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Tuesday morning started out especially exuberant. It was a gorgeous day and I was spending my last full day alone with my little girl during her big brother's last day of preschool.
Tucked away in my purse was an order for a routine ultrasound and accompanying appointment card, given by my OB. It had been sitting there for a few weeks, and while I couldn't wait to see our babe on the screen I was secretly stalling so that we might sneak a peek at the gender as well. Patience has eluded me my entire life. I've come to accept it.
As my daughter and I rode in the taxi over to the hospital, nothing was on my mind except for learning the sex of our third child. Check in was easy, aside from the pile of insurance paperwork and accompanying restless toddler. We were instructed to head down the hall to have a chat with the genetic counselor, as this was an elective screening, the Nuchal Translucency Test. I talked with her about my absence of worry over whether the baby has chromosomal abnormalities or not. This was my third child after all, and I'm only just barely 32 years old.
Zoe wasn't able to come with me into the ultrasound room, so she sat with the nurses at the reception desk and-from what I remember — charmed them all with her wit and smiles.
"Baby is beautiful," the ultrasound technician said in her thick Russian accent after a few moments glance at the screen. Tears seeped out of my eyes and ran down the sides of my face into puddles in my ears. How lucky are we? I thought. Three perfect babies. I'd never weeped before in an ultrasound, but this time was very different. I was alone watching my baby bouncing around in my womb, showing off two perfect legs, two perfect hands, twenty perfect digits and a teeny, darling little nose.
Eventually — after what seemed like the longest moment — she mentioned softly that she needed to bring in another technician to evaluate "something." My euphoria dissipated immediately into a mushroom cloud of worry. The second technician confirmed the concerns of the first, telling me that a red flag had been raised given the thickness of space between the baby's spine and exterior skin. "Three millimeters is considered to be abnormal, and the point in which we recommend further testing." The thickness of the fold can be an indicator for chromosomal abnormalities, in most common cases Trisomy 21 –Down's Syndrome. My tears quickly turned to waterfalls, and I couldn't keep my face from distorting and my belly from heaving back the sobs. "How often do you see this in a person my age?" I asked her during a moment of clarity. "About two percent of the time," she honestly answered. My world shattered. These are not good odds.
I was instructed to head back down to talk to the same genetic counselor we had just spoken to. I gathered Zoe and my things and made my way downstairs. I called my husband immediately, and as I pushed Zoe through the lobby of the hospital, I crumbled into a heap of choked words and muffled sobs as I told my husband that our baby might be "sick." With the help of a Patient's Advocate that happened upon us, we found the counselors office through the labyrinth of hospital doors and sterile, musty smells.
My husband rushed over to be with us and learn more about exactly what we were facing. "This procedure is not diagnostic," the counselor explained. "This test basically gives us an idea based on the correlation between a thick nuchal fold and birth defects — how many cases we see like this, and how often they turn out to be 'something.'" It's the sickest game of odds that I've ever found myself playing. We quickly agreed to further testing, whether it be an amniocentesis or a CVS test. Again, patience is not one of my virtues, so for the sake of knowing I had to press on. We scheduled the CVS test for the following day.
I barely remember the following 24 hours. I sat down to watch my beloved Top Chef to numb my state of panic, yet all I heard out of the mouths of Padma and the chefs were the words "three millimeters," "nuchal translucency," "chromosomal abnormalities," and "Down's Syndrome." I neither slept nor ate during these long hours, and could not for the life of me, or the benefit of my family, pull myself together. I felt as though everything I knew about myself was in question, the decision I would most likely have to make would determine my strength, and through it I would find out right away if I was a decent human being or not.
Am I strong enough to carry a child to term whose life is statistically not viable? Could we raise a child with Down's Syndrome? How will this all affect our lives and ultimately the lives of our children?
I received the call to go in for the CVS test that afternoon, where they would remove part of my placenta to test living cells for chromosomal abnormalities. I went in confident and petrified at the same time, but mostly at peace knowing that we would have an answer to to the litany of questions that had plagued us for the past day. The test was painless if not a bit uncomfortable, and due to the timing of everything we would be fortunate to receive the news the following afternoon.
On my walk home from the procedure, I received a call from the genetic counselor. They had found another marker for Down's Syndrome in the same ultrasound from the initial visit. The baby is apparently "missing" its nasal bone. "Your odds," she confirmed, "for having a child with no birth defects or abnormalities are decreasing significantly." The ground beneath me gave way.
I summoned every single ounce of strength I could muster simply to get through to the following day, vacillating between feeling confident no matter what the results may be, and letting the fear completely consume me. I called a babysitter to watch the kids for me the next day, as I knew I would be receiving a phone call that would change our lives forever, and I didn't know whether or not I could handle it if I wasn't alone.
I went to the local, skeevy yet completely, perfectly anonymous McDonald's with an Us Weekly and my headphones and zoned out until I got the call at 5pm. He called at 4:40pm, and I flipped my dark sunglasses down from their perch on top of my head and, grasped my hands and answered.
"Hi Jessica", the stern yet ever confident voice of my doctor spoke through my headphones.
"Your preliminary results are in from the CVS test. They were able to test 6 cells and found all 46 chromosomes in each one".
"Your baby boy is 'normal' and healthy."
I dropped the phone and buried my head in my arms. Absolutely unbelievable. I didn't cry as I had expected myself to… my relief was far too overpowering. I spent the next hour sitting at McDonald's calling my husband and relatives and sharing the miracle that I had just learned about our third child, our second son.
I felt as though I had lost the previous 48 hours of my life, but it was a price I was willing to pay and I am without a doubt, a different person as a result of this.
Will I elect to take this test the next time, hypothetically? I'm not so sure. The fact is that there are so, so many "false-positives" associated with this type of genetic testing, and it's a very personal decision. I'm still sitting on a cloud of restrained elation, and looking forward to embracing the next 6 months with everything I've got — no matter what.
What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger.
Don't miss this mom's story: "Our doctor said our baby would have Down's Syndrome."


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Whether you travel the Karnatakan (Karavali) coast on the Konkan Railway or along the busy NH-17, southern India's smoothest highway, the route between Goa and Mangalore ranks among the most scenic anywhere in the country. Crossing countless palm- and mangrove-fringed estuaries, the railway line stays fairly flat, while the recently upgraded road, dubbed by the local tourist board as "The Sapphire Route", scales several spurs of the Western Ghats, which here creep to within a stone's throw of the sea, with spellbinding views over long, empty beaches and deep blue bays. Highlights are the pilgrim town of Udupi, site of a famous Krishna temple, and Gokarna, another important Hindu centre that provides access to exquisite unexploited beaches. A decent inland road winds through the mountains to Jog Falls, India's biggest waterfall, which can also be approached from the east.
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UDUPI (also spelt Udipi), on the west coast, 60km north of Mangalore, is one of south India's holiest Vaishnavite centres. The Hindu saint Madhva (1238–1317) was born here, and the Krishna temple and maths (monasteries) he founded are visited by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims each year. The largest numbers congregate during the late winter, when the town hosts a series of spectacular car festivals and gigantic, bulbous-domed chariots are hauled through the streets around the temple. Even if your visit doesn't coincide with a festival, Udupi is a good place to break the journey along the Karavali coast. Thronging with pujaris and pilgrims, its small sacred enclave is wonderfully atmospheric.
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Hidden in a remote, thickly forested corner of the Western Ghats 240km northeast of Mangalore, Jog Falls are the highest waterfalls in India. Today, however they are rarely as spectacular as they were before the construction of a large dam upriver, which impedes the flow of the River Sharavati over the sheer red-brown sandstone cliffs. Still, the surrounding scenery is gorgeous, with dense scrub and jungle carpeting sparsely populated, mountainous terrain. The views of the falls from the opposite side of the gorge is also impressive, unless, that is, you come during the monsoons, when mist and rain clouds envelop the cascades. Another reason not to come here during the wet season is that the extra water, and abundance of leeches at this time, make the excellent hike to the floor valley a trial; if you can, head up here between October and January. The trail starts just below the bus park and winds steeply down to the water, where you can enjoy a refreshing dip. The whole patch opposite the falls has been landscaped for appealing viewing, with its own impressive entrance gate and attractively designed reception centre.
Among India's most scenically situated sacred sites, GOKARNA lies between a broad white-sand beach and the verdant foothills of the Western Ghats, 230km north of Mangalore. Yet this compact little coastal town – a Shaivite centre for more than two millennia – remained largely "undiscovered" by Western tourists until the early 1990s, when it began to attract dreadlocked and didgeridoo-toting neo-hippies fleeing the commercialization of Goa, just over 60km north. Now it's firmly on the tourist map, although the town retains a charming local character, as the Hindu pilgrims pouring through still far outnumber the foreigners who flock here in winter.
A hotchpotch of wood-fronted houses and red terracotta roofs, Gokarna is clustered around a long L-shaped bazaar. Its broad main road – known as Car Street – runs west to the town beach, which is a sacred site in its own right. Hindu mythology identifies it as the place where Rudra (another name for Shiva) was reborn after a period of penance through the ear of a cow from the underworld.
Gokarna is also the home of one of India's most powerful shivalinga – the pranalingam, which came to rest here after being carried off by Ravana, the evil king of Lanka, from Shiva's home on Mount Kailash in the Himalayas.
If you're anywhere between Mangalore and Bhatkal from October to April and come across a crowd gathering around a waterlogged paddy field, pull over and spend a day at the races – Karnatakan style. Few Westerners ever experience it, but the spectacular rural sport of Kambla, or bull racing, played in the southernmost district of coastal Karnataka (known as Dakshina Kannada), is well worth seeking out.
Two contestants, usually local rice farmers, take part in each race, riding on a wooden plough-board tethered to a pair of prize bullocks. The object is to reach the opposite end of the field first, but points are also awarded for style, and riders gain extra marks – and roars of approval from the crowd – if the muddy spray kicked up from the plough-board splashes the special white banners, or thoranam, strung across the course at a height of 6 to 8m.
Generally, race days are organized by wealthy landowners on fields specially set aside for the purpose. Villagers flock in from all over the region, as much for the fair, or shendi, as the races themselves: men huddle in groups to watch cockfights (korikatta), women haggle with bangle sellers and kids roam around sucking sticky kathambdi goolay, the local bonbons. It is considered highly prestigious to be able to throw such a party, especially if your bulls win any events or, better still, come away as champions. Known as yeru in Kannada, racing bulls are thoroughbreds who are rarely, if ever, put to work. Pampered by their doting owners, they are massaged, oiled and blessed by priests before big events, during which large sums of money are often won and lost.

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The Delft rugby festival certainly got bigger this year, and now spread over 3 days (May 3, 4, 5) and with teams from: Netherlands, Germany, England, Italy and Sweden. Great Rugby, Great weather, Great atmosphere.
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03: Broad Plain (England) v York RUFC (England)
04: Broad Plain (England) v Delft RC
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Delft Rugby Festival 2011: Delft RC v Southend RFC Colts from England.
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An annual competition in the Northeast yesterday challenged area construction apprentices who will graduate from the Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Committee of Philadelphia and Vicinity's four-year program this month to think - and work - on their feet.
The 23 contestants, chosen based on their success on written tests, represented different areas of training offered at the facility - and made up the categories of the competition, including general carpenters, interior-systems carpenters, floor layers, millwrights and mill/cabinetmakers.
At 8 a.m., each contestant donned a dark-blue collared shirt and received a task - a blueprint and materials - and a deadline: 5 p.m.


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An intense FBI investigation to uncover the motive of the Washington Navy Yard shooter is underway as new information indicates that shooter had a history of disturbing behavior.
On Tuesday, investigators began piecing together clues behind the massacre. Thirteen people, including the assailant, died and eight people were wounded in the shooting rampage.
Among the victims who died are 51-year-old Arthur Daniels, a grandfather of nine, and Kenneth Proctor, 46, who worked for the government for 22 years.
The shooter, 34-year-old Aaron Alexis, was a civilian contractor and former Navy reservist who received an honorable discharge.
He suffered from a host of serious mental problems, including paranoia, and was hearing voices in his head. He had been undergoing treatment from Veterans Affairs.
The FBI went through the shooter's rental car and visited a nearby Residence Inn where he'd been staying.
Does Congress desire to re-ignite the gun law debate? Dan Gainor, vice-president of business and culture at Media Research Center, answers this and more on CBN Newswatch, Sept. 17. Click play above to watch.
Concerned Veterans for America's Jessie Jane Duff, a retired Marine gunnery sergeant, spoke about base security and the immediate calls for gun control, on CBN News Channel, Sept. 17.
"We're looking to learn everything we can about his recent movements, his contacts, and his associates," FBI Assistant Director Valerie Parlave said.
Alexis also had a valid pass and security clearance to enter the Navy Yard. If the Navy had declared him mentally unfit, Alexis would have lost his security clearance.
He used a shotgun and two handguns before being gunned down by police. Officials have yet to explain why a man with so many serious mental issues still had a top security clearance.
The suspect's father once described his son as having anger management problems. Investigators have also learned Alexis had a history of disturbing behavior. In 2010, he was accused of recklessly discharging a firearm into a neighbor's apartment. And in 2004, he confessed to shooting out the tires on another man's car.
But Alexis was not a loner, and his friends were shocked to hear he'd gone on a shooting rampage.
"I couldn't believe that he did that. He's not that kind of guy to kill people," Alexis' friend, Nutpisit Suthamtewakul, said.
Former roommates who lived with the suspect in Texas earlier this year say he was a practicing Buddhist. They also say he's been upset with the military since being discharged in 2011.
"He was just upset with the government and all that. He just felt slighted by his benefits -- by just what he was getting each month," said Kristi Suthamtewakul, another of his friends. Meanwhile, the deadly shooting has reignited talk about gun control on Capitol Hill. "Congress must stop shirking its responsibility and resume a thoughtful debate on gun violence in this country," Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said.
But not everyone agrees. Jessie Jane Duff, with Concerned Veterans for America, told CBN News that more laws aren't the answer.
"Gun control laws only allow criminals to get ahold of the weapons and those who are honorable people, like myself, wouldn't be able to defend ourselves, so that is a misnomer, it's not even a fact-based argument," she said.
It's still unclear how Alexis was able to get an assault style rifle inside the Navy Yard. Security requires visitors to pass through turnstiles monitored by security guards before entering.
Investigators say they're confident Alexis was the only shooter.
Meanwhile, at the Navy Memorial in downtown D.C., Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and other officials paid their respects to the victims of the Monday Navy Yard shooting.
Thirteen Dead in Navy Yard Shooting Rampage
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Winfrey, 53, dressed in traditional African garb for the occasion, publicly praised the student and wept with emotion.
Previously, the girl had been shunned after going public in September with her claims of abuse by staff at the school, which opened in January. Winfrey subsequently apologized publicly over the claims. (In the scandal's aftermath, an investigation was launched, and a dorm matron was relieved of her duties and arrested.)
Winfrey also paid a secret visit to the school – and to the girl and her father – earlier this week.
An 'Excellent' CelebrationThe father, whose name is being kept private, described Tuesday's celebration as "excellent." Prepared by Oprah's private chef, the dinner included turkey and salad.
"I am still tasting that food," he tells PEOPLE. "I have never had anything like it before. Everything was top of the range."
He is also optimistic about the future of Winfrey's academy. "After finally meeting Oprah all our stress went away. There was evil in that school and we defeated the Devil," he says.
"I'm urging all the parents to work with Oprah in order for the school to be a success. We must all move on from what happened in the past."
He adds: "Our daughters will get the best education and will not be exposed the temptation of boys, drugs and HIV. I believe the hands of Oprah are now open. She will listen to our problems."


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Nate Glasper, Jr. serves as a part-time faculty member of Calvin College as Coductor of the Calvin College Gospel Choir. In addition to serving at Calvin College, he is a member of Grace for the Nations Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan where he serves as Executive Assistant, worship leader as well as the Worship Arts and Media Liaison. He is currently the director and founder of Camp Judah: Fine Arts Camp, in partnership with The Growth Center Inc., a faith-based non-profit 501c3 where he also serves as a board member. Camp Judah is a summer day camp designed to reach youth from various backgrounds, cultures and denominations. Through this ministry, inner-city youth are provided the opportunity to perfect their gifts and talents in the area of creative and fine arts.


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The names of 20 prominent people are hidden in the maze of letters. How many can you find by consulting the brief clues? The names read forward, backward, up, down or diagonally, are always in a straight line and never skip letters. We have started you off by circling CHILD, the answer to 1 in the diagram. The names may overlap and letters may be used more than once, but not all of the letters will be used. Super PEOPLE sleuths should be able to identify 15 or more names. Answers in next week's issue.
1. She has a bon appétit
2. He directed...
3. ...the reel Amadeus
4. She Jane; he...
5. Canada's premier Conservative
6. Quarterback supply sider
7. This tennis iceman wenteth
8. Failed to tie Ty
9. His TV car has better lines
10. She's nine going on 40
11. Reach-out-and-touch guru
12. He's Stiller, she's shriller
13. Butcher...candlestick-maker
14. Ballyhooed for British Airways
15. His Skytrain derailed
16. Starving comic
17. She plays with Paper Dolls
18. Shaking up Dynasty
19. He's singin' The Old Songs
20. Playing in La Cage is no drag
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MixBit is a new Instagram-like video recording app for the Apple iPhone from YouTube's founders
0. phoneArena 08 Aug 2013, 13:12 posted on
If the names Chad Hurley and Steve Chen mean anything to you, then you obviously have a great deal of trivia locked away in your noggin; the pair are the creators of a little video streaming site that you might have heard of, called YouTube. We jest of course, because the site that Hurley and Chen created in 2005 has been since purchased by Google and posts 100 hours of new video every minute...
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1. wp8nokia (banned) (Posts: 16; Member since: 05 Aug 2013)
I was excited that this was a YouTube killer , can wait for someone to launch something similar and send youmillon adds to hell.
2. lektriczzz (Posts: 14; Member since: 08 Aug 2013)
Ads* is what you're going for right? Those ads are what make the 4th most popular website free.
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He wanted a youtube killer cause he can't get it on his windowsphone.


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Your Sports Calendar, Nov. 10
- Tony Spinelli, formerly an associate scout with the Toronto Blue Jays and amateur scouting/player development video intern with the New York Yankees, will host a Hitting and Video Analysis Clinic at the Erie Strike Zone on Saturday or Sunday afternoons Nov. 16-Dec. 8. The clinic will cover the approach, strategy, and mechanics used by today's major league players. Players will receive four one-hour sessions. Cost is $120. For more information, call (814) 881-1900.
- The Youngstown State baseball staff will conduct a pitcher-catcher camp Nov. 29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the WATTS Facility on the campus of YSU. This camp is for baseball players in grades 8-12. For more information, contact assistant coach Craig Antush at firstname.lastname@example.com or (304) 633-8150.
- A baseball camp will take place at Mercyhurst Prep for six Saturdays from Jan. 4 through March 1. Director Randy Durkoske and other coaches from Mercyhurst Prep will team up with the US Baseball Academy. The camp is for players in first through 12th grade. Players will get one hour of instruction each Saturday between the hours of 3 and 8 p.m., except Jan. 25 will be from noon to 5 p.m. (No class Jan. 18, Feb. 8 or 15). To register, log on at usbaseballacademy.com.
- Family First Sports Park is organizing its Winter 1 men's and women's basketball leagues to be played Monday and Wednesday nights beginning in the second week of November. To join the leagues, call Ryan at (814) 572-1287.
- Family First Sports Park is organizing girls and boys basketball leagues to be played Tuesday and Thursday nights beginning this month. For more information, call Ryan at (814) 572-1287.
- The Boys & Girls Club of Erie will host Santa's 2013 Shoot-Out from Dec. 16-20. Teams can consist of 12 players, with players only allowed to participate with one team. A running clock will be used for all four quarters, and will only stop for time-outs and free throws. For further information, contact John Popoff at 459-1977, Ext. 223.
- Family First Sports Park will conduct sign-ups Wednesday for youth basketball leagues from 6-8 p.m. in the basketball department.
- The Erie Youth Tackle Football League is taking registrations for its winter indoor session for cheerleaders until Dec. 2. The league starts Nov. 27. Ages 6 to 13 years old are eligible. Fee is $100. Register online at www.eytfl.com. For more information, contact Brita Krahe at 746-0577 or email@example.com.
- The Erie Youth Tackle Football League is registering players for its winter indoor session (full contact) until Dec. 2. The league starts Nov. 27. There will be three divisions: pee wee for 7-8-year-olds, mighty for 9-10-year-olds, and senior for 11-12 year olds. The fee is $115 plus a $40 jersey fee. Players can register online at www.eytfl.com. For more information, contact EYTFL director Mike Mischler at firstname.lastname@example.com or Scott Baldi at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Family First Sports Park is organizing a men's Winter 1 flag football league to be played Saturday nights beginning this week. To join, call Ryan at (814) 572-1287.
- Family First Sports Park will conduct youth soccer leagues for boys and girls from first grade to varsity levels. For more information, call Mark at (412) 952-0780.
- Family First Sports Park will be taking sign-ups for its Great Lakes Indoor Soccer Program for boys and girls ages 7-14. The program will be run by Nenad Vidakovic. For more information, call Carrie at (440) 476-0880.
- The Erie Admirals Soccer Club will conduct tryouts for boys and girls ages 15-18 at Family First Sports Park's Dome. Boys tryouts will be Wednesday from 7-8:30 p.m., and girls will be Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. For more information, call Marikae at 882-4910.
The Your Sports calendar is published Sundays in the Erie Times-News. Community members are invited to submit information to firstname.lastname@example.com or Your Sports, Sports Department, Erie Times-News, 205 W. 12th St., Erie, PA 16534, or fax to (814) 870-1808. Free notices will be published as many as two times. Please submit notices no later than the Friday before publication is desired. Additional listings can be purchased from the Times-News classified advertising department, (814) 456-7021.


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We are in the process of installing SAP NEtweaver CE 7.2 on Windows
2008 R2 X86 , running on Oracle 18.104.22.168
We have folowed the installation guide :
We have installed Oracle 22.214.171.124 Software using sapserver.cmd file DVD 51042334.
Oracle RDBMS 11.2 Windows DVD (#51042334) (X86_64)
Sapinst.exe and sapinstgui.exe have been updated to the latest version available ( 7.22 SP 4 compiled in August 2012)
Then we started the updated sapinst, originally delivered by DVD 51038237 NW CE 7.2 Windows IA64, x64
At some point, we had the error message :
The DB Home folder E:\oracle\CED\112 has not the correct DB Server
version 102. Select a different DB Home folder or install the correct
database server software.
The thing is we never installed Oracle 10.2 on that server, it is a
fresh server just being built.
We do not understand the reference to ORacle 10 and why it is not possible to choose Oacle DB Verion 112
We checked that Oracle 11.2 has been correctly installed : ORACLE_HOME
is correctly set to the user CEDadm
Then we checked sapinst_dev.log and found out that during the installation
the Oracle server version is requested from the file ORADBPAR.XML
And according to that file SAP Product Version CE 72 is compatible only with Oracle server Version 102
Oracle 10.2 being out of support, I can not imagine that we need to install Netweaver Ce 7.2 on Oracle 10.2,
and then Upgrade Oracle to 11g ....
I know there are plenty of SAP notes out there related to ORacle database Software instalaltion 11 but most of these notes
adress Unix/Linux platfroms like 1524205,1521371
Sap note 1478060 does not seem to adress Netweaver CE 7.2
And there isn't much in Note 1431800 - Oracle 11.2.0: Central Technical Note about Windows
According to Note 1486772 - SAP Systems on Windows Server 2008 R2, we do not need to modify our kernel DVD
"For SAP NetWeaver CE 7.2, the installation procedure is already enabled for Windows Server 2008 R2. Therefore, you can install or copy your SAP NetWeaver CE 7.2
system on Windows Server 2008 R2 as described in the relevant guide, and you can use the original kernel DVD"
But then Note 1480785 - Creating a Modified Windows Kernel DVD says that for Netweaver CE 7.2, we need to mofdity the kernel DVD.
Any clarification/help would be higly appreciated.
Please review the sap Note 1249470 in item
Hi Aidan,
Thanks for your answer ;
But Note 1249470 - SAP NetWeaver Based On Kernel 7.11: Windows Oracle relates only to Netweaver 711 (SAP_BASIS 71), and according to the note the subsequent releases are not concerned,
In our case we are trying to install Netweaver 7.2 (SAP_BASIS 7.2), So I am not sure whetehr we are allowed to
change the control.xml file as mentionned in the note.
The media you where using previously is incorrect which was 51038237.
instead use 51040444, which will depend on your environment. Listed
below are your choices:
*51040444_10 NW CE 7.2 Inst.Master WIN Server x64 64bit Oracle 10.2/11.2
51040444_8 NW CE 7.2 Inst.Master WIN Server IA32 32bit Oracle 10.2/11.2
51040444_9 NW CE 7.2 Inst.Master WIN Server IA64 64bit Oracle 10.2/11.2
Hi Aiden,
Thank you very much for your precious help,
I have downloaded the DVD 51040444_10 NW CE 7.2 Inst.Master WIN Server x64 64bit Oracle 10.2/11.2
Before restarting the installation, I had a look at the ORADBPAR.XML file, to check if installing ORacle 11.2 would
be allowed in that DVD :
Oracle Server version for Netweaver CE 7.2 , seems to be allowed in that DVD (which was not the case in the other one, as
you corrected)
Oracle Client Version for Netweaver CE 7.2 : it seems that installing oracle client 11.2 would not be allowed in that DVD,
only installing Oracle client 10.2 , which means that we would probably need to upgrade the Oracle client right after the installation.
Or maybe I am (still) missing something, do you think there is a way to directly install Both Oracle DB software 112 and ORacle Client 112 ?
Thank you
Best Regards
For this question the following notes should be useful -
998004 - "The Oracle Instant Client on Windows updates" -
1478060 - "Oracle 11g support on of Windows: SAP QC 7.<x>-Based "system's" -
1431794 - "Oracle 11.2.0: Instant Client"
After the installation completes, you can upgrade your Oracle client to
11g as per note 819829.
Thank you Aidan,
I will update the Oracle Client after the installation,
I still have a question about the difference between the two DVDs below ?
DVD 51038237 NW CE 7.2 Windows IA64, x64 Inst.master, Kernel
Both DVDs atre Installation Master that contain sapinst.exe file.
As you have observed this installation master does not support a direct
installation with Oracle 11.
In order to do that, the following media instead:
51040444_10 NW CE 7.2 Inst.Master WIN Server x64 64bit Oracle 10.2/11.2
Please note that the media above does not contain the kernel inside.
You should use the kernel from the installation media you downloaded
For NW CE 7.2 install the following media is correct:
Master CD 51040444_10, Kernel CD 51038237,
Note 1534474 mentions this DVD.


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PARSIPPANY — At the age of 83, Seymour Zandell of Morris Plains is moving full-throttle into a project he calls his "life's work" — building a transitional home for veterans who are re-entering the community and need education or job training.
After years of tossing the idea around with his loyal cadre of volunteers, and honing the plans with his architects and engineers, Zandell is scheduled to give the private, nonprofit project its first public airing tonight when he appears before Parsippany's Zoning Board of Adjustment, where he is seeking a variance to build the facility.
"I love the military," said Zandell, a Navy veteran of the Korean War. "I benefited from it, I learned from it. Veterans are my extended family."
The 26-unit, three-building "Zandy's Acres" would be constructed on four acres owned by Zandell on Old Dover Road in Parsippany.
Zandell, a retired insurance executive, formerly lived in a house on the property, but after it was ruined in a 2009 fire, he chose to dedicate his land to a "meaningful project," rather than sell it at a profit.
Many veterans are neglected by society when they returns from their tours of duty, but Zandy's Acres will change that by requiring participants to enroll in job training or educational programs, Zandell said.
"I am giving them an opportunity to have a great start in life," he said. "It's a re-indoctrination into a civilian boot camp."
No stranger to charitable work, Zandell has been buying food at area supermarkets and delivering it to shelters and food pantries for the past 25 years.
His loyal volunteers, offering various skills to help move the project along, greatly admire the leadership abilities of the man they call "The Skipper," said Peter Glenn, 68, an AT&T retiree who is helping Zandell set up the website that will be crucial in soliciting donations for Zandy's Acres.
"He is the most selfless, giving person I know," said Bill Peroncik, 43, who also has been helping Zandell with various arrangements. "He thinks of everyone else before he thinks of his own needs."
Zandell says Zandy's Acres will provide transportation for education, noting that located close to the site are the Morris County School of Technology, County College of Morris, Fairleigh-Dickinson University, Drew University and the College of St. Elizabeth.
Zandell doesn't shy away from the fact that a lot of money,"millions," will be needed for the facility. He says that up to now, he has paid virtually all the expenses himself. But once he obtains the variance, Zandell plans to aggressively seek corporate donations in the Morris County area and says he is confident of success.
The veterans, he says, will "pay their fair share" of housing costs for what is expected to typically be a two-year stay.
The state operates two transitional housing facilities for homeless veterans -- the 54-bed Veterans Haven South in Camden County, and the 50-bed Veterans Haven North that opened in July in Hunterdon County at the site of the former Hagedorn Psychiatric Hospital, according to Sean Van Lew, superintendent of the Hunterdon facility.
These two facilities also require residents to be in school or jobs but some have conditions that make them "unemployable," Van Lew said.
Van Lew noted that estimates of the state's homeless veteran population range from 1,000 to 7,000, and said it's hard to make an accurate count because many vets are too "proud" to admit they need services.
He said there is definitely a need for another facility. "I applaud the gentleman for doing something to help our veterans," Van Lew said.
In Parsippany, the area on Old Dover Road is zoned as rural residential, but Zandell says he is "absolutely confident" the "multi-family" project will ultimately win a variance.
For starters, he points out, there's a large townhouse complex next door, and the sewer, water and gas lines are already in place.
Even more important, he says, "It's the least they can do to show their gratitude for what veterans have done to support their country. This is a moral obligation for what the men and women endured to provide the liberties that exist in this country."
State Sen. Anthony Bucco (R-Morris) wrote a letter to the zoning board strongly recommending the project, and Gov. Chris Christie also praised Zandell's efforts. The zoning board's secretary, Harriet Jacobs, was non-committal about the project's chances for success.
She noted that the board will be seeing the plan for the first time tonight and is unlikely to "render a decision" right away.
Zandell said he expects the project to be completed in about two years and foresees many years of personally witnessing the success of Zandy's Acres.
"I wish to live to 110," he said.
• Morris Plains man raises money for Parsippany transitional facility for returning war veterans


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Taking that last argument first, comparisons to The Legend of Zelda are not only appropriate, they're also quite fair. Our mute hero Amaterasu is formed from the traditional "chosen one" mold. She is joined by a sprite-like guide who points out notable locations and provides on-the-fly plot narration. Small villages, larger cities, and mystical forests are linked by a vast overworld teeming with random travelers, hidden paths, and roaming enemies. A deceptively long main quest is supported by various sidequests found throughout the world. A deep but simple 3D combat system is enhanced by upgradeable weapons and useful artifacts. Layered dungeons require navigating through item- and backtrack-dependent puzzles. Find enough pieces of a certain stone, and your health goes up. Yes, Okami is a structural carbon copy of The Legend of Zelda.
But this doesn't matter -- Clover Studio has followed the formula almost perfectly. The characters and story possess the same charm, Amaterasu moves and fights with grace and fluidity, dungeon puzzles and boss battles are just as clever and complex, and the pacing is spot-on: Your next destination is always clear, but how to get there is less certain. Okami even shares some of Zelda's shortcoming; standard battles, though fun and involving, pose little challenge from a health perspective. Amaterasu is nimble and powerful enough to shred through most overworld encounters with ease, and once a dungeon boss reveals its attack and defense patterns, they also can be dispatched with little difficulty by an experienced player. But an "easy" game can be easily defended if the underlying mechanics remain fun, even after repeated use. That's where Okami's unique contributions to the 3D adventure genre come into play.
Though both games exist in the same forest, there comes a point where their paths clearly diverge. And while it has to do with the "cel-shading" artistic style, that's really only one aspect. Whereas The Wind Waker used clean cel shading to imply a light-hearted and visually simplistic theme of adventure, Okami exploits the technique to create a complex and stimulating theme of life and growth. It's not the visual style itself that should be commended (as spectacular as it is), it's how this style is used to convey emotion as you're playing the game. Flora and fauna exist everywhere in Okami's world, and where life doesn't exist, it's up to you to create it: As you clear away dark fog and evil essences, dead trees explode into bloom, rivers and lakes flow freely, the skies turn deep blue during day and reveal a host of stars at night. It's visually intense -- flowery and poetic -- but above all else, it's artistic. It's not just a trick visual filter: The world really is your canvas, and the sense of accomplishment this provides appeals to a natural human reaction -- it's rewarding your inner environmentalist.
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So then, let this be a timely litmus test for the current state of gaming: Should Okami be buried by the pending next-gen console releases (as well as its spiritual guide Twlight Princess), that would be understandable. But should other, less worthy, "been there, done that" games steal the spotlight, then we have much to worry about. Do your part.
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15 Blogs that Made Even Better Books
It's admittedly tough to make the case to buy some books based on blogs; after all, why shell out $20 for a permanent paper copy of something that you usually visit for free (often during work or class) and that's updated regularly? Those arguments miss the point, though: the book versions of blogs are great precisely because of their permanence, giving you immediate access to the content you love without requiring you to be near a computer. They're also worth reading as time capsules that provide a look at what humor and culture are like in the Internet age, when memes and attention spans change from week to week. So go ahead and pick up a book already. You're already paying for your Internet service anyway.
- Indexed: Simple idea, brilliantly done. The Venn diagrams and basic graphs on this site illustrate everything from the emotional tolls of dead-end jobs to the finer points of faun travel. The book makes for hilarious reading, interesting math lessons, and the postcards can even be mailed.
- Save Karyn: Karyn Bosnak got into serious trouble when she racked up massive credit card debt moving to New York City and going on a spending frenzy. She posted a plea for help on Craigslist, but when her pitch for donations was removed, she started her own site. The book version of her story draws on blog posts and personal anecdotes to follow her journey from debt to freedom. A funny and inspirational read, and one of the most natural blog-to-book adaptations.
- Garfield Minus Garfield: It's a known fact and a basic building block of society that Garfield isn't funny. At all. Dan Walsh highlights the strip's inherent ontological nightmare by erasing Garfield from all the strips, emphasizing that what reads like conversations between a man and his cat are actually just the loony ramblings of a lonely man. (I mean, it's not like he can hear the cat's response.) A book approved by Garfield author Jim Davis collects some of the best re-creations.
- Pitchfork: A lot of album reviews can be, well, unreadable, but the staff at Pitchfork are known for their sharply opinionated and smartly argued reviews. Their detailed book collects their favorite songs across all genres, and the solid writing acts as a sampler for the blog's style and tone.
- Stuff White People Like: This blog has spawned two books — the eponymous original and the follow-up Whiter Shades of Pale — and it's pretty easy to see why. The content is sharp and honest, gently mocking the tastes and trends of mostly white, mostly twentysomething people with a wry tone and eerie accuracy. (The TED Conference, Asian girls, and black music that black people don't listen to anymore will hit closer to home than some might think.) The books collect some of the site's best work and supplement it with all-new material.
- Passive Aggressive Notes: Who hasn't been tempted to leave a snarky note for a noisy neighbor or lunch-stealing coworker? This blog is an outlet for those who've had enough and decided to put their displeasure in a pissy missive when they're tired of talking about the weather or listening to you rehearse. The book rounds up some of the best as well as new notes, making it an invaluable addition to the site and a hilarious read every time.
- The Joys of Engrish: This awesome book collects some of the site's most hilarious and infamous mangled translations between Japanese and English. In addition to highlighting the often amazing mistakes that can happen when languages get garbled (like describing a fire extinguisher as a hand grenade), it's also a smart look at how appropriating a foreign culture always leads to blind fetishism. Do you really know what the Japanese characters in your tattoo mean?
- Television Without Pity: TWoP used to be a lot better, back before its purchase by Bravo turned snark into a lazy attempt at branding. Released in 2006, before the buyout, the site's book is a hilarious and classic reference guide written in their trademark witty and sarcastic style that runs down everything related to TV. Great as an info resource, better as a look at a blog operating at its peak.
- PostSecret: PostSecret is endlessly engaging thanks to its simple hook: people send in anonymous, illustrated postcards on which they confess secrets that range from sexual desires to workplace fears. But the site can feel oppressive after a while, and it's so big that it's hard to scan through archives or favorites. That's what makes the books so wonderful: they helpfully compile some of the most compelling entries and present them in an easy-to-digest format. There have been five books so far, the most recent of which is PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God. They're all engaging, voyeuristic looks into the hopes and dreams of the whole world.
- The Julie/Julia Project: Julie Powell's year-long blog experiment in which she worked her way through Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking was a perfect marriage of gimmick and execution, but the resulting book — Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously — is much better because it takes the scattered ingredients and turns them into an enjoyable whole. Skip the blog archives and mediocre film adaptation and just pick up the book.
- My War: Colby Buzzell, a machine-gunner in the U.S. Army, started blogging about the Iraq War as a way to express his boredom and frustration. The brutally honest posts quickly garnered an online following, and soon enough the content was spun off into My War: Killing Time in Iraq. The nonfiction account of war from a grunt's perspective was made to be a book, which captures the bigger picture of Buzzell's time in the Army with more power and immediacy than blog posts. A great addition to any bookshelf.
- Awkward Family Photos: One of the best blogs to mine 1980s-flavored nostalgia for all its uncomfortable glory, Awkward Family Photos revels in group shots that should never have been taken. The resulting book trumps the original site, though, by collecting the greatest hits and giving you everything you need and nothing you don't. Pure win.
- Waiter Rant: Steve Dublanica's blog was a haven for anyone who ever worked in a restaurant and suffered the humiliation of serving ungrateful customers for pathetic tips. The blog became an equally winning book that took the open-ended rants and made them into one man's quest for something better. The author recently followed up with Keep the Change: A Clueless Tipper's Quest to Become the Guru of Gratuity, in which he takes his extensive knowledge of the server world and digs even deeper into what makes it run.
- Mad Men Unbuttoned: Natasha Vargas-Cooper's freewheeling blog about AMC's Mad Men acts as a kind of living concordance for the show's detailed references to life in the 1960s, and the book is even better. Great photos and design accompany smart and pithy explorations of mid-century American culture.
- This Is Why You're Fat: "Where dreams become heart attacks" is the tagline of this amazing/depressing blog dedicated to chronicling the multitude of ways in which Americans are determined to eat their way to early graves. The book is both a warning against insane indulgences like donut burgers and an interesting commentary on the fetishistic sites that revel in such oddities. But you don't have to think that hard if you don't want to. The book is just plain fun.


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The board Tuesday adopted a budget showing general fund revenues of $1,071,40 versus expenditures of $1,004,985.
"Pretty much no real changes basically in the proposed budget," Supervisor Daniel Ruzick told board members. The numbers also reflect a salary freeze for trustees.
"It's pretty solid," said Trustee Bruce Cutting. "It's in the black."
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> What is the advantage of a pinned barrel?
July 20, 2003, 08:55 PM
I've read a lot about older S&W's having a "pinned barrel" is there any real advantage to this, or is it simply just more desireable to own then a newer crush fit barrel revolver? Just curious--Oneshot
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July 20, 2003, 09:14 PM
The non-pinned barrels often get their bore rifling distorted when the barrel is installed at the factory.
Also. I hear that the pinned barrels are easier to replace. (Think about trying to get the barrel torque correct to get the front sight at 12:00)
I hear that some of the newer Smiths have been delivered with the front sight slightly off.
Anyway, I believe that the pinned-barrel S&W revolvers were built better than those made today.
July 20, 2003, 11:32 PM
My experience bears out each of Mk IV's points.
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July 21, 2003, 02:38 AM
I hear that some of the newer Smiths have been delivered with the front sight slightly off.
Never seen it, at least in the past 400 new Smiths I have looked at.
Mike Irwin
July 21, 2003, 02:57 AM
Keep looking, Wild.
I found :cuss:ing FIVE at one gun show a couple of years ago!
July 21, 2003, 06:06 AM
I think the ultimate revolver would feature a pinned barrel and non-recessed chambers. The pinned barrel makes a lot of sense, but the recessed chamber mouths can be a pain to clean.
July 21, 2003, 08:02 AM
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July 21, 2003, 09:18 AM
Forgive my stupidity. But I gotta assume that pinned barrels were put in frame with hole predrilled in it. Once barrel was aligned, hole was redrilled , notching barrel, and pin driven in. On the other hand non pinned barrels have threads cut close to being "timed" and torqued into place. Sounds like crappy system compared to pinned system, especially on L.W. frame. Ditch the locks and pin the barrel says I.
July 21, 2003, 09:29 AM
Not all makers pinned their barrels in place and still produced very accurate firearms. Pinning was just a design that Smith used, but it served no real advantage over the torqued barrel design.
July 21, 2003, 09:34 AM
I have a mid 60's 36 snubbie with a pinned barrel and non-recessed chambers. For a very loose snubnose, it's quite accurate. It never dawned on me that the pinned barrel might have something to do with it.
July 21, 2003, 10:00 AM
It's hard to say whether the pinned barrels in and of themselves make the difference or whether S&W just better built products during the era that they pinned barrels. I have a couple of 60's vintage K-frames in stock condition that will match anything coming out of the Performance Center as far as smoothness and shootability are concerned.
Given the choice, if all else is equal I'll take a pinned barrel every time.
Dave Markowitz
July 21, 2003, 08:12 PM
I think the ultimate revolver would feature a pinned barrel and non-recessed chambers.
Like my Model 15-3? :D
Standing Wolf
July 21, 2003, 10:28 PM
I like pinned barrels because they show evidence of greater care, although frankly, I doubt there's a measurable advantage. Recessed chambers, I've noticed, tend to reduce cartridge rattle. Is that a big deal? No, but again, I prefer them.
July 21, 2003, 11:57 PM
Thanks for the insight--Oneshot
July 22, 2003, 01:30 AM
Never seen it, at least in the past 400 new Smiths I have looked at.
My PC627 has a barrel that's noticeably torqued a few degrees too far counterclockwise.
Really nice to see on a $700+ revolver, let me tell you... :(
July 22, 2003, 01:58 AM
I think I'd be PISSED about that!
July 22, 2003, 10:04 PM
If lookin at one with the front sight in proper alignment....get the light right and look for a ring in the bore about even with the barrel/frame interface.
That ring is an indication that the barrel was stretched from overtorquing while getting the sight right.
Have seen quite a few stainless ones that way.
December 10, 2004, 02:50 PM
Reviving an OOOLD thread to bring up an issue. I've heard reference to pinned barrel Smiths in .357 being WEAKER than screwed barrels. Any truth to this?
December 10, 2004, 04:06 PM
Buddy of mine sells guns. He said Smith's reps would tout the pinned barrel as protection against the barrel backing out of the gun. Although he admitted that he'd never seen Colt or Ruger loosening.
FWIW, the early pinned Smiths were better built. That's the appeal. But then again, so were the early Colts. Dunno about Ruger.
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DNA2.0 reports that is has figured out how to chose codons that will optimize protein expression. The company says that the set of design algorithms it has developed enables the firm to offer expression yields up to 50 times greater than competing approaches. The research is published in PLoS ONE in a paper titled "Design Parameters to Control Synthetic Gene Expression in Escherichia coli." The results are contrary to some of the most widely held assumptions, according to the firm. In particular, it found that the common practice of using the codons that are used most highly in the native genes of an organism can actually reduce expression.To achieve high levels of protein expression, many researchers have abandoned cloning in favor of synthetic genes, which can be acquired in a couple of weeks at a reasonable cost. Unlike a natural gene, a synthetic gene can be designed to use any codon to encode each amino acid. This has the potential to be a huge advantage, as most researchers have come to accept that codon optimization can affect protein expression. Since a protein can be encoded by many alternative nucleic acid sequences, however, a gene design strategy is required to predict the sequence that will result in optimal expression. Several different approaches to optimization, including codon sampling, codon pair optimization, and codon frequency matching, have been based primarily on analysis of genomic sequences. These have proven to be hit-or-miss, according to DNA2.0. The company's current research has uncovered the elements in gene design that determine the protein-expression yields that can be obtained from a DNA sequence. "Our systematic analysis of gene-design parameters in this study has allowed us to identify codon usage within a gene as a critical determinant of protein-expression levels in E. coli," says Mark Welch, Ph.D., director of gene design for DNA2.0 and author of the paper. "We propose a biochemical basis for this as well as design algorithms to ensure high protein production from synthetic genes. Replication of this methodology has already allowed us to derive design algorithms for several additional expression systems."Researchers at DNA2.0 synthesized two sets of about 40 genes, one encoding phi29 polymerase and the other a single-chain antibody. Expression of the genes was measured in E. coli. Levels ranged from undetectable to 30% of cellular protein. Correlation of sequences with expression levels led to the conclusion that protein expression strongly depends on codon choice. Surprisingly, the favored codons were not those most abundant in highly expressed native E. coli genes. Rather they were those codons read by tRNAs that are most highly charged during amino acid starvation."DNA2.0 has discovered the Rosetta stone for determining the best codon choices, which means that we can design genes for our customers that are guaranteed for high-expression yields," claims Jeremy Minshull, president of DNA2.0. "The PLoS ONE publication nicely complements the broad and fundamental patents we were recently awarded for this technology; peer review is essential for scientific credibility, and none of our competitors can come close to this."
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Overview of California Burglary Laws
To prove a charge of burglary, a prosecutor must show that the defendant entered a property without permission and intended to commit a crime after entering the premises. The California Penal Code lists the types of properties which an individual might enter while committing a burglary. These types of premises include houses, apartments, residential rooms, and businesses. More uncommon types of property such as tents, outhouses, and others often also qualify.
The prosecutor must show that the defendant entered the premises with a specific intent to commit a crime. For example, the defendant may have entered a building with a plan to commit larceny. If the defendant did not intend to participate in criminal activity after entering the premises, the prosecutor might have to pursue an alternate charge such as trespassing. See Can I Be Accused of Stealing Something I Borrowed If I Forget to Return It? for related information.
California state laws establish two types of burglary: first-degree and second-degree. State law defines first-degree burglary as any burglary of an inhabited dwelling. During burglary prosecutions, an inhabited dwelling is any house, vessel, or other property designed for inhabitation and currently inhabited at the time of the burglary. "Currently inhabited" means that the property was used as a dwelling at the time of the burglary, even if nobody was actually occupying the property then. State law also includes properties abandoned due to a natural disaster or local emergency as currently-inhabited properties. Any burglary not qualifying as first-degree burglary will proceed as a case of second-degree burglary.
Defenses to California Burglary Charges
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The punishment for a burglary conviction in California depends on whether the prosecutor charges the defendant with first-degree or second-degree burglary. A conviction for burglary in the first degree may result in a sentence of imprisonment in state prison for a term of two, four, or six years. A conviction for burglary in the second degree, however, cannot exceed a term of imprisonment in county jail for more than one year.
In some cases, the state court may decide to grant a defendant's request for probation. The court cannot grant probation for burglary of a inhabited dwelling unless the court gives reasons for the decision that reflect the interests of justice required by an unusual case. California state laws also set specific provisions regarding the sentencing for burglaries committed during natural disasters and local emergencies.
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