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text: From my understanding it is best to stretch after workouts and to do a warm-up (like 10 minutes of easy pedaling) to warm up the muscles and joints up before exercise. Here is a link to 5 minute video that will help you do some stretching for after your workouts or rides. Stay Loose!

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Sony ups Blu-Ray with V1000 media tower, ES player
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Sony V1000 and S2000ES
Sony today reinforced its Blu-Ray efforts with two new players, including its first many-disc reader. The V1000 Home Entertainment Server is built upon a 200-disc Blu-Ray changer that in many cases will hold a viewer's entire HD movie catalog in the tower's base. Other media can be stored in a purely digital form on a 500GB internal hard drive that also helps the unit record; for the first time, a non-computer device from Sony can record music, photos, and videos to Blu-Ray discs as well as DVDs, the company says. When connected to a TV across HDMI, the V1000 uses Sony's recent cross media bar interface to generate photo slideshows to music or play movies at their native 1080p resolution.
DLNA media sharing support is also key, Sony adds: the tower uses either Ethernet or optional Wi-Fi to pull media from other sources, or serve it up to compatible devices such as Sony's own PlayStation 3 and some VAIO computers. Content can also either be loaded or shared over component, RCA, and S-video TV signals, a multi-format card reader, and 4-pin FireWire. Sony hopes to launch the V1000 in October for $3,500.
Just as new is the S2000ES single-disc player. The first Blu-Device under Sony's premium ES range, it takes the features of Sony's highest-end players and adds stabilization techniques that the company believes will reduce noise and improve playback: dual shielding, a strengthened drive bracket, and a stiffer beam chassis prevent the laser from skipping or drive access from vibrating the whole casing. It and the S500, just announced for the US, also bring along deep color through HDMI, 7.1-channel Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD sound, and 24 FPS playback. Both are expected in the same timeframe as the V1000 and will sell for $1,300 for the S2000ES and $700 for the S500.
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Paris Dawson and Naya Austin, both 18, and Linda Randolph, 46, were charged with multiple felony counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal sale of a controlled substance, city police said.
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hey guys oeri turns 20 on saturday! happy birthday!
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hey guys oeri turns 20 on saturday! happy birthday!
Really? Happy birthday in advance then! Hipp Hipp-- :)
Happy Birthday! :)
Happy Birthday man
Happy birthday dude, next year you can legally drink in the US.
Happy birthday :buddy:
Yeh Happy Birthday dude!
Good point about the drinking thing! I think its poor show having to be 21 to drink in the states (its 18 here in the uk)!
They'll send you to war but won't let you enjoy a drink. Thats wrong!
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ADP's Job Data Reliability? Not Great . . .
Posted By Barry Ritholtz On June 2, 2011 @ 8:00 am In Cycles,Economy,Employment | Comments Disabled
Yesterday's selloff was triggered in part by a weak ADP report, and fears of a broader economic slowdown.
Lets see if we can navigate the crosscurrents here to discern what, if anything, is happening.
First off, the economy is slowing. At least, the 2nd derivative rate of growth is throttling back, from over 3% GDP in several 2010 Qs to under 2% now. That much we know, and it lends some credence to the belief that QE3 is inevitable. I am far more uncertain about QE3; it really depends how slow things get and how much the Fed panics. But we do know QE2.5 — the reinvestment of the rolling maturities of QE2 — is a done deal, and that is somewhat supportive of equity prices.
Second, we also know the ADP numbers are suspect at best (See this [2], this [3] and this [4]). They seem to do better at forecasting BLS numbers later in the economic cycle when job creation is dominant at established, larger firms — their client base — than in the early parts of the cycle when it is the new start-ups driving job creation.
ADP also does better following the revisions and benchmarking — suggesting that they may be more accurate than they appear when the payroll numbers are first released. That is almost a non-issue, as the anticipation of BLS numbers, warts and all, is what drives trading.
Last, we have two cyclical factors fighting it out: The negative "Sell in May" theme is up against the positive "Presidential 3rd year" factor.
The bottom line remains this is a challenging set of conditions to navigate. Our 30% cash [5] position reflects that . . .
ADP: Stick to Your Knitting [2] (July 10th, 2006)
ADP Goes Back to the Drawing Board [3] (January 7th, 2009)
ADP Report Is Worse At Predicting Payrolls Than A Consensus Estimate [4] (February 4th, 2011)
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[4] this: http://www.ritholtz.com/blog http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2011/02/adp-report-is-worse-at-predicting-payrolls-than-a-consensus-estimate/
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|Lactic acid levels in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease accomplishing unsupported arm exercises.
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|Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may suffer dyspnea when performing unsupported arm exercises (UAE). However, some factors related to the tolerance of the upper limbs during these exercises are not well understood. Our investigation was to determine if an unsupported arm exercise test in patients with COPD accomplishing diagonal movements increases lactic acid levels; also, we assessed the metabolic, ventilatory and cardiovascular responses obtained from the unsupported arm exercise test. The study used results of maximal symptom limited tests with unsupported arms and legs performed on 16 patients with COPD. In order to do the test, some metabolic, respiratory and cardiovascular parameters such as oxygen uptake (VO(2)), carbon dioxide production (VCO(2)), respiratory rate (RR), pulmonary ventilation (VE), heart rate (HR) and blood pressure (BP) were measured during the exercise tests. Furthermore, blood lactate concentration was measured during the arm test. We detected a significant increase in the mean blood lactate concentration, VO(2), VCO(2), VE and RR from the resting to the peak phase of the UAE test. The mean values of VO(2), VCO(2) and VE obtained at the peak of the UAE test corresponded to 52.5%, 50.0% and 61.2%, respectively, of the maximal values obtained at the peak of the leg exercise test. In comparison, the mean heart rate and systolic arterial blood pressure were significantly lower at the peak of the UAE test than at the peak leg exercise test and corresponded to 76.2% and 83.0%, respectively. Unsupported incremental arm exercises in patients with COPD increases blood lactic acid levels.
|Gérson F de Souza; Antonio A M Castro; Marcelo Velloso; Camille R Silva; José R Jardim
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Philip and Melissa
Dallas, TX, United States
Philip and Melissa met while working together in Dallas. Philip proposed to Melissa while they were vacationing in Paris, France. Melissa wanted a romantic, elegant and classic themed wedding. The dress was the most important part. After looking at every store in Dallas, Melissa found this Jim Hjlem dress and knew her search was over! The wedding was on March 26, 2011 and was a dream come true for Melissa and Philip.
Melissa wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8002 , purchased from Stardust Celebrations , in Plano, TX
Melissa's bridesmaids wore Jim Hjelm Occasions bridesmaids dresses style 5079 , all in Shimmer luminescent chiffon.
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Sean and Ashley
Salem, OR, United States
We got married on a beautiful sunny day at Barrett Hill Vineyard in Salem, OR. The venue was absolutely perfect and accommodated our 160 guests very well. Sean and I only had 5 months to plan and we had plenty of help from family and friends. Our florist was absolutely amazing and did an incredible job, as did our photographer. And Jenni at AniA Collection was so helpful when it came to me finding the perfect dress, I couldn't have been happier with my selection.
Ashley wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8962 , purchased from AniA Collection , in Portland, OR
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Kevin and Erika
Brewster, MA, United States
We decided to get married on Cape Cod, so I needed a dress that would compliment the natural landscape. While perusing Kleinfeld's collection, I found this dress and immediately fell in love. The color, weight and texture were perfect for our beach wedding – and I just loved how the fabric cascaded down the back of the dress and added volume. When our wedding day finally came, I was so excited to marry my best friend, wear that dress, and see how all our wedding plans came together. Turns out that was the perfect dress for our perfect day!
Erika wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8002 , purchased from Kleinfeld Bridal , in New York, NY
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Arthur and Kristen
Wading River, NY, United States
Arthur and I met in the grocery store one day and hit it off instantly. From then on we were inseparable and dated for 6 years before he popped the question I had been waiting forever to hear him ask. It should come as no surprise that the dress was one of the biggest decisions to make! My dress was the dress of my dreams- I loved everything about it and it worked perfectly with my style!
Check out my dress in action on our wedding day trailer video
Kristen wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8057 , purchased from Kleinfeld Bridal , in New York, NY
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Leon "Klay" and Janice
Pine Mountain, GA, United States
After 4 years of dating, I was lucky enough to marry my best friend. We were married on The Scarborough's property at the SaultoPaul Chapel in Pine Mountain, Georgia. This church was so uniquely different to me in that it was moved from Nova Scotia, Canada piece by piece. I loved that we had a small wedding that gave it an intimate, relaxed feel. I couldn't have asked for a better way to start our new life together.
Janice wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8061 , purchased from Wedding Angels , in Roswell, GA
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Carm and Nicole
Palmetto, GA, United States
We were married at Serenbe, a sustainable farm resort in rural Georgia. We rented the entire resort to create an intimate weekend affair for our guests with many scheduled activities. The weather was flawless. The ceremony was held in a field under a fully bloomed lilac tree while a classical guitar played. I was barefoot, carried peonies, and wore a birdcage veil. The reception was under an open-air lakefront pavilion with an 8-piece Motown band. A firework show finished the night. My dog was in the wedding and wore a flower made from lace from my gown.
Nicole wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8763 , purchased from The Poinsett Bride , in Greenville, South Carolina
Nicole's bridesmaids wore Jim Hjelm Occasions bridesmaids dresses style 5002 , style 5064 , style 5030 , style 5021 , and Lazaro Bridesmaids dress style 3034 , all in Pear silky taffeta.
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Michael and Victoria
Brooklyn, NY, United States
During what would be my final bridal appointment, I told the consultant, the ruffled JLM dress on the mannequin caught my eye. As I sat in the dressing room explaining I was looking for a "non strapless" gown, the consultant began pulling dresses and the ruffled JLM dress slipped our minds. It wasn't until the end, that I remembered the ruffled dress that i originally saw! When I put it on, it was the first time, I could not stop smiling! It was then my mother yelled out "It's about time you made that face! That is her dress!"
Victoria wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8000 , purchased from Bridals by Roma , in Clifton, NJ
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Derek and Sarah
Vero Beach, FL, United States
Derek and I met a few years ago after being set-up by an unusual matchmaker…his mom. After three years of dating long distance, we couldn't have been more excited to get married. I am from a small town in East Texas and he grew up in Charlotte, N.C., but we knew we wanted to get married in Vero Beach, FL. Derek and I wanted to have a full weekend of celebrations and provide a mini beach vacation for all of our guests.
Sarah wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8912 , and Sarah's bridesmaids wore Jim Hjelm Occasions bridesmaids dresses style 5002 in Raspberry Silky Taffeta
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James and Melanie
Manahawkin, NJ, United States
We got married at the Bonnet Island Estate near Long Beach Island, NJ on one of the hottest days of the year. It was 107 degrees! Thankfully it was sunny and we had so much fun celebrating with our friends and family. I absolutely loved my dress! The sweetheart neckline, ribbon and the flowers provided just enough interest for the top of the dress while the detailing along the bottom and up the entire back was just beautiful. I also ordered extra flowers to make into a hairpiece. It tied everything together.
Melanie wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8002 , purchased from Country Weddings , in Hingham, MA
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Matt and Lauren
Calgary, Canada
Being a bride was a wonderful experience and I am so happy to have had my day. I loved my dress and the way I felt in it. We had our ceremony and reception at the Art Gallery of Calgary. We loved the contemporary feel of the high ceilings and open stairwell. We were very focused on the flow of the wedding and the layout of the gallery seemed to complement our ideas beautifully. The ceremony for me is a blur of emotions but I loved walking back down the aisle as Mrs. Armstrong. It was truly an amazing day.
Lauren wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8050 , purchased from Cameo & Cufflinks , in Calgary, Alberta Canada
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Stephen and Audra
Waitsfield, VT, United States
My wedding took place during peak foliage season in Vermont, which was the perfect destination getaway for our family and friends. The vintage, romantic style of Jim Hjelm and the timeless French lace wonderfully complimented our rustic and autumnal wedding décor. My wedding dress was also the perfect canvas for the few heirloom items I wore to represent the strong women in my family. Without a doubt, my Jim Hjelm wedding gown was THE best investment. It truly made me feel like the confident and classically elegant bride I always dreamed of being on my wedding day!
Audra wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8663 , purchased from Vow's Bridal, in Watertown, MA
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Tony and Vanessa
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Tony and I are busy resident physicians so for our wedding we envisioned something relaxing, personalized and unique. We very infrequently get vacation time so the thought of a destination wedding with our close family and friends in attendance was a logical choice. We got married on April 26, 2011 on the beach on the grounds of the fabulous Cabo Surf Hotel. Our wedding day far exceeded our wildest hopes and dreams and was a truly memorable event that we will never forget!
Vanessa wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8662 , purchased from Eva's Bridal , in Oak Lawn, IL
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Adam and Rosana
Santa Maria , CA, United States
Traditional with equal measures of country and Chic:
For long time sweethearts and Santa Barbara locals Rosana and Adam they envisioned for their day something very traditional. A day like the many family weddings they had been to growing up. An event blending Rosana's very traditional first generation Mexican-American upbringing and Adam's more relaxed 4th generation experience. Of course their shared love of everything country would have to come through and a prominent position for Gunner their beloved four legged companion would have to be arranged.
Rosana wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8903 , purchased from Marylinn's Bridal , in Santa Barbara, CA.
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FLORAL DESIGN: The Village Gardener
MAKEUP: Romina Negron
HAIR: Lucy Salgado (Salon U)
CEREMONY: Old Mission Santa Inés
RECEPTION: Tres Hermanas Winery
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Carl and Dana
Washingtonville, NY, United States
After much debating about where to get married, we finally decided on a quaint, NY winery close to my parents home, the Brotherhood Winery. It tied in with our California roots, but allowed us to have our wedding so that family and friends did not have to travel far! I tried on dresses when we first got engaged and fell in love with a lacey Jim Hjelm dress. Not having a date, I walked away. Three and a half years later (and a ton of rain) we finally tied the knot! I wore my dream dress and married my prince!
Dana wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8763 , purchased from Bridals by Roma Clifton, New Jersey.
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Tucker and Selena
Chattanooga, TN, United States
My husband and I met in 2003. Four years later, on July 27, 2007, we had our first date. Tucker was deployed to Iraq September,2007-November,2008 and Afghanistan February, 2010-February, 2011. Through dedication and persistence we maintained a strong connection and grew in our relationship. Although Tucker was away he was helpful in planning our dream wedding. Choosing our date was a challenge due to not knowing when Tucker would return home. We had a long journey to get here…eight years of friendship, four years of dating, and two deployments later we are happily married.
Selena wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8863 , purchased from J. Andrews Bridal & Formal Peachtree City, Georgia.
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Van and Noelle
Warrenton, VA, United States
We dated in high school but growing pains began sneaking in, and we broke up after 7 years. My heart was truly meant for Van though and realized you don't realize how much something means to you until you set it free. We reunited and Van proposed and we were officially engaged 2 days before Christmas. Our venue, Airlie, was stunningly beautiful! I fell in love with my Jim Hjelm dress the moment I put it on and knew that was the only designer I wanted to try on. I and it truly was my dream dress!
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Julie and Tony were married at the historic Bodley-Bullock House in downtown Lexington. The whole day shown with sophisticated southern details that enhanced the bride and grooms infectious attitude for fun and togetherness. Julie wanted to plan a wedding that felt, "sophisticated and classic, but not pretentious or overdone".
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Ed and Julie
New York, NY, United States
Ed and Julie had one goal while planning their wedding, and that was to make it FUN! The wedding ceremony was scheduled to take place in Central Park, but days before the wedding they were forced to change the ceremony location due to weather conditions. Fortunately their alternative location (The Divine Studio) provided a stunning, light filled back drop for their wedding photo's. For the reception they chose their favorite spot in Brooklyn, The Gutter. Ed and Julie's guests danced to a New Orleans Jazz band, while feasting on BBQ and bowling all night.
Julie wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8800, purchased from Adriennes in New York, New York.
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Darren and Mandi
Portland, OR, United States
Darren and I went to the same high school and let's just say I was dying to know everything about him. We had mutual friends and so we began to hang out often. Years went on, I moved on from my high school crush, we stayed friends…best friends. Skip ahead to November 2008. We slowly began to date, but both didn't say a word because we didn't want to jinx it… 1 month later (Okay so maybe more like 3 days!), I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him!
Mandi wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8057
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David and Jessica
Paradise Valley, AZ, United States
Dave and I had a "destination wedding" in my hometown, Phoenix, Arizona. We were married at Saint Mary's Basilica in downtown Phoenix and then held the reception at the Sanctuary Resort on Camelback Mountain in Paradise Valley which was also where all of our guests stayed during the wedding weekend.
Jessica wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8002, purchased from Destiny's Bride in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Jessica's Bridesmaids wore Jim Hjelm Occasions bridesmaids dresses style 5050 with a fabric change to Silky Taffeta.
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Wyatt and Kate
Sarasota, FL, United States
We wanted our wedding to reflect us in as many ways as possible. We used handmade, vintage, and well-loved elements in as many aspects as possible. The dress worked perfectly for a simple and elegant feel. It also matched the handmade veil beautifully. Above all, we wanted to have a good time surrounded by our loved ones: dancing the night away was the best way we knew how!
Kate wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8859
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William and Mallory
Charlotte, NC, United States
William and I had a year and half engagement which gave me more than enough time to plan my perfect wedding. I scoured magazines and blogs for inspiration. After doing much research I learned: I love glamour and glitz, I love draping, I love the colors black, gray, blush and ivory, I love big flower arrangements and I love ruffles and bows. Fashion is a passion of mine so searching for bridesmaid's dresses with my mom and maid of honor was a blast. After months of trying on many dresses we discovered the stunning graphite Jim Hjelm dress. Perfection.
Mallory's Bridesmaids wore Jim Hjelm Occasions dress style 5069, purchased from New York Bride & Groom in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Erik and Ashley
Morristown, NJ, United States
Our goal was to throw an amazing, "funky garden party." Throughout the planning, everything seemed to fall into place. My Jim Hjelm dress was everything I could have ever dreamed. The Conservatory was the perfect décor to carry out our theme. We chose to have a day event, which allowed the room to really shine, and thanks to the florist, it was bursting with color! The reception lasted until 5 p.m. at which point, we had transportation from the hotel into the town center, where we extended the party to a fun bar!
Ashley wore Jim Hjelm bridal gown style 8962, purchased from Kleinfeld Bridal in New York, New York.
Julia Newman www.julianewman.com
Donna O'Brien, Beautiful Blooms www.beautifulblooms.com
Meg Henderson www.saloncaru.com
Tony and Brandi
Kingsport, TN, United States
Getting married outside in Tennessee's amazing autumn weather was obviously an easy choice! Other than an outdoor wedding, lace dress, and cowboy boots, we were up for just about anything. After choosing my ivory Jim Hjelm dress, Corral boots, and handmade jewelry, I was set. The handsome groom debuted in a brown pinstriped suit, cognac striped tie, and Ariat boots. The weather was perfect, my make-up was still shine free by aisle time, and the groom was amazing….what more could you ask for?!
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A great application of touch technology.
I liked the location-specific music features combined with the ability to explore the collection of memorabilia. Ingrid Bernstein
An innovative combination of social and touchscreen technology with a tactile twist on the old restaurant booth jukebox that lets users thumb through the memorabilia and cast their vote for the next video. Rachel Pasqua
Overview: The Booth Interactive is part of a broader initiative to bring interactivity into Hard Rocks cafés and hotels and give customers unprecedented access to an extensive memorabilia collectionall in mind-boggling detail. The platform is intended to grow over many years and ultimately to extend to a large number of Hard Rocks worldwide locations. The touch-based interface is mounted on the wall at the ends of the restaurants café tables. Consisting of three apps at launchmemorabilia, music and Rock Shopit was designed to include additional features over time, so the interface is flexible and the content and software is centrally-managed and easily-updated.
Was the topic/subject of the project a new one for you? Yes and no. At the outset of the project, we had already been working with Hard Rock for five years on nearly every aspect of their brand and marketing. So we had the benefit not only of a deep immersion in the content and culture of the company, but excellent relationships with most of the key players inside and outside the organization. We also had extensive experience in the topic of rock history. But the goal here was to engage guests in that history and contemporary music culture in a completely fresh way. So no matter how much we knew about the brand or music, the push to surprise made the subject new for us every day.
What was the most challenging aspect of the project? For such a seemingly simple interface, there is a tremendous amount of human coordination and technical sophistication behind the screen. And in an environment where a computer screen wouldnt normally be welcome, it was critical that it looked great, was intuitive to use and generally wouldnt feel like eating dinner next to a PC. At launch, the platform consisted of 44 booths, 7 Microsoft Surface units, an enormous multi-touch interactive wall and an online memorabilia site. Within just the booth interface, the memorabilia, music and Rock Shop content all come from different systems, with a small army of photographers, writers, designers and technologists making sure that each element looks great and works seamlessly. Im amazed we pulled it all together.
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Jezebel reports that a company called Orbix Medical is seeking FDA approval for its Orbix Breast Support System, a "bra-shaped silicone sling" that fits inside the breast tissue, and is attached to the ribs and breast bone with titanium anchors and surgical threads, "like the bottom part of an underwire bra," Yossi Mazel, the company's COO, told ABC News. Or, "a hammock that sits underneath your breast to keep it supported," he offered, in a thoroughly disturbing simile that will henceforth makes us side-eye hammocks.
Apparently, this process lasts longer than traditional breast-lift surgery because it actually builds support into the breast tissue, creating fabulous, never-sag robo-boobs. It also causes minimal scarring compared to a traditional lift, and is already being performed in Europe. But, you know what doesn't cause scars and is available right here, right now? A really good bra. No titanium anchors or flesh hammocks required. (Jezebel)


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the Facebook.init method of the as3-facebook-api (for flash) allows for an optional accesstoken parameter.
But the whole point of the .init(...) method is to, well, init everything ... accesstokens are a byproduct of the init phase.
So how is it possible to even have an accesstoken in the first place.
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Perhaps "application pool running out of thread", that's what my vendor tell me when their asp.net application has intermittent performance problem.
I searched and read quite some documentation, but no luck. What did he mean by "running out of thread"? Where can I check or adjust the setting for this?
And I want to know the exact benefic of web garden. Do more than one w3wp.exe achieve better performance than only one?
If the vendor tells you their ASP.Net application is "running out of threads", then the vendor is basically telling you that his ASP.Net application has some performance issue because it is performing too many simultaneousy synchronous operations tying up worker threads to prevent other requests from being serviced.
In other words, the vendor's application has a problem, he is simply blaming Microsoft because it is easy and convenient, and you believed it because you had no other information.
Now, you may think "wait a minute; if the application is tying up worker threads, then shouldn't IIS/ASP.Net simply detect this and create more worker threads to continue functioning - so isn't this this really an IIS/ASP.Net issue?"
Ahh... but that is a common misconception about threads (and similarly, processes). Increasing concurrency (i.e. having the system perform more work simultaneously by creating more threads or starting up additional processes such as Web Garden) is not synonymous with improving performance. Why?
You can view the CPU of your computer as something that can perform some number of operations in a second, and at any point in time, it can only perform one operation.
Since the CPU does not perform multiple operations at any point in time, it means that it is not possible to run multiple applications simultaneously. A computer gives the ILLUSION of running multiple applications simultaneously by quickly switching the CPU between various applications such that each application gets a "slice" of CPU time to perform useful work with its operations.
Note that switching the CPU between various applications is not free; it takes a small but non-zero amount of CPU time.
How does this translate into performance? Suppose you have:
Notice that increasing concurrency (in this case, the number of threads) DECREASES the potential request/second throughput. This decrease comes from the cost of context switching (in this case, between threads) that is otherwise not performing useful work. In other words, increasing concurrency decreases potential throughput because it must waste CPU cycles maintaining that concurrency.
At this point, the astute reader should wonder "if increasing concurrency decreases potential throughput (and hence max performance), then why in the world do we want concurrency? It's just bad, right?"
Well, suppose that the request can monopolize and hang whatever thread it is running on, and it does this every 6 requests.
Notice what concurrency brings:
Thus, I would refrain from asking a question like "does more than one w3wp.exe achieve better performance than only one" because the answer completely depends on the behavior of each request.
In other words, Web Garden is NOT a performance feature. It is a reliability/availability feature, and it improves appearance of reliability/availability at the cost of decreasing performance. It basically gives you another process (and more threads) which help improve reliability/availability if you are running code that hangs and chews up threads of a w3wp by providing additional processes and threads that can be chewed up by the same code. In other words, it delays the inevitable hang of a bad application. The cost of providing this concurrency is performance because there are more context switches between the process/threads, and context switch is basically wasted CPU cycle that does no useful work.


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Porto Covo village is a jewel of popular architecture. Largo Marquês de Pombal (Square Marquês de Pombal), a wonder of Portuguese Illuminist architecture, keeps almost intact the outline of the 18th century and it is a compulsory visiting space.
Roughly 250 metres off the coast near Porto Covo is the abandoned Ilha do Pessegueiro, an island that has long been a great source of inspiration for poets. Here are to be found some remains of its occupation by the Carthaginians during the third century BC, as well as clear evidence of the island's Roman occupation, particularly its fish-salting tanks. However, tradition and our fertile imagination tells us that it also acted for many centuries as a refuge for pirates. Nowadays, it is possible to see the ruins of a fort that was built there in the seventeenth century and which, operating in tandem with an identical fortress in Porto Covo, defended this part of the coast.


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The misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.
They're not fond of rules.
You can quote them,
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are the ones who do.
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Peace out, guys, or, as every other departure memo goes: "Today is my last day at Paul, Weiss."
There's a big stereotype about lawyers, and an even bigger one about Jewish lawyers. As many of my co-workers have said, I am the poster boy for these stereotypes. Me with a credit agreement, I was told, is like a pit-bull with a bone. The analogy isn't perfect (they never are), but you get the bloody picture (pun intended).
After nearly 10 years of going to work in squares' clothes I can now reveal to everyone that those "grown up" clothes made me unhappy in the sartorial sense. I'm much more comfortable being the d00d in Dquared2 running shoes, Diesel jeans, and ripped Michael Bastian t-shirts. I could only stifle my creative clothing choices for so long; today I sent all my button-downs and slacks to Good Will. So long PW nerd clothes! My new job has no dress code; every day is casual Friday.
It's common knowledge around here that in 2005 I founded Assara Laser with Will Shuman, a former Paul, Weiss associate. Assara Laser is in expansion mode and potential franchisees have been knocking on our doors with increasing frequency. I'll be rejoining the company on the cusp of a powerful upswing (more on that later). From bank financing to a soon-to-be laser hair removal giant operating across the US . . . a logical transition, no?
Before I go, I'd like to give special thanks to my role model, mentor and ultimate coach – Dale Sarro. He is more importantly, a great friend who saw past my jeans and mohawk, and encouraged me at every turn. When others balked at my fast-talking-high-energy style and penchant for wild gesticulations, Dale just smiled knowingly. Between negotiating credit agreements and midnight conference calls, Dale turned me on to Wyoming and all things Jackson Hole. I have him to thank for many trips I've taken to Snake River and the Grand Tetons. Walk into his rustically furnished office and you'll get the picture; he's a little bit country. Dale is a fountain of knowledge, if you're given the opportunity to work with him, jump on it.
Another partner that cheered me on was the former head of the corporate department, Doug Cifu. His remark in my annual review: "David was the best associate I have ever worked with" was almost as appreciated as the bottles of Grey Goose he left on my doorstep after we closed three consecutive GA deals. Although Cifu's comment didn't help my pursuit of humility, it buoyed me, and when he left Paul, Weiss, he was sorely missed by me (and my ego).
My last shout-out goes to Carl Reisner. Rewind to 2009. The owners of G.T.R. Campbell Marine Consultants Ltd., the largest ship builder in the world, came to me for help on several matters. As I had done on several other occasions with potential new clients, I brought the deal to Carl. Immediately, Carl asked me to set up an introductory meet and greet with the president of GTR. In that meeting, GTR informed us that, among other delivery items, they wanted a memo relating to one of their joint ventures. But here's the kicker: despite being under water, Carl personally drafted the 15-page memo. Associate brings in the client and partner does the work. Quaere. Carl must have known that delegating the memo would be a deterrent to me bringing in more clients. And he was probably right – everyone wants to be a rainmaker, no one wants to do the grunt work. Carl didn't cut me out entirely; he sent me the memo "for review." He didn't need my comments (obviously), but I think it was his way of saying "thanks, d00d." Anton Chekhov once said: "Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass." Carl personifies this.
Let me stop the ink with some info on what happens from here on in. Tomorrow I return to Assara Laser as its President and General Counsel. Assara Laser is the go-to place in Manhattan for laser hair removal, laser spider vein removal, laser facials, and microdermabrasion. Many Paul, Weiss employees are already long-time clients of ours, but to thank the Paul, Weiss community at large, I have personally authorized a 50% discount on any single treatment or package of treatments to the first 25 Paul, Weiss partners, associates, and support staff who call 212.956.2691, and mention code: "PW 50." This promo code is active as of today. Learn more about us at www.assaralaser.com. I can always be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com, and will be (most of the time) at our flagship Fifth Avenue location –
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Oh, just one last thing. The late and great Steve Jobs reminded us that good artists borrow, great artists steal. So let me end with a stolen phrase: "If one million angels sang a chorus of praise from the peaks of the Himalayas, it might just begin to match the gratitude that I have for you all."
Peace out.
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Love of my life come close to me
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The Only Way Is Essex star Jessica Wright has admitted that she feels "pressure" to keep looking trim.
Catching up with EntertainmentWise ahead of the first episode of the new series of TOWIE, Jessica who was recently spotted showing off her bikini body on holiday, told us:
"I'm always trying to get into shape. It's just whether I've got the willpower or not. But you do feel the pressure when you're in the public eye with the paps and that sort of thing."
We think Jess looks stunning the way she is! (WENN)
Revealing that she's in the process of toning up, Jess added: "But I'm definitely on the road to losing weight at the minute. I'm with a trainer and I'M really trying to tone up."
Referring to the pictures of her on holiday, Jess added: "In real life, I look a lot bigger as a person - I'm not saying I'm fat - but I just look a lot bigger in what I thought in those pictures.
"I looked at them and thought I don't look that big in real life but I need to be aware that in pictures that is how big I will look so I need to tone up."
James is on his way to losing weight (WENN)
But Jess isn't the only one who wants to get trim as James 'Arg' Argent revealed how he is still trying to lose weight, despite dropping a "stone and a half" already.
Despite his efforts to drop the pounds, James insisted that he doesn't feel any pressure to lose weight. He added: "Nah, people see me big, small, obese, everything, so people see me in different shapes and sizes.
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Ravens TE Pitta (hip) done for season following surgery
The Super Bowl champion Ravens have lost a key part of their offense after tight end Dennis Pitta suffered a hip injury that will sideline him for the season.
Pitta injured his hip Saturday in practice and had to be carted off the field. While team officials haven't released an announcement, ESPN.com reported and CBSSports confirmed Pitta had surgery for a dislocated hip on Saturday night, ending his season.
He was primed to be a huge cog in their passing attack, essentially replacing departed receiver Anquan Boldin, and he has a close connection with quarterback Joe Flacco.
Pitta was injured in a training-camp collision with safety James Ihedigbo in the end zone.
How Baltimore will respond on offense remains in doubt. The Ravens are looking at options to replace Pitta, and veteran Visanthe Shiancoe is a likely singing. The team met with Shiancoe this week and he had a strong visit, Ravens sources said, acing their conditioning test and seeming like a good fit in a two-tight end scheme similar to New England's. Schiancoe is a former Patriot.
That deal could be completed early this week, and former Pro Bowl fullback Vonta Leach, released earlier this offseason, is also likely to re-sign with the Ravens in the next few days.


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What information does the Maryland Insurance Administration examine when reviewing a rate increase request?
When reviewing a rate filing, the Maryland Insurance Administration's actuaries examine the data, methods, and assumptions used by the health insurance company to support that requested rate. The company must explain and justify any significant changes from prior filings. In addition, the Maryland Insurance Administration examines:
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Background of Ghana-Accra Academy
Summer 2007
The Wadi Degla group, already a partner in an Academy project in Egypt, wishes to set up a similar venture in Ghana. An agreement is signed and a schedule set up.
October 2007
Under the leadership of Lambert AMUAH, Vincent DUFOUR, assisted by Christophe KOUAKOU, begins recruitment in the capital, Accra, then in Kumasi.
November 2007
With the additional assistance of Eric DECROIX, later Technical Director of the Thai Academy, and whilst Lambert AMUAH is on his way to Nigeria, recruitment continues in Tamalé, in the north of the country.
End of November 2007
The first final trial takes place in Kumasi under Jean-Marc GUILLOU's leadership. 5 out of 23 players are selected.
January 2008
The 5 selected players begin their training in Bamako. As infrastructure facilities are not yet available in Ghana and in order not to delay training, the decision is taken to instead take full advantage of the facilities of the Academy in Mali.
April 2008
Following several trips to Nigeria in search of players by Lambert AMUAH and Charlton, final trials take place in Lagos in the presence of Jean-Marc GUILLOU, at the end of which 4 Nigerian youngsters join their Ghanaian teammates in Bamako. Surrounded by French-speakers, these English-speaking kids soon learn to speak and understand French. In just four months, they are able to express themselves properly.
The Academy's first official match against AS TOULE is won 21 – 11.
July 2008
Luc GUILLOU joins Bamako as Technical Director of the JMG Academy in Ghana. For over a year, the youngsters train at the Bamako JMG Academy whilst awaiting the completion of their own Academy in Ghana.
August - September 2009
The whole of the Ghanaian Academy departs for a 2-month stay at the Egyptian JMG Academy in Cairo. The visit ends on 2 October when they go back to their families for a 1-month vacation.
November 2009
Even if there is still outstanding construction work to be completed – of which one of the two training grounds - the big day has finally arrived: the youngsters and the staff take possession of their own Academy. They are finally home.
January 2010
Christophe KOUAKOU joins the Academy as Deputy Coach and a new search for players likely to complete the first core begins.
April 2010
Final trials are organized with 14 youngsters. 4 join the Academy, bringing the final number of this First Selection to 13.
June 2010
Two of the best players depart for Bamako with Christophe KOUAKOU to participate in a training program with other "Académiciens" from all JMG Academies worldwide.
January 2011
At JMG Academy in Ghana, children continue to progress in the technical work and exercises in the game played in matches on Saturday.
Technical work on five of them have entered the third and final level before wearing shoes, and the last 4 arrived in 2010, have caught up quite quickly the level of old.
In the game the integration of new players ran perfectly and matches were a result of the way with victories, against teams becoming stronger, especially physically.
April 2011
Children joined the JMG Academy of Mali, due to a field problem.
The construction of a new field began in 2010 was not a success and the decision was taken in April 2011 to send children in Bamako, pending the full and successful finish of the new playground, under the responsibility of Manager of Ghana.
Ghanaians have thus found the place of their beginning and their Malian peers, and were able to show their progress in participating in a tournament to great effect upon their arrival.
April 2011 - June 2012
Childless since April 27, 2011, work to finish the new field have been performed and followed closely by Luc Guillou.
In addition to following this realization, it was started a pre-recruitment work for the second promotion. Since November 2011, many children were seen in different regions of Ghana which are ten in number.
The requested level is even more demanding final selection of this promotion is postponed to the end of September 2012. Currently a dozen players were selected for the final stage. During July and September 2012, we will explore further in order to complete the selection.
The new field is now feasible, children, even in Mali today, go on vacation at home in Kumasi for the month of August 2012, and resumed work in September in their Academy that is to say, to Accra, Ghana.


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My career path since graduating from JCU in 2007 really illustrates the absolute value of the kind of research and critical thinking skills that the history major delivers. In a world where people are told not to consider majoring in the liberal arts, it's important to understand that majors like history don't focus on the memorization of dates and names. Rather, the history major helped me develop skills that enabled me to meet a variety of situations that required creativity to find the best solution.
After receiving my B.A. in history, I took another year to earn a master's degree in education. I headed to Arizona, where I taught for three years in a Title I public high school. I worked with kids of all different backgrounds, teaching world history, U.S. history, and government at a variety of grade levels. I decided to explore a career change, so I moved to Los Angeles, where I am currently a studio teacher. I tutor child actors on television and movie sets, working with production companies to ensure that child labor laws are enforced.
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Who do you think should play as the 4th bowler behind Lee, McGarth and Warne?
Staurt MacGill
Nathan Bracken
Staurt Clark
Mitchell Johnson
Jason Gillespe
Shaun Tait
Shane Watson
Mike Lewis
Who do you think should play as the 4th bowler behind Lee, McGarth and Warne?
The man, the mountain, the Mathews. The greatest all rounder since Keith Miller. (Y)
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I voted for Mitchell Johnson, but for the other tests I would have Stuart MacGill. Also, I think Shane Watson will be the 5th bowling option and bat at #6.
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Yeah Watson doesn't really apply to this poll, as he won't be picked as a bowler.
I'd go for Johnson at Brisbane and the MCG, with MacGill at Adelaide, Perth and Sydney.
I know a place where a royal flush
Can never beat a pair
Despite how good Johnson is proving to be, I think Australia would want to go with two spinner in their attack so I voted for MacGill.
MacGill for sure.
Watson to bat @ 6 and MacGill to come into his own in WA and Sydney.
I am a brave man, I am a coward. I am the tiger, I am the flower.
I am honest, and I'm a liar. I am vital, I am tired.
I am a free man, I am caught. From where I am, I see the top.
I am most importantly never concerned with what I am not.
Forever, more than just surviving.
BTW it's STUART Clark and MacGillOriginally Posted by chaminda_00
I think they should give Johnson a go at the Gabba but definately go with MacGill in Sydney, Adelaide and Perth.
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I voted for Johnson because I'd like to see him get a go. I think in reality it will come down to Bracken or Clark, both of whom won't do as good a job as MacGill.
GOOD OLD COLLINGWOOD - PREMIERS IN 2010Originally Posted by Irfan
Is Cam White, Is Good.
Should be MacGill.
"I am very happy and it will allow me to have lot more rice."
Eoin Morgan on being given a rice cooker for being Man of the Match in a Dhaka Premier Division game.
Macgill, Johnson wont be too far off getting picked though.
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And Mick Lewis, not Mike. The great man would be offended.Originally Posted by Alysum
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|Posted: Thu Apr 24th, 2008 03:13 am
Johan Steele
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|It got some chuckles on another board, please contribute your own that you might have gleaned from readings.
A battle so insignificant that it is in no way mentioned in the OR or in Generals reports. Those that participated and who came upon the scene after would never forget what they saw. The horror of it sent at least two women, in a carriage, who came upon the scene reeling. They would be forever scarred by the experience.
On a lovely spring Saturday in 1864 a blockhouse along the Tennessee River stood careful watch over a crossing. Saturday was wash day and the Norwegian garrison, perhaps fifty men with a Sergeant in command of the post. The Norwegians of the US Army had garnered a well earned reputation as tough and hardy soldiers standing bravely on numerous occasions. This particular morning the sun rose and it promised to be a warm day with a light breeze.
It was the perfect day for laundry. And these boys desperately needed to launder their uniforms as some had accused them of smelling as bad as their precious Lutefisk. So early in the morning the command stepped out of the blockhouse and headed the fifty or so yards to the river stacked arms. They eagerly began the process of polluting the river with their wash and taking full advantage of the situation to bathe as well. Their Sergeant in full diligence positioned himself at the lip of the bank and watched his post.
That same morning a group of Rebel partisans were given a valuable piece of intelligence; a solitary blockhouse had been abandoned just that morning. A local child had seen them early in the morning form up and march away. Now was a chance to strike at the hated invaders. They would destroy the blockhouse thus preventing its re-occupation in the future. So off they went destiny and easy glory for the cause waited. Thus a set of truly tragic events began a story that would grow with each telling.
Those partisans quickly gathered and mounted their horses, moving with all speed the advanced upon the abandoned blockhouse with arson upon their minds. And upon arrival they were pleased to discover that their intelligence was indeed correct. The post had been hurriedly abandoned, cook pots and blankets were still in evidence but the garrison was gone. The gallant partisans began the preparations to fire the place.
The Sergeant watched a large group of the enemy swoop down upon his post. Fear and anger welled up inside of him as he gathered his men to retake their post. There was no time for preparations; they would have to retake the post by the bayonet. He gave his orders and his small command grimly nodded their understanding and agreement. There was no way they would allow their post to be taken cheaply, to do so would tarnish the honor of the Regiment; that could not be tolerated.
So the small command stood to at the lip of the river bank, grimly fixed bayonets and prepared themselves. With a quiet nod the Sergeant rose from their position with his command and they moved upon the enemy cavalry with a roar and an impetuous charge.
Out of the mist came a deep throated roar and the Rebel partisans saw a scene as though from hell itself. It was a trap! A Company, nay an entire Regiment was charging them steel bayonets glistening. But that was not the truly terrifying sight, it was their uniforms... or rather lack of them that caught the men so off guard. For you see only the man leading the charge wore a uniform; the men that followed him wore only drawers and what the good Lord had gifted them with. That was just too much, the partisans broke and ran. An unexpected bayonet assault is not a thing many men are willing to stand and accept and these men were no regulars in the Army of Tennessee but partisans.
The small garrison reached the safety of their blockhouse and praised the good Lord for their fortune, not a shot had been fired at them and the enemy had been so surprised by their audacious charge that they had run. But they would regroup and come for them. There could be no doubt of that. So the small garrison took to their posts and waited the inevitable attack... for the most part naked or near to it.
The partisans were humiliated, driven from their prize by men who lacked even uniforms. There must be redemption! So when one of the scouts reported a small column of infantry approaching it was decided to capture them. The enemy was deployed in column on a road, oblivious to the presence of this mounted force. Shock was decided to be the most effective weapon; they would conduct an old fashioned cavalry charge. The enemy could not resist a mounted charge. So they waited in the tree line for the hated foe to enter the kill zone; they would redeem themselves!
A company of men, proud members of the 15th Corps moved along the road at their traditional pace eating step. Easy garrison duty was ahead of them. A few days on the river away from the camp. Easy duty for men who deserved a break. These were the same men that had faced Cleburne on the slopes beside Mission Ridge, they had been given a bloody nose by that foe but the rest of the army had swept Bragg's army off the ridge like so much chaff. Every man in the column was a veteran of places like Shiloh, Iuka, Champions Hill and the siege of Vicksburg. And cavalry did not frighten them, especially the ragtag force that emerged from the woods a hundred yards distant. A simply right face and a volley into their face shattered the charge. The skirmishers in front and behind the column added their fire shattering the charge and felling more than a dozen horses and men. The survivors pulled up, turned and ran.
They gathered a few prisoners, collected a couple wounded men and rapidly buried those that had begun their journey to be read in the book. The short distraction lasted less than an hour. On they marched to their posts. To their amusement the garrison emerged from their post to meet them and change the guard so to speak.
Oh what a sight it must have been as that carriage full of ladies crested the hill and saw such a site. Fifty men drawn up in ranks preparing to transfer the post to their relief; with but one man wearing a uniform. It was said the men heard the screams of shock and panic from a distance of more than four hundred yards. Oddly the carriage swung away from the blockhouse so quickly it nearly spilled its lovely cargo upon the soil. At breakneck speed the carriage left the vicinity of those terrifying naked Norsemen... though not half so shamed as them men who had broken and ran before the charge of that same Naked Norseman. But in fairness to those genteel ladies and brave partisans not many would willingly submit to an attack by a Naked Norwegian... the humanity of it!
The story made the rounds of the Army of the Tennessee in June of 64 which is where I first read of it. I have no doubt it was greatly embellished but as I have read of the incident in at least three different period sources over the years I have no doubt the basis at least is true. I too suspect members of the 15th Wisconsin... but that said many Regiments D Company was a nesting place for non English speaking immigrants.
There were block houses up and down the Tennessee River guarding various crossing points and ferries. I don't think it would really be possible to isolate exactly where it happened. It's one of those stories that stick w/ you.


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Copyright © 2008 Roland Kübert
|Revision History
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|Revision 0.1
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|First draft.
WSRFLite is a lightweight hosting environment for services using the Web Services Resource Framework (WSRF). Development is, in general, straightforward and simple, but the documentation supplied with WSRFLite is, at best, sketchy. It is sometimes outdated, sometimes just incomplete and sometimes nonexistent - a fate that most documentations share. This article tries to give a simple and direct introduction on how to obtain WSRFLite, install it, configure it, build and deploy a first service and, finally, access it with a client. The scope of this article is narrowed down to the points mentioned above and, therefore, no introduction to WSRF or web services in general is given.
This document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Germany license, which can be found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/de/deed.en.
Table of Contents
WSRFLite can be obtained via the Download page at Sourceforge.net (direct download). Don't bother looking at Unicore.eu because you will finally be redirected to Sourceforge anyway.
As of the writing of this document, v1.8.6 is the current stable release; it has been released on 23. January 2008. The name of the archive file is
Saying installation is perhaps a bit to exaggerated, since what you really have to do is simply unzip the downloaded archive. It does not really matter where you unzip it though. Under Windows, I recommend something like
c:/dev/wsrflite-1.8.6, while under Linux you may just unzip it to your home directory so that you get
~/wsrflite-1.8.6 or, if you have the privileges, do as I do and put it under
Anyways, from now on I will refer to the installation directory just as
$WSRFLite. And in case that you wondered: yes, that was the whole installation. ;)
The central configuration file for WSRFLite is
It contains generic parameters, for example if SSL should be used an where the containers
keystore is located, and service descriptions, which detail on the deployed services.
For using the example shop service, you have to change the service description; you also
have to change the path to the keystore and, if you do not necessarily need SSL, you should
disable it.
To disable SSL, just change the property
unicore.wsrflite.ssl from
This gives us the possibility to monitor packages as they are going over the wire.
The keystore specified in
wsrflite.xml is wrong; technically,
when you disable SSL you do not need to correct it, but since you will sooner or later
trip over this error, there's no point in not adding 5 letters to the config file. ;)
Change the value of the property
unicore.wsrflite.ssl.keystore from
demo_keystore to
conf/demo_keystore. As already said, if you
start the server with SSL disabled, this property is never read; if you start it with
SSL enabled, you get an exception:
SCHWERWIEGEND: Could not start server. java.io.FileNotFoundException: /opt/wsrflite-1.8.6/demo_keystore (No such file or directory) at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method)
If the keystore is specified correctly, you get this in the logging statements:
INFO: Security Settings: SSL is enabled Using keystore conf/demo_keystore, type JKS.
wsrflite.xml also contains specifications for services
which are deployed in the container. The initial specification does not correspond
to the services that will be developed and deployed using the example code, it just
shows how plain and WSRF services have to be specified, so you have to change that.
The initial example looks like this:
<service name="shop" wsrf="false"> <interface class="example.PlainService" /> <implementation class="example.PlainServiceImpl"/> </service> <service name="cart" wsrf="true"> <interface class="example.WSRFService" /> <implementation class="example.WSRFServiceImpl"/> </service>
Change it to the following code:
<service name="shop" wsrf="false"> <interface class="example.IShop" /> <implementation class="example.ShopImpl"/> </service> <service name="cart" wsrf="true"> <interface class="example.ShoppingCart" /> <implementation class="example.ShoppingCartHomeImpl"/> </service>
A side note: at this point, you cannot start the container, regardless if
you have changed the deployment information or not. You will receive a
ClassNotFoundException anyway because the classes specified
wsrflite.xml have not been deployed to the
$WSRFLITE/lib directory.
As we will be using the example service supplied with WSRFLite as our first service, we do not have to terribly much.
Firstly, change to the example directory
There, run
ant xmlbeans, which will generate schema beans from the schema file
schema/example.xsd and jar them into the file
Copy this file
Now we need to compile the implementation classes, jar them and copy them to the
lib directory as well. Therefore, run
ant compile, which compiles the source files and puts them into the
classes directory. Jar them up with
jar cfv example_service_implementation.jar -C classes/ . and copy them
$WSRFLITE/lib as well
Run the start script (
$WSRFLITE/bin/start.sh or
$WSRFLITE/bin/start.bat and check that the container comes up without problems.
All that is missing now is a simple client. Just take the code provided below:
package de.hlrs.unicore.clients.shop; import org.example.AddItemRequestDocument; import org.example.AddItemResponseDocument; import org.example.CreateShoppingCartDocument; import org.example.CreateShoppingCartResponseDocument; import org.example.AddItemRequestDocument.AddItemRequest; import org.example.ItemDocument.Item; import org.example.ItemDocument.Item.Factory; import org.oasisOpen.docs.wsrf.rp2.GetResourcePropertyDocument; import org.oasisOpen.docs.wsrf.rp2.GetResourcePropertyResponseDocument; import org.w3.x2005.x08.addressing.EndpointReferenceType; import de.fzj.unicore.wsrflite.xfire.XFireClientFactory; import de.fzj.unicore.wsrflite.xmlbeans.BaseFault; import de.fzj.unicore.wsrflite.xmlbeans.client.BaseWSRFClient; import de.fzj.unicore.wsrflite.xmlbeans.exceptions.InvalidResourcePropertyQNameFault; import de.fzj.unicore.wsrflite.xmlbeans.exceptions.ResourceUnavailableFault; import de.fzj.unicore.wsrflite.xmlbeans.exceptions.ResourceUnknownFault; import example.IShop; import example.ShoppingCart; public class ShopClient { public ShopClient() { System.out.println("Running ShopClient"); EndpointReferenceType epr1 = EndpointReferenceType.Factory.newInstance(); epr1.addNewAddress().setStringValue("http://localhost:7777/services/shop"); CreateShoppingCartResponseDocument createNewShoppingCart = null; try { BaseWSRFClient shopClient = new BaseWSRFClient(epr1); IShop shopProxy = shopClient.makeProxy(IShop.class); CreateShoppingCartDocument createShoppingCartDocument = CreateShoppingCartDocument.Factory.newInstance(); createShoppingCartDocument.addNewCreateShoppingCart(); createNewShoppingCart = shopProxy.createNewShoppingCart(createShoppingCartDocument); System.out.println("Response: " + createNewShoppingCart); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); System.exit(0); } ShoppingCart proxy = null; try { XFireClientFactory clientFactory = new XFireClientFactory(); EndpointReferenceType cardEpr = createNewShoppingCart.getCreateShoppingCartResponse().getEndpointReference(); proxy = clientFactory.createProxy(ShoppingCart.class, cardEpr.getAddress().getStringValue(), cardEpr, null); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); System.exit(0); } AddItemRequestDocument requestDocument = AddItemRequestDocument.Factory.newInstance(); AddItemRequest request = AddItemRequest.Factory.newInstance(); Item item = Factory.newInstance(); item.setID("ItemId"); item.setName("Foo"); item.setPrice(5.0f); request.setItem(item); requestDocument.setAddItemRequest(request); AddItemResponseDocument responseDocument = proxy.add(requestDocument); System.out.println("Response: " + responseDocument); // Query cart try { GetResourcePropertyDocument getResourcePropertyRequest = GetResourcePropertyDocument.Factory.newInstance(); getResourcePropertyRequest.setGetResourceProperty(ShoppingCart.RPEntryQName); GetResourcePropertyResponseDocument getResourcePropertyResponse = proxy.GetResourceProperty(getResourcePropertyRequest); System.out.println("Resource Property document: "+ getResourcePropertyResponse); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); System.exit(0); } } public static void main(String[] args) { new ShopClient(); } }
If everything worked, you should get an output like this:
Running ShopClient 27.04.2008 13:00:53 de.fzj.unicore.wsrflite.Kernel printHeader INFO: WSRFlite 1.8.6-SNAPSHOT (c) Forschungszentrum Juelich 2006-2008 Response: <exam:CreateShoppingCartResponse xmlns:exam="http://example.org" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <add:EndpointReference xmlns:add="http://www.w3.org/2005/08/addressing"> <add:Address>http://localhost:7777/services/cart?res=47898d1a-f096-4191-b039-1ef875b690c0</add:Address> </add:EndpointReference> </exam:CreateShoppingCartResponse> Response: <exam:AddItemResponse xmlns:exam="http://example.org" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/> Resource Property document: <rp:GetResourcePropertyResponse xmlns:rp="http://docs.oasis-open.org/wsrf/rp-2" xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"> <exam:Entry xmlns:exam="http://example.org"> <exam:Item> <exam:name>Foo</exam:name> <exam:ID>ItemId</exam:ID> <exam:price>5.0</exam:price> </exam:Item> </exam:Entry> </rp:GetResourcePropertyResponse>
Just to shortly sum up what we achieved in this tutorial. We downloaded and installed WSRFLite, configured WSRFLite to our liking, built our first service, deployed it and configured a client to access the service.
Based on this article, you can begin to build more complex services and hopefully have a productive use of WSRFLite.


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How to Make a Woven Lattice-Top Pie
Get a gorgeous lattice-top pie—we show you how! From rolling and cutting the dough to carefully weaving the strips, this method ensures you'll have a beautiful pie presentation every time.
-I'm Sue with Better Homes and Gardens. I don't think there's anything more enticing than a home-made pie with a woven lattice top. If you've always wanted to try one, I have some secrets to success to help you out. Let me show you what I mean. Line a pie plate with the bottom crust then pour in your filling. It's best to keep the filling fairly flat in the dish like this. If the filling is mounted, the top will hard to weave. Roll out more dough to about an 1/8 thick and cut in the strips about ½ inch wide. Lay one strip across the center of the pie then place 2 more strips on either side of the center strip. Pull the center strip back halfway then lay a 4th strip down where the center strip is folded perpendicular to the other strips. Unfold the center strips so it lies over the strip you've just put down. Hold back the two strips next to the center and lay a 5th strip down parallel to the 4th one. Unfold the 2 strips over the once you just put down. Continue weaving this way alternating between the center strip and the 2 outer strips until you've covered half the pie. Then weave the lattice over the other half of the pie in exactly the same way. Finally, trim the ends and fold under. Doesn't that look great? With Better Homes and Gardens secret to success, weaving a lattice top pie couldn't be easier.