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My obsession with set theory continues. I believe that most programming languages have neither sets as possible structures nor set theory operations such as Union and Intersection. If I am wrong then this question becomes trivial and I learn something new.
It would be fun to ask for the code golf construction of a full set structure where a set could contain any possible structures within the language and operators such as is a member of, is a subset of, union and intersection etc. However that is much too broad. So I will simplify the puzzle.
An Alphaset has only lower case letters as elements.
The structure for an Alphaset can be defined as you wish and the method used should be explained. It could be just a list of letters read from a file.
As an example I will use an array as a structure for an Alphaset.
An Alphaset can contain a letter once only and order does not matter.
['a','b','c'], ['b','c','a'] and ['c','a','b'] are equivalent Alphasets.
The operation Union forms an Alphaset from two Alphasets.
['a','b','c'] Union ['d','a', 'g', 'b'] is ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'g'] or an equivalent.
A Big Alphaset has the same structure as an Alphaset but can contain repeated letters, eg ['a', 'b', 'a', 'c', 'b'] is a Big Alphaset.
If A and B are any combination of Alphasets and Big Alphasets then A Union B must return an Alphaset.
This gives a way of producing an Alphaset from a Big Alphaset should it ever be necessary for when A is a Big Alphaset the A Union A will be an Alphaset.
A an Alphaset or Big Alphaset
B an Alphaset or Big Alphaset
An Alphaset that is the Union of A and B.
Test Data
Testing should demonstrate that order of elements within the Alphaset does not matter.
ie the following should all produce equivalent results.
['a','b','c'] Union ['a', 'c', 'd']
['b','c','a'] Union ['c', 'd', 'a']
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On February 16 and 17, The White House Office of Public Engagement (OPE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a special briefing and tour for the women of Mocha Moms, Inc. Over 350 Mocha Moms from various states participated in the two-day event, which was the first of its kind for the organization. For more information about the event, click here.
While the focus of the event was primarily on issues that moms could understand and share with their families and communities, there were also some key business points that were illustrated and shared. Among these were:
- Flexible work options - This is an issue for both employees and employers. The practice has not been adopted by all companies, but it was worth noting that is prevalent and beneficial in many organizations and institutions, including the government. As evidenced, by the educated, middle-class women present at the briefing, there is a level of un-tapped skill and experience residing in the homes of families who have made the decision to have the mom stay home with the children. Many of these moms would be willing to serve the needs of a company, in some capacity, if they could do it in a way that allowed them to be close to their children and home. This is definitely a win-win opportunity worth exploration for businesses of all sizes.
- Social media - This event was communicated through every social media outlet. There was even a Twitter chat following the briefing. At one point during the briefing, an administrator sent a tweet from his desk that he was heading to talk to the Mocha Moms. Social media is not just a way to socialize or another form of marketing, it is the medium through which news travels. Just another sign that it is not an optional tool for today's businesses.
- Community responsibility - Community responsibilty is not isolated to members of a community, but it is not the responsibility of the companies that serve, employ and sell within the community. Families are becoming more aware and more concerned about the ways that companies are contributing to or exploiting the community and the environment. Buying decisions are now being based not just on the products and services, but also on their integrity. Issues like - wellness, environmental safety and preservation, community revitalization, etc. are factoring into a company's attractiveness. As more information becomes available, this correlation would be expected to rise.
As you look at these three areas, think about how your business and your business plan seeks to address these challenges and concerns. Five years ago, each of these was a value-add, extra benefit - five years from now they may factor heavily into every buying decision. Make sure your business is looking at the big picture and planning to remain competitive.
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Regular readers will know that I'm a fan of everything pink when it comes to wine. Rosé is one of the most underrated and least appreciated wines by "serious" wine lovers. Food friendly, refreshing, and complex, the best rosés are among the wine world's most versatile and exciting wines. Thankfully, they are not only becoming more accepted, but increasingly popular, especially as the stigma of sickly-sweet White Zinfandel fades from the collective consciousness. One of my favorite features of the IPNC event that I am attending this week in Oregon's Willamette Valley has always been their afternoon rosé of Pinot... continue reading
Veraison ANNAPOLIS, CA - 2006: A cluster of Pinot Noir grapes is shown undergoing verasion. Annapolis is located in the cool Sonoma County coastal grape growing region. Veraison describes the point where grapes turn from their young green color into their darker hues. At the moment, many vineyards around Northern California have just begun veraison. INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image to open the full size... continue reading
I spent the evening on the crest of a hill overlooking the Willamette Valley watching the sun set over the hills. It was 83 degrees with a light wind blowing. A DJ was playing old reggae tunes, while I and about 150 other people wandered around sampling food from some of Portland's famous food trucks, and drinking wine from about 12 different wineries who were pouring everything from Gruner Veltliner to, of course, Oregon Pinot Noir. After the sun went down, a bonfire was lit, and the fire dancers started to perform. Sound like your idea of a good time?... continue reading
Here in America, our government doesn't produce its own wine, it just reserves the right to monopolize the power to make an obscene profit from selling it. But if, perhaps, Uncle Sam did try his hand at winemaking, it's quite likely that it would be pretty shitty wine, and that I would have no fear of saying so here on Vinography. Unfortunately, it seems that the freedom to criticize lousy wine, especially when it's made by your government, isn't exactly a considered universal right. At least according to the government of Hungary. Hungary, of course, is home to some of... continue reading
Congratulations to the winners of the 2011 Wine Blog Awards, which were announced this afternoon at the annual Wine Bloggers Conference, which is taking place in Charlottsville, Virginia. The winners were selected through a combination of a public vote and a vote by the judges. I'm particularly pleased to see Tom Wark's blog, Fermentation, honored this year as both the Best Industry blog and the Best Overall Wine Blog. Tom invented the Wine Blog Awards and has been both a tireless promoter of wine blogs and wine bloggers as well as a relentlessly fine blogger himself. The Wine Blog Awards... continue reading
Veeder Vineyard MT. VEEDER, NAPA VALLEY, CA - 2006: A Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard is nestled between the pine trees on the slopes of Mount Veeder. INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image to open the full size view and drag that to their desktops. To set the image as your desktop wallpaper, Mac users should follow these instructions, while PC users should follow these. PRINTS: Fine art... continue reading
"Now with 27 vintages under my belt, there is not one vintage the same. It's like having 27 different kids, all with different personalities. Waiting for a new vintage, you become like you were in the first vintage. You become young. Young of thinking." With someone like George Skouras, a man who has been such a prominent force in the Greek wine industry, it's hard to imagine him as a young twenty-something, crushing his first vintage of wine. Especially because 27 years ago, few would have predicted that there would be a thriving Greek wine industry in 2011. But thanks,... continue reading
Regular readers know that I'm a fan of large public wine tastings, and that I recommend them highly to all wine lovers, beginners and experienced drinkers alike. They're simply the best way to educate yourself and your palate about wine, because they afford an opportunity to taste a lot of wines from a specific category at the same time, and to learn something from the comparison. These types of tastings tend to be split amongst those focused on a single grape or grapes (Rhone Rangers, ZAP - Zinfandel Advocates and Producers, Pinot Days, etc.) and those focused on a specific... continue reading
Warning: wine writer navel gazing ahead. If you're not interested in such discussions, go read a wine review. Us wine bloggers can't seem to stop ourselves from discussions of ethics in wine writing. Perhaps you've seen the little kerfuffle over at DrVino.Com or the Wall Street Journal wine blog, where Tyler Colman, the author of Dr. Vino, pokes at Lettie Teague, one of the Wall Street Journal's wine columnists, for praising a wine made by a friend of hers (and a past subject of her writings) without disclosing that friendship in her blog post. Stepping around the spittle-flecked mess that... continue reading
Cabernet Clusters ALEXANDER VALLEY, SONOMA COUNTY, CA - 2008: A microscopic cluster of tiny cabernet sauvignon grapes begin to form on the vine. INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image to open the full size view and drag that to their desktops. To set the image as your desktop wallpaper, Mac users should follow these instructions, while PC users should follow these. PRINTS: Fine art prints of... continue reading
There are a few things you can count on no matter where you are in history. One of them is the fact that children, in general, try very hard not to grow up to become their parents. The constant rejection of what the generation before liked, stood for, and lived for has propelled many a consumer trend over the last century. Sadly, it seems that while in America, this phenomenon is partly responsible for the current and coming surge in wine consumption, in France it may be just the opposite. It has been widely reported over the past weeks that... continue reading
By night I write here about wine. By day I spend my time in the world of branding, customer experience, and marketing. As a result, I have a higher tolerance for, and a keen understanding of the value that brands hold in the marketplace, and an appreciation for efforts to differentiate in a crowded field. All of this by way of saying that I can appreciate the idea of coming up with a distinctive name to use when referring to sparkling wine made in England. The Spanish have Cava, the Italians have Franciacorta and Spumante, after all. But "Britagne?" You've... continue reading
As many of you readers know, I spent about 10 days in Greece on a press trip a couple of weeks ago, and I've been busy working through my notes from the trip. The primary place I visited during this trip was the tiny island of Santorini. While the name Santorini is well known as a picturesque resort, most people aren't aware of its status as one of Greece's most famous wine regions. I wrote earlier in the week about the remarkable history and methods of viticulture on the island of Santorini (which if you haven't read, I suggest breezing... continue reading
Terraced Vineyard ALEXANDER VALLEY, SONOMA COUNTY, CA - 2007: A terraced hillside Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard creates interesting patterns in the Alexander Valley. INSTRUCTIONS: Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting "save link as" or "save target as" and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image to open the full size view and drag that to their desktops. To set the image as your desktop wallpaper, Mac users should follow these instructions, while PC users should follow these. PRINTS: Fine art prints of this... continue reading
I can hardly think of a better piece of news than this: if all you like to do is sit around on your butt all day long, drinking red wine may keep you healthier, despite a complete lack of exercise. While there's no word whether the resveratrol contained in red wine can counteract the effects of pork rinds, mind-numbing reruns, and high-fructose corn syrup, it's good to know that this magical compound found in red wine can help with conditions such as laziness, sloth, and too-fat-to-do-much-else. And how did scientists discover this? In space, of course! Or rather, in a... continue reading
Around 1600 BCE, the 15th Egyptian dynasty was in full swing at Thebes, the Minoans ruled the seas of the Mediterranean, and the beginnings of the Mycenaean civilization -- the culture that would become the great state of Greece -- was stirring on the Peloponnese peninsula. To the south of modern-day Greece, in the midst of the Aegean sea, a small Minoan society that had long thrived on the shores of a volcanic island were fleeing for their lives. The mountain which had sheltered them for many centuries was clearly a friend no longer. Nearly everyone fled in boats, leaving... continue reading
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The Joy of Pink Pinot: Tasting at the 2011 IPNC Vinography Images: Veraison Off to Drink Some Pinot: IPNC 2011 Hungary: Where It's Tough to be a Wine Critic Congratulations To the Winners of the 2011 Wine Blog Awards Vinography Images: Veeder Vineyard Domaine Skouras, Greece: Current Releases 2011 Sonoma Coast Wine Festival: August 5-7, Occidental, CA Should Wine Writers (or Bloggers) Be Friends With Winemakers? Vinography Images: Cabernet Clusters
Wine Will Never Smell the Same Again: Luca Turin and the Science of Scent Forlorn Hope: The Remarkable Wines of Matthew Rorick Debating Robert Parker At His Invitation Passopisciaro Winery, Etna, Sicily: Current Releases Should We Care What Winemakers Say? The Sweet Taste of Freedom: Austria's Ruster Ausbruch Wines 2009 Burgundy Vintage According to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Charles Banks: The New Man Behind Mayacamas Wine from the Caldera: The Incredible Viticulture of Santorini Why Community Tasting Notes Sites Will Fail Chateau Rayas and the 2012 Vintage of Chateauneuf-du-Pape A Life Indomitable: The Wines of Casal Santa Maria, Portugal Bay Area Bordeaux: Tasting Santa Cruz Mountain Cabernets Forgotten Jewels: Reviving Chile's Old Vine Carignane The First-Timer's Guide to Les Trois Glorieuses of Hospices de Beaune


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(NEW KENT, VA) — Colonial Downs cancelled its thoroughbred racing program after the third race Wednesday when an intense thunderstorm rolled thru the New Kent area and resulted in a power outage. An eight race card had been scheduled.
Racing will resume Thursday with first post beginning at 6 PM. Horacio Karamanos, Colonial's all time leading jockey, was scheduled to make his 10,000th start in Wednesday's sixth race. He had 9,996 career mounts entering the rain shortened card and earned a pair of third place finishes in the second and third race. Two short of the landmark number, Karamanos has three rides Thursday and should make number 10,000 in the sixth race. He has won 1,600 career races and his horses have earned $35,651,257.


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EPA Director Gina McCarthy announced new regulations Monday that require existing power plants to reduce carbon dioxide pollution by 30 percent by 2030. Electric power plants are the largest source of carbon dioxide pollution which is the main contributor to climate change. This will be the most significant reduction in pollution since the Clean Air Act was signed 40 years ago by Richard Nixon.
The proposed cuts are equivalent to eliminating two-thirds of cars and trucks in the United States, the EPA said. The rule will force the power industry to continue the already-sizable reductions it has achieved since 2005, by decreasing its reliance on coal and slumping demand for electricity. Part of that is due to Renewable Energy Standards in place in many states.
In addition to the carbon-cutting benefits, the EPA says that the reductions will also cut enough soot and smog to prevent up to 6,600 premature deaths and 150,000 asthma attacks a year. The administration calculates that the rule will create $55 billion to $93 billion in economic benefits, compared with just $7.3 billion to $8.8 billion in costs.
EPA also projects that electric bills will drop an average of 8 percent when the program is fully implemented in 2030, thanks to energy efficiency improvements that the rule will accelerate. The price of solar has fallen 60 percent, and wind 40 percent in recent years.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the new rule will give states time to fall in line with carbon reduction rules. The rule will also give states flexibility in meeting carbon reduction standards by allowing them to submit compliance plans by June, 2016. All reductions will be calculated using 2005 as the base year.
Each state will have different percent reduction standards, and the national average will be 25 percent by 2020 and 30 percent by 2030. The proposed rule will regulate carbon emissions from nearly 1,000 fossil-fuel power plants across the U.S., including 600 coal plants, which will be hit hardest by the standard. Gas burns cleaner than coal. Coal accounts for about 37 percent of the U.S. power supply, but it produces about three-quarters of the industry's CO2.
The Supreme Court ruled that the government can regulate carbon under the provisions of the Clean Air Act. Already, that act has regulated emissions of other dangerous pollutants. This is the first time it will regulate carbon in existing plants. Previously, the EPA released new regulations for new power plants.
Immediately Republicans, and some Democrats from coal states, attacked the measure as a war on coal. They claim it will cost hundreds of thousands of jobs (more than are even employed in the coal industry). They say it will increase utility bills by 80 percent. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce claimed it would cost the economy $50 billion a year.
Those arguments might make sense if utilities stopped using coal rather than clean up their plants, and if Americans stopped using the amount of electricity generated by dirty plants. Consumers are not about to stop using electricity. The free market will cause utilities to switch to cleaner forms of energy including gas, solar, and wind. Each of those industries would then increase employment, offsetting more jobs than the jobs lost in the coal industry.
Health care savings will more than offset losses to GDP.
The Republican Party is the home to most of the climate change deniers in Congress, and they see no benefit to reducing pollution. Big polluters like the Koch Brothers and coal companies will spend hundreds of millions of dollars on lobbyists and TV ads to kill these rules. Republicans hope their attack on these rules will give them control of the Senate. Environmental groups will organize a counter attack to drive public pinion as well.
Nevertheless, this is a big day for the climate and American health.
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With apologies to George Bernard Shaw, those who can do, teach.
FindLaw, and its parent corporation, Thomson Reuters, found itself with a problem all to common in the tech industry: there wasn't enough talent. Though our company employs some truly remarkable people, recruiting new talent was difficult due to a dearth of job candidates with web technology skills, especially Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
What was our solution? We'd like to introduce you to the Web Development program and SEO course at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. These programs are supported through five year financial commitment by Thomson Reuters to UW-Stout and the personal commitment of FindLaw employees. As far as we can tell, this is the first-ever, anywhere in post-secondary education, SEO course.
SEO? What's That?
Those of us who are only superficially familiar with SEO refer to it as wizardry, but it is actually the process of using coding, keywords, and other attributes to make web pages more search engine friendly, which in turn, can bump those pages up in Google and other search engines' rankings. Due to a lack of courses designed to teach SEO, most experts learn through practice, rather than school. That leaves a gap at the entry level.
It Helps Us, to Help You
For FindLaw's clients, SEO means their law firm's website will appear higher in search engine results than a non-optimized page, making it more likely that customers will see the website, click on it, and hopefully, hire the lawyer. It is our hope that by funding, designing, and even teaching the class, that we'll be able to develop and attract even more talent to put to work on clients' firm sites.
Challenges and Our Commitment
The course has been jointly developed with the University of Wisconsin Stout, and will be team-taught by a panel of FindLaw's own SEO and web technology experts. The most challenging part of designing such a curriculum is keeping up with SEO principles that change daily. (Google updated their algorithm just last week!)
We're up to the challenge, however, and Thomson Reuters's five-year financial donation and partnership in developing the curriculum will ensure that UW-Stout students are kept up to date on the latest in Web technology and SEO. That commitment should ensure more talent in the marketplace, and will enable us to find the talent necessary to keep serving you, our customers, at the highest level.
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I'm currently writing my masterthesis (in german) and am using biber in combination with jabref for my citations. I have some citations related to "Masterarbeiten" and "Diplomarbeiten", for which I chose the category "masterthesis". Now, when the bibliography is created in german language, instead of "Masterarbeit" "Magisterarbeit" is shown in the document. This is not correct and so I would like to change this. What do I have to do to change this, so that "Masterarbeit" will be written instead of "Magisterarbeit"? And secondly: What do I have to do if I want to create a second category, so that I can distinguish between the citation of a "Diplomarbeit" and a "Masterarbeit"?
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Supervise others in the development, implementation and maintenance of complex financial information systems and processes, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and compliance with applicable regulations and accounting practices. Perform complex technical fiscal analyses and financial reporting including planning, interpreting, reviewing and making recommendations regarding fiscal operations that may involve an overlap or combination of disciplines.
This position has responsibility for day-to-day operations of a fiscal unit, and regularly assigns, instructs and checks the work of others. Under administrative direction, independently establish procedures and methods for developing and monitoring budgets or fiscal functions, and for collecting, analyzing, interpreting and disseminating budget/fiscal information for the organization. Responsible for a major budget function, such as position control or allocation control; or for evaluating financial alternatives and recommending appropriate action; establishing and maintaining comprehensive fiscal record keeping systems; and recommending or implementing changes to fiscal information systems which have department-wide impact.
Positions at this level function in support of a unit with several diverse activities such as research, teaching, patient care, and community service programs. Oversight of functions may cross into multiple sites, and may require direction of Professional Staff and other higher level employees.
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With delegated authority, the incumbent interviews and selects applicants, conducts training, assigns and schedules work, conducts annual performance evaluations and recommends disciplinary action.
Incumbent has signature approval authority for daily payroll, purchasing, budget allocation, and other financial transactions. In the absence of the Administrator, may be delegated additional approval authorities.
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On Saturday, December 21, 2013 the Delta Eta Boule of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity will be hosting the 3rd Annual Toys for Tots Christmas Celebration at the Hiawatha Davis Recreation Center in Park Hill. Delta Eta Boule will be giving away over 2,000 toys between the hours of 10am and 2pm. There will be members of the U.S. Marine Corps on hand to assist with giving out toys for this event. Delta Eta Boule President Scott Mitchell knows the importance of Toys for Tots and ensuring that less fortunate children have a very special Christmas.
This event is open to low-income families with children up to 13 years of age, the children will also have an opportunity to visit with Santa Clause, learn to make holiday crafts and more. The Hiawatha Davis Recreation Center is located at 3334 Holly St., for additional information contact Kisha Garvin at 720.232.0569. Thank you to Ms. Garvin for providing the information for this important event.


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Royal Marines plead not guilty to Afghan murder
Three Royal Marines pleaded not guilty today to the murder of a unknown Afghan while on active service.
The men, known only as Marines A, B and C, entered their pleas in rank order from behind a screen amid tight security at the Military Court Centre in Bulford, Wiltshire.
The men denied the allegation under Section 42 of the Armed Forces Act 2006 that on or about September 15 2011 they murdered the captured person while on patrol in Afghanistan.
David Perry QC, prosecuting, said the core of the prosecution case would be video footage.
Judge Advocate General Jeff Blackett set a two-day pre-trial review hearing to start on August 5 with a trial due to last three to four weeks to commence on October 21.
All three marines were granted bail. Two further marines have been told that the murder charges against them have been dropped.
Soldiers' body parts and tissues kept
An urgent investigation is underway after it was revealed that tissue samples from soldiers killed in Afghanistan have been kept by the Ministry of Defence.
The remains, which have been held without permission from families, were discovered last month at Bulford camp in Wiltshire. A number of body parts were also found at the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford.
Tonight the Army said they're "deeply sorry" and that investigations are being carried out to identify families affected
MOD say families' affected will be contacted
Ministry of Defence 'deeply sorry' at body parts error
Speaking to BBC News, Major General James Everard, Assistant Chief of the General Staff, said:
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Soldiers' body parts and tissues kept without permission
Army says it's 'standard practice' to keep body tissue
Afghan Soldiers' body samples found in Wiltshire
The body parts and tissue of soldiers killed in Afghanistan have been kept by the Ministry of Defence without the permission of their families.
Officials have admitted that six body parts and more than 50 tissue samples were retained by the Royal Military Police.
They were discovered last month when a new manager was appointed at the Military Police's Special Investigations Branch (SIB).
An urgent investigation has been launched and the MOD are trying to identify and inform the families affected.


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Well, in honor of all the single people, 98.7 AMP Radio held its first Bitter Ball on Valentine's Day this year at The Crofoot Ballroom, an event featuring alt rock/pop band American Authors.
There were definitely couples scattered among the crowd (hey, a concert is a great Valentine's date) but the majority of The Crofoot crowd consisted of singles just out to have a great time.
And wow, let's cut to the end of the night really quickly here; the guys were completely flocked with fans (mostly female) after the show. I've seen the band before and observed how, like any other band with a good following, fans flock to them when they come out to meet people; but this was a different, almost more aggressive crowd!
So back to the show; the room was full and the sound of the show overpowered any lonely feelings that seemed to linger. Singer Zac Barnett has such a passionate and true voice that encouraged everyone to sing along, especially to the popular single "Best Day Of My Life."
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2001 Outdoor: Set a personal-best in the 1500m (4:42.38), placing 13th at the Sun Angel Classic…competed in a total of four 1500m races …placed seventh in only 800m race (2:22.03) at the Sun Angel Classic.
2001 Indoor: Recorded an indoor season-best 2:14.15 in the 800m with a third-place finish at the UA/NAU Double Dual.
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The historic Mizpah Hotel was once the most luxurious and modern hotel in the southwestern United States. The hotel was nicknamed the "Grand Old Lady" for its refined elegance and upscale atmosphere. In its heyday, the Mizpah was known across the country as one of the finest hotels in the west.
The hotel takes its name from the nearby Mizpah mine; the mine was the first to boom in the area and was the second largest silver strike in Nevada's history. The name "Mizpah" is actually of Hebrew origin, meaning "watchtower" or more specifically a vantage point—a very appropriate name for the hotel, since it was the tallest building in Nevada until 1929. The five storied Mizpah also had the first electric elevator west of the Mississippi.
The oldest part of the hotel was originally a bar, the Mizpah Saloon. Wyatt Earp is said to have been a regular and may have even worked as a bartender there. In 1907, construction began and the saloon was converted into the hotel that we see today.
Jack Dempsey, the famed boxer and later Heavyweight Champion of the World, has a connection to the hotel. In June 1915 Dempsey stayed in Tonopah briefly for a bout with the Swedish boxer Johnny Sudenberg. Actually, it turned out to be two bouts—the first match was in nearby Goldfield, Nevada, and ended in a draw, and the rematch was two weeks later in Tonopah and also resulted in a draw. The two boxers fought a third time in 1916, this time with Dempsey winning by knockout. Dempsey is rumored to have worked as a bouncer in the Mizpah, but that is uncertain. Dempsey may have worked temporarily in some of the area mines as well. It is likely that Dempsey would have drunk in the hotel's bar and probably stayed there while in town.
Regardless of his role in the hotel's history, the Mizpah's special events room is named in his honor. The Jack Dempsey Room can be reserved for private parties, weddings, or other special occasions, and also features a full bar. The room marks the exact site of the original Mizpah Saloon.
Tonopah, like all boom towns in Nevada, had its ups and downs, and the Mizpah weathered all of them for almost one hundred years. In 1999, the Grand Old Lady closed her doors and remained boarded up for the next decade. Its prospects looked grim, until 2011 when the hotel was finally purchased and, after some renovations, reopened.


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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - This week all nine players from the 2014 Alabama baseball recruiting class will be featured on RollTide.com. Today's featured players are left-handed pitcher Alex Watkins from Albertville, Ala., catcher Cody Henry from Cantonment, Fla., and right-handed pitcher Zac Rogers from Alexander City, Ala.
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Alex WatkinsLHPFr., 6-5, 160Albertville, Ala. (Albertville)
The only south paw in this year's class, Alex Watkins is ranked 23rd overall and the fourth best left-handed pitcher in Alabama by Perfect Game USA. A national top 1,000 player, Watkins was picked by Perfect Game as a 2013 Honorable Mention Preseason All-American. Following his junior season, the lefty was chosen as the 2013 Marshall County Tournament MVP, as well as a Class 6A All-State Honorable Mention selection. Watkins set the school ERA record as a sophomore with a 1.40 mark then re-broke the record when he notched a 0.78 ERA as a junior. Perfect Game also invited Watkins to the 2012 National Underclass Showcase, as well as their 2011 Southeast Underclass Showcase.
Alabama assistant coach Dax Norris about Alex Watkins"Alex has great size for a pitcher and projects very well for our program. He has a projectable arm and a body that has a lot of room to develop. He arm angles are good, with a three-quarter slot but he just throws strikes. He will need more time to develop physically, but he pounds the zone."
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Cody HenryCatcher/InfielderFr., 6-2, 200Cantonment, Fla. (Pensacola Catholic)
Cody Henry is one of Perfect Game USA's top 500 players nationally, and is ranked as the 23rd best catcher in Florida. A three-time varsity letterwinner at Pensacola Catholic High School, Henry helped his team to back-to-back state titles in 2012 and 2013, and a national championship with a 30-0 season in 2013. As a junior, he hit .400 with a .512 on-base percentage, four home runs, 43 RBIs, 12 doubles, 21 walks and five stolen bases. The catcher from Cantonment, Fla., recorded a .440 on-base percentage with three home runs and 25 RBIs as a sophomore, after posting a .413 on-base percentage and 11 RBIs as a freshman. Henry also plays quarterback on the PCHS football team, passing for 2,063 yards and 14 touchdowns en route to an invitation to Rivals' 2013 football showcase in Atlanta.
Alabama assistant coach Andy Phillips about Cody Henry"Cody is a switch-hitting power guy that can play behind the plate or the corner infield positions. He's very athletic and he's a guy we're very excited about. As a switch-hitter, he has the potential to have a dynamic bat from both sides of the plate and he can drive the ball to the gaps. He will be able to do multiple things on the field us because of his athleticism."
RHP-Zac Rogers
Zac RogersRHPFr., 5-10, 175Alexander City, Ala. (Benjamin Russell)
Zac Rogers is one of Perfect Game's top 20 players in Alabama and places as the state's seventh-ranked right-handed pitcher. As a junior in 2013, Rogers led Benjamin Russell High School in innings pitched (29) and strikeouts, while finishing second on the squad with a 1.11 ERA. In two seasons on the varsity squad at BRHS, Rogers has collected a 9-2 record with a 0.79 ERA in 57 innings pitched. The Alexander City native was selected in the 2012 Alabama Baseball Coaches Association All-Star game following his sophomore season.
Alabama assistant coach Dax Norris about Zac Rogers"We saw Rogers a few years ago and really liked what we saw. He has a good fastball and a good slider. He could be a starter here, but right now we see him more of a back-end guy on our staff. He pounds the strike zone at 88-90 and will make an immediate impact in our program. "


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1. Tour the colorful Andean market of Pisac for local produce and crafts
2. Visit the Ollantaytambo fortress and the town of Chinchero.
3. Take the train to Machu Picchu from Urubamba Station. Machu Picchu just became one of the Seven Wonders of the World!
4. Try Alpaca from Inkafe Restaurant in the Sonesta Posada.
5. Hike along part of the Inca Trail.
6. Try something adventurous and go river rafting or horseback riding.
7. Take a trek to the Salt Mines of Maras and the town of Moray.
8. Watch a local soccer game to get a feel for the culture in the Sacred Valley.
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Romy Soleimani created a shimmery, velvety eye reflective of the texture and the graphic prints seen in Richard's collection. "The green shadow has high shine, which is also seen in the clothing and the liner adds a graphic element," said Soleimani. The Kevyn Aucoin Loose Shimmer Shadow in Jade was essential in bringing the look together.
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Dr. Julie Ford who works for Kansas State Department of Education was in Liberal on Monday to address the Board of Education about what options they have for South Middle School and Liberal High School.
Ford also informed the board that it is illegal for the state of Kansas to take over any schools in the state, and that it will not happen, despite the law being different in other states.
Ford mentioned that the state of Missouri has already taken over some schools in St. Louis, and that it has also happened in other states, but said that it can't and won't happen in Kansas. She said the state of Kansas has and continues to want schools to be run by their local leaders.
Ford said some school districts in Wichita and Kansas City are likely going to consolidate and shut down some of their schools, but that it is something those districts are choosing to do.
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Deanna K. Klingel, author of award-winning middle grade and YA literature, has released her first preschool book. Deanna and her husband live in the mountains of western North Carolina. Their seven married children and eleven grandchildren are in the southeast. Deanna and Dave enjoy visiting them, traveling with Deanna's books, playing golf and being outside with their golden retriever Buddy.
This interview is part of a 5-day virtual tour sponsored by the National Writing for Children Center, a showcase for children's book authors and illustrators.
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Little Beth romps through her personal playground showing how she learns the proper names and characteristics of her bird friends. Her antics come alive in the delightful illustrations.
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Q: Congratulations on the release of your book, Beth's Birds. What was your inspiration for it?
A: The inspiration was little Beth herself. Beth is my daughter. This was written for her, and about her.
Q: When did your passion for children's books begin? Did you have a favorite book when you were a child?
A: I had so many favorite books as a child, I couldn't begin to name them all. My mother gave me her passion for children's books. She read to my brothers and I every evening. Long after I was old enough to read for myself, I still sat on the edge of the bed in my pajamas listening and begging for one more page.
Q: Did you take any workshops or courses before you started writing?
A: I started the learning process with an editor in London who worked with me through the computers. The more I learned the more I knew I needed to learn. I joined professional organizations and attended conferences and workshops. When my writing style was identified as YA, I didn't fully comprehend what that was. I hadn't grown up with YA. I enrolled in a YA Lit class at Brevard College. I attend three conferences a year and go to classes. I have a critique group I study with twice a month. I'm always trying to learn more.
Q: How was your creative process like during the writing of this book and how long did it take you to complete it? Did you face any difficulties along the way?
A: I wrote this series for my youngest daughter. I took photos of her doing the things that are in the book and wrote the text. She grew up, I put the "books" in my file. It was easy.
Q: What do you find most challenging about writing for children?
A: The most challenging is probably my stage in life. My children are grown. Today's children are quite different in attitude and interests.
Q: What is your writing schedule like and how do you balance it with your other work and family time?
A: I write every day. I'm not always working on a story. Sometimes I'm writing blogs, editing, writing proposals, queries, polishing things for submissions. It may be a marketing day and I'll be writing letters and sending emails. Those days I tend to work in blocks of time. I might take breaks for phone calls, cooking supper, or dog walking. When I'm working on a story I'm at it for days of uninterrupted time. I have to have quiet. I'm very fortunate that I don't have to balance it with anything else. My husband is totally supportive and generous with his time. He knows when I'm working on a story that I'm in another place and time, won't have much to say, and won't be doing much of anything else. He's patient and understanding. Sometimes he comes through with a neck rub for the stiff neck.
Q: Tell us about your publisher and how you found it.
A: Last year while I was attending a book festival with my other books, I saw a colorful display of children's books. I looked them over, and even though they weren't about birds or nature, they reminded me about the books in my file. I talked to the editor who encouraged me to submit a query. She accepted the books based on the query without seeing the actual manuscripts. She said she knew it was for her. I wrote these for Beth when she was four years old. They went to contract the week she turned thirty four.
Q: What was it like working with an illustrator and how much control did you have over the artwork?
A: This was my first picture book. I loved the illustrator. I gave him the photos that went with the text. I realized rather quickly that the photos actually hampered his creativity. I told him he was free to interpret the photos and didn't have to copy them. He needed to develop Beth's personality his own way since he'd be recreating her in the next books. I took back the photos and trusted him completely.
Q: How do you define success?
A: I'm assuming you mean success as a writer. For me it's writing something that someone enjoys reading. It might change their life in some positive way, make someone or something better.
Q: Do you think that becoming an author entails sacrifices?
A: Anything you feel passionate about will entail a sacrifice. Whenever you are involved in any project, there are many other things you won't be doing. Being an author is costly. It takes your time, your energy and it might take your money as well. For some of things you no longer have time to do, you may have to pay someone to do it for you. If you decide to self- publish or do author subsidy, you are going to invest money. Even if you publish traditionally, you still have to buy the books you hope to sell. I spend nearly every weekend away from home, eating at Mickey D's, buying gas and sleeping in cheap hotels while I sell my books. Sure, it's a sacrifice.
Q: What advice would you give to aspiring children's writers? Do you know of any helpful resources you'd like to share?
A: I find the best resource to be the Book Markets for Childrens Book Writers. SCBWI has wonderful conferences. There are many smaller conferences that cost a lot less money, however. All classes and workshops, no matter how many times you go to them, will always teach you something. Try not to get overwhelmed and frustrated when you discover that the more you learn the more you need to learn. That's a good thing, actually.
Q: What's on the horizon for you?
A: The rest of the Little Beth Books will roll out one at a time. The next one is underway now, Beth's Backyard Friends about the little mammals. Then there's one about night noises and habitat. I've got two middle grade books under contract, Blue-Eyed Doll and Rebecca & Heart. I have four that are looking for homes. I'm getting ready to start interviewing and researching for my next YA historical biography. And of course, marketing. Always marketing.


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Bob Gordon, PE, leads more than 65 employees who serve an area of 7 square miles in Temple Terrace, Fla. He manages the 18-department program budget, which includes a capital-improvement fund of $22 million. Previously, Gordon was director of public works in Hillsborough County, Fla., with a department of more than 600 employees covering an area of 1,072 square miles and a population of more than 1 million. Gordon has played an integral role in implementing numerous engineering projects. Photo: APWA
"The best leaders will be expert at facilitating cooperative partnerships," says Bob Gordon. "Accelerated cooperation among public works professionals will expand opportunities for local and regional partnerships for solutions to local problems."
Shrinking resources are driving the trend.
"When tax revenues were higher, there were more options for providing services and each jurisdiction sought independent solutions," he says. "We can no longer afford that luxury and must work with adjacent jurisdictions and the private sector to pool resources to achieve the most cost-effective solutions."
For example, he's lowered street-sweeping, debris disposal, and fleet costs by outsourcing sweeping to a contractor, and he's considering out-sourcing fleet maintenance to a neighboring jurisdiction to reduce costs and increase vehicle availability.
Similarly, rather than build a plant, the city's negotiating to purchase treatment capacity from a neighboring jurisdiction. Further, Gordon's managers are exploring the interconnection of reclaimed water systems by using a matching grant from a water management district.
"Public works officials are in a unique position to see an opportunity for a partnership that will result in efficiencies," says Gordon. "Gone are the days when we had the resources to go it alone."
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Sen. Ayotte Keeps Fighting for Military Trials for Terror Suspects
Freshman Sen. Kelly Ayotte has been on a campaign to block civilian trials for accused terror suspects.
The New Hampshire Republican wasn't deterred this morning when the Senate block her amendment to defense spending bill that would have barred the government from spending money to try "enemy combatants." She is now pushing a bipartisan amendment to the Defense Authorization bill that would make federal trials more difficult by creating a presumption that the military, not civilian authorities should hold suspected al Qaeda members.
Ms. Ayotte said the measure, which contains a national security waiver that could allow detainees to be transferred to civilian custody and therefore tried in the federal courts, would help prod the administration away from civilian trials and allow more suspects to be tried in front of military commissions. The Obama administration opposes the measure.
"This administration has tried to criminalize the war," Ms. Ayotte said in an interview Thursday. "The priority has to be in these types of cases gathering intelligence."
Civilian courts, she said, were simply not "set up for intelligence collection."
Over the course of the year, Ms. Ayotte has been asking military commanders who appear before the Armed Services Committee about the current detention policy. Several, including Adm. William McRaven now the head of Special Operations Command, have agreed with her that clear procedures are needed.
Ms. Ayotte said her overriding concern is that without a place to hold detainees long-term, military commanders could be forced to release captured terrorists. The New Hampshire senator wants al Qaeda suspects tried in military commissions and held in Guantanamo.
"The American people have made it loud and clear they do not want these terrorists from Guantanamo, these enemy combatants brought to be held in long term detention on American soil," she said.
Ms. Ayotte's positions have been bitterly opposed by human rights groups. Raha Wala, an advocacy counsel for Human Rights First, said federal trials have a better track record than the military commissions.
"We should all feel proud that wiser, more informed and level-heads prevailed in this debate and that the Senate ultimately stood up against this attempt to undermine one of our most effective vehicles for incapacitating terrorists. Cutting federal courts, with more than 200 years of experience, out of counterterrorism cases will undermine our security," Mr. Wala said.
The Defense Authorization bill is currently being blocked by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.). Ms. Ayotte said that because the measure she helped write was supported 25-1 in the Senate Armed Services Committee, she believes a bipartisan majority of the Senate will approve the changes.
"If the defense authorization is brought to the floor … I think it will pass, and It will pass with bipartisan support overwhelmingly," she said.
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The award was granted as part of the DOE's "SunShot" High-Impact Supply Chain R&D Program, the goal of which is to achieve price parity between solar electricity and fossil-based electricity by the end of the decade, without additional subsidies. The DOE funding will help Veeco to speed up its efforts to commercialize multi-stage thermal deposition production systems used to manufacture cost-efficient CIGS Solar cells.
Commenting on the Veeco award, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) said, "Developing new, clean, homegrown sources of energy is a vital part of our economic recovery." This federal investment will help drive research and development of new solar power technology, helping make solar power more efficient. By making solar power more effective and affordable over the long term, we can cut emissions, improve our environment, lower our energy bills, and create good-paying green jobs right here at home."
Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) stated, "Investments in our growing clean technology industry are critical to both our economic recovery and our national security. Veeco is a leader among companies that are finding innovative ways to produce solar technology on Long Island and across the country. This Department of Energy funding will bolster our efforts to compete globally as a clean energy leader."
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Reviewed By Timothy H (BRISTOL, TN) Reviewed for a 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe —5/18/2016 7:04 PM
Got the full set: front, 2nd row, and cargo mat from 2nd row back since I keep 3rrd row seats down to haul golf clubs and push cart. Fit, look, color, and price were right. Hadn't expected that it would have pre-cut holes to fit the floor clips. Perfect fit. Competence is so refreshing. New smell issue not an issue. Installed them right out of the box. Within a couple of days odor was gone. Highly functional, but has a you-have-to-look-twice design to realize it's a rubber car mat.


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On a sun-splashed Friday afternoon in downtown Nashville, a quick stop for a beer at The Stage materialized into a marathon sit down inside the dark bar. So why would winter-weary Chicagoans eschew the sunshine on a postcard-perfect day to catch a few country and western sets? Two words: Clay Underwood.
Just who is Clay Underwood? As witnessed at The Stage, he's a charismatic country singer who does a mean Johnny Cash. And like the Man in Black, Underwood can also lay claim to "being everywhere" as he has hit more than 23 states in his tireless effort to get his music played on radio stations across the country.
Underwood says he's been as far north as Detroit and as far south as Fort Lauderdale. He even received a souvenir of his Chicago radio tour in the form of a $90 I-Pass violation after running into some trouble figuring out the toll booth system.
But his days of crossing the country in a "used Monte Carlo and living on Mountain Dew and Slim Jims" have paid some dividends. Underwood's cut a couple CDs and had his songs receive radio airplay in 42 states. He also is recognized as the only independent unsigned artist in years to have a song crack the top 40 and hold a spot on the Nashville Music Row Charts for 4 weeks.
That would be Underwood's first single "Behind these Walls" which he co-wrote with Dierks Bentley, Mel Tillis Junior and Tammy Rogers. The song debuted at an unimpressive 222 before making its mark on the C & W charts. 2 more singles followed and soon Underwood found himself as the only unsigned artist to have 3 consecutive singles on Music Row's Top 75 charts.
But like most everyone else in Nashville, Underwood wants more. He's not content to rest on his laurels, either. He gets up early, collects business cards, contacts radio stations and plays clubs until closing time. He said, "The internet is a huge tool and an unlimited phone plan goes a long way!" Underwood added that, "You'll keep the lights on if you stay busy."
Although Underwood is constantly "chasing the dream," he does not look at his chosen profession as work. He noted that, "I am blessed to do what I do" and loves "meeting folks all along the way."
Underwood's gregarious nature is in his DNA. Raised in Hart County Kentucky, he was the son of a preacher and an Avon lady. He grew up seeing his father shake hands after church and his mom smile as she went from door to door. He noted that, "it was the culture I was raised in."
As Underwood hawked his CDs between sets at The Stage, you could see his folks raised him right. Unfailingly polite, he chatted with customers and solicited song requests. He said that selling CDs is a good way to make extra cash as "you don't make a lot of money in Nashville because every stage is full and there is so much competition."
No stranger to competition, Underwood started out singing in Kentucky Jamborees, which he described as "small town opry houses." At first, he just performed on weekends as a way to augment his factory worker income but soon the "scratch and itch" was too powerful to resist. He decided to pursue a full-time musical career.
Blessed with a voice that's as smooth as honey whiskey, Underwood was wise to protect his bread and butter early in his career. He said that during his first year in Nashville, he met someone whose wife was a vocal coach. Although Underwood couldn't afford lessons, he got a few valuable tips "to keep me from losing my chops." He learned to stretch his vocal chords making catcalls and steer clear of everything from citrus to fish oil.
On other fronts, Underwood is quick to admit that he did things backwards. He said, "if anyone plans on doing this, do it young…especially before you have a wife and kids." It was a life lesson learned as Underwood noted that he will be staying close to home for a while as he and his wife Stephanie await the birth of their new daughter.
As Underwood hunkers down around home, he said that living in Nashville and playing at Tootsie's outpost in Florida has helped him expand his fan base as "everyone goes to Nashville or the Panhandle eventually." He's extremely heartened to get requests for his songs like "Behind these Walls." And when he hears someone tell him that "God's Up to Something," helped turn around their life around then he knows that "that's why I do what I do."
Underwood obviously takes pride in doing what he does. He served as sole producer on "Behind these Walls" and added some words to "make it mine." He also insists on having full control over his music. He said, "At the end of the day, I have to look in the mirror and live with myself." And while Underwood is still making a living as an independent singer, he's had some nibbles from major labels like Universal.
But YOU don't have to wait until Underwood gets his big break because his music is readily available on I-Tunes, Amazon and CD Baby. Catch details of upcoming performances and other news of note on his Facebook fan page or on the website listed below.


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- Salad:2 cups chopped fresh strawberries
- 1 small package fresh blueberries
- 1 fresh ripe mango, chopped in small pieces
- 8-10 cups green leaves, such as spring mixDressing:1/4 to 1/2 c plain Greek yogurt (I used vanilla flavored)
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar (recipe called for rice wine vinegar)
- I think I would have cut the rice vinegar down to 1 T; it would have been even better or tried lemon juice instead ...
- 1 large ripe mango, pitted and peeled
- 1/2 t saltTopping:1/4 c chopped almonds or pecans, caramelized in raw organic sugar and cinnamon.
Place the salad ingredients in a large bowl.
Mix the dressing ingredients in a blender until smooth. If too tart, add some honey.
Toss the greens, berries, and mango with the dressing until its covered to your liking. Refrigerate any leftover dressing.
Garnish with the sweetened nuts. The cinnamon flavor with the mango dressing is like dancing the samba in your mouth.


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Solaris tip of the week: Zones
By Jay Danielsen on Jun 25, 2008
This week's Solaris tip is on 'zones'. If the 'zones' term is not
familiar to you,
please find your nearest Solaris host and read the zones(5) man page
before proceeding.
My favorite application of the zones technology is to emulate a
production architecture in miniature; the global zone acts as firewall to a set
of app server, database server, and directory server zone targets. With this configuration,
each developer has his/her own full functional representation of a production
architecture on a single host. More on this configuration in a future 'Solaris tip of the week'.
First let's discuss how we can automate the installation of a single Solaris zone or set of zones.
Zones are defined with the solaris zonecfg command ... in it's
simplest form:
# echo "create -t SUNWdefault
set zonepath=/export/test
add net
set address=184.108.40.206/24
set physical=bge0
commit" > /tmp/zonecfg.test
# zonecfg -z test < /tmp/zonecfg.test
This example creates a zone named 'test' and configures IP address
126.96.36.199 on network interface bge0.
Grab a cup of coffee, come back in a bit, and you have a running
zone ...
Unfortunately, we're not quite finished ... When you log on to your
shiny new zone,
you still have to fill out all the paperwork:
- root password
- timezone
- nfs
- etc ...
This information is already defined for the Solaris global zone. To
simplify local zone configurations,
we will use the global zone configuration to develop a script named
'install.sh', which installs a fully-configured local zone that can be immediately used when the
install.sh script completes.
Usage: install.sh [-s subnet] [-l "host1:ipaddr host2:ipaddr2"]
- if -s not specified, 220.127.116.11 is used
- if -l not specified, the zone target list defined in install.sh:get_hostlist() is used. Edit this list to match your host target requirements.
The install.sh automates the following:
- auto detect default network interface
- enable root login via zone console and ssh.
- configure global zone as nfs server for local zones.
- enable dns in local zones if defined in global zone.
- enable the fair share scheduler, so all zones get equal access to cpu resources.
- creates sysidcfg file for first boot configuration of locale, root password, timezone, nfs.
To keep the zones lightweight for a developer deployment, local zones are defined to be similar in some ways to diskless clients.
For example, each local zone's /usr partition is mounted read-only
from the global zone.
This can be a problem, since many open source packages install in
the /usr/local directory. To allow for /usr/local packages in the global zone, the install.sh script
creates a /usr/local loopback filesystem overlays /usr in the local
zone. Each local zone then has it's own private read-write /usr/local directory. As an
aside, this was one of the
main reasons that old JES software could only be installed in a
full-root zone, because
the JES software attempted to install itself in various /usr directories.
I hope this script comes in handy ... let me know if you have any
suggestions for
improvements ...


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SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The full membership of North American Restoration Dry Cleaners (NARD) recently convened for an all-day meeting here during the National Contractor Connection conference.
Members of the elite organization specialize in remediation of clothes that have been damaged by fire, smoke, water or exposure to mold or other contaminants.
At the Texas gathering, the membership interviewed three "new and well qualified prospective members" that hail from different West Coast markets. Each of the candidates showed favorably, NARD reports, and are in the final stages of the vetting process.
The group also granted full membership status to Western New York member Urban Valet of Buffalo, N.Y., for surpassing the organization's service and volume benchmarks.
NARD's annual meeting is scheduled for Sept. 19 in Kansas City, Mo.


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"Is Connie coming to dinner?" I ask my friend Mary.
"She is, but she had two other cocktail parties," Mary responds. "And I think she's bringing a date."
"Maybe he's in the running for husband number three," Calvin, Mary's husband, adds with a sly smile. Connie has outlived two husbands.
All of this would sound perfectly reasonable apart from one fact: Connie is 85 years old. And she lives in Connecticut, where the distances between small towns like ours are great, and the roads winding and dark. There are deer to worry about.
Connie and Calvin have been friends for 30 years, despite the 20-year age difference. Their paths cross due to shared interests and causes. Calvin is on the board of Union Theological Seminary, and Connie is the third generation of women in her family to serve on the board of the YWCA in New York City, where Calvin's wife Mary currently serves. Calvin, Connie, and Mary don't think twice about going to Africa or India or China on a moment's notice if asked by their charities.
There's a special guest at dinner that night, a 21-year-old Afghan woman named Tabasum Wolayat. Connie has championed her cause and introduced her to Calvin, who invited her to his and Mary's weekend house. Tabasum just graduated from Middlebury College and is soon going to Oxford to continue her work in women's studies and anthropology.
I try not to zero in on Tabasum and bombard her with questions, as I tend to do, according to my daughter and many others.
"I'm just curious, Lili," I always tell my daughter. "I'm interested in the lives of others."
But Lili is not at this dinner party tonight. She is in her freshman year of college, leaving me a widow and an empty-nester, a double whammy. This is my first social outing without Lili, and everyone is aware of this. I am treated with special care tonight.
Of course I cannot help myself; I have to tell Tabasum about Lili.
"Look," I announce. "There's Lili's graduation photo of the fridge."
"This is your daughter?" Tabasum asks, not quite understanding.
"Yes," I say, adding, "my late husband Gregory and I went to China and adopted her," as a way of explaining her appearance.
Lili is darkly beautiful, with glowing brown eyes and smooth skin. She could be a sister to Tabasum, and in a sense, she is: both were born into cultures with long histories of denigrating and even torturing and killing women.
"How old was she when you adopted her?" Tabasum wants to know.
"Almost a year," I said. "She was found outside a police station when she was just a few days old. It was December and freezing cold."
"But who left her there?" she asked.
"We will never know," I say, "because it's a crime in China to abandon a baby, even a girl."
"And where is Lili tonight?"
"In college in Ithaca," I say. "How did you choose Middlebury?" I ask, steering the conversation away from Lili.
"I found out about it on the internet," Tabasum explains. "I knew of an Afghan woman who went to Mt. Holyoke College. So I applied to five colleges in the same area, New England, all small. Middlebury offered me a full scholarship and welcomed me in such a wonderful way. I loved Middlebury College."
Within a half hour, I have all the information I set out to obtain, without being too intrusive, I hope.
Tabasum is a member of a tiny minority tribe from the northern part of her country. She grew up in a middle-class home in Kabul and attended a local school where she was tormented by her Pashtun classmates because of her minority status. Yet she persevered, determined to attend college. When she arrived at Middlebury, she spoke little English and had never been outside of Afghanistan. She realized that she enjoyed women's studies and decided this would be her major. She dreamed of going to Oxford for her doctorate, and now, she was on her way there.


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After a great start to the day, stocks have fallen hard in afternoon trading, with the the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI)down 10 points as of 2:30 p.m. EDT after rising triple digits in the morning. Nike's (NYSE:NKE) not helping the matter, as investors have crushed the athletics giant's stock today in the wake of its earnings report yesterday. Meanwhile, Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC) has been blasted after a shocker that shook up Wall Street today. Let's catch up on what you need to know.
Nike's future fears
Nike's shares have plunged by 4.1% today, far and away the worst performer of the Dow so far. The company's most recent quarter actually pulled off a respectable performance for investors: revenue jumped 12% to $6.97 billion, topping analyst expectations and pushing earnings to $0.76 per share, a mark that also managed to beat Wall Street's projections. However, today's big drop isn't about what's in Nike's past, but what the company sees in its future.
Investors bailed on the stock after the company projected sales growth only in the mid-single digits for this quarter, far below the 12% growth analysts expect out of the company. Blame the stronger dollar for currency woes that Nike expects to cut into international sales, a particular problem as the company makes up 45% of its total revenue from outside of the United States. The dollar's pushed against the euro lately, and with Nike's Western European sales picking up steam in recent quarters, its results could take a hit across the Atlantic.
Most concerning for investors comes from the other side of the Pacific, however. Nike cautioned that sales in China could fall flat or even decline for the quarter, raising new fears that it is missing out on growth in the world's most promising emerging market. Chinese sales did jump by 7% in the last quarter, but with athletics goods in high demand there, along with the ongoing climb in the country's middle class and urban populations, Nike's in no position to sacrifice footing in this lucrative market. Competition has hurt Nike in China in recent years, and investors have to keep a close eye on whether the company can continue to push forward overseas in coming quarters.
Perhaps today's biggest market shake-up comes from outside of the Dow, however. Symantec stock is off by a massive 12.7% after the software and computer security specialist unexpectedly sent CEO Steve Bennett packing. While Wall Street's been high on Bennett in the recent past, Symantec judged its leader to be too slow in pushing for innovative changes in a company, according to sources cited by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
Symantec hasn't yet taken hold of the mobile computing niche for its security software and is dealing with sluggish growth and rising competition. Nonetheless, analysts had seen the company headed toward better days under Bennett, and the shocking firing leaves Symantec headed toward an uncertain future. Keep a close eye on how the company's search for a new CEO goes, as it will speak to what Symantec's looking for in its future.
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Viewers of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" have been watching Shannon Beador's marriage fall apart on this season of the show. On Wednesday, Reality Tea shared a big update about how their marriage is going. Things seem to be improving for Shannon and David. Viewers were actually expecting to hear that they were getting a divorce so this is great news.
Shannon and David really never got time to work on their relationship. They are parents and hardworking people. He even sent her an e-mail making it sound like they were doomed and that he wanted a divorce. Things looked really bad, but now there is a big improvement. They might just be able to make it work.
Beador shared that she was writing her Bravo blog this week from Hawaii. She went there on a trip with her husband David. They are spending nine days together away from their kids and working on their marriage. That alone is a step in the right direction and explains that they are trying to make it work. Before this trip, they had not been on a big vacation like this in years.
Shannon also shared a spoiler with fans. She said that the next few episodes of "RHOC" will show fans the couple is working on their marriage. It will all show and this is something she is excited to share with everyone.
She went to Twitter and shared a picture of the two of them. They are hanging out in their cabana and eating Grey Goose popsicles. It looks like a fun time and they are both very happy in the picture. Fans have been responding to her saying they are really glad to see that they are working out their problems. Don't miss the next few weeks of "The Real Housewives of Orange County" where you can see them work on their marriage.