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amazing story leelee
I agree Thorin. On such a site you should perhaps see many little contributions of prose . And I enjoyed very much all of yours here. I could feel the despair and bravery in the face of futility, noble hearts that decided to leave something, a emotional 'print' that could be seen in the eyes of those that followed somehow.
The Girl from Rohan
"Bravery is an act of moving forward in the face of abject fear" The tall blue eyed twenty year old maiden pulled nervously on the waist long moon blonde braid that hung over her shoulder.
She was afraid. So very afraid, she who had longed all her life since the age of seven to do something great and lay worthy , something talked about by the greatest of Elves, Men and other free people of an evening before a blazing fire and good things to eat and drink.
When she was just falling asleep on her ornately carved bed the day after she turned seven the girl had been startled back into wakefulness by the sound of the heavy oak door slamming shut followed by cries of joy and laughter. Someone unexpected had arrived , the child could tell by the overwhelming joy in her mother's voice and that of her usually silent father Captain of the Guards . And then came into the air the sound of a higher voice, a beautiful melodic voice though well modulated and a little sedate and cool even. The child sat up, heart pounding and listened with all her might. She was forbidden to arise from her bed once tucked in unless her life was threatened or someone was hurt and needed assistance. She longed to disobey just this one time but honor prevented her. Her friends thought her a little icy, a little high minded even if she was of pedigree and often the child found herself playing alone.
After the expected bustle to provide food, drink and beds for the at least two downstairs voices dropped and the child realized it was probably for her sake. For at least an hour after the little girl tried hard to glean some of the conversation but it was hopeless and sleep overtook her at last.
It was in the light of the followng morning that the child , dressed , hair groomed, jewels arranged artistically upon the sleeves of her blue gown and now down stairs stopped short when she saw who the visitors were.
There, in real flesh and blood, royally dressed and eating quietly while her father read from a scroll was the stuff legends were made of in the Riddermark. For there sat her great aunt Aeowyn, still remarkably beautiful and regal and beside her was two soldiers she had brought back with her from her visit to Rivendell.
At the child's gasp of wonder and awe, all faces turned toward her. 'Come little Aeowyn, come and meet your great aunt , her Elven companions and eat with us. There is your place reserved across from your great aunt." Mother was bringing a tray of freshly baked pastries to the table. Aeowyn smiled down at her little name sake. 'You know you look remarkably like I remember my brother looking at your age. And such silken hair. How are you little one?
"I, I do well great auntie. I , did you really and truly kill the evil Witch King with a sword, did that truly happen?' The words burst forth like a small catapult from the girl's ruby lips and the table of friends exploded into happy laughter. "Yes that is true, though my dear friend Merriadoc the Hobbit, or Halfling did his share else I would have followed my uncle King Theoden to the halls of our forefathers that very day for the power and evil of that wraith was beyond comprehention.'
For two hours the child asked questions and her great aunt answered quietly and little Aeowyn's parents exchanged proud smiles and the elves beamed on the beautiful child in their midst.
"I wish I could do a mighty exploit like you, it fills my mind nearly day and night, it torments me' concluded the child as the table began to be cleared of the morning meal.
There has been peace a great while now child and only pockets of resistance to the rule of the Kings has been felt in the more eastern parts of the lands. But do not wish for such an evil thing Aeowyn, just living , just getting through all the ordinary trials of life takes enough courage. i would not wish back those days of fighting and weariness and grief for anything.'
But long after her great aunt had departed the child could not shake the things she had heard. And as the years passed something in her heart resisted marriage and a home of her own. She stayed mostly with the beautiful fine horses that filled the stables of the soldiers, always being tried and tested to be war ready in case such a thing was needed at any time. Grooming the horses, riding them alongside the men who had long given up trying to disuade her,Aoewyn grew in beauty and skill and any of the men would have been proud to take her for wife, well at least any of those more highly born, for it was the rule no one who was not of kin stature or at least a proven man of valor and courage could even ask.
Although one soldier and a kinsman Thedamer the Tall had become a good friend and tugged at the heart strings of the now young woman,the longing to prover herself kept her demenor like hoarfrost so that he said little of his feelings.
And now, at the age of twenty here was Aeowyn the second lost from her kinsmen under the mountain and rumours of orcs banding in small groups along the west side of the mountain had come to the Riddermark and alarmed the people. Against every argument the maiden had gotten her way and dressed like a boy accompanied the sixty men and horses on the hunt to destroy the lairs and the orcs too if possible. Lost in thought the young woman had taken a wrong turn and before anyone noticed and could turn back they were assailed by about eighty roaring orcs who had cunningly followed behind and gave no warning but just ripped the men from their horses and killed with joy.
The maiden had heard the din and dismayed to find herself alone had turned back, but her horse, well trained though he was shied and cried out when an orc came into site. He tried backing away to protect his mistress but he was felled by an orc blade hurled at him. He landed screaming, nostrils flaring on his side and before the orc could harm the steed further Aeowyn , terrified , whispered, good bye dear friend and killed him quickly, then leapt from him.
Orc and maiden stood still staring at one another. Aeowyn had never seen anything so hideous, filthy and evil and her legs buckled and she felt it hard to take a breath. This was the thing she had longed for all her life since seven and now that the moment had come home was all she cried out for in her numbed mind.
The orc smiled and lifting his hideous head let out a scream so blood thirsty the girl brought her short knife to her own throat , she would not let this thing have the satisfaction of slow torture and worse.
Then the words of great aunt Aeowyn came slowly as if in slow motion across the still frozen senses of her name sake.
"Bravery is an act of moving forward in the face of abject fear.' And with those words the maiden moved toward the orc. She felt in a dream but a tiny voice somewhere said' if I must die let me die in a way that will give me honor and be worthy of a song.
The orc reached out and swiftly cut the woman's arm and she cried out. And then she stared at his eyes and while he still laughed and screamed she aimed between them and let her knife fly. The creature stared at her for several seconds and with a whimper fell backwards and made no more sounds.
Then Aeowyn remembered her comrades and ran swiftly through the woods to where the battle was raging. Only half of the soldiers remained alive and with wisdom and great skill they fought the enemy. She joined in and after a while only three orcs were left and they turned and fled, two without weapons. Horses once proud and beautiful and free now lay all across the ground , some with still horrified expressions in their noble eyes.
The rest of that day and into the night bodies were buried and marked that the people could come back and do right by their kin, and the proud horses dragged into a clearing and burned with their costly trappings amidst bowed heads. Thedamer said words of great beauty over the fallen men and steeds and it was then that Aeowyn looked up , her eyes dry, her face white from shock and as she listened the tears finally fell and a sudden longing for home and her own house and for this man burned in her usually cool breast. After the all was done and those on horseback each took another with them , leaving only a few soldiers alone the sad procession made careful way, always looking out for the enemy and at least on the third day came home. Much wailing and sorrow filled the air as the people saw the few come back and Aewynn's parents wept with sorrow and joy that their only child came home.
The months following saw the nearly entire army of those mighty proud people , joined with those from Gondor and other places routing the enemies until once more in the winter of that year peace came again. Aeowynn and her new husband talked of many things, but to the maiden talk of mighty exploits held no golden aura. She was busy readying her home for the first heir that would come into the world.
ta;, that is very kind. I admit I have no time really so I just write down what I write, end of story. when i get some real time, in the fall maybe i shall do a great deal of research and then write a proper story.
Turin, your story evokes a great sadness that our professor was so apt at. thankyou.
I do believe I'm going to try my hand at writing a short horror tale.
I'll post it in this thread once I am done :)
My way of writing could best be described as chaotic. I might write several chapters of a story and then stop to read it. Usually at that point I simply delete most of it and restart from a previous point. Most of all I never write down any notes regarding my writings because the story lives and constantly evolves inside my head and usually when I've taken the time to write notes they will be completely obsolete the next day ^^
Edit: It turns out Im not one for short stories :) I will make it a journal entry instead.
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Click on the links for a step-by-step tutorial on how to make the T-Rex and Stegosaurus out of fondant.
Thank you for the amazing 8 years here at A Baked Creation, we can't thank you enough for the memories! But we've decided to move over to a new site - Sincerely, Syl. Please join us there for future posts on all the things you loved here!
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Dinosaur Birthday Cupcakes
Click on the links for a step-by-step tutorial on how to make the T-Rex and Stegosaurus out of fondant.
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What exactly are the dinosaurs made of? Fondant? Brilliant work, that's really adorable.ReplyDelete
Rachell Taylor - Yup! Fondant and some of the dinosaurs have chocolate jimmies for eyes. Thank you!ReplyDelete
These are the cutest things ever! I'd love these for a birthday!ReplyDelete
These are really cute :)ReplyDelete
Great job
Brontosauruses in the water and fossils? Wow, what amazing detail and creativity! These are fantastic.ReplyDelete
These are super cute and awesome!!!ReplyDelete
Those put a smile on my face. So cute!ReplyDelete
I loved dinosaurs more than barbies or dolls as a kid, and I reckon these cupcakes are freaking AWESOME! You are very talented with the fondant! :)ReplyDelete
Monica H - Thank you! The birthday boy loved them, he was rendered speechless!ReplyDelete
Avanika [YumsiliciousBakes] - Thank you!
Heather - Ghost Baker - Thank you so much!
Grimmy - Thanks!
cakeflower - Thanks for smiling! =)
Dutch girl loves2bake - Thank you!
apparentlyjessy - Hahaha, that is awesome! Howard did the meat eaters and trikes. Sylvia did the vegetarian land, water, and sky dinos!
WOW!!! What amazing work. You are so inspiring!ReplyDelete
you are so insanely talented with the fondant. I'm barely getting into myself, and I have to get into it fast because I'm gonna be making a wedding cake decorated with it! sheesh!ReplyDelete
you're producing fondant porn! it's so awesome to look at! can't stop! keep coming back for more!
Jenn - Thank you for the inspiring comment! =)ReplyDelete
The Scootabaker - Love the name! Love scooters (may need to make little fondant scooters one day) and love baking! Thank you so much for the awesome praise! We've never thought of it as fondant porn before! Best of luck on the wedding cake!
Will you make these & ship.
My son is turning 3 in August & is OBSESSED w/ dinos.
These are freakin adorable!
I can't believe I hadn't commented on these before...they are insanely great! My little guys would love them!ReplyDelete
Meghan - Aw thanks, but we can't ship cupcakes! The dinosaurs would become extinct before your son got them!ReplyDelete
cookies and cups - Thank you! =)
Aw, you are awesome - best dinos ever!ReplyDelete
justJENN - Thank you!! =)ReplyDelete
I would just die if you made little scooters! Make me a yellow one! That's the color of my Vespa! Ooh I'm so excited!ReplyDelete
The Scootabaker - Teehee, I think it'll be fun to make little scooters... most likely 2D ones!ReplyDelete
I love your dinosaurs! They are super cute & have given me a great idea for my son's 4th birthday! Now, if only I could make mine look half that cute!ReplyDelete
Tanner's Mom - Thank you! I'm glad the dino's have given you some ideas and I'm pretty sure yours will be cute too! =)ReplyDelete
I found these thru flickr and I love them!! very adorable! I would love to make these for my sons first birthday!ReplyDelete
Thanks you so much for sharing your pictures using a Creative Commons license! I linked to your fabulous Stegosauruses picture in a "Happy Birthday to Joomla!" article at the Joomla! Community Web site. Joomla! is an open source CMS offered to the world free of charge -- and the project has been in existence for four years. The colors of the dinosaurs are perfect for Joomla!'s colors - so it was a real treat (no pun intended) finding your shared image.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much!
- maura1016September 20, 2009 at 9:41 AM
These cupcakes are so cute. My son's going to have a dinosaur party next weekend. Can you tell me how you made the dinosaurs?ReplyDelete
Little Bits - Thank you! =)ReplyDelete
AmyStephen - Thank you for letting us know and happy be-lated birthday! It is so neat that the colours match! Many thanks for linking to our blog!
maura1016 - Thanks! I don't know if the instructions would be very helpful, the dinosaurs were hand-made from fondant. Please e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com and we'll try to answer you questions. Thank you!
- maura1016September 22, 2009 at 5:13 PM
I guess what I was wondering was what kind of fondant? I bought a packet of multi-colored rolled fondant from Michael's craft store. Would this work or is there a different kind I should use?ReplyDelete
Hi maura1016,ReplyDelete
Generally, any pre-made fondant will work. I'm assuming that the rolled fondant from Michael's is made by Wilton? This will definitely work and is good fondant to start with, but it does lack in taste. We would suggest Satin Ice or other types of fondant you can find at Golda's Kitchen (http://kitchenware.goldaskitchen.com/search?w=fondant&asug=&x=0&y=0)
Hi there. Greetings from Malaysia! Awesome dinosaurs you have there. I hope you don't mind but I based the dinosaurs on one of my cakes on your little beauties. Of course, mine are crude versions of yours. LOL.ReplyDelete
Pauline - Malaysia! Wow, thank you! Of course I don't mind, I'm here to share my creations. When will you post your dinosaur cake on your site? I would love to see it!ReplyDelete
Hi Sylvia,ReplyDelete
I posted the dinosaur cake last year on my blog under Kids n Teens Cakes. Here it is:
Thanks and regards,
Hi Pauline, thank you for sharing your frolicking dinosaur cake! They are very cute and I've shared your link on facebook too!ReplyDelete
I found your dinos on flickr and followed you here! Stinking adorable, I made them for my friend's daughter yesterday! Thanks for the ideas!ReplyDelete
Heather - I ADORE THEM!!! Thank you so much for sharing them with me! =)ReplyDelete
Tu trabajo es adorable...Felicidades y mucho éxito.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 3, 2010 at 2:49 PM
I just wanted to thank you, your tutorials are wonderful and helped me create cute toppers for a 4 yr old boys cupcakes. Because of you, less creative people like me can try and make neat stuff for our kids. Thanks again.ReplyDelete
Ingrid Hndez. and Anonymous, thank you for your kind words. =)ReplyDelete
These have got to be some of the most amazing cupcakes I have ever seen! You must have an amazing amount of patience!ReplyDelete
We have featured them in our 25 best birthday animal cupcakes at http://partycupcakeideas.com/25-birthday-party-animal-cupcake-ideas/
Hi there, these are just wonderful. My dino-obsesed son is turning 5 on Sunday and I am going to try my hand at making these.ReplyDelete
Question, I have never worked with fondant before. I have a recipe and all of the ingredients (including glycerin). Do you think it is worth my time to make the fondant or would I be better off buying premade?
Thanks again- these are brilliant!
Hi Carly,ReplyDelete
I would recommend buying pre-made fondant. From the Wilton cake decorating classes we took, we used pre-made and our instructor told us that it was fool's proof if it's your first time. It's smoother, has a good consistency, and is easier to work with. Best of luck!
- AnonymousSeptember 29, 2010 at 11:07 AM
use the marshmallow fondant recipeReplyDelete
just google it-
it will list these ingredients-
1 16 oz pk mini marshmallows
4 tb water
1tsp vanilla
2 lb confectioners
Did you let the fondant dinosaurs dry out before decorating the cupcakes?
Should you leave the fondant fresh so they are chewy for the kids?
Also, I would like to know what size cupcake holders you used for these.
This is a truly awesome achievement in creativity. My son and I were surfing the web for dinosaur birthday cake ideas. He was like, "I want those for my birthday!"
Thank you so much for the inspiration!
Hi Maria,ReplyDelete
Thank you for writing! Yes, I do let the fondant dinosaurs dry first. Overnight usually does the trick so that it is not too hard and the inside remains chewy for kids to bite (GRR) into.
I use cupcake liners that are 3 1/4 oz, you can also find out more here: http://www.abakedcreation.com/p/faq.html
Best wishes to your son, I hope that he has a fabulous birthday!
OMG - I was looking for some ideas for my 3yrs old nephew's b.day cake (he loves dinosaurs) and stumbled across your blog!ReplyDelete
You guys have done a truely amazing job in baking, blogging and reviewing! This is definitely gonna be a blog that I'll frequently visit!
Just featured this on my little blog in a dino party round up. LOVE!!! So cute.ReplyDelete
Sophdobe - Welcome and thank you! =)ReplyDelete
Sweeter Hours - Cool!!! Here's the link everyone! http://sweeterhours.blogspot.com/2011/02/dinosaur-on-brain.html
The Dino creation is sooo cool. You've done a truly amazing job. Hope you don't mind if I feature this on my blog. Thank you.ReplyDelete
Thanks Vivian.ReplyDelete
- GeorgiaJune 10, 2011 at 10:03 PM
can someone please post a how to on the Triceratops and the Stegosauruses?? i really want to know the shapes i need to use for them.. :)ReplyDelete
Hi Georgia,ReplyDelete
I haven't done a triceratops one yet, but here's the stegosaurus tutorial:
Good luck and let me know if you have any questions!
- GeorgiaJune 14, 2011 at 5:14 AM
thanks :)ReplyDelete
I'm not good with modeling things, but I'd be willing to give these a try for my Grandson's birthday. He would love them!! Thanks for the great idea!ReplyDelete
Best of luck Wendy, let us know if you have any questions!ReplyDelete
The cake is so amazing.. Love it.ReplyDelete
Thank you! Looks like you making amazing cakes yourself!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous! These are so great. My nephew wants a Pterodactyl cake so thanks for the ideas!ReplyDelete
Thanks for the kind words Cakefairyblog! I'm sure you'll make your nephew a fantastic pterodactyl cake. =)ReplyDelete
Another creative work!!!ReplyDelete
OMG, these are adorable! I would not want to eat them, only play with them ...ReplyDelete
Thank you both! =)ReplyDelete
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Crater Lake National Park > Mount Scott > Climber's Log
Mount Scott Climber's Log
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|good lake views
Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2016
|plenty busy. nice day and nice trail. Views of Crater Lake are pretty darn nice but the peak itself is pretty ho hum.
|Posted Aug 22, 2016 2:51 pm
|Matt Lemke
|Nice hike but very smoky
Date Climbed: Aug 10, 2015
|So many wildfires in 2015! We didn't see too much and when we drove to one of the overlooks that evening after the hike, the entire lake basin filled with thick smoke from yet another brand new fire!
|Posted Jan 24, 2016 6:00 pm
|Easy Walk
Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2015
|Hiked during my pct hike with friend that drove me back to trail.
|Posted Nov 30, 2015 4:43 pm
Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2015
|Hot but pleasant hike otherwise.
|Posted Sep 11, 2015 12:09 am
Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2015
|What a nice hike up to a Lookout Tower. Great Views of Crater Lake
|Posted Sep 4, 2015 11:23 am
|Family Hike
Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2015
|A fun hike with Nora and Matt, but the views were all but completely obscured by the smoke of several nearby fires.
|Posted Aug 11, 2015 11:12 pm
|Trail hike
Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2004
|Fun hike with my wife, great views from up top.
|Posted May 12, 2015 11:31 pm
|nice day
Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2014
|Nice easy hike with great views
|Posted Mar 3, 2015 1:24 am
|Easy trail
Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2014
|Good easy hike which allowed me to rest from the day before.
|Posted Sep 28, 2014 12:04 am
|Great Scott!
Date Climbed: Aug 6, 2014
|Straightforward but gorgeous trail to the top. Other summits in the park get you closer to the rim and give more dramatic views (Hillman comes to mind), but this was my favorite hike overall.
|Posted Sep 21, 2014 3:45 pm
|Jeremy Hakes
|Great hike
Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2014
|Great trail to an amazing view.
|Posted Sep 18, 2014 10:40 am
|Mt. Scott trail
Date Climbed: Aug 24, 2014
|This was a nice short hike to the top. The trail is well maintained and wide. This was my wife's first ever trek up a mountain and she did awesome. Good starter for anyone.
|Posted Aug 29, 2014 2:45 pm
|Family Hike
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2011
|Still a little snow. Super scenic though. Wonderful hike.
|Posted Aug 10, 2014 11:09 pm
|A Bit
|Family hike
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2013
|Sunny day, calm winds - great hike with the family.
|Posted Aug 21, 2013 10:20 pm
|fun hike - nice views
Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2013
|My wife Lori and I enjoyed this hike together while traveling through SW Oregon on our way back to Southern Nevada.
|Posted Aug 14, 2013 12:15 am
|Mount Scott
Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2013
|7/26/2013 Climbed Mount Scott while passing through Crater Lake National Park on the way to climb a couple of Cascade volcanoes in the area. Nice leg stretcher after a 700 mile drive. Amazing views of Crater Lake and the surrounding area.
|Posted Jul 29, 2013 2:50 pm
|A must do if your there
Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2012
|If you like to hike and take pictures, this peak is for you. I had a great time and reached the summit in just under an hour.
|Posted Oct 7, 2012 6:16 pm
|Great day!
Date Climbed: Aug 1, 2010
|Great day and perfectly clear morning views
|Posted Oct 1, 2012 8:20 pm
|Easy hike to great vantage
Date Climbed: Aug 17, 1980
|Ran the 13.1 mile Crater Rim run in the morning, hiked up Mt. Scott with friends in the afternoon.
|Posted Sep 20, 2012 7:05 pm
|Jerry L
|did it
Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2012
|Very nice views.
|Posted Sep 17, 2012 5:35 pm


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A brief tour of Consol Energy Center - 04-01-10
We'll admit it. We're a little upset at the prospect of having to leave Mellon Arena. It feels like a second home to anyone who spends a significant amount of time there. Granted, that second home has rats, asbestos, leaks and distinctive odors in every nook and cranny. But they're our rats, asbestos, leaks and distinctive odors dangit.
Selfishly, we were less than eager to leave the press box at Mellon Arena. Sure, it's lacking in modern ammentities like high definition televisions. Heck, it's lacking in regular ammenities like... oh... space. But we love the view. Compared to some of the newer buildings in places like Washington or Philadelphia, the press box view at Mellon Arena is tremendous. You're high enough to watch a play develop up the ice, but you're not up high enough to violate a no-fly zone like you are in Washington.
To say the least, we were skeptical the press box at Consol Energy Center would be as good as the one at Mellon Arena in that one single aspect.
But that was before we went on a tour of the building yesterday. Here's some photos of our brief inspection of the facility.
-This is the entrance along Centre Avenue across the street from Mellon Arena:
-The area we've pointed out is expected to be a team store. It will be like PenStation, but you'll actually have room to walk around and buy stuff. Right now, in PenStation, even if you go in on a non game day, it's tough to make your way around without bumping around into racks of Petr Sykora t-shirt jerseys on clearance. This new store looks like you could park Mike Rupp's monster truck in it.
-This is ice level:
-Try to imagine Chris Pronger in the place of that road cone, only slower.
-The area pointed out in this photo is the first row of permanent seats:
-Below that point will be moveable racks/rows of seating.
-One of many "blocks" of speakers:
-The skeleton of the scoreboard which is in the midst of construction:
-Erik Heasley, communications coordinator for the Penguins and all around snazzy dresser, is standing in front for the sake of perspective. He's listed as a generous 5-foot-8.
-The tunnel leading from the area the Penguins bench is to the team's locker room and offices:
-That clock either indicates how much time is left until the building is due to be completed or the last time the power play scored. We forgot to ask. Sorry.
-This area is a walk way from the locker room to the bench:
-This area will have an area for high-end fans/clients of the team and presumably "Pierre" McGuire to interact and slap five with the players as the enter/depart the rink. The Oilers have a similar setup in Rexall Place.
-The team's locker room:
-The room will have an oval shape which is a rarity in the league.
-This will be some sort of therapy room for the Penguins:
-Weight/training room:
-Blue prints:
-This will be the media lounge/work room:
-Amazingly, even in this current state of disarray, its already infinitely nicer than it's counterpart at Mellon Arena.
-Here's the concourse on the first level:
-Not that it's any sort of amazing accomplishment, but the concourses here are so much wider than at Mellon Arena.
-Signs for many of the sections are already visible:
-The view from the top of the first level of the 100s:
-Just imagine that forklift as Kris Letang. Just more accurate at getting pucks on net. We would say it's fair to state this area slightly closer than being in the last row of a C level section in Mellon Arena.
-Throughout the concourse, there are already several high definition monitors already hanging from the wall:
-There are two levels of suites. This the view from the second level:
-For anyone who has been in a suite at Mellon Arena, the suites in Consol Energy Center are at least triple the size:
-No word yet if you get buckets of sealant or if you have to bring your own.
-The concourse on the second level:
-On up to the 300s. The view from the last row:
-Imagine that cherry picker as Mike Rupp. Only shorter.
(Note: the seats are covered in plastic due to the dust.)
-For the sake of comparison, here's the view from the last row of one of the F balconies at Mellon Arena:
-The concourse on the 300 level:
-One of the prime attactions to the new building the the view of the city's skyline from the west end of the building:
-And they shouldn't take down Mellon Arena for a variety of reasons. This view is one of them:
-This is probably the most important bit of information to at least half of the fans in the building. We're never going to make anyone forget Bob Villa, but based on those individual pipe fittings on the wall, we're assuming there won't be trough urinals in the men's rooms of the new building:
-Ladies, we didn't check out your facilities. Even if it was still an active construction site, we didn't feel right walking into a ladies room to take photos. Call us old fashioned.
-This will be Ray Shero's view of the ice from his booth in the press box:
-That black square is a projection monitor. There are several hanging in front of the press box.
-And this will be our view of the ice:
-For comparison's sake, this is what we look at from our perch at Mellon Arena:
-This might be our favorite part of the tour. This is the view from concourse on the 100-level on the west end:
-The red brick structure outside is Epiphany Catholic Church.
-Overall, we're a lot more excited for the building today than we were yesterday morning before the tour. We were a little skeptical for our own selfish reasons, but it's pretty obvious the Penguins went to great length to make the facility beneficial to fans (and even us grimy media types) in every section.
-For more information on the technical thingamajigs going on in the building, check out Backteching, the cleverly named blog of Chris DeVivo, the Director of Media Technology for the Penguins. Essentially, he pretty much has more Reward Zone Points from Best Buy than anyone else in Pittsburgh.
-Also, check out this site set up by the Penguins which shows 3-D views from every section in the building.


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|Jul 20, 2004
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|Nov 6, 2002
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|Oct 6, 1997
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|Emc Corporation
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|Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (52), Classifications (42), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 09/501,419 filed Feb. 9, 2000 , now U.S. Pat. No. 6,487,634, that is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/944,606, filed Oct. 6, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,061,761 issued May 9, 2000.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention generally relates to the management of resources in a data processing system and more particularly to the management of a disk array storage device.
2. Description of Related Art
Many data processing systems now incorporate disk array storage devices. Each of these devices comprises a plurality of physical disks arranged into logical volumes. Data on these devices is accessible through various control input/output programs in response to commands, particularly reading and writing commands from one or more host processors. A Symmetrix 5500 series integrated cached disk array that is commercially available from the assignee of this invention is one example of such a disk array storage device. This particular array comprises multiple physical disk storage devices or drives with the capability of storing large amounts of data up to one terabyte or more. The management of such resources becomes very important because the ineffective utilization of the capabilities of such an array can affect the overall data processing system performance significantly.
Generally a system administrator will, upon initialization of a direct access storage device, determine certain characteristics of the data sets to be stored. These characteristics include the data set size, and volume names and, in some systems, the correspondence between a logical volume and a particular host processor in a multiple host processor system. The system administrator uses this information to configure the disk array storage device by distributing various data sets across different physical devices accordingly with an expectation of avoiding concurrent use of a physical device by multiple applications. Often times allocations based upon this limited information are or become inappropriate. When this occurs, the original configuration can degrade overall data processing system performance dramatically.
One approach to overcoming this problem has been to propose an analysis of the operation of the disk array storage device prior to loading a particular data set and then determining an appropriate location for that data set. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,633,387 to Hartung et al. discloses load balancing in a multi-unit data processing system in which a host operates with multiple disk storage units through plural storage directors. In accordance with this approach a least busy storage director requests work to be done from a busier storage director. The busier storage director, as a work sending unit, supplies work to the work requesting, or least busy, storage director.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,239,649 to McBride et al. discloses a system for balancing the load on channel paths during long running applications. In accordance with the load balancing scheme, a selection of volumes is first made from those having affinity to the calling host. The load across the respective connected channel paths is also calculated. The calculation is weighted to account for different magnitudes of load resulting from different applications and to prefer the selection of volumes connected to the fewest unused channel paths. An optimal volume is selected as the next volume to be processed. The monitored load on each channel path is then updated to include the load associated with the newly selected volume, assuming that the load associated with processing the volume is distributed evenly across the respective connected channel paths. The selection of the following volume is then based on the updated load information. The method continues quickly during subsequent selection of the remaining volumes for processing.
In another approach, U.S. Pat. No. 3,702,006 to Page discloses load balancing in a data processing system capable of multi-tasking. A count is made of the number of times each I/O device is accessed by each task over a time interval between successive allocation routines. During each allocation, an analysis is made using the count and time interval to estimate the utilization of each device due to the current tasks. An estimate is also made with the anticipated utilization due to the task undergoing allocation. The estimated current and anticipated utilization are then considered and used as a basis for attempting to allocate the data sets to the least utilized I/O devices so as to achieve balanced I/O activity.
Each of the foregoing references discloses a system in which load balancing is achieved by selecting a specific location for an individual data set based upon express or inferred knowledge about the data set. An individual data set remains on a given physical disk unless manually reconfigured. None of these systems suggests the implementation of load balancing by the dynamic reallocation or configuration of existing data sets within the disk array storage system.
Another load balancing approach involves a division of reading operations among different physical disk drives that are redundant. Redundancy has become a major factor in the implementation of various storage systems that must also be considered in configuring a storage system. U.S. Pat. No. 5,819,310 issued Oct. 1, 1998 discloses such a redundant storage system with a disclosed disk array storage device that includes two device controllers and related disk drives for storing mirrored data. Each of the disk drives is divided into logical volumes. Each device controller can effect different reading processes and includes a correspondence table that establishes the reading process to be used in retrieving data from the corresponding disk drive. Each disk controller responds to a read command that identifies the logical volume by using the correspondence table to select the appropriate reading process and by transferring data from the appropriate physical storage volume containing the designated logical volume. Consequently, when this mirroring system is implemented, reading operations involving a single logical volume do not necessarily occur from a single physical device. Rather read commands to different portions of a particular logical volume may be directed to any one of the mirrors for reading from preselected tracks in the logical volume. Allowing such operations can provide limited load balancing and can reduce seek times. Other redundancy techniques and striping techniques can tend to spread the load over multiple physical drives. However, if the physical drives have multiple logical volumes or portions thereof, the net effect may not balance the load with respect to the totality of the physical disk drives. Thus, none of the foregoing references discloses or suggests a method for providing a dynamic reallocation of physical address space based upon actual usage.
Therefore it is an object of this invention to provide a dynamic reallocation of a disk array storage device to balance the load requirements on each physical device with multiple logical volumes in a disk array storage device.
Another object of this invention is to provide load balancing in a disk array storage device in which the physical devices can store logical volumes of different sizes.
In accordance with this invention load balancing will occur at some arbitrary time interval, typically one or more days. To that point in time various reading and writing statistics have been accumulated on a logical volume basis. As part of the process, a list of all pairs of exchangeable logical devices is established. The compiled data is then used to select one such, test the effect of the exchange and exchange the selected logical.
The appended claims particularly point out and distinctly claim the subject matter of this invention. The various objects, advantages and novel features of this invention will be more fully apparent from a reading of the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which like reference numerals refer to like parts, and in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a specific data processor that implements this invention; and
FIGS. 2A and 2B constitute a flow diagram that depicts the procedure for allocating logical volumes in accordance with this invention.
FIG. 1 depicts, in block form, and as a typical data processing system 30, a Symmetrix 5500 series integrated cached disk array that includes such a data memory system with a number of data storage devices or physical disk storage devices 31A, 31B, 31C, 31D and 31E, by way of example, and a system memory 32 with a cache memory 33. In this particular embodiment the system 30 includes several device controllers 34A, 34B, 34C, 34D and 34E connected to corresponding ones of the physical disk storage devices 31A through 31E plus a device controller 34X representing other controllers and attached physical disk storage devices. Each device controller may have a known basic structure or a more sophisticated structure associated with mirrored operations as described in the above-identified U.S. Pat. No. 5,819,310.
The device controller 34A is shown with an associated physical disk storage device 31A divided into the mirrored logical volumes M1-LVA, M1-LVB, M1-LVC and M1-LVD; the device controller 34E controls the other physical disk storage device 31E that stores the mirrored logical volumes M2-LVA, M2-LVB, M2-LVC and M2-LVD. The logical volumes in physical disk storage devices 31A and 31E are assumed to have the same size for purposes of this explanation. However, mirrored and non-mirrored logical volumes in a physical disk storage device can have different sizes. For example, physical disk storage device 31B is depicted with two logical volumes LVE and LVF. Assume that the LVE logical volume has the same size as the logical volumes in the physical disk 31A and that the logical volume LVF has a size that is three times the size of the logical volume LVE. Physical disk storage device 31C is shown with a logical volume LVG having twice the size of a logical volume LVH which, in turn, would have the same size as the logical volume LVA. Physical disk storage device 31D has a logical volume LVI which is three times the size of the logical volume LVJ which, in turn, has the same size as the logical volume LVA. Moreover, there is no requirement that mirrored logical volumes in one physical disk storage device need to be mirrored on a single mirroring physical disk storage device. For example the locations of the LVJ and M2-LVA logical volumes could be interchanged. As will become apparent, in actual practice the absolute and relative sizes of logical volumes and the positions of the logical volumes will vary.
Still referring to FIG. 1 a single processor or host 35, an interconnecting data access channel 36 and a host adapter 37 connect to the system memory 32 over a system bus 38. A typical data processing system 30 may comprise multiple host adapters that connect to the system bus 38 in parallel. One or more hosts may also connect to each host adapter.
A system manager console 40 includes an additional processor that connects to the system bus 38 typically through one or more of the device controllers, such as device controller 34A by means of a serial or other communications link to the device controller 34A. The system manager console 40 permits a system operator to run set-up and diagnostic programs for configuring, controlling and monitoring the performance of the data processing system 30. Essentially the system manager console 40 enables the operator to establish communications with the host adapter 37, the device controller 34B and the system memory 32.
Before any component, such as the host adapter 37 or the device controllers 34A and 34B can access the system memory 32, that component must obtain access to the system bus 38. Conventional bus access logic 41 receives access request signals from these components and grants access to only one such component at any given time. A wide variety of known arbitration schemes are suitable for use in a data storage system employing multiple processors and a shared system memory, such as the system memory 32.
Preferably the system memory 32 in FIG. 2 is a high-speed random-access semiconductor memory that includes, as additional components, a cache index directory 42 that provides an indication including the addresses of the data which is stored in the cache memory 33. In a preferred embodiment, the cache index directory 42 is organized as a hierarchy of tables for logical devices, cylinders, and tracks. The system memory 32 also includes areas for data structures 43 and queues 44. The basic operation of the system memory 32 is described in Yanai et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,206,939 issued Apr. 27, 1993. System memory 32, particularly the cache memory 33, may also include a region of memory known as permacache memory. As is well known, data elements remain in permacache memory unless they are specifically deleted.
The coordination of each of the host adapters with each of the device controllers is simplified by using the system memory 32, and in particular the cache memory 33, as a buffer for data transfers between each host adapter and each device controller. Such a system, for example, is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,206,939. In such a system, it is not necessary to provide a processor dedicated to managing the cache memory 33. Instead, each of the host adapters or device controllers executes a respective cache manager program, such as one of the cache manager programs 45 in the host adapter 37 and cache manager programs 46A and 46B in each of the device controllers 34A through 34X. A system manager program 47 performs a similar function for the system manager console 40 and enables the operator to configure the system. Each of the cache manager programs accesses the cache index directory 42 and operates with data structures and queues for storing various commands. More specifically, the cache manager program 45 in the host adapter 37 writes data from the host 35 into the cache memory 32 and updates the cache index directory 42.
In addition each cache memory manager gathers statistics. The cache memory manager 45 will accumulate statistics concerning a number of parameters. For the purpose of this invention, the number of reading and writing operations requested by a host 35 or connected hosts are important. Likewise each of the cache memory managers 46A through 46X in each of the device controllers 34A through 34X gathers statistics for the logical volumes on each connected physical disk storage device. A monitor 50 in the system manager console 40 integrates these cache memory managers to obtain appropriate statistics at given intervals.
From the foregoing, disk operations included in any measure of the loading of a logical volume will include reading operations and writing operations. Reading operations can be further classified as read-hit, read-miss and sequential read operations. A read-hit operation occurs when the data to be read resides in the cache memory 33. A read-miss occurs when the data to be read is not available in the cache memory 33 and must be transferred from a physical disk storage device. Sequential read operations are those that occur from sequentially addressed storage locations.
The system operates with two types of writing operations. The first transfers the data from the host 35 to the cache memory 33. The second type transfers the data from the cache memory 33 to a physical disk storage device. The second type operates in a background mode, so it is possible that the host 35 may write data to a location more than once before the data is written to a physical disk storage device. Consequently the number of writing operations of the second type normally will not correspond to and be less than the number of writing operations of the first type.
With this background, the program for determining appropriate reallocations of logical volumes on physical disks in accordance with this invention can be described. The program relies upon information supplied from the performance monitor 50. In one embodiment of this invention the monitor 50 retrieves statistics from each cache memory manager on a periodic basis. The periodicity will be selected according to conventional sampling criteria. Typical periods will be from up to 15 to 30 or more minutes. As each set of statistics is time stamped and are accumulated by logical volume the total number of read operations, a read-hit ratio, a sequential-read ratio and the total number of writing operations over a test interval can be obtained. The load balance program 51 shown in FIG. 1 then operates according to FIGS. 2A and 2B to generate, from that collected monitored performance generally represented by step 60 in FIG. 2A, a reallocation or exchange of a pair of logical volumes. Specifically when it is time to perform an analysis, a wait loop represented as a decision step 61 transfers control to retrieve, by means of the monitor system in step 62, all the statistics that are relevant to the test interval.
The load balance program 51 uses step 63 to define a list of pairs of exchangeable logical volumes. There are several criteria that must be evaluated in determining this list. First, exchangeable logical volumes must have the same size. In actual practice most logical volumes will be selected from one of a relatively small number of physical sizes. Second, any interrelationship between the two logical volumes to be exchanged must be examined to determine whether there is any reason to preclude the exchange. For example, swapping logical volumes on the same physical disk storage device generally will have little or no impact. Mirroring, as described in the above-identified U.S. Pat. No. 5,819,310 or other redundancy may further restrict the available exchangeable pairs of logical volumes. For example, mirrored logical volumes normally will be precluded from residing on the same physical disk storage device or even on physical disk storage devices on the same controller or adjacent controllers. For RAID-5 redundancy, exchangeable pairs of logical volumes usually will be limited to those in the same parity group.
In the specific example of FIG. 1, based on size, the logical volumes LVA through LVE, LVH and LVJ are all potential exchange candidates. Likewise the logical volumes LVF and LVI are candidates for exchange. There is no logical volume as a candidate for exchanging with the LVG logical volume in the specific embodiment shown in FIG. 1.
Using the functional criteria, the potential logical volumes that could be swapped with the logical volume M1-LVA in the physical drive 31A include logical volumes LVE, LVH and LVJ, assuming that an exchange with a mirror would have no effect. Moreover swapping the LVA logical volume in physical disk 31A with any of the logical volumes LVB through LVD in physical drive 31E is precluded because both mirrors of the logical volume LVA would be resident on the same physical disk drive. Other potential logical volume pairs include the pairs LVE-LVH, LVH-LVJ and LVE-LVJ. The logical volumes LVF and LVI define one exchangeable pair. Thus in this particular embodiment there are twenty-seven possible exchangeable pairs of logical volumes.
In step 64, the load balance program 51 uses the accumulated statistics and read-hit ratio to produce a read-miss value, a sequential-read value and a write-to-disk value for each logical volume over the prior test intervalto define a list of possible reconfigurations. As previously indicated the read-miss value corresponds to the number of read operations that require access to a physical disk drive for data, a read-hit being a reading operation that finds the requested data in the cache memory 33 of FIG. 1. When step 64 is completed, there exists, for each logical volume, a logical volume access activity value, x, represented by the sum of the read-miss and write-to-disk operations.
The logical volume access activity value can be further refined to reflect the actual load imposed by different operations. For example, each write operation can be considered as imposing half the load of a read-miss operation. If such an assumption is carried forward, the logical volume access activity is equal to the total number of read-miss operations plus half the total number of write operations. If a series of sequential-read operations occur, the number of events in the sequence can be divided by 4 or some other number to compensate for the difference in loading imposed by sequential and random reading operations. In a mirrored configuration, a read-miss results in only one read operation being performed although there is a potential for two, one from each mirror. Consequently, in a mirrored system the number of read misses to a mirrored logical volume will be halved to compensate for mirroring.
In step 65 the load balancing program 51 constructs a table that identifies the total access activity value for each physical storage device by summing, for each physical disk storage device, the access activity values for each logical volume on that physical disk storage device. At this point a total average physical activity value can also be obtained by summing the physical volume access activity values and dividing by the number of physical devices.
When step 66 in FIG. 2A has been completed, control passes to steps 67 and 70 that form a loop under a loop control 71 in FIG. 2B. Specifically step 67 selects one of the possible reconfigurations as defined by a pair of logical volumes from the list developed in step 63 of FIG. 2A. Assume, for example, that the pair M1 LVA-LVE is selected. In step 70 the load balancer program 51 utilizes the accumulated statistics for obtaining the activity for each physical disk drive as if that possible reconfiguration had been selected as by exchanging those two logical volumes. This loop continues until all the possible reconfigurations, represented by all the logical volume pairs in the list, have been evaluated. Once this occurs, control branches to step 72 to define a statistical variance for each configuration according to
That is, for each possible configuration the load balance program 51 step 72 determines the average access activity value for the physical disk storage devices with the logical volume pairs and obtains a difference from the average physical drive access activity value obtained in step 65 assuming each pair is exchanged. Thereafter step 72 produces the statistical variance for each logical volume pair exchange. In step 73 the load balancer program 51 selects that possible reconfiguration comprising the logical volume pair that produces the minimum statistical variance. Processes for obtaining the above-identified statistical variances are well known in the art.
After that selection, the identity of the logical-volume pair is used in a pretest of the selection. As previously indicated, the monitor 50 accumulates data as discrete sets on a periodic and recorded time basis. In step 74 the load balancing program breaks the total test interval into subintervals that may include one or more sampling periods. Next the activity values for each subinterval or group of subintervals are determined. If the access activity value for exchange effected physical drives is less than the original, step 75 branches to step 76 to initiate the exchange. If a subinterval exists that exceeds the average, step 77 determines whether the access activity value is within an acceptable limit. If it is, the exchange occurs in step 77 and the configuration tables in the system are updated to reflect the new configuration. Otherwise no exchange is made.
When step 76 exchanges the designated logical volumes, such an exchange, or swap, can occur by selecting an unused area in one of the physical disk drives to operate as a buffer. This may be an unused area in a physical disk storage device or in a dynamic spare physical disk storage device. The general use of physical disk storage devices as dynamic spares is known in the art. In other circumstances it may be possible to utilize a cache memory such as the cache memory 33 in FIG. 1, as a buffer. If a single buffer is to be used and logical volumes LVE and LVJ are to be exchanged, a concurrent copy or other transfer sequence can move (1) the LVE logical volume to the buffer, (2) the logical volume LVJ to the corresponding area in the physical disk storage device 31B and (3) the logical volume buffer to the area in physical disk storage device 31D. The use of a concurrent copy or other analogous procedure enables the exchange to occur on-line, albeit with some performance degradation for the duration of the transfer. After the exchange is completed, control branches back to step 60 in FIG. 2A to initiate the monitor 50 thereby to accumulate additional statistics about the new configuration.
In accordance with specific example, assume that both the logical volumes LVE and LVF in physical disk storage device 31B have become very active and that the logical volume LVJ on physical disk storage device 31D is relatively inactive. If all other logical volumes were equally active, the statistical variance should be minimal when the logical volume pair LVE and LVJ is selected. Therefore those two volumes would be exchanged thereby decreasing the load on the physical disk storage device 31B and increasing the load on the physical disk storage device 31D, but not to the extent that had existed on the physical disk storage device 31B.
This invention has been disclosed in terms of certain embodiments. It will be apparent that many modifications can be made to the disclosed apparatus without departing from the invention. Therefore, it is the intent of the appended claims to cover all such variations and modifications as come within the true spirit and scope of this invention.
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SCANDALS IN THE CHURCH: AMERICAN CATHOLICS; In Crisis, U.S. Catholics See Turning Point for Church
By DEAN E. MURPHY
Published: April 28, 2002
About six years ago, when Brenda Becker's daughter was an infant, the local bishop went to Ms. Becker's parish in Brooklyn to celebrate Mass. Ms. Becker had one thing on her mind: to have him bless her baby. Tucking the girl under one arm, she used the other to push through the crush of parishioners. Ms. Becker not only got the blessing, she also kissed the bishop's ring.
''I dig this Catholic stuff,'' said Ms. Becker, a lifelong Roman Catholic who lives in Flatbush. ''I dig the orthodoxy. I view myself as a very orthodox, very conservative Catholic. Call me a young fogy at 44.''
But Ms. Becker's adoration of the Roman Catholic Church is now being tested as never before. She says she has been fundamentally shaken by the sexual abuse scandals that led to the extraordinary meeting of American cardinals at the Vatican last week. While she says her faith in Catholic teachings remains firm, her fury at church leaders, including the bishop whose ring she kissed, Thomas V. Daily of Brooklyn, has left her feeling in some ways like a stranger in a suddenly unfamiliar world.
''I can't imagine things ever being the same as before,'' Ms. Becker said. ''I want to believe these are good guys, and I can't anymore.''
The sense that the sex abuse scandals are a turning point, a moment of irrevocable change, either personally or for the church at large, was echoed in interviews with dozens of Catholics around the country in recent days.
''There's a battle over the soul of the church -- what the church is going to be,'' said Christopher J. Zehnder, who describes himself as an orthodox Catholic and who is editor of the newspaper Los Angeles Lay Catholic Mission. ''We need reform, a return to the traditions and the gospel teachings of Christ.''
These Catholics -- conservative and liberal, pious and lapsed, professing widely ranging views about their faith and its beleaguered hierarchy -- offered various prescriptions for renewal. Some urged a powerful new role for the laity. Some argued for the discarding of age-old doctrinal rules, others for their rigorous reinforcement.
But there was general agreement that there would be no going back for the church, and no standing still.
''I hate to give Cardinal Law credit for anything, but he's the one who compared it to the twin towers, and it is the analogy that comes to me as well,'' Ms. Becker said, referring to Cardinal Bernard F. Law, the archbishop of Boston, whose handling of sexually abusive priests has been at the center of the church scandal.
''I personally feel like a jerk,'' she said. ''I spent a lot of time taking flak for this very uncool position in the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's, of saying you feel the church hierarchy has a role to play. And then to have them turn out to be duplicitous weasels -- well, you bet I'm mad.''
The three-month crisis in the Roman Catholic Church took a sharp turn last week, when Pope John Paul II convened a two-day meeting at the Vatican with top American cardinals and bishops. The work of the church leaders, which remains unfinished, has been alternately criticized as too little, too late, and praised as an important step in setting the church back on track.
In the interviews, emotions ran high among Catholics from all walks of life over the meaning of the Rome gathering and the sordid revelations about sexually abusive priests and their protective superiors.
''I am not satisfied with the church's response,'' said Theodore J. Forstmann, a founding partner of the New York leveraged buyout firm Forstmann Little & Company and a co-founder of the Children's Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarships to underprivileged children, many of them attending Catholic schools, as an alternative to public education.
''It was wrong to begin with,'' Mr. Forstmann said. ''It seemed to me they were splitting hairs.''
An Unusual Opportunity
Though the diagnoses and remedies varied, the sense of urgency and the seeming historic dimensions of the debate did not.
Claire Noonan, who works in Chicago as an organizer for Call to Action, a progressive Catholic organization, said she was struck by the consensus across church divisions that a crossroads has been reached. Despite widespread disgust with the way the abusive priests have been dealt with, she said, many Catholics see an unusual opportunity to bring about change.
''Liberals and conservatives are at the same level of outrage,'' said Ms. Noonan, who is 31 and divorced. ''But we are not getting, 'This is the last straw and I am out of here.' A lot of folks are saying: 'This is it. This is the moment when we can actually change things -- that this is so bad that they have to do something.' ''
Ms. Noonan, who has a master's degree in theology and has been involved in church ministries since she was 14, said she attended a forum last week at St. Gertrude Church near her home in Chicago. The purpose of the meeting was to give people the opportunity to share their thoughts and fears about sexual abuse in the church. Several victims spoke, and Ms. Noonan said she found their words very moving, but she was most struck by a woman from Nigeria who stood up near the end of the meeting.


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I will be using the SB26 with my N60 camera. The SB26 manual does not refer to the N60, just N90, N70, N8008, N6006, N6000, N50, N5005, N2020, N2000, N4004, and some older manuals.
Is there an equivalent model for my N60? I want to read through the manual but certain features are model specific.
BTW, hopefully soon I'll have an N80 to use it with.
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The SB-26 was discontinued before the launch of the N60 so it won't mention that model. As for equivalent model, not sure if any you mentioned would be considered equivalent. The SB-28 operates very similar to the SB-26, and if you can locate the manual for the SB-28, or reference a Magic Lantern Guide for the 28, you might get your answers.
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Thank you very much for the tips. I'll try the 4004 section. I tried to look up the Magic Lantern Guide at Amazon for the SB26, but the publication is out of print.
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I asked what he wanted for them and he said that he wanted as much as he could get for them, he just didn't want to take them back. He seemed anxious and in a hurry.
It turns out that the merchandise is far below the specifications marked on the box, just enough to make them work for a few days to fool a consumer. There is very little information about the brand company, and the website is very vague and simple, again, just enough to fool an impulsive consumer like myself. Mr. Weddington must be fully aware of the quality, as he undoubtedly purchased the merchandise for less than $100 per unit.
I am shocked/impressed to say that when we called him he actually picked up the phone. I told him that I knew we had been scammed and he proceeded to deny it all. When I asked him is all of his claims were false and if this equipment proved not to be what he represented would he refund me my money he would not give me a straight answer back. He wanted me to submit a warranty claim but the product registration card itself is ridiculous with several typos and contradications.
The company listed on the box is Crystal Hybrid Dynamics http://crystalhybriddynamics.com/,
which is actually owned by:
Hi-Tech Pro Electronics, Inc.
Dave Chuang
P.O. Box 6644
Alhambra, CA 91802 US
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Apparently, a string of similar scam cases involve products under the name Wahldorf. In response to some negative feedback on a scam forum, Mr. Chuang wrote the following, clearly indicating to dealers that his products are still effective in scamming operations: I just wanted to let you know that we have a new line under Crystal Home Theater. Crystal has no negativity online so that way when youre in the middle of it and they research online, they wont find any negativity about Crystal.
You can check out the products online at www.crystalhometheater.com. I hope to hear from you soon. It also appears that Mr. Chuang supplies to scamming operations throught the country, and possibly beyond.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina's attorney general says it is too early for the state to sue the federal government over new driver's licenses.
Attorney General Henry McMaster's opinion released Monday says the state should show the Department of Homeland Security what it already has done to make driver's licenses more secure following the September 11 terror attacks. McMaster says that will show the federal agency that the state is meeting the standards of the new law, known as Real ID.
Governor Mark Sanford has been considering whether to seek an extension to comply with the law. The deadline is next Monday.
If Sanford doesn't seek one, South Carolinians will have to use a passport to board airplanes or go through extra security checks.
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