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When asked to define a disaster to the data center, most MIS professionals list fire, flood or earthquake. But something as relatively harmless as a disk failure can cause just as much damage as the most ferocious tornado.
The key is to make certain that disk failures don't cause your business to come to a standstill or cost you an inordinate amount of time and money to recover lost data if it is recoverable. Today, the IBM midrange user has a number of data storage techniques for protecting against data loss due to disk failures. In order to determine which method is most effective for their businesses, companies must determine the value of the data they are protecting, the performance they need and the price they are willing to pay to gain data protection and performance.
There are several traditional methods for data storage protection, as well as a newly emerging method known as RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disk). Each technique has its own benefits and drawbacks, including costs, as well as varying levels of data protection capability.
Traditional Data Storage Protection Techniques
Journaling is a system function that provides a good audit trail of activity on physical files. It captures changes on the system without allowing them to be tampered with. Journaling allows users to save files faster by saving only changed records and provides the ability to recover individual files to the point of failure.
The advantages of journaling are numerous. Implementation is easy; it provides both forward and backward recovery and it allows complete recovery up to the last back up. While journaling is one of the least expensive forms of data protection, its disadvantages include the amount of CPU cycles (3-5 percent) needed and significant disk space that is required.
Checksum protection is a system function that can help avoid a system reload even if a disk drive must be replaced. The system is able to reconstruct the data on any failing drive in the checksum set after a single drive failure.
Checksum protection gives users the obvious advantage of being able to recover from a disk drive failure without reloading the system, which can take up to a full week on larger systems.
The principal advantage of checksum is it enables the system to be available significantly faster after the disk drive failure, because system reloading is not necessary. Checksum disadvantages include the requirement of significant CPU cycles (10-15 percent), significant main storage as well as disk space is required to support it. Usually, a larger and faster CPU and at least one additional disk unit is required. Although the costs of these additional components make it more costly than journaling, it provides a higher level of protection.
AS/400 Mirroring is a technique that provides automatic duplication of data on separate devices. When in place, mirroring ensures that, should a disk fail for whatever reason, the system will continue to operate and the data will remain completely intact.
This approach allows users to keep the system available during and after a DASD failure, and can reduce or eliminate downtime for repair or recovery after a DASD or storage hardware failure. AS/400 mirroring allows the user to take advantage of duplicate hardware components in the path between the processor and the data.
Mirroring does not, however, eliminate the need for back up, does not guarantee 24 hours/day operation, does not make journaling obsolete and does not keep the system up after a DASD failure in an unmirrored ASP (auxiliary storage pool). Mirroring uses twice as much DASD and other storage hardware. Because of the duplication of hardware, mirroring is more costly than the previously mentioned storage techniques. However, it also provides more protection.
Hot-spares are one of the newer recovery techniques available to the IBM midrange users today. A hot-spare provides an additional HDA (Head Disk Assembly) to provide added protection for AS/400 users. Implementing a hot-spare option allows the additional disk drive to provide added protection from data loss.
There are two different ways a hot-spare can be used. One is predictive analysis, where the DASD device predicts when a drive will fail by tracking soft errors (such as a flawed disk surface). However, in some situations, the system cannot predict failure, thus the system can crash without soft errors, possibly resulting in data loss.
An alternative solution is to have the hot-spare implemented in conjunction with some method of data protection, such as RAID; so that, if an HDA problem becomes evident, the hot-spare is automatically invoked. This allows for reconstruction, after an HDA failure, on the hot-spare without data loss. This new method will keep the system running during a failure and utilize the hot-spare to reconstruct the data, all without data loss.
RAID Serves as an Alternate Approach
RAID is an alternate approach to prevent data loss. It is a number of definitions that ensure that, even if a DASD unit fails, the system will continue to run and provide data to the user. While RAID is just now becoming available for the AS/400, it represents the future for data storage and protection.
Currently, there are five RAID definitions developed by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley. These methods use redundancy to reconstruct data should a data unit fail. A sixth definition, RAID 0, is operating without data protection.
RAID 1 is similar to AS/400 mirroring. The DASD subsystem maintains two copies of data. However, it does not involve the host software or hardware in order to implement or run. Even though there isn't much host overhead with AS/400 mirroring, DASD subsystem-implemented mirroring eliminates the overhead completely.
RAID 2 and 3 are suitable only for systems with few requests for huge amounts of data like engineering or scientific applications.
RAID 4 and 5 can be suitable for on-line processing like the AS/400 is designed to do. Currently, RAID 4 has a severe performance penalty because it uses a single parity drive, but RAID 5 overcomes this by spreading the parity data over all drives.
The first AS/400 data storage management system based on RAID 5 and hot-spare technology is now available from XL/Datacomp. Known as Alpine, this data storage device allows reconstruction of data even though a disk failure has occurred. This not only protects users against loss of data due to disk failure, but because the system remains operational, users don't lose valuable system time during recovery.
Comparing Data Storage Techniques
RAID 5 is much like checksum. In RAID 5, however, the DASD subsystem (the controller), handles all logic. This significantly reduces the burden placed on the CPU causing a performance boost.
All the CPU has to do is write the record and the DASD subsystem handles the rest. If users experience performance problems while using checksum, this could be a better solution than a CPU upgrade.
Current implementation of checksum eliminates the need to reload data, but if a drive fails, the system will too.
In RAID 5, however, the DASD subsystem reconstructs data while the data is still available to the AS/400. In an extension to RAID 5, a hot-spare unit can be used to replace the failed unit.This allows the system to stay up and available to users, even if the second unit of a mirrored pair should fail.
Each RAID level has its benefits and drawbacks. Because of the various capabilities, each definition addresses a different operating environment; one is not inherently better than another.
However, the key to RAID is in the way it adds value. For example, fault tolerance or hot-spare can be combined with RAID to provide not only data protection, but true continuous availability of data to end users.
Determining the Best Solution
When considering which technique to employ, journaling, checksum, mirroring, hot-spares or RAID, users must weigh the benefits and drawbacks of each.
In evaluating the costs, companies need to thoroughly investigate the cost of data protection versus the cost of lost personnel productivity and lost or damaged business functions.
Imagine not being able to recover valuable data, not being able to bill customers or not being able to ship or receive goods. While some protection techniques may seem costly, compared to the costs associated with system down time, they could easily pay for themselves at the first disk failure.
Managers who identify the level of protection and performance they need and research the various alternative storage techniques available, will be able to provide their companies with optimal performance and cost-effective data storage, retrieval and protection.
E. Robert Kleckner became XL/Datacomp Vice President, Marketing Support in 1990, responsible for technical information on XL/Datacomp products. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Technical Support. Previously, he was an IBM Senior Systems Engineer and Regional Designated Specialist for the System/38.
This article adapted from Vol. 5 #4.


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Sustaining the Nile
The Nile River System is the lynchpin that holds the North-Eastern part of Africa together for many years. But, this relationship has not always been smooth; rather it oscillated between cooperation and hostilities. Nevertheless, recent concerns regarding the Nile are of a different kind. Recent studies indicate quantity and quality of the Nile is decreasing due to climate change and population pressure. While imbalance between the current investments on water, land, and energy, and their sustainability has increased the complexity of the Nile issue even further, writes Solomon Goshu.
Will the hydro-political landscape in the Nile Basin be affected by investment projects in land for food, biofuel and cash-crops production undertaken mainly in upstream countries, but also Sudan? Will this trend impact effective cooperation and joint management of the River Nile? How may it affect trans-boundary water interaction in the region? What role could there be for regional bodies?
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Khaliah Ali leads US obesity fight
The life saving anti-obesity surgery that could kill you.
ALI MOORE: According to the latest national health survey, almost a quarter of Australians are overweight and more than 2 million are obese. In the United States, the figures are even more alarming, with two thirds of the population overweight and one third obese. Khaliah Ali, the daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, was one of them. But her life was transformed thanks to an Australian doctor.
North American correspondent Tracy Bowden reports.
TRACEY BOWDEN: These days, Khaliah Ali is used to getting admiring glances. In fact, she's been turning heads all her life, but up until recently, it was for a very different reason.
(To Khaliah Ali) at what stage of your life did weight become an issue?
KHALIAH ALI: I can't remember a point in my life when weight wasn't an issue. I simply cannot. I remember sneaking cookies as a kid or pouring extra cereal in the bowl beyond the healthy serving and just always being hungry.
TRACEY BOWDEN: Khaliah Ali was a little girl with a big appetite and a famous father, but the physical traits that made her dad a champion didn't sit so well on her.
KHALIAH ALI: Even when I was 8 years old, it was clear that this girl was going to be bigger than most.
TRACEY BOWDEN: And you were taunted and bullied by the kids at school?
KHALIAH ALI: I had a lot of difficulty in school because of that, I truly did. I was beat up a couple of times, you know. Be like your father, you're a big girl, you can fight.
TRACEY BOWDEN: But Khaliah was fighting a losing battle. She grew from a chubby child into an overweight teenager and then an obese adult.
KHALIAH ALI: There were many days filled with desperation, I have done every single diet that's out there that you can imagine. Grapefruit, cabbage, commercial diets, pray I lose the weight diets. I've tried everything.
TRACEY BOWDEN: In her late 20s, Khaliah Ali was working as a plus size model and designing her own clothing line. At her heaviest, she tipped the scales at 335 pounds. That's more than 150 kilograms. Then, she heard about an Australian doctor carrying out a relatively new procedure in New York.
(To George Fielding) Now what did you think when Khaliah walked in the door?
GEORGE FIELDING, DOCTOR, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE: I just was so blown away in a way. I mean, it's a funny thing, this sort of reverence for an idol and I just thought he was the greatest thing. And then I thought about it and I said, "You know, it must be bloody awful for her being this amazing human being, who personified everything about strength and beauty, to be fat", and what it must have been like for her. And I really felt sorry for her.
TRACEY BOWDEN: Based at the New York University Medical Centre Dr George Fielding was performing gastric banding, a procedure already well known back in Australia.
GEORGE FIELDING: Once it got FDA approved here in America in the early 2000s we were invited over here to start teaching.
TRACEY BOWDEN: So you basically showed the Americans how to do it?
GEORGE FIELDING: It is so great to show a Yank how to do something which, of course, is a impossibility, but you can do your best.
KHALIAH ALI: I spoke to him and absolutely everything from that point forward in my life would never be the same again.
TRACEY BOWDEN: Gastric banding is a less invasive procedure than gastric bypass surgery. Put simply, the band reduces the capacity of the stomach, so patients feel full more quickly.
GEORGE FIELDING: It sits right at the very top of the stomach and it encircles it like a squeegy and we put it in and lock it into place. And what I say to patients is "your normal stomach is the size of a football, the new functioning stomach above the band is the size of a golf ball."
TRACEY BOWDEN: Khaliah Ali decided she had nothing to lose, except hopefully more than 40 kilos. So she went ahead with the surgery.
KHALIAH ALI: With the band you live with it for life. For me, eating is a slow process, as it should have been in the first place. Many people who are overweight just inhale their food. So now my meals are 15 minutes to an half hour at a time, I chew my food slowly and I digest it properly.
CLOTHING DESIGNER: I think this will just be smashing, just the whole flow of the skirt will look great.
TRACEY BOWDEN: In three years Khaliah Ali has more than halved her weight. She continues to work in fashion design and to her delight, has gone down several dress sizes.
GEORGE FIELDING: How's it going?
KHALIAH ALI: Good.
GEORGE FIELDING: You look fabulous.
KHALIAH ALI: Thank you.
GEORGE FIELDING: So how's the last month or two been?
KHALIAH ALI: It's been really good, everything's been comfortable.
GEORGE FIELDING: Awesome, have you sort of got good control of your appetite and hunger and stuff?
KHALIAH ALI: It's good, I'm kind of 50/50ish but maintaining.
TRACEY BOWDEN: When Dr Fielding tells would be patients he knows how they feel, he does. He had a lap band inserted himself eight years ago when he was on several drugs to control weight related problems.
GEORGE FIELDING: There's this big ex-football playing fat guy who was sick... I was on 11 drugs for medicines, this big ex-fat boy who's actually done well, it's years down the track and he sort of looks normal.
TRACEY BOWDEN: It's no surprise that Dr Fielding believes gastric banding is the only answer for anyone who is significantly overweight, and he says it should be carried out much more widely.
(To Dr Fielding) So in a sense, you are on a crusade, you're a on a mission?
GEORGE FIELDING: Bloody oath, I really truly am, because we are being overwhelmed by a plague and all these people get sick and they all die young, and it's so dumb. When there are, there is a simple, safe treatment.
SUSAN LEVIN, DIETICIAN: No surgery is simple, nor should it be considered simple, so I have a lot of concerns, I mean, I'm sure that...
TRACEY BOWDEN: Many health practitioners maintain the best way to lose weight is still a healthy diet and exercise. Dietician Susan Levin believes that the potential risks of gastric banding surgery outweigh the benefits, and points to the results of a recent study.
SUSAN LEVIN: 80 per cent of the participants had at least one problem and then more than a third of those had severe problems. We don't really hear that much about the people that eventually take the band out because it wasn't working for them.
TRACEY BOWDEN: But Khaliah Ali couldn't be happier and now she's co-written a book about her experiences with the Australian doctor she says saved her life.
KHALIAH ALI: I feel fantastic, everything feels different. You know, it's not just a physical transformation, it's also an emotional, and somewhat spiritual transformation, as well.
TRACEY BOWDEN: Khaliah Ali says there have been many memorable reactions to her transformation. But says the most memorable was her father's.
KHALIAH ALI: Because of Parkinson's there's not much that he says but you read everything in his eyes, in the amount of love and surprise, which was equally as fulfilling as seeing the love in his eyes for me, meant everything. Just the look and the smile said it all.
TRACEY BOWDEN: So he noticed?
KHALIAH ALI: Oh, absolutely.
ALI MOORE: That report from Tracy Bowden.


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Apple iTunes Does Windows... and AOL
With 13 million downloads under the iTunes Music Store belt since the April 2003 launch, cavalier Jobs pledged his company will now sell 100 million songs by April 2004. Currently, Apple supports 200,000 titles but has machinations to offer more than 400,000 songs by the end of October. Like its Mac counterpart, the second generation Windows version also features, MP3 and AAC encoding from audio CDs, Smart Playlists, over 250 free Internet radio stations, and the ability to burn custom playlists to CDs and MP3 CDs, burn content to DVDs to back-up an entire music collection and share music between computers via Rendezvous over any network, cross-platform.
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Army armored personnel carriers and military police were seen on Saturday deploying on the streets of Port Said, northeast of Cairo, after violence flared in response to a court ruling over a soccer stadium disaster in the city, a witness reported.
Although there was no immediate official announcement, a security source said the army had been deployed to support the police and to protect public buildings in the city, where state television said two policemen were killed in Saturday's clashes.
The army had earlier been deployed in Suez, another port city on the Suez Canal, in response to Friday's anti-government protests. Eight people were killed in clashes in Suez, although there was no reports of violence there on Saturday.
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(Reuters) - The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) plans to file a grievance and unfair labor practice charge after the league announced an anti-flopping rule in a bid to curb the number of simulated fouls.
The NBPA's decision was in response to the National Basketball Association (NBA) statement earlier on Wednesday that players who flop on the court in an effort to fool game referees into calling undeserved fouls on opposing players will be fined.
"The NBA is not permitted to unilaterally impose new economic discipline against the players without first bargaining with the union," NBPA Executive Director Billy Hunter said in a statement. "We believe that any monetary penalty for an act of this type is inappropriate and without precedent in our sport or any other sport."
Beginning with the 2012-13 NBA season, the league said it will introduce an incremental system of penalties, starting with a warning for first offenders then a series of fines beginning at $5,000 and rising to $30,000 for a fifth violation.
A player who violates the rule six times or more would be subject to a possible increased fine and suspension.
According to the league, flopping will be defined as any physical act that appears to have been intended to cause the referees to call a foul on another player.
"Flops have no place in our game - they either fool referees into calling undeserved fouls or fool fans into thinking the referees missed a foul call," NBA Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations Stu Jackson said.
"Accordingly, both the Board of Governors and the Competition Committee felt strongly that any player who the league determines, following video review, to have committed a flop should - after a warning - be given an automatic penalty."
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Gifts are appropriate on many occasions, such as the birth of a new baby, birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, holidays and as memorials. A memorial gift is most often made on the death of a relative or a friend whose memory we wish to make lasting. It is fitting to help interests live on through books which the deceased might have selected. Whatever the interests, they can be promoted and shared through a gift to your public library. Gift books add particular richness to the collection, for volumes selected for tributes as limited to those which meet the library's needs.
If you would like to make a gift (suggested minimum $15.00), please use the following form: Gift form
All contributions are tax deductible. The library staff will make an immediate thoughtful selection of a suitable book or books and will make the appropriate acknowledgement of the gift. A bookplate with the name of the person honored and the name of the donor will be placed in each book. Books provide lasting tributes which bring pleasure to scores of readers!
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Circa's Wunderkammer
Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, October 1 to 4
Review by Honey B
The human body can do amazing things as aptly proved by the seven superb performers in Circa's latest
hit show, Wunderkammer.
The sheer flexibility and strength of these skilled artists was absolutely breathtaking as they opened the
lid to their "box of curiosities''.
The show started quite intimately in the smaller space of Adelaide's Her Majesty's Theatre with Jessica
Connell stepping into the spotlight and mesmerising the audience with a graceful hula-hoop
Each artist has their time to shine, but the performance is definitely upped a notch when they all share
the stage.
There were gasps of amazement from the audience as several of the girls were swung through the air
like a skipping rope by the male performers and the highlight was when they swapped the girls in mid-
air - just brilliant.
However, the gross-out moment of the show was the antics with balloons being put up the performers'
noses - ick.
It was the performers sheer strength that was jaw-dropping and it wasn't just the men doing the heavy
lifting. The female performers had the males standing on their shoulders and they proved they were just
as strong as their male counterparts.
The Circa spectacular also had plenty of breathtakingly beautiful moments and showed off the
performers flexible bodies and there were some absolutely hilarious moments with bubble wrap and a bit
of dancing.
Director Yaron Lifschitz has crafted such a theatrical show with a minimal set and an eclectic musical
palate from classical to electronica and with a bit of Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel thrown in for good
While the opening night of Circa's Wunderkammer wasn't sold out, everyone should dash out to see this
contemporary circus delight - it's only on for four days. Don't miss out.
Hot Brown Honey
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra 2018
Movie Masterpieces II: The Sequel
ASO's: A Night In Vienna
Peter and Bambi Heaven
Hairspray The Big Fat Arena Spectacular
Sound of Music: Stefanie Jones
Cabaret Festival 2016
Dash Kruck - I Might Take My Shirt Off
Miss Behave's Gameshow
Cabaret Festival 2016 Opening Night
Debora Krizak - Laugh Be A Lady
Andrew Strano - Nailed It
Hue Blanes - Moon Song Blues
John Thorn - Background Boy
Amelia Ryan in Lady Liberty
A Night at the Musicals
Velvet - Marcia Hines
Coco's Lunch
Lady Rizo
John O'Hara
Henry Lawson
Eddie Perfect Q & A
Gillian Cosgriff - My Vagabond Boat
Cabaret Festival 2015
Eastend Cabaret Funny Five
Le Gateau Chocolat - Icons
Peter Baecker
Katie Noonan Funny Five
Yana Alana
Craig Ilott
Brendan Maclean
Perle Noire
Marcia Hines
Thriller Live
Johanna Allen
Cecilia Low
Phil Scott
Shay Stafford
Picture Perfect
Bob Downe
Conversations with Goddesses
Glory Box
Michael Griffiths
Taylor Henderson
Loren Kate: The Nude
British Film Festival 2017
Brad Fuller: TMNT - Out of the Shadows
TMNT - Out of the Shadows
Scandinavian Film Festival 2015
Spanish Film Festival 2015
The Legends of Dororthy's Return
Until The Lions
Blanc de Blanc
Dusty the Musical
Fawlty Towers Live
OzAsia's 10th Year
Gazillion Bubble Show
David Strassman
Mortal Condition
Cats - Ashleigh Hauschild
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Ghost - Unchained Melody
Ghost - Nothing Stops Another Day
Valerie Murzak in Club Swizzle
Ali McGregor in Club Swizzle
Christmas Proms 2015
The Ultimate Vegas Show
Restless Dance Theatre's Naturally
Thailand Ladyboy Superstars
Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage
OzAsia: Amber
Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games
Cabaret de Paris
Joseph Mitchell
OzAsia 2015
OzAsia 2015 - Events for the Whole Family
OzAsia 2015 - Visual Arts Feast
OzAsia 2015 - Asian Riverbank market
OzAsia 2015 - On the Big Screen
Sydney Dance Company - DeNovo
Mush and Me
Raymond Crowe
Lally Katz
The Breakfast Club
Circa's Wunderkammer
Ibsen in One Take
Ozasia Week 2
Yasukichi Murakami - Through a Distant Lens
Red Sorghum
Grease Summer Lovin Interview
Grease Megamix
The Oracle
13 Storey Treehouse
Horrible Histories
Rocky Horror Show
Fright or Flight
Mooney Lawrence - Like Literally
Aunty Donna
Nick Cody
Joel Creasey
Isaac Lomman - Comedy Hypnosis! Entranced
Arj Barker
The Best of the Edinburgh Fest
Harley Breen
Bryonny Kimmings
Anh Do - The Happiest Refugee Live
Chris Martin
Matt Okine
Fringe Funny Five - Victor Victoria
Dave Bloustien
Akmal Saleh
Joel Ozborn
Lawrence Mooney
Puppetry of the Penis Live
Mooney's Life of Lies
Isaac Lomman
Wil Anderson
Tom Ballard
Bev Killick Goes There
Puppetry of the Penis: Nacho
The Snowman
The Mountain Between Us
Hot Brown Honey
Hotel by Wild Rice
Recalling Mother
James Morrison & his Academy Jazz Orchestra
Dracula by Shake & Stir
Spiderman: Homecoming
John Wick: Chapter 2
Transformers: The Last Knight
The Three Mikados
Cameron Goodall: The Sound of Falling Stars
Kage: Out of Earshot
Carlotta: Queen of the Cross
2017 Family Gala
2017 Variety Gala
Alien: Covenant
The Play That Goes Wrong
Livvy & Pete
Kid / Dub
Limbo Unhinged
Kate Ceberano
Graeme of Thrones
Blanc de Blanc
The Magnets in Can You Feel It
Heath Franklin's Chopper - The Line-up
Best of the Ed Fest
Signifying Nothing
Dragapella starring the Kinsey Sicks
Tubular Bells for Two
Dusty The Musical
A Very Kransky Christmas
Porter & Piaf
Twelfth Night
Matilda The Musical
Wicked The Musical
Brodsky Quartet & Katie Noonan
Thriller Live
Grease the Musical
Michael Griffiths
Pink DVD Live in Melbourne
Beautiful : Jessica Mauboy
Jessica Mauboy Concert Adelaide
Ricky Martin : Live Adelaide
1 Direction Concert Adelaide
Smurfs: The Lost Village
Boss Baby
Monster Trucks
The Angry Birds Movie
Mothers Day
A Month of Sundays
Kung Fu Panda 3
Batman V Superman
The Fifth Wave
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation
Paper Towns
Terminator - Genisys
Last Cab To Darwin
Shaun The Sheep Movie
Mad Max - Fury Road
The Book of Life
Taken 3
Night at the Museum
Exodus: Gods and Kings
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Maze Runner
And so it Goes
Postman Pat The Movie
Rio 2
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs 2
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Transformers Age of Extinction
Titus Andronicus
Gazillion Bubble Show
The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Old Times by Harold Pinter
Club Swizzle
Ghost - The Musical
Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage
Sydney Dance Company - De Novo
The Illusionists 1903
Lally Katz in Stories I want to tell you
Circa's Wunderkammer
The Oracle
Cranky Bear
The Magic Chicken
The Rocky Horror Show
South Pacific
The Illusionists 2.0
Dream of a Ghost Story
Red Sorghum
Kathy Najimy - Lift up your Skirt
Mark Nadler Runnin Wild
David Campbell sings John Bucchino
Picture Perfect
Tim Campbell
Freedman does Nilsson
Catherine Alcorn
Yon & His Prism of Sexy Thoughts
Little Bird - Paul Capsis
Anthony Warlow & Faith Prince
Perfect Tripod
Rhonda Burchmore
Caroline Nin
Variety Gala
Darlene Love
The Magnets: All This Time
Justin Hamilton
Adrienne Truscott: Asking For It
Eddie Ifft: Train Wreck
Glory Box
Cal Wilson: It Could Have Been Me
Denise Scott: Mother Bare
Puppetry of the Penis
Tom Ballard: UnAustralian(ish)
Frank Woodley: Fools Gold
Bitch Boxer
Michael Griffiths: Sweet Dreams
Albert Einstein Relatively Speaking
Luke McGregor
Heath Franklin - Repeat Offender
Adrienne Truscott - A One-Trick Pony
Justin Hamilton - Snacks
Max and Ivan - The End
Umbilical Brothers - Kidshow
Le Gateau Chocolat - Icons
Captain Fun Pants
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Boehner's All About Jobs, Unless They Help to Run the Government
With a turn of phrase that ranks right up there with "I'm alright, Jack," "We care about the small people," and "Let them eat cake," House Speaker John Boehner voiced the Republican response to concerns about the consequences the GOP's budget cuts for millions of Americans, their families and their communities: "So be it."
If House Republicans succeed in cutting tens of billions of dollars in discretionary spending over the next six months, some of the most immediate victims will be federal employees, many of whose jobs will be slashed as their agencies pare back.
At a press conference in the lobby of RNC headquarters Tuesday morning, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) shrugged this off as collateral damage.
"In the last two years, under President Obama, the federal government has added 200,000 new federal jobs," Boehner said. "If some of those jobs are lost so be it. We're broke."
Some of those employees will no doubt collect unemployment insurance, so the government's obligation to them won't disappear with their jobs.
Boehner was responding to a specific question about the GOP's job-killing budget cuts, but his answer also applies to the disastrous consequences of every conservative proposal from repealing health care reform, to abolishing the EPA and the Department of Education: "So be it." (Or, more succinctly,:"Drop dead.")
Of course, Boehner got his numbers wrong.
Ed O'Keefe of the Washington Post reported last September that there were only 20,000 more federal employees under Obama in 2010 than under George W. Bush in 2002 -- and that, on a per capita basis (federal employees per 1,000 Americans), it's at the lowest level at least since 1962.
It probably never mattered to Boenher that he was was wrong about the number of jobs, because as far as he was concerned, he wasn't talking about realjobs. Earlier I wrote that progressives and conservatives aren't talking about the same thing when we talk about jobs. It's true, in a couple of different ways. As Steve Benen pointed out, Republicans understand that at the end of the day voters will lean towards whoever they think is doing more for them. So, the GOP has been working hard frame the deficit-driven budget cutting as a jobs agenda.
Their logic is a little fuzzy, because when Republicans talk about jobs, they aren't talking about creating jobs so much as creating the right "atmosphere" for businesses to start hiring again. Or, as John Boehner explained, slashing jobs from the budget creates certainty where there is uncertainty, and certainty creates jobs. Maybe.
Short and sharp is what is needed to rebut Captain Win the Future. So far, the message needs some work: "By running up the spending money we don't have, running up the huge budget deficits, we create more uncertainty in the private sector," says House Speaker John Boehner, who then becomes almost tautological. "This is where cutting spending will create jobs because it is going to bring greater fiscal responsibility in Washington, D.C., end some of the uncertainty, and allow jobs to be created in America."
The problem is that it gets even fuzzier. Apparently, after establishing the correct atmosphere and banishing uncertainty, the next step is... Not much, really. After that, job creation and economic growth just happen.
The problem is that we tried that already, and it didn't happen. Claims to the contrary notwithstanding, the now-extended Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, did little to create jobs or broad prosperity. The Bush era saw the rich get richer while the rest of us worked harder and harder just to break even. It ended up being an era of zero job growth, and Bush left office with the worst record on job growth of any president since such records were kept.
In that light, it's particularly maddening that Republican budget cuts will end up killing more jobs than were created during the Bush era. But it makes perfect sense to Boehner and the House Republicans, because most of the jobs they're so eager to slash out of existence aren't real jobs. At least, not in the conservative mind.
It doesn't matter that you go to a workplace, perform a task or service, and earn a paycheck for that performing task or service. It's possible you still don't have a "real job." Just like not all Americans are "real Americans," not all jobs are "real jobs." That's what Republicans mean when they say "government doesn't create jobs."
Boehner's off-the-cuff remarks. reminded me of a long debate that I once had with a libertarian conservative, who insistedthat the government couldn't create jobs. As it went on, our discourse revealed that his arguments were based on the assumption that jobs created by government can't reallybe jobs, because government jobs — and jobs created or subsidized by government — are not "real jobs," and "real jobs" are only created in the private sector. If it's not done for profit, it's not a "real job," and probably doesn't need doing and shouldn't be done in the first place.
"So be it, " Boehner said, because to him the jobs his agenda would destroy aren't "real jobs" in the first place. So, there's no real economic loss because no "real jobs" are lost. And, by extension, no "real Americans" are hurt because "real Americans" only have "real jobs" in the first place.
Digby probably put it best when she summed up Boehner's response as writing off real Americans.
It looks like the Republicans have decided they don't need the votes of any people who work for the government or any of their families...
Hell, they can just go out and get a new job anyway, right? Oh wait ...
If the democrats played their cards right they would make a huge deal out of this and start protecting government workers, many of whom are, after all, Real Americans. I'd evoke the Oklahoma City victims and talk about people who work for homeland security, firefighters and nurses.
This right wing war on public employees should accrue to Democrats benefit. After all,there are about 3 million federal employees (not including clandestine workers) and probably just as many in the states. But that requires that they speak up in support of them and call attention to things like Boehner's comments like Russ Feingold did when Wisconsin Governor Walker declared that he was going to bust the public employee unions and replace them with their neighbors in the National Guard.
John Boehner and the GOP seem to think that slashing government jobs, and sending millions more Americans to the unemployment line doesn't impact "real America." They couldn't be more wrong, according to Dana Milbank.
Boehner stood firm in his polished tassel loafers. "Since President Obama has taken office the federal government has added 200,000 new federal jobs, and if some of those jobs are lost in this, so be it," he said.
"Do you have any estimate of how many will?" Caldwell pressed. "And won't that negatively impact the economy?"
"I do not," Boehner replied, moving to the next questioner.
Well, Mr. Speaker, I do. I checked with budget expert Scott Lilly of the Center for American Progress, and, using the usual multipliers, he calculated that the cuts - a net of $59 billion in the last half of fiscal 2011 - would lead to the loss of 650,000 government jobs, and the indirect loss of 325,000 more jobs as fewer government workers travel and buy things. That's nearly 1 million jobs - possibly enough to tip the economy back into recession.
So be it?
But, as Digby points out, federal workers aren't all in Washington. There are likely just as many in the states, and many of them in the home districts of GOP representatives. You know, "real America"? Killing those jobs means killing jobs at home — in other words, killing "real jobs" in "real America." Last fall's Washington Post/Kaiser Foundation survey on government found that killing jobs at home is exactly what most Americans don't want.
Even as Americans generally hold Washington in low regard, they still like much of the work it does. Support for government action on such issues as national defense, health care and fighting poverty remains high, in some cases just where it was a decade ago.
Nearly six in 10 say they want their congressional representatives to fight for additional government spending in their districts to spur job creation; fewer (39 percent) want their member of Congress to cut spending, even if that means not as many local jobs. This is a turnabout from September 1994, when 53 percent said they wanted their representative to battle against spending and 42 percent were on the other side.
"Real America" gets it in a way that that Boehner and the House Republicans don't. "Real America" understands that some government spending means local jobs that deliver needed services. They understand that those jobs mean paychecks, and those paychecks mean more people spending money at home, supporting jobs at home, and keeping even more people working at home. As Milbank pointed out, "government workers travel and buy things." That includes government workers in the states, too. And it's clear by now that the what Laura Flander's calls "the culture war on jobs" also extends to public workers in the states.
It might be the greatest bait and switch ever pulled on the American voter. For two successive election cycles we've been promised jobs, a recovering economy, attention to the Constitution. After the last one, triumphant Republican after triumphant Republican declared November's to be an election decided on jobs.
Well I don't know what jobs you had in mind, but I'll bet most voters weren't thinking axe wielder or culture warrior. But suddenly all we're getting is tax cuts for the rich and spending cuts for everyone else, and no jobs, unless you happen to be paid for pursuing abortion doctors.
Call it class combat with a nice healthy side dose of culture war.
...And those kinder, gentler Republicans who were going to bring back jobs to their states, like Scott Walker in Wisconsin? They're busy threatening to call out the National Guard on workers who don't like having their rights to collective bargaining taken away—or having their jobs slashed. That's not exactly concern for the economy, Governor Walker.
The only job created that I can see in all this mess, is the job of finding us an electoral system that could elect some very different sort of politicians.
That now all-but-declared war hasn't gone unnoticed by the workers, families, and communities against whom it's waged. Wisconsin's war on it public workers has sparked huge protests from workers and communities who understand it's an unnecessary war of choice against a false-but-politically-convenient "enemy." (That includes the Green Bay Packers, BTW.)
Public employees around the country have become the nation's scapegoats for the rough economy, with many Republican politicians in recent months criticizing them as privileged, overpaid and underworked -- unlike their private sector counterparts. But in Wisconsin, Gov. Scott Walker (R) is now in hot water, facing an overwhelming backlash from the state's residents.
... The Republican Party of Wisconsin has said that Walker's plan will save Wisconsin $30 million over the next three months and $300 million over the next two years.
But some questioned whether his proposal is really financially necessary. The governor himself claims that Wisconsin can save $165 million by the end of next June simply by restructuring existing debt. Additionally, the share of corporate tax revenue funding the state government has fallen by half since 1981 and, according to Wisconsin Department of Revenue, two-thirds of corporations pay no taxes.
"I don't think there's any question that what Gov. Walker is trying to do here is not simply outrageous -- one of the worst things I've ever seen a Wisconsin governor do -- but he's just acting on a long-time corporate wish: the fantasy of destroying unions," former Wisconsin Democratic senator Russ Feingold told The Huffington Post in an interview on Tuesday. Feingold is launching a new political action committee called Progressives United, aimed at combating the influence of corporate power in politics.
Calling Walker's actions "big government at its worst," Feingold said that Republicans are trying to pit private workers against their public counterparts.
Walker, Boehner, and the rest of the GOP would be wise to take notice of recent events in Egypt, where economic inequality and inflation have led Egyptian citizens to, as Flanders said, "find an electoral system that could elect some very different sorts of politicians." They would do well to consider that the same kind of anger is simmering here at home, as Robert Reich noted, with the same potential political manifestation.
In fact, polls show an increasing portion of the electorate angry with an insider "establishment" – on Wall Street, in corporate suites, and in Washington – that's been feathering its nest at the public's expense. The Tea Party is but one manifestation of a widening perception that the game is rigged in favor of the rich and powerful.
When Mitt Romney spoke at CPAC, he uttered at least one truth. "Fight for every job!" he said, "Because every job is a paycheck and paychecks fuel Americans dreams." The callous, cavalier attitude of Boehner and the GOP towards those Americans whose jobs mean paychecks that not only feed and house their families, but support countless other jobs, is nothing less than an attack on the "American dreams" Romney spoke of — one that Americans won't accept. Not without a fight.


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I'm developing a multiplayer game in .Net and since I'm considering using Linux for the server I've been looking at Mono and .Net Core. Several benchmarks I've seen seem to suggest that .Net Core performs a lot better than Mono.
Up until now I've been using the BeginSend() and BeginReceive() methods that are leveraging IOCP on Windows, but they seem to not be available for .Net Core.
*Async methods are though - and since they're also using IOCP on Windows I was wondering how they work on Linux? Do they use epoll() or similar? Has anyone tried using them in a multi-client setting?
FYI, those methods are coming back in .Net Core 2.0.
Yes, asynchronous socket methods use epoll on Linux and kqueue on macOS.
When I say this, I say it with the greatest respect, so please do not assume I am trying to dissaude you in any way.
.Net is a technology that is best left on Windows. If you are dealing with cross-platform game development, you are far better off working with a different framework/language, and a game engine such as Unity or Unreal.
The problem comes from the fact that Microsoft never standardized the complete .Net framework for other operating systems. Things like Winforms will simply not work at all, and there is no DirectX support off of Windows whatsoever. Everyone else outside of Microsoft uses Vulkan or OpenGL. While that situation might change with .Net Core at some time later, we have to work with what we have now.
I recommend that you consider C/C++ as you will be rewriting less code (the language is far more supported), and one of the two game engines I mentioned, which depends on your project. Both have been ported to multiple operating systems and should ease the work of graphics.
Thanks - I'm actually using Unity on the client side, but have decided to write the server in C#. C++ would probably allow me to write better performing code, but it would take a lot longer to get anything done - especially since I'm an experienced C# programmer and only have limited experience with C++.I don't have a lot of dependencies - pretty much only file and networking IO in addition to a DB I haven't decided on yet (Using SQLite at the moment because of the ease - will probably move to MySQL/MariaDB or Postgres).
Since you are using C# for the server, I am assuming Windows as the server. No offense intended, but Windows servers are a pain in the butt. You end up resetting them at least every two weeks - but that is just my personal opinion.
I've written code in all three languages. =)
If this is a FOSS/non-profit venture, I might be persuaded to lend a hand, if you were willing to let outsiders take a look, of course. I prefer to stay out of for-profit ventures when chatting on programming boards. Too many legal complications regarding remuneration and so on.
At the very least, I might be able to help you get rid of some bottlenecks in your C#, or help with interfacing to third parties, as you can use C/C++ libraries inside of C# with a little tinkering. Anything I'd offer you would be a suggestion only. It's your project.
Thanks for the offer:) But it's not open source, and hopefully not non-profit either, although the game is still a long way from being something I can charge for:)Currently I'm using .Net 4.6 on Windows Server 2012 (cheap VPS hosting) and I haven't really had any problems with the OS, but I've been considering Linux when I have to move to dedicated hosting because of the cost and licensing issues - Windows Server is only an extra $25 per month on typical hosts but I might have to buy or lease an external connector license (I'm not sure if it's needed). That's $2000 or $60/month if leased. A saving of $85/month could buy me some better hardware if .Net core on Linux turns out to be worse in terms of performance than .Net on Windows.
That's cool. If the situation changes or you are willing to post a code bit here for help, let me know.
I'm not "dissing" Microsoft when I say that the reason I commented about Windows server is a bit of bias on my part. I make no bones about that. I have had very few positive things to say about Windows Server, as the cost per seat quickly becomes prohibitive and they need frequent resets compared to Unix. It's easy to drop $10k per server for commercial licensing. I'm not saying that Linux is not a perfect solution either, just a cheaper one. The fact that many server versions of Linux have adopted Systemd with its unstable API ends up being a maintenance problem.
Frankly, given the installer problems I have had with .Net Core Preview on Windows, I do not expect that Linux will be any better, although I admit I have not tried it on Linux. If Microsoft can't even get it to uninstall cleanly, then I do not expect Linux to have decent support as Microsoft is the reference implementation.
To be honest, while I like to chat about it, I've actually started moving away from .Net as deployed apps in MSIL are easily decompiled and reverse engineered. I ran tests for work reasons. Like Java, it's fine on the server side, but not really ideal when trying to protect trade secrets in client side code. .Net obfuscators only go so far, can cause runtime issues, and are costly. I much prefer native code. I'm not saying you can't reverse engineer that either, but it is a magnitude of order harder. With .Net MSIL, you just run it through something like ILSpy, and you have almost the original code in less than 5 minutes. Even if it has been obfuscated, it would take longer - but still not that hard.
Yeah CALs really become pricey - especially if you're also running SQL Server and other Microsoft products. And if you take the bait and use volume licensing you also have license audits to deal with. Luckily I won't be needing many "seats". Worst case scenario is that I would have to purchase External Connector licenses.I can't recognize the problems with stability though - in the places where I've been working lately and their clients we've have had a pretty good experience with Windows Server.If I were to go with MS then I would just use the .Net framework and not bother with Core.And yeah decompilers are a bit problematic... I'm not too worried about piracy since the game is SAAS but it would be really easy to make a bot for a Unity client - at least until they enable IL2CPP for Windows Standalone builds.
I'm confused, you say people shouldn't use .Net and instead should use an engine that uses .Net or an engine that supports .Net (in both cases in the form of Mono)?
That's why it's called a preview: because it's not done yet and likely still has significant known issues. Maybe you should try it again now?
If this is your main issue with .Net, then you might want to watch CoreRT, which compiles IL into native code "ahead of time". Though I believe it's not production ready yet. And I wouldn't expect desktop applications to run on it anytime soon.
No need for confusion. =) It is simply an opinion.
It's based on the fact that .Net is not standardized for cross-platform development. Sadly, Microsoft never standardized the language beyond version 2, and even then, Microsoft only offered an incomplete standard for ECMA/ISO to consider.
When you are working across platforms, C or C++ happens to be a better choice, because it is standardized, and no one can assert patent complaints against either. The same cannot be said for C#, Java, or any other defacto language. Just ask Google about Java and Oracle's lawsuit - previous agreements notwithstanding. Microsoft has promised not to assert patents on Mono, but Sun had agreements with Google before Oracle bought them out - so patent promises do not mean much, in my opinion, without an irrevocable RAND grant.
As for .Net Core preview, it was not the preview, it was the installer for it that had problems. If you don't uninstall it before VS 2015, it won't uninstall. That has nothing to do with the fact it is a preview, but everything to do with dependency checking. Other versions of VS had similar problems in the past.
CoreRT is a new project in the early stages of development. It could literally be years (or never) before it is production ready. Other projects like Microsoft's .Net Native have severe limitations, especially since it is Windows 10 only.
The other reason for moving away - again - is standardization and portability. No matter how you slice it, C# is not portable. Even with Xamarin, it is missing several parts of Microsoft's reference version. Microsoft does not protect or license reimplimentations of Forms or WPF. Now that APIs are protected under US law, implementing them without a RAND grant from Microsoft could end up in a lawsuit.
It's far easier to port code that is not written in a proprietary language. C/C++ are available for virtually every processor and OS.
My confusion was caused by the fact that you recommended Unity, which is based on mono and Unreal, which supports mono, while saying everything related to .Net should be avoided.
Yes, but work is being done on creating an ECMA standard for C# 5.0 (and more current versions will follow).
I'm not a lawyer, is this promise not enough?
And about Java: what agreements are you talking about? The Wikipedia article about it does not mention any, but it does say:
Google negotiated with Sun about possible partnership and licensing deals for Java, but no agreement was reached.
The installer is part of the preview, so I think it should be considered a preview version too.
That's wrong. From a certain point of view, sure, C# is not fully portable, because some parts of .Net Framework are not portable. But from another point of view, C# on .Net Core is a portable open source language. It doesn't have everything, like a GUI library, but C or C++ don't have one either (certainly not as part of the standards).
To sum up: if you consider only ISO or ECMA standards, then yes, C# is less standardized than C or C++, because the .Net base class library was never standardized and because the ECMA C# standard is outdated.
But when it comes to portability, C# is pretty much on the same boat as C and C++. All of them have open source implementations available for common architectures and OSes. And all of them have a "standard" library that's available on all supported platforms. (And the .Net Standard contains more functionality than the standard libraries of C or C++.)
Unity is actually written in C and C++ as far as I am aware. Whether that is still true, I have no idea.
I never said .Net should be avoided.
I said I avoid it for reasons of cross-platform compatibility and legal considerations. In the end, what you or anyone else decides to use is entirely your concern. It's a judgment call.
I freely admit that I am not overly fond of it, but I have my reasons. I have spent considerable time with it, and have even found some bugs in Microsoft's version. You also have the fact that since the reference version is Windows only - it takes time for Mac and Linux to "catch up".That might change, but at the moment, the reality is that a large portion of C# is simply not portable from Windows to other systems. C# was never designed or intended to be cross-platform. I do not recommend it for cross-platform work because of code maintenance.
Defacto languages make cross platform work harder. They often make syntax changes between major releases, and then depreciate support for the existing runtime - necessitating large and often unnecessary rewrites. Java is an example, and so is C# to a lesser degree. It makes the job of maintaining codebases that much more time-consuming and expensive. Standardized language compilers can generally support multiple standards. GCC for example can compile C90 code if you want it to.
That's good news, but given Microsoft's lack of enthusiasm for standards, I'll adopt a wait and see attitude. I do not expect much.
Yes and no. Now that APIs are considered intellectual property, the answer is probably not. I do not doubt Microsoft's good intentions, but I also do not doubt that they would use any means they can to absorb or remove a competitor -as Oracle tried to do when it tried to force Google to abandon its Java clone.
Sun had an informal arrangement, agreeing not to assert patents against Google because Google actually increased the use of Java - and thus its overall value. Sun seldom asserted patents because doing so is bad for business in the long run.
I disagree. Microsoft's installer architecture is independent of what is being installed. If they can't simply delete files and registry keys in the proper order, then that is a serious problem. One of Windows' long term problems that does not go away is the potential registry corruption. The Windows registry suffers from a design flaw known as "bit rot." Microsoft knows this - but has never taken decisive steps to alleviate the problem.
How many times have you had to manually delete keys or reinstall Windows because of it? I have lost count. Much of that and installer problems could be avoided if Microsoft redesigned the registry to be local to each user instead of system-wide.
Here is the way I see it. If you have a language like C#, where the reference standard does not separate what is core to the Framework and what is not, then how do you write portable code? You can't. It has gotten better , but it still stands to reason that C++ and C are clearly defined as to what is part of the language and what is not. They are designed to write portable code. C# is still trying to find its legs.
It is true that C and C++ do not define a GUI. Why should anyone - C# or C++? It's an unrealistic expectation. GUIs are not portable by nature because vendors cannot standardize on a single one. The closest anyone has ever come to a portable GUI would be window managers (usually written in C) on top of X11. The next closest effort are frameworks like Qt.
I strongly disagree with that statement. If you want to discuss it further on another thread, we can go over some examples. It is really off topic here. We have already wandered too far as is.
That again is a matter of design necessity. How much crap do you really need to cram into a "standard library" before it becomes redundant to the purpose of the language? C and C++ (debatable IMHO) were designed specifically so that the standards were minimum and that external libraries were easily linked for reusable code. It leads to fewer bugs in the language core.
Like it or not, in the real world, C and C++ libraries significantly outnumber and outclass (no pun intended) C# codebases. Linking C to C++ is a snap. Linking C# to anything other than .Net is a massive PITA - even if it is Microsoft's own COM based libraries in the Windows OS.
It is the number of contortions that you have to go through - plus the inherent insecurity of MSIL that have made some, including myself reject .Net for long term projects.
That used to be true with mono. Now it's the other way around: .Net Core (on all three OSes) gets new features first, and they are later ported to the (Windows-only) .Net Framework.
MS takes backwards compatibility very seriously. I'm not aware of any syntax changes in C# that ever required a rewrite.
Library changes in when switching to new frameworks are a different matter, but hopefully that will be better going forward, with the introduction of .Net Standard.
New versions of the C# compiler should be able to compile old code too. And you can also switch them to compile using an old version of the language.
By targeting the .Net Standard. It's a clearly defined API set that every implementation has to support. That separates what is portable and what is isn't.
Yes, Microsoft does take it seriously. What I said was:
Java is known for this - rendering entire codebases obsolete without a rewrite, even if the official version is cross-platform.
C# is not quite as bad, but it does require minor changes in older code. All in all, I give credit for Microsoft keeping it to a minimum on Windows, but it is still there. Setting that aside, when you look at the whole C# ecosystem: Windows, Linux, Mac and mobile - there is considerably more variance. That wide variance becomes the problem that I was referring to.
That was only introduced in September of 2016, and needs work, so you are making my point for me.
You are right. C# is getting better - but developers have to work with what is here now, not what might come out later. As a rule of thumb, anything that has not been released might as well not exist. What something is claimed it will be is not the same as the release version.
Hey Jesper! I've been playing with .NET Core for a while (on both Mac and Windows), and my experience has been that it is quite good already. I'd recommend trying some code and comparing it against Mono. The async performance I've seen so far has been great.


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Rooms, services (RYOKAN) Jokei no Yado Azuma Toba is offering 17 comfortable rooms to guests looking for accommodation in Toba. We recommend trying some of the relaxing wellness services available at the hotel, an indoor pool will also be at your disposal. Nearby bike rental opportunities will provide an excellent chance to spend your leisure time actively. For meetings and nice evening chats the local café or the bar will provide an ideal location. In the safe your valuables can be the safely secured. The exact list of services available at (RYOKAN) Jokei no Yado Azuma Toba (including those for an extra fee) and the exact list of equipment in a room can be found on the information sheet below.
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Arrival, opening hours The earliest check-in time to your room is 15:00, the latest check-out time from your room is 10:00. You will be able to speak with the personnel in Japanese and English languages.
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- Indoor pool
- Pool (Outdoor - seasonally open)
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Just rolled in...Picture taken by a friendly neighbor...
I suppose all good things must come to an end, and I'm sure there's a few folks out there that just can't bear to hear one more damn word about the infamous Southern Comfort Southeast US Motorcycle Tour! To those folks, I'll just say the heck with you, get over it, get out, and do something yourself! To the rest, I'll say thanks for your friendship, your support, and your patience with my endless updates about preparation, equipment evaluation (especially about those damn deflectors...remember all that?), and route choices. And thanks for the kind notes and posts while I was out there. Pretty cool to have that personal connection to friends and family.
My biggest worry, frankly, was whether or not I could actually make it that far, and I was extremely relieved that no intolerable aches and pains presented themselves. I got up every morning expecting misery, but it never happened. If any one thing saved the day, it was that silly-ass 10-dollar throttle attachment that allowed me to relax my right hand. Ken's Hot Tip: For a cheap way to make riding more comfortable....get one. And the seat of the Softail Custom was perfect...lots of back support and padding in just the right places.
The bike performed flawlessly. Three cheers for Harley Davidson, and three more for the crew at Patriot Harley Davidson in Fairfax, Virginia, for getting the bike ready. During the ride, I had to constantly remind myself not to do any burnouts or pull other kinds of stunts that might have hurt the bike. Every belt, gear, valve and switch had to get me back home, and help definitely wasn't right around the corner. The only repair of the trip was replacing my front brake lever. It was broken when the bike fell over during the Mississippi Riverboat photo event. Of course, the day was saved by a couple Mississippi ladies who helped me get the bike back on it's wheels, and I'm grateful for that assistance! I was also glad friends and family talked me into a new set of tires before leaving. Tire wear didn't enter my mind the entire trip. Thanks again, all.
I found out that just about every bit of equipment and support gear I took was used, with few things staying untouched in the bags. Fortunately, the first aid kit was one of the items that was never needed, along with spare light bulbs and fuses. So I didn't overpack, not carrying a lot of unnecessary weight. As for clothes, there were laundry chores along the way, and everything needed a dose of deodorant when I got home. Sweat and rainwater never really dried, and that's a potentially lethal concoction when subjected to 100 degree heat and 90% humidity in a closed black backpack. It didn't seem to matter what was clean and what wasn't.....everything had an aroma by the last couple days! Yikes!
And with very little room, I was totally limited on how many t-shirts and souvenirs I could buy. I got a few, but not all I wanted. And I had a GREAT excuse why I couldn't get gifts for people!
On being alone: I liked riding alone, having the freedom to stop wherever I wanted, whenever I wanted, and even to backtrack to revisit things. If the route was boring, I just took another without enduring a half-hour discussion about my decision. At fuel stops and overnighters, I was never starved for company. As soon as people saw the luggage, the bike, and the Virginia tags, they were quick to strike up a conversation and I learned about them, and they about me, with motorcycles as the common denominator. The loaded-down Harley drew people in, and as a result I met people I would never had an opportunity to speak to otherwise, with no gender, class, age, or race distinctions. Even Gold Wing riders spoke! At one stop I met an elderly lady who was also traveling alone along a remote and lonely stretch of Natchez Trace Parkway. She let me know she was meeting someone at the rest stop to take delivery of a load of rabbits and retrieve her grandbaby! Scary! I decided not to pursue that bit of discussion further, but did learn that she liked motorcycles and she suggested some routes I could take.
Along the way I visited Civil War sites I'd only read about, and stopped at various other historical markers, roadside overlooks, and anyplace else that caught my eye. It was so much more fun having the luxury of time. I could finally see the south, which was what this adventure was all about!
New Orleans was the centerpiece of the trip, and friends Linda and Charlie met me there at my hotel, the Olde Town Inn. In N'awlins, I was able to actually unpack (hooray!), and I stayed for 5 days. There's probably nothing I can say about New Orleans that adequately describes it, so I'll just say that everyone should visit Bourbon Street on a hot Friday night. And whatever you do, leave the kids home. I also got knocked off my feet there by my new friend from Kentucky, Becky, and I ain't been the same since! But at least I was able to gather my wits enough to ride back home! Ginger, the manager from the Olde Town Inn, gets two gold stars for helping make my stay comfortable and lots of fun. She's great!
I spent a day on a side trip to Grand Isle, LA, where the dreadful BP oil spill hit so hard. Visiting there, and seeing for myself the emptiness, the frustration, the anger, and the true extent of this disaster touched me in a way I wasn't prepared for. The media can't hope to tell this story.....only the people of Grand Isle can. Please listen to them, and help if you can.
I started the return trip running east along the Gulf Coast, through Mobile, AL, and going as far as Destin, Florida, before stopping again. Entering Florida, I was amazed at the sugar-white sand and the incredible color of the water, thankfully unspoiled, as yet, by the oil spill, though there were barriers strung offshore to help contain any oil coming that way. Destin was a really cool place, so I decided to stay an extra day, soaking up the sun, and also enjoying the rare freedom of riding my bike without a helmet!
I finally left the coast, heading due east to Jacksonville, FL, with serious storm clouds brewing to my left all day; going north was simply not an option. The rest of the trip was dominated by storms along the Atlantic Coast, and plans to visit Savannah, Charleston, and Raleigh were scrapped in favor of a more direct, and hopefully dry, ride home. And it almost worked! Rain drove me indoors as I came out of Florida into Georgia, so I spent the night in Brunswick, pondering route options. The dreaded I-95 offered the best shot at getting home safely, so I went for it the next morning, figuring on an overnight stop to break up the 628 mile ride. The weather stayed clear, so I kept pushing, finally realizing that with a few evening breaks, I could maybe ride all the way, and so I did. 12 hours, and the aforementioned 628 miles later, I was back in Alexandria. I hit rain for the last 40 miles, but I was too close to stop. I had friends watching weather radar, and they guided me between storms and helped get me home safely. Thanks!
And so I've been back a couple days, have had a chance to process my experiences, and sort through 560+ photos I took. It really was something of a dream come true, and I'll never forget the ride. 3,139 miles of Southern Comfort in 13 days.
Added this August 6 - Great Southern Tattoo Company, Sean Bajek
Can't wait until next year. Western Comfort? (A WC tattoo might be out, but I'm up for the trip!)
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Get an overview of this hotel4-star hotel with restaurant and outdoor pool
Popular property highlights
Situated in Barjac, this hotel is within 9 mi (15 km) of Aven d'Orgnac, Chateau Saint Nabor, and Office De Tourisme Valcezard. Chauvet Cave is 11.1 mi (17.9 km) away.
Hotel Features
A restaurant, an outdoor pool, and a spa tub are available at this hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a sauna, meeting rooms, and a garden are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 26 rooms provide free WiFi, minibars, and flat-screen TVs. Safes, phones, and desks are among the other amenities that guests will find.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Le Mas du Terme
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. In addition to an outdoor pool, Le Mas du Terme provides a spa tub and a sauna. Event facilities measuring 1076 square feet (100 square meters) include meeting rooms. This business-friendly hotel also offers a terrace and a garden. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
- Conference space size (meters) - 100
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Terrace
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Conference space size (feet) - 1076
- Meeting rooms
- Restaurant
- Spa tub
- Total number of rooms - 26
- Free self parking
- Number of floors - 2
- Free WiFi
- Sauna
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Outdoor pool
- Garden
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Playground on site
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Minibar
- Bathtub or shower
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
Le Carre des Saveurs - This restaurant specializes in French cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Playground on site
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is 11:30 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for EUR 15 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for EUR 15 per night.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 8 per pet, per day
- Up to 5 kg
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.36 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 18 years of age.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 17 per person (approximately)
- Pet fee: EUR 8 per pet, per day
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 15 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 15 per night
Hotel Name
- Mas Terme
- Mas Terme Barjac
- Mas Terme Hotel
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Mangaluru: Mangaluru Ladies Beauty Association (MLBA) are organizing a Blood Donation Camp, with the theme "Give Blood-Save Lives" in collaboration with Red Cross Blood Bank-Mangaluru and Mangalorean.com on Tuesday (Tomorrow) , 17 November 2105 from 10am onwards at St Anthony's Charitable Institution (St Anthony's Ashram)-Jeppu. The camp will be inaugurated by U T Khader- Health Minister, with guests of honor namely- Dr Rajeshwari Devi-District Surgeon & Superintendent-Wenlock Hospital; Julian Saldanha- RMO, Wenlock Hospital, and Fr Onil- Director, St Anthony's Charitable Institution.
Each member of MLBA have pledged to bring at least three or more blood donors, which could total over 100 donors. Apart from blood donation, we have also decided to do make-up/hair-do for the female inmates of St Anthony's ashram. This project is one of the many projects that the association has done since their inception- the main objective of forming their association with like minded beauty parlour owners was to fulfill their motto and showcase their unity, by establishing this Association with an objective to unite the beauty parlour owners in and around Mangaluru to achieve their motto and solve our problems. And also to involve in various community projects for the betterment of the society, like Blood Donation Camp and so on.
The main objective of MLBA is to provide better quality of life, and create awareness about health and hygiene in girls and thereby improve their beauty. The members of the Association firmly believe and think that after couple of years of hard work, they have fulfilled fulfill their objectives and motto. The Salient features of our objectives/motto are :To unite the girls and providing them with opportunities to exhibit their skills; Providing a platform for the girls to showcase their abilities; To strive for the up-liftment of those involved in the trade without any monetary benefits; To organise training programmes and workshops to beauticians to develop their skills; and striving for the well being of women and girls.
Blood is something we all expect to be there for us when we need it, yet very few of us come forward actively to give blood – many people would not be alive today if it wasn't for the generosity of blood donors. Most people can give blood, but all donors have to meet the eligibility criteria before their blood is accepted to ensure there's no risk of us harming you or the patients who will receive it- so make sure you can donate. Blood donation is the easiest and the most powerful way to make an impact. With each unit you give, you can save up to 4 lives!
So to know more about the camp and how you can register to donate blood, please call : 9448480323 (Ronnie); 9886083040 (Sony); 8746841856 (Al); 9686377905 (Mercy)


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Cosy, Quiet Room near City Centre
Спальные места2
Ванные комнаты1
Площадь4 м²
Этаж №2
- Кухня
- Балкон/терраса
- Интернет
- Парковка
- Полотенца
- Возможность проживания семьи/детей
- Стиральная машина/сушилка
Краткое описание жилья
|Avoca St, 3141 Melbourne, Австралия
|Тип жилья
|Отдельная комната
|ID жилья
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|Время ответа
|Несколько часов
|Календарь обновлен
|3 дней назад
**Double size bedroom incl. linen, towels, fan, heater, built-in wardrobe, 3 chest drawers, lamp
**Provides Tea & Coffee & Milk
**WI FI connections available at a small fee
**I have extensive knowledge of Melbourne and the country Victoria.
**Apartment located 2mins from Tram Stop and 5 mins from South Yarra Station.
**Travel to City by train is 7mins on the Loop
**Travel to City by tram is 15min
**A few minute walk either to the Como Centre or Jam Factory 2 cinema complexes
**Fashion Shopping galore!
**Grab a cafe latte at Gaia's a stone throw away
**Cosi Bar Ristorante on Toorak Rd to Topelz Pizza on Chapel St. Windsor
Правила ПроживанияNo smoking in or around building
No pets
|Цена за неделю (вплоть до 2 гостей)
|14919 руб.
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I stayed 5 nights at Analiese cozy apartment and from the first moment I was welcome. Analiese is a wonderful host, she cares about her guests and gives you the feeling that you know eachother since years.
Location is perfect, metro is just around the corner and within 10 min you are in the city centre.
And the bed is more than comfortable. :)
Analiese, thank you again.
Analiese is a pleasant and warm host. We were able to taste the porridge and visit the city very easily. the appartment is clean and very well located, we recommend this place.
Thank you very much for everything !
See you soon
Alex et Tarik
Very nice and cute Room, Analiese is a cute and friendly and helpfull person. If i come back to Melbourne i will try to stay there 100% again!
I loved staying with Annie!
She's a great and welcoming host with lots of recommendations for the neighbourhood. Her place is conveniently close to supermarkets as well as to the tram station to CBD. Also Fawkner Park and Yarra River are nearby which are great places to go for a walk.
Definitely recommending Annie and her cosy home!
Analiese is a very warm welcoming host and her flat, although small is cosy and comfortable. It's situated in a quiet street close to the train station and lots of shops. It's also within walking distance of the city; a walk through the botanic gardens is a relaxing way to start the day.
Analiese was a lovely host. We haven´t met in the first place but she prepared everything for us, and she even bought us some milk and delicious tartes for breakfast.
The bedroom was great with a very comfortable bed. When we met each other we had a beautiful and long talk. Analiese is such a warm-hearted person who loves to meet people and have a chat with them.
We really enjoyed our stay at Analiese´s place, and we would definitely recommend it to everyone else!
Thank you again for everything, Analiese! And we keep in touch :)
Your German friends,
Stella and Marius
We had a great stay in melbourne and analiese was a lovely and caeing host. She is very supporting in giving hints/tips for activities,transport etc in melbourne and she replied to our questions or calls wright away. Her appartement is perfectly located,lots of shops,tramstations and chappelstreet very close bye. Thanks again to analiese for a great stay in melbourne.
analiese is very a friendly host really love it and we enjoy our vacation in analiese house which is she very kindess .and also give some places we should go very enjoyable .otherwise just love it and peacefull .thanks aneliese for our good stay we'll stay again if we're going to Melbourne next time
Choosing Analieses cosy Appartement was surely a great decision. We Loved our time There, Not far to City Center.
Analiese was very helpful doesnt matter What Problem we had. It was Very nice to Talk with Analiese about nearly everything
Thank you for the beautiful Stay
Excellent location. Friendly host. No washing machine (which we hadn't noticed in the ad - our own fault) which for a longer stay could be a small inconvenience but there is a launderette nearby.
All in all I would say this is a good place to stay for access to Melbourne CBD and the transport links in Melbourne are great so good access anywhere else really!
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Dear Mouthy Housewives,
I have a dear friend who I've occasionally helped out financially when she was low on cash. For example, I've paid for her meals and drinks while we were out and about. Recently, she arranged an outing for our group of friends (a concert) and she paid in advance for all of us. I was unable to pay her back before the concert and let her know this (I proposed to pay her back within the next two weeks). All hell broke loose and she called everyone within our social circle to complain about what a bad a friend I was, and how my selfishness knew no bounds.
I am so upset by this, but I don't know how to broach the subject with her, as I am non-confrontational by nature. I am mostly upset by her actions of involving all of our friends, something I have never done to her despite issues I may have had with her in the past.
What should I do?
Betrayed by a Friend
Credit: Jason Hargrove.
Dear Betrayed,
I know the saying is "Don't shoot the messenger," but in some cases, like this one for instance, I think the messenger(s) deserve at least a slap in the face (metaphorically, of course!). What was the point of your friends telling you about all this trash talk behind your back? So, for starters, phooey on them for starting trouble.
I get that you feel like it shouldn't be a problem that you couldn't pay for your tickets until a few weeks after the concert, especially since you have covered for her on occasion. But, perhaps your friend resents the implication that she "owed" you in some way because you had been generous with her when she was running low on funds.
Whatever the case may be, clearly she shares your resistance to confrontation, because otherwise she would have talked directly to you about whatever was bothering her. Someone in this friendship needs to woman-up and have a heart to heart conversation -- which does NOT have to be a confrontation. You are not on an episode of Real Housewives!
Being honest with a friend about hurt feelings is hard, and can make you feel really vulnerable. Invite your friend out for lunch and talk like big girls. You can do it!
Best of luck,
Karen, TMH
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Don't Be Angry
My flight to Spain was delayed by 13 hours. The airline told us not to be angry.
Telling someone not to be angry is much like telling someone not to be tired. They couldn't do it even if they wanted to.
A sure-fire way to ignite a difficult situation is to tell someone how to feel (or worse, explain why someone is being irrational).
Anger is an automatic response to inputs and how we interpret those inputs. The only way to reduce anger is to change the inputs or change how an individual interprets those inputs.
If you're staring down the barrel of hundreds of angry members, it's far better to listen (sincerely), explain why something occurred and highlight what will happen next.
But don't ever tell people how to feel.
See. People telling others to, "smile! It might never happen!"
I actually wrote about this a short time ago on my student blog. I started by confessing an embarrassing anecdote.
Too many years ago to mention, I yelled at my roommate's son to stop acting like a child. The poor kid. He was so confused. He said, "But I am a child!"
Now, if the airline had asked passengers not to be angry, I think they'd've had a leg to stand on, albeit a weak one.


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Downing Street has been following the exploits of a high-class escort agency on Twitter, it emerged last night.
One of the Prime Minister's official accounts was linked to the Carltons of London's feed on the micro-blogging site, technology news website The Register found.
It claims to be London's "finest luxury boutique escort agency" catering for the needs of a "select and small group of elite gentlemen".
The agency also offers a corporate service for those looking to secure a big deal who "need something special to swing them in your favour".
David Cameron's office suggested the agency may have first been followed under Gordon Brown's premiership.
The @Number10gov account is the official Twitter feed for the office of the Prime Minister and automatically followed anyone that chose to follow it until 2009 – while the former Labour leader was in power - when the practice was stopped.
A Downing Street spokesman said: "We have stopped following this particular account.
"Prior to 2010, an auto-follow process was used, meaning that @Number10gov automatically followed anyone who followed the account.
"This was common practice at the time for many corporate accounts, but was discontinued in 2009.
"As a result of this legacy, the @Number10gov account follows almost 370,000 accounts and we have taken steps to un-follow as many as possible that are inactive, spam or inappropriate. This work is ongoing."


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This white bean and kale soup is so easy to make and can be on your dinner table in about forty-five minutes!
I'm not a fan of raw kale in salads, but I love it in soup recipes. This dish takes advantage of canned beans, which cuts down the cooking time dramatically. You can have this hearty and tasty soup on the table in about 45 minutes.
Cannellini beans are white kidney beans, and I'm a huge fan of them. I enjoy them in all kinds of recipes. They are delicious in my White Bean and Tuna Salad and in soups.
I used about six ounces of pancetta in my soup, but you can use less if you prefer. Or, if you prefer to use bacon, you can dice it up and use it instead.
Also, if you happen to have a parmesan rind on hand, you can add it to the soup with the beans and other ingredients. It's amazing how much flavor it adds to the soup. Some stores even sell containers of just the Parmigiano-Reggiano rinds now in the cheese department. I know I've seen them at Whole Foods before.
I served some freshly made Skillet Cornbread with this White Bean Soup with Kale. You could serve yours with some crusty bread if you prefer.
*It will look like a ton of kale when you add it to the pot, but it will wilt down as it cooks.
White Bean Soup with Kale
- 2 tsp . extra-virgin olive oil
- 4-6 oz . pancetta , diced into small cubes (depending on how much you want to use)
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 cup diced celery
- 1 medium yellow onion , diced
- 4 large cloves of garlic , minced
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken stock
- 2-3 cups of water , depending on how soupy you want it
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 2 (15 oz) can of Cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 large bunch of lacinato kale (also known as Tuscan kale), stemmed and roughly chopped
- sea salt and pepper to taste
In a 5-quart dutch oven or soup pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add pancetta and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. Remove from pot with a slotted spoon and place onto paper towel-lined plate. Discard all but 2 tablespoons of grease.
Add the onions, carrots and celery to the pot, and let cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for a minute more.
Stir in the chicken stock, water, beans, pancetta, dried thyme and kale. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer until kale is tender, about twenty minutes. Add fresh rosemary, sea salt and pepper to taste, then serve.