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By KEVIN SCANNELLSun Advocate reporter
As the world watched a typhoon of gigantic proportions head towards the Philippines over much of the past week, the storm's effect reached far and wide.
Over 7,500 miles away here in Carbon County, super-typhoon Haiyan left some residents frantically trying to contact family members and searching for any bits and pieces of information about the typhoon's devastation to a place they have called home.
"We've been worried all week long about the typhoon," said Melbeth Williams. Williams, originally from Balingasag in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines, said she was in constant contact with her family before the storm hit the area late last week.
"My mother said the winds were very strong and that the rain was non-stop causing flooding in the area," said Williams, who now lives in East Carbon. In the days before the storm made landfall, Williams said she was giving regular updates to her mother, Elizabeth Villagonzalo, and requesting that family members pack essentials in bags before trying to leave the area with some assistance from the Philippine government.
Some pictures of the typhoon Haiyan's devastation showed coconut trees laying on the ground like giant match sticks, a cargo ship washed ashore like a child's bath toy and people searching through the debris of a place where their homes once stood.
Early reports say that the typhoon has killed nearly 1,000 people. Officials believe that the number could rise dramatically once rescue workers are able to reach the areas hit hardest by the storm.
Typically Williams, who left the Philippines in 2007, talks with her family over the phone and through the Internet about two to three times per week and visits once every three years. But when Haiyan's powerful winds, reported to be over 195 miles per hour, knocked out power, contacting family became an excruciating process of dialing phone numbers of anyone back home and hoping that a familiar voice would be heard on the other end of the line.
"When the typhoon hit the country, we got concerned about how her family was doing," said Chris Williams, Melbeth's husband. "I just tried to support my wife as much as I could while we waited to hear for updates about her family."
With information slow to reach outside the country and the thousands of miles separating her from family back home, Williams said she would constantly check weather maps about the storm's path and search the internet for any information she could find.
"Oh my God, I was hoping and praying that my family would be OK," she said. "When I couldn't get a hold of my family, that was really difficult. That's when I would start crying."
While she may not be in the path of typhoon Haiyan currently, Williams said she remembered vividly a typhoon hitting her hometown when she was just a child. Family members grabbed a few essentials and quickly moved to safer location away from the coastal town where she and the family lived.
"We just packed some clothes in a bag and quickly left the house. We didn't have a lot of time to prepare for the storm," she explained.
On Friday afternoon, Williams said she was able to reach family members back home over the phone. Williams' sister, Luzviminda, told her during a conversation on Skype that Balingasag had a lot of flooding in the area and structures and homes were severely effected by the powerful winds.
"My sister said the storm was like a tornado hitting the Philippines five times over," said Williams. "Some houses were completely wiped out."
Despite being over 7,500 miles away from one of the biggest storms ever to make landfall, the effects of it can be felt far and wide even in Carbon County. With the cleanup process just barely underway, the country is having to brace themselves for another storm as tropical depression Zoraida moved in towards Mindanao on Monday morning. According to an Associated Press report, the Philippines is affected by about 20 typhoons or storms each year.
Williams heard Friday afternoon that the family was doing well.


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Kenny Chesney will debut his new video for "When I See This Bar" on USA Today July 18. The clip was shot on location in the Virgin Islands and during rehearsals for his No Shoes Nation Tour. It features photos of his years and friends in the islands as well as footage of late night bar jam sessions. The video and song are reflective of moments from the past.
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"I think people, whether they're country fans, music fans or just alive, all have a place like this, a place where they grew up, fell in love, learned to move on," Kenny said. "You may never go back there, or only go back as a pilgrimage to who you were and how much you've grown… But that place? That place is always alive in your heart."
Kenny chose USA Today because he identifies it as a place both he and his fans go to get their news. "It doesn't matter where I go, everybody I talk to has that bar," he said. "When I was in college, we had a bar we went to that first week, and it was where we all had one last beer before we graduated. The people who read USA Today, they're just like me and my friends. They know this journey, so I was happy the editors wanted to team with us for this video's premiere."
Following the video's July 18 premiere, Kenny will perform the song live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on July 22. His No Shoes Nation Tour continues through the summer, wrapping with a two-night stand at Boston's Gillette Stadium August 23-24.

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TEMPE, Ariz. — Blake Bell ran for three touchdowns to help No. 19 Oklahoma survive a late rally and a crashing camera to beat Iowa 31-14 in the Insight Bowl Friday night.
Insight Bowl: OU's Blake Bell scores 3 touchdowns as Sooners beat Iowa 31-14
Oklahoma (10-3) didn't get a particularly great game from quarterback Landry Jones and wasn't effective on the ground, either. Once considered national-title contenders, the Sooners grinded it out against the gritty Hawkeyes, ending a difficult year that included the death of linebacker Austin Box in the offseason.
Jones threw for 161 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and Bell put the game away with a 21-yard touchdown run with 45 seconds left.
Iowa (7-6) fell into a 21-0 hole before rallying behind two touchdown passes from James Vandenberg. The Hawkeyes came up just short and dodged a potential disaster when an overhead camera crashed to the field next to receiver Marvin McNutt in the closing minutes. McNutt became tangled in the wire, but wasn't hurt. The game was delayed 5 minutes while the camera was dragged off the field.
Vandenberg overcame an early interception to throw for 216 yards, but had two interceptions while the Hawkeyes rushed for just 76 yards to end a school-record three-game bowl winning streak.
Oklahoma's return trip to the desert wasn't expected, at least not this early in the bowl season.
Coming off a rout of Connecticut in last year's Fiesta Bowl, the Sooners were ranked No. 1 in the preseason, with hopes of a second national title under coach Bob Stoops.
Those aspirations were gone after a string of injuries — All-American receiver Ryan Broyles' torn ACL was the big one — and two losses in the final three games, including a 44-10 rout by Bedlam rival Oklahoma State in the Big 12 championship game.
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Instead of making a statement in the desert, the Sooners seemed to stand still in the first half, gaining yards in little bits instead of their usual chunks. Oklahoma had just 89 yards on 27 plays in the half, but led 14-0 thanks a pair of 4-yard runs by Bell — one set up by an interception and another on the Sooners' only sustained drive.
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Carlisle: Dodgers open strong, but momentum needs to stick around this time
LOS ANGELES — A lot of money has been spent in Chavez Ravine since the end of the last baseball season. Dodger Stadium has sharp new video boards, sparkling new clubhouses and a ton of new fan features designed to make any day a great day at the ballpark.
But it was good old-fashioned pitching and good old-fashioned hitting — from the same man — that made Monday a great day at the ballpark for the Dodgers.
Clayton Kershaw not only pitched a complete-game shutout in beating the world champion San Francisco Giants 4-0, he produced the game-winning hit — his first major league home run, belted into center field to lead off the bottom of the eighth inning.
Kershaw became the first opening day pitcher to throw a shutout and hit a home run since Bob Lemon in 1953. He struck out seven, gave up four hits and was the first to pitch a walk-free shutout since Rick Rhoden in 1988 for the Yankees.
"This is a great win for opening day and I hope we have 161 just like it," Kershaw told a roaring crowd on the field after the game.
In addition to all the stadium creature comforts, the Dodgers have also spent a lot of money on the players who'll play there: Kershaw, Carl Crawford, Matt Kemp, Adrian Gonzalez, Andre Ethier and Zack Greinke, not to mention Korean pitching import Hyun-Jin Ryu, who starts tonight.
That money was spent in order to turn all those great days at the ballpark into a great season, perhaps culminating in a trip to the World Series. It would be the team's first since 1988.
Silver anniversaries are usually pretty nice to celebrate, but not when they mark how long it's been since your last World Series.
However, on opening day, everybody has hope. Every team starts 0-0 and has a whole season's worth of games in front of them.
Hope may spring eternal, especially in the springtime. But at Dodger Stadium, there is more than just hope. There has to be. With a team payroll weighing in at $230 million, you better not just have pie-in-the-sky hopes going for you. You better have players. And right now.
Guggenheim Baseball Management, the ownership group fronted by Magic Johnson and Mark Walter, has plenty of dough behind it and is not afraid to spend it.
"The players, obviously, walk into this locker room and just kind of go 'Wow,' over what happened over the winter," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said before the game. "It shows commitment that things are going to be taken care of the best way possible. The medical side of it, the players recognize that. The weight room, the batting cages on our side, just little things like that, those kinds of things make a difference."
Watching over batting practice before the game was former Cy Young Award winner and Most Valuable Player Don Newcombe, 86, who has seen more than five decades of opening days. He disagrees with those who think opening day is just the start of a marathon.
"They don't change that much," Newcombe said. "They still come out and play the game of baseball, entertain 56,000 fans like they do here in Los Angeles, and go out on the field and play the game between the foul lines and hope that they can win.
"I always say that you can't win them all unless you win the first one. Opening day is a very important game as far as I'm concerned in how well you do in baseball."
Good point from a good man. But the Dodgers have now won on opening day for the third straight year and five times in the last six. It's no guarantee of postseason success, or even admission. But it doesn't hurt.
It was the sixth shutout of Kershaw's career and half of them have come against the Giants. He is 9-4 against them now with a 1.28 ERA.
Kershaw wasn't the only offensive weapon, and once the Dodgers got Giants ace Matt Cain out of the game, they feasted on the bullpen in the eighth, scoring three more runs to go with Kershaw's solo homer.
It had to be especially gratifying to the Dodgers for Crawford to pick up two hits and score a run Monday. He came to Los Angeles in a trade with Boston last August, but had undergone Tommy John surgery on his left elbow two days before and was making his debut. Crawford may be a defensive liability — Skip Schumaker took over left field in the ninth inning — but those two hits were a relief for the Dodgers.
It's unclear whether there is any such thing as a "statement" game in baseball, especially on opening day. But if you're starting out the season at home — after it's undergone some home improvement — and you're playing against the defending world champions, and you have a payroll that could single-handedly eliminate the sequester, it stands to reason that winning that game is an excellent way to show everyone that you're not just good at throwing money around. You can play a little baseball too.
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Rapists are using little children who appear to be lost to lure victims to them.
[Collected on the Internet, 2005]
I am not sure when did this happen, but it is best to be careful and safety comes first.
She was just discharged from the hospital...Today after office hours, I heard from my sister-in-law that there is a new way to rape women.
It happened to one of our good friends. The girl left the office after working hours and saw a little child crying on the road.
Feeling pity for the child, she went and ask what happened.
The child said, "I am lost. Can you take me home please?" Then the child gave her a slip and tell the girl where the address is.
And the girl, being an average kind person, didn't suspect anything and took the child there.
And there when it arrived the "child's home", she pressed the door bell, yet she was shocked as it the bell was wired with high voltage, and fainted. The next day when she woke up, she found herself in an empty house up in the hills, naked.
She has never even get to see the face of the attacker...
That's why nowadays crimes are targeted on kind people. Next time if the same situation occurs, never bring the child to the intended place. If the child insist, then bring the child to the police station.
Lost child are best to send to police stations.
Please send this to all your female friends.
[Collected on the Internet, May 2008]
Rapewatch: New Rape Case Tactic
The girl left the office after working hours and saw a little child crying on the road.
Feeling pity for the child, she went to ask what happened.
The child said, 'I am lost. Can you take me home please?'
Then the child gave her a slip of paper and tells the girl where the address is.
The girl, being an average kind person, didn't suspect anything and took the child there.
And there when they arrived at the 'child's home', the kind hearted girl pressed the door bell and she was electrocuted as the bell was wired with high voltage, and fainted.
The next day when she woke up, she found herself in an empty house up in the hills, naked. Condoms were all thrown around with semen flowing. There were at least about
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She has not even seen her assailants.
That's why nowadays crimes are targeted on kind people like her.
Next time if the same situation occurs, never bring the child to the intended place. If the child insists, then bring the child to the police station. Lost children are best to sent to police stations.
Please send this to all your female friends/colleagues, and your friends with girlfriends and friends with wives.
It is better to receive this a thousand times than be a victim once!
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IMPORTANT: Please read this message very carefully -This message is for every girl who goes to work, college or school alone. If you find any child crying on the road showing his/her address and is asking you to take him/her to that address, then take that child to the police station no matter what you do, DON'T go to that address. This is a new way for gang members to rape females. Please Forward this message to all!
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If you find a child crying on the road showing his/her address & asking you to take him/her to that address, immediately take that child to the police station and ABSOLUTELY NOT to the to the address. This is a new way to gang rape girls. Please pass along this message in order to help make girls aware of this sick & twisted method of tricking girls into getting raped.
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This is from the Shelby County Sheriff Department please read this message very carefully This message is for every girl who goes to Work, College, or School or even driving or walking the streets alone.-If you find any child crying alone on the road showing his/her address asking you to take him/her to that address then take that child to the police station no matter what you do, DONT go to that address. This is a new way for gang members to rape females. Please send this to all girls & also boys so they can inform there sisters & friends. Please dont feel shy to foward this message. Our
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ATTENTION ALL GIRLS AND LADIES: if you walk from home, school, office or anywhere and you are alone and you come across a little boy crying holding a piece of paper with an address on it, DO NOT TAKE HIM THERE! take him straight to the police station for this is the new 'gang' way of rape. The incident is getting worse. Warn your families. Reblog this so this message can get across to everyone!
This warning appeared on the Internet in late March 2005. Versions in circulation via cell phone text message and
in November 2010 repositioned the alert from one about lone attackers luring women to houses whose doorbells had been wired to deliver a knockout shock to even more vague cautions about "a way for gang members to rape women" in one instance and "a new way to gang rape girls" in another.
All the incarnations we've encountered have been marvels of nonspecificity: none of them indicates where this attack supposedly took place, not even the country.
We scoured recent news stories in the U.S. looking for articles about such an assault and were unable to find any. If such a method of luring rape victims to their attackers had been used in one instance (and we've little reason to believe that it has), there has certainly not been a rash of small children pretending to be lost as part of a scheme to place women in jeopardy.
Lacking any news accounts of a crime that would fit what has been described, we're going to drop this one into the 'false' column both because the story echoes too closely other baseless scare stories about lurking dangers to women, and because the methodology described is so far removed from that employed by the majority of rapists.
Almost all rapes are crimes of opportunity; that is, either the attacker sees a potential victim and sets about to subdue her, or he encounters an unlocked or easily-breached house that he knows contains a target. The vast majority of rapists do not look to have their prey delivered to them because the stalking, choosing, and overpowering of their marks are key to what they seek. (Assault of this nature is far more about dominance, rage, or punishment than it is about sexual satisfaction.)
Under the "lured by a child" method outlined in the warning, rapists would be surrendering one of the most basic components of their thrill: victim selection. Instead,
they would be resigning themselves to having no say about whom they would be assaulting, their Judas goats (the children they were using) making that choice for them.
Although every rapist is different, in terms of motivation they mostly fall into three broad categories: anger, power, and sadism. We discuss a great deal more about these motivations in our
Assaulted Tale
article, but suffice it to say having unconscious women they themselves hadn't selected served up on their doorstep wouldn't fit the profile of the overwhelming majority of these criminals.
The tip-off about rapists using small children to ensnare women in their traps very closely fits an urban legend set in World
War II
that we know to have been around since at least 1985, the venerable
Letter of Intent
, wherein young women are impelled through their sense of compassion to hand-deliver a letter on behalf of a blind man and by so doing deliver themselves up for butchery. In a more general sense, like the almost-victims in the
Shopping Mauled
legend (woman who stops to pick up an "old lady" stranded on a dark country road or who is asked by one in a mall parking lot for a ride barely escapes the clutches of a murderer) and the
Mall Grab
warning (woman is lured into a van by way of a ruse involving a sick baby), the gal in this story is put at risk via her desire to help someone she perceives as both harmless and in need of assistance.
This isn't to say that children are never unwittingly involved in the schemes of rapists, but such incidents are few and far between rather than regular occurrences, and they don't fit the narrative described here. For example, an accused rapist in Pennsylvania was reported to have used a 4-year-old boy in his custody as a method of establishing
with the potential victims he met, and between 1989 and 1994, at least eleven preteen girls in Virginia were sexually assaulted by a man who approached them at playgrounds, near schools and in apartment complexes, usually pretending to be lost himself or searching for children with names such as Monica or Jessica. None of cases involved a rapist's using a child pretending to be lost as a lure to bring women to him, however.
A February 2012 version circulated as a
of a printed warning bearing the logo of Miami-Dade County (Florida) and issued by a Permitting and Licensing Clerk with the City of Miami Gardens. In response, that law enforcement agency posted this disavowal on its Facebook page: "At this time, the Miami-Dade Police Department has not issued such a release nor have we received any reports to substantiate these claims."
A March 2012 version wrongly fingered the police department in South Palm Beach (Florida) as its issuer after that city's police chief posted the Internet-circulated warning on the city's web page as a precaution after his online searches failed to locate a disavowal of it. The posted piece's intro "This is from the County Sheriff's Department, please read this message very carefully" led those who encountered it there to conclude police in South Palm Beach were issuing a warning about actual crimes it had dealt with rather than merely reposting baseless rumor on the off chance that it might have been real. The police chief's repost of the item was removed from that web site.
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Lewis, Edward. "Police: Man Used Child to Lure Rape Victim."
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Miller, Bill. "Police Link Assaults on Virginia Girls."
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In short: Great race and good organisationIn full: This was my first 1/2 marathon and I enjoyed it. The scenery was absolutely amazing. Very beautiful and the marshals were supportive as well as the crowd at the finish line!I would definitely recommend this race.Date of review: November 12, 2013
In short: Another well organised Purple Patch runIn full: A few hiccups at the start this year but overcome with good humour, great autumn sunshine, good marshalling and drinks stations, after all the rain last week a bit muddy here and there but only added to the fun.Date of review: November 12, 2013
In short: Too long a wait to collect bags at the finish when very cold. More loos would be good. Marshals all very supportive and friendly.Date of review: November 12, 2013
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In short: FaultlessIn full: What a superb race. The organisation from start to finish was perfect, the marshals were the friendliest and most encouraging I have encountered and the route was beautiful.Even the weather was crisp and bright to match. The setting off in 4 waves was just right to avoid any bottlenecks and took other canal users into account so they wouldn't be "stonewalled" by an avalanche of runners all at once. I did notice some runners sneaking into faster waves but so be it, it's their conscience if they couldn't maintain progress. This is certainly one for the calendar again next year....oh and and apologies to anyone I splattered with mud as I hared straight through the puddles rather than dodging to the sides :) Date of review: November 11, 2013
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Board of Veterans' Appeals: Speeding Appellate Review for Aging Veterans
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The Department of Veterans Affairs proposes amending the Rules of Practice of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) to provide that a case may be advanced on the Board's docket because of the appellant's advanced age. This change is necessary to speed the appellate process for the large group of aging veterans.
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Comments must be received on or before August 12, 2002.
Addresses: ↑
Mail or hand-deliver written comments to: Director, Office of Regulations Management (02D), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave., NW, Room 1154, Washington, DC 20420. Fax comments to: (202) 273-9289. E-mail comments to:firstname.lastname@example.com. Comments should indicate that they are submitted in response to "RIN 2900-AL08." All comments received will be available for public inspection in the Office of Regulations Management, Room 1158, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays).
For further information contact: ↑
Steven L. Keller, Senior Deputy Vice Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals ((202) 565-5978), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420.
Supplementary information: ↑
The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) is the component of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in Washington, DC, that decides appeals from denials of claims for veterans' benefits. An agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ), typically one of VA's 58 regional offices, makes the initial decision on a claim. A claimant who is dissatisfied with an AOJ's decision may appeal to the Board.
America owes a great debt to its military service veterans. They defended our nation in times of war and kept watch in times of peace to keep new crises from developing. Unfortunately, our nation is now losing large numbers of these veterans each year. Barely 2,000 of the almost 5 million men and women who served in World War I and one-third of the 16 million who served in World War II still survive. Even a number of Korean War veterans are now in their seventies. Among all veterans, approximately 18% are age 75 or older. Twenty-seven percent of the veteran population is aged 70 or over. See"Veteran Data Information"http://www.va.gov/vetdata/Demograhics/VPwelcome.htm.(Note:"Demograhics" is the spelling used at the site.) In 1995, a person who reaches age 65 in the United States has an average life expectancy of 17 years. "Sixty-Five Plus in the United States" at 1, SB/95-8, U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of the Census (May 1995), available at http://www.census.gov/apsd/www/statbrief/sb95_8.pdf.
The process of obtaining veterans benefits can be protracted, particularly where benefits are initially denied and that denial is appealed up through VA's administrative appeal process and beyond into the judicial system. The claims adjudication and appellate systems provide a myriad of procedural protections which, added together, take a great deal of time to work through. Further, the appellate process normally functions on a "first come, first served" basis. The law requires that the Board consider and decide each appeal "in regular order according to its place upon the docket." 38 U.S.C. 7107(a). While this is normally a just and orderly approach, we are concerned that aging veterans may not survive to see it through to the end. The same is true ofother aging appellants, such as the surviving spouses of deceased veterans.
Fortunately, the law also permits the Board, on motion, to advance cases for earlier consideration and determination under certain circumstances, including serious illness, severe financial hardship, and "other sufficient cause shown." 38 U.S.C. 7107(a)(2). Because of the large numbers of appeals—on average, the Board receives 35,000-40,000 per year—the Board has taken a restrictive view of its authority to advance cases on the docket. The implementing regulation, at 38 CFR 20.900(c), currently specifies that "other sufficient cause" includes "administrative error resulting in a significant delay in docketing the case."
Given the age of our veteran population, we propose expanding this provision to permit advancement for earlier consideration by the Board because of the appellant's advanced age. For this limited purpose, VA proposes defining "advanced age" as 75 or more years of age. We chose age 75 for three reasons: First, it is an age at which a veteran is very near to his or her life expectancy. Second, it represents a segment of the veteran population—18%—large enough to provide meaningful relief, but not so large as to dilute the general rule of first come, first served. Third, the other bases for advancement on the docket in § 20.900(c), illness and financial hardship, adequately cover other exigent circumstances.
As with most other bases for advancing on the docket, we intend to rely primarily on motions filed by appellants and their representatives to alert the Board to situations where advancement based on advanced age would be appropriate. (Approximately 90% of appellants have representatives.) As the regulation defines "advanced age" (75 years) as good cause for advancement, all such motions should be granted. However, we welcome any comments from the public as to how best to implement this authority.
Unfunded Mandates ↑
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, Public Law 104-4, March 22, 1995, requires (in section 202) that agencies prepare an assessment of anticipated costs and benefits before developing any rule that may result in an expenditure by State, local, or tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100 million or more in any given year. This proposed rule will have no consequential effect on State, local, or tribal governments.
Paperwork Reduction Act ↑
This document contains no provisions constituting a collection of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).
Executive Order 12866 ↑
This document has been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order 12866.
Regulatory Flexibility Act ↑
The Secretary hereby certifies that this regulatory amendment will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities as they are defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-612. This rule affects only individuals. Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), this regulatory amendment is exempt from the initial and final regulatory flexibility analysis requirements of sections 603 and 604.
List of subjects in 38 cfr part 20 ↑
Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Veterans.Approved: February 27, 2002. Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, VA proposes to amend 38 CFR part 20 as follows:
Part 20—board of veterans' appeals: rules of practice ↑
1. The authority citation for part 20 continues to read as follows:
Authority: ↑
38 U.S.C. 501(a) and as noted in specific sections.
Subpart j—action by the board ↑
2. Section 20.900(c) is revised to read as follows:§ 20.900 * * * * *
(c)Advancement on the docket. A case may be advanced on the docket on the motion of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman, a party to the case before the Board, or such party's representative. Such a motion may be granted only if the case involves interpretation of law of general application affecting other claims, if the appellant is seriously ill or is under severe financial hardship, or if other sufficient cause is shown. "Other sufficient cause" shall include, but is not limited to, administrative error resulting in a significant delay in docketing the case or the advanced age of the appellant. For purposes of this Rule, "advanced age" is defined as 75 or more years of age. Such motions must be in writing and must identify the specific reason(s) why advancement on the docket is sought, the name of the veteran, the name of the appellant if other than the veteran (e.g., a veteran's survivor, a guardian, or a fiduciary appointed to receive VA benefits on an individual's behalf), and the applicable Department of Veterans Affairs file number. The motion must be filed with: Director, Administrative Service (014), Board of Veterans' Appeals, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420. If a motion is received prior to the assignment of the case to an individual member or panel of members, the ruling on the motion will be by the Vice Chairman, who may delegate such authority to a Deputy Vice Chairman. If a motion to advance a case on the docket is denied, the appellant and his or her representative will be immediately notified. If the motion to advance a case on the docket is granted, that fact will be noted in the Board's decision when rendered.* * * * *
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7107, Pub. L. 103-446, Sec. 302)


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Las Vegas, NV (KTNV) -- A veteran in the state's care dies after being left outside in the blistering summer sun. Now, demands for more accountability from the place where it happened.
Contact 13 Chief Investigator Darcy Spears first reported on problems at the Nevada State Veterans Home in January.
On Thursday, Representative Dina Titus said she is seeking additional investigations.
"When you hear their story, it's just something that you cannot allow to stand unquestioned," said Titus.
The story of how Craig Robinson's grandfather died is horrific.
"I would like that those that were responsible to be held accountable," said Craig.
World War II veteran, and former Nevada lawmaker, Bob Robinson passed away in July less than three weeks after he suffered second-degree burns and excessive heat exposure at the Nevada State Veterans Home in Boulder City.
"The skin was just coming off in sheets."
Now, Rep. Titus wants to know who's responsible, "Because our veterans deserve the best care possible and this is just not what they seem to be getting."
Titus sent a letter to Governor Brian Sandoval.
"I'm asking for an independent investigation. I'm doing it at the federal level from the V.A. and also asking the governor to do it. Because if you let people just investigate themselves, I don't think the results have much credibility."
Action News asked Governor Sandoval what he planned to do. He hadn't read Titus's letter but said, "I know this is an isolated incident where there was a terrible mistake was made. The individual that was responsible for that mistake has been disciplined. I'm very proud of the veteran's home. It provides quality care in Boulder City."
But Titus' letter points out that. "Dr. Robinson's case is unfortunately not unique. In 2013, the Veterans Home received nine citations related to the treatment of patients."
Action News also spoke with the Robinson family. They are grateful Rep. Titus is helping them.
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To the little girl I saw on the tram today,
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Union and NBA working to fund cardiac screenings for ex-playersEric Freeman at Ball Don't Lie 19 hrs ago
The recent heart-related deaths of former Philadelphia 76ers teammates and bona fide basketball legends Moses Malone and Darryl Dawkins struck the basketball community hard, inspiring many tributes to the players and an outpouring of remembrances and condolences. It now appears that the players' union and NBA have taken these tragedies as an opportunity to help prevent similar events in the future.
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The trial involving veteran NBA wing Thabo Sefolosha and the New York Police Department moved on to the jury deliberation phase Thursday. The day's proceedings included testimony from the 30-year-old defendant and his Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer and saw closing arguments from both the defense and prosecution.
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Atlanta Hawks wing Thabo Sefolosha and former teammate Pero Antic took the stand Wednesday as part of the former's attempt to clear his name of charges stemming from the April incident that led to his season-ending broken leg last June. The 31-year-old Sefolosha, a Swiss national set to enter his 10th NBA season, rejected a conditional dismissal of three charges (obstructing government administration, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest) in September and claims that his injuries were caused by an improper use of force by members of the New York Police Department.
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Enjoy Kobe Bryant while you still can. One of the greatest players in league history, now 37, is on the last year of a mega-max extension and unlikely to earn a similar deal in the future should he choose to continue playing. Various reports and semi-informed opinions have suggested that Kobe could choose to forgo retirement for at least one more season, but either way this figures to be the final season in which the typically dominant guard will be allowed to act as if he's still one of the best players in the sport. After three straight seasons ended by injury, his reputation can't bear much more.
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New York Knicks rookie big man Kristaps Porzingis was always going to face doubts from a fan base used to questionable management decisions and a general lack of foresight. The 20-year-old Lithuanian Latvian and No. 4 pick in last June's draft not only comes to Madison Square Garden with the expectations that come with performing for one of the NBA's marquee franchises — he also must contend with longstanding fears over the merits of foreign prospects and the worry that he could turn into one big bust. It's also likely that these issues will follow Porzingis until he proves that he can have a long and fruitful pro career.
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The Los Angeles Clippers face a pivotal season in 2015-16, both due to the pressure exerted by several big offseason moves and the general feeling that this veteran, familiar group needs to make a serious postseason run in order to justify its reputation and expectations. A roster cannot house Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, Paul Pierce, J.J. Redick, and others without a title feeling like a fair goal.
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Clippers head coach and president of basketball operations Doc Rivers apparently feels the same way. In a new feature by Zach Lowe of Grantland, Rivers expressed that the Clippers roster could see major changes if they don't make a run this season:
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George Karl is sorry for saying DeMarcus Cousins was tradableEric Freeman at Ball Don't Lie 3 days ago
The Sacramento Kings' offseason would have been complicated and messy even without questionable moves like the signing of Rajon Rondo. Shortly after the NBA Finals, reports surfaced that head coach George Karl was trying to trade All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins, one of the most productive big men in the league and someone the Kings should feel lucky to have. Karl and Cousins eventually made up and appear ready to give their relationship another try this season, but the possibility of further animosity remains.
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Nevertheless, we should credit Karl for trying to make amends. He continued to do so in a new feature by Ailene Voisin of The Sacramento Bee:
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BDL's 2015-16 NBA Season Previews: Golden State WarriorsEric Freeman at Ball Don't Lie 4 days ago
The Warriors were so good in 2014-15 that they out-performed our preview's best-case scenario by a not inconsiderable margin. First-year head coach Steve Kerr didn't just prove fit for the job — he and his elite staff of assistants turned a talented team into a genuinely dominant one with excellent systems that put virtually every player on the roster in a position to succeed. Stephen Curry followed up his first All-Star season by winning MVP, Klay Thompson made the leap to stardom, Draymond Green stood at the vanguard of a new era of positional versatility and came in second in Defensive Player of the Year voting, Harrison Barnes rediscovered the form that made him such a promising rookie, Andre Iguodala came off the bench for the first time in his career and only ended up winning NBA Finals MVP, and reserves like Shaun Livingston helped ensure that Golden State barely missed a beat with key players on the bench. Every player understood his role, to the point where the since-departed David Lee took several DNP-CDswithout complaint.
DeAndre Jordan stays his explosive self in Clippers' preseason openerEric Freeman at Ball Don't Lie 5 days ago
Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan had a pretty eventful summer, what with his dramatic decision to renege on a free-agent agreement to join the Dallas Mavericks and return to his colleagues in red, white, and blue. While Jordan still has to deal with several off-court issues, including his relationship with Chris Paul, it's a safe bet that a return to the court will help Jordan transition from this offseason's media circus and into a more familiar role with the Clippers. Real basketball games tend to normalize things.
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Jordan got off to a pretty good start in the Clippers' preseason opener against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. The 27-year-old center put up 15 points (6-of-7 FG, 3-of-5 FT), 12 rebounds, and three blocks in just 26 minutes as the Clippers won 103-96. Not surprisingly, several of his buckets came via alley-oops from Chris Paul. Take a look:
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BUFFALO, NY - In his budget plan, NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing that if a local Industrial Development Agency (IDA) wants to include a break on the state's four percent share of sales tax as part of an incentive package to a particular business, the project will have to meet new criteria.
"For every break that is given there's money that has to be paid for it," Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy told WGRZ-TV, regarding the new guidelines Cuomo is proposing.
The incentive waves state sales tax on goods purchased by a business seeking IDA assistance in order to operate.
For example, for every $1,000 a business might spend on office equipment or other items to function, it would save $40 by not having to pay the state portion of sales tax on those items.
If the business is large enough, the savings can become quite substantial, as a large scale operation, purchasing one million dollars worth of computers, copiers, desks, chairs, and other items to outfit its operation, would save $40,000.
Under Cuomo's proposal, however, only ventures involved in scientific research and development, software, agriculture, back office operations, distribution centers, or financial services would be eligible going forward.
Coincidentally or not, these have all been identified as areas of growth upon which Western New York should be concentrating, according to its Regional Economic Development Council, which among other things was charged by Cuomo with stewardship of his "Billion to Buffalo" program.
"The governor is trying to be very strategic in terms of investments," Duffy said.
This would also eliminate the sales tax break for such small-scale ventures as donut shops, car dealers, and liquor stores, examples of which we have highlighted in our past reports, exploring the amount of money and assistance extended to certain projects, and the number of jobs created as a result.
"What the governor is trying to push in times of very limited money is to make sure our investments have returns," said Duffy.
While one member of the Cuomo administration privately confirmed to us the Governor's desire to rein in some of the practices of local IDAs, the Lt. Governor stopped short of saying so.
"No, I think what the governor is doing is making sure there's a consistency in what we're doing across the board."
With that consistency, however, comes another catch.
If the break on state sales tax is to be granted, then the Regional Economic Development Council, the members of which are appointed by the Governor, must also approve the project.
"There are many things I agree with Governor Cuomo on, but on this he's just wrong," said Steven Walters, Supervisor of the Town of Hamburg, and who also serves as Chairman of its IDA.
Hamburg's IDA previously offered the sales tax incentives to the owners of downtown buildings to help rehabilitate their historic structures, and who would not be eligible for such breaks in the future if the Governor has his way.
However, that's not Walters' biggest concern for businesses seeking IDA assistance under the proposed new rules.
"This would mean that after we have worked with someone and approved their project, we'd have to tell them, 'now you have to go to this other board, and you have to go through this whole process again. So those attorneys you hired, and those consultants you hired...they've got to make this presentation again ...and you gotta pay 'em all again."
David C. Hartzell Jr , who serves as both Supervisor and IDA Chairman in the Town of Clarence expressed similar concerns, regarding adaptive reuse projects and the inability to provide the sales tax incentive to those seeking to undertake them.
Hartzell also believes that decisions for local projects would best be left to the local IDA, which he contends would know best, what is best for its community.
When pressed by Channel 2 about that point, Duffy responded by pointing out the members of the Regional Council are all local residents as well. "It would probably be a rarity where there would be a divergence of opinion between the regional councils and the local IDA," Duffy said.
However, the break on the state's portion of sales tax is just one of but many incentives IDA's offer. And a business which chooses to waive the state sales tax portion of its package could simply seek the approval of the local IDA and not have to present its plan to the regional council.
"If it's a small enough amount, I could see them doing just that," said Walters. "But if it's a big enough project, with hundreds of potential jobs...the type we'd all hope to see here, then it's just it's just one more layer that a new business has to go through. And it's going to get to the point where they say, 'you know what? It's just not worth it anymore'."
Click on the video player to watch our story from 2 on Your Side Reporter Dave McKinley and Photojournalist Scott May. Follow Dave on Twitter: @DaveMcKinley2
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bugGIRL :: Band Promo
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: February 4, 2012 |
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The people who have known me for a while know that I started out as a music photographer. The first wedding I ever shot was for the bassist in a band that I had photographed who just so happened to like my very primitive style at the time. Moving to Brisbane from Wollongong nearly 3 […]
A Photography Drought – Two Band Promos
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: May 3, 2010 |
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The last few months have been a pretty tough time for me creatively. I'm in what's known as a bit of a funk and photography isn't something where my heart is at the moment. I know it's just a matter of time for me to get my interest back. But in saying that, I've still […]
The Mercy Beat Promos
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: December 10, 2009 |
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The Mercy Beat are an "electrifying" rock band from the inner suburbs of Brisbane (ha! I'm really funny). They play an uncompromising genre blending mix of fast rocky punk. They've been described as something similar to The Bronx, but they (and I) kinda disagree with that. Check them out for yourself and decide, I think […]
The Dawn Collective Promos
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: December 8, 2009 |
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These are the latest promos for The Dawn Collective, a band I've photographed before but have restructured dramatically to become a two-piece. This last one is a revisit of an older photo which I took when they were a 5 piece. And the original: Many thanks to Lauren and and Joseph (the provider of the […]
The Bronx at the Hi-Fi Bar
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: September 20, 2009 |
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Brutal. Powerful. Loud. Typically, not three words used to describe a Mariachi band. But those three words describe The Bronx, the US hardcore/punk band, who also released an album of pure Mariachi tracks. The Bronx returned to Brisbane, playing two sets of music, vastly different and at vastly different volumes. Mariachi El Bronx played first […]
BugGiRL EP
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: July 19, 2009 |
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My last trip back to Wollongong was wholly dedicated to rock gods BugGiRL. I was there to shoot some behind the scenes stuff from their latest single's video clip and more importantly, to take some promo shots for use inside their EP. We'd already taken some pretty rock'n'roll shots last time I saw them, and […]
The Dawn Collective Love Me!
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: July 18, 2009 |
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I was sent an email from Rob of The Dawn Collective. It turns out his fiance had gotten some of the DC's band promo shots I'd taken a while ago and printed them up into huge canvas prints. Awesome-o!
Kaiser Chiefs and Razorlight
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: April 2, 2009 |
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I had the privilege of checking out the Kaiser Chiefs and Razorlight at the Enmore Theatre on behalf of Reverb magazine, a cool little street press in Newcastle and the Central Coast. I wasn't 100% familiar with either band's catalogue but had heard songs by both and seen plenty of images of the Kaiser Chiefs […]
Free Agent Crew Promos
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: March 10, 2009 |
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It's been a little while since I did the first set of Free Agent Promo shots. The guys have released an EP and a single since then and are in the process of finalising their 2nd EP. We got together to do some cover art for the EP and these were just an afterthought. The […]
Future Music Festival
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: March 2, 2009 |
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The Future Music Festival is a huge dance music festival held in Sydney and the other major capital cities in Australia. The Sydney show is held at Randwick Racecourse featuring quite a number of stages and having a total attendance of somewhere around 35 000 (a figure I heard being thrown around). Normally I avoid […]
Free Agent Crew – Backstage
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: February 27, 2009 |
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I went and hung out with the guys from the Free Agent Crew before and after their show last night, their first in nearly 2 months. Having been friends with them for a while, I knew they're not a very "serious" band meaning there would be plenty of interesting shots backstage […]
Sean Sheap
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: February 3, 2009 |
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Sean Sheap is a producer/DJ along the lines of DJ Shadow and Unkle. He's just getting ready to release an album and this is a failed cover shot from the other day. We'll probably use these as promos somewhere along the way. We had plans for a series of shots which would have appeared on […]
Lupe Fiasco
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: January 21, 2009 |
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It's been quite a long time since I've shot a gig and I was pretty damn nervous. It was also the first time that I've taken the new 5D Mk2 out on the road for a gig and it definitely lived up to its expectations; ISO3200 for the win!! Having 7 fps like my old […]
BugGiRL Promo Shoot
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: November 17, 2008 |
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BugGiRL are pretty much the most rocking brother and sister rock duo going around the world. Jack and Meg White look like they're retirees compared to the all out rock factor that BugGiRL possess. Take a mix of AC/DC, The Divinyls and just a hint of everything good about 80s metal, and you've got BugGirl. […]
The Watt Riot Promo Photos
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: November 11, 2008 |
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The Watt Riot are an awesome rock band from Wollongong and have been around for a few years. I've known 3 of the band members for nearly 6 or 7 years in their various bands and have been keeping an eye out on them since they became The Watt Riot a few years ago. We […]
The Dandy Warhols
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: October 31, 2008 |
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The Dandy Warhols played to a packed out Enmore Theatre tonight. I was kicked out of the venue after the 3 songs, but told I could come back in if I cloaked my camera gear (which there was no way I was going to do). So I ended up driving home in a little over […]
My First Album Cover – The Dawn Collective
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: September 25, 2008 |
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This is the cover from my very first album cover, The Dawn Collective's masterpiece "Save a Place for Us". Go and buy a copy from possibly Australia's most comprehensive indie record store, Red Eye Records. As I've said before, it's a rich, masterful and mature album, the type of music that unfortunately gets ignored for […]
Earth Mechanics Promos
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: August 12, 2008 |
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I took some promos for a local prog rock band Earth Mechanics a couple of nights ago. I had this grand vision of taking some really desolate, badly lit photos at a local dry cleaning joint (of all the places to choose!), but alas, it didn't happen. It was damn near freezing with strong winds […]
Sigur Rós
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: August 6, 2008 |
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This is one of those soppy lame posts most people will hopefully ignore, but it's quite a lovely landmark occasion for me. I was immensely lucky to photograph one of the three bands on my "bands to photograph before dying" list. The wondrous, beautiful and exhilarating Sigur Rós. It's something I've been wanting to do […]
Angus and Julia Stone
Posted by: Lakshal Posted date: July 14, 2008 |
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I photographed these guys a couple of weeks ago and just haven't gotten around to uploading any of the shots. It was at a beautiful old and intimate theatre in Wollongong called the Regent, which is a similar size and style to The Enmore Theatre, one of my favourite venues in Sydney. […]
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Originally it sounded like a dream come true for business owners — the ability to sell products from a Facebook page directly to customers. Before that, if a person was visiting a business's Facebook profile and decided to purchase a product, he would have to open a separate browser window, load the business's actual website, hunt down the product page, and finally begin the actual purchase process. Understandably, the concern was that many customers would become distracted or lose interest during all these steps. The development of the Facebook storefront was designed to eliminate these issues, but unfortunately, it has largely failed to live up to its early hype. That leaves many retailers forced to either rely solely on their own websites, or shoulder the expense of moving into build brick-and-mortar storefronts.
Many major retailers, including Gamestop, Nordstrom, J.C. Penny and the Gap, have closed down their Facebook storefronts in recent months. The reason for the failure so far of these storefronts can be attributed to several different primary causes. Perhaps the most basic of these causes is simply the fact that many businesses have yet to adapt to the new format of online commerce. Although many people have learned to shop online, most are still unsure how to relate social media to shopping. For Facebook storefronts and similar programs to become successful in the long run, businesses will need to learn how to make the shopping experience just as enjoyable as any other aspect of that person's Facebook activities. In large part, this can be accomplished by developing a back-and-forth relationship with customers, one that incorporates product updates, inventory support and service, news and announcements and rewards programs, just to name a few ideas. Implementing these concepts, however, is a process that takes time.
A more concrete cause for this lack of success is widespread concern over the safety of personal financial information entered into these Facebook storefronts. The Ponemon Institute found that only 24 percent of individuals studied felt that Facebook storefronts were committed to personal information protection. Therefore, people who might otherwise shop via a Facebook storefront are often willing to go to the trouble of first switching to that retailer's main site if they feel they will be more financially secure by doing so.
However, there is another issue behind the unimpressive level of success of most Facebook storefronts as well– simple lack of user interest. Many analysts have suggested that many individuals treat their time on Facebook as down time, similar to time spent hanging out with friends at a coffee shop. People generally do not want to be asked to buy things during their social time. Even though they now have the ability to buy things while on Facebook, in many cases, they just do not feel like doing so. It remains to be seen whether time and improved business strategy will gradually improve the level of user interest in buying through Facebook storefronts.
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Every time a new season comes, it's time to look into your closet and see what's missing. Here's the 5 things I'm dying over this Spring!
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Oracle backups doing very slow, potentionally failing with status 13
Hello Netbackup experts!
I'm facing couple of weeks to problem with one client. There is running a oracle online backup to tape via sbt_tape
Oracle version is 10.2. running on solaris 10 client, netbackup version 6.5.6
Netbackup MS is 6.5.6 version, media server also, both arerunning on Solaris 10..
Problem is that backup is runnng very slow, but in strange way.
For example small control file with size 10MB...it is running in netbackup 3 minutes (wih mounting of tape it is perfectly fine)..job is finished successfully..
Problem seems to be on oracle site...there is job very slow on exit..and it takes 2,5 hour to finish..
I dont know for what it is waiting..According to oracle support it is waiting for netbackup...Try to guess what is a casue according to netbackup support ;)
If we are trying to backup oracle archive logs then we have problem with filling up archive log destination..Thing is that we are running archive jobs with a script from a client and every backup peace is starting twice...(in two schedules, intwo jobs)..it is managed by script..That means two jobs are starting paralell and one of them is finished in netbackup successully, but second one is many time running very long time and failed wtih status 13.. I think it is becasue of that script which is starting them is waiting till job is closed also on oracle side and then close second job also on netbackup side...I'm not sure how is it working here but I asusme from test with controlfile backup that (above) it is becasue oracle cannot close the backup job...
I found this technote: http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?pag...
According this, we try to make backup of control file to sbt_disk and it rans perfectly well in few second..
However, control file with size 10 MB cannot be preallocated so I dont think that there is described real cause of problem
Filesystem backup is runnig there fine..CPU on the client is not overloaded, also disk and NIC seems to be ok..
We try to reinstall netbackup client software, netbackup agent...withouth help..
Symantec support recomends update to version 7.1 and make a clone of database to different client...and see how is it ding there..not possible due to customer rules...
Strange is that from netbackup side it looks perfectly well (expect of those archive jobs) and finishing with status 0 in time...But oracle has problem with close the backup...according the debug log it is waiting on netbackup...
In netbackup dbclient log is nothing to see for jobs which fisnihed in time...for archive logs there is somethine status 13..I cna attach logs if is somebody interesting..
Can somebody advice where should I look to or where can be a problem?
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I'm a bit confused, but can you confirm the following
- You aren't using the oracle agent?
- from the client you can backup OS files to tape or disk storage unit ok?
- when you say "archive jobs" do you mean backup of oracle archive logs ?
Can you provide details of what the 2 scripts that you run in parallel are doing and why do they run in parallel ?
Please show us the 'debug log' that you are mentioning?
We will also need the following NBU logs for the same backup attempt:
On client: dbclient
On media server: bptm and bpbrm
Please rename logs to reflect process name (e.g. dbclient.txt) and upload them as File attachments.
PS: You REALLY need to upgrade this environment - NBU 6.x ran out of support a week ago.
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We are running backup via oracle agent..
Backup of oracle archive logs we are doing to tape storage unit...thing is it doesn't metter if it is to disk or tape storage unit..you can in rman chooce sbt_tape or sbt_disk...sbt_tape means that backup will be done via netbackup to storage unit which you have there, doesn't metter if it is disk, tape, advance disk or whatever....sbt_disk means that rman make backup wtihout netbackup to any disk which you have attached to the machine..
Scripts I can't provide right now..
About RMAN catalg fragmentation I ned to speak with our DB admin..but we are making online oracle archiving..
Logs are attached..
Logs were deleted,
I created a index files according to http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?pag... and seems like is doing much better...