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JPA is great but damned slow
I did some experiments with JPA, which is a really cool and simple API for entity persistence. In fact, writing an entity bean is as simple as writing a pojo plus adding some single annotations like @Entity and @Id (to identify the PK fields). That's it. Cool. :-)
See this sample code:
public class MySample {
private int x;
public int getX() {
return this.x;
public void setX(int x) {
this.x = x;
Yes, it's just that simple. No more DD needed (but can be optionally added for admin's customizations). And accessing objects is as simple as the following samples showcase:
EntityManagerFactory emf = Persistence.createEntityManagerFactory("pu1");
EntityManager em = emf.createEntityManager();
// INSERT INTO MySample is just as easy as:
MySample mySample = new MySample();
mySample.setX(12345); // Alternatively an entity can use @Generated to have an autogenerated PK!
// SELECT FROM MySample is just as easy as:
Query q = em.createQuery("SELECT OBJECT(m) FROM MySample m"); // This is not SQL but OOP: All names are getting MAPPED internally!
for (final MySample aSample : q.getResultList()) {
(Sorry if there are any typos)
Sounds cool? It IS cool!
But then, I compared the performance of such a simple benchmark like the above one to pure JDBC4. Guys, this simplicity really is expensive. I measured that JPA needs ten times longer than pure JDBC4! Why? It's just as easy as this: JPA has a lot of power inside. You can do a real lot of things in one code line that would need ten or twenty code lines in JDBC. I used TPTP (the Eclipse Profiler) to find out what JPA internally works like, and then it was all clear to me. That flexibility must be come from somewhere, and that somewhere is paid by thousands of code lines running even for the most simple SELECT statement.
So what can we learn? JPA is a pretty cool thing since we can write a single annotation instead of 10 or 20 JDBC lines. But we have to take care not to access more data rows than needed, since every data line is 10 times more expensive in terms of CPU power than JDBC is. As with everything, it is a tradeoff between spending time in coding and spending runtime. One must take good care not to write silly code (like the above one: Who actually wants to load all rows from a table without using a WHERE clause to select the needed ones?). If that rule is applied, I think the performance drawbacks will not be a problem in real life applications.
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by mkarg - 2010-01-23 08:11
The benchmark was a real world measuring: We replaced JDBC by JPA in a piece of our application's code and triggered that code from the benchmark driver. What we liked to see is, what happens when the exact same scenario is running with JDBC compared to JPA. So it was not a synthetic test but a direct comparison inside our application. The result was to learn what will happen exactly our application will migrated from JDBC to JPA. It was not intended as a clean lab JPA benchmark. In fact, now that the application is migrated to JPA we noticed that JPA in fact needs some overhead compared to JPA, but all the nice features that you will get pay off the overhead. As we have measured on the real world, the application actually is slower, but it is not really a problem (BTW, the problem arises by the fact that some queries are simple in JDBC SQL, but are complex in JPA QL, resulting in more complex SQL generated by the ORM -- and no, there is no solution, we already discussed with the JPA Spec Lead at Sun and the RI Team at Oracle).
It also depends on which JPA provider you use.
by mehmaz - 2010-10-04 23:41Not all the JPA implementations provide the same speed. Some are faster and some are slower. See the JPA Performance Benchmark.
My comments: JDBC (local) or
by claudio - 2010-01-05 08:58
My comments:
JDBC (local) or JTA transactions make a lot of difference, which one did you use ?
Benchmark with only one INSERT and SELECT is so simplistic. P lease put some thousands of rows there.
With JDBC you can use the Statement.getGeneratedKeys() to retrieve the DB generated keys, just to let you know.
I have done corporate tests related to JPA and JDBC and (considering the queries and tables relationship are well designed) the BIG difference between JPA and pure JDBC statments are listed below:
* JPA cache plays a significant role (for good or bad)
* JOIN clauses, sub selects,
* row locks
* select for update
* Not optimized ORM dialects
* Memory pagination
If the SQL needs to be optimized it can be done at the ORM dialect layer, or stick to pure JDBC if ORM is not need.
Not very meaningful (usually...)
by opinali - 2010-01-03 09:18
Did you compare total times or just the time spent in the JVM? A good way to do this kind of benchmark is running the DBMS server in a separate machine; then, you can measure the "pure" CPU overhead of JDBC and JPA in the main machine. For real-world application performance, it's meaningless to make your Java persistence code even 10X faster, if that's still a tiny fraction of the cost inside the DBMS (except of course, if your app happens to perform enormous numbers of such trivial queries).
You must also find a way to factor ORM optimizations like caching of generated code & metadata for mapping. This is similar to the prepared statement caches used in JDBC drivers, but one level above. Good JPA impls will certainly do more work per query, but they will try to reuse part of that work whenever possible.
For less trivial queries, e.g. something that returns or updates a thousand records, the ORM overheads will also typically be much smaller proportionally. And you will find that ORMs will try to merge many operations together -- using outer joins to batch many loads into one, and bulk updates for DMLs - which further reduces these overheads for complex transactions containing many persistence operations. All in all, the real-world application performance will often be undistiguishable from hand-written JDBC (and often better, as not all JDBC/SQL programmers will work hard and well enough to hand-tune everything they can). There are still scenarios where JDBC will be faster, but these are a tiny minitory for most apps (and you will most likely identify such scenarios not with a Java profiler but by inspecting your DBMS's execution statistics).


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community nurse, Watford and Three Rivers PCT, WatfordMrs Simmons (not her real name) is 85 years old and has a five-year history of chronic venous ulceration affecting her right leg.
Mrs Simmons noted a further reduction in pain (score of four) and it remained at this level until
the completion of the fourth week. Conclusion The focus of this case study was to evaluate the specific needs of a patient with compromised tissue viability and to develop an effective management plan in view of the findings. Four weeks after a change in care, Mrs Simmons no longer feared dressing change, although she continued to experience some pain. She is regaining her confidence and now attends the leg ulcer clinic twice a week where she socialises with patients. References Briggs, E. et al (2002)Pain at Wound Dressing Changes: A Guide to Management. EWMA position document: Pain at Wound Dressing Changes. London: MEP. Choiniere, M. et al (1990) Comparisons between patients' and nurses' assessment of pain and medication efficacy in severe burn injuries. Pain; 40: 2, 143-152. Clay, C.S., Chen, W.Y.J. (2005) Wound pain: the need for a more understanding approach. Journal of Wound Care; 14: 4, 181-184. de Laat, E.H. et al (2005) Pressure ulcers: diagnostics and interventions aimed at wound-related complaints: a review of the literature. Journal of Clinical Nursing; 14: 4, 464-472. Eichenbaum, H. (2002) Learning and memory: brain systems. In: Squire, L.R. et al (eds). Fundamental Neuroscience. San Diego, CA: Elsevier Science. Flanagan, H. (1997) Wound Management.London: Churchill Livingstone. Hack, A. (2003) Malodorous wounds - taking the patient's perspective into account. Journal of Wound Care; 12: 8, 319-321. Harding, K.G. et al (2001) Cost and dressing evaluation of hydrofiber and alignate dressings in the management of community-based patients with chronic leg ulceration. Wounds; 166: 229-236. Heenan, A. (1998) Frequently Asked Questions: Alginate Dressings. www.worldwidewounds.com/1998/june/Alginates-FAQ/alginates-questions.html. Krasner, D. (1995) The chronic wound pain experience. Ostomy Wound Management; 41, 3, 20-25. Moffat, C.J. et al (2002) Understanding Wound Pain and Trauma: An International Perspective. EWMA position document: Pain at Wound Dressing Changes. London: MEP. Robinson, B.J. (2000) The use of a hydrofibre dressing in wound management. Journal of Wound Care; 9: 1, 32-34. Thomas, S. et al (1998) Odour-absorbing dressings. Journal of Wound Care; 7: 5, 246-250. Thomas, S. (1997)SMTLDressings Datacard. www.dressings.org/Dressings/sorbsan.html. Thomas, S. (1990) Wound Management and Dressings. London: The Pharmaceutical Press. van Rijswijk, L. (1996) The fundamentals of wound assessment. Ostomy Wound Management; 42: 7, 40-42. Van Toller, S. (1994) Invisible wounds: the effects of skin ulcer malodours. Journal of Wound Care; 3: 2, 103-105. Wilkes, L.M. et al (2003) The hidden side of nursing: why caring for patients with malignant malodorous wounds is so difficult. Journal of Wound Care; 12: 2, 76-80. Young, C.V. (2005) The effects
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|NSW Health NGO Funding Reforms
10 November 2014
The NSW Health Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Program provides funding to eligible organisations for the provision of specified health services and projects in NSW.
Main points from NGOAC Meeting 14 November 2014
November 2014
October 2014
26 June 2014
NSW Health has finalised the new standard 2014/15 Health NGO contract agreement. NCOSS and others on the NGO Advisory Committee saw the contract after the NGOAC meeting and are yet to comment.
The documents will shortly be sent to funded organisations and made available on the NSW Health website.
Payments will proceed in good faith for the first quarter of 2014/15 whilst organisations negotiate and finalise their contracts and KPIs.
The next NGO Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for 20 August 2014.
2 May 2014
NSW Health circulated the draft standard service agreement for 2014-15 to NGO Advisory Committee members in mid-April. NCOSS has provided feedback to the Ministry on the draft, noting its complex language and potential legal inconsistencies. With the new contract to be operational from 1 July, NCOSS recommends funded services contact their Contract Manager to discuss their funding and reporting requirements for 2014-15.
A draft communications strategy on the reforms and sector training were also discussed at the NGOAC meeting on 16 April. The Ministry will hold a joint workshop with the peaks in May to look at capacity building activities currently available for the NGO sector and identify potential gaps in readiness for the NSW Health funding reforms. If your organisation has identified training or support needs in relation to funding reform, please advise your peak or contact:
The next NGO Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for June 2014.
4 April 2014
The new 2014-15 health funding contract is close to being finalised.
NCOSS and the health peaks have not been involved in the contract's development or had the opportunity to review the draft.
The Ministry said the final draft contract will be sent to the full NGO Advisory Committee prior to its next meeting on 16 April.
28 February 2014
Funding reform update
Key developments are:
The next NGO Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for 16 April 2014.
NSW Health updated its website on 26/02/14 with information about reform implementation at http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/business/partners/Pages/Implementation.aspx
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NSW Health website has been updated to include information on the Grants Management Improvement Program and Grants Management Improvement Taskforce, including the Terms of Reference. See: health.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/business
New Grants Management Improvement Program (GMIP) for
Health NGOs
21 August 2012
NSW Health is introducing a new Grants Management Improvement Program (GMIP) to improve grants administration and introduce opportunities for new partnerships with non-government organisations (NGOs) and other community providers.
The GMIP will introduce a new granting policy. The historically based rolling triennial granting process will be replaced. The new GMIP will introduce contestability and a purchaser-provider funding model where LHD's can purchase services directly from NGOs rather than provide grant funding. The recommendations from the NGO Program Review (2010) will also be incorporated and implemented as part of the GMIP.
The Ministry of Health and Local Health Districts will assess all grants during 2012-13 to consider whether changes are needed to grants to achieve the objectives of the GMIP. A transition and implementation plan will be developed and commence in the first half of 2013.
A Taskforce is being established to consult with the NGO sector on opportunities for new partnerships between NSW Health and NGOs. Mr Chris Puplick AM will chair the Taskforce and undertake consultation with the NGO sector in the North Coast, in Mid Western NSW and Western Sydney. NGOs will be advised of further details when they are available.
Download: Grants Management Improvement Program Information Paper
Extension of NGO roll-over funding
7 August 2012
The NSW Ministry of Health has agreed to the health NGO peaks' request to extend roll-over funding for NGOs for 12 months until 30 June 2013. The Ministry had previously only committed to six months funding for NGO's without a current fixed-term contract. The peaks argued that more time was necessary for consultation with the sector and to provide organisations with time to prepare for possible funding and service changes.
Dr Rohan Hammett, Deputy Director-General advised the Health NGO Advisory Committee at the meeting on 27 July 2012 that:
- NGOs whose funding agreements ceased on 30 June 2011 or 30 June 2012 will have their roll-over funding extended until 30 June 2013. The Ministry of Health will send letters of advice to affected NGOs soon.
- The Grant Management Improvement Program will be in place by the end of 2012.
- A taskforce chaired by Chris Publick will be established to pursue a market sounding exercise to assess areas where NGOs may have opportunities to provide services. The taskforce will hold a series of consultations with NGOs in coming months.
The next meeting of the Health NGO Advisory Committee will be in early October.
Update on Health NGO Grants funding
12 July 2012
The Health NGO Advisory Committee met on 11 July 2012. The Committee discussed the Grant Management Improvement Program and the future of the NGO program. It is clear from the meeting that the Ministry of Health is looking to make financial savings from the NGO program. The Ministry has not stated a savings target for the program but will be considering the options. The meeting agreed that there should not be a blanket percentage cut for all NGOs from the program. While NCOSS will continue to argue that the NGO program should be enhanced because such investment will lead to longer term savings (see NCOSS PBS 2012-13), in light of the Ministry's position we believe that any changes, including any reduction in funding, should be based on sound principles and in accordance with the recommendations of the NGO review. The NGO Advisory Committee will meet again on 25 July 2012.
Meeting re future of the Health NGO Grants funding
26 June 2012
On 26 June 2012, NCOSS and some NSW NGO health peak bodies met with Dr Rohan Hammett (Deputy Director General) and staff regarding the future of the NGO Health Program.
NCOSS was informed that a process will commence to implement a Grants Management Improvement Program. This will be completed by 30 September 2012. The purpose is to contribute to the savings required by the Ministry of Health as announced in the 2012-13 Budget.
Non-government organisations whose funding agreements with the Ministry of Health or their Local Health District ceased on 30 June 2011 or will cease on 30 June 2012 will have their funding rolled-over for six months. Those organisations whose funding agreements cease on 30 June 2013 will have their funding continued until 30 June 2013. Decisions regarding future funding will be made as part of the Grants Management Improvement Program.
The NSW Ministry of Health has convened a meeting of the NGO Advisory Committee to further discuss how these changes can be made, including savings within the department by reducing 'red-tape'. NCOSS and the other peaks have indicated our disappointment with both the decision and process to date given our longstanding commitment to work with the Ministry to improve the administration and effectiveness of the Health grants program. We will continue discussions through the NGO Advisory Committee process to ensure the best possible outcome for the sector's clients and NGOs affected by the Government's decision.
Ministerial Health NGO Grants Program 2012-13 tri-annual funding cycle
21 June 2012
NCOSS and the peak health NGOs wrote to the Health Minister on 21 June regarding funding for organisations whose tri-annual funding agreement expires on 30 June this year.
The Ministry of Health has yet to advise organisations about the next funding cycle or whether funding will be available beyond 30 June. The Ministry of Health has advised NCOSS that funding information will be sent to NGOs shortly. However, there has been no confirmation about the renewal of fixed term contracts.
NCOSS understands that there will be funding changes as part of 2012-13 program expense savings across the health portfolio. The health NGO peaks believe that a minimum of 12 month roll-over funding is required to provide time for appropriate consultation with the sector, and provide organisations with time to prepare for possible funding and service changes.
The health NGO peaks welcome the opportunity to improve grants administration and previous commitments from the Ministry of Health to work in partnership with the sector. However, we are very disappointed that there has not been any communication with the sector about the funding delay.
NSW Health NGO Program Review 2009-10
In 2009-10, NSW Health undertook a review to improve the efficiency, effectiveness and responsiveness of the Health NGO Program. The final review made recommendations to:
- Reduce red tape and improve NSW Health NGO Program administration
- Strengthen accountabilities and improve the performance monitoring and service evaluation of the NSW Health NGO Program
- Strengthen partnerships and revise governance arrangements of the NSW Health NGO Program
The final NGO Review Recommendations Report is available on the NSW Health website. NCOSS submissions to review process can be downloaded from the Resources section of the NCOSS website. The NSW Health has developed an implementation plan led by the Health NGO Unit.
NSW Health NGO Unit
A new central Health NGO Unit has been established to undertake program governance and administration and to implement the Review recommendations.
Following the restructure of the former Area Health Service (AHS) in January 2011, NSW Health is undertaking internal consultation on the on-going role of the NGO Coordinators and new Local Health Districts in relation to grant management and administration.
Current priorities for the Health NGO Unit are:
- Review NGO Program policies and procedures
- Review NGO funding cycle
- NGO ICT Grants Management Program
The NGO Unit is lead by A/Associate Director Joanne Young.
Health NGO Advisory Committee
The NGO Advisory Committee (NGOAC) is the senior forum to facilitate collaboration between NSW Health and the NGO sector. It provides advice on the development and implementation of NSW Health policy, the NGO Program and the relationship with the NGO Sector. Download the Terms of Reference.
The NGOAC is chaired by the Deputy Director-General, Strategic Development, NSW Health. Membership of the Committee includes NGOs, NSW Health, academics and consumers. NGO members include the 7 health peak bodies and 4 additional organisations selected for a three year tenure following an EOI process.
Meetings are held three times a year. Download the membership as at August 2011.
The NGOAC was re-formed in June 2011 following a period of suspension during the NGO Program Review.
NGO Quality Working Group
A time-limited NGO Quality Working Group has been established to advise the development of a new Quality Framework for the NGO Program.
Membership of the Working Group includes:
- Council of Social Service of New South Wales (NCOSS)
- Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC)
- Network of Alcohol and Drug Agencies (NADA) and
- Women's Health NSW
- NSW Health NGO Program: http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/business/ngo_program.asp
InformationSolange Frost, NCOSS Senior Policy Officer
phone: 02 9211 2599, ext 130


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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201201265
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Advanced Functional Materials
Volume 23, Issue 12, pages 1500–1506, March 25, 2013
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Sun, X., Wu, J., Chen, Z., Su, X. and Hinds, B. J. (2013), Fouling Characteristics and Electrochemical Recovery of Carbon Nanotube Membranes. Adv. Funct. Mater., 23: 1500–1506. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201201265
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- Article first published online: 22 OCT 2012
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The fouling behavior of carbon nanotube (CNT) membranes is investigated for large protein biomolecules and a wide variety of small molecules. The CNT membranes are largely fouling resistant, even to untreated river water, due to size exclusion and an inert graphitic core that supports fast fluid flow. However, it is found that bovine serum albumin (BSA) and naphthalene significantly foul membranes due to solution coagulation and π–π stacking, respectively. Small single-walled (SW) CNTs (<1.5 nm i.d.) are difficult to foul with BSA when precipitation is prevented, showing that size exclusion at SWCNT tips can prevent fouling. Electrochemical oxidation, bubble generation and ionic pumping are shown to recover membrane performance. Electrochemical oxidation at greater than +1.4 V is seen to oxidize CNTs as well as biofoulants, but H2 bubble generation at –2 V lifts foulants without damage to the membrane allowing for repeated cycles. Ionic pumping using large cations is seen to remove small molecule foulants adsorbed to the CNT core. The relatively narrow class of foulants and three complementary methods of membrane defouling make the CNT membrane platform a potentially robust system for a wide variety of chemical separations and environmental water treatments.


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"'MarshMellow' Beach" by Emma Mastro of Naples. This diorama shows what my sister, Lila, and I will be doing at our Aunt's wedding in September at the Marco Island Marriott. It was a great Spring Break project at our Grandma's house.
"NCAA Tournament at a Glance" by Sage Kozik of Princeton, N.J. I have been watching some of the basketball games with my grandpa. I am here in Naples visiting. We are all excited that a underdog (FGCU) team is doing so well. I am so happy they won!
"Golfing with my Peeps!" by Bryce Wagner of Naples. Two golfers and two caddies hit the links for a sweet day of golf.
"Partying with Peeps" by Aydin Khan-Bridgers of Naples. My day in paradise is if my mom allowed me to play computer games and have friends over ALL day.
"Peeps in the Sea" by Casper Khan-Bridgers of Naples. A peep and his papa are fishing in the ocean because I like the water and ocean animals.
"Alligators, Dolphins, and Peeps, Oh My!" by Cooper Pertchik of Naples. This diorama shows the beauty of our beaches and our love of Florida animals.
"La Playa con Peeps" by Harper Pertchik of Naples.My concept is that we get a lot of tourists from all around the world to come enjoy our beautiful weather and see our beautiful town. When the tourists leave they want to come back again next year.
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"Life is Sweet Like Me" by Vincent Modarelli of Estero.
"Party with Your Peeps!" by Charissa Wagner of Naples. They are having a party at the beach with limbo and all. One peep just got back from shopping for sunglasses and flip-flops on Fifth Avenue.
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"Beach Peeps Diorama" by Leo Koepke of Naples. Leo with the help of his mom came up with the beach peeps diorama. We have a peep water skiing off the back of a boat, a peep in a hot air balloon, a peep "coast guard," two surfer peeps, a peep about to snorkel in the ocean, a peep laying on his towel next to his cooler, a friend peep trying to ask him to play beachball, and a peep laying under our palm tree on his towel. Leo painted the diorama sand, waves and water. He was very excited to work on this project we saw in the newspaper.


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Today marks the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, the moment that set the history of the rest of the 20th century in motion. Believed at first to be a war that would take weeks or months to settle, the war dragged on for four long, tragic years until the armistice was signed in 1918. Many new titles have been written that bring a better understanding of this period and the catastrophe of the war.
R.G. Grant's World War I: the Definitive Visual History, from Sarajevo to Versailles is a terrific introduction to many facets of the conflict. DK Publishing, partnering with the Smithsonian, brings manageable text and countless period photographs here to best explain the personalities, weapons and cultural artifacts of the time period. In The Long Shadow: The Legacy of the Great War in the Twentieth Century, David Reynolds discusses the ramifications of the war, and rethinks some of the theses that have become too-easy explanations for its causes and results. He also looks at its decades-long impact on the art and literary world and how it brought about Modernism. Howard Blum's Dark Invasion: 1915: Germany's Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Tale in America is a fascinating tale of espionage and intrigue is. New York City and other American cities were targeted by German spies to discourage munitions and other supplies from going across the Atlantic to the Allied forces, long before United States troops became officially embroiled in the conflict itself.
Novels set in the time period are perennially popular, such as the Maisie Dobbs mysteries. Now, that series' author, Jacqueline Winspear, returns with the elegiac and stunning The Care and Management of Lies. Two very different young women come together in the backdrop of the war that has taken away the men in their lives. And Max Brooks' graphic novel The Harlem Hellfighters is fiction rooted in the heroic tales of the famous African-American 369th Infantry Regiment who fought for France due to antiquated, racially-motivated rules within the American Expeditionary Forces.
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NO FLY ZONE – The Federal Aviation Administration has classified a 30-nautical –mile radius from Martha's Vineyard Airport as "National Defense Airspace" for President Barack Obama's vacation.
With President Barack Obama and family scheduled to spend a week on Martha's Vineyard starting Aug. 23, air traffic in and around the region will be under tight restrictions.
For the First Family's Vineyard vacation, Barnstable Municipal Airport will serve as a gateway airport along with T.F. Green in Providence and Westchester, N.Y. All general aviation flights must be screened and cleared by Transportation Safety Bureau inspectors before advancing to the island. Pilots also are required to file flight plans and requests 72-hours in advance of their intended arrival.
The FAA "National Defense Airspace" classification extends 30 nautical miles from the Vineyard's Katama Airfield. That covers the entire island and much of the Mid- and Upper Cape, including all of Barnstable Municipal Airport.
Exempted are law enforcement, military and Presidential aircraft, as well as regularly-scheduled commercial flights, among others.
If residents don't recall such restrictions when the Clinton family vacationed on Martha's Vineyard, there's a reason. The Clinton administration ended before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which prompted the 30-mile airspace restriction. Air traffic within 10 nautical miles is restricted to military,
The Vineyard Gazette is reporting frustration within the general aviation fliers on the island, which will be significantly curtailed. The scenic bi-plane operation out of the airfield is effectively shutdown for the week.
It's been a busy couple of weeks for the airport, which handled the arrival of Cpl. Nicholas G. Xiarhos, the Yarmouth native killed in action in Afghanistan, and increased traffic from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver funeral. The latter included Vice President Joe Biden.
At the Aug. 18 airport commission meeting, airport manager Bud Breault offered nothing but praise for the airfield staff and assistant manager Frank Sanchez in handling the heavier load.
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During the week of 10-22 to 10/26 Jimmy Kimmel flew back and forth from LA to NY every day so he could host Live with Regis and Kelly in NY, and then Jimmy Kimmel Live in LA. The stunt worked and the show got its best weely ratings ever. Additionally Kimmel earns a Guiness World Record for Furthest Distance Commuted in One Working Week. 24,640 miles! Here's the ABC press release:
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During the week of October 22, 2007, a week in which Jimmy Kimmel pulled double-duty by also co-hosting "Live with Regis & Kelly," ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" attracted its largest weekly audience ever (2.05 million - "JKL" debut wo 01/27/03). In fact, to commemorate his bi-coastal efforts of hosting both shows, Jimmy Kimmel will be presented with a Guinness World Record for the "FURTHEST DISTANCE COMMUTED IN ONE WORKING WEEK" (24,640 miles).
* On Wednesday (10/24/07), featuring guests Josh Hartnett, Tila Tequila and Ben Harper, "JKL" drew its largest audience (2.28 million) and highest Women 18-49 rating (1.2/6) for any telecast in 5 months - since 5/22/07 and 5/3/07, respectively. In addition, the Wednesday telecast garnered the highest ratings ever on the night in Women 18-49 in late-night, while drawing the third-largest ever Wednesday audience.
* Compared to the same week last year, "Kimmel" was up by 18% in Total Viewers (2.05 million vs. 1.74 million) and by 17% among Adults 18-49 (0.7/4 vs. 0.6/3) - week of 10/23/06.
* Season to date ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" has increased its overall audience from the same point last season (1.89 million vs. 1.85 million). In fact, among Total Viewers "Jimmy Kimmel" is the only late-night entertainment talk show to grow: "Letterman" (-10%), "Leno" (-10%), "Craig Ferguson" (-11%), "Conan" (-18%) and "Carson Daly" (-25%) were all down.
Source: NTI, National Live + Same Day Program Ratings, week of 10/22/07, or as dated. TV seasons, 07-08 (9/24/07 - 10/28/07) and 06-07 (9/18/06 - 10/29/06). Most Current and/or Live + SD, as dated.


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Hi, I installed Custodian Manager and everything went fine.
Question, when I click on "Manage or Create Custodians", everything is quick in the GUI.
When I click "Manage or Create Groups", it is extremely slow (takes a full minute to get to the next page).
I have about the same number of synched users and groups (~22,000). Any idea why the "Manage or Create Groups" is so slow? Any way to speed it up? Thanks
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Of that 22K how many are groups? I know there used to be a timeout when trying to synch groups so it might just come down to the LDAP query being executed by CM.
Sorry, I don't know of anyway to tune that. You could open a case with support to see if they are aware of the issue.
I am pretty sure it is actually running an LDAP query at that time, hence the slowness every time.


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Our commitment to promoting the advancement of women at work has been recognised by Australia's Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA) which has named us a 2011 Employer of Choice for Women.
Our CEO Mike Smith said, "As Chair of our Diversity Council, I am proud of the progress we've made in supporting women to fully contribute their skills and experience in the workplace."
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GASTONIA, TEXAS. Gastonia is on U.S. Highway 175 between Kaufman and Crandall in west central Kaufman County. Settlement began in the late 1800s near the tracks of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Gastonia was a church and school community and shipping point for area farmers. The population, never reported as more than fifty, was estimated at thirty from the late 1970s to 2000. Gastonia was probably named for an early settler, Bill Gaston.
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"X-ray damage to metalloenzyme crystals has been a big issue for scientists even when the crystals were imaged at cryogenic temperatures," Yachandra says. "The LCLS is the world's only source of X-rays at this time capable of providing femtosecond pulses at the high intensities that enabled us to image intact photosystem II crystals before they were destroyed by exposure to the X-ray beams."
SLAC's LCLS is an X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) powered by a two-mile-long linear accelerator (or linac) that generates pulses of X-ray light on a femtosecond timescale. These pulses are more than a billion times brighter than those from the most powerful synchrotrons. SLAC is operated by Stanford University on behalf of DOE.
With their simultaneous XRD/XES experiments, Yano, Yachandra and their colleagues were able to observe the geometric structure and follow changes in the electronic structure of the Mn4Ca catalyst as they pumped the photosystem II crystal with visible-light laser pulses to simulate solar photons.
"We were able to unequivocally show that both the photosystem II complex and the Mn4Ca complex remain intact through the first two steps (S1 and S2) of the photooxidation process," says Yachandra.
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