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Feeling very boho chic this summer. I tend to always dress more like a free spirited hippie in warm weather, just because everything is so easy to throw on and effortless.
I love loose fitted, bell sleeve tops, like this one from Free People..very easy breezy..and have been wearing these fringe sandals on repeat, since they go with just about everything and add so much detail to a simple outfit. Last but not least, distressed denim shorts...always my go to for summer staples, but these lilac daisy dukes have been a great color to rock with just about anything.
Top: Free People | Shorts & Bracelets: LF stores (similar here) | Sandals: Jeffrey Campbell (more styles here + here)


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" Genre: Hard Rock & Metal - Heavy Metal / Artist: Battlelore / Audio CD released 2003-06-02 at Napalm "
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Finnish metal bands have a tendency for striking the perfect balance between a satisfying metal performance and something that can be enjoyed by a wider audience, for example the melodic power metal of Sonata Arctica and Stratovarius, but then there are some bands like Battlelore that weakly try to combine a more commercial approach into their dull atmospheric Tolkienian music and fail miserably. Even worse are the times they indulge in the delusion of being a metal band, resting their hopes in the second part of 'Khazad-Dum' that a tediously clicking pair of double bass drums will equate to heaviness.
'Sword's Song' is a slight improvement over the debut only in terms of the keyboard orchestration, which now sits more comfortably with the fantasy theme apart from in songs like 'Buccaneers Inn' which still features an irritating, shiny keyboard solo. The main focus is once again on the duet between Patrick Mennander's weak growls, which haven't improved in the two years since the last album, and Kaisa Jouhki's singing that works a lot better, but still sounds the same as every other female gothic singer. Her task of singing explicitly Tolkienian lyrics also makes this a little embarrassing for listeners like me who aren't 'Lord of the Rings' fans, but as this is probably their target audience it's permissible.
The most infuriating thing about this music is how it threatens to become interesting, only to slide into a bland atmospheric section without warning, and this spoils many songs that at least had the potential to be standard power metal fare. There's a slight experimental angle, but unfortunately this only comes through in the form of a really bad industrial slant to 'Attack of the Orcs,' seemingly in an attempt to enact the vicious attack of the lyrics through some sub-Rob Zombie electronic metal that doesn't even fit into the fantasy theme. Overall, 'Sword's Song' is the second in a long line of unconvincing releases from Battlelore; anyone with a serious interest in narrative, epic metal would be better searching for Bal-Sagoth, while those interested in a more fun and flighty take should stick with Blind Guardian and Rhapsody.
1. Sons of Riddermark
2. Sword's Song
3. The Mark of the Bear
4. Buccaneers Inn
5. Attack of the Orcs
6. Dragonslayer
7. Khazad-Dûm (Part II - Silent Caverns)
8. Horns of Gondor
9. The War of Wrath
10. Forked Height
11. Starlight Kingdom
12. The Curse of the Kings
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1 Sons Of Riddermark
2 Sword's Song
3 Mark Of The Bear
4 Buccaneers Inn
5 Attack Of The Orcs
6 Dragonslayer
7 Chazad-dum
8 Horns Of Gondor
9 War Of Wrath
10 Forked Height
11 Starlight Kingdom
12 Curse Of The Kings

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Taste of Home's "Jamaican Jerk Turkey Wraps" Easy & Yummy
We had wanted to go somewhere "beachy" when I'm on vacation next week...but late plans and no fun money, lead us to bring the "beach" to our humble home....thanks to Taste of Home, we'll be enjoying these Jamaican Jerk Turkey Wraps on our unfinished (sorry, Homie) deck. I bought little umbrellas to put in our beverage glasses too. Join me on the island mon, and once you try the recipe, let me know what you think.


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Parisian-Chic Partygoers Go All Black — Who's Most Fabulous?
The stars took a break from the Paris Fashion Week front rows to party alongside Carine Roitfeld for CR Fashion Book's second-issue launch in Paris last night. Chic attendees were clearly feeling black, but each worked the classic palette in her own fashion-forward way. Joan Smalls put her left leg on display in a one-shoulder gown with a waist-high slit, Kate Moss went sheer in a Saint Laurent creation topped with a tuxedo blazer, while Jessica Chastain covered up in a formfitting, long-sleeved gown, and Jessica Alba got girlie in a textured one-shoulder minidress. Get a good head-to-toe look at each partygoer, then tell us, which all-black ensemble is most fabulous?
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Gatchaman - Collector's Edition - Galactor Strikes Back (DVD 16)
Title: Gatchaman - Collector's Edition - Galactor Strikes Back
Volume: DVD 16
Running time: 150
Distributor: ADV Films
Release date: 2006-08-15
Suggested retail price: $14.98
Age rating: 13+
In the 21st century, the evil organization Galactor has its sights set on global conquest. Their use of tyrannical terrorism and high-tech mayhem has the world in the clutches of fear.
The only thing standing in the way of complete global dominance is the International Science Organization (ISO) and its chief scientist, Professor Kozaburou Nambu. Dr. Nambu's primary weapon in the fight for freedom is his top secret experiment: the five kids who make up the Science Ninja Team. Bird, Go!
Contains episodes 91-95.
DVD Features: Episode 93 Commentary with Eden Barrera & Bobby Gordon (Recording Engineers), "Gatchaman Karoke," Clean Opening Animation, Clean Closing Animation, Previews.
Spoken Languages: English, Japanese, English subtitles.
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They've never worried about Scottish independence in Japan.
Why? Because they've never thought it would happen.
For decades the big corporations of Tokyo and Osaka have invested in Scotland.
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They see it as a high-skills bridgehead in to Europe with a stable currency, good government and the rule of law.
Nothing they have seen in the polls or the politics of the country has suggested that might change in September.
At least until now.
Support for independence is up, by just a bit. And - whisper it - international investors have noticed.
Those with money in Scotland have also felt the tougher rhetoric from London on a single currency and from Brussels, or at least European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, on EU membership.
The result? Not panic, no. Not even worry. But maybe some firms have started to be concerned about whether they should be concerned. Scotland's own Standard Life last week articulated such angst. It is not thought to be alone.
Take Japan. Its government has no dog in the Scottish independence fight. Its big interest in Scotland is the investments its firms have made. And whether they would be affected by our vote.
So I asked somebody in Tokyo familiar with the views of his government for a Japanese take. I am not sure either side of the Scottish debate will like what he said.
I know this annoys some readers, but I can't tell you who this source is. But I think his or her insights are worth sharing. So please bear with me.
"Japanese businessmen in Scotland are optimistic: they think the status quo will continue," the source told me. "They are surrounded by people who say there is no chance of independence. But if Yes supporters become more visible; then they will start worrying."
Why worry? Two things, my source explains: currency and EU membership.
"The worse-case scenario is Scotland becoming independent but being refused membership of the European Union then not securing a currency union with the UK," the source said.
"Scotland might issue its own currency but that is very difficult," the Tokyo insider said. "Scotland would try to keep parity with Sterling but could face market speculation."
Businesses, the source did not need to point out, don't like uncertainty.
Even the slightest uncertainty; because here is a diplomatic qualifier: the Japanese view is that an independent Scotland would most likely be in both the EU and a currency union with the rest of the UK.
"My opinion is that if Scotland goes independent, it will not affect Japanese business too much," the source explained. "It is my view that a currency union would materialize. I think Osborne was bluffing: Westminster would negotiate.
"[Finance Secretary John] Swinney has said he would give up sovereignty; Westminster will say 'OK'."
"Scotland will get in to Europe. It has rich natural resources and a very high-quality labour force."
So why suggestions - from Barroso, primarily - that Scottish membership would be "difficult if not impossible"?
"I think there is some intrigue going on there," said the source.
By the Tokyo insider stressed risk, especially on the currency. "I am optimistic about a pound union but that is just my view," the source said. "If Westminster is stubborn and says 'the pound is ours and you can't have it', then that's a disaster for Scotland and for investors."
Japan, until now, has not been giving much thought to the prospects of independence - or of the possible consequences of a currency backlash from London.
In fact, my source said some investors were so focused on what they see as the danger of David Cameron's in-out vote on the EU that they weren't even aware of the indyref.
That might be changing.
There is, I understand, a new tone in consular cables sent home from Edinburgh and London.
Diplomats used to tell their superiors that Scottish independence was "improbable".
Now they are minded to qualify their assessment.
A Yes vote, they say, is still an unlikely eventuality. But it's not, they add with a caution typical of their trade, impossible.
Will this prompt states hostile to independence to say something out loud? Perhaps not. Will it spark concern voiced by companies close to those governments? We shall have to wait and see.
We've already had Standard Life announcing contingency plans for independence; a thinly veiled threat to at least quit the country.
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Alpha Protocol - Impressions @ NowGamer
Some GC impressions of Alpha Protocol from NowGamer:
We saw a mission where Michael Thorton, the main character, had to infiltrate a yacht, find a key player from an enemy faction, and extract key information. The choice starts with how you approach each mission, and Obsidian decided on stealth. Apparently, Alpha Protocol can be played from beginning to end without ever firing a shot, and sure enough, we saw a procession of lethal and non-lethal takedown moves that never once gave away Thorton's position.
Your ability to stay hidden can be strengthened by developing your character's perks and abilities. In this case, the screen was marked by coloured arrows that indicated the positions of all the enemies in the vicinity and which way they were facing. Another skill allowed Thorton to become invisible for a short period of time, and suggested that Alpha Protocol will indulge in some flights of fancy to alleviate the gritty realism. Indeed, a brief skirmish with Sis – the enemy faction's key female operative – at the end of the mission seemed like it belonged in a run-'n'-gun shooter rather than a forward-thinking RPG. However, once Sis had been pacified Alpha Protocol retruned to its key strengths: character interactions and moment-to-moment decision making.
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I can create this issue every time and I bet you can too on your HTC 8x (I haven't tried on a Lumia 920 or 822 yet).
Hold your windows button down and say "Call (a contact) on speaker". The phone will dial the number and you will no longer have speaker and MIC for your phone. When you call someone they will only get silence on their end and you cannot hear anything. The problem then goes beyond that one call and if anyone calls you or you call them it does the same thing, no matter how you try to call them again. The only fix is to then reboot your phone and it will work fine again.
Now I know most people do not make phone calls like this, but with my old Trophy I loved the voice control and getting it to call on the speaker phone hands free. I did call support and they had not seen this so they sent me a second phone. The second phone does it too. I have yet to try it on another windows phone to see if the same thing happens, but I would guess it will???
Update - I had my sister-in-law try this on her ATT 920 and it does not do this, it works fine. I guess I am going to a 822 instead maybe...


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Panasonic GF2 in Stock, Fuji X100 delayed
The good news first: The black Panasonic GH2+14mm is in Stock at Amazon (Click here) and BHphoto (Click here). Check all the kits and colors availability at Amazon, B&H, Adorama, Olympus US store, FocusCamera, eBay.
The bad news: Fuji announced that due the huge amount of preorders the Fuji X100 cannot be delivered in time. That remind us the issue Panasonic has with the GH2 delivery but there is a small and very important difference. Fuji released an official press release to apology and to promise to increase the production. Panasonic should learn from them! Source: Fuji Japan.
Preorder the X100 at: Amazon US, Adorama, BHphoto and Amazon UK.
P.S.: The GH2 is still "Missing" at Amazon US, Adorama, BHphoto :(


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Progressives are rarely satisfied. It is part of our political DNA. There's so much injustice in the world, it's sometimes hard to feel that we're making progress. But as Chinese philosopher Laozi reminded us, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
As I document in my book, The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall of Fame (Nation Books, 2012), the radical ideas of one generation are often the common sense of the next generation. One hundred years ago, ideas like Social Security, the minimum wage and women's suffrage were considered radical. Fifty years ago, most African-Americans in the South couldn't vote, few women were welcome in politics and many professions, and all but a handful of gays and lesbians were locked in the closet. In other words, if we take a long view, we can see that things do often change for the better, sometimes in big leaps, but usually in incremental stages....
5. A Populist Pope: Occupy's message seems to have reached the Vatican, too. Pope Francis has consistently criticized the human and spiritual damage caused by global capitalism, widening inequality, and corporate sweatshops. In November, he released a remarkable 84-page document in which he attacked unfettered capitalism as "a new tyranny," criticized the "idolatry of money," and urged politicians to guarantee all citizens "dignified work, education and healthcare." "Today we also have to say 'thou shalt not' to an economy of exclusion and inequality. Such an economy kills," Pope Francis wrote. "How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is news when the stock market loses two points?" Pope Francis is the most progressive pontiff since Pope Leo XIII, whose 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum, focused attention on social justice and workers' rights at the dawn of modern industrial capitalism. There's no doubt that Pope Francis' public statements have boosted support for progressive movement in the U.S. and around the globe. He adds his voice to the growing number of faith-based groups in the U.S. -- including Network (the Catholic Social Justice lobby group and its offshoot, Nuns on the Bus), Sojourners, Interfaith Worker Justice, Bend the Arc (a Jewish justice group), PICO (a faith-based community organizing group), and others - who have expanded their efforts on behalf of workers' rights, immigrant rights, and the poor.
The 25 Best Progressive Victories Of 2013
Progressives are rarely satisfied. It is part of our political DNA. There's so much injustice in the world, it's sometimes hard to feel that we're making progress. But as Chinese philosopher Laozi reminded us, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.


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Why do I love Clay Cane so much? Because he takes us back down memory lane with cool blog posts like this one about singer Tracie Spencer. OMG. How had I forgotten about Tracie Spencer... Tender Kisses... until reading Clay Cane's site this afternoon.
Oh. But then I had my own back down memory lane moment. Found an old Miki Howard CD and now blasting Love Under New Management. Here's a video performance on a Dionne Warwick show: Love Under New Management.
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Horrified wildlife lovers are appealing for information after a discovering a swan shot in the head and dying in agony at a pond in Knottingley.
Julie Gledhill, 47, and her daughter Faith, 20, both volunteers with Yorkshire Swan Sanctuary, found the swan on Sunday afternoon, one of a pair which had landed on the pond near the Turnpike pub on Pontefract Road.
The pair saw a man leaving the scene armed with an air rifle and found the swan dying in the middle of the pond.
Julie said: "We live just behind the pond and Faith had seen the birds land there on Friday and could see they were ringed.
"We'd gone on Sunday afternoon to check the rings when my daughter saw this man, who turned to go quite fast and then we saw the swan face down in the middle of the pond.
At first we thought it had got caught or trapped, but when we saw it had been shot in the back of the head."
The pair managed to get the swan to shore, where it died minutes later in Julie's arms.
She added: "It was just defenceless. It was really terrible, I have seen animals that have come in before shot or injured, but it's awful to see something happening in front of you andbeing unable to do anything about it.
"It's just senseless killing. There's just no need for it. If swans are causing a nuisance, they just need to ring the sanctuary and we'll come and move them."
The man seen leaving the pond is described as in his mid to late 20s, dressed in a black tracksuit, a black hooded top and carrying an air rifle over his shoulder.
Dan Sidley, founder of Yorkshire Swan Sanctuary, said: "Why someone would inflict such terrible suffering to one of our most majestic birds is quite hard and difficult to comprehend.
"The swan clearly died in needless agony, and leaves behind a pining mate just ahead of the important breeding season.
"What's worrying is that this could easily have been a family pet or even a child which was harmed with this dangerous weapon. The person responsible must be found.
"This is a shocking instance of deliberate animal cruelty, and we would like to appeal for further information and offer a potential reward for the successful prosecution of the offender."
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"Unlimited" is a bold word to use in a title. Trading standards lawyers of the world are no doubt rubbing their hands with glee at the "revelation" that, actually, Test Drive isn't "unlimited" at all. However, when there are this many challenges to complete, so many novel side missions, vehicles, things to buy, items to find, some 3000km of roads to explore and, no doubt, hours of downloadable extras yet to come, you can forgive a certain amount of artistic licence.
After the cultish success of Test Drive Unlimited, the makers discovered that what people liked most about the game was its level of interactivity – the fact that it became an online social hub, where friends could hook up irrespective of real geography, go for a "drive", listen to some music and have a chat.
That aspect is here and has been tweaked to the nth degree: this time you can set up race clubs, compete in group challenges and hang out at each others' virtual apartments – all of which adds many hours to an already deeply-involved game. That takes care of the 14-year-olds looking for a Facebook alternative, but what about the rest of us?
Well, from a solo perspective there's much to recommend TDU2. At the start of the game – after a dream sequence that gives you a little taste of the vehicles to come – you're an Ibiza-based car valet with a dream and a bit of driving ability who gets a shot at the "big time" – a series of race events called Solar Crown.
This throws you into various road races, time trials, speed tests – where you have to maintain a minimum speed for as long as possible to rack up points – and assorted other challenges. Win those, collect cash, buy new cars, enter next race ... you know the drill.
Here though there's considerable variation, where you can ignore challenges and just cruise the island, discovering new shops, real estate agents, car dealerships, car washes, etc. Plus, in order to enter the next class of race, you'll first need to perfect some new skills and obtain the relevant licence. And once you've finished Ibiza and have earned enough money to buy a yacht you can sail to Hawaii and start a whole new island full of challenges.
Graphically, TDU2 isn't the most elaborate thing you'll ever see; the hardcore driving gamer will find it childish and unrealistic and yes, the car-handling isn't as crisp and researched as, say, GT5. You'll also probably find the odd glitch in animation and environment (particularly if you head off road) but in terms of depth of play and regular jaw-dropping moments (sunrise or a thunderstorm for example) this is a game that will keep you occupied for weeks.
Thanks to three skill settings, it's instantly accessible whatever your experience level, features tons of little touches for the completist and isn't shy on humour either. I was particularly taken with the stoner who pays you just to drive fast and the way any changes you make to the look of your avatar require: a) the discovery of a plastic surgeon; b) a visit to said plastic surgeon; and c) an hour of post-op recovery during which your avatar will be wearing bandages.
At the moment – three weeks of regular play and barely scratching the surface – I'm erring on the side of caution with this score. Ask me again when I've made it to Hawaii and I suspect it may creep up a little.
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Ricoh has unveiled the GXR - its first digital camera that features interchangeable lenses.
The GXR measures 69×58x71mm, making it the size of a compact camera, but the interchangeable lenses gives the device the same picture quality and different scene shooting ability as an SLR.
According to Ricoh, the GXR is the world's smallest and lightest digital camera with the ability to change lenses.
A sliding mount on the die cast magnesium body of the camera allows users to change the lenses, which are contained in a camera unit, along with the image sensor and image processing engine.
The body also features a rubber grip[ that allows users to steady the camera when shooting, as well as a new 'direct' button that ensures one-touch access to the menus and setting of the camera, via the 3in LCD screen.
The camera has an internal memory of 86MB, which can be expanded with an SD/SDHC memory card.
There are currently two camera units available for the GXR; the 12Mp GR A12 50 mm F2.5 macro with a 4x digital zoom and the 10Mp S10 24-72 mm F2.5-4.4 VC, which offers a 3x wide-angle optical zoom and a camera shake correction function.
Available from mid-December the GXR body is priced at £419, while the GR camera unit costs £599 and the S10 camera unit is priced at £329.
The Ricoh GXR camera body without a lens unit
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Sam Mendes Interviews Your Favorite Directors and They Respond With Gold
Posted on Wednesday, October 14th, 2015 by Jacob Hall
Director Sam Mendes is guest-editing next month's issue of Empire and he really delivered the goods. He could have easily just coasted on this gig and used his temporary position to just remind people that Spectre is coming out on November 6th, but instead, he rounded up a bunch of Hollywood's biggest and most respected directors and asked them simple questions about their filmmaking process. The answers are fascinating.
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Audio: Costa Concordia skipper "it's just a technical thing"
Amidst the chaotic events that led to the Costa Concordia disaster, one constant remained – the finger of blame continued to point to captain Francesco Schettino.
Mr Schettino, 52, who left his passengers and crew behind on the sinking vessel, was questioned yesterday at a court in the mainland town of Grosseto. He was released under house arrest and faces charges that could see him jailed for 15 years.
Investigators have accused him of multiple counts of manslaughter and abandoning ship before all of the survivors could be saved. At least 11 people died and up to 29 were still unaccounted for last night. Captain Schettino's arrest is expected to be upheld by a preliminary investigating judge.
Recordings of Mr Schettino's startling conversations with a shocked fellow seaman and a coastguard have revealed the disorder, incompetence and cowardice that doomed so many.
As terrified passengers tried to abandon the sinking cruise ship in the early hours of Saturday, its commander had already beaten most of his charges in the scramble for dry land. An incredulous and apoplectic captain of the Livorno coast guard, Gregorio Maria De Falco, can be heard on the tapes shrieking at Mr Schettino to "get back on board, for f**k's sake!"
The evening had started calmly enough. But catastrophe was on the cards the moment that Captain Schettino – who, according to Italian media reports, "drives his ship like a Ferrari" – decided on a special show-boating approach to the pretty island of Giglio, in order to salute a legendary local cruise liner captain, Mario Palombo. The stunt was even promoted on Facebook.
According to a transcript of the conversation between the captain and the coastguard, just minutes before the Costa Concordia hit a submerged rock at 9.45pm, Mr Schettino was making a phone call to the retired Mr Palombo, who lives on Giglio. "I'm going to salute you," he said, even though Mr Palombo was not on the island at the time.
The call was interrupted, apparently as the liner collided with rocks. At 9.49pm, Captain De Falco, aware that something was amiss – perhaps because panicking passengers were calling the emergency services – contacted the ship's bridge to ask what was happening. "Nothing, just a technical problem," said Mr Schettino, despite having steered his vessel over rocks that left a 50m gash in its side.
At 9.54pm Captain De Falco was back on the line, asking: "Concordia, we're calling to ask if everything is OK."
"Yes, it's just a technical thing," Capt Schettino replied.
This mendacious and possibly lethal misinformation was passed to the 3,200 passengers, who carried on eating and drinking when they should have been heading to lifeboats. Some of the crew demanded that the captain speed up the evacuation, but he appeared to do what many Italians resort to when the heat is on – and phoned his mother. "Mum, there's been a tragedy... but don't worry, I tried to save the passengers," he told her, before jumping ship.
At 12.42am, after a series of calls to Mr Schettino's mobile phone from the increasingly suspicious Mr De Falco, the ship's captain finally lets slip the phrase: "We can't go back aboard because the ship is slipping backwards."
"Captain, have you abandoned the ship?" asks the astonished official.
Mr Schettino lies, saying: "Of course not. How could I have abandoned the ship?"
The coastguard then says: "Now, go to the prow, raise the rope ladders and co-ordinate the evacuation. Tell us how many people are still on board: children, women, passengers, and the exact number in each category. Is that clear?"
Mr Schettino eventually replies that he is not keen to go back on board because it is dark and the Concordia is listing. "But do you realise it is dark and here we can't see anything," he says.
This only served to underline the plight in which he had left his passengers. It also produced a final, furious response from Mr De Falco. "Look Schettino, you may have saved yourself from the sea, but I'm going to see you get it... I'm going to make sure you're in real trouble. Get the f##k back on board!"
To underline his threat, Capt De Falco even tells the commander that he is recording his orders. Mr Schettino says: "Okay, I'm going." But he never does.
Instead, he appears to have spent the night in the harbourmaster's office in the little port of Giglio. A taxi-driver has reported that he picked him up at 11.30am and took him the 400 metres to the Bahamas Hotel. The hotel owner said Mr Schettino did not book in, but it is known that police detained him soon afterwards.
Yesterday, Mr Schettino's lawyer, Bruno Leporatti, denied that his client had abandoned ship, adding that he was "overcome and wants to express his greatest condolences to the victims".
He insisted that the captain's actions in anchoring the vessel at one end to swing it closer to the shore after the collision "saved the lives of thousands of people". "It could have been an enormous tragedy," Mr Leporatti said.
But even Costa Crocier, which owns the Costa Concordia, appears to have jettisoned its employee, having accused Capt Schettino of making an "inexplicable" error.
Transcript: The captain's shame
Port Authority (PA) "Schettino, listen to me, there are people trapped onboard, now you go back... you tell me if there are children, women or people that need assistance and you give me a number for each one of these categories is that clear? Look Schettino, you may have saved yourself from the sea but [we] will put you through a lot of trouble... Get back on board for f**k's sake."
Schettino "Commander, please."
PA "There are no 'pleases'. Get back on board!"
Schettino "I am not going because the other lifeboat is stopped."
PA "Don't make any more excuses... There are already bodies, Schettino."
Schettino How many bodies...?
PA I don't know... You are the one who has to tell me... Christ.
Schettino But... it is dark...
PA So what? You want go home? Get on that prow... and tell me what can be done, how many people there are and what their needs are. Now!
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A Virginia executive has agreed to plead guilty to rigging bids with the U.S. Department of Defense.
William Alan Potts, who is a vice president of a Virginia marine products company, will serve prison time and pay a criminal fine for his role in the conspiracy. Prosecutors alleged that between December 2000 and May 2003 Potts allocated customers and rigged bids for contracts to sell plastic marine pilings to the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security and others.
Plastic marine pilings are often used in port and pier construction projects and are substitutes for traditional wood timber pilings.
Potts, who is a British citizen, is a vice president for a marine products company located in Clearbrook, Va. He agreed to plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Norfolk, Va., to the one-count felony charge. Under the plea agreement, which is subject to court approval, Potts has agreed to cooperate with the ongoing investigation.
"DOD contractors who engage in illegal bid-rigging and price-fixing schemes are wasting DOD resources and ultimately compromising the safety of DOD's most valuable assets," Geoffrey A. Cherrington, special agent in charge of the DOD's defense criminal investigative service in Arlington, Va., said in a statement. "DCIS will continue to aggressively pursue this kind of criminal activity."
Robert Taylor, Potts' former supervisor at the company, previously pleaded guilty charges that he participated in the plastic marine pilings conspiracy and other felony counts.


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Welcome to Hyperion Records, an independent British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.
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July 17, 2013
US Pre-sident Barack Obama's cherished dream of comprehensive immigration reform was said to be in danger of dying a "slow, painful death" in Congress especially after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives on July 10 inched closer to rejecting key elements of a Senate-passed proposal and incurring the wrath of the politically significant Latino community.
Emerging from a two-hour caucus on how to break the logjam over whether to give the 11 million undocumented workers in the country a pathway to eventual citizenship, Republican Congress-men said their party had a "50-50 split" on the issue.
Congress' boxing match over the immigration bill is being closely watched in India too, especially as the "Gang of Eight" Senators, who pulled together the initial reform proposals included hikes in the application fee for H-1B visas that India leads other nations in. Along with other measures to tighten the screws on the grant of such visas the Senate proposal, if passed, may have a negative impact on firms hiring foreign nationals.
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VtM-Bloodlines - Alternative Unofficial Patch
An alternative Vampire: Bloodlines unofficial patch has been released by Tessera. Based partly on Wesp's well known Bloodlines patches, this work removes the modification aspects (such as re-balancing, skin and weapon changes and so forth) and concentrates purely on bug fixes to provide an experience Tessera believes is closer to Troika's original intent. Hit the link for the details and this thread at RPG Codex may also be of interest in understanding the thrust of this mod.
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Kudos to Roqua and Dhruin for their comments in that Codex thread. I have respect for both projects, but I don't like the anti-Wesp comments that have been made. Giving players two different unofficial gameplay options is a good thing. Claiming one to be the "right" one is not. The worst thing about these unnecessary battles is it often causes the good people doing the work enough grief to not want to keep at it.
But, like a wimp, I'm not going to post over there as the Codex people scare me and always have. :D I like the non-hostile, everyone is entitled to his/her own opinion, environment here much better. ;)
There haven't been any noteworthy comments made against Wesp, and the issue isn't that of which path is the "right" one; simply put, Wesp's work is not a patch but rather a suite of gameplay modifications which also offer bug fixes. Calling Acrimonious' work as a "true patch" carries no moral high ground or antagonistic attitude against Wesp's work - it merely points out that this patch is a patch that simply fixes bugs in the game, and is not masquerading itself as anything more than a patch: it remains true to its namesake.
So it wouldn't be correct to say that this new patch remains more true to its name than the Wesps.
Though it depends upon if the balancing of Bloodlines was faulty from the beginning or not.
Though I don't use any Bloodlines patches mostly because I didn't want somebody changing my gaming experience (like you) with other than bug fixes, so this new patch is warmly welcomed though not necessary for newer systems.
That's a pretty bad decision, to call a patch "true", because it implicates that all other patches are untrue. Combined with animosity against creators of the other patch … I don't think he (Tessera) chose this name accidently. He could simply have called it Fixpack or something like that. He must have been aware that this would end in bad blood. ;)
Anyway, this patch surely is needed. You can like the changes wesp did - or not. Now you have the possibility to get all the bugfixes without the changes made to the game. But that accusations… very frivolous.
But yeah, more choices for everyone is good. I played the game without a patch when it first came out. So the next time through a few chances are good. I haven't played it since those background template things were added so I guess I'll play again soon.
Which one is the "right" one is entirely up to the end user who decides to use them. But one of them does a lot more than simple patching and I believe I needed to point out the differences. After all, there wouldn't be much of a point in bringing up another patch to the community if it didn't do anything different or if it didn't focus on anything else.
That was not against you. As I understood, it was Tessera's decision to call it that way. Anyway, after reading his postings I don't have the feeling he would accept my concerns so I stop thinking of it and care for more important things.
I'm sure Tessera didn't use his/her social sensitivity or rhetoric capabilities when naming this new patch, because when reading his/her posts he/she actaully seems to believe his/her patch is more true than the Wesps.
But I wouldn't state the newspost as being either fair or objective in its coverage of the new patch, and you can have a lot of different opinions towards the Wesp patches but I still think they are to be respected just aswell as the maker of them are to be. Perhaps this is more adressed to Tessera. So not to rip up any wounds because I can undersign your last post too Role-Player. :)
And by the way. I just use the official/true patches and it runs without any significant problems (bought it on Steam).
And goodnight to everyone. It's getting late here in Denmark.
I don't care what he calls it - I won't use the term "true" patch here because that implies to me that it was created with Troika's assistance, approval or input. That's not trying to put down your choice, RP - I accept that people will see this differently.
Of course, Dhruin; I understand your position :)
Does anybody know if this patch affects any text issues? Can I use it with a localized bloodlines?
Wesp5, creator of the unofficial Bloodlines patch.
Oops, double posting. Can someone remove #16 please?
Thanks for dropping by, Wesp.
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Lakeside boys handle O'Dea, 69-54 | King Holiday Hoopfest
Tramaine Isabell had 25 points and was a standout on defense, too, as the Lions won a game that was important for Metro League seeding.
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The Lakeside Lions played an important game on Monday. It was important because it was against division rival O'Dea. It was important because it was a showcase game at the King Holiday Hoopfest at Brougham Pavilion.
And the Lions' 69-54 win was important mostly for this reason: It gave Lakeside a 1 ½-game lead over Eastside Catholic for the Metro League's fourth-best record. Only the three division winners plus the team with the next-best record can compete for the Metro title.
With five games left in the regular season, the fifth-ranked Lions (12-3, 9-3) control their playoff course. Lakeside is only one game back of Seattle Prep, the Mountain Division leader.
"One of our goals coming into the season was to finish in the top four in the league," Lakeside coach Tavio Hobson said, "and this was a huge step in the right direction."
The Lions, fresh off a three-point win against then-No. 2 Seattle Prep on Friday, had no letdown against O'Dea (8-9, 7-6).
Senior point guard Tramaine Isabell paced Lakeside on both ends of the court with 25 points, five rebounds and three steals. He was most effective in transition, when he got the ball off a turnover or rebound and took off.
"He was phenomenal," Hobson said. "He, more than anybody else, can change games with his defense and his deflections and the way he can get other people involved off those."
Lakeside turned it on in the second half and outscored O'Dea by 11 in the final two quarters.
A well-placed lob from Matthew Poplawski to D'Marques Tyson, who made a tough catch and finish, put Lakeside up 62-48 with 3:20 left in the game. Isabell soon tacked on a three-pointer to extend Lakeside's lead to 67-48.
Tyson finished with 18 points and six rebounds.
O'Dea, too, was coming off an upset win against Seattle Prep, last Tuesday. But the Irish made just 39 percent of their shots on Monday. Aaron Falaniko led O'Dea with 20 points, 16 in the first half.
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New Holland Expands Throughout Central U.S.
New Holland Brewing announced last week plans to launch distribution in four new markets in the central U.S., rounding its distribution footprint out to 24 states and Washington D.C., with 17 also carrying its line of spirits.
Through a network of five wholesalers, the Holland, Mich.-based brewery will begin distributing its beers and spirits throughout Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa, with launch events scheduled to take place in August and September.
The company has tapped the services of CR Goodman for coverage in Colorado, Quality Brands and Double Eagle for distribution throughout Omaha and Lincoln, Neb. respectively, Worldwide Wine and Spirits in Kansas, and Glazer's in Iowa.
"It is amazing to see the remarkable level of service in the craft distribution game," said Fred Bueltmann, the brewery's vice president of sales and marketing, in a news release. "We have come a long way as an industry and we are impressed and excited to work with our new partners."
New Holland will launch with its year-round offerings (Mad Hatter IPA, Sundog Amber Ale, Full Circle Kolsh, Monkey King Saison, The Poet Oatmeal Stout, and Dragon's Milk Barrel-Aged Stout), several seasonal offerings, and a number of spirits.
Newport Taps Vacationland
Rhode Island's Newport Storm Brewery is headed north. The company's beers will soon be available in Maine per a new partnership with Vacationland Distributors, LLC, the wholesaler announced this morning.
The launch will be a gradual one, however, as the brewery rolls out nine recipes over the next 12 months, according to a news release.
"After 15 years, it is really exciting to have my beer available in the state I spent the first 22 years of my life in," said Derek Luke, brewmaster and founder of Newport Storm. "My parents are still in Scarborough in the same house I grew up in, and I'm looking forward to bringing Newport Storm to Maine where I first learned to brew."
Newport will hit the Maine market on Friday, August 29 at the Portland Brew Festival.
Aztec Migrates to the Empire State
Vista, California's Aztec Brewing is expanding east, partnering with Garal Wholesalers Ltd. of Long Island for distribution in a number of New York territories including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, The Bronx, as well as the Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
"We are extremely excited to be entering the New York market," said James Valles, Aztec sales director, in a press statement. "Adding a second distributor on the east coast has been a key component of our overall growth plan."
It's just the fourth market for the brewery, which has been employing an all over the map approach to distribution with established availability in Maryland, Mexico and at home in Southern California.
Great Raft Plans for Wider Availability
Great Raft Brewing hasn't partnered with any new wholesalers just yet, but the Shreveport, La.-based brewery has detailed plans for wider availability, as reported by Gambit Weekly.
The company has announced a two-phase expansion plan, which will not only bolster its presence in Shreveport/Bossier, Monroe, and Ruston where its beers are currently sold, but also enable it to expand into New Orleans, the North Shore and Baton Rouge.
Brewery co-founder Lindsay Nation told Gambit that new distribution will kick off in New Orleans and grow from there.


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have not explored that option yet. but want sumthing bigga than the NARAI. Do u know wot the new owner is goin to do with the boat. it does not look like it has moved in a long tym. Contact details wud b gud if u still have them. I am goin to leave a letta on his "windshield" so to speak.
Yes that wud be gud pleeze Dave a few photo's on that center cabin wud be gud, how the structure was fitted & if there are still beams.
Did u have a gud tyme sailin.
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The class of 1979 from West Brunswick High School in Shallotte is attempting to contact classmates for its upcoming class reunion. This event will be Oct. 10 at the House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., at a cost of $65 per person. Anyone planning on attending should call Linda Moses at 200-2845.
O'Dell Hurst, better known as "The Legend of Shell Point Road," according to his neighbors, celebrated his 80th birthday Aug. 17. He is famous for helping his neighbors fix anything and for just being fun.
Air Force National Guard Airman Breanna L. McDonald, daughter of Michael McDonald of Springfield, Ohio, and Sherrie Stevens of Ocean Isle Beach and stepdaughter of Natalie McDonald of Springfield, Ohio, graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio.
Alexander Vereen Luke, a member of Boy Scout Troop 26, achieved the rank of Eagle in September. Luke formally accepted the rank July 18 at Halyburton Park, where he had previously completed his Eagle Scout project. The ceremony was held under the leadership of Scoutmaster Dan Mahn.
Officers of the 252nd Coast Artillery/Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group Association, NC NG, in Wilmington have announced plans for its 36th annual reunion, scheduled for Friday, Sept. 18, and Saturday, Sept. 19, at Covil Farms Clubhouse on Covil Farm Road (off Military Cutoff) in Wilmington. All former members of the 252nd CA/AAA or any subordinate units are encouraged to attend.
Toni Mitchem, daughter of Micheal and Tonya Mitchem, has earned the opportunity to attend Nationals through her successfully scored events of second runner-up Miss Photogenic and N.C. state finalist at National American Miss N.C. Pageant. The National Pageant is to be held in Anaheim, Calif., at Disneyland during Thanksgiving week, representing the state of North Carolina and Brunswick County, where she will have the opportunity to win her share of over $500,000 in cash and prizes.
Army Pfc. Akhiba D. Chevers, daughter of Mariel Swanson of Carolina Shores and sister of Teressa Chevers-Brumfield of Fayetteville, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C.
Announcement is made of the forthcoming marriage of Caroline Cooper Holland and Taylor Jaye King, both of Raleigh. The bride-elect is the daughter of Mark and Milinda Holland of Ocean Isle Beach and Susie Holland of Raleigh. The prospective groom is the son of Russell King of Mills River and Dianne King of Flat Rock. A Jan. 30, 2016, wedding is planned at The Chapel at Saint Mary's School in Raleigh.
Samantha A. Smith, a student at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, has graduated from the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps Cadet Initial Entry Training at Fort Knox, Ky. She is the daughter of Laurie A. and stepdaughter of William D. Britt, and granddaughter of Thomas P. Smith, all of Ocean Isle Beach.
Air Force Guard Airman 1st Class Victoria S. Jordan graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio.
Jordan is the daughter of Lori S. and Jonathan K. Jordan of Supply, sister of Kaylie Jordan of Clayton, granddaughter of Darlene Sloop of Kannapolis and niece of Kim Nivens of Concord and Casey Collins of Calabash.
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Counting down the top 50 players in the American League:
No. 10 Evan Longoria
Position: 3B
Age: 28
Team: Tampa Bay Rays
Lowdown: Limited to 74 games in 2012 due to injury, Longoria bounced back in a big way last season. He slashed .269/.343/.498 with his third 30-homer season in six years since he was called up as the Rookie of the Year in 2008. Thanks to a solid showing with the glove at third base, only two third baseman – Josh Donaldson (7.7) and Miguel Cabrera (7.6) – finished with a higher WAR than Longoria (6.8), according to fangraphs.com.


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MIAMI, April 20 (UPI) -- A Carnival Corp. cruise ship failed to rescue dying men aboard a disabled fishing boat it passed in the Gulf of Panama, the lone survivor said.
Adrian Vasquez told officials he was overjoyed when he saw the huge Star Princess headed toward his disabled vessel after trying to get the ship's attention, the Globe and Mail reported.
But instead of slowing down the Star Princess kept going and by the time the fishing boat was rescued near the Galapagos Islands weeks later one of the men was already dead and another died five days later.
A spokesman for the Miami-based cruise line admitted a breakdown in communications occurred.
"Neither Captain Edward Perrin nor the officer of the watch were notified," Carnival said. "Captain Perrin is devastated that he is being accused of knowingly turning his back on people in distress."
The drifting fishing boat was spotted by two passengers from Portland, Ore., who said they notified the bridge.
"We expected the ship to turn back or stop or something," said Jeff Gilligan.
Carnival, the world's biggest cruise line, has suffered a number of mishaps recently. One of its newest ships, the Costa Concordia, sank off Italy in January killing more than 30 people.
In February, the Costa Allegra was left powerless and drifting in the Indian Ocean after a fire broke out.


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4.45pm Some wider reaction to the PM's speech:
Dave Prentis, general secretary Unison: ""David Cameron is attempting to rewrite history. His party bitterly opposed the recovery package devised by Labour and followed by governments throughout the world.
"He is turning his firepower onto public services to pay for that crisis, and jeopardising the recovery in the process. There has been no more flesh on the bones of the Big Society idea, it is still the big cop-out."<
David Frost, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce: "Small and medium-sized companies will also welcome his commitments to get behind wealth creators and entrepreneurs - the real drivers of economic recovery in our towns and cities.
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Entrepreneurship Selection and Performance: A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Education in Developing Economies
This meta-analytical review of empirical studies of the impact of schooling on entrepreneurship selection and performance in developing economies looks at variations in impact across specific characteristics of the studies. A marginal year of schooling in developing economies raises enterprise income by an average of 5.5 percent, which is close to the average return in industrial countries. The return varies, however, by gender, rural or urban residence, and the share of agriculture in the economy. Furthermore, more educated workers typically end up in wage employment and prefer nonfarm entrepreneurship to farming. The education effect that separates workers into self-employment and wage employment is stronger for women, possibly stronger in urban areas, and also stronger in the least developed economies, where agriculture is more dominant and literacy rates are lower. Copyright 2005, Oxford University Press.
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Question for anyone that can help. I don't have cable, I watch the Reds via MLB.TV. Truth be told, I actually moved 15 miles so that I would no longer be under MLB Black Out restrictions for the Reds.
Anyway - I just realized today's game is televised on ESPN2. Does that mean the game is going to be blacked out Nationally like Fox Saturday Afternoon Games and ESPN Sunday Night Baseball? If anyone has the secret code to breaking the MLB Black Out Rules on this one, it would be greatly appreciated.


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Eclipse Mercenary Player Model from mass Effect 2
Hi, I'm searching for a Tekken 6 King playermodel. Even if I can't find the playermodel a ported ragdoll would still be great. I would greatly apprecdiate it.
Since I can't find a small picture to post I'll just give a link.
This isn't a Playermodel request thread. It's a thread where Plasmid simply provides models from games so others can do what ever they'd like with them, whether if they want to port it for Gmod, or something else.
I have started extracting more from trinity universe, lots to get through, for tenchu Z for the xbox the archive for the characters is in a .BIN file, anyone know how to get it open? the models within are .X which can be opened but I cant get to those yet.
The Wii version of tenchu looks slightly better anyway but the art style is a bit different.
ayame from Tenchu Shadow Assassins, not really as cool as the PS2 models, still cant figure out how to open the .Bin file for tenchu Z
Request- Kratos and his Blades of Athena
Name of game: God of War 3
Platforms supported: PS3
Request: Ghostbusters models
Game: Ghostbusters: The Game
Systems: Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, PC
Engine: No clue
Hopefully these are imported, I really want Egon and the Ecto-1.
Modeling of Tera Online
Do you still have not been compiled with the source engine?
Request: Cryptosporidium 137
Game: Destroy All Humans!
Engine:Havok (physics)
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Name of game: LA Noire
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Sorry please ignore this post. I clicked on the wrong topic and didnt realisze it until after the fact. My apologies.
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Almost anything from Rune: Halls of Valhalla, decorations, weapons. But make some things like DarkVikingSnow into skingroups, Trial Pit Ragnar should have foxyjunn as a skingroup, Hooded Stranger as the Elder's skingroup and perhaps bodygroups for when they are arm/headless. Some decoration props can have bodygroups too, such as the kegwithtap being a different model of the normal keg. The Meshes are in the Meshes directory while Textures in Textures, surprisingly the textures can be exported from Killing Floor's Unreal Editor (but not the meshes)
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Not really a model request but a resource request. Am currently downloading the old Granado Espada client and am looking for a working maxscript or blend file (with weights support). Hope you got a hold of the working one before xentax got censored.
I dont get whats up with that,they deleted a lot of tools even though thats what the site is for, sorry I dont have the script, maybe someone else here does
tera online model !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
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Steve Martin talks about fatherhood
Steve Martin has opened up about his baby girl, two months after it was confirmed he has become a dad for the first time at 67.
The star of Parenthood and Father Of The Bride couldn't help joking around as he appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman and talked for the first time about how he was finding fatherhood.
Steve said: "It's going great because I have a wonderful wife and mother." When the audience laughed, he added: "I'm paying her a compliment - everything is funny when I try to be serious!"
Steve brought a baby monitor to the interview, which he put on Letterman's desk, and quipped: "The baby's back at the hotel and I'm a responsible dad."
When various noises came through the speaker, including a barking dog and a car alarm, Steve joked: "I think I left the window open!"
He also claimed he had called his daughter Conquistador, the name given to soldiers and explorers in the ancient Spanish Empire.
Steve said: "We've thought about the name quite a bit. Conquistador. What do you think? I didn't want to go with one of those Hollywood weird names. Conquistador is a statement."
"Conquistador" is the first child for Steve and his 41-year-old wife Anne Stringfield, who married in 2007. The actor was previously married to actress Victoria Tennant from 1986 to 1994.
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This U.S. Patent Application further claims the benefit of priority from, and hereby incorporates by reference the entire disclosure of, co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/366,882, filed Mar. 22, 2002, and titled "Vector Send".
The present invention relates generally to computers and like devices, and more particularly to methods, apparatuses and systems for web applications and web servers.
The popularity of the Internet, and in particular, the portion of the Internet known as the World Wide Web, continues to grow. The World Wide Web is basically a collection of computers that are operatively linked together through a plurality of communication networks. Typically, users access the World Wide Web through a personal computer or like device, which is connected to the Internet via a modem of some type. For example, many users of the World Wide Web connect to the Internet using a dial-up telephone networked modem configured to establish data communications through an Internet Services Provider (ISP). Other users connect to the Internet with a faster modem, e.g., a cable modem, digital subscriber line (DSL) modem, etc.
Regardless of how a user ultimately connects to the Internet/World Wide Web, once connected the user typically accesses information available therein by using a web browser or like application. A web browser is configured to access web pages that are provided through the Internet by other computers. For example, one or more web server computers may be connected to the Internet and configured with one or more web sites or other supporting web applications. A web site typically has one or more static web pages and/or is capable of supplying one or more dynamically generated web pages that the user may selectively download, view and possible interact with.
To identify a particular web site/page the user will typically select a hyper link to the desired web site/page or may choose to manually enter a unique name for the web site/page. The most common name used for identifying a web site/page is known as the uniform resource locator (URL). By entering a URL, the user will be connected to an appropriate web server which hosts the applicable web application(s), and the requested web page will be downloaded, in this case using a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), to the web browser. Within the Internet itself, the selected URL is associated with a specific Internet Protocol (IP) address. This IP address takes the form of a unique numerical identifier, which has been assigned to the targeted web server. Thus, a user may also directly enter an IP address in the web browser. However, the majority of users tend to favor the use of the more easily remembered and entered URL.
A web server application typically receives the web request from the web browser and provides it to a web application or worker process. The worker process responds to the web request and eventually generates a web request response that is then sent back to the web browser.
There is a continuing desire to provide a quick response from the worker process and to make good use of available web server resources. One bottleneck that has existed in many web servers are delays associated with preparing the web request response to be sent back to the web browser(client). Here, for example, for various reasons, portions of the web request response may be spread apart within the web server's memory. As such, before the web server can send the response to the client there is a need to assemble these portions into a contiguous section of memory. This is a burden on the web server's resources, such as the memory, and also requires a certain amount of time to perform.
As such, there is need for improved methods, apparatuses and systems that provide for improved web request response handling.
Methods, apparatuses and systems are provided, which significantly improve web request response handling in web servers and other like server devices.
The above stated needs and others are met, for example, by a web server arrangement that includes user-mode web application logic configured to receive a web request and process the web request and generate a web request response. Vector send logic is then employed to identify a location(s) of content of the web request response using a vector array. Kernel-mode vector receive logic then assembles the web request response in a contiguous section of kernel-mode or other like memory based on the vector array. Kernel mode universal listener logic then sends the assembled web request response to the requesting client application logic.
A more complete understanding of the various methods, apparatuses and systems of the present invention may be had by reference to the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:
Turning to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements, the invention is illustrated as being implemented in a suitable computing environment. Although not required, the invention will be described in the general context of computer-executable instructions, such as program modules, being executed by a server computer, which may take the form of a personal computer, a workstation, a dedicated server, a plurality of processors, a mainframe computer, etc. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. The invention may also be practiced in distributed computing environments where tasks are performed by remote processing devices that are linked through a communications network. In a distributed computing environment, program modules may be located in both local and remote memory storage devices.
Exemplary computing environment 120 is only one example of a suitable computing environment and is not intended to suggest any limitation as to the scope of use or functionality of the improved methods and arrangements described herein. Neither should computing environment 120 be interpreted as having any dependency or requirement relating to any one or combination of components illustrated in computing environment 120.
The improved methods and arrangements herein are operational with numerous other general purpose or special purpose computing system environments or configurations.
As shown in
Bus 136 represents one or more of any of several types of bus structures, including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, an accelerated graphics port, and a processor or local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures. By way of example, and not limitation, such architectures include Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) bus, Micro Channel Architecture (MCA) bus, Enhanced ISA (EISA) bus, Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) local bus, and Peripheral Component Interconnects (PCI) bus also known as Mezzanine bus.
Computer 130 typically includes a variety of computer readable media. Such media may be any available media that is accessible by computer 130, and it includes both volatile and non-volatile media, removable and non-removable media.
Computer 130 may further include other removable/non-removable, volatile/non-volatile computer storage media. For example,
The drives and associated computer-readable media provide nonvolatile storage of computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, and other data for computer 130. Although the exemplary environment described herein employs a hard disk, a removable magnetic disk 148 and a removable optical disk 152, it should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that other types of computer readable media which can store data that is accessible by a computer, such as magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, digital video disks, random access memories (RAMs), read only memories (ROM), and the like, may also be used in the exemplary operating environment.
A number of program modules may be stored on the hard disk, magnetic disk 148, optical disk 152, ROM 138, or RAM 140, including, e.g., an operating system 158, one or more application programs 160, other program modules 162, and program data 164.
The improved methods and arrangements described herein may be implemented within operating system 158, one or more application programs 160, other program modules 162, and/or program data 164.
A user may provide commands and information into computer 130 through input devices such as keyboard 166 and pointing device 168 (such as a "mouse"). Other input devices (not shown) may include a microphone, joystick, game pad, satellite dish, serial port, scanner, camera, etc. These and other input devices are connected to the processing unit 132 through a user input interface 170 that is coupled to bus 136, but may be connected by other interface and bus structures, such as a parallel port, game port, or a universal serial bus (USB).
A monitor 172 or other type of display device is also connected to bus 136 via an interface, such as a video adapter 174. In addition to monitor 172, personal computers typically include other peripheral output devices (not shown), such as speakers and printers, which may be connected through output peripheral interface 175.
Computer 130 may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computers, such as a remote computer 182. Remote computer 182 may include many or all of the elements and features described herein relative to computer 130.
Logical connections shown in
When used in a LAN networking environment, computer 130 is connected to LAN 177 via network interface or adapter 186. When used in a WAN networking environment, the computer typically includes a modem 178 or other means for establishing communications over WAN 179. Modem 178, which may be internal or external, may be connected to system bus 136 via the user input interface 170 or other appropriate mechanism.
Depicted in
In a networked environment, program modules depicted relative to computer 130, or portions thereof, may be stored in a remote memory storage device. Thus, e.g., as depicted in
Attention is drawn to the exemplary improved web server arrangement 200 that is depicted in
With this in mind, improved web server arrangement 200 includes a kernel-mode universal listener (UL) service 204, which is provided on top of TCP/IP service 202. UL service 204 includes or otherwise is configured to access a configuration file 206. For purposes of simplicity, in this example configuration file 206 is illustrated as being logically within the representative block of UL service 204.
Configuration file 206 is configured to support a decision process that determines which, if any, user-mode process should handle a request as received via TCP/IP service 202. Rather than examining the extension-identifying portion of the URL in the received request to make such a determination, UL service 204 and configuration file 206 are configured to examine the hierarchical formatted information in the URL. The resulting decision will then cause UL service 204 to either deny the request or provide the request to a most-appropriate user-mode worker process.
UL service 204 passes the web request to a worker process 216 for further handling. Doing so essentially eliminates user-mode process hops and associated processing delays. Further, each of the user-mode processes can be supported by a private (non-shared) interface with kernel-mode UL service 204. Additionally, UL service 204 may be advantageously configured to provide improved management over such interfaces and/or the various user-mode processes.
In accordance with certain implementations, configuration file 206 is updated or otherwise managed via a user-mode Web Administration Service (WAS) process 212. As depicted, WAS process 212 is operatively associated with a configuration store 214. Configuration store 214 provides the necessary information about the structure/configuration of web server arrangement 200 to s allow for certain associations to be made between at least a portion of the available web accessible sites/pages/services provided therein and the supporting user-mode processes.
WAS process 212 maintains configuration file 206 using the associated information in configuration store 214. Thus, for example, configuration file 206 may include a listing or similar tree-like arrangement that can be quickly examined upon receiving a request based on the hierarchical portion of the URL. A plurality of data may be associated together in configuration groups such that UL service 204 can begin to systematically "walk through" the hierarchical portion of the requested URL to find the best matching configuration group and once found identify the most-appropriate application pool.
Configuration file 214 may also provide guidance or define logical rules with regard to the selection of a user-mode worker process. Thus, for example, a possible rule may prioritize the use of user-mode processes according to some scheme. One such exemplary scheme may cause UL service 204 to look for already running user-mode processes, rather than start a new user-mode process. Rules may also be provided to better manage the private interfaces and the running/halting/closing of user-mode processes.
WAS process 212 is configured to provide user administration capabilities in configuring, maintaining, or otherwise modifying all or part of configuration store 214. In certain configurations, the administrator may be able to define one or more rules or parameters that operatively affect the operation of UL service 204.
Further illustrated in
Vector send logic 218 is essentially configured to generate a vector array associated with a completed web request response. This vector array identifies where, within user-mode memory, various pieces or portions of the completed web request response are located. The vector array is then provided to vector receive logic 208, which uses this identifying information to retrieve or otherwise move/copy the various portions of the completed web request response from their respective locations in the user-mode memory into kernel mode memory or other like memory. In doing so, vector receive logic 208 assembles the completed web request response into a contiguous section of memory from which it can then be sent out using lower layer protocols, etc., such as TCP/IP.
To illustrate a few of the benefits with web server arrangement 200, attention is drawn first to
Based on these three exemplary sections of web request 302, the web application begins to process each of them and in this case places corresponding portions of the resulting web request response into user-mode memory 304. As shown, these portions are not located in a contiguous section of memory because, for example, the web application will likely have completed the static content requests A and C prior to completing dynamic content request B. Moreover, the web application may not have known how big a block of memory to reserve when initially starting to process web request 302 due to the variability in size of dynamic content B. Consequently, once all of the processing has been completed there is a need to reserve the correct size block of contiguous memory and to assemble the response content into that block and in a particular order. This is shown in memory 306. Next, the now contiguous web request response is transferred to kernel-mode or other like memory 310 for transmission by the protocol stack.
Turning to
Thus, for example, this improved process reduced the amount of user-mode memory by 50% and eliminated the need for the additional user-mode assembly step.
Vector array 404 may include, for example, a handle, tag, identifier, or offset and a size for the static content A and also for static content C. For dynamic content B, vector array 404 may include, for example, a pointer in memory and a size. Those skilled in the art will recognize that these and/or other identifying techniques may be employed. Vector array 404 may also include a count of the number of elements identified in the array.
It should also be noted that there may be more fragmentation of response data than what is illustrated in
Reference is now made to
Additional information is provided in the following implementations details for certain further exemplary implementations of the present invention.
As described herein, the improved techniques allow developers to specify a vector of buffers, fragments and/or even file handles, for example. In certain implementations, a function is called an HSE_REQ_VECTOR_SEND Server Support Function and using this function developers can send an entire response in one function call.
By way of example, a couple of scenarios are provided below:
Scenario 1:
The response of a custom ISAPI extension includes a header, some static content, a database query, and footer. The ISAPI developer can now send the entire response in one function call to the HSE_REQ_VECTOR_SEND Server Support Function. The developer can also send a vector of chunks to the client without having to call WriteClient multiple times.
Scenario 2:
ASP templates are provided which have a plurality of small buffers, mainly. static text buffers. ASP.DLL uses the HSE_REQ_VECTOR_SEND Server Support Function to send these buffers to the client making it much faster.
In accordance with certain exemplary implementations of the present invention, HSE_REQ_VECTOR_SEND is a Server Support Function that takes a pointer to a HSE_VECTOR_SEND structure that has to be filled before it is called.
The structure HSE_VECTOR_SEND structure is as follows:
typedef struct_HSE_VECTOR_SEND
LPHSE_RESPONSE_ELEMENT lpElementArray;
DWORD nElementCount,
DWORD dwFlags;
CHAR* pszHeaders,
DWORD cchHeaderSize
The parameters for the _HSE_VECTOR_SEND structure are described below:
LPHSE_RESPONSE_ELEMENT lpElementArray, is a pointer to a buffer of HSE_RESPONSE_PACKET structures. If an ISAPI extension wants to close the connection lpElementArray and nElementCount must be 0.
DWORD nElemenetCount is the number of elements that the HSE_RESPONSE_ELEMENT buffer contains. If the ISAPI extension wants to close the connection lpElementArray and nElementCount must be 0.
DWORD dwFlags include the following flags: HSE_IO_SYNC, HSE_IO_ASYNC, HSE_IO_DISCONNECT_AFTER_SEND, and HSE_IO_SEND_NO_HEADERS.
CHAR* pszHeaders, which is a list of headers.
DWORD cchHeaderSize, which is the length of the pszHeaders array.
The HSE_RESPONSE_ELEMENT structure is as follows:
Typedef struct_HSE_RESPONSE_ELEMENT {
DWORD element_type;
PVOID pBuffer;
ULONGLONG cbSize;
HANDLE hFile; (Optional)
ULONGLONG cbFileOffset;
The following is a description of each Member of the response Element when used for Vector Send SSF:
Element type: Specifies whether the element is a buffer or a file or a fragment. Fragments, for example, may be stored in a cache buffer in the UL service and used again.
pBuffer: Pointer to the data in memory to be sent. pBuffer has to be set to NULL if a File Handle or a fragment should be sent.
cbSize Specifies number of bytes to transmit. If a file is sent, cbSize specifies the bytes to be sent, beginning from the offset of the file. If a file is sent and cbSize is 0, the transmission begins from the file offset till the end of the file. If a buffer is sent, cbSize specifies the number of bytes to be sent in this buffer. If a fragment is sent, cbSize is set to NULL.
hFile: (Optional) A handle to a file. The function transmits this file's data. The transmission starts at the file offset (cbFileOffset) and sends the number of bytes specified in cbSize. pBuffer has to be NULL, if a file should be transmitted. hFile has to be NULL or INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE if a buffer or fragment should be sent.
cbFileOffset: cbFileOffset specifies an offset within the file at which to start the file data transfer. If cbFileOffset is 0, the transmission begins with the first byte of the file. If the whole file should be sent, cbFileOffset and cbSize need to be 0. If a fragment is sent, cbFileOffset is set to NULL.
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