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Almost every day I see some pick-up truck with illegal, oversized tires. Pennsylvania doesn't allow any tires to be wider than the vehicle's fenders. They tend to kick up stones and rocks which crack other people's windshields. Is there no enforcement of this? Who is inspecting these when it's an automatic fail?
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Lebanon County Commissioner Jo Ellen Litz is the third woman to enter the Gubernatorial race. With former DEP Secretary Katie McGinty also in Allyson Schwartz cannot wrap up the lady's vote for herself making it a real race. Look for Rob McCord's official launch next month.
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Another summer and another year when climate change is wreaking havoc in the western states. How bad does it have to get before they realize this is real?
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A while back I wrote a piece about Paula Deen. Since then I've read more on her and realize she really is a racist asshole.
Tom Corbett, the Guv who took free trips and other gifts then gave lucrative state deals to those folks swears he isn't corrupt. Lying to us when the facts are indisputable won't get you re-elected next year Gov. Gasbag. If this isn't corruption I wonder how he defines the term? Cash in a bag slid to him under a table in a Harrisburg pub?
Will Bunch fried Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz after her horrid vote on NSA spying. It's a must read for anyone considering supporting her because she's progressive (she isn't).


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Efforts to streamline the visa award process, or strictly enforce current program requirements, could significantly impact US employers.
The FCC released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which will reconsider the role of the FCC in regulating the internet and enforcing the principles of net neutrality.
This original research unpacks key ways AI will impact our world, delving into its implications for society, service, and management.
An industry survey conducted by PwC and sponsored by Interactive Advertising Bureau
While OSPs currently rely on the "safe harbor" and "take-down" provisions of the DMCA to address copyright infringement by their users, it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to keep up with the sheer volume of notices and new innovations that make copyright infringement, not only easy, but often unintended.
Consumer Intelligence Series original research on IoT, the smart home, and the connected consumer.
Record-setting first quarter of 2017, with deal volumes at their highest quarterly level for the last two years.
We take a look into how our economies are shifting from the 3rd to the 4th industrial revolution and how cross-pollination may benefits us all.
2016 was a watershed year for video consumption. Streaming services continued to proliferate, leading to more options and more video consumption than ever before.We investigate this changing landscape and how it impacts consumers' relationships with video in our fourth edition of Videoquake.
A closer look at autonomous vehicles, in-car technology, car sharing and ride sharing.
Certain gross receipts not considered DPGR from the disposition of a qualified film
This release of "3things you need to know" discusses the FCC's approval of the Broadband Privacy Order, its implications for telecommunication companies, and the potential impact of a new Republican Administration on FCC enforcement.
This new report analyzes large EMC deals, reveals the current landscape, and provides actionable steps for positioning megadeals for game-changing M&A success.
A certain amount of fear surrounds discussions on China's economy. In this "Cornering the Globe" report we discuss the opportunities to invest and profit from an adapting economy and changing population in China.
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Will companies embrace the 'Know your Supply Chain' trend to better manage supply chain risks and increase network transparency?
Tax rate benchmarking study for entertainment, media and communications sectors.
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Will the sustained plunge in energy prices be the 'beginning of the end' in the Middle East?
US-based Hispanic consumers dominate mobile, entertainment, and beyond.
New York State's finalization of their regulatory framework for Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) and the "state of play" in DFS across the U.S.
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PCI DSS v3.2 solid foundational standards will aid in helping hotel companies protect themselves against cardholder and other sensitive data breaches.
A capabilities agenda for marketers and their partners.
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The DC Court of Appeals opinion addressing the FCC's 2015 Open Internet Order, and more broadly the concept of Net Neutrality. The opinion upholding the Order is a big win for the FCC on more than one front.
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Digital savvy, connected guests expect a seamless experience. Hotels are formulating their mobile strategy to deepen their knowledge of customer preferences and tap into an engine for growth.
Consumers are showing a robust appetite for the sharing based-economy. In this issue we study the impact of sharing on the wider market and learn what incumbents and challengers must do to position themselves ahead of disruption and to capitalize on new sources of revenue.
Vol 24: Recent IRS guidance provides safe harbor accounting methods for cable system operators.
PwC's research explores consumer attitudes towards video content and corresponding behavioral shifts changing the industry at large.
Traditional media companies have recently started partnering with or acquiring multichannel networks. The next step is to help the networks produce more content, seek out global audiences, and diversify their distribution and revenue streams beyond YouTube.
Knowing how your advertising spend compares to that of your competitors is an important benchmark that allows you to save money; and using media auditing and benchmarking pools is the definitive way to do this. Or is it? It's time to question the value of these pools.
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Last week we reported on Gameloft's latest announcement which was in regards to the next installment in the Modern Combat series of games called Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation. Since then a lot of buzz has been going around about this game, specifically about how good it looks.
Some sites are even stating that this is their best looking game so far to date, not just their best looking FPS (first-person shooter) title. So it is fair to guess that Gameloft is using something like Unity or perhaps Unreal Engine which, a while back, they announced they would be using for four upcoming games for mobile. So far we know of one game by Gameloft that was made using the Unreal Engine called March of Heroes but it doesn't look as good as Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation. March of Heroes does look good though.
So then what did Gameloft use for Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation? Was it Unity 3D or Unreal Engine? We got in touch with our friends over at Gameloft and to our surprise, it was neither! In fact, the engine used to make Modern Combat 3 is their own proprietary game engine. So to answer the question as to whether or not this is one of the games Gameloft was going to use Unreal Engine to build, the answer is no.
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DREW Roberts is now the Southern League's top scorer as his brace gave promotion chasing Chesham United another win on Saturday.
The in-form striker made it 26 for the season as he notched a goal in each half of the Generals' 2-1 home victory against Frome Town.
He opened the scoring on the stroke of half time from the penalty spot, before the visitors hit back to level through Matt Groves.
Roberts won it though as he headed home from a free kick rewarded as a result of Rhys Baggridge being shown his second yellow card.
Elsewhere Marlow won their first game in three weeks, with Jon Bennett scoring twice as Blues overturned an early deficit to beat Dunstable 2-1, and Chalfont St Peter drew 1-1 at home to Uxbridge. The near neighbours go head-to-head at Oak Tree Road tomorrow.
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Cooper, Barry, Anne-Louise Coldquist, Nicholas Marston and William Drabkin. The Beethoven Compendium: A Guide to Beethoven's Life and Music.
Johnson, Douglas, Alan Tyson, and Robert Winter. The Beethoven Sketchbooks: History, Reconstruction, Inventory.
Kerman, Joseph, and Alan Tyson. The New Grove Beethoven.
MacArdle, Donald W. An Index to Beethoven's Conversation Books.
Meredith, William R., and Patricia Elliott. The Beethoven Bibliography Database: User's Guide and Subject Thesaurus, 3d ed.
Morhange-Motchane, Marthe. Thematic Guide to Piano Literature: An Easy to Use Reference that Identifies and Specifies Grade Levels of Solo Piano Works. Vol. 2, Mozart/Beethoven.
Nettl, Paul. Beethoven Encyclopedia.
Tyson, Alan. The Authentic English Editions of Beethoven.
Cooper, Barry, Anne-Louise Coldquist, Nicholas Marston and William Drabkin. The Beethoven Compendium: A Guide to Beethoven's Life and Music. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd., 1991. Mus Ref ML 410 .B4 B27x 1992
Use: Intended for scholars as well as those interested in the life and music Ludwig Beethoven.
Coverage: Hard factual data in concise form on life and works. Meant to be a reference tool, not a literary work. Bibliography given for controversial opinions or recently discovered and little-known facts. Minimal cross-references. Gives cronological survey of life, friends and acquaintances, musical/historical background, character and personality, sources on Beethoven, listing and discussion of works, musical style, problems of performance practice, impact on others (from early reviews to current Beethoven research). Incorporates material from other refernce books.
Organization: Divided up into chapters with various subject headings. These topics are: A calendar of Beethoven's life and works with related events, his family tree, who's who of his contemporaries, historical background, musical background, individual life, his beliefs and opinions, musical source material, his autograph, analysis of his music, music itself (list of his works in various arrangements, performance practice, his reception and lists of bibliographies and sketches of his works. A bibliography, list of illustrations and contributors follows.
Pros: Attempts to be very comprehensive in discussing the facets of Beethoven's life.
Johnson, Douglas, Alan Tyson, and Robert Winter. The Beethoven Sketchbooks: History, Reconstruction, Inventory. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985. Mus Ref ML 410 .B4 J58 1985
Use: Good for anyone wanting extensive information on Beethoven's sketchbooks.
Coverage: Descriptions of the physical state of manuscripts to which the authors had special access. A survey of all of Beethoven's sketchbooks applying methods of observation of "Reconstructing Beethoven's Sketchbooks" by Alan Tyson and Douglas Johnson published in JAMS. Determines damage of books and describes the structure to help identify lost leaves. Not a study of the musical significance of the books.
Organization: Includes a survey of the principal collections, techniques for reconstucting the textbooks, and then surveys each individual sketchbook. The surveys start with the desk sketchboks and the pocket sketchbooks and end with sketches for the late quartets and some problematical cases. Also includes a chornological chart, information on watermarks, and the Nachlass Auction Catalogue.
Pros: Extremely extensive and descriptive. Accessible to the specialist and the beginner.
Kerman, Joseph, and Alan Tyson. The New Grove Beethoven. Orig. in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. by Stanley Sadie, 1980. Reprint in The Composer Biography Series. London: Papermac, 1983. ML 410 .B4 K47 1983 (Stacks NOT Music Reference)
Use: Good for anyone wanting concise information on Beethoven's life and works.
Coverage: More biograhpy than critical discussion. Emphasis on "dictionary entry" facts rather than author opinion and discussion. Covers gerneral chronological facts on life and works. Includes a comprehensive list of works and extened bibliography.
Organization: Chapter order is as follows: Chronological description of Beethoven's life, chronological description of his works, personal characteristics, posthumous influence and reputation, work list, and bibliography.
Pros: This book is concise and unbiased. Very useful, extensive bibliography and works list.
MacArdle, Donald W. An Index to Beethoven's Conversation Books. Detroit Studies in Music Bibliography, no. 3. Detroit, Michigan: Information Service, Inc., 1962. Mus Ref ML 134 .B4 M3
Use: For anyone wanting to better understand the contents in Beethoven's conversation books. Helpful for anyone wanting to learn about people in Beethoven's life. Also valuable as a reference guide to transcriptions of the conversation books.
Coverage: This book indexes three volumes of Schunemann transcriptions of 37 conversation books and a portion of Prod'homme's "Les Cahiers de Conversation de Beethoven" (a translation into French of extensive execerpts from the conversation books). The author uses the Prod'homme information where Schunemann information stops.
Organization: Alphabetic listing of people mentioned in the books followed by the catalog numbers of the sketchbooks in which their names are found.
Pros: Very useful as a quick way to find wanted information on people in Beethoven's life in the sources that are indexed.
Meredith, William R., and Patricia Elliott. The Beethoven Bibliography Database: User's Guide and Subject Thesaurus, 3d ed. San Jose, California: Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San Jose State University, 1995. Mus Ref ML .B4 B42x 1995
Use: Invaluable for anyone wanting to locate books, articles and essays on Beethoven, and early editions of his scores. Also important for finding out about the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies and their holdings.
Coverage: Catalogs the collection of the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies. Literature on Beethoven includes monographs, articles for scholarly music and non-music journals, dissertations and theses, reviews of monographs, essays and other sections of monographs, newspaper articles, and encyclopedia articles. Scores of Beethoven include all first editions, other editions from Beethoven's lifetime, other important editions published in the 19th century (including arrangements and collected works series), and important 20th-century editions (particularly scholarly critical editions). Manuscripts catalog include sketches, fair copies, contemporary copies of scores not in Beethoven's hand, letters, and other important documents. Database includes approximately 5,000 records. Provides bibliographic material, analysis of the literature, and library locations of important research materials. The emphasis is on literature on Beethoven and first and early editions of his music. Materials included are in English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, and Spanish. As inclusive as possible for monographs, journal articles, and theses. Other items are selected by the directors' view of their significance in content and research value.
Organization: Because it is available on-line there are different forms of organization. Organization can be found by author, title, subject, genre, scores by opus numbers, keyword in title or contents note, RISM location codes, or standard number. The manual gives thorough directions on how to search, gives sample records, menu and browsing options, sample searches and displays, directions on how to refine a search, and gives information on the Center and the American Beethoven Society. Also lists project donors.
Cons: Although very extensive it is not completed. By 2004 it is hoped that this source will include retrospective work on all materials on Beethoven published since his lifetime. Project directors hope to re-examine and analyze nearly 22,000 works and then further down the road include non-print materials such as videos, CD-ROM programs, sound recordings, portraits, and sculpture.
Morhange-Motchane, Marthe. Thematic Guide to Piano Literature: An Easy to Use Reference that Identifies and Specifies Grade Levels of Solo Piano Works. Vol. 2, Mozart/Beethoven. New York: G. Schirmer, Inc., 1982. Mus Ref ML 132 .P3 T53x 1982 vol. 2
Use: Useful for anyone wanting and overview of the piano works of Beethoven. Also useful for piano teachers for graded listing of his works.
Coverage: Not a complete listing of all Beethoven's works, it focuses on the basic piano literature. Graded by demands of musical character and technical problems.
Organization: For each entry gives an excerpt, grade of difficulty, dedication date, description of musical character (overview by movement), technical problems (listed by measure), description of musical character, suggestions, and a subjective/debateable commentary on the overall view of the piece. Each entry is given in English and in French.
Pros: Useful reference of major piano works. Helpful descriptions of the pieces.
Cons: Commentary is biased.
Nettl, Paul. Beethoven Encyclopedia. Midcentury Reference Lbrary, gen. ed., Dagobert D Runes. New York: Philosophical Library, Inc., 1956. ML 410 .B42 N4 (Stacks NOT Music Reference)
Use: Good for anyone wanting to find general information on Beethoven's life, works, and people in his life by topic.
Coverage: Topics related to Beethoven such as names of persons and broad genres of his works.
Organization: Entries are alphabetized by the name of a person, or by topic such as "symphonies," "way of living," or "sketchbooks."
Pros: Concise entries, good for general information and browsing.
Cons: There is no introductory note or explanation as to how information is compiled. If looking for something specific it is hard to guess under what entry it could be listed.
Tyson, Alan. The Authentic English Editions of Beethoven. All Souls Studies: A Series of Monographs by Past and Present Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford, no. 1. London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1963. Mus Ref ML134. B4 T95
Use: For anyone especially interested in English editions of Beethoven's works. Also for anyone looking for arguments about their authenticity. Interesting for anyone looking for published works of Beethoven previously not discussed in detail.
Coverage: In-depth study of English editions of Beethoven that appeared in his lifetime. The author includes only those considered "authentic" (one which has the authorization of the composer behind in--his approval and assitance). Includes approximately 40 editions.
Organization: Each entry gives a careful transcription of the title page including an unusual or wrong spelling. The format is indicated. Short phrases identifying the work to which the plate belonged are included (few English publishers used plate numbers at that time). A list of copies available in specific museums for further study is included. Also gives watermark date of each copy and whether it is a later issue or reprint. Lists literature which makes specific reference to the English edition of the work in question (letters, contracts, etc.). Gives textual notes, and information and arguemnts on authenticity.
Pros: Very extensive information on a group of published works not previously studied. Easy to understand.
Cons: Plain explanation of how to use the book in introductory chapters.


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Benefactress. In Milwaukee, Mrs. Gertrude Minor was arrested for sponsoring teen-age drinking parties, protested that she only "wanted to keep the kids off the streets."
On Second Thought. In Akron, authorities at Peoples Hospital apologized, decided that, all things considered, they had better not charge a woman patient for the tonsillectomy which had been performed on her by mistake.
It's Like This ... In San Francisco, Charles A. Dixon, arrested for counterfeiting, explained to police that he had only "wanted to make enough money to go straight."
Imperialism. In London, the Colonial Office launched...


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Bees Shut Out Omaha 9-0 in Game 3 of PCL Finals
By Salt Lake Bees | September 13, 2013 9:11 PM ET
SALT LAKE CITY - Jarrett Grube tossed a complete game two-hit shutout to lead the Salt Lake Bees to a 9-0 win over the Omaha Storm Chasers on Friday night in Game 3 of the Pacific Coast League Championship Series. With the win, the Bees trail Omaha two-games-to-one in the best-of-five series. Game 4 will be played at 6:35 p.m. on Saturday, September 14 at Spring Mobile Ballpark.
"(Jarrett) Grube started the game off really well," said Bees manager Keith Johnson. "It seemed like as the game progressed he got stronger and stronger. He found his fastball late. He was using it aggressively in the zone and forcing guys to swing the bat. It was a really, really good performance for him tonight."
Grube gave up a two-out double to Brian Fletcher in the second inning and a leadoff single by Christian Colon in the first complete game shutout in Salt Lake franchise history. Grube also equaled a franchise postseason record with 11 strikeouts while walking just one.
The Bees took the lead with two runs in the second on a RBI single by Drew Heid and an error. Roberto Lopez belted a two-run homer in the fourth to make it 4-0 and Efren Navarro made it 6-0 in the sixth with a two-run single. The Bees would close out the scoring with three runs in the seventh on a run-scoring single by Rusty Ryal and another two-run single by Navarro.
"Getting hits is just as contagious as not getting hits," said Johnson. "The guys did a great job of finding holes tonight, and we did a much better job of getting guys on base early in the innings as opposed to waiting until two outs or one out before we got a run on first base. But it's just one game. They don't carry over, so tomorrow we know we've got our hands full with a very good ball club, so we have to do it again."
Navarro had two hits and four runs batted in, as he has now hit safely in all seven postseason games and has two or more hits in five of those contests. Lopez added two hits and two runs batted in and Drew Heid chipped in three hits and one RBI.
Tickets for Game 4 will go on sale on Saturday, September 14 at 10 a.m. For ticket information, call (801) 325-BEES or visit slbees.com with no online fees.
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Exploitation of a dependent country or people for money and political gain. Tranfer of population to a new territory, where new arrivals live as permanent residents. It's a form of imperialism.
Colonialism is a form of slavery.
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Annals of Ulster
The Annals of Ulster, written in a mixed Latin and Gaelic, has entries covering the period from 431CE to 1540CE. Donnchadh O'Corrain states that it was created across the period c. 550 to c. 1588 by authors "various and mostly unknown." An Arthurian related entry is noted for 467CE; but there needs to be a determination as to the glosses and scribal changes before any value can be placed on the information.
467: Bas OITER PENDRAGEN regis Anglie cui sucsessit filius suus, .i. CINGH ARRTUR, .i. do orrdaig an bord cruinn.
which roughly in English is translated:
467: Death of Oiter Pendragen, King of English, who was succeeded by his son, that is, Cingh Arrtur, that is, the ordainer of the Round Table.


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Stella Heppleston has turned a corner, but more help is still vital to the family's well-being, say the organizers of a fundraiser breakfast at the Pentecostal Church this Saturday morning.
The six-year-old daughter of Elwood High School teacher Paul Heppleston was diagnosed with a brain tumor last summer, resulting in heartbreaking times for her family.
The brain tumor caused the child to lose her ability to speak and walk, among other functions, and she has been at the Janeway Hospital in St. John's ever since. Her grandmother, Christine Preston of Deer Lake, said her granddaughter has been doing much better in the past few weeks.
Preston found it difficult to get into too much detail, but she said her family is grateful for everyone's help.
"We're just overwhelmed with the support we have received," she said. "It's not just from here, it's coming in from all over the place. We're really pleased."
She said Stella can move her arms now and signal with some hand gestures. Despite the modest improvements, the little girl will have some work ahead of her.
"It's going to be tough but we'll get her through it," she said. "There are issues that we need to get past of course, but we're happy that (Stella) is doing better."
Related: "Songs for Stella" fundraiser
Last fall Heppleston's friend, St. John's singer/songwriter Larry Stamp, organized a fundraising show with several local musicians in St. John's. It helped raise awareness of the dire situation and donations for the family have been pouring in from across the island.
One of the organizers of this weekend's event, Clarence White of Deer Lake, said just because we have a public health care system doesn't mean the family isn't in the clear financially.
"There's a lot to consider, like lodging and driving back and forth, plus there are other family members, they have to take time off from work," said White. "These are really good people and we felt we had to do something for them."
Heppleston is a substitute teacher who has become known for producing musical events featuring kids' performances in a series called "Mr. H. Presents: An Open Stage for the Underage."
He was unavailable for an interview as he was with his daughter in St. John's, but told the media last fall that the prognosis was good. Doctors removed the tumor last year from Stella's brain stem.
Preston said her granddaughter is now on the road to recovery.
This Saturday's fundraiser will take place at Deer Lake's Pentecostal Church on Bennett Avenue at 8 a.m. Stella's grandfather, Doug Preston, will be in attendance to speak.
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Victoria Justice & Miranda Cosgrove's "iParty" Premiere!
Spending the day promoting their much-awaited collaborative effort, Victoria Justice and Miranda Cosgrove were side-by-side at Nickelodeon's exclusive premiere of '"iParty with Victorious" in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday (June 4).
Held at The Lot, the two up and coming actresses were all smiles as they worked the red carpet while joining up with fellow castmates including Nathan Kress and Avan Jogia.
Dubbed as the primetime TV event of the summer, "iParty with Victorious" premieres Saturday, June 11th at 8PM (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.
Previously offering up details on the show, Miss Justice said, "I am dating Stephen, and Miranda Cosgrove's character Carly is dating the same guy, and she finds out that he is cheating on her and we meet up at this party and plan this revenge to get back at him — so there's a lot of girl power."
Victoria also mentioned that "a rap battle, and a mash-up of her theme song and mine" would take place on the special episode.
Enjoy the pictures of the stars at Nickelodeon's exclusive premiere for the upcoming primetime TV event "iParty with Victorious" (June 4).
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All quotes tagged Revelations
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"Standing among savage scenery, the hotel offers stupendous revelations. There is a French widow in every bedroom, affording delightful prospects."
"A revelation is to be received as coming from God, not because of its internal excellence, or because we judge it to be worthy of God; but because God has declared it to be His in as plain and undeniable a manner as He has declared creation and providence to be His."
"Congressman Weller has been increasingly dismayed by recent revelations about improper lobbying practices in Washington, which he absolutely condemns."
"Just in a nanosecond, you'd know, a ream of material has been deposited into your heart. ... We call it revelation. God revealed that to you. When he said, 'Build big people, not a big church,' that is just right."
"Most White Houses believe that a leak is an uncontrolled revelation where they're not in control of it. Otherwise, it's associated with implementation of policy."
"This exclusive Web scene between Ryan Wolfe and Erica Sikes contains a dramatic revelation about someone in our lab -- a revelation that threatens to tear the team apart, and will lead to a shocking conclusion at the end of our season,"
"Landry was a revelation in the paint last year, able to use bulk and a bit of explosiveness to make up the 2-3 inches he gives away every night in the Big Ten."


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Shame on the City of St. Albert
Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 06:00 am
This past weekend while most roads were in good driving condition, Giroux Road was in terrible condition, as it usually is. You could see several places where vehicles had spun out and hit the snow bank.
Now the initial thought would be that people are driving too fast. That may be true for some but not for all. I myself almost lost control going about 35 km/h. One vehicle even took down a tree. I was told by a friend who drove by it that emergency vehicles responded to that incident. So one would think that perhaps that would prompt the city to get out and do something about the road conditions on Giroux, but of course they didn't.
So a while later that day my daughter also spun out and hit the snow bank, damaging her car. Thankfully she was OK and a Good Samaritan graciously helped her out. A big thank you to that individual. Why I am writing about this you ask? Because I feel that it was the city's negligence that caused this to happen. We pay extremely high taxes, yet we have to drive on treacherous roads because the city doesn't take care of them. Shame on you, City of St. Albert.
Melody Lussier, St. Albert


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Cisco ONS 15454 Configuartion
I have two Cisco ONS 15454 , CTC Version: 8.5 & i have to configure the setup for DWDM testing .Can anyone let me know following:-
1. How to connect two Cisco ONS 15454?
2. Steps to configure the Cisco ONS 15454 for DWDM?
3. How to connect/configure brocade 5100 8Gbps FC switch?
Connectivity Flow:
Brocade 5100 ->Cisco ONS 15454 Node A ->Cisco ONS 15454 Node B ->Brocade 5100
Since I am very new in configurating the CISCO product , any help is highly appreciated.
Take a pencil and wrap the receive fiber jumper around it until the optical level gets to the value to remove the alarm (should be a couple of wraps). Hopefully the jumper's fiber isn't made with bend insensative fiber.. otherwise it will require quite a few wraps!
Here you go, I've created the network for you in CTP using REL8.5 and the cards shown in your snapshots above, I've used a loss of 10dB between the nodes but the expected span loss can be between 10 and 15dB so just insert an attenuator.
When you import the NEUpdate file you can accept the import parameters because the cards are also in the same place as shown in your snap shots.
Not promising anything but it may save you having to learn how to design the network in CTP especially as you would have to manually force the selection of the right cards.
Good luck
Looks like you have a 2 channel Terminal MSTP system here. Do you have the CTP file that designed this network? You'll need to get the internal patchcords out of the CTP file and fiber the cards up per the design file. After that is done you'll need to extract the .xml file from the CTP file and load it into the node. After it is loaded in the node you can launch ANS. Then you can turn up the OSC channels(provisioning/comm channels). Do this for both nodes. If everything is done correctly you should see a green line between the nodes in your CTC view. Let me know when you get to this point and the rest should be fairly easy. If you have any questions let me know. The key is to have the CTP design file to get started in the right direction. Hope this gets you started.


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This is sorta OT (off topic) but I need advice.
My daughter (7) has been struggling with headlice for the last few months. She lives with her dad 5 days/week so it's hard for me to treat her/control the lice. After she has been at my house I always wash all the bedding etc.. she has come into contact with. Well now my YDS has lice and I'm scared I will get it.
For YDS I can't use any lice shampoos etc. on him because he has really sensitive skin, so with him it is a matter of conditioning/oiling his hair and just combing it out. It is time consuming but it's all I can do and thank goodness his hair isn't that long.
Now to my problem. My hair is really long and it would take me HOURS to oil/condition my hair and comb it all out. I asked the pharmacist and they didn't have anything that is safe to use for pregnant women. They even said tea tree oil isn't safe.
As I said, I haven't got lice yet (that I know of) but I would love to try to prevent it, or if I get it, obviously treat it without shaving my hair off or spending a billion hours combing my hair.
Does anyone know any effective and safe methods to treat headlice in pregnant women?
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Framingham, Mass. -- TJX Cos. reported Tuesday that profit for the quarter ended Oct. 29 rose 15% to $406.5 million, from $372.3 million a year earlier.
Sales increased 5% to $5.79 billion from $5.53 billion, but missed analysts' expected $5.84 billion. Same-store sales rose 3%.
During the quarter, the retailer increased its store count by a net of 52 stores and increased square footage by 1% over the same period last year.


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MicroRNAs constitute a class of ~22-nucleotide non-coding RNAs. They modulate gene expression by associating with the 3′ untranslated regions (3′ UTRs) of messenger RNAs (mRNAs). Although multiple miRNAs are known to be regulated during myoblast differentiation, their individual roles in muscle development are still not fully understood. In this study, we showed that miR-199a-3p was highly expressed in skeletal muscle and was induced during C2C12 myoblasts differentiation. We also identified and confirmed several genes of the IGF-1/AKT/mTOR signal pathway, including
The genesis of skeletal muscles is a multi-step process that includes the recruitment of myoblasts from myogenic precursors, myoblast proliferation, cell cycle arrest and fusion of myocytes into multinucleated myotubes [
Recently, microRNAs, a class of evolutionarily conserved and small non-coding RNAs [
There are two loci within the human genome that encode the precursor of miR-199a-3p: one is embedded in the antisense chain of intron 15 of Dynamin 2, referred to as miR-199a-1; the other is in the antisense chain of intron 14 of Dynamin 3, named miR-199a-2 [
In this study, we shown that miR-199a-3p is an extensively expressed miRNA and highly expressed in skeletal muscle, especially in soleus and induced during C2C12 myoblast differentiation. Using bioinformatic analyses and luciferase reporter assay, we found that miR-199a-3p acts to target the 3′ UTR of several genes in the IGF-1/AKT/mTOR signal pathway, including
MiR-199a-3p is conserved in mammals (
Using Target Scan 6.2 (
To verify whether
To establish the role of miR-199-3p in myogenic differentiation, C2C12 myoblasts were transfected with synthetic miR-199a-3p mimics or negative control (NTC). After 12 h, cells were induced differentiation with differentiation medium. Real-time qPCR showed that miR-199a-3p was successfully over-expressed (
To further demonstrate the role of miR-199a-3p in myogenic differentiation, the anti-sense oligonucleotides targeting miR-199a-3p or NC were transfected to C2C12 cells. After 12 h, cells were induced to differentiate. Immunofluorescence analysis (
In order to validate whether miR-199a-3p is a regulator of the IGF-1/AKT/mTOR signal pathway in myoblasts, we measured the mRNA and protein level of IGF-1, PI3Kr1, mTOR and RPS6KA6 after the transfection of miR-199a-3p mimic or inhibitor into C2C12 lines. We found that over-expression of miR-199a-3p leads to noteworthy decreased mRNA levels of IGF-1, mTOR, and RPS6KA6 (
MiR-199a-3p is a conserved miRNA in mammals. A recent study showed that miR-199a-3p expression level is markedly elevated in muscle afflicted with Duchenne muscular dystrophy [
The IGF-1/AKT/mTOR pathway lies at the heart of the regulatory network controlling muscle development [
Previous knowledge about the roles of miRNAs in myogenesis was obtained from muscle-specific miRNAs (Myo-miRs): miR-1, miR-133and miR-206, which target histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4), serum response factor (SRF), and Follistatin-like 1 (FSTL1), respectively [
C2C12 myoblasts (ATCC, Rockefeller, New York, NY, USA) were cultured in growth medium (GM, Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium containing 10% fetal calf serum) before induced to differentiation, at 37 °C, 5% CO2. When cell density reached 70%, they were digested with 0.25% trypsin, and then seeded into culture dishes. When inducing C2C12 myoblasts to differentiate, cell density must reach >90% prior to changing GM to differentiation medium (DM, Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium supplemented with 2% horse serum).
MiR-199a-3p mimic was double-stranded, whereas the inhibitor single-stranded. They were both designed and synthetized by GenePharama (Shanghai, China). MiR-199a-3p mimics Sense: 5′-ACAGUAGUCUGCACAUUGGUUA-3′; Antisense: 5′-ACCAAUGUGCAGACUACUGUUU-3′. miR-199a-3p inhibitor: 5′-UAACCAAUGUGCAGACUACUGU-3′. Negative controls of miR-199a-3p mimic or inhibitor were also purchased from GenePharama (
For transfection, cell density was allowed to reach 70%. C2C12 myoblasts were subjected to serum starvation for 4 h prior to transfection. MiR-199a-3p mimic or inhibitor were transfected into C2C12 using Lipofectamine2000 (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA).
After transfection and induced myogenic differentiation, C2C12 myoblasts cultured in 12-well plates were washed with PBS and fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde for 15 min. 0.5% Trixon-100 was used for permeabilization. The cells were then blocked in 2% goat serum (diluted in PBS). After blocking, the cells were incubated with the anti-myosin primary antibody at 37 °C for 1–2 h, and then the fluorescent secondary antibodies at 37 °C for 1 h. The nuclei were stained with Hoechest (Beyotime, Shanghai, China) for 10min. Images were captured using a Nikon TE2000 microscope (Nikon, Tokyo, Japan).
Trizol reagent (TaKaRa, Otsu, Japan) was utilized to extract tissue or cellular total RNAs. The total RNA quality and concentration were estimated using denatured gel electrophoresis and spectrophotometer (Thermo, Waltham, MA, USA), respectively. About 500 ng of the total RNA was processed into single strand cDNA using a reverse transcription kit (TaKaRa) with random primers. Real-time quantitative PCR was performed in triplicate using a SYBR green kit (TaKaRa) on a Bio-Rad iQTM5 system (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA). MicroRNA expression was normalized against the expression of U6 whereas GAPDH was used to normalize the expression of individual mRNAs. The 2−ΔΔ
Cell cultures of C2C12 were homogenized in ice-cold protein lysis buffer (RIPA, Beyotime, Shanghai, China) containing protease inhibitor (Pierce, Rockford, IL, USA). The lysates were centrifuged and the protein concentration of supernatant was determined using the Bicinchoninic Acid assay kit (Beyotime, Shanghai, China). Then 5× protein loading buffer was added to the lysates prior to full denaturation in boiled water. A total of 20 μg of protein was electrophoresed on a 12% SDS-polyacrylamide gel and transferred to a PVDF membranes (polyvinylidene difluoride membrane) (CST, Boston, MA, USA). The membrane was blocked in 5% defatted milk, and then incubated at 4 °C overnight with primary antibodies. Next day, the PVDF membranes were washed with TBST (tris-buffered-saline with tween) and incubated with second antibody at room temperature for 1 h and washed three times with TBST, and exposed and quantified using the Image J program (A software used for Luminance analysis, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA).
MyoD, MyoG, and MyHC antibodies were purchased from Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank (University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA); mTOR, phospho-mTOR, PI3K, phospho-PI3K, AKT, and phospho-AKT antibodies were from Santa Cruz Biotechnology (Dallas, TX, USA).
The 3′ UTRs of mouse IGF-1, PI3Kr1, mTOR and RPS6kA6 genes containing miR-199a-3p targeted sites, were amplified by PCR using primers with the XhoI and Not I sites. The primers used were listed in
Each experiment was repeated three times, all quantitative results are represented as mean ± S.E.M. One-way ANOVA in SPSS11.5 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) was used to perform variance analysis and significance test, least significant difference (LSD) to tests the differences of different treatments.
In summary, our data identifies miR-199a-3p as a potential regulator of myogenesis through the suppression of the IGF-1/AKT/mTOR signal pathway. Recently, miR-199a-3p has been demonstrated to act as a direct regulator of COX-2 expression in human chondrocytes [
These studies were supported by "the Scientific and Technological Innovation Project for Youths of Northwest A&F University (No. ZD2012007)" and "National Basic Research Program of China (2012CB124705)".
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Tissue expression profile of miR-199a-3p and its expression pattern during C2C12 myogenic differentiation. (
MiR-199a-3p targeted several components of the IGF-1/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway. (
Overexpression of miR-199a-3p inhibited C2C12 myogenic differentiation. C2C12 cells were transfected with miR-199a-3p Mimics (or negative control miRNA) and grown in growth medium (GM) for 12 h, then induced to myogenic differentiation with differentiation medium (DM). At the 96 h of differentiation: (
Inhibition of miR-199a-3p promoted myogenic differentiation. C2C12 cells were transfected with miR-199a-3p inhibitors (or negative control) and grown in GM for 12 h, then induced for myogenic differentiation for 96 h in DM. (
MiR-199a-3p regulated the IGF/AKT/mTOR pathway in C2C12 cells. (


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I don't turn upside down until I plop. I rinse, comb out, etc right side up, but leaning my hair forward slightly. When I'm out and scrunching in product I tip it slightly further forward, and side to side slightly, especially as I use a towel to scrunch out the excess water and product.
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- Ashley Sloan said...
Ohhh this was exciting to read this morning! When I get back to my inlaws I'll put up a post for this :) It is all messed up because of the Internet not working on my computer :( But I would love to meet you sometime ha. Well have a good 4th!!! :)
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Green June Beetle
- Scientific Name: Cotinus nitida (Linneaus) [Phylum Arthropoda: Class Insecta: Order Coleoptera: Family Scarabaeidae]
- Common Names: green June beetle, fig eater
- Climatic Zone: subtropical to temporate
- Geographic Distribution: This pest and its subspecies (one in Texas and another in southern Florida) is a native of North America where soil does not regularly freeze below 3 to 4 inches. It is most common from southern Pennsylvania across to Oklahoma and south. It most commonly a turf pest in the transitions zones of Tennessee and Kentucky to the Carolinas. California populations cause damage around the San Diego area.
- Damaging Stage: adults damage fruit and larvae damage turf
- Hosts: The adult beetles have been given the common name of "fig eater" since they often congregate around seeping wounds of trees, and are very common on ripe grapes, figs, peaches, plums, melons, and some vegetables and ears of corn. Some have claimed that they skeletonize leaves of trees like Japanese beetle, but this has not been confirmed. Adult green June beetles often land in trees that have been skeletonized by Japanese beetles. The larvae can infest any turfgrass species - cool season, transition or warm season. They apparently feed on the thatch, grass clippings and leafy tissues of turf.
- Damage Symptoms: Adults feed on ripe fruit and larvae thin out turf and throw up mounds of soil.
- Description of Stages:
Eggs: The white oval eggs are packed into a ball of soil about the size of a walnut. These egg clusters are formed in a small cavity in the soil 2 to 5 inches deep and they may contain 10 to 30 eggs each.
Larvae: The larvae resemble regular white grubs except that they have the habit of moving by rolling over on their backs to creep along with an undulating motion. Because of this mode of movement, the legs are considerably smaller than other white grubs. This movement is a specific characteristic of this species. First instars are 1/4 inch (6 to 6.5 mm) long, second instars are 5/8 inch (15 to 17 mm) long and mature third instars are 1 3/4 inch (45 to 48 mm) long. The raster pattern on the underside tip of the abdomen consists of two irregular rows of large and small bristles and the entire abdomen is covered with fine hair.
Pupae: The pupae are cream colored first and become light reddish-brown with age. The average pupa is about 1/2 inch (14mm) long and 1/4 inch (7mm) wide.
Adults: The adults are about 13/16 to 1.0 inch (20 to 25 mm) long, and generally are velvety green in color with tan-yellow margins. The lower surface is a shiny metallic green. The head has a distinctive flat horn.
- Life Cycle and Habits:
Adults begin to emerge in late June, flying during the daytime, and are very common in July and August. The adults are attracted to ripe fruit and vegetables as well as oozing tree wounds. Once a feeding site is established, several adults may be actively flying about or attempting mating. Newly emerging females call males to the ground for mating by producing a milky fluid that acts as an attractive odor. On many golf courses, for some unexplained reason, the adults die and accumulate in the sand traps.
Mated females dig a burrow into the ground, pushing up a small mound of soil. Females prefer soils with high organic matter content, soils covered with compost or soils fertilized with manure-based fertilizers. Once a suitable site is found, the females pack 10 to 30 eggs into a compact ball of soil about the size of a walnut. Females may emerge and dig a new burrow elsewhere but more commonly continue in the first burrow to form 1 to 2 additional egg chambers. The eggs swell as they absorb moisture and the grubs hatch in 2 to 3 weeks.
Young grubs are very active and can move a considerable distance on the surface in a short period of time. Since the eggs are clustered, infestations appear to be in groups or colonies. The grubs feed on organic material, but their habit of constant burrowing and tunneling loosens the soil causing plant desiccation, the primary cause of damage to turf. By the time the grubs are second instars, they construct individual burrows which average 6 to 12 inches in depth. At night, the grubs deposit soil around the burrow entrance, making small mounds 2 to 3 inches in diameter which resemble ant or mole cricket mounds or large deposits of earthworm castings. The grubs may also emerge and crawl about on their backs during warm, wet evenings. This is especially common after a warm afternoon thunderstorm. They may end up in garages or swimming pools!
As winter weather reduces soil temperature, the grubs dig deeper and remain inactive at the bottom of the burrow. These grubs may become active at any time when the soil temperature rises. Larval digging may occur any time during late summer through winter and into spring, especially in more southernly states. By late May and early June, the grubs have matured and they construct an earthen cell glued together with a secretion. Pupation takes about three weeks at which time the adults break out of the pupal cell and dig to the surface.
- Control Approaches:
Cultural Control - Habitat Modification - Green June beetle adults are attracted to decaying organic material such as composts and manures, under which the females construct egg chambers. Reduction of thatch layers that have begun to form peat-like organic matter, as well as avoidance of compost top dressings or application of manure-based fertilizers will reduce the attractiveness of turf to ovipositing females.
Biological Controls - Insect Parasites - A parasitic wasp, Scolia dubia Say, has been very effective in reducing green June beetle larval populations. However, this large hairy, black wasp with orange markings may cause considerable concern by those afraid of being stung. Fortunately, the adult females do not sting unless severely provoked (i.e., picked up or trapped). Avoid applying general contact/stomach insecticides when these wasps are flying and laying eggs on green June beetle grubs since they can often bring damaging grub populations under control.
Biological Control - Metarrhizium Fungus - The insect parasitic fungus, Metarrhizium anosophilae, which is often called the "green" fungus of insects, commonly attacks larvae and pupae when soil conditions are suitable. Warm, moist soil is essential for this fungus to invade the grub cuticle. Unfortunately, exact conditions for green fungus infection are difficult to control so the predictability of this biological control is low.
Chemical Control - Insecticides -
Targeted Treatments. Insecticides are most effective when small stage grubs are the target. First instar green June beetle grubs are present from late July through August. Applying an insecticides at this time, followed by sufficient irrigation to move the insecticide into the thatch zone usually yields satisfactory results. Target areas that have a previous history of green June beetle or where adults were concentrating their landing and hovering behavior. First instar grubs molt into second instars which feed from mid-August through September. These middle stage larvae are also very susceptible to control, but if not controlled, turf damage may begin to appear in September. At this time the grubs have formed burrows and they only emerge on nights following irrigation or a warm rain. Since the larvae feed in the thatch and on grass clippings or leaf blades, insecticides should be targeted for these areas. Therefore, DO NOT irrigate after application. Irrigation before application may help coax the larvae to the surface.
Curative Treatments. From mid-September through October, most grubs reach the third instar stage and are very large. While still easy to kill by using a pretreatment irrigation and no irrigation after the application, intoxicated grubs remain on the turf surface. Hundreds to thousands of these large grubs may litter the surface after an insecticide application. In the sun, the bodies of these grubs quickly decay producing a considerable stench. Great care should be exercised when attempting to control third instar grubs because of this stench potential. From March through April, green June beetle grubs clean out their overwintering burrows and resume feeding in the thatch and on the surface on warm nights. If the soil mounds are the major problem (i.e., actual grub damage is not evident), avoid attempting to control the grubs to avoid having the dead grubs littering the turf surface.
Preventive Treatments. The use of long residual (>120 days) chloronicotinyl and diacylhydrazine insecticides has not been very successful in controlling this grub when application is made in May, June, or July. Apparently, the active residues move from the feeding zone of the green June beetle grubs and they survive the early applications. Almost any insecticide registered for control of white grubs will work when the first and second instar grubs are feeding on the surface.
Grub infestations should be evaluated as early as possible by monitoring, accurate identification and mapping of infested areas. Though the standard golf course cup cutter is a convenient tool to survey for infestations in golf courses, sports turf and home lawns, green June beetle second and third instar grubs dig too deep to use this method. If a cup cutter is used, it should be used from mid- to late August. Areas that have had a previous history of green June beetle infestation, areas where considerable adult landing and hovering was observed in July, or areas that have been treated with compost or manure-based fertilizers should be sampled.
If second or third instar grubs are encountered or suspected, thoroughly irrigate a section of the area (a few hundred square feet is sufficient) and apply a curative insecticide (carbaryl and trichlorfon have been very effective for this purpose) in a band across the area. DO NOT water in this application (unless required on the label). Spray applications are much more effective than granular insecticides. Check the treated area at daybreak (birds may pick up the exposed grubs). Foraging green June beetle grubs will remain on the surface since they will not be able to find their burrows.
Many books and extension publications on grub management often mention "population thresholds." Thresholds are the numbers of pest insects present in a given area (usually per square foot) that warrant control. The principle behind using thresholds is to reinforce the IPM principle that application of a pesticide is not always warranted simply if pests are present. Pests must be present at populations high enough to eventually cause damage.
There have been no generally accepted levels for green June beetle grubs. However, grub populations of 10 to 15 grubs per square yard have caused severe thinning and soil disturbance.


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Australia will step up pressure on Japan to cut decades-old barriers to imports of important agricultural products after a decision by the Japanese government to join region-wide free trade talks.
In a new sign of a bolder approach to try to lift the Japanese economy out of its long stagnation, the Abe administration has sought and been granted membership of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations, which aim to create a Pacific-wide free-trade zone. Japan was admitted after members, which do not include China, were assured Japan was willing to put all issues covering barriers to entry to Japanese markets on the negotiating table.
But it remained unclear, despite the decision of the 11 TPP member countries to invite Japan to participate in the talks, to what extent Japan was really prepared to lower trade barriers on sensitive agricultural products, or whether the willingness to put all issues on the table was simply a means to join a process with potentially large implications for the Pacific-region economies.
Trade policy analysts will be concerned that highly protectionist Japan's involvement in the negotiations could ultimately limit the ambition of the negotiations and result in a severely crimped outcome. The decision by Japan to seek membership of the TPP, however, is a major surprise.
Before the recent Japanese election it had been ruled out by political leaders because of the extreme political sensitivity of any threat to expose key commodities such as rice and dairy products to competition from imports.
But the new centre-right Abe administration, which has launched a bold and controversial series of major economic actions to revive the Japanese economy, has now, at least tentatively, indicated that a more open Japanese economy will be part of its strategy.
Australia, which held back its approval for Japan's admission to the TPP until it got assurances that Japan was committed to an ambitious plan for cutting trade barriers, welcomed the Japanese move.
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"With the world's third-biggest economy, Japan's entry in the TPP adds great weight to the grouping," Dr Emerson told The Australian Financial Review.
He said Japan would take its place at the negotiating table for the first time in about three months when the issue of access to Japanese markets would be on the table. Negotiations on a separate FTA between Australia and Japan would continue.
The Canadian, Mexican and New Zealand governments also held back initially from signing up to Japan's involvement after the United States indicated it wanted Japan to be involved in the TPP talks. They were also concerned that Japan's entry had to be on the condition that it signed up to the bold aims initially set for a Pacific-region FTA.
The decision for Japan to join the TPP talks was taken at a meeting of TPP trade ministers attending a gathering of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum ministers in Indonesia over the weekend.
Despite the new hopes expressed for a successful outcome to the TPP negotiations – which the Obama administration wants wrapped up this year – ministers at the meeting in Surabaya expressed pessimism about progress in reviving the moribund Doha round or global free-trade negotiations.
A new attempt to revive the Doha round is to be made at a conference in Bali later this year.
Analysts said it appeared enthusiasm for a global trade deal had waned as efforts to do regional trade agreements such as through the TPP were gaining greater attention.
With the inclusion of Japan, a TPP trade agreement would involve 12 countries and would cover about 40 per cent of world trade.
China has still not sought or been offered an invitation to join the TPP.
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Hi All, I'm brand new to Cassandra and know absolutely nothing, so please forgive me in advance. A friend and I have each setup a few Cassandra stand alone nodes, completely default. His: Mac OSX Snow Leopard Mac Book Pro Intel Duo Core 4GB Ram 5400 rpm disk Mine: debian 5.x (lenny) with the deb pack from http://www.apache.org/dist/cassandra/debian 2 Desktops Intel duo core 4GB ram 7200 sata drives 1 blade 8gb ram 10000 rpm disk dual xeon (i have a windows box too like the 2 desktops) (each of those machines is stand alone) My debian boxes are brand new installs, nothing else running, purely console environments, only SSH & Cassandra installed. The Cassandra configs are the *default configs* with only 'ListenAddress' and 'ThriftAddress' changed to the ext ip for those boxes. We generated a C# library with Thrift to connect to these servers. We wrote a simple c# app that loops 10,000 times and does a _client.batch_insert(_keyspace, map.Key.GetValue(o, null).ToString(), dict, ConsistencyLevel.ONE); "batch_insert" I guess is the key bit up there. The reason that I'm writing is that the batch_insert call takes 400,000 ticks every time it is called when running against the debian boxes. Any of them. The result is that 10,000 inserts against his machine takes about 30 seconds, and it takes about 1 min 45 seconds against any of my servers. (longer against the windows 7 server.) The MacBookPro is faster while I would expect to be slower. (the macbook pro is his laptop and he's running mail and all kinds of other stuff simultaneously.) I'm on a gigabit network, iostat / top / bmon all show that the Cassandra server isn't working very hard. Performance mon on my windows client show my computer running the loop is hardly working. I am writing to you to ask where I might go to get information on comparing the environments, improving my performance, etc. I've been googling all day and haven't been able to figure anything out. If this is the wrong forum, sorry! Thanks for any help/suggestions you might have. Stu
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This is how an orangutan who one day played a research in the unsearchable fields of life came to the essence of the existence.
He stood under the treetop of his favourite tree in the banana group and watched a yellowish reflection of newly matured fruits. And he admired them endlessly amazed at the possibility of the yellow.
Then he slowly started to climb. On the first branch he saw the first circles of time and he scratched his head. On the second branch he saw a circled space of the treetop and he scratched his tail. On the third branch pressured by the instinct of manual movement he stretched his arm toward the fruit. On the fourth branch he found out what evolition was. He didn't dare to move forward. But he was eating, he was eating so sweetly and couldn't stop and he told himself that life was beautiful, absolutely beautiful.
The sun was setting down and unresearched regions of the treetop were approached by another orangutan who, having been pressured by the same instinct of the manual movement (Hello Marx) , advanced toward the discovery of an ax.
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