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Awesome Status
You were born awesome. Please don't die average.
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
The choices we make, and the chances we take, determine our destiny.
Love is expressed as an action and experienced as a feeling.
Difference between success and failure depends on what we decide to do with the 24 hours in our day.
There's a point in life when you start to realize who matters…who never did… and who always will.
People don't change because you want them to. People change because they want to. They have to find that desire to change on their own.
People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.
Life is full of beauty. If you can't find it, have faith, and it will re-surface again.
Stop over thinking. Over thinking ruins any chance you have of being happy. You think your way out of happiness. Just chill, trust yourself.
Always remember, that no matter how useless you think you are; you are still someone's reason to smile.
The hardest choice in life is usually between what you want, and what you deserve.
It's good to learn from your past and prepares for your future, but the most important thing is not to miss your present.
Love people when you have them, not when you have lost them.
The secret to success is to practice and train hard so you can be ready when your opportunity comes.
The only people worthy to be in your life are the ones that help you through hard times, and laugh with you after the hard times pass.
Positive thinking is not about EXPECTING the BEST to happen. It's about ACCEPTING that whatever happens it's for the BEST.
Dear God, please help me today. Give me strength when I am weak, lend me a shoulder when I need to cry, and help me up when I fall.
The enemy knows that God has an amazing plan for you. That's why he always tries to wipe you out, but you have to fight!
Close some doors, not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance but simply because they no longer lead somewhere.
Make decisions based on what you know rather than what you feel.
Winners in life are those who lost a few battles but continued fighting and never gave up.
The choice you make, makes you. Don't listen to things that held you back. Instead, hear the things that moved you forward.
Crying won't make them come back, saying I don't care, doesn't stop you from caring, and holding it all in doesn't make you stronger.
Never expect. Never assume. Never ask. And never demand. Just let it be. If it's meant to be, it will happen.
In every life, we have some trouble, when you worry you make it double. So don't worry, be happy.
Be nice to people on your way up because you might meet them again on your way back down.
There are four very important words in life: Love, Honesty, Truth and Respect. Without these in your life, you have nothing.


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National Institutes of Health
- The primary NIH organization for research on Hair Problems is the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Did you know that the average person has 5 million hairs? Hair grows all over your body except on your lips, palms and the soles of your feet. It takes about a month for healthy hair to grow half an inch. Most hairs grow for up to six years and then fall out. New hairs grow in their place.
Hair helps keep you warm. It also protects your eyes, ears and nose from small particles in the air. Common problem with the hair and scalp include hair loss, infections, and flaking.
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

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Hi! I'm Hazel, and today I'm going to walk you
through exactly how to get your very own Sprite Darter Hatchling pet in WoW. I'm also going to talk a little bit about
how to go about making gold off of the consumables and mats needed to get the pet. So the gist of it is the WoW Secret Finding
Community found a cave in Northern Winterspring called the Cave of Consumption. While inside, you're silenced so you can not
use spells or toys. There are a bunch of obstacles, and you'll
need to use a variety of consumable items in order to get through the cave and loot
your Sun Darter Hatchling pet. Many of the consumables are tradeable, so
you can pick a lot of them up at your Auction House or make a healthy amount of gold by
farming and selling them. So here is the full list of exactly what you'll
need. I'll paste it in the video description as
well. Do not go to the cave without having everything
on this list, and don't use anything yet. You need one each of the six Major Protection
Potions. Fire, Frost, Holy, Arcane, Nature and Shadow. These are craftable by Alchemists and available
on the Auction House. The recipes are rare drops from Burning Crusade
dungeon bosses and world mobs and they require an Alchemy skill of at least 360 to make. They require Primal Elements such as Primal
Fire, Mana, Shadow etcetera and they all take Mana Thistle. All of these factors mean that it takes some
doing to go back and craft these protection potions, so expect to pay a fair bit to snag
these on the Auction House. Do make sure you're getting Major Protection
potions, not Greater and not Mighty. Major. You'll need one Ethereal Oil, which is another
thing made by Alchemists. It requires Alchemy 375 to make and two Glassfin
Minnows, which can be fished up in Crystalsong Forest. It's tradeable and can be bought at the Auction
House. You'll need between 10 and 15 Pygmy Oil, which
is a similar situation to the Ethereal Oil. Alchemists can craft it out of Pygmy Suckerfish,
which can be caught alongside other fish in Northrend. It requires an Alchemy skill of 375 to craft,
and they can be bought on the Auction House. You'll need one Scroll of Intellect. Not a Major, Minor, Fancy or Fantabulous scroll
of intellect, just a straight up, item level 1 Scroll of Intellect. These can be crafted at Inscription Level
1 with a single Moonglow Ink, or bought on the Auction House. Because of the low barrier to entry of crafting
these, this shouldn't be too expensive to buy. You'll need a stack of Noggenfogger. This one's easy- just head to gadgetzan in
Tanaris and buy it off of Sparkle here. You'll need one Dire Brew, which you get in
the Grim Guzzler of Black Rock Depths. Keep talking to the Dark Iron Brewer NPC near
Spazzring until he passes out and drops his tankard. Loot that to collect your Dire Brew. You'll need one Gordok Ogre Suit. This one is also buyable but the prices are
quite high and it's easy to get yourself. Go to the Northern entrance of the Dire Maul
dungeon in Feralas, and run along until you get to the room with Slip'kik. Loot the basket of Ogre Tannin on the balcony
upstairs. Then, drop back down and trade it with the
goblin NPC for a Gordok Ogre suit. If you can't find the goblin enable Track
Trivial Quests in your tracking menu. For the only Non consumable on the list, you
will need a Perky Pug Battle Pet. The Perky Pug is rewarded from the Looking
For Multitudes achievement. If you don't have that achievement yet, you'll
need to queue for random dungeons until you've grouped with enough random players. To go with your Pug, you'll need a Little
Princess Costume. This can be bought from the pet vendor in
Dalaran or the Draenor Garrison for one single pet charm. Or, if you've never heard of a Pet Charm in
your life, you can buy the costume on the Auction House. You'll need Scotty's Lucky Coin. Prepare yourself because this is the worst
part of the whole thing. The coin drops off a rare imp named Scotty
in the Townlong Steppes of Pandaria. His home is tucked away in a hidden alcove
to the left side of a Mantid House that's located at 21, 47. Scotty's got a 7 minute respawn timer, and
the coin goes to one person per kill. At this time there's no point in grouping
up or trying to multi-tag- it's always going to be one coin per Scotty. I dearly hope that they change that in a hotfix. I was delighted to find a very civilized,
player-regulated line in front of the Scotty's spawn point, with everyone waiting for their
turn to kill him and get their coin. Should you show up and find such a wonderful
display of player civility, I recommend respecting the line and waiting your turn. It's both more polite and less frustrating
than playing the tag war game. You'll need one Winterfall Firewater. This is a pretty common drop off of the Winterfall
Furbolg found in Winterspring. Since the cave itself is in Winterspring,
I picked this one up last on my way in. You only need one so you should be able to
find it quickly. These are also tradeable and can be bought
on the Auction House. Last, you'll need a special consumable called
a Water Stone. You'll get this one in the cave while you're
completing the puzzles, so don't buy it. You're good to go. Once you've triple checked that you have EVERYTHING
on the list, it's time to head to the cave. Fly to the very very northern tip of Winterspring,
up here. Follow these instructions very carefully and
do NOT click off any buffs until I tell you to. If you get teleported out, you'll keep the
buffs and you'll need them to get back to where you were. First, walk in until you arrive at a fire
wall. Use your Fire Protection Potion and walk through
it. Next, you need to use the other five Protection
Potions. There's a one minute cooldown, so you'll be
sitting here for a little bit. They've got a 17 minute duration, so it's
no issue getting them all up. Once you have ALL SIX BUFFS, you can safely
walk through the green Fel Wall. Next you should see a Diligent Watcher Gargoyle. Use your Noggenfogger until you turn into
a skeleton, and walk past him. Now, the path forks. Go to the Wall of Vines on the right. Use your Scotty's Coin to turn into an imp,
and pass through. In the pool, you'll see little blue Water
Stones. Loot one and then go back to the fork. Use that Water Stone you just picked up and
pass through the Blue Wall. Next, you should see a Stone Watcher. Use your Dire Brew and become a Dark Iron
Dwarf to get past him safely. Now you come to a ramp leading up and a slope
leading down. Be careful in this area- if you jump off and
fall, you'll be teleported out and need to run back. That's no issue as long as you still have
all of your buffs, but you can avoid it by keeping yer feet on the ground! Head up the ramp and go to the Purple barrier
on the right. Use your Ethereal oil to get through it. Then, use the Gordok Ogre Suit and Winterfall
Firewater. Click the stone, place your arm in the hole
and you will get a Sign of the Second debuff. Now, back up and go to the gate on the left. Spam drink the Pygmy Oil until you turn into
a Pygmy, and then you can get through. You should see a Wisdom Cube up ahead. Summon your Perky Pug, target it and use the
Princess costume. Then, talk to the cube and Place Arm Beneath
Cube. You should get the Sign of the First debuff. With both Sign debuffs on you, you can now
carefully walk down the ramp and down the slope below. In this room, there's a Tarnished Plaque on
the wall. You MUST CLICK THE PLAQUE. Do not skip clicking the Plaque. After you read the plaque, right click off
your Winterfall Firewater buff and use the Scroll of Intellect. Be careful not to jump into the water- just
walk down into the pool and go loot the Oddly Colored Egg. Congratulations on your awesome new pet! ! The Sun Darter Hatchling has average health,
low speed and pretty good attack. It's first slot can be set to Blink Strike
or Sleeping Gas. The second slot can be Ethereal or Ancient
Blessing, while the third slot can be Consume Magic or Sunlight. That moveset is jam-packed with good stuff,
and to top it all off the Sun Darter Hatchling is bizarrely enough a Critter. That means you can use it on your Family Familiar
teams for Mousing Around, and it's immune to getting stunned with the critter racial. It's also just a really beautiful pet that's
worth getting just for looks. So what if you have the pet and now you want
to make back some of that gold you spent on potions and oils. Or, maybe you couldn't care less about the
pet but you're all about getting some profit in on this whole shebang. Lucky for you, there are a bunch of options
and ways you can farm the relevant mats and consumables to sell on the Auction House. If you have an Herbalist, consider farming
Mana Thistle. It's a key ingredient in ALL of the Major
Protection Pots, and it's rare enough to find that the prices are sky high right now. The most frustration free place to farm Mana
Thistle in peace is inside the Serpentshrine Caverns Raid. Use some Bear Tartare to move quickly through
the raid, and kill the Underbog Collossus trash mobs. You can herb their corpses for a nice bundle
of BC herbs, which often include Mana Thistle. If you don't kill bosses, you can reset the
instance up to 10 times an hour to farm these. I was getting 6-10 mana thistle from each
lap, which on my server was worth between 9 and 15 THOUSAND gold for a five minute run. If you're an Alchemist, you can craft the
Protection Potions, the Ethereal Oil or the Pygmy Oil. The recipes for those protection potions are
1% droprates off of dungeon bosses and world mobs, so it's a bit of an effort to get them
together. The oils are easier to craft, and the mats
for them are easier to farm as well. If you like fishing, grinding the Pygmy suckerfish
and Glassfin Minnows is going to be hot for a little while. Like, 500 gold a fish hot on my server. That's going to die down at some point, but
the continued availability of the pet means they're always going to be worth more than
they used to be. And if you hate professions and refuse to
touch them, there are other things you can do. If you can run fast, you can run and reset
Dire Maul to get Ogre Suits for those too lazy to get their own. Those were going for almost 10k each on my
server. Motes of Fire, Mana, Shadow, Life and Water
are all needed to make the primals for the potions, and their values are really high
right now too. You can kill Winterfall furbolgs to get Firewater
to sell, but you might need to fight other farmers for the spawns. So, that's the deal with the Sun Darter Hatchling
and the Cave of Consumption! Full credit to the WoW secret finding community
for figuring all this out. Those are some incredibly determined people
and dang do they work fast. Thanks for watching! Let me know what you think, please consider
leaving a like if this video helped you and have a wonderful, wonderful day. Bye!


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Hale Kealoha's Ulu Turkey Burger & Sweet Potato Chips
Tammy and Kaneala Smith really turned it out while on the set of Cooking Hawaiian Style making this amazing ulu turkey burger. This is a great healthy alternative to eating a fatty hamburger - the flavor is incredible! Visit their website at http://halekealoharestaurant.com for more information about their incredible food and restaurant.
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- 2 lbs. ground turkey
- 1 lb. cooked & grated ulu
- 1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
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- Oil For Deep Frying
- Salt & Pepper To Taste
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As I vomited into the snow for perhaps the fifth or sixth time, I came to the realisation that we would not climb Alpamayo. Instead, we conducted an inglorious retreat from High Camp, but not before I deposited the vast majority of my stomach lining there. It was our first attempt on a Peruvian summit and proved a costly failure in terms of both finances and time. After returning to Base Camp, some 1200m below, the locals regarded our tale of woe with a knowing expression.
"Si. Altura, altura," they would say unfailingly.
It wasn't altitude sickness, but you can't blame them for assuming that it was. Of the hordes of trekkers and climbers that visit the Santa Cruz Valley each year, very few have an acclimatisation period which includes a month spent living above 4000m and several summits over 5500m. On the first day of the expedition, when Morag became sick with a rapid, violent and unexplained bout of vomiting which we'll call "The Purge", it was at an altitude some 500m lower than our casual beer run in Bolivia. The illness, whatever it was, hibernated inside me for another five days before reappearing with gusto.
Although we were confident that altitude wasn't the direct cause, it certainly didn't improve matters. As I was forcefully reminded on Illimani, recovery at altitude is a tough gig, so when I found myself nauseated, aching and feverish at 5200m, there was nothing for it but to head down.
It was a no-brainer, but that didn't make it any less frustrating. There it was… Alpamayo, an object of my most ardent desire, was right in front of me. What's more, we'd done all the hard yakka to get to it – all the gear-shleppin', water-meltin', knee-destroyin' labour that you always have to defend to non-mountaineers. And yet, despite overcoming these trials (with Morag still reeling from the effects of "The Purge"), we would reap none of the rewards. But we could return later in the month, I reasoned, and I still had the motivation to make this happen. But fate, as is often the case, had other ideas.
Less than a week after our attempt, the summit cornice collapsed on the French Direct, killing three climbers and sparing one. He survived the harrowing ordeal of down-climbing several hundred technical metres when his ropes were severed and his partner disappeared. One of those who were lost that day was a prominent and well-respected Peruvian Mountain Guide, for whom Alpamayo must have been a common and rather casual affair.
This tragic event was the prelude to an unstable and deadly season in the Cordillera Blanca. According to locals, the spate of accidents which followed was unusually high for the range, and included significant incidents on Huascaran, Artesonraju, and yet more on Alpamayo.
Undoubtedly, conditions were dicey. The season had started later than normal and was preceded by higher than usual snowfall, meaning that south faces in particular were potentially unstable and often severely threatened by monstrous seracs and mind-bending cornices. Many classic routes were simply untenable, off limits for those with at least a modicum of sanity. Of course, there were plenty of less serious options to be found, but even these were occasionally at the mercy of uncharacteristically sporadic weather.
After one such period, as we waited for the snowpack to settle on the higher peaks, we decided to hit La Esfinge – a 5325m granite monolith with some of South America's best big wall routes. Again, we failed. This time, Josh was struck down by illness and Morag and I bailed from halfway up when our turn-around time came and went… I've written a full trip report for this attempt and (SPOILER ALERT) our eventual success on the 1985 Route, which you can find here.
Success was proving elusive in the Cordillera Blanca. At this stage, we'd spent some three weeks in Peru with little to show for it except for a moderate alpine rock route and a handful of cragging days. Had we been too ambitious? I thought not. Rather, I felt that the objectives we'd picked were right on the cusp of our ability, hovering somewhere around that Goldilocks level where success is possible but far from guaranteed – adventurous, in short.
Either way, we pushed on, soon scraping together a handful of modest summits. We ticked Urus Este (5420m), Ishinca (5530m), Huamashraju (5434m) and Pisco Oeste (5760m) without too much fuss. Although each of these routes was technically easy, they paid dividends in local experience and sublime views. Atop each summit we were rewarded with endless vista of deep valleys, intimidating peaks, tumbling glaciers and pristine lakes in every shade of blue. But the weather remained fickle, shutting down attempts of harder peaks, such as when Tocllaraju became embroiled in a three-day tempest toward the end of our stay in the Ishinca Valley.
Among all this mountaineering malarkey, we were getting to know the humble town of Huaraz rather well indeed. We knew all the best restaurants for après climb gluttony, the best stores to purchase post-victory beverages (as well as post-failure beverages) and the best vendors at various market stalls, street corners and tiendas. We had our bread lady, our vegetable lady and our cheese man dialled in, and let it be known that the best empanadas in Peru are served from a wicker basket near the Plaza de Armas.
Most importantly, we had established a home base at a small hostel named La Cabaña. Here, we were allowed to park our van and wash the expedition filth from our bodies for the low, low price of 15 soles (about $6 AUD) per person per night. We were treated like family here and would definitely recommend it to anyone.
Our friend Gillian arrived, having smuggled an emergency shipment of Vegemite across the border to deliver into our eager hands. Armed with a surfeit of Vitamin B, she and Morag disappeared into the Cordillera Huayhuash for several days, a region known in roughly equal parts for its world-class multiday trekking experience and for the treacherous beauty described in Joe Simpson's Touching the Void.
Meanwhile, Josh and I intended to use the same period to tackle some more difficult alpine routes. In the end, it turned out to be the most unstable period of the season and yielded little fruit, however we did have success early on with an ascent of the Northwest Face of Ulta (5875m). It's a rarely climbed peak, but deserves more attention with sustained snow and ice climbing through consistently interesting and complex terrain. The ascent asked a lot more of me than any other route in the Cordillera Blanca, but the reward was two decent milestones – my hardest graded alpine route and a new personal altitude record. I definitely consider the ascent as a small feather in the cap, but the real coup came soon afterward.
August was still young and already the short alpine season was coming to an end. The weather became increasingly erratic, an ugly death rattle that brought with it gusting winds and flurries of snow. A short window revealed itself in the midst of these outbursts, during which Morag and I finally knocked off the 1985 Route in a single push with just a wee hint of a minor epic – easily the hardest, longest, highest day of rock climbing that either of us had ever done.
I always like to finish on a high, and the 1985 Route seemed like a fitting end to what I consider to have been an extremely successful season in the Cordillera Blanca. With the exceptions of Ulta and La Esfinge, I rarely found myself significantly challenged, but sheer difficulty was not the true aim. This year marks Morag's first season on snow and ice, and for the two of us as a climbing partnership, building a depth of experience without overshooting the reasonable limits of risk was paramount. I think we struck the balance remarkably well, given the challenging conditions at times. I sure wish my first alpine season had have included 7 successful summits, 2 significant attempts, and a metric shitload of alpine rock to boot!
After two months in Peru, we saddled up La Tortuga and left Huaraz behind. It can be difficult to leave somewhere in which you've become comfortable, but if you're comfortable, you're not learning. It was time to sally forth once, venturing beyond the comfort zone toward the adventures that await.
Ryan Siacci, Esq.
August 2018
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I enjoyed this report. Great read! I hope the rest of your journey goes well!


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3 cups (465g) sour cherries, pitted
1 ¼ cups (250g) sugar, divided
1 tbsp (15ml) lemon juice
2 cups (473ml) heavy cream
1 cup (237ml) whole milk
Combine cherries with ¾ cup (150g) of the sugar and lemon juice. Allow the cherries to macerate in the refrigerator for approximately 6 hours, stirring every hour. Purée the macerated cherries in a blender. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve to remove the cherry skins; reserve the juice. Reserve 2 tablespoons (30g) of the cherry skins and discard the remaining skins.
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Early August 2003 was the worst heatwave in London in recorded history. Coming from Australia, the 30 – 38 degrees celsius temperatures were not unfamiliar to us, and although we felt quite warm, we were pleased to be out of the cold of Melbourne's winter. It was to be just a couple of days there to visit family on our way across to France and Italy for our first Grand Tour together. While the locals wilted in the heat, we jumped aboard a Hop On- Hop Off bus for a tour of the city sights, sitting up in the open in the double-decker bus. The amazing thing for us was that we didn't even get sunburned!
It was quite strange to travel along roads formerly only known through playing Monopoly, such as Park Lane, Regent Street, Picadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square and Leicester Square. We caught glimpses of St Paul's Cathedral, Marble Arch, Buckingham Palace, Nelson's Column and Harrod's. We had known about these places all our lives due to our English heritage, so it was great to finally see them.
Our hotel in Earl's Court was well positioned, not far from the Picadilly line station from Heathrow, and walking distance to Kensington Palace and Hyde Park. As I had developed rather fat cankles on the 23 hour flight from Melbourne, I was keen to get some exercise as soon as possible. We stopped at the Serpentine cafe in Hyde Park for a cream tea (or Devonshire Tea as we say in Oz) before continuing on our way through St James Park to pick up the bus.
The tour took us past the Horse Guards, 10 Downing Street and finally to Westminster Bridge. Included in the HOHO pass was a Thames River cruise from the Westminster dock towards Battersea then back as far as the Tower Bridge and back to Westminster.
Notable sights were the Tower of London (nothing like we expected – we were looking for an imposing tower), a replica of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, and, of course, Parliament and Big Ben.
Then it was off to the London Eye – thank goodness we had purchased our tickets in advance as there was quite a queue. That was a real treat, being able to see all over London and point out the various places of interest and where we had been.
On our jaunts we had dropped in occasionally to some of London's cute little pubs. We were fascinated by their exterior decoration and their tiny dark interiors. And it was nice to sample the traditional English pub food that we had been introduced to in Australia. Covent Garden was another place we had heard so much about, which didn't disappoint, with its fresh food market, flowers, fashionable shops and restaurants.
Our time in London was all too brief, but we had more adventures to enjoy across the channel. We will return one day, as we both have English ancestry and want to discover more about our roots.
- London for Free (theepochtimes.com)
- One-Day Walking Tour of London's Top Sights (savoredjourneys.com)
- The Best Places to Visit in London (infobarrel.com)
- Lonely Planet London (aroundtheworldwithliz.com/videos/)
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An Essential DBA Skill (Part II)
Click here for Part I of this article.
Searching for information online is an essential DBA skill. The Internet is a treasure trove of information that can help you in solving a problem. For example, user groups such as the Northern California Oracle Users Group (NoCOUG) have made vast collections of electronic presentations and white papers available on their web pages. Often a simple Google search will bring up an answer, but many specialized resources also are available.
The highest quality resource is of course the online Oracle documentation. Click the View Library link of any documentation set to get to the corresponding search page. Documentation for older versions of Oracle software going back to Oracle 7 is available here. Download the documentation you need to your desktop or laptop so you can browse the documentation while offline. Downloading the documentation to your computer is particularly advisable if you prefer the PDF versions. Because of the documents' large size, it is more efficient to browse through them while offline.
You also can ask questions on the Oracle forums. Many Oracle experts donate a lot of time answering questions posted here.
The Oracle Technology Network (OTN) is an Oracle-sponsored site filled with useful resources including articles, sample code, and tutorials. It also contains links to the Oracle documentation and Oracle forums.
Oracle author Tom Kyte has been answering Oracle questions for many years on his web site Ask Tom. He'll answer your question if he hasn't already answered a similar question before and if the answer would be of wide interest.
Another good place to ask questions is the Usenet newsgroup comp.databases.oracle.server. Many Oracle experts donate a lot of time answering questions posted here. Most Internet service providers provide access to newsgroups, but you can also use a Google account to ask questions.
If you've exhausted other alternatives, consider asking your question to the subscribers of the Oracle-L mailing list. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to firstname.lastname@example.com with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject line.
You can search the Oracle knowledge base (MetaLink) and obtain technical support from Oracle Support if you are paying annual support fees to Oracle and have a valid Customer Support Identifier (CSI). The support fees are typically 22 percent of the cost of your Oracle licenses. If you choose to forgo Oracle support, you will not be entitled to any patches (fixes for software bugs) or upgrades. If you cannot find the answer in the Oracle knowledge base, you can create a service request. The priority of the service request and the corresponding service-level commitment depend on the impact to your organization. For instance, a production outage is classified as Severity 1 and is given the highest level of attention.
Excerpted from Beginning Oracle Database 11g Administration
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As each year passes, I feel like the time goes by faster and faster. We have 17 school days left – SEVENTEEN! It seems like just yesterday my kinders were walking into the room for the first time.
Earlier this year, I posted about managing a hectic personal schedule with my professional one and my struggles with shifting priorities. This school year has been wonderfully chaotic, albeit overwhelming at times. I took on professional responsibilities, married my best friend, lost my wonderful grandmother, and will welcome a bundle of joy this summer. All of these experiences led to the need for more structure and kicked my OCD into hyperdrive!
One of the items on my full plate this year, has been a literacy class. My hopes for the class were simple – be a better than usual professional development opportunity and be an addition to my literacy credentials. "Literacy Beginnings" has been so much more.
Each session, we take time to reflect on new and old learning. We reflect on things we have tried in our classrooms and shared with our colleagues. We discuss our successes and our defeats. It is truly a safe space where we all feel comfortable sharing our true and honest thoughts about education and concerns we have about teaching our children. For our last class this week, we have been asked to think about all that we have taken and all we will take away from the course.
Throughout this school year, this class has served as a reminder for me. More times than I'd like to admit I've arrived at class with concern or frustration. I've needed the class to lift me up. And yes – some tears have been shed. I've needed that class to remind me, with everything else happening outside of or linear to my teaching, that what I believe and hold true about teaching is valid. That my passions have merit – even if they are different from someone else's.
Dear Self,
These are things you KNOW in your heart, mind, and gut to be true:
- Play is important. The second half of this year has been amazing! Being fortunate enough to restructure the schedule for a sizable junk of sustained play has helped with their development. They are blossoming socially and developmentally. They are using their literacy skills everywhere. Their love for learning and literacy continues in their play. They are bringing their literacy into everything. During this choice time – they are choosing literacy whether it is obvious or not. They are creating lists in the kitchen center, designing maps and plans in blocks. They yearn to put pencil, marker, pen, and crayon to paper in the art center. They create their own story time in the reading center. Reading is a social activity for them. It is a way they are connecting with others. This is so powerful. Enter their play more – the assessment can wait.
- Meeting a student where he/she is is priority number one. Taking a child's age and maturity into account while teaching him is not an excuse. Pushing for developmental appropriateness for my students creates a positive learning environment.
- If it frustrates you and them – you're pushing too hard! STOP and ask yourself why? Is it for the benefit of the children or someone else? I know you feel guilty. You've let others' opinions seep into your bubble. You've let whispered judgements about your students from people who don't know what being in your class is like to affect you. Do not let the pressures you feel push you to push your students before they are ready. Do not halt their progress by skipping rungs on the ladder. Do not leave them dangling. Look into your students' eyes – are they broken? No! Fortunately, the excitement is still there as they put letters to match sounds they are hearing in words. They feel success as they read their sentences to you – sentences they created, rather than copied. Words they put forth with true effort rather than words that were pulled from them for someone else's benefit.
- All gains should be celebrated – even if the gains aren't "good enough" according to someone else's standards. Every child has grown – and at a different pace. Keep in mind the district expectations, but do not let them defeat you. Your students have a strong foundation that will help them succeed later in their schooling.
- Continue to surround your students with love and acceptance. They should feel capable and successful. They should feel confident in their "expertness" and safe enough to fail. We all know that success is built on top of failures. Continue to show them that it is ok. To take chances. To be brave.


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The Parse CSV transformer lets you parse a csv text from a received text value or a file. If your data comes in binary form (typically from a file), you have to use the
toString() function to convert the binary data to String:
The Create CSV aggregator lets you create a csv text from received text values.
The Create CSV (advanced) aggregator lets you create a csv text from received text values. It employs a Data structure that defines the CSV columns in the resulting CSV file. Once defined, the columns appear as fields in the CSV module setup, available for mapping.
Let us assume you would like to export your Google contacts to a CSV file with two columns "Full Name" and "Email". The output bundle from the Google Contacts > Get contacts from a group module has the following structure (see on the right). The email addresses are stored inside the
Emails[] item, which is an array of collections, each collection containing two items:
Label and
If you employ the simple Create CSV module, you are offered a list of checkboxes corresponding to a bundle's top-level items. If you attempt to tick
Full name and
Emails items, the Create CSV module will produce the following output, which is probably not what you wished for:
"[object Object]","Shon Winer"
"[object Object]","Lizeth Fulmore"
"[object Object]","Hilario Gullatt"
"[object Object]","Abby Eisenbarth"
Since the item
Full Name is of simple type Text, it is exported just fine. But the item
Emails, which is of a complex type Array of Collections, is exported as
[object Object], which is how Collections and Arrays are transformed to text by default.
To export content of the
Emails[] array instead, it is necessary to employ the Create CSV (advanced) module. The module will enable you to define individual columns of your CSV file and map items to them, including the nested ones.
Emails[] array and map its item
Email to the field/column Email:
Emails[1]: Email mapped to column "Email" is of simple type Text, it will be exported correctly now:
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"Hilario Gullatt","email@example.com"
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Larrson's second novel is long and it takes a while to get to the main story. But it is always entertaining, and by the end the pace is fast, and will take your breath away. Twenty-six year old Lisbeth Salander was a central figure in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but in this book she is the heart of the novel. This is a great move for Larsson, since she is a fascinating character, and we eventually learn a great deal about her and why she is so prone to violence when her sense of justice has been disturbed. Little by little, we find more about Salander's horrific childhood and her institutionalization, and it becomes easy to understand why she does not trust any psychiatrists. Her ability to break any computer security system will end any faith you have in privacy on the Internet, although her hacking skills are not so important to the story as they were in the previous novel. The book has some great fight scenes and manages to build some real suspense. The main plot delves into international sex trafficking, yet it does not have any revelations. There is more interest in the description of the press frenzy after a double-murder that falls into cliché and sensationalism, and Larsson's moral outrages is stronger here than it is for the underage sex. The other main character, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, plays a slightly lesser role in this book, and is less interesting as a character, but his drive as a journalist is still important for the plot. Many of the other characters from the first novel also make a reappearance, and there's a good number of other interesting new people who enliven the story. Readers who want to maximize their enjoyment of the book should avoid reading any descriptions of the plot in reviews or even on the book jacket, since the surprises are indeed dramatic. I will mention, though, since it is revealed very early on, that since the end of the lst novel, Salander has breast implants put in and she is very pleased with them.
The unabridged audiobook is performed by Simon Vance, who has a Bristh accent, and who gives Salander a Cockney lilt, but that works fine, and the performance is strong.
Link: Review of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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Christian Perring, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Dowling College, New York.
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This Reader Story comes from Brian. Brian blogs at Debt Discipline, where he writes about his family's personal experience with debt and paying off over $109k in debt. You can follow Brian on twitter @debtdiscipline. http://www.debtdiscipline.com/
Some reader stories contain general advice; others are examples of how a GRS reader achieved financial success or failure. These stories feature folks with all levels of financial maturity and income.
We didn't accumulate our debt in one night, it just felt that way. It took years of overspending to rack up over $109k in consumer debt, but in the summer of 2010 we were out of cash and had maxed out all five of our credit cards. Our debt-to-income ratio had ballooned and there was no more borrowing that could be done.
As a husband and father of three children and the one handling the finances in the house at the time, it felt like the debt appeared over night as I told the family we couldn't afford a family vacation that summer. They were disappointed and I was embarrassed that I let it get to this point.
Out of borrowing options (which was the best thing that happen to us), it forced us to look for other options. I hit the Internet looking for information, hoping to find a get-out-of-debt-quick scheme that I had been overlooking for all these years and would still be able to salvage our summer vacation.
What I found was a number of personal finance blogs and a guy named Dave Ramsey. I read as much information online as possible and picked up a copy of Dave's book at my local library, which I read over a weekend.
I was shocked to find that there was no secret to being debt free, that the basic principles were common sense. Spend less then you make, keep a budget, have an emergency fund, and communicate with your spouse. These were all new to us. We typically spent more than we made, using credit cards to pay for things. We never had a plan and did not discuss our finances as a family.
That changed in June of 2010. We changed our bad habits, we stopped overspending, and we began communicating and began to work a debt snowball.
We made changes in our daily lives, as a family, to help repay our debt. We gave up items that I would call luxury items, things that were wants not needs. For example, I gave up Sirius satellite radio, my wife cut back on salon visits, and my children gave up GameFly.
We made changes in our food budget. We stopped eating out — even fast food would cost a family of five between $30 and $35 and a chain restaurant was a minimum $75 bill. Now when we do eat out, we enjoy it much more. We made better choices when grocery shopping. We don't buy as much food each week and wasting food is throwing money away each week.
We learned to say "No" often, to family, friends, co-workers, etc. If it wasn't in our budget, we politely said no. If someone pushed back, we would explain what we were working on with our finances.
We have made a point to include our three children, ages 14, 14 and 11, in our budget discussions. We want them to understand why we are making these changes and prepare them for their futures. We don't want them to make the mistakes we have made.
Paying it forward
We began to talk about our finances with family and friends. I'm surprised at how often people respond with their own tales of debt issues when we share our story. We often share as much information as we can, supplying resources like websites and books, also suggesting that they look at their own bank or credit union for additional information. Most financial institutions offer free debt/credit counseling.
We have purchased many copies of Dave Ramsey's "The Total Money Makeover" and have given them away as gifts. I have seen various reactions to people receiving the book. Some read it in just a few days and start making changes. Others have never opened them and the books are now collecting dust. It's not bothersome to see the book collecting dust; it's totally up to the individual to take action. For those whom I have helped, I'm glad that I have been able to provide valuable information.
It brings a smile to my face to know I helped them make a change in their own finances. Now they have information that they didn't have before. All I ask in return is that they pay it forward. When they finish the book, they pass it on to someone else and ask that person to do the same.
Fast forward 42 months and it's clear to me now that there are no big secrets to personal finance, no get-rich-quick schemes; most of it is common sense. That's not what I thought years ago.
With a little research and a little help, you can dig your way out of most situations. Taking it a step further, I have sat down with some friends and family to review their finances to give them my expert opinion. I'm half-joking, but I feeling like an expert now compared with where I was three years ago. I continue to read books, articles and blogs as we continue paying down our debt, increasing our knowledge as we go.
We have paid off $84k in 42 months. The repayment of our outstanding debt is just the first step in the process. It feels good to be on the right track and share this information with others. I would not change the last 42 months. The sacrifices have been so worth it. The entire family has managed. It hasn't always been easy, but we keep the end goal in mind of being debt free. Having a surplus of over $2k per month can really keep your family motivated too.
What have been your personal keys to your financial success? Have you done anything outside of the general/generic guidelines to reach financial success?


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General Tordek is the ranking dragonborn military leader of Alisaar's clan. A clear example of Dragonborn race, he is known and feared throughout the dragonborn lands. His mere sight commands respect, just as his approach is a bastion of the 'Dragonborn Way'. He leads the armies of the Dragonborn during the times of war. He is also one of the five guardiands of White Haven.
Tordek was born to a lesser noble house which would have entitled him to some stature within the ranks of the Dragonborn colonies, but it was the combination of his military prowess and his joining with Surilla, Alisaar's mother, that propelled him to the position of undisputed General of the Dragonborn armies.
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Warning: Re-emerging Los Angeles Real Estate Scam Steals Home Buyers Dream
There are many Los Angeles real estate scams that has been seen in the past but one resurfaced that will steal not just a home buyer's dreams – but what could be his or her life savings?
Here's what happens:
In the real estate scam, a home buyer is sent an email giving instructions on how/where to wire their closing funds; cyber-criminals intercept that email, change the instructions, and send it on to the buyer.
The buyer, thinking that he or she is sending closing funds to the proper place, gives those instructions to the bank and the money is sent.
When the money doesn't arrive in time for closing, they investigate and find that it was sent to an account which has now been emptied. Of course the owner of that account was not a real person, so the money is simply – gone.
Considering that a down payment might be 20% of a home's selling price, the loss is devastating. For most of us, even 5% would be a staggering blow – and might represent our life's savings.
Of course, with the money gone from the Los Angeles real estate scam, the closing doesn't happen.
How can it happen?
Since computer hackers can get into even the most highly "secure" government and corporate websites in the world, it should come as no surprise that they can get into websites and email programs used by individuals, los Angeles real estate agents, attorneys, title companies, and even banks.
Once in, these cyber-criminals can read or intercept email – and they can easily replicate an email coming from an agent, an attorney, a title company, or a bank.
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- Get your wiring instructions either in person or over the phone – from someone you already know and trust.
- Deliver the funds in person, in the form of a cashier's check.
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Handlebar is Downtown Buffalo's bicycling destination. Clip out and stop in to refuel and recharge. Handlebar serves up hearty grub, fresh smoothies, a range of craft brews, specialty booze concoctions all in an unassuming atmosphere with industrial inspired finishes as Buffalo's premier cycling-themed gastropub.
It's a sanctuary for bicycling enthusiasts, Tour de France fanatics, midnight riders, two-wheeled commuters and anyone else looking for a comfortable space in which to enjoy frosty beer, hot food and intelligent conversation. Bottom line? Handlebar is an awesome place to hang. Although we're geared toward cyclists and celebrate bike culture, we don't discriminate. All cool people are welcome.
The space is boldly lit by gothic-industrial bike chain chandeliers and features more unique interior design elements like gears lacquered into the bar top and bicycle photographs adorning the walls. Cyclists looking to unwind can relax outside on the patio or watch live cycling events indoors on custom bike pedal bar stools. Guests can also fuel up their electronics at pedal powered charging stations. Handlebar has many unique features, which are sure to be a hit with patrons including interactive game tables at each booth. Playing pieces can be borrowed from the bar for a $2 deposit. What better destination to head toward on a downtown bike trek? Recharge and refresh at Buffalo's only bicycle-themed pub, Handlebar.
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After graduating from the University of Notre Dame with a BA in English, Sarah worked as a professional photographer in Chicago and Seattle before returning to Buffalo and opening merge restaurant with her sister, Eliza, in January 2009. Through the emphasis of community roots and arts in merge's mission, Sarah has established many connections and working relationships in Buffalo. These partnerships have nourished the growth and vision at Handlebar.
As the daughter of Hub developer and Buffalo Renaissance man, Jake Schneider, and Buffalo photographer and community activist, Katie Schneider, Sarah has always enjoyed an interest in design and hospitality. Sarah has dabbled in all aspects, including simple plumbing and electrical work, menu design, management, business planning, sustainability efforts, and farm-to-fork gardening. Sarah has grown immensely as a restaurateur since the inception of merge. She's developed a stronger respect for a small and varied menu, which appeals to people with all sorts of nutritional and dietary needs and limits waste. Her culinary vision for Handlebar is to establish healthy and balanced meals that are quick to assemble and easy to package. She fondly refers to the food at Handlebar as rustic or russet gourmet.
Sarah worked hand in hand with the Hub designers and architects at The Buffalo Design Collaborative, and took an active role in the spacial blueprinting of the Pub. With inspiration from Katie Schneider and Cheryl Gorski, Sarah designed and implemented a patent-pending interactive magnetic tabletop game that serves as a substitute for the traditional pool table or dart board.
Sarah is extremely excited to be part of The Hub project, which, along with many other businesses, is actively changing and revitalizing Downtown Buffalo.
Evan Thompson
Evan Thompson moved from Melbourne, Australia to Buffalo, New York when he was 13 years old. After constantly relocating to different countries around the world, his family fell in love with the charm of the City of Buffalo and the people who call it home.
After high school, Evan attended Indiana University and studied politics. Upon returning to Buffalo he became an Adult Education Instructor for BOCES before teaching ESL to refugees in the Buffalo Public Schools. Evan then taught and volunteered abroad living in South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam. While abroad he received an email from Sarah Schneider with the exciting opportunity to open up Handlebar. He has since moved home and continues teaching refugees for Buffalo Public Schools and participates in a few bands in the Buffalo area.
His first real jump into the bicycling community was when he was 12 years old and went on a school trip bicycling around Tasmania. Averaging 90 km a day was a tough go for a 12 year-old, but with the soreness came an appreciation for self-propelled travel, nature and accomplishment. Evan has since traveled and bicycled in many other countries around the world. He is extremely happy to be back home and embarking on a new kind of adventure with Sarah. This is his first go at being a restaurateur... So go easy on him.


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When choosing a travel insurance policy it is always necessary to fully read the policy terms and conditions to check that all the benefits required are included in the policy selection that you have made. Personal liability in a travel insurance policy is a slightly different benefit in that the cover shown in the policy document is usually the total amount payable per policy and not per person.
Personal liability in travel insurance is there to provide cover for legal costs and expenses against any amount that you become legally liable to pay as compensation for any claim or claims that arise from one event or a series of events .
The legal liability may arise from any of the following;
Bodily injury, death, illness or disease to any person who is not in your employment, not a close relative and not living in your home.
Loss or damage to property that does not belong to you and is neither under your charge or control, a close relative, anyone in your employment or anyone living in your home other than any temporary holiday occupation occupied but not owned by you.
Should a personal liability claim arise it is always necessary to provide written notice to the insurer as soon as possible. Other requirements an insurer may have would be;
It is not possible to cover every eventuality under personal liability and the following are typically not covered under this section of the policy.
Any legal expense or cost can be very expensive and the costs can vary by country depending where you are. Personal liability cover is a very valuable benefit to have in your policy and the amount of cover available will often be quite significant.
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Dave - your investigation of this long forgotten accident is very interesting! I have a few observations if I may indulge.I've been flying large transport airplanes for over 35 years - an attempt to loop an aircraft like a P-3 would be suicide, no sane person would even think about it. But a PROPERLY executed roll - yes, it has been done by pros like "Tex" Johnston in the 707. I can also state a Lufthansa Boeing 720 was lost on a training flight during an attempted barrel roll. There have been similar incidents. It's more of a possibilty, I should think. Does the report state they were in VFR conditions at FL 220?The other comment I have is the number of crashes of the L-188 Electra/P-3 in the enroute phase of flight far exceeds any other transport airplane I know, piston, turboprop or jet. A total of seven Electras and three P-3s, including one in Maine lost to whirl-mode, years after the problem was supposedly fixed. Several P-3s were lost at sea for reasons unknown. Thanks for keeping us informed on this.Russ Farris
PM sent to HisGirlI research these accidents as a public service for people like you. I leave a trail of stories behind for people to pick up on. I'm glad you found the trail.
I have several goals with this project. I have collected several artifacts from the crash site and have returned them to Moffett Field for display at their memorial wall. I want to make some kind of memorial at the crash site. And lastly, but most important, I want to re-investigate this accident using modern techniques and new information gathered from historical research to determine the most likely cause of this accident. I will them compile everything into a story/report.
The crewmembers are NOT FORGOTTEN!
Pilot, Lt. William E. Xiques, Staten Island, NY
Copilot, Lt. John P. Fitzmaurice, III, Waterbury, Conn
Flight Engineer, ADJ2 Charles J. Lurvey, Meriden, Conn
2nd Flight Engineer, ADJ3 Larry W. Battson, Santa Clara, CA
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Response from the Minister of National Defence re: Simplifying the Service Delivery Model for Medically Releasing Members
20 Sept 2016
Mr. Gary Walbourne
Office of the National Defence and
Canadian Forces Ombudsman
100 Metcalfe, 12th Floor
Ottawa ON K1P 5M1
Dear Mr. Walbourne:
Thank you for your letter of August 12, 2016, with which you enclosed a copy of your report titled Simplifying the Service Delivery Model for Medically Releasing Members. Your input on these matters is valued, and I appreciate your recommendations.
I note in the report that the review is based on the assumption that the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will determine whether an illness or injury is attributable to or aggravated by a member's military service and that the determination be accepted by Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) as sufficient evidence to support an application for benefits. On this issue, my position remains as communicated in my letter to you dated August 2, 2016.
With regard to your first recommendation, although VAC is well established and has the resources to fulfill this task, the desired outcome is expected to be achieved through improvements to the enhanced transition services, which are already underway. The Department of National Defence's commitment to working with VAC to improve the process for releasing members is steadfast. I am pleased to inform you that the implementing directive for a combined CAF/VAC transition process was signed on July 27, 2016, and is currently being actioned by the CAF. Please rest assured that we are actively working on ensuring a "seamless" transition for CAF members who are releasing from the CAF, whether ill, injured or leaving for other reasons.
Regarding your second recommendation, there is great merit in the idea of a "concierge" service that will provide transitioning CAF members the ability to get through the transition process with ease and the CAF is actively exploring this idea with VAC. To date, the Joint Personnel Support Unit (JPSU) has been providing many of these services. The JPSU is currently working on its strategy on how best to support its clients. Many initiatives are ongoing within the CAF and VAC to ensure that transitioning members are well taken care of, well informed, and well prepared for their transition.
For the last recommendation, there is also merit in the idea of a secure web portal. The CAF is actively exploring this idea.
Thank you again for sending me a copy of your report. I appreciate your continued support of our men and women in uniform and their families.
Yours sincerely,
The Hon. Harjit S. Sajjan, PC, OMM, MSM, CD, MP
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|Figure 1: Ozone application as a pre-oxidant.
|Figure 2: Ozone application prior to filtration.
Ozone (O3) is one of the strongest disinfectants and oxidants available in drinking water treatment. Ozone must be generated onsite and used immediately. Due to its short half-life, typically less than 30 minutes, a residual is not maintained in downstream processes; therefore, it can only be used as a primary disinfectant. A secondary disinfectant such as chlorine or chloramine must be added to maintain a disinfectant residual within the distribution system. Ozone can be applied at various points in the treatment train, although it is usually applied prior to coagulation (reduces coagulant demand) (Figure 1) or filtration (causes micro-flocculation which improves filterability) (Figure 2).
Ozone is generated onsite by an ozone generator that uses either dried air (requiring air dryers and compressors) or liquid oxygen (LOX). The LOX system is preferred as it produces higher a percent weight concentration of ozone (%wt as O3) than the dry air system. The solubility of ozone in water depends on temperature and its concentration in the feed gas. Ozone contactors (diffused bubble or in-line injection systems) are used to dissolve ozone in water. Diffused bubble systems, commonly used in drinking water treatment, are typically composed of several enclosed consecutive chambers. In the first chamber, water flows downward against rising bubbles (countercurrent). Additional chambers are added to ensure sufficient contact time between ozone and water. These chambers may be countercurrent, cocurrent (water and rising bubbles flowing upward) or flow through (no ozone bubbles introduced in the chamber). A sampling port located in each chamber is used to measure ozone residual. The ozone contactor off-gas must be recycled or destroyed to minimize exposure to unhealthy ozone levels. Ozone destructors usually use heat or a combination of heat and a catalyst to remove ozone from the air. Ozone in the off gas results when all the applied ozone is not transferred into the water.
When ozone is added to water, a complex chain of reactions results in the formation of radicals, such as hydroxyl radicals (·OH). The hydroxyl radical is stronger than ozone itself. Oxidation with molecular ozone occurs slowly in contrast to oxidation with hydroxyl radicals which occurs very rapidly. Water quality parameters, such as pH have a significant impact on ozonation. Different ozone dosages are required for different pH levels. Higher pH facilitates ozone decomposition due to increased hydroxyl radical formation; whereas, lower pH (less than 7.0) slows down ozone decomposition resulting in higher concentrations of molecular ozone. The rate of ozone decomposition increases significantly (due to ·OH formation) when the pH is grater than 8.0. Ozone residuals are difficult to maintain at pH levels greater than 9.0. While molecular ozone is easily measured, hydroxyl radical is difficult to measure and typically measured in research efforts.
In addition to pH, other water quality parameters can impact ozonation and maintenance of ozone residuals. Higher alkalinity affects pH control. Turbidity, organic matter and color all increase ozone demand. Inorganics like iron and manganese also increase ozone demand. Disinfecting and oxidative properties are relatively independent of temperature; however, as temperatures increase, the solubility of ozone in water decreases. The major challenge with higher temperatures is the ability to transfer an adequate ozone dosage to the water. This can be accomplished by increasing the ozone concentration in the feed system and/or by providing adequate design for ozone transfer.
The product of ozone concentration (C) and contact time (T) determines CT which is an important measure ability of ozone to disinfect and inactivate microbes.
Ozone organic disinfection byproducts (DBPs) are numerous and include aldehydes, ketones and carboxyl acids. Ozone also converts a portion of the total organic carbon (TOC) into biodegradable dissolved organic carbon (BDOC). If untreated (typically by GAC filter or by a biological filter), BDOC may cause biological growth in the distribution system. Ozonation of water containing bromide can lead to the formation of the inorganic DBP bromate (BrO3), which must be maintained below the regulated 10 µg/L level. Bromate formation depends on water quality conditions including bromide levels, pH, temperature, alkalinity, ammonia concentration and TOC levels. Bromate levels can be controlled while achieving effective Cryptosporidium inactivation by using bromate mitigation strategies such as pH depression, ammonia addition, and/or chlorine-ammonia processes.


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– Custom 2018 Honda CB1000R Naked CBR SportBike Build Pictures! (NEO DAEMON / Neo Sports Café Motorcycle) –
Say hello to another custom rendition of the All-New Honda CB1000R! This one, dubbed the CB1000R 'Neo Daemon' takes it in another direction from the custom CB1000R built by Honda Racing that I posted a couple of days ago here.
There's not a lot of information to go off of at the moment when it comes to the nitty-gritty details behind this custom CB1000R build other than a few details: It was developed and built in Germany by Jens Kratschmar, with a printed reflective vinyl wrap, exotic enamel-coated white exhaust and new handlebars, levers, brake lines, indicators and tires. This custom CB1000R nameplate, Neo Daemon, uses the term "Neo" as the newly changed-up CB1000R started life out as the Neo Sports Café concept motorcycle.
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Do you like checking out Custom Motorcycles and Concept Bikes too? Here's a list of each that I've covered over the years:
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- CB1000R Archive / History – Click Here
Opinions? What do you guys think about this custom CB1000R build? Anything you would have done differently to really make it pop or set it apart? Personally, I'm not a huge fan of this build. Don't get me wrong, I'm not disrespecting it by any means and do appreciate the hard work and effort to put this together but it doesn't really float my boat. The wrap colors just don't do it for me nor does the white exhaust. The one upside to the white exhaust paired up with the white background though is that it partly hides the big cat on the underbelly.
Would you guys rather have this CB1000R Neo Daemon or the custom CB1000R built by Honda Racing that I posted a couple of days ago here? Personally… I'd take the Honda Racing CB1000R any day of the week!


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View of the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, a decisive naval battle during Spanish-American War.
1898 (dated) 10.5 x 22 in (26.67 x 55.88 cm)
Before the battle, the Spanish fleet had been blockaded in the harbor for nearly two months. With American and Cuban forces closing in on all sides, the decision was made to run the blockade. On the morning of July 3, a Sunday, the Spanish fleet made their move. Led by Admiral Pascual Cervera in his flagship the Infanta Maria Teresa, the fleet left the shelter of the harbor, and the American fleet immediately opened fire. Of the ships depicted in this view, the Maria Theresa and the Oquendo quickly succumbed to superior firepower. The Cristóbal Colón, the newest ship in the Spanish Caribbean fleet, managed to escape the blockade, but the U.S.S. Oregon immediately gave chase. The Cristobal Colon hugged the Cuban coast, but was not able to get past the Oregon, which was stationed 1.5 miles off the coast. The view depicts the Maria Theresa and the Oquendo in flames and the Cristóbal Colón running at full speed to try to put distance between herself and the Texas and Oregon.
This view was painted by Henry Reuterdahl and published by Peter Fenelon Collier in 1898.
Henry Reuterdahl (1870-1925), a Swedish-American painter, was known for his nautical work and had a strong relationship with the U.S. Navy. He was self-taught, and won a job to be an illustrator-correspondent during the Spanish-American War. He served as a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve, and was selected by President Theodore Roosevelt to accompany the Great White Fleet in 1907 to document to voyage. During World War I, he served as head of the poster bureau, and was considered to be America's foremost naval artist.
Peter Fenelon Collier (1849-1909) was an Irish publisher who founded the publishing company P. F. Collier and Son and Collier's Weekly. Collier was born in Ireland and emigrated to the United States at the age of seventeen. Collier's Once a Week was founded in 1888, and by 1892 had a circulation of over 250,000. In 1895, the magazine's name changed to Collier's Weekly: An Illustrated Journal.


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The Pedagogical Patterns Collector (tinyurl.com/ppcollector) is an online tool that has been developed as part of the LDSE project. It provides (1) a 'Browser', for exploring a set of pedagogical patterns (lesson designs/learning designs) in their generic form, and also interpreted for 3 different discipline topics; (2) a 'Designer', for either creating or adapting a pedagogical pattern, which then analyses the overall nature of the learning experience you have created.
Links to extended descriptions: (any link that provides extended descriptions, such as links to EduTech wiki, to papers, to project sites, etc.)
We would be delighted to hear from you if you are interested in hearing about the ongoing work related to this project, or in collaborating in future work.
Contacts for the LDSE project:
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Finding the proper accessories for your dress can be one of the most fun and yet most tedious parts of the dress-shopping process. Jewelry is one of the essential accessories that can take a dress from drab to fab in a flash. When wearing a vibrant red dress, ensure that your jewelry -- in this case, your necklace -- enhances the color of your red dress.
The combined colors of red and gold are a beautiful match made in style heaven, as these two colors complement each other quite well. Opting to wear a gold necklace with your red dress is equally opulent and sophisticated because the two primary colors have a regal quality that makes them look expensive. Another benefit of wearing a gold necklace is that, regardless of what shade of red your dress is, the gold plays off of various crimson shades in a flattering manner.
A more understated alternative to wearing a necklace made of gold, a silver style also complements a red dress. A great thing about silver jewelry is that it is not quite as flashy as gold, so wearing it during the day time or to the office is a stylish way to accessorize your red dress without drawing too much attention. A silver necklace would look best with darker shades or red, as bright crimson tones combined with silver can easily read too "holiday."
When it comes to pure sparkle and statement, there is no better jewelry accessory than one that is made of diamonds. A diamond necklace instantly grabs the spotlight and gives your red dress a fabulous stage in which to shine. A diamond necklace itself is flattering to any shade of red dress; however, it has certain sizes and styles that should be taken into consideration. An oversized necklace can read gaudy and overdone if worn during the day or at work -- so for those times when you need to be more conservative, opt for a smaller diamond necklace.
Funky fashionistas are probably the first ones to jazz up their red dress with accessories that pack on an abundance of color -- and that's exactly what a colored gemstone necklace can do. Deciding to go against the style grain and pair your red dress with a contrasting (but equally bright) gemstone is a way to make a definite style statement. Gemstone necklaces in ruby, emerald, sapphire and amethyst are just a few of the myriad of gemstones that can be paired with your red dress to gorgeous effect.


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Suppliers of transportation and logistics services need effective marketing to gain access to their customers. However, they need effective operations in order to keep these customers and grow their market. Unfortunately in many transportation and logistics organizations marketing, sales and operations are separated from one another and this creates problems.
It is paramount for the sales and marketing arms of an organization to know what they can truly deliver on such that the customer is not mislead. It is just as important for the operations division to know what is expected of them and to deliver.
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10 Ways DC Movies & TV Shows Changed the Comic Books
Made From TV1 of 12Ben Affleck's upcoming Batman film has had its share of shake-ups in recent weeks, with the latest reportsindicating an entirely new script is on the way. But when Affleck was at the helm, he often spoke about making the film as close to its comic book source material as possible.
But now that the story might be vastly changing, will that still ring true? Or will, perhaps, the new film birth its own innovations that make their way back to comic books?
It happens more than you think – especially for DC Comics. Many of the most iconic elements of their popular superheroes originated in other media before being adopted into DC's comic books.
Some of the "secret origins" of these aspects of DC Comics might just knock you for a loop.
ARROW Adjusts Comics' Aim2 of 12CW's hit television series Arrow was inspired by the storied adventures of DC's Green Arrow character, but with its continued mainstream success has led DC's comic book division to change it's comic to be more in sync with TV. Since Arrow's inception, subsequent comic book runs have incorporated more and more elements of the TV show into the comic book. Longtime writer Jeff Lemire introduced the character of Diggle, while his successors (and writers of the Arrow TV show) introduced Felicity Smoak.
They're Coming To Get You, Barbara3 of 12There was a Batgirl before the 1960s Batman television series, but interesting as she was – she was no Barbara Gordon. In an effort to spike TV ratings, DC was asked by the show's producers to create a new female character to attract female viewership to the series. What DC's Carmine Infantino and Julius Schwartz came up with was an all-new Batgirl, daughter of Commissioner James Gordon. She was quickly ushered into comic books with a "million dollar debut," but the on-screen portrayal by Yvonne Craig sealed the deal to make this all-new Batgirl a success.
Barbara has since gone on to be an integral part of the DCU, both as Batgirl and Oracle (and now back to Batgirl), with the late Yvonne Craig's winning performance providing direct influence to the latest take on Barbara Gordon's adventures.
Defining Superman In Movies – and Creating a Family4 of 121978's Superman is remarkable in numerous ways – enough for its own countdown – but for this list's particular subject, Richard Donner's film is special because it added two interesting bits to the Superman family.
First, it made Superboy. Prior to this movie, Superboy was merely Superman's teenage life as a superhero, but this movie removed that moniker of "Superboy" from Clark's teenage years and comics followed suit in the line-wide revamp of Crisis on Infinite Earths. There, they made Superboy his own unique character – Superboy-Prime – who took up many of the original Superboy's adventures. Several other Superboys followed, most notably Kon-El and the current Jon Lane Kent, but still held true to the story that Superman himself was never Superboy.
The second thing 1978's Superman pioneered which was added to the mythos both in comics and future films was the idea that Superman's "S" logo wasn't an abbreviation for Superman but rather a family crest for Superman's Kryptonian family, the House of El. This idea wasn't brought into the comics fold until 2004's Superman: Birthright series.
Batman Beyond5 of 12Batman may have been created in comic books, but not Batman Beyond. Created as a continuation of the various Batman animated series running wild in the 1990s, Batman Beyond imagined Gotham City in the future of the animated continuity. Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and the gang created something special with Terry McGinnis, the elderly Bruce Wayne and the rest of the cast; something fans took hold of quickly, and kept alive even after the series ended in 2001.
Batman Beyond had its own tie-in comic series during the TV show's run, but it was outside DC's mainstream continuity. It wasn't until eleven years after the TV series' debut, in Batman #700, that Terry McGinnis – the Batman of Batman Beyond -- would be incorporated into the main thrust of the DCU. He played a primary role in DC's Futures End weekly series, which lead directly to an ongoing Batman Beyond series with Tim Drake under the cowl.
DC's "Rebirth" relaunched the series, returning Terry McGinnis to the identity of Batman.
BATMAN: TAS Thaws Out Mr. Freeze & Gives Clayface a Fresh Face6 of 12Mr. Freeze is one of Batman's staunchest villains, and while it might seem he's always been that way – he hasn't. Mr. Freeze was a minor villain who went years between appearances before he was revived and revitalized in an Emmy award-winning episode of Batman: The Animated Series. Using a new design by Mike Mignola, Bruce Timm, Paul Dini and others rewrote his origin with added nuance, heartache and a fresh sheen of evil-ness to Victor Fries – something DC Comics quickly grabbed to refurbish the comics version. His look and his motivations, created in Batman: The Animated Series, have carried through to all his iterations since.
For Clayface, the changes Batman: The Animated Series brought about were mostly aesthetic – but comics are about nothing if not visuals. With the episode "Feat of Clay", comics writer-turned –screenwriter Marv Wolfman made an amalgamation origin of the various Clayfaces with Bruce Timm turning in a more monstrous design that, like Mr. Freeze, quickly became the template for the character's design in comic books and other media.
Up, Up and Away!7 of 12Flying may be a staple of Superman's superhuman abilities, but it wasn't something he was born with – or created with. In the original comic books, Superman's feats through the air were limited to jumping long distances a la the Hulk. But when Fleischer Studios took on the challenge of created an animated Superman series in 1941, they found a jumping hero "silly looking" and petitioned the comics company to change Superman's powers to flight.
And surprisingly, DC said yes.
These powers quickly became a part of the comic book version of Superman, growing to become one of the defining elements of the character.
Green Marine8 of 12Although DC may consider Hal Jordan the main Green Lantern, for a number of fans it's John Stewart who is their GL of choice. And that's due, in part, to his featured role in the animated series Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. It's that animated series that added a previously unwritten military background to the long-time Green Lantern – being a U.S. Marine.
Comic books have since embellished that to say he was a sniper while in the Marines, but it's the Justice League animated series which added his veteran status in the first place, something which has become a pillar of the character since.
Bif! Bam! Pow!9 of 12For the segment of fans who deride Marvel and DC for making their comic books too much like their movie adaptations, you'd have hated the 1960s.
Just two years after DC made major changes to Batman to make him more contemporary and go back to his detective roots, 1966's campy Batman live-action series changed what Batman was like for a decade. The success of the TV series stoked sales of the comic series, leading DC to further change the comic series to match Adam West's actions – veering into the campy tone, and mirroring the characters seen on the small screen such as Batgirl and Alfred.
"When the television show was a success, I was asked to be campy, and of course when the show faded, so did the comic books," said editor Julius Schwartz in an interview years later.
The works of Neal Adams, Dennis O'Neil and others set Batman back on a darker path in the early 1970s, but the 1960s Batman continues to have a profound impact to this day, including an several different Batman '66 comic book titles and a recent animated movie.
Harley Quinn & Renee Montoya10 of 12One of the biggest additions to the DCU in the past twenty years has been a girl who for a time only wanted to please Mr. J – the Joker, that is. Harley Quinn has gone from being a villain's sidekick to being a leading lady of her own – currently the titular star of DC's second biggest-selling ongoing series after Batman, eclipsing all the Superman, Justice League and other titles. But she didn't even come from comics.
Harley Quinn was originally created as a one-off character to be a henchwoman for the Joker in the "Joker's Favor" episode of Batman: The Animated Series. The character quickly caught on with fans, earning numerous subsequent appearances in the animated series as well as quickly debuting in comics -- first in Elseworlds tales before being adapted into the mainstream DCU in 1998. Fast-forward to the 2011 reinvention of the DC dubbed "The New 52," and Harley Quinn was positioned as a major player – first in Suicide Squad and then more recently in her own series, which has become a major hit for the publisher. She's so popular, in fact, that she's received several spin-off series as well.
Another character who shares Harley Quinn's animated origin is Renee Montoya. Created to appear in Batman: The Animated Series, her debut in animation was spoiled when comics got wind of her and put her in a 1992 issue of Batman. She went on to be a major player in the critically-acclaimed series Gotham Central, and she eventually took on the mantle of the Question, co-starring in Detective Comics for a time. Montoya has also appeared on Fox's pre-Batman crime drama, Gotham.
Radio Defined The Comic Book Star11 of 12Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created Superman, but others refined him over the years to become the Man of Steel he is today – and arguably none moreso than the writers behind the 1940s radio serial The Adventures of Superman. Forgotten by virtually all of modern fandom, this show, emanating from New York's WOR radio station, played fast and loose with Siegel and Shuster's creations, changing, removing, adding and defining who Superman was – and still is today.
Don't believe us? Look at this.
Although Superman might dislike the invention of Kryptonite, it's a big part of his mythos – and wasn't invented until a 1943 episode of the Adventures of Superman radio series. While it's true Siegel had a similar substance mentioned in an unpublished story from 1940, the radio series introduced it as Kryptonite and the meteor rock was added to the comics mythos just a few years later.
Another big addition the radio series made to the Superman mythos was the biggest parts of the Daily Planet newsroom – Perry White and Jimmy Olsen. Both were introduced in radio and replicated back in comics.
A third contribution Superman's radio show made to comics was the patriotism of Superman. "Truth, Justice and the American Way"? That last part about the "American Way" wasn't added until the radio serial did it, quickly becoming a pillar of the mythos of the Man of Steel.