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2011 top tips: Storage for a virtual environment
In this compilation, we've collected our top five 2011 tips on storage for a virtual environment based on what was most read by you and other storage professionals. Read up on our leading virtual server storage and virtual desktop storage tips, with coverage on vStorage APIs for Array Integration, VDI boot storms, using SSD for memory problems, using virtualization for disaster recovery and Hyper-V data backup.
Implementing block virtualization to virtualize storage
Block-level storage virtualization, one of two primary types of storage virtualization, is the separation of logical and physical storage so that the logical storage can be accessed regardless of the structure of the physical storage. Block storage virtualization is applied at the storage area network (SAN), whether Fibre Channel-based or iSCSI-based. It pools storage devices -- in its truest form, from multiple vendors -- so that they appear as one repository of storage that can be managed collectively. As a result, IT pros have much more flexibility in the way they manage the storage system.
In this four-part series, Eric Slack examines how to virtualize storage at the block level. Part 1 lays out the main benefits of block virtualization. In parts 2, 3 and 4, Slack addresses how to apply storage virtualization technology, respectively, at the server level, on the storage array and, finally, as a network-based storage virtualization appliances.
Everything you need to know about VMware vSphere 5 storage
VMware Inc. made some significant upgrades in vSphere 5 from vSphere 4, especially from a storage perspective. New VMware vSphere 5 storage features include Profile-Driven Storage, vStorage APIs for Storage Awareness and Storage DRS. At the same time, significant changes were made to existing features, including snapshot and mirror mode enhancements to Storage vMotion, VMFS5 LUN size limit and iSCSI UI support. The company also added NFS support to Storage I/O Control and support for thin provisioning for vStorage APIs for Array Integration.
Whether you're an IT professional who has previously worked in vSphere 4 and are trying to grasp the new changes or are brand-new to vSphere, we've got you covered. For a complete guide to all of the important new, and improved, VMware vSphere 5 storage features, check out the tips below.
Complete guide to Microsoft Hyper-V 3 and storage
The newest version of Microsoft's virtualization platform, Hyper-V 3.0, touts new storage-related features and improvements that aim to simplify the virtualization process and increase flexibility. This guide provides content that will explain and review Hyper-V 3.0 features for storage such as shared-nothing live migration, which eliminates the need for shared storage for live migration, or the replica feature, which facilitates disaster recovery. Below are videos and expert insights providing everything you need to know about Hyper-V 3.0 and storage, including how these features work and specifications needed in order to use them.
VDI deployment: Key storage considerations
In a virtual desktop infrastructure, one of the biggest challenges is storage. The combination of shared system images and high-volume logins can create boot storms, which translate to poor user performance. Building an infrastructure with all-SSD storage systems, which would deliver the needed IOPS, is very expensive, so IT shops often use a combination of spinning disk and SSD. Check out this guide to learn how to choose storage for VDI, how to keep costs down, the best approach to image management, storage efficiency techniques and more.
Key questions about storage for VDI
With storage at the heart of VDI user experience and so many factors to take into account, choosing the right storage platform for a VDI environment, with sufficient performance and capacity, can be a tricky task. The storage platform has to be able to meet I/O demand and at a reasonable cost. Putting the entire VDI environment on SSD will address performance needs, but at such an expense that it's impractical. Other techniques, such as storage tiering, can be used to help mitigate the performance problems without relying completely on SSD. In this guide, storage expert Chris Evans details the key considerations for choosing storage for VDI, including capacity planning, how SAN and NAS compare, persistent and non-persistent VDI, approaches to solving performance problems, and more.
Storage monitoring tools aid virtual environments
Storage monitoring tools can be essential to IT management by pinpointing bottlenecks and performance thresholds. However, because traditional tools look to the operating system to gather information, virtual environments (which use OS emulators and multiple virtual ports within each physical host) can render older performance monitoring tools unreliable. Furthermore, traditional tools may not be able to differentiate virtual machines from actual hosts. To eliminate inaccuracies, tools designed specifically for storage monitoring in virtual environments are becoming increasingly popular. This guide will help you to better understand these tools and see how some of your peers are using them.
A guide to Citrix XenServer management
Citrix XenServer is a virtualization platform comparable to Hyper-V and vSphere, though it's not as widely used. In Citrix Systems Inc.'s latest version, XenServer 6.1, features such as storage live migration and a direct VMware conversion tool are helping the Citrix platform become more relevant in the virtualization market, which is seeing an increase in mixed-hypervisor environments. While the storage in a Citrix environment doesn't necessarily vary from that of VMware or Microsoft, how the storage is managed and the best third-party tools for the environment do differ.
In this guide, you'll learn about Citrix XenServer management: what tools Citrix and third-party vendors can provide to ease Citrix XenServer storage management; how to enhance storage performance in a Citrix virtual server environment; the common problems that can occur; a description of the Citrix XenServer infrastructure; and how the Citrix XenServer StorageLink option provides a more integrated way to connect your virtualized server to a SAN.
I/O virtualization methods and specifications
The purpose of I/O virtualization (IOV) is to solve performance bottleneck problems by allowing I/O resources to be divided and shared among servers and storage. Administrators can assign resources to certain virtual machines (VMs) to satisfy their individual I/O demands. Implementing IOV is achieved in a number of ways -- in the host or the infrastructure -- and in order to standardize the methodology, specifications have been developed.
One approach at the infrastructure level uses PCI Express (PCIe), a connection that is implemented at the server level that allows servers to share network interface cards (NICs). With the dwindling number of IOV vendors, those that are left, such as NextIO, are capitalizing on this approach, while vendors such as Xsigo use InfiniBand technology to establish NIC connections.
In this guide you will find an introduction to I/O virtualization, methods of implementation and specifications that will help to enhance your virtual data center.
Using SSD to improve VDI performance issues
A virtual desktop infrastructure can be great for management, security and ease of use, but these benefits come with a drawback; in instances of high I/O demand -- referred to as "boot storms" -- users often experience painful performance delays. The key to overcoming performance-related VDI issues is using storage powerful enough to handle spikes in I/O that is also cost-effective. Because solid-state drives (SSDs) can handle more IOPS, the technology is a good storage option for VDI environments and is often added to existing storage infrastructures to be used with traditional disks for back-end capacity. Recently, vendors have been selling new storage appliances and bundled stacks containing SSDs that are aimed at virtual desktops, giving managers more options within the solid-state realm to solve VDI issues in their environments. When implementing SSD, managers have to consider how they will use the technology: for example, what specific files will be placed on SSDs and whether the SSD will be used for tiering and caching. This guide provides insight from experts about how SSD can speed up VDI performance, what to consider before purchasing storage for your environment and what SSD options would work best in particular infrastructures.
Complete guide to virtual storage appliances
Virtual storage appliances can be the key to accessing the high-end features of server virtualization without a high-end storage array. A virtual storage appliance runs on a virtual machine and aggregates unused direct-attached capacity into storage pools, creating what looks like shared storage. In virtualized environments, shared storage is typically what grants access to features such as high availability or redundancy, but it requires the use of costly additional hardware. Virtual storage appliances can achieve those same features, but without the hardware requirement.
Virtual storage appliances (VSAs) vary, scaling for different needs and use cases. They range from Hewlett-Packard's StoreVirtual VSA for SMBs to NetApp's Data Ontap Edge VSA for remote offices to VMware's vSphere Storage Appliance that is limited to three servers.
In the following guide, find out how VSAs augment existing storage, for what specific purposes they can be used and what vendors have been doing in recent months to improve their products.
Hyper-convergence: Complete guide to the market
Hyper-convergence was born out of the converged infrastructure concept of products that include storage, compute and networking in one box. Systems that fall under the hyper-convergence category also have the hypervisor built in and are used specifically in virtual environments. Storage and compute are typically managed separately in a virtual environment, but hyper-convergence provides simplification by allowing everything to be managed through one plug-in. This has influenced the growing popularity of these systems over the last year. In this guide, you will learn the driving forces behind hyper-convergence and get an in-depth look at the vendors operating in this space.
Storage hypervisor tutorial
The term storage hypervisor is still new, but its function isn't. This storage hypervisor tutorial will explain how they aggregate unused capacity. At a basic level, it does to storage what server hypervisors do to servers -- it makes the most of physical hardware. In the case of a storage hypervisor, it aggregates unused capacity from different physical storage devices into one pool. It can run on dedicated storage, in a virtual machine or inside a server hypervisor. When used with server virtualization, a storage hypervisor provides better storage performance. But products deemed storage hypervisors aren't always the same, and some vendors' offerings may be more effective than others. In this hypervisor tutorial you will learn about the technology's origin, how it's being defined today and get a look at current storage hypervisor products on the market.
Jon Toigo on server and storage virtualization
Server and storage virtualization have both been used for years, though virtualizing servers is the more popular trend.
Server virtualization got such a jump on storage virtualization that it's sometimes easy to overlook the drastic benefits virtualized storage can deliver in terms of storage efficiency and performance. According to Jon Toigo, CEO and managing principal of Toigo Partners International, and chairman of the Data Management Institute, storage virtualization is easier to implement than server virtualization and, in some cases is a better option than flash to fix the I/O bottlenecks created by server virtualization. In this guide, you'll get Toigo's expert advice on server and storage virtualization with answers to questions regarding common misconceptions about virtualization, what to look for when virtualizing an environment and developments in today's storage and hypervisors.


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– Wrestling News World reader Logan Walker sent in the following Tweet which is a storyline update on the condition of Paul Bearer:
Medical officials have confirmed that Paul Bearer is being treated for hypothermia after Kane locked him in the freezer on #Raw last night.
— The WWE Insider (@WWEInsider) April 25, 2012
– Speaking of storyline updates, dot com has a storyline update on the "injuries" sustained by Josh Mathews at this link.
– Wrestling News World reader Patrick Peralta sent word that details on WWE's "The Best of WCW Clash of the Champions" DVD set have been released here on Amazon.com.

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Feb. 26, 2012
STANFORD, Calif. - The No. 4 Stanford's men's gymnastics team put forth it's best performance of the season Sunday in a 351.050-341.700 victory over No. 8 Michigan at Burnham Pavilion. After concluding Senior Day honors, the Cardinal swept all six events posting season-highs in floor exercise, still rings, vault and parallel bars to even it's record against NCAA teams to 4-4.
Eddie Penev captured the all-around with a score of 87.350. Penev led the team on floor exercise (15.500) and posted counting scores on each of the remaining five events.
As they have all season, Gabriel Alvarado (15.300) and John Martin (15.150) led the Cardinal on pommel horse.
Jordan Nolff (15.100) and James Fosco (15.050) were Stanford's top scorers on still rings.
Stanford continued it's strong performances on vault. The Cardinal came into the meet ranked first nationally in the event and Cale Robinson (15.400) joined fixtures Sean Senters (15.000) and Penev (14.850) at the top of the leaderboard.
Cameron Foreman was victorious on parallel bars with a 15.000 and high bar (14.650). Robinson (14.600), Penev (14.550) and Chris Turner (14.500) also performed well on parallel bars.
Head coach Thom Glielmi was pleased to see his team put forth a strong performance.
"I think we're on track," said Glielmi. "We still counted some missed routines so there's room to improve, some guys are still getting healthy. We saw Cale show up on floor and vault today and we had a good showing overall. I think our hit percentage is pretty good, but we want to make sure we hit our top-four routines in every event."
"This is what we wanted to do, have a good competition before we start competing on the road. We don't have conference championships or NCAA's in Burnham Pavilion so the guys need to get out there and be seen by other judges in different venues and on different equipment. We're in good shape."
Seniors Foreman, Alvarado, Nolff and Martin were honored before the meet with their families.
Stanford has three road meets remaining before MPSF and NCAA Championships in April. The Cardinal will face off with Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. on March 3rd before travelling to Ohio State and the University of Illinois at Chicago.


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It was also used post-flight for recovery after long flights. Chibis means 'Lapwing' in Russian. The suit has a mass of 8.7 kg; the vacuum attachment adds another 3.7 kg.


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|Issue 4
December 1995
Pursuing The Farm Bill, Value-added
Gerald Lacey, President MN Barley Growers Association
Prairie Grains is the
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been a mark-up of a new farm bill that has been as
unconventional as this year. We have a Senate Ag
Committee Chair (Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind.) whod
like farm programs vanquished. Also, a House Ag Committee
which could not agree on a farm bill and had to go to the
House Budget Committee for approval.
Thereve been fewer public hearings and a lot of partisan bickering. We can say that as far as barley is concerned, we have been involved closely to assure that the crop is treated fairly in the legislation.
The best we can likely hope for is a reduction in proposed cuts when a compromise agreement from both sides is reached. I can assure producers that we will keep the majority to its word of reducing regulations and red tape, so we can be as competitive as possible in the world market.
Aside from the farm bill, one of the biggest projects the MBGA has been working on is value-added. The MBGA has played a key role in leading a steering committee of small grain growers to search for value-added opportunities.
There are some real possibilities on the table which we are evaluating that would focus on barley. If a project we are looking at gets a green light and moves ahead, there will be an announcement made to growers.
As opposed to all the negatives surrounding the farm bill debate, it is encouraging to see the positive direction growers are taking to have a greater influence over the processing of their commodities.
Indeed, as the government continues on the road of reduced agricultural spending, producers have to look at other revenue sources. Processing or adding value to their raw commodities should be an option for growers to consider on how they may help themselves in returning more profit to their bottom line.
Always, the MBGA appreciates grower support and encourages direction and involvement in its activities.
Be sure to attend our convention Dec. 12-13 at the Holiday Inn in Fargo. At 4 p.m. the first day we will hold MBGA board elections. Up for re-election are Curt Swanson of District 1 (northern MN), Allan Haugo of District 2 (central MN), and Steve Blilie of District 3 (southern MN).


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Since 1950, automobile aficionados have flocked to Pebble Beach to celebrate the world's rarest and most collectible cars. This weekend's 2014 show saw not only the gathering of Tatras and rare Ferrari Testarossas but also the latest in concept and production cars. Gizmag was on hand to capture it all. Read More
Researchers at Australia's CSIRO have claimed a world record for the highest temperatures ever achieved using solar energy to generate "supercritical" steam at its solar thermal test plant in Newcastle, Australia. Featuring more than 600 directional mirrors (heliostats) directed at two towers housing solar receivers and turbines, the researchers produced the steam at a pressure of 23.5 MPa (3400 psi) and 570° C (1,058° F). Read More
OK, first things first – stop picturing a car with solar panels connected to its engine. What Missouri-based inventors Matt Bellue and Ben Cooper are working on is something a little different than that. They want to take an internal combustion engine, and run it on water and solar-heated oil instead of gasoline. That engine could then be hooked up to a generator, to provide clean electricity. While that may sound a little iffy to some, Bellue and Cooper have already built a small-scale prototype.Read More
You might think that a coal-burning locomotive built in 1937 had nothing left to offer the modern rail industry, short of being a nice museum piece. In the case of Locomotive 3463, however, that appears to be far from true – now in the hands of engineers from the Coalition for Sustainable Rail (CSR), it is set to become the world's first carbon-neutral higher-speed locomotive. It won't be electric, however. Instead, it will run on steam generated by the burning of biocoal.Read More
Team Steam USA's campaign to break the land speed record for steam-powered vehicles has received a shot in the arm, having been granted the use of construction molds from the 450-mph (724-km/h)-busting twin-turbo V8 engine-powered Speed Demon streamliner. Read More
It sounds implausible, yet scientists have managed to create a functioning engine, analogous to a Stirling engine, just three micrometers wide and made of a single particle. The minuscule engine was created by Clemens Bechinger and Valentin Blickle at the University of Stuttgart, and though it has its quirks, the pair have apparently demonstrated the engine's ability to do work.Read More
Steam-engined vehicles are quaint, retro and obsolete ... right? Well, maybe not. The current land speed record for a steam-powered vehicle currently sits at 148 mph (238 kph), set by the British car Inspiration team in 2009. Now, Chuk Williams' U.S. Land Steam Record (USLSR) Team is hoping to steal that title in its LSR Streamliner, powered by a heat-regenerative external combustion Cyclone engine – an engine that could someday find common use in production automobiles.Read More
March 7, 2008 Raser Technologies has committed to two new geothermal projects, bringing its total project count to seven and representing 70-75 megawatts (MW) of power projects initiated since April 2007. Read More
January 29, 2008 Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion uses the temperature difference between surface and deep-sea water to generate electricity – and though it has an efficiency of just 1-3% - researchers believe an OTEC power plant could deliver up to 250MW of clean power, equivalent to one eighth of a large nuclear power plant, or one quarter of an average fossil fuel power plant. Architect and engineer Dominic Michaelis and his son Alex, along with Trevor Cooper-Chadwick of Southampton University are developing the concept with plans of putting the theory to the test on an unprecedented scale by building a floating, hexagonal Energy Island that will harness energy from OTEC, as well as from winds, sea currents, waves, and the sun.Read More
December 18, 2007 The sunshine-rich state of Nevada is set to be home to the first US manufacturing plant for solar thermal power systems. The 130,000-square-foot, highly automated manufacturing and distribution center will produce the reflectors, towers and absorber tubes needed to create and run solar thermal plants, doubling worldwide output of key components for Ausra Inc's solar thermal power plant technology and creating "green collar" jobs in the process.Read More
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Beethoven was the proud offering rolled out by the Tupelo Symphony Orchestra Saturday night, March 7, namely his legendary Ninth Symphony, featuring soloists and the Mississippi State University Chorus. But first came two 21st-century musical appetizers, introduced by TSO music director Steven Byess.
The American composer Joseph Schwantner's "Chasing Light" opened the program, commissioned by the TSO and other U.S. orchestras under a "Made in America" grant from the Ford Foundation. Next came the world premiere of Polish composer Bartek Chajdecki's ethereal "Hymn," a choral tribute to Pope John Paul II.
During his remarks, Byess thanked Civic Auditorium officials Bob Monroe and Brad Hilliard for devising an innovative way to seat MSU Chorus members onstage when not singing.
One of the joys of describing this evening's crowning glory, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 for Orchestra and Chorus, is that you can use wildly extravagant words like " titanic," "incredible," and "legendary" without fear of editorial moderation. Musically, the magnificent Ninth DEFINES titanic ("of enormous strength or scope; huge, colossal") and for almost two centuries has attracted incredible legends.
Why did Sony-Phillips set the compact disk standard at exactly 74 minutes? One charming legend has it that Mrs. Akio Morita, wife of Sony's president, insisted her hubby choose this length to avoid switching disks during her very favorite music, the 74-minute Symphony No. 9.
Another well-substantiated tale is that Beethoven was totally deaf when he conducted the Ninth's 1824 world premiere in Vienna. Still hearing its finale in his head, he totally won the hearts of his audience when a singer finally spun him around to accept their wild – but unheard – ovations. This tribute to his music's joyous message of brotherhood so profoundly touched Beethoven that he later went to bed with his clothes on!
Since 1824, the noble Ninth has come to embody humanity's highest aspirations to live in dignity and peace. Its splendid choral conclusion has long been familiar as the hymn "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee," while in modern times Leonard Bernstein conducted an overpoweringly historic performance (named "Ode to Freedom") to celebrate Berlin's Fall of the Wall.
So it was in a grand tradition indeed that soloists Rebecca Wascoe, Nancy Maria Balach, Greg, Wascoe, and Iwao Asakura joined the orchestra and chorus after intermission to revive Beethoven's glorious vision one more time.
Singing this musical masterpiece with full symphony orchestra is a cherished experience never to be forgotten. Bruce Lesley's MSU Chorus gave a nicely nuanced performance, obviously inspired by respect for Beethoven's music and many rehearsals. All four soloists caught No. 9's cheerfully profound spirit as well, including Iwao Asakura in the dramatic baritone intro, "O Freunde."
And when a skillful conductor and seriously turned-on performers get No. 9 really rolling, it becomes an unstoppable force of nature, like an advancing thunderstorm. Beethoven believed his Ninth Symphony (written after the bloody cataclysm that devastated Europe under Napoleon) could actually inspire nations to live in peace, based on the limitless promise of human potential.
Though today these sentiments seem sadly tarnished by too many wars and cynical brushes with human nature, as Beethoven's notes rolled merrily down through history into our ears last Saturday night, some of us may have believed – maybe even as long as a few hundred measures – that this peaceable greeting from a departed genius might one day touch every human heart.
To paraphrase Chuck Berry, "Roll on, Beethoven: we sho' need that good news today!"
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The Springlake-Earth Wolverines made more big plays and played strong second-half defense in a 28-14 Class 1A Division II regional playoff win over the Bovina Mustangs before about 1,500 fans at Dick Bivins Stadium.
Springlake-Earth junior running back Nathan Garcia rushed for 224 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Wolverines (7-5), who advanced into next week's state quarterfinals to face unbeaten Wellington (12-0) at 6 p.m. Friday at Dick Bivins.
"Our line stepped up big time," Garcia said. "Our outside blocking was real good, too."
Garcia scored on runs of 47 and 44 yards — explosive plays that Bovina coach Hector Guevara said contributed to the loss.
"We gave up too many big plays," said Guevara, whose team was seeking its first berth in the quarterfinals. "Our kids proved they are winners."
Bovina (5-8) also relied on a strong running game, led by Jose Lara. The senior gained 94 yards and scored in the second quarter on a 38-yard run to tie the game at 14 going into halftime.
Both teams relied on strong running games but made some big first-half catches.
Bovina junior Andrew Marrufo ran for 47 yards but reeled in a spectacular touchdown catch — one of two Mustang receptions — that tied the game at 7-7 with 11:02 left in the first half.
Springlake-Earth answered back with an 18-yard touchdown catch by junior Will Green from junior quarterback Elder Rojas.
The Wolverines scored 14 unanswered points in the second half on the strength of a defense that caused Bovina twice to turn the ball over on downs.
Friday's win was a rematch of the Mustangs' 42-20 District 3-1A Division II loss to Springlake-Earth on Oct. 14.
Springlake-Earth has another rematch next week. The Wolverines knocked Wellington out of the playoffs in the area round on their way to the state semifinals last year.
Springlake-Earth has already started the game with a small victory Friday night, winning a coin toss against Wellington, who wanted to play at Happy State Bank Field at Kimbrough Memorial Stadium.
"They want a piece of us because of last year," Garcia said. "It should be fun and exciting."
Springlake-Earth 28, Bovina 14
Springlake-Earth 7 7 14 0 — 28
Bovina 0 14 0 0 — 14
SE—Nathan Garcia 47 run (Jesse Alair kick)
B—Andrew Marrufo 9 pass from Joseph Casas (Jorge Luna kick)
SE—Will Green 18 pass from Elder Rojas (Alair kick)
B—Jose Lara 38 run (Luna kick)
SE—Garcia 44 run (Alair kick)
SE—Rojas 26 run (Alair kick)
Springlake-Earth Bovina
First downs 12 14
Rushing 350 259
Passing 25 12
Total yards 375 271
Punts 2-30.5 2-42
Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties 4-50 3-20
Individual statistics
Rushing—Springlake-Earth: Nathan Garcia 23-224, Elder Rojas 12-98, Monroe Luther 5-16, JJ Juarez 3-11, Andy Garcia 1-2. Bovina: Jose Lara 13-94, Marco Terrones 14-80, Andrew Marrufo 13-47, Joseph Casas 3-33, Alejandro Guevara 1-5.
Passing—Springlake-Earth: Rojas 2-2-0—25. Bovina: Marrufo 1-2-0—3, Casas 1-1-0—9.
Receiving—Springlake-Earth: Will Green 1-18, Garcia 1-7. Bovina: Marrufo 1-9, Alex Mejia 1-3.


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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Hannah Storm burns to face and body are being detailed by the ESPN anchor today. For weeks, fans had wondered what had happened to Hannah Storm, noticing her TV absence from Sportscenter. Storm tells news today that she suffered burns to her face, eyebrows, hair, neck, and body. But despite her struggle, Storm is happy to be back in the broadcast booth.
Hannah Storm's return to TV will first feature her co-hosting the 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade on ABC this New Years Day. But Storm hopes to return to ESPN's Sportscenter as early as next Sunday. In a news statement today, Storm thanked the staff at Trauma and Burn Center at Westchester Medical Center that initially treated her.
But what exactly happened to Hannah Storm? A gas explosion struck the beloved anchor at home in Connecticut on December 11, 2012. She tells news that she was preparing an outside dinner when her gas grill lost its flame. So, Hannah bent over and attempted to ignite the light.
Suddenly an explosion erupted. She tells news that it was like a "wall of fire" was around her. She said the gas explosion was so loud you could hear it next door. Neighbors tell news that it sounded like a tree had collapse.
Storm's shirt was burning fast. Storm ripped it off. A computer technician at her home helped save her life, grabbing ice, while her daughter Hannah, 15, called 911. Husband and NBC sportscaster Dan Hicks stayed by Storm's side over the coming weeks. Hicks works for NBC and the Golf Channel while Storm works for ABC and ESPN.
Officials tell news that Storm's broadcast for the 2013 Rose Parade will be her first public appearance since the explosion. She tells news that she lost some of her hair, all of her eyebrows and eyelashes. Her hands and chest received second degree burns and her neck and face suffered first degree burns.
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well, thank God the burns to face were "only" first degree – I am a Registered Nurse AND a Firefighter so I am intimately acquainted with burns- have had more than a few myself. The second degree are also "not bad" as if they hurt like "mad", that is GOOD – means the nerves are alive and well so skin 90% will regrow back to "normal". Overall, apart form having the "****" scared out of her, Ms Storm seems to have been very lucky. Happy New Year, Ma'am and to your family as well.
Dear Hannah, I wish you the very best in recovery. My prayer is that you recover fully at one hundred percent. I love watching you broadcast since the NBA days after Marvin Albert. More importantly, I love your voice and your knowledge of sports. May God bless you and your family during this recovery period. Your courage to be back on TV should be commended! Bravo! Way To Go, girl!
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Anti-violence advocates plan Palm Sunday Peace Parade
Elkhart Advocates for Peace and Justice will hold its fourth annual peace parade beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 13.
ELKHART — A group of Elkhart residents working to end violence in the city will gather to spread a message of peace this weekend.
Elkhart Advocates for Peace and Justice will hold its fourth annual peace parade beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 13.
The march will begin at Hively Avenue Mennonite Church, 800 E. Hively Ave., and will proceed to Prairie Street Mennonite Church, 1316 Prairie St., where more marchers can join at 3 p.m. if they do not want to walk the entire length of the parade.
The parade will continue to Civic Plaza on Main Street, where marchers will gather for songs and prayer. Brian Wiebe, executive director of the Horizon Education Alliance, will address the group.
The names of the people who have died violent deaths in Elkhart over the last several years will be read for a moment of remembrance, said Louise Claassen, a member of Elkhart Advocates for Peace and Justice.
"We want to remember those that have died violent deaths and pray for this kind of shooting to stop," Claassen said.
Representatives for other local anti-violence organizations will also be at the event to discuss their initiatives, she said.
The public is welcome to join the event at any point along the parade and at Civic Plaza.


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A tight race at the box office is reflecting what is happening when the subject of movies comes up these days. With "Non-Stop" and "Son of God" in a tight race, this weekend also sees another one on a bigger scale - the Oscars.
That race, too, is very tight, and it looks like many are looking for "12 Years a Slave" to take it with Alfonso Cauron to win director, making "Gravity" a best picture as well, of sorts.
But, back to the box office. It was "Non-Stop" which took over the top spot from three-time champ, "The LEGO Movie." The $30 million haul was impressive for a film out now but with Liam Neeson, he is no stranger to this time of year. Even "Passion of the Christ" was released at this time of the year and it fared darn well.
Meanwhile, "Son of God" rose to second with $26.5 million. A race that really could not be fully realized going in since the Christian audience is not easily tracked. Waiting for the actuals would be the safer bet this time around.
1. "Non-Stop" - $30 million
2. "Son of God" - $26.5 million
3. "The LEGO Movie" - $21 million
But, the Oscars take over today and it has been raining here in Hollywood but that will not dampen what goes on inside. Sure, it may mean a wet and damp red carpet but the tarps (many more than usual) are up and will stay put.
Putting the finishing touches on the carpet doesn't really end. There are always touch-ups needed. When that camera rolls, it is showtime. It is the biggest fashion show of the years, as well as, the biggest movie event. No, make that the biggest entertainment event.
Last year's TV audience was 40.3 million in the United States and with host Ellen Degeneres, the producers are hoping to better that number. It has the ingredients with a tight race and likable stars in attendance. Plus, the performers add to the appeal on a global stage.
That does include U2 but also Idina Menzel as she sings "Let It Go" from "Frozen." Now, that film has gone over $1 billion worldwide with 61.1 percent of the take coming from overseas. The show will also include a tribute to "The Wizard of Oz" with a reunion of Judy Garland's kids.
There is also that pondering over the In Memoriam section. Who gets included and with the deaths of a few lately, it adds to the drama. Now, the Independent Spirit Awards included Roger Ebert, but will Oscar?
If "Gravity" wins, it most likely will get a science fiction tag but its director never thought of his film as being in that category. So, the drama goes on. If all goes as planned then the best director and best film will not be one and the same. A feat that doesn't happen often, but did last year.
In the rare factor also comes Jennifer Lawrence with her possible win. It is not easy going back-to-back and that alone may have people changing their ballots to Lupito Nyong'o.
One last item, here are the release dates for the best picture nominees:
"Gravity" - October 3, 2013
"Captain Phillips" - October 10, 2013
"12 Years a Slave" - October 17, 2013
"Dallas Buyers Club" - November 1, 2013
"Nebraska" - November 15, 2013
"Philomena" - November 22, 2013
"American Hustle" - December 12, 2013
"Her" - December 18, 2013
"The Wolf of Wall Street" - December 25, 2013
The Oscars are tonight on ABC.


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Copenhagen report: Day 2
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The Copenhagen climate talks moved up a gear today with the first substantive meetings of the two core negotiating groups.
In the Convention track negotiation - which is supposed to agree new climate commitments and actions for all countries - the group's chair laid out his proposal for how to structure talks over the coming week.
Specific 'drafting groups' have been established and began work on producing final (or near final) legal texts on all the core issues. They have been tasked with completing their work by Saturday (a working day for negotiators). Negotiators need to bridge gaps on issues such as 'Shared Vision' (i.e. the long-term global climate goal); deeper mitigation commitments by developed countries; the nature and ambition of mitigation action by developed countries; the monitoring reporting and verification of various commitments and actions; and the legal form of the final outcome from the Convention negotiating process (i.e. is it a new protocol, a set of decisions, or a combination?). As expected, the groups will meet "informally" - UN climate-speak for closed-door negotiations.
The Kyoto Protocol negotiations - seeking agreement on new emission cuts for developed countries beyond 2012 - also agreed their working arrangements. Informal groups have begun work drafting a range of decisions, or amendments to the Protocol. Priority negotiating time has been given to the group discussing emission reduction targets. It needs to agree on: aggregate and individual emission cuts; clarify rules on how these cuts can be achieved; determine a legally binding base year and length of commitment period (eg 5 or 8 years); and determine how to turn existing pledges into quantified reduction commitments.
Other groups in the Kyoto track will tackle issues relating to rules for land-use and forestry, methodological issues (eg new gases, metrics etc), and reform of the so-called flexibility mechanisms (e.g. the Clean Development Mechanism). In common with the Convention negotiations, officials will hold all these talks in closed sessions. Underlining the gap that still exists between countries, a representative of the small island states group said that current developed country pledges were "far, far short" of the level demanded by science. A 45% reduction below 1990 levels by 2020 was necessary - current offers amounted to just 13-19%.
With negotiations now moving behind closed doors the climate rumour mill is likely to move into overdrive. Revelations today of a 'secret' text prepared by developed countries to 'kill Kyoto', is probably indicative of things to come over coming week. For the more seasoned negotiators, however, such things are part and parcel of the process.
Outside of the formal negotiating process a vast range of official side-event activities continues to keep the large (and growing) number of observers occupied.
The CDM Executive Board held a Q&A session, which was dominated by discussion over the transparency of one of its methodologies used for wind farms in China. It also admitted to being behind in approving CDM projects. This was not helped by the fact that its secretariat is currently 35% understaffed.
The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and its sister UN body the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) hosted a joint event to lay out the action they were taking to tackle emissions. Both sectors are likely to feature prominently in negotiations, not least because of their potential to provide new sources of climate financing, either through levies or emissions trading.
In short, another busy day in Copenhagen.


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Alex Schlopy and Joss Christensen grew up together on the slopes of Park City.
Since the sixth grade, they've had a friendly 'Anything you can do, I can do better' style of competition between them.
Now, the two friends have ridden that competition all the way to the top of the sport of slopestyle skiing.
On Friday and Saturday at Park City Mountain Resort, Schlopy and Christensen were back at it again, battling for bragging rights at the U.S. Freeskiing Grand Prix.
After Schlopy took home a gold medal on Friday afternoon, Christensen came out Saturday and landed a huge run, claiming a gold medal of his own.
Christensen said he and Schlopy are each other's biggest fans.
"When we see each other put a good run down, we're like, 'Aww, that's so awesome!'" he said. "We're super stoked for each other, but in the back of our heads, we're competitive. I love seeing him do well and I'm so happy for him."
"It's so awesome," Schlopy added. "I wouldn't want to have it any other way. He's worked so hard and skied so well. I'm so happy for him."
Schlopy's run on Friday earned him a score of 92.20 and featured a huge 1620 four and a half spins.
"I was able to land the 1620," Schlopy said. "I hadn't done that in a while."
Being at home for a competition led to a few relaxed runs and free-flowing tricks, Christensen, who had run scores of 95.20 and 96.20 on Saturday, said.
"Just being able to sleep in my own bed, go to the [Center of Excellence] here, drink my coffee, have my car and everything has made me feel so relaxed coming into these events," he said.
And having his family come out en masse to support him didn't hurt, either.
"My cousin made a cool 'Go Joss' sign," Christensen said. "I've never had a sign for me before I was flattered by that. My uncle came out from California to watch. I think I had almost 10 family members out here to watch when the most I'd ever had is my mom. It just gives me so much more confidence knowing that they're down at the bottom watching me and cheering me on gotta make them proud.
His family members must have been happy they got to see one of the best moments of Christensen's young career.
"I'm pretty speechless," he said after accepting his gold pickaxe trophy. "I woke up this morning and knew if I wanted to go to Sochi, I had to win today. That was in the back of my mind all day I've never actually won a big event until today."
According to his competitors, Christensen definitely deserved first place.
"Joss Christensen put down one of the best runs I've ever seen in slopestyle and it's an honor to be on [the podium] with him," said Gus Kenworthy, who finished second on Saturday and third on Friday.
Bobby Brown took second place on Friday and third place on Saturday.
Unfortunately, the two friends and Park City residents now face a waiting game. Nick Goepper, Brown and Kenworthy claimed the top three slopestyle spots on the U.S. Olympic Freeskiing Team. Schlopy and Christensen, along with Tom Wallisch and others, must wait to see who will be awarded Team USA's fourth, discretionary spot.
"It's pretty nerve-wracking right now," Christensen admitted. "No matter what, I'll be happy with the outcome. Alex deserves it, and of course I want it, but I wouldn't be too bummed out if I didn't get it."
"Either way, I'd be so stoked," Schlopy added. "It's just crazy how it's come down to this."
On the women's side, Devin Logan won Friday morning's competition, with Canadians Dara Howell and Kaya Turski finishing second and third, respectively. In Saturday's competition, Julia Krass won the gold medal, beating second-place Keri Herman and Howell, who finished third.
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A Look At Harbor Freight Tools, Do They Last?
One of the cheapest tool sellers in the U.S. is Harbor Freight Tools. Their stock is almost 100% imported, most of it from China and most tools sell for about half what similar ones do in hardware stores. I've been a customer of the store for years and there are some advantages and disadvantages of buying tools there.
If you are a professional contractor, and want tools that will last a lifetime, this probably isn't the place for you. If on the on other hand you just want tools that will last for a couple of jobs, then the quality of Harbor Freight Tools should be fine for you.
Quality Issues With Harbor Freight Tools and What Tools To Avoid At Harbor Freight
You'll notice little things with many of the parts you get from Harbor Freight, such as air hose connectors that may not be machined as precisely and more expensive ones, and which leak a small amount of air, or bristles that come out of cheap paint brushes when using them.
The quality of Chicago Electric tools is decent, along the lines some store brands, but often you may find that things such as the switch on a drill will act up, or batteries on cordless drills won't last as long as major name brands. Harbor Freight has done a good job of coming up with names for Chinese made tools that sound like they could be made in the U.S. Names such as Pittsburg, Chicago Electric, Central Forge and Central Pneumatic almost sound like major brand names. The quality of Central Pneumatic air compressors is decent and prices are hard to beat. I've got a 25 gallon upright air compressor from Harbor Freight that has been working fine for over two years. I've used it on jobsites, hauled it around in the back of the truck, and it still works.
Things like tape measures and hammers from Harbor Freight won't last near as long as brand names like Stanley and Craftsman. Avoid buying Harbor Freight hammers with wooden handles, since they often break, like the one below. Also avoid wire brushes, since the metal bristles may come out.
Having been warned that "you get what you pay for", I've been pretty satisfied with the bargains I have found and the quality of Harbor Freight tools in general. When you consider that on new home construction sites a lot of little tools like hammers will go missing before the end of the job, it might be a good idea to buy cheaper ones.
(Note that these are my personal opinions about the quality of Harbor Freight Tools such as Chicago Electric, and are not those of TheInfoMine or any other party.)


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The AM Roundup: MF Global, Breyer's Stock Sale, More
Testify: In a congressional hearing, a contrite Jon Corzine will express both sorrow and a firm defense of his actions Thursday in his first public appearance since the collapse of MF Global Holdings in late October. A copy of the testimony was released early Thursday on the House Agriculture Committee's website. WSJ
Pay to play probe: Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, the subject of a federal probe into possible campaign-finance violations, also is being scrutinized by federal investigators looking into allegations of corruption in state investment decisions. Richardson, 64 years old, didn't return repeated calls seeking comment on either of the investigations. WSJ
More charges filed: Former Penn State University football coach Jerry Sandusky, already facing 21 felony counts of sexually abusing eight boys, was jailed Wednesday after being arrested on new charges involving two more young men. Sandusky's lawyer, Joseph Amendola, didn't immediately return calls and emails seeking comment. WSJ
Fireworks: Check out this partial transcript of a fight between a Michigan state judge and attorney, who prevented his client from answering the judge's questions about drug use and was jailed for contempt. h/t ABA Journal
Sell! Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's wife Joanna executed a last-minute stock sale that enabled the justice to participate in a key patent case argued Wednesday. NLJ (sub req)


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|Vertebrate functional morphology: horizon of research in the 21st century
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|An introduction to vertebrate functional morphology / Pieter Dullemeijer -- The cartilaginous skeleton of the sea lamprey: a family of non-collagen-based cartilages / Glenda M. Wright and Fred W. Keeley -- Evolutionary transformations of the respiratory islets of air-breathing organs in teleostean fishes / J.S. Datta Munshi and George M. Hughes -- Morphology of a fish head / Hiran M. Dutta -- Functional aspects of a morphology: fish respiration, gulping and feeding / Hiran M. Dutta -- Taste organs in lower vertebrates. Morphology of the gustatory organs in fishes / Michal Jakubowski and Krystyna Zuwala --Functional morphology and evolution of the feeding apparatus in squamates / Kenneth V. Kardong and Vincent L. Bels -- Taste organs in lower vertebrates: morphology of the taste organs in Amphibia / Krystyna Zuwala and Michal Jakubowski -- Development and ultrastructure of the amphibian lungs - scanning and transmission electron microscopy study / Lucyna Goniakowska-Witalinska -- Reproductive systems of Caudata amphibians / Mari Carmen Uribe Aranz?bal -- Functional morphology of the woodpecker feeding apparatus / Walter J. Bock -- The case of the cockatoo bill, horse hoof, rhinoceros horn, whale baleen, and turkey beard: integument as a model system to explore the concepts of homology and non-homology / Dominique G. Homberger -- The renal structure from fishes to birds / H. Ditrich -- Comparative morpho-functional description of animal vessels / Olga Gurina -- Functional morphology of the digestive system in Insectivora and Chiroptera / Natalya F. Zhukova -- Mammalian reproduction: form and function / Amjad Hossain and Hiran M. Dutta -- 3D-reconstruction: an advanced method in morphological research / Johannes Streicher.
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Signed Solaris 10 binaries ?
By Darren Moffat-Oracle on Jul 01, 2005
What is it NOT ?
It is not an attempt to lock out 3rd party kernel module or other code from running on Solaris or OpenSolaris distributions. In fact it isn't really intended for use by Sun at all, with one exception that applies to Solaris the binary product but not OpenSolaris (this is a US export requirement because at the time of development of Solaris 10 we couldn't claim it was opens source - we still can't but we should be able to for future releases), it is really intended for use by the end administrator.
Okay so what is it then
Kernel modules, libraries and compiled programs are represented in as ELF objects in Solaris (and in many other UNIX systems too). The ELF object contains many things in addition to the text and data sections that actually describe the program code. For example an ELF object may contain debug information or a comments section that is information about revision history, it also contains information for the linker/loader.
We exploit the fact that ELF is exensible and use that to hold a cryptographic signature of the parts of the ELF object that impact the running program code, basically any ELF section that is marked that it will be taken into memory (eg. SHT_PROGBITS). We make an RSA signed SHA-1 hash of those bits and store it in a new ELF section. You do this using a new program called elfsign(1), it is in the SUNWtoo package.
At this time elfsign(1) takes a raw key and certificate from a file, but will soon (planned for a Solaris 10 update release) have the ability to take it from an PKCS#11 token that is available via the Solaris Cryptographic Framework.
So what do you do with these signatures then ?
As of the initial release of Solaris 10, for the most part nothing happens with them unless the admin explicitly askes for verification of a paritcular binary, for example:
$ elfsign verify -e /lib/libc.so.1 elfsign: verification of /lib/libc.so.1 passed. $ elfsign verify -e /usr/bin/vi elfsign: verification of /usr/bin/vi passed. $ elfsign verify -e /kernel/genunix elfsign: verification of /kernel/genunix passed.The one exception to this where the system will require verification of an ELF object before using it is for Solaris Cryptographic Framework plugins (user & kernel). Sun was required to do this due to US Export Law, OpenSolaris should not be bound by this requirement since it is open source.
Can I sign my own stuff ?Yes you can, unfortunately though we didn't have time to make the elfsign(1) commands as user friendly for this part as we had hoped. This will be easier to use in the future. This was because the request sub command of the elfsign(1) command was originaly designed just for use by people signing cryptographic providers and as such asks some questions and creates a certificate request that isn't appropriate for the general case.
I can deal with that just tell me what to type to get a key and certificate
Okay here goes but I did say this wasn't going to be pretty just now...
$ elfsign request -k mykey -r newreq.pem Enter Company Name / Stock Symbol or some other globally unique identifier. This will be the prefix of the Certificate DN:Enter anything in there we are going to change it later anyway, then answer 'n' to the next two questions. If you have a real Certificate Authority already then you can send that request to them, note to them that the request DN will look a bit strange and should be changed to match your local policy. If you don't have one setup or don't want to use it then follow the instructions below to create a local CA using OpenSSL.
$ mkdir demoCA $ cp /etc/sfw/openssl/openssl.cnf demoCAEdit the following _default values to match your organisation, I recommend just leaving the country and state ones blank, eg:
countryName_default = stateOrProvinceName_default = 0.organizationName_default = Example Sun ISV LtdNow create your local CA:
$ export SSLEAY_CONFIG=demoCA/openssl.cnf $ perl /usr/sfw/bin/CA.pl -newcaJust take the default answer for everything, other than the passphrase why you need to give one longer than 4 chars in length. Once that is done we can use this new CA to sign the request we generated above.
I've got a key and cert how do I sign now ?This part is easy and is intended to be easily integrated into your existing build system, (probably in a Makefile or as part of your release engineering process):
$ elfsign sign -k mykey -c mycert -e libmystuff.so.1Thats it signed! In order for the verify subcommand of elfsign(1) to work you need to put the certificate into /etc/certs. Any name that isn't already taken will do since the name of the file is not significant.
$ cp mycert /etc/certs/Example_ISV_LtdYou should now be able to do this:
$ elfsign verify -e libmystuff.so.1 elfsign: verification of /lib/libc.so.1 passed.To be sure it all worked I recommend copying the signed binary and cert to a completely different system.
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HEADLINES : Illinois
Illinois Lawmakers Fail to Fix Pension Mess
Illinois lawmakers failed to fix the state's pension mess in the lame-duck session that ended Tuesday.
A new General Assembly gets sworn-in on Wednesday.
The House never called its own pension reform bill for lack of votes and lawmakers ignored a last-ditch effort by Gov. Pat Quinn to appoint a super committee whose reform decisions would automatically become law.
State Senate President John Cullerton took a swipe at the governor's leadership skills, suggesting that getting bills passed isn't his strong suit, "You know what, I think the guy's done a good job. Now, it's not his strength passing legislation in the general assembly. You know that, he's never really been in the general assembly," Cullerton told reporters after the legislature had adjourned.


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Splatoon is a game that will allow an all out four-on-four paint war. The game has two teams with up to four players that the main objective is to get more of the map covered in their color paint before the time is up. Now, there is more to it than to just splatter the walls and floors with paint.
Because it is timed, this is where the strategy and team work comes into play. Players will find that it will be more beneficial to utilize their paint gun to splatter as much of the ground as possible. Since ammo, or ink, is not unlimited, the player turns into a none-other-than a squid with the push of a button to travel within the team's responding ink. This not only brings their ink level back up, but was a great touch to the game. If the squid touches the opposing team's color, he is slowed down drastically, and time is of the essence. The player will only really want to focus on walls that he needs to get to the second level. Since the squid can travel in the ink, making paths up walls came in very beneficial.
Splatoon puts an emphasis on team work. This is key to winning the matches and we found it was best when two of us would flank the opposing team, white the other two stayed back to paint the world. The opposing team can come back and paint over what the team has been working hard on covering and gain that area back. So, it is a matter of finding what will work for each team to succeed.
The graphics are colorful cartoon graphics that are simple and fun. The gamepad shows a map that will, not only show how much of the level is covered in both team's paint, but also where the player's teammate is. The player can also teleport to another person's area to come in and assist.
The game's controls were simple to use so that the entire family can enjoy the fun. The Gamepad displays the map so that the team can see what areas they are in control of and also to see what areas the opposing team is conquering to be able to take it back.
With upgrades for the weapons found in-map, this is a fun game for a family to enjoy together because it is not too difficult for a player at almost any age to pick up and learn the mechanics. This game is good clean fun for the family.
While demo was on one map, we got to jump on two rounds to get the hang of it and mess around with the game's features. We look forward to playing more maps on Splatoon as it releases. The third-person action shooter will be available the first half of next year and while pricing is not available yet, we will keep you posted as the details drop.
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Ms. Pankin successfully spearheads the Firm's Alternative Investment Group training program. She develops the curriculum and provides hedge fund training to smaller accounting firms. She is a frequent presenter at industry conferences and currently serves as the editor-in-chief for the Firm's alternatives-focused newsletter, Private Investment Forum.
Ms. Pankin has more than 20 years experience. She began her career in the audit department of a "Big 4" accounting firm and later served as Controller for a privately-held hedge fund management firm. In addition, she remains active with her alma mater and involves the Firm with on-campus recruiting.


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Tidewater Camellia Club Fall Show, Sale blossoms
Published: Friday, November 9, 2012 at 10:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 9, 2012 at 10:30 a.m.
To bridge the gap between a spectacular fall bloom and an equally impressive spring bloom, plant camellias.
What: Fall Camellia Show and Sale
Where: New Hanover County Arboretum, 6206 Oleander Drive, Wilmington
When: Noon-4 p.m. Nov. 17
Tickets: Free
Details: www.TidewaterCamelliaClub.org or email Diane Clark at email@example.com
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE: outdoor plaza
Planting Camellias for Success, noon-1 p.m.
Propagation Techniques, 1-2 p.m.
Fertilization Techniques, 2-3 p.m.
CAMELLIA EDUCATION SCHEDULE: auditorium
Identifying Your Camellia, noon-2 p.m.
Camellia Care Display, noon-4 p.m.
Propagation Display, noon-4 p.m.
Camellia Bloom Forms Display, noon-4 p.m.
Tidewater Membership Activities, noon-4 p.m.
CAMELLIA PRESENTATIONS: auditorium
Camellia Propagation (video)
Camellia Blooms (slideshow)
Tidewater Camellia Club, "60 Years of Shows" (slideshow)
Sasanqua camellias, the fall bloomers, are already starting to open. They hold their own as the weather cools and everything else in the garden goes to sleep. Japonicas, the more spectacular camellia cousins, bloom in winter when there's nothing but brown and green meeting the eye. You can learn about both types of camellias during the Tidewater Camellia Club Fall Show and Sale on Nov. 17.
The show, held at the New Hanover County Arboretum, is free to the public and will include a plant sale, have camellias to peruse and workshops and lectures. "The fall show is something that the Tidewater Camellia Club used to do back in the 1950s when the club first formed," said show chairperson Diane Clark. "We recently reinstated it because there was a lot of energy and interest from club members about camellias because they bloom beautifully in the fall."
Early bloomers
Camellias on display for the fall show will be a mixture of Sasanquaas and Japonicas.
"Yes, there are early blooming Japonicas," Clark said. "Also, just like florists will encourage bulbs or fruit tree branches to bloom early, you can also 'encourage' camellias to bloom early for show." (Encouraging early blooms is also called "forcing.")
To see the wide variety of Sasanquas, which are finished blooming by the time the winter show rolls around, browse the show floor next weekend.
Local growers
Visit the show and sale to pick out the next jewel for your garden.
"We have already been to Phillip's Nursery in Leland to select the plants for the fall and winter sales," Clark said. "The plants are just gorgeous! We're really excited about what we have to offer this year."
This family-owned nursery is offering all-new stock and many new varieties this year. You're sure to find something you haven't seen before, particularly among the Sasanqua variety choices.
Camellia culture
If you have camellias in your garden but aren't sure how to take care of them, visit the show to ask questions of camellia experts and to attend workshop sessions about camellia propagation, fertilizing, pruning, care and show display techniques.
"We especially want to make sure people know how to plant the new camellias they buy at the sale. You have to plant camellias higher than you'd plant other ornamental plants," said Clark.
Camellias also thrive in well-drained soil in dappled shade. Though they're not native to our area, they're well-suited to growing conditions in Southeastern North Carolina.
Can't buy just one
Clark got involved with the Tidewater Camellia Club after she bought a house that had several older camellia trees planted in the 1970s.
"I couldn't identify them and I had no idea how to take care of them. My neighbor was a club member and encouraged me to join."
Now she has more than 100 varieties.
"Going to the sale is like being in a candy store. You see all these beautiful plants and you just want another one," she said. "Every year I say I'm not going to buy another one. And then I find something that's really wonderful."
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Nicole of Enzy Design shows how onyx can create a dramatic impact in interiors.
After recently stumbling across several examples of agate incorporated into interior decor (such as this beautiful lamp from Arteriors Home) . . .
I was reminded of onyx, a very similar type of quartz that can create a dramatic impact in interiors, especially in bathrooms.
Here are just a few examples:
Design by Paul Klug Interiors. Image source.
Photo by Teri Fotheringham
Design by designer Courtney Lawrence-Ziething. Photo by Gregg Seltzer. Image Source.
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And the best part is that onyx is a somewhat translucent material, which means it can be backlit, as shown in this bathroom:
image source: Nu World Distribution
Nicole Zeigler, CKBR, Allied ASID, is the owner / lead designer at enzy design, specializing in kitchen & bathroom design and residential remodeling. enzydesign.com
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Lake Brittle receives heavy fishing pressure due in part to its proximity to the Washington, DC metropolitan area and the continued unfortunate closure of Lake Manassas. Anglers will find plenty of shoreline access along with a relatively new fishing pier. The boat ramp and finger pier provide anglers with year-round, 24-hour private boat access. The lake has an Angler Service Center operated by Picnic Pavilion which can be reached by calling 540-341-1995) that offers boat and electric motor rental along with bait and snack sales daily March 15th through October 15th. The concession may be closed on one or two weekdays after July 1st, so be sure to call if you are interested in renting a boat or buying bait during this time.


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text: Jan 16, 2013 16:17 Advocate story Comments Barbecue contestslated for Saturday The Yellow Jacket Bar-B-Que Throwdown will be Saturday at Denham Springs High School, 1000 N. Range Ave. Participants can enjoy pulled pork sandwiches and listen to music, while they stroll past an array of competing barbecue cooks. Twenty-five teams from across the state will compete for more than $3,000 in prize money at the Yellow Jacket Bar-B-Que Throwdown. Cookers will begin to arrive at the Denham Springs Fieldhouse parking lot on Friday to prepare for the International Bar-B-Que Cookers Association competition on Saturday morning. Some of these cooks have competed in national competitions such as the Jack Daniels Cook-Off and American Royal. A Student Q (youngsters' barbecue contest) will feature some area students perfecting their barbecue skills, organizers said. The craft show will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Hornsby Gym. The event will also feature a car show. Registration for the car show will begin at 9 a.m. with the show starting at 10 a.m. Spectators can vote for their favorite car for "the people's choice award," which will be announced at 3 p.m. Barbecue winners will be announced around 4:30 p.m., organizers said. Spots are still available for the Student Q contest, craft show, and car show. Contact Jamie Manotas at email@example.com or (225) 963-0278. Free social media marketing event set The Louisiana Small Business Development Center at Southeastern Louisiana University in cooperation with the Franklinton Chamber of Commerce will host a seminar entitled "Social Media Marketing Made Simple." The free event will be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Franklinton Town Hall on 11th Street. Participants will learn how they can turn social media sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter into powerful business tools, organizers said. "In this introductory session, we cover strategies and best practices for businesses to get the most out of their social media activities," said Sandy Summers, assistant director of the Southeastern Small Business Development Center. "We will discuss how social media outlets can interact together, ways to leverage their inherent strengths, and tools to evaluate the best use of them for your business or organization." For more information or to register, contact LSBDC Southeastern at (985) 549-3831, email@example.com, or go to http://www.lsbdc.org. Participants can register online at http://www.lsbdc.org. Club OutReach setsKing Day event Club OutReach will have its annual Martin Luther King Program on Jan. 21 at the Club OutReach Center, 30277 Sunset St., Walker. The march will begin at 9:15 a.m from the center and the program will begin at 10 a.m. Judge John Michael Guidry will be the guest speaker and a skit with the re-enactment of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be presented, organizers said. For more information, contact Velva Trask at (225) 665-5660 or Mary Johnson at (225) 664-1907. Get The Advocate in your inbox Subscribe


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Bill Laswell: Lost Roads
Lost Roads
Bill Laswell (bass, beats)
Hear No Evil (Meta Records 005)
Bill Laswell (bass, beats), Shankar (violin, voice), Nicky Skopelitis (guitar), Zakir Hussain (tabla),
Aiyb Dieng (talking drum, percussion), Daniel Ponce (congas, percussion).
Composed by Bill Laswell.
Recorded: Brooklyn and West Orange; no date given (first released in 1988)
Rating: 96/100 (learn more)
The personnel of this 1988 recording is impressive, but also a bit ominous … as promising as a bad day at the United Nations after the translators have gone home. Yet the end result is about as perfect a realization of "world fusion" as you will ever encounter.
Meet the cast. We have Nicky Skopelitis, the eclectic American string player of Greek heritage (you name it, he has played it at some point … lute, oud, banjo, and—yes!—guitar); Indian violinist L. Shankar, who has recorded with John McLaughlin, Frank Zappa, Yoko Ono and lots of other diverse artists; Aďyb Dieng, a percussionist from Senegal; Cuban conga drummer Daniel Ponce; and, of course, the bassist and master of the soundscapes, Bill Laswell. I am surprised Laswell didn't add a didgeridoo player, so that he could have every continent covered. Not that there is much lacking in the collective CVs of these players. If someone can get these diverse views of rhythm to peacefully coexist, there may be hope for mankind yet.
And not only do they coexist, they flourish. This band sounds like they have been playing together for decades, so natural and seamless is the interaction. My ears are especially drawn to Zakir Hussain's tabla, but everyone gets an A+ in this class. Especially Mr. Laswell, who had the brilliance—and courage—to pull off this awe-inspiring collaboration.
Reviewer: Ted Gioia
Other reviews for this track:
- Bill Laswell: Lost Roads by Walter Kolosky (85/100)
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Every feature of the "Gulf Oil Spill of 2010" goes beyond plain description. The loss of human life, animal life, habitats, jobs, ecological balance and confidence in our institutions goes beyond mere calculation, and will remain inestimable for a long time to come. Each of us asks how one contributes in such an emergency.
Artists are creating an opportunity for Long Islander's altruism and interest in both art and the sea to benefit the "National Wildlife Federation," a main actor in Gulf wildlife preservation. Artists are contributing their work for an exhibition and sale to be held at The Metropolitan Bistro - 39 Roslyn Avenue - Sea Cliff, NY on Saturday: August 14 - 2-6 PM (times may change).
Of the many organizations responding to this crisis at sea, the National Wildlife Federation has been among those first on the scene as reported on the NWF website.
Even before the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Wildlife Federation was on-the-ground working to protect wildlife in the Gulf Coast and restore the rapidly-disappearing Louisiana coast.
After the spill, we quickly mobilized our Louisiana staff and a team of NWF employees to get the word out about the spill's impacts on Gulf wildlife.
As inhabitants of an island, Long Islanders are sensitive to issues of the sea which we currently celebrate in a NCMA major exhibition of paintings, "The Sea Around Us," where it can be seen that art can comment, critique, inform and sometimes heal.
Artists are invited to contribute their work on paper by August 12th (maximum 24 X 24", no frame), and may contact LI Artworks by email. All who visit are invited to select the artwork of their choice from among those donations. All artwork will be sold for $50 each. Checks only made out to the "National Wildlife Federation" can be accepted, not cash.
All of the proceeds will be donated to this organization whose efforts can be followed on its website. Direct donations to the "National Wildlife Federation" are also accepted online.
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An internationally known expert in pharmacology, Jim Riviere joined Kansas State University in August 2013 as the university's first member of the National Academy of Sciences. He is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies and serves on its Food and Nutrition Board.
At K-State, Riviere is a university distinguished professor, Kansas Bioscience eminent scholar and holds the MacDonald chair of veterinary medicine. He also is director of the university's new Institute of Computational Comparative Medicine.
Riviere came to Kansas State University from North Carolina State University, where he was the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and the director of the Center for Chemical Toxicology Research and Pharmacokinetics. His work looks at risk assessment of chemical mixtures, absorption of drugs and chemicals across skin, and the food safety and pharmacokinetics of tissue residues in food producing animals.
Riviere holds six patents, has authored/edited 11 books and 535 scholarly publications in pharmacokinetics, toxicology and food safety, and received more than $20 million as principal investigator on extramural research grants. He has mentored dozens of award-winning graduate students.
He is a fellow of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Zeta and Sigma Xi honoraries, and has served on the Science Board of the Food and Drug Administration. He currently is chair of the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Strengthening Core Elements of Regulatory Systems in Developing Countries. Among his honors are the 1991 Ebert Prize from the American Pharmaceutical Association, the Harvey W. Wiley Medal and FDA Commissioner's Special Citation, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the European Association of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology.
The editor of the Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Riviere is co-founder and co-director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank — or FARAD — program. His current research interests relate to the development of animal models; applying biomathematics to problems in toxicology, including the risk assessment of chemical mixtures, pharmacokinetics, absorption of drugs and chemicals across skin; and the food safety and pharmacokinetics of tissue residues in food-producing animals. He has served as director of North Carolina State University's graduate program in biomathematics and has been a mentor to dozens of graduate students.
Riviere earned his bachelor's degree in biology summa cum laude and a master's degree in endocrinology with distinction from Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass. He earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and a doctorate in pharmacology from Purdue University. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science from Purdue in 2007.
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Antero Well Resumes Drilling after August Rig Fire
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Last updated on October 03, 2012 @ 4:53PM
Created on October 02, 2012 @ 6:44PM
SYCAMORE, W.Va. (AP) - State regulators say Antero Resources can resume drilling at a natural gas well where a fire injured three workers in August.
Department of Environmental spokesman Tom Aluise says company must give the agency more data on the site and gather data on five residential water wells within 2,000 feet of the gas well.
Methane gas several hundred feet underground ignited Aug. 17. That triggered a fire on the floor of the drilling rig at Anterio's Cottrill No. 3 well in Harrison County.
Aluise tells media outlets that the ignition source hasn't been determined.
The DEP cited Antero for failure to maintain well control at its Southern pad near Sycamore.
The company will have to bring in a new rig before it can resume horizontal drilling.
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Cosy Studio in Historic Centre
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Compact and well furnished, the living area features a double sofa bed and a flat screen TV. Guests will find a comfortable single bed on the mezzanine level, and the the modern kitchenette is well-equipped.
Surrounded by stunning architecture and historic monuments, this charming studio is perfectly located for any tourist wishing to see all that Nice has to offer. The Natural History Museum, the National Theatre and the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art are all less than one minute walk away.
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I was only 1 houer in the "amazing sunny Appartment" and i leave the Appartment. I was disappointed about the Appartment. It was not sunny sorry to say that. On the pics looks good but not in real.
Everything went well. Nice, small, and tidy apartment in the center of Nice.
Get our keys at the agency office.
Salvatore is friendly and helps you with every difficulty you have with his appartements or in nice. I hope that every owner is like him.
All we could wish for! Very clean! :)
First of all Salvatore is not a private person, this is an agency which doesn't care if there are any problems. I would never recomend him as a host nor his flat. We had to go to the agency to pick up the keys but in the description of the flat at wimdu was written that we will meet at the flat. Also the stink of cat piss from the outside of the flat was so strong, that we couldn't sleep with an open window which was unbearable (it was really hot in Nice).There were also cockroaches in the flat. Last but not least we had no wifi for 2 days. We contacted the "cousin" and Salvatore (as he was our contact person) to take care about this problems and there were no reaction. Until the second complaint he came to the building to check what's wrong with the internet. Our problem with the cat piss stink wasn't resolved and therefore I will write a complaint letter to wimdu. Never again. It was the worst host & apartment & wimdu experience ever.
We had a great stay at the apartment! It was quiet, clean and we got very good informations about the city and trips we could do. Every time again!
The flat was really clean and the rooms are cosy. We really enjoyed staying there. It was not complicated and really worth the price.
Everything was alright. Salvatore and his cousin Stephan have mad a lot of efforts that everyone would have a nice stay, they will help you with every question or fix any problem you have. They prepared a lot to make everything super easy (check-in, -out, location, maps, etc.) and especially their self-made tour i can recommend. Of course the apartment wasn't decorated as seen on the pictures, but overall the interior was as seen. You have everything you need for self catering and so the price is definitely very good. So we had a good stay and i'll come back for my next trip to Nice.
The -: expensive apartment for a very small area. Very uncomfortable bed mattresses used in foam. A blocked store. Bedside lamp does not work, kc bulb, I replaced. Very noisy place (bvd François Grosso) forcing to sleep closed window.
The pros: clean apartment. door machine in the bathroom. secure apartment door. good condition.
Les - : appartement cher pour une surface très réduite. Lit très inconfortable sur matelas usagé en mousse. Un des store bloqué. Lampe de chevet ne marche pas, ampoule kc, je l'ai remplacée. Lieu très bruyant (bvd François Grosso) obligeant de dormir fenêtre fermée.
Les + : appart propre. porte linge dans la sdb. porte appart sécurisée. bon état général.
Salvatore welcomed us at his agency and gave us heaps of tips for exploring Nice. In addition to that, the apartment was equipped with a 20-pages brochure about Nice and surroundings, including getting there by bus or train.
The apartment was well maintained and clean and is within walking distance to all major locations in Nice. Outside the building, there are several bus stops, supermarkets (already spotted by Salvatore) and a bike hiring station (Vélo bleu).
We've enjoyed our stay and can highly recommend Salvatore.
Thanks again and see you :)
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How to Cook a Virginia Country Ham
Preparation: Mold on skin of an aged ham is natural and harmless. Remove by washing with hot water and stiff brush. Can be soaked in hot water overnight to remove salt. If you soak your ham, be sure to change water before cooking.
Carving: The flavor of aged hams is enhanced by carving into very thin slices. (Thick slices can cause overpowering flavor intensity.) Using a sharp knife, make your first cut on the glazed side of the ham, at hock (small) end. Cut consecutive slices on a 45 degree angle, straight to the bone, keeping slices as thin as possible.
Baking: After washing the ham cook the ham in a low oven in a covered roasting pan with just a quart of water or after washing and soaking the han you can pour 5 cups of water over ham, place lid firmly on pan and place in pre-heated oven at 500 degrees F. After 15 minutes, turn off oven. DO NOT OPEN OVEN. In 3 hours, re-heat oven to 500 degrees F., bake for 15 minutes & and turn off oven again. (DO NOT OPEN.) Leave ham in oven overnight, or until oven is completely cool. Finally, take ham out of pan, remove skin & trim fat to 1/4-inch thickness. Glaze ham, if desired.
Frying: Cut UNCOOKED ham into slices no more than 1/8-inch thick, wash and trim off skin. Place in skillet with 1/8 cup water, parboil until water is gone. Cook slices over medium heat until slightly browned. (Avoid overcooking, as this will cause ham to become tough.) Frying tends to intensify the flavor of aged ham.
Red Eye Gravy: Remove fried slices to platter. To skillet drippings, add ï¾¾ cup water or water/coffee mixture. Bring to boil and serve with ham slices.


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Range DescriptionThe species is restricted to Peninsular Thailand where it has only been collected from river systems draining the western coastline in the provinces of Ranong, Phang Nga, Phuket, Krabi, Trang and Satun (Kullander and Britz 2002; Seriously Fish 2011), including Phuket Island (Ruber et al. 2004). Presence can be expected in adjacent parts of coastal drainages in Myanmar.