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We are 2 females planning to travel to Italy in early October. Never been and have no idea where to even begin. We are looking to relax and to see hidden gems, would rather stay away from touristy crowded areas. Heard very bad things about Rome, so not very keen on it, but don;t mind checking it out for a day. Really intrigued by Cinque Terre, so maybe stay in Venice and then travel to Verona and Cinque Terre? Please suggest some trip plans. thank you
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What do you like to do, are you young and like hiking, or museums, or beautiful scenery, sitting in the piazza drinking wine....?
Venice is one of the most crowded and touristy places in Italy. It is also not close to Cinque Terre, and in the vicinity of 1.2 hours by train from Verona.
I suggest to google map of Italy, get on trenitalia english website, do a little research on times and distances.
Do you have flights yet? Where are you flying into and out of?
That would help to narrow your choices.
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"Never been and have no idea where to even begin."
Some of the touristy areas/cities are touristy because they have some of the most interesting and beautiful things to see. For example, Rome has ancient ruins, great art and magnificent Cathedrals. Don't know what you've heard, but it is one of the great cities of the world. It is not a place to easily "check" out in a day, though you could see a couple of the major sights in a day.
Venice is just as touristy, for good reason. There are small cities/towns that are interesting for something like architecture or their cathedral. Do you have an interest in those?
Many places are crowded during the day, but empty out in the evening.
There are many great places to relax. If CT is one of your interests, then go there.
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I've made several trips to Rome as a single female and never had a problem. In fact it's my favorite city in Italy.
The main thing to be aware of in Italy is pick-pockets. There are announcements in the subways and train stations to be on alert. Wear a sling type purse that you can keep close to the front of your body, or even a money belt. Do not hang your purse on the back of a chair, or stop on the corner and count your money - Yes, I've seen tourists doing this! Figure out where you want to go before leaving your hotel. Stopping in the middle of the sidewalk to consult your map is a sure sign for a thief that you're not paying attention.
Use the safe in the hotel for your passport, any extra credit cards and money or jewelry. Only take with you daily what you think you'll need.
A good idea is to upload a copy of your itinerary, credit cards and passport to a site you can access remotely. Even if you lose everything, you can get to an internet cafe, or the hotel's business center, print a copy of your passport and return ticket. If you lose your passport you'll have to prove to the Embassy that you're who you say you are. Difficult when you've lost your id!
Please don't rule out Rome. It is one of the most fabulous cities in Europe. The history, architecture, culture, oh my gosh I could go on! It's a very walkable city. I went for New Years Eve and covered the whole city on foot, alone (divorce celebration!) I met some wonderful people and had some amazing experiences and delicious meals.
Where ever you go, travel smart, be aware of your surroundings and have a contingency plan if you lose documents or get separated from your friend.
And as always, lay out your clothes and money for your trip.
Divide the clothes in half and double the money!
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Please - first get a MAP of Italy. What you are thinking are day trips - just aren't. And what you think of as off the beaten track is where you will find mobs everyday.
As for Rome - it;s one of the greatest cities in the world - do not miss it.
The CT are five small towns cliffside - lots of climbing up and down - with hiking trails between them. In Oct can be pleasant or can be cool and wet. If you aren;t interested in hiking - there's not much to do.
And Venice is way more mobbed with tourists than Rome could ever be - during the day they outnumber he Venetians bey at least 2 to 1. You can do Verona as a day trip by train.
But, without knowing what you really want to see and do - and what your interests are it's hard to make specific recommendations. But - based on your misperceptions/ confusion I would start from scratch to get opinions here from people who have been to Italy many times.
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Rome is worth a visit, but one day is not enough. If you do one day do not try too much just a little will be nice. Rick Steves' walk from Campo Fiorri to the Spanish Steps is doable in an afternoon or morning and very nice and covers lots of great sites. If you want grat scenes, good food, and not many tourists try Le Marche, east of Tuscany close to the Adriatic Sea biut with mountains also. My wife and I stay at a agritourissmo there and love it.
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We hadn't got tickets yet, but can fly to Venice and back from Rome or vise versa. I heard that Rome is overcrowded, very bad and overpriced food, and huge line ups for everything. But i know it has lots to offer. We are looking to relax and walk a lot, sightseeng. Not very keen on museums, maybe a couple.
I got a map, and there is just no way to get from Rome to any northern parts, it will take forever. So at this point probably venice and verona would be the only things we can see. I wish we could do more.
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if you are thinking of flying into Venezia, and are not keen on Roma, then avoid it. the northern part of Italia has a LOT to see, and is not as crowded as Tuscana and common tourist areas like CT can be.
you can spend a lot of time in Veneto; the Dolomities, and in towns like Verona, Padua, Mantua, Treviso, Mantova, Bassano del Grappa, Cortina d'ampezzo(site of '56 winter olymics, Lake Garda & Trieste to the east. . you can drive to the Alps, visit historic and amazing WWI sites (Earnest Hemingway was wounded here)(and visit Austria if you wish), you can visit towns along the Adriatico if you like the sea.
let me know if you wish me to expound on this idea, i have travel there many times.
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I'm not sure where you heard the things you mention about Rome, but pretty much every place you would want to see in Italy is crowded; that's because lots of other people want to see it too. There are lines at lots of churches, museums and ancient sites, but you can often bypass them if have previously purchased a ticket or made a reservation online.
I don't remember having bad food in Rome, but you can have bad food anywhere if you are not careful when you select restaurants or just happen to be unfortunate enough to be at a good restaurant on a bad day.
As for prices, in my experience, Venice is the most expensive area, because virtually everything has to be brought in from the mainland. That does not, however, deter me from going there.
I have walked all over Rome by myself and never felt scared, lost, threatened, etc. As long as you have a good map, you will be fine.
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You could fly into Milan, take the train about an hour to Lake Como area for a few days, then train to Verona, then to Venice.
There are many places around Verona that you can do daytrips to, as Umo says above. Padua, Vicenza, etc.
That`s what we are doing a few weeks before you.
You will find that there are trains that can get you between places very rapidly. Not all, though, you have to look at the travel times when you`re buying tickets.
I think the lakes should still be okay at the beginning of October weatherwise. Haven`t been there yet, so maybe some-one else could comment on that.
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Ha, let me reword my first post. You don`t have to be young to like hiking, just young at heart.
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I would start off in Sorrento and take day trips to Positano, Amalfi and Capri. Beautiful and very relaxing and not too touristy that time of the year.
Train to Rome - don't listen to negative reports - it's an amazing city and not to be missed.
Hint - stay in the Central area in a good hotel. Talk to anyone and everyone while you're on this trip and you'll get great advise for restaurants, places to see, etc.
Have a wonderful trip to this beautuful country!
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kaza777: are you planning on renting a vehicle? are you ok with driving? and i assuming you are flying to Venezia because of a direct flight, correct? cheaper if you arrive and depart from same airport.
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If you don't want to be where it's crowded and touristy, you need to skip the places you mention. The "hidden gems" are in the countryside or at least much smaller towns than Venice and Rome. Are you willing to rent a car and get into the countryside?
With only 10 days, I wouldn't be changing hotels more than twice unless you rent a car and explore small towns on secondary roads.
Study the train timetables. Plot out driving routes using maps.google.com. Understand the driving access and parking issues wherever you plan to go. Do some reading to see what interests you. (Frankly, I think you'd be better off making this trip next year after you've done some homework.)
Or just fly into Venice, train to Rome, and fly home. That would be a great 10-day, first-time trip to Italy IMO.
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Not the OP but a question:
Jean, I just learned something new from you. I have always looked at trenitalia for schedules. We don't train much though, usually have a car.
It looks like fsitaliane includes trenitalia plus other lines? Just the state run lines though?
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sundried, I don't know of any content differences, but this is what I've noticed:
On Trenitalia you need to use Italian spelling and precise station names (and the way it wants them typed). I often get "Invalid departure station" and "Invalid arrival station" messages without knowing what I've got wrong. For example, to search trains from Rome to Varenna on Lake Como, you have to know/remember that there is a hyphen in the Varenna-Esino station name. If I search trains from there to Venice, I must type Venezia S. Lucia. Not Venezia S.L. or just Venezia. It must be Venezia S. Lucia.
I suppose you get accustomed to all of these quirks, but Fsitaliane is more intuitive/forgiving and recognizes Varenna Esino (with or without the hyphen) and Venice and will show me the connections without the mental gymnastics.
Another example, if you want to train from Rome to Milan, in one search Fsitaliane will tell you every train out of both Termini and Tiburtina and into the multiple Milan stations (Centrale, Rogoredo, Porta Garibaldi). AFAIK, Trenitalia requires separate searches from/to the different station options (typed "correctly" of course).
The Trenitalia site looks like it might be more user-friendly if you're buying tickets and want to know more about the different classes of service. I buy tickets after I arrive in Italy. I know I'm foregoing some discounts for total flexibility, but that's my preference when traveling.
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I can really understand two young people wanting to experience the Italy of hidden gems and beautiful walks in beautiful places without the touristy vibe. I actually think it is the beginning of a good travel plan.
Both le Cinque Terre and Venice can get extremely touristy, but there are ways to check them out and not give up the experience you are looking for.
You asked for suggestions for trip plans (and got snooty judgments and insults -- but that's the internet!). Here's my suggestion:
Fly to Milan and immediately take the train to Camogli or Zoagli.
3 nights there: 1 day to get over your jet lag, one to visit le Cinque Terre. One to hike or explore the rest of the area.
Train to Parma -- 2 nights
Train to Verona: 2 nights (you'll enjoy the Roman arena there!)
Train to Venice -- 3 nights
I'm tempted to say Verona 3 nights and Venice 2 nights, but if you pick that arrangement, you should go to Venice first thing in the morning from Verona so you have 2 full days there.
Finally, please, please, please ignore people who tell you things like: "every place you would want to see in Italy is crowded; that's because lots of other people want to see it too." It is 100 percent untrue -- whereas what you have heard about Rome is actually millions of people's experience of the city, especially if they are only there for a day or two.
Have a great trip, whatever you decide.
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If you like a little night life (which is nice in October), then choose Santa Margherita Ligure over Camogli. The two towns are only 5 minutes apart by train, so you can also see Camogli. If it's raining, visit Chiavari, which is also only a few minutes away by train. From all these places, you can visit le Cinque Terre by train and hike (plus you can also hike in Camogli and Santa Margherita Ligure too.)
Santa Margherita Ligure gets cruise ship tourists during the day, who mostly go on to visit Portofino, but that won't be too much in your way if you are visiting other towns during the day and having your drinks and dinners in Santa Margherita Ligure.
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Kaza777 I hope you haven't felt insulted by the comments here. Everyone has been trying to help by finding out something about what you like, to narrow down what might be a good visit for you. Italy is a big country with many, many beautiful places to see.
<every place you would like to see in Italy is crowded....etc>
The poster was trying to say its crowded because there are so many nice things to see there, so don't be put off by that.
Oh and yes, Venice is sublime in the evenings, when the day trippers empty out.
Not sure where you are flying from, but when we come from western Canada, it's a 15 hour trip, and automatically lose a day with the time change, so factor that in to your schedule. And another day for flight home.
Not everyone likes Rome. My niece hated it, but they stayed in a scummy, scary area and weren't interested in history. To each his own! Most people find it, as above, one of the most intriguing cities anywhere on earth.
Just go to Destinations>Rome at the top of Fodors page here, and scroll down to Top Things to do In Rome. Do the same for any of the places you are interested in.
However, you are right, you need to center on one area ( north or south) because of your time constraints.
Wherever you decide to go, you will love it! Have a great trip, and fun planning.
And forgot to say Welcome to Fodor's
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Jean, I posted a thank you to you last night, but it seems to have disappeared. So, thanks, that is so good to know.
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Thank you all for your comments and suggestions! Wow! Losts to think about! Today I am off to the book store and will be gathering info on all the options you sugegsted here. Lots of places I never heard about and need to research. As to 'funky' comments, in no way was I insulting Rome, I just spoke with 4 people who traveled there recently and while they said it is worth visiting, they were put off by food, crowds and other little things. I traveled to Europe and I know that u can get crappy food everywhere along with mobs and other unpleasant things.
Because I am flying from Canada it is not possible to fly to Milan, which would be great, only to Rome or very limited flights to Venice. So, I am going to put together an Itinerary and will post it here for your review and suggestions. Thank u very much people, you are all amazing and your knowledge is greatly appreciated!
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We have been going to Italy regularly since 2000, and for my first trip, I would fly into Rome (since Milan is not possible) and immediately go to Florence, stay there for about half your allotted time, then go back to Rome for the rest of the time.
These two cities are bot spectacular, and if you leave them out, you will have to spend too much time explaining why you skipped them, IMHO.
Now if this was a subsequent trip, then I would think about adding (take your pick of several of these): Lucca, Pisa, Venice, Bologna, and the CT,and perhaps some of Umbria. But this is your first trip, and not many folks go to Italy only once. For example, we went with another couple to Amalfi, Rome, Florence and one night in Milan in 2010 for what they labeled "our only trip to Italy" and they are planning to go back.
So I think you would do well to focus on these two cities, and really see them well, and they leave something for later. Changing towns takes most of one day, unless you leave really early in the AM.
Again, this is only one person's opinion. You really can't go wrong in Italy!
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Maps I love are - 'Streetwise" - laminated, easy fold and very clear to read. You can get one for Venice, Rome, etc.
The other is 'MapEasy" - a glossy paper, waterproof and doesn't tear easily. I love this map. It has amazing details. It highlights Attractions, Food/eats ($,$$) Transit, Shopping, Accommodation. All color coded and comments are inserted on the sights.
You can look up a hotel and see what's nearby (restaurants, sights, etc.)
I got both of these at Barnes and Noble, I'm sure you could also order online. They were about $6 each.
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Ok, we managed to get 14 days ont he ground! We are flying in and out of Rome. We would love to explore the southern area rather that northern. So far we are thinking to stay in Rome for a couple of days(visit Vatican) , Naples, Ostia Antica, Amalfi coast, and Trulli in Bari region. Please give your suggestion on itinerary and places that are really worth visiting.
P.S. We are not into clubbing or crazy night life. We love to walk for hours, explore culture, some museums( not too much), and relax.
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I'm pretty confident that if you are allowed to enter a building you will be able to access many buildings with appropriate consequences. In an E3 interview Jade Raymond said:You will probably be able to enter certain buildings but it's unlikely that all buildings are enterable. But it would be awesome if you could climb up in a house, open the window and hide or to steal things.
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regarding weapons, a true master assassins (atleast what I think) uses poisons to kill, stunn their target or gaurds. Even if I havent seen or heard anything about poisons in AC, I would love to be able to use it.
Think of sneaking into your targets house in the night and hear him coming down the stairs saying to himself that he wants a drink. U then run fast to a bottle of whine that u see on the table and poison it.
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This is fairly unlikely considering the exaggeration that the developers have placed on thier consistency with historical accounts and information.Originally posted by dsoihn:
regarding weapons, a true master assassins (atleast what I think) uses poisons to kill, stunn their target or gaurds. Even if I havent seen or heard anything about poisons in AC, I would love to be able to use it.
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The early Gravettian in Central France: La Vigne Brun
This is a 3, 5 cm (Micro) Gravette point from the Vigne Brun site, found at the site in large quantities (although mostly broken), and called: "Microgravette of Vigne-Brun type" ( http://www.aggsbach.de/2014/04/microgravettes-the-most-successful-projectile-points-of-the-paleolithic-old-world/). The old C-14 dates from La Vigne Brun fall … Continue reading
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The Gravettian at the Solutré Site
This is a highly patinated fragment of a "Spitzklinge" (pointed blade) from the Gravettian at the famous Solutré site- almost identical to examples from the Willendorf site in the Wachau region. Pointed blades have been identified as a major component of … Continue reading
Posted in Plaeolithics and Neolithics Tagged Gravettian, Pavlovian, Pointed Blade, Solutré, Solutrean 1 Comment
Non Utilitarian Objects collected by Early Humans: The Archaeology of Curiosity
This is a fossilized shark tooth from the Gravettian strata of the Abri Pataud at Les Eyzies in the French Dordogne. Sharks have been living on earth for about 400 million years. When a shark dies and its cartilage dissolves, the teeth … Continue reading
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Gravettian Jet Pendant at Abri Pataud (Les Eyzies; Dordogne)
Jet, known also as "gagate", is a carbon fossil, compact and very light. It is a lustrous black stone which has a hardness of 2.5-4 (quite soft) and a specific gravity of 1.30-1.35. Another name of jet is "black amber". … Continue reading
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Abri Pataud / Les Eyzies during the Gravettian: Three Rare Artifacts
Compared to the Pavlovien of Middle Europe, denticulated blades are rare during the Gravettian of S/W-France. At Pataud Stratum 4 and 5 they have been described in small numbers (max. 1,5% of all artifacts). In addition their appearance is not as standardized compared to … Continue reading
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|Sergei Kuznetsov, John Denison
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The present invention is related to data storage systems generally, and more specifically to hard disk drive emulators.
Hard disk drives have been used in virtually all server computers built since the late 1980's, while the architecture of these computers has undergone sweeping changes. The use of server computers comprising a plurality of modular server blades is becoming more prevalent in systems previously utilizing unitary servers and server farms. A server blade is a circuit board populated with the components of a computer, such as a processor, memory (random access and read-only memory), a system bus, a hard disk drive and a network connection. Each blade is an independent system with its own memory, processor and network connection. Bladed servers stack numerous independent lower-end servers within a single cabinet. Due to their compact size, multiple blade servers can be placed in a single server rack or enclosure, allowing numerous systems to share electricity and HVAC resources.
Server blades are more cost-efficient, smaller and consume less power than traditional box-based servers. One source of their appeal lies in the fact that they may be inserted in a rack to conserve space. For example, one exemplary chassis manufactured by IBM can hold up to 14 processor blades. Six chassis can fit into a server rack, which could house up to 168 processors, or about double what a rack would house if stuffed with traditional "pizza box" servers.
Server blades have been designed for dedicated applications such as Web servers and caching servers that deliver Web pages to Internet browsers, SSL servers for encrypted communication, streaming servers for audio and video transmissions, running firewalls to keep intruders out of corporate networks, and housing DNS (domain name system) indexes that enable one computer to find another on the Internet.
Another advantage of server blades is their scalability. In subscriber service businesses, it is desirable to be able to grow server processing capacity to match increases in the subscriber base. For example, in an interactive television system it is desirable to increase processing in proportion to the number of subscribers (or the expected number of simultaneous subscriber sessions).
Implicit in the server blade model is the ability to retain some or all of the existing server blades when a new blade is added. The first server blades initially installed in a given rack may remain in service longer than a traditional unitary server. Therefore, a method of increasing the lifecycle of a server blade is advantageous. In addition, the use of "blade" servers will potentially increase the number of computers to be maintained in many facilities by orders of magnitude. For example, as noted above, more than one hundred blades can be installed in the space of a traditional server. The administrator of the blade server has to maintain the hardware and software in each blade. Because of the number of blades in a system can far exceed the number of traditional servers they replace, methods for improving the reliability of a server blade are also advantageous.
The main mechanical component (and likely point of failure) of a server blade is the hard disk drive (HDD), which provides the main non-volatile mass storage. Typical commercially available HDDs include a disk that spins at a speed of 7200 revolutions per minute. The disks rotate on bearings, which are prone to failure.
More reliable systems are desired.
A hard disk drive (HDD) emulator comprises a dynamic random access memory, a controller that refreshes content of the dynamic random access memory, and an input/output port coupled to the controller. The input/output port provides a hard disk drive interface. An operating system of a computing system in which the HDD emulator is installed uses the dynamic random access memory as a swap storage space.
HDD emulator 12 provides a standard HDD physical and electrical interface 42, capable of communicating with any processor (e.g., processor 32 shown in
Use of a standard connector interface allows HDD emulator 12 to be connected to a server blade, a unitary server, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, or other type of computer. The HDD emulator 12 may alternatively be connected to the processor of a television set top box used to receive and process cable or satellite television signals. Some of the advantages of the exemplary HDD emulator 12 are best realized when the emulator is used by a computer configured to use virtual memory.
Typical conventional computing systems that support a virtual memory model and a hard disk drive for the swap partition of a virtual memory. Virtual memory may be viewed as an imaginary memory area supported by operating systems such as Windows, OS/2 and UNIX. Virtual memory may also be viewed as an alternate set of memory addresses. Programs use these virtual addresses rather than real addresses to store instructions and data. When the program is executed, the virtual addresses are translated (mapped) into physical memory addresses. Virtual memory essentially enlarges the usable physical address space, the set of addresses a program can use. For example, virtual memory might contain two to four times as many addresses as main memory. A program larger than the main memory would not be able to fit in main memory all at once, but the computer could execute such a program by copying into main memory those portions of the program needed at any given point during execution.
The operating system divides virtual memory into pages, each of which contains a fixed number of addresses. Each page is stored on a mass storage medium. When the page is needed in the main memory, the operating system copies (swaps) it from mass storage medium to main physical memory, translating (mapping) the virtual addresses into real addresses.
In the exemplary embodiments, the mass storage medium for the swap partition is implemented in solid state devices within the HDD emulator 12. In one preferred embodiment, the swap directory and swap data are stored in DRAM 18. The DRAM 18 may include any commercially available DRAM devices, such as individual RAM chips, or a printed circuit board with memory devices mounted thereon, such as a single in-line memory module (SIMM), a dual in-line memory module (DIMM), or Rambus memory module (RIMM). The memory may be of any variety, such as Extended Data Output DRAM (EDO DRAM), Burst EDO DRAM, Fast Page Mode RAM (FPM RAM), Synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), Mobile SDRAM, Rambus DRAM (RDRAM), or SyncLink DRAM (SLDRAM). Other memory chips or other types of circuit boards having memory mounted thereon may be used.
One of ordinary skill in the art can readily set the location of the swap partition of the virtual memory using conventional operating system functions. For example, in a WINDOWS 98 operating environment, a partition can be created in the HDD Emulator 12 using the standard FDISK routine. Then, under the "Performance" tab of the WINDOWS 98 system properties dialog box, a "Virtual Memory" button is provided to set virtual memory parameters. In the "Virtual Memory" dialog box, the drive letter of the HDD emulator is specified. Because HDD Emulator 12 has an input/output interface 42 that conforms to that of a standard HDD, one of ordinary skill can readily determine the procedure for setting the swap partition in the HDD emulator for other operating systems using virtual memory.
Similarly, using conventional operating system functions, the HDD emulator 12 can be partitioned to establish separate partitions for the SRAM 14 and Flash EEPROM 16.
Preferably, the total amount of DRAM 18 in HDD emulator 12 is at least about four times as large as the main memory 36 of the processor system in which the HDD emulator is installed. For example, in a server blade 30 having 512 MB of main memory, the HDD emulator preferably has at least 2.0 GB of DRAM 18 for swap space.
The DRAM 18 may optionally include error correction coding (ECC) memory devices or non-ECC memory devices. ECC memory devices have extra bytes, which are used with special circuitry for testing the accuracy of data as it passes in and out of memory. In some embodiments that include ECC memory, the memory cells that are provided for storing error correction codes are used for storing additional swap data, as described further below. Other embodiments use the ECC circuitry provided by the manufacturer for word error correction, although the efficiency of memory usage is not as great.
DRAM combines high access speed and high reliability with low cost relative to non-volatile solid state memory media, and is advantageous for any application that does not require non-volatile storage.
In some embodiments, HDD emulator 12 further includes at least one additional non-volatile solid-state storage medium for persistent storage. For example, in some embodiments, an electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM) or flash EEPROM 16 is used to store a boot operating system, and optionally, one or more application programs. Both EEPROM and flash EEPROM can be erased by exposing them to an electrical charge. A flash EEPROM can be erased and reprogrammed in blocks instead of one byte at a time, and is thus faster than an EEPROM. Like other types of PROM, EEPROM and flash EEPROM retain their contents even when the power is turned off, but they are not as fast as RAM (in either storage or retrieval). Also, EEPROM and flash EEPROM are subject to "wear," or degradation after many repeated write cycles. Flash chips generally have lifespans from 100K to 300K write cycles. Therefore, flash EEPROMs are preferred for storing types of data that are updated relatively-infrequently, but are not preferred for a swap partition.
In some embodiments, HDD emulator 12 further includes a non-wearable, non-volatile memory device that does not degrade, even after frequent writes. For example, some embodiments include a non-volatile static random access memory (SRAM) 14 with a battery for backup power. The emulator controller 20 causes the non-volatile SRAM 14 to store at least one of the group consisting of partition information and file directory information. The partition information identifies the location of the swap partition in DRAM, allowing the operating system to swap data between the virtual memory and the real memory. Non-volatile SRAM combines fast access speed (even faster than DRAM) and high reliability with persistence of memory.
SRAM 14 may also be used to provide a high speed cache for pages that are likely to be swapped to main memory in the near future, using a conventional cache management algorithm. In that case, HDD emulator controller 20 also includes cache controller logic.
In other embodiments, magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM) is used for the non-wearable non-volatile memory device 14. This technology has the nonvolatility characteristic of flash memory and the advantage of DRAM density (without the need for refresh). MRAM has speed that is comparable to SRAM. In alterative embodiments, MRAM may also be used for storing the partition information and file directories, in place of flash EEPROM.
As noted above, in some embodiments the DRAM 18 includes one or more ECC memory DIMMs. One exemplary embodiment takes advantage of the way whole pages (instead of individual words) of data are swapped from the virtual memory into the real memory by using a more space efficient error correction mechanism than the ECC provides. (ECC is provided on a word basis.) In the exemplary embodiment, no error correction codes are applied to individual words in DRAM 18, because the words of data are not accessed individually for swapping. Instead, an error correction algorithm is applied to the whole page, or to a block (e.g., 256 bytes or 512 bytes) that is a subset of the page, to produce block error correction codes stored in a portion 18 b of DRAM 18. The total number of bytes that are allocated to error correction codes in portion 18 b is less than the total number that would be allocated to ECC in cells 18 c if word-wise error correction is employed. As a consequence, many ECC memory cells 18 c are freed up from being used for error correction, and are made available for swap storage purposes. For example, a conventional cyclical redundancy code (CRC) may be used for block error encoding and correction. When the data are refreshed in the DRAM 18, the block CRC is also read and used to restore any bits that have become corrupted.
The controller 20 includes a hard drive emulator controller, and a DRAM controller 22 that controls the DRAM 18. The controllers 20 and 22 may be implemented as two separate devices, or as a single controller that performs two functions.
In a conventional DRAM controller for ECC memory, the controller receives four bytes of data to be stored in DRAM and ECC circuitry generates an additional byte of ECC. Then the controller sends the four bytes of data to the storage cells and the one byte of ECC to the ECC cells of the DRAM. Similarly, when the four bytes of data are requested by the processor, the conventional controller reads the four bytes of data and the one byte of ECC, to ensure data integrity. In the embodiment of
As shown in
An other feature of some embodiments is that the DRAM controller 22 has knowledge of which portions of the DRAM are in use. In a conventional main memory, data (or instructions) that are recently used are likely to be used again presently. However, when a page is swapped back from virtual memory to main memory, there is no longer a need to keep a copy of the data in the swap partition. With knowledge of which portions of the DRAM 18 are in use, and which are no longer needed, the regeneration circuit 22 b can conserve power by only refreshing the areas of DRAM 18 currently being used.
In some embodiments, the selective refreshing of only currently used memory cells is combined with the temperature dependent refresh rate to further conserve power.
In some embodiments, the exemplary HDD emulator 12 is substituted for a hard disk drive in many applications, providing improved performance and reliability. In other embodiments, the HDD emulator 12 resides alongside a regular HDD as an additional drive for swap storage. In these embodiments, swap performance is improved, and hard drive wear is reduced, improving overall reliability.
HDD emulator 12 has solid state memory including dynamic random access memory 18 and a DRAM controller 22 that refreshes the DRAM 18. The operating system of server blade 30 uses at least a portion of the DRAM 18 as a swap storage space. The emulator controller 20 is communicatively coupled to the HDD controller 40.
In some embodiments, the HD controller 40 has a conventional port (e.g., ATA/100 or Wide Ultra3 SCSI), and emulator 12 has a corresponding mating connector 42, as described above with reference to
The processor 32 may be of any type suitable for a server blade including, but not limited to, a 2.8 GHz single or dual Xeon™ processor or a 1.4 GHz Pentium� III (dual capability) processor, both manufactured by Intel Corporation of Santa Clara, Calif.
Exemplary main server blade memory 36 may be of any type suitable for a server blade including, but not limited to, between 512 MB and 2 GB of ECC SDRAM.
The network controller 38 may be, for example, an Ethernet network interface card (NIC), such as a Fast Ethernet PCI controller GD82559ER with Wake On LAN feature, by Intel Corporation, or an NC3 163 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet adapter with Wake On LAN feature, or an NC7780 gigabit Ethernet NIC, marketed by Hewlett Packard of Palo Alto, Calif. Other network interface cards may be used.
An on board basic I/O system (BIOS) memory 34 may include a flash EEPROM, allowing updates to the BIOS. In alternative embodiments, MRAM or a read only memory may be used. For the server blade, a net-bootable BIOS may be used to load on boot operating system and applications into the server 44.
The Headend 50 transmits interactive television (ITV) programs to a plurality of television set top boxes 60 (only one of which is shown in
Also shown in
The cable (and satellite) television industry is an advantageous application of an HDD emulator 12 that uses DRAM memory 18 for swap space. There is no requirement to restore the information in the server swap pages after loss of power. These areas contain dynamic information. For example, the swap data 118 may have copies of inactive session data pertaining to a session with a set top box 60. A new session can be established with the user, and thus persistent storage is not required. The cable industry is also one in which server computing needs scale to the number of active customer sessions, making the bladed server model useful.
Although a few specific examples of uses for the HDD emulator 12 are provided above, the HDD emulator can be used in any processor based system having an operating system that manages virtual memory by setting up a specific swap area in a hard drive, by redirecting the swap area to the HDD emulator. The HDD emulator 12 can be used in virtually any computer to improve reliability and performance by elimination of the mechanical hard drive.
Although the invention has been described in terms of exemplary embodiments, it is not limited thereto. Rather, the appended claims should be construed broadly, to include other variants and embodiments of the invention, which may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and range of equivalents of the invention.
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Discussion in '1979 - 1995 (Fox, SN95.0, & 2.3L) -General/Talk-' started by 5.0Droptop, Sep 13, 2013.
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Thursday, May 12, 2016
{Book Review} The Michigan Murders by Edward Keyes
by Edward Keyes
Publisher: Open Road Media
Released: April 19th 2016
Genre: Non-Fiction- Adult: True Crime
How I got it: NetGalley
An Edgar Award Nominee: The terrifying true story of savage murders, a terrorized midwestern town, and the serial killer who could have lived next door
In 1967, during the time of peace, free love, and hitchhiking, nineteen-year-old Mary Terese Fleszar was last seen alive walking home to her apartment in Ypsilanti, Michigan. One month later, her naked body—stabbed over thirty times and missing both feet and a forearm—was discovered, partially buried, on an abandoned farm. A year later, the body of twenty-year-old Joan Schell was found, similarly violated. Southeastern Michigan was terrorized by something it had never experienced before: a serial killer. Over the next two years, five more bodies were uncovered around Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Michigan. All the victims were tortured and mutilated. All were female students.
After multiple failed investigations, a chance sighting finally led to a suspect. On the surface, John Norman Collins was an all-American boy—a fraternity member studying elementary education at Eastern Michigan University. But Collins wasn't all that he seemed. His female friends described him as aggressive and short tempered. And in August 1970, Collins, the "Ypsilanti Ripper," was arrested, found guilty, and sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole.
Written by the coauthor of The French Connection, The Michigan Murders delivers a harrowing depiction of the savage murders that tormented a small midwestern town.
Review: This was a spine tingling read, even if all the names had been changed. This is the account of several murders spanning the late 60's, each gruesome and senseless. Seven young co-eds lost their lives to a serial killer in Southeastern Michigan. I am interested in true crime and had never heard of these cases, so I found this book extremely interesting.
I thought Mr Keyes did a wonderful job researching the cases and providing readers with all the information. Starting with the first murder and crafting a detailed story leading us to the arrest and conviction of John Norman Collins, called James Armstrong in the book. In this story like many others of this genre, it was observation and diligent police work that led to the capture of this hideous person. As the book progresses we learn how James/John took pains to try and cover his tracks. It was interesting to read how forensics at that time worked and was used.
Over all this was a fascinating read, and if you are into true crime definitely check it out.
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Obama touts community impact of new presidential center
CHICAGO (FOX 32 NEWS) - Dozens of phone cameras recorded former first lady Michelle Obama's first public appearance in Chicago since leaving the White House.
She returned to the South Shore Cultural Center where the Obamas were married 25 years ago. Mrs. Obama did not speak, but the former president offered new details of their vision for their presidential center.
"If we do this well, not only will this end up being a world-recognized institution, where people not just from around Chicago, not just around the country, but from around the world come to teach and learn from each other. But it's also going to be a transformational project for this community," Barack Obama said Wednesday.
Showing new images of the center planned for 59th and Stony Island, the former leader of the free world dealt with details usually left to aldermen. A portion of one side street may be closed. There will be basketball hoops, a playlot and space for families to barbeque and picnic.
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"Fashion news" is exactly what it sounds like: news about or pertaining to fashion. As one can imagine, there are slow news days during which editors might give coverage to things that perhaps normally wouldn't warrant attention.
A few weeks ago, Donald Trump said in an interview that "dress shops" in Washington, D.C. were sold out ahead of his inauguration, deducing that this was because so many people would be in attendance. Almost immediately, Racked disproved this by calling several stores in the area and simply asking if they had gowns available. They did. Case closed. Move on.
However, last week, the story continued when Washington Post ran an article about one boutique owner who had a surplus of dresses, and needed to have a sale to unload her stock. Other publications picked up the story. This was fashion's version of the side-by-side Washington Mall photographs, comparing Barack Obama's inauguration crowd to Trump's.
But can the success of an event be measured by fashion and garments sold? If the entire city actually had sold out, then yes. Although one could always argue that perhaps stores simply hadn't properly prepared for the event by stocking enough product. Having enough product in stock is a major part of a buyer's job, which involves forecasting demand. This year, demand was already low, as Trump's inaugural festivities had fewer balls than his predecessor's, something that was announced back in December.
What focusing on one boutique also doesn't take into account is the luxury retail landscape in D.C.—were there other stores having the same problem? Can the failure of an event be measured by fashion and garments not sold? If the entire city actually had a surplus, then yes. That, however, is incredibly difficult to measure.
Anyone who has worked for a corporate retail chain knows that the price of an individual garment will be the same across all store locations. So even if, for example, the Gucci boutique in D.C. was allocated extra gowns ahead of the inauguration, they would not go on sale at that specific Gucci location. More than likely, the extra gowns would simply be sent to other stores. The boutique featured in the Washington Post is independent, and has nowhere else to allocate its stock. The owner either sells the dresses, or she's stuck with them.
And what of the big-name department stores in the city? When called, a sales associate at Saks said the store did have a large selection of dresses, although not too many on sale—one would have to go to the outlet for that. Meanwhile, a Saks Off Fifth associate said that the inauguration had actually "cleaned them out" of dresses (although they did have a few racks).
Perhaps the information beginning to present itself is not actually of inauguration attendance, but of consumer habits in Washington—are women seeking to shop at lower price points? Or are they more interested in high-end labels than independent boutiques? We are still so, so far from a clear picture, or even a decent understanding because no one has the exact numbers. Additionally, one cannot research modern consumer habits without considering online sales.
Over the past few years, online luxury shopping has become increasingly popular, with established department stores such as Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, and the aforementioned Saks all catering to an online market. One also must consider the rise of online-only entities, such as Net-a-Porter and Moda Operandi. Not only is standard shipping free from many of these retailers, but in the case of Net-a-Porter, it is also fast, with purchases being able to reach Washington, D.C. within three business days. To get an understanding of how many sales e-tailers made related to the inauguration, one would have to find out if there were increased orders shipped to Washington ahead of the ceremony. FU reached out to Net-a-Porter, Moda Operandi, and Rent the Runway (which also has a brick-and-mortar location in Washington), but they did not respond.
Yes, the above is a hefty amount of research and nitpicking done in order to criticize…nitpicking. I mean it as a gentle ribbing of sorts, to say, "Hey, Fashion, aren't you blowing this a tad out of proportion?" It's one thing to report on unsubstantiated boasting and falsehoods (Fact: the crowd at the inauguration was not the largest in history. Fact: "dress shops" were not sold out of gowns and dresses in advance of, or at any point during, the inauguration), but focusing on the fact that one boutique in DC is having a sale due to a surplus seems to be spinning a story out of nothing.
And then Saturday happened.
In the face of people being detained in airports, reporting on dresses in Washington seems insignificant. In the face of mass protests, reporting on dresses in general might seem vapid. In the midst of a nation divided—in which the rift is only getting deeper, with both sides feeling pained, ignored, unsafe—nitpicking fashion discussions seem tone deaf.
Attending fashion-related events in recent months has been a bizarre activity. Soirees planned weeks (if not months) in advance suddenly become hollow for attendees even marginally informed of the day's events. Have you heard this? What's going to happen? Did you attend the protest? Mood lighting dances on the walls. Disco music plays. Handsome men with freakishly good bone structure glide around the room with trays of champagne flutes. Visually, it's swanky, but the room is anxious.
And so the nitpicking about dresses in Washington comes into focus: There is a need and desire among fashion writers and journalists to speak out, to contribute in some way to the national discussion. Although it can be difficult to find an angle relevant to the subject matter in which we are experts. This is how we end up with articles even tenuously related to fashion—so that we can still chime in on the politics. However, in reality, there is no shortage of topics to choose from if one wants to have a nuanced discussion about the role the fashion industry plays in both politics and everyday life—and vice versa. Pink pussy hats. Black hoodies. The re-shoring of factories. Immigrant workers. And even if the fashion news of the day is strictly related to the industry (as we will see when fashion week kicks off), writing about your industry does not mean you aren't connected to the world at large, it just means you are doing your job.
Humans have the capacity to be, to feel, to take interest in more than one thing at a time, even if they contradict each other. We are able to be frivolous and to be engaged in complex social issues. Just as an actor can do a romantic comedy and voice a hard-hitting documentary, just as a musician can pen both a corporate jingle and an activist anthem, just as an athlete can protest before throwing a ball back and forth, so too can fashion journalists report on glamour as well as how fashion is a reflection of society at any given moment. Perhaps this is where those who dismiss fashion writers as unable to contribute to intelligent discussion (as Tucker Carlson did when he told Teen Vogue's Lauren Duca to "stick to [writing about] thigh-high boots") can be shown how integral to everyday life fashion is. But politically minded articles that pertain to fashion will only succeed if there is a worthwhile story in the first place.


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Monday, October 20, 2008
Yet this all came to a halt when we had a meeting last Thursday. It was our day off (for reasons I don't know) and we were meant to come in for a meeting and decorate the place for Halloween.
At the meeting I sat around and watched as it unfolded. It turns out the school is implementing new testing for the students. This is actually a good thing because the test up to now have been really simple and not that serious. The new tests are a complete overhaul. The way you administer it is by taking the kids one by one into the hallway, have them sit down and listen to a CD, then they give their answer. It consists of 4 parts and is broken up between the foreign and Korean teachers.
It was like a bomb had gone off. The Korean teachers pointed out how the new tests don't exactly correlate with the text books, which means that they are going to have to spend extra time teaching the children how to take the test. But there is virtually no time. We get 45 minutes for each class, most of which is spent checking homework or their workbook. They now have to squeeze in more material. Also the Korean teachers complained that the parents are going to be upset because obviously their children are going to fail the test, since it is harder.
As I listened and watch everyone sigh in disappointment, I could only feel a sense of relief at leaving. The meeting made it apparent to me that this place still doesn't have its act together. They should have known that if they were going to introduce new testing that it would affect the lesson plans.
Oh well! I am now grateful for leaving at the end of the month. For my next workplace I know it may or may not be well organized, but I think I will have the skills to approach it.
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and let me guess... the new test is expected to be implemented next friday.ReplyDelete
no lead time given for major changes was always the greatest shortcoming of the managers at my various hogwans.
It will be implemented next month, which is way I feel relief! But I think if I were to still be at this place I would be spending this month figuring out how to plan for it.ReplyDelete
The rest of my coworkers seem bummed out but I don't see them taking any planning actions.
There is going to be another meeting next week before next month, hopefully they will let me skip it...seeing how it doesn't pertain to me.
I think in general the teacher manager never really received management training...she was a teacher and became a manager. Her and I don't see eye to eye 90% of the time.
2 weeeeeeks!!!!
Get used to the disorganization of Korean schools--public or private.ReplyDelete
My favorite Korean Lack of Planning event happened when I had to judge a skit contest and they'd double-booked the room. I was the only one who thought that was weird. (If you're interested, it's the 11/24/07 entry on my blog.)
Thanks Amanda.ReplyDelete
I think since I am still here that I will not escape this disorganized way of management. I will have to try hard to become not so reactive and more active.
I didn't even get active. I just watched it all with a bemused detachment, because I found that if I got active and did something, they decided, about 20 mins after I'd finished my part of whatever it was, that they didn't need me.ReplyDelete
When in Korea, do as Koreans. Make it all up at the last minute. ㅋㅋㅋ
From what I've heard, planning ahead is not a skill that many (most?) hagwon managers have mastered. However, I think that doing some screening prior to accepting a position can do a lot to cut down on surprises.ReplyDelete
As a 'happy' example, I am going to finish a student book for one of my classes next week. My director stopped by at the end of last week to ask what day I thought we'd be done, and then on Monday of this week he brought in four different books for me to browse through and choose between for what we'd cover next. Very much on the ball.
When first looking at jobs in Korea last year I participated in 30 phone interviews but turned down each position for one reason or another before finally agreeing to work at my current hagwon - after interview number 31. I think part of it is knowing what you want before you start, while the rest is being patient to make sure you get it in the end. I hope the school in Hwassan is one that meets what you're looking for!
Samedi just reminded me of something. At my hogwon, I was told that I wasn't doing the book fast enough and that I was going to take over a year to do the book.ReplyDelete
I did the math and showed them that we were going to be done in 7 months at my pace.
Hogwon owners are not known for math skills, either, so watch that pay check.
Also, while you're at it, Joy, you should check that they're actually paying your taxes and pension and not pocketing it.


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Firstly you buy, faerie charm,2 health potions,2 mana potions and 2 wards. After you get a philosopher stone to gather money. Get mercuary treads and then rush trinity force to do more damage. Get rabadon to maximise your healing and later on save up for a warmog to become more beefy.To ensure survival get a guardians angel. If your want,turn your philosophers stone into a shurelya's reverie near end game.
If supporting, always use pulverise and then walk behind the enemy quickly and knock them back for your AD carry or AP carry to kill. Don't take the minions farm and always use your triumphant roar when your team member/members get low.
AP carrying
If you want to AP carry,always change warmog into a rylais crystal sceptor to maximise slows and damage since this can be damaging. Although if your the AP carry, still try to anticiate with your ultimate due to your team members can get into the battles while you pick up kills with your crowd control.
If your tanking full on,you can take away the rabadon deathcap for a randuin omen or thornmail to maximise defense. If not defense,get a Force of Nature for magic resistance. Alistar is an offensive tank due to his crowd control so always anticiate with your ultimate and if you get low, use a randuin omen slow to get their carrys away from you or your teammates.
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If your aiming for strong jungling, try to roam around alot for your teams constant kills. Alistar as I prefer,is and always has been an offensive jungle because his knock-ups and knockbacks can really be effective for ganking. Grab a smite instead of an exhaust for this.
If an Alistar has a load of assists or kills, he's hard to shut down due to his tankiness and damage. Alistar is very hard to take down in team fights so you can tank out the enemy team and still come out alive :).
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Blaming refs for loss: $10K; Providing quote for the ages: Priceless
Look, the NHL had to fine Chicago Blackhawks Coach Joel Quenneville for opening up his yap and claiming the referees "ruined" Game 4 against the Detroit Red Wings with a two-minute roughing minor. As well as for his subtle criticism of the quality of the officiating in that game: "I think we witnessed probably the worst call in the history of sports today."
We just wish there was some sort of sportswriter-fueled legal defense fund that could help with his $10,000 fine from the NHL. You know, for all that Coach Q's given us in the last 24 hours.
His nutty outburst was one of two things: an insightful tactic or an insane tirade. He was asked today on an off-day press conference whether his attack on the referees was "an effort to take the pressure" off his young, struggling team. Said Coach Q:
"That's tough to say. I think after games, sometimes you're more emotional than other games. We have a young team. We've overcome a lot. The nice thing about our group, we seem to just move on and handle the next challenge. We obviously have a huge challenge ahead of us."
No kidding. So there's a chance this was some old-school Reg Dunlop 'rally the boys against The Man' psychology.
Or Quenneville momentarily lost his marbles and truly believed that an alleged phantom roughing call is worse than Jeffrey Maier in the Yankee Stadium outfield, Brett Hull in the Buffalo Sabres' crease and half the games Brad Watson has refereed and Angel Hernandez has umpired.
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Jamie Dornan to take part in celebrity Gogglebox for Stand Up to Cancer
Fancy a night in front of the television with Jamie Dornan?
We're used to watching him on the screen - but tonight for one night only you get to watch television with the Holywood actor as he takes part in a special episode of Gogglebox in aid of Stand up to Cancer.
The Fifty Shades of Grey star joins actor Nick Frost on the sofa with beer and pizza to discuss Strictly Come Dancing and other television highlights.
Gogglebox is the Channel 4 phenomenon which features a host of families, who have became famous in houses across the country, as they commentate and offer humorous musings while watching some of the most popular television programmes.
They join Miranda Hart, Geri Horner and Boy George in the special episode all in aid of charity.
A short preview clip shows the Co Down former model and star of The Fall discussing Peter Andre's hair saying how he preferred it in "1991 on the beach".
Meanwhile Miranda Hart will watch with her on-screen mum Patricia Hodge as well as her real-life mum Diana.
Last year's Stand Up to Cancer appeal raised £14million for Cancer Research UK - which included the first Gogglebox celebrity special.
It featured Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell watching their favourite programmes.
The Gogglebox special airs tonight at 9pm on Channel 4.
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While the Jets have managed to keep fairly quiet -- save for an expletive or two hurled at media members -- following their implosion, a rookie from within New York's locker room has broken the silence.
Greg McElroy, a seventh-round draft pick who spent his first year in the NFL on injured reserve after suffering a thumb injury, checked in with 97.3 The Zone in Birmingham, Ala. to skewer his dysfunctional team on Wednesday morning.
"It was not a fun place to be, I can assure you," McElroy said of the Jets' locker room. "It's the first time I've ever been around extremely selfish individuals. I think that's maybe the nature of the NFL. But there were people in the locker room that didn't care whether we won or lost as long as their -- they had good games individually.
"That's the disappointing thing. It's going to take a lot to try to come together next year. I think the fact that we struggled at times this year, really led to a really just corrupt mindset locker room. I know we're gonna regroup and I know we're gonna be a better team (next year) just because of the trials and tribulations this year."


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Warren Buffett protege beefs up the Irish racing set
IRELAND'S racing set will get another paid-up member with the arrival of Warren Buffett protege Richard Santulli (65), below, who is setting up a $500m (€380m) helicopter company, Milestone, which will be based in Dublin for tax reasons and offer services here in Europe and in the US.
While the one-time head of Goldman Sachs' equipment-leasing group is best known as the man who set up New Jersey-based NetJets after pioneering the "fractional" concept of selling shares in private aircraft, he is also an enthusiastic horse breeder.
He was recently elected to the board of stewards of the US Jockey Club and has horses on both sides of the Atlantic.
Mr Santulli's taste runs to the high end of the market.
He sold a colt called Kingmambo to Sheikh Mohammed al-Maktoum for $11.7m (€8.9m) in Kentucky in 2006 following a long bidding duel with Coolmore Stud owner John Magnier.
Former NetJets Europe executives William Kelly and Robert Dranitzke will head up Milestone's Dublin office while several former NetJets executives will work in the New Jersey branch.
Mr Kelly (44) ran NetJets Europe when Santulli headed the business.
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FERGAL O'Byrne, a former "net visionary internet marketer of the year", is joining the board of the IE Domain Registry as a non-executive director. The 44-year-old Enniscorthy resident is chief executive of Sonru, which allows people to interview job candidates online and is a former chief executive of the Irish Internet Association.
The DIG-trained engineer is author of '10 Technologies Every Executive Needs To Know' and '10 Online Marketing And Search Engine Essentials'. He was also part of the original team that helped set up eircom.net and was responsible for projects such as the 'Doras Directory', and sits on several other boards including giftsdirect.com, WINC, and CCD.ie as well as advising Failte Ireland's e-Business Support Initiative.
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WELL done to Nature's Best managing director Paddy O'Callaghan (above). The Drogheda-based chilled-food producer has agreed a €2m deal with Tesco which the company says will add another 25 new jobs to its existing 200. The 63-year-old mechanical engineer first set up a business growing beansprouts in 1987 but those humble beginnings have led to a massive factory being opened in Drogheda and a position as one of the leading suppliers of prepared fruit, salad and vegetable products in the Irish market.
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Last night was day two of the UK Sports Network Big Blue Madness campout live event. Like YESTERDAY'S SHOW, we've got a replay of it ready to watch below. For day two, the event was hosted by Dave Baker, Christi Thomas, and Matt Jones, and it featured several special guests (read below for more).
There were several special guests that made appearances throughout the show, including Oscar Combs (Cats Pause founder), former Wildcat Jarrod Polson, Camryn Whitaker (new UK Hoops Assistant Coach), Tom Leach (the "voice" of the Wildcats), former Wildcat Mark Krebs, new Wildcats Mychal Mulder & Isaac Humphries, John Robic (UK Men's Basketball Assistant Coach), and of course Coach Cal (who also brought up all the players on the current team on the stage).
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One pale nightlight
was all there was
to illuminate the life
behind four walls of pretense.
She told herself
having him come
home late was better
than being alone.
He told himself
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when he unlocked the door
was better than seeing her tears.
Neither tried to cross the chasm
that lay between them.
They were just two people
sharing the same space
painted with silence.
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