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Solebury School cross country ran at George School on Wednesday. The Solebury girls lost, 19-39. Top finishers for the Lady Spartans were: Ilona Wilde, finishing third overall and first for Solebury in 23:15; Jessica Forest, finishing sixth overall; Lina Freudenberg, finishing eighth; and Alexandra Morrow, finishing 10th. The Solebury boys lost to George School, 18-43. Top finishers for the Spartans were: Nick Lavery, finishing third overall and first for Solebury in 20:36; Robert Lagay, finishing seventh overall; Curtis Thompson, finishing 11th; and Andrei Benoliel and Kyle Miller, finishing 14th and 15th, respectively.
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Spartan girls again wear crown
Solebury School cross country participated in a Penn-Jersey League meet at Life Center Academy on Thursday. The Solebury girls took first place with a total of 20 points. Top finishers were: senior captain Ilona Wilde, finishing first overall in a time of 21:54. Junior Emma Black finished third overall and second for Solebury in 22:20; senior captain Jessie Forest finished fourth overall in 22:28; and juniors Lina Freudenberg and Alexandra Morrow finished fifth and seventh overall, respectively. Villa Victoria finished behind the Lady Spartans with a total of 71 points. Solebury School is 6-0 in the Penn-Jersey League and 10-3 overall. The boys finished second overall with 53 points, just behind Doane Academy, which finished with 29 points. The Spartans beat NJUCA and Mercy, which finished with 73 and 132 points, respectively. Top finishers for Solebury were: junior Nick Lavery, finishing first for his team and fifth overall in 19:45; junior Robert Lagay, finishing sixth overall in 19:53; junior Curtis Thompson, finishing 13th overall; and freshmen Matt Moynihan and Andrei Benoliel, finishing 14th and 15th overall, respectively. Juniors Kyle Miller and Jeff Lin rounded out the top seven for the Spartans. The boys' record currently stands at 8-3 in the Penn-Jersey League and 9-10 overall for the season.
Spartans excel again on track
Solebury School cross country participated in a Penn-Jersey meet at Fern Hill Park on Thursday. There were eight schools in attendance. Solebury's girls finished first overall with a total score of 20. Senior Ilona Wilde was the first finisher for the girls and for her team in a time of 22:43. Juniors Emma Black and Lina Freudenberg finished third and fourth overall, respectively, senior Jessie Forest finished fifth and sophomore Alexis Molgat was the seventh finisher with junior Alexandra Morrow on her heels for a very close eighth-place finish. The Solebury boys took second behind Doane Academy, finishing with 45 points. Top finishers for the Spartans were: junior Nick Lavery, finishing fifth overall in 19:29; junior Robert Lagay, finishing seventh overall; freshmen Matt Moynihan and Andrei Benoliel, finishing 10th and 11th, respectively; and senior Elvis Fang rounded out the top five for his team.
Panthers host double dual meet
Quakertown boys' cross country welcomed North Penn and Pennridge to town on Wednesday. The Panthers lost to North Penn (16-47) and Pennridge (17-44). The Rams lost to the Knights, 23-36. Top 10 overall: Sean Collins (NP), 16.42; Phil Gunderson (P), 16.43; Michael Cooney (NP), 16.58; Andrew Himes (NP), 17.06; Tucker Desko (P), 17.07; Eddison Fowler (P), 17.30; Zack Thomas (NP), 17.43; Hudson Delisle (Q), 17.43; Kyle Parncutt (NP), 17.44; Thomas Rozinski (NP), 17.45.
Spartans run well at New Hope
Solebury School cross country participated in a meet at New Hope-Solebury on Tuesday. The Lady Spartans beat Pennington School, 28-29, but lost to New Hope, 26-29. Top runners for Solebury were: senior Ilona Wilde, finishing in 22:29; junior Emma Black; senior Jessie Forest; and juniors Lina Freudenberg and Alexandra Morrow. The Solebury boys lost to New Hope, 15-50; lost to Pennington School, 24-31; and beat Calvary Christian, 15-50. Top runners for the Spartans were: junior Nick Lavery, junior Robert Lagay, freshman Matt Moynihan, junior Kyle Miller and freshman Andrei Benoliel.
Panthers take seventh at Paul Short
Quakertown boys' cross country finished seventh as a team at Saturday's Paul Short Invitational White Race at Lehigh University. Freshman Hudson Delisle was the top Panther, finishing in 34th place overall in 17:21. Also finishing under 18 minutes were: Tommaso Stalleti, 56th place in 17:43; Brett Wolfinger, 59th in 17:45; and James Eicheldinger, 74th in 17:56.
Spartans perform well at meet
Solebury School cross country participated in a Penn-Jersey meet on Thursday at Mill Creek Park in Willingboro, N.J. Ten schools were in attendance. Solebury's boys finished second overall with a total of 56 points behind Doane Academy, which finished with 37 points. Top finishers for the Spartans were: junior Nick Lavery, finishing fourth overall and first for Solebury in a time of 17:37; junior Robert Lagay, finishing eighth overall in 18:12; junior Curtis Thompson, finishing 13th in 18:36; junior Kyle Miller, finishing 20th in 19:07; and freshman Matt Moynihan, finishing 21st in 19:21. The Spartan girls finished first on the day with 26 points. Top finishers for Solebury were: junior Emma Black, finishing second overall and first on the team in 21:11; senior Jessie Forest, finishing third overall in 21:43; junior Lina Freudenberg, finishing fourth overall in 22:10; junior Alexandra Morrow, finishing seventh in 23:37; and junior Julia McDonald, finishing 10th in 24:27.
Bucks, Hatters, Panthers get together
Hatboro-Horsham cross country hosted a tri-meet with Central Bucks West and Quakertown on Wednesday. Top 10 for the boys follows: Casey Comber, Hatboro-Horsham, 15:44.00; Rock Fortna, CB West, 16:18.00; Brian Mass, CB West, 16:29.00; Brandon Timm, Hatboro-Horsham, 16:29.01; Ian Davies, CB West, 16:37.00; Declan McDonald, CB West, 16:40.00; Brian Iatarola, CBW, 16:47.00; Connor Irwin, Hatboro-Horsham, 16:53.00; Trevor Belding, CB West, 16:58.00; Mark McClenahan, CB West, 17:04.00. And for the girls: Alyssa Quinn, Hatboro-Horsham, 19:50.00; Maddie Villalba, CB West, 19:53.00; Olivia Berry, CB West, 19:57.00; Emily Aunins, CB West, 19:58.00; Lindsey Gerlach, CB West, 19:59.00; Laura Roth, CB West, 20:02.00; Karina Bolton, Quakertown, 20:06.00; Jillian Keyte, CB West, 20:31.00; Ashley Lafferty, CB West, 20:46.00; Shelby Bingaman, CB West, 20:59.00.
Spartans challenge Hun, Rutgers
Solebury School cross country ran a hard course against Hun and Rutgers Prep on Tuesday at Greenway Meadows Park in Princeton. The Lady Spartans beat Hun, 21-34, but lost to Rutgers Prep, 30-26. Top finishers were: Ilona Wilde, finishing first for the team and first for all female runners in 23:19; Jessie Forest, finishing second for the team and third overall; Lina Freudenberg, finishing third for the team and seventh overall; Emma Black, finishing fourth for the team; and Alexis Molgat, finishing fifth for the team. The Solebury School boys lost to Rutgers Prep, 48-15, and to Hun, 33-18. Top finishers for the Spartans were: Nick Lavery, finishing ninth overall in 20:12; Curtis Thompson, finishing 14th overall; Devon Matchett, finishing 23rd; and freshmen Andrei Benolieil and Matt Monihan, rounding out the top five in 29th and 32nd, respectively.
Titans run past Panthers
Central Bucks South boys' cross country narrowly beat Quakertown, 26-31, on Wednesday. Top 10: Matt Scarpill (CBS), 16:49; Hudson Delisle (Q), 17:43; Eric Tomaselli (CBS), 17:54; Jack Marquis (CBS), 17:55; Tommaso Stalletti (Q), 17:57; Colin Mulloy (CBS), 18:15; James Eicheldinger (Q), 18:15; Nolan Pernia (Q), 18:18; Brett Wolfinger (Q), 18:23; Trevor Fowler (Q), 18:24.


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Restaurants open for Valentine's Day after winter storm
Valentine's Day is for restaurants what Christmas is for retail shops, said Matt Kelly, the owner of Durham's Mateo Tapas restaurant.
So Kelly said that being closed for two days prior to the big day because of the snow did have an impact on the business.
The restaurant and bar closed Wednesday and Thursday because of the winter storm, Kelly said, which meant they had to cancel reservations and forgo the business of walk-in customers.
They were open for Valentine's Day, and while they had some cancellations, Kelly said they also had some new reservations.
But Kelly said the storm impacted deliveries to the restaurant and the ability of some employees to get in to work for the big day on Valentine's Day, and also cut down on prep time.
"One of the busiest weeks of the year-- and you close two days," he said.
At the downtown Durham restaurant Dos Perros, general manager Raul Gonzalez was busy Friday afternoon calling customers to confirm their dinner reservations. At the time of the interview, Gonzalez said the restaurant was expecting 381 people on Friday, and approximately 340 on Saturday.
"People have been confirming," he said. "People are on-track so far," he added.
Gonzalez said the restaurant was impacted by the winter storm. He said they had reservations for about 120 people on Thursday, and ended up opening for the approximately 60 or so people who kept their reservations. They ended up with more than 250 people.
"It was a little bit crazy," he said.
Jim Anile, the owner of the downtown restaurant Revolution, said that while the restaurant didn't expect an impact on the restaurant's Valentine's Day traffic, he did see a reduction in business because of the number of people who could not get to the Durham Performing Arts Center for the "Book of Mormon" show.
"They had the show, but nobody was going," he said. "We probably lost three-fourths of our reservations for each day."
Anile said that while he wasn't sure what to expect for Valentine's Day on Friday night, he said he thought the restaurant might make up for the business lost on Wednesday and Thursday from people with cabin fever.
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Office and Committee on SES Celebrate Five Years
The APA Committee and Office on Socioeconomic Status are thrilled to celebrate the anniversary of its fifth year.
This occasion presents another opportunity to thank the many individuals that championed the creation of the Committee on Socioeconomic Status (CSES) and the corresponding office. Our strength comes from our network and members, and we are stronger for having you beside us, as we continue on this mission to ensure that issues of SES receive the full attention of the Association.
The major focus of the committee has been to promote attention among psychologists to the scientific understanding of the roles of SES and poverty in health, education and human welfare. Furthermore, the committee examines impact of social class disparities and proposes strategies to reduce related disparities. Research and practice has unveiled that racism and classism function similarly to create stratification and inequality within and between groups.
Toward this end, the Office on Socioeconomic Status (SES) is responsible for directing, overseeing, facilitating and promoting psychology's contribution to the understanding of SES and the lives and well-being of the poor. As such, the office works to develop and facilitate relationships and activities to advance psychology as a major force in research, policy and advocacy related to SES.
With five years under our belt, the resolve of the committee and office remain steadfast. We look to you as we continue our outreach, to advocate and educate for underserved populations.
As we celebrate our successes, we want to use this fifth year anniversary as a vehicle to underscore the mission and vision of this committee. We invite you to share in this journey of progress.
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Director: Keyona King-Tsikata
Program Coordinator: Ieshia Haynie
Committee Members
Chair: Salvador Macias, III, PhD
Hector Gonzalez, PhD
Cynthia Hudley, PhD
Faye A. Reimers, PhD
Ruth Riding-Malon, PhD
Laura Smith, PhD
5th Anniversary Highlights (2007-2012)
The APA Taskforce on SES submitted its report to the APA Council of Representatives in 2006, after which the Committee and its Office on Socioeconomic Status were established. In 2007, the inaugural committee on SES, chaired by Heather Bullock, PhD, commenced their work in alliance with the Office on Socioeconomic Status.
In year five the progressive movement of advocating, educating and outreach on behalf of the wellbeing of the socioeconomically disadvantaged.
Co-sponsored with NOVA (Neighborhood Opportunities for Volunteer Activities) a toiletries drive during APA Convention and partnered with Grand Hyatt Washington & Hyatt Regency Washington to benefit So Others Might Eat (S.O.M.E.).
Created and published 12 SES Intersecting Fact Sheets, designed to highlight the relevance between SES and other special interest areas.
Coordinated and co-sponsored a Pre-Convention Workshop titled; Measuring Socioeconomic Status and Social Class in Psychological Research.
Provided staffing support to the APA Presidential Task Force on Psychology's Contribution to End Homelessness (TFPCEH) resulting in a report and revised Resolution on Homelessness.
Collaborated with Social Justice Divisions (spearheaded by Division 9) to offer Psychology-Community Engagement: Partnering for Social Change, a community engagement initiative designed to highlight the theory and practice of partnerships between psychologists and diverse and economically challenged communities.
Launched the inaugural SES E-newsletter — The SES Indicator (quarterly).
Instituted and recognized the inaugural SES Leadership Awards Recipients (awarded annually).
Awarded a CDC cooperative agreement for $1.75 million over 5 years to address SES related disparities in comprehensive cancer control.
Published the Report of the Task Force on Resources for the Inclusion of Social Class in Psychology Curricula (Divisions 9 & 35).
Initiated the SES Network to inform, increase attention and participation among psychologists to SES related issues.
Convened an interdisciplinary discussion and strategy session to ensure the efforts of CSES/OSES are tailored, collaborative and complementary to other existing efforts.
Collaborated with Division 9 (SPSSI) and PI-GRO to Recognize World Poverty Day (recognized annually) through a series of Congressional Visits on Capitol Hill.
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Investor: More time needed to finalize Meadowlands track lease
Posted By Bob Jordan On March 31, 2011 @ 12:29 pm In Uncategorized | Comments Disabled
The man who agreed to take over operations of the Meadowlands race track says he is not ready to meet the today's deadline for signing a lease and will ask Gov. Chris Christie for two more weeks to finalize the deal.
Jeffrey R. Gural, who appeared at a forum on horse racing held in Newark Thursday by Rutgers Newark and the Hall Institute of Public Policy, said the delay is due to a lack of agreement with labor unions.
"I'm reasonably optimistic a deal can be struck with unions," said Gural, who owns two harness-racing tracks in New York.
Gural says he is meeting with two investors tomorrow in bid to complete the $100 million in financing he says is needed to take over Meadowlands.
Gural stepped forward in December as a potential savior for the track, currently owned by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. Christie has said that he will not continue to subsidize track operations with state funding, a decision which could have pulled the plug on one of harness racing's premiere locations, as well as thoroughbred-racing track Monmouth Park, also owned by the NJSEA.
The lease price would have been $1 a year for five years, but Gural has said that significant upgrades to the facility is needed.
Thursday is also deadline for lease bids for Monmouth Park. By 5 p.m., bids are expected to be submitted by Morris Bailey, Greenwood Racing and a horsemen's group. A fourth bid could also come in from either Betfair or a group headed by Oceanport resident Bernard Dowd. Bailey bought Resorts Atlantic City last year. Greenwood is half-owner of Freehold Raceway and is owner of the Atlantic City track, which operates on an extremely limited basis.
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More than 20 years ago, MIT conducted a landmark study that revealed how the declining state of industrial productivity is the biggest challenge to building globally competitive businesses in the United States.
But we now live in an entirely different world. This month, the university is concluding a major two-year research effort that follows on the 1989 "Made In America" report, and the findings focus on a very different problem American business is facing: the "gaping holes" and "missing pieces" in the industrial ecosystem that make it difficult to bring new ideas to the marketplace.


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Showtime: Show Me The Indie Game Sales
We all like a cheap game or five, and so it is with some pleasure that Positech sends word of it having corralled thirty-two cheap games in one place. Not a bundle, no, but thirty two indie games are for sale on their site, including the pretty and amusing Voxatron, the blistering Infested Planet, the lovely IGF-commanding Darwinia (who doesn't own that already? YOU ARE HERETICS), the fulsome Revenge Of The Titans, the satisfying Space Pirates & Zombies, the mercilessly updated Evochron Mercenary, and a bunch of other games I have never played, but all have videos and money off over on the site. All the money in this sale goes directly to the developers. No middlemen, no 'others'. That seems like a good way operate to me. But then I would say that.
Four days until the sale is up.
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The Difference Between F**king & Making Love
Warning: this post is for mature adults only.
Do you know the difference? DC rapper Wale attempts to break it down:
The art of making love seems like a pastime, whereas f*cking, has become this generation's making-out. I think men pursue it a bit more aggressively then women — after clubs, after school, etc. I personally enjoy the occasional quickie but never OD. Too much sex can be counterproductive, and truthfully, I'm pursuing monogamy — even if it is pessimistically searching. Sexing, in my humble opinion, has nothing to do with feelings or physical attraction for that matter. I think a woman can be sexy but not cute or bun-able (aka "wifeable" in DC terminology). These women are the ones who get me thinking 'bout pulling their hair back and moving some furniture, but nothing more then a 15-minute — 25 if there's some VSOP nearby. There is no passion, no strings attached. There may be welts and bruises.
It's essentially a sexual spar between two vigorous opponents — with no losers. Henney with no chase. No Jodeci. No kissing. Get your clothes and leave when it's over. Please don't sleep next to me. Please don't call me for 24 hrs… and we can do this again.
But don't assume I haven't been on the receiving end. I've even mistaken a f*ck for a love session before. Not fun. Making love is simply put: poetry in motion. Stroke her to the beat of her favorite song. Strawberries, Champagne, a bubble bath, eye contact. Hearing her heart beat while slowly handling business.
The aftermath of lovemaking is almost as important as the actual act. Gazing at the ceiling until we doze off. Running fingers through hair. Her playing with the dreads, ears, or whatever she deems necessary after the act. Sometimes a female needs to be reminded that there are feelings behind the sex. And to never be confused with sexing.
Making love, in my opinion is what makes the world go round. The toughest dude, the most cold hearted gold-digger — they all have that thing. Even if it's buried in a dark place. I believe the art of making love (when it ACTUALLY is LOVE… MUTUALLY) is like an exercise of the soul. It's like massaging the deepest feeling you could have for someone.
Long story short; if we are just screwing, don't call unless you are making an appointment and when we are done, don't wait around for breakfast. CIAO!
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A task force formed in the wake of the May 20th tornado issues its recommendations aimed to make Oklahomans more prepared for storms.
The task force set up by Mayor Mick Cornett made four suggestions.
One is changing when tornado sirens sound in the city. Right now whenever a tornado warning is issued, outdoor sirens sound all across Oklahoma county.
Amending the siren sounding policy, to set off sirens only near the storms actual path, is the first recommendation from mayor Cornett's task force.
"We can more tightly define which sirens go off. So when people hear it, they take notice, and we won't warn people unnecessarily," Mayor Cornett says.
Employing the fire department to help schools develop more uniform safety procedures is recommendation number two.
Using city resources, like the brochure included in the city's water bill, to promote storm preparedness is another idea, instead of simply relying on meteorologists to educate the public.
"Decisions people make may save their lives. The more info we can provide will allow them to make better decisions," Cornett said.
"The sirens and other communications systems can be improved upon," said Harold Roberts with ASTEC charter school.
Roberts sat on the task force. Right now, his school has no storm shelters.
In a few years, ASTEC plans to build a new building and it will include a shelter.
The task force asked city staff to review requiring all new schools built in the city to include storm shelters.
"It's my belief we ought to require all schools built in Oklahoma City to have a safe room area," said Cornett.
"Knowing there's a shelter in the building gives parents and students peace of mind," said Roberts.
Several others on the task force, including two city councilman, also support the idea of requiring storm shelters in new schools.
Right now there's no timeline for when the city will implement the ideas they've discussed.


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March 15, 2013
BEAUMONT - After narrow losses in three of the past four matches, the Lamar men's tennis team will be looking to breakthrough this weekend as it plays host to Southern Mississippi and Prairie View A&M.
The Cardinals have picked up five singles victories this week in matches vs. Youngstown State and Radford. Carl-Philip Lindqvist led the way with two wins, and Steven McMullan, Mikko Rajamaki and Bruno Snyder each picked up a single win.
Saturday will mark the third meeting between Lamar and Southern Miss since 2011, with the Eagles winning each of the previous two in 5-2 fashion. Rob Lee and Bruno Snyder were the highlights in last season's meeting, with Lee winning at No. 2 and Snyder at No. 5.
On Sunday, LU will be looking to continue its success vs. Prairie View as the Cards carry a 9-1 series record vs. the Panthers. The two sides last met at Thompson Family Tennis Center in 2011 with the Cards taking home a 6-1 victory. Lee was the only current player to participate in the match, posting a dominating win at No. 2 singles and combining with current LU assistant Marton Horvath for a victory at No. 2 doubles.
Lamar is 1-11 this season. Southern Miss is 10-5, and PVAMU is 3-2.
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Mathematics Emerging: A Sourcebook 1540-1900, edited by Jacqueline Stedall, 2008, 653+xxi pages, $100.00, ISBN 978-019-922690-0. Oxford University Press, New York, NY http://www.oup.com/us/
This is an excellent addition to the current selection of mathematical sourcebooks that includes Calinger's Classics of Mathematics, Fauvel and Gray's The History of Mathematics: A Reader and older works such as Struik's and Smith's sourcebooks. Almost all of the translations in this book are new and provided by Stedall. Stedall takes a minimalist approach to the translations; she is quite literal (as long as readability is served) and does not use modern equivalents. (That would spoil the fun for readers like me!) However, and this distinguishes it from other sourcebooks, every source is also given in its original form. This also adds to the fun by allowing the reader to supply his or her own translation (if one is so inclined). This also has historical and pedagogical merit. When reading sources it is important to take the mathematics as it was, not as we want it to be.
Even though the stated time frame is 1540-1900, the book begins with a chapter on the known mathematics at the start of the sixteenth century. This allows the reader to approach the original sources with an eye to what the "original readers" knew. After that is a run through seventeenth century analytic geometry and number theory, early probability, calculus from Cavalieri to Lebesgue, complex analysis (Cauchy-style), linear and abstract algebra, and it ends with the foundations of arithmetic and geometry at the dawn of the twentieth century. Before each entry is a brief description of the work in the context of the time period.
There is a quite a bit here that is not in a standard (at least in the U.S.) first course in the history of mathematics, but this book allows instructors and students to follow along with their upper level courses. This book is written for those with some background and knowledge of mathematics. However, there is nothing here that a typical undergraduate math major will not see in her curriculum. This is a strength of the book, provided instructors and students are willing to turn to history for background and motivation. In fact, with many schools turning to capstone courses for majors, this book could find an audience there as well.
What sets this anthology apart? My favorite parts are the original facsimile pages, the new, original translations, and the author's choice of source material. As with Calinger's anthology, undergraduate mathematics instructors will find foundational papers in the usual core courses. For those who use original sources for background, motivation, or for sheer fun, this is definitely a book you should have on your shelf next to your Calinger and Fauvel/Gray.
Gary S. Stoudt, Professor of Mathematics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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DateNovember 15, 2012
In the last decade, US energy composition has drastically changed due to new supplies of natural gas from shale formations. New applications of hydraulic fracturing technology and horizontal drilling have allowed countries across the globe to recover these resources in an economically viable fashion and subsequently pursue more sustainable energy mixes.
Within this context, RFF experts met with several agencies and organizations in Beijing in November 2012 to discuss the prospects facing this emerging industry. The "International Forum on Shale Gas Development and Utilization" was hosted by China's National Energy Administration (NEA) and organized by the Energy Research Institute, a branch of China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
The forum examined opportunities and challenges raised by shale gas development and use, including Sino-US resource management, environmental risks, and associated effects on the electricity and transportation sectors.
RFF has created a new research collaboration with institutions in China dedicated to improving Chinese energy policy. This partnership, the Consortium for Energy Economics and Policy in China (CEEPIC), is led by RFF Fellow Zhongmin Wang, along with Senior Fellow Alan Krupnick and Jintao Xu, director of the China Center for Energy and Development in the National School of Economic Development at Peking University
A summary of presentations by RFF scholars is available here. Available full presentations are linked below.
AGENDANovember 15, 2012
MorningModerator: Liu Hong, Deputy Director General, Department of Oil and Gas, NEA
9:00 a.m.Opening Remarks
Session One: Shale Gas Development and Utilization: Policies, Environmental Impact, and Regulation
9:20 a.m.A Retrospective Review of Shale Gas Development in the United StatesZhongmin Wang, Fellow, Resources for the Future
9:40 a.m.Discussions: Sino-US Shale Gas Development Industrial PoliciesChen Qingtai, Former Vice President, Development Research Center, State Council
10:00 a.m.The Regulations of Shale Gas Development in the United States: Federal and State ApproachesZhongmin Wang, Fellow, Resources for the Future
10:20 a.m.Discussions: Sino-US Resource Management and Development RegulationZhang Dawei, Director, the Mineral Resources and Reserves Evaluation Center, Ministry of Land and Resources
11:00 a.m.The Environmental Risks of Shale Gas DevelopmentAlan Krupnick, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Energy Economics and Policy, Resources for the Future
11:20 a.m.Discussion: Environmental Impact of Shale Gas Use and Regulation
Session Two: Shale Gas Development and Utilization: Technical Standards, GHG Emissions, and Other IssuesModerator: Lui Hong, Deputy Director General, Department of Oil and Gas, NEA
1:30 p.m.Technical Standards for US Shale Gas DevelopmentMike Maneffa, Chevron Energy Technology Company
2:20 p.m.Lifecycle GHG Emissions of Shale Gas DevelopmentMichael Wang, Senior Scientist, Argonne National Laboratory, US Department of Energy
3:20 p.m.The Effect of the Shale Gas Boom on Electricity and Transport Sectors in the United StatesAlan Krupnick, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Energy Economics and Policy, Resources for the Future


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No Budget: Day 85
It's been 85 days since the governor called the first special session of the Legislature to address the state's projected $42 billion budget shortfall.
Every day the state goes without an approved revised budget, it loses $40 million, and every hour, $1.7 million, according to the Office of the Governor.
The Star asks local residents what they think legislators and the governor should do to solve the budget crisis.
Residents are given the opportunity to call their legislators on the spot to tell them what should be done. They are also offered the chance to express their views on videotape.
Every day until a revised budget is approved, The Star will publish comments from local residents about the crisis.
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Ruben Rosales, 60, Thousand Oaks, manager in a software company.
Problem: This is alarming. It's not just the state. A lot of levels of government are having problems.
Protect: Education. On the other hand, there are a lot of students on government-sponsored food programs. I think the parents should be responsible for their food. Deadbeat parents should be fined.
Comments: As long as there is no budget, maybe legislators should lose some money. It's going to be hard. We need to cut some social services and increase fines on traffic violations. Punishment of crime should be more painful.
Call or videotape: Declined.
— Staff writer Kim Lamb Gregory
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n Assemblywoman Audra Strickland, R-Moorpark, 37th District; phone: 916-319-2037; e-mail: email@example.com.
n Assemblyman Cameron Smyth, R-Santa Clarita, 38th District; 916-319-2038; email@example.com.
n Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, D-Santa Monica, 41st District; 916-319-2041; email@example.com.
n Assemblyman Pedro Nava, D-Santa Barbara, 35th District; 916-319-2035; firstname.lastname@example.com.
n Sen. George Runner, R-Lancaster, 17th District; 916-651-4017; firstname.lastname@example.com.
n Sen. Tony Strickland, R-Moorpark, 19th District; 916-651-4019; firstname.lastname@example.com.
n Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, 23rd District; 916-651-4023; firstname.lastname@example.com.
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As the process moves forward toward creating countywide curbside garbage and recycling for residents, we want to be sure that all those responsible for making these decisions are reading from the same and appropriate page.
Certainly, we are encouraged and buoyed to learn that the members of Shelby County Fiscal Court and the Shelbyville City Council are being proactive and working together on this issue. A joint effort on a contract only could help both bodies effectively represent their constituents by providing the best possible rate.
As almost everyone around here will tell him – and by his own admission, he appears to understand – Shawn Pickens has a big job ahead of him.
In taking over as the new director of Shelby County Parks & Recreation, Mr. Pickens not only inherits a complicated and growing task of managing resources and manpower to meet an ever-growing need and opportunity, but he also steps into the boots and sneakers of a man who spent has spent his life building that system, Clay Cottongim.
Today to you is the first day of spring, arriving on the calendar if not exactly aligned with the forecast this week of lows perhaps near the teens. Just when the daffodils start to feel welcome, they get smacked with snow, ice and more petal-numbing temperatures. Maybe this is the confernal equinox.
But I'm not here to talk about the weather, no matter how easily that topic has been known to consume dead air, recourse dragging dinner conversations and fill the blank pages of uninspired typists. But those aren't me.
Two men died recently who were a credit to their families, their community and their country.
I recall a defining moment about each man, one of which I witnessed and the other that was related to me.
Roy Lyons was an easy man to know. He loved to play golf, visit with friends at the local coffee cup and attend the Upper Room Bible class. He also taught Sunday school at one time. But what I remember most about him was his service to this nation as a highly decorated U. S. Marine.
It is time Shelby Countians unite behind a common cause. Let our voices ring as one on this singular issue of great importance. We are often divided by our national and state politics. We are even on opposite sides on many local issues.
But we cannot let our differences and even apathy hold us back anymore. We must rally behind this common goal: Save our Post Offices!
Why? Because it's important. This is not an abstract debate. We're not talking about obscure data with minute percentage tweaks that really don't affect anyone at any level.
Members of Young Leaders Institute experienced Education Day last month, when they visited Collins High School, Simpsonville Elementary, and Cornerstone Christian Academy.
At Collins they heard testimonies from students about how they are ready for the future because they have met or are on track to meet their BIG Goals. Josh Rice made it clear that "very unique opportunities in Shelby County Public Schools have helped me become college and career ready." He named Student Technology Leadership Program, Technology Student Association and Project Lead The Way.
At about 5:45 last Wednesday morning, I saw a photograph of the flames.
They were bright and beautiful in their red, orange and gold deadliness, these flames. They were growing and scary and mesmerizing.
Joseph Vance, guitarist extraordinaire and downtown resident, awakened by the fearsome smell of smoke, went into the cold March morning and saw downtown Shelbyville on fire.
We have sympathy for the residents of the Hunter's Pointe development just south of Simpsonville.
First, two companies come along and say they're going to build mega-sized outlet malls nearby – one of them in some of their backyards – and now the approval of those projects have been followed by the East Kentucky Power Coopeerative, which may build a substation and/or power towers for lines in or near those same homes.
Even the most optimistic among us is fretting now about what will happen to the fire-gashed hole on the southwest side of Main Street in Shelbyville's business district.
Public officials were as distraught as residents of the four-block incineration were relieved Wednesday morning, following the horrible blaze that erupted. And both groups had real validation for those feelings.
Four men escaped the blaze, thanks to good work by landlords and aggressive police officer Kelly Malone, who deserves our praise as well.
Perhaps you've heard the old joke about the woman who received a call from her bank informing her that she had overdrawn her account. "That's impossible," responded the obviously offended woman. "I can't be overdrawn – I still have checks!"
I have sat around long enough without making a public statement about this issue. If you don't believe that it is actually happening by now, then the reason you won't accept it is one or all of the following:
1. You have some monetary gain, through maybe your stock, or a similar situation, so you just continue to say that it is all a bunch of hogwash.
The higher math being taught at our schools these days isn't in the classrooms of honors and Advance Placement courses but, rather, in the public gatherings of the Shelby County Board of Education.
In the nearly 221 years that Shelby County has been recording official history, there are two words of excellence that we can't find in the index: Academy Award.
For all the wonderful artists, actors and thespians who have trod the boards in Shelby County and gone on to bigger and better things, none has appeared on of those brief but incredibly esteemed lists of actors who have gone home with the gold statuette they call Oscar.
But now maybe we can add those words to our lore, even if we have to put an * beside it.
As a child I sometimes heard adults talk about a place called the "poor house."
I didn't know what it was or where it was, although I envisioned it somewhere near Waddy, which seemed like a place across the universe to a kid who grew up near Simpsonville.
The poor house was amorphous, but it was also scary. It sounded dark and forbidding and where kids wouldn't be welcome.
We are seeing encouraging signals that Shelby County Fiscal Court and the Shelbyville City Council are on the verge of accomplishing something magnificent and wonderful, even if it is at least a decade overdue:
Officials of the county and city appear moving toward establishing curbside pickup of garbage and recycling for all residents.
We don't mean to be presumptuous, because no ordinance has been drafted or presented. A misstep or politics or fear could emerge, and the public again could be left holding its own trash bags.
Dr. Benjamin Rush was the chief medical counsel to Thomas Jefferson and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Dr. Rush is also famous for advocating a medical treatment that proved to be incredibly disastrous. He advocated bleeding the patient as a cure for a wide range of illnesses.
I do not like to publicly attack others on their letters to the editor, but since Eugene Maynard has made a career of doing just that, a past letter of mine included, I feel I am justified to "do to him what he has done to me." Maynard's rant ("The Presidential gun-grab," My Word, Jan. 30) is nothing more than a rant.
In doing a little research on the Internet, I found Sen. Rand Paul's untruthful scare letter sent to supporters in which the senator and Eugene Maynard give out the same misinformation.
We aren't certain just yet if we want to embrace the downhill snowball that the legalization of industrial hemp has become, but all this discussion and rapid movement by our elected leaders certainly have our undivided attention.
That state Sen. Paul Hornback (R-Shelbyville) was able to push his bill to accommodate hemp through the state Senate in just a couple of weeks of the session is remarkable. That he had an all-star lineup of Republican endorsements is impressive.
We can't imagine a student having a better senior year than Sam Saarinen. Certainly, he is making Shelby County look very good in the educational world.
In case you haven't been keeping up with Sam, a student at the Gatton Academy of Mathematics in Bowling Green, let us tell you just what he has accomplished.
First, he made a perfect score on the American College Test, something only a few hundred students do each year.
So let me get this straight: In 1976 the federal government decided that we would devote February to the celebration and development of African-American history, calling it Black History Month and expanding it from a whole week. Are we to take from that, after having spent so many centuries denying African-Americans as being whole parts of society, that 28 days each year seems a fair mortgage payment against that debt?
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King Lear is a huge play and a painful one. It asks us to think hard about how we treat our parents and how we wish to be treated as we grow old. In certain periods the world seems violently chaotic, and at the same time parents and children feel out of touch. These two fears combined in Shakespeare's day and perhaps also come together in ours. Whenever King Lear is popular, as it is today, it speaks to us about terror and about whether our families can ease our anxieties. Almost four hundred years later, the play remains unforgettable and therapeutic for all generations.
A Junior Fellow in British Studies, Elizabeth Richmond-Garza is also Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor of English and Director of the Program in Comparative Literature. She holds degrees from the University of California at Berkeley, Oxford University, and Columbia University. She writes on Orientalism, Cleopatra, Oscar Wilde, Renaissance drama, the Gothic, and literary theory, and she works actively in eight languages. She has won most of U.T.'s major teaching prizes and recently received the new Board of Regents Outstanding Teaching Award.
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Mr. Daniel Elombah's analysis (http://www.elombah.com/index.php/articles/daniel-elombah/11633-azazi-s-removal-the-triumph-of-politics-over-professionalism) has only one truth namely that politics influenced Mr Jonathan's decision to fire Mr. Azazi and Mr Mohammed. But it would be the same as saying that Mr. Elombah's writing is often influenced by his knowledge and practise of law. It is now instinctive for Mr Elombah to consider legal implications in whatever he does. It is the same for the politician, Mr. Jonathan. They no longer consciously make a decision to view anything from a legal perspective or political perspective. They simply do it as the NIKE's commercial asks us to: "JUST DO IT." Mr. Jonathan is a politician and practices his profession 24/7. What ever he does has political connotations which he mostly would deny just as Mr. Elombah might say that he was not speaking as an attorney.
But beyond the fact that there is a political angle to Mr. Jonathan's decision on his security team the rest of Mr. elombah's essay have serious faults.
Mr. Azazi was sacked to satisfy the interest of the northern politicians. The north did not like the appointment of Mr. Azazi in the first place, according to Mr. Elombah himself, but Mr. Jonathan went ahead and appointed him. Why is his removing him different? I want to argue that Mr. Azazi was appointed because Jonathan believed that he was the best man for the job. Now that he has served, would Mr. Elombah, or anybody, assert that his service was exemplary? If one does not make that assertion, the benefit of doubt goes to Mr. Jonathan: that he sacked the gentlemen because of performance problems.
Given the deteriorating security situation in Nigeria what would be the next step if not rejuvenating the entire security apparatus. It started with the police chief to the military chief and to the national security chief. What is the argument against this? Mr. Elombah suggests that sacking these men would not stop deadly bombing. It probably would not but the president would need to be trying things until he finds the correct solution.
Nobody in the world, (CIA. MOSSAD, M1, Scotland Yard) has the answers. And the answers would eventually come from trials and errors.
"…The former Chief of Defence Staff was actually the first National Security Adviser from the South since Nigeria's independence 52 years ago..." This
is a true statement but irrelevant and indeed self serving. Introducing the north/south purpose in this matter is distracting from the subject matter. Is Mr. Elombah advocating the retaining Mr. Azazi because both of them come from the same south? What piece of evidence is advanced to buttress Mr. Azazi's continued tenure? If a northerner can provide Mr. Jonathan with the results he wants, why would he not seize it? The south will have more opportunities to lobby for one of their own in other appointments and even in the future appointments of NSA's. We ought to realize that National Security works as a team effort just like the economic team. Mr Jonathan might be replacing the Defence Minister with a southerner although I find it difficult to see how that matters. One of the problems of Nigeria is that we all want to see one of our own join in the looting. If we believe that the goal is security; or education of our young; or economic development; why would we care who the boss is?
"…The newly appointed Col Sambo Dasuki, who once served General Ibrahim Babangida as ADC, did not serve in the Intelligence Corps and never headed any Defence Intelligence Agency..." What do the national security adviser and defence chiefs do on a daily basis? They are managers. They do not do intelligence work or command forces. Mr. Jonathan, who is their manager, has no such experiences either. Look around the world and look at history. All kinds of people had held these positions and accomplished great things while they were the bosses. Mr Henry Kissinger, a professor, Ms. Condoleezza Rice, another professor, Mr. Gates for the defence, another professor, Mr. Leon Panetta, a writer, etc. they did not have military or intelligence experience and they all had led the world's biggest and strongest military machine.
A manager's most important attribute is to find people, who know, and bring them together to form, to norm, and to perform as a team. He does not have to be the best university professor to be the VC, he does not have to be the best doctor to head a hospital, and he does not need to be the best general to head the security team. We just witnessed a mere medical doctor take over the reigns at World Bank beating out seasoned economists. The questions to be asked of Mr. Dasuki and who ever replaces Mr. Mohammed are: can they listen; can they understand; and can they motivate and inspire? If the answers are positive then we have nothing to fear.
"…Jonathan may have caved in to pressure and decided to play the ball back to the North by allowing their leaders to handle the Boko Haram crisis by themselves…". I do not know what may have been intended by this sentence. But only in Nigeria will this not be a master stroke. If appointing a northerner to the position would defeat the BH group I would consider it a supreme master stroke. There is a saying that if you send a thief to catch a thief, a thief would be caught. Perhaps Mr. Dasuki would hear what Mr. Azazi and Mohammed could not hear. But we have to wait. We have to give them time to develop their strategy. I know that in three months or so if the BH people are still detonating bombs another set of people would be saying: "I told you so."
"…as a brother-in-law to Gasau, the former NSA might have returned to office by proxy…Gusau had been itching to return to office long ago. Now, we can say that Gusau is back as the NSA…" I don't know how much if any part of this speculation is true. But assume it is true. This would be a way to keep an eye on Gasau. He would then be so close that his actions could be monitored by the nation. If Mr. Dasuki becomes a double agent, then he would be running the risk of a man who decides to walk on the middle of a road. He would be risking being hit by either the east-west traffic or the west-east traffic. It is not a good place to be.
As Nigerians we need to keep our weather eyes open to see how the clouds are forming. National Security is the duty of all of us.
Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba
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June 24, 2012
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Systems and methods for automatically managing session resources in a distributed network of processors are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a system for managing the use of resources in a system where a remote client uses resources at a server for a limited duration includes: a stored listing of at least one resource being used at the server and the client using that resource; a system which identifies that a remote client is no longer using resources at the server; and in response to the system identifying that the client is no longer using resources at the server, a mechanism which removes the resources which had been used by the client when the client was connected to the server, whereby the resources being used by a client may be used by other clients after the client has disconnected from the server.
1. A system comprising:
at least one computing system for managing the use of a set of processing resources in a distributed data processing system where a remote client uses active processing resources at a server for a limited duration via an individual client session, the at least one computing system including:
a stored listing of at least one active processing resource being used at the server and the remote client using the at least one active processing resource via the individual client session,
wherein each individual client session between the server and the remote client is associated with a single file descriptor in the server;
a resource management system which monitors communications through the single file descriptor in the server to identify when the remote client is no longer using the at least one active processing resource at the server, the resource management system including a timing system for determining at least one of a period of use by the remote client or a period of inactivity by the remote client; and
a release system which, in response to the resource management system identifying that the remote client is no longer using the at least one active processing resource at the server, is configured to access the stored listing and automatically remove the at least one active processing resource which had been used by the remote client when the remote client was connected to the server,
whereby the at least one active processing resource being used by the remote client is made available for use by other clients after the remote client has disconnected from the server.
2. A system for managing the use of processing resources in a distributed data processing system including the elements of
3. A system for managing the use of a processing resource in a distributed data processing system including the elements of
4. A stored program fixed on a non-transitory computer readable medium for controlling the use of a set of processing resources in a distributed data processing system comprising:
a module which stores a list of active processing resources in the set of processing resources which are being used by an identified client at a server in a distributed data processing system via an individual client session;
wherein each individual client session between the server and the identified client is associated with a single file descriptor in the server;
a module which monitors communications through the single file descriptor in the server in order to determine when the identified client is no longer using the active processing resources associated with the server, the module which monitors communications including a timing system for determining at least one of a period of use by the identified client or a period of inactivity by the identified client; and
a module which accesses the stored list to determine the active processing resources used by the identified client and releases the active processing resources in response to determining that the identified client is no longer using the active processing resources associated with the server.
5. A stored program of the type described in
The following application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/781,616, filed Feb. 12, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,493,391.
The present invention is related to the following patents which are specifically incorporated herein by reference:
Pending patent application Ser. No. 09/409,345 filed Sep. 30, 1999 by Cessna et al. entitled "Framework for Dynamic Hierarchical Grouping and Calculation based on Multidimensional Characteristics" and assigned to the assignee of the present invention. This patent is sometimes referred to herein as the Framework Patent.
Pending patent application Ser. No. 09/491,834 filed Jan. 26, 2000 by C. Bialik et al. entitled "Method and System for Database Management for Supply Chain Management" and assigned to the assignee of the present invention. This patent is sometimes referred to herein as the Database Patent.
U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/781,615 filed concurrently by the inventor of the present document, Iwao Hatanaka, and entitled "Method and System for Incorporating Legacy Applications into a Distributed Data Processing System" and assigned to the assignee of the present invention. This patent is sometimes called the Legacy Application Patent.
Issued U.S. Pat. No. 6,021,493 of Daryl C. Cromer et al. entitled "System and Method for Detecting When a Computer System is Removed from a Network" issued on Feb. 1, 2000 and assigned to the assignee of the present invention. This patent is sometimes referred to herein as the Heartbeat Patent and is useful in detecting whether a client is attached to a server.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is an improved system and method for automatically managing session resources in a distributed network of processors, such as a client-server environment, where the invention has the particular advantage of automatically releasing those resources allocated to a session when the session ends, whether through a normal ending or through an abnormal ending. More particularly, the present invention includes a session management framework which can be applied to release session resources when the session ends abnormally, e.g., through the halting of an application or the loss of a connection between the server and the client.
2. Background Art
In a client-server environment, a local terminal (sometimes referred to as a client) is connected to a server for the purpose of processing information in a distributed environment. Frequently, the client is itself a data processing system which communicates with a server which is generally a data processing system with increased resources, including applications and data which are not available at the client application. Such a system is described in some detail in the Framework Patent referenced above. In a client-server environment, resources may be centrally managed at the server as opposed to being disparately managed at each individual client. In some cases, the client does not have the capability of managing or maintaining large resources.
The client is frequently located at a distance from the server and communicates with the server using telecommunication facilities, including hardware and software operating over phone service such as might be provided using telephone lines, either alone or in combination with other communication systems such as satellite or microwave communications. A series of communications occur between a client and its server (for example, to execute an application on the server using data supplied by the client and report the results of the application back to the client) is sometimes referred to as a session, with a session including a plurality of communications between the server and the client. In any event, there are frequently several different links in the communications chain, and when one of the links fails to operate, the communications channel is disrupted and the session is terminated.
While the session was in existence, various resources at the server are dedicated or reserved for the use of the particular client which requests use of those resources. So, in a supply chain application, a variety of storage units associated with the server may be used by a client during a session and various applications and databases may be dedicated to the client and its session, often to the preclusion of using those same resources for other clients while a session with the one client is in progress. Such a preclusion is understandable, particularly when an application may be changing the application or the database, so access during a change by another application may provide the wrong execution or the wrong data.
A session with a client "ties up" resources generally (memory used for one application cannot be used at the same time for another application) and for some specific reasons (a client which is using a database typically marks the database so that another client cannot simultaneously use the database and change the information stored in the database while the other client is using the database, for example).
Since the resources are limited and other clients may want to use the same resources, it is advantageous to release the resources as soon as the resources are not needed, and the normal termination of a session (e.g., the completion of execution of a program) typically provides a release of the resources which have been used for the session as a part of the normal ending of the session.
But, when a session is abnormally terminated, it does not go through the normal ending or winding down process which releases the resources. In fact, many of the events which contribute to the abnormal termination of a session result from a total lack of communications with a client, perhaps because the connection between the client and the server is no longer functional. This is becoming more of a problem when the communication is over the public Internet or a virtual private networks, where a large number of users are connected through paths which are constantly changing as the network evolves, and the session depends on the continuing availability of a path between the client and the server.
The Legacy Application Patent describes an approach to allow use of legacy applications in a distributed processing environment, allowing legacy applications which were not designed to be utilized in a distributed processing system to be used in such a system. Such a system inherently requires that resources which are being used in a distributed data processing system be committed to the use and be released once the processing has ended.
Several approaches have been suggested for determining when a session is no longer active. One of these involves polling, or making sure that the client and the server remain active by periodically issuing an inquiry from the one to the other with an answer back if the connection is still in place. This involves setting up some kind of periodic inquiry system and keeping track of when an inquiry is due for each of the clients, an exercise which requires resources and does not necessarily provide a prompt notice that a client has been dropped by the network—that is, without a lot of repeated polling of each client every short interval, the server does not know which clients remain attached and which clients are no longer attached. But, polling requires continuing use of resource and suggests that polling ought to be done at lengthy intervals to reduce the use of network resources, but the longer the interval, the longer resources may be dedicated to serve a session which no longer exists.
A prior art system for determine whether a resource is attached sometimes uses a "heart beat" technique for determining whether the resource remains attached. But, in such a system a ping is sent out addressed to the remote user and the absence of a response is taken to mean that the resource is not attached, when, in fact, the ping or its response may have been misdirected or lost in the system without the resource actually being disconnected. Another disadvantage of polling is that message traffic is increased for each client which is added to the system. Also, there is the lack of an unequivocal indication that a resource is no longer needed or that a client is no longer connected.
Accordingly, the prior art systems have undesirable disadvantages and limitations.
The present invention overcomes the limitations and disadvantages of the prior art systems by providing a system and method for releasing resources dedicated to a session promptly, even when the session ends abnormally and without a termination message.
The present invention has the advantage that it is simple and easy to implement to allow for the release of resources held for a client when the client is no longer connected to the server.
The present invention allows for the prompt reallocation of resources from a client to an other client when the first client is no longer using the resource without polling or a periodic inquiry of the connected status of each of the clients using resources of a given server.
The present invention involves setting up a resource manager for each session and logging the use of resources associated with that session. Then, when the session is no longer active—for whatever reason, including normal disconnection or a lost connection, the resource manager consults the listing of resources associated with that session and releases the resources for use, allowing use with other sessions.
Using the resource manager for normal and abnormal session terminations means that it is not necessary to have two different types of session terminations, one for normal terminations and a different one for an abnormal termination.
The present system also allows for a table which identifies which resource is associated with which user.
The present application is suited for use in a system such as are described in the Legacy Application Patent. The use of a distributed data processing solution means that different processors may have reserved resources such as applications which need to be resolved when a session ends.
A system such as the Heartbeat Patent may be used to determine whether a client is attached to the server at any given time. By periodically querying the clients, it is possible to determine whether the client is still coupled to the server or if the connection has been lost for some reason. The Heartbeat Patent is one way (but certainly not the only way) to determine whether the client is still coupled to the server and capable of communicating. If the Heartbeat Patent detects that a given client is no longer attached, it can signal the server to allow release of the resources associated with the client.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the relevant art in view of the following description of the preferred embodiment, taken together with the accompanying drawings and the appended claims.
The present invention is an improved system and method for resource cleanup, an embodiment of which is illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
In the following description of the preferred embodiment, the best implementation of practicing the invention presently known to the inventors will be described with some particularity. However, this description is intended as a broad, general teaching of the concepts of the present invention in a specific embodiment but is not intended to be limiting the present invention to that as shown in this embodiment, especially since those skilled in the relevant art will recognize many variations and changes to the specific structure and operation shown and described with respect to these figures.
The present invention leverages the fact that each client session with a server is associated with a single file descriptor in the server during a client connection to the server. All communications from and to that client takes place through that file descriptor. Through a callback program associated with that file descriptor, client termination events can be captured to trigger desired system processing at precisely the time that the client disconnects from the server. This functionality allows for automatic session clean-up by detecting client termination and then freeing up corresponding resources being held on the server for the terminated client session.
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The present invention can be realized in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. A data processing tool according to the present invention can be realized in a centralized fashion in one computer system, or in a distributed fashion where different elements are spread across several interconnected computer systems. Any kind of computer system—or other apparatus adapted for carrying out the methods described herein—is suited. A typical combination of hardware and software could be a general purpose computer system with a computer program that, when being loaded and executed, controls the computer system such that it carries out the methods described herein. The present invention can also be embedded in a computer program product, which comprises all the features enabling the implementation of the methods described herein, and which—when loaded in a computer system—is able to carry out these methods.
"Computer program means" or "computer program" in the present context mean any expression, in any language, code or notation, of a set of instructions intended to cause a system having an information processing capability to perform a particular function either directly or after either or both of the following a) conversion to another language, code or notation; b) reproduction in a different material form.
While the present invention is described in the context of an apparatus and a method of providing resource management, the present invention may be implemented in the form of a service where collecting, maintaining and processing of information is located apart from the server and information is communicated as needed to the server.
Of course, many modifications of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the relevant art in view of the foregoing description of the preferred embodiment, taken together with the accompanying drawings. For example, the system for recognizing that the session between the client and the server no longer exists may be determined in any manner and is not limited to that disclosed in the foregoing material. Additionally, the location and type of information maintained about a session may be modified to suit the application and need not be the listing of resources associated with each client as disclosed. Such information may be stored in connection with each resource being used rather than in a central location, although there are advantages to having the information located centrally in that a central location makes it easier and quicker to release and reuse the resource again. Additionally, certain features of the present invention may be useful without the corresponding use of other features without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, a client may be using several resources associated with different applications and one application may end (so the resources associated with that application should be released) or the entire connection may terminate (so all applications terminate). Further, the system of
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My wife and I own a condo and live off Radio Road.
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I think if you do a little more research, you will find that the communities along Radio Road and Santa Barbara are being assessed more in the real estate taxes to pay for this project. In simple terms, and as an example, instead of my taxes being $1,000 a year, I am paying $1,020 — the extra $20 going toward this project.
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Westminster, Md.,—Carroll Community College (Carroll) will hold a fall Open House on Oct. 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the college, which is located at 1601 Washington Road in Westminster, Md.
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They could, for example, track anyone who checked out certain books, that they believed were a signal that the person was some sort of "problem". With all of the privacy issues today, that isn't unlikely at all.


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LOS ANGELES — It is hard to imagine a television season without a "90210" rerun or spin-off on the air. But the CW network announced Thursday that the popular YA themed show "90210" has been cancelled and will wrap in May after five seasons. The fourth series in the "Beverly Hills, 90210″ franchise created by Darren Star in 1990, a franchise which television viewers either loved, or loved to hate, has become a television programming fixture for many pre-teens and young adults.
"My nieces are sad to see it go," says Bill Davis of Los Angeles. "I would watch it with them and explain life-lessons like my parents used to do with 'after-school specials.'"
"90210" revolves around several students at the fictional West Beverly Hills High School, including new Beverly Hills residents Annie Wilson and Dixon Wilson.
Their father, Harry Wilson, has returned from Kansas to his Beverly Hills childhood home with his family to care for his mother, former television and theater actress Tabitha Wilson, who has a drinking problem and clashes with his wife Debbie. Annie and Dixon struggle to adjust to their new lives while making friends and yet adhering to their parents' wishes.
During its first two seasons, "90210" featured cast members from the original series, including Jennie Garth, Shannen Doherty, Tori Spelling, Ann Gillespie, and Joe E. Tata.
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After missing Sunday's game with an infected finger, inside linebacker Josh Bynes was in the locker room Tuesday. His hand was tightly wrapped, but Bynes said he expected to play Nov. 3, when the Ravens return from their bye to face the Browns. Bynes had surgery on his finger last week, and said he was released from the hospital Sunday.
"I should be able to play the next game," Bynes said. "If I had a choice, I would've played Sunday. Watching the game was horrible. You never watch your guys go out to battle without you. I'm getting better, it's healing up kind of fast."
Bynes said he watched the game at home, yelling at the television.
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Jameel McClain, playing his first game in 10 months, started in Bynes' place on Sunday. It remained to be seen if Bynes or McClain would be the starter once both are healthy. In the meantime, Bynes is confident the Ravens (3-4) will play better in the second half of the season.
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