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|Dhrubajyoti Borthakur
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|Veritas Operating Corporation
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1. Field of the Invention
This invention is related to the field of storage management and, more particularly, to software used in storage management.
2. Description of the Related Art
The Network File System (NFS) is a client/server application that lets a computer user view and optionally store and update files on a remote computer as though the files were on the user's own computer. The user's system needs to have an NFS client and the other computer needs an NFS server. NFS was developed by Sun Microsystems and has been designated a file server standard. The NFS protocol provides transparent remote access to shared files across networks. The NFS protocol is designed to be portable across different machines, operating systems, network architectures, and transport protocols. Implementations of NFS exist for a variety of machines, from personal computers to supercomputers.
NFS defines the way in which files are named and where they are placed logically for storage and retrieval. In NFS, a file is placed in a directory (folder in Windows) or subdirectory at the desired place in the tree structure. NFS also specifies conventions for naming files. These conventions may include one or more of, but are not limited to, the maximum number of characters in a name, which characters can be used, and, in some systems, how long the file name suffix can be. NFS also defines a format for specifying the path to a file through the structure of directories.
Using NFS, the user or a system administrator may mount a portion or all of the files available in the NFS file system. The mounted files may be accessed with whatever privileges are associated with the access to each file (e.g. read-only and read-write). The mounted files are logically organized in a file system. A file system is a tree on a single server with a specified root. NFS assumes a file system that is hierarchical, with directories as all but the bottom level of files. Each entry in a file system (file, directory, device, etc.) has a string name. Different operating systems may have restrictions on the depth of the tree or the names used, as well as using different syntax to represent the "pathname," which is the concatenation of all the "components" (directory and file names) in the name.
A mount point is a position or node in a directory tree on a server at which a file system is mounted. Mount points on a server may be exported to other systems (e.g. servers). When a file system at a mount point on a server is exported to another system, the file system is mounted at a mount point in the importing system.
The NFS protocol uses file handles to uniquely identify files. An NFS server constructs a file handle using the file system identifier (fsid) and the file identifier (fileid) exported by the local file system. The local file system may guarantee that the file system identifier uniquely identifies a file system on that machine, and may guarantee that the file identifier uniquely identifies a file on the specified file system. Thus, the NFS server may guarantee that the file handle uniquely identifies a file on that server. In addition to the file system identifier and file identifier, the file handle may also include export information about the NFS server mount point. NFS supports a lookup procedure for converting file names into file handles.
A MOUNT protocol allows a server to hand out remote access privileges to a restricted set of clients. The mount protocol performs the operating system-specific functions that allow, for example, the attachment of remote directory trees to local file systems. The MOUNT protocol may be used to initiate client access to a server supporting the Network File System (NFS) application. The MOUNT protocol handles local operating system specifics such as path name format and user authentication. Clients desiring access to the NFS program may use the MOUNT protocol to obtain a file handle suitable for use with NFS.
Clustering may be defined as the use of multiple computers, for example PCs or UNIX workstations, multiple storage devices, and redundant interconnections, to form what appears to users as a single highly available system. Clustering may be used for load balancing, and parallel processing as well as for high availability. To the outside world, the cluster appears to be a single system. A cluster may be defined as a group of servers and other resources that act like a single system and enable high availability and, in some cases, load balancing and parallel processing.
A common use of clustering is to load balance traffic on high-traffic Web sites. A Web page request is sent to a "manager" server, which then determines which of several identical or similar Web servers to forward the request to for handling. Having a Web farm (as such a configuration is sometimes called) allows traffic to be handled more quickly.
The storage area network (SAN) model places storage on its own dedicated network, removing data storage from the main user network. This dedicated network most commonly uses Fibre Channel technology, a versatile, high-speed transport. The SAN includes one or more hosts that provide a point of interface with LAN users, as well as (in the case of large SANs) one or more fabric switches, SAN hubs and other devices to accommodate a large number of storage devices. The hardware (e.g. fabric switches, hubs, bridges, routers, cables, etc.) that connects workstations and servers to storage devices in a SAN is referred to as a "fabric." The SAN fabric may enable server-to-storage device connectivity through Fibre Channel switching technology to a wide range of servers and storage devices.
The versatility of the SAN model enables organizations to perform tasks that were previously difficult to implement, such as LAN-free and server-free tape backup, storage leasing, and full-motion video services. SAN deployment promises numerous advantages, including cost management through storage consolidation, higher availability of data, better performance and seamless management of online and offline data. In addition, the LAN is relieved of the overhead of disk access and tape backup, data availability becomes less server-dependent, and downtime incurred by service and maintenance tasks affects more granular portions of the available storage system.
One of the primary goals of a file system is to reduce the latency associated with accessing data. Generally speaking, latency is the period of time that one component in a system spends waiting for another component. For example, in accessing data on a disk, latency includes the time it takes to position the proper sector under the read/write head. In networking, latency includes the amount of time it takes a packet to travel from source to destination. If one considers a human to be a component of a system, then latency measures the amount of time a human wastes waiting for a result. Users will increasingly obtain their desired product or service from sources providing the lowest latency. With that in mind, a file system often aims to reduce the time that people (as well as other elements of the system) spend waiting for data.
Traditional file systems are single-node file systems. In a single-node file system, a single-node storage stack (including, for example, volume management software) resides on each node and allows each respective node to manage data stored in storage devices accessible from that node. In a shared storage environment such as a SAN, multiple networked nodes may access a storage device managed by a particular node running a single-node file system. However, to access a file on the shared storage device, another node must typically use a network file protocol such as NFS. The node that manages the storage may be able to access the file directly, but the other node typically can access the file only indirectly. The indirection caused by the use of NFS may contribute undesirably to latency.
Enterprise Storage Management Application (ESMA) developers are usually expected to support a large variety of SAN storage stack components (both hardware and software) when writing portable, enterprise-class data management applications. However, dozens of file systems may each feature their own proprietary sets of metadata about their underlying data objects. File systems and volume managers may rearrange physical location of data at unpredictable times, thus rendering snapshot images inconsistent with the actual block locations. Each component of the storage stack may employ a unique method of caching/flushing data buffers, thus making it difficult to ensure synchronization among data objects. Logical volumes could be created across competing brands of volume managers or storage arrays. The arrays themselves may use different methods of creating snapshots and mirrors. For these reasons and more, it is daunting to expect a generic piece of software to communicate with heterogeneous APIs to determine physical locations of data.
Various embodiments of a method and system for providing multi-node file system access to files on a single-node storage stack are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method may include sending a data access request from a client system to a server system over a network. The data access request may comprise a request to access data which is stored on one or more storage devices whose access is controlled by the server system. The server system includes a storage stack which comprises components for managing the one or more storage devices. The method may include using a mapping interface to determine a quantity of components in the storage stack. The method may further include using the mapping interface to communicate with the storage stack components to retrieve a physical location of the data on the storage devices and sending the physical location of the data to the client. The method may further include using a mapping interface to retrieve a physical location of the data on the one or more storage devices and sending the physical location of the data to the client system. The method may further include the client system bypassing the server system to access the data on the one or more storage devices at the physical location provided by the mapping interface.
While the invention is described herein by way of example for several embodiments and illustrative drawings, those skilled in the art will recognize that the invention is not limited to the embodiments or drawings described. It should be understood, that the drawings and detailed description thereto are not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. As used throughout this application, the word "may" is used in a permissive sense (i.e., meaning having the potential to), rather than the mandatory sense (i.e., meaning must). Similarly, the words "include", "including", and "includes" mean including, but not limited to.
Network 108 may include wired or wireless communications connections separate from the Fibre Channel network. For example, network 108 is representative of any local area network (LAN) such as an intranet or any wide area network (WAN) such as the Internet. Network 108 may use a variety of wired or wireless connection mediums. For example, wired mediums may include: a modem connected to plain old telephone service (POTS), Ethernet, and fiber channel. Wireless connection mediums include a satellite link, a modem link through a cellular service or a wireless link such as Wi-Fi™, for example.
Storage devices may include any of one or more types of storage devices including, but not limited to, storage systems such as RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) systems, disk arrays, JBODs (Just a Bunch Of Disks, used to refer to disks that are not configured according to RAID), tape devices, and optical storage devices. These devices may be products of any of a number of vendors including, but not limited to, Compaq, EMC, and Hitachi. Servers 102 may run any of a variety of operating systems, including, but not limited to, Solaris 2.6, 7 or 8, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Server and Enterprise Server), and Microsoft Windows 2000 (Server, Advanced Server and Datacenter Editions). Each server 102 may be connected to the fabric 100 via one or more Host Bus Adapters (HBAs).
The hardware that connects servers 102 to storage devices 104 in a SAN may be referred to as a fabric 100. The SAN fabric 100 enables server-to-storage device connectivity through Fibre Channel switching technology. The SAN fabric 100 hardware may include one or more switches (also referred to as fabric switches), bridges, hubs, or other devices such as routers, as well as the interconnecting cables (for Fibre Channel SANs, fibre optic cables). SAN fabric 100 may include one or more distinct device interconnection structures (e.g. Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loops, Fibre Channel Fabrics, etc.) that collectively form the SAN fabric 100.
In one embodiment, a SAN-aware file system may use the Network File System (NFS) protocol in providing access to shared files on the SAN. Using NFS, each server 102 may include a logical hierarchy of files (i.e. a directory tree) physically stored on one or more of storage devices 104 and accessible by the client systems 106 through the server 102. These hierarchies of files, or portions or sub-trees of the hierarchies of files, may be referred to herein as "file systems." In one embodiment, the SAN components may be organized into one or more clusters to provide high availability, load balancing and/or parallel processing. For example, in
In traditional storage architecture, each server is privately connected to one or more storage devices using SCSI or other storage interconnect technology. If a server is functioning as a file server, it can give other servers (its clients) on the network access to its locally attached files through the local area network. With a storage area network, storage devices are consolidated on their own high-speed network using a shared SCSI bus and/or a fibre channel switch/hub. A SAN is a logical place to host files that may be shared between multiple systems. This may potentially reduce traffic on the LAN if clients accessing shared files are able to get the data directly from the SAN itself, rather than through the server and over the LAN. Embodiments of a SAN direct access system as described herein make this possible.
A shared storage environment is one in which multiple servers may access the same set of data. A challenge with this architecture is the maintenance of consistency between file data and file system data. A common architecture for sharing file-based storage is the File Server architecture, for example, the SAN environment illustrated in
This architecture does not leverage all the benefits of the SAN. Although data transfer between the SAN and the file server is fast, all data still travel from storage devices 104 to client systems 106 through a server 102 and over the potentially congested network 108 (e.g. a LAN). As increasing numbers of clients request data, performance may degrade rapidly.
One embodiment of the SAN direct access system may include a server module (file server software 130) that may run on at least one server system 102 (e.g., server system 102D) and that may act as a file server for the shared storage devices 104 (e.g., shared storage devices 104D, 104E, and 104F). One embodiment of the SAN direct access system may include one or more file system software client modules 132 (e.g., file system clients 132A and 132B) that may each run on a client system 106 (e.g., client systems 106E and 106F). Client systems 106 may include servers such as Web servers, NFS servers, as well as other systems. One embodiment may include a SAN direct access management console that may run on any server system 102, client system 106, or any other system on the network 108.
The file server software 130 "owns" the shared storage and manages access to the storage, and may appear to clients 106 as a standard file server. As discussed further with reference to
In one embodiment, the file server software 130 mounts the shared file system, manages space on the disk and controls access to files using standard Windows access and CIFS protocols. The file server software 130 may access a file using I/O requests to perform file operations on the file. File operations may include, but are not limited to, reading, writing, deleting, renaming, changing file ownership, etc. An I/O request may include the file handle for the file to access and other information for performing the desired operation. For example, a Read I/O request may include the file handle, an offset into the file, a length for the read, and a destination address or buffer of the read.
A file system client 132 may request access to a file managed by the SAN direct access server 130. When the file server software 130 grants access, it sends the physical location (e.g., disk addresses for the blocks). The file system client 132 reads the disk blocks directly over the SAN fabric 100, bypassing the network 108 altogether. Thus, embodiments of the SAN direct access system may provide direct disk access to shared data. In one embodiment, the only traffic that travels over the network 108 between the file server software 130 and the file system client 132 are any messages needed to authenticate and grant access to the files and to provide the disk addresses to the file system client 132—the file system metadata. In one embodiment, the files themselves do not travel on the network 108. In one embodiment, an occasional file access may be made via the file server software 130 across the network 108 to ensure data integrity.
Embodiments of the SAN direct access system may help prevent the network 108 from becoming congested. Embodiments of the file server software 130 may process more client requests than standard file servers because they manage only the metadata instead of serving the data itself. This may reduce the I/O load on the file server software 130 and thus may reduce or eliminate performance bottlenecks at the file server software 130. Using the SAN direct access system, a file system client 132 may access the data at SAN speeds instead of network 108 speeds. Less data travels through the network 108 because the shared files themselves travel directly over the SAN to file system clients 132. Networks implementing the SAN direct access system may handle significantly more requests without adding hardware infrastructure.
Embodiments of the SAN direct access system may be scalable. In one embodiment, a SAN direct access system may include multiple file system clients 132 and file servers 130. In one embodiment, the SAN direct access system supports a multiserver architecture, in which different file servers 130 "own" and serve different shared data pools. Adding file servers 130 may alleviate the server-based load and increase scalability. In one embodiment, additional file system clients 132 may be added. For example, using the SAN direct access system, a Web site may add Web servers to manage more requests. Each added Web server, as a file system client 132, requests the shared data from the file server software 130 and then accesses the data directly from the SAN using direct disk access. Each new file system client 132 may add only minor additional network 108 traffic because only the metadata requests travel on the network.
By supporting consolidated storage on a SAN, embodiments of the SAN direct access system may simplify overall storage management tasks. One embodiment may include a SAN direct access management console that may include a graphical user interface (GUI) for managing shared storage. From the console, a user may, for example, connect to the file server(s) 130, assign storage to file server(s) 130, and create export shares. In one embodiment, the user, from the console, may also connect to file system clients 132 and create import shares to make the shared storage available to the file system clients 132.
One embodiment of the SAN direct access system may also be compatible with failover clustering solutions, such as Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS). In this embodiment, making a file server 130 a node in a failover cluster may provide a high availability configuration for shared storage access. Additionally, One embodiment of the SAN direct access system may support file servers 130 configured with a Cluster Server in either active/passive or active/active modes. The active/active configuration may allow for load balancing between file servers 130 that are included in the cluster. This may enable high-performance file access in SANs from multiple nodes.
Processor 220 may be configured to execute instructions and to operate on data stored within memory 230. In one embodiment, processor 220 may operate in conjunction with memory 230 in a paged mode, such that frequently used pages of memory may be paged in and out of memory 230 from storage 240 according to conventional techniques. It is noted that processor 220 is representative of any type of processor. For example, in one embodiment, processor 220 may be compatible with the x86 architecture, while in another embodiment processor 220 may be compatible with the SPARC™ family of processors.
Memory 230 is configured to store instructions and data. In one embodiment, memory 230 may be implemented in various forms of random access memory (RAM) such as dynamic RAM (DRAM) or synchronous DRAM (SDRAM). However, it is contemplated that other embodiments may be implemented using other types of suitable memory.
Storage 240 is configured to store instructions and data. Storage 240 may be an example of any type of mass storage device or system. For example, in one embodiment, storage 240 may be implemented as one or more hard disks configured independently or as a disk storage system. In one embodiment, the disk storage system may be an example of a redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) system. In an alternative embodiment, the disk storage system may be a disk array, or Just a Bunch Of Disks (JBOD), (used to refer to disks that are not configured according to RAID). In yet other embodiments, storage 240 may include tape drives, optical storage devices or RAM disks, for example.
Network interface 260 may implement functionality to connect server system 102 to a network such as network 108 via network connection 275. For example, network interconnect 260 may include a hardware layer and a software layer which controls the hardware layer. The software may be executable by processor 220 out of memory 230 to implement various network protocols such as TCP/IP and hypertext transport protocol (HTTP), for example.
The file server software 130 may include a single-node storage stack 250. Generally, the storage stack may include file systems, volume managers, device drivers and storage arrays. In one embodiment, as illustrated in
The file system 252, volume manager 253, and dynamic multipathing driver 254 may export a mapping interface 251. In one embodiment, the mapping interface (or mapping services interface) 251 includes a set of shared libraries that offers developers a common set of tools to initiate functions such as qualitative mapping, quantitative mapping, and frozen image generation into SAN-enabled storage management software. The mapping interface 251 may support exposure of the private data (metadata) of data objects (e.g., files) and the configurations of the stack element on which those objects reside, decomposition of logical to physical data mapping of data objects, analysis of possible frozen image methods, and snapshot image generation of data objects. The mapping interface 251 may be used in environments where the data objects are resident across a diverse combination of storage stack elements.
Qualitative mapping may be used to determine the environmental characteristics of a storage object and discover how an object is distributed across storage devices. However, qualitative mapping may not map to absolute block extents. Qualitative mapping may reveal a storage object's physical location down to a level such as the logical unit number (LUN) identifier level on a SCSI bus. The mapping interface 251 may be able to determine what subsequent stack elements need to be traversed at each level of the storage stack. Qualitative mapping may be used to expose the metadata about data objects and reveal component-specific attributes associated with each storage stack element. Performance tuning, storage resource management and hierarchical storage management are examples of applications that could use qualitative mapping to provide support within diverse SAN environments.
In one embodiment, quantitative mapping may be used to decompose storage objects into their absolute storage addresses. Quantitative mapping may function across all elements of the storage stack 250, such as the file system 252, volume manager 253, device driver 254, and disk array 104. The mapping process may work with any combination of stack elements that support the mapping interface 251 (e.g., that are supported by plug-in modules). In one embodiment, the object trees are built through qualitative mapping as a precursor to quantitative mapping. During mapping, configuration IDs may be generated for each physical block extent. These configuration IDs may be later used to verify that the data has not "slipped" between the time the map was generated and the time the subsequent operation on the block map was run.
In one embodiment, frozen image generation may be used to provide a point-in-time view of a storage object that is transactionally consistent with respect to the storage stack 250. Frozen images may be created through either software snapshots, hardware snapshots, or hardware mirrors. Hardware-based frozen images may offer the additional benefit of off-server operations. Standard library calls to the mapping interface 251 may be provided to both quiesce the storage stack and to initiate the frozen image generation via the appropriate plug-in modules that are provided for each storage stack element.
In one embodiment, the mapping interface 251 may be used to examine the local representation of the storage object, determine the best method of quiescing the storage stack, and reveal which options are available for freezing the components of the storage object. This analysis may permit the mapping interface 251 to freeze storage objects with arbitrary compositions in heterogeneous environments.
In one embodiment, the various components of the storage stack 250 may implement the mapping interface 251. In other words, the components of the storage stack may export the mapping interface 251 such that external software components are able to communicate with the file server software 130 using standard functions or commands. The external software components may include heterogeneous applications and system software on other computer systems such as the client 106G. In one embodiment, components of the storage stack 250 (e.g., file systems, volume managers, device drivers and storage arrays) may be supported by lightweight plug-in modules. These modules, which may be implemented as additional shared libraries in the mapping interface 251, may link the features of a storage stack element to an appropriate function call of the mapping interface.
In 303, the file server software 130 may receive the data access request from the client system 106G.
In 305, the file server software may use the mapping interface 251 to retrieve a physical location of the data on the one or more storage devices. In one embodiment, a function call of the mapping interface 251 may be used to determine how many components reside in the storage stack 250. The mapping interface 251 may then be used to communicate with the components of the storage stack 250, from the highest-level component to the lowest-level component, to decompose a block map of the data into a low-level physical location of the data. The physical location may include the disk name(s) and appropriate offsets where the desired data resides on the storage device(s) 104.
For example, in the embodiment illustrated in
In 307, the file server software 130 may send the physical location of the data to the client system (e.g., the file system client software 132C). Due to the levels of abstraction provided by the mapping interface 251, the client system 106G may request complex data objects such as files which are stored across two or more of the storage devices 104. As a further example, the storage devices 104 may be configured as a RAID Level 5 with byte-level data striping, and the data requested by the client system 106G may be striped. As yet another example, the storage devices 104 may be configured to use data mirroring, and the data requested by the client system 106G may be mirrored.
In 309, the client system 132C may bypass the server system 102E to access the data on the one or more storage devices at the physical location provided by the mapping interface 251. By accessing the data directly over the storage area network, the client 106G may experience improved speed and performance.
Use of the mapping interface 251 may confer numerous benefits for a SAN-enabled storage management system. Applications may work across heterogeneous combinations of storage stack elements which are supported by plug-in modules for the mapping interface 251. As plug-in modules for new products are developed, existing applications may be immediately compatible with them. File metadata, absolute physical block addresses, and configuration attributes of storage stack elements may be exposed for applications such as performance management and virtualization. Hardware and software frozen images may be generated for server and third-party copying, decision support, and data mining. Using documented libraries for the mapping interface 251, developers may speed application development by abstracting the data storage stack from data mapping and snapshot generation processes.
It is noted that the steps described above in conjunction with the descriptions of
Various embodiments may further include receiving, sending or storing instructions and/or data implemented in accordance with the foregoing description upon a carrier medium. Generally speaking, a carrier medium may include storage media or memory media such as magnetic or optical media, e.g., disk or CD-ROM, volatile or non-volatile media such as RAM (e.g. SDRAM, DDR SDRAM, RDRAM, SRAM, etc.), ROM, etc. as well as transmission media or signals such as electrical, electromagnetic, or digital signals, conveyed via a communication medium such as network and/or a wireless link.
The various methods as illustrated in the Figures and described herein represent exemplary embodiments of methods. The methods may be implemented in software, hardware, or a combination thereof. The order of method may be changed, and various elements may be added, reordered, combined, omitted, modified, etc.
Various modifications and changes may be made as would be obvious to a person skilled in the art having the benefit of this disclosure. It is intended that the invention embrace all such modifications and changes and, accordingly, the above description to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense.
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(U-Th)/He ages from the Kukri Hills of southern Victoria Land [KUKRI_He]
The data set consists of (U-Th)/He ages collected from three vertical profiles from the the Kukri Hills (north side of the Ferrar Glacier) of Southern Victoria Land. The data set provides ...
17O Excess from WAIS Divide, 0 to 25 ka BP [NSIDC-0596]
This data set contains the VSMOW-SLAP d17O, d18O, and 17O-excess data from the WAIS Divide Ice Core Project, Siple Dome and Taylor Dome, along with the published and VSMOW-SLAP normalized d17O, d18O, ...
1989 Greenland Seismic Survey [PASSCAL_GREENLAND_SURVEY]
The 1989 seismic survey was part of a large cooperative project mounted in Greenland to carry out geophysical studies of the Earth's oldest crust. The targets included possible oceanic crust under ...
1997 Seismic Hazard Assessment, Onondaga County, New York [NYSM_SEISMIC_HAZARD]
From the SEISMIC HAZARD ASSESSMENT, ONONDAGA COUNTY, NEW YORK Authors: Donald H. Cadwell, Ph.D. and Gary N. Nottis ABSTRACT Seismic shear-wave data collection is expanding ...
1:100,000 Bedrock Geology for Ireland [Bedrock_GSI]
This data set contains vector data with explicit topology of Irish bedrock geology holding separate vector coverages corresponding to stratigraphy, igneous, lithology, dolotomisation, ...
1:25,000 geological mapping of the St Johns Range from the central Wright Valley to the Mackay Glacier and from the Miller Glacier to west of Victoria Valley [K112_1990_1991_NZ_1]
The DSIRGEO mapping programme in the 1990/91 season was designed to link the area covered in 1989/90 (Convoy Range) with that covered in 1988/89 (Thundergut Sheet). The eventual aim of the programme ...
1:50,000 Quaternary Geology for Ireland [Quaternary_GSI]
This data set contains vector data set with explicit topology of Irish Quaternary geology with classification of Quaternary polygons, symbols, linework and Quaternary Annotation. For data access, ...
2001 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) [CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_2001]
The 2001 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) utilizes a refined methodology based on the 2000 Pilot ESI effort, to construct an index covering 122 countries that measures the overall progress ...
2002 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) [CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_2002]
The 2002 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) measures overall progress toward environmental sustainability for 142 countries based on environmental systems, stresses, human vulnerability, social ...
2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) [CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_2005]
The 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) is a measure of overall progress towards environmental sustainability, developed for 146 countries. The index provides a composite profile of national ...
3-D Reservoir Characterization of the House Creek Oil Field, Powder River Basin, Wyoming, V1.00 [USGS-DDS-33]
The Upper Cretaceous Sussex "B" sandstone was deposited as a probable transgressive-marine sand-ridge complex in a mid-shelf position. The "B" sandstone is bounded by upper and basal disconformities ...
30 M Resolution Land Cover Map of Manitoba, Canada [CANEMRCCRSMANPROVMAP]
Sixteen land cover classes are covered using 30 M resolution data with a 95% accuracy rate. 75% of southern Manitoba has been completely mapped to date. The land cover classes include; agricultural ...
40Ar/39Ar Dating of the Eruptive History of Mount Erebus, Antarctica: Summit Flows and Caldera Collapse [NMGRL_EREBUS_FLOWS]
This data set consists of 40Ar/39Ar furnace step-heating data on eruptive samples from Mount Erebus, Antarctica. The data was gathered to better understand the volcano's eruptive history, specifically, ...
40Ar/39Ar Dating of the Eruptive History of Mount Erebus, Antarctica: Volcano Evolution [NMGRL_EREBUS_EVOLUTION]
This data set consists of 40Ar/39Ar analytical data and loction on samples from Mount Erebus, Antarctica. The data was gathered to better understand the volcano's evolution collapse and summit ...
40Ar/39Ar dates of Jurassic igneous rocks from Antarctica [Kyle-Ferrar_Igneous_Province]
Plagioclase mineral separates from basaltic extrusive (lavas) and instrusive (dolerite and gabbro) samples from the Dronning Maud Land area of Antarctica were dated by the incremental ...
45-500 micron iron oxide major and trace element abundance [Holocene_LGM_diamict_FeOxides]
This data set contains major and trace element abundance for individual iron oxide grains extracted from glacial-marine Antarctic sediment. Fe-oxides were picked from the 45-500 micron fraction of ...
A CD snapshot of Heard Island data from 1901-2002 held by the AADC [Heard_data_snapshot_1901-2002]
The CD was produced by the Australian Antarctic Data Centre for distribution to Heard Island expeditioners in the 2003/2004 season. The CD contained all publicly available data held by the Australian ...
A Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. Gulf Coast, CDIAC NDP-043B [CDIAC_NDP43B]
This Numeric Data Package (NDP) contains a digital database that describes the U.S. Gulf Coast. The database integrates point, line, and polygon data for the U.S. Gulf Coast into 0.25 latitude by ...
A Coastal Hazards Data Base for the U.S. West Coast, CDIAC/NDP043C [CDIAC_NDP043C]
[Adapted from the online documentation] The Numeric Data Package (NDP-043C) consists of a digital data base that may be used to identify coastlines along the U.S. West Coast that are at risk to sea-level ...
A Digital Geological Map Database For the State of Oklahoma [USGS_OFR_2003_247]
This report consists of a compilation of twelve digital geologic maps provided in ARC/INFO interchange (e00) format for the state of Oklahoma. The source maps consisted of nine USGS 1:250,000-scale ...
A Global 1x1 Degree Distribution of Atmospheric-Soil CO2 Consumption by Continental Weathering and Riverine HCO3 Yield, CDIAC/DB1012 [CDIAC_DB1012]
This database (DB-1012) contains estimates of the net flux of atmospheric-soil carbon dioxide (CO2) produced by the Amiotte Sucjet and Probst model(1993) and the associated bicarbonate river flux ...
A Hypercube of Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Marine Geological and Geophysical Data [gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geology.G03930]
Dr. Christopher Jenkins of the University of Colorado Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR), produced this data hypercube derived from the prime data (exclusive of G.R.A.P.E. and logging ...
A broadband seismic experiment to image the lithosphere beneath the Gamburtsev Mountains, East Antarctica. [ASAC_2919]
Metadata record for data expected from ASAC Project 2919 See the link below for public details on this project. Public Beneath the East Antarctic interior lies a great mountain range, the Gamburtsev ...
A comparative examination of the origin, structure and metamorphism of the Skelton and Koettlitz Group (basement lithologies) in South Victoria Land, Antarctica. [K061_1992_1995_NZ_1]
A comparative examination of the origin, structure and metamorphism of the Skelton and Koettlitz Group (Wilson Terrane) was carried out over three field seasons to determine a) if the two groups could ...
A detailed study of the origin of Olympus Granite Gneiss [K061_1986_1987_NZ_2]
A detailed study of the Olympus Granite Gneiss with particular emphasis on foliation development and its relationship to deformation of Koettlitz Group metasediments, in an attempt to understand its ...
A mineralisation survey in the Koettlitz-Blue Glacier and Taylor Valley region to determine the geochemical prospecting of the region [K042_1964_1965_NZ_2]
A mineralisation survey was conducted in the Koettlitz-Blue Glacier and Taylor Valley region because previous work in these areas mapped Precambrian basement rocks similar to those found in mineralised ...
A reconstruction of the record of volcanic processes within the vent of a large and explosive basaltic eruption in the Mawson Formation in the Allan Hills [K061_2001_2002_NZ_2]
The contact relationship between volcanic deposits and surrounding country rocks of the Beacon Supergroup are steep over a large area. Beyond the landslide deposits along the contact between Beacon ...
A survey of the Miers and Marshall Valley and Walcott Bay area for dating the formation of the major landforms [K009_1975_1976_NZ_2]
A few days were spent in the Miers Valley to collect samples of gypsum for geochemical analyses. Surprisingly carbonate "biscuit" similar to that found in the Taylor Valley were found. Thus, we noted ...
A2D Technologies Well Logs; National Geoscience Data Repository System (NGDRS) [NGDRS_A2D_WELL_LOGS]
The data within the A2D Technologies database is comprised of available well log types for 14,000 wells that are located throughout the Gulf of Mexico. Well logs may be requested from ...
AFI 01/27_01 - Dyke intrusions as tracers of continental break-up processes - Rock samples collected in Dronning Maud Land in 2000/2001 [GB-NERC-BAS-AEDC-00250]
The style and volume of magmatism varies between margins from large volume flood basalts such as the Parana or Deccan provinces to less volumetric margins such as the southern part of the South Atlantic. ...
AFI 01/27_02 - Dyke intrusions as tracers of continental break-up processes - Ar-Ar dating, field data and selected geochemical analysis data of rock samples collected in Dronning Maud Land in 2000/2001 [GB-NERC-BAS-AEDC-00251]
The style and volume of magmatism varies between margins from large volume flood basalts such as the Parana or Deccan provinces to less volumetric margins such as the southern part of the South Atlantic. ...
AFI 02/36_01 - Geochemical Tracing of Pacific-to-Atlantic Mantle Flow through the Drake Passage/Scotia Sea Gateway - Dredge sampling information from the Scotia Sea collected in February and March 2004 [GB-NERC-BAS-AEDC-00277]
The target area was along the eastern segments of the West Scotia Ridge, an ocean spreading centre which stopped spreading about 10 million years ago. The spreading centre has high topographic relief ...
AFI 02/36_02 - Geochemical Tracing of Pacific-to-Atlantic Mantle Flow through the Drake Passage/Scotia Sea Gateway - Rock samples collected by dredging in the Scotia Sea, February and March 2004 [GB-NERC-BAS-AEDC-00276]
Sampling was undertaken within the West Scotia Sea in an attempt to identify the boundary between the Pacific and Bouvet mantle domains and so understand, quantify and document the flow of mantle ...
AFI 02/36_04 - Geochemical Tracing of Pacific-to-Atlantic Mantle Flow through the Drake Passage/Scotia Sea Gateway - Geochemical analysis of rock samples collected by dredging in the Scotia Sea, February and March 2004 [GB-NERC-BAS-AEDC-00279]
The initial aim of this project was to carry out a higher resolution geochemical study of mantle flow using existing samples. This confirmed flow from the Bouvet domain into the East Scotia Sea and ...
AFI 04/17_02 - Glacial-interglacial changes in the lost drainage basin on the West Antarctic Ice Sheet - Sediment cores collected in the Bellingshausen Sea, 2004 [GB-NERC-BAS-AEDC-00272]
The main aim of this project was to carry out the first systematic investigation of the former ice drainage basin in the southern Bellingshausen Sea, using sediment cores, swath bathymetry by means ...
ANDRILL Program - MIS and SMS Project Outcomes [ANDRILL_Program_McMurdo_Sound_Portfolio]
The ANDRILL Program is a multinational collaboration between the Antarctic programs of Germany, Italy, New Zealand and the United States to investigate the climate and tectonic history of Antarctica ...
ANSMET (the Antarctic Search for Meteorites) [99-80452]
Antarctic meteorite searches are one of the most important sources of extraterrestrial material and information for planetary research. In particular, more than 16,000 meteorite recoveries by the ...
ANtarctic geological DRILLing (ANDRILL) drilling rig [ANDRILL_drilling_rig]
Development of a new capability for recovery of stratigraphic and rock samples from Antarctica. The ANDRILL (ANtarctic geological DRILLing) Program has a new drilling rig and system to ...
Accessory mineral behaviour during partial melting in the crust - improving the geochronology of granulite terrains. [ASAC_2690]
Metadata record for data expected ASAC Project 2690 See the link below for public details on this project. Relating ages, determined using the decay of radioactive elements in minerals, to geological ...
Acid-Rock Drainage at Skytop, Centre County, Pennsylvania, 2004 [USGS_OFR_2005_1148]
Recent construction for Interstate Highway 99 (I?99) exposed pyrite and associated Zn-Pb sulfide minerals beneath a >10-m thick gossan to oxidative weathering along a 40-60-m deep roadcut through ...
Age and Composition of the East Antarctic Shield [0944645]
We completed a field season in Antarctica in 2010-11 with a 5-person field party. Ten sampling sites along the Transantarctic Mountains from the Convoy Range to Hatcher Bluffs were visited by helicopter ...
Age determination of the detrital zircon component of crustal slices of Ross Orogen from the Skelton Glacier and Royal Society Ranges areas [K062_2003_2004_NZ_1]
It is suggested that the Ross Orogeny is composed of a wide variety of crustal slices that are exotic to their present location and were accreted to the East Antarctic craton during the lower paleozoic ...
Age, spreading rates, and spreading asymmetry of the world's ocean crust [gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.geology.G04150]
The authors present four companion digital models of the age, age uncertainty, spreading rates and spreading asymmetries of the world's ocean basins as geographic and Mercator grids with 2 minute ...
Ages and P-T conditions of metamorphic events in the Windmill Islands [AAS_4191_metamorphic_events]
The age and conditions of metamorphism of the Windmill Islands were investigated using samples collected in the 2013/2014 field season from locations throughout the Windmill Islands region. The Windmill ...
Alaska Radiocarbon Data Base; USGS, Menlo Park [USGS_ALASKA_RADIOCARBON]
This data base contains published radiocarbon dates with entries consisting of laboratory and reference numbers. The data set is subdivided into two segments including RCFILE which contains the radiocarbon ...
Alaskan Fossil Identification File [EARTH_LAND_USGS_ALASKA_FOSSILS1]
The data base consists of a compilation of reports made by the U.S. Geological Survey Branch of Paleontology and Stratigraphy concerning the identification of fossils collected in Alaska. Data includes ...
Alaskan Geologic Field Notebooks; USGS, Anchorage [EARTH_CRUST_USGS_AK_NOTEBOOKS1]
These notebooks are the original field records of geologic observations made by USGS geologists working in Alaska. They contain field stations, sample numbers, rock types and descriptions, terrain ...
Alaskan Rocks - Petrographic Thin Sections; USGS, Anchorage [EARTH_CRUST_AK_PETROGRAPH_THIN1]
A collection of petrographic thin sections made from rock samples collected by USGS field geologists in Alaska. Many of the sections have corresponding descriptions cards; thin sections number 30,000. ...
Alkali basalt volcanism along a subduction-related magmatic arc: The case of Puyuhuapi Quaternary volcanic line, Southern Andes (44deg20minS) [159-96_03]
In Southern Chile, plate configuration is characterized by ridge-ridge-trench collision in correspondence of Taitao peninsula (Chile triple junction). The different converging rates of Nazca and Antarctic ...
Amazon Basin Pleistocene Precipitation Reconstruction Data [NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_1999-039]
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Short for "goat cheese" which was derived from "fo sheeze" after someone misheard it. Has stuck ever since.
"Was he at the party?"
"Goat, he was."
"Goat, he was."
بواسطة trev24 أكتوبر/تشرين الأوّل 25, 2003
One who loses alot. Usually the smallest person in the group. Also known as the scapegoat, binscape, bin-goat, or binny.
Me: Hey goat, go get me a soda.
Goat: Why?
Me: because you're the goat.
Goat: Why?
Me: because you're the goat.
بواسطة Anthony أكتوبر/تشرين الأوّل 24, 2004
Among the Friday Night Freaks of Portland, OR, it is a person who has lost their virginity. Comes from a long line of inside jokes.
I am goat....hear me baaaa!
Term used to describe one who will eat out any snatch, pussy, vag, cutty, axe-wound, etc... no matter how ugly or disease-ridden the girl is.
Guy 1: Can you believe Garrett went down on that Sasquatch last night?, said her box tasted like hot sardines.
Guy 2: That's why they call him the goat, he'll eat up any pocket.
Guy 2: That's why they call him the goat, he'll eat up any pocket.
بواسطة Cowgirl69 إبريل/نَيْسان 28, 2009
Name for social idiot or bearded person. Originates from hairy science teacher that has very little communicative skills.
Why wont you come to the pub you goat
بواسطة Tim Mottershead مايو/أيار 30, 2005
One who acts in a goat-like (stupid) manner.
Troy: Hey Goat! Shut ya yappa!
Josh: That's enough outta you, goat!
Josh: That's enough outta you, goat!
بواسطة Charlay يونيو/حَزيران 16, 2008
When one sticks his fist up his own ass. Anal fisting
He did the goat while his friends watched
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Israeli warplanes struck Gaza militants for a fifth straight day on Sunday and its military prepared for a possible ground invasion, though Egypt saw "some indications" of a truce ahead.
Forty-seven Palestinians, about half of them civilians, including 12 children, have been killed in Israel's raids, Palestinian officials said. More than 500 rockets fired from Gaza have hit Israel, killing three people and injuring dozens.
Israel unleashed its massive air campaign on Wednesday, killing a leading militant of the Hamas Islamist group that controls Gaza and rejects Israel's existence, with the declared goal of deterring gunmen in the coastal enclave from launching rockets that have plagued its southern communities for years.
The Jewish state has since launched more than 950 air strikes on the coastal Palestinian territory, targeting weaponry and flattening militant homes and headquarters.
The raids continued past midnight on Sunday. One targeted a building in Gaza City housing the offices of local Arab media, wounding three journalists from al Quds television, a station Israel sees as pro-Hamas, witnesses said.
Two other pre-dawn attacks on houses in the Jebalya refugee camp killed one child and wounded 12 other people, medical officials said.
These attacks followed a defiant statement by Hamas military spokesman Abu Ubaida, who told a televised news conference.
"This round of confrontation will not be the last against the Zionist enemy and it is only the beginning."
The masked gunman dressed in military fatigues insisted that despite Israel's blows Hamas "is still strong enough to destroy the enemy."
An Israeli attack on Saturday destroyed the house of a Hamas commander near the Egyptian border.
Casualties there were averted however, because Israel had fired non-exploding missiles at the building beforehand from a drone, which the militant's family understood as a warning to flee, and thus their lives were spared, witnesses said.
Israeli aircraft also bombed Hamas government buildings in Gaza on Saturday, including the offices of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and a police headquarters.
Among those killed in air strikes on Gaza on Saturday were at least four suspected militants riding motorcycles, and several civilians including a 30-year-old woman.
Israel said it would keep schools in its southern region shut on Sunday as a precaution to avoid casualties from rocket strikes reaching as far as Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in the past few days.
Israel's "Iron Dome" missile interceptor system destroyed in mid-air a rocket fired by Gaza militants at Tel Aviv on Saturday, where volleyball games on the beach front came to an abrupt halt as air-raid sirens sounded.
Hamas' armed wing claimed responsibility for the attack on Tel Aviv, the third against the city since Wednesday. It said it had fired an Iranian-designed Fajr-5 at the coastal metropolis, some 70 km north of Gaza.
In the Israeli Mediterranean port of Ashdod, a rocket ripped into several balconies. Police said five people were hurt.
Israel's operation has drawn Western support for what US and European leaders have called Israel's right to self-defence, but there was also a growing number of calls from world leaders to seek an end to the violence.
British Prime Minister David Cameron "expressed concern over the risk of the conflict escalating further and the danger of further civilian casualties on both sides," in a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a spokesperson for Cameron said.
The United Kingdom was "putting pressure on both sides to de-escalate," the spokesman said, adding that Cameron had urged Netanyahu "to do everything possible to bring the conflict to an end."
Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser to President Barack Obama, said the United States would like to see the conflict resolved through "de-escalation" and diplomacy, but also believes Israel has a right to self-defence.
Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said in Cairo as his security deputies sought to broker a truce with Hamas leaders, that "there are some indications that there is a possibility of a ceasefire soon, but we do not yet have firm guarantees."
Egypt has mediated previous ceasefire deals between Israel and Hamas, the latest of which unravelled with recent violence.
A Palestinian official told Reuters the truce discussions would continue in Cairo on Sunday, saying "there is hope," but it was too early to say whether the efforts would succeed.
In Jerusalem, an Israeli official declined to comment on the negotiations. Military commanders said Israel was prepared to fight on to achieve a goal of halting rocket fire from Gaza, which has plagued Israeli towns since late 2000, when failed peace talks led to the outbreak of a Palestinian uprising.
Diplomats at the United Nations said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to visit Israel and Egypt in the coming week to push for an end to the fighting.
Israel, though, with tanks and artillery positioned along the frontier, signalled it was still weighing a possible ground offensive into Gaza.
Israeli cabinet ministers decided on Friday to more than double the current reserve troop quota set for the Gaza offensive to 75,000 and around 16,000 reservists have already been called up.
Asked by reporters whether a ground operation was possible, Major-General Tal Russo, commander of the Israeli forces on the Gaza frontier, said: "Definitely."
"We have a plan. ... It will take time. We need to have patience. It won't be a day or two," he added.
Another senior commander briefing reporters on condition of anonymity said Israel had scored "good achievements" in striking at nearly 1000 targets, with the aim of ridding Hamas of firepower imported from Libya, Sudan and Iran.
A possible move into the densely populated Gaza Strip and the risk of major casualties it brings would be a significant gamble for Netanyahu, favourite to win a January national election.
Hamas fighters are no match for the Israeli military. The last Gaza war, involving a three-week Israeli air blitz and ground invasion over the New Year's period of 2008-09, killed over 1,400 Palestinians, mostly civilians. Thirteen Israelis died in the conflict.
But the Gaza conflagration has stirred the pot of a Middle East already boiling from two years of Arab revolution and a civil war in Syria that threatens to spread beyond its borders.
One major change has been the election of an Islamist government in Cairo that is allied with Hamas, potentially narrowing Israel's manoeuvring room in confronting the Palestinian group. Israel and Egypt made peace in 1979.
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Small Cool 2007: Finalist #4 - Jessica's Blue and Silver Flair
Original Entry #9 Frank's colorful collection, because it is both colorful and shows a lot of personality, which is often lacking is kitchen remodels. Each object looks like it has a good story behind it, and I like that. What's the best thing you've ever cooked in this kitchen? My favorite dish is a mint-bordeaux leg of lamb, which one has to share with at least 2 others to eat the whole leg. The first time I made this, I felt like a rock star. Hoping we'll get to do this again with some wonderful wine, which I am now enjoying again with great pleasure!
What is your next improvement (if you could do anything)? To be honest, getting use of both of my arms will be the biggest improvement in my kitchen (!) And eating simultaneously with my husband will be a close second. For anyone that has survived the initial weeks of a newborn, you know where I'm coming from. Those things aside, I'd like to expand my cooking skills, and not just grill everything, which is what we do a lot, being former Californians.


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(??????) Man, whatchou got to work with, you aint got no silence around?
(??????) I ain't need no fuckin' silence, when I see this nigga I'm gonna blow
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HANCOCK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Syracuse-- Col. Kevin Bradley, commander of the New York Air National Guard's 174th Fighter Wing Commander taxi's past Airmen, their friends and family members as 174th F-16s take off from the base for the last time on Saturday, March 6.
Bradley's F-16, and another plane, left the base during a ceremony marking the end of a 63-year old tradition of manned fighters at the 174th, and then landed at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield at Fort Drum after touring the state. The planes will be flown to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base from there.
The 174th Fighter Wing now operates the remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper.
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Say It Ain't So, Dr. Frank
When I first moved to Houston eight years ago, I found myself asking several questions:
Is it legal to make freeways this wide?
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Oh my God, what the Hell is slime in the ice machine and why the Hell is that older man in blue glasses talking about it so much?
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I didn't know then that the man with the buzz cut (and not one gray hair!) was Dr. Neil Frank, KHOU's weather expert, hurricane guru, and all-around nice guy. And now, Dr. Frank is retiring, and I'm totally bummed about that. In celebration of Dr. Frank, KHOU is airing a Saturday evening special that's been somberly titled, "Neil Frank: A Legacy of Trust," complete with recollections by fellow Texan Dan Rather, who used to have Dr. Frank on the CBS Evening News. (You can read more about Dr. Frank here.)
Sure, we could bitch and moan about how Dr. Frank was wrong sometimes. (He's a weatherman, give him a break.) And yeah, we could say that KHOU is milking his retirement with the whole "Legacy of Trust" routine just to snag a few more viewers. (Okay, so maybe they are…they're a television station, what do you expect?) We could even say that it's dumb to get all misty-eyed over a guy who tells you that you might need an umbrella later today.
But on that last point, I'll vehemently disagree. It's people like Dr. Frank who make a city what it is, who give it its character. Despite what the Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau would like us to believe, it's not a city's attractions and museums that give a town its identity. It's the little weird local celebrities, the strange traditions, the quirks you only understand by living here that make a place what it truly is. Dr. Frank is one of those quirks that is special to us, and I, for one, am going to miss having him around.
When the Chronicle reported his retirement, a woman posted a comment online about the fact that a few years back, her daughter had been assigned a school project about the weather. On a whim, they called Dr. Frank with a question or two. They left a message, and the mother was sure they'd never hear back. That very day, Dr. Frank returned the call and didn't get off the phone until the kid got everything she needed for her project.
You might expect a pop culture hack like me to make some smart ass remark about that story, but I won't. Because there isn't a smart remark to be made. I'll miss the man and his hair and his weather reports. He's a part of Houston, and it will be weird not to see him on television. All that's left to say is, bless ya, Dr. Frank. – Jennifer Mathieu
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FLATE, the NSF Regional Center of Excellence in FL is hosting the "Young Manufacturers Academy" from July. 28-Aug. 1, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., for 16 middle school girls from the Honey Shine Mentoring Program at the Miami Lakes Education Center.
Activities will center on hands-on projects and simulation-based learning. Each activity is focused on developing 21st century skills, like teamwork and communication, needed to prepare students for today's high-tech workplace. Students will learn about latest manufacturing concepts, CNC manufacturing, get an overview of high-tech, high-paying jobs in Florida. Participants will also engage in a mock career fair capstone event.
They will go on industry tours featuring on-site interaction with manufacturers and get a first-hand view of high-tech manufacturing operations. "Florida has a diverse manufacturing industry, and FLATE is excited to offer a student summer manufacturing experience in south Florida" said Dr. Marilyn Barger, executive director of FLATE. Please refer to the attached document for in-depth schedule and highlight of activities during the five-day camp.
The Young Manufacturers Academy (YMA) introduces students entering grades 7 – 9 to all facets of the manufacturing industry. The Academy is part of the "Dream It. Do It" initiative, a national career awareness and outreach campaign designed to promote a positive image of manufacturing that is sponsored by The Manufacturing Institute in Washington, D.C. The primary goal of the program is to grow and develop the manufacturing workforce pipeline in the middle grades, a critical juncture in need of particular attention, with an emphasis on addressing girls and minorities from underserved districts with underachieving students.
For more information on the five day, Young Manufacturers Academy at Miami Lakes, or opportunities for interviews with students contact Executive director of FLATE, Dr. Marilyn Barger at firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit www.fl-ate.org and www.madeinflorida.org.
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Midseason thoughts on the Clippers' roster.
PG: Chris Paul
Season averages (39 GP): 16.6 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 9.7 APG, 2.6 SPG, 26.1 PER
Don't let his numbers fool you: Paul is playing at an MVP-caliber level. Besides LeBron James and Kevin Durant, no player has a better statistical résumé. Paul is third in PER and second in win shares per 48 minutes, and he has guided the Clippers to a top-five rating on offense and defense. The only qualms would be that he has struggled with his 3-point shot (33.3 percent) and is sometimes too passive early in games, but it's tough to chide one of the three best players in basketball.
SG: Willie Green
Season averages (40 GP): 6.5 PPG, 39.6 3PT%, 11.4 PER
Green's role has fluctuated throughout the season, but his consistency has not. He has stayed within his offensive limitations, serving as a reliable spot-up 3-point shooter. His defense has been poor -- opposing shooting guards register a 58.2 eFG% and 16.9 PER against him -- but that's somewhat negated by his playing only 18.2 minutes per game. When Chauncey Billups returns, Green will go back to the bench and play limited minutes.
SF: Caron Butler
Season averages (41 GP): 9.7 PPG, 38.6 3PT%, 11.7 PER
After serving as a key contributor last season, Butler has become a complementary player on a deep roster. That's not to say he hasn't been effective -- he's transformed his game and has become the Clippers' much-needed floor spacer (40.7 percent on spot-up 3-pointers), as evidenced by his 33-point and 29-point performances this season. He's lost a few steps defensively (340th in defensive points per play), which has allowed Matt Barnes to soak up a lot of Butler's minutes.
PF: Blake Griffin
Season averages (43 GP): 18.3 PPG, 8.6 RPG, 3.4 APG, 1.5 SPG, 22.8 PER
All the offseason talk was about Griffin's improved jump shot, and it has improved, but his passing skills are rarely discussed. Among power forwards, he's third in assists per game, 10th in assist rate, and third in assists leading to 3-pointers (the most valuable assist). Most importantly, he has improved tremendously on defense, allowing the 18th-fewest points per play. Add in his new post game, and Griffin has become a near-complete player.
Season averages (43 GP): 8.8 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 1.5 BPG, 59.6 FG%, 16.6 PER
While Jordan has become more efficient offensively (career-high 13.0 points per 36 minutes), his free throw shooting (42.0 percent) and rebounding (16.6 rebounding percentage) have regressed and limited his playing time. The threat of him scoring, especially at the rim (fifth in dunks), is valuable and gives Paul and Griffin proper space to operate. Coach Vinny Del Negro clearly favors Odom in crunch time, though, which is a disconcerting sign for Jordan's playoff role.
Season averages (41 GP): 16.6 PPG, 2.4 APG, 88.6 FT%, 16.7 PER
Crawford was scorching hot to start the season, averaging 20.7 points through the first nine games. He has cooled off since then but remains the go-to option on a second unit that lacks shot creators. If not for Barnes' versatility, Crawford would be the front-runner for Sixth Man of the Year. He's established himself as the third option in crunch time and, more importantly, has been a willing passer and off-ball player (career-high 54 percent of shots assisted on).
G: Eric Bledsoe
Season averages (43 GP): 8.7 PPG, 1.5 SPG, 38.9 3PT%, 19.2 PER
The bench's energizer bunny has had an up-and-down season, which isn't unusual for a third-year point guard. Still, there's no denying Bledsoe's potential as a starter and future All Star. He's displayed a new sense of pace and control (career-low turnover percentage) that, coupled with his stout defensive abilities (2.9 steals and 1.3 blocks per 36 minutes), has GMs drooling to acquire him. His block of Dwyane Wade remains the top Clippers highlight this season.
F/G: Matt Barnes
Season averages (42 GP): 11.2 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 1.2 SPG, 0.9 BPG, 17.7 PER
The surprise player of the Clippers' season has done everything they expected Grant Hill to do and more. Barnes is shooting at a career-high level (35.7 percent on 3-pointers), defends the opponent's top scorer each night, and is as active off the ball as any player in the league. There's no better bargain in the NBA than his minimum-salary contract. Barnes' perimeter defense may be the greatest factor in determining how far L.A. advances in the postseason.
F/C: Lamar Odom
Season averages (43 GP): 3.7 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 0.9 BPG, 10.5 PER
At the beginning of the season, we weren't sure whether Odom could run up and down the court for 10 minutes, let alone produce. Fast-forward three months, and he's become the player the Clippers envisioned over the offseason. His rebounding rate (10th defensively, 18th overall) is outstanding, and there's never been any doubt that Odom is among the game's best passing big men. Moving forward, he needs to shoot better (38.1 FG%) to justify an uptick in minutes.
F: Grant Hill:
Season averages (6 GP): 4.3 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 0.7 SPG, 9.6 PER
His Clippers debut took a lot longer than expected, but it appears he was worth the wait. Though his jumper has been rusty (13 percent from 16-23 feet), he's finished around the rim efficiently (75 percent) and moved well off the ball. The Clippers' new bench unit features Hill at power forward, yet he's defended everyone from Russell Westbrook to Emeka Okafor. His defensive versatility allows the Clippers to switch any screen under the sun.
F/C: Ronny Turiaf
Season averages (41 GP): 2.2 PPG, 0.7 BPG, 56.1 FG%, 10.5 PER
Known for his infectious attitude, Turiaf does more than simply cheer from the bench (team-high 92.9 defensive rating). Along with Odom, Turiaf has manned the backline of the bench's stellar defense and has protected the rim in ways L.A. sorely lacked last season (2.0 blocks per 36 minutes). With Hill back, it's likely Turiaf will lose his rotation spot, but he's nice insurance if Jordan or Griffin gets into foul trouble.
C: Ryan Hollins
Season averages (30 GP): 2.4 PPG, 0.5 BPG, 59.5 FG%, 9.1 PER
Hollins is the only healthy player consistently racking up DNP-CDs, which is the downside of having such a deep roster. Like Turiaf, though, Hollins was signed as an insurance policy, not as a rotation player. In limited minutes, Hollins has done what he always does -- score at the rim, block shots (2.0 per 36 minutes), barely rebound (12.1 rebound percentage) and foul a lot (career-high 8.5 per 36 minutes).
G: Chauncey Billups
Season averages (3 GP): 7.3 PPG, 2.3 APG, 0.7 SPG, 12.5 PER
The Clippers are such a deep team that most people forget Billups has missed all but three games. Though there is only a small sample size to go on, the results are encouraging: The Clippers are a much better with Billups on the floor (+16.9 net rating). When he eventually suits up, L.A. can expect an increase in 3-point shooting and sound decision-making (9.6 turnovers per-48 minutes) as well as another clutch scorer to alleviate the pressure on Paul.
F: Trey Thompkins:
Season averages (0 GP): N/A
Thompkins didn't play much last season, and with a slew of big men already ahead of him on the depth chart and no set timetable for his return, it appears that he won't see any floor time this season either.
Stats used from ESPN.com, NBA.com, MySynergySports.com and 82games.com.


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R668 road (Ireland)
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The R668 road is a regional road in Ireland from Lismore, County Waterford to Cahir in County Tipperary, through Clogheen and Ballylooby. The Lismore–Clogheen section is a scenic route through the Vee Gap (Irish: Bóthar na gCorr[1]) in the Knockmealdown Mountains, between Sugarloaf Hill and Knockshanahullion.[2]
In the eighteenth century, the Cahir–Clogheen section was part of the main road from Cashel to Cork city.[3] It was superseded in the early 19th century by the construction of what is now the R639 road between Cahir and Mitchelstown.
The R665 crosses the R668 at Clogheen.[4] At Glentanagree Bridge, the R669 forks off to the south east past Mount Melleray to Cappoquin.[5]
- ^ "Bóthar na gCorr / The Vee". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ "604241,611894". Mapviewer. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 24 June 2012. Check date values in:
- ^ Taylor, George; Andrew Skinner (1778). "Maps of the Roads of Ireland, surveyed 1777". London: G. Terry. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ "600325,614116". Mapviewer. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ "603998,607814". Mapviewer. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 24 June 2012.


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This epic cross-European adventure offers an intriguing combination of Central Europe's castles and romantic squares with the Balkans' own historic towns and wondrous landscapes. But this trip isn't a cobweb-enshrouded history tour – you'll connect with village life, immerse yourself in urban centres, and get active with outdoor pursuits, including kayaking in Montenegro and hiking through diverse country. With 29 days devoted to this journey, this is your chance to discover what still feels like a well-kept secret.
6-Day Tour from Bratislava: Slovak Folk Traditions
Experience the very best of Slovakia's living traditions. Whether it's the distinctive folk music and dance, handicrafts, gastronomy or traditional wooden architecture, all this and even more will be open to discovery on this unforgettable journey. Taste the traditional local cuisine, excellent local wines, homemade beverages and amazing beer. Visit a sheep farm, talk to shepherds and have a go at playing a shepherd's pipe, known as a "Fujara". You will be enchanted by the stories of lumberjacks as you drift down the river on the traditional wooden rafts. You will visit one of the biggest wooden churches - Christian traditions are still very strong, and travel by historic steam train. Discover the real living traditions of Slovakia – something you'll never forget!
6-Night Private Tour of Slovakia's Highlights from Bratislava
Visit the best places and top attractions in Slovakia. Experience Slovakia's cultural heritage, beautiful castles, UNESCO sights and WWII monuments. Meet the locals, who still live in the traditional way. See meadows and valleys with sheep, fairytale castles and the majestic High Tatra Mountains will surprise you with their charm. Don't forget to take your camera for when you visit the medieval town of Levoča with the tallest altar of its kind in the world! Drift down the river on traditional wooden rafts, explore one of the most spectacular caves in Slovakia and experience the history of gold mining during an underground excursion in to the mines.
11-Day Tour of Slovakia from Bratislava
During this 11-day tour you will explore the most beautiful places in Slovakia. The tour is a great combination of cultural sightseeing and light walking tours. It's a comfortable way to learn about the natural and cultural heritage of Slovakia. It will provide you with a great experience based on active traveling. In 11 days you will travel all around the Slovakia, visit beautiful sites, National parks, wild forests, modern and old towns, countryside, castles, ruined churches and monasteries.
3-Day Slovakia Winter Break Tour
Enjoy a short winter break in Slovakia. Go skiing in one of the most famous ski resorts in Slovakia, right at the border with Poland - Velka Raca.
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4 Fab Finds for Baby and Us
- The Offi Scando coffee table has curved edges that are kind to baby as he's learning to crawl and walk.
- Sheepskins might be cuddly surfaces where baby can practice a little tummy time, but they're also soft and beautiful for adults. We throw our Bowron over the back of the sofa when baby's not using it.
- Our IKEA Lillberg rocker was initially purchased for the nursery but it just didn't have enough "rock" for us our our baby's taste. However, it's now found its way down to the lving room where it's still a fun place to sit and rock little rocks (with one foot propped up on the Scando) while reading to our son or just hanging out with him.
- The Eameses' House of Cards is something he'll play with on his own when he's older. For now, we show him the colorful images and enjoy it for ourselves.
Images: Offi, Bowron, IKEA, Eames Gallery