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Medina County was pounded Friday with another blast of winter, one that canceled classes countywide.
The National Weather Service reported about nine inches of snow a fell in parts of the county before abating late Friday afternoon.
Several minor crashes and cars running off roadways were reported throughout Friday. A portion of State Road near state Route 303 in Hinckley Township was closed about 11 a.m. due to snow and ice.
The Ohio Highway Patrol handled 25 minor accidents Friday, most of them due to unsafe speed for the road conditions, Trooper Timothy Sankoe said.
"I think we'll see a continuation of pullouts and crashes until county, township and state departments can get caught up with plowing the roads," he said Friday afternoon.
Brunswick police handled 10 accidents and six disabled vehicles, a dispatcher said. Medina police dealt with two accidents and one disabled vehicle. A Wadsworth dispatcher said there were no serious accidents and noted Monday's winter storm was much worse than Friday's.
The Medina County Sheriff's Office issued a Level 2 snow emergency at 4 a.m. Friday. Level 2 means roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow and/or flooding. The snow emergency was in effect throughout the day.
A sheriff's dispatcher said deputies handled 12 disabled vehicles.
"Travel only unless you need to be out, but we would prefer people not be out on the roads," said officer William Pavlick of the Sheriff's Office. "We advise people not to drive in these (blizzard) conditions."
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Pam Dawber's Williams tribute will air on PBS next Tuesday night in a one-hour special celebrating Robin Williams' life. According to USA Today on Wednesday, the former "Mork & Mindy" star's tribute will be the first on-camera comments since the comedian passed away. The special will feature a number of other friends and colleagues paying tribute to the late actor as well.
"Mork & Mindy" was the show that catapulted Robin Williams to stardom, and Pam Dawber was his co-star. The two recently reunited when she did a guest stint on his show with Sarah Michelle Gellar, "The Crazy Ones." Just after his death, Dawber released a statement indicating that she was "completely and totally devastated."
The PBS special will feature Robin's last full-length television interview and there will be some never-before-seen footage of his work included. Others being featured in the special will include Henry Winkler, Louie Anderson and Paul Rodriguez. Previous interviews incorporated will show Jerry Stiller, Whoopi Goldberg, Penny Marshall and Williams' late co-star Jonathan Winters.
The actor's heartbreaking suicide has devastated fans, friends and colleagues alike, and it has brought a new focus to the topics of depression and suicide. Pam Dawber's Williams tribute will air on Tuesday, Sept. 9. It is titled "Robin Williams Remembered – A Pioneers of Television Special."

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>Brookings Oregon News, Sports, & Weather | The Curry Coastal Pilot
C.J. Paxton grimaces while trying to hold his opponent to the mat during the Bruins' first league dual meet of the season. Paxton would win by pin. The Pilot/Jef Hatch
The final team score of the Brookings-Harbor High School versus Douglas wrestling dual meet failed to reflect the quality of wrestling that occurred Wednesday night under the spotlight in the high school gym.
What the Bruins' 42-45 loss did reflect was a slick bit of chicanery by Douglas Head Coach Steve Evans and some clever countermoves by Bruins Head Coach Dave Freeman to keep the score close.
Between the two teams there were eight scheduled forfeits in the 106, 113, 170, 195, 220 and 285-pound weight classes and, according to dual meet rules, each coach alternated sending their wrestler to check in at the scorer's table first.
When it came time for 160-pounder Tim Drafahl to wrestle – and most likely pin the Douglas grappler, according to Evans – Evans pulled a fast one and moved his wrestler to a higher weight class to hand Drafahl a victory by forfeit rather than a pin.
Drafahl, who had been sidelined by illness for the majority of the preseason, was torn by his inability to get on the mat.
"I was so frustrated," he said. "I was so ready to go. It's ridiculous that they wouldn't wrestle me."
Freeman wasn't surprised by the move though.
"I knew that they would move some of their wrestlers," Freeman said. "I just didn't know when it would happen."
The points gained by forfeit are equal to those gained by pin, but by moving his wrestler to a higher weight class, the Douglas coach was attempting to leverage his wrestlers to a greater margin of victory.
Freeman was quick to counter by forfeiting the next two matches and bumping C.J. Paxton to the 195-pound bracket to face his scheduled opponent.
Evans was quick to compliment Freeman's move.
"We would have won by a lot more," he said, "but Dave made a great move and kept the score close."
Brookings-Harbor swept the JV bouts with Tyler Marrington, Adan Branbilla and Brandon Holteen all claiming victory by points, and Justin Schultz taking a quick pin to win in just 23 seconds.
Branbilla's 126-pound match was close through three 2-minute rounds, and Branbilla was behind 7-9 with just 30 seconds remaining when he was able to escape for a point and score two more on a takedown to win the match 10-9.
"I'm really proud of Adan," Freeman said. "He has worked really hard and has improved as time has gone by. He is one of the kids on the team that we are really proud of."
Holteen, 145, dominated his opponent, rolling him to his back at will to score back points before letting him up to do it all over again. Holteen scored a major technical fall with an 18-3 victory.
Marrington, 152, controlled his opponent throughout the match to score two takedowns and an escape point. He gave up two escape points and a technical violation point for locked hands to win 7-3.
The varsity matches were a mixed bag of wins and losses with Sam Strom taking a victory by forfeit in the 106-pound weight bracket, and the Bruins giving up a forfeit in the 113-pound division.
The first varsity match brought rookie wrestler Jayson Worley onto the mat to face Douglas' Caleb Willis in the 120-pound weight class.
Worley was pinned at the 46-second mark.
In the 126-pound weight class, senior Pete Peterson showed why he was a finalist in the 2010-2011 OSAA 4A state finals, defeating Michael Mason with a pin in 52 seconds.
Levi Williams faced Ryan Warren in the 132-pound weight class and lost 1-6 as he appeared to be exhausted in the later rounds of the match.
According to Freeman, a lack of conditioning hurt a great number of the Bruin wrestlers as their matches progressed into the second and third rounds.
"We need to get in better shape," he said. "We've got to get dedicated and be focused for one month and three weeks."
In the 138-pound weight class Patrick Holmes faced off against second place state finisher Brian Middleton and was pinned after 1:07 of competition which, according to Holmes, is longer than most of Middleton's opponents last.
"I took him pretty far into the match," Holmes said. "I feel pretty good about how I wrestled."
The 145-pound weight class saw an unfortunate matchup as a victory-hungry Cole Hannan took Jared Dean down for a pin in just 37 seconds.
Hannan latched onto Dean's leg from the whistle, took him down and pinned him before Dean even had a chance to shift from his starting position.
"I was mentally ready," Hannan said. "I feel kind of bummed that we don't have a tourney this weekend, but I'm ready to keep on wrestling.
"I'd like to go undefeated through the regionals and make it to state again this year."
In the 152-pound weight class, Ethan Williams took his match into the third round before being pinned at the 5:48 mark.
Drafahl would win the 160-pound bracket by forfeit and the Bruins forfeited the 170 and 182 brackets before Paxton defeated Chance Wimberly by pin.
While Paxton won, he wasn't happy with his performance.
"I'm kind of out of shape from Christmas break and I was tired," he said. "I need to improve on conditioning and my shots."
While he had identified the problems in his match, Paxton was also aware of what had gone right.
"My arm bar was good," he said. "I got him to his back every time. I just need to keep working hard in practice and improve."
Freeman couldn't agree more.
"If we wrestle how we're capable, we potentially have a chance of winning districts for the second year in a row," Freeman said. "I really believe we still have a shot if we get dedicated."
The Bruins' next match will be on the road at 6 p.m. on Thursday at North Bend High School.


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Ehrlich Architects is a versatile practice that has earned an international reputation for design excellence and an exemplary professional culture. Founded in 1979 as a tiny residential studio, the Los Angeles-based firm is a 40 member team that has mastered building types ranging in scale from houses to courthouses, including libraries, university centers, corporate and government facilities. Ehrlich Architects has been recognized with eight national AIA awards, the California Firm of the Year in 2003, and more than 150 other honors.
Led by Partners Steven Ehrlich, FAIA; Takashi Yanai, AIA; Mathew Chaney, AIA; Patricia Rhee, AIA and supported by 5 other Principals and Associates, Ehrlich Architects' design philosophy starts with a profound respect for a building's inhabitants. This humanistic approach, referred to as Multicultural Modernism, has permeated the firm's culture since the beginning, informing every creation and every interaction.
The seeds of this philosophy were planted during founder Steven Ehrlich's six-year work/travel sojourn in Africa in the 1970s. Serving in the Peace Corps in Morocco, traversing the Sahara and later teaching architecture in Northern Nigeria, he studied vernacular "architecture without architects," formed by the constraints of site and climate and the inspiration of culture.
The ambition to create a healthy community culture spills over into the firm's physical space, a repurposed 1917 dance hall located in Culver City, California. The entire staff sits in a single open-plan studio space and meetings and interactions regularly spill into the kitchen and onto the outside patio. A fierce work ethic prevails, but one that supports employees to challenge norms, be creative, and help maintain a live-work balance. In the end the multicultural and modern Ehrlich family is serious about the practice of architecture being fun.
A total of eight monographs have been published on the work of Ehrlich Architects including the latest, "Ehrlich Architects: Learning, Working, Living", published in July 2013.


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Paul McCartney's Out There! tour's string of U.S. concerts in July and August top the list of highest-grossing tours on Billboard's latest Hot Tours list, the magazine reported Friday. Mötley Crüe's farewell tour placed second in the tally, while Billy Joel was in the third spot. And the top-grossing show on this leg of the Out There! tour was none other than last week's sold-out show at Candlestick Park, which the magazine said was attended by 53,477 fans and made $7 million.
Also, 12 separate McCartney shows also made the magazine's latest Current Boxscore list, which lists the top individual shows. The Candlestick show placed at #2. Concerts at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, (#3), Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota (#4), Washington-Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana, (#6), United Center in Chicago (#7), Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri (#8), Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota (#9), CONSOL Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (#10) round out the Top 10.
Also on the list are Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska (#11), U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona (#12), Times Union Center in Albany, New York (#13) and EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City (#14). Only Lollapalooza, which took place Aug. 1-3 in Chicago, placed ahead of the McCartney shows in the Boxscore chart at #1.
The show on Aug. 14 was McCartney's first at the venue since The Beatles played Candlestick Park on Aug. 29, 1966. It was the final stop on their world tour that year and was also their last ticketed concert. The McCartney concert was also to be the final event at Candlestick Park, which has been a baseball and football venue. It was the home of the San Francisco 49ers until late last year. It will be demolished early in 2015, according to sources. The venue is in the process of selling off seats and fixtures.
The Out There! Tour is currently on a lengthy break. It'll resume Sept. 28 with a show in San Diego at Petco Park, home of the San Diego Padres. Beginning Oct. 2, the tour opens in Lubbock, Texas with a set of seven shows that were postponed by McCartney's illness earlier this year.


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In light of the canonization ceremony scheduled for this Sunday, the Vatican has released two free Saint apps on Friday, one for Blessed John Paul II and the other for Blessed John XXII, according to Vatican Radio.
In September Pope Francis scheduled the much-anticipated canonization ceremony of John Paul II and John XXIII for this approaching Sunday. Pope Francis had set aside September 30 in August as the date he would hold the Public Ordinary Consistory for the impending canonization of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII. Many had previously speculated the canonization ceremony to occur in 2013, however due to the Pontiff's extraordinarily busy year, John Paul II and John XXIII would be sainted at the same time on April 27, 2014, the second Sunday of Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday, established in 2000 by Pope John Paul II.
Blessed Pope John XXIII reigned as Pontiff from October 28, 1958 until his death on June 3, 1963. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 3 of 2000 and is affectionately known as "Good Pope John." The official Vatican application for Pope John XXIII is "dedicated to one of the most important and most beloved popes in the history of the Church, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli," according to the details of John XXIII's app.
Blessed Pope John Paul II ruled the Catholic Church from October 16, 1978 until his death on April 2, 2005. Referred to as, "John Paul the Great," Pope John Paul II was beatified on May 1, 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI, now Pope Emeritus. The official Vatican application for Pope John Paul II is also "dedicated to one of the most important and most beloved popes in the history of the Church, Karol Józef Wojtyła," again, according to the details of John Paul II's app.
Both Saint apps are an effort from the Catholic Church to share in the historic occasion with information available that is dedicated to the candidates. Users can read biographical information and other publications, become familiar with the canonization process and the good works of both men, learn all of the event information for April 27, read prayers dedicated to the newly sainted, and find tourism information for those visiting Vatican City to witness history.
The apps are available in English, Italian, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese and French. To download the free Saint apps for android and IOS devices, click this link, which will redirect you to the page entitled, "Canonization John Paul II John XXIII."
Suggested Links
- Pope Saints John Paul II and John XXIII to be canonized in April
- Another 'Bling Bishop' emerges in Newark: Catholics petition to forfeit mansion
- How to make a palm cross for Palm Sunday 2014
- Holy Grail or holy hoax: Historians claim they found the cup of Jesus
- Archbishop of Atlanta spends millions on residence, issues apology to Catholics


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Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes? is a great book on advice, love, relationships, and sexual attraction written by Jena Pincott. It's a funny and entertaining look at what makes us date who and why. It's all about bodies, behavior, and brains. It's the science behind sex, love, and attraction. It's a smart and sexy book that reads like Cosmo magazine but with more scientific facts and content to really explain why you do what you do.
Have you ever wondered why you are attracted to the people you're attracted to? Read this book and it will clear it up for you. You'll understand yourself and your significant other as well as both sexes more than you ever did before.
Some interesting questions that are answered in this book:
- Your genes influence whose body odors you prefer.
- Season affect your sex life.
- Long-term couples really do grow to look alike.
- When couples first fall in love, their brains are indistinguishable from those of the clinically insane.
- Why do you find your partner so amazing, even if no one else does?
- Are people naturally monogamous?
- How does your brain "grow" when you're in love?
- Why does creativity get men laid?
- Why do men give women fancy dinners and vacations instead of useful gifts?
- Why are you more attracted to picky people?
- Does a guy love you less after looking at other beautiful women?
- Do gentlemen prefer blondes?
- Do tall men have prettier girlfriends?
- Why do women feel pressured to be super skinny?
- Why do hungry men prefer heavier women?
- Why might you cheat on a man if you don't like his smell?
- Why do men prefer big pupils?
- Are you more attracted to people who look like you?
- Do women choose husbands who look like their fathers?


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Helena Museum was among 19 organizations that received a Small Arkansas Museum grant. The grants of $2,632 for each institution were announced during a ceremony at Trapnall Hall, 423 East Capitol Avenue in Little Rock. Presenting the grants were Martha Miller, director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, Mark Christ, chairman of the board of the Arkansas Humanities Council, and Paul Austin, executive director of the Arkansas Humanities Council. This is the fourth year that the agencies have partnered to fund and administer the grant program targeted at small Arkansas museums. "There is so much rich history in every corner of the state, and so many small museums with wonderful volunteers, who work to tell their local stories," said Miller. "We are delighted that these grants can help support those endeavors." Twenty-two organizations applied for the grants, Austin indicated. "Local history is the bedrock of the humanities, and we are very pleased to be able to offer support to the small Arkansas museums in their efforts to promote and protect their local histories. Administering this program is a real boost for our work across the state, and we are proud to be a part of the Small Museums Project," he said. To be eligible for the grants, applicants had to be non-profit museums or historical societies with annual operating budgets of up to $250,000 and at least one staff person, either paid or unpaid. Staff time must be devoted primarily to the care of the museum and its collections, and the museum must be open to the public at least 90 days per year. The deadline for applications for the next funding cycle is May 1, 2014. For more information on the grant process, contact the Arkansas Humanities Council at (501) 320-5761.
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2016-06-20 clustercontrol 1.3.1-1655 | clustercontrol-controller 1.3.1-1324 | clustercontrol-cmonapi 1.3.1-198
2016-06-06 maintenance release: clustercontrol-controller 1.3.1-1304 | clustercontrol-1580
2016-05-31 clustercontrol 1.3.1-1562 | clustercontrol-controller 1.3.1-1296 | clustercontrol-cmonapi 1.3.1-195 clustercontrol-nodejs 1.3.1-64
MySQL based clusters
MySQL Replication
MySQL/NDB Cluster
New Backup and Restore options
MySQL User Management
Key Management
Changes in ClusterControl v1.3.0
2016-05-16 maintenance release: clustercontrol-1.3.0-1469 | clustercontrol-controller 1.3.0-1274
2016-05-09 maintenance release: clustercontrol-controller 1.3.0-1262
2016-05-03 maintenance release: clustercontrol-1.3.0-1438 | clustercontrol-controller 1.3.0-1257
2016-05-02 maintenance release: clustercontrol-1.3.0-1420 | clustercontrol-controller 1.3.0-1252
2016-04-25 maintenance release: clustercontrol-controller 1.3.0-1242
2016-04-24 maintenance release: clustercontrol-1.3.0-1393 | clustercontrol-controller 1.3.0-1240
2016-04-21 maintenance release: clustercontrol-1.3.0-1375
2016-04-19 maintenance release clustercontrol-controller 1.3.0-1234 | clustercontrol-1.3.0-1355
2016-04-18 clustercontrol 1.3.0-1347 | clustercontrol-controller 1.3.0-1228 | clustercontrol-cmonapi 1.3.0-183 clustercontrol-nodejs 1.3.0-56
MySQL based clusters
NDB/MySQL Cluster
MySQL Replication/Standalone
MongoDB based clusters
2016-04-03 - Maintenance release of clustercontrol-controller-1.2.12-1201, clustercontrol-1.2.12-1261
ClusterControl UI:
2016-03-20 - Maintenance release of clustercontrol-controller-1.2.12-1184, clustercontrol-1.2.12-1261
ClusterControl UI:
2016-03-04 - Maintenance release of all components: clustercontrol-controller-1.2.12-1158, clustercontrol-1.2.12-1195, clustercontrol-cmonapi-1.2.12-171.
Improved handling for checking mount points that does not exits
ClusterControl UI:
MySQL based clusters
MySQL Replication Master
MySQL Replication Slave
New Backup options
Configuration Management
2015-12-11 - patch release clustercontrol-controller build no 1052
2015-12-04 - patch release clustercontrol-controller build no 1039, clustercontrol (ui) build no 899, cmonapi build no 141.
NDB nodes statues was reported as "9999" (mysql-unknown) when auto-recovery is diesabled
2015-11-15 - patch release clustercontrol-controller build no 1023, clustercontrol (ui) build no 883, cmonapi build no 138.
2015-11-06 - patch release clustercontrol-controller build no 1007, clustercontrol (ui) build no 854, cmonapi build no 135.
2015-11-02 - patch release clustercontrol-controller build no 998, clustercontrol (ui) build no 842, cmonapi build no 135.
Bugs fixed:
2015-10-23 - patch release clustercontrol-controller build no 985, clustercontrol (ui) build no 826, cmonapi build no 131.
Bugs fixed:
Package versions:
This is a our best release yet for Postgres with a number of improvements.
MaxScale for MySQL based clusters.
MariaDB MaxScale is an open-source, database-centric proxy that works with MariaDB Enterprise, MariaDB Enterprise Cluster, MariaDB 5.5, MariaDB 10 and Oracle MySQL.
MySQL Based Clusters.
New System Logs page
Revamped Configuration Management
Revamped MySQL User Management
HAProxy and KeepAlived
Known Limitations
Changes in ClusterControl v1.2.10
Introducing our new powerful ClusterControl DSL (Domain Specific Language) which allows you to create Advisors, AutoTuners or "mini Programs" on our ClusterControl platform! (BETA)
- JavaScript based language syntax (not 100% JavaScript compatible) with extensions to provide access to ClusterControl's internal data structures and functions!
- Allows you to execute SQL statements and/or run shell commands/programs across all your cluster hosts and retrieve results to be processed for advisors/alerts/actions etc.
- SDK documentation
Changes in ClusterControl v1.2.9
Feb 8th, 2015
Support for PostgreSQL Servers!
- Add Existing PostgreSQL Server (standalone). Only v9.x supported.
- Monitor and schedule backups
- Query Monitor
Galera Cluster
- Bootstrap Cluster. Select a DB node to initialize the cluster from. Optionally enable/force SST for joining nodes and forcefully stop (SIGKILL) nodes
- Stop Cluster forcefully (SIGKILL) or with a graceful shutdown time
- Start DB node. Optionally enable SST at startup
- Stop DB node forcefully (SIGKILL) or with a graceful shutdown time
- Make a non-primary DB node primary
- Replication Slave Setup for Galera Cluster (GTID support). Slaves are bootstrapped with a Xtrabackup stream from a chosen Master
- Failover replication (GTID only) slave from to a new master
- Stage replication slave from master (Xtrabackup streamed from master to slave), useful in event of slave corruption
- Enable SSL Replication Encryption on the Galera Cluster. 2048-bit default key and certificate generated on the ClusterControl node and transferred to all the Galera nodes automatically
- SSL support between controller and managed nodes
- wsrep-recover is used to discover the most advanced Galera Node for recovery operations
- Removed manipulation of wsrep_cluster_address in my.cnf files meaning ClusterControl no longer makes any alterations of a node's configuration file
- Backup functionality completely re-written, and netcat port for streaming backups is user specified
- Restore ClusterControl originated or external made backups on selected hosts
- Alarm is raised if a node has set wsrep_cluster_address=gcomm://
- Improved logging and hints to assist with failed recovery attempts
- Enable/Disable Node/Cluster Auto Recovery from UI
Advanced HAProxy Deployment Settings
- Set for example client and server timeouts, max connections for frontend and backend. Select which backend servers are 'active' or 'backup'
- It is possible to enable/disable nodes part of a load balancer.
- Built-in HAProxy Statistics. No longer need to launch separate window to monitor the HAProxy performance
- Template configuration is stored on the controller in /usr/share/cmon/templates/haproxy,cfg , mysqlchk.*, and mysqlchk_xinetd and allows for pre-install modifications.
Deadlock and long running queries detection
- db_long_query_time_alarm (specify in cmon.cnf). If a query takes longer than db_long_query_time_alarm to execute an alarm will be raised containing detailed information about blocked and long running transactions. db_long_query_time_alarm = 0 (disable), default value 5
A new more "modern" front-end theme
- Re-organized Cluster specific actions into an easy to access list.
- A global alarm list which shows alarms per cluster. No need to drill into each cluster to see the alarms anymore.
Deprecated scripts:
- s9s_haproxy
- s9s_backup/s9s_backupc
- s9s_galera (—install/remove-garbd)
- s9s_sw_update deprececated for mariadb/percona apt/yum installs
Most of the above functionality are now handled directly by the Controller process.
Chef recipe & Puppet manifest for ClusterControl Controller (CMON)
Changes in ClusterControl v1.2.8
Sep 17th, 2014
Create MySQL DB Users and Privileges across several DB clusters at once.
LDAP improvements. Better support for AD. Added member+dn support. Groups and Users can be on different baseDN.
Support for Alerts and Incident tracking with external providers using a new Alarm/Events plugin system. PagerDuty plugin/integration available.
Unified Event Viewer. Show merged log entries (entries from multiple log sources) correlated with alarms/events occurrences.
New alarms/email notification system. Daily alarm digests (summary). Fine-tune email delivery of different alarms/events.
"Capacity Planner" (ALPHA). Add this constant to the UI's bootstrap.php file, define('RPC_PORT','9500'); to enable access to it.
Three new default MySQL dashboards. InnoDB IO, Query Performance and Galera Flow Control graphs.
Add Node (MySQL/MongoDB) improvements.
yum/apt repo server for ClusterControl! See this blog post for details.
Changes in ClusterControl v1.2.6
Apr 22nd, 2014
User Role based access to ClusterControl functions
OpenStack: Launch OST instances & Deploy a Galera Cluster (BETA)
Show Master and Slaves added to a Galera Cluster
Manage/Monitor MySQL Servers (auto detects if replication is enabled)
Embedded Classic DB Configurations Wizard deprecated/removed!
Changes in ClusterControl v1.2.5
Feb 11th, 2014
Changes in ClusterControl v1.2.4c (maintenance release)
Dec 13th, 2013
Changes in ClusterControl v1.2.4
Nov 19th, 2013
Changes in ClusterControl v.1.2.3
July 15th, 2013
Changes in ClusterControl v.1.2.2
May 16th, 2013
Changes in ClusterControl v.1.2.1
May 2nd, 2013
Changes in ClusterControl v.1.2.0
March 14, 2013
Changes in ClusterControl v1.1.33
August 1st, 2012
- Controller: Added alarms for Replication, in case a MySQL Server crashes
- Controller: Alarms for Galera, in case a MySQL Server crashes
- Controller: Removed redundant messages and newlines from log messages
- Controller: Persisting db|host_stats_collection interval to cmon db
- Query Monitor: log_queries_not_using_indexes now settable from the Web Interface
- Query Monitor: Set long query time via Web interface. Setting upper bound (1MB) on query size to be parsed.
- Query Monitor: Possibility to override CMON settings in favor for local my.cnf settings
- WWW + Controller: Reworked Configuration Management + web interface
- WWW + Controller: Last mysql error now saved in mysql_server table
- RRD: Optimized rrd graph creation, optimized galera stats collection to reduce db writes
- WWW: Added 'clear all jobs' button
- MySQL Cluster: Display an error in the Web UI if an SQL Node is not connected to the cluster
- Galera: Improvements in availability handling, in case createPrimary fails
Bug fixes:
- Replication: serverid + autoincrement sedding fixed
- Replication: Fixed MaxConnection bug in Replication
- MySQL Cluster: Fixed Index/DataMemory collection problem if MemoryReportFrequency is not set
- MySQL Cluster: Fixed bug in MGM status info, preventing rolling restarts
- MySQL Cluster: Fixed bug in stop node (SQL/Data node)
- Galera: Make node statistics less jumpy during restarts/recovery
- Controller: Clear MySQL replication links when a MySQL Server is removed from the cluster
- Controller: fixed bug causing multiple email messages to be sent in case of an alarm
- Controller: Fixed ProcessList bug if pidfile already had a path to prevent concatenation with datadir
- Controller: Added printout to error log if a pidfile could not be opened by the Process Manager
- Controller: Prevent autorestart of failed agents from happening too fast
- Backup: Fixes in length of file issue (backup file size was 0 sometimes)
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Changes in ClusterControl v1.1.32
June 25th, 2012
- Added load averages in ClusterControl Web interface
- Removed unnecessary log messages
- Added new configuration parameter to cmon.cnf: enable_autorecovery=1 (default 1 == enabled, 0 means disabled - only manual recovery).
- Galera: It is now possible to manually recover a non-Primary Galera node from the ClusterControl web interface.
- Galera: Improved handling of cluster recovery. Pass 1: find the best node to recover from and make it the new Primary. Pass 2: Recover the remainder of the nodes from the new Primary
- Galera: Cleaned up redundant table galera_status_history
Bug fixes:
- Fixed buffer overrun in query profiling and anonymizing queries (affects agents only)
- Disable autorestart of failed agents from happening too fast
- Galera: Handling of existing provider_options when setting pc.bootstrap
- Buffer overrun in log message
- Backups: Fixed issue with a stale mysql connection
- Added error handling to process stat collection (a process could have existed when a vector of pids were assembled, but process terminated before being used)
- RRD: Fixed "ERROR: /var/lib/cmon//cluster_1_stats.rrd: expected 9 data source readings (got 1) from N"
Hi Vinay,
Thanks for these changelog and bugfixes/improvements, very pleased to see this new release with a clear Changelog and some instructions on how to upgrade !!
Thanks a lot guys for this good work ;)


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With images coming courtesy of bit-tech, TechConnect Magazine reports that ECS' X58B-A motherboard solution has been caught on camera.
Providing a foundation for Intel's upcoming Core i7 SKUs, it is believed that ECS' offering could be an only child in the company's X58 powered line-up. Cooling duties are taken care of by ECS' QoolTech II copper cooling solution.
With pricing coming in at roughly $260, ECS had endowed its X58B-A with two PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slots that support both CrossFire X and SLI platforms. The other usual suspects such as SATA 3.0 Gbps support, 7.1 channel audio and dual Gigabit Ethernet can also all be found.


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Protestin' in DIY Elephants Never Forget Tees!
Street Teamers are my fave. It's true. What's not to like about people sticking up for those without a voice? Recently, two of our awesome Street Teamers, Marissa Chacon and Karissa Jones, came out for a Ringling Bros. protest in Stockton, CA, and they rocked their very own DIY Elephants Never Forget tees. Check it out!
Super cute, right? Here's what Marissa and Karissa had to say about their protest experience and the peta2 Street Team:
Was this your first protest? What was it like protesting Ringling Bros?
Marissa: Yes. It was a great experience. It felt good to be out there making people aware of what is happening to these poor animals.
Karissa: Yes. It felt great to let people know more information.
How did you get involved with the peta2 Street Team?
Marissa: I go on peta.org almost every day and came across the peta2 Street Team and thought I should sign up because the Street Team relates more to younger people and offers us ideas to help out animals.
Karissa: A friend of mine let me know what the circuses were doing to elephants and from there I wanted to do anything to help save them.
Do you have any advice for other Street Teamers who might feel shy about speaking up for animals?
Marissa: Don't feel shy! Speaking up for animals is something to be proud of. Animals don't have a voice so we need to speak up for them.
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Awesome! If you haven't yet, sign up for the Street Team now and then take five minutes to help elephants in five ways. 🙂


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From the Virginia Museum of Natural History, return to US 220. After less than 0.1 miles, turn left (north) to East SR 57/US 58. Turn right (east) and go 1.1 miles to Church Street Extension. Continue straight on Church Street Extension for 0.1 miles to the park on the right.


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SEATTLE – Head coach Heather Tarr announced today the hiring of assistant coach Ashley Andrews. Andrews, an Olympia, Wash., native comes to the UW after spending the last six years as a player and graduate assistant at the University of Tennessee.
Andrews was a four-year starter for the Lady Vols at shortstop and catcher. She was part of two teams that advanced to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. While completing her master's degree in sports psychology, she served as a graduate assistant the last two years at UT under Ralph and Karen Weekly.
"Ashley is an up and comer. She will relate well to our players," Tarr said. "She's a bright young lady with a noticeable energy and sense of self confidence."
Initially, Andrews, who attended Tumwater (Wash.) High, will work with the UW outfielders and assist pitching coach Mike Roberts with the catchers and battery development. She will also assist Tarr in recruiting.
"Ashley's leadership and versatility as a player will prove beneficial to us as a coaching staff. She is bright and focused. I'm excited to get her here and immerse her in our culture," Tarr said.
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Come along to Horsforth library and learn new techniques for card making.
We are having a demonstration of how to make cards with a spring time or Easter theme using a variety of techniques.
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G Clemmensen undergoes knee surgery, Reinprecht, Repik waived
Panthers projected backup goalie Scott Clemmensen underwent minor knee surgery Monday and will be out approximately a month.
That means the Panthers will open the season with starter Jose Theodore and probable backup Jacob Markstrom. Panthers coach Kevin Dineen said the competition is open with Markstrom and Tyler Plante.
Also, forwards Steve Reinprecht and Michal Repik were placed on waivers. If neither is claimed by Tuesday then they will be expected to report to San Antonio, the Panthers affiliate in the AHL. Repik, 22, had 15 points, including seven goals, in 55 games last season. He is still on his entry-level deal which is a two-way situation.
Reinprecht, 35, who was waived last New Year's Eve, and decided to play in Germany rather in Rochester, then the Panthers' AHL affiliate, was making a strong bid to stick on this season's roster, however, the strong play of Tim Kennedy and Jack Skille, as well as seven offseason pickups of forwards, left very few roster spots up for grabs.
"We're disappointed. Steve and I felt he could still help that team," said Stephen Bartlett, Reinprecht's agent. "He's the consummate pro and hopefully we'll find a good landing spot."
If no team claims Reinprecht, the Panthers could put him on re-entry waivers which would mean that teams could get him for half of his $2.08 salary with the Panthers paying the other half.
Also, the Panthers sent promising prospect defenseman Colby Robak to the Rampage. Robak had a team-leading four assists this preseason. The roster is unofficially down to 28 with Robak shipped out and Clemmensen's injury, leaving about five more cuts to be made following Thursday's preseason finale against Dallas.
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The long war on terrorism necessitates that we immerse ourselves in books of military significance published in Arabic, as all war is fought in the mind first. These books can range from those written by terrorists, those combating terrorism, to the subject of this essay, the Umayyad Caliphate, a period that came three decades after the death of Prophet Muhammad in 632 CE. Dr. Omar Farouk Fawzy (hereafter referred to as Fawzy) is an Iraqi historian, and among the few Arabs who specialize in the history of the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates. His books form a part of my course as my students and I discuss the obsession Militant Islamists have in re-establishing the Caliphate as a long-term inter-generational objective.
This necessitates a closer examination of this institution, beyond the sound bites al-Qaida provides to appeal to segments of the Muslim world. Fawzy's recent book published in 2005 is his "al-Jaysh wal-Siyasah fee Asr al-Amawi wa Matla'a al-Abassi, (661-956 CE)," which translates into, "The Army and Politics in the Umayyad Age to the Beginning of the Abbasids (661 to 956 CE)." Translating, analyzing and discussing Arabic books that delve into such topics begins to immerse us in the language of our adversary, and as we become more proficient in the history of the Middle East and Islam, one comes to the regrettable conclusion that al-Qaida capitalizes on a sense of Islamic history, and not knowledge of history. This chapter highlights Fawzy's work, and exposes the complexities of the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates, its realism, and the takes away the mythology that is infused by Militant Islamist to glorify a political tradition that is not inherent in Islamic orthodoxy or tenants of faith. The book was published in Amman, Jordan, by Majdalawi Books and is 237 pages. Fawzy teaches at the Ahl al-Bayt University in Jordan, and participated in UNESCO's History of Humanity Project.
Discussions on Early Islamic Warfare
From the start of Islam in 609 CE, the entire ummah (Muslim community) by necessity and self-preservation against the more powerful Meccan tribal confederacy was mobilized for war. This mobilization or what one would call, "a nation at war," would extend into the Umayyad period. Every male capable of bearing arms were registered in the Diwan al-Ata, literally the distribution registry that ensured that spoils were divided, and provisions made for the families of those killed in battle. It is known that Muslims did not engage in warfare until after the migration of Prophet Muhammad to Medina in 622 CE and only after the sword verses were revealed to Muhammad sanctioning him to take offensive and preemptive action against the Meccans. The book dissects the discussions of Islamic warfare, referring to it as qital (offensive warfare) which is conducted to defend the right to practice Islam and conduct evangelism of the faith, known in Arabic as dawa. These details are missing in Militant Islamist diatribe, and regrettably there are western authors who tie offensive jihad, and dawa as two sides of the same coin. The problem with this is that this distinction that one must call people to Islam before engaging in fighting is a nuanced distinction that divides Salafis today. Another reason to engage in fighting is to defend against external enemies, or suppress internal strife or civil war, known as fitna. The author writes that Islam does not sanction warfare for no reason, and recommends it be conducted with the minimum of fighting, he cites Muhammad's conquest of Mecca in which the Prophet ordered no wholesale vengeance and granted pardons to member of the Quraysh who were among his most violent enemies.
The Importance of the Registry of Fighters: Making Islam Fit Tribal Realities In the age of the first four caliphs after Muhammad's death in 632 CE to 661 CE, the principle of the fighting ummah was retained and the system formalized with registry under Caliph Omar (634-644 CE), the second Caliph after Muhammad's death. The registry itself became an instrument of tribal statecraft, as many chiefs were concerned about who made the list and who did not, and what share of the spoils would be allotted to those representing their tribe. It was under Caliph Omar, that Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan, who would found the Umayyad Caliphate, was appointed Governor of Damascus. He undertook some reforms of the tribal levies, making each tribe responsible for raising and equipping 1,000 fighters, and appointed 10 arifs (overseers and the modern Arabic term for corporal) to instill order, this force has a wali at its head. This entire structure was kept within the tribe. The lowest tribal unit utilized by the Umayyad Caliphate was the asheera (clan). Another pressure was the integration of more non-Arab Muslims from Persia, modern day Afghanistan, and the Caucuses, into the growing empire. Umayyad power was dictated by caliphs who were successful in tying tribal survival and the success to the success and health of the institution of the caliphate. The weakness of the Umayyad's is due to their ability to create a standing army loyal to the caliph, and their over reliance on tribal levies and the whims of tribal chiefs. The Mawali system was one way used to incorporate non-Arab Muslims, but in effect it created a caste system, whereby the Mawalis (recent converts) were second class citizens in terms of spoils, benefits and treatment. The Abbasids who would overthrow the Umayyad caliphate would capitalize on this schism and emerging caste system.
Caliph Omar and the Creation of the Soldier's Council
The expansion of Muslim forces into the Sassanid Persian Empire and Byzantium led Omar to create Diwan al-Jund, literally Soldier's Council in Medina. The Diwan and its rolls for spoils were divided with those accepting Islam before the Battle of Badr (Islam's first battle, which Muhammad was outnumbered three to one) were given a larger share, than those who entered into Islam after Badr. Those who entered into Islam before the Treaty of Hudaybiyah with the Meccans were given the second largest share, than those who entered before. This division of shares included segregating between those who entered into Islam before the battle of Qadisiyah (the battle that defeated the Persian Empire) and after. This division occurred during Muhammad's lifetime with those converting to Islam in Mecca, known as muhajiroon (émigrés) taking the most risks and being closest to Muhammad, than the ansar (helpers) of Medina who were more interested initially in Muhammad's arbitration skills. The first four caliphs after Muhammad's death (Abu Bakr, Omar, Uthman and Ali) would be muhajiroon. The Diwan al-Jund established by Omar was further divided into three specialized councils, known as Diwan al-Zarari, that provided for widows and families of those who died in war, Makhazen al-Silaah literally armory but more like armory, weapons maintenance, weapons manufacture, and logistics, and finally Tanzeem al-Ata (Spoils Organization), that focused on dividing spoils based on the caste system discussed. There was also an intelligence gathering unit, and a committee that established rules and regulations while on the march. By the Abbasid period in 956 CE, each region would have a Diwan al-Jund, for instance Diwan Jund al-Sham, or Consultative Group for the Army of the Levant, as well as one for Khorasan and so on. Some Diwans created smaller committees such as Majlis al-Muqabala, or reception committee that dealt with receiving and negotiating truces and surrenders or Majlis al-Tahrir or committee for liberation that addressed the transition of a city or region into the caliphate.
The Umayyad Challenge: Balancing Central Authority with Tribalism
Reconciling the caliphate and tribal loyalties would be a constant challenge of the Umayyads. They addressed this by placing tribes and tribal confederacies, in different regional armies. Another pressure on the caliphate was the constant demand from desert tribes to settle on fertile lands, preferring agricultural settlement to constant roving and fighting. The first given equal status as Arabs in the spoils system were the Persians under Caliph Omar, and by the caliphate of Muawiyyah, Persians were encouraged to settle the Jordan and the Levant, as a means of competing with Arab tribes. During this period Turkic tribes began to enter Islam, and when the Umayyad Caliphate entered into Egypt and North Africa, Berber tribes entered the caliphate. These tribes were given preference based on a complex system that determined if they surrendered without a fight, resisted stubbornly, accepted Islam or did not. The book uses North African tribes to demonstrate the point, the Liawatah and Zinata tribes of North Africa were given preference aiding Numan al-Ghassani in governing the region in 695 CE. In 704 CE, the Umayyad deputy of North Africa Musa ibn al-Nusair instituted tribal levy system for the Kitama, Hawarah, Zinata and Masmuda to name a few tribal confederacies, allocating 12,000 fighters to Tariq ibn Ziyad and his expedition to conquer Iberia.
In 661 CE, Muawiyah shifted the caliphate by force from the Prophet Muhammad's cousin and fourth caliph Ali. The central issue was Muawiyah's refusal to recognize the caliphate of Ali until he avenged the assassination of the third caliph Uthman. Ali refused to pursue the assassins, until Muawiyah pledged allegiance and recognized his caliphate. The first fitna (civil war) not only pitted Muslim against Muslim, but exposed Muslims as fighting for the earthly issues of politics, tribe, regional origins, as well as factional issues and not for God's glory. Muawiyah was more successful than Ali in tribal negotiations; one example was the promises made to the tribal chieftain of the Yamaniyah Confederacy in the Levant, Hasaan ibn Malik. Among the promises made, was a place of consultation with the caliph, an opinion in the caliph's diwan, and a say in matters that loosen and bind for himself and his son. Note that money was not discussed, but a consultation and influence. The terms loosen and bind, or in Arabic haa'l wal aqd, is the appropriate term for the fragility of tribal politics. As the wars between Muawiyah and Ali intensified in southern Iraq, Muawiyah's emissary in Iraq Yazid ibn Hubairah worked tirelessly to gain the allegiance of Lakhmid and Ghassanid tribes in Byzantium and Persia respectively, netting 20,000 fighter against Ali. Part of the negotiations was Ali's determination to move the Islamic capital from Medina to Kufa in southern Iraq, marginalizing the larger city-tribal confederacy of Damascus, governed by Muawiyah, who used this to stir up support in his titanic struggle with Ali. Tribes were organized by region and tied to Damascus through spoils, consultation, bribes and the payment of protection money. Another schism seized upon by Muawiyah was the caste system between Arab and Non-Arab Muslims, in which the founder of the Umayyad dynasty, pledged to do more to equalize the share of spoils for all Muslims. Note, that these promises and the tribal basis of the Umayyad's would necessitate the conquest of new lands. Muawiyah, after defeating Ali in 661 CE, would expand the empire further into North Africa and consolidate Muslim gains in the Levant, Persia and Mesopotamia. In 680 CE, Muawiyah died, but he cultivated his son Yazid to taking the caliphate, cautioning him that the tribes of the Levant formed the backbone of the empire. He would give his son good advice as not only did the dead caliph Ali's son Hussein challenge Muawiyah and his son Yazid for the caliphate in Medina. The new Umayyad caliph, Yazid would ambush Hussein, Prophet Muhammad's grandson, in Karbala in 680 CE. Abdullah ibn al-Zubair declared himself caliph in Medina, and successor to Hussein. He used his credentials as a companion of Prophet Muhammad to stitch together a tribal confederacy from Basra, Kufa, Khorasan and Egypt. Ibn al-Zubair was a more immediate challenge, and he sought to overthrow Yazid. This rebellion would take the support of the Tribal Army of the Levant, Army of the Jordan, and Yamaniyah Confederacy to defeat which after battles and truces was not fully resolved until the reign of Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, grandson of Yazid in 692 CE. Tribes on the fence line of this conflict seized the opportunity to demand higher prices for their support, an example of this was the Kalb Tribal Confederacy who not only demanded 4 million dirhams (a silver currency piece) to field 2,000 troops for the Umayyads, but stipulated their support that the successor to Caliph Marwan ibn al-Hakam would be Khalid ibn al-Walid, and increased consultation on matters of state. The deal struck over succession would be ignored. The Kindah tribe asked for settlement land in the Levant.
The Abbasid Caliphate Creates the First Standing Army
The Abbasids (750-1258 CE) created the first standing army in Islamic history, the core of which was called the firqah (team) known as Ahl al-Khorasan or People of Khorasan in modern day eastern Persia along the Afghan border. These were Arabs who fought for the Abbasids and gained the military momentum needed to oust the Umayyad Caliphate. It would be under the Abbasid Caliph al-Mutassim that Turkic tribes, would evolve into not only a standing army, but would evolve into a praetorian guard that interfered in the political intrigues of the caliphate, up to selecting who would be caliph.
Arabic Islamic literature on warfare is discussed in the book and starts with collected letters and instructions on war, published about two centuries after Prophet Muhammad's death. Eight centuries after Muhammad's death letters on the storage of weapons and management of an armory was published. Tarushi five centuries after Muhammad's death published War and its Organization, the famous Ibn Sina (Avicenna) wrote, "The Organization of Mamluke Soliders, their Camps, and their Compensation." Hundreds of letters and books exist that discuss the finer details of war, from cavalry, laying sieges, siege engines, to deployment of infantry. Two hundred years after Muhammad's death, the Bani Musa brothers published, "Machines of War," that delve into siege engines.
Usually those who were entered into the spoils registry provided their own shield, helmet, sword and horse, although the caliph did supply these items when needed such as in the Battle of Qadisiyah in 636 CE, that defeated the Sassanid Persians. Muhammad's example when taken holistically and not narrowly as modern Militant Islamists do reveals an entire corpus of literature on Adab al-Harb (Conduct of War). This includes treatises on the mistreatment of prisoners, killing non-combatants, torturing women, children and the elderly, murdering the same, uprooting trees, and demolishing homes were all discouraged in early Islamic warfare. Even the intent of the person going to war with a Muslim army was debated by early scholars, as reward in the afterlife was technically for those waging war for the glory of God and not personal glory or gain. These books are of no interest to the likes of the late Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi, former leader of al-Qaida in Iraq who took delight in calling himself Sheikh of the Butchers, and transformed beheadings into a public spectacle.
Fawzy's book ends with the argument that the collapse of the Umayyad Caliphate was their overreliance on tribal levies for a fighting force, and hence they were subject to the whims of tribal chieftains. The Abbasids Caliphate would create a standing army of Turks, but would suffer the fate of being overtaken by this specialized Praetorian Guard. Fawzy's appendix discusses the use of intelligence in early Islamic battles, as well as an excellent section that has the dozens of tribal and personal pennants used by early Islamic armies. The book also exposes that the Caliphate, like any other dynastic institution is subject to the realities of local and tribal politics. Muslims, Arabs, non-Arabs were unified by self-preservation and self-interest and not necessarily faith. Arabic books, like Fawzy's, represents the future of what needs to be translated, debated, and discussed in America's military war colleges and service academies. It also demythologizes the al-Qaida's simplistic view of the complexity of the caliphate, which they have reduced to mere sound-bites without a true knowledge of Islamic history. It is hoped that this review essay of an Arabic work will lead to an exchange of views between our Arabic and English speaking readers.
CDR Aboul-Enein is author of "Militant Islamist Ideology: Understanding the Global Threat," (Naval Institute Press, 2010). He currently teaches part-time at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. For four years (2002 to 2006), he served as Middle East Country Director and Advisor at the Office of the Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. He wishes to thank LCDR Andrew Bertrand, MSC, USN, a graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College for his edits and comments that enhanced this work.


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Rachel McAdams looked gorgeous in one the best dresses of the night. The multicolored dress by Elie Saab Haute Couture was radiant as Rachel walked out to present an award. The strapless gown with a crisscrossed sweetheart neck line fit the actress perfectly. The shape of the dress fits into fashion direction coming up in spring. While most actresses wear solid colored dress, this dress had shades of blues, pinks, and greens. The look was paired with the perfect amount of makeup, pink lips, dangling earrings and the classic up-do hair style.
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I have 2 dropbox accounts namely A and B (both are free accounts)
I want to know, how do i completely move a folder from A to B free-ing up the correspondng size of that folder from A ?
I want to do this because the em-mail id linked with A is my majorly used one and most of my family and friends know that where-as the one i used for signing up for B is not. Hence I want to free-up stuff in account A so that people can still keep sharing stuff with me.


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But the national greatness types are the real threat!
Hey, it turns out that Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda were apparently connected up the wazoo.
What, did that not get mentioned on the morning news shows today? Why, it's almost as though they don't want you to know!
Jim Henley, meanwhile, has at the New York Times op-chart that offered an optimistic appraisal of the situation in Iraq, which I linked to the other day. Jim's analysis looks astute, but most of it hinges on the fact that he's shocked--shocked!--that the U.S. hasn't been able to repair decades' worth of damage, neglect, and murderousness within the space of three months. Go figure!
Finally, after spending the weekend watching the astounding making-of documentaries included in the extended-edition Two Towers DVD, I've come to the conclusion that Iraq must be transfered to the control of Peter Jackson as soon as possible.


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Monday, May 12, 2014
Writers Worth: Stop Chasing Payments
I consider myself extremely lucky to know many good people in the writing community. They share advice, commisserate on issues, and give each other a pat on the back when needed.
Then there's Paula Hendrickson. Not only does Paula offer all of the above, but she extends herself even further. She managed my blog last year when I was in the hospital unexpectedly. She promoted the heck out of Writers Worth Day (its original incarnation) and convinced me to extend it first to a week, then to a month. She's trying for a year of worth, but I'm not sure how to make that happen yet. :-)
Paula is also an advocate for our profession. She's a passionate defender of the freelance lifestyle and has been an outspoken proponent of increasing writer awareness of market value and self-worth.
What Paula also does well is write. Here is her take on payment and the business of running a business.
Stop Chasing Payments
by Paula Hendrickson
We've all seen job listings touting how you'll earn exposure, experience and maybe – if you're really lucky and willing to do some marketing on their behalf – even a little shared ad revenue. Anything but actual pay. Thanks to Writers Worth Month and Lori's "This Job, Not That Job" series of blog posts, it's easier than ever to spot those red flags and steer clear of people or companies unwilling to pay you for your time, talent and experience.
Some bad clients aren't quite so obvious. A few may even be established and respected within their industry.
A few years ago I started contributing to one of the top (and only) trade magazines for a very specific industry. The editors were great, and the editorial director seemed keen on how my experience and connections could benefit the publication. The first assignment went well. Sure, they demanded a lot of their writers — including a weekly update to ensure you're on track – but they had standards to maintain.
The magazine's guidelines said payment was on publication, but right up front the editorial director told me that's actually when invoices are "put into the system" so payment was actually within 30 days after publication.
Each client or periodical has its own payment terms, but as long as I knew when to expect payments to arrive I could budget around their timeline.
Before the first article ran, a second was assigned. Normally I refuse to take another assignment from a new client when there's an outstanding invoice, but the process had been explained so I agreed to write the second piece. The payment for the first article came within the stated time frame and I felt comfortable accepting a couple more assignments.
That's when things began to fall apart. Thirty days after publication became 45 days, then 60. Excuses were made. Past due notices were ignored. At one point I held an article hostage, refusing to turn it in until I was paid in full for all outstanding work. They finally paid. I turned in the article. And it started all over again.
The excuses usually involved the publisher being out of town or caring for his ailing father. Meanwhile the magazine ran photos of the publisher schmoozing with advertisers at golf resorts around the globe. Apparently no other employee, not even the editorial director, had authority to endorse checks, so everything waited for the big boss to actually show up at the office.
I refused assignments when money was owed. Faced with empty pages and a looming deadline, the editors usually persuaded the publisher to pay up. When that didn't work, I resorted to saying I would be forced to seek "alternate means of collection" if not paid immediately. That's when they overnighted checks to my door.
After six months or so I relegated them to "fill-in" status — assignments I'll take, but only if I have the time.
The final article I wrote for them was nearly two years ago. I can't remember the topic, but I wrote it in August 2012 and they published it that October. Even by their lax 30-days-after-publication schedule, I should have been paid by the first week of November, right? Around Thanksgiving I sent a past due notice. Nothing. The next notice went out in December with a late fee attached and a polite note saying, "I'm sure you want to clear your books by year's end." Crickets.
After my Happy New Year e-mails failed to elicit a response from the editorial director or publisher, I started calling. Funny how the editorial director and publisher were never in the office no matter when I called. At first the receptionist only said they were out. After a week of my daily calls she said the checks were written but the publisher had the flu and couldn't come in to sign them. I told her if that was the case they needed to bring the checks to his sickbed, hand him a pen and get the checks signed and sent out.
Several days passed and still no payments. I e-mailed the publisher and asked: If elementary students can't use the flu as an excuse to avoid homework, why would clients accept it as an excuse for not paying their invoices? I reminded him the rights to publish my copyrighted material were contingent on his paying me as promised, so if I didn't receive payment by a specific date I would consult an attorney specializing in copyright protection.
He paid. He also backdated the check to December.
Shortly thereafter both of his editors resigned. At least one of the magazine's other top freelancers quit as well. Within a year, that writer and I were both approached by the magazine's unsuspecting new editor about writing for them again. We both respectfully declined. I believe I said they only way I'd consider working for that publisher again is if he doubled the rate and paid me in advance.
That's about as likely to happen as him paying invoices within his stated timeframe.
The publisher's lack of respect for the very writers who made his magazine attractive to both advertisers and subscribers was palpable, but I was willing to overlook his attitude because I didn't deal directly with him. The real deal breaker was when his slow paying tactics caused me to spend more billable hours chasing payments than I did researching and writing the articles.
Sure, I lost a few thousand dollars per year when I fired that client, but it was one of the best business decisions I've ever made. It also freed up time to seek out better paying clients who appreciate good writers.
Paula Hendrickson is an Illinois-based freelance writer specializing in entertainment and television, but also enjoys covering advertising and marketing, food, pop culture, writing, bungalows, fiber arts (knitting, crocheting, quilting), pets, education, career planning, personality profiles, neighborhood associations...and everything in between.
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- Cathy Miller said...
It's stories like this, Paula, that make me glad I ghostwrite articles and get paid by my client. :-)
The only seriously late payment I had was when I wrote for an online health magazine. I'm amazed I ever got paid (6 months later) as shortly after payment they went belly-up.
I've never understood how clients view written contracts as something they can simply ignore. Think of all the business lawyers could have if they took on broken contracts of freelancers. ;-)
- Anne Wayman said...
Actually, given their performance, I wonder how many other writers never did get paid because they didn't follow through as you did... two lessons here... follow through asking for payment and drop the jerks who run you around.
- Lori Widmer said...
Sounds like your check put them over the edge, Cathy. :)
Exactly, Anne. I think follow-up contact is part of the job, but too many writers are shy about "pestering" the clients. It's not pestering; they owe you. Get what's owed.
Great story Paula! You're right on about the financial hit being worth it when you unload deadbeats like this one. Good for you! :)
The only thing sadder than big publications being slow payers is the trend towards becoming non-payers or revenue share gigs (and acting like those "opportunities" offer as much credibility as their traditional print hires with real standards in place).
It's always nice to see that new writers have role models like you out there who respect themselves professionally. I hope these kinds of clients are few and far between for you.
- Jennifer Mattern said...
Ack. That Anonymous comment was me. I submitted before entering my name. Whoops!
- Paula said...
I need to get into ghost writing more articles, Cathy. I did that briefly for a client - until they hired a full-time local writer. I really enjoyed it.
Good point, Anne. I fear the publisher hoped writer's would drop it without a fight for the "prestige" of being in their publication. (And this wasn't even an entertainment publication where fanboy types would happily write for free.)
I hate to admit it, Lori, but early on in my career I wrote an article for a new publication and was too shy to follow through to ask for a copy of the magazine, let alone collect the payment. I still have no idea if it ran, or if the magazine ever got off the ground. Shame on me.
Thanks, Jenn. I recently heard that a MAJOR weekly consumer entertainment magazine unveiled a new "business model" which included unpaid bloggers. Don't think I'll be renewing my subscription.
- Lori Widmer said...
Did the same thing, Paula. We learn by being burned sometimes. :)
- Paula said...
Indeed, Lori.
- Ashley said...
Good for you, Paula. I agree about the cost of time it takes to chase payments and other nonsense. I had a pretty regular magazine client and enjoyed the work, but I got a phone call from the editor every. single. day. And not a quick phone call. At least 10 minutes while I can't get a word in edgewise. I conveniently don't have time to write for that publication anymore!
- Paula said...
Think like Devon and remind them you're on the clock - and they'll be charged for the phone time. Some people don't think they'll be charged for casual conversations.
It's like when a friend of mine referred a plumber. When he was here working - at an hourly rate - she dropped by, started chatting. He managed to work and chat at the same time. Then she asked if he wanted to see some vacation photos I hadn't even see. His body language clearly said he didn't have time for it. I told her, "He's on the clock. Wait until he's done installing my water heater, okay?" (Luckily for him he had to rush off to another job!)
- Sharon Hurley Hall said...
Great story, Paula. I actually HAVE insisted on a higher, up-front payment with a client who habitually paid late. Eventually, though, we parted company, though I got all the money I was owed :)
- Paula said...
Good for you, Sharon! My late payer was a magazine, so I knew they'd never go for paying up front...even if their advertisers do.


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Why are so many segulos ineffective?
In particular why doesn't fulfilling the Mitzvah of tzitzis transform us into spiritual supermen, as promised by the Torah?
These shall be your fringes and when you look at them, you'll remember all the commandments of HaShem, and do them; and will not [continue to] go astray [following] after your own heart and your own eyes, which [have had the ability to this point of] leading you to immorality. So that you will remember and do all My commandments, and be holy unto your Elokim.
—BeMidbar 15:39,40
"So that you will may remember and do all My commandments." This is comparable to one thrown into the raging waters to whom the ship's captain flung a rope. The captain told [the man thrown overboard] "grasp this rope in your hands and don't let go for if you do … you're a goner." Similarly, the Holy Blessed One told Israel: "as long as you hold fast to the mitzvos [you will live] [as it says] 'And [only] you who cling to HaShem your Elokim are all alive today' (Devarim4:4). And it says 'Take fast hold of mussar-reprimands /moral instruction; don't let go; guard her, for she is your life.' (Mishlei 4:13)"
—Midrash Rabbah BeMidbar17:6
In this allegory the life-preserving rope represent the strands of the tzitzis-fringes. Through them, we remember HaShem's commandments and do not "drown" in the "raging waters" of malicious transgressions.
—Commentary of Rav Dovid Luria ibid
Antigonus ish Socho received the tradition from Shimon the Righteous. He would say: "Do not be as slaves, who serve their master for the sake of receiving reward. Rather, be as slaves who serve their master not for the sake of receiving reward. And the awe of Heaven should be upon you."
—Pirkei Avos 1:3
We live in an era when the ideal of serving HaShem with no ulterior motives has become almost passé. As one wit put it "How did the Ahm Segulah become the Ahm Segulos?" It seems as though almost every worthy cause and endeavor is marketed as a "you scratch My Back and I'll scratch yours" tradeoff kivyachol-as it were; with HaShem … Many people grow bitter and disappointed when, despite their best efforts at adhering to the segulah-prescribed practices, the promised yeshuos-deliverances; never come about.
Yet distinctions must be made between latter day segulos of unripened vintage and of dubious provenance and segulos that appear in the Gemara — or in the Chumash itself. For notwithstanding Antigonus ish Socho's admonitions for completely selfless, non self-serving avodas HaShem-serving G-d; there are many mitzvah practices whose promised rewards are, in fact, guaranteed by the Gemara or in the Chumash.
Apart from the article of our faith that, in a general sense, observance of the Torah's commandments reaps rewards (while transgressions evokes Divine retribution in the form of punishments); there is a lengthy causality list linking particular mitzvos and areas of Torah study to earning specific rewards: "Length of days" for honoring parents or shooing the mother bird away from the nest before taking the eggs or hatchlings, bountiful crops in the years preceding the Sabbatical and Jubilee years in consideration of scrupulous halachic observance of those years, wealth for proper tithing and offspring who are Talmidei Chachamim-Torah sages; in exchange for care and concern in the kindling of mitzvah lamps/candles — to name but a few.
Still another distinction must be made between activities that are mesugal– supposed to cause material benefits to accrue; and those that are mesugal for spiritual advances, greater intellectual acuity and / or ethical edification. This last category comes a lot closer to Antigonus ish Socho's paradigm than those segulos that promise temporal benefits.
Rav Shmuel Dov Asher Lainer, The Biskovitzer Rebbe, maintains that the mitzvah of tzitzis–ritual fringes on four-cornered garments; is a segulah for comprehensive tzidkus-righteousness/ saintliness. Moreover, this segulah is explicitly described by the Torah. After all, the pasuk says that when we see our tzitzis we recall all of HaShem's commandments and, knowing that they are commandments, not non-compulsory suggestions, and that we are the commanded, how could we do anything but carry out our Divine orders? Thus, the pasuk concludes with the promise/ prediction … "and you will do them."


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Personalising the Service
It has become increasingly customary to personalise the service to reflect the life, taste and achievements of the deceased. Many mourners find this helps them to see the service as a satisfying and personal tribute, rather than an empty ritual.
There are various ways in which a funeral service can be personalised. These can all be incorporated within the framework of a traditional religious service if required, or form the basic structure of a secular, non-denominational ceremony.
Music is customarily played before the service (while waiting for the congregation to file in and the chief mourners to arrive), during the committal (at a cremation), and after the service (while the chief mourners, and subsequently the rest of the congregation, leave).
Obviously the choice of music can reflect the tastes of the deceased, or can act as an evocative memory of an important period in his/her life… Many places of worship are completely liberal about the music chosen for funerals, so there is no necessity to adhere to 'sacred' music if this does not feel appropriate. However, if you are opting for a religious service, you should double-check with the minister to ensure that your choice is acceptable.
Perhaps you are lucky enough to know a musician, or singer, who was close to the deceased and is willing to perform in person.
Hymns, which are sung at traditional Christian ceremonies, should again be chosen to reflect the personal taste of the deceased, rather than mere convention - again double-check your choice with the minister.
It is customary for a funeral service to incorporate readings. Conventionally, these were from the bible (and in religious services it is usual for one reading still to be taken from the bible), but it is now quite acceptable to choose a selection of prose and poetry loved by the deceased, or at least considered appropriate to them.
In general, the readings are given by close relations or friends of the deceased. Sometimes children or grandchildren of the deceased can be enlisted to read a favourite poem, and - as long as they are willing to do so and do not feel coerced - this can be a very moving tribute.
The tribute
Depending on the desired length of the service there can be one or more tributes. These are usually, but not invariably, delivered by close relations (sons, daughters, parents) of the deceased, or by very close personal friends. In a religious service, the tribute can be delivered by lay person, or can be 'embedded' in the sermon that is delivered by the minister.
This is, of course, a chance to draw the mourners together in personal reminiscences and recollections. The speech can follow a chronological, biographical framework, or it can rely instead on episodic recollections and anecdotes. It can follow the more traditional pattern of a eulogy, in which appropriate respect is paid to the achievements of the deceased, or it can be a deeply personal recollection of a close relationship.
The emotional aftermath of the death can make the prospect of delivering a cogent and dignified speech impossibly daunting. If this is the case, don't worry - you are under no obligation to deliver a tribute, and other mourners will understand. You may find that a more distant relation, or possibly even an in-law, is willing to give a tribute - in this case, they may state at the outset that they are speaking on behalf of the main mourners.
If, on the other hand, the minister or officiant will always agree to do the honours, but do ensure that any stranger involved has been given a full briefing about the life and times of the deceased and that they are made aware of the name by which they were universally known. Do write down any specific, personal tributes that you would like them to relay to the congregation.


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KHARTOUM: Sanitation Status
Sanitation provision in Khartoum (the capital of Sudan) is grossly deficient, as in most cities in sub-Saharan Africa: most people do not have access to a hygienic toilet; large amounts of faecal waste are discharged to the environment without adequate treatment; this is likely to have major impacts on infectious disease burden and quality of life (Hutton et al. 2007). This article briefly summarizes the current sanitation situation in Khartoum.
This page is part of the fully editable open-access reference source on the sanitation status of all major cities in sub-Saharan Africa. The resource considers the 40 urban agglomerations in sub-Saharan Africa with a current population of 1 million or more. To read some of the other 40 country profiles, go back tothe resource Homepage.
N.B These pages should be considered as incomplete provisional drafts, and contributions are actively requested from specialists with expert local knowledge of each specific city.
Table of Contents
- KHARTOUM: Sanitation Status
- Background information
- Water resources and supply: overview
- Sanitation access
- Sewerage system
- Septage management (septage = nightsoil and/or sludge from onsite facilities)
- Sewage treatment (sewage = sewered wastes and/or septage)
- Sanitation in low-income districts
- Responsibility
- Sanitation masterplan?
- Sanitation financing
- Major investments and donor interventions
- Sources and further reading
- References
- Other City Profiles
Background information
Khartoum is an urban agglomeration with a population of about 5.7 million people (Brinkhoff 2010). It comprises three cities Khartoum, Khartoum North (al-Khartum Bahri) and Omdurman (Umm Durman). It is a flat inland city, altitude about 400 m above sea level, lying at the confluence of the White Nile and Blue Nile. Climate is hot desert (Köppen classification BWh). Some districts are severely affected by flooding (IFRC 2009; see also map in UN-Habitat 2009). Pollutant industries include petroleum refining, textiles and food processing. There is significant horticultural and livestock-rearing activity within the urban area (El-Siddig et al. 2006, Schumacher et al. 2009). A large proportion of the population lives in low-income settlements, including very poor informal settlements and refugee camps reflecting decades of civil conflict in Sudan.
Water resources and supply: overview
Water comes from both boreholes (aquifer 90-150 m deep) and from the rivers (Soman 2005). Water supply is managed by the Ministry of Physical Planning and the Khartoum State Water Corporation (UN-Habitat 2009). USAID (2009) states that there is a critical shortage of potable water in Greater Khartoum. A common solution in poor settlements is to pump from boreholes to an elevated tank which feeds communal standpipes; most people in poor settlements buy water from small-scale water vendors (Soman 2005). A 200-mld water treatment plant, drawing water from the Nile, is reportedly being built in Omdurman by a UK company, under contract from the Khartoum State Water Corporation, at a cost of 75 million US$ (Biwater 2010).
Sanitation access
Little information is available. UN-Habitat (2009) states that sanitation "has for a long time been dealt with at the individual level in Khartoum, without problems", but that problems arise in areas with high densities (because of contamination of groundwater) and in areas where the weak soil makes the installation of pit latrines difficult; however, this report does not appear to be based on any detailed analysis of the sanitation situation. A recent report (Zakieldeen 2008) suggests that 28% of the population is connected to sewerage while the remainder use pit latrines or other facilities; again, there is no indication of the source of these estimates.
Sewerage system
Khartoum is reported to have a sewerage system serving perhaps 28% of the population, but we have no information on this system. News reports indicate that a major expansion of the network (500 km) is currently being constructed, along with a wastewater treatment plant (120,000 m3/day) and pumping stations: however, we have no independent confirmation of this.
Septage management (septage = nightsoil and/or sludge from onsite facilities)
No information.
Sewage treatment (sewage = sewered wastes and/or septage)
No information.
Sanitation in low-income districts
We are not aware of any detailed mapping of high-sanitation-need districts, or of any specific policy for sanitation improvement in informal settlements. A map of poor urban areas and categorization of settlment types is given by UN-Habitat (2009, p. 27). Over 2 million IDPs (internally displaced persons) live in greater Khartoum and over 270,000 are settled in four overcrowded refugee camps; as at 2004, the government was reported to be contributing to the problem by demolishing settlements (COHRE 2004).
No detailed information.
Sanitation masterplan?
No detailed information.
Sanitation financing
KSWC is heavily subsidized by government, and water users pay little or nothing for access and consumption (USAID 2009).
Major investments and donor interventions
Most external donor spending is directed at humanitarian relief investment in areas affected by the Civil War and by the ongoing Darfur conflict (USAID 2009); there is little donor spending in Khartoum. However, oil revenues are apparently allowing significant infrastructure investments by the Sudanese government itself (see e.g. MEED 2005, Biwater 2010); we have no information on whether these may benefit low-income populations.
Sources and further reading
Designing Wastewater Systems According to Local Conditions
Publication Date: Jan 2014 - ISBN - 9781780404769
Biwater (2010) Omdurman Water Treatment Plant Turnkey Construction, Sudan. http://www.biwater.com/casestudies/detail.aspx?id=48
Brinkhoff T (2010) City Population. http://www.citypopulation.de
COHRE [Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions] (2004) Sudan: SUDAN: Housing Rights Fact Sheet. http://www.cohre.org/view_page.php?page_id=230
El-Siddig K et al. (2006) The status of urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) in Khartoum State, Sudan. Universität Kassel, Germany. http://www.tropentag.de/2006/abstracts/posters/461.pdf
Hutton G, Haller L & Bartram J (2007) Economic and health effects of increasing coverage of low cost household drinking-water supply and sanitation interventions to countries off-track to meet MDG target 10. Geneva, Switzerland, World Health Organization. http://www.irc.nl/page/38443
Soman SM (2005). Better access to water in informal settlements. Sharing (newsletter of Practical Action Sudan). http://practicalaction.org/print/food?id=sharing9_water_access
IFRC (2009) Sudan: Khartoum State Floods. http://www.ifrc.org/docs/appeals/09/MDRSD007EA.pdf
MEED (2005) "Khartoum welcomes BOO wastewater scheme". News report 2 Dec 2005. http://www.meed.com/sectors/power/khartoum-welcomes-boo-wastewater-scheme/315563.article
Schumacher J et al. (2009) Spatial expansion and water requirements of urban agriculture in Khartoum, Sudan. Journal of Arid Environments 73(4-5): 399-406. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.12.005. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WH9-4VC741S-2/2/cb588a018ae8df152e3ef734dfcd4e3b
UNEP/GRID-Arendal (2002) Water availability in Africa. UNEP/GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics Library. http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/water_availability_in_africa
UN-Habitat (2009) Urban Sector Studies and Capacity Building for Khartoum State. http://www.unhabitat.org/pmss/listItemDetails.aspx?publicationID=2857
USAID (2009) Sudan: Water and Sanitation Profile. pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADO924.pdf
Zakieldeen SA (2008) Vulnerability of Khartoum city to climate change. http://www.iied.org/pubs/pdfs/G02389.pdf
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