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McAfee is hunkering down to integrate the security technologies it has bought over the past several months into its varied line of security software and appliances. Two trends in the company's activities are developing parallel products for deployment as software on endpoints and as network-based appliances. This week, for instance, the company is announcing that NAC software can be installed on its IntruShield IPS appliance to give customers the option of enforcing NAC policies in the network, not just on the endpoint. The company is bringing management of these platforms under control of its ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) in an effort to centralize control of network security. Network World Senior Editor Tim Greene spoke with McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt about these efforts as well as other issues facing the company.
McAfee made significant acquisitions in buying Secure Computing and Reconnex. What will you do with their technologies?
With these acquisitions we have a state of the art, never-been-broken firewall that we can begin to integrate with IPS, we can also integrate NAC, we have e-mail and Web filtering on an appliance, we have data-loss prevention at the gateway, we have encryption at the gateway we can do archiving at the gateway - we have a suite of offerings that enable us to do what we were doing at the endpoint, creating a suite with more functionality.
We're not fully integrated into ePO on every component of that yet having just acquired Reconnex and Secure Computing, but the goal is to integrate that into ePO.
How will ePO evolve?
As we launch our next major release of ePO [next year] it will have a lot more user and event management capabilities in the product. We have a major effort underway in engineering with virtual device capabilities.
We're starting to see virtual desktops and servers massively deployed and we started thinking about to manage both physical IDs as well as virtual IDs. It enters into a new stratosphere of management. We're looking to do things the market has never seen, particularly in how it comes back to NAC.
Unified secure access is an endpoint problem and a network problem. We feel we're pretty uniquely positioned to leverage and interlock our endpoint strategy with our network strategy. McAfee is the only security vendor that offers a product for the network as well as a comparable product on the endpoint and really integrates them.
Like we've done on the endpoint for host intrusion prevention and network intrusion prevention, where we can import signatures from our network product into our host product, match the policies, create a multi-layer defense.
Things like we're doing with data loss and prevention, we can classify data and block it at the port, block it at the host as well as block it through the protocol on the network.
Now you've got the NAC solution which is the same type of thing where you can control network access, quarantine users, unmanaged users both inline and out of band can both be monitored through the network as well as protected on the host. As we evolve that you'll see more and more of that capability coming out of McAfee.
Doesn't that increase complexity?
We think it's the opposite. When you have a console then the secret sauce is having one set of policies that can govern both the network and the host through ePO.
EPO is completely automated and scalable. Reporting is common. So we can reduce the complexity and produce common reporting and overall lower the cost of ownership for our customers.
The traditional mindset was: put in multiple vendors at every layer and let's try to have a multi-tiered, multilayered, multi-vendor strategy. The complexity overwhelmed them in that model and created more vulnerabilities by having a point product at every endpoint.
After a while it became impossible to manage compliance, understand vulnerability, create common reporting and lower cost.
What's McAfee's current business strategy?
My goal and strategy is to be the largest dedicated security company and the fastest growing and the most innovative. We've been trying to do that with our own R&D but also through acquisition.
No. 1, we've been trying to win the endpoint. Our most successful business area prior to the last quarter or so with the network business had been on the endpoint. We've been able to use our ePolicy Orchestrator franchise (ePO) and leverage that.
Last year's ePO 4 release is a landmark for the company. It gave us a serious platform for managing much more than antivirus. That was the largest single engineering program the company had ever produced. More than 60% of our base customers have converted to the product.
What's the big attraction?
It gave us the ability to have a common agent that can do a lot more than anti-virus. It's got spyware, [host intrusion prevention], NAC, [data loss prevention], encryption. What you'll see as our strategy is to offer a lot more functionality in a common agent managed by a single console.
Is there more hardware in the wings?
We have the NAC appliance but you can imagine we're not going to stop there. Secure Computing purchased a company called Securify which offers an application firewall with the ability to monitor and managed user access to applications. With that you can begin to build out the most comprehensive NAC solution in the market. I think we've already done that with the NAC appliance standalone coupled with our NAC client.
This story, "McAfee looks to security in virtual environments" was originally published by Network World.


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Aimed at females age 13 to thirty-something, this most enjoyable handbook written by Cosmopolitan editor Lavinthal and book publisher Rozler takes an honest look at the rules and etiquette of friendship in the digital age. In a Miss Manners-meets-Cosmo style, they discuss everything from becoming a better friend to dealing with "frenemies" (the backstabbers, users, underminers, etc.) and surviving friendship breakups. Some of the most helpful chapters tell how to deal with different types of friends/frenemies and how to balance friendship with coupledom. Lavinthal and Rozler's guide supplies needed information in an engaging, humorous style and should be considered essential where dating books are popular.
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Then you got *****s(ers). Ign'ant MFs. (yes. Ign'ant. Ignorant is not knowing better. Ign'ant is not CARING to know or do better.) I mean The people you hate to be around because they WILL make you look bad.
Every "race" has a derogatory term for the worst of their people. And though it didn't START as a separate term, but it has become just that.
As Chris Rock said "I LOVE Black people!! But I hate *****s!!"
I repeat this DAILY!!!!


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Bryan's biggest fear is falling down the stairs while holding her or tripping since his legs don't always work properly. So far he holds her close and watches each step he makes and he hasn't tripped. Every night after she has a bath and a full belly, they cuddle on the couch. He lays her on his chest and she dozes off to sleep until we go to bed. It is the sweetest thing I have ever seen.
Emery started to be more alert and she went through her first developmental leap around four weeks. Bryan would get home from work right at her fussy time. She only wanted me to nurse her and comfort her. It broke my heart that he only saw her at her hardest time of the day. The screaming was really hard on him and he would admit that sometimes he just couldn't listen to it anymore. I think this is pretty normal for a new dad but even more difficult for a wounded warrior. I didn't want him to get overwhelmed when he held his crying daughter. I would ask if he wanted me to take her, and sometimes I just took over. We were both navigating this together.
Bryan can't do much to help with the night feedings. Unfortunately, her cries or having the light on when I am feeding her wakes him up. He has been struggling with the lack of sleep. There have been a few times where he has been late for work because he can't get out of bed. With his TBI, he requires a lot of sleep so I know this is hard on him. Now that she is getting up only once a night, it is much better.
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Bruno Mars scores first number one album
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Bruno Mars has scored his first number one album with Unorthodox Jukebox. The singer's sophomore album jumped to the top spot on the Billboard 200 this week, selling 95-thousand copies, during its 12th week on the chart.
The sales spike was due in large part to Amazon MP3, who started offering the album at the discounted price of one-dollar-and-99 cents last week. Sixty-four thousand of the 95-thousand copies sold were downloads.
Mars has had a string of number one singles on the Hot 100, including "Grenade," "Just The Way You Are," and most recently, "Locked Out of Heaven," but a number one album is a first for him. His debut Doo-Wops & Hooligans peaked at number three.
Last week's number one album Mumford & Sons' Babel is coming off its post-Grammys bump this week, falling to number three.


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My dream came true last Sunday when my recipe tester, Lisa, invited me over for a desert island dinner party: a menu of my all-time favourite foods. Cured salmon, beef fillet, creme caramel. Simple, classic dishes that will probably still be my favourites in 40 years.
You can adapt them to your own tastes, of course. Instead of salmon, try kingfish; instead of fillet, perhaps a nice rib of beef, or even a whole roasted chicken. But don't forget the bearnaise - lots of it - and if you can't get fresh tarragon, the dried stuff is an acceptable substitute. You'll need veg, too, perhaps green beans, sugar snaps or snow peas, or a mix of all three.
And then dessert. It could have been trifle, could have been something chocolate, but in the end it was creme caramel, a very happy result. Just don't forget to make it the day before.
�� To make me really happy, serve my favourite beef dish with one of my favourite bottles of red: the 2000 Lakes Folly Cabernet Sauvignon, from the Hunter Valley.
Beef fillet with bearnaise sauce and green beans
Bearnaise sauce is delicious and really easy. You can reduce the vinegar and make the clarified butter in advance.
1 tbsp olive oil
6 individual beef fillets, or one whole piece (about 1.2kg)
2-3 punnets baby green beans
50g butter
3 eschalots, finely chopped
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
500g unsalted butter
300ml white vinegar
10 black peppercorns
2 egg yolks
� bunch tarragon, picked and chopped
� bunch chervil, picked and chopped
�� Preheat the oven to 220C. Heat the olive oil in a heavy pan and brown the beef on all sides. Place in the oven and cook as desired (if you are using the one piece, it will take about 25 minutes for rare - less for individual pieces).
�� Rest before serving, then return to the oven for 5-10 minutes to warm up again.
�� Meanwhile, drop the beans into boiling salted water and cook for 2 minutes. Drain immediately. Heat the butter in a large pan and cook the eschalots until soft. Add the beans and toss until well coated. Season to taste.
�� Serve the beef and beans with the bearnaise sauce.
�� For the bearnaise: To clarify the butter, melt over a gentle heat and slowly bring to the boil. Use a flat spoon to skim the white froth from the surface, then pour the butter into a bowl, leaving any white sediment on the bottom of the pan. The consistency of clarified butter should be similar to olive oil. You'll need about 1 cup.
�� Place the vinegar, peppercorns and a sprig of tarragon in a small saucepan and simmer until reduced to about a third of a cup. Strain into a stainless steel bowl. Whisk in the yolks and, holding the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, slowly whisk in the clarified butter until the sauce turns thick and creamy. Remove, add the herbs and serve.
Serves six
With a glass of: shiraz.
Creme caramel
The subtle cardamom flavour is a nice twist on this old favourite.
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
2 cups milk
1 cinnamon stick
� vanilla bean
1 cardamom pod, split
� cup sugar
3 free-range eggs, plus 2 egg yolks
mixed berries for serving (optional)
�� Place the sugar and water in a heavy saucepan and heat, stirring, until the sugar has dissolved. Leave to simmer (don't stir) until it turns amber. Remove from heat and pour into six individual moulds - these could be ramekins or even Chinese teacups - rolling the caramel around to coat the base and sides. Set aside to cool.
�� For the custard: Place the milk, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, cardamom pod and sugar in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from heat and leave for an hour for the flavours to infuse.
�� Preheat the oven to 120C. Place the eggs and yolks in a bowl and whisk to combine. Whisk in the milk mixture then pour through a sieve into a jug.
�� Pour the custard into the moulds, sit in a baking dish and pour warm (not hot) water into the baking dish to come about a third of the way up the side of the moulds. Cover the dish with foil.
�� Bake until just set (about 40 minutes) and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. To serve, run a knife around the edge of the custards and invert on to plates. Serve with fresh berries.
Serves six
With a glass of: botrytis riesling.
Cured salmon with dill and honey dressing
100g salt
100g brown sugar
1 side fresh salmon (about 1kg), skinned and boned
� bunch dill, roughly chopped
150g goat's feta cheese
1 loaf brioche, sliced and toasted, for serving
2 tbsp honey
� tbsp soy sauce
� tbsp seeded mustard
� tbsp Dijon mustard
� tbsp sesame oil
75ml extra virgin olive oil
Splash hot water (optional)
�� Combine the salt and brown sugar. Sprinkle a layer over a non-corrosive plate large enough to hold the salmon. Lay the salmon on top, and sprinkle the remaining salt and sugar on top. Gently rub into the fish to coat well. Cover with cling film and refrigerate for 2 hours.
�� Remove and wash off the salt and sugar. Pat dry with paper towel. Slice thinly and lay on a serving platter, the pieces overlapping. Drizzle generously with dressing, sprinkle with dill and feta and serve with toasted buttered brioche.
�� For the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the ingredients. Add a little hot water if it is too thick.
Serves six
With a glass of: dry riesling.
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This year's Most Improved Player award was a mixed bag with the Chasing 23 writing team, with 4 different players receiving votes from our writers.
Brown Mamba: Ryan Anderson
Opponents of the Ryan Anderson for MIP bandwagon will note that Anderson's per 36 minutes number were virtually identical (and in some cases, slightly worse) than last year. This is an unfair comparison however, as Anderson performed at nearly the same efficiency but with 50% more minutes (33 MPG vs. 22 MPG last year). The more noticeable impact however is that Ryan Anderson was perhaps the one player this year (outside of Jeremy Lin, whose season was just too short to qualify) who really stepped up from being an NBA unknown to a guy we heard about night in and night out. Even in the face of Dwight Howard's inconsistency, Anderson was a key factor in keeping the Magic out of the bottom of the Eastern Conference and emerged as the reliable option on a solid playoff team (unlike alternate MIP candidate Greg Monroe, who performed his good deeds playing for an NBA doormat).
As a runner-up, I would vote for Andrew Bynum, who blossomed from oft-injured, full of potential young center into the definitive 2nd best center in the NBA (and perhaps best on the offensive end), All-star game starter, as well as the Lakers' no. 2 option. Bynum did not get much love in the MIP voting because so much has been expected of him over the years, but this should be noted as the year the future superstar finally grew up.
Honorable Mention: Andrew Bynum
Sean Cribben: Jeremy Lin
Sure, he played in only 35 games and started in ten fewer, was less effective when Amare and Carmelo returned, and was exposed relatively quickly by opposing defenses. Yet Lin's superhuman run, no matter how brief, is enough to qualify him for an award as ill-defined as Most Improved Player. For not only did he rescue a team that was flirting with collapse at the time of his arrival, but he also somehow managed to transcend his status as a mere sports curio and emerge as a full-fledged pop culture icon. Not too shabby for a guy
Perhaps that shouldn't matter, especially when considered in a context exclusive to everything else but basketball
Honorable Mention: John Lucas III
Daniel Douglas: James Harden
Before getting his clock cleaned by Ron Artest's elbow, Harden was looking as though he could succeed as the primary option of his own squad. It never seems to work that way though but I still talked myself into Harden being the first bench player to dominate on his own since Tracy McGrady left Toronto. Harden's scoring improved by over four points per game (12.2 to 16.8) as well as his shooting. He improved his three-point shooting from .354 to .390 and looked, while he was out there, like a leader and an anchor.
Honorable Mention: Greg Monroe
Bruce Blitz: Greg Monroe
This is always a fun award to contemplate. As we all sit there on our couches, feverishly watching game after game after game, it's always fun to see who's performing at a much higher level than last year. There are a handful of guys who come to mind with this award. Let's start with the obvious contender: Jeremy Lin.
There was a point in time where most of us thought Jeremy Lin would be the runaway winner of this award. Jeremy Lin certainly had the most captivating story of the year, but let's keep it "real", there are others who drastically improved and displayed that level of play for a longer period in time. Nikola Pekovic would be a fantastic choice as well. Pekovic has come on strong at the end of the season, and he's given Minnesota Timberwolves fans something to watch with the injuries to Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love. Pekovic is what the Timberwolves need beside Kevin Love, another solid rebounder who can stay inside on the offensive end for potential offensive rebounds. Pekovic averaged nearly 4 offensive rebounds per game this season.
Ersan Ilyasova has probably been the NBA's best kept secret this season. Ilyasova has improved in many different areas to his game, along with an improved consistency. Unlike Pekovic and Jeremy Lin, Ilyasova has done it for most of the season. To me Ryan Anderson has made the second most compelling case for the NBA's most improved player. Ryan Anderson is getting proper due respect for his 3 point shot this sea
son, and he's led the league in 3 point shots made. Ryan Anderson's scoring has jumped and he's doing an amazing job on the glass as well compared to last season. I just can't give this award to anyone else other than Greg Monroe though. Greg Monroe is the definition of a most improved player. Monroe has improved his free throw shooting, passing, rebounding, and scoring. Anyone who's watched Detroit Pistons basketball games this year knows that Greg Monroe is their best player, and he's been there all year night in and night out producing at a very high level. Monroe is a very efficient player, and he brings a high basketball IQ to the court. Monroe is also a solid defensive player as well. Nobody has improved this season as much as Greg Monroe
E-Dog: Lamar Odom
Bad joke. He would be a unanimous winner of Most Regressed Player if there was an award for this.
The real Most Improved Player: Greg Monroe
It's tempting to pick Harden for this honor as well, but Brown Mamba and The NBA Realist are no doubt expecting a more detailed explanation for my pick than "ditto". Bynum has a strong case for this honor, as he experienced a break-out season, averaging nearly 19 points and 12 rebounds per game, and making his case to be the Lakers' "alpha dog" sooner rather than later. However, Bynum also displayed confounding bouts of immaturity and selfishness on the court, and in any event, a good deal of his improvement this season has to be traced to good health (for a change) and increased playing time.
That leaves Monroe, who with only a slight bump in playing time per game from last year (less than for Harden, significantly less than for Bynum) went from averaging just over 9 points and 7.5 rebounds per game to 15.5 points and nearly 10 rebounds per game. He also improved his assists by one per game, and his free-throw shooting went from just over 62% to nearly 74%. All in all, he progressed from being a promising but raw rookie, to a mainstay (and potentially more than that) on a team that needs more of them. He is not as good as Harden or Bynum (at least not yet), but he improved more than they, or (in my view) anyone else, did this season, and that's why he gets my vote here.
Honorable Mention: James Harden, Andrew Bynum
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Arrive early for a spot at one of the 49 tent sites herethere are no reservations. The site is a short hike from the crystal-clear lake, where campers can swim, canoe and find the trailhead for many hikes. gtlc.com.
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No Coast Craft Show 2010
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One of the countries largest indie craft fairs has arrived once again. No Coast Craft-o-Rama is this weekend. One hundred craft artists will be displaying their goods December 3rd and 4th. This event is held at The Midtown Global Market in Minneapolis. If you live in the area, or can get here from where ever it is that you are, I would highly recommend it. Come and say hello I'll be at booth, A24.
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March 21, 2014
The Mid-America Trucking Show is next week, which means I've been bombarded for weeks with invitations to visit various booths. One of the most unusual has been the opportunity to meet with a "celebrity in the making," Brad James. Check out this video:
According to my e-mail, James, "the singing truck driver," is from Port Orange, Fla., and drives for Barr Nunn. He writes trucking-version lyrics of popular songs, records them, then lip-syncs to them in the cab of his truck to create YouTube videos. He's got a nice voice and a clever way with lyrics.
This one, "Detention," sung to "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay," is by far the most popular one, with more than 27,000 views on YouTube as of this writing. More than 2 million people saw the post of the video on his Facebook page, he says, and nearly 60,000 people "shared" that post.
James will be performing on the OOIDA stage in the Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Parking lot on Friday, March 28, along with some other talented truckers.
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This was great i could sit and hear him sing all day
The next American Idol. He is on his way with a voice like that
Very entertaining! I hope he goes viral.
It's nice to see one if us (a trucker) in the limelight... Great job brad!
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Robots and BizTalk Services
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The Identity Provider in BizTalk Services (http://biztalk.net) is pretty darn cool. In general, it makes it easy to delegate identity and access control to a hosted service.
In a more general sense, BizTalk Services make it easier to break through the boundaries that can keep software systems from talking to one another.
This video demonstrates how you can apply the capabilites of the BizTalk Services Identity Provider to manage the movements of a robot. Keep in mind that even though the scenario shown in the video is a bit cooky, the concepts are more broadly applicable. This was a lot of fun to make, and I hope you enjoy it.
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Great video Justin! Entertaining, high quality, AND informative. I dig it.
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Construction of public structures requires careful adherence to local, state and federal codes and regulations to ensure the public's safety. As a construction inspector, Stephen spends his day evaluating the construction, coating and repair work of one of the most important community facilities -- water towers. It is his careful attention to detail and vast knowledge of the industry and its standards that help provide a potable water source to America's households.
Stephen actually began his career in architectural design writing specifications for architecture projects. Over the years he specialized in industrial strength coatings, water plant, wastewater plant, and water storage tank facility inspections. As one of only three inspectors with his skills in the immediate geographic area, his services are constantly in demand.
Stephen's job responsibilities are wide and varied. He may be at his desk writing a report in the morning and performing an inspection hundreds of feet off the ground during the afternoon. Because some of the work he does is performed in dangerous situations, he must constantly be aware of the weather and his surroundings.
Luckily, Stephen is not afraid of heights and claims that one of his greatest career rewards is the "fantastic view that very few people get to see."
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Starting a Dissertation Writing Group (In a Writing Center)
There is no question that writing can be difficult, but for a doctoral student—for one who has never written a dissertation—writing can suddenly be completely overwhelming. It can remain overwhelming. The process can be so daunting, in fact, that some students never make it out of the candidacy stage. They get stuck at the dissertation because they do not know how to write one.
The very best graduate student—the best writer—may write well, but may not know how to structure a dissertation, how to get started, how to stop writing, or what to do if s/he gets stuck in the process. The very best advisers can offer sound advice about content, but most do not have the time (or the inclination) to offer advice about writing.
The dissertation writer has to be the one to get the work done, and this is where the dissertation writing group can be the most beneficial to the student. The group can support the writer, the process, and the product.
At ProfHacker, we believe in writing groups, how their structure and their accountability can help a writer remain focused in order to complete a writing task. We've written before about forming writing online groups and writing groups for new faculty. Today, we are writing about forming writing groups in your university's writing center for dissertation writers. (*)
Many university graduate schools offer group assistance to graduate students who are writing theses or dissertations, as do some academic departments, or even mental health clinics on campuses. These groups can present important topics: time management, goal setting, adopting the persona of a professional (instead of a student), or working through the emotional and psychological stresses of dissertation writing. Many of them, however, never address the nuts-and-bolts issues of writing. The university's writing center might be a good place to house such writing groups, as writing centers (and their professional consultants) are all about writing.
The model could be quite simple:
- The Facilitator: Writing consultants in writing centers are trained professionals, many of whom have written and defended their own dissertations. They know the process. They know writing. Writing consultants make wonderful resources for graduate students. The facilitator is not an adviser and does not evaluate writers or their writing, but is instead a coach, a guide to the writing process. The facilitator can provide "homework" if a writer is stuck in some aspect of writing, conduct mini-lessons/presentations to the group about writing-related issues, and is a collegial presence in a time of high-stress and anxiety for graduate students.
- The Writing Group: For optimum benefit to the writers, writing groups can range from 4 to 10 participants who are from the either the same discipline or from multiple disciplines. (There are benefits to each model.) Graduate student participants would make a commitment to their writing group—one semester or one year, for example—to meet periodically to discuss their writing progress/process. Some of the logistical details are changeable in writing groups and not all groups must work the same way. For example, how often the group meets, how long they meet, or what each meeting would cover can change depending on the group. Groups can make their own rules.
Conducting a writing group in a writing center sounds easy and it can make logistical sense, but certainly there are concerns about this model. Who would pay for the facilitator's time? Or, who would enforce the writers' commitment to the group? These and other questions could be handled on a university-by-university or even group-by-group basis. It does seem, however, that the benefits to students completing their dissertations, to the writing center, and to the entire university outweigh the potential costs that might arise from the implementation of such groups.
How about you? How could a writing group in your university's writing center benefit your students? What kinds of challenges might you face with this model? If you have implemented such a model at your institution, how did you overcome some of the challenges? Please leave your comments and suggestions below.
(* The Caveat): This post is intentionally general, as we cannot know the structure, the strengths, or the limitations of every university's writing center in this country (and beyond). Please take some suggestions if they are useful to you, but also, if your situation is unique, provide some suggestions in comments about how this idea can be tweaked for your institutional use. You can privately make specific what is generalized here.
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"Kokomo strong" message brings inspiration to tornado survivors
We're looking at homes that have been destroyed and families who have lost everything. But out of this destruction we're seeing in Kokomo comes a story of inspiration: a storm victim who lost her home, but that hasn't stopped her from helping others.
There's a slogan floating around here: KokomoStrong. It's the true embodiment of Hoosiers helping Hoosiers in Kokomo after the storms.
Between the United Way, the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army, nearly 50 people have been provided shelter and more than 400 meals have served in and throughout the community.
At the American Red Cross shelter at the Carver Community Center Wednesday morning, we met Rachel Blair and her husband, Rodney. She's not only a Red Cross volunteer, but she's also a storm victim. She tells us about the first moment they saw their home after the storm.
"I live in a trailer park and as we pulled in, the very first one we saw was a friend of ours and their entire roof blown off and wrapped around a telephone pole. So I instantly was crying. When I first got to my home, all the skirting on the one end was totally ripped out. Lots of debris everywhere," said Rachel.
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Spike stunned by Jeffrey axe
Some players leave Linfield quietly, others in a blaze of glory. For a select few there is a reaction that reverberates around the local game.
Last night there were two departures from Windsor Park and for fans the individuals involved are almost polar opposites.
John Martin's release after a single season at the club was to be expected.
Glenn Ferguson's certainly was not.
He may be preparing to celebrate his 40th birthday in July, but 'Spike' is still THE mastercraftsman in the local game when it comes to knocking the ball into the net. And he's done it an amazing 534 times in his career.
It is a career that may not be over yet though, despite failing to gain a new contract offer from Blues boss David Jeffrey.
"You always half expect it at Linfield because noboby is safe, from the groundsman to the manager," Ferguson said last night.
"At the same time I had a reasonable season, I was the third highest appearance maker and the leading goalscorer, so maybe I didn't expect it that much, but the manager is paid to make these kind of decisions.
"My plan was to play on for another season. I felt good last season and was ready to go again.
"I will take my time and make my mind up if that's what I still want to do."
Jeffrey has made big and tough decisions before. Five years ago Chris Morgan was axed, but the bigger reaction came a few weeks later when he signed for Big Two rivals Glentoran.
At the end of that season his goal against the Blues gave the Glens the league title.
Jeffrey was criticised for allowing Morgan to leave, but he has always justified that decision by stating that Morgan staying would have stopped Peter Thompson from progressing into a first-team regular — and we know how that turned out.
It would be unfair to judge Jeffrey's decision on Ferguson at this early stage.
Ferguson signed for Linfield as a 28-year-old in January 1998 for an Irish League record of £55,000 — a record that in these days of players being free agents when their contracts expire that is unlikely to ever be broken.
He went on to become an even better player in his 30s, going on to break even more records.
Three times he has been voted as Northern Ireland Football Writers' Player of the Year — something that no other player has achieved.
Only stars of yesteryear Jimmy Jones and Joe Bambrick have notched more goals in the history of Irish League football than Ferguson, making him truly the greatest marksman of his time.
Six months ago it was feared that Ferguson's career had come to an abrupt end, when he sustained a knee injury after scoring against Glentoran on Boxing Day.
Fortunately those fears were allayed a couple of days later and he returned to score even more goals, but not enough to add to his bulging medal collection as the Blues ended the season without a trophy for the first time in six years.
"I am glad that I didn't go out like that," said Ferguson.
"Yes, I have done a lot in my career, but I believe in looking forward, not back."
What the future holds remains to be seen. A final season elsewhere perhaps, or a coaching role, having gained his UEFA B Licence coaching qualification.
Whatever happens in the future, the end of a golden and very special era has come at Linfield Football Club.
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Former Newcastle United striker Peter Lovenkrands officially joined Championship side Birmingham City today to team up with former Newcastle midfielder Lee Clark.
Lovenkrands, who was released for a second time at the end of the season, becomes Lee Clark's first signing at Birmingham, having replaced Chris Hughton as manager in the summer, with the former Newcastle boss himself taking over at Norwich.
In total, the Denmark international striker spent three-and-a-half years at Newcastle and made himself more than useful during that time.
Despite being released after just six months at the club, Hughton re-signed Lovenkrands up on a three-year deal and he added something different to the Magpies frontline.
In Newcastle's promotion season, Lovenkrands netted 13 times and played a key role in getting the Magpies up, something that's not lost on Clark.
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Christi Wentl[auth] and left this world to be with her Lord on Nov. 18, 2011, after winning her battle.
Christi, 43, was born in Roswell, on Jan. 28, 1968, to Bill and Alice Graham. After graduating from Roswell High School, she attended UNM in Albuquerque, where she met her soulmate Tom Wentland. Christi graduated from San Jose State University and after an internship at Stanford University, she began a selfless career as an occupational therapist.
Christi and Tom started an adventurous fairytale and a wonderful family, having three sons and a daughter. Together they raised their family to be God-fearing Christians and attended Church on the Move.
She is survived by her husband Tom; and her children, Skye, Christian, Cole, Christine and Mojo. She is also survived by her brothers, Chuck Raulerson and his wife Tessa, Eric Graham, Damon Graham and his wife Betty, Aaron Graham and his wife Christy, and Devin Graham and his wife Priscilla; sister Karolyn Frazier and her husband Josh; numerous nieces, nephews and The Squirrels.
Through her faith, work and caring ways, Christi touched the lives of countless people. She loved God, her family and her friends. She enjoyed reading the Bible, reaching out to people and hanging out with her children. Attending her kids' sporting events was a favorite pastime, and she was proud to have taught her sons the fine art of deer hunting. Christi was sure to get everyone to participate in her annual family Christmas Cookie Day, and you could always count on bringing home the best decorated cookies of the holiday season.
Pallbearers will be her brothers and sons. Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Fleming, the Parkview Girls, the Bettys, her family at Church On The Move, and Drs. Pena, Valliant and Bollanos.
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Love you dearly beautiful girl- you have always been a dear friend and I will carry you in my heart and soul every day. As much as it pains me to not be able to talk with you – or laugh with you, I take comfort in knowing you will be our Guardian Angel. God Bless you Christi Betty – all my love forever and always, Leslie Betty.
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i have a all black 2003 focus zx3 base hatch with a cold air and thats it i'm on a limited budget and am wondering cheap ways to get more hp and torque out of the zetec. any ideas?
have you even searched ahha. Search man its your friend.
To make a zetec GO!! BOOST is your best bet. Im guessing thats not an option because your on a budget.
Basic modifications for a N/A Set up include:
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3. A Tune
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7. IceMan Intake Goodies to help your current CAI
8. Engine Mounts (allows power torque to be transferred to the wheels instead of being wasted through vibrations, shifting of weight, etc.)
9. Under Drive Pullies (UDP)
these are just some basic modifications most people do to their N/A Zetecs, then realize they should have just went Boost either turbo or supercharging it. Most N/A numbers with out serious block, head, etc milling etc you will just be around same numbers as a SVTF because a SVTF is a upgraded Zetec basically!
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i have been searching a little bit and i do have a racing clutch already bought all i need to do is install it on one of my days off. but what about underdrive pulleys would those work or would that be pointless to use for an everyday driver?
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Here is a link to the stickied threads that will help guide you towards what you want. For bang for the buck I'd get a header and ditch the stock manifold and cat.
Pulleys aren't needed, you'd be better off spending the money on the pulleys towards other parts proven to make power. Why spend a 100 bucks on 3hp? I'd rather put that towards something else.
and with regards to the engine mounts what would be the best brand to use?
Any really, they are kinda do the same thing. Just don't expect stock replacement mounts to last long, that's why a lot of us go to the poly motor mounts. Definitly replace the lower one, the others are up to you. They will increase the vibrations felt through out the car if you do the passenger side one. The stock one has fluid in it to dampen the vibrations from the motor.
so the lower one as in the rear one?
ya you have lower, passenger, driver. i think the lower one is called the transmission/ the dog bone mount
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Everybody has asked themselves at least one if the perfect look that all of the Bollywood actresses display is indeed real or is it fake. The perfect look in the Bollywood entertainment industry is not limited at having a nice face. It is a lot more than that. It seems that every actress has to have perfectly white teeth, long beautiful hair.
However this does not stops here, as all of them have to possess a perfect jaw line and the right lips. The right chic bones are also important in order to achieve the Bollywood perfect look. Having perfect teeth is no longer something unseen. By now it is common knowledge that before making the debut in the Bollywood industry, it is vital to make an appointment with the best dentist in town.
Many of the Bollywood actors have even agreed to do plastic surgeries in order to obtain the necessary appearance. Still many of the stars are not willing to accept that they even know a plastic surgeon, none the less that they seen one.


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Wow! I have to admit I thought this was going to suck, and I was way wrong. You play as Juliet Starling (No relation to Clarice). She's a cheerleader, valley girl, lollipop fan and professional zombie hunter. Not a strange cocktail in a world where we've had Buffy the Vampire slayer. She comes from a family of zombie hunters and they all have a skill or weapon of choice. Juliets' is obviously the giant chainsaw with hearts on it. No, I did not make that up and YES it IS different than the one in Dead Rising 2.
The person most involved with this game is James Gunn(Director of Slither), no complaints here. The only actor of note in this is Michael Rooker(Slither, Mallrats, The Walking Dead) whom voices one of the bad guys. Other than that it's all voice actors which is nice. Voice actors being pushed aside for hollywood types pisses me off. To everyones credit it sounds great and they all gave a top notch performances. Also on an audio note the soundtrack is both good and funny. In the "My best music" section you can edit the music too. Except for "Hey Mickey" which plays when you use your maxed out sparkle meter.
Gameplay is fun and with zombie medals you can unlock new attacks and combos. You should try to bunch up zombies because the more you kill in one swing; the more medals you get. This is called the Sparkle Hunter bonus. When I first heard the term "Sparkle Hunter" I had a beautiful image in my mind of a high powered rifle, the golded ticket from Last Action Hero, and a copy of Twilight. But alas no, it's simply a way to get more medals.
It's relatively hard to talk about this game without spoiling it, I literally laughed out loud several times while I played it. It's written well and the visuals are cartoonish in a good way. You can unlock several different costumes for Juliet. From a bunny suit to Ashs' clothes from Army of Darkness, my favorite is the t-shirt skirt and helmet. Yes yes, "You sick bastard"...get over it. It made me laugh. Online multiplayer does not exsist in a versus capacity(thankfully) but it does have a way for you to compare scores. So if you like a pissing contest, have at it Hoss. Me, I just enjoyed the story and gameplay. Isn't that the point?
Merits: It's fun, funny and meant to be campy. I just can't explain how without ruining it. If anything rent it.
Flaws: Sweet Jebus you will get sick of those "Hey Mickey" and "Lollipop Lollipop" songs. Sometimes the combos don't quite hit like you'd like them to. As usual my complaint with all fun games is that it ended sooner than i'd have liked.
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In an effort to free up cap space, the Seattle Seahawks released WR Sidney Rice and DE Red Bryant. Rice would have cost the Seahawks 7.3 million against cap this coming year; Bryant 5.5 million. Both of the veterans were informed of their impending release on Feb. 21, a week before they were officially cut.
Fantasy Analysis:
Rice cashed in on his one fantastic year in Minnesota several years ago, but hasn't done much since. With Percy Harvin , Doug Baldwin , and Golden Tate handling the receiving duties down the stretch for the Seahawks there was virtually no chance that the rangy, often injured Rice would be on the team in 2014.
Rice went down week 8 against St. Louis with an ACL injury, holding him to just 231 yards on the season. If Rice can pass a physical, he could hook on with a team early in the 2014 season. Typically an ACL tear means a year off, so keep an eye on Rice as the season starts, he's still a tall, fast receiver who, despite being a veteran, is only 27 years old. He may be a nice 2014 waiver add.
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"While the enemies in Missouri were gathering their lawless forces for an assault upon the Church there, the Lord inspired the Prophet Joseph to go on a mission and proclaim the gospel message. He was not to mind the enemies. His calling was to testify to the world. And he went on this mission as far as Canada, as full of faith and hope as if there had been no storm clouds in the sky." (Smith and Sjodahl, Commentary, p. 630.)
While on this mission, in a journal entry dated 11 October 1833, the Prophet wrote: "I feel very well in my mind. The Lord is with us, but have much anxiety about my family." (History of the Church, 1:419n.) On 12 October they arrived at Perrysburg, New York, where the Lord gave them the revelation now contained in Doctrine and Covenants 100.
Notes and Commentary
D&C 100:1. Why Is It Significant That the Lord Called Joseph and Sidney "My Friends"?
The term friends, when used by the Lord, speaks peace to the souls of those for whom it is intended. It identifies the quality of the relationship between them, for the friend of the Lord knows both Him and His ways. Indeed, the Lord says that He makes known to them "all things that I have heard of my Father" (John 15:15). The friend of God is the one for whom the Savior died (see John 15:13).
D&C 100:1. "Your Families Are … in Mine Hands"
Since they had left their families behind before embarking on their mission, it was only natural that Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon should feel some concern. In this verse the Lord assured both men that their families were in His care and that He would see to them.
In the early days of the Church some of the brethren were occasionally called to serve missions and to leave the care of their families entirely in the hands of the Lord. More often, missionaries were instructed to provide for their families before leaving (see D&C 99:6), or in some cases the Church helped care for missionary families. Today as in former times the Lord helps those who make sacrifices to keep missionaries in the field. Elder M. Russell Ballard noted: "The Lord does bless His missionaries just as surely as they bless the lives of those they teach and baptize. Difficult languages are learned with astonishing speed and skill. Financially strapped families back home find unforeseen means to support their missionaries. Weaknesses become strengths, challenges become opportunities, trials become triumphs, and adversity becomes an adventure in the service of the Lord—another fruit of gospel living" (Our Search for Happiness, p. 108).
D&C 100:3–5. The Church President Opened a Missionary "Door"
Joseph and Sidney went on this mission to Canada in 1833 to save souls (see D&C 100:4). The Lord promised that if they would lift up their voices and "speak the thoughts" he put into their hearts (v. 5) "an effectual door" to missionary labor would be opened unto them (v. 3). Thus began the labor in Canada that was to result in the conversion of so many souls. It was through this "door" that Parley P. Pratt walked two years later to contact John Taylor, future President of the Church. When we place themselves in the Lord's hands, as did Joseph and Sidney, we cannot help but succeed.
D&C 100:6–8. What Responsibility Comes with the Gift to Know What to Say in the Very Hour?
The Lord's agents are to speak as moved upon by the Holy Ghost (see D&C 68:4), and they are to do so "in solemnity of heart" (D&C 100:7). If we walk by the Spirit, we can receive the guidance needed for safety (see 1 Nephi 4:6). But the things of God are sacred "and must be spoken with care, and by constraint of the Spirit" (D&C 63:64). But we must not hold back and fail to speak at all. Where "much is given much is required" (D&C 82:3). President Wilford Woodruff explained the importance of this responsibility: "I will say as Paul did, 'Woe be unto me if I preach not the Gospel' [1 Corinthians 9:16]. I will say the same for the Apostles, the High Priests, the Seventies, and the Elders, so far as they are called to declare the words of life and salvation to this generation; the judgments of God will rest upon us if we do not do it. You may ask why. I answer, because a dispensation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ has never been given to man in ancient days or in this age, for any other purpose than for the salvation of the human family." (In Journal of Discourses, 22:204.)
D&C 100:9–11. Sidney Rigdon, a Spokesman for Joseph Smith
Sidney Rigdon, like Aaron in an earlier time (see Exodus 4:16), was appointed a spokesman for the Prophet Joseph Smith. Blessed with great gifts as an orator and student of scripture, Sidney was promised "power to be mighty in testimony" (D&C 100:10). President George Q. Cannon said: "Those who knew Sidney Rigdon, know how wonderfully God inspired him, and with what wonderful eloquence he declared the word of God to the people. He was a mighty man in the hands of God, as a spokesman, as long as the prophet lived, or up to a short time before his death. Thus you see that even this which many might look upon as a small matter, was predicted about 1,700 years before the birth of the Savior [see 2 Nephi 3:18], and was quoted by Lehi 600 years before the same event, and about 2,400 years before its fulfillment, and was translated by the power of God, through his servant Joseph, as was predicted should be the case." (In Journal of Discourses, 25:126.)
According to Doctrine and Covenants 100:11, while Sidney was to be a spokesman for Joseph Smith, the Prophet was to "be a revelator" unto Sidney. In this way Brother Rigdon was to "know the certainty of all things pertaining to the things of my kingdom on the earth" (v. 11). Sidney, because of his call to be a spokesman for the Prophet Joseph Smith, claimed to be guardian of the Church after Joseph's death. To lead the Church, however, was not within the scope of his calling.
D&C 100:13–17. "Zion Shall Be Redeemed, Although She Is Chastened for a Little Season"
Just before starting for Canada, Oliver Cowdery brought word to the Prophet that enemies of Zion were working to destroy the Church. Joseph sent Orson Hyde and John Gould from Kirtland to Jackson County, Missouri, "with advice to the Saints in their unfortunate situation" (History of the Church, 1:407). This journey would be very hazardous because they would be traveling near anti-Mormon mobs. The Lord assured them that He would be with them so long as they kept His commandments.
Joseph also received a promise from the Lord concerning Zion's future state: Zion would be redeemed after a season. Such a delay was the means of purifying a people who would serve the Lord in righteousness. Serving in righteousness is a prerequisite for building Zion.


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A MAN who gave his girlfriend HIV by having unprotected sex with her has been jailed for two years and eight months.
Alan Mason, 45, of Endmoor, Kendal, knew he had been HIV positive for five years when he started a sexual relationship with the woman.
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At Carlisle Crown Court today he pleaded guilty to causing her grievous bodily harm.
Judge Paul Batty QC told him he had ruined the woman's life and left her in "a perilous state".
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BMW 750il 1991 V12
What's up guys, I have the opportunity to buy a BMW 750il and I was wondering what kind of things should I watch out for, is it a good investment, and would you recommend to purchase this car. The body is in great shape, the interior is in great shape and it is in working order except some few wear and tear from over the years. The car has 100,000 miles, and the car comes with history reports of the previous owners maintenance history and the purchase at a certified BMW dealership since he has owned the car 20 years. The carfax shows no accidents and everything seems to be intact. Is it a good investment?
great cars, but there's not much e32 content on this forum.
i had a 1989 and loved it. unfortunately i would have cost more than what it was worth to keep on the road in just parts. i am able to do most of the repairs myself, as i was in the automotive repair fields for many years.
i suggest e32.org, llink here: http://www.e38.org/e32/
there's much much more e32 specific content there.
Thanks man!
They are great cars to drive, and are fun on the highways.
as an investment? definitely not. They are a mass production 20+ year old V12 powered electronic nightmare to most people. Very few cars could i recommend as an investment...
one thing that comes to mind is many of these cars had electronic/hydraulic suspension system. (EDC/SLS) these system even when maintained fail due to age and seals going bad. They are EXTREMELY expensive to replace, and many people ditch the systems for regular shocks. which still are not cheap.
If you love driving and want a super smooth highway machine then go for it! If you want a car to flip in a couple years and make any money then forget it.
@alexvaldelamar - What did you decide to do? I have a similar "opportunity" ... '91 750iL for sale. Looks good, 120K miles on it. But, I'm just not sure I'm ready to pull the trigger.
What has your experience been like? Did you find any additional info out on the web?
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|Just checked in about 45 minutes ago. Hot tub and heated pool open until midnight. Woohoo! Cold, but nowhere near as cold as VT. Snow supposed to start mid-day. Since we have cheap tix I think we'll sleep in and wait till 11:00 or so, then rock the deep stuff on Friday. Glad we came up early...the drive would suck in the snow.
I'll be there on Friday. I have a few friends going to Loon Saturday so I might tag along for that too and some others asking about Sunapee on Sunday. My girlfriend rode the day after the last storm and raved about how good the conditions were.. I'm not missing out this time around. I might try to convince some people to drive up to Sugarloaf or Jay Peak this weekend or next week.
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|Was watching nh weather earlier and it didn't sound like it was supposed to start snowing up there til after 1pm. Hope it dumps for you though.
Great day in the Berkshires! Now headed to LOON!
Butternut isn't exactly "big mountain," that's for sure, but we went yesterday and it was damned near perfect...now if it was only twice the vert! Mostly bluebird day, NO PEOPLE with most runs all to yourself, perfect packed powder was FAST. And with mid-week tix at just $25 it was tough to beat.
We were supposed to drive up to Loon tomorrow, but because of the massive killer storm moving in we're leaving tonight and trying to beat the worst of it. Probably won't arrive until after 10:00 pm...but ski club discount is offering $35 tix, even through the holiday weekend. Maybe we'll get to ride tomorrow if it's not too crazy. At that price, just a handful of runs will be a nice way to start the long weekend. If not, oh well -- snowed in with my sweetie in a nice little New Hampshire inn for an early Valentine's Day. Last I heard Loon was in the 12-18" snow prediction. This could be epic!
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We haven't seen much from the Coen Brothers' much anticipated Inside Llewyn Davis,
surprising considering that the movie is due for release on February 8th (thanks to the comments section for clearing up the erroneous date. No release date is confirmed), but a trailer has emerged and it looks very different from the directing duo's last few outings.
Part of it is the fact that Roger Deakins was unavailable to shoot this project, too busy on Skyfall I presume, but Bruno Delbonnel, known best for Across the Universe and Harry Potter & The Half-Blood Prince brings a beautiful dreamlike aesthetic to the picture which nicely captures the 60s setting of the movie.
The story is loosely based on the life of influential folk musician Dave van Ronk and stars Oscar Isaac as the titular character with Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund and Justin Timberlake in supporting roles (though Timberlake is nowhere to be seen in this trailer). It's certainly a fantastic cast and there's some great dialogue in the trailer (surprise, surprise) particularly from Mulligan.


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Protocol Buffers, our serialized structured data, released as Open Source
July 7th, 2008 | Published in Google Code
One of the core pieces of infrastructure at Google is something called Protocol Buffers. We are really pleased to be open sourcing the system, but what are these buffers?
Protocol buffers are a flexible, efficient, automated mechanism for serializing structured data – think XML, but smaller, faster, and simpler. You define how you want your data to be structured once, then you can use special generated source code to easily write and read your structured data to and from a variety of data streams and using a variety of languages. You can even update your data structure without breaking deployed programs that are compiled against the "old" formatIt is probably best to take a peak at some code behind this. The first thing you need to do is define a message type, which can look like the following .proto file:
message Person {There is detailed documentation on this language for you to learn more.
required string name = 1;
required int32 id = 2;
optional string email = 3;
enum PhoneType {
message PhoneNumber {
required string number = 1;
optional PhoneType type = 2 [default = HOME];
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Once you have defined a message type, you run a protocol buffer compiler on the file to create data access classes for your platform of choice (Java, C++, Python in this release).
Then you can easily work with the data, for example in C++:
Person person;We sat down with Kenton Varda, a software engineer who worked on the open source effort, to get his take on Protocol Buffers, how we ended up with them, how they compare to other solutions, and more:
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Interesting quick slideshow/article by Eric Markowitz at Inc. Magazine briefly describing six companies that have brought manufacturing back to US shores.
Leaders cite growing labor costs, efficiencies of shorter supply chains, "Made In USA" branding advantages (as with Buck Knives) and product quality as decision-making differentiators. I'd guess the business strategy teams at large enterprises are also looking at the emphasis on manufacturing compeititveness of both the Obama and Santorum political teams -- and the toughening of rhetoric around Chinese currency manipulation -- as additional inputs to arrive at similar decisions.
Anyone looking for support for "reshoring" should send this link around.
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The interviewees expressed the very sentiments we stated 25 years ago when our CEO told us he was offshoring components for the heavy duty cranking motors we manufactured for military and commercial trucks. It turned out to be a fiasco in spite of our best efforts to continue manufacture and support our customers. Chinese sheet steel had weld splices in it which damaged the dies in our high speed stamping presses. Shift solenoids from India could not hold the necessary tolerances so we had to add an adjustment to the starter drive shift mechanism to accommodate the inaccuracies, obliterating the cost savings from the solenoid. The result: the company is now "on the block", a mere shadow of its former self. I have an old Buck knife at home and recieved a new one as a gift. The new one has the "C" word on it and is only good for opening envelopes.


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Re: MathLink questions
> Recently there has been some discussion of MathLink here
> so I thought I could throw in my own trouble.
> I want to add some numerical functions written in C to
> Mathematica. Eventually I managed to do so (using CodeWarrior),
> and it works fine. But:
> i) in 3 of 4 cases, mprep crahes. It crashes less frequently if
> I turn off the memory manager (I am using a power mac 7100).
Try turning off the General Controls control panel. There is a bug in
this control panel which can cause SAmprep to crash.
> ii) I have some mysterious crashes when running the compiled program with
> Mathematica like a frozen cursor. Is there a way to find out whether
> my own program causes the trouble (without tracing through the program).
I don't think you'll be able to get out of tracing your program. However,
one preliminary thing you can do before pulling out the debugger is put
some MLEvaluate() statements through your code. For example:
MLEvaluate(stdlink, "Print[\"Made it to checkpoint 1\"]");
while(MLNextPacket(stdlink) != RETURNPKT) MLNewPacket(stdlink);
You can litter these kinds of statements throughout your code (perhaps you'll
want to define this as a macro) to help you track down the point where a
crash happens.
> iii) And actually, how fast is MathLink? That is, should I dare to call
> a MathLink function 10^6 times or should I rather do the whole computation
> in my program and write the result to a giant hard disc?
I wouldn't recommend making thousands of individual calls for small bits
of data in a speed critical application. MathLink will be more efficient
if you can cache the information inside your program, and send it back
in one big chunk when necessary. Remember that even installable MathLink
programs maintain state from one MathLink call to the next--instead of storing
the information in a file, you can just store up the information in a
memory location pointed to by a global or static variable.
> Matthias
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