occurred. The pigeon and bat sounds were annoying and kept me awake. The pool was run down and moldy-looking. The lights no longer worked at some point. the faucets were leaking and you can see the pluming pipes in the bathtub. The bed sheets were stained and ripped in places. The TV did not work. The bathroom door was busted and could not close. The mini fridge was actually a mini freezer. The lamp shade did not shade the light bulb. The window curtains did not completely cover the window. The floor was sticky and overall dirty. The walls were stained yellow with black marks here and there. The security cameras, trespass warning signs (targeted at the guests of the "hotel"), and outer door/gate that was always open but supposed to be closed, made me feel unwelcome and unsafe. Oh, and the room smelled like piss the entire time! This place should be considered on par with the local $10/hr motels.
The walls were covered in nasty unknown splatters and marks, the furniture and bed sheets had cigarette burns as well as the bed was covered in plastic, and the shower head was broken and there were cock roaches in the bathtub. There was an automated air freshener that you couldn't turn off and sprayed the room every 20 minutes which was way too over powering of a smell. Combination of weird odors and nasty Lysol giving me a headache. Save your money you would have a better night sleeping in a car.
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I was so satisfied when I opened the door and I found a very clean room.The beds were big and comfortable,and the customer service was actually excellent! Good restaurants close.We really liked it!
I dont have any complaints.
The only thing I liked about this room was that it was cheap and available at the last minute the weekend of Ultra.
The room was super small, smelled bad, there were band-aids covered in blood on the floor, and it was located in a really bad part of town.
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'ASHELAND' built by Samuel Henderson 1740
According to "OLD HOMES IN AND AROUND VANCE COUNTY", Samuel Henderson, 1700-1783, married, in 1732, Elizabeth Williams, who was eighteen years old and an aunt of Judge John Williams of Montpelier. The ... show more
According to "OLD HOMES IN AND AROUND VANCE COUNTY", Samuel Henderson, 1700-1783, married, in 1732, Elizabeth Williams, who was eighteen years old and an aunt of Judge John Williams of Montpelier. They moved to Granville Co, NC abt 1740.
Samuel Henderson was the first Sheriff of Granville County in 1746, and had a "Red Travern" in Williamsboro, which was modeled after an English Coffee House. Also, before 1750, he started a Mill just beyond Flemingtown, and the old dam there can be seen today. It is just above where the road crosses Henderson Mill Creek.
Asheland was built by Samuel Henderson probably when he came over from Hanover County, Virginia and, as far as I know, it is the oldest house in Vance County. It has a small hall, with a side stairway, and a large room back of this, all on one side, with two rooms about the same size on the other side. The same arrangement was upstairs. There were two large chimneys at the back, all facing the south. There probably was a porch in the front.
After Judge Richard Henderson's death, Asheland was sold to his son, Archibald Henderson of Salisbury, who probably sold it to Richard Bullock, who is said was the richest man in Granville County around 1820. He was the only son of Len Henley Bullock. In 1820, Archibald Henderson, a son of Chief Justice Leonard Henderson, married the only daughter of Richard Bullock, "Annie Bullock" and this Richard Bullock gave Asheland to them, so his daughter could live near him.
Archibald Henderson took off the front porch and added a hall and a large 'ballroom', in which he put a glass pendant chandalier. He was 7 years doing this, and this turned the house to face the east, instead of the south. After the death of the widow of Archibald Henderson, Asheland was sold, and the late Thomas F. Wiggins lived there. Later it was sold to the late Eugene White, whose widow and children live there now.
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These "connect-the-dots" bronze pearl earrings are so simple to make and are sure to attract attention. Keri Lee Sereika takes a twist on classic pearl earrings with this zig-zag dangle effect. Sophisticated yet fun! Try different colored pearls or beads too!
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- Use chain-nosed pliers to twist loop on bottom of ear wire closed.
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Our favorite is the Maui Platinum, which is enjoyable sipped at room temperature. The clear liquid has a very clean taste, with hints of banana, and a slightly sweet aftertaste. At more than 75 percent alcohol, another product is so flammable, that the TSA won't allow tourists to carry it home with them on airplanes! Kimo's Mo 'Bettah Da' Bomb Extreme Rum can be shipped to the mainland, but we're looking forward to trying some on its home turf on our next trip.
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In a tall glass, muddle the mint leaves and then add one shot of Maui Platinum Rum. Add juice from a fresh lime and Sugar in the Raw (more or less according to taste). Stir vigorously for several minutes until the sugar dissolves. Add ice cubes and club soda, and stir gently. Garnish with a sprig of mint. Aloha!
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Our increasing dependence on cars and road freight has significant environmental, social and economic impacts. STC has commenced coordinating Transport Solutions Forums to bring together people trying to deal with transport issues at a local lovel. For a more liveable, sustainable future we need to provide access for people and products in a way that has much less impact on the community.
STC Committee members often talk about our ideas with the media (see list of contacts). As West Australians, we can help make WA more sustainable by:
Perth is one of the most car dependent cities on Earth. But most people want a more balanced, sustainable transport system, where we rely less on the car. We have choices to make about our future. Making transport more sustainable is a challenge for all of us - citizens, community groups, schools, businesses and local, state and federal government. Living Smart's leaflet gives some good facts, figures and myths about transport alternatives in Perth.
Our definition of sustainability is that "the social, environmental and economic impacts of an action are all positive; now and for the next seven generations". See our papers Definition of Sustainability and Towards Sustainability developed in 2009.
Local government has a key role in developing sustainable transport solutions. The last STC Transport Solutions Forum was at the Town of Vincent on 27 September 2007 and held in conjunction with WALGA. It was titled Local Government Responses to Peak Oil & Climate Change.
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The jailed man who shot and killed Kelsey Grammer's father is set to be back on the streets in nine months' time.
ARTHUR NILES spent several decades in a psychiatric ward for killing ALLEN GRAMMER - until doctors were convinced his murderous tendencies had subsided. He was declared 'cured' in 1994. But pals fear Niles is still a threat to the FRASIER star and just last month (MAR03) he was sent back to prison after pleading guilty to threatening to kill a judge.
A Grammer family friend tells American tabloid the STAR, "This man is a nightmare and should be kept under lock and key. It's bad enough Kelsey wasn't alerted when he was released nine years ago. The last arrest proves Niles has gotten violent urges again."
Grammer's nightmare began in 1968 when Niles went on a wild rampage in St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, and shot and killed magazine publisher Allen, 38, on the lawn of his home.
St Thomas-born Grammer, now 48, was 13 and living in America with his mother SALLY.
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Globalization, Outsourcing and Labour Development in ASEAN
By Shandre Thangavelu, Aekapol Chongvilaivan
Routledge – 2011 – 144 pages
Routledge – 2011 – 144 pages
Due to technical advances in production and communication technology, outsourcing – contracting out production of intermediate materials and services – has affected the economic growth of the ASEAN region. This new book fills an important gap in the literature looking at the impact outsourcing has on labour markets, its subtle effects on regional economies and policy implications.
Shandre Thangavelu and Aekapol Chongvilaivan investigate various impacts of outsourcing on labour markets, such as its effects on labour productivity, skill upgrading, human capital, and training, in ASEAN economies with a focus on the experience of the two ASEAN countries as a global hub of outsourcing: Singapore and Thailand. This book approaches these research inquiries by developing several econometric models, including primal production functions and dual cost functions, among others. The empirical evidence this book reveals provides interesting insights into and implications on labour and industry development.
'Thangavelu and Chongvilaivan provide interesting insights and useful implications for labour and industrial development in the context of an emerging global hub of outsourcing market, the ASEAN.' - Yongyuth Chalamwong, Ph.D., Research Director, Labour Development, Human Resources and Social Development Program, Thailand Development Research Institute Foundation (TDRI)
1. Introduction 2. Economics of Outsourcing: A Literature Survey 3. Outsourcing Decisions: Theory and Evidence 4. Outsourcing and Labour Productivity 5. Outsourcing and Wage Inequality 6. Outsourcing in Emerging Countries: A Case Study from Vietnam 7. Managing Global Supply Chain Disruptions: Experience from Thailand's 2011 Flooding 8. Outsourcing and Policy Implications
Shandre Thangavelu is Associate Professor of Economics at the National University of Singapore.
Aekapol Chongvilaivan is a Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore.
Name: Globalization, Outsourcing and Labour Development in ASEAN (Hardback) – Routledge
Description: By Shandre Thangavelu, Aekapol Chongvilaivan. Due to technical advances in production and communication technology, outsourcing – contracting out production of intermediate materials and services – has affected the economic growth of the ASEAN region. This new book fills an...
Categories: International Economics, Labour Economics, Asian Economics, South East Asian Studies, Globalization


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Baked Pasta With Cheesy Meatballs
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The combination of Carlos Hyde and Braxton Miller was more than enough for undfeated Ohio State. Hyde rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns and Miller burnished his Heisman credentials by passing for two scores and running for another in the Buckeyes' 52-22 victory over Illinois on Saturday. The Buckeyes (10-0, 6-0 Big Ten) maintained the upper hand in the Leaders Division heading into a bye week. They have games remaining at Wisconsin on Nov. 17 and against rival Michigan at home a week later. Miller carried 18 times for 73 yards, and completed 12-of-20 passes for 226 yards. It was the sixth consecutive loss for the Illini (2-7, 0-5) and their 11th consecutive Big Ten loss. Little went right for the Illini and first-year coach Tim Beckman, a former assistant to Ohio State's Urban Meyer when Meyer was the head coach at Bowling Green from 2001-2002. Beckman was also a former Ohio State assistant under Jim Tressel, forced out in the wake of a memorabilia-for-tattoos scandal ...
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What's your go-to sushi roll? Salmon avocado
What would you do if you had to spend 1 million dollars? I'd pack a suitcase, head to the airport, and continue checking places off my lengthy travel bucket list.
Best gift you've been given? Season 7 of Gilmore Girls on DVD (before it was available on Netflix) from a very thoughtful friend who knew I was marathon-ing the series
What were you like in high school? I was a total band geek - I played flute, piccolo, and piano (and will admit to writing my college application essay about marching band.)
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I have one weekend key to give away....
General Discussion « WildStar
^^Winner^^ PM'd
I have one weekend key to give away....
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First reply that needs a key gets it..
Place Beta Key Offers & Requests Here (Please read before posting)
General Discussion « WildStar
Tried the GW2 Demo !!
Reviews & Impressions « Guild Wars 2
Life must be really dull when you wait hours to download a trial for a game you've already made up your mind about long ago.
I'm not zealoting about GW2 btw.. but, I tried TSW at beta and hated it and didn't buy it. Never downloaded the trial afterward and also never went to a forum and complained about why I didn't like it. If I don't like a game. I leave it and don't look back. It's useless to spend time watching that games threads and comment about why it's bad. If I'm not playing it I'm not in its forums.
Tried the GW2 Demo !!
Reviews & Impressions « Guild Wars 2
I swear for the life of me that Anet should put a disclaimer at the beginning area saying:
***Warning, to get the full effect of this game please do not follow a structured path. Create a character and get lost for awhile. Wander around and explore things while you learn. You do not have to go from A to B to C. This game reaches its full potential when explored.***
I think this would clear up alot of things with new players.
Still playing since day 1, be it casually, but still having fun!
Moderator Wars 2
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
OMGZ there's a bug in GW2. The world is ending... Here come the ZOMBIES !!
Quick, grab your "GO BAG" and follow me !!!
TOP 5 most popular games?
The Pub at MMORPG.COM « General Discussion
GW2 ruined subsciption games for me.... True story..
A nice gain with this game
General Discussion « PlanetSide 2
I bought this one about 2 months ago when it was on sale for 84.99... Still at $99 it's a decent price.
Well I think I'm done
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by jpnole
Pardon me sir.....
may i have your stuff?
GW2 Designing for Motivation
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by Volkon
I know about upgrades. It's far too often that keeps don't get upgraded because the zerg rotation is too fast. I've seen keeps flip so fast that the last person of a zerg that just took a keep is just getting out of sight as the next zerg is taking the same keep back. It's like a constant rotation. The repetitiveness of this is the only thing that gets a little old. Except for the fact if you're part of the zerg you can get massive karma just flipping keeps.
Seriously though, what's the point of a guild claiming a keep and paying for upgrades if it's just gonna be flipped 10 minutes later? Maybe if some guilds would adopt a keep and have regular rotations of members defending it like in Daoc. But, we haven't seen that type of commitment yet.
GW2 Designing for Motivation
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
I really like WvW, but there are some problems I'd like to see addressed.
Keeps are too easy to seige. The biggest problem for me is the constant turn-around of keeps. I'd like to see some kind of scalable progression with keeps that make them harder to conquer the longer they are held. This back and forth swapping of ownership causes alot of the constant zerging. It needs to take a zerg longer than 3-5 minutes to take a keep.
There needs to be some kind of rewards system in place like titles, etc to make WvW mean something like RvR did in DAoC. I don't think we need the same RR system but something like it would be nice. Just not have a system where "lifers" can faceroll everyone and their mother because they're RR10.
Would a mercenary system work in WvW? If a realm is down people because of time of day, they could hire mercs to help defend keeps, do patrols, etc? These could be part of the guild perks system.
Just Some thoughts.
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Originally posted by maddhatter44
Well, personally I jump in and do some WvW, some sPvP and some crafting. Run a few dungeons, work on an alt. Find all the different pets on my Ranger, chat a little with guildies, do a little more WvW.
That is enough for this "Casual" -- ( i hate that term almost as much as baddie).
My real achievments come in my real life. I'm rewarded all I need when I look at my children grow and realize that is the biggest achievment I could ever have. Also the fact they have a father that doesn't spend all day on the computer playing games.
I'm going to make up a term to replace "Hardcore" in describing a player that blows through all a games content in the first month. Does anyone have any suggestions? This would be something we could call them in response to calling us "casuals" or "bads".
The problem with this genre came when gaming became a profession instead of just enjoyment.
THe ranger bots
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by Mothanos
I report every bot I come across.. I do like to tail them when farming mats though. Makes it a whole lot faster farming. I do however make sure and say hi to anyone that comes near so they won't think I'm botting too.
So how much do you like Guild Wars 2?
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by DavisFlight
yeah that's why 2 of those 3 have such /sarcasm, "thriving" communities.
So how much do you like Guild Wars 2?
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by Tayah
I'll concede, I should have said "ALOT of the complainers are". I'm an old school mmo'r myself and would love to see A-Net take some constructive criticism and mold the future of this game to be more like, say, DAoC for example. There are area's that they could really improve on and I think they actually listen to their customers so there is hope. But, there are so many just pure haters that flame this game it's crazy. A-net has made a spectacular game for casual gamers. I don't think they ever intended it to be a hardcore game. Now they're getting blasted in every forum for not being hardcore enough.
So how much do you like Guild Wars 2?
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
I have a good analogy of why I believe there's so much dissent from some crowd towards this game.
I live in Washington State and we have this beautiful rain forest called the "Hoh Rain Forest". Now, most of the people from the west coast that visit it appreciate it in all its splendor. They relish it for all the beauty the area has to offer. They go down to Ruby Beach and take pictures and beachcomb, they drive up to La Push and check out beach's 1,2 and 3 and go on up the coast to Cape Flattery and are awed by the vistas they take in viewing the western most tip the state overlooking the Pacific Ocean as it joins the Strait of Juan de Fuca. They take it all in and enjoy the beauty of what was created here.
Previous games raiders are like people from New York City that come to visit. They could care less of most of the stuff in the area. They're rude to the locals and they just want to hurry up and see and do some stuff quickly so they can go home and leave this hippie shit behind.
That's who the complainers are, they're previous games hardcore raiders that are bored shitless and can't just enjoy what took A-net years to make. You'll never win them over unless you give them everything they want and more.
Top 3 NA WvW servers battling it out intensely.
PvP « Guild Wars 2
In the above situation Stormbluff and Henge of Denravi need to work together... That's why 3 sided PvP works so well. I can remember many times in Daoc where Hibs and Mids would team up against the Albs in the frontiers. It almost always happened that way.
In particular since transfers are still free either of them should be sending over representatives to coordinate things between the servers. This could work out in their favor and they could really do damage to Jade Quarry.
Still, things suck sometimes. It's times like this especially in something as silly as a game we see the low side of humanity.
For whole PvP guilds to leave a server because they get beat is bullsh..t. If they can't think of creative ways to win they just follow the easy way. As if winning WvW actually means anything.
Guild Recruitment « Guild Wars 2
Meg, I sent you a PM about the guild I belong to on Tarnished Coast. I can't say enough good things about them or our server.
Good Luck !!
Pretty bored with hot dogs... Ate 80 packs of hot dogs in last month...
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by TalulaRose
Nice reply... made me lol.
Pretty bored with hot dogs... Ate 80 packs of hot dogs in last month...
General Discussion « Guild Wars 2
Originally posted by grimal
I played it a few days after buying it and just didn't like the feel of it. Tried it again before Gw2 came out and still couldn't get into it. Dang, I should've gone and posted a hundred threads on why I didn't like it.


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getty images Adam Jones says a fan threw a banana at him at AT&T park on Sunday. While there has been no video of the incident to hit the web yet…. it is really hard to believe that Jones would have make the story up. After Sunday's game the Baltimore Orioles outfielder posted the following tweet: I want to thank whatever slapdick threw that banana towards my direction in CF in the last inning. Way to show ur class u *******. — Adam Jones (@SimplyAJ10) August 11, 2013 Of course some people on twitter tried to defend the banana thrower, which led to Jones saying he may leave social media soon. Good chance this means I get off social media soon — Adam Jones (@SimplyAJ10) August 12, 2013 Jones would hardly be the first athlete to leave twitter due to fan behavior. Which of course continues to highlight the dangers and reasons some simply stay off of social media altogether. In Sunday's game Jones hit a home run and drove in four as the Orioles beat the Giants 10-2.
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A method of and system for managing installs to a set of one or more field machines in a distributed network environment. In an illustrative embodiment, the system includes at least one change coordinator server that includes a database with data identifying a current state of each field machine, and a change controller routine for initiating a given control action to initiate an update to the current state on a given field machine. In particular, the change controller routine may include a scheduling algorithm that evaluates data from the database and identifies a set of field machines against which the given control action may be safely executed at a given time. At least one install server is responsive to the change controller routine initiating the given control action for invoking the update to the current state on the given field machine.
1. A system for managing installs to a set of one or more field machines in a distributed network environment, comprising:
at least one change coordinator server that includes a database with data identifying a current state of each field machine, and a change controller routine for initiating a given control action to initiate an update to the current state on a given field machine, the change controller routine including a scheduling algorithm that evaluates data from the database and identifies a set of field machines against which the given control action may be safely executed at a given time, the scheduling algorithm implementing a given heuristic that assigns a rank ordered set of field machines to a set of one or more timeslots in a greedy fashion to generate a schedule; and
at least one install server responsive to the change controller routine initiating the given control action according to the schedule for invoking the update to the current state on the given field machine.
2. The system as described in
3. The system as described in
4. The system as described in
5. The system as described in
6. Apparatus for managing installs to a set of hosts, wherein the installs are invoked from a set of one or more install servers, the apparatus comprising:
a database of install states of the set of hosts; and
a change controller routine for using data from the database and initiating a given control action to a given one of the install servers to initiate an install on one or more given hosts, wherein the change controller routine evaluates install data from the database and identifies a subset of the hosts against which the given control action may be safely executed at a given time, wherein the change controller routine implements a given heuristic that assigns a rank ordered set of hosts to a set of one or more timeslots in a greedy fashion to generate a schedule;
wherein the given control action is initiated according to the schedule.
7. A system for managing installs to a set of one or more field machines, comprising:
a set of change coordinator servers, wherein each change coordinator server includes a database, an install listener routine that receives reports from install reporter routines running on the given field machines and populates the database with data identifying the given software release running on the field machines, and a change controller routine for initiating a given control action to initiate an install on a given field machine, wherein the given control action is initiated if the given field machine requires an install of a new software release, wherein the change controller routine evaluates install data from the database and identifies a subset of the hosts against which the given control action may be safely executed at a given time, the change controller routine implementing a given heuristic that assigns a rank ordered set of hosts to a set of one or more timeslots in a greedy fashion to generate a schedule; and
a set of install servers, wherein each install server is responsive to a change controller routine in a given change coordinator server initiating the given control action according to the schedule for invoking installation of the new software release on a given field machine.
8. The system as described in
9. The system as described in
10. The system as described in
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates generally to distributed computer networks and the management of such networks.
2. Description of the Related Art
Machines and collections of machines are defined by their state. A significant and complex portion of this state is the configuration that drives the behavior of the components running on those machines and interacting with those machines. A distributed computing environment typically implements techniques that attempt to provide a consistent mechanism for managing and changing both machine states and the configuration of machines and collections of machines.
A guiding principle is to drive the state and configuration of machines to a desired state. When possible, this should be done in a closed-loop fashion to avoid drift between machines and to maintain consistency across the network. For example, even if a machine misses a software install, the following install should bring it up to a consistent and correct state. Minimizing drift and maintaining consistency and repeatability is important for allowing a network with a large number of machines to be managed reliably and, optimally, preferably without or with minimal human intervention. If machine states are not reasonably consistent and predictable, assuring the quality of changes becomes an impossible task, as there may be a massive number of permutations to defend against.
Moreover, even when the network is not intentionally being kept in a heterogeneous state, there will always be some heterogeneity. Changes to the network are never atomic. It takes time for installs and configuration updates to propagate across the network. In many cases, this is intentional (when installs and configuration changes are staged) and in other cases it is a result of the need to coordinate changes so that only a portion of the network is undergoing an install at any one time. There are also straggler machines, often due to connectivity problems during an install or due to other install failures. There are other cases where multiple versions of some software are intentionally running on different parts of the network at the same time, sometimes for extended periods of time. Whatever the reason, the software and configuration state of the network can be assumed to be heterogeneous at any point in time. Different machines will not only have different states, they may also have different perceptions of the states of other machines. Having every machine constantly updating its configuration and state to reflect the heterogeneity is a very hard problem. It is desirable to track heterogeneity where necessary, but just as importantly, it is desirable to make sure that everything is robust enough to be tolerant of heterogeneity in cases where fully tracking and responding to it is not possible.
Consider the need to perform configuration and software installs across a large distributed computer network. In such networks, it is known to use an application deployment utility (e.g. NetDeploy) that involves having humans running a script that makes secure (e.g., SSH) connections to a specified list of machines, copies out a configuration file and an archive of software (e.g., a tarball, an archive of files created with the Unix tar utility), and then invokes a host setup process on the machine to configure and install the software. This means that machines only change states when a human actively runs the install process to change the state of an individual machine or group of machines. Changing the network configuration or deploying new software involves running an install against all of the machines in the network. This is a time-intensive process for a human, and stragglers (machines that miss an install) will continue to run with old software and an old view of the world.
The present invention addresses these and other associated problems of the prior art.
It is an object of the invention to provide a new paradigm for the installation of software and configuration data in a distributed computer network.
It is another object of the invention to provide for improved management of the configuration of a distributed network and the software running on the network.
A more specific object of the invention it to enable faster software installs in a distributed network, even as the network scales to include more hosts.
Another object is to provide mechanisms that facilitate rapid and smooth changes to the state of the network.
A more specific object of the invention is to facilitate effective methods for having a heterogenous network state. These methods enable network administrators to cleanly and slowly roll out new major versions of software components, or to have a different version of a component running in selected machines or groups or machines.
Yet another object of the invention is to provide better management of the machines targeted for installation, especially to reduce the problems associated with "straggler" machines.
Still another object of the invention is to provide improved management of network configuration allowing rapid and smooth changes to the state of the network within safety invariants, and increasing the speed and scalability of installs.
The present invention is a new install paradigm. The new install paradigm still retains the concept of a host setup (which is a mechanism for bringing the state of a machine to a desired state), but the paradigm changes the way in which machines are installed. After a bootstrap install to place a "host install manager" onto a given machine, machines instead pull down information about their desired state. When a machine is in a state different from its desired state (e.g., running with a different configuration file or different software), the machine preferably pulls down anything needed for the transition into the new state and then runs the host setup mechanism. This means that installs will eventually "just happen" and that stragglers will automatically get caught and cleaned up. According to the invention, it is also possible to specify a heterogeneous state for the network, allowing the network administrator to temporarily run different versions of software on different parts of the network.
In an embodiment, a method of and system for managing installs to a set of one or more field machines in a distributed network environment is described. In this illustrative embodiment, the system includes at least one change coordinator server that includes a database with data identifying a current state of each field machine, and a change controller routine for initiating a given control action to initiate an update to the current state on a given field machine. In particular, the change controller routine may include a scheduling algorithm that evaluates data from the database and identifies a set of field machines against which the given control action may be safely executed at a given time. At least one install server is responsive to the change controller routine initiating the given control action for invoking the update to the current state on the given field machine.
The foregoing has outlined some of the more pertinent features of the invention. These features should be construed to be merely illustrative. Many other beneficial results can be attained by applying the disclosed invention in a different manner or by modifying the invention as will be described.
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The software management system has a basic design that is preferably a two-layered one. A first or "inner" layer consists of the Change Coordinator hosts 108, which hosts are responsible for complex tasks such as maintaining a database of host states, determining which hosts should be installed at what time, and generally forming the core of the system. Preferably, Change Coordinators 108 communicate with Install Servers 104 over a given communications channel, and with clients via HTTPS. The Change Coordinators receive frequent reports about host states via processes that are referred to herein for convenience as an Install Reporter (IR) 112 and an Install Listener (IL) 114. As will be described below, IR typically runs on a field machine 102, and IL typically runs on a CC host 108, although it can run on any field machine 102 as well. Preferably, Change Coordinator hosts communicate with all other Change Coordinators frequently, if not constantly, to keep their databases synchronized.
The second or "outer" layer consists of the Install Servers 104, which machines may be stateless, existing partially to provide a barrier between the Change Coordinators and the rest of the network. Preferably, Change Coordinators are contacted by field machines, which provide their install status. Alternatively, field machines contact Install Servers with this information, which is then passed on to Change Coordinators. Install Servers are instructed by the Change Coordinators to install field machines, and then perform those installs, typically using application deployment utilities. The Install Servers preferably communicate with Change Coordinators over a given communication channel, and they preferably receive reports from field machines and trigger field installs using an SSH channel.
As one of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate, this model is essentially "pull-triggered," as most installs are triggered by an action beginning on the machine being installed.
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The IL component 204 preferably is an always-running server. It can run on any field machine, but this component preferably runs initially on the CC hosts for simplicity. The IL component 204 receives reports from field machines running IR component 202. Communication is preferably one-way, and the IL component 204 is not expected to send any data back to the machine sending data. Data coming in to the IL component 204 is then fed outward to the Installer component 206 running on that machine.
The Installer 206 is the component whose role is to directly invoke installation of software onto field machines. This component receives data about field machines from the IL component 204. It passes most of this data on to the Change Coordinator system. When directed to do so, the Installer 206 invokes the installation of software onto field machines. In an illustrated embodiment, the machines are servers in a content delivery network (CDN), although this is not a limitation of the present invention, as previously noted.
The CC component 208 is the primary control mechanism in the system. It maintains a local database with a great deal of information about the known and desired states of field machines. It receives this information from multiple sources including the Install Servers, IL, other distributed data collection systems, and other network configuration files and release definitions. The CC component 208 maintains communications with Installer processes 206 on Install Servers, and it directs them to drive installs at appropriate times. These installs and their timing are determined by rules to maintain stability of the network. The engine for managing these rules is a part of the CC component 208 and will be described below. The CC component 208 may also provide direct human interaction through an appropriate user interface. In particular, it provides an interface that can be used to control the operating parameters of the CC process. Preferably, CC component 208 speaks HTTPS to requesting clients.
Change Coordinator Component Design
As noted above, the CC component is the primary controller for the larger set of components making up the full software management system. The main roles of this component include: performing as the communications hub of the whole software management system, driving a scheduling engine for determining the eligibility for installation of field machines, maintaining tables in a distributed data store, providing the interface to that data store for other system components, publishing install-related information into a distributed query mechanism for network-monitoring purposes, and maintaining network communications with other CC hosts to provide a reliable distributed core for the software management system.
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External UI
The user interface preferably has multiple layers, usable at any layer by an appropriately authorized user. A user logged in to the CC host may use command line tools locally to directly affect the CC's behavior. Instead, appropriate remote access mechanisms may be used to enable a properly authorized user to drive the CC command line from a remote location. The graphical UI is a wrapper around these tools, providing the primary and suggested interface for all common operations. This will be the means by which all normal control of the system is performed. Information passing through this interface, for example, may include: issuing commands to start installing a new release, issuing commands to pause, stop, or resume all installs, submitting information about the parameters of a new release, verifying a release's readiness for a given release phase, or issuing commands to modify operational configuration of the system.
Communication Subsystem for Talking to Installers
Each active Change Coordinator preferably maintains an open communication channel with at least one Installer. The protocol used between hosts/components in this situation is the Change Coordinator Control Protocol (CCCP). CCCP preferably uses a secured, encrypted TCP connection for transport, and it provides a simple remote object access protocol with an XML-RPC style of encoding. This protocol may also be used to enable Change Coordinators to talk to each other, for example, to detect network partitions, to synchronize databases, and to elect a leader.
IL Communication Subsystem
The output mechanism and locking protocol by which data gets from IL to the CC component is documented below. Preferably, this data will be read in continuously and used to update the CC's backend data store.
Publisher Mechanism
To facilitate monitoring and management, the CC will publish data into a distributed query mechanism.
Scheduling Engine
This engine is used to determine: which hosts are out of date and should be installed; and which hosts are safe to install (or possibly suspend) at any given moment, taking into given criteria, e.g., region bandwidth, machine interdependencies, suspend states, and the like. Several factors may go into these decisions, including several hard-coded rules in addition to the information presented to the CC via the external UI.
The scheduling engine typically will do its work by processing data in the shared database. When possible, it is preferable that rules are static, but some rules may also rely on changing near-real-time data. Preferably, there are two parts to each rule: content and description. The content of a rule is the list (or lists) of IP addresses that to which the rule applies. This content defines the set to which the rule applies. These lists may be generated statically from a configuration file that describes the install. This approach may not be sufficient for all rules, and are working on a means to generate the content dynamically from the distributed query system and perhaps other sources as well.
The description of a rule preferably takes one of the following three forms: no more than N (or N %) of the hosts in this set may be installed at one time; none of the hosts in this set may be installed until all of the hosts in some arbitrary other set are installed; none of the hosts in this set may be installed until a specific internal flag has been set.
A preferred algorithm used for scheduling and satisfying the rules is detailed in the following section.
Preferably, the scheduling engine internally publishes the hosts that have been determined to need an install and that are safe to install at the current time. The install-driving module of the CC will be the client of this information, taking machines from this pool whenever installation resources are available. Further details of this process are now described.
The scheduling algorithm is designed to accommodate that different hosts in the distributed network environment may have different functions or interdependencies, or that it may not be desirable to do installs on all hosts (or even a subset) at a given time. Thus, for example, certain hosts may be critical to the operation of other hosts, or to the distributed network as a whole and, thus, the scheduling algorithm must be flexible, yet still robust. According to the present invention, it is assumed that there are a plurality of hosts that need installs, but that given hosts are associated with one or more potentially overlapping constraint sets and/or have given precedent relationships. A "constraint set" (sometimes called a "rule") will be created when any group of hosts are interdependent (typically in a direct manner) or where any group of hosts provides necessary redundancy (e.g., for safety purposes). There may be other constraint sets defined. A "precedent relationship" as the name applies is where particular host(s) must be installed before other hosts, e.g., to ensure proper system operation, process continuity, or the like. The scheduling algorithm preferably takes constraint set(s) and precedent relationships (if any) into consideration as follows.
Initially, the algorithm generates a first rank order of the hosts by assigning to each host a cumulative value of all constraint sets in which that host is contained. Then, the algorithm alters the first rank order to accommodate precedent relationships, if any, to generate a second rank ordering of the hosts. If there are no precedent relationships, the second rank order is the same as the first rank order. After the second rank order is generated, the scheduling algorithm implements a given heuristic. Thus, in a representative embodiment, the given heuristic assigns hosts into a set of one or more timeslots in a greedy fashion, i.e., pull hosts off the second rank ordering and continue pushing them into timeslot t1 until a given constraint is violated, then continue with timeslot t2, and so on.
In a given operating environment, the scheduling algorithm is run in a production mode, such that when timeslot 1 is filled, the routine stops. Thus, in this mode, given the current database (the install state of all hosts, viz., the field machines) and given the set of current rules (constraints), the algorithm returns the set of field machines that it is safe to execute a control action against at this particular time (i.e., at a given point in time or at points in time during the timeslot). At this point, the change coordinator instructs the install servers to install the hosts that have been pushed into the timeslot. In an alternative, the heuristic continues to assign hosts into more than one timeslot, which is useful as a "simulation" mode for testing purposes or the like. Thus, in the simulation mode, and given the same inputs, the output provides a grouped ordering (do group one at time 1, then group two at time 2, etc.) of all field machines on which to execute the control action.
The technique of assigning hosts into a set of one or more timeslots in a greedy fashion based on some rank ordering of the hosts is a variant of a graph coloring heuristic. As is known, multi-coloring a graph is an NP-complete problem that attempts to define a minimum number of colors for the nodes of a graph where no adjacent nodes are assigned the same color. According to the present invention, the scheduling algorithm heuristic considers the hosts as "nodes" and the timeslots as "colors." A constraint set defines a subgraph, where all nodes contained in the particular subgraph have edges connecting them to all other nodes contained in that subgraph.
Scheduling Algorithm
The following is a representative and simplified description.
According to the algorithm, assign each host in the whole set a rank, as follows:
The first loop creates the first rank order, and the second loop alters the first rank order to create the second rank order. The first rank order output from the first loop is then applied as the input to the second processing loop. At the end of these steps, each host has a rank that roughly reflects how "constrained" that host is, and also how constraining that host is to other hosts.
The routine then sorts all hosts in descending rank order. Then, iterate over the hosts in this sorted order, finding timeslots (beginning at 0) for each host.
For a given host find the timeslot as follows:
Once this process has been completed for all hosts, the schedule is set.
To use this algorithm in a continuous fashion instead of lock-step scheduling, it is run frequently, with the results then simplified into two categories:
In other words, by simply ignoring all distinctions other than whether a host would currently be in slot 0, the routine effectively asks at any given time "which hosts are safe to start right now?"
Concrete Rules, Results, and Performance
If a rule is specified as "no more than N % of a set at once", preferably this constraint is rounded down unless it would round to 0, in which case it will be rounded to 1.
The following are representative human-readable rules that may be used to define constraint sets:
Illustrative source code for the scheduling algorithm is set forth below (� 2002 Akamai Technologies, Inc.): import string
Datastore Interface
The Change Coordinator also uses structured, embedded, fast, highly available storage. Data that should reside in this storage includes, but is not limited to: the parameters that can fully describe each release, and the state of hosts with regard to install status.
Installer Component Design Details
As noted above, the primary purposes of the Installer component include: installing software to field machines, and communications with the Change Coordinator (CC) component. The Installer component 800 preferably has three subsystems as illustrated in
The Installer preferably maintains and monitors the thread pool 802 and a queue 808. At the request of a Change Coordinator, a given IP/release pair will be inserted into the queue for installation. Whenever the thread pool is not at its maximum capacity and the queue is not empty, the next item will be removed from the queue and an installer thread will be created for it. The Installer preferably has resident on it all of the current software components that are contained in any valid release, as well as definitions of each of those releases. A means of securely and efficiently transferring the data and bundles to the Installer is assumed to exist. Installer threads 802 a-n perform the actual software installation using an application deployment routine optimized for this sort of usage model. Substantial detailed feedback about install status preferably is reported back into the main Installer program. The Installer shall also be able to run audits against machines after running installs to them. The output of the audits must be reported to the CC and possibly also directly into the query mechanism for alert-raising purposes. Preferably, configuration parameters such as the maximum number of concurrent install threads will be runtime-configurable without needing to restart the Installer program.
As noted above, the Installer interacts with the Change Coordinator. These components may communicate using a token-based wire protocol, although RPC is preferred. In particular, the communication may use an XML-RPC protocol over a secure, encrypted TCP socket. The communication content typically includes: instructions from CC to Installer for Installer configuration parameters, instructions from CC to Installer to install a given host to a given release; and feedback from Installer to CC on install progress/success/failure/failure-reasons.
Install Reporter (IR) and Install Listener (IL) Subcomponent Design
The primary purpose of this pair of components is to provide reporting of host install states to the Change Coordinators. The two components taken together may be seen as one system. The basic design is as follows: the IL listens on given UDP and TCP ports on chosen servers; the IR runs regularly and briefly on every field machine; when invoked, the IR sends a message to an arbitrarily-chosen host that is running IL; and the IL receiving the message outputs the message for use by the Change Controller. Communication between the two components preferably is one-way; an IR only sends messages, and an IL only receives them.
The IR component preferably is frequently invoked and short-lived. It reads a configuration file to gain the following information: protocol version being used (this may be hard-coded instead), and DNS hostname to which datagrams are sent. When invoked, the following sequence occurs: a first configuration file is read for configuration information, a second configuration file is read for data content information, IR decides randomly whether to use TCP or UDP, a datagram is sent to the IL hostname read from the first configuration file, and the component exits with an exit status of 0.
The IL component runs in a fairly standard model. It is preferably long-lived and runs on arbitrary field hosts. To keep the data transfer model simple, however, preferably IL runs on CC hosts. This component is constantly bound to given UDP and TCP ports. A simplified version of this component writes its output to files in a given directory, although more sophisticated means of communication may be used. Upon receiving a datagram from a host running IR, the data is presented into the current output method. This component provide data into the query mechanism. The following may be published: approximate number of reports received per minute, and amount of time since last output file rotation.
The Change Coordinator is responsible for the receiving half of the following output method, and for interpreting the body of the IR reports. Some information should probably be published to the query mechanism about this data by the CC, such as: datagrams received where the apparent source IP differs from the IP in the body; datagrams received where the content is ill-formed; and datagrams being received with an unknown protocol version.
One distributed computing environment in which the present invention may be implemented is a content delivery network (CDN). It is known to deliver digital content (e.g., HTTP content, streaming media and applications) using an Internet content delivery network (CDN). A CDN is a network of geographically distributed content delivery nodes that are arranged for efficient delivery of content on behalf of third party content providers. Typically, a CDN is implemented as a combination of a content delivery infrastructure, a request-routing mechanism (preferably based in DNS), and a distribution infrastructure. The content delivery infrastructure usually comprises a set of "surrogate" origin servers that are located at strategic locations (e.g., Internet network access points, Internet Points of Presence, and the like) for delivering content to requesting end users. The request-routing mechanism allocates servers in the content delivery infrastructure to requesting clients in a way that, for web content delivery, minimizes a given client's response time and, for streaming media delivery, provides for the highest quality. The distribution infrastructure consists of on-demand or push-based mechanisms that move content from the origin server to the surrogates. An effective CDN serves frequently accessed content from a surrogate that is optimal for a given requesting client. In a typical CDN, a single service provider operates the request-routers, the surrogates, and the content distributors. In addition, that service provider establishes business relationships with content publishers and acts on behalf of their origin server sites to provide a distributed delivery system.
More generally, the present invention is useful in any distributed networking environment in which it is required to install software on field machines that are interdependent and/or that provide redundancy to each other. Typically, field machines are associated with one or more constraint sets, as has been previously described.
A skilled artisan will appreciate that the Install Reporter and Install Listener components may be omitted without impacting the basic functionality of the system. The Change Coordinator database stores the known install status of every field machine and a last time that the status was verified or known. When the IR and IL routines are omitted, the Change Coordinator status database can be populated in other ways, e.g., by having an Install Server simply report back each successful installation (which information may be provided anyway). The IR routine provides an optimization to provide the system with information that it might not otherwise obtain, namely, that a particular machine is out-of-date. This is particularly important in the case where the field machine has been disconnected from the network for a long time period.
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