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The Arlington complex currently serves as the sole source of GM's large SUVs after the auto maker idled its Janesville, WI, plant as part of it manufacturing-capacity reduction following its 2009 bankruptcy.
Large SUVs still profitable for GM.
General Motors says it will spend $200 million on its Arlington, TX, assembly complex to build an all-new stamping facility at the site for its next-generation large SUVs.
The investment in the new stamping facility, which the auto maker expects to bring on line in 2013, comes on top of a previously announced $331 million pledge for tooling and equipment at Arlington for the new SUVs.
The Arlington complex currently serves as the sole source of GM's large SUVs, such as the Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon, after the auto maker idled its plant in Janesville, WI, as part of a manufacturing-capacity reduction following its 2009 bankruptcy.
GM says locating stamping work at the Arlington complex will save $40 million annually in logistics costs, because the large parts currently are being shipped from sites as far away as 1,000 miles (1,600 km).
The stamping investment will create about 180 jobs, giving Arlington some 300 total new jobs since the auto maker first confirmed last year it was keeping the new SUVs at the complex.
"Today's announcement is further evidence that the U.S. auto industry is back," says Joe Ashton, vice president-GM Department at the United Auto Workers union.
Reports out of Texas indicate the auto maker received a local tax break of $1.2 million annually over 10 years in exchange for the investments.
GM sites previously stamping parts for the large SUVs will continue operating, but perform different work.
Installation of new tooling and construction of the Arlington body shop already has begun.
GM said earlier it would be taking down its three U.S. large SUV and pickup assembly plants in staggered periods this year to change over for production of the next-generation models, due out in 2013.
Although the light-truck segment has shrunk in recent years, large pickups and SUVs continue to be profitable products for GM. Last year, the auto maker sold 779,230 light trucks, according to WardsAuto data.
Since emerging from its 2009 bankruptcy, GM has invested $6.9 billion in its U.S. operations across 12 states, creating or retaining 17,600 jobs.


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If we had to pick a favorite communist country (don't tell Joe McCarthy) it'd probably be Cuba. There's something incredibly charming about our vision of the place. It might have been dreams of the weather, the Panama hats, the Buena Vista Social Club — or just the time-capsule aura that many of us associate with the Caribbean island — but eventually the combination of overwhelming curiosity and a timely business trip led us to find out. Was it all timbales and '59 Bel Airs? Find the answer in our rewind of our Cuba coverage.
|Dispatches From Cuba: Photos and Stories From a 20-Day Journey
I wasn't really sure I'd go because it was near a grand between the flight to Cancun and the next one to Havana, plus I'd been traveling a lot the past year. I told him it was 50/50. Then in early March I was offered a quick business trip to Cancun ending in mid-March. You don't balk when serendipity tugs at your Johnson, so I shot off a quick email reply: F*ck it. Tickets booked. See you there. Read the Story »
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Packing for three weeks of travel could easily balloon into roller bags, laptop cases and fanny packs. If you're staying in luxury hotels and somebody else is handling your gear, fine. Bring the sheepskin robe. But if you may have to spend full days carrying your luggage on your back, then you're limited to the essentials. Here's what I stuffed into my GORUCK GR2 for three weeks in Cuba. See the Kit »
|Tested: Trekking Across Cuba with the GORUCK GR2
On my first night with the GORUCK GR2 we slept together in a bus station — and we've been going steady since. Specifically, after a flight from Cancun to Havana and midnight bus from Havana to Santa Clara, in the geographical center of Cuba, I looped a carabiner through the side webbing of the GR2, clipped it to my jacket's pit vents, rested my head gently against her rugged 1000D cordura, and knocked off for six hours in a metal row chair. See the Review »
|A Traveler's Bounty: Cuban Cacao
Back safely in the U.S., I removed the cacao ball from my running shoe. I unwound the plastic wrap from the dark brown orb and sniffed it. My best friend, Mycah, and his wife, Ashley, had picked it up at a cacao farm in Baracoa, a small town on the eastern tip of Cuba. This was the good shit. I pictured myself shaving it over ice cream to impress a date or using it to flavor chili. Oh, this chocolate here? I got it from a guy in Cuba. Chef François Payard showed me how I could actually use it. Read the Story »


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I'm so lucky to work at Better World Books as it gives me an almost unlimited supply of children's books at my fingertips at great prices. However, there are plenty of children who don't have such great access to books, which is why I think that the Scottish Book Trust's Bookbug Early Years programme is fantastic!
The National Literacy Trust 2012 Annual Literacy Survey of Children's and Young People's Reading found that children and young people are reading less and believe that their parents don't care if they spend time reading. So getting free books from the Scottish Book Trust really helps to encourage parents to read to their children from birth up until children reach Primary 1 when parents and children are then encouraged to read together through the school system. So here's what the Bookbug programme includes:
- Baby pack: This is gifted to all Scottish families via the Health Visitor within baby's first year and includes among other thing 2 sturdy board books, a CD of songs and nursery rhymes, a small book that clips on to a buggy and a Play Talk Read DVD all in a canvas bag.
- Toddler Pack: Gifted by the Health Visitor when toddler is between 1 and 2 and includes 2 books, a drawing pad and crayons in a canvas bag.
- Pirate Pack: Gifted at nursery when child is 3. A small canvas bag which includes colouring pencils, a set of postcards, a drawing and activity pad and 2 pirate themed books.
- Primary 1 Family Pack: Gifted to every Primary 1 pupil in Scotland. This includes 3 picture books, a book from Road Safety Scotland and a book from Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People.
As well as these gifts, Scottish Book Trust's Bookbug programme also includes FREE Bookbug sessions which include fun-filled stories, songs and rhymes for parent and children up to 4 years of age. They are held at local community centres or local libraries.
I feel very lucky, as a parent of two that I get such easy access to books! For more information on the Scottish Book Trust and their Bookbug programmes or to find a free Bookbug session in your area visit www.scottishbooktrust.com.


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NEWPORT BEACH (CBS) — The search continued Saturday for a Newport Beach doctor who disappeared from a mental health and rehabilitation center in Arizona, sheriff's officials said.
Dr. Ken Litwack, 71, checked himself into the Sierra Tucson Rehabilitation Center Aug. 12 and was last seen around 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Pinal County Sheriff's Department.
Family members told sheriff's officials that Litwack, an infectious disease physician, suffers from bouts of confusion and likely wandered off.
Litwack's wife told the Los Angeles Times that clinic employees told her Litwack had left all his personal belongings behind, wallet and watch included, but an American Express card was missing.
Mrs. Litwack told CBS2's Stacey Butler Friday that her husband had recently had a foot injury and that he couldn't sleep and she believed her husband was dealing with the aftermath of being disoriented from his sleep medication.
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Sahil Baghla
Sahil Baghla is an internationally acclaimed expert on cyber security. He is originally from Fazilka, a town in Punjab, India. "Digital Cop" is his debut book as an author. An alumnus of the 'Lovely Professional University', Punjab graduated with an engineering degree in Information Technology in the year 2011. He has accomplished his entrepreneurship dream by founding EH1 Infotech in 2010. It is a Management, Consulting Technology Services and Training Organisation. Currently Baghla is the Founder and CEO of EH1 Infotech™ |Technology Certified™ | Hacking Scams™ (Units of Baghla Technologies Pvt. Ltd.). He is also an internationally renowned cyber security consultant and an ethical hacker. He has conducted more than 200 Ethical Hacking seminars & workshops at many prestigious Schools/Colleges, companies and Govt. organization; and, has also trained thousands of people from all around the world. Baghla is contributing to secure India by providing his services as the President of India's First Anti Hacking Welfare Society (Regd.) since 2011. The Society assists Cyber Cell (Police) of India to solve cyber-crime related cases. He is also a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) from the EC-Council (US). For his contribution in the field of ethical hacking and cyber security, he has been admired and covered by many major news portals, magazines, and newspapers such as New India Express, Hindustan Times, Dainik Jagran, Tribune, Sarhad Kesri and Kuber Kesri. He has also been interviewed by nation-wide TV channels to give expert views on crucial topics like Website Hacking, Call Spoofing, Debit & Credit Card cloning etc. He can be contacted at www.facebook.com/sahilbaghlaofficialpage
Arun Soni
Arun Soni is an internationally acclaimed author from Chandigarh who has authored 99 books on computer education. His books are widely read in India and abroad. "Digital Cop" is his 100th book. He has 17 years of experience in writing and 23 years of working in the field of computer education. He has the distinction of having his name entered in 'Limca book of Records' under the category 'Most Computer books written at the age of 37'. He also holds many other records for this incomparable feat and is recognised in the Indian Book of Records, Global book of Records and in Unique World Records. He is also the recipient of the 'Distinguished Author Award' by the Federation of Educational Publishers in India (FEPI). He is also a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) from EC council (US) and cyber security Consultant who is working for the cause of spreading awareness against 'Cyber Crime' by conducting workshops/seminars on 'Cyber Crimes, Online Security and Information protection', in numerous schools/colleges and organizations. He has sensitized thousands of students and faculty members on cyber security and Information protection. For his contribution in the field of computer education and cyber security, he has been admired and covered by many major news portals, magazines, news paperssuch as The Tribune, Indian Express, Times of India, Dainik Bhaskar, Yahoo News, The Economics Times, Business Standard and Rediff.com. He has also appeared as an expert commentator on several nation-wide TV channels. Soni is the director of TCCS (a consultancy service) which administers computer education and attends to cyber securityrelated activities in educational institutes/organizations. He can be contacted at https://www.facebook.com/arun.soni.12


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HAYWARD — A 32-year-old man suffered serious injuries Wednesday after police say a woman stabbed him in the back five times during a dispute over how to raise children.
Officers were dispatched at 6:47 p.m. to the man's home in the 25000 block of Copa Del Oro Drive for a report of an assault with a deadly weapon, Sgt. Mark Ormsby said.
Officers learned the man was at home with a new girlfriend when his ex-girlfriend of 12 years — a 32-year-old San Leandro woman — visited the home with a friend to discuss how to raise the former couple's two children.
At one point an argument broke out, and the man asked the women to leave. When the women refused to leave, the man began to usher them out of his home.
The ex-girlfriend's friend — a 30-year-old Oakland woman — did not like how the man was "pushing her around" so police say she intervened and punched the man, who then reportedly pinned the woman against a wall.
As he had his back turned, the man's ex-girlfriend picked up a vase and hit him in the back of the head. When the man continued to try to push the women out of the home, the ex-girlfriend struck him a second time with the vase, this time breaking it over his head.
The woman's friend then stabbed the man in the back five times with a pocket knife, and the two women ran out of the home, police said.
The man, bleeding from the head and back, drove himself to a nearby hospital and from there was taken by ambulance to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley in critical condition, police said. His condition was not immediately known Thursday.
Police located the women; the woman who allegedly stabbed the man said she blacked out during the incident and that she was dizzy so she was taken to a hospital by ambulance.
Charges are pending, and the case, Ormsby said, was expected to be turned over to the Alameda County District Attorney's Office for review.
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DENVER – Kobe Bryant's three-pointer over J.R. Smith gave Los Angeles a one-point lead with just more than a minute left last night and sparked the Lakers to a 103-97 victory over the downtrodden Denver Nuggets for a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.
"I had to put a little bit more into it, and it went in," Bryant said of the shot. "Everybody is against you on the road, everybody wants you to lose.
"You hit a shot like that and everybody goes quiet. It feels good."
Bryant, who scored 41 points, went 5-of-6 on free throws to ice it after his three-pointer gave Los Angeles a 96-95 lead.
"We caught a little momentum and outscored them in the fourth quarter," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "We made the big plays down the stretch.
"It was a big effort tonight by Kobe, although it was a kind of a ragged game in many aspects."
Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points, but just three after halftime for Denver, which lost at home for the first time since March 9. Plagued by early foul trouble, he was 4-for-13 in his worst performance of the postseason.
"Same shots," Anthony said. "It was just missing."
Before last night, the Nuggets had been dominant at home in the playoffs. They ran away with all six games at Pepsi Center against the New Orleans Hornets and Dallas Mavericks by an average of 17.5 points.
"We didn't have any offensive leader in the game," Denver coach George Karl said. "Every playoff series has its own personality, and now we have to win in Los Angeles. It's a good challenge for us."
The Nuggets, who led most of the game but were done in by poor decisions and a failure to keep their composure, fell behind by four points when Trevor Ariza stole Kenyon Martin's inbounds pass, was fouled by Anthony and sank two foul shots for a 99-95 lead with 36 seconds left.
Chauncey Billups' two free throws made it 99-97, but Bryant sank two more free throws with 22 seconds remaining, Billups missed a three-pointer and Bryant capped his big night with two more foul shots with 12 seconds left.
The Nuggets had won 16 in a row at home, and now Los Angeles has grabbed back the home-court advantage. Game 4 is tomorrow night.
Five technicals were called, including one on Smith for taunting Sasha Vujacic after swishing a 3-pointer at the third-quarter buzzer.
The Nuggets took a 79-71 lead on Smith's bucket. Vujacic, who had just hit a three-pointer of his own, his first points of the game, nearly stole Billups'pass, but Smith snared it, spun and swished the three-pointer as the backboard lit up in red and he fell to the floor with the crowd going crazy.
Caught up in the moment, Smith jumped up jawing at Vujacic and was T'd up.
Before the fourth quarter started, Bryant swished the technical free throw, and the comeback had begun.
Ariza's three-pointer gave the Lakers an 81-80 lead with 7½ minutes remaining.
After Billups' four-point play – a three-pointer while getting bumped by Bryant – gave Denver a 89-86 lead, Pau Gasol hit back-to-back jumpers over Nene to put the Lakers back on top, and Bryant's bucket made it 92-91 with three minutes left.
Before the game, L.A.'s Andrew Bynum made a case for more playing time, bringing a swift response from Jackson.
"If he plays well, he'll have more time," Jackson said.
Bynum criticized the Lakers' defensive scheme after getting yanked from Game 2 early in the second half for his lackadaisical play.
Jackson was displeased that Bynum didn't hustle downcourt after failing to get a pass in the post, which allowed Nuggets center Nene to make a layup and draw a foul from Kobe Bryant.


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Thanks for noticing and commenting on my new look. If I can't transform my body, at least I can transform the blog.
The new templates are in Blogger in Draft. I've been wishin' and hopin' for a three-column template for a long time, so when the announcement was made I hopped right over to check them out.
Interestingly, I rarely look at my blog page. I'm glad this new one is easy to read, and I love the way the title looks; I wouldn't have thought of white letters with a shadow on a tannish background. My brain says it wouldn't work, but it obviously does.
Took a long walk between rain showers yesterday, but since I didn't change into a sports bra I didn't run any of it. (Sorry, I know there are some guys who read the blog, and you have NO IDEA how lucky you are that you don't have to change all your clothes if you want to run.) Still, I made the five miles in 88:30. When I walk five in less than 90 minutes, I count it as good.
Back to Blogger in Draft for a minute – I had a lot of trouble uploading the daffodil photo and ended up having to go back to the old Blogger to accomplish the task. There are some documented issues with photo uploads in BiD, so if your blog is photo-heavy, I wouldn't recommend making the switch just yet.
The weather forecast looks better (actually, it looks amazing!) for the rest of the week. I dreamed about fencing the garden last night, so I might have to start working on a plan for that. The new Mother Earth News has an article on protective garden fences; I don't think I can afford what they recommend. Mother used to be all about frugality, back when I was a charter subscriber. Now? Not so much.
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- Elora said...
You're so right about Mother Earth News. I used to write for them when they "belonged" to "the people." It used to be a bible of practical approaches toward self-sufficiency. Now, in order to survive, they rely on the "commercial" rather than the practical and "marketing" of "easy" but costly "solutions." That's probably an adequate supply of quotation marks for one comment!
- March 30, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- Shauna said...
It is very elegant and classy, just like the blog's owner, yeah? :)
- March 31, 2010 at 9:24 AM
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RYE, NY — Fox Lane took the field with all four of its key players — Kailey O'Hagen, Sammy Jo Tracy, Kate Burbank and Sydney Stern — for the first time all season on Friday at Rye High School. The chemistry amongst them was clear immediately as the Foxes scored twice within the opening two minutes en route to an 11-9 victory.
The Garnets answered with five consecutive goals of their own. Emma Brinkman, Tori Virtue and Scarlet Sulliman tallied two apiece to help the Garnets grab a 6-4 lead at the break.
The second half left off right where the first started, as both teams traded six goals within three minutes. With Rye leading 9-7, Fox Lane tallied four straight to complete the comeback and earn the win. O'Hagen, who tallied a game-high five goals, evened it at 9-9. Burbank scored just 23 seconds later, registering the eventual game winner.
The Foxes improve to 5-2 overall and face Horace Greeley next on Wednesday. Rye drops to 4-1 overall and will travel to Hackley on Tuesday.
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text: backExtreme storm chaser to address campus community9.27.2010The public is invited to a free convocation next week during which an extreme storm chaser will share his decade-long experience chasing tornadoes and hurricanes in the United States. Meteorologist Reed Timmer will present "Extreme Storm Chasing," on Monday, October 4, at 11 a.m. in Rammelkamp Chapel.Having intercepted over 250 tornadoes and a dozen powerful hurricanes, Timmer is well known as the most successful and extreme storm chaser in the world. His hands-on experience with an assortment of hazardous weather and natural disasters, as well as his education in the science of meteorology have made him one of the world's most respected experts on severe weather forecasting, safety and survival.Timmer became the first person in history to capture high-definition video inside a tornado as accounted on Discovery Channel's "Storm Chasers" in 2008. The eight-episode series boasted 19 million viewers and was one of the network's highest rated shows that year. He also appeared on Discovery's "When Nature Strikes," as well as television networks ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN and the Weather Channel. Growing up in West Michigan, Timmer's passion for extreme weather began at the age of 12 when he destroyed his family's video camera recording a severe thunderstorm in his front yard while being pelted with quarter-size hail. He went on to study meteorology and earn a Ph.D. at the University of Oklahoma where he chased storms in Tornado Alley. As CEO of Weather Fusion LLC and Extreme Tornado Tours LLC, he offers forensic meteorology and consulting services, extreme weather media and storm chasing tours.Timmer's address is being presented by IC Connections: The First-Year Experience. A special program for first-year Illinois College students, IC Connections offers a number of special convocations that address this year's theme of Excellence: Committing to Success. About Illinois CollegeFounded in 1829, Illinois College is a residential liberal arts college fostering academic excellence rooted in opportunities for experiential learning while preparing students for lifelong success. The college is located in Jacksonville, Ill. With an enrollment of about 1,000 students, the college offers over 50 undergraduate programs and a Master of Arts in Education degree program. In 1932 the society of Phi Beta Kappa established a chapter at Illinois College, and it remains one of only 11 in the state.Illinois College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.Visit www.ic.edu or call 217-245-3467 for more information.Media Contact InformationOffice of Marketing and CommunicationsAmy RourkeWriter and Public Relations Manager217.245.3419back


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San Francisco Ballet 81st opening-night gala: Bulgari bling
Updated 7:56 am, Friday, February 7, 2014
With haute joaillerie Bulgari as one of the sponsors for the San Francisco Ballet's 81st opening-night gala, bling was one of the things that dazzled dapper patrons.
A few swans (Gala chair Tanya Powell, dinner chair Trish Loucks, Ballet Auxiliary President Jennifer Brandenburg, Libby Leffler, Deepa Pakianathan) sported eye-popping ice borrowed from boutique manager Daniel Diaz. Others, like dynamo Dede Wilsey, wrapped themselves in their personal collection of Harry Winston carats.
The fashion ensembles were just as fabulous. Artful Norah Stone was fine-feathered in a knockout Duro Olowu cape. Pretty in pink was the theme of decidedly different gowns sported by Paula Carano (Oscar de la Renta), Sonya Molodetskaya (Vasily Vein) and Carole Shorenstein Hays (Valentino). Komal Shah shone in a sunny Dennis Basso gown trimmed in tiny tulle ruffles. Charlotte Shultz (in Carolina Herrera) was as pretty as a John Singer Sargent portrait. And Powell wowed in not just one but two designs - an elegant Vera Wang followed by a funky Dolce & Gabbana cocktail-length post-party dress, complete with the ultimate bling: a crown.
"I need a dancing dress," she said, with a laugh.
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Form and function were center stage in the "Phenomenal" scheme dreamed up by decor chair Shelley Gordon and designer Riccardo Benavides.
"Our theme is, simply, 'Phenomenal' because the gala is all about our amazing Ballet company," Benavides said. "The feel is elegant but minimalist. But I've used a lot of shapes and forms to reflect the athleticism of the dancers."
He also incorporated mirrored obelisks amid salon-style seating that was framed by more mirrors. And guests appreciated sneaking a peek at their form with a quick primp.
Athleticism was also reflected against the exquisite bones of City Hall's Rotunda, where light projections (created by David Dutton of Immersive Projection Arts) of two Ballet dancers' plies and jetes delighted diners.
During intermission, the bold-faced box seat holders were thrilled by the repertory program, an amuse-bouche of the 2014 season that leads off with "Giselle." That classical romance is a reprise by S.F. Ballet Artistic Director Helgi Tomasson, who, in 1999, premiered his rousingly reimagined version.
Raves were exclaimed for dancer Taras Domitro, whose thrilling leaps wowed everyone from author-basketball player Robert Mailer Anderson to Ballet trustee Dede Wilsey, who aspires to his heights in exercise class.
Revelers returned to City Hall for rollicking tunes by David Martin's House Party and DJ Chris Clouse, and a buffet by McCall Associates, who'd just put away the dishes from their divine dinner.
But they saved some delicacies for the Ballet dancers who gleefully joined the fray, dancing in a less-disciplined fashion than their onstage turn.
Choreographer Val Caniparoli was excited, yet nervous, for his world premiere this month.
"I'm working on 'Tears,' a ballet about water and now we're in a drought," he said, wincing. "But I felt better when a friend said, 'At least you're not doing a ballet on earthquakes.' "
Catherine Bigelow is The San Francisco Chronicle's society correspondent. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Organic Farming Can Feed the World
One widely held criticism about large-scale organic farming is that if all farmers grew crops organically they could not produce enough food to feed the world. Researchers at the University of...
Repeat-Blooming Clematis
Clematis are well loved for their early spring and summer flowers, however there are varieties that not only start the season, they also end the summer with another flush of blooms. One of the...
New Organic Fertilizer
Midsummer is a good time to give your vegetables and flowers a boost of fertilizer to get them through the rest of the growing season. Foliar fertilizers are good to use at this time of year...
The Best Lamb's Ears
Lamb?s ears ( Stachys ) are popular perennials known for their soft, silver leaves and flower spikes. There are two common groups of Stachys available. The ground cover lamb?s ears, such as...
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"Rain, rain, go away" could easily be this summer's mantra here in New England. With drought in parts of the south and in most of the western U.S., we are grateful for the abundance of water. But we've had more than our share, and a gardener could start...
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On 4/26/07, BN <bnsarma@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Greetings This is dropping a Big Table around 150 GB in different Oracle Versions (8i,9i,10g) with LMTS and Dictionary TBS Can a TRUNCATE Table Before drop help in system resources and drop time?
This is pretty vague. Three versions of database, both with and without LMTS. Perhaps you should ask a specific question. There are some good guidelines for doing so at: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Better yet, devise some tests and inform us of your results. -- Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist


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Growing up in New Orleans, Allen Toussaint gained endless inspiration for his piano studies by obsessively monitoring his family's radio. Absorbing everything from Chopin and Albert Ammons to Pinetop Perkins and Hank Williams, he didn't realize that each artist represented a distinct tradition.
"I thought all pianists could do everything, so I tried to learn everything, too, including some classical pieces," says Toussaint, 75, who performs Saturday and Sunday at Yoshi's Oakland and Monday at Kuumbwa. "I thought everyone knows it all but me. Of course, that was a naive approach, but it was also sort of a blessing."
Indeed, the 1998 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee became a singular force in American music, writing and producing hits for artists reflecting a vast array of sounds and styles.
From his early years penning definitive singles by New Orleans R&B stars Irma Thomas and Lee Dorsey, Toussaint infused Crescent City soul into, well, just about everything he touched. He produced Labelle's naked come-on "Lady Marmalade," collaborated with Paul McCartney and Wings on the hit album "Venus and Mars" and contributed sizzling horn charts to The Band's "Cahoots."
Covered by The Rolling Stones, The Who, and The Hollies, his song "Fortune Teller" served as an essential bridge for the British Invasion (Robert Plant got in on the action with Alison Krauss on their Grammy Award-winning 2007 album, "Raising Sand"). He made his mark on country music when Glen Campbell scored a chart-topping hit in 1977 with "Southern Nights." More recently, he collaborated with Elvis Costello on 2006's "The River in Reverse," a wrenching musical cri de coeur following the destruction of Hurricane Katrina.
Soft-spoken and remarkably unassuming, given his stature as a musical prophet honored in his own land, Toussaint gets most animated when talking about his formative influences.
No artist had a deeper effect on him than legendary New Orleans pianist Professor Longhair, widely known as Fess. His rumbling, Latin-tinged blues piano style helped define New Orleans R&B in the late 1940s. Though his career waxed and waned, Fess remained an icon for New Orleans keyboard masters from Toussaint and Dr. John to Henry Butler and Jon Cleary.
"Growing up, I heard a lot of hillbilly music, a lot of trills and tinkling in the right hand, and I thought that was wonderful," Toussaint says. "I heard Ray Bryant, a funky jazz pianist, and I loved it all. But Professor Longhair, when I heard that, he really shocked me. I wanted all that. I studied him like one would study Bach."
Toussaint's most recent album, 2009's "The Bright Mississippi" (Nonesuch), showcases his quintessentially New Orleans approach to the piano. Working with Grammy Award-winning producer Joe Henry, Toussaint explores a treasure trove of vintage pop songs, hymns and jazz tunes by Ellington, Monk, and formative New Orleans masters Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet and Joe Oliver.
Embracing a late-blooming career as a touring artist, Toussaint spent several years on the road playing solo piano concerts, a big change of pace for the studio wizard. For his Bay Area dates, he's performing with his New Orleans quartet, a highly versatile band featuring guitarist Renard Poche, drummer Herman LeBeaux and bassist Roland Guerin.
While Guerin is best known for his long-running gig with celebrated jazz pianist Marcus Roberts from 1994 to 2010, the Baton Rouge, La., native grew up much like Toussaint, taking in myriad styles. His mother, a professional bassist, taught him blues and zydeco. His father exposed him to jazz and classical music.
"I filled in the blanks with rock, folk and funk, and came up playing everything," Guerin says. "Playing with Mr. Toussaint, he's got all of that in him. He's one of the masters. He's written so much music. Sometimes we revisit old tunes, but put a new hat on 'em. Sometimes we play brand new pieces. He's a thinker, and everything is well planned, well thought out and well versed, with meaning behind everything."
Toussaint shows no signs of slowing down. After finishing his current tour, he's reconnecting with Henry to record his next album. And Toussaint has found a whole new world of inspiration on the road, a welcome perspective change after decades spent toiling in the studio.
"Joe gives me other avenues I wouldn't approach on my own," Toussaint says. "Afterward, I'll be doing an album drawn from the two dozen or so songs that I've written as a result of traveling around to different parts of the world, inspired in new and exciting ways. I want to get that documented."
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Caroline's Journal
Harrowing health problems and a dramatic murder trial collide in this convoluted novel that idealizes pregnancy and romantic love in equal measure. Caroline, forced to grow up too quickly and mother her younger sister after their alcoholic parents' divorce, has difficulty conceiving a child of her own now that she's in her 30s. When her last-ditch in-vitro fertilization attempt finally appears to succeed, Caroline chronicles her pregnancy in letters to her unborn daughter. In the meantime, Caroline's husband, Jeffrey, a Seattle area prosecutor, has his own preoccupation as he attempts to convict a famous ex-football player for the murder of his fiancée and their unborn son (the parallels to the Laci Peterson case are made explicit). Desperate to give her husband a child, Caroline puts her own life on the line when preeclampsia threatens both her and her unborn child. Blow-by-blows of Jeffrey's legal doings threaten to derail the plot, as do Caroline's treacly journal entries (on the blastula: "Each cell accepted its destiny, and went about its task. Joyfully). Haul out the tissues for this genuine tearjerker, which makes up in sentimentality what it lacks in drama. (Aug.)
Release date: 08/01/2006


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One thing I've learned over several years of modding cars is that I've had a bad experience with nearly every shop that I've taken my car to at one point or another. I used to get really upset about this, but after realizing "everyone makes mistakes" I've come to accept a certain margin for error. This is really difficult for me to do, given that I consider my car an extension of myself, so I take poor service/work done on my car as a personal insult. However, a car is a complicated thing – with some many inter-dependent systems, the unpredictable nature of aftermarket parts, and shops being crunched for time, mistakes are bound to happen – even by the most scrupulous mechanics or craftsman.
I've heard people say that the only person they trust to work on their cars is themselves, and I can see why they feel this way – no one will take as much time and be as obsessive over the details as the owner, especially given that shops have to make a profit so spending hours on seemingly small details is not a viable business model for them (or if it is, it's not affordable for the consumer to ever get work done there). The problem with the "better off doing the work myself" mentality is that most DIYers break things, lack competence/skills in certain areas, lack special tools that are necessary to install a part properly, or make other costly mistakes that can sometimes be counter productive. While I trust myself to install basic parts, and prefer to install those items that I can, I know when to outsource work to professionals and when not to. There are also times when I am simply too busy to install parts on my own, and I have a shop perform work simply out of convenience.
For many reasons, doing all of the work yourself is not a realistic possibility for most of us – so we must choose shops to perform work for us, and chose wisely. Over time, some of those choices will be bad. Others will be good choices, but we will have an unfortunate experience. This post is about knowing the difference between the two:
The question (for me) is how to distinguish between a bad shop, and a good shop that you had a bad experience at?
Several years ago, when I was fairly new to modding cars, one bad experience was all it took for me to swear off the shop for good. I would become irate, vow to never visit them again, often voice my dissatisfaction to the shop's owner, and then find a new place to go to. This model was fairly sustainable living in a big city, although history kept repeating itself – shops would fall below expectations, and I'd keep having to find new places to try. Eventually, I've found places that do consistently good work, and treat me as a valued customer. I've learned even those shops make mistakes from time to time, and in turn I have learned how to be forgiving.
Now that I'm somewhat wiser/more experienced dealing with issues, here is the criteria I use to decide whether to return my business to a shop that made a mistake:
Do they admit their mistakes?
As noted before, every shop screws up one time or another – it's part of the business. The shops that insist they did nothing wrong, blaming someone else (the part manufacturer, the customer, etc.), are the ones that do not get a second chance in my book. Admit your mistakes, tell me how you plan to fix them (or why they weren't avoidable), and be honest with me. Nothing is more insulting than being lied to, and I just want to know what's going on with my car – I'm less interested in playing the blame game and more interested in fixing any issues.
Do they fix the problem and make good on their word?
Do they offer to fix the problem (e.g. incidental damage that occurred while installing something)? Do they offer a discount or other service to "make it right" after a problem has occured? A shop that is willing to not only admit they screwed up, but do everything they can to make it right and earn my business is one that deserves a second chance. Those that leave me with a bad taste in my mouth and do nothing to correct that image are very unlikely to see me again.
Do they usually provide good customer service to me (or others)?
If I've visited this place before – was my experience an exception to the rule, or commonplace at the shop in question? Does the shop have negative reviews on forums, yelp, etc.? If I can determine if my bad experience was atypical, I might be willing to give the shop another chance. If bad experiences happen fairly routinely, it's clear something at the shop is not right (lack of QA, lack of care, lack of knowledge, etc.) and I should take my business elsewhere.
Do the employees care?
Taking my car to a shop involves a good deal of trust – are the people working on my car going to treat it as if it were their own? Do they care about me, and my car? After a bad experience, it's usually pretty easy to tell if a shop feels bad about it – does the owner express concern? Do they go the extra mile to make it right? Do they follow-up afterwards to make sure all of my concerns were addressed? Do they even bother to solicit feedback? A genuine & sincere display from a shop that my business (and car) matters to them is important.
I'll visit/patronize shops simply because I like the employees – I see them as "good guys" (or gals) that care about cars. While this may sound silly, I want to know that my car is being worked on by people who understand what it's like to be a "car guy" and understand my level of expectations and attention to detail.
Was the mistake an honest one, or a display of complete negligence/incompetence?
Last but certainly not least, the severity of the issue/problem is certainly important. While mistakes are inevitable, and how bad was the mistake? Could it have been easily prevented? Some parts/items are brittle and break easily, and thus the mistake is fairly common or inevitable and therefore pretty easy to forgive. Other mistakes/problems are more severe, and may have came from a complete lack of care or level of incompetence. Every situation is different, so I try to understand what went wrong, why it went wrong, and if this mistake was easily avoidable or not.
A recent example of what not to do…
Perhaps my most frustrating experience came recently from a detailing shop in North Scottsdale. When I had my car detailed there, some paint got chipped off during the process – likely from the use of a buffer, although I'll never know. This kind of mistake happens, and wasn't the "kiss of death" to me – the lack of concern/care from the owner and employees is what made the experience truly appalling.
Rather than telling me that damage occurred, the shop tried to cover it up by using touch-up paint. I noticed and asked the shop about it, and they accused me of slander (rather than admitting the problem) initially, but later came back and admitted that yes, they touched up the paint, but no they didn't cause the damage (despite the damage not being identified during the pre-detail inspection which is suppose to identify any pre-existing damage). While clearly upset at this point, the proverbial "kiss of death" was the attitude of the shop owner and his associates. The owner told me he did not feel they did anything wrong by applying touch-up paint and not telling me about the damage nor the paint they applied, indicating it was "standard procedure" and that they only tell customers about touch-up paint if the damage "was a big deal" – clearly, by how much I was upset, it was a big deal to me, something they didn't seem to notice nor care about. Not only did they not admit a mistake, they blamed me for it, alleging I'm too OCD about my car and that a normal customer wouldn't care – yes, this coming from a detailing shop! They were unwilling to apologize nor do anything to make it right, noting how long they'd been in business and how many happy customers they've had as a reason for why the problem was me, rather than them.
Had this shop simply admitted a mistake, taken responsibility for it, and offered to make the situation right, I would still return my business there. It's the actions that happen after the damage/issues have occurred that influence my decision to return or not, and this particular detailing shop handled every step of it wrong.
A more positive example…
I had another shop that made a mistake installing suspension components. While installing coilovers, they over-tightened a bolt which caused the steering knuckle to crack – an easy mistake to make, as these knuckles are very soft and easy to over-torque. They admitted the mistake, replaced both broken steering knuckles, and gave me a discount on my next visit. They had me come back to fix everything, and the shop's owner personally apologized and fixed the car for me, and he expressed genuine concern over the issue. This is a shop that I'll continue to give my business to and advocate on behalf of, as I think how a shop acts after a mistake is one of the best ways to tell the integrity of the people & work they do. Furthermore, they seemed even more upset about than the mistake than I was, which demonstrated they care about their work and aim to please 100% of the time.
What do you think?
Do shops get a second chance to work on your car after an initial mistake? Do you confront them about mistakes? What are some good/bad experiences you've had after a shop made a mistake with your car, and did you forgive them? Do you post negative reviews online, or do you simply voice your bad experience to the owners and leave it alone?
I'd love to hear your thoughts…
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In my opinion, unless you happen to be an ace mechanic, finding a great auto service provider that you can trust is one of most critical aspects of owning a car. Great post.
Nick you've covered great points about dealing with good and bad auto repair experiences. I do believe in letting my service provider know about any concerns I have. I am also some who will give the service provider an opportunity to make things right if things are not to my satisfaction. I don't like to write someone off based off once experience. Great article.
I am a Mercedes Benz enthusiast and have been for 12 years. I have owned 7 different Mercedes Benz Products and I have never been so appalled to the point of leaving a brand as I was recently as Hyatt Mercedes Service in Calgary Alberta.
I delivered my 97 C230 which I have been fixing up and has a rough body and a broken trunk on it. The problem was an easy fix, replace the drivers side wheel hub and 2 lug nuts which broke off after a not so great job of changing tires from winter to summer at another service facility left them busted.
I told the dealer I had brought it to them to fix the problem because I wanted the car serviced by someone who could do the job the right way.
They booked the car in and a day later I get a phone call from the service representative telling me that the dealership would not fix or repair the problem because they deemed the car to be a "liability" when asked what the liability was they could not give me a reasonable excuse for this aside from "the age and condition of the vehicle" and that it "hadn't been in their shop for over 8 years"
The end result after much argument was a nasty phone call from the owner of their "Mercedes Service Franchise" stating that if I did not have my car towed out of their shop by noon that day that it would end up in a river.
Needless to say Mercedes Benz Canada chose not to respond to this concern neither did MB in Germany choose to honor or remedy such a gross and unprofessional representation of their brand. Especially to a loyal MB customer of this is grossly concerning that a loyal customer would be treated with such disregard because of the state of their car.
Desperate…I have a 2012 and the MPG should be 22-32 I have only gotten 16-19 in six months of driving and the ECO light is always on and I started complaining 1 month after the purchase. The dealer checked everything and decided to take an hour long test drive. I left the car in the shop for about a half an hour and they called me out of the waiting room for the drive which I went on. This is the strange part. I have gotten to 24 mpg a few times for short periods of times only. We went to the gas station and filled up the car and it immediately registered at 30 mpg before ever leaving the station, we drove about a mile in traffic and it stayed at 30 and jumped up to 34 as soon as we got on the expressway. We drove 51 miles and it remained in the 30's. When we returned and filled it up to measure the usage it dropped to 20.1 and hasn't been above that since. Any idea what they could have done to the car to get the fuel to jump up even before the test drive began. It never happened before or after the test.
Thanks for the advice. I have had everything checked out at the dealer but will absolutely contact them to make sure they checked your recommended items. I know little about cars myself and was wondering if there was anything they could have done to boost my MPG for a short period of time?
My 1998 BMW has been to this auto repair shop called one stop on greenmount ave in bmoreñ.4 times they replaced my radiator then my water pump and now my radiator again. I know they sabbataged my radiator to leak. I know they did. First bill was 800, second bill 500 now the dicks want 600 dollars more and I don't know where to turn for help.So, please put the word out about this shitty ass place called one stop.
I'm not a mechanic of any sort. I'm just a girl driving an Audi I love. Would it be "safer" to take the Audi to an authorized Audi service station? I do think my local mechanic would do anything I asked for. I downloaded the service check list from Audi and could bring it and say "I want this, this and this done," and they'd do it. Is that a good approach? I've been told by two people I know that our local mechanic is really, really, good. He and his team are great people, but since I know little about the inner-workings of cars, how could I know otherwise? The people who told me are not mechanics, just people who use them.


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Pleat leaves Forest
Nottingham Forest have announced that David Pleat has left his role of football consultant for the club.
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Nottingham Forest have announced that David Pleat has left his role of football consultant for the club.
Forest made the annoucement on Wednesday and explained that this has been done as part of "a restructuring of backroom resources".
"Nottingham Forest can confirm that David Pleat is to step down from his part-time role as football consultant to the club," reads a statement on Forest's official website.
"It follows a restructuring of backroom resources that has seen Keith Burt promoted from the role of chief scout to director of recruitment and scouting."
The Championship club's chief executive Mark Arthur said: "Keith has been with the club since 2006 and has now worked in tandem with three managers in Colin Calderwood, Billy Davies and Steve McClaren.
"We feel that the structure we have developed with Keith in his full-time role is well placed to take the club forward."
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank David for the enormous contribution he has made in his consultancy role which has seen the club celebrate promotion and reach the play-offs on three occasions," he added.
"David remains a friend of Nottingham Forest and will always be welcome at the City Ground."
McClaren's Forest have made a dismal start to the 2011/12 Championship campaign, picking up just eight points from nine matches and were hammered 5-1 by Burnley on Tuesday night.


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Missouri and its many attractions and destinations are often celebrated by publications across the nation. This month, our 'Best of Show' series features just a handful of these accolades from the past year. If you haven't already, you'll definitely want to add these destinations to your travel calendar in 2016. You may be surprised, but never disappointed, by the many …Read More »
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Warm Springs Ranch: An Iconic Missouri Tour
Iconic, majestic and powerful are three words used to describe the Budweiser Clydesdales. Thanks to Warm Springs Ranch in Boonville, you might also add accessible to the list. Since 2008 Budweiser Clydesdales have been bred and raised with loving care at Warm Springs Ranch. Anyone can tour the beautiful 300-acre farm to see the beautiful facilities and renowned horses, and …Read More »
Along the Katy Trail: Boonville
It's a milestone month in Missouri, as the Show-Me State's Katy Trail celebrates its 25th anniversary. To commemorate one of Missouri's most-popular outdoor attractions, we're taking you across the trail, from east to west, and visiting several trailhead cities. Let's check out Boonville, a Missouri River city known for its Civil War history and more recently for destinations such as …Read More »
Take a Walk Through Historic Boonville
Just off of 1-70, 20 minutes west of Columbia, the town of Boonville is nestled beside the Missouri River. Boonville's history runs as deep as the river, with hundreds of National Historic sites within the city limits. The Boonville Walking Tour takes you on a journey back in time to the 1800s, where moving West was the dream of many …Read More »
Show-Me Horror Flicks: Movies That Have Missouri Connections
It's movie night. You want to make a Missouri-based choice, but aren't sure exactly where to start. In the mood for old-school comedy? How about 1987's "Planes, Trains and Automobiles," which features scenes in St. Louis. Or you could be looking for drama. Well, there's that total buzz kill Jennifer Lawrence movie "Winter's Bone," shot in the Missouri Ozarks near …Read More »
Touring Warm Springs Ranch
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to tour the Warm Springs Ranch in Boonville. The ranch is home to a state-of-the-art breeding facility for the Budweiser Clydesdales. This educational tour was part of a Missouri Travel Council Board meeting and included several tourism industry members, including MDT Director Katie Steele Danner, from around the state. John Soto, facilities manager, was our …Read More »
Boonville Trek Takes You Back
This spring, I drove through Boonville and Cooper County guided by the Cooper County Gas Tank Tour brochure. This brochure guides you on a tour of living history and leads you to historic destinations throughout the area. Not too far from Boonville is the small village of New Lebanon. A church, a one-room schoolhouse and an old country store will …Read More »


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This line from a prayer I recently read (from one of my favourite books) has taken up residence in my mind these days and is becoming a theme, a lesson the Lord is teaching me.
As a Christian, I agree - it is Christ's purposes and kingdom I ultimately desire - but I also see something else at work in my heart, my sinful nature wanting my desires granted, in a sense my kingdom being built.
I want comfort and ease and things going my way. I want my desires and wishes met, and for life to look exactly as I think it should. I want everyone to like me and admire me and treat me well. I don't want trials or my plans and goals to be disturbed, thank you. (And the list could continue.)
But the Spirit places a desire contrary to these in believer's hearts, visible underneath all the clutter of our sinful humanity, found in the beauty of surrender and submission to Him: not my will, but Yours, Father.
It is so freeing. I can stop the struggle of wanting things my way and find rest, because I belong to my Father and He is sovereign and works all things according to the purpose of His will (Eph 1:11).
Letting this truth soak into our souls transforms how we think in the midst of the most ordinary or difficult struggles of life - we don't have to give in to frustration or bitterness or hopelessness because God can use even this for His purposes, His cause - nothing is without meaning or wasted in a life belonging to Him.
These days I am reminding myself of these truths in the middle of sleep disrupted nights or dealing with a toddler's tantrum or a thrown-off schedule or lack of "me time". Not real suffering - simply small annoyances - but I am learning (slowly) to surrender it all to Him, praying for the fruit of much-needed sanctification, trusting that all His ways are good.
May I long for your kingdom, Lord, not my own.


text: Syphilis rates in Edmonton, Canada, have risen sharply this year, leading health officials to warn area residents of the dangers of unprotected sex, the Edmonton Journal reports. The region has recorded 17 new cases of syphilis since March, with most of the cases reported among gay men. The region usually records only two to three new syphilis cases each year. Gerry Predy, the region's health officer, says he believes the rising infection rates are due to a lessening of fear about HIV infection and a growing acceptance of casual sex. Predy reports that gonorrhea rates also are increasing in the region, with many of those new infections also reported among men who have sex with men.


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If you're turned off by the thought of eggs in cocktails, we don't blame you. There's something inherently weird about thinking, "there's a raw egg in my drink!" That is, until you understand what eggs really do. Consider this our very important case for cocktails with eggs that'll surprise you in the best way possible.
There are two different ways to use eggs in a drink. Some recipes only call for egg whites to be thrown into a shaker — a technique known as dry-shaking. This way, you need not fear the egg taste; all this does is give your drink the frothy foam that floats to the top of the cocktail.
A Ramos gin fizz, for instance, is surprisingly refreshing and frothy, due in large part to the egg white. Calling for fresh lime juice, gin, and orange flower water, the drink will be calling your name even in the morning hours.
Still not convinced? Take a trip to South America by tasting a crisp and tasty pisco sour. The grape-based liquor drink also calls for egg whites, and the resulting foam can be garnished with colorful bitters.
Another way to use eggs in cocktails: by adding the whole egg. This creates a thick, custard-like consistency that will leave your drinks rich and smooth.
One place you may have seen this is in an Irish cream. You'll need a blender to create this potent concoction that mixes Irish whiskey, spirits, whole eggs, cream, and seasonings. The delightful after-dinner drink isn't just for St. Paddy's Day, though: it's so good, you'll want to sip on it any time of year.
No doubt you've also heard of eggnog , but have you heard of an eggnog martini cocktail? It's creamy; it's rich; it's got spice. What are you waiting for?
Whether you've been an egg cocktail fan for years or are a bit reluctant to try it out, we hope these four delicious drinks are reason to get cracking and sipping.


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Tag Archives: game
Dont Miss Bioshock Infinite
Its been a while since I've reviewed a game, so many great games have been released since the beginning of 2013, I couldn't find the time to sink myself into their worlds, sometimes I wish a day consists of 36 hours so I may finish all the stuff needed to be done. I couldnt resist getting my hands on Bioshock Infinite 2 weeks ago. Crysis 3, Dead Space 3 and Tomb Raider were calling me when I was buying Bioshock but I held my hands over my ears, I know I wont have time to play them all, I had to pull myself away running away from the voices in my head screaming Dead Spaaaaaaace :-p
Any way back to Bioshock its a first person shooter with an extraordinary story, if you are unfamiliar with the Bioshock series then your missing alot especially if you enjoy deep video game stories. The story is so mind twisting I dare you if you can stop thinking about it even when you turn off your console.
The story takes place in the state of Columbia not Rapture as the first 2 Bioshock games (if you played Bioshock 1&2 you will know Rapture) supposedly its 1920 with a steampunk theme. The visuals and graphics are amazing but the way they developed this steampunk era was more than amazing actually its mind blowing somehow I wish that that era really existed.
The story is so intriguing a weird BLEND :-p that would keep you looking for the truth and whats the reason behind all of this. Gameplay not as hard as previous Bioshock games you duel guns and magic plus Elizabeth will help you during battle, dont ask me who is Elizabeth you have to know that by yourself.
Now go buy Bioshock Im 100% sure that its gonna be 2013 game of the year, if you get the PS3 version i would highly recommend getting the included Bioshock 1 bonus.
What If Mario Worked for Nintendo Tech Support ??
Mario, of Super Mario Bros. was just a plumber , he ended up a hero. But fame don't last more than a game time!
Look around you, we are surrounded by famous people here & there on different disciplines & majors. We "Kuwait" daily produce more celebrities than the oil barrels "a little Exaggeration". Some do deserve the fame n some don't, it's a comparative judgment at the end of the day (for example: To me, Kim Kardashian do deserve it while Paris Hilton don't) but this is just me & my opinion…. i know i know my example is not that relative to "our" so said celebrities but,,, it's my post oo KAIFI! & i will illustrate more on the next post (Stay Tuned it would be Super troll post!)
What Do you Think?? enlighten me with more evil ideas folks!
Kuwait's Cheesy Radio Shows & How To Avoid It
We have all been there, driving in own car stuck in traffic fed up with listening to music and maybe looking for something more informative to listen to and feed our mind while wasting those minutes. We waste precious minutes of our lives driving, waiting inline, waiting for a friend to arrive, many minutes through the day get wasted and the first thing anyone does to waste time especially when driving is to turn on their radio and start listening to some kind of horrible radio show no matter whether they like it or not and frankly between all the radio shows we have here in Kuwait I can only name a couple that really worth listening to, some are funny and some are just discussing whats going on in Q8 and the rest are cheesy horrible shows that should get banned. So what if you wanted to listen to a show talking about a specific topic that may intriguer your interest Technology, engineering, marketing or even just a video game show we dont really have this kind of shows, not to mention those horrible cheesy radio commercials that are all preformed by one guy who is always amazed and shocked by the latest offer from X company and the typical woman talking to her friend about X company offer. OMG those ads are so freaken horrible.
I know I went off topic with those ads but the solution that i was surprised many dont know is called Podcast, Podcast is a prerecorded radio shows inorder for you to get the latest news, reviews, general talk or even professional analysis of a certain topic some famous networks have their own podcasts like CNN, ESPN, Engadget, and many other. The purpose of a podcast is to feed your mind by listening to something that interests you or even entertains you in your own time you just download or even stream the episode to your mobile/laptop/iPod and listen to it whenever suits you. Ive been a podcast listener for 3 years now and Im so surprised that some dont even know what it is so i had to at least try to explain it in this post.
Many podcast apps are available in the Apple Store, Google Play Store & Blackberry World Store so to help you out and not make this post long I'll mention my favorite Apps that I personally use and the same thing apply to all of them just open the app search for a certain topic that you like Football, Technology, Fashion or search for a certain network like CNN and add it to your list and listening.
My favorite apps PocketCasts available on iOS and Android & if you are using Blackberry Z10 try Nobex and AntennaPod.
Do you agree with me that most of our radio shows are just cheesy and not worth listening to ????
Elsoor Card Game
New Kuwaiti card game designed by the amazing Fahad Alibrahiem. I didnt try it yet but im sure its worth it. It will be released officially on the 2nd week of P2BK at "FhD" Booth from 13/3 – 19/3
Best Games Of 2012 (Mohd's Edition)
As promised Im starting my list with my best games for 2012 especially coz some may spend the new year's eve relaxing at home I thought maybe that would be the perfect post for some.
2012 was a good year for gaming in general, the Wii U & the the nintendo 3DS XL came out although I didnt buy any but still we dont have a console launch every year. As for gaming in general I couldn't make up my mind on which game I should call game of the year every game in the list has something really unique to offer and may appeal to the majority of gamers, so lets start.
Best Third person shooter of the year
An epic saga that started 2 years ago ( if Im not mistaken) and it came into an end this year. The story is so deep you would live it, feel the characters emotions & feel the responsibility of your choices. Also the real thing that adds to this marvellous story is the choices you make through the game and those choices could alter the path of your journey & each choice carries its own burdens with it.
PS3 owners who didnt get a chance to play Mass Effect 1 can now buy the whole trilogy in one game set that was just released.
Best Role Playing Game
No need to play Boarderlands 1 to enjoy Boarderlands 2 I dont know how to describe it in one word but I would say its fun, hilarious story and awesome graphics. I cant help laughing on the characters dialogue while playing, although its a shooter game its an open world R.P.G in the same time you may spend endless hours enjoying it.
Best Stealth Game
I couldnt find a suitable category to fit this game in, its an R.P.G, first person & an open world but with a limited amount of freedom in the storyline but limitless amount of freedom in the way you may achieve your goals & objectives. The master mind behind this extraordinary game is Bethesda the same company that brought us Skyrim, Elders Scroll & Fallout. The minute I read their name on any game I know Im gonna have the best game experience ever. Dishonored is a new concept that falls into the Stealth category but in the same time the world Bethesda created is something you should not miss.
Best Xbox 360 Game
Although all the previous games are available on Xbox, PS3 & PC but Halo is an Xbox exclusive & a trademark by itself. To all the Halo fans I can guarantee to you that you wont be disappointed & to new comers you gotta experience it.
Best PC & MMO-RPG Game
A game that changed the way MMO were played, introduced new concepts in MMO's gameplay & with no subscription fees required which is a huge advantage over other MMOs. Since its release in October I can not stop playing it & it never stopped to amaze me with its storyline, PvP gameplay & WvW gameplay. I could've easily chose Guild Wars 2 as the game of the year but its limited to PC gamers so choosing games from different platforms & genre was my best choice so you may choose what suite you best.
Hope you enjoyed my list & if i missed a game or you have a different opinion please share your thoughts in the comment section 🙂
TERA A Must Try Game
Another new game trying to make its way to your addiction, well its not actually new its been released a few months ago after being one of the most successful games in Korea & Japan. If you are not the typical type of MMO player or even if you are a hardcore WOW you just have to have a look at this game.
TERA tries to redefines all MMO combat style making it more interesting and closer to console games while maintaining the the most important aspect of any good mmo, a unique user experience to each player. The visuals and graphics could be described as tremendously beautiful. Its an open fantasy world and unlike some cartoonish games out there TERA has a touch of reality to it.
So many aspects could be covered during this review but the most important one which makes TERA one of its kind is combat. It plays as a fighting game more than a boring mmo, you can not stand still and just press a button killing ur enemy you latterly have to dodge, stab, execute your special attack and know you enemy weakness. One wrong move and your dead as in all console fighting games you need to plan you attack and keep an eye on your enemy, whats really great about TERA that is can also be played using an Xbox controller to add some ease to new players or console gamers in general.
Unfortunately we can only play on Europe's server and although i though it would be and not as fun as the American server but i glad to tell you that its full of players ( who speaks English so dont worry about language differences). Check out the video review below to get a good glimpse on TERA & click HERE for their official site.
P.S if you are interested on which character im playing, im a Castanic archer 🙂
Diablo III
If you are a gamer or either casual or hardcore you must've heard of Diablo III. Diablo 3 comes from the creator of the more than famous World Of Warcraft & of course Diablo 1&2. I wont talk much about the game but its something to look forward to especially coz its gonna be released in the upcoming few days.
So if you dont have any idea about Diablo or you are not excited yet you gotta watch the video below inorder to know what you might be missing 🙂


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The rule violates credit unions' right to effectively communicate with members, NAFCU says.
The majority of credit unions have serious security concerns regarding insider threats.
More than two-thirds say they may not have complete internal data security in place but 62% have at least some controls in place.
FCC, FTC voice objections to the draft bill released by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Robert Jackson, former CEO of First Delta FCU, is leading an effort to develop an educational radio station in Mississippi.
Payments innovator writes feds in opposition to proposed tiered Internet.
What's going on with hackers today is a lot like what the ranchers of the 19th and 20th centuries faced with cattle rustlers.
Prerecorded cellular telephone calls from a debt collector aren't allowed unless a consumer has agreed to allow them, a federal court ruled has ruled.
Credit unions that engage in legitimate debt collection practices could still find their actions restricted by the Federal Communications Commission.


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Laugh It Up at My Expense
My husband's co-workers are making fun of me because of a band I like.
DH had to request the 19th off because I'm attending a concert. It's a Hanson concert. And he told his co-workers why he needed the day off. Now they laugh at me and are posting shit on my page about it. YES I'm still a Hanson fan. I have been for since they came out.
You mean anthem? i bought it lol
Quoting Anonymous:
Have you heard the new CD?Quoting villagemamma:
So am i lol. Whenever people ask what type of music i like i just say "you dont want to know" lol. I cant help it that i am stuck in the 90's and have a horrible obsession with pop fluff! lol
Quoting TiffanyRose06:
Fuck em. Im 25 and love linkin park still
Quoting Anonymous:
Oh no how awful..... My ex fil use to call me popeye because the left side of my face was paralyzed and taunted me endlessly.. but what they're doing is just plain evil.
*points and laughs*
mmbop your ass right out of here, girl. That shit's hilarious. I wouldn't let you live it down, either.


text: On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:03:37PM +0800, Minchan Kim wrote:> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:55 PM, Wu Fengguang<firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:> > On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 09:44:39PM +0800, Minchan Kim wrote:> >> It is private mail for my question.> >> I don't want to make noise in LKML.> >> And I don't want to disturb your progress to merge HWPoison.> >>> >> > Because this race window is small enough:> >> >> >> > TestSetPageHWPoison(p);> >> > lock_page(page);> >> > try_to_unmap(page, TTU_MIGRATION|...);> >> > lock_page_nosync(p);> >> >> >> > such small race windows can be found all over the kernel, it's just> >> > insane to try to fix any of them.> >>> >> I don't know there are intentional small race windows in kernel until you said.> >> I thought kernel code is perfect so it wouldn't allow race window> >> although it is very small. But you pointed out. Until now, My thought> >> is wrong.> >>> >> Do you know else small race windows by intention ?> >> If you know it, tell me, please. It can expand my sight. :)> >> > The memory failure code does not aim to rescue 100% page corruptions.> > That's unreasonable goal - the kernel pages, slab pages (including the> > big dcache/icache) are almost impossible to isolate.> >> > Comparing to the big slab pools, the migration and other race windows are> > really too small to care about :)> > Also, If you will mention this contents as annotation, I will add my> review sign.Good suggestion. Here is a patch for comment updates.> Thanks for kind reply for my boring discussion.Boring? Not at all :)Thanks,Fengguang--- mm/memory-failure.c | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)--- sound-2.6.orig/mm/memory-failure.c+++ sound-2.6/mm/memory-failure.c@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@ /*+ * linux/mm/memory-failure.c+ *+ * High level machine check handler.+ * * Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Intel Corporation * Authors: Andi Kleen, Fengguang Wu *@@ -6,29 +10,36 @@ * the GNU General Public License ("GPL") version 2 only as published by the * Free Software Foundation. *- * High level machine check handler. Handles pages reported by the- * hardware as being corrupted usually due to a 2bit ECC memory or cache- * failure.- *- * This focuses on pages detected as corrupted in the background.- * When the current CPU tries to consume corruption the currently- * running process can just be killed directly instead. This implies- * that if the error cannot be handled for some reason it's safe to- * just ignore it because no corruption has been consumed yet. Instead- * when that happens another machine check will happen.- *- * Handles page cache pages in various states. The tricky part- * here is that we can access any page asynchronous to other VM- * users, because memory failures could happen anytime and anywhere,- * possibly violating some of their assumptions. This is why this code- * has to be extremely careful. Generally it tries to use normal locking- * rules, as in get the standard locks, even if that means the- * error handling takes potentially a long time.- *- * The operation to map back from RMAP chains to processes has to walk- * the complete process list and has non linear complexity with the number- * mappings. In short it can be quite slow. But since memory corruptions- * are rare we hope to get away with this.+ * Pages are reported by the hardware as being corrupted usually due to a+ * 2bit ECC memory or cache failure. Machine check can either be raised when+ * corruption is found in background memory scrubbing, or when someone tries to+ * consume the corruption. This code focuses on the former case. If it cannot+ * handle the error for some reason it's safe to just ignore it because no+ * corruption has been consumed yet. Instead when that happens another (deadly)+ * machine check will happen.+ *+ * The tricky part here is that we can access any page asynchronous to other VM+ * users, because memory failures could happen anytime and anywhere, possibly+ * violating some of their assumptions. This is why this code has to be+ * extremely careful. Generally it tries to use normal locking rules, as in get+ * the standard locks, even if that means the error handling takes potentially+ * a long time.+ *+ * We don't aim to rescue 100% corruptions. That's unreasonable goal - the+ * kernel text and slab pages (including the big dcache/icache) are almost+ * impossible to isolate. We also try to keep the code clean by ignoring the+ * other thousands of small corruption windows.+ *+ * When the corrupted page data is not recoverable, the tasks mapped the page+ * have to be killed. We offer two kill options:+ * - early kill with SIGBUS.BUS_MCEERR_AO (optional)+ * - late kill with SIGBUS.BUS_MCEERR_AR (mandatory)+ * A task will be early killed as soon as corruption is found in its virtual+ * address space, if it has called prctl(PR_MEMORY_FAILURE_EARLY_KILL, 1, ...);+ * Any task will be late killed when it tries to access its corrupted virtual+ * address. The early kill option offers KVM or other apps with large caches an+ * opportunity to isolate the corrupted page from its internal cache, so as to+ * avoid being late killed. */ /*@@ -275,6 +286,12 @@ static void collect_procs_file(struct pa vma_prio_tree_foreach(vma, &iter, &mapping->i_mmap, pgoff, pgoff)+ /*+ * Send early kill signal to tasks whose vma covers+ * the page but not necessarily mapped it in its pte.+ * Applications who requested early kill normally want+ * to be informed of such data corruptions.+ */ if (vma->vm_mm == tsk->mm) add_to_kill(tsk, page, vma, to_kill, tkc); }@@ -284,6 +301,12 @@ static void collect_procs_file(struct pa /* * Collect the processes who have the corrupted page mapped to kill.+ *+ * The operation to map back from RMAP chains to processes has to walk+ * the complete process list and has non linear complexity with the number+ * mappings. In short it can be quite slow. But since memory corruptions+ * are rare and only tasks flagged PF_EARLY_KILL will be searched, we hope to+ * get away with this. */ static void collect_procs(struct page *page, struct list_head *tokill) {@@ -439,7 +462,7 @@ static int me_pagecache_dirty(struct pag * Dirty swap cache page is tricky to handle. The page could live both in page * cache and swap cache(ie. page is freshly swapped in). So it could be * referenced concurrently by 2 types of PTEs:- * normal PTEs and swap PTEs. We try to handle them consistently by calling u+ * normal PTEs and swap PTEs. We try to handle them consistently by calling * try_to_unmap(TTU_IGNORE_HWPOISON) to convert the normal PTEs to swap PTEs, * and then * - clear dirty bit to prevent IO@@ -647,11 +670,6 @@ static void hwpoison_user_mappings(struc * mapped. This has to be done before try_to_unmap, * because ttu takes the rmap data structures down. *- * This also has the side effect to propagate the dirty- * bit from PTEs into the struct page. This is needed- * to actually decide if something needs to be killed- * or errored, or if it's ok to just drop the page.- * * Error handling: We ignore errors here because * there's nothing that can be done. */--To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" inthe body of a message to email@example.com majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.htmlPlease read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/


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Women make their mark
More are rising to managerial and leadership positions, surveys show
By Melissa Sim and Ang Yiying
Lim Cheng Cheng keeps track of the cash for SMRT.
Women in Singapore have good reason to cheer as International Women's Day is celebrated today.
Consider this: Last year, women made up 24.3 per cent of employers here - the highest in the last decade. This is up from just 14.8 per cent 10 years ago, last year's report on the labour force in Singapore noted.
More women have also risen to senior positions and even become bosses, recent international surveys and a Sunday Times poll showed.
One Asian survey sponsored by American Express (Amex) found that in 10 companies polled in Singapore, an average of 17.3 per cent of senior positions were filled by women.
And Singapore women did better at clinching top posts compared to their counterparts in China, Japan and India.
Another survey, by Grant Thornton International, found that women in management positions in Singapore went up from 21 per cent in 2007 to 28 per cent this year. It surveyed some 7,200 businesses in 36 countries, including 150 here.
A Sunday Times poll of 11 companies from the transport, finance, retail and leisure industries found that between 18 and 50 per cent of their senior-level positions were held by women.
For instance, at home-grown shoe retailer Charles & Keith, women held five of the 14 senior management positions. Of Amex's 45 vice-presidents and higher positions in Singapore, 13 are filled by women.
Four firms reported at least a 10 per cent jump from five years ago.
Women here also feel more confident about their role in the workplace and their earning abilities.
source: Women make their mark


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Toronto slipped four spots to eighth in the Toronto Board of Trade's annual report card that measures prosperity among 24 leading cities around the world. While still boasting high marks among indicators that make Toronto a desirable place to live, the region is marked by a "mediocre economic performance" and "crippling congestion." In an effort to learn something from our neighbours, the scorecard took a closer look at Boston, a city comparable in size in Toronto that continues to excel. The Post's Natalie Alcoba chatted with Board of Trade president Carol Wilding about some of the findings.
QWhat does Boston do better than Toronto?
WildingIn Boston, they've taken a regional approach to economic development so they've been able to build more on regional strengths, which is something we haven't done. We believe here that government and business need to work on that together. Boston does have a strong post-secondary education cluster, so they've taken that and with the capital that they have, they've shaped that into a more knowledge-based economy. This was a path that they started down 10, 15 years ago, and that really has proven to be a success for Boston.
QWe seem to be doing something right on the labour attractiveness front.
WildingAbsolutely. That is a point of pride for Toronto. We do get high marks in a number of areas. In immigrant populations, we're number one of all 24 global cities; we do well on education in terms of people with bachelors degrees; housing affordability, on a relative scale; our water usage we're doing well; our teacher-to-student ratio, these are all areas where our labour attractiveness and our liveability is extremely attractive to people wanting to come and to work and to raise their families here. But we know that we continue to be plagued, particularly by the commute times, that drags us down. It's a continuing persistent issue for us. We just aren't building enough infrastructure, or investing enough dollars in infrastructure.
QAre we any closer to understanding why our commute times are so brutal in Toronto?
WildingWe did a deeper dive in the transportation lens and we looked at the 11 indicators and commute times are obviously a key one, because we continue to stay in last place. But we did look at some of the other areas, whether it's around transit ridership or the kilometres that are traveled by rail. We're not doing fantastic there. Conversely, though, we do well at kilometres traveled by bus. This all starts to tell more of a story of what's contributing to the commute times. We also looked at the public transit expenditures. And clearly, we're 15th out of 21, so we're not investing. We're not investing enough dollars, we don't have enough rail, we don't have the best utilization of what we do have, there's a lot of work to be done there.
QAre there any quick fixes on the transportation front?
WildingOn transportation infrastructure, it is not a quick fix. It's a long game and you have to be in it for the long time. We have seen investment provincially. At a minimum we have to stay the course or potentially increase funding, but we can't be trading off against health care or education or the deficit. They have to be balanced. The cities that have done it consistently are the ones that are getting ahead of us. This is a critical issue for us, and you can't catch up that quickly.
QWhat do you hope this report card will achieve?
WildingThe key reason for our report card is to be a catalyst for change. If we measure ourselves, and we know how well we're doing, where we need to make improvements or where we need to make policy changes to pursue a more globally competitive region, then the scorecard will have done its job.
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