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This paper talks about testing for reliability of server software, and highlights the challenges in planning, automation, execution, collection, and interpretation of the data for determining reliability as well as some practical challenges/difficulties faced. It also talks about the relationship of reliability testing to other areas of testing such as performance and functionality.
1. Introduction
In the current competitive Internet scenario, as the software products are expected to offer more and more complex functionality, expectations on higher reliability too goes hand-in-hand. Further, this is more critical in case of server software products. Needless to say, reliability of a server is a key factor both to the software developer and the customer, to make decisions, and hence a key factor for quality. The server software is expected to run without any failures for a continued period of time to support present business needs. In the e-commerce scenario where the server is expected to run round the clock catering to the customers throughout the world, spanning different time zones, there is no chance to reload or restart the server application. These requirements make the reliability testing more complex and critical.
This paper talks about "Software Reliability", the case of testing for reliability of server software, and highlight the challenges in planning, automation, execution, collection and interpretation of the data for determining reliability as well as some practical challenges/difficulties faced. It also talks about the relationship of reliability testing to other areas of testing such as performance and functionality.
2. Definition
Software reliability can be defined as the degree to which there is failure-free functioning of the software for a specified period of time or specified number of iterations/transactions, in a specific environment. Software reliability is an attribute and key factor in determining software quality.
Reliability of software describes the customer's expectation of satisfactory functioning of the software in terms that are meaningful to the customer. This description may be significantly different from the theoretical definition. The customer must tell the circumstances under which they will 'trust' the system that will be built.
The following are the key factors for reliability of the software:
- No or very few errors from repeated transactions
- Zero downtime
- Optimum utilization of hardware resources
- Less utilization of network resources
- Consistent performance and response time of the product for the repeated transactions for a specified time duration
In a typical Client-Server scenario where the server products are assumed to be up and running all the time, it may be ensured performance of serving numerous clients without any considerable response delays by consuming optimum amount of resources of the system such as memory, CPU...etc.
The power and efficiency of the hardware resources have been increasing tremendously over a period of time and the software should be designed to utilize all the resources optimally to provide maximum returns for the investment of the customer. At the same time the server application under test, should yield these resources to other critical applications that may run on the same hardware as necessary.
In today's Internet scenario the server software performing reliably on a system is not enough, the implications of the software on the network are also equally important. The software should be designed to work utilizing less of network resources, as there are many customers who still have low network bandwidth and may be running other applications on the same network. So, a software reliability testing should also include the impact of the software on the network.
What is important is, the customer needs or expectations are described in a quantifiable manner using the customer's terminology.
Some examples of reliability are:
The system will be considered sufficiently reliable if:
- 10 or fewer errors result from 1,00,000 repeated transactions
- It supports X transactions per second throughout the specified period of time (i.e., there is no degradation of performance because of reliability)
- The software optimizes hardware, software and net resources for repeated transactions
- There are no side


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Contactless ID cards are gaining momentum across a number of industries. While the accessories are becoming well known to educational facilities and access control, the list of possible uses is nearly limitless. In addition to being used for traditional building entry, many lockers, safes, cabinets and other storage containers are beginning to be incorporated with electronic access control systems that can be opened with proper credentials.
The Unified Fire Authority in Salt Lake City recently implemented such devices when the organization needed to securely store and track the narcotics carried by its firefighters and paramedics, according to a report by Contactless News.
"We know who enters the safe, when they open and close it, so we have exact documentation of everybody who goes into and out of the safe," said Mike Bohling, captain of the Unified Fire Authority, according to Contactless News.
In addition to ensuring only authorized individuals can open sensitive storage containers, access control tools using ID cards also make it so decision-makers don't have to worry about losing keys, contactless access control expert Mike Mahon told the news source.
"Replacing lost master keys can cost thousands up to hundreds of thousands of dollars, depending on the size of the facility," Mahon said. "With these, you never have to rekey the facility and you can control and restrict zones 24 hours a day."
A separate report by Global Industry Analysts forecast the market for worldwide electronic access control to generate more than $14 billion in revenue by 2017. As the technology continues to mature and evolve in the coming years, it will likely be leveraged in a range of industries, enhancing the security of physical assets in a wide variety of ways.
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Princeton University in New Jersey recently implemented a new access control system throughout dormitories that gives individuals the ability to use their contactless student ID cards to gain entry to their specific rooms. Previously, pupils used the same program to enter the building, but this will be the first time it is used for access to their bedrooms, according to a report by CR80 News.
"The housing department wanted something more robust," said Keith Tuccillo, system administrator for life safety and security systems at Princeton, according to CR80 News. "This is to avoid students choosing 1-2-3-4 as their PIN."
The ID cards are unique in another fashion, as the devices communicate directly with the lock to determine if a specific badge is permitted entry, which eliminates the need to connect with a centralized database during transactions, the news source said. This also allows the cards to carry data from one reader to another, so if an individual's access privileges are taken away, he or she cannot use the device anywhere.
This revoking technique is different from traditional access control systems that would communicate with readers online and, as a result, may not be able to prevent entry in locations that are temporarily offline, CR80 News noted.
A separate report by Blackboard said that contactless ID cards are becoming increasingly popular in colleges and universities around the country, as the devices are more convenient and easier to use for students, faculty and staff members. By implementing an advanced access control system using these accessories, decision-makers may be able to make communities safer, which is always among their top priorities as administrators.
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Officials in New Hampshire are preparing for the early November presidential election by ensuring all goes smoothly with the new voter ID law, according to a published report.
People who are eligible to cast ballots and whose names are on a checklist of voters but do not have the appropriate form of identification now are able to pick up a voucher that enables them to acquire a complimentary voter ID card at the office of their city or town clerk, The New Hampshire Union Leader reports.
With Election Day being four weeks from today, the voucher can be swapped for a special voter identification card at motor vehicle offices in the state.
"This is an opportunity for those voters whose names appear on the checklist but do not otherwise have an acceptable form of photo ID to be able to obtain one at no charge from the state of New Hampshire," deputy attorney general David Scanlan said while announcing the voucher program, according to the publication.
Earlier this year the New Hampshire Legislature passed new election law changes that require use of the vouchers.
Following a visit to the motor vehicles office, the voucher is swapped for a temporary identification card. Sometime within the next 14 days the actual photo card will arrive, which underscores the importance of acting quickly in order to enable voting on November 6.
There is a difference between non-driver's license photo identification cards and the voter ID cards; their appearance and purposes are different.
"The intent is that this card be used only for voting purposes," the deputy attorney general said.
The Associated Press reports New Hampshire accepts driver's licenses; a non-driver photo identification card issued by the state; a valid photo identification distributed by the federal, state, county and municipal governments; and a photo identification card termed valid by election officials.
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Efforts are well underway in Minnesota to present veterans on the forefront of the proposed voter identification issue – both for and against the debate as the general election is roughly four weeks away, according to a published report.
Supporters of the measure are relying on veterans as the public face of preserving integrity during elections, Minnesota Public Radio reports. But those who resist the proposal are noting the challenges that veterans are likely to face when they attempt to vote.
A 91-year-old veteran of World War Two is cited in an advertisement of Protect My Vote, an organization that supports the measure. Robert McWhite was a prisoner of war in Europe and discusses defense of the U.S. and what it stands for.
"Nothing is more central to America's success than the right to vote," the Minneapolis resident says during the 30-second advertisement, according to the news source. "That's why I'm supporting the effort to protect that right by showing photo ID."
But opponents of the measure say it poses a threat against soldiers' capacities to cast ballots.
Spokeswoman Greta Bergstrom with the anti-amendment campaign Our Vote Our Future said the ad with McWhite makes the issue sound simpler than it actually is.
The ad also does not inform voters that it could assemble procedures that serve as obstacles for voting by service members.
"We know that there are over 11,500 military and other overseas voters that are in this position overseas that absolutely rely on and depend on mail-in balloting," the spokeswoman told the news source. "If this amendment actually were to pass, their ability to self-certify their absentee ballot will actually go away."
Minnesota Daily reports a debate late last week at Metropolitan State University featured individuals who argued both sides of the issue.
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Members of the U.S. military and their loved ones should have an easier time acquiring identification cards, according to a published report.
The American Forces Press Service reports the Defense Manpower Data Center has unveiled Real-time Automated Personnel Identification System, which is a self-service method of permitting members of the service and the reserves who are equipped with a common access card to apply for identification cards.
More colloquially known as RAPIDS, the program also allows for easy updates to online status of dependents.
As many as 3.7 million members of the service are eligible to use the new program, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
"The idea is to try to make life easier for our military members, their families and for veterans," director Mary Dixon with RAPIDS told reporters during a conference call. She said the center "has been working for some time now to try to improve and transform our whole ID card application process so people can do things online and not spend long hours going to a site and waiting to be seen."
She said some people have greatly suffered while waiting in line to get identification cards.
Prior to the new program, members of the service, retirees and their families had no choice but to go to a Defense Manpower Data Center together to solicit an application form.
They then had to patiently wait during construction of the identification card.
"This is big project," the director said. "It takes away time from your work, and if you are separated - maybe the spouse is out on a ship or on deployment or your child is away at college - it makes it a huge problem."
A military identification card helps people get on base, enter the commissary, access child care and get healthcare, according to military.com.
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Texas schools have laid plans to upgrade student identification cards, an administrator with the system told a news source on Wednesday.
Additional features like attendance verification and the capacity to access GoPrint Services are under exploration and forecast to cost $106,000, finance and fiscal services associate vice chancellor Pamela Ansboury with Alamo Colleges told The Ranger.
The system will have to generate identification cards for roughly 65,000 individuals. The newly released identification cards serve as a replacement for Alamo Cash cards and enable students to get to their money by pulling money from an ATM.
The student identification cards presently in use have the encoding of students' Banner numbers, which permits confirmation as to if the student is enrolled in the school. The Banner number also enables a student to borrow books from libraries in the college system.
The use of the ID cards will aid the district with requirements outlined by the U.S. Department of Education, district comptroller Ann DeBarros told the news source. The federal agency decides how to award aid to the district.
"So if we had an attendance method of tracking attendance, we could more clearly track when a student stops attending, withdraws, all their classes, and adjust the financial aid accordingly," the district comptroller told the news source.
The associate vice chancellor said the student identification cards are projected to be used for GoPrint services. But she noted that process has not advanced very rapidly thus far.
She also said that it remains unclear when this step will be implemented.
"It is on the project plan," Ansboury told the news source. "We haven't rolled that out yet because we need to stabilize some things before we add other functionalities."
The five colleges of the Alamo System include San Antonio, St. Philip's, Palo Alto, Northeast Lakeview and Northwest Vista, according to the website. The schools offer associate degrees, certificates and licensures in occupational programs.
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The Imaginarium Geographica
My search for examples of maps being used as a fantasy fiction trope brought me to the works of James A. Owen, namely, his Imaginarium Geographica series of young-adult novels, six volumes and counting. This series takes multiple myths, fairy stories and more conventional works of fiction, from many different eras and traditions, and tosses them together in a mythic bouillabaise. Its setting is the "Archipelago of Dreams," where every imaginary place — "Ouroboros, Schlaraffenland and Poictesme, Lilliput and Mongo and Islandia and Thule, Pellucidar and Prydain"1 — can be found.
It sounds very meta, but it doesn't succeed at all, at least not for me. I'm afraid I couldn't manage past the second volume.
So many different characters and writers are thrown together that the whole fails to cohere. There are no characters who do not turn out to be some famous writer or well-known character. Not only does this make character development all but impossible, the plot becomes one surprise reveal after the other: mystery character X will end up being anyone from Mordred to H. G. Wells. At the end of the first volume, the three protagonists — Jack, John and Charles — turn out to be C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien and Charles Williams, but, like many of the other allusions and reveals, it's unnecessary: with all the breathless hugger-mugger that takes place they could have been anyone else without a single change in the text.
Now in a crowded jumble of every myth and fantasy trope, character and writer prior to the 20th century, there is bound to be some reference to maps. And there is: the three protagonists are designated the keeper of the Imaginarium Geographica, an atlas that serves as a key to the entire archipelago. The phrase "Here, There Be Dragons" is used by John as a Rosetta Stone to unlock the various languages used on the map. In the first novel — also titled Here, There Be Dragons — they're up against the Winter King, who, when he conquers a land, its map becomes shrouded in shadow. "He thumbed through several pages until he came to one of the vanished maps. It was a yellow-tinged sheet of parchment, like many of the others, but taking the place of the illuminations and notations were several large, indistinct smudges, as if the drawings had been hastily rubbed out."2
But in the end, the Imaginarium, along with the Cartographer the protagonists visit more than once, is just one trope among many competing for the reader's attention. It's as though Owen is trying to juggle a dozen balls while performing as a one-man band on a high wire, desperately trying to maintain the attention of an audience who can't sit still for more than a few minutes.
- James A. Owen, Here, There Be Dragons (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2006), p. 21.
- Owen, Here, There Be Dragons, p. 112.


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We Energies has unfair and unregulated bill collection practices.
They put a due date on your bill, then before the due daye, they come and put a "notice" for disconnection on your door, then go to the back to lock the power off. What kind of notice is that? Not a notice but an ambush!!
Once they are there to disconnect, they supposedly can't be contacted to be told that the bill is paid. If you are unlucky enough to be shut off even though your paid up, they won't turn it back on for 3 days.
Some bureaucrat is having their pocket lined by We Energies to allow them to treat people this way. They are holding people hostage!!
I was also told by We Energies that they don't care about animals, only people, which is a lie, they care about nothing but the money.
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These Daemons are only found during the event period and can be obtained in many ways. Most of these are coated with a gold outline no matter what class they are. Kishimojin, Hive Hunter and Poisoned Sake are coated with a gold outline, although they're not event daemons.


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Nov 16-19, New Caledonia
Every November, New Caledonia swings to the rhythms of gypsy jazz - a style popularised in Paris in the 1930s to 1950s by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stephane Grappelli.
The New Caledonia festival is dedicated to the music of Reinhardt and Grappelli, with international artists coming together to provide an anthology that covers all aspects of the gypsy style.
Expect to see top exponents of the genre delivering unforgettable performances of jazz, swing and Eastern European music, including Balkan music and electro-swing.
Concerts will be held throughout New Caledonia, culminating in a seven-hour finale at the spectacular Tjibaou Cultural Centre in Noumea.


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Thanks for the websites, I have a worksheet of a list of all the elements and principles, but i am still struggling as to which elements and which principles apply to this painting "Polly, Minou and Eon" by Will Barnet..any suggestions??
Go down the list you have or the list in the link I gave you below and make notes for yourself. DO NOT TRY TO WRITE WHOLE SENTENCES RIGHT AWAY.
What lines are there?
What shapes or forms?
What colors?
Any perspective?
Go down those lists and make notes of your ideas. You cannot start writing sentences and paragraphs until you have done this basic observation and documentation process.
i could not determine which lines are in this piece?(contour, directional, linear, implied) it doesnt seem like there are any, because they're not showed
The yarn is not shown in lines?
Not knowing just what list you have and how detailed it might be, here are some questions you might ask yourself:
1. Are the lines gaphic, curved, straight, directional, horizontal, vertical, diagonal?
2. Is the shape naturalistic, geometric?
3. Is the space/size large, mediium, small, in proportion?
4. Is the value light, ark?
5. Is the color just a hue or chroma (check Color Wheel)
6. Is the texture souft, hard, rough, smooth?
7. Do you find any unity, harmony, balance, contrast, rhythm, dominance, gradation?
Any composition is an arrangements of all the elements, becomin g a unfied whole. Do y ou have any emotion seeing this painting? These attributes are emotional )active, passive), Esthetic (realistic, impressionistic, abstract, decorative) and Spatian (depth, flat.
Just an aside, most French cats are called "Minou!"
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GSN has ordered eight episodes of one-hour original series Skin Wars, a competition show which aims to find the most talented and versatile body painter in the country. It will premiere in 2014. During the competition, contestants are put through a series of wild artistic challenges, which may include camouflage, graffiti, multiple model installations, corporate ad campaigns, and animal art. Each week one competitor will be eliminated until one winner is the last artist standing. Skin Wars is executive produced by Michael Levitt and Jill Goularte. Producer is Robin Barcus Slonina, body painter, artist and owner of Skin City Body Painting in Las Vegas.
GSN Orders Body-Painting Competition Series 'Skin Wars'
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Hollywood must stop using the word "wars" in its reality show titles. Seriously, look what I found searching my program guide. Enough already:
Cupcake Wars
Container Wars
Food Wars
Property Wars
Shipping Wars
Storage Wars
Storage Wars Texas
Swamp Wars
I was just about to post the same thing. As if there is really anything at stake of any consequence in these shows…
This sounds amazing good for you GSN
This sounds pretty cool and can't wait to see. Body painting is a form of art that is finally getting it's due respect! Glad to see GSN is behind this.
This is where it's gonna bomb…
This man does not know how to produce reality shows. A competition show is not an awards show or live events. Stop obsessing over effects, music, and minor edits. Focus on characters and story. This has the makings of a major fall.
This sounds like a frustrated editor or story producer who can't deliver or take notes-
I've worked with Michael many times, he is one of the most creative and passionate producers out there and knows how to come up with the BIG moments people talk about !!
Syfy has a show entitled "SKIN" that is not a competition but is a reality show based on the company in Vegas that is the number #1 company that does all of the events in Vegas, has the MOST talented and in demand body painting artists.
I for one would be more inclined to watch Syfy as opposed to GSN and watch the best body painters and see how all the inner workings of that business are than a reality competition.
WELL… it is not based on the #1 company- It is based on a made up company created for the show-
humm not the best painters, more like make up artists , sadly. But its hollywood if SYFY took that bait
You should watch both actually. The artists on both shows are on the same caliber, teach at the same conventions, published in the same magazines and are all very close friends. I am a professional face and body painter and can say very confidently that Both shows have the cream of the crop. Check out Illusion Magazine, FababTV, Brush Strokes Magazine etc to see everyone's work side by side. It's been there waiting to be discovered for years. :)
Actually YOU are wrong the girl with the RED hair isnt even a body painter and the other poor souls clearly did not know they would be required to deliver fake lines
FAKED VEGAS with boob and ass shots new on SYFY
We may just be arising body paint artists ready to show the world what most wished they could could do. We will just have to give the show a chance and see some mad scientist artisans work the magic most wish they could conjur! Can't wait!
This is some of the most incredible art work – what an interesting subject the competition should be amazing to see … look forward to this format
Sounds lame. Why does GSN have to continue to air this reality crap? This show is going to have the exact same result that Beat the Chefs and Family Trade had; It'll air for one season, then we'll never see it again.
What happened to all the GOOD game shows GSN used to air? All they have now is Family Feud and Minute to Win it, which I have gotten SEVERELY bored with.
Since GSN is not on the basic cable lineup of TimeWarner, I guess I can't watch this…
Cant wait to see the art work and what it takes to paint these people-
and OMG it isnt a copy cat idea
Have the 8 episodes for skin wars even been filmed yet?


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bispings getting ktfo tonight!!!!!!!
i hate him...hes annoying. It would be nice if belfort made him spasm ala tank!!!!!!!
I hope so man!
Yeah because Vitor's illegal punches every fight aren't annoying
[QUOTE=fm8418;4064751]Yeah because Vitor's illegal punches every fight aren't annoying[/QUOTE]
what?....not really.
Nothing against Bisping but I really want to see Jones vs Belfort 2. I still remember Jones' face when he got almost armbar'ed.
Jon Jones will whoop Belfort again. Do you also remember his face when he beat the hell out of everybody else. The yawns between punches because he is so much better than everybody else?
It was cool seeing Bisping get beat. I dont like the guy either Micklaus.
Vitor gave JJ his best fight, that arm bar was so close it also has jones is sidelined for months.
Saw jones and sonnen on Espn today. Chael challenged him to arm wrestle and jones refused because it was his bad arm. Belford must have really done some damage.
[QUOTE=mickdapug;4064767]what?....not really.[/QUOTE]
you must not know anything about Vitor then, he has always been known for back of the head punches
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More Work for Staffing Outfits
By Sam Stovall
Newly posted to the list of industries with top Standard & Poor's is the employment-services group. Signs of improvement in the U.S. labor market -- especially a strong February employment report -- recently prompted S&P analyst Todd Rosenbluth to take a more positive stance on this industry. (Michael Jaffe has since assumed coverage of this industry after Rosenbluth moved to S&P's telecom group.)
In the past, demand for employment services -- which include temporary staffing, placement, and human resource functions -- began to increase at the beginning of an economic rebound. S&P believes that the U.S economy is now in the early stages of a recovery and, indeed, may never have been in a recession.
Layoffs, which occurred throughout the second half of 2001, have slowed, and the U.S. unemployment rate improved to 5.5% in February, down slightly from 5.6% in January. While S&P expects that it will rise to around 6% this summer after the seasonal factors that strengthened the February report have dissipated, it should resume its downward trend in the fall.
The lower jobless rate signals increasing demand for workers, says Rosenbluth. During downturns, companies trim staff by first cutting temporary and contract workers. The analyst notes that when the economy recovers, temp agencies have historically seen improved demand, as businesses will not make permanent hires until they're sure that a rise in inventory orders is going to last. Rosenbluth thinks that this may not occur until late 2002.
The analyst was encouraged by the February employment data, the second strong report this year. Health-care, education, and retail-service industries continued to add new hires, though manufacturing payrolls have stayed weak. In 2001, staffing companies' margins narrowed as conversion rates of temporary employees into full-time staff slowed, reducing their fees from corporate clients. This, along with fixed costs, remained a hindrance to earnings growth, warns Rosenbluth. The trend is likely to persist until late 2002.
Though the stocks in the employment-services group are trading at p-e ratios near historically high levels, Rosenbluth thinks the shares should climb on an improved economic and jobs outlook. While full-scale hiring will likely not occur until the second half of 2002, investors' anticipation that demand for workers will increase should outweigh the slow earnings growth S&P sees for the early part of the year.
Rosenbluth tends to favor staffing outfits that offer a wide array of industry expertise. His top picks right now: Industry leaders Manpower (MAN ) and Robert Half (RHI ). Rosenbluth raised his opinion on both these stocks to 4 STARS (accumulate), from 2 STARS (avoid) in February.
S&P Relative Strength Rankings
These industries carry six-month relative strength rankings of "5" as of Mar. 22, 2002 -- meaning that they're in the top 10% of the 115 industries in the S&P Super 1500 (the combined S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400, and S&P SmallCap 600) based on prior six-month price performance.
*S&P's ranking system for the appreciation potential of stocks over a 6- to 12-month period: 5 STARS (buy), 4 STARS (accumulate), 3 STARS (hold), 2 STARS (avoid), 1 STAR (sell).
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Hello everyone,
I'm in search of cone 6 white glazes for stoneware! Im reaching out to you all to see if any of you have any good recipes! I've found some ok ones but! I'm curious to read your finds!
P.s. oxidation or reduction !
Hi, white Cone 6 Stoneware recipe need :0)
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Posted 28 February 2012 - 10:30 PM
This ^6 glaze is used by Northlake community college in Irving Texas. It is stable in both oxidation and reduction and can be used as a white background for high fire majorlica.
Soda Feldspar 42.6
Gerstley Borate 23.5
Soda Feldspar 42.6
Gerstley Borate 23.5
Posted 28 February 2012 - 10:33 PM
NorthLake White
Soda Feldspar 42.6
Gerstley Borate 23.5
ball clay 14.6
Silica 7.2
Ultrox 7.2
Dolomite 5
Soda Feldspar 42.6
Gerstley Borate 23.5
ball clay 14.6
Silica 7.2
Ultrox 7.2
Dolomite 5
Posted 29 February 2012 - 02:20 PM
A white glaze is just an opaque clear glaze. Most glazes (other than slip glazes that contain red clays like Albany, Alberta or Redart) will be clear, opaque or milky without the colorants. If you have a glaze you like and are used to using, just mix it without the colorants (metallic oxides- iron, cobalt, etc.). If it's a transparent glaze, add 8-12% zircopax or superpax, or 5-6% tin oxide to the base to opacify it. If it's milky, use less. If it's already opaque, you won't have to add anything.
Neil Estrick
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Owner, Neil Estrick Gallery, LLC
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Posted 18 March 2012 - 10:37 PM
Thank you everyone! Your replies was most needed and I will put them in my new record file :0) getting new recipe here lately is like getting an bad of candy you can't wait to open up and use!
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Ingredients Of Tandoori Chicken Pizza
For Dough
For Topping
- 1 whole chicken
- 1 cup vinegar
- 6 tbsp barbeque masala
- 1 tbsp red chili powder
- Salt to taste
- 3-4 tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 1 capsicum, chopped
- Olives as required
- 400 gm mozzarella cheese, grated
For Sauce
- 1/2 onion, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 cup tomato puree
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/3 tsp red chili flakes
- Salt to taste
Method Of Tandoori Chicken Pizza
- Take a one cup warm water and dissolve sugar and yeast in it. Wait till yeast start forming bubbles in water. Now add this yeast solution, salt and baking powder in flour. Knead it and form a dough. Put it aside for 3-4 hours or till it doubles it size.
- In 1 cup vinegar add barbecue masala, lemon juice, red chili, garlic paste, Worchester sauce and oil in it. Mix it well. Apply this mixture on chicken and marinate it for 2 hours. Now steam this chicken till its tender and then bake it in oven for 10 minutes for color.
- Heat 2 tbsp oil and sauté onion in it, add garlic paste, tomato puree, red chili flakes, crushed black pepper and salt in it. Cook it for 3-4 minutes.
- Now cut pieces of chicken. Make a base of pizza from dough with help of rolling pin. Apply sauce over it then put chicken pieces, capsicum, tomatoes and olives on it. Spread cheese all over it and bake it in preheated oven at 200 degrees for 10-12 minutes.


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Laptop turns 'firecracker'
More airlines are cracking down on the use of laptops in the air in the same week that a new incident was reported to have turned an IBM laptop into a "firecracker" at a US airport.
The incident is chronicled on the Engadget website, which picked the story up from a forum post on a site called somethingawful.com written by a person claiming to have seen the fire and photographed its aftermath.
The forum post reports that a man suddenly came running the wrong way up the jetway in the United lounge at Los Angeles International airport, and then dropped his laptop on the floor.
"The thing immediately flares up like a giant firework for about 15 seconds, then catches fire," said the writer of the post under the code name William Shatner.
"... if that thing had fired off while that plane was in the air, who knows what would have happened," he added.
Although the post does not specify the make of battery, the writer said he was told by the laptop owner that his machine was an IBM, and that he had already checked that the battery was not involved in any recent recalls.
Lenovo, which now owns the IBM personal computer division, said it had dispatched an investigative team to look into the matter, but could not at this point "confirm, nor deny any details".
Both Dell and Apple have recently introduced widespread product recalls over fears that under unusual circumstances the lithium ion batteries made by Sony and used in some of their laptop models could overheat and cause fires. Matsushita more recently introduced a smaller program in Japan only for some of its own Panasonic branded laptops containing non-Sony batteries.
As safety issues surrounding laptops persist, both Virgin Atlantic and Korean Air have followed the lead of Qantas, which introduced new measures last month saying to prevent those using Dell laptops affected by the recall from using them with inflight AC power until batteries had been removed.
Virgin's new security measures, which do not affect its local VirginBlue airline, go a step further, compelling all users of Dell or Apple laptops to remove and wrap batteries in their carry-on luggage, effectively banning the use of the devices for those unable to access inflight AC power.
Korean Air has introduced similar guidelines, asking that batteries be removed from all Dell laptops (including those not unaffected by recall) and Apple's iBook and Powerbook models.
"Passengers can use aircraft power when it is needed," the airline said.
The measures introduced by Qantas have not yet been extended to Apple laptops because the airline said it would only take such action if it received a directive from Australia's aviation regulator, CASA.
"At this stage they have not issued this directive," said a Qantas spokeswoman.
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Notoriously messy electronic mashup Glade in the shiny sleek rooms of Ministry...? Well, kind of. Some of the Glade Festival team have organised a daytime rave at MoS on a Sunday, making it very possible that various party animals will spill over from their Saturday night shenanigans for the 4pm start. Soundtracking the fun, where the emphasis is on "decor, production and live performances", will be deep house and tech producer Big Al, disco diva Roxanne Roll (organiser of the ace Fleetmac Wood parties) and minimal houser Max Van Morrison on the Glade stage, with further electronic fun courtesy of James What and Dan Berkson on the Zombie Sound System stage, and none other than Normski running riot in another part of the epic MoS. A delightful curveball of an event from two opposing musical teams uniting forces for the greater good. Props.
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Exclusive: Meet Little Mix, Britain's newest girl group, with this playful nail art tutorial
Here's some Friday morning fun for you! The show that brought us One Direction and the country that gave us the Spice Girls have pretty much done it again: Little Mix is a new girl group that formed on the UK's X Factor in 2011. If you've been missing the upbeat pop music and feisty lyrics that dominated the charts in the late '90s, it's time to give Little Mix a listen. (The video for "How Ya Doing" could easily be mistaken for a Destiny's Child song and makes us want to dye our hair bright colours ASAP.) The four-girl group not only won X Factor, they launched a debut album, DNA, that dominated the charts in Britain—which is why they're now in North America to do the same.
And because any girl group worth their salt is all about individual style coming together in one sassy package, Little Mix has created a custom nail art tutorial with Toronto's Pinky's Nails. Each girl—Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinncok and Jade Thirlwall—is represented by a different graphic shape that looks impressive but is totally easy to duplicate. Watch the full video below and if you're craving more Little Mix once it's done, get to know the group on their Facebook page.


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Thus, my question about friends.<quoted text>My social schedule opens up when my family is around. When you have a spouse working a minimum of 48 hours a week, a kid in college and soon to be a senior in high school, you'll understand.
And outside, I am...at least until it rains.
My parents had those things, and they were still quite active outside of the home. Guess it depends on what makes you happy. Hell, my dad is 67 and spends the majority of his time outdoors. Refuses to use a computer unless absolutely necessary (i.e. gathering information). Probably says a lot about how our society would function if there weren't any computers or televisions.


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I want to make a baby bib for a friend of mine and found a picture of a really nice one. From the picture I pretty well can see how to knit it without a pattern except for one part. It has 2 ridges, then some hearts, then 2 more ridges. I think they did the ridges by knitting the red and pink yarn together in garter stitch to make it thicker but I'm not sure. If anyone has any ideas about how they made the ridges it would be a lot of help. It's the top bib in the picture.
The ridges are made with garter stitch. What I think they did was knit a row of a new color, then purled the next row and then knit a row with the old color. Hmm... or they could have just purled the new color first.. Not sure though you might have to experiment on swatch.


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Spectators watching UT football this season will be treated to a new uniform. Developed by a design team at adidas America, the updated jersey and pants were unveiled Wednesday to the media and debut nationally when the Vols open their 2002 season Aug. 31 on ESPN2 against Wyoming in Nashville.
The new design continues to integrate Tennessee's strong color scheme of "Tennessee Orange" and white. Designers made minimal changes to the current home jersey, while the coordinating home pant incorporates a Lycra orange panel down the outside of each leg. The updated away jersey continues the color-blocked theme with a Tennessee Orange stripe down each side, as well as down the outer pant leg. The product range will be available at retail this fall.
"I'm enthused about the change because the players are enthused," head coach Phillip Fulmer said. "I don't think a uniform wins or loses ballgames, but it is important to look good. We felt we needed more orange in the road uniform and adidas made the recommendation to look at the stripe up the side. We're excited about the look and hope the fans enjoy it."
The redesign of the Volunteers football uniform is part of a larger partnership agreement with adidas that began in 1997 and was renewed in April 2001 for four additional years.
"The University of Tennessee is extremely proud of our partnership with adidas," athletics director Doug Dickey said. "This new design serves as a testimony to Adidas' commitment to our university and athletics programs. adidas and UT have worked well together for the past five years and we're looking forward to many more."
As well as uniforms for teams, adidas provides a range of services to UT, including ensuring coaches, trainers and medical staff have everything they need to support the needs of college athletes. adidas also fosters internship programs with the university and provides a specialized retail environment with a specific Tennessee look and feel. Adidas will continue to license apparel and accessories that bear the UT trademark at retailers nationwide.


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The Lord's prayer: be prophets of this new age
Hey man, amen
Pope Benedict XVI.
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IN EVERY age, and in every language, the church throughout the world continues to proclaim the marvels of God and to call all nations and peoples to faith, hope and new life in Christ.
In these days I, too, have come, as the successor of St Peter, to this magnificent land of Australia. I have come to confirm you, my young brothers and sisters, in your faith and to encourage you to open your hearts to the power of Christ's spirit and the richness of His gifts. I pray that this great assembly, which unites young people from every nation under heaven, will be a new Upper Room.
May the fire of God's love descend to fill your hearts, unite you ever more fully to the Lord and His church, and send you forth, a new generation of apostles, to bring the world to Christ. You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. These words of the risen Lord have a special meaning for those young people who will be confirmed, sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit, at today's Mass.
But they are also addressed to each of us, to all those who have received the Spirit's gift of reconciliation and new life at baptism, who have welcomed Him into their hearts as their helper and guide at confirmation, and who daily grow in His gifts of grace through the Holy Eucharist.
Here in Australia, this great south land of the Holy Spirit, all of us have had an unforgettable experience of the Spirit's presence and power in the beauty of nature. Our eyes have been opened to see the world around us as it truly is: "charged", as the poet says, "with the grandeur of God", filled with the glory of His creative love. Here, too, in this great assembly of young Christians from all over the world, we have had a vivid experience of the Spirit's presence and power in the life of the church.
We have seen the church for what she truly is: the body of Christ, a living community of love, embracing people of every race, nation and tongue, of every time and place, in the unity born of our faith in the risen Lord.
The power of the Spirit never ceases to fill the church with life. Through the grace of the church's sacraments, that power also flows deep within us, like an underground river which nourishes our spirit and draws us ever nearer to the source of our true life, which is Christ.
Here, in Oceania, let us give thanks in a special way for all those heroic missionaries, dedicated priests and religious, Christian parents and grandparents, teachers and catechists who built up the church in these lands witnesses like Blessed Mary MacKillop, St Peter Chanel, Blessed Peter To Rot, and so many others. The power of the Spirit, revealed in their lives, is still at work in the good they left behind, in the society which they shaped and which is being handed on to you.
Dear young people, let me now ask you a question. What will you leave to the next generation? Are you building your lives on firm foundations, building something that will endure? Are you living your lives in a way that opens up space for the Spirit in the midst of a world that wants to forget God, or even rejects Him in the name of a falsely conceived freedom?
How are you using the gifts you have been given, the power which the Holy Spirit is even now prepared to release within you? What legacy will you leave to young people yet to come? What difference will you make?
Empowered by the Spirit, and drawing upon faith's rich vision, a new generation of Christians is being called to help build a world in which God's gift of life is welcomed, respected and cherished, not rejected, feared as a threat and destroyed. A new age in which love is not greedy or self-seeking, but pure, faithful and genuinely free, open to others, respectful of their dignity, seeking their good, radiating joy and beauty.
A new age in which hope liberates us from the shallowness, apathy and self-absorption which deaden our souls and poison our relationships. Dear young friends, the Lord is asking you to be prophets of this new age, messengers of His love, drawing people to the Father and building a future of hope for all humanity.
The world needs this renewal. In so many of our societies, side by side with material prosperity, a spiritual desert is spreading: an interior emptiness, an unnamed fear, a quiet sense of despair. How many of our contemporaries have built broken and empty cisterns (Jeremiah 2:13) in a desperate search for meaning the ultimate meaning that only love can give?
This is the great and liberating gift which the Gospel brings: it reveals our dignity as men and women created in the image and likeness of God. It reveals humanity's sublime calling, which is to find fulfilment in love. It discloses the truth about man and the truth about life.
The church also needs this renewal. She needs your faith, your idealism and your generosity, so that she can always be young in the Spirit. In today's second reading, the Apostle Paul reminds us that each and every Christian has received a gift meant for building up the body of Christ. The church especially needs the gifts of young people, all young people. She needs to grow in the power of the Spirit who even now gives joy to your youth and inspires you to serve the Lord with gladness.
Open your hearts to that power. I address this plea in a special way to those of you whom the Lord is calling to the priesthood and the consecrated life. Do not be afraid to say "yes" to Jesus, to find your joy in doing His will, giving yourself completely to the pursuit of holiness, and using all your talents in the service of others.
As we pray for the confirmands, let us ask that the power of the Holy Spirit will revive the grace of our own confirmation. May He pour out His gifts in abundance on all present, on this city of Sydney, on this land of Australia and on all its people. May each of us be renewed in the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of right judgment and courage, the spirit of knowledge and reverence, the spirit of wonder and awe in God's presence.
Through the loving intercession of Mary, mother of the church, may this 23rd World Youth Day be experienced as a new Upper Room, from which all of us, burning with the fire and love of the Holy Spirit, go forth to proclaim the risen Christ and to draw every heart to Him. Amen.
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The School of Social Work's library received a significant upgrade this past summer, when Boston College invested substantial resources to building a gleaming, innovative space for its students.
Library staffers conducted several focus groups and student surveys ahead of the redesign, in order to ensure the new space was best suited to the school's most important stakeholders. Boston-based architectural firm Dimella Shaffer won a competition to then integrate this feedback into the ultimate design that would become the new library.
"The library redesign was a labor of love for the many of us involved in the project," says Head Librarian Hannah Ha. "We worked hard to integrate the perspective of our students in our plans, and we are confident we've created the best possible space for both collaborative and individual study and work." More about BCSSW Unveils Revamped Social Work Library on the Blog »
Assistant Professor Jessica Black is breaking new ground with colleagues from across the nation for a new area of inquiry: neuroscience and social work. An educational psychologist with postdoctoral training in neuroscience from the Stanford University School of Medicine, she is one of a small group of pioneers to concentrate her career in this space. Black firmly believes that neuroscience is a critical component of any social work training, and thanks to her leadership, BCSSW offers its students the option to complete a certificate in this cross-disciplinary inquiry.
More than just building a program at BCSSW, however, Black hopes to construct a new field between these spaces; this fall, she and the BC School of Social Work hosted a first-of-its-kind research symposium entitled Intersections: Social Work and Neuroscience. Find out more about this symposium on the blog »
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Robsham Theater
One hundred immigrants will take the Oath of Allegiance to become citizens of the United States in a naturalization ceremony hosted by Boston College Graduate School of Social Work. U.S. District Court Judge George A. O'Toole, Jr. '69, P'11'09, will preside at the ceremony. Boston College's ROTC and student musical groups will participate starting at 2:30 p.m.
Dean Alberto Godenzi spoke with the Boston College Chronicle about why hosting the naturalization ceremony is a great fit for GSSW. "Social work is all about inclusion and empowerment. There is something unique about experiencing this moment, when people from all walks of life collectively embrace the values of the nation. We wanted to bring this ceremony to BC to be witnessed by the students, faculty, and staff of Boston College." Read more from the Boston College Chronicle article »
This event is open to the Boston College community. If you would like to attend the ceremony or would like more information, email email@example.com or call 617-552-3292.
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Learn about the Immigrant Integration Lab at Boston College Graduate School of Social Work »


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I just discovered what appears to be a lipoma (maybe 1" in diameter) on my lower left back. I think it has been contributing to lower back pain. I'm seeing a dermatologist this week, but was wondering if there is a risk in waiting 3 more weeks until after our vacation to remove it. Thanks
I Have a Lipoma on my Back. Is There a Risk Waiting to Remove It?
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Removal of Lipoma
The first step is to make sure it is a lipoma, and your dermatologist should be able to tell you that. True lipomas are benign growths of fat cells and do not require removal. Most lipomas can be easily removed in the office under local anesthesia if needed.
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Over at Technologizer, Harry McCracken has written a great piece about the creation and evolution of the programming language BASIC. For people like me who were introduced to computers back in the early 80s this is a wonderful trip down memory lane.
Admittedly over the years I went on to learn much more sophisticated languages and programming techniques that BASIC would never support, but still my interest in computers and programming really wouldn't exist at all without BASIC.
Like McCracken I also think the lack of a simple language like BASIC front and center on modern computers is bad thing.
Source: Technologizer


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Date of Stay: May, 2017
We stayed here on our way home from Deming. I had a hard time fitting my 30' fifth wheel in the site. My back bumper was nearly out into the road. There is no way this site is 30' wide like the KOA website says. The sewer does not have a threaded fitting, but they did have a few good sized rocks to hold your house in place. THERE IS NO CABLE TV!
Date of Stay: May, 2016
First off, I fail to understand the surpise of sites being close, it is a commercial campground and there business is to make money. It is a typical KOA, The entire area is gravel and our site needed only a 3/4" board to level side to side. The area was clean and well kept. There is what looks like a city park with a trail around the lake/pond. It is a good ways back from the main road and I did not hear any trains in the night. We did not try the OTA tv stations so we cannot comment on that. We will be coming back.
Date of Stay: October, 2014
The whole park is gravel, looks like some kind of river stone as it is not sharp and did not bother the dogs feet. Sites were pretty level, wide and long. Wifi was free. They have a building with showers, laundry, and pool table, maybe more. As with any campground along this area there are train track a short distance away. My wife only heard 1 train but I heard several. It was quieter than I expected being during the harvest.
Date of Stay: October, 2014
Park review Nice looking park. We paid for full hookups but the self serve registration and the park map have different descriptions of which is which. The park is built on a hillside and the sites are not very level. Interior roads are poor, rutted in some places. When we found one that was close side to side, it was bad front to back. I had to use 3 inches of blocks on the back of my tow vehicle to get close to level, after trying to level at 3 other sites. No wifi in campground, maybe at the office.
Date of Stay: July, 2013
Last time here they were just installing free Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi signal was good at our site. Also, last year it was tough to get a decent cell signal, but this year we had a good signal with pretty fast LTE. Good Southern exposure for satellite TV. This is a nice park, we try to get here at least once a year.
Date of Stay: September, 2012
We have always liked this campground as it is only a few hours away. Campground is usually neat and clean, except when the critters get into the garbage, but that is usually cleaned up quickly. Sometimes there are the "no seeums" but usually aren't a problem. There are some nice large pull through sites with trees. They now have free WiFi setup in the park, but it is slow if there is a lot of people on it.
Date of Stay: July, 2012
When in Lincoln we stay here. We pay extra for one of the patio sites which have a charcoal grill, table and chairs, fire ring and a swing or rocker. The Wi-Fi is good and for those with children, they have activities and several types of pedal cars for rent.
Date of Stay: July, 2012
Sites were pretty level and interior roads are gravel but good. There is a gas station and small cafe type dining area. We got food to take back to the RV and the prices were reasonable.
Date of Stay: July, 2012
The site we had was not level. Unfortunately we were traveling through on the one weekend that night that racing was going on at the nearby track. We were lucky to get the spot as there were only 2 left. The park is near the freeway but the race cars were louder than the freeway. Quiet time starts at 10:00 pm and is "strictly enforced." Much to our amazement there were kids running around screaming at 11:00 pm.
Date of Stay: March, 2012
We usually stay at this park due to its proximity to my mother in law's home. We got a reduced rate for the off season so we took the patio site. This has a grill, fire pit, table and chairs, and even a swing. The park has quite a few year round sites with heated water supply or frost free water outlet. The dog run is nice, if there is no one there we were able to allow our dog to go off lead. Wi-Fi works well as they have a Wi-Fi antenna in the middle of the camping area. While there we had to attend a funeral, I asked for permission to leave our dog in the RV for the few hours that we were gone to the funeral. They were very understanding and made sure they had my cell phone number in case of an emergency. Our dog is usually quite quiet when in the RV alone so I thought it was not an issue but asked just to be courteous.
Date of Stay: August, 2011
We stayed here on a return trip home. We had been here before. Sites were clean and level. Nice dog walk area and good gravel interior roads. One unique thing is that they will come and pick up garbage from your site. We didn't feel like cooking so we had a pizza delivered from their kitchen. It was fairly good. As with a lot of the RV parks it is close to the freeway and can be a little noisy but we leave the AC fan running and that helps a lot. Even though they have a designated dog walk area, you can walk your dogs most anywhere in the park as long as you clean up.
Date of Stay: July, 2011
We stayed 3 nights while visiting family in the area. The park had quite a few people but not full. It is a little noisy at night but running the AC fan continuously help out with that. It was 100 degrees the day we arrived and 104 the next day. Most sites have shade which I am sure helped the AC. We had no power issues, the cable was good. I had planned on going to the pool but never made it. They have a small store in the office but it is somewhat limited in what they have. Very pet friendly. Interior roads were mixed paved and gravel. Our site was fairly level, used one board on one side.
Date of Stay: July, 2011
We stayed here after a long days drive. Owner was real friendly and seemed more concerned that we get set up and the AC running as it was 104 degrees. We knew the cost before we got there as we had called ahead. There were a few trains but found that running the AC fan all the time it really minimizes the noise you here. There were only 3 or 4 the night we stayed. Campground was very clean and well kept. We will probably stay here again next spring when traveling through the area again.


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Hi hi!
Of late, I have been trying out a bunch of Dior products, several from their latest Nude Skin base products, and also another bunch from their holiday Golden Bal collection. Please give me some time to get through these goodies and feature them soon!
So in this entry, I will review the following two new Dior base products:
1. DiorNude Skin Glowing foundation (liquid foundation)
2. DiorNude Skin Compact (powder foundation)
Swatches of both products in this entry here. (link link link)
I have already reviewed and featured the Nude Shimmering powder in this entry here. (link link link)

For full collection information and technical information, click on this entry here. (link link link)

Let's go through my routine, and I will sum up my thoughts at the end of this entry.
Step One: Sun protection & makeup base
The DiorSnow BB Creme is one of my staples as a makeup base. It comes with a powerful 50SPF and it has a very liquid foundation feel. It immediately evens out my skintone as you will see below, and also means that it is a great for layering a natural finish foundation over it. I also love using BB creams in general for priming my skin before foundation.
Step 2: Apply DiorNude Skin Glowing foundation.
Here, you can see that the foundation gives my face a very natural glowy finish. It doesn't look like I have applied anything over my prepped skin, but yet you can see the luminous effect, which I am loving of late. I just think that an overly matte look is ageing and too drying. A fresh radiant looking skin is never ultra matte. I just need to control the oily T zone, and I am happy with just a bit of shine on my face.
The foundation has a gel kind of texture and consistency. I apply the foundation with a buffing brush, and it blends easily without any streaks. The feel is very lightweight, and I just use concealer whenever I need to.
I am using the shade 20, and it is very close to my own skintone. I have mentioned in my swatch entry that I wish there is a shade 15 for extra brightening, but 20 is a true to my own skincolor shade.
Step 3: Concealing!
I apologise for the blurry pictures here! I like to brighten my undereyes. I am using a apricot shade for the Dior Skinflash to neutralise my undereyes, and then followed by the spot concealer to brighten up the area. I also use the same spot concealer for spot concealing. It has a very very smooth full coverage texture. It is quite pricey, but I highly recommend this spot concealer. And it has SPF50 too. Definitely one of my fave concealers.
Lastly, setting the foundation & concealer.
The compact foundation comes with two methods of application. It has a sponge, and a brush.
I am using the brush here because I am setting the foundation.
If I am touching up, I would use the sponge to pat my face.
If I am using the compact foundation as a foundation for light days, I would use a powder puff.
I know it all sounds so complicated, that is just how I am with applying my base products.
The brush that comes with the compact is pretty decent as a portable brush.. and it deposits the right amount of powder.
The compact has decent coverage, and I am enjoying it some days after I have a shower at the gym. I would have a light layer of bb cream on my face, and I use this compact foundation to set the bb cream. Then I would enjoy flawless smooth skin. The compact is great for soothing over pores, and ensuring a smooth finish.
Here you can see the half face results. The finished half of my face is very flawless and smooth. There is a subtle glowy effect to my face, and even though I have used several layers of products, it doesn't look nor feel heavy at all. I always like a fuller coverage for my base, and I find that such a layering routine is great for a long lasting fresh faced result.
I am quite impressed by this foundation. It is great for women with a oilier complexion and who wants a fresh light feeling foundation. If you like natural second skin finish foundations, you will love the DiorNude skin glowing foundation. It is pretty long lasting on me, lasting through my 8- 10 hour workdays. I don't find that it oxidise on me, and it didn't make me look like a oily mess even on hot days.
Overall, I am glad to have tried out both foundations, you should check them out too!
For comparison's sake,
I would put the DiorNude Skin Glowing liquid foundation in the same categories of other liquid foundations such as
1. Burberry Sheer Foundation
2. Clarins Skin Illusion
3. Chanel Vitalumiere Aqua
4. Lancome Teint Miracle

The liquid foundation retails for S$70 and the compact retails for $90, and is currently available at all Dior counters.
I hope my overview has been helpful, and thank you for reading!!


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Here's another comment on Susan Kinzie's article in the Washington Post:
Comment from a Trinity student:
"I feel that Trinity is an elite university for privileged women such as myself. There are a lot of people that wish to attend college, but they don't have the money or the support that is needed…. When I read the following statement, it made me angry: "…nearly half of the students are from the District, almost all are black or Latino and many are poor…" I'm very happy to be here. The reason that I choose to attend this university is not because of the reasons that are listed in the article, but because I've always felt welcomed here. The faculty and staff here are great. My classes are small and because of this I feel that my professors are getting to know me as well as I am getting to know them. There are students that are attending Trinity on scholarship, which to me is a great accomplishment. It shows me that the women that attend this university are high achievers. So, my question about this article would be: who said that earning a scholarship to a privileged university [is] a hand-out to the 'poor'?"
This comment triggered my own memories of the day I learned I could actually attend Trinity. (This was way, way back in 1970!) As one of seven siblings in a family of modest means in Philadelphia, I knew that my dream of coming to Washington to enroll at Trinity was far-fetched. We weren't "poor" but money was surely tight. But my life changed entirely one late winter day in my senior year of high school when I opened a letter from Trinity and learned that I would receive a Trinity scholarship. The generosity of a benefactor whom I never met opened a world of opportunity that I never knew existed. After all these years I still feel profoundly grateful for that great act of kindness. I have tried to return that generosity by helping other women achieve their educational dreams as well.
Scholarships, grants and loans for college are the paving stones on the road to opportunity, economic security and the intellectual and spiritual fulfillment that comes with lifelong learning. Far from being a "handout" to the "poor," this kind of financial assistance is an investment in human dignity. As the student who wrote the comment above stated so eloquently, Trinity students who have scholarships have every right to celebrate that achievement. And, I hope that each scholarship student will think about how to repay that generosity by paving the way for some future women to reach their goals as well.


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Type: Bug
Status: Closed
Priority: Major
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 0.5.0
Fix Version/s: 0.6.0
Component/s: Query Processor
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Attached a patch - running unit tests right now.
This removes the change for http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/HIVE-1200,
since this is needed as a hot fix.
can we switch
part = getPartitionDescFromPath(pathToPartitionInfo, ipaths[i]
part = getPartitionDescFromPath(pathToPartitionInfo, ipaths[i]);
I think this will also work for hive-1200
Talked with Namit offline.
HIVE-1200 needs a small fix that will be included together by Namit.
Added more comments based on a offline discussion with Ning
A follow-up jira has been filed.
Once that is fixed, the current patch is not needed
+1 will commit if tests pass.
Is there any change in hive.1242.3.patch compared to hive.1242.2.patch?
added some comments
Namit, branch 0.5 failed on combine1.q and input2.q. Can you take a look? i'll run test trunk also.
It is working for me - can you mail/upload the diff/log
Ning, found the problem - it was dumping when being used with a older hadoop version.
please take a look at the new patches (both for trunk and 0.5)
Committed to 0.5 and trunk. Thanks Namit!
The comment in the code include the followings:
// Since there is no easy way of knowing whether
MAPREDUCE-1597 is present in the tree or not,
// we use a configuration variable for the same
This is clearly misunderstanding.
MAPREDUCE-1597 is a bug that was fixed for new api (mapreduce package), while CombineHiveInputFormat is using old API (deprecated mapred package). CombineHiveInputFormat does not properly works with any non-splittable compressed file, if that files is written over multiple hdfs partitions (same as CombineFileInputFormat from mapred package, while CombineFileInputFormat from new mapreduce package works beautifully).
Not sure why this issue is marked as closed.


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Craftsman 1/2hp Garage Door Opener No Power
Recently my 8 year old Craftsman 1/2hp model 139.18659 GDO started to work intermittently. Then it completely died; no power or light on. Power outlet is working fine. Called my garage door repair guy and he said to check the Receiver Logic Board. The board controls power to the GDO. I opened the panel to access the board and sure enough, after wiggling it a few times and reconnecting connectors, power was back on. No sure how long the this fix will last or I should just replace the board. Will try my luck until the board dies again. Then may just replace it. Part 41A5483-2 is avail thru Sears for $125 or northshorecommercialdoor.com for $65.
For that age unit and the $65.00 part price, I'd probably get it. I'd also make sure the unit was protected by a surge protector. It doesn't take much(surge) for these boards to go bad.
Sounds like a loose connection or porr solder joint on one of the connectors. I would take the board out and examine it and the connectors closely.
Ended up replacing board
Well it worked for about a week and the problem returned. Took RON6519 advice and purchase new board for $65 thru Northshore. New board has been working great ever since. One note though, the new faceplate does not exactly fit to match the screw holes to the GDO. What I did was replace the faceplate from the old board and wa la perfect fit. Just remember to ground yourself first to remove any electrical discharge that could fry the board circuitry.
When you wiggled the old board and it began working again you demonstrated that there was nothing wrong with the board itself but rather the plug in connectors. They can get heavily oxidized from condensation and movement will briefly reestablish contact. A proper cleaning and coating of dielectric grease is a more long term repair.
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CLARA AND JOHN'S WEDDINGMarch, 2011 in Cartagena
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We had a total of 9 events during our wedding week and everysingle was fun and great."
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- Band: Orquesta Ineditos de Colombia
- Decorations Vendor: Andres Cortes
- Band: EKOBIOS
- Favors Vendor: Color Cacao
- Cakes/Candies Vendor: Elsy Salgado de Figueroa
- Invitations Vendor: Tipografia San Joaquin
- Ceremony Musician: Felipe Madarriaga
- Photographer: IKONOS
- Coordinator: La Chiche "Carmen Cecilia Cayon"
- Videographer: La Fabrica de Videos
- DJ: Playa Producciones
- Wedding Day Beauty Vendor: Diego Moya Salon
- Ceremony: Hotel Las Americas
- Entertainment: Café Del Mar
- Reception: Hotel Las Americas
- Entertainment: Café Havana
- Hotel: Hotel Las Americas Global Resort
- Attraction: Hotel Santa Clara
- Restaurant: Restaurante Bar La Vitrola
- Attraction: Parque Nacional Natural Corales del Rosario
- Restaurant: Restaurante Club De Pesca De Cartagena
- After Party Site: CHIVAS PEREZ
- Restaurant: Restaurante Don Juan
Orquesta Ineditos de ColombiaCartagena,, Colombia
"They were good. The made the party more fun!!"
EKOBIOSCartagena, Colombia
"Everybody loved the welcome mulatas, tambores, camino de mulatas and Carnaval. It is a must to have in a Cartagena wedding."
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Elsy Salgado de FigueroaCartagena,, Colombia
"She is a sweet heart like her cakes. She made our cake and my sister in law birthday cake. Both cakes were delicious and pretty."
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Felipe MadarriagaCartagena,, Colombia
"I had Saxofon music in the ceremony. The miusic was beautiful!!!"
La Chiche "Carmen Cecilia Cayon"Cartagena (Colombia) - Miami (USA),, COLOMBIA-USA
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"Without La Chiche we could not have the great perfect wedding week we had. She is more than a WP she is a friend. My husband and I love La Chiche and her staff. La Chiche goes above and beyond good service. La Chiche and her staff focus on not only large details but also the small details that brides sometime forget. She arranged for us, transportation for 7 days events, a welcome dinner, private island tour, beauty salon for my guests and I, welcome cocktail party, night club after party, SPA morning for 14 girls, wedding day details (decoration, ceremony, photographer, video, cake, Band, DJ, Carnaval, etc) , notary, food tasting, Chiva party, Good bye cocktail party, Good bye dinner. Also, she delivered our wedding presents. We did not have to worry about anything. In all the events, she had people from her staff with us. They were always there for us to solve our last minute issues. She had a solution for everything. My family and guests were so impress with the level of service she offers."
Playa Produccionesamberes 3er callejon numero 2961
Cartagena, 1234, Colombia
057 6622060
"They are great. I sent a list to them and they play almost everything I asked. Customer service was good."
Decorations Vendor:
Andres CortesCartagena,, Colombia
"Andresito is the best. He does not run out of ideas or patience. He has great taste. He works around your budget. His ideas are awesome."
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Color CacaoMedellin,, Colombia
"They make good and beautiful chocolates. They delivered the chocolates to my WP on time. My guests love them."
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Tipografia San JoaquinMedellin,, Colombia
"Nicolas and Harold are great. Prices were good and customer service was amazing. They printed my invitations, save the date, menus, etc. Everything was done right. They had a great attitude."
IKONOSCartagena,, Colombia
"I can tell you Catalina and her team are professional and nice. Pictures are beautiful."
La Fabrica de VideosMedellin,, Colombia
"Jorge was nice and always ontime for all events. The video is awesome."
Wedding Day Beauty Vendor:
Diego Moya SalonCartagena, Colombia
"Diego and all his team did a great job. 25 of my guest went to his beauty salon. it was a good experience."
Hotel Las AmericasCartagena, Bolivar
"They have this beautiful Oasis that made the ceremony more special."
Hotel Las AmericasCartagena, Bolivar
"The place is great for a beach wedding. If you are planning to get married on the beach look for a month that is not windy. The wind changed all my wedding set up. My wedding was small (84 people)Half North American/Half Colombian. The bad and the good. The bad: The service the day of the wedding was slow. They served the desserts in the wrong presentation. They did not served all the food I paid for. It was good I had a WP and a great decorator because it was difficult to work with Las Americas. They wanted to handle my wedding in the same way they handle a 1000 people seminar event. The good: The place is beautiful, the food, and drinks were really good."
Hotel Las Americas Global ResortAnillo Vial
Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar Department, Colombia
"Seventy-five percent of our guests stay in Las Americas Hotel because this is where we had our wedding. The service and food were good, beach was private and nice, and rooms were clean. The hotel had a great complimentary breakfast everybody loved."
Restaurante Bar La VitrolaCartagena, Bolivar, Colombia
"Food, and service were excellent. We had dinner there the last night in Cartagena (23 people) We had a surprise Bday party for my sister in law. The band is amazing."
Restaurante Club De Pesca De CartagenaAvenida del Puente
Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia
"This place has a 360 deg. view. It is romantic, food, drinks, service were great. I had a welcome cocktail dinner for 80 people here. It was a great time."
Restaurante Don JuanCartagena, Bolivar
"Juan Felipe did a great job. I host my welcome to Cartagena dinner in this place(30 people). Food was unbelievable. Service, Food, Wines, Cocktails and atmosphere was excellent. It was a good way to start our wedding week."
Café Del MarAvenida Santander
Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia
"We hosted a good bye cocktail after the Chiva in this restaurant (80 people). This place has the best Cartagena view. Mojitos are really good."
Café HavanaBolivar, Colombia
"We went there after our welcome cocktail party(50 people). It was our after party. Best band!!!!!!!!! Everybody danced. You need to reserve with enough time."
Hotel Santa Clara39-29 Centro Calle Del Torno
Cartagena de Indias [Rafael Nunez], Colombia, Bolivar, Colombia
"This was a great morning with 13 of my girlfriends. The SPA was beautiful and the employees treated us like princesses."
Parque Nacional Natural Corales del RosarioBolivar, Colombia
"We went to a beautiful Rosario Island that our WP arranged for us (30 people). It was a perfect day. The tour was private. We had an open bar with the best Mojitos. Lunch was delicious."
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CHIVAS PEREZCartagena,, Colombia
"This was part of my good-bye party. They were on time and accommodate my needs. Rum was good!!! My guests loved the Chiva tour."


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Puerto Rico brings you the best of the Caribbean: over 270 miles of white-sand beaches, balmy temperatures throughout the year (we never get into the triple digits), tropical flavors and rhythms, and of course, plenty of rum! But did you know that, even among its fellow Caribbean islands, Puerto Rico stands out? Take a closer look at what makes our island special… even by Caribbean standards.
Puerto Rico is a Caribbean island located between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. Our island lies between the Dominican Republic and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and is part of an archipelago known as the Antilles, which stretches across the Caribbean from Florida to Venezuela.
The Antilles is divided into the Greater Antilles and Lesser Antilles. Puerto Rico is the easternmost island of the Greater Antilles, which also includes Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Gear (General) › Easton 6″ Full Metal Jacket Stakes
Any friends have experience with these stakes? A set of (6) ways 1.2oz–They seam a little pricey but I might just pull the trigger to save a OZ. Are the durable?
@saparisorLocale: Pacific Northwest
Not to steer you away from carbon, but have you looked at the SMD L Stake? .3 oz/stake, so a total of 1.8 oz for 6 stakes. Biggest difference is the price: six stakes would be $8.40 plus shipping. I'm planning to pick some up soon, as SMD is only a few miles from my house (whenever they have their open house for the new space). These will replace my older Easton stakes, so I'll have a combination of Ti hooks and the SMDs.
Steven, I too use a combo of stakes: 2 MSR groundhogs for ridge-lines and the old school Hi-Vis BPL stakes. I also just got some new Vargo Orange Heads which I like also. I think I would use the Easton's for my tarp sides and not the ridgeline. I will check out the SMD stakes. Thanks!
The stakes look like they are sections of Easton Full Metal Jacket arrows cut and then with inserts glued in.
I can vouch for the arrows. I've been shooting these since 2008 and they are the toughest I've ever used.
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Define "durable".
If the tips are solid I'd guess they will be OK.
If the tips are hollow-formed you will need to exercise a little care.
Nice link Greg. Durable meaning tough and being able to with stand the Sierras and the Granite plus being pounded in by Granite rocks over and over again. I like the simple Ti stakes but just checking if these Eastons will be durable over the long run? It seems like they could possibly shatter in time.
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I wanted to do this yesterday, but the weather didn't cooperate. I drew conversation heart messages on our front walk for the kids to find after school today. I wrote their names in a few of them. This was a simple way to use both words of affirmation and spend quality time with my kids with one easy activity.
My neighbor came out about the time I was drawing my 10th heart and looked at me a little funny. I was reminded of the line from one of the Madagascar movies where the penguins say, "Just smile and wave boys". So I endure a little embarrassment to show my kids love, I can live with that.
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Mearns Rock in 2004
What You See
IIn 2004, the boulder has a heavy covering of young (greenish-brown) Fucus plants. Barnacle density remains high on the right side of the boulder. Again this year, no mussels are visible. In the lower left corner of the boulder, the patch of sea lettuce seems to be dying back. On the beach face, the density of Fucus is similar to that on the boulder. In the background, an eelgrass bed (Zostera marina) is visible in the water.
2004 Enlarged Quadrat
Much of the quadrat is covered by young Fucus plants in 2004. No mussels are visible. The tiny barnacles that set in 2003 have grown, creating a white crust under the Fucus. This year, there is little or no bare rock. Note the new species of seaweed (resembling a spider) in the upper right section.
What's Happening
Conditions in 2004 are very similar to 1996. At that time, we wrote that it appeared that a second "wave" of recovery was occurring. Now it looks like a third wave of regrowth is occurring. During the first years of recovery, there was a heavy growth of mussels; however, that doesn't appear to be the case for the second and third waves of regrowth. We had originally thought that there was a 5-6 year period from new growth to die-off. If that was true, we should have seen a new recruitment of Fucus by 2001. Obviously, the new growth didn't happen for about 8 years (until 2003/2004). Thus, the time between significant recruitment events is many years, but also variable.


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The demand for overseas-qualified lawyers in London has waned in recent years, but what are things like elsewhere in the UK and in the in-house market?
"We have seen a select number of roles arising recently in cities such as Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh and Manchester," comments Guy Adams, a director at Laurence Simons.
"Larger law firms in Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester have been open to overseas-qualified lawyers looking for an alternative to the rat-race of London," adds James Gavine of RedLaw. "Bristol continues to grow as a legal centre, with Simmons & Simmons entering the market in 2012. Corporate, funds and IP are the skill sets that travel best."
Ricardo Bonegio, a director at Garfield Robbins, notes that overseas-qualified lawyers in certain areas are particularly in demand.
"In specialist areas, such as energy in Scotland, firms and companies may consider overseas people," he says. "Also, as large organisations outsource from London there may be roles in Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester where high-level overseas experience is considered."
As for the in-house market, companies with an international focus often look to overseas-qualified lawyers, comments Victoria Harris of RedLaw.
"A handful of banks have in-house teams that, although based in London, have a non-UK focus – usually emerging markets," she says. "We're seeing more demand for overseas-qualified lawyers in-house in the UK, both for their language skills and their experience. Overall numbers are still small compared to the demand for England & Wales-qualified lawyers, but there's a trend
among global corporations for international talent to be based in London and the UK."
Jonathan Firth, managing director at Michael Page Legal, says the demand for overseas-qualified lawyers in-house falls into two categories: those who have common law experience and those who bring language skills and jurisdictional experience.
"Australia and New Zealand-qualified lawyers have long been popular in-house, but recent changes in visa allocations have reduced supply," he notes.
The demand for lawyers qualified in some European jurisdictions has also been on the rise, he adds.
"We've seen a marked rise in demand for candidates with central European language skills and qualifications, particularly if qualified in Germany or France, although at least some UK experience is preferred," he says.
Firth argues that overseas-qualified lawyers may find even more opportunities in-house outside London.
"In-house is the area in the regions where there are arguably more opportunities, particularly in the South East," he notes. "We see foreign-qualified lawyers going in-house as paralegals, contract managers and legal counsel. This is more likely to be the case where there is an international remit to the role or a requirement for languages."