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I've read the wiki and I just a practical question. If you're not suppose to install grub on /sda, what startup screen will you get that actually allows you to choose between arch and mac os?
One more question, just to test it. I used unetbootin to get arch on a memory stick, but it wouldn't boot up from that.
Oh, and what is bootcamp? Is that a way to install Arch?
Super thanks! Christmas this year will be spent getting Arch running properly on my new MBA.
The easy way to install is:
- Install refit on osx
- Install Arch using archboot
- Install grub2 on partition 3
Bootcamp is a separate bootloader from Apple you can install, it is generally used to dualboot with Windows. I have no experience with it installing Arch/linux, so i can't tell you how that would work.
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Nice! Thank you.
One question about archboot; the wiki doesn't make it clear. Is it just an install media? Why use that instead official image? It says on the wiki how to install it. Now I don't have a working system of arch anywhere.
Archboot is an experimental installer, with features that might be incorporated in the standard installer in the future. The current Archboot sports compatibility with EFI and GPT, which means you can install it directly on your Macbook. The standard installer will probably boot too, but it might not detect your harddisk afterwards.
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Okay! Can I use unetbootin to get it onto a usb stick? I don't have linux available.
Never mind, think mac os has it. By it i mean the dd terminal command.
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Everything you said worked, except for installing grub2. That just fails. What now?
It it fails to install automatically, you can install it manually from the command line after you finished the Arch installation. See the grub2 page in the wiki for details and commands.
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I tried that as well. The exact message after I choose linux in refit:
No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key
Is this printed by grub or by refit? grub should be installed, even tough you have to use the force thing because it doesnt want to be installed to a partition.
Do you have bios boot partition setup for grub2 (in gpt)? http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GUI … tion_Table and http://grub.enbug.org/BIOS_Boot_Partition .
My new forum user/nick name is "the.ridikulus.rat" .
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Even If i make that partition and mark it like its suppose to be. The grub2 installer seems to ignore it, and just spit out embedding is impossible. Humf.
Did you install grub to the partition where your /boot resides?
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I only have one partition for the whole system. So yes.
I forgot, you also need to update the list of bootdevices in refit. I believe you can do this on startup, by going to the settings/configuration page (icon).
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We are getting there indeed. Thanks. Two problems remains; my arch install is botched. It dropped to shell complaining about a lot. I'll try reinstall. And the use of the extra partition for grub is not successful. Grub just seems to ignore it. Could be because its a few megs in size?
Try booting the fallback kernel, there is a problem with the AHCI driver concerning new Macbooks. When you've booted, add ata_generic to the modules in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf and rebuild the initrd with mkinitcpio -p kernel26.
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@sveinemann: Can you try
grub-install --debug <your_device>
and post the output here.
My new forum user/nick name is "the.ridikulus.rat" .
I messed usb pen, need to fix. I'll upate later. Thank you all for all the help. I need arch on this lovely piece of machinery.
It's not possible.
No it won't even boot arch on the stick. It just says no OS. Problem is that refit adds some called legacy boot crap at once I update the table there. Every other boot it goes no where or says no OS. Piece crap.
My new forum user/nick name is "the.ridikulus.rat" .
It just seems like a little to much work for now. I'll get back at it some times later. I read that the wifi card is not even supported by the kernel.. best is to wait.


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Composting is a great way to deal with food waste naturally, but there's an even faster method that can convert solid waste into nutrient-rich greywater — and do it within 24 hours. The ORCA Green Machine is a high-tech waste digester that's now in use at the Aflac cafeteria to keep thousands of pounds of waste from ending up in landfills each year.
Aflac has a corporate goal to recycle at least 75 percent of its solid waste. Now, with the ORCA Green Machine, the company can recycle its food waste, too. In this video, Aflac employees discuss how the ORCA machine works, and the impact that it can have on the company's goals as an environmentally responsible corporation.
Using microorganisms to break down the waste, the ORCA Green Machine reduces up to 2,400 pounds of garbage every day, turning it into a nutrient-rich liquid similar to compost tea that can be used for irrigation or can be safely disposed of through the sewer system.
Here's how it works: first, food waste is added to the machine. Water is added periodically to keep it moist. The waste is turned consistently inside the machine, and microorganisms are sprayed into it daily, breaking the waste into liquid. The ORCA machine has been installed at the Aflac cafeteria for four months, and has the potential to divert up to 60,000 pounds of waste from the landfill annually.
S1: Landfill diversion is important to us, because as an environmentally-responsible corporation, we want to reduce the amount of waste that we send to the landfill. We have a corporate goal to recycle at least 75% of all of our solid waste. Now, with the advent of our ORCA machine, we are even recycling our food waste.
The ORCA Green Machine, ORCA stands for organic refuse conversion alternative. It is a machine that uses enzyme activity to convert solid food waste into environmentally-friendly, nutrient-rich, grey water that's disposed through our sewer system.
S2: It uses the same principle as outdoor composting but it does it much, much faster, usually within a 24-hour period. The first thing you do is you add the food waste, anything that you can eat, can be put into the digester. Then water is added periodically, to help keep the food waste moist. Then the waste is turned consistently inside the machine. Then micro-organisms are sprayed into the machine daily. The micro-organisms eat the food waste and breaks it down into a liquid. The by-product of the machine is a grey-water material that can be used for irrigation or put into a sewer system.
S1: The max potential for recycling, based on our numbers from last year, would be about 60,000 pounds of waste, diverted from the landfill.
S3: The ORCA Machine has been in place for approximately four months now. Eventually, we intend to implement that program, also at the main campus and I think that would be a success story to tell.
S1: Environmental issues are important to Aflac, as a good corporate citizen, we've always prided ourselves on being good corporate citizens. This is a way that we can extend and expand on our efforts to be a better partner, not only to our shareholders, our policy holders, but also to the environment.


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Since some folks think I'm draining their purses by mentioning books that have to be purchased, I'll continue my BYU county history series with a list of those on line from Illinois and Indiana:
ILLINOIS: Champaign, Coles, Fulton, Jo Daviess, Knox, Lake, La Salle (3), Lake, Macon, Marion, McDonough, McLean, Morgan, Will
INDIANA: Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Delaware, Elkhart, Gibson, Grant, Henry, Jay, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Miami, Putnam, Randolph, St. Joseph (2), Shelby (2), Steuben, Tippecanoe, Vanderburgh, Wabash (2), Wayne (2)
Unfortunately, it's not a simple matter to reach their advanced search interface. A direct link doesn't work, so here's my route: first go to the Harold B. Lee Library Online Collections. Even though you want ultimately to search all collections, select the left-hand tab for "Multimedia and Images" in order to get a search box. Don't type anything into the search box, just hit "go." In the resulting window, ignore any actual results. Instead, click on "advanced search" in the newly apparent menu at the top. Then, in the advanced search window, type in "Michigan county" or whatever you want to search for in more sophisticated ways.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Illinois and Indiana county histories on line at BYU
Since some folks think I'm draining their purses by mentioning books that have to be purchased, I'll continue my BYU county history series with a list of those on line from Illinois and Indiana:
Posted by Harold Henderson at 3:16 AM
Labels: Allen County Indiana, Brigham Young University, county histories, Illinois
2 comments:
- Charley "Apple" Grabowski said...
Thanks for the link! I wouldn't have checked here for these county histories and they have counties I'm interested in.
- July 4, 2008 at 7:15 PM
- Sheri Fenley said...
What a great find! I knew that BYU had some family histories online, but did not know about the county histories. My family has deep midwestern roots and your blog has been extremely uselful.
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Stockton, California
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I've read in other comments from those that saw the movie that the score was, again, mixed much lower than the sfx tracks. That is the more alarming comment to me. Ben Burtts ego seems incapable of accepting the fact that score is an even more important part of film sound than sound effects. Hes robbed the entire prequel trilogy of the majesty that Williams score brings to the mix.
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Quotes to Chew On: Desires
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Here's a quote that comes to us via Andrew Sullivan's blog:
"We are rarely presented with an authentically fulfilling trajectory for our desires… If we are created for infinite satisfaction, we really only have three choices about what to do with our desire in this life: We will become either a stoic, an addict, or a mystic. The stoic squelches desire out of fear, while the addict attempts to satisfy his desire for infinity with finite things, which, of course, can't satisfy. That's why the addict wants more and more and more. The mystic, on the other hand — in the Christian sense of the term — is the one who is learning how to direct his desire forinfinity toward infinity,"
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After Juan Pierre started the 7th inning with a walk yesterday, Ozzie Guillen decided to have Gordon Beckham try to bunt him over. Seemed questionable to me. Well, Ozzie did it again 2 innings later. Pierre started the 9th with a single and Ozzie had Beckham try to bunt him over. Why take the bat out of Beckham's shoulder? BTW, Beckham got out both times. Here's two good takes on Ozzie's decision:
There is nothing in the world I hate more than a sacrifice bunt with a runner on first base.
It is the lowest percentage play in the situation and only one step short of an outright admission by a manager of no confidence in his team's hitting abilities. Everyone who's ever read a word of this column knows my feelings on the matter.
The fact that Ozzie Guillen implemented that losing strategy with his best hitter at the plate, and with a potential base-stealer on first, and with a wild pitcher on the mound, and that it happened twice in last night's game only fuels my rage.
What was up with Beckham bunting with Pierre on base in the 9th with the game still tied? The Book says that late in a tie game, bunting the runner over gives the team 78.2% expectancy of scoring a run when bunting with a > .350 wOBA or greater hitter. There's no advantage to using a good hitter or a poor hitter to bunt in that situation, because defenses usually are looking for a bunt regardless of who's hitting, generally. The run expectancy for a >.350 wOBA hitter is 94.4% when you let him swing the bat, a 16.2% difference. I know it's not just as cut and dried as that, and like I said, I didn't see the game, but from what I gather the defense was looking bunt all the way, and Guillen took the bat out of one of his best hitter's hands.
Ozzie response? Turn off the TV, become Cub fans, and you are idiots:
"Well, don't watch it. That's easy, man. If you don't want to watch the way I'm managing this club, it's easy, be a Cub fan or talk about something else. I'm not going to tell people why I do stuff, what I did. They talk about taking the bat away from Beckham, that's the seventh and ninth innings and I've got my best two hitters, the only guys swinging the bat well right now, right behind him.
All those idiots out there they think about baseball, come out here and manage. I don't have to explain to anybody why I do stuff.
I've got this job and I'm going to run this ballclub the way I think it should be run. And I'm going to run this ballclub the way I think is best for the team. I'll bet you they don't think about striking out 12 times. They (Sox) struck out twice with men on third base, bases loaded, they don't talk about that. They talk about how I run this ballclub. Shame on them. This is my seventh year here and I'm here for a reason. I'm not here because I'm Kenny's friend or Jerry's buddy. I think I'm here because I think I know what I'm doing."


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Southern California's network of hydrogen refueling stations continues to grow in Southern California with the opening today of the world's first station supplied by an existing hydrogen pipeline. The new Shell hydrogen station, which is conveniently located in Torrance, California, next to several major freeway corridors and near the Los Angeles International Airport, taps into an existing industrial hydrogen pipeline serving a nearby refinery. The station is also outfitted with multiple fuel dispensers, which allow for the simultaneous refueling of four vehicles in less than five minutes.
In an opening ceremony, Honda FCX Clarity customer Jon Spallino became the first retail fuel-cell electric vehicle customer to fill at the station. With this new station operational, FCX Clarity customers will have access to seven hydrogen refueling stations across Southern California. The FCX Clarity is available on a limited retail basis in Southern California with more than two dozen currently on the road and in the hands of individual customers.
"This new Torrance hydrogen station will give FCX Clarity customers another option for quick, convenient fueling," said Elmer Hardy, senior manager, Alternative Fuel Vehicle Sales & Marketing at American Honda Motor Co., Inc. "This is a positive step for our FCX Clarity customers and the industry as we continue to put vehicles on the road and demonstrate the real-world capabilities of Honda fuel-cell electric vehicle technology."
Propelled by an electric motor that runs on electricity generated in an on-board fuel cell, the FCX Clarity delivers quiet, clean power with a small amount of water as its only emissions. The FCX Clarity's fuel efficiency is three times that of a comparably sized modern gasoline-powered automobile, and two times that of a gasoline-powered hybrid vehicle. With a 240-mile EPA-certified driving range and 5 minute refueling time, the zero-emissions FCX Clarity provides customers with a very convenient and anxiety-free driving experience.
The compact and powerful Honda V Flow Fuel Cell Stack allows for unprecedented interior spaciousness and a futuristically stylish, low-slung design previously unattainable in fuel-cell electric vehicles and marks the significant progress that Honda continues to make in advancing the real-world performance and appeal of a fuel-cell electric car.
Honda Fuel-Cell Electric Vehicle Firsts:
The first generation Honda FCX became the first EPA- and CARB-certified fuel-cell electric vehicle in July 2002. The FCX was also the world's first production fuel-cell electric vehicle, introduced to the U.S. and Japan in October 2002. Additional highlights include:
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Ubltd necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 123 diseños de 35 diseñadores freelance.
Urban Bambini
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It is going to be an online retailer of all things COOL for babies and children under 10.
We will range the most attractive, fashionable products in the market and our brand needs to reflect this.
We will be leaders in the field and offer all new trends and be trend setters.
Our brand and logo will be 'cool' but have a warmth too it as well.
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The formidable duo of Sir Ian McKellen & Dame Helen Mirren co-star in "The Good Liar."
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The veteran actor discusses his new crime drama.
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Pure DWTS – Dancing With The Stars And Tom Bergeron Nominated In The 2011 Critics Choice Awards
The UPI is reporting Dancing With The Stars has been nominated for "Best Reality Series" in the 2011 Critics Choice Awards? What's more, host favorite (and Heidi's future husband. 😉 ), Tom Bergeron has been nominated for "Best Reality Show Host". Below are the nominations in each catagory. To view the rest of the nominations and catagories for your other favorite shows, be sure to see the link. Special Note: ABC was the most nominated broadcast network with 16 nominations, followed by NBC with 12.
The contenders in the Best Reality Series — Competition category are CBS' "The Amazing Race," Fox's "American Idol," ABC's "Dancing with the Stars," Lifetime's "Project Runway," Logo's "RuPaul's Drag Race" and Bravo's "Top Chef."
The nominees for Best Reality Show Host are Tom Bergeron for "Dancing with the Stars," Cat Deeley for "So You Think You Can Dance," Ty Pennington for "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," Mike Rowe for "Dirty Jobs" and Ryan Seacrest for "American Idol."
The prizes for The Critics Choice Awards will be presented by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, a new offshoot of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, at a luncheon at the Beverly Hills Hotel June 20th. The ceremony will be broadcasted on REELZCHANNEL June 22.
Do you think our show can win? How about Tom? I sure think so. Ryan Seacrest will probably be Tom's biggest competition and I like Ryan loads. But, I have to say Tom has left me busting a gut with every show. So, I'd have to choose Tom!!


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It is only fitting that "The Iranian Revolution at 30" begin with an introductory essay by R.K. Ramazani and that this project be dedicated to him. For 55 years, Professor Ramazani has been a teacher and mentor to many scholars and practitioners of the Middle East. His body of work on Iran is unrivalled in its scope and originality. Many of his articles and books on Iranian foreign policy are standard works.
For over a quarter century, Dr. Ramazani also has written with eloquence and conviction of the need for the United States and Iran to end their estrangement and begin direct diplomatic talks. Ramazani has no illusions about overcoming three decades of animosity, but he believes that reconciling US-Iran differences is vital to resolving America's other strategic challenges in the Middle East — including in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — and to bringing sustainable peace and security to the region.
Professor Ramazani's service to both the Middle East Institute and to the University of Virginia has been recognized time and again. As one of Dr. Ramazani's former students, and as a former director of programs at MEI, I can personally attest to his deep commitment to both institutions. His life-long contribution to the Middle East Institute was recognized at MEI's Annual Conference in October 1997, when he was presented with the Middle East Institute Award. Currently, Dr. Ramazani serves with distinction on The Middle East Journal's Board of Advisory Editors. At the University of Virginia, his teaching and scholarship embodied Thomas Jefferson's precept for the University that "Here we are not afraid to follow truth, wherever it may lead, nor tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it."
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What Use is a Book?
"Je suis moi—fidèle au livre."
As for me, I am devoted to the book.
These words, written by French poet Stéphane Mallarmé (ca. 1842-1898), express his lifelong engagement with the book as both "ambitious literary endeavor and as carefully crafted object." In a time of ebooks and digitization, it is no surprise that interest in the French symbolist poet and his fascination with the physical book are again on the rise, as Anna Arnar's recently published The Book as Instrument: Stéphane Mallarmé, the Artist's Book, and the Transformation of Print Culture attests. Mallarmé, who set the type on his own poems, pioneered literary styles and forms, testing the limits of rigid printing conventions that had dominated since Gutenberg and the invention of the printing press. In Mallarmé's Paris, at the dawn of twentieth-century modernism, many feared that the popularity of inexpensive and readily available newspapers would supercede the book. Newspapers expanded their readership and provided personal connections for many who had never experienced the printed word before. Much like today, many feared that the book was in danger of becoming obsolete. Mallarmé recognized the link between printed materials and the spread of democratic ideals, and devoted his life to understanding, developing, and emphasizing that connection. The Book as Instrument analyzes Mallarmé's attempts to gather abstract ideas and feelings and contain them in a physical, tangible object. In this way, Mallarmé suggested, readers become equal partners in the creative process.
Understanding Mallarmé and his time is particularly important today, in a world of e-readers and i-Everythings. Readers debate, often with angst, about where the printed book will fit into an increasingly digital future. These 21st-Century discussions wrestle with the question: what use is a book? The Book as Instrument looks to the past, to another time when the future of the book was in question, for answers to our present dilemma.


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Oil and Gas Fields, Pipelines and Processing Plants, 1970, Western Canada
Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a set of two maps and two groups of graphs. The first map shows the location of oil and gas fields, pipelines and processing plants for Western Canada. The capacity and location of oil refineries and gas processing plants are also...
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Scottsdale (Arizona)
Scottsdale is a city in the state of Arizona. It is east of Phoenix and is considered to be part of the Phoenix Metro Area.
Scottsdale is home to many galleries, high quality resorts, and golf courses. It is also one of the wealthier parts of the Phoenix Metro Area.
High end shopping destinations are one of the primary attractions of the city. For example, the Fashion Square Mall is near downtown Scottsdale and is one of the biggest malls in the United States. The extensive galleries to the west of the downtown also offer upscale shopping and strolling. The galleries in this area display works both from local artists and from around the world.
The Old Town section of Scottsdale is to the east of the gallery district [52]. It showcases swanky upscale style as well as a caricature of the gruff American West. Well over half the shops are gift shops. However, it is fun enough for a browse in a Disneyland sort of way.
Both "Old Town" and "Downtown" Scottsdale possess an dazing array of bars, nightclubs, pool clubs and chic eateries. Nicknamed the "Beverly Hills of the Desert," Scottsdale is second to none in terms of opportunity for high-end debauchery.
The Canals[edit]
The valley of the sun has over 130 miles of canals [53]. Most of them were built in the last 100 years to provide water for the irrigation of farm land. However, now that the valley is much less agrarian the canals are primarily used to carry away storm water. Some are also used to generate hydroelectric power.[54]
These often overlooked gems are open to the public. One can take in the beautiful desert scenery and fresh air while strolling along them. They provide walkers, joggers, and bikers with a nice refuge from traffic. But don't try swimming in the canals, aside from being an obvious bad idea because the sides are so steep it is also illegal, along with motorized vehicles [55]
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Scottsdale Airport (IATA: SCF, ICAO: KSDL) is a smaller airport 9 miles north of downtown Scottsdale, in Maricopa County, AZ. It's one of the busiest single-runway airports in general aviation, and is offers services from 6:00 AM to 9:00 PM PST. There are two FBO's (fixed-base operators) located on-site (Signature Flight Support and Landmark Aviation). Air charter companies such as Valley Jet and Air Charter Advisors offer access to aircraft based at KSDL, ranging from single and twin-engine props to business jets and luxury Gulfstreams.
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The Phoenix metro area has several airports. The biggest and most used is the Sky Harbor Airport which is about a 20 minutes drive away from downtown Scottsdale. *Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (IATA: AZA) +1 480 988-7600 [56] is located east of Phoenix, in neighboring Mesa. It is served mainly by Allegiant Air [57] and Spirit Airlines [58] although Vision Airlines [59] also offers service. Currently, this is a smaller-sized airport, but is in the process of being redeveloped into a major regional airport.
Get around[edit]
Scottsdale is undoubtedly a car-centric place. Most of the city is too spread out to reasonably walk, far more people use their own cars than ride the bus, and the light rail does not come to Scottsdale.
By car[edit]
Outside of its central core, Scottsdale is laid out for cars.
To keep the speed limits and traffic signals well enforced, the city of Scottsdale extensively uses photo radar. Residents often learn where the cameras are and slow down near them. However, sometimes they slow down a bit abruptly. Drivers are often well served by expecting this from time to time.
Generally it is easiest and safest to simply drive the speed limit and not run red lights. :)
By Bus[edit]
From points south:
Valley metro route 72 is one of the most heavily traveled bus routes in the Phoenix metro area. It provides convenient service to the Tempe transit center (where you can connect to the light rail) in central Tempe and parts of Chandler.
From central Phoenix
Several bus routes run along Camelback road from the heart of Scottsdale to uptown Phoenix and the light rail. Weekend travel along this corridor can be spotty and weekend travelers may find it more convenient to drive or take a cab.
By foot[edit]
Getting around by walking can take a bit of planning. Not all roads have sidewalks and distances that seem reasonable can become quite uncomfortable in the warmer months. If you have time, messing around with something like Google's street view can be well worth it.
By trolley[edit]
The "trolley" is actually a bus fashioned to look like the old style trolley such as the famous San Francisco cable cars.
Downtown Scottsdale, and the neighborhood south of downtown, are each served by a trolley. Both are free and usually come by every 15-20 minutes while running.
The downtown trolley can be a nice way to get from the waterfront to old town or the gallery district with minimal effort. Here is route and hour information for the downtown trolley.
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It doesn't rain very frequently in Scottsdale. However, when the rain does come many lakes swell, bike paths are submerged, and roads become impassable.
If there is a notable amount of water on the road, don't drive through it. Drivers frequently become stranded in the middle of flooded washes. Cars can be swept away in a deceptively small amount of water. As you might guess, attempting to drive across such flooded roads is dangerous.
Arizona also has what they like to call a "Stupid Motorist Law." It says that if someone drives around a barricade to enter a flooded road they will be charged for their rescue.
In the summer it can get quite hot. Dehydration, heat stroke, and sun stroke become notable risks.
Drink plenty of water and stay indoors in the afternoon, during the hottest parts of the day.
Outdoor activities are usually far more pleasant in the early morning when it is still cool. Because the temperatures in the desert swing so much between night and day, morning temperatures can be quite pleasant even during the height of the summer.
Get out[edit]
Be sure to try one of the 200 golf courses in the Scottsdale area. Although most of the green fees are relatively high during the high season (Nov - Apr)there are a few good courses that can be played year round at a reasonable rate. Green fees are very cheap during the summer ($10 - $50 per round with cart) and if you tee-off early in the morning the heat doesn't become too bad before you finish your round.


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The other photo shoot was this morning. I had won a free photo session a while back with a local company called fotofly. They have a studio near my moms house and so I called them up when I got here and off we went. Let me just say that they were amazing !! The guy got Noah to smile, giggle, everything. He was amazing and I totally recommend them. Check them out. And you even get your pictures the same day !!
I am so excited to share some of the great shots that he got of my cute kiddos. They are absolutely adorable, although I am their mother, so I have to think that !! Ha Ha !! But seriously. Check them out.
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Well, it's that Back-To-School time again! Mo's thirteen-year-old reluctantly enters the eight grade, still upset the summer ended so abruptly. Richard's nephew returns to the University of Arizona for another year. Natalie has chosen to move to Phoenix and pursue a post-grad degree at Arizona State University. They all have two things in common, they all want a new computer, and they are all on a budget.
Fellow blogger Bob Sutor (IBM) pointed me to an excellent article on [How to Build Your Own $200 PC], which reminded me of the [XS server I built] for my 2008 Google Summer of Code project with the One Laptop per Child organization. Now that the project is over, I have upgraded it to Ubuntu Desktop 10.04 LTS, known as Lucid Lynx. Building your own PC with your student is a great learning experience in itself. Of course, this is just the computer itself, you still need to buy the keyboard, mouse and video monitor separately, if you don't already have these.
If you are not interested in building a PC from scratch, consider taking an old Windows-based PC and installing Linux to bring it new life. Many of the older PCs don't have enough processor or memory to run Windows Vista or the latest Windows 7, but they will all run Linux.
(If you think your old system has resale value, try checking out the ["trade-in estimator"] at the BestBuy website to straighten out your misperception. However, if you do decide to sell your system, consider replacing the disk drive with a fresh empty one, or wipe the old drive clean with one of the many free Linux utilities. Jason Striegel on Engadget has a nice [HOWTO Erase your old hard disk drive] article. If you don't have your original manufacturer's Windows installation discs, installing Linux instead may help keep you out of legal hot water.)
Depending on what your school projects require, you want to make sure that you can use a printer or scanner with your Linux system. Don't buy a printer unless it is supported by Linux. The Linux Foundation maintains a [Printer Compatability database]. Printing was one of the first things I got working for my Linux-based OLPC laptop, which I documented in my December 2007 post [Printing on XO Laptop with CUPS and LPR] and got a surprising following over at [OLPC News].
To reduce paper, many schools are having students email their assignments, or use Cloud Computing services like Google Docs. Both the University of Arizona and Arizona State University use Google Docs, and the students I have talked with love the idea. Whether they use a Mac, Linux or Windows PC, all students can access Google Docs through their browser. An alternative to Google Docs is Windows Live Skydrive, which has the option to upload and edit the latest Office format documents from the Firefox browser on Linux. Both offer you the option to upload GBs of files, which could be helpful transferring data from an old PC to a new one.
Lastly, there are many free video games for Linux, for when you need to take a break from all that studying. Ever since IBM's [36-page Global Innovation Outlook 2.0] study showed that playing video games made you a better business leader, I have been encouraging all students that I tutor or mentor that playing games is a more valuable use of your time than watching television. IBM considers video games the [future of learning]. Even the [Violent Video Games are Good for Kids]. It is no wonder that IBM provides the technology that runs all the major game platforms, including Microsoft Xbox360, Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation.
(FTC disclosure: I work for IBM. IBM has working relationships with Apple, Google, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony. I use both Google Docs and Microsoft Live Skydrive for personal use, and base my recommendations purely on my own experience. I own stock in IBM, Google and Apple. I have friends and family that work at Microsoft. I own an Apple Mac Mini and Sony PlayStation. I was a Linux developer earlier in my IBM career. IBM considers Linux a strategic operating system for both personal and professional use. IBM has selected Firefox as its standard browser internally for all employees. I run Linux both at home and at the office. I graduated from the University of Arizona, and have friends who either work or take classes there, as well as at Arizona State University.)
Linux skills are marketable and growing more in demand. Linux is used in everything from cellphones to mainframes, as well as many IBM storage devices such as the IBM SAN Volume Controller, XIV and ProtecTIER data deduplication solution. In addition to writing term papers, spreadsheets and presentations with OpenOffice, your Linux PC can help you learn programming skills, web design, and database administration.
To all the students in my life, I wish you all good things in the upcoming school year!
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Doctor: Officers In Stable Condition
2 Officers Stable At Portsmouth Regional Hospital
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. -- Gov. John Lynch said the fatal shooting of Greenland's police chief and the wounding of four other officers is a terrible tragedy for the state of New Hampshire.
At a noon press conference at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Lynch was flanked by medical staff as well as police officials from some of the departments involved.
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Timothy Pike said Rochester Police Officer Jeremiah Murphy and Newmarket Officer Scott Kukesh are resting comfortably and are in stable condition.
At this time, both are comfortable. Their conditions are stable and their families are at their side, he said.
Murphy and Kukesh were shot in the chest while executing a search warrant at a residence on Post Road in Greenland Thursday.
Jeremy Adams owns Jeremy's Pizzeria in Newmarket and said Kukesh would occasionally eat in his restaurant and did a lot with people in the community.
I got to talk to him a couple times. I've seen him on the street a couple times. He's eaten here a few times, and he's a great guy, said Adams. I hope the best for his family and all the officers involved.
Murphy was a regular at Marcia's Takeout, always getting two cheese dogs.
Marcia Johnson has her flag at half-staff and is hoping for a full recovery.
Im really sad about it. Im glad hes doing good at this point, she said.
Two other officers, Gregory Turner, of Dover, and Eric Kulberg, of the University Of New Hampshire police force, suffered minor gunshot wounds.
Pike said the families of officers Murphy and Kukesh appreciate the well wishes and prayers they have been receiving and he will keep giving updates on the officer's conditions while they are in the hospital's care.


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Cao Chao wrote:Boydie wrote:Good mention of Edward Pellew.
Sir Francis Drake was a great ship commander, the raid of Cádiz being probably being his most successful campaign, his tiny fleet destroyed, captured or sunk over 100 ships over a 3 month period and delayed the Spanish plans to invade England by more than a year, giving Queen Elizabeth I precious time to prepare, personally I think if Drake's campaign wasn't successful, I think it would be safe to assume we would be speaking Spanish today.
Sure Nelson wasn't not known as a ship commander, but he does have a lot of experience of being a ship commander, plus if you add his "inspirational leadership and superb grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics", he'd make a fearsome foe.
You do realize that Drake's Cadiz raid faced little to no resistance and that most of the 100 ships lost were merchant and fishing vessels, right?
I'm not disparaging Nelson, but merely remarking that he never fought in an one-on-one engagement with any force of equal standing while a frigate or ship of the line captain aside from the Action of 19 December 1796 and the suicidal craziness that brought about the victory at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent (though the Spaniards were incompetent and ill prepared for fleet action).
To be fair, the reason why Drake faced little resistance is because he caught the Spanish by surprise. The Spanish were too slow to repel the English and by the time the Spanish fleet set sail,they were quickly forced to retire back to Cádiz due to the superiority of the English. By the time the the raid was over; the first day 37 Spanish vessels were destroyed, many of them apart of the Spanish fleet, although it is believed that Drake may have taken some ships with him too. Over the 3 month period, I remember watching a documentary stating that Drake had destroyed around 50 Armada Española vessels .* Also as you said; the rest would of been fishing/merchant ships. But still, it's still an impressive feat.
Your second point, point taken.
*If you like, I could try and find that documentary. It's very interesting, I'm sure it's kicking about YouTube somewhere.


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April 9th, 1866
James Cantley of the County having died intestate more than
three months ago, and no person having applied for administrat-
ion of his Goods & Chattels: It is Ordered that Louis Hull Sheriff
of said County, take into his possession the Estate of the Said
deceased, and Administer the same According to Law.
C. Prince, Recorder [p.9]
Recorders Office Raleigh County
June 24th 1869
On Motion of Alexander Cantley who made oath together
with A.J. Harper entered into Security in bond to the State of
West Virginia in the Penalty of six hundred dollars con-
ditioned as the law directs whereupon letters of Administr-
ation upon the Estate of Steel Massey, Decd are Granted
unto the said Alexander Cantley in due form. [p. 34]
Source: Raleigh County West Virginia Recorders Court Records, Vol 1, 1865 -1900, [Marriage and Court Records 1850 – 1871], FHL microfilm 598403, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT.


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Back in January and February, I reviewed 30 minor league prospects, and made some predictions. With the season over at the Minor League level and nearly over at the Major League level, I figured now was a great time to look back at how I did. I posted my thoughts on the first 20 prospects Tuesday and Wednesday, and will look at the final 10 today.
Tony Sanchez (PIT)
The Pirates were really looking cheap when they drafted Sanchez, but he has shown a fair amount of talent at this point. My prediction back in January: .320/.390/.490, 12 HR, 65 RBI (Split between High-A and AA). He ended up hitting .314/.416/.454 with 4 HR and 35 RBI in just 59 games due to injury. I think he's going to end up a lot higher on prospect charts for 2011 and hopefully he'll be able to stay healthy the whole season.
Chris Carter (OAK)
I really thought that Carter would come up sometime around mid-season, and he just didn't hit well enough to unseat Daric Barton. He hit 31 homeruns and drove in 94, but the .258 batting average really profiles him to be a Mark Reynolds-type power hitter who will strike out quite a bit. I think that the Athletics will find somewhere for him to play next season at the Majors, simply because they have so few power hitters in their lineup.
Jaff Decker (SD)
Decker did not have the greatest season, and was definitely not within what I had predicted either: .305/.395/.495, 15 HR, 65 RBI, 8 stolen bases (High-A and AA). He spent the season only at High-A, missing part of the year due to injury. The batting line was a bit lower (.262/.374/.500), but the power is better than I thought (17 HR, 58 RBI). I think he will be a bit better next season since he should have recovered from the injury, but it concerns me that the batting average was so low in the California League.
Jenrry Mejia (NYM)
The Mets really messed with his development this season, having him work out of the bullpen to start the season before finally moving him back to the minors to work as a starting pitcher. I think that he's going to be in the rotation come 2011 for the Mets, and that he will have some control issues (16 walks in 42 minor league innings, 20 walks in 39 major league innings).
Kyle Drabek (TOR)
Drabek pitched extremely well at AA over the span of the season, going 14-9 with a 2.94 ERA and 132 strikeouts. The 68 walks in 162 innings is concerning, and much worse than I had predicted (40 walks in 145 innings). He earned himself a few starts at the Major League level at the end of the season, but I think he's going to be in AAA next year, at least to start out with.
Brett Lawrie (MIL)
I thought that Lawrie would post this line at AA: .270/.340/.440, 17 HR, 75 RBI, 15 stolen bases. His actual line: .285/.346/.451, 8 HR, 63 RBI, 30 stolen bases. Clearly overestimated the power, and clearly underestimated the speed. It remains to be seen where Lawrie will play once he gets to the Majors, but he seems likely to be at AAA to start next year and should earn a callup if he continues to hit like he did in 2010.
Chris Withrow (LAD)
In February I wrote that I thought he would do well if he could improve his control, and predicted the following: 9-7, 3.75 ERA, 145 IP, 150 strikeouts, 55 walks. Well, it appears that he did not improve his control, as he went 4-9 with a 5.97 ERA, 129 2/3 IP, 120 strikeouts but 69 walks. I think that honestly, Withrow should repeat AA to try and get his walks better under control.
Casey Kelly (BOS)
Kelly was in his first full season of only pitching and not trying to play shortstop, and I really thought he would do well: 10-7, 3.20 ERA, 135 IP, 115 strikeouts, 25 walks. Oops. His actual line: 3-5, 5.31 ERA, 95 IP, 81 strikeouts, 35 walks. I think that the Red Sox will probably leave him in AA to start 2011, and show some solid numbers before moving him up again.
Yonder Alonso (CIN)
Alonso remains a bit blocked, despite hitting .296/.355/.470 with 12 homers, 56 runs batted in, and 9 stolen bases in just 101 AAA games. Joey Votto has clearly established himself as the 1B for the team at this point, and Alonso's future with the organization clearly lies in the outfield. Whether or not he can play the position at the Major League level will determine whether he is traded in the next year.
Jacob Turner (DET)
I came into my Turner post with no idea, and made this prediction: 10 K/9 IP, 3 BB/9 IP. What he actually did: around 9 K/9 IP, sub 2 BB/9 IP. He split the year between Low and High A, and I think that he will either start the season at High A again or could even see a promotion to AA. One of the better prospects in the minors at this point.


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Confirming rumors that began to swirl yesterday, Disney Interactive Studios has confirmed today that Junction Point Studios, the Austin, Texas based development house behind the Disney Epic Mickey series, has been closed.
Initially rumors simply began via Twitter feeds acknowledging the closure of the studio, but confirmation from Disney remained nonexistent. Today, Disney released an official statement confirming the closure and acknowledging the studio's contributions to the Disney brand.
It was with much sadness that we informed our teams today of changes to our Games organization, which include the closure of Junction Point Studios. These changes are part of our ongoing effort to address the fast-evolving gaming platforms and marketplace and to align resources against our key priorities. We're extremely grateful to Warren Spector and the Junction Point team for their creative contributions to Disney with Disney Epic Mickey and Disney Epic Mickey 2.
Founded in 2005 by former Ion Storm heads Warren Spector and Art Min, Junction Point was purchased in whole by Disney in 2007. In 2010, the studio released its first game, the Wii-exclusive Disney Epic Mickey, followed by 2012's multiplatform, coop-focused sequel, Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. Unfortunately, neither game yielded strong sales, and with Disney now squarely focused on its new Infinity initiative, Junction Point didn't exactly seem to fit into the publisher's current scheme.
According to Polygon, Junction Point housed as many as 160 employees as of early last year. No word yet on how many of those employees were still in the mix as of today's closure.


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DTW's artistic director, Carla Peterson, talks about Deganit Shemy's work
Now that the jetlag is wearing off and I'm more or less settled back in to Tel Aviv, I'm ready to tell the tales of a dance blogger on vacation in the U.S.
What does a dance blogger do on vacation?
Well, besides seeing family and friends, this blogger did a bit of work and went from writing about dance to talking about dance.
Lecturing on Dance in Israel
I started my trip with two lectures about dance in Israel. Many thanks to all of my readers who sent me suggestions and voiced their interest when I posted my "Call for Help," and a special thanks to Kathy Hassinger at Emerson College and Jodi Falk at Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School for inviting me to talk to their classes.
After months of staring at my computer screen while typing posts – and then desperately hoping to get some feedback, no matter how delayed, in the form of comments or e-mails – the immediate responses of the Emerson and PVPA students was a welcome change. When I talked about the history of concert dance in Israel and the flowering of Israeli contemporary dance, curious students peppered me with questions; when I showed video excerpts of choreography, the rooms buzzed with students' excited murmurs. I loved sharing my insights and hearing their reactions – and I hope that I will have many more chances in the future to talk about dance in Israel.
Seeing Deganit Shemy's Arena and Meeting Dance Bloggers
With my lectures in Massachusetts over, I turned my attention to the New York leg of my trip. As I perused the performance listings, I saw that Deganit Shemy, a New York-based choreographer from Israel, was scheduled for a performance at Dance Theater Workshop (DTW) on April 16th. Adding to the lure was a pre-performance talk moderated by Eva Yaa Asantewaa, who runs the Infinite Body blog and Body and Soul podcast. I decided to make a day of it and scheduled a meet-up at DTW for dance bloggers before the event.


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This chapter describes the custom Oracle XQuery functions available with Oracle Service Bus.
The Oracle XQuery engine fully supports all of the language features that are described in the World Wide Web (W3C) specification for XQuery with one exception: modules. For more information about the XQuery 1.0 and XPath 2.0 functions and operators (W3C Working Draft 23 July 2004), see the following URL:
Oracle Service Bus supports the following XQuery functions:
A robust subset of the XQuery functions that are described in W3C specification.
Oracle function extensions and language keywords provided as part of the Oracle XQuery engine—with a small number of exceptions, as described in Section 43.1, "Supported Function Extensions from Oracle."
Oracle Service Bus-specific function extensions. See Section 43.2, "Function Extensions from Oracle Service Bus."
All of the Oracle function extensions use the following function prefix
fn-bea: In other words, the full XQuery notation for an extended function is of this format:
fn-bea: function_name.
For descriptions of all Oracle function extensions, see "XQuery Implementation" in the XQuery and XQSE Developer's Guide at
Oracle Service Bus supports all Oracle function extensions to XQuery except for the following:
Oracle recommends that you do not use the following functions in Oracle Service Bus. They are better covered by other language features:
Oracle Service Bus provides the following XQuery functions:
fn-bea:lookupBasicCredentials function returns the user name and unencrypted password from a specified service account. You can specify any type of service account (static, pass-through, or user-mapping). See Chapter 17, "Service Accounts."
Use the
fn-bea:lookupBasicCredentials function as part of a larger set of XQuery functions that you use to encode a user name and password in a custom transport header or in an application-specific location within the SOAP envelope. You do not need to use this function if you only need user names and passwords to be located in HTTP Authentication headers or as WS-Security user name tokens. Oracle Service Bus already retrieves user names and passwords from service accounts and encodes them in HTTP Authentication headers or as WS-Security user name tokens when required.
The function has the following signature:
fn-bea:lookupBasicCredentials( $service-account as xs:string ) as UsernamePasswordCredential
$service-account is the path and name of a service account in the following form:
The return value is an XML element of this form:
<UsernamePasswordCredential xmlns="http://www.bea.com/wli/sb/services/security/config"> <username>name</username> <password>unencrypted-password</password> </UsernamePasswordCredential>
You can store the returned element in a user-defined variable and retrieve the user name and password values from this variable when you need them.
For example, your Oracle Service Bus project is named
myProject. You create a static service account named
myServiceAccount in a folder named
myFolder1/myFolder2. In the service account, you save the user name of
pat with a password of
To get the user name and password from your service account, invoke the following function:
fn-bea:lookupBasicCredentials( myProject/myFolder1/myFolder2/myServiceAccount )
The function returns the following element:
<UsernamePasswordCredential xmlns="http://www.bea.com/wli/sb/services/security/config"> <username>pat</username> <password>patspassword</password> </UsernamePasswordCredential>
Returns whether or not a given user belongs to a given group (true or false). For example:
fn-bea:isUserInGroup($user-name as xs:string, $group-name as xs:string)
Returns whether or not a given user belongs to a given role (true or false). For example:
fn-bea:isUserInRole($user-name as xs:string, $role-name as xs:string)
The function
fn-bea:uuid returns a universally unique identifier. The function has the following signature:
fn-bea:uuid() as xs:string
You can use this function in the proxy pipeline to generate a unique identifier. You can insert the generated unique identifier into an XML document as an element. You cannot generate a unique identifier to the system variable. You can use this to modify a message payload.
For example, suppose you want to generate a unique identifier to add to a message for tracking purposes. You could use this function to generate a unique identifier. The function returns a string that you can add it to the SOAP header.
fn-bea:execute-sql() function provides low-level database access from XQuery within Oracle Service Bus message flows--see Section 37.9, "Accessing Databases Using XQuery." The query returns a sequence of flat row elements with typed data.
The function has the following signature:
fn-bea:execute-sql( $datasource as xs:string, $rowElemName as xs:QName, $sql as xs:string, $param1, ..., $paramk) as element()*
$datasource is the JNDI name of the datasource
$rowElemName is the name of the row element—specify
$rowElemName as whatever QName you want each element of the resulting element sequence to have
$sql is the SQL statement
$param1, ..., $paramk are 1 to k parameters
element()* represents the sequence of elements returned
The return value is a sequence of flat row elements with typed data and automatically translates values between SQL/JDBC and XQuery data models. Data Type mappings that the XQuery engine generates or supports for the supported databases can be found in the Appendix H, "XQuery-SQL Mapping Reference."
When you execute the
fn-bea:execute-sql() function from an Oracle Service Bus message flow, you can store the returned element in a user-defined variable.
Use the following examples to understand the use of the
fn-bea:execute sql() function in Oracle Service Bus:
Section 220.127.116.11, "Example 1: Retrieving the URI from a Database for Dynamic Routing"
Section 220.127.116.11, "Example 2: Getting XMLType Data from a Database"
Oracle Service Bus proxy services support specification of the URI to which messages are to be routed at run time (dynamically)—see Section 37.8, "Using Dynamic Routing." Example 43-1 is an example use of the
fn-bea:execute-sql() function to retrieve the URI from a database in a dynamic routing scenario.
Example 43-1 Get the URI for a Business Service from a Database
<ctx:route><ctx:service> { fn-bea:execute-sql( 'ds.myJDBCDataSource', xs:QName('customer'), 'SELECT targetService FROM DISPATCH_MAPPING WHERE customer_priority=?', xs:string($body/m:Request/m:customer_pri/text()) )/TARGETSERVICE/text() } </ctx:service></ctx:route>
In Example 43-1:
ds.myJDBCDataSource is the JNDI name to the data source
xs:string($body/m:Request/m:customer_pri/text()) interrogates the request message and populates
customer_priority=? with the value of
customer_pri in the message
/TARGETSERVICE/text() is the path applied to the result of the SQL statement, which results in the string (CDATA) contents of that element being returned
<ctx:route><ctx:service> ... </ctx:service></ctx:route> are required elements of the XQuery statement for a dynamic routing scenario
The following is the table definition for
create table DISPATCH_MAPPING ( customer_priority varchar2(256), targetService varchar2(256), soapPayload varchar2(1024) );
DISPATCH_MAPPING table is populated as shown in Example 43-2:
Example 43-2 DISPATCH_MAPPING Table
INSERT INTO DISPATCH_MAPPING (customer_priority, targetService, soapPayload) VALUES ('0001', 'system/UCGetURI4DynamicRouting_proxy1', '<something/>'); INSERT INTO DISPATCH_MAPPING (customer_priority, targetService, soapPayload) VALUES ('0002', 'system/UCGetURI4DynamicRouting_proxy2', '<something/>');
The third column in the table (
soapPayload) is not used in this scenario.
Executing the fn-bea:execute-sql for Example 3
If the XQuery in Example 43-1 is executed as a result of a proxy service receiving the request message in Example 43-3 (note that the value of
<customer_pri> in the request message is
0001), the URI returned for the dynamic route scenario is
(See also Example 43-2.)
Data Type mappings that the XQuery engine generates or supports for the supported databases can be found in the Appendix H, "XQuery-SQL Mapping Reference." Note that the
XMLType column type in SQL is not supported. However, you can access the data in an
XMLType column by using the
getStringVal() method of the
XMLType object to convert it to a String value.
The following scenario outlines a procedure you can use to select data from an
XMLType column in an Oracle database.
Use an assign action in a proxy service message flow to assign the results of the following XQuery to a variable (
Example 43-4 Get XMLType Data from a Database
fn-bea:execute-sql( 'ds.myJDBCDataSource', 'Rec', 'SELECT a.purchase_order.getStringVal() purchase_order from datatypes a' )
ds.myJDBCDataSource is the JNDI name to the data source
Rec is the
$rowElemName—therefore, Rec is the QName given to each element of the resulting element sequence
select a.purchase_order.getStringVal() ... is the SQL statement that uses the
getStringVal() method of the
XMLType object to convert it to a String value
datatypes is the table from which the value of the XML is read (the
datatypes table in this case contains one row)
The following is the table definition for the
dataty.pes table:
create table datatypes ( purchase_order xmltype );
Use a replace action to replace the node contents of
$body with the results of the
fn-bea:execute-sql() query (assigned to
$result in the preceding step):
Replace [ node contents ] of [ undefined XPath ] in [ body ] with [ $result/purchase_order/text() ]
The following listing shows
$body after the replacement.
datatypes table contains one row (with the purchase order data); the row contains the XML represented in Example 43-5.
Example 43-5 $body After XML Content is Replaced with Result of fn-bea:execute-sql()
<soap-env:Body> <openuri:orders xmlns:openuri="http://openuri.com/"> <openuri:order> <openuri:customerID>123</openuri:customerID> <openuri:orderID>123A</openuri:orderID> </openuri:order> <openuri:order> <openuri:customerID>345</openuri:customerID> <openuri:orderID>345B</openuri:orderID> </openuri:order> <openuri:order> <openuri:customerID>789</openuri:customerID> <openuri:orderID>789C</openuri:orderID> </openuri:order> </openuri:orders> </soap-env:Body>
You can use the
fn-bea:serialize() function if you need to represent an XML document as a string instead of as an XML element. For example, you may want to exchange an XML document through an EJB interface and the EJB method takes String as argument. The function has the following signature:
fn-bea:serialize($input as item()) as xs:string
You can create and use your own custom XPath functions in both inline XQuery expressions and in XQuery resources. For more information, see "Creating and Using Custom XPath Functions" in the Oracle Fusion Middleware Developer's Guide for Oracle Service Bus.


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Finally I got the time to take my new Nikon D800 camera body for a good spin outside... I'm in the middle of spending 10 days in my home country Belgium and have this far used the camera for aerial, night and HDR photography. Three of my main photography interests.
Yesterday afternoon I shot this 5 shot (-2,-1,0, +1,+2EV) HDR image of two huge backlit trees in a park nearby. Correcting chromatic abbaration on wide-angle shots of tiny details has always been very challenging. Shooting HDR makes this even more difficult. Those of you not familiar with the blue/magenta fringing around edges (Chromatic Aberration) can have a look here.
To my frustration I spend a few hours last night trying to correct the blue fringing around the hundreds of leaves in Photoshop. When I woke up this morning, I learnt that the latest version of Lightroom 4, (4.1) was now available and that it included a brand-new CA tool under the Lens correction tab. A quick selection with the color picking tool on one of the leaves and I was done! If only I knew last night!
Anyway, I'm still impressed with the detail in the D800 shot above and hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Image details:
Nikon D800 with Nikkor 14-24 2.8 lens
RAW development in Lightroom 4.1 !!!
Photomatix 4 for HDR processing
ColorEfex for tonal contrast
"There is nothing worse than a brilliant image of a fuzzy concept." -Ansel Adams


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In my previous article "Pingdom's 2010 Internet by the Numbers" one of the most amazing, yet easy to believe, statistics was the fact that 89.1% of all emails are spam. In many cases people send emails that are not spam but because of the subject line or length, their efforts are deleted because they appear to be spam.
Guy Kawasaki describes 13 tips to becoming the effective e-mailer in his book "Reality Check." Although each tip is worthy of mention, one in particular is the platinum standard: Keep it Short.
Keep it Short
Instead of diluting Guy's tip by paraphrasing or interpreting it, I am going to provide this tip verbatim:
"The ideal length for an e-mail is five sentences. The ideal content level is one idea. If you're asking something reasonable of a reasonable recipient, simply explain who you are in one or two sentences and get to the 'ask.' If it's not reasonable don't ask at all. My theory is that people who tell their life-story suspect that their request is on shaky ground so they try to build up a case to soften up the recipient. Another very good reason to keep it short is that you never know where your e-mail will end up- anywhere from your minister to the attorney general."
The most important ideas within this tip:
- The ideal length of an e-mail is five sentences
- The ideal content level is one idea
- If it's not reasonable don't ask


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Reports of a chemical-weapons attack in Syria have the "rebels" and their allies among Western governments and Sunni Arab dictatorships blaming the Bashir al-Assad regime, while the regime and its foreign partners such as authorities in Russia are blaming the so-called "revolutionaries" for the alleged deployment. At this point, it remains unclear who really carried out the attack or even if it actually happened. Advocates of more aggressive U.S. government intervention in the bloody conflict, however, are seizing the opportunity to urge the Obama administration — already deeply and lawlessly involved in backing the Syrian rebels — to unconstitutionally put American troops on the ground.
Even before the attack, certain members of Congress were seeking to legalize the U.S. government's existing operations surrounding Syria, which reportedly include arming, training, and financing the so-called "revolutionaries" in the brutal civil war. However, with news of the alleged chemical attack — Obama had previously called the use of such weapons a "red line" that could not be crossed — pressure from advocates of deeper U.S. government involvement in the conflict is reaching a crescendo.
After financing and arming the so-called "rebels" — an establishment-backed coalition composed largely of foreign jihadists, self-styled al-Qaeda members, and other Islamic extremists — the forces seeking "regime change" in Syria are now touting their involvement in the conflict to justify U.S. intervention. Among those leading the charge for putting U.S. troops on the ground is Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), blasted by critics as a war-mongering "RINO" for his unabashed support of big government at home and more lawless intervention abroad.
"My biggest fear beyond an Iranian nuclear weapons capability is the chemical weapons in Syria falling in the hands of extremists and Americans need to lead on this issue," Sen. Graham told Foreign Policy after the alleged attack. "We need to come up with a plan to secure these weapons sites, either in conjunction with our partners [or] if nothing else by ourselves."
Graham said U.S. troops must "absolutely" be put on the ground in Syria — a simple task at this point after Obama lawlessly put American forces all along the border in Turkey and Jordan without even asking Congress. "I don't care what it takes," Graham explained, presumably referring to American lives and treasure. While the senator said the U.S. government needs partners in the region, he also noted that it would be better to send in U.S. troops than to allow the chemical weapons to fall into the wrong hands — apparently the hands of the same rebels that have already been armed and trained by U.S. personnel.
Of course, like others seeking an open U.S. military presence inside Syria, Graham did not mention the Obama administration's key role in bringing about the chaotic situation in the first place. The problem would almost certainly not even exist had the U.S. government and other foreign powers not funded, armed, and trained violent rebels to overthrow the existing Syrian government — a former U.S. ally in the terror war that helped torture suspects for Washington.
"If there was a chemical weapons attack today, that is a change in the conducting of the war and it should remind us what's available in Syria and what would we risk as a nation if these weapons fall into the wrong hands," Graham continued. "And they are going to and somebody has to do something about it and that somebody has to be us."
Along with Graham, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), another politician dubbed a war-mongering RINO by critics, is also pounding the war drums demanding U.S. intervention in Syria. "If today's reports are substantiated, the President's red line has been crossed, and we would urge him to take immediate action to impose the consequences he has promised," McCain said in a joint statement with Graham released Tuesday. "That should include the provision of arms to vetted Syrian opposition groups, targeted strikes against Assad's aircraft and SCUD missile batteries on the ground, and the establishment of safe zones inside Syria to protect civilians and opposition groups."
In the House, meanwhile, top Democrats are seeking to pass legislation purporting to legalize the direct and overt arming of "rebels" by the Obama administration — something that, according to news reports and officials, has been covertly underway since early in the conflict. Even before the reports of chemical weapons being used, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), the ranking Democrat on the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced a bill that would provide up to $150 million in lethal and non-lethal "aid" to rebel factions deemed acceptable to the administration. Almost half-a-billion U.S. taxpayer dollars has already been openly spent for the cause, not including covert assistance.
"The bloody tragedy in Syria continues, with no end in sight," Rep. Engel wrote in a letter to fellow lawmakers cited in media reports trying to drum up support for his "Free Syria" Act. "It is time for us to develop a comprehensive approach to stopping the carnage. That means not just more humanitarian aid, and assistance for the Syrian Opposition Coalition — but also the strongest possible support for responsible elements of the armed opposition, including carefully calibrated training and equipment, both lethal and nonlethal. It is past time to stop the madness in Syria."
Now, with the alleged use of chemical weapons, the war drums are beating louder than ever. Obama, however, is apparently trying to appear responsible after lawlessly arming violent jihadists in the half-baked effort to depose Assad. While trying to downplay accusations that the Western-backed rebels were to blame for the attack, White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters on Tuesday that the administration was still "evaluating" so-called "intelligence" out of Syria.
"We have no evidence to substantiate the charge that the opposition has used chemical weapons. We are deeply skeptical of a regime that has lost all credibility, and we would also warn the regime against making these kinds of charges as any kind of pretext or cover for its use of chemical weapons," Carney claimed without noting that numerous accusations leveled by the administration and the rebels against Assad have crumbled upon closer scrutiny. "We are evaluating the charges that are being made and the allegations, consulting closely with our partners, in the region and in the international community."
The U.S. ambassador to Syria, meanwhile, told lawmakers that so far, despite claims to the contrary, the administration did not actually have any evidence that chemical weapons were even used. "So far we have no evidence to substantiate the reports that chemical weapons were used yesterday," Robert Ford told the House Foreign Affairs Committee, adding that officials were "concerned" and trying to verify the accuracy of the claims.
On March 20, the Syrian regime's ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar Ja'afari, told reporters that the dictatorship was requesting that UN boss Ban Ki-moon "form a specialized, independent and neutral technical mission to investigate the use by the terrorist groups operating in Syria of chemical weapons yesterday against civilians in the town of Khan al-Assad in Aleppo." Noting that the Syrian government has already warned the UN that rebels may use chemical weapons and then try to blame the regime, the ambassador asked the global organization for help as "a sign of good faith, good will, good intentions" to the "international community," public opinion, and the Syrian people.
"The Syrian government, if it has such weapons, will never use them against its own population," Ja'afari was quoted as saying in media reports. He also noted that his regime was a party to myriad UN treaties on weapons of mass destruction and that it had previously proposed a ban on such WMDs throughout the Middle East — a measure that was apparently blocked by the United States.
The Russian government, which has so far stood behind Assad and his regime in the face of a broad foreign-backed assault, echoed the claims of Syrian officials. In a statement released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, officials accused Western-backed rebel forces of using ammunition "containing a poisonous substance" that killed at least 16 and wounded another 100.
"According to information coming from Damascus, a case of the use of chemical weapons by the armed opposition was recorded early in the morning of March 19 in Aleppo province," the statement said. "We are very seriously concerned by the fact that weapons of mass destruction are falling into the hands of the rebels, which further worsens the situation in Syria and elevates the confrontation in the country to a new level."
Regardless of whether or not chemical weapons were used — and regardless of who was responsible for deploying the WMDs if the reports are accurate — U.S. lawmakers and officials appear to be seeking any pretext to put American forces in Syria and finally depose the regime. Analysts, however, have long said that the consequences of such a move, apparently just a step on the road to "regime change" in Iran, would be devastating.
Tens of thousands of innocent people have already been killed in the conflict, with Christians and other religious minorities among the Islamist rebels' primary targets. An estimated one million or more refugees have fled the conflict so far. U.S. forces are already apparently arming and training the opposition without any declaration of war or lawful authority from Congress. If and when American boots end up on the ground in Syria, matters could easily go from bad to worse in a flash.
Photo of victims of alleged chemical attack receiving treatment in Syria: AP Images
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