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The announcement letter for IBM Security zSecure suite 2.2.0 issued on October 1, 2015 contained a Statement of Direction about providing 64-bit addressing support on a future date. This support has become available on June 25, 2016 through a Service Stream Enhancement (SSE). This SSE also contains performance improvements and scoping enhancements that also apply to 31-bit addressing mode.

Background

IBM Security zSecure suite can help you protect your enterprise, detect threats, comply with policy and regulations and reduce costs. Most of the products run on the z/OS operating system.

The common query language employed by zSecure Admin, zSecure Audit, zSecure Manager for RACF z/VM, zSecure Alert, and zSecure Adapters for QRadar SIEM is called the CARLa Auditing and Reporting Language (CARLa). (This technically applies to zSecure Visual also, but as an end user you do not usually make direct use of the script language when using that product.)

Before release 2.2.0 the CARLa script language was processed by the CKRCARLA program. As of zSecure 2.2.0 the CKRCARLA program is a stub program that calls the CKR4Z program. The CKR4Z program is very similar to the former CKRCARLA program; it uses 31-bit addressing. The CKR8Z196 program is the 64-bit addressing edition of the former CKRCARLA program. CKR8Z196 originally shipped in a disabled state: if you tried to run it, it would issue message "CKR2246 12 This variant of CKRCARLA is not yet available and needs an enabling PTF".

IBM Security zSecure Audit helps review the security of the system in various ways, e.g. by formatting log records from the System Management Facilities (SMF) event log. IBM Security zSecure Adapters for QRadar SIEM send enriched SMF information to IBM Security QRadar SIEM. The Access Monitor component of zSecure Admin records access use in the system (including accesses that are not logged in SMF) in a compressed format.

The zSecure Audit Compliance Testing Framework was added in zSecure 1.13.1 (2012). A user interface was first provided in zSecure 2.1.0 (2013). The Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) from the United States Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) provides a framework for ensuring that security is set up properly. IBM Security zSecure Audit helps automate compliance control points belonging to this standard as well as for the Pa<wbr></wbr>y<wbr></wbr>m<wbr></wbr>en<wbr></wbr>t<wbr></wbr> <wbr></wbr>Ca<wbr></wbr>r<wbr></wbr>d<wbr></wbr> I<wbr></wbr>n<wbr></wbr>d<wbr></wbr>us<wbr></wbr>t<wbr></wbr>r<wbr></wbr>y <wbr></wbr>D<wbr></wbr>a<wbr></wbr>ta<wbr></wbr> <wbr></wbr>S<wbr></wbr>ec<wbr></wbr>u<wbr></wbr>r<wbr></wbr>it<wbr></wbr>y<wbr></wbr> <wbr></wbr>St<wbr></wbr>a<wbr></wbr>n<wbr></wbr>d<wbr></wbr>a<wbr></wbr>r<wbr></wbr>d (PCI-DSS) from the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council and GSD331/ISeC (a global services document with security controls documentation from IBM).

64-bit addressing was introduced to the mainframe by z/Architecture in 2000 through the z900. Later hardware (z800, z990, z890, z9, z10, z196, z114) has added progressively more 64-bit capable machine instructions.

An inherent feature of 64-bit addressing is that 8-byte addresses are required, where 31-bit addressing used 4-byte addresses. This implies that more virtual memory is required to hold the larger address variables. It also implies that more memory needs to be read (and written) to address the data. This raises some questions about the performance of a 64-bit addressing capable program vs. a 31-bit addressing program. For this reason zSecure has chosen to provide the CKR8Z196 program so that it runs on z196 and later hardware. The z196 introduced a number of (types of) machine instructions that allow better performance when using 64-bit addressing than older hardware. (Note that the name "CKR8Z196" contains the "8" for "8-byte addresses" and "Z196" to remind you that a z196 or better is required.)

Benefits

The 64-bit addressing edition of the CARLa engine allows processing larger amounts of data by allowing many data structures to reside "above the bar". For existing queries the amount of storage used "below the bar" is less. (The "bar" is the 2GB line, i.e., memory "above the bar" cannot be addressed through a 31-bit address.) Using this feature requires a z196 or later hardware.

The main functions for which this is likely to be beneficial are:

- processing large amounts of SMF data at once;

- processing very large intervals of zSecure Admin Access Monitor data at once;

- processing rule-based compliance reports (AU.R);

- processing data for many security databases and LPARs at once.

Performance optimizations have been made. The CKR8Z196 program shipped in the SSE has a performance roughly comparable to that of the original CKR4Z program. The CKR4Z program as shipped in the SSE has become faster.

Scoping enhancements have been made (in addition to the scoping enhancements that were made in the original zSecure 2.2.0 release).

Documentation has been provided in a technote.

Prerequisites

To fully benefit from these enhancements you need to run zSecure 2.2.0 on a z196 or later hardware. On older hardware you cannot use the CKR8Z196 program but you still benefit from the performance enhancements made to the CKR4Z program and the scoping improvements.

This support is provided through PTFs UA82048 and UA82057 for APARs OA50694 (CARLa-driven components) and OA50701 (ACF2 specific), resp.

Migration

This SSE is only available for zSecure 2.2.0. Behavior of the CKRCARLA program (which you likely have in your JCL etc.) is unchanged: it will always call the CKR4Z program (which uses 31-bit addressing). To enable use of the 64-bit engine in the user interface, go to option SE.0 (run options) and select the newly available choice 3 for "program to run" on the second panel. This requires z196 or later hardware. If you want to use the 64-bit addressing program CKR8Z196 in a batch job, you need to call the program directly from it at this time. (Although a design intention of the CKRCARLA program is to dynamically call CKR4Z or CRK8Z196 based on criteria such as the hardware the program is running on, it was deemed unsuitable to change this default behavior in a service stream update.) Some notes on implications of the new program structure can be found in the zSecure 2.2.0 incompatibility warnings.

You should note that the CKR4Z program is being replaced almost entirely by this SSE as well. You should furthermore note that also the CKFCOLL (zSecure Collect for z/OS), CKGRACF (a component of zSecure Admin and zSecure Visual), CKNSERVE (zSecure server), CKX (command execution utility), C2RIMENU (interactive menu), and C2RSUB (submission) programs have been replaced almost entirely, and that the C2POLICE (zSecure Alert address space), C2PACMON (zSecure Admin Access Monitor component), and C2XACTV (zSecure Exit Activator) programs have changes as well. User interface updates on the other hand are quite marginal.

Since this effectively replaces most of all engine programs related to the CARLa-driven components of zSecure for z/OS, this pulls in or supersedes most prior maintenance to zSecure 2.2.0, and future maintenance to zSecure 2.2.0 is quite likely to have this deliverable as a prerequisite. Note that this update is unrelated to zSecure CICS Toolkit and zSecure Command Verifier. (And of course it does not directly apply to zSecure Manager for RACF z/VM, which runs under z/VM.)

Some gotchas you can run into (such as z/OS APAR OA50672) and instructions for configuring zSecure Alert to run with the CKR8Z196 program can be found in the technote. At the present time, it is not possible to configure zSecure Visual (the Windows front-end for decentral administrators) to use the CKR8Z196 program.

If you are planning to migrate from an older zSecure release to zSecure 2.2.0, you are strongly encouraged to ensure this maintenance is included immediately. That way, you will also bypass some quirks in the scoping updates in the original zSecure 2.2.0 release.

Note that moving data structures above the 2GB bar provides virtual storage constraint relief below the bar. If you were planning to use the OPTIMIZE=STORAGE option first provided for zSecure 2.1.1 through APAR OA47619, you might want to check if using 64-bit addressing mode removes the need to do so.

Edit: The User interface productivity SSE provides additional 64-bit exploitation for zSecure Alert.

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 The announcement letter for IBM Security zSecure suite 2.2.0 issued on October 1, 2015 contained a Statement of Direction about providing 64-bit addressing support on a future date. This support has become available on June 25, 2016 through a... 0 0 1071 urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-9ba6070c-9913-430e-b325-8829b6abdaa2 System z Management 2016-09-30T14:50:26-04:00 urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-3e7d11b1-45ce-4b18-ba32-da16fdc05cda Flash Saviour Of The Universe? MartinPacker 11000094DH active false Comment Entries application/atom+xml;type=entry Likes true 2013-02-23T16:03:49-05:00 2013-02-23T16:08:17-05:00
When I first heard of Flash Express as part of the zEC12 announcement - some time before announcement - I thought of one use case above all, and one of particularly poignant resonance with some of my readers: Dump capture amelioration.

Then, in the marketing materials, I heard of others. And the discussions have grown more numerous recently. So it's time I expressed (pardon the pun) my opinion.

The two cases I hear most often are:

Down In The Dumps

Market Open

But there is a third:

Close To The Edge

These names are, of course, glib. The actual scenarios themselves are fuzzy in a good way: Customers will express their needs individually but encompassing the main theme.

So let me talk about each one.

Down In The Dumps

For many customers it's imperative that dumps - especially of major address spaces - complete quickly. Particularly the dump capture portion.

As you probably know, when an address space is dumped the system halts work while the dump's capture phase begins. The capture phase writes to dataspace, which is ideally backed by real memory. There are a number of things that can go wrong with this, in the worst case leading to tens of minutes of dump capture and perhaps hours of service recovery (possibly involving a sysplex-wide restart).

(If you've been through this you really don't need me to labour the point. If you haven't then please still take note.)

In the worst case the dump doesn't get captured. Which means diagnostics to explain the need for the dump and potentially a resolution won't be (fully) available.

Market Open

I always think it's useful to draw a timeline - whether on paper or just in your head. If you consider a 24 hour period the memory usage can be very different, say, overnight from the online day.

Overnight batch users, such as sorts, compete very effectively for real memory page frames: It's entirely possible online address spaces, such as CICS regions, can lose their pages to paging disk.

At the start of day (classically when the markets open, though that's a financial services term) online services roar into life. In fact many applications experience a spike in demand, which then settles down.

Coping with "market open" is about the time to recover pages to memory (and the time to furnish new pages where the online application needs to grow its own memory footprint).

Close To The Edge

While I see many customer systems with lots of spare memory - particularly on z196 and zEC12 machines, there are cases where memory is less plentiful.

I wouldn't advocate letting a system page as a day-to-day occurrence. Equally it's often beneficial to consider the value of using idle memory, say for bigger DB2 buffer pool.

But a fair number of systems achieve stasis without a large amount of free memory. As workloads grow, or even where there are unusually large fluctuations in usage, this happy medium can become compromised.

What They All Have In Common

Consider the following two graphs:

Memory Spike

and

Paging Space

These are timeline graphs (as I just advocated).

While this is a situation where DFSORT spikes in usage early in the morning, it could (with different names and timing) be a case where a large address space suddenly has to be dumped.

The salient features are:

Normally there's some of the 10GB of memory free, but not an enormous amount. (And you see the classical "double hump" usage profile.)

The category called "Other" is everything in the system apart from DB2 and DFSORT. So System, CICS regions, TSO, Daytime Batch etc.

DB2 usage is relatively static - which is generally true.

In the early hours of the morning DFSORT batch jobs come in and grab a large proportion of storage. Under some circumstances they can, as here, push other pages to page data sets. Particularly poor competitors include CICS regions and less-used (in the night) DB2 buffer pools.

It takes a while for DB2 and Other to recover the pages they need.

Some pages remain on page data sets all the time. This would be a mixture of two things:

Pages that aren't referenced again.

Pages that are referenced again but the page data set slots aren't freed up. (Recall that when a page is stolen from memory if it's unchanged we don't write it out -

if there's a copy in page data set slot - so there's benefit in not freeing up the slot for a paged-in page.)

As I said, this scenario is common across all three. And applying a timeline to what we naturally think of as a "point in time" picture really helps in this situation.

Flash To The Rescue?

First, it's not as if IBM Product Development hasn't already done a lot of work in managing memory and dumping better in recent releases: It certainly has.

But there's always room for improvement. And Flash Express certainly is a major part of this.

Reading a page from Flash (and indeed writing one to Flash) is considerably faster than disk. (And, though this might seem like a restatement of the previous sentence, the bandwidth is much higher than for disk.)

Of course the page transfer time isn't zero and the bandwidth isn't infinite with Flash - but it's very high. I labour this point because I don't want you to think this is just a cheaper way of buying the equivalent of real memory. Generally it is cheaper but it's not the same stuff.

All the three scenarios I've described work much better with Flash than with paging to disk. They would work much better with additional real memory than paging to disk, but the economics typically would be worse.

The "Close To The Edge" scenario is worth commenting on specifically:

Although it's possible to have DB2 buffer pools, for example, page to Flash (including 1MB page ones) this is not something you should aim to do steady state. My view is you should back virtual storage users with real memory, as a strong preference: retrieving pages from Flash will take time and CPU cycles.

In the "DFSORT steals online and DB2's pages" scenario there is a technical detail I think you need to know:

DFSORT uses the STGTEST SYSEVENT to establish how many free pages there are - so it could use them in a responsible way for sort work. (The majority of problems with DFSORT and memory management are where multiple sorts come in at once or where something else grabs the storage at the same time.) It's important to note that STGTEST SYSEVENT does not regard unused Flash Express pages as free.

So, while DFSORT might chase other address spaces into Flash, it shouldn't follow them there. I think that's significant - and that's why I checked on STGTEST SYSEVENT with z/OS Development.

I can see a lot of scope for people to get strident: "Thou Must Not Page To Flash". I actually see this as more nuanced than that. Certainly the damage in paging to Flash is much less.

So, in short, I see Flash Express as a very useful safety valve.

For further reading, take a look at zFlash Introduction Uses and Benefits.
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Prompted by Troy Coleman's article zEC12 and zIIP Processors I thought I'd write about how I see the future for zAAPs.

First, his article does a good job of covering the area. So I recommend you read it.

Troy mentions the "zAAP on zIIP" function - which allows zAAP-eligible work to run on a zIIP. It's not news and it's a good piece of function: It means you can fill zIIPs more readily, making them a better financial proposition than if zAAP-eligible work had to stay on zAAPs, segregated from zIIP-eligible work. The value of this will depend on which of the following three categories your systems are in:

Mostly zIIP-eligible work.

Mostly zAAP-eligible work.

A mixture of both.

I see customers in all three categories. Strictly speaking I should say "systems in all three categories" as this is an LPAR-by-LPAR and machine-by-machine thing. So, to evaluate its applicability you need to use the usual methods (and apply some of the thinking in zIIP / zAAP Capacity Planning).
Troy also quotes the IBM Statement of Direction on the planned relaxation on the use of zAAP-on-zIIP:

IBM plans to provide a PTF for APAR OA38829 on z/OS V1.12 and V1.13 in September 2012 to remove the restriction that prevents zAAP-eligible workloads from running on zIIP processors when a zAAP is installed on the server.

This gives new configuration choices - which ought to be helpful to a number of customers: I can imagine migrations on an LPAR-by-LPAR basis to zAAP-on-zIIP.

He also mentions the Statement of Direction that:
IBM zEnterprise EC12 is planned to be the last high-end System z server to offer support for zAAP specialty engine processors.

So there's an obvious direction of travel here. All these things taken together suggest the zEC12 timeframe would be a good one to migrate to zIIPs in. Actually I see nothing here that suggests you couldn't do it on a z196 : Each customer will have their own choreography.

One final thing to watch out for: The configuration rules haven't changed in that it's still only one zIIP per GCP (General Purpose CP) and only one zAAP per GCP. There will be relatively few customers who need more zIIP engines on a machine than GCP engines (even with zAAP-eligible workload running on the zIIPs) but I'm sure they do exist. In those cases careful evaluation (particularly of the financial kind) will be the order of the day. And that's where Capacity Planning, mentioned in my referenced post, comes in.
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You'll probably have gathered by now I'm for a "for the journey" person than a "for the destination" one. But I won't bore you with the minor inconveniences on both ends of the trip - because I personally try to forget the (often long and tedious) journey when I get to the destination (or home again). I'd rather focus on where my travels took me.

I will admit to sampling hostelries - with good friends. I also was very pleased to be in the company of friends - both old and new. Personally, I think the social aspect of a conference is almost as important as the sessions. And, of course, some really useful conversations were had - with IBMers, business partners, vendors and customers. I can't really summarise these - for the usual obvious reasons.

My four sessions mainly went well. The topics are summarised here. But here are my perceptions:

"Parallel Sysplex Performance Topics" went well, I think. Mainly because I talked about the subset of items I really wanted to talk about. Most notably "Structure Execution Time" and "Structure Duplexing Performance". (And I had a very good question on how the non-CPU element of request time relates to distance and technology.)

I think "Much Ado About CPU" has become disorganised. It needs refocusing. Particularly as I expect the CPU picture to continue to evolve over time. And so this one has to survive in some form.

"Memory Matters" was done while too tired. I also think it contains too much baggage from DB2 Version 8 (even though many customers are still on 8). I also think the "Coupling Facility Memory" section doesn't really add much.

"DB2 Data Sharing Performance For Beginners" turns out not to be a "for beginners" presentation, really. If I'm introspective about it I thought when I wrote it it would help explain the major themes but I couldn't pretend be as knowledgeable as the true greats of Data Sharing. For example, those that write "DB2 Performance Topics" Redbooks. So I should skip the "for beginners" part of the title and rework it to make it as good a presentation as I can for those who already have some knowledge. The stuff needs saying but I need to say it better.

But, I think in the above I'm being harsh on myself. I got good evaluations on all four. Maybe the audience is very kind.

I took notes using the Writepad handwriting application on iPad (into Evernote so I can read them and edit them everywhere). Writepad does a very good job but I still wish I'd brought the keyboard along: I found the mechanics of taking notes diminished my ability to listen. I'd pull out the following presentations as ones I got a lot out of. (Others will have their own favourites.)

Susann Thomas (a team-mate from the 2009 Batch Modernisation residency) did a very nice job on introducing XML for System z. So much so I'm convinced I need to understand the XML story better. (You may have seen on Twitter my attempts to do stuff.)

Harald Bender's XML and RMF presentation makes me think a practical example of XML to play with is that produced by RMF.

Marna Walle did a nice job of her z/OS R.13 Preview presentation. (Which reminds me I must write on in-stream SYSIN in a PROC soon.)

George Ng (who apparently reads this blog  ) presented on Infiniband Coupling Facility links. I note all RMF knows about Infiniband links is the channel path acronym "CIB". It can't distinguish between e.g 1x SDR and 12x DDR, for example. You can imagine I'd "have views" on that sort of thing.

Christian Daser explained rather well, I thought, the tricky DB2 V10 Bitemporal support, as well as a few other pieces of DB2 Application componentry in 10.

Peter Enrico will certainly have opened some eyes to the value of SMF 113 CPU Measurement Facility instrumentation. I've been familiar with this for a long time - certainly from before we announced it. I would write about it if I didn't feel Peter (and John Burg) hadn't already done so as well as I could have - if not better.

Mike Buzzetti gave a very good introduction to Cloud on System z, particularly about TSAM for provisioning.

I've tried to run with Jeff Berger's foils before now. I'm so glad I don't have to anymore: He does so much better a job of it than I do.  The topic I saw him present this time was on DB2 V10 Performance. I'm eagerly awaiting the Redbook, of course.

And last but not least Bob Rogers' "What You Do When You're a z196 CPU". I'm very glad he keeps updating it for each generation of processors. It's one where you really do need to know what happened before so I'm pleased he's kept in z9 and z10 stuff.

Of course I don't know whether you have access to the proceedings. If you do I recommend you pull down some of the above sets of slides. If not maybe you'll see them at some other conference or user group.

After a week of this I'll admit to coming home very tired. (In fact I think everyone felt that way by Thursday morning.) But it was a great week for me. And thanks to everyone who made it so good for me.

And if you didn't get to Vienna I hope you do get to some System z conferences: They've a very good use of money and time.
 I think people know better than to ask me for a trip report to a conference I've attended. They'll get what I think is important - and their priorities are probably different. So here is that trip report anyway... You'll probably have gathered by now I'm for... 1 0 4223 urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-84a1e68f-fa2b-4d83-a240-5f565e7d6248 Mainframe Performance Topics with Martin Packer 2016-09-16T14:23:02-04:00 urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-ed96cc95-d719-44ea-bc31-a9eabf185718 zSecurity 2010 - zEnterprise Networking update alan.harrison 270002QUNN active false Comment Entries Likes true 2010-09-29T03:39:24-04:00 2010-09-29T03:44:46-04:00 Yesterday was zEnterprise update day. Thanks to Gwen Dente for a fascinating session on zEnterprise network security. In a nutshell, in a zEnterprise with z196 (the mainframe core) and Power or Intel blades in a zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension (zBX) all interconnections are achieved via internal high speed networks. "Ensembles" (collections of z LPARs, Linux on z virtual servers, POWER and z-blade servers) are linked by VLANs with Virtual Network Interface Cards (VNICs) managed by the zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager (zManager).

This means

No sniffing, as there are no cables, switches and routers

No spoofing, as the VNICs and Virtual Media Address Controls (VMACs) are configured from zManager on the Hardware Management Console (HMC) only, invisible to the outside world and new MACs will not be recognised unless you can login to zManager on the HMC.

Vastly lower network latency (down from,say, 80 microseconds to 10)

Impressive stuff. If we're concerned about network security, zEnterprise looks to have addressed some serious concerns pretty impressively.

In other news, I've a new post on my InfoSec general blog, PracticallySecure, linking to some controversial views on compliance you might enjoy.
 Yesterday was zEnterprise update day. Thanks to Gwen Dente for a fascinating session on zEnterprise network security. In a nutshell, in a zEnterprise with z196 (the mainframe core) and Power or Intel blades in a zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension (zBX) all... 0 0 2466 urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-1a151788-57a1-44ec-8b4a-dcb69a6079e4 zSecurity 2014-05-06T05:38:11-04:00 urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-e7e586b9-20f3-4301-8b0a-5d8568427830 #IBMtechU IBM Storage University in Washington DC - Day 5 the New zEnterprise TonyPearson 120000HQFF active false Comment Entries Likes true 2010-08-10T14:01:37-04:00 2010-08-24T13:06:51-04:00
 Wrapping up my coverage of the annual [2010 System Storage Technical University], I attended what might be perhaps the best session of the conference. Jim Nolting, IBM Semiconductor Manufacturing Engineer, presented the new IBM zEnterprise mainframe, "A New Dimension in Computing", under the Federal track.

 The zEnterprises debunks the "one processor fits all" myth. For some I/O-intensive workloads, the mainframe continues to be the most cost-effective platform. However, there are other workloads where a memory-rich Intel or AMD x86 instance might be the best fit, and yet other workloads where the high number of parallel threads of reduced instruction set computing [RISC] such as IBM's POWER7 processor is more cost-effective. The IBM zEnterprise combines all three processor types into a single system, so that you can now run each workload on the processor that is optimized for that workload.

IBM zEnterprise z196 Central Processing Complex (CPC)

 Let's start with the new mainframe z196 central processing complex (CPC). Many thought this would be called the z11, but that didn't happen. Basically, the z196 machine has a maximum 96 cores versus z10's 64 core maximum, and each core runs 5.2GHz instead of z10's cores running at 4.7GHz. It is available in air-cooled and water-cooled models. The primary operating system that runs on this is called "z/OS", which when used with its integrated UNIX System Services subsystem, is fully UNIX-certified. The z196 server can also run z/VM, z/VSE, z/TPF and Linux on z, which is just Linux recompiled for the z/Architecture chip set. In my June 2008 post [Yes, Jon, there is a mainframe that can help replace 1500 servers], I mentioned the z10 mainframe had a top speed of nearly 30,000 MIPS (Million Instructions per Second). The new z196 machine can do 50,000 MIPS, a 60 percent increase!

 (Update: Back in 2007, IBM and Sun mutually supported [OpenSolaris on an IBM System z mainframe]. Unfortunately, after Oracle acquired Sun, the OpenSolaris Governing Board has [grown uneasy over Oracle's silence] about the future of OpenSolaris on any platform. The OpenSolaris [download site] identifies 2009.06 as the latest release, but only for x86 and SPARC chip sets. Apparently, the 2010.03 release expected five months ago in March has slipped. Now it looks official that [OpenSolaris is Dead].)

 The z196 runs a hypervisor called PR/SM that allows the box to be divided into dozens of logical partitions (LPAR), and the z/VM operating system can also act as a hypervisor running hundreds or thousands of guest OS images. Each core can be assigned a specialty engine "personality": GP for general processor, IFL for z/VM and Linux, zAAP for Java and XML processing, and zIIP for database, communications and remote disk mirroring. Like the z9 and z10, the z196 can attach to external disk and tape storage via ESCON, FICON or FCP protocols, and through NFS via 1GbE and 10GbE Ethernet.

IBM zEnterprise BladeCenter Extension (zBX)

 There is a new frame called the zBX that basically holds two IBM BladeCenter chassis, each capable of 14 blades, so total of 28 blades per zBX frame. For now, only select blade servers are supported inside, but IBM plans to expand this to include more as testing continues. The POWER-based blades can run native AIX, IBM's other UNIX operating system, and the x86-based blades can run Linux-x86 workloads, for example. Each of these blade servers can run a single OS natively, or run a hypervisor to have multiple guest OS images. IBM plans to look into running other POWER and x86-based operating systems in the future.

 If you are already familiar with IBM's BladeCenter, then you can skip this paragraph. Basically, you have a chassis that holds 14 blades connected to a "mid-plane". On the back of the chassis, you have hot-swappable modules that snap into the other side of the mid-plane. There are modules for FCP, FCoE and Ethernet connectivity, which allows blades to talk to each other, as well as external storage. BladeCenter Management modules serve as both the service processor as well as the keyboard, video and mouse Local Console Manager (LCM). All of the IBM storage options available to IBM BladeCenter apply to zBX as well.

 Besides general purpose blades, IBM will offer "accelerator" blades that will offload work from the z196. For example, let's say an OLAP-style query is issued via SQL to DB2 on z/OS. In the process of parsing the complicated query, it creates a Materialized Query Table (MQT) to temporarily hold some data. This MQT contains just the columnar data required, which can then be transferred to a set of blade servers known as the Smart Analytics Optimizer (SAO), then processes the request and sends the results back. The Smart Analytics Optimizer comes in various sizes, from small (7 blades) to extra large (56 blades, 28 in each of two zBX frames). A 14-blade configuration can hold about 1TB of compressed DB2 data in memory for processing.

IBM zEnterprise Unified Resource Manager

 You can have up to eight z196 machines and up to four zBX frames connected together into a monstrously large system. There are two internal networks. The Inter-ensemble data network (IEDN) is a 10GbE that connects all the OS images together, and can be further subdivided into separate virtual LANs (VLAN). The Inter-node management network (INMN) is a 1000 Mbps Base-T Ethernet that connects all the host servers together to be managed under a single pane of glass known as the Unified Resource Manager. It is based on IBM Systems Director.

 By integrating service management, the Unified Resource Manager can handle Operations, Energy Management, Hypervisor Management, Virtual Server Lifecycle Management, Platform Performance Management, and Network Management, all from one place.

IBM Rational Developer for System z Unit Test (RDz)

 But what about developers and testers, such as those Independent Software Vendors (ISV) that produce mainframe software. How can IBM make their lives easier?

 Phil Smith on z/Journal provides a history of [IBM Mainframe Emulation]. Back in 2007, three emulation options were in use in various shops:

Open Mainframe, from Platform Solutions, Inc. (PSI)

FLEX-ES, from Fundamental Software, Inc.

Hercules, which is an open source package

 None of these are viable options today. Nobody wanted to pay IBM for its Intellectual Property on the z/Architecture or license the use of the z/OS operating system. To fill the void, IBM put out an officially-supported emulation environment called IBM System z Professional Development Tool (zPDT) available to IBM employees, IBM Business Partners and ISVs that register through IBM Partnerworld. To help out developers and testers who work at clients that run mainframes, IBM now offers IBM Rational Developer for System z Unit Test, which is a modified version of zPDT that can run on a x86-based laptop or shared IBM System x server. Based on the open source [Eclipse IDE], the RDz emulates GP, IFL, zAAP and zIIP engines on a Linux-x86 base. A four-core x86 server can emulate a 3-engine mainframe.

 With RDz, a developer can write code, compile and unit test all without consuming any mainframe MIPS. The interface is similar to Rational Application Developer (RAD), and so similar skills, tools and interfaces used to write Java, C/C++ and Fortran code can also be used for JCL, CICS, IMS, COBOL and PL/I on the mainframe. An IBM study ["Benchmarking IDE Efficiency"] found that developers using RDz were 30 percent more productive than using native z/OS ISPF. (I mention the use of RAD in my post [Three Things to do on the IBM Cloud]).

 What does this all mean for the IT industry? First, the zEnterprise is perfectly positioned for [three-tier architecture] applications. A typical example could be a client-facing web-server on x86, talking to business logic running on POWER7, which in turn talks to database on z/OS in the z196 mainframe. Second, the zEnterprise is well-positioned for government agencies looking to modernize their operations and significantly reduce costs, corporations looking to consolidate data centers, and service providers looking to deploy public cloud offerings. Third, IBM storage is a great fit for the zEnterprise, with the IBM DS8000 series, XIV, SONAS and Information Archive accessible from both z196 and zBX servers.

 To learn more, see the [12-page brochure] or review the collection of [IBM Redbooks]. Check out the [IBM Conferences schedule] for an event near you. Next year, the IBM Storage University will be held July 18-22, 2011 in Orlando, Flordia.

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"Torchwood: Miracle Day" just aired its first episode. I offered a general review of the series yesterday, and I have some specific thoughts on the premiere coming up just as soon as I cheat painting a wall...
I imagine my posts on this series (or miniseries, or whatever we're calling it) will be more discussion-starters than in-depth reviews, both because it's all part of one large tapestry that I've seen a significant amount of, and also because what I've seen of "Miracle Day" was pretty uneven, and typifies various flaws in Russell T. Davies' writing style that were familiar during his tenure on "Doctor Who" and the early days of "Torchwood." (Though I found the ending of "Children of Earth" a bit rushed and problematic, the four hours leading up to it were about my favorite thing Davies has done.) But we'll see.
In terms of our introduction to this new version of the franchise, it was obviously designed to be as accessible as possible to newcomers. So we spend lots of time with our new American characters, with Captain Jack first popping up halfway through and his previous adventures with Gwen largely hinted at.(*) And the Americans at this point are a mixed bag. Mekhi Phifer's Rex is the typically smug and abrasive Mekhi Phifer character dialed up to 11, Bill Pullman's child-killer Oswald Danes is creepy (but at times distractingly so), and Alexa Havins' Esther Drummond mainly is there to give and receive exposition so far.
(*) And by doing it that way, the show can't really deal with the question of why Esther wouldn't be familiar with the various extremely public alien invasions, monster attacks, etc., that Torchwood and/or the Doctor have dealt with. Under Steven Moffat's leadership, "Doctor Who" has tried to say that history was rewritten so that only the Doctor himself (and perhaps other people involved at the center of those events) remembers that stuff, but it's a can of worms a new version of this show can't even open, even if it's a little distracting to those of us who've been watching from the beginning.
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As I said in the review, the parts of the miniseries I found the strongest tended to exist outside the plot and mainly dealt with the different ways the miracle works (the severed head was suitably gross) and how society responds to it. The one nitpick I have so far is that everyone seems to accept Jack's newfound mortality based on very little evidence. Just because he can get cut or bruised without it instantly healing doesn't mean he's automatically the only mortal man on Earth - it seems just as logical to assume that he'd be in the same situation as Rex and everybody else, where he can get hurt but can't die - but the plot requires us to assume Jack can die, and so we just have to.
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In a recent article on Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), I applied a valuation method that drew some comment and questioning from readers. The approach was to capitalize capex, R&D and the dividend at 15%, 15% and 5% respectively, and use the sum as a target price.
In order to determine if the approach is likely to provide a basis for good investment decisions, I did some backtesting at Portfolio123, and developed very encouraging results. This article presents my findings.
The Screen
- Member of S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY)
- Valuation based on Per Share Capex, R&D and Dividend capitalized at 15%, 15% and 5% respectively > Share Price
- Yield > 1%
Stocks that passed the screen were sorted by 5 yr Average ROI% and the top 20 names selected. The portfolio was rebalanced every 3 months.
A Fifteen Year Backtest
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I was surprised at how well this worked. Results were outstanding for 5 and 10 year periods as well.
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The rationale is that if the market doesn't see value in money spent on R&D and Capex, ROI provides evidence as to how effective the company's capital deployment has been in the past.
Current Output
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I'm long 8 of these names, and I've published articles on an equal number of them.
Interpreting Results
Stocks that traded for less than the valuation developed by the formula appreciated in price very rapidly, compared to the overall market. Rebalancing at 3 month intervals performed better than annual intervals, suggesting that undervaluation as measured by this formula is reduced relatively quickly by the market.
Capex, R&D and dividends are not the only ways to create or return shareholder value. Advertising, acquisitions, spin-offs and buybacks also come to mind. Some companies hold excess cash that should be considered when doing valuations.
Looking at the 15 year backtest above, there was a 5 year period from 2003 to 2008 where it wasn't possible to find 20 stocks that would pass the screen. I'm not sure why. Perhaps financial engineering, acquisitions and the like were more important during that period. I'm not comfortable with a screen that doesn't produce an adequate number of prospects.
I would use more conventional methods to develop a final target price. However, any stock that appears undervalued by this method merits careful consideration as a value candidate.
Thoughts on Individual Names
I have long positions in Intel, Baxter (NYSE:BAX), DuPont (NYSE:DD), Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO), Helmerich and Payne (NYSE:HP), Darden (NYSE:DRI), Deere (NYSE:DE) and Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT).
I did an article on Baxter in July, establishing a target price of $83 and noting a favorable risk/reward profile when comparing to the S&P 500 index. At the time, I commented favorably on the extent to which capex exceeded depreciation, and the due proportion of cash deployed into R&D.
I looked at Darden back in September, counseling patience on the grounds that although the shares were fairly valued at $46, a DCF valuation suggested an intrinsic value of $70. The recent involvement of Barrington Capital, an activist investor, has pushed shares upward while the market awaits the outcome. My article contained a discussion of potential value liberation, focusing on the real estate.
More recently, I looked at Deere and saw undervaluation. Based on my preferred PE5 method, the stock would be fairly valued at $103. The company has done considerable capex in BRIC countries and is well-positioned for a cyclical recovery in demand for agricultural equipment, should it occur.
Food for Thought
In a speech at the 2013 SIFMA Conference, Larry Fink stated that he's bullish on America, but more importantly that he's concerned about the lack of capex, which he blames on political dysfunction combined with short-term thinking by CEOs whose average tenure is now 5 years. Dividends and buybacks are being over-valued, in his view.
To some extent, the findings presented in this article disprove Mr. Fink's thesis, in that it has been relatively easy for the past 5 years to select companies that were investing in capex and R&D on a basis that was likely to prove profitable. From 2003 through 2008 it was difficult to do so. As of today, I think it's still a promising place to look for value.
Refinements are possible. I experimented with valuing capex only to the extent it exceeded depreciation, as well as adding consideration of excess cash on the balance sheet. Advertising is difficult to work in, but very important to the creation of brand equity. Buybacks are debatable, since they are sometimes done at prices in excess of intrinsic value.
Disclosure: I am long DE, CAT, HP, INTC, CSCO, DRI, DD, BAX. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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Rule of Empires: Who Built & Endured Them, and Why They Fail — Review
Jim Cullen: Parsons's most important contribution to a discourse of empire: his attention to the issue of assimilation-which runs between conquering and subjecting.
Raising a Child With Asperger's Syndrome
Sherwood Ross: Although outsiders tend to notice the acting out of Asperger children and complain of their anti-social behavior, they don't recognize the syndrome has some positive aspects
University of Phoenix's Curious Take on the Law
Apollo recently announced that it expects to pay $80 million to settle a lawsuit brought by two former employees who allege that Phoenix defrauded the government's student aid program by paying recruiters solely on the basis of enrollment, which is not allowed under Education Department rules.
Why Parole Does Not Work in California
California's criminal justice system was thrust into the national spotlight recently after the shooting deaths of four Oakland police officers by a recently released state prisoner. In this two-part Q&A, the NewsCenter speaks with UC Berkeley Law Professor Jonathan Simon about a system he has studied since the 1980s. The associate dean of the campus's […]
Uh-Obama: Racism, White Voters and the Myth of Color-Blindness
Here's a sentence I never thought I'd write, at least not as soon as I am now compelled to write it: It may well be the case that the United States is on its way to electing a person of color as President. Make no mistake, I realize the way that any number of factors, […]


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1) Which one of the following stimulates both insulin and glucagon secretion?
a. hyperglycemia
b. somatostatin
c. cortisol
d. hypoglycemia
e. a high protein meal
2) Which one of the following statements is true?
a. Because it strongly stimulates glycogen synthesis in the liver, cortisol lowers plasma glucose.
b. One would expect insulin secretion to be high during prolonged fasting.
c. Plasma concentrations of keto acids would be low in a person with anorexia nervosa.
d. A patient with central (= neurogenic) diabetes insipidus would likely have decreased ACTH release compared to a healthy person.
3) A woman suffers from hyperglycemia, abdominal obesity, and skeletal muscle wasting. Lab tests reveal high circulating levels of ACTH. Which one of the following is the most likely cause of her symptoms?
a. a hormone-secreting tumor of the adrenal medulla
b. long-term treatment with exogenous glucocorticoids
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Illywhacker, Peter Carey's second published novel, is a work of startling narrative scope and ambition. Like Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, published four years earlier, its approach seems to be heavily influenced by Günter Grass's The Tin Drum in that it distils decades of national history – in Carey's case, Australian national history – into the life story of a central character and his family. Unlike these other two novels, however, Illywhacker is neither specifically political or directly allegorical; its depiction of Australian national identity is often murky, being tied up in a number of ambiguous and self-contradictory leitmotifs woven into the meandering first-person narrative …
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Writer Chip Stern has regarded the form-over-function products from "lifestyle" companies, such as Bose and B&O, for years now with great amusement. But can audiophiles find a product that looks as good as it sounds? Stern calls the Linn Classik CD receiver a "sleek, unobtrusive, uncomplicated design that does double duty as a lifestyle system and—for those who don't want the hassle of separate components—a true high-end performer." Too good to be true? Stern expounds.
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So, Clay Matthews perhaps permanently entrenched himself in the ire of 49ers fans when he dragged golden boy Colin Kaepernick to the ground late out of bounds on Sunday.
Oh, you heard about this? Yeah, I figured. It's the only thing anybody wants to talk about. It was arguably the most talked about moment after the game. If not for the late hit along than for the resultant skirmish that was officiated horribly and in which Matthews played patty cake with Joe Staley's head, which you can see here:
For reaction, let's fast forward to Monday. By then, everybody's calmed downm, and cooler heads have prevailed, and LOL JK Jim Harbaugh acted like a mean girl:
On Monday, Harbaugh suggested Matthews' image sustained damage after he slapped 49ers left tackle Joe Staley during a second-quarter skirmish that ensued after Matthews' late hit on quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
"I looked at it with my own eyes," Harbaugh said the day after the 49ers' 34-28 season-opening victory over the Packers at Candlestick Park.
"I could see two punches thrown to Joe's head — well, one punch and one open slap, which . . . if you're going to go to the face, come with some knuckles. I think that young man works very hard on being a tough guy. He'll have some repairing to do to his image after the slap."
Harbaugh gonna Harbaugh.
Over in Green Bay, Packers coach Mike McCarthy was much more mature about every—pfffft, nah, he got his own shot in at the Niners, too:
"Clay Matthews is not a dirty player, by no means. So I addressed Harbaugh's comments in the team meeting, and as always, we'll stay above it."
This brings the number of people Jim Harbaugh has pissed to approximately 5,423,034. And now we really, really, really hope these two teams meet in the playoffs again.


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Where were you?
To be or not to be, William Shakespeare sucks.
Yes, because in the past 4-5 years they have spent 35-45 billions dollars on fluff.
The world should realize with increased clearness that Evangelicalism stands or falls with Calvinism. (Dr. B.B. Warfield)
mrshowtime333 3 years ago#4
I predict in about 2-3 years into this console cycle people will really notice the giant difference it makes when one company has a giant server infrastructure and the other has none and has to rely on renting servers. I think that will be the single biggest difference between the consoles overall. Its vastly underrated by Sony fans IMO.
It matters more what the infrastructure is like for the Internet NOT the servers themselves. The bandwidth required is vastly larger than what is currently available in most places. And this isn't anti MS , this is all people who thigh the cloud will make console gaming better.
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True_FoeHammer 3 years ago#6
mrshowtime333 posted...
I predict in about 2-3 years into this console cycle people will really notice the giant difference it makes when one company has a giant server infrastructure and the other has none and has to rely on renting servers. I think that will be the single biggest difference between the consoles overall. Its vastly underrated by Sony fans IMO.
All of those dedicated servers (which Sony has had for the entire last generation) doesn't mean **** if your ISP is providing a terrible service.
SunDevil77 3 years ago#7
Speculation is worthless. It could work, it could not. Time will tell.
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Cowboy082288 3 years ago#8
I don't think many people are thinking out of the Box on this (pun intended). Will the cloud provide better graphics on your TV screen?? I find that highly unlikely and a rather dubious claim. They gave some example of light source that doesn't need to be refreshed and all but still, for the most part, the stuff on your screen has to be refreshed by your console/pc. Internet is a huge bottleneck for these sorts of things, so I don't think cloud can improve graphics.
With that being said, calling the 'cloud' fluff is silly. MS cloud is called Azure and it is a multi-billion dollar project they have been building for years. The only other two clouds in it's league is I believe Amazons and Googles similar service. MS has said they are going to provide this service free of cost in some cases to renting fees. The renting fees have been described by some devs as being generous. MS would want to be 'generous' on this to encourage more devs to take advantage of it. Potentially giving the X1 a differentiating factor over the PS4.
One advantage is dedicated servers. Most multi player games of the last gen were P2P. Sure there were some exceptions but not many. One thing already on my mind is fighting games. I love SF4 but a game like that were timing is everything suffers horribly from P2P play. Now capcom could theoretically provide dedicated servers for that game at little to no cost. Another advantage is the scope of the game, something like a MMO requires servers to host the game. Normally a game like planet side 2 or WoW requires that the game be backed by a publisher with deep pockets. That may not be the case anymore.
Cloud can also be used in more subtle ways. Such as any X1 being able to recognize you and pull your profile onto it. Some of the stuff Forza is boasting about AI that learns from how you play and can replicate that against a friend even when you personally are not playing. While I find that somewhat interesting, I would really like that to be applied to some of the e-sport/fighting game scene.
I would love to be able to practice against an AI simulation of some of the best human players on SF4. So imagine going on a leaderboard and then saying 'I want to play that guys AI'. I haven't heard of any game talking about such a thing, but would like to see it attempted.
Cloud computing has been making it's way into pretty much every sector of the technology industry. I certainly don't know all the ways it could be used in the video game industry. If I did I would be out making millions instead of talking to you on gamefaqs :P
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The Miami Dolphins have formally inquired about free agent cornerback Josh Norman, but South Florida's NFL team doesn't appear to be front-runners to land the All-Pro talent.
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According to multiple media report, the Giants, Jaguars, 49ers, Buccaneers, Redskins and Bears have all inquired about Norman, who contributed 56 tackles, 19 pass breakups, three forced fumbles and four interceptions last season. And the NFL Network is reporting that the Redskins and 49ers are the front-runners for Norman.
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Feiglin Davens with Minyan on Temple Mount, Arabs Silent (Video)
MK to be Moshe Feiglin, who made the number 14 spot on the Likud Knesset list, on Monday morning managed to surprise many yet again when he showed up on Temple Mount with a minyan and conducted a prayer service.
For years, Israeli governments, police and, naturally, the Arab Waqf, have been preventing Jews visiting Temple Mount, warning that such an attempt on the part of Jews to connect with their father in Heaven would surely start never-before-seen riots that would sweep the Middle east in rivers of blood.
Nevertheless, despite those apocalyptic warnings, there are no actual laws on the books explicitly prohibiting prayer – because that would be a blatant violation of several Geneva conventions and UN human rights declarations, to say the least. And so the prohibitions against Jews praying at the site of our forefathers' Temple hide behind ordinances against disorderly conduct, with the cops on the spot empowered to interpret the rules as they see fit.
On Monday morning, as documented by the Channel 10 News camera, Feiglin davened with a minyan on Temple Mount and the world did not erupt in flames. Even the Muslims preferred to keep mum about it.
Feiglin's statement regarding the event was posted on his Facebook page after his primary election a week ago: "This is just the beginning, until we arrive at building the Temple on top of Temple Mount, and accomplish our goals in this land."
Looking forward to joining him next time!
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The 3 Essential Steps To Complete Mind Control
During a crisis, you'll have to deal with a brand new load of emotions that can instantly overwhelm you. As I was saying last time, these unpredictable emotional reactions can wreck your survival plans in a split second. And also get you to make deadly mistakes that puts your whole family on the line.
But there is something you can do to avoid this. It's a three-step plan that I'm going to reveal to you right here… But not before urging you to follow these simple instructions in this very order.
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The human mind is very tricky and it opposes resistance when one tries to control it. Luckily, there is a way to tame it and turn it into your own personal toy you can use any way you please. But you can only get there if you go through these steps, one by one:
Step #1: Scent your reactions way before they act out
From now on, every time you're put in an uncomfortable situation, take mental notes of your emotions. Pay attention to your every reaction, whether you're angry, scared or even terrified. Even if you're provoked to verbal or physical violence, try to analyze everything you feel and everything you do.
Discover what triggers those emotions and how they translate into your body language. Write them down in a notebook as soon as possible and describe them as detailed as you can. This is very important, so don't skip this step.
Now you can go to…
Step #2: Identify which actions are triggered by negative emotions
For example, when you panic, you start running. Or you hide in a closet. Or you grab your kids and drive out of town, without even realizing the roads may be closed or broken down.
These reactions are purely emotional and they attract deadly mistakes that not only endanger you, but your family as well. So you need to control them as much as you can.
And here's how you can do that:
Try to anticipate what feelings and reactions you might have if the crisis strikes tomorrow. Close your eyes and picture the whole scenario. Would you be frightened, helpless, depressed, angry, desperate? Try to picture how you'd react in such a situation. Would you run? Hide? Take your kids and drive out of the town? Just take your time and unfold the scenario.
Now here's what I want you to do. Think about your survival plan. About how you WANT to react when the crisis hits. How you'll be calm and prepared for everything. Take a deep breath and visualize it once a day. Trust me, it will make wonders!
Step #3: Manage your emotions with two simple mind-control tricks:
1. Control your breathing
Whenever you visualize a scenario, try to slow down your breathing. This means you should take smaller breaths of air and make a longer pause in between, to give them pace. You can count your breaths to help you concentrate more.
These breathing exercises help your brain get more oxygen, which makes you think faster, better and, most important, calmer. It won't take you more than 10 minutes a day, but the effects on your mind and body will be amazing.
2. Think positive
This one's quite a no-brainer, really. I mean… OF COURSE you need to think positive so you don't panic like Bambi in the headlights. But it's also the hardest thing to do, if you're not used to it already.
And by used to it, I mean training your brain to think positive in ANY situation, no matter how bad. So from now on, whenever you start getting negative feelings about something, prepare yourself a good, old pep talk. Repeat it in your head over and over again, until you actually get to FEEL it. That's the moment you know for sure that you've gained the mind control you need.
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In stressful situations, people can feel more in control through two strategies:
1. Slowing down breathing to help calm the physical arousal symptoms
2. Replacing frightening thoughts with more helpful ones ('self-talk').
Learning to breathe and think more calmly
- To slow your breathing down, take smaller breaths and pause between breaths to space them out. When you have breathed out slowly, hold your breath for a count of three before inhaling your next breath. Sometimes people find it helps to breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth.
- While concentrating on breathing out slowly, say to yourself 'Relax', or 'Stay calm', or 'It's OK, I'm managing OK'. These are good words to use because they are associated with feeling relaxed and in control.
- Try not to dwell on the bad things that might happen, but instead tell yourself that the calmer you are, the better you'll be at managing exactly what needs to be done.
- Remember you need to be able to draw on your own strengths and survival resources and your coping ability. It's important not to let unhelpful feelings and thoughts get in the way of careful and well planned actions.
- Remind yourself that this is an emergency situation and that it's natural you are feeling anxious and stressed. You cannot directly control what's happening but you can manage your responses in this emergency and influence the impact on you and your family.
Helping others to cope with their feelings
- Teach others the simple breathing exercises.
- Be sensitive and supportive to them, rather than judging. They may be feeling scared, anxious or embarrassed if they are not coping as well as you.
- Encourage them to talk about how they are feeling with you.
- Assist them to find more helpful thoughts to say to themselves and others.
- Get people involved in occupying their time rather than worrying.
- Encourage them to take responsibility for a task that needs attending to.
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