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The Adler Museum of Medicine houses a fascinating historic ophthalmology section.
Find out about Victorian ear trumpets, early bleeding and cupping instruments, cranial crushers, notorious 'iron lungs' from the 20th century polio epidemics, the first ECG machine and much more when you visit the Adler Museum of Medicine at the Wits Medical School, University of the Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg.
Established in 1962 by Dr Cyril and Mrs Esther Adler, the Adler Museum of Medicine comprises a whistle-stop journey through some of our medical, dental and pharmacological past.
Marvel at just how far modern medicine has come when you enter an early 20th century operating theatre of the type where it is rumoured that Baron Joseph Lister, British surgeon and pioneer of antiseptic surgery, would start surgical proceedings by announcing, 'come gentlemen, let us spray'.
Sit in an ancient dentist's chair and thank your lucky stars that modern dentistry has advanced since those nerve-wracking days of pincers and screws, or figure out a 19th century 'patent magnetic electrical machine for nervous diseases' that Queen Victoria used to alleviate her rheumatism.
There's also the first electrocardiograph machine used in the Johannesburg General Hospital, and poignant reminders of the mid-20th century polio epidemics – grim iron lungs resembling metal coffins.
But there's much more to this quirky, informative museum than antiquated and fearsome pieces of medical equipment. Discover pictures, photographs, sculptures, documents, stamp and medal collections, as well as a rare book and medical reference library.
Apart from the temporary exhibitions, there is also a comprehensive permanent exhibition relating to HIV/AIDS, with dramatic visual displays.
Whether you're a student, health professional, researcher, or just an interested member of the public, this one-of-a-kind museum in South Africa is well worth a visit.
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The Adler Museum of Medicine is situated at 7 York Road, Parktown, close to the University of the Witwatersrand's downtown campus.
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June 8: Be Suspicious of Your Friends and Co-Workers (they're trying to kill you) Day
- 1210 - Rain is discovered by Vatican scientists.
- 1213 - The Vatican, under Pope Innocent III, creates purgatory.
- 1312 - King Edward II became the first man to successfully grow a goatee beard.
- 1798 - North Dakota moves to its present location from beside the River Thames.
- 1861 - Tennessee secedes from the Union. Nissan decides it will build its plant there after all.
- 1900 - Hitler's moustache is born.
- 1901 - The Queen of the United Kingdom, Empress of Canada, Grand Sheila of Australia, Most Merciful Pasha of Yorkshire, is expelled from her mother's uterus into the world.
- 1949 - 35 years after starting it, George Orwell finally completes his futuristic novel Nineteen Fourty-Four.
- 1963 - Doctor What changes his name to Doctor Who.
- 1969 - Bill Clinton fails to inhale.
- 1979 - Mel Gibson speaks in enhanced Aussie accent after discovering he was born in Peekskill, New York.
- 1983 - The United States Government collapses then reforms in a period of twelve hours, no one notices because a cute kitten is born on TV.
- 2011 - You read this. Wished you had not bothered.

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Imperial. do they still do the night surfing at the Terrazza?
Boca Barranca, Guacaillio, Esterios Este y Oeste, Playa El Rey, and Domincal are all great breaks within an hour of playa hermosa. get a 4x4 and find your own secret spot. bring plenty of rope.
hermosa straight up and go towards the almond tree not as crowded compared to being closer to dos gringos
A night out in Jaco is how I got my user name.
google earth is great for researching and locating surf spots around the world, you just gotta no how to use it
On your way down ..Check out Bocca Barranca near Punterinas. Long long left point break. 1st and 2nd peaks are awesome. Pay the guy with the macheti to protect your car. Hermosa can be great right outside or down by the tree, being in Costa Rica already you should have the vibe.


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Bridgwater & Albion 10, Chard 22
BRIDGWATER & Albion slumped to a disappointing 22-10 defeat at the hands of Chard on Saturday, as the South Somerset side completed a league double of the hosts.
Joe Bussell and Nick Spellissy both crossed for Bridgwater, but they were to be mear consolation tries as Chard left College Way with the points.
Chard made a great start and retained all the possession from the kick off.
The first of their four tries came after just three minutes when winger Jack Pennington crossed in the corner - Chris Doak's kick for the extras was good giving Chard an early seven point lead.
Chard were denied a good opportunity a few minutes later when a Bridgwater knock-on on their own try line was missed by the Referee.
The visitors, however, continued to put great pressure on the Bridgwater side and were finally rewarded on 24 minutes when Bryan Harrison went over in identical fashion to Pennington's opener.
Albion began to gain some possession in the latter stages of the first half, but handling and kicking errors abounded and they could make no progress with the ball.
Their first real attempt at points came in the 33rd minute with a penalty kick, but Heal's effort was wide of the mark.
Some real end-to-end rugby was now being played, but it was Chard who got the next score just before half-time when Lee Massey scored for the visitors.
From the restart, Bridgwater seemed more confident and certainly had the upper hand in the first 20 minutes.
Albion went close to opening their account when a driving maul bundled its way over the line, but the referee adjudged it to be held up.
But not to be denied, Joe Bussell soon powered over from close range to register the host's first five-pointer of the afternoon.
There followed a stalemate for the next 20 minutes as both sides defended well and neither side could make much progress.
This was finally broken by Chard's Doak crossing the line for the visitor's fourth try of the match and their bonus point.
Just before the final whistle, Nick Spellissy crashed over the line for a consolation score, but the earlier damage had been done and Chard held out for the five-point win.
Next week (March 8) Bridgwater & Albion travel to bottom-side Sidmouth.
ScorersBridgwaterTries: Bussell, Spellissy ChardTries: Pennington, Harrison, Massey, DoakConv: Doak Bridgwater Team: Nick Francis, Dan Lang, Rob Allen, James Brakes, Garryn Basson, Stuart Heal, Sam Knights, James Bryant, Matt Hastie, Joe Bussell, Ali Blundell, Dan Kemmish, Nick Spellissy, Ollie Dunn, Taylor BullerReplacements: Lovejoy Chawatama, Joe Stradling, Roger Drabble (All Used) Referee: Gary Malpass (East Midlands)


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2014 Ask the Experts
Lupus: Ask the Experts is a series of live educational teleconferences and pre-recorded webcasts on a variety of topics designed to provide you with important information about living with lupus. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from some of the world's leading lupus experts from the comfort and privacy of your home.
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Lupus and the Skin - 7.9.14
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November 13, 2014
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Physical and emotional stresses are among the suspected triggers for a lupus flare. People with lupus should reduce stress to help them cope with lupus and improve their overall well-being.
This Ask The Experts series is offered as a free service of the Lupus Foundation of America, DC/MD/VA Chapter. All costs of services for patients and families are underwritten by the fundraising efforts of the DC/MD/VA Chapter, including the Walk to End Lupus Now™.
Presentations are available online. You may submit a question to the expert through the 15th of each topic month and answers will be posted the following month.
Treatment of Lupus in 2014
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Dealing with Holiday Stress
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RABBI YISRAEL MEIR LAU: First of all, I want to thank for the kind hospitality and for the invitation to come and to meet. I have heard a lot about my host. I am very happy to be here, to shake hands and to open a dialogue. We are believers. We believe in the Torah. We believe in the God, the Lord Almighty Who gave the Torah. There is a story about the first of fight between two brothers; Cain and Abel. In the book of Genesis, chapter number 4 [verse 8] and there is a very strange sentence there. "vayomer Kayin el Hevel achiv " Cain said to his brother Abel; "veyehi biheyosam besadeh" while they were in the field "veyakam Kayin el Hevel achiv vayahargehu" Cain stood up and murdered, killed his brother Abel. But the beginning was "vayomer Kayin el Hevel achiv " he said, he spoke to him. What did he [Cain] say? Nothing. Not even one word [of importance]. It means there was no dialogue. He just said a few words in order to pull him out from the home of father and mother Adam and Eve. He brought him to the field without saying any serious words. Maybe this is the reason for the first assassination of the world. Two brothers, but no dialogue. They did not speak. That is why I understand that we must always cooperate, not only to speak one to the other, also to listen one to the other. This is [the] number one [reason] why I am here.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A 7-year-old boy is the one who spotted an abandoned baby at a Fort Caroline apartment complex Wednesday evening, and from his perspective, it looked like something out of a horror movie.
His mother, Cristessa Myers, knew immediately something was wrong.
"It was not wrapped, the baby was exposed, and it was shaking because, you know, it was cold and the umbilical cord was still attached," Myers said.
According to Jacksonville police, someone deserted the newborn on Wednesday. That same day, Myers had planned to take her two boys to the playground but got the feeling she needed to go home instead.
"Something was drawing me to go home, because normally I would not say 'no' for the kids to go to the park," Myers said.
Myers immediately called for help. She felt scared because the baby initially made no noise.
"When I heard that first cry, it was a relief," she said. "And I seen the paramedics, too. It was a relief to all of us the baby was crying."
Myers said she wonders why someone would abandon the baby. Just a few miles away from the apartment, there's a fire station that serves as a Safe Haven for newborns.
"If the baby is 7 days or younger, you can drop it off at a hospital or medical service provider or a fire station with no recourse," Jacksonville Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Melissa Bujeda said.
Police point out that no matter the circumstance, there's no reason for a parent to put a baby at risk.
Investigators are thankful Myers alerted the paramedics.
"I only wish I could see the baby, too, now that she's doing well," Myers said.
According to police, the baby is safe and healthy.
Anyone with any information about the baby being abandoned is asked to call the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office at 904-630-0500 or Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.
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Breakaway, great cruise!: Norwegian Breakaway Cruise Review by bingo3
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Breakaway, great cruise!
Destination: Bermuda
Embarkation: New York (Manhattan)
The Bermuda trip is a more expensive cruise and we were on a budget, so stayed at the Country Inn and Suites in Queens, Long Island City the day before the cruise and it was a very nice property. You can read my review of that hotel on Trip Advisor. A taxi to the hotel from LGA was about $18.00 and a cab to Times More Square was about $15.00 each way. The hotel called a car service to take us to the pier for $35.00, but we could have easily hailed a cab right outside the front doors. Make sure you have the exact street address for the pier. I "assumed" they would know where pier 88 was, BIG MISTAKE! LOL! He had to stop the car so I could rifle through my suitcase in the trunk and find the street address, but he did get us there, no problems!
We arrived at the ship around 10:45am, went through check-in very quickly, then had to wait about 30+ minutes or so before they started letting us on the ship. We had to stand as there was not enough seating. This was different from other ship lines, where we went right on the ship after checking in, at the same time. We were in group 12 and they called groups about 10 minutes apart. A man had to go around the terminal area yelling out which number was boarding as you could not hear the announcements. We did notice some people boarding with higher numbers than ours, pretty much ignoring the number called.
They do allow you to drop your carry-on luggage in the room (other lines have not), but as soon as we boarded, they announced rooms were ready. Our room was a mid-ship balcony, port side and our parents were next to us in one of the angled balconies. We were surprised to see they had a lounge chair on that balcony without us even having to ask. They also had a regular chair and the small table. We had the standard 2 chairs and table. The balcony size was fine for us and we had no problems with it. There are actually times on this sailing where you can't be out there anyway because wind is cold, and when coming back from Bermuda, seas were so high, spray was hitting not only the balcony but the sliding glass doors. I imagine in the winter months, you can use the balcony even less. It is nice to be able to see out to sea from your bed/sofa though! It was also nice while docked in Bermuda for almost 3 days, to have the balcony. We were docked port side, which was nice. The Captain did state in a Q & A, they dock port side more, because it is faster to get out on Friday to head back to NY, but do have to dock starboard 1-2 times per month to exercise the life boats. There is no way to know in advance which side will be dock side. Our room was port side, so was a nice view of the wharf.
You have views from your balcony of the Memorial tower when leaving NY and of the Statue of Liberty when returning to NY, if port side. It would be the opposite if you have a starboard room. We went by the statue around 5:30am coming back to NY. The Captain did announce the day before, approximately when we would do that. I thought that was a nice gesture.
We went to Savor restaurant for embarkation lunch and there were no crowds or waits. It was very nice and Michael, our waiter was extremely friendly and informative. The lunch menu that day was different from what it was the rest of the week. It was the same menu each day, after that first day. I am assuming that lunch menu was the one used the previous week. Evening menus also did not deviate a lot. There were a few added items each night, but many remained the same. You could go view menus each day, posted near the restaurants. I suspect there is not a lot of variety at the main dining rooms because of all the specialty restaurants. Prime rib was served about 4 different times in different venues. Lobster tails was the first full sea day, in the buffet.
The cabin was very nice and quiet. The bed was very comfortable as were the linens. Towels were nice. Josephine was our room steward and she was excellent! Never saw her when she was not smiling and so friendly! She had 16 rooms to keep clean and did that in the morning/afternoon and again in the evening. She made great towel animals. She kept the ice bucket filled twice daily. I cannot say enough about her. She has worked for the company for 16 years (including the company that bought/started NCL). She said she is going on vacation for 6 weeks starting June 8 and has put in to come back to the Breakaway). All of the stewards we encountered in the halls were friendly. I am not sure why there have been negative reviews about staff, unless things have changed! I will also take this time to mention of all our cruises, this is the first where we have seen so much of an officer presence. We saw them frequently all over the ship, including the Captain, Hotel director, Food and Beverage managers, etc. Many also ate in the buffet along with the passengers. They also gave us a card with all their direct phone numbers if we needed anything or had any problems. All were in attendance at our "meet and greet" (thank you Harry for organizing!). I have never seen this much presence from the top brass on other ships I have sailed. They are usually behind the scenes and rarely seen. We had most evening meals in Savor and there were numerous upper level staff seen working in there. We did not eat in Manhattan because the menu was very similar and we just did not feel like dressing more. Lazy!
There was more than enough storage in the cabin. There is a mini-fridge that can be emptied by the cabin steward if desired. The bathroom was very nice and more spacious than others we have been in. The shower was more than adequate and great hot water. I did manage to lift my elbow and knock the soap dispenser all the way off the wall and had to put it back together! LOL! I was more careful after that incident. We used a dummy hotel card for the light switch, because I did not want to lose/forget my room key, I prefer to keep it in my wallet area. We did not need to charge things when out of the room though, so would pull it out and hide it somewhere else in the room most times. There are two outlets under the mirror, none near the bed, so bring a very long extension cord if you need anything plugged up at your bedside. I use a sound machine and the cord came in handy. We found our balcony light switch behind the coffee maker under the mirror, but we never really needed that on.
You do have the switches inside your door for "do not disturb" and "make up room". Also, the switch where you place your key card to turn on power, right inside the door, is also a light switch for the room. Mash it down to turn on lights. My parents did not know this until the last day!
All of our wait staff were exceptional. There were a few we saw who were less social than others, but that could just be their personalities. Not everyone is gregarious! Including me! Most of our wait staff were very friendly and talkative and we enjoyed our interactions with them. We are not foodies and are pretty easy to please. If I don't have to cook and clean it up, I am happy! For this reason, we did not eat in any of the specialty restaurants, even passed on the promotion for the free Unlimited dining program (kept our onboard credit deal instead). We ate in O'Sheehan's twice, Savor, Taste and the buffet. All of our food was good (chef salad at O'Sheehan's is fresh and excellent, but not huge like chef's salads on land. It was perfect size for me, but I am petite. Strawberry pound cake is actually like our strawberry shortcake: pound cake, strawberries and whipped cream). I understand everyone has different expectations about food. I also understand it must be extremely difficult to cook for 4500+ people and please them all! Everyone has different tastes and I may like something you hate. With everything available on this ship, I cannot imagine people cannot find something they like. Antonio, Assistant Maitre'd in Savor was very friendly and outgoing. Always smiling and a pleasure! There was more than adequate staff in the venues in which we ate. They assisted each other and food was brought out timely and dishes removed quickly. I never felt at any time there were not enough staff on the ship. We did sail full, every cabin filled and there were a good many children, despite school not yet being out. I suspect the "children sail free" promotion helped with that. Not sure how many more would be on a summer sailing.
There are so many activities and entertainment options on board this ship; we were not able to see all. You should not have any problem finding something to do! The entertainers we saw were exceptional. Fire and ice, she is full of energy!
I did use the iconcierge program to track my account. This is one area that needs an adjustment. I had read on the Boards prior to sailing that the daily service charge could not be used with onboard credit and that was fine. However, when I started checking my account, it was subtracting the service charge from my onboard credit balance, so I "assumed" something had changed. I then didn't worry about "spending" my onboard credit as I knew it would be taken care of one way or another and the balance kept getting smaller each day I checked until I started owing money. But, the morning we dis-embarked and I looked at my statement, I had an $11.00 non-refundable balance of the onboard credit left, so it had in fact NOT taken service charges from the balance. If I had known this, I would have had a drink or something to cover the rest of the credit. I felt like this was mis-leading since the account balance each day was subtracting service charges from my credit. So beware and DO NOT trust the account balance on iconcierge to be accurate. It is too late by the last day to spend it.
I was also able to use the app to make show reservations and there is an option to make meal reservations as well. I did not use it for anything else. The touch screens located all over the ship are great at showing dining availability at every dining venue. We never had a wait when we went anywhere.
The crew talent show was great and they took that time to bring on stage many of the staff for us to thank and they to thank us. Very nice! Some very talented crew members as well! We also enjoyed all
the Q & A sessions by ship officers. It was difficult to hear the one in the atrium because of so much background noise from passengers at the bar and in other areas surrounding the atrium. The theater is quieter, but only seats 800. I had no problems with the seats, as some have mentioned concerns, but my mother was not comfortable and my husband complained about the bar at the back of the seat and said the seat hurt his back, throws you forward or something to that affect! He is not that large. I am petite and apparently, l fit the chair fine as it did not bother me! My mother is short too, but an inch shorter than me. She kept re-positioning herself, but could never get comfortable. She wouldn't go back in there for anything because of the seats. This is again a design/furniture issue, and I doubt anything can/will be done until refurbishing time. Maybe take a pillow with you from your room!
The atrium area is used for many games/entertainment options and seating is very limited. Staff do bring out some extra chairs, but it is still never enough. People also watch from the 7th deck above as bar stool type chairs encircle the area above, which is open and you can look over into the atrium. O'Sheehan's is up there. If you want to see something or participate, you need to go very early for a seat and if multiple things are taking place back to back, almost impossible to get seating. This is a design issue, so not much can be done about it.
As far as smoke, and I am very sensitive to it and it does give me a headache if around it much, there are times you do smell it drifting from the casino, but it was not overbearing most of the time and we just did not remain in those areas, nor did we stay in the casino. There is less on port days when the casino is not open. We only saw someone smoking in a non-smoking area on debarkation day, deck 8 aft, but she did leave. Our cabin neighbor did smoke cigars on their balcony, but thankfully, not too often and did not bother us too much. I just went inside until they were done! And shut my balcony door so it would not drift into my room.
Muster drill was, well, muster drill. It took place at 3:30, or was supposed to. You have your key card swiped and get in your assigned area, ours was in the atrium. It was hot with everyone congregated in close quarters and many passengers arrived late, not NCL's fault; my dad suggested throwing them overboard! LOL! It is amazing how rude some people can be and don't respect others' time. The drill itself did not take long, once they could get started!
We watched sail-a-way (4:00pm) from deck 8 aft and surprisingly, there were not many people there, so was very nice! I guess they were all up top, but we had awesome views of the city skyline, the Memorial tower and the Statue of Liberty!
Some other observations from this sailing compared to other lines, we did not feel pressured to buy drinks as much as other lines. And we did not feel pressured to take photos. I suspect NCL has figured out if people want to buy the photos, they will have the pictures taken on their own without harassment and if they want a drink, they will seek out the bar staff themselves! This was nice and made the sailing more enjoyable without a lot of extra harassing. The bar staff were all around, but not "in your face".
I did not feel like the ship was overcrowded, despite over 4400 passengers. Most of our sailings have been on larger ships though, so we may be more used to the numbers. There were times when things were more crowded, like sales in the shop areas, after a show let out near the elevators, coming back on the ship the last day, the pool area, etc., but this is typical on any ship I think. Most of the time, I would have no clue so many were on board.
Julie was the Cruise Director and did a phenomenal job. She is very professional in my opinion, as were the other staff on the ship. We have to remind ourselves that all of the staff are working 7 days a week, week after week, month after month, non-stop, with very little down time, doing the same things over and again. This cannot be easy and they must always remain at the top of their game, stay friendly, etc. I daresay; most of us would not be able to do it! Some passengers can't even do it for one week, LOL! I cannot thank them enough for the experience and for giving of themselves to make it happen for us. I appreciate them all, the ones we see and the ones we do not see. Our lives are in their hands for that week and I respect them for all they do.
Bermuda was awesome and we had great weather. We bought a two day transportation pass at the shore excursion desk and this saved us waiting in a line for one after going off the ship. The pass is good on any bus or ferry for 2 consecutive days, unlimited trips. You can also just buy tokens for $4.00 each (good for one trip, one way) or 3 day passes, when you get off the ship. You apparently cannot buy the ticket booklets (15 tickets for $30.00) right now except in Hamilton. Those can be more cost effective, depending on how many trips you plan, but not convenient if you can only get them in Hamilton. We had decided to remain around the dockyard the last day, so as not to miss the ship for any reason, so the 2 days pass was enough for us.
We rode the bus to Gibbs Lighthouse the first day (it is a good walk and hike uphill to get to it, but gorgeous views, we did not walk the stairs to the top of the lighthouse itself) and then took the bus on to Horseshoe Bay, beautiful beach. They rent umbrellas and chairs there for $11.00 each with $5.00 deposit, you get back when you return them, CASH ONLY. There are restrooms, showers and changing facilities, food and beverages. It was a great relaxing day at the beach. There is a van that will take you up the hill tot he bus stop for $2.00. He'll also bring you down for $1.00, but coming down is not as hard as walking up! LOL! Water was still too cold for us southerners, but many were swimming and snorkeling. We went by ferry to Hamilton later that afternoon for the harbor nights festival. It is mainly craft vendors and foods (snowcones, cotton candy, etc.) and musical entertainment. It did not start till about 7:00, though some vendors were set up around 6:00pm. We heard there would be a party that night at the dockyard from 11:00pm-3:00am, cover charge, but halved for cruisers to I think $5.00. My partying days are long past, so we did not go! LOL!
On Thursday, we took the first ferry to St. Georges (9:30 – get out there before 9:00 as the line was VERY long, I am not sure, but they may have taken a second ferry because lines so long). We got on the first ferry, surprisingly, but had to go to the very top, no seats and VERY windy ride. The ferry does hold a lot of people. We enjoyed walking around St. George's and also ate at a waterfront restaurant there. It is very nice and quaint. We took the 1:00 ferry back, but could probably have stayed till the 3:30 one and seen more. The ferry actually departed the dock about 15 minutes early and we barely made it, but I think they were bringing another one in. Apparently, when ships are in port, they deviate from schedules and will bring in extra buses and ferries as needed. All of the staff on the ferries/buses were professional and friendly. They were doing their best to accommodate passengers.
There is a snorkel beach park near the ship, it is a man made beach, but nice. There is a $5.00 cover charge to get in. They also rent umbrellas, chairs, etc. It is clean. There is a putt putt type golf next to it, we did not do that. I think it was $15.00 adult fee. The putt putt golf on the top of the ship is actually quite cute and fun. Is harder while at sea and if windy, to play though.
We saw many partaking of the ropes course and the slides. We did not, but was fun to watch others. The basketball court looked to be a regulation sized one and the wind was blocked quite well up there. We did not use the pools/whirlpools, but many did. There seemed to be plenty of lounge chairs in areas not directly around the pool. The adult only area seemed nice as well as the area next to vibe at the front of the ship, more secluded. It can be windy though and may be better in summer months. Lot's of live entertainment in the pool area.
Our trip to Bermuda was very smooth sailing, I barely could tell we were on a ship. The ride back from Bermuda was quite different though! I suggest taking something before you leave Bermuda if any chance you could get sea sick or a little ill. The ship was definitely rocking and rolling and it made doing things more difficult. I was worn out just trying to pack! We had to sail through a cold front and then some storms in area, caused large waves and rougher seas. Plus, you are returning to NY at twice the speed at which you sailed to Bermuda because of the extra sea day going. I felt bad for the staff trying to work on this rocking ship! I would have thought they'd be more used to it, but our cabin steward, doing it for 16 years said it was very difficult to work and try and remain upright! She did say it is not always this bad though. Just another reason to appreciate what they do for us. They can't just go lie down somewhere like we can!
We did not have trouble with elevators most of the time, except when everyone was arriving back on
the ship at the same time, or a show let out, etc. You just have to be patient, or take the stairs. The majority of the time, a non-issue. We did encounter some passengers sitting on the bottom step in one of the stairwells one time. Not sure why??? My mother has had knee surgery and needs to use the rail, to walk down, so could not go around them, they seemed perturbed to have to get up. Really?? Some people, but again, not NCL's fault some people are rude!
There was the usual breaking in buffet lines, elevator lines, etc., again, rude people, what are you going to do? Just blow it off, not worth getting upset over. We did see a staff member tell a passenger he could not fill his water bottle at the drink machine, and there were signs clearly stating this. Of course, he was rude to her! I imagine he would say the opposite though…..
Debarkation was easy. You are allowed to choose what time you want to leave the ship and pick up luggage tags starting Friday afternoon near Guest Services. They recommend you be out of your cabin by 8:30am so they can start preparing for the next sailing. We chose a 9:45 time as our flight was not until 2:45, but did leave our room by 8:30 and went for breakfast. We went down to wait to leave the ship and the attendant at the elevator said all tag colors were ready and could leave, so we left the ship about 25 minutes earlier. Go to the aft to debark, as you will end up there anyway if you leave from the front of the ship, deck 7. The lines moved fairly quickly from the ship to the luggage pick up area. I took the advice I had seen on the message Boards and got a porter. He took our luggage and the 4 of us straight to customs, where we did not have to wait in a line like the others. Breezed right through there and he took us on the elevator to the top level (where you embark) and got us to the taxi line right there. No crossing the 12 lanes of traffic on the street, waiting in taxi lines, etc., which would have been more difficult for my parents. It was worth tipping him to do all that for us! The taxi ride to LGA was ~$45.00. There were some streets closed off for a parade and we went through a toll or tunnel and that added about $5.00 to the fare. Not sure if there was a better route to the airport or not, but it was still less expensive than paying $120.00 for the NCL transfer for 4 of us to the airport ($40.00 per person, you have to weigh what option is best for you).
I am pretty sure we did not see everything on this ship as there is so much! We did try to tour it all on a sea day, but I am sure we missed something. I would not hesitate to recommend this ship. Not sure where the negative reviews came from, or maybe changes have been made in response to criticisms, but I did not see anything to warrant most of the complaints. Some things are design issues and cannot be changed. As far as rude/unfriendly staff, I did not see it. We did not wait long to be seated at any restaurant we went to and I did not notice lines at any others. Meals took about as long as they typically do on any ship. Staff were working hard all the time and never stopped. All staff were very professional in appearance and demeanor. Breakaway is a great ship and I could see that all the staff from the officers on down take pride in their work and in the ship. Go with an open mind and good attitude and you'll enjoy this ship! Less
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Readme and Release notes for release 22.214.171.124 LoadLeveler 188.8.131.52 LL_scheduler-126.96.36.199-x86_64-Linux-RHEL5 Readme
Readme file for: LL_scheduler-22.214.171.124-x86_64-Linux-RHEL5
Product/Component Release: 22.214.171.124
Update Name: LL_scheduler-22.214.171.124-x86_64-Linux-RHEL5
Fix ID: LL_scheduler-184.108.40.206-x86_64-Linux-RHEL5
Publication Date: 1 November 2012
Last modified date: 1 November 2012
Installation information
Download location
Below is a list of components, platforms, and file names that apply to this Readme file.
Fix Download for Linux
|Product/Component Name:
|Linux 64-bit,x86_64 RHEL 5
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Known issues
Known limitations
- Known Limitations
For LL 4.1.1:
- On any machine where you plan to install the scheduler rpm, you must install the resource manager rpm and the resource manager rpm must be installed before the scheduler rpm.
- If the scheduler and resource manager filesets are installed on the same machine, then the LoadLeveler version of those filesets have to be at the same level in order for transactions to be processed correctly.
Installation information
Use these instructions to install the LoadLeveler update RPMs on IBM Systems running supported versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
- Read-me-first installation notes
This installation procedure assumes that you are updating a machine running the full version of LoadLeveler.
License RPM
Do not proceed if the LoadL-full-license- < OS-ARCH > - < installed_license_version > license package is not installed. For example, if you are currently running LoadLeveler 3.5.x for Linux, you cannot install an update for LoadLeveler 4.1.x. You must first upgrade to LoadLeveler 220.127.116.11-0 before you can install an update package for a 4.1.0.X-0 release. Please contact your IBM marketing representative for information on how to obtain the appropriate LoadLeveler CD-ROM that has the license package.
If you are installing a mod level (point release), you can use either the current license or the mod level license. For example, if you are installing LoadLeveler 188.8.131.52, you can use either the LoadLeveler 18.104.22.168 or the LoadLeveler 18.104.22.168 license package.
When uninstalling the "LoadL- < fileset > -full" RPM currently installed on your machine, do not uninstall the "LoadL-full-license" RPM for your currently installed LoadLeveler release. The "LoadL- < fileset > -full" update RPM has a dependency on the currently installed license RPM. Also, the LoadLeveler daemons will not start unless the license package is installed and you have accepted the terms and conditions of the license agreement.
Submit-only machines
The update steps for a LoadLeveler submit-only machine are similar to those associated with a machine running the full product. Simply replace the relevant "full" file names by their "so" counterparts. Also, on a submit-only machine there is no need to execute the llctl drain , llctl stop , or llctl start commands because LoadLeveler daemons do not run on a submit-only machine.
File name conventions
Download packages and RPMs for LoadLeveler updates use consistent file naming conventions. By looking at the components of the file name, you can determine which update package you will need to download based on the machine's architecture, Linux operating system, and the installed version of LoadLeveler.
If your System p (POWER server) is running scheduler and resource manager SLES11 with LoadLeveler 126.96.36.199-0 installed, and you want to download and install the LoadLeveler 220.127.116.11-0 update, then the file name components would be as follows:
Download package:
LoadL- < update_version > . < OS-ARCH > . < base_version > .tar.gz
Specifies the LoadL-scheduler-22.214.171.124-0.SLES11-PPC64.4.1.X.tar.gz file
Specifies the LoadL-resmgr-22.214.171.124-0.SLES11-PPC64-4.1.X.tar.gz file
Package RPMs:
LoadL- < fileset > -full- < OS-ARCH > - < update_version > . < arch > .rpm
Specifies the LoadL-scheduler-full-SLES11-PPC64-22.214.171.124-0.ppc64.rpm file
Specifies the LoadL-resmgr-full-SLES11-PPC64-22.214.171.124-0.ppc64.rpm file
LoadL-scheduler-so- < OS-ARCH > - < update_version > . < arch > .rpm
Specifies the LoadL-scheduler-so-SLES11-PPC64-22.214.171.124-0.ppc64.rpm file
LoadL-utils- < OS-ARCH > - < update_version > . < arch > .rpm
Specifies the LoadL-utils-SLES11-PPC64-188.8.131.52-0.ppc64.rpm file
Currently installed LoadLeveler and License RPMs:
LoadL- < fileset > - < OS-ARCH > - < currently_installed_version >
Specifies that LoadL-scheduler-full-SLES11-PC64-184.108.40.206-0 is installed
Specifies that LoadL-resmgr-full-SLES11-PPC64-184.108.40.206-0 is installed
LoadL-full-license- < OS-ARCH > - < installed_license_version >
Specifies the LoadL-full-license-SLES11-PPC64-18.104.22.168-0 license
< fileset >
The LoadLeveler scheduler or resource manager fileset.
The Linux Operating System and platform architecture of the machine where you are installing a LoadLeveler update package. For example, if you are upgrading an installation of LoadLeveler on a PowerPC 64 machine running SLES11, then < OS-ARCH > would be SLES11-PPC64.
< update_version >
Specifies the version number of the LoadLeveler update package that you want to install on your system. For example, if you are updating to LoadLeveler 18.104.22.168-0, then the < update_version > is the number 18.104.22.168-0. The < update_version > appears in the file name of the package download (*.tar.gz file) and in the update RPMs in the package.
< arch >
Used in RPM file names. Specifies the platform architecture, where < arch > =
i386 (32-bit IBM System x),
x86_64 (64-bit IBM System x) or
ppc64 (64-bit IBM System p)
< base_version >
Used only in the file name of the downloadable update package (gzipped tar file). Specifies the LoadLeveler Version/Release to which the update can be applied, for example, 4.1.X.
< currently_installed_version >
Specifies the version number of the current LoadLeveler release installed on your system.
< installed_license_version >
Specifices the license RPM for the base release (or a lower release) of the LoadLeveler version you are updating. For example, to install the a LoadLeveler 220.127.116.11 update, you must have an installed license RPM for LoadLeveler 18.104.22.168 (base version) or 3.5.1.x.
- Installation procedure
- Change to the < UpdateDirectory > directory, that is, the directory where the *.tar.gz file for the LoadLeveler update resides and where you have write access:
cd < UpdateDirectory >
- Extract the RPM files from the tar file:
tar -xzvf LoadL- < fileset > - < update_version > . < OS-ARCH > . < base_version > .tar.gz
At the end of this step the files extracted from the archive should match the files listed in the Readme ("View" link) for the LoadLeveler update you downloaded.
- Verify that the LoadLeveler "license" RPM for the LoadLeveler version that you are updating is currently installed on this system:
rpm -qa | grep LoadL
The output of this command should be similar to the following:
LoadL- < fileset > -full- < OS-ARCH > - < currently_installed_version >
LoadL-full-license- < OS-ARCH > - < installed_license_version >
- If LoadLeveler resource manager fileset is running on this machine, enter the following command to "drain" the LoadL_schedd and LoadL_startd daemons on this machine and all other machines in the LoadLeveler cluster:
llctl -g drain
Note: To avoid potential incompatibility problems, all machines in the cluster should be upgraded to the same LoadLeveler update release before restarting the LoadLeveler daemons.
- Use the llstatus command to verify that the LoadL_schedd and LoadL_startd daemons are in "Drned" (drained) state, and then enter the following command to stop the LoadLeveler daemons:
llctl -g stop
- To apply the update, use one of the following options:
Uninstall the currently installed "LoadL- < fileset > -full" RPM and then install the "LoadL- < fileset > -full" update package by running the following commands:
rpm -e LoadL- < fileset > -full- < OS-ARCH > - < currently_installed_version >
rpm -ivh LoadL- < fileset > -full- < OS-ARCH > - < update_version > . < arch > .rpm
NOTE: For RHEL6, the LoadL-resmgr-kbdd-RH6 rpm is in a separate rpm
rpm -e LoadL- < fileset > -kdbb- < OS-ARCH > - < currently_installed_version >
rpm -ivh LoadL-< fileset > -kdbb- < OS-ARCH > - < update_version > . < arch > .rpm
Use the -U option of the rpm command to apply the update directly:
rpm -Uvh LoadL- < fileset > -full- < OS-ARCH > - < update_version > . < arch > .rpm
NOTE: For RHEL6, the LoadL-resmgr-kbdd-RH6 rpm is in a separate rpm
rpm -Uvh LoadL-< fileset > -kdbb- < OS-ARCH > - < update_version > . < arch > .rpm
- Repeat step 6 for all the machines in the LoadLeveler cluster. On completion of this task, restart the LoadLeveler daemons with the following command:
llctl -g start
For further information, consult the LoadLeveler Library for the appropriate version of the LoadLeveler AIX 6L, AIX 5L and Linux Installation Guide.
- Change to the < UpdateDirectory > directory, that is, the directory where the *.tar.gz file for the LoadLeveler update resides and where you have write access:
Additional information
- Package contents
Update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL 5) on IBM servers with 64-bit AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T processors
LL_scheduler-126.96.36.199-x86_64-Linux-RHEL5 is a corrective fix for LoadLeveler for RHEL 5 on 64-bit Opteron and EM64T systems, version 4.1.1.X.
The updates contained in the LL_scheduler-220.127.116.11-x86_64-Linux-RHEL5.tar.gz file available for download from this site provide corrective fixes for LoadLeveler for RHEL 5 on 64-bit Opteron and EM64T systems, version 4.1.1. Updates for both the full LoadLeveler product and the submit-only component of the LoadLeveler product are provided.
Update to Version:
Update from Version:
220.127.116.11 through 184.108.40.206
Update scheduler (tar file) contents:
RPM files:
README file:
For further information, consult the LoadLeveler for Linux Version 4.1.0 Installation Guide.
- Changelog
Unless specifically noted otherwise, this history of problems fixed for LoadLeveler 4.1.1.x applies to:
Restriction section
- LoadLeveler 4.1.1.x for AIX 6
- LoadLeveler 4.1.1.x for AIX 5
- LoadLeveler 4.1.1.x for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 (SLES11) on POWER servers
- LoadLeveler 4.1.1.x for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 (SLES11) on servers with 64-bit Opteron or EM64T processors
- LoadLeveler 4.1.1.x for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6) on POWER servers
- LoadLeveler 4.1.1.x for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6) on servers with 64-bit Opteron or EM64T processors
- LoadLeveler 4.1.1.x for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL5) on servers with 64-bit Opteron or EM64T processors
- LoadLeveler 4.1.1.x for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL5) on Intel based servers
For LL 4.1.1:
- If the scheduler and resource manager components on the same machine are not at the same level, the daemons will not start up.
General LoadLeveler problems
Problems fixed in LoadLeveler 188.8.131.52 [November 1, 2012]
- There is no error message displayed in Startd log when NRT is not installed on the cluster.
- The llq command can now show error messages when an user id issue is encountered.
- The central manager daemon stalling and llq commands hanging problem has been fixed.
- LoadLeveler will not core dump when the user issues the command "llstatus -L machine".
- Resource Manager only:
- Obsolete code which attempted to terminate left over job processes is removed.
- LoadLeveler startd daemon will no longer abort when trying to reject a job when a network table load fails.
- Scheduler only:
- It has been fixed that the LoadL_negotiator daemon terminated with a SIGSEGV when trying to schedule a job step while the number of machines in the cluster had changed.
- The top dog start time search has been optimized and additional changes reduce the number of waiting threads that are started during the dispatching loop.
Problems fixed in LoadLeveler 188.8.131.52 [August 29, 2012]
- An coredump problem has been fixed when querying the step adapter usage information.
- The fix eliminates the deadlock as a cause for jobs to become stuck in RP state and permits llctl stop to terminate the LoadL_startd process.
- LL has sufficiently reduceds its calls to the user registry.
- The issues that completed jobs not giving back resources for a long time and the appearance that no jobs are starting at all have been fixed.
- Scheduler only:
- The llmovespool commands now works well for multistep job which has some steps completed and others still running.
- LoadLeveler will not display the misleading message about image_size check in the command "llq -s" and in the Negotiator log for determining that a machine could not be used was found already.
- The accounting record which has a negative wall clock value is now skipped by the llsummary command.
- The problem that central manager crashes with signal SIGABT when removing a job step has been fixed.
Problems fixed in LoadLeveler 184.108.40.206 [June 7, 2012]
- Implemented internal LoadLeveler data contention improvements.
- Resource Manager only:
- Under some rare conditions, the LoadL_schedd daemon can core dump when a job is rejected multiple times. The core dump was the result of an array index not being reset properly upon a 2nd dispatch of the same job step. This problem has been corrected by setting that array index back to -1 when a job step is redispatched.
- The adapter state shown in llstatus is not correct due to a deadlock in the region manager is now resolved.
- Scheduler only:
- If the step requires CPU affinity by blocking, LoadLeveler will assign more CPUs than requested. LoadLeveler will now assign the correct number of cpus for blocking steps requesting cpu affinity.
Problems fixed in LoadLeveler 184.108.40.206 [April 5, 2012]
- Parsing of the alternate regional managers is now corrected to not get the error message of 2512-636 so defining alternate regional managers will not prevent LoadLeveler from starting up. Also, defining name_server keyword to "LOCAL" will now only send one stop to the machine using the machine's short host name.
- Fixed startd daemon core dumping in cases where the job was rejected due to adapter windows failures.
- Resource Manager only:
- LoadLeveler was modified to set the correct userid to prevent checkpoint files from being deleted and the correct checkpoint file is being read by the starter so that job will restart when the llctl flush and resume commands are executed twice.
- Locking is added to the LoadLeveler schedd daemon to serialize threads receiving multi-cluster jobs from threads processing llq -x requests which will prevent the schedd from core dumping.
- The LoadLeveler schedd daemon will now write the host smt status to the accounting history file before the job gets terminated so that all the host smt status will be shown in the llsummary -l output.
- A problem in pe_rm_connect() that caused read() to be called on a socket that was not ready to be read has been corrected, allowing pe_rm_connect() to continue to retry to the connection for the specified rm_timeout amount of time.
- Scheduler only:
Problems fixed in LoadLeveler 22.214.171.124 [February 9, 2012]
- LoadLeveler can now display the host name correctly based on the name_server configuration. The previous limitation of the name_server keyword being ignore is now lifted.
- LoadLeveler has been changed to prevent unnecessary logging of multi-cluster messages to the SchedLog.
- The llconfig -c command will coredump if cluster has more than 128 machines.
- If there are adapter windows failure from unloading or cleaning, LoadLeveler will now mark these adapters as unusable and will give the central manager only windows that can be used.
- Resource Manager only:
- The timing issue between the cancel and job start transaction is now corrected so that the job will be canceled after the llcancel command is issued and the startd daemon will no longer hang after executing the llctl stop command.
- The LoadLeveler method for reporting job step status has been corrected to report R state, even for parallel jobs which do not invoke an mpi run time manager (e.g. poe).
- Scheduler only:
- There can be a problem in determining the count of idle job steps towards the maxidle limit for a user within a class in instances where the class of a job step is modified with the llmodify command. The step count limitation is now calculated correctly for the user for each of its class.
Problems fixed in LoadLeveler 220.127.116.11 [December 15, 2011]
- LoadLeveler can prevent the potential core dump caused by a race condition when querying a terminating job.
- LoadLeveler will ignore the machine_list keyword if the syntax is not defined correctly.
- Changes have been made to the processing of the machine_list keyword so that hyphens can now be used as part of the machine name and that multiple number ranges can be specified in each of the machine name expressions.
e.g. machine_list = c250f01c[02-08]n[01-08]-ib0,c250f[02-04]c[01-08]n[01-08]-ib0
- Changes have been made in the way job keys are handled in LoadLeveler so that it is no longer possible for more than one job having the same job key to be active in the cluster at the same time.
- Resource Manager only:
- The LOADL_HOSTFILE environment variable is now set in the environment for the user prolog when the job type is set to mpich.
- The abort is now prevented by correcting the startd daemon locking when processing files in the execute directory during startup.
Problems fixed in LoadLeveler 184.108.40.206 [October 27, 2011]
- The llsubmit command will fail if the smt and rset keywords are used together.
- The processing of the preempt_class configuration keywords has been fixed so that changes will take effect after the llctl reconfig command is issued.
- The Negotiator has been changed so that it no longer depends on processor core 0 having CPUs configured. The Negotiator will no longer core dump if it encounters such a configuration.
- The memory error in the LoadLeveler String library is corrected to prevent crashes if the function is used.
- The LoadLeveler commands will not generate the 2512-030 error message when there is no /etc/LoadL.cfg file on the system.
- Resource Manager only:
- The Startd has been fixed to ensure that the correct effective user ID is used when cleaning up job status and job usage files in the execute directory during job termination.
- Scheduler only:
- LoadLeveler will now select and hold cpus that are already in used for top dog usage; therefore, other jobs can now run with cpus that are currently available.
Problems fixed in LoadLeveler 126.96.36.199 [September 1, 2011]
- LoadLeveler can now handle jobs from users who belong to more than 64 system groups.
- LoadLeveler is now able to support ETHoIB using bond0 interface mapped to IB User Space device on linux system if the fileset rsct.lapi.rte apar IV06393 is also applied.
Problems fixed in LoadLeveler 126.96.36.199 [July 28, 2011]
- Multiple configuration editor and form-based GUI issues are resolved.
- LoadLeveler will not submit the job if there are no class in the default class list that can satisfy the job requirements.
- LoadLeveler now creates cpuset files with permissions that are searchable by non-root users under the /dev/cpuset directory.
- The unthread_open() error in the Schedd Log will no longer be printed when querying the remote cluster job since LoadLeveler will no longer try to route a nonexistent remote submit job command file in a multi cluster environment.
- LoadLeveler has been enhanced so it now displays the job eligibility time.
- Intel MPI and Open MPI are now supported under LoadLeveler.
- Resource Manager only:
- The llctl command is now able to support "start drained" option on the remote node.
- Scheduler only:
- LoadLeveler LoadL_negotiator daemon will not core dump when processing a multi-step job which contains a dependency statement longer than 2048 character s.
- LoadLeveler "llq -s" command will provide information about why a step is in Deferred state.
- The llsummary command and API will no longer core dump if the number of history files are greater than or equal to the PTHREAD_DATAKEYS_MAX constant value.
Problems fixed in LoadLeveler 22.214.171.124 [May 27, 2011]
- The llctl command will now check to make sure the Schedd daemon's port is available to be used before starting up LoadLeveler.
- A new keyword, restart, is implemented for the class stanza in the admin configuration.
- If a value is not set for the keyword max_starters in database configuration mode, the default value used for max_starters will be adjusted when the count of classes specified in the keyword class is changed.
- Absolute paths containing http/https are changed to relative paths for the configuration editor to run.
- Resource Manager only:
- Loadleveler will now set the right environment variables when executing the user epilog script.
- The llmkres command should now be able to create the reservations consistently without hitting the timing error message 2512-856.
- In a multicluster environment, the llq -s command will now invoke the correct query command on the remote cluster.
- Scheduler only:
- Modifying the recurring reservation's attribute will now be seen in the first occurrence's attribute value under the llqres -l command.
- A unique security issue has been identified for TWS LoadLeveler Web User Interface that could potentially compromise your system. It is recommended that you apply this update to protect your system.
Problems fixed in LoadLeveler 126.96.36.199 [March 25, 2011]
- The ability to set the name_server in LoadLeveler is now disabled. The setting under LoadLeveler will now always be set to DNS.
- When configuring class limits using the config editor adding or updating when there is more than one class limit will fail. Now the config editor can be used to update class limits or add new hard and soft limits.
- If the class-user sub-stanzas in the "default" class stanza are not defined in alphabetical order, the class-user sub-stanzas might incorrectly inherit the wrong values from the default class. LoadLeveler will now inherit the default values for the class-user sub-stanzas from the "default" class stanza correctly.
- On Linux/P nodes, jobs requesting memory affinity with MCM_MEM_NONE, the job will always consume memory from the local MCM and will start paging once memory on the local MCM is over consumed; even though memory is available on other MCMs on the node. Now, if a job is submitted with memory affinity option, MCM_MEM_NONE, the task will be bounded to all the MCMs on the node and the memory will be consumed from all the MCMs on the node.
- An incorrect spelling prevented the class stanza keyword striping_with_minimum_networks from being set when DB configuration was used. The spelling of the column name in the database is now corrected.
- LoadLeveler schedd may ignore jobs if the job queue contains invalid job keys. Now, LoadLeveler schedd will collect the correct job data when scanning the job queue files.
- The llrstatus -a reports "No adapters are available" after issuing the llrctl reconfig command. When a machine running a Resource Manager or Region Manager daemon is reconfigured, information about adapters on other machines was being wiped out. The configuration processing code in Resource Manager and Region Manager has been fixed so that existing adapter information will remain intact.
- When configuring the resources=keyword(all) in the machine group stanza in database mode, the llstatus -R command will show no resources being set. Resources will now become effective when setting the resources=keyword(all) in the machine group stanza in database mode.
- The schedd can core dump when a scale-across multi-cluster environment is configured incorrectly. This can happen if scale-across multi-cluster is configured and the same cluster stanza is specified as local for more than one cluster. LoadLeveler is changed to protect the schedd from core dumping the same cluster stanza is configured as local for more than one cluster in a scale-across multi-cluster environment.
- Resource Manager only:
- The LoadL_startd daemon leaks memory due to a failure to release memory allocated for data structures to hold switch table data for a job step. The LoadL_startd daemon is corrected to release all memory allocated for data structures to hold switch table data for a job step, when the job step data structure is de-allocated.
- A crash may occur in either the resource manager daemon or the negotiator daemon if those daemons received incorrect routing data during an update from startd. This could have happened when the feature keyword was used in the machine_group stanza under the administration file or database setup. The correct bits are now set by the startd daemon so that routing of the data will not cause the resource manager or the central manager to core dump.
- Scheduler only:
- LoadLeveler will occasionally show the wrong number of class resource slots or even miss some classes from the llclass output if too many class query requests come in simultaneously. LoadLeveler is now fixed to show the correct class resources in the llclass output.
- When maxidle is used for a given user within a class, dependent steps can be queued at a higher priority than non-dependent steps. Dependent steps are not given a new qdate when they are put onto the idle queue, while steps at the maxidle limit for a given user within a class are given a new qdate and a new sysprio based on that qdate. A change was made so that dependent steps are also counted as "queued" steps for the purposes of enforcing maxqueued and maxidle limits, and so a dependent step which is at the maxidle limit will get a new qdate.
Problems fixed in LoadLeveler 220.127.116.11 [January 28, 2011]
- The LoadLeveler startd drain status will be lost if the negotiator daemon restarts. Fixed the startd drain status to be stored onto each individual startds. When the negotiator daemon restarts, the startd drain information will be restored from all the startds.
- The llsummary command might crash if the default class requirement value doesn't match the job requirement value. Fixed the llsummary command to select the correct requirement value from the default class list if there is no job class specified in job command file.
- The llsummary command will fail when it tries to access invalid data memory in the job history file. Fixed the llsummary command to be able to ignore the bad data areas and just report the valid data in the job history file.
- LoadLeveler schedd may ignore jobs if the job queue contains invalid job keys. The schedd will now collect the correct job data when scanning the job queue files.
- The LoadLeveler command, llmodify, has a limitation where the startdate and wall_clock_limit job attributes cannot be modify for idle jobs. llmodify is now enhanced to be able to modify the startdate and wall_clock_limit job attributes for idle jobs.
New documentation:
- In the LoadLeveler Command and API Reference, SC23-6701-00, under Chapter 1. Commands, llmodify - Change attributes of a submitted job step,
- New keyword wall_clock_limit for the -k option: Changes the wall clock limit of a job step. The value of the specified wall clock limit must be longer than the value of the current wall clock limit. This is a LoadLeveler administrator only option.
- New keyword startdate for the -k option: Changes the start time of a idle-like job step. This is a LoadLeveler administrator only option.
- In the LoadLeveler Command and API Reference, SC23-6701-00, under Chapter 1. Commands, llmodify - Change attributes of a submitted job step,
- Resource Manager only:
- User jobs will not be launched on AIX if the group name did not match the one from the job submission. Fixed the job launch program so it d oes not need to verify the group name so jobs will be executed using the submitting GID number.
- A crash may occur in either the LoadL_resource_mgr daemon or the LoadL_negotiator daemon when the feature keyword is used in the machine_group stanza under the administration file or database setup. A fix has been made in supporting the specifying of the feature keyword in the machine_group stanza in the administration file or in the database.
- Scheduler only:
- LoadLeveler machines and jobs may have the wrong state if some startd are down and the region manager is enabled. Fixed LoadLeveler to handle machines and jobs status correctly when the region manager detects a machine to be down.
- LoadLeveler was trying to load the network table for jobs with job_type=MPICH and the job will fail to run if the network table can not be loaded. Since jobs with a job_type=MPICH do not require the loading of the network table. LoadLeveler will not load the network table with this job type specified in the job command file.
Problems fixed in LoadLeveler 184.108.40.206 [December 10, 2010]
- Fixed the schedd daemon so it will not crash if the job's output file path contains the "%" character.
- Fixed the -s and -e options in the llsummary command to report all the jobs that match the filter requirement. In the TWS LoadLeveler documentation, Command and API Reference and the llsummary.l manual page, the -s and -e options will state the accounting data report will contain information about every job that contains at least one step that falls within the specified range.
- Resource Manager only:
- Fixed the processor affinity environment to be setup correctly for jobs to run in when the job prolog is configured in LoadLeveler.
- Scheduler only:
- Fixed the llclass command to show the correct value for the "Free Slots" field when LoadLeveler is configured to use the LL_DEFAULT scheduler.
- Fixed the llchres command to check requested node additions to make sure that those nodes have no jobs running on them or already assigned to another reservation. If no idle nodes can be found, the llchres command will fail.
- Fixed LoadLeveler to correctly reserve the reservation's resources after the central manager daemon restarts so that jobs with overlapping resources with the reservations will not be allowed to start.
- Fixed the central manager to make sure pending status changes to the machines are properly locked so that jobs being scheduled to the down machines will no longer crash the central manager daemon.
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Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 15:34 PM
Chris Coleman and Meinl at Bentley's Drum Shop
If you are anywhere near Fresno, California in early September, then you'll want to check this out...Mark your calendar for Meinl Cymbal Weekend Friday, Sept. 6th and Saturday, Sept 7th. There will be killer deals on Meinl Cymbals of course. In addition, one of the coolest parts of the weekend will be the 60 cymbals for sale that Dana Bentley personally hand-selected from the Meinl Factory during a recent visit he made to our HQ in Germany. Meinl sales representative Jeremy Page will be on hand both days to answer any questions you have about Meinl Cymbals. Special Guest and Meinl Cymbal artist Chris Coleman will be at the shop from 10:30 am until 2:30 pm on Saturday for a great hang, where you can meet Chris, say hello, talk cymbals, maybe get some tips from him and dare we say get to see Chris play a little?.....
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Here's how critical Philadelphia's game at Dallas will be on Thanksgiving Day: The winner can start thinking about a home postseason game, maybe even a bye for the wild-card round. The loser winds up needing to win the rematch in 17 days to be viable in the NFC East.
A sweep by either the Eagles or Cowboys, both 8-3, makes that team a contender for top record in the conference. It also puts the loser in a scrambling position just to make the postseason.
A juicy serving, no doubt, with the Cowboys a 3-point favorite over the Eagles.
"Now, it's all about Dallas," Eagles linebacker Trent Cole says. "If you can't get excited for this game, you shouldn't be playing football."
The Cowboys actually have a slight disadvantage in that they were on the road last Sunday night, beating the Giants. Philly was home in the afternoon and defeated Tennessee.
"I think the excitement and adrenaline can override how tired you are," tight end Jason Witten says. "It's a great opportunity for us. You can't worry about anything else. Just get through it and move forward."


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Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Laurier celebrates first cohort of the EMTM program
Communications, Public Affairs & Marketing
Oct 24/12| For Immediate Release
Hamid Noori, Director of the EMTM Program
Kevin Crowley, Director, Communications, Public Affairs & Marketing
WATERLOO The first cohort of Lauriers Executive Masters in Technology Management (EMTM) a program designed for senior leaders who drive innovation will take the stage at Wilfrid Laurier Universitys convocation ceremonies Oct. 26 to receive their Master of Science degree in Management.
The EMTM is a part-time, 11-month program that differs from an executive MBA in that it is designed specifically for leaders who manage technological innovation. EMTM students take a variety of courses that focus on developing problem-solving skills, which they then directly apply to a research project related to challenges or growth opportunities in their organization.
The rapid pace of business today makes it essential for companies to employ individuals who can successfully take an innovation to market, says Hamid Noori, director and chair professor of the Laurier EMTM. The Laurier EMTM program provides tech leaders with those skills, which not only benefits their company, but also makes them more valuable to the organization.
Vice-presidents, directors and managers from companies such as Christie Digital, Research In Motion and Desire2Learn are among the graduates from the first EMTM graduating class.
Clint Carter, senior director of global manufacturing at Christie Digital, is in charge of operations at Christie's offices in both Waterloo and China. For him, the EMTM gave him the opportunity to critically examine the different factors affecting employees across both cultures.
"The value to me is that the program has opened up my mind to many new ideas and solutions to the often unique challenges and issues by an innovative technology organization," says Carter. "The program was filled with very relevant content and I have been able to immediately apply many of the lessons learned in the EMTM to the workplace."
Fellow EMTM student Jessica McElhone, director of market intelligence at Desire2Learn, was attracted to the EMTM because of its relevance to the tech sector and to her role specifically. As part of her program, she researched how companies can derive insight from content posted to social media channels.
The EMTM made the in-class topics relevant to the technology space, which is always changing, says McElhone. The program provides employees with a tool set that helps drive innovation, and ultimately makes an organization a stronger player in the tech sector.
EMTM classes are held on alternating weekends in Waterloo and are divided into three terms. The program is a combination of in-class learning, online sessions, integrated sessions and major research papers. Students also have access to executive coaching from faculty. For more information, visit: www.laurieremtm.ca.
Lauriers School of Business & Economics also offers a highly customized MBA program for full-time and part-time students, including co-op options, an MBA/CMA designation and an MBA/CFA program. It offers international study opportunities, an entrepreneurship stream, and the option of doing a major research paper or self-directed study.
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text: NEW CONCORD, OHIO - Some of the most distinguished experts in the field of educating children will teach courses for Muskingum College's 10th annual Educating Children Summer Training Institute (ECSTI), to be held June 6 - 25 on the campus.This year, the three weeks of sessions will offer a total of 31 course selections, up from the 20 offered last year. Enrollment to date for this year has exceeded 650, surpassing last year's record enrollment and making this the largest ECSTI ever.Among the expert instructors is Dr. Kevin Swick, professor of early childhood education and director of the Service Learning Teaching Project at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. Dr. Swick has worked with several projects addressing the issues involved in creating effective strategies for the prevention and management of discipline with children and families. His research has focused on the empowerment approach to helping children and families develop proactive behaviors essential to being successful learners. Dr. Swick will present during week 1 of ECSTI, June 6-11.Presenting during week 3, June 10-15, will be Madelyn Swift, a nationally acclaimed author, speaker and authority on discipline, human dynamics and personal communication. She received her master of education degree at Bowling Green State University and her certification as a school psychologist from the State of Ohio.Swift is president of Childright, an educational consulting firm which provides training to parents and educators. She speaks throughout North America, Asia and Europe on discipline, problem-solving and character development. Swift is the author of Discipline for Life: Getting It Right With Children (2003), Teach Your Children Well: A Parent's Guide to Encouraging Character and Integrity (2001) and Getting It Right With Teens (2000).Each of the week-long ECSTI seminars is designed for educators in public, parochial or private schools; teachers in child care centers or family day care facilities; parents; administrators; Head Start employees; graduate and undergraduate students; and other education professionals.For complete information on all seminars, log on to www.muskingum.edu, click on "Academics," then click on "Graduate Studies" and then select "ECSTI." For further questions and help with registration, contact Anne Schmitz at 419-634-9232.


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Andover Town 3 Otterbourne 3.
aet Otterbourne won 6-5 pens.
Andover League Open Cup Final.
Jamie Nash slotted Otterbourne's winning penalty in a dramatic shoot out to take the Andover Open Cup at the end of one of the most dramatic finals seen in the town in many a year.
In truth there was a certain justice in the result as Town seemed to get out of jail with a Claudio Herbert equaliser nine minutes into injury time which took the teams into the extra period.
With both having had men sent off midway through the second half the game became a war of attrition sprinkled with bookings, spot-kicks, sendings off and stunning goals, none more so than Lewis Benson's solo third in the first half of extra-time which should have put the Hampshire Premier Leaguers away.
It didn't and when Tom Sands thrashed home a half volley with seconds left of extra-time Otterbourne were looking at a shoot-out.
Despite Town keeper Michael Weatherall's heroics, it was not to be and Town were forced to accept their second runners-up spot in their first season.
Town boss Neil Benson's plans almost went west before the game as Ike Robertson, Michael Dixon and Ope Aromona were all having trouble finding Foxcotte Park and with a number of others carrying knocks and Lloyd Foot having played for AFC Wimbledon in the afternoon it was a surprisingly patched up squad which took the field.
Robertson all but gave his side the lead on six minutes after fine work from Claudio Herbert but was denied by a point blank save from Marc Cole then Tom Sands shot over as the Hants Premier Leaguers showed they were not there to make up the numbers. Foot stroked a free-kick inches wide but on 20 minutes Otterbourne took the lead as a free-kick of their own was not cleared and Liam Davies volleyed home. It could easily have been two as Tom Richards hit yet another free-kick but somehow Weatherall tipped it onto the bar and over.
Dave Reading was cautioned for a crude challenge near the half way line then just before the break Herbert, Alex Dockree and Toby McCauley linked for a fine move only for Sam Dixon's last gasp tackle to save the day.
Predictably two games in a few hours proved too much for Foot who limped off at half-time to be replaced by Lewis Alderman and after Robertson had missed the first chance of the half he made amends with a nice first touch and close range volley to equalise.
Town should have gone on to dominate and put the game to bed but Otterbourne are made of strong stuff and on the hour Richards hit Weatherall's bar with a half volley.
Benson replaced McCauley with Aromona and moments later it seemed as though Otterbourne had gifted the cup to Andover as Reading launched himself at Herbert and referee Derek Pratt had little option but to send him off. Town briefly went for the jugular with Robertson and Herbert both going close but there was little in the way of flowing football on the poor surface and with the strike force struggling with fitness Otterbourne were always in with a shout.
As with the Hythe and Dibden game Town could not take advantage of being a player up and ten minutes later they failed to clear a corner and in the ,melee Danny Field handled on the ,line and joined Reading in the showers as Zak Pickett knocked in the penalty to make it 2-1.
Herbert and Dockree again went close but a combination of injury time and extra for time wasting meant there was nine minutes added and when Lewis Benson, who seemed to be doing the work of three men, threw in a free-kick, Herbert ghosted in and crashed home a volley with the last kick of the 90 minutes to send most of the crowd wild and the Otterbourne manager into orbit as he was dismissed for a volley of abuse to referee Pratt.
Extra-time saw Tom Riddell shoot over but the best was to come as Benson picked the ball up in his own half and his pace and control took him past half a dozen challenges before a magnificent curling shot from 25 yards flew past Cole for what is without question to goal of this season and possibly a few others.
It should have destroyed Otterbourne and won the game for Town but somehow they kept going and with seconds left and the Town defence all over the place and out on their feet Sands crashed in a stunning 25 yarder of his own and it was penalties.
The drama continued as both Cole and Weatherall pulled off saves but in the end substitute Jamie Nash hit the winner and Otterbourne took the Open Cup for the second time in four years.
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|The Front Nine: Maine to New Jersey
Our survey of golf courses along the ICW continues as we travel from Downeast to the Garden State.
By Capt. Ken Kreisler — February 2002
In this second part of a series of golfing for cruisers, I'll share with you some of the better opportunities that the waterways from Maine to New Jersey offer. And since all these facilities either border or are within a short taxi ride from local marinas, transportation to and from each course can be easily arranged through the dockmaster.
• Bob Elder designed the 6,018-yard, par-70 Samoset Resort Golf Course Phone: (207) 594-1431. Flanked by Penobscot Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, it is called the Pebble Beach of the East. Fairways are both open and narrow with Bentgrass turf. Once on the green, it's Bentgrass to the cup. Doglegs and bunkers abound. Samoset's signature hole is number four. Greens fees are $48 and carts are $30.
Local marinas include Rockland Landing Phone: (207) 594-0312, Knight Marine Phone: (207) 594-4068, Journey's End Phone: (207) 594-4444, and Rockland Harbor Phone: (207) 594-1766.
This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.