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Pierzynski enjoying added role of mentor
Pierzynski enjoying added role of mentor
As good as he has been with the bat, though, Pierzynski's value probably is even higher behind the plate. And that strength comes from his handling of a pitching staff featuring three rookies and one young reliever converting to a starter.
"He has been awesome," said Chris Sale, the southpaw making his first foray into the rotation. "He keeps me on my toes on the mound. He keeps me loose, too.
"During my Detroit start [on Sunday], he said, 'You don't have your best stuff but dig deep and find something right here.' In Cleveland, he came out to the mound and said a little something funny. Just keeping me upbeat, not as tense."
Pierzynski doesn't believe his work is any different handling a young staff as opposed to catching a group filled with veterans as he has during his eight-year White Sox tenure. He simply understands that these pitchers have not been in a lot of specific game situations previously so they can't be expected to handle what's transpiring without a little help.
It has been an enjoyable challenge and process for Pierzynski.
"You know, it has been fun actually," Pierzynski said. "It has been fun to see the excitement on their faces and it has been fun to work with them and see them grow.
"I know it's early, but even to go from Spring Training and to where we are at now, to make adjustments with them on the fly, it's always fun and always a challenge. But it's one we knew what we were getting into when we came into this season. We tried to go about it the right way. We've handled it pretty well."


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OTTAWA, June 8 (UPI) -- Canada ended five months of international trade surpluses in April, posting a $356 million deficit, Statistics Canada reported from Ottawa Friday.
Overall exports fell to $39.1 billion while imports rose to $39.5 billion, the fifth consecutive monthly increase, the agency said.
The main contributors to the decline in exports were industrial goods, machinery and equipment.
The rise in imports was led by automotive products and consumer goods, StatsCan said.
In its report, the federal agency breaks down trade with the United States, Canada's largest trading partner, and all other countries.
With regard to U.S. trade, Canadian exports fell 1.2 percent to $28.4 billion in April, the fourth consecutive monthly decrease. Imports rose 1.3 percent to $24.6 billion.
"As a result, Canada's trade surplus with the United States decreased from $4.5 billion in March to $3.8 billion in April," the report said. "Exports to countries other than the United States decreased 1.2 percent to $10.7 billion in April, while imports declined 1.9 percent to $14.9 billion."

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Fielder's diet a hot topic
Fielder's diet a hot topic
MILWAUKEE -- It turned out that the home run he hit in St. Louis last week did not spark the Brewers' most famous vegetarian to a home run binge. But Prince Fielder's manager remains convinced that the slugger's decision to cut meat from his diet has nothing to do with his early-season sputtering. "Whatever he does is right for him," Brewers manager Ned Yost said. "Everybody wants to make a big deal out of a young man trying to eat healthy. That doesn't have anything to do with it. You can 'grease up' all you want, it's not going to help you hit home runs." But it is a big deal to some because Fielder has not looked himself all year, including the four weeks of Spring Training. In 130 at-bats -- 65 in spring and 65 in the regular season, entering Tuesday -- Fielder had two home runs and 11 extra-base hits. He entered the game batting .215 and it did not take a baseball scout to see that Fielder was not driving the baseball like he did through most of 2007.
Last season, Fielder batted .288 with 50 home runs, 35 doubles and two triples in 573 at-bats and finished third in National League MVP balloting. "I'll look at it in August or September," Yost said of Fielder's current stat line. "I don't look at it now. I don't even know if you call it confidence -- I just know that he's going to get hot and do what he's supposed to do, whatever that is. "I don't even know if he's going to hit 50 home runs. He might hit 30 home runs. He might hit 35 home runs. But I guarantee you, he's going to help us win more ballgames." Fielder switched to a vegetarian diet in February after his wife gave him a book that detailed some of the less-appetizing aspects of the meat processing industry. The Brewers have kept an eye on him since. Players weigh in weekly and work closely with the team's athletic training staff to maintain strength and conditioning, but Fielder has not gotten any special attention regarding his diet, according to assistant general manager Gord Ash. The Brewers brought in a nutritionist on Monday for a presentation to players. During Spring Training, a representative of Gatorade spoke about the importance of staying hydrated. Yost said the team had removed certain items from the clubhouse dining room and was focused on presenting more healthy options. "We give them the information and what they do from there is pretty much up to them," Ash said. "We can control what we serve in the clubhouse and make good choices available, but we're not there to watch what they eat the rest of the day. All we can do is educate and facilitate players meeting with experts. That's what happened [Monday]." Ash was not aware of Fielder seeking extra dietary counsel.
Adam McCalvy is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Shelby Miller's 2012 has left him further from the big leagues than he was when spring training began, but last night was a significant step in the right direction.
In what was easily the best start of the season for Miller, the 21-year-old righthander held Albuquerque to one hit (a solo home run by Matt Angle) in five innings. Miller struck out eight and walked three, lowering his ERA with Triple-A Memphis to 5.70.
Miller was skipped for a turn through the rotation so that he could work on his mechanics. On Wednesday night, we saw the results: improved control, a fastball that sat at 92 mph and touched 95 and a more consistent arm slot.
Perhaps just as importantly, Miller was operating under a no-shake rule. The Cardinals told him that he was to throw whatever the catcher signaled. So if catcher Bryan Anderson called for a curveball, Miller no longer had the leeway to shake him off to go back to his fastball. Miller had gotten a little fastball happy earlier this year, so the new rule ensures that he uses his curveball and changeup.
The new approach worked. Miller wasn't particularly fine with his control–his 57.47 percent strike percentage was actually his worst percentage of the season. But with hitters no longer able to focus on his fastball, he was able to dominate anyway.


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Week 6 NFL Picks
The NFL enters Week 6 of the 2008 season and our team of writers and handicappers hand out their picks and predictions for four of Sunday's games.
Cincinnati Bengals (0-5) at New York Jets (2-2), 1:05 PM ET
It appears to have taken Brett Favre only four games with the New York Jets to erase the culture of losing that came with last year's 4-12 squad. It is uncertain if Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis can overcome that same problem with his young team.
Coming off one of the best games of his storied career, Favre tries to get the Jets back over .500 as they host the winless Bengals on Sunday.
The Jets (2-2) spent the bye week getting healthy and trying to find ways to further the momentum from their 56-35 victory over Arizona on Sept. 28. Favre - in his 18th year - set a career high and equaled a franchise record with six touchdown passes as the Jets raced to a 34-0 halftime lead and had a few nervous moments before putting the game out of reach with his final scoring toss, a 24-yarder to Dustin Keller with 1:54 left.
Carson Palmer threw for 226 yards and a touchdown in a 38-31 victory over the Jets last year in which they rallied from a 13-point, second-half deficit. Kenny Watson rushed for 130 yards and three TDs for Cincinnati, ending a five-game losing streak to New York that dated to 1990.
The Jets have won six straight at home over the Bengals since a 31-30 defeat on Sept. 13, 1981, when they played at Shea Stadium. Favre is 3-1 lifetime against the Bengals, but lost to them in his most recent meeting in 2005.
Pick: NY Jets – View Game Matchup | Best Line: -9 SBG Global
Chicago Bears (3-2) at Atlanta Falcons (3-2), 1:05 PM ET
The Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons were expected to be rebuilding this season. With strong play from the quarterback and running back positions, both teams have emerged as big surprises in the NFL.
The NFC North-leading Bears look to win their third straight game, while the Falcons try to build off an impressive victory when they meet Sunday at the Georgia Dome.
Before the start of the season, Chicago's offense did not look like it was going to be keeping the Bears (3-2) in many games. Four-year veteran Kyle Orton beat out Rex Grossman for the starting quarterback job and rookie Matt Forte was named the starting running back after Cedric Benson was released in June following his second alcohol-related arrest in a month.
Orton and Forte have managed to lead an offense that ranks ninth in the league in scoring with 25.6 points per game, and Chicago moved into sole possession of first place in the North with last Sunday's 34-7 win at hapless Detroit.
The Bears have won three straight and eight of the last nine meetings with the Falcons.
Pick: Chicago – View Game Matchup | Best Line: -3 SBG Global
Dallas Cowboys (4-1) at Arizona Cardinals (3-2), 4:15 PM ET
The Dallas Cowboys entered the season as the favorites to win the NFC East, but it looks like they could get more competition than they anticipated in perhaps the league's toughest division.
Though the Arizona Cardinals didn't come into 2008 with such lofty expectations, they've emerged as a leading contender in the weaker NFC West.
In a matchup between the conference's two highest-scoring teams, the Cowboys look to make a move in the loaded East standings on Sunday when they visit the Cardinals, who hope to protect their hold on first place in the West.
Dallas returned enough of its core from last year's division-winning team to enter 2008 as a prime candidate to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. The Cowboys (4-1) are still on track thanks to their conference-leading 151 points, but they're not taking anything for granted in the league's only division with more than one team with at least four wins.
The Cowboys have won 22 of their last 27 meetings with the Cardinals, including three straight. Romo threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns - including one to Owens - in Dallas' 27-10 victory Nov. 12, 2006.
Pick: Arizona – View Game Matchup | Best Line: +5 SBG Global
New England Patriots (3-1) at San Diego Chargers (2-3), 8:15 PM ET
With their franchise quarterback out for the season, the New England Patriots have patched together a successful start to 2008.
The San Diego Chargers have no such excuse, yet they own a losing record.
To avoid falling into a deeper hole, the Chargers must try to beat a Patriots team looking for its second straight win in California when these traditional AFC powers meet on Sunday night.
It's been a topsy-turvy start to the season in the AFC, where the Chargers, Patriots and Indianapolis Colts have combined for 11 division titles in the last four years. None of those elite teams currently leads its division, and only New England sports a winning record.
The Patriots have managed to start 3-1 despite losing Tom Brady to a season-ending knee injury in the first quarter of their Week 1 game against Kansas City. With backup Matt Cassel passing for a career-high 259 yards last Sunday, New England bounced back from a loss to Miami before its bye week, winning 30-21 at San Francisco.
Randy Moss, who had only 47 receiving yards in his previous two games combined, exceeded that total on one play as Cassel hit the star wideout in stride for a 66-yard touchdown pass.
The Patriots have spent the entire week in California after beating the 49ers. Instead of flying back to the East Coast, New England practiced at San Jose State during the week before making the trip south to San Diego.
Pick: New England – View Game Matchup | Best Line: +5 SBG Global
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Paulina Gretzky may not be famous for anything other than being The Great One's daughter. And she might even be terrible at golf. But that didn't stop Golf Digest from putting her on the cover of their May issue:
We don't really have any comment on Golf Digest's editorial judgment (though some people aren't so happy about putting a non-golfer on the cover). Well, no. That's not wholly true. We fully support their decision, in fact. As far as we're concerned, the results speak for themselves. It's not like anyone buys Golf Digest for the articles, right?
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Your team name sounds fine to me, karalott! If you want to make any team changes before the deadline arrives, let me know.
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Your team name sounds fine to me, karalott! If you want to make any team changes before the deadline arrives, let me know.
I'll be brave and pick pre-show as well.
Team Name: Jluvs Jitterbugs
Superstar Couple : Derek and Kellie
Couple #1: Sean and Peeta
Couple #2: Ingo and Kym
Couple #3: Dorothy and Tristan
Reserve Couple: Victor and Lindsay
I like your team name, JLuvs! Maybe I'll pick a dance style inspired pool team name, too.
Team Name: Shake What Ya Mama Gave Ya
Superstar Couple: Jacoby and Karina
Couple 1: Zendaya and Val
Couple 2: Ingo and Kym
Couple 3: Kellie and Derek
Reserve Couple: Tristan and Dorothy
Team Name: Twinkle Toes
Superstar Couple: Kellie and Derek
Couple 1: Zendaya and Val
Couple 2: Tristan and Dorothy
Couple 3: Jacoby and Karina
Reserve Couple: Sean and Peta
I might change my mind before the deadline is up. I recorded the premiere and will probably watch it again this weekend. In the meantime, here are my picks! My team name was inspired by new cutie dance pro, Gleb.
Team Name: The Hot Tamale Train
Superstar Couple: Kellie/Derek
Star Couple 1: Lisa/Gleb
Star Couple 2: Jacoby/Karina
Star Couple 3: Zendaya/Valentin
Reserve Couple: Dorothy/Tristan
Team Name:Fanny's Pack
Superstar Couple: Kellie/Derek
Team #1: Aly/Mark
Team #2 Ingo/Kym
Team #4: Dorothy/ Tristan
Reserve Couple :Zendaya /Val
I am going with the theory that the judges can't bring themselves to give poor scores to a 16 year old girl regardless of how bad she dances. And the theory that Maks fans should vote for Val.
Team: Paddle Pleasers
Superstar Couple : Zendaya/Val
Couple #1: Derek and Kellie
Couple #2: Ingo and Kym
Couple #3: Jacoby/Karina
Reserve Couple: Aly/Mark
I'm trying to make my selections. OMG. This is tough. THere are so many things to consider.
When is our DEADLINE for selections on this?
Ok, here we go:
Team Name: Chmerkovskiy Sandwich
Superstar couple: Ingo/Kym
Couple #1: Aly/Mark
Couple #2: Zendaya/Val
Couple #3: Victor/Lindsay
Reserve Couple: Jacoby/Karina


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It's time to get out those running shoes this weekend, as the annual 5K Cookie Run presented this year by Girl Scout Troop 854 will take place on Saturday. The event starts at 9 a.m. in St. Augustine South. The run begins at the entrance to St. Augustine South and continues through the South.
Proceeds from the Cookie Run will go toward local Girl Scout events and programs. To sign up for the Cookie Run or for more information call 471-6709.
Congratulations to Joe Beach, who was recently named Hartley Elementary School Teacher of the Year. Beach, along with teachers from other schools throughout St. Johns County, will be competing for St. Johns County Teacher of the Year in March.
Congratulations to all the Teachers of the Year not only in our South area, but throughout the county as well.
A reminder that the VFW Post 2391 is now registering participants for their third annual golf tournament which will take place March 10. The tournament will be held at the St. Augustine Shores Golf Club. Proceeds will help support the youth activities program in St. Johns County.
VFW is also looking for businesses to be hole sponsors and to donate prizes. If your business or organization would like to help, call the post at 797-5267.
VFW Post 2391 Ladies Auxiliary will host a Valentine Sock Hop Saturday at the post home, U.S. 1 South. Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. and music will be by DJ Danny Boy. There will be contests and prizes. Donation is $7 per person, and all proceeds will benefit needed repairs to the home at Fort McCoy, a shelter for homeless veterans. For further information call 797-5267.
The St. Augustine Humane Society is also in need of sponsors for a fund-raising event that will be coming up in February in an effort to enlarge the shelter. The Humane Society will hold its first Wiggle Waggle Walk-A-Thon Feb. 24 to raise funds for the lost, unwanted and abandoned animals that are being cared for at the shelter.
Sponsorships for the event start at $10 and go up to $250. According to officials at the shelter, thousands of animals were euthanized last year because there was not enough room or funds to take care of the animals. For more information on the Wiggle Waggle Walk-A-Thon or to find out how you can help the shelter, call 829-2737.
Here is some news about more interesting people who live in the South area. St. Augustine South residents Bob and Pam Gallatin are dance instructors and the directors of a local group called the Sand Spur Cloggers. Their group has been performing locally for 9 years according to Bob.
Bob and Pam will soon be starting a beginners class for clogging. The class starts on Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m., and will be held at First Christian Church on U. S. 1 South. Classes are one hour per week, and they are free and open to anyone who wants to learn how to clog. They will also have some classes for tiny tots that will start in March and will be held at the Glas School of Irish dance on Masters Drive.
For more information call Bob or Pam at 797-3742.
Thanks to all of you who keep sending me news and information about the South area. The members of Moultrie Baptist Church recently sent me their newsletter, and I would like to share something from that newsletter with you. Although we started the new year several weeks ago, here is ''A Way To A Happy New Year.'' Leave behind the old with a burst of song; to recall the right and forgive the wrong; to forget the things that bind you fast to the vain regrets of the year that's past; to have the strength to let go your hold of the not worthwhile of the days grown old; to dare go forth with a purpose true, to the unknown task of the year that's new; to help your brother along the road, to do his work and lift his load; to add your gift to the world's good cheer, is to have and to give a happy new year.
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Don't expect a quick fix for the Argonauts when free agency starts on Monday.
General manager Adam Rita has been around the Canadian Football League long enough to know that a club's fortunes rarely are turned around simply by signing free agents.
The Argos missed the playoffs last season and with a $4.2 million league salary cap, don't have enough cash to fill all of their holes.
"You're lucky if you can add one player who will make an impact on your team," Rita said. "But we are going to be a player in the market."
On Rita's shopping list when he goes to the market will be offensive linemen. Among those in whom the Argos undoubtedly will have an interest include Alexandre Gauthier of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (some think the Argos' signing of Gauthier is a slam dunk), centre Dominic Picard of the Bombers and Rob Murphy of the B.C. Lions. The Argos had their eye on Murphy, who would be a big-time addition at left tackle, two years ago before he returned to Vancouver.
In the past two years, the biggest name the Argos signed via free agency in February was tackle Adriano Belli, who came aboard in 2007.
Among the best players who are due to be available in three days are running back Jesse Lumsden, Murphy, defensive back Willie Pile, and receiver Brian Bratton.
If he could guarantee his health, Lumsden would get the biggest contract, but shoulder troubles have set him back. Still, Lumsden is a large fish, and speculation has him bound for the Edmonton Eskimos if he does not re-sign with the Tiger-Cats. Injuries or not, the Argos would be foolish not to give Lumsden a long look if he is affordable. The Argos' running game puts a scare in no one.
"If you're going to put money out for a guy, you would like for him to play (18) games," Rita said, discussing the idea of signing oft-injured players in general. "That's why you pay him."
Two men who have been key members of the Argos' offensive line for years -- guard Jude St. John and centre Chad Folk -- have uncertain futures. There have been whispers that Folk will retire, and St. John might as well. Ditto for linebacker Mike O'Shea, who has yet to announce his intentions.
Argos quarterbacks were sacked a total of 48 times in 2008. Only the Ticats gave their quarterbacks less protection, allowing 67 sacks. Stopping the rush has been a sore point for the Argos for several years.
Pile is one guy the Argos dearly want back but Rita was not sure he could get his signature on a contract this weekend.
"We would like to, but that may not happen," Rita said.
Pile has become a defensive stalwart in his two seasons in the CFL and emerged as a player to build around. Already gone are three of the better Argos, running back/kick returner Dominique Dorsey (Washington Redskins) and cornerback Byron Parker (Philadelphia Eagles), as well as receiver P.K. Sam (Buffalo Bills).
The Argos' other two pending free agents are linebacker Michael Fletcher and defensive back Adrian Mayes.


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I am about 5 weeks post op following my gallbladder removal. I continue to experience pain (usually mild) where my gallbladder was. My main problem is that whenever I attempt exercise like hiking or vigorous yard work, the pain intensifies and also becomes accompanied by a stabbing pain in my back just below my right shoulder blade. When the activity is discontinued, the pain slowly subsides over a period of days. What could be causing this, and what should I request of my surgeon? Thanks.
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I am not an expert by any means, but it sounds like the operation could impact some of the muscles in your abdomen. Muscles tend to heal pretty slowly, so it's not surprising that after 5 weeks you may still experience pain.
Have you tried to reach the doctor by phone?
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The previous article of our series served as the introduction for discussion about replication security, which is the topic of this article. Last time, we discussed basic terminology, replication types and their agent-based operations. You should appreciate at this point, the level of complexity associated with designing, configuring, and managing the replication process. As you can imagine, dealing with replication security is also a challenging task that needs to be carefully planned and implemented.
Let's start with noting that creation and administration of publishers, distributors, and subscribers (including enabling a database for replication) is limited to members of the sysadmin server role. Once replication participants are defined, only members of sysadmin and db_owner fixed database role on databases enabled for replication can create and configure publications. Monitoring replication is restricted to members of sysadmin server role and replmonitor fixed database role, created automatically in the distribution database on the distributor.
Distributor is designated on the publisher, typically using the "Configure Publishing, Subscribers and Distribution..." option in the Tools -> Replication menu item in the SQL Server Enterprise Manager. You can have publisher and distributor reside on the same computer, or you can use a remote distributor. In the latter case, the publisher must be enabled on the target distributor first. This is done on the Publishers tab of the Publisher and Distributor Properties dialog box, which is invoked by selecting "Configuring Publication, Subscribers and Distribution..." option. From there, you can select the publishers (from the list of the servers registered with SQL Server Enterprise Manager) that are allowed to use the currently managed server as the remote distributor. On the Distributor tab in the same dialog box, you can specify the Administrative link password that needs to be provided by publishers when connecting to the local distributor in order to perform replication-related administrative operations. On the same tabs, you have an option to create multiple distribution databases dedicated to designated set of publishers, (which increases security in environments where multiple publishers share the same distributor). Enabling publishers requires that you specify a login that replication agents will be using to access the publisher. Similarly, when enabling subscribers from the Subscribers tab on the Publisher and Distributor Properties dialog box, you will need to set the security context for Agent connections to them. Since replication agents are created as SQL Server Agent jobs, they operate by default in the security context of the SQL Server Agent account. You can either accept the default or configure them to connect to SQL Server via an arbitrarily assigned SQL Server login, providing that SQL Authentication is enabled. When defining publications, you are given a choice to allow anonymous subscriptions. While this simplifies the management of a publication, especially when the number of subscribers is large, it negatively affects security of the published data, so consider its use very carefully.
Now, let's review security requirements from the point of view of different replication types. We will start by looking at commonalities between them. One of them is the snapshot functionality, which, as we already explained in our introductory article, takes place in each type of replication at least once. Snapshots are handled by the Snapshot Agent running on the distributor, which creates several security implications:
Requirements concerning the Snapshot Agent activities are the same regardless of replication type. However, when using transactional or merge replications, you need to keep in mind additional considerations. They relate to activities of the Distribution and Log Reader Agents specific to transactional replication, or the Merge Agent in case of merge replication.
The Log Reader Agent operates on the distributor. Its purpose is reading transaction log entries marked for replication from the publication database and propagating them to the distribution database. It operates in the security context of the distributor's SQL Server Agent. Work involved in applying changes to subscribers is performed by the Distribution Agent, which, in addition to access to the distribution database, also needs INSERT, UPDATE, and DELETE permissions on the target database on subscribers, and read permissions to the snapshot folder on the distributor.
The Merge Agent maintains synchronization between publisher and subscribers, in case of merge replication, by monitoring changes on both sides, resolving possible conflicts, recording outcome and error information in the distribution database, and applying results to the publisher. This requires SELECT, DELETE, INSERT and UPDATE permissions on the publisher database. The changes on the publisher are subsequently applied to subscribers. The exact mechanism used for updating subscribers depends on whether push or pull subscriptions are used. In the first case, the Merge Agent running on the distributor, connects to subscribers and propagates changes to them, which requires INSERT, DELETE and UPDATE permissions. In the second case, the Merge Agent running on subscribers connects to the distribution database, retrieves information detailing publisher's updates and applies them to subscribers. Note that with pull subscriptions, there are separate instances of Merge Agents on the distribution and subscribers. You can take advantage of this fact and configure them with different accounts, effectively separating the level of access that subscribers would have to the distribution database (and server). Note that regardless of its location, the Merge Agent needs Read permissions on the snapshot folder (by default Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\Repldata) on the distributor.
When operating in Active Directory environment, you have the option of publishing SQL Server instances, their databases and replication articles as domain objects. On one hand, this makes them easier to locate by legitimate subscribers; on the other, it exposes them to potentially unauthorized audiences.
As you can see, security aspects of database replication in the SQL Server 2000 are fairly complex. Fortunately, dealing with them is significantly simplified through the use of wizards, notifications triggered during configuration, and default settings, which satisfy most common security requirements.


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Website of the Day: Flight Wait
Planning a holiday flight? You can scope out airport delays by checking out Flight Wait, a site that takes data from the Federal Aviation Association and synthesizes it into an easy-to-read map noting airport delays. Delays are shown via color coded flight lines (red means you'll have a 1–2 hour delay, whereas green marks mean you only have a 0–15 minute delay). All you have to do is enter the zip code, departure city, or the relevant airport code.
To learn how to post your favorite websites to our Website of the Day group,
I know that this long list looks scary, but trust me, once you get the hang of it, it'll be a snap the second time around.
- First of all, join the Website of the Day group.
- Click the pink "Share" menu on the top left side of the page.
- Choose "Blog" and "Regular Post."
- Give your story a "Title."
- Fill in the "Body" with a link to your favorite website and the reasons why you love it.
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- Date: Sun, 06 Aug 2000 06:19:12 +0200
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Hi Gary,
Gary Kline wrote:
> [snip...]
> The friends I gave 6.4 are far, far from where I am, and
> I believe I do have everything since I virtually emptied
> all the CD's onto my 10GB drive.
> /usr/src/linux has 88012 blocks of files... so hopefully....
Better first read related info first in "SDB (English): Welcome to the SuSE Support
knowledgebase" at:
searching for "kernel".
And important, do backup your currently installed Kernel with the related files,
"make kernel; install kernel;" and "reboot..."
Just in case.
And configure a new Lilo entry for the current (as backed up).
> Worst case, I'll wait until 7.0 is out next month. The
> project I've been hacking at for 4 years and want to port
> to Linux [ http://muuz.deadbbs.com ]] can wait. In fact,
> it can wait several months.
> gary
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Evil Angel director Jay Sin is well on his way to becoming the king of gaping, anal penetrations. In Anal Acrobats 3 he once again raises the bar, offering us another "must see to believe" release. Filled with an all-star cast of beauties, the latest from this shocking penetration series is one you can't miss out on.
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If you are really serious about day trading, you need to have good money management ability so you would last for a long time. Before you begin to trade, you need to know first the amount of money that you are willing to trade. Just like playing with a slot machine, you can easily get carried away with the game, so you have to limit your budget before anything else. In this way, you won't have to lose much just in case it's not your lucky day.
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A/N. Sorry for the long waits between chapters, I'm much more of a reader than a writer but I do intend to continue this, as I have the story planned in my head, even if it be at a slow pace.
One week had passed since Sue had woken up and discovered her life had been dramatically altered. Most of that week she had been at Johnny's side crying for her loss and waiting patiently for him to wake up; he was her brother and the only family she had left. Namor had been understanding to say the least, looking back in the week it felt like he was the sole reason she had kept herself together. Sue felt guilty for impeding on him in such a way, as ruler of Atlantis he surely had better things to do than comfort her. Sue Storm watched silently as the atlantean physician did his daily check on Johnny; it was hard to read its expression with its features mostly resembling that of a fish, the globe of water permeating around his head also hindered seeing anything she might construe as emotion. The physician shook its head and walked away; he hadn't improved clearly and was going to continue to remain comatose.
Sue pulled a chair next to the bed and placed her hand on top of her brothers. "Hang in there Johnny," she said quietly to herself as she leaned her head down to also rest on the bed. It wasn't long before she felt her eyes get heavy and her mind begins to wander but before she could achieve sleep she felt a strong hand on her shoulder. Immediately she jumped and turned around. "I'm sorry Susan I did not mean to scare you," Namor apologised as he pulled his hand away.
Rubbing her eyes she stood up to get a glass of water. "It's not your fault, I've not been getting much sleep so I am a little on edge."
"That is probably because you have been trying to sleep in here," Namor commented not bothering to hide his slightly scolding tone. "Although you are welcome to stay in here I would highly recommend using the bedroom I provided for you. It is much more accommodating and I am certain after a good night of sleep you will feel more rested."
Sue opened her mouth to argue something back but there wasn't anything to argue, he was right of course but she wanted to be here when Johnny woke up more than anything. She knew that bringing that up would lead to the debate on how it wasn't worth her own health. Storm sighed closing her mouth again and reaching for the water.
Namor smiled smugly knowing she had conceded to his point but that unfortunately still didn't mean she would listen. "You will accompany me to dinner," Namor stated, it wasn't a request but a demand and his intense gaze made that clear when she turned to protest.
"Of course," Sue replied before taking a sip of her water. This was the first thing Namor had asked of her since arriving at Atlantis and although she had been prepared to reject him she now felt obligated. Namor had been nothing but helpful and even now she wondered if this was only to make her eat something as it was painfully obvious she hadn't been doing much of that lately. It was then that Namor held out his arm for her to take. Sue for her part looked at Johnny one last time before placing the water down and taking his arm. Looking down at her Namor was glad to see she was giving him an affectionate smile, clearly thankful for his efforts to help; it was the first one he'd seen on her since she arrived.
Most of this floor of the Atlantean palace had been cleared of water so that Sue was able to get around, yet another thing Namor had done to make her stay more accommodating. Suddenly Sue felt a pang of guilt for only just noticing the efforts he had gone through even though she had been here for a week. Just as they were about to turn a corner Namor stopped and looked down to Sue, politely he asked her to close her eyes and she obliged. She felt him pull her around the corner, they went about ten steps before once again they stopped. "You may open your eyes now Susan," he said to her.
Sue wasn't prepared for what she saw when her eyes opened. They were on what looked like a balcony and she could see out into the water, see the rest of the extensive palace and how it lit up creating a beautiful image. It appeared the water was being held back by the same thing she had seen a week ago when she first awoke. Namor stepped forwards and pulled out a chair for her to sit down, it was only then that she noticed the table with what looked like a small feast, most of it she didn't recognise but assumed this is what Atlanteans ate in general. Once Sue was seated Namor took the one next to her. "I must apologise for the food, we are not used to cooking for land dwellers but I assure you the food tastes magnificent, it is only the presentation that needs adjustment." Namor said, using the term cooking very loosely. With being an underwater environment most of the food was made in Atlantis was indeed raw.
Susan smiled gratefully and placed a hand delicately on his which caused him some surprise. "Please there is no need to apologise, you have done so much for us. I don't even know how to begin to say thank you." Sue said giving his hand a small squeeze. Namor returned the smile before shifting his attention towards the food and gesturing for her to help herself. The meal continued and both simply enjoyed each other's company exchanging polite words about the quality of the food and small talk regarding the architecture of the palace. For the first time in a week Sue felt a tiny bit better, she was still undeniably mourning but Namor for a short while had allowed her to forget and that was something she desperately needed right now.
After the meal there was a show just outside the balcony, Namor had arranged for a small group of Atlantean soldiers to do a short display much like the many military parades she had seen. But she show was much more entertaining, almost elegant and like a dance. The show continued for approximately 15 minutes, immediately after Namor was curious to see what she thought of it but as he looked down he noticed she was leant on his shoulder fast asleep. The Atlantean ruler allowed himself a small chuckle, it was about time she got some sleep. Slowly he shifted his weight but continued to support her head; he gently picked Sue up and allowed her head to fall on his chest, one arm under her legs and the other supporting her back. When they finally arrived back at her room Namor cautiously laid her on the bed, he pushed her hair to the side so he could look upon her face clearly. He couldn't help but marvel at her beauty especially in such an innocent and vulnerable state, leaning down he kissed her lightly on the lips before getting up and leaving the room.
Namor barely made it out of the room when he was stopped by the Atlantean physician. "My lord he is waking up!" the Atlantean cried. The Sub-mariner scowled and grabbed the Atlantean harshly by the arm leading it towards where Johnny was. "Be quiet you'll wake her," Namor said sharply as he dragged to fish along.
They reached the room in a matter of minutes and indeed the physician had not been lying, the human torch was indeed awake. Namor whispered something to the Atlantean next to him before confidently striding over to where Johnny laid who was still clearly trying to gauge his surroundings. "Namor, what's going on?" Johnny asked groggily.
"Just relax boy, my physician is treating you." Namor assured putting a comforting hand on his shoulder. The Atlantean physician returned with what looked very much like a needle and moved swiftly to the other side of where Johnny was. But before he could do the deed the human torch wrenched his arm from the fish's grasp.
"I don't need to be treated, I feel fine!" Johnny argued as he moved to sit up. Instantly he was pushed back down by Namor.
"I am afraid I'm going to have to insist," Namor growled as he used the other hand to pin Johnny to the bed.
"FLA-" The sentence was cut short by the right hook he received from Namor. And before he could recover himself the physician had done his job and injected the substance into Johnny blood stream. His eyes fluttered shut and his body stilled. Namor stood up and glared angrily at the Atlantean across from him. "This does not happen again! He does not wake up until I tell you otherwise!" Namor spat as he approached the physician. He needed Johnny to stay comatose and dependant on him; that was the only way to keep Susan here long enough, long enough to see that she was meant to be with him and would be willing to stay in Atlantis of her own accord. "And make sure that his face does not bruise, I do not want her asking questions." Namor ordered as he stormed out of the room.


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Archive for Thursday, January 13, 2005
No breaks extended on sewer impact fees
Last Thursday, the De Soto City Council continued its recent trend of making key decisions concerning the new sewer plant.
On the same night the Council agreed to start borrowing money for the sewer, it reconfirmed its development fee and monthly rate schedules designed to pay off the debt. In doing so, Council members agreed to enact increases in fees charged to new development as early as next month.
Last month, the Council agreed to fee schedules that would increase monthly user rates to an average 6.2 percent from 2005 through 2009. It also agreed to increase development fees of $1,600 on new single-family homes and $1,500 on multi-family units. But at that meeting, Council members didn't exclude the possibility of extending some breaks to several ongoing development approved before they started discussing the need to add sewer capacity.
City Administrator Greg Johnson presented the Council with a number of options that would exempt or reduce development fee increases on three subdivisions started before the city became aware of its sewer capacity limitations.
Johnson shared a worksheet indicating that exempting Timber Trails, Timber Lake Estates and Country Village Town Homes from the impact fee increase would reduce the amount of revenue available to repay the bond by $104,000.
Councilwoman Mitra Templin said she could justify some arrangement, perhaps excusing new development in the three subdivisions from the fee increase until the new sewer plant was finished.
"They made business plans before we were aware we had a sewer capacity problem," the councilwoman said.
But other Council members objected, saying the only other place to raise revenue was through rate fees to customers.
"Is it right for us to raise the rates on 500 people so three people don't have their rates raised?" Councilman Emil Urbanek asked. He later noted there were 904 city sewer customers who would have to pay on average $115 more if the developments were exempted from the fees.
In the end, the Council unanimously agreed to support the immediate increases.
"It was a tough decision, but it was the right one," Mayor Dave Anderson said.
The increase "shocked" Bob Dannevik, the developer of Timber Trails Estates, he said. He attended the meeting hoping the Council would phase in the fee increase or exempt the three developments.
The fee increases would decrease his profit margin on the project, Dannevik said, but his real concern was about how the process was handled.
"We're not saying don't raise them," he said. "If they would have given us six months to two years, I would have been happy."
The city should adopt a process like that in Gardner, Dannevik said. There, the Council discussed development fees in July that were to become effective at the start of the next year, he said. Developers and builders were notified of the impending fee increases in September, he said.
Such a system would prevent developers and builders from having to eat fee increases on homes under contract, as happened to one of his builders with the last round of increases, Dannevik said.
Dannevik said his circumstances, and those of the other developers, were special. When he did his business plan with his banker three years ago, he visited with city staff about sewer and water capacity and was told there was no problem, Dannevik said. Since that time, he has experienced two rounds of system development fee increases, hiking fees from $5,900 to $10,500 per lot, he said.
"Seeing how quickly they've gone up and how high, it's a little scary," he said. "There are other pieces of ground I could buy here, but I just don't think I'm going to. Right now, I'm concerned about paying the money, getting on and getting out."
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nilla, 6, is asked by Julie Buckland to go after a treat and return. She's on a very long leash because this is a class at the city's Lomas shelter for dogs like her, pit bulls and pit bull mixes, to become ambassadors for their breed.
Nilla is asked by Buckland several times: Go after the treat that's about 10 feet away or more and return. But Nilla knows what's what. She doesn't take her eyes off the treats Buckland is carrying. Why go all that way when more treats are right in front of her? Because she's being asked. So she goes for a treat and at "Nilla, come!" bounces back to Buckland.
"She's really smart," says Buckland, a shelter program manager.
Nilla is one of several pitties in this weekly class, a project that began on the city's West Side shelter some six months before.
"It's overwhelming either way," Buckland says; both shelters are full of pit bulls.
The pit bull ambassador program is designed to give these intelligent, energetic dogs extra time out of their kennels and to teach them basic skills. "It helps them maintain while they're living here," Buckland says.
Volunteers and staff routinely exercise the other dogs as well, but pit bulls tend to deteriorate more rapidly in kennel settings, she says. And pit bulls have reputations.
"The stereotype of pit bulls is that they're mean fighting dogs," Buckland says. "They're actually wonderful family dogs."
On this day, Nilla and the others, which includes a grinning, golden-eyed guy named Domino and Sookie, who has been in the shelter for six months, practice some loose-leash walks, and brush up on sit, stay, wait, down and how to focus on their trainers. The latter skill is achieved with the use of treats – puppy kibble enhanced with a hot dog marinade or string cheese should a little extra motivation be required. Sookie gets string cheese.
The three dogs focus laserlike intensity on their trainers when in the vicinity of treats.
Treats and training
"Pit bull" is actually one of several breeds – American pit bull terrier, American Staffordshire terrier, bull terrier – not a single, distinct one. Mixed breeds are often called pit bulls if they have heads and bodies shaped like any of the bull terriers. What they have in common is an ancestry of cross-breeding between bulldogs and terriers. They were bred as fighting dogs for bloodsports that were eliminated nearly 200 years ago.
All of the city's shelter dogs get treats and training to learn skills if they have none or enhance their existing skills. The extra effort on behalf of pit bulls is made, in addition to the dogs' needs, because they're often overlooked. The supply, says Animal Welfare Department director Barbara Bruin, is much greater than the demand.
Pit bulls are enormously popular in the Albuquerque metro area. They're also very popular with irresponsible breeders and irresponsible dog owners; the shelter population of dogs is nearly 40 percent pit bulls. Close to 50 percent of the dogs brought in by Bernalillo County animal services are pit bulls.
Nine county pit bulls were brought in on one day in February. One them, since named Valentine, promptly gave birth to 11 puppies: 20 dogs at once.
"Look at all these soft, wiggly dogs," Bruin says of the puppies, now on their feet, eyes open. Four are with Valentine, others are in foster care.
The tab to county taxpayers for this one owner's irresponsibility: about $6,000, according to what the city shelters charge the county for its intakes. The owner, meanwhile, was cited and sentenced to community service, 90 days of working for the county's Animal Care Services.
The city shelters and the private, nonprofit Animal Humane New Mexico received grants from the ASPCA's Partnership Program toward efforts to bring down the number of homeless pets, a large proportion of them pit bulls. This year, $178,000 will go to targeting areas that generate so many unwanted pets, like the South Valley – the former home of Valentine.
The neighborhoods will be sites for free services, such as spay/neuter, microchipping and shots.
Animal Humane also is loaded with pit bulls. One of its programs is called 505 Pit Crew, which is aimed at preventing kids from fighting their dogs. It provides humane education and free or low-cost dog training classes, which Animal Humane's executive director Peggy Weigle says are "open to any pit bull owner and lover who wants to help make their dog a true ambassador for this often misunderstood breed and help change how our community thinks about them."
Perfecting their skills
Back in ambassador class, Nilla is doing perfect sits, motionless, into about 30 minutes of the session. Domino and Sookie are sitting too, but it takes more treats to encourage them.
Eventually, as classes progress, there'll be a decrease in the number of treats and training will make it harder for the dogs to win them. In time, the dogs will be weaned to verbal and hand commands.
Their kennels will be tagged as "ambassador in training" or "pit bull ambassador," so adopters know they're perfecting their skills.
They'll be in class until they're adopted.


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Corporate governance mechanisms and capital structure in UAE
Purpose - The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of corporate governance mechanisms on corporate financial decisions in one of the emerging economies, United Arab Emirates (UAE). In particular, the paper examines the degree to which internal corporate governance mechanisms and an external corporate governance mechanism affect UAE firms' capital structure. Design/methodology/approach - The paper uses a multiple regression analysis to examine the association between corporate governance and capital structure for a sample of 71 UAE firms listed either in the Dubai financial market or the Abu Dhabi securities market during 2006. Findings - The paper finds that institutional investors have a negative impact on debt-to-equity ratio. This result does not support the "active monitoring hypotheses" where institutional investors are expected to exercise their voting rights effectively in order to prevent managers from reducing their "employment risk" at the expense of the interests of shareholders. It also finds that dividend policy is negatively associated with debt-to-equity ratio, while firms' size is positively associated with debt-to-equity ratio. Research limitations/implications - Empirical analysis suggests that corporate governance mechanisms have important implications for UAE firms' financial policies. UAE managers should be aware of the benefits of the implementation of effective internal and external corporate governance mechanisms while embracing international corporate governance standards. An effective implementation of the codes of corporate governance should improve the efficiency and effectiveness of UAE firms and the UAE stock markets. Originality/value - To the best of the authors' knowledge, there is no study that has yet empirically examined the effect of the corporate governance mechanisms on capital structure in UAE or Middle Eastern countries. This study offers the first evidence of the impact of corporate governance mechanisms on capital structure in UAE.
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US museum slams Romania for 'anti-Semitic' coin
US Holocaust Museum, others criticize Romania's central bank for minting 'anti-Semitic' coin
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum says the refusal of Romania's central bank to withdraw a coin bearing the image of a prime minister who stripped Jews of their citizenship before World War II is "insensitive" to the memory of Holocaust victims.
The Anti-Defamation League also condemned the decision and urged President Traian Basescu Friday to ensure that information about the anti-Semitic actions of Miron Cristea is included with each coin.
The museum in Washington, D.C., said Cristea's tenure as Romania's premier from 1938 to 1939 "marked the opening of a systematic campaign of anti-Semitic persecution by successive Romania governments that resulted in the devastation of the Romanian Jewish community during the Holocaust."
"We are shocked and disappointed that the National Bank of Romania has decided to honor Miron Cristea, even after consideration of his anti-Semitic actions and statements," Anti-Defamation League director Abraham H. Foxman said.
The U.S. ambassador to Romania, Mark H. Gitenstein, added his voice to the criticism Friday, saying he was "very disappointed by the decision … to issue the coin."
As prime minister, Cristea was responsible for revising Romania's citizenship law, stripping about 225,000 Jews  37 percent of the nation's Jewish population  of citizenship.
Some 280,000 Jews and 11,000 Roma, or Gypsies, were killed during the pro-fascist regime of dictator Marshal Ion Antonescu, who was prime minister from 1940 to 1944 and executed by the Communists in 1946.
"The fact that some Romanians were surprised by this criticism indicates that they remain unaware of or insensitive to well-documented historical events that happened here," the ambassador said in a statement.
Only about 6,000 Jews live in Romania today.
A commission set up by Romania's National Bank to reconsider the coin said Thursday it would not be withdrawn because it was minted as one of five to commemorate Romania's five patriarchs, or leaders of the Romanian Orthodox Church, which Cristea headed from 1925 to 1939. The bank said the coin was not intended to be anti-Semitic.
Holocaust Museum Director Sara Bloomfield called the bank's decision "misguided" and "insensitive to the memory of the victims, and inconsistent with the progress Romania has made in acknowledging its past."
Today, anti-Semitic activities are illegal in Romania.
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CINCINNATI, OH - As city planners debate the merits of a bike lane for Central Parkway, city engineers are busy planning adjacent lanes. Engineers believe that the city would be well served by having a dedicated 'ironic beard lane' located next to the bike lane.
"We think this fits perfectly with our vision of the city core," said Caleb Sandman, associate director of strategic growth at Urban Cincinnati United Vision Quest. "We are a city that is looking to be unique. We want visitors to come to Cincinnati and see a place like they have never seen before. Unless, of course, they've already been to Portland. In which case, we hope they'll think we're just ike Portland, except with crappier weather, dirtier air and grumpier citizens."
The idea for an ironic beard lane was first put forth by Over the Rhine resident Nathan Scherberg. "I like the idea of a bike lane a lot," explained Nathan. "But, being a typical app-designing hipster who eats epic plates and drinks lots of craft beer, I'm a bit too portly for bike riding. Also typical of my kind, I don't like anything to happen if it does not involve me. So I thought, even if me and my husky pals don't do a lot of bike riding, we sure do a lot of ironic beard growing. I pitched the idea at our last tweet up and the rest is history."
The proposed traffic pattern would allow cars on Central Parkway as well. There would be one lane provided for vehicular traffic, alternating directions every hour. "We think this will work out great for business traffic and commuters," said Sandman. "As a bicyclist myself, I know how much people enjoy looking at me. That's why I always dress up in flashy neon spandex and an aerodynamic helmet as if I'm riding in the French Alps when in fact I'm just biking a few blocks to the library. And my bearded brothers also know how much people enjoy looking at their ability to grow facial hair. The motorists will be crawling along or at a full stop so often they'll be able to get nice long looks at all of us."
If the plan is accepted and implemented, stage two of the operation will be up for review. That's when a name change will take place turning Central Parkway to "Hey! Get a Load of Me Parkway."
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