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The international IAML archives are housed at the Music and Theatre Library of Sweden, Stockholm. The most recent inventory (as of March 2014) is available as a PDF.
Recommendations to IAML officers and others producing electronic records and documents that shall go into the IAML archive
- It is essential to send in records that can be read by the repository.
- The repository only accepts so called flat files, so please transfer your documents that way before delivering them (ASCII).
- Deliver your electronic records together with information about systems used and the content of each carrier.
- Electronic records are stored on media that are not very stable. Therefore please do not wait too long, but deliver your records at least every five years to the repository, The Music and Theatre Library of Sweden in Stockholm.
- You may deliver them via the Internet, if they are of a kind suitable for that, or well packed via regular mail to The Music and Theatre Library of Sweden, Box 16 326, 103 26 Stockholm.
- Electronic records are difficult to appraise once they have arrived at the repository. You are kindly asked to do this before the transfer.
- Do not delete too much.
- A record is recorded information produced or received in the initiation, conduct or completion of an institutional or individual activity and that comprises content, context and structure sufficient to provide evidence of the activity regardsless of the form of medium. The distinctive feature of electronic records is that the content is recorded on a medium and in symbols (binary digits) that needs a computer or similar technology to read and understand. (ICA Studies 10, 1997.)
- Keep your IAML documents separate.
- Arrange your e-mail so that your IAML correspondence goes into a special mailbox to avoid that it gets mixed with correpondence of other provenance.
- Arrange a special IAML directory for your wordprocessing documents.
We can supply electronic documents from the archive via e-mail or if necessary as print-outs or on a disk.
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Troubleshooting Exchange protection and recovery issues in DPM
What does this guide do?
Troubleshoots Exchange protection and recovery issues in System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager (DPM 2012 or DPM 2012 R2).
Who is it for?
Admins of System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager who help resolve issues with Exchange protection and recovery.
How does it work?
We'll begin by asking the protection issue or recovery issue you are facing. Then we'll take you through a series of steps that are specific to your situation to resolve your issue.
Estimated time of completion:
15-30 minutes.
Getting started
With System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager (DPM 2012 or DPM 2012 R2), the majority of the problems with Exchange datasources are a result of an issue on the Microsoft Exchange server itself. Investigation of the Exchange event logs during the time of the DPM failure will usually point towards the root cause. Some general examples are missing logs, database or copies not in a healthy state, or perhaps something preventing the Exchange writer or information store from truncating the logs after a backup is complete.
Because of this, this first step when troubleshooting Exchange protection issues is to check the Exchange server and resolve any issues.
If you are still having a problem after checking the Exchange server, select the type of Exchange protection and recovery issues below.
Getting started
With System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager (DPM 2012 or DPM 2012 R2), the majority of the problems with Exchange datasources are a result of an issue on the Microsoft Exchange server itself. Investigation of the Exchange event logs during the time of the DPM failure will usually point towards the root cause. Some general examples are missing logs, database or copies not in a healthy state, or perhaps something preventing the Exchange writer or information store from truncating the logs after a backup is complete.
Because of this, this first step when troubleshooting Exchange protection issues is to check the Exchange server and resolve any issues.
If you are still having a problem after checking the Exchange server, select the type of Exchange protection and recovery issues below.
Cannot Enumerate Exchange Nodes
Many times, protection problems lie with the inability to simply enumerate the Exchange nodes.
If you do not see any nodes or databases, verify that the agent is installed on the desired node. Also verify that the database you're attempting to numerate exists on the node with the agent installed.
Did this solve your problem?
Failure to see Passive Nodes
When creating a protection group for an Exchange Database Availability Group (DAG), when you select a database that has multiple passive copies on other nodes you may find that DPM only displays the active node.
This is usually caused by a registry value that gets created outside DPM when some other method is employed to back up and restore Exchange data (e.g. Windows Server Backup).
The registry value that gets created is named EnableVSSWriter and it is located at:
There is no EnableVSSWriter value by default in this location so if you see it then it was probably created manually and set to 0 (off).
If this is the case, change the registry value to 1 (hex) which turns it back on. As an alternative, you can simply remove the registry value.
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Recovery Point Failures
A common cause of recovery point problems is an issue with port conflicts. When this occurs you will see an error similar to the following:
No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it (0x8007274D)
You can get this error if network ports 5718 and 5719 on the Exchange server are being used by another program. You can verify this by running netstat –ano from a command prompt and identifying which process is using these ports. If another program is using the ports, a decision will have to be made as to which program will be configured to stop using those ports.
OPTION 1: Reconfigure DPM to use other ports
In DPM 2007 and DPM 2012, run SetAgentConfig to configure DPM to use another port. See the following articles for more information:
947682 - The DPM protection agent service cannot start in System Center Data Protection Manager 2007
2966014 - Update Rollup 3 for System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager
OPTION 2: Reconfigure the conflicting application to use another port
This may be through setting the registry to restrict those ports or restarting\removing the conflicting application. Consult the application vendor for more information on reconfiguring port usage.
Note that DPM is the registered owner of ports 5718 and 5719:
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Passive node backups on Exchange 2007 fail with Event ID 2034
In a Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Cluster Continuous Replication (CCR) cluster environment, when you run a Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) backup on a passive node, the backup might fail and the following event is logged in the Application Event Log:
Log Name: Application
Source: MSExchangeRepl
Event ID: 2034
Task Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
The Microsoft Exchange Replication Service VSS writer (instance ) failed with error code FFFFFFFC when processing the backup completion event.
This issue can occur if the Exchange Server incorrectly returns False when it calls the SetWriterFailure method of the CVssWriter class that has VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE specified.
In this scenario, install the following update rollup to resolve the issue:
2530488 - Description of Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3
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Cyclic Redundancy Check errors
A problem related to Cyclic Redundancy Check errors with Exchange server protection is often times indicated by an error message similar to the one below:
DPM encountered an error while performing an operation for \\?\GLOBALROOTDevice\HarddiskVoIumeShadowCopyGUID.log on <servername>
(ID 2033 Details Data error (cyclic redundancy check) (0x80070017))
The most likely cause of this error is a corrupt Exchange transaction log on the Exchange server. However, pay attention to the path in the error message. If the path looks similar to the one below then there is a possibility that the log is corrupt on the DPM server itself:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft DPM\DPM\Volumes\Replica\Microsoft Exchange Replica Writer\vol_<VOL GUID>\<GUID>\Full\C-Vol\E0400121F44.log
To resolve this issue, rename the log file that DPM mentions in the error message and copy a known good version from another DAG member. If the corrupt file is on the DPM server's replica volume then replace the file in the same way and retry the Consistency Check.
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The Replica is Inconsistent
If the replica is inconsistent you will likely see an error similar to the following:
Data consistency verification check failed for LOGS of Exchange Mailbox Database <database name> on <Exchange Node>, (ID 30146 Details: Unknown error (0xfffffdf0) (0xFFFFFDF0))
You may also see the following in the DPM server Application Event Log:
Log Name: Application
Source: McLogEvent
Event ID: 259
Level: Error
Description: The file \??\Volume<DPM Volume>\<Guid>\Full\<log volume of Exchange><Database name> \Log#.log\<file> contains the <virus name>. Undetermined clean error, deleted successfully. Detected using scan engine version 5400.1158 DAT version 7285.0000
followed by
Log Name: Application
Source: ESE
Event ID: 518
Level: Error
Task Category: Logging/Recovery
Description: eseutil (12472) JetDBUtilities - 13804: The log file <\\?\<DPM Volume>\logs\<database name>\<Log #.log is missing (error -528 and cannot be used. If this log file is required for recovery, a good copy of the log file will be needed for recovery to complete successfully
This usually occurs if you have an anti-virus application installed and it is deleting log files that are flagged as a virus.
There are a few different options available to resolve this issue:
- Set DPM anti-virus exclusions per http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh757911.aspx.
- Disable the anti-virus on the server.
- Run an integrity check on the Exchange logs files for the affected database.
NOTE: There are several other 30146 errors that could have slightly different resolutions, and many times it points to possible corruption on the Exchange server side. See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh859405.aspx for more information.
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The Replica is Inconsistent
If the replica is inconsistent then you may also see an error similar to the following:
Type: Recovery point
Status: Failed
Description: Backup failed as another copy of 'user' database is currently being backed up. (ID 32628 Details: Internal error code: 0x80990D51)
Typically this is caused when the BackupInProgress flag is set to True on an Exchange database. To verify this, run the following PowerShell command:
Get-MailboxDatabase 'dbname' –Status | fl
If this is not the case then there is most likely something wrong with the Exchange writer or services.
On the Exchange server, the store itself must be restarted, or the MSExchangeIS service restarted. Conversely, you can move the database ownership to another DAG member to get a cleared DB and allow backups to run.
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Synchronization failures
When synchronization failures occur you will see errors similar to the following:
DPM has detected a discontinuity in the log chain for Exchange Mailbox Database <mailboxname>on<Servername> since the last synchronization. (ID 30216 Details: Unspecified error (0x80004005))
The most likely culprit here is a break in the Exchange transaction logs.
There are two options to resolve this issue:
Option 1: Turn on circular logging and flush the logs
- Disable DPM protection.
- Turn on circular logging on the DB.
- If needed, mount and dismount the DB.
- Turn off circular logging.
- Enable DPM protection and run an Express full.
Option 2: Clear logs older then the missing log file
- Run eseutil /k "x:\path\path\ENN" > output.txt. Note that ENN is the exchange checkpoint file sample E01.chk
- Examine the output file to identify gaps in the log stream. For example:
E010000B - E01000E.log missing
- Identify the latest gap and remove all log files prior to it to a different directory.
- Confirm that the remaining logs are in order by running the eseutil /k command as specified in the initial step.
- Run DPM Express-Full
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General Mailbox Issues
Many Exchange server recovery issues involve user mailboxes that are not visible in the DPM console recovery tab.
If you try to enumerate user mailboxes on the recovery tab of the DPM console and nothing is there, most likely the SG\DB was renamed, which is not supported. To correct the issue in DPM 2012, complete the following:
- Remove protection while retaining data for the Exchange database.
- Ensure that the Exchange services or server has been restarted, as the VSS writers will not update even after renaming in Exchange until this is done.
- Re-protect the datasource and run a Consistency Check. Recoverable items should reappear.
Note: There will be a gap in the enumeration for any days that backups occurred and the Exchange writer metadata was not updated. These cannot be restored but will eventually be removed as retention expires.
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Some User Mailboxes are Missing
If you try to enumerate user mailboxes on the recovery tab of the DPM console and only some of the mailboxes are listed as recoverable items, it's possible that the Read Exchange Information permission is missing for Authenticated Users under Security -> Advanced for the particular users in Active Directory.
All mailbox configured users require Read Exchange Information permission so to resolve this complete the following:
- In Active Directory, go into the properties of the OU -> Advanced and add an additional Authenticated Users group.
- Click on Edit.
- On the Permission entry for User Structure Windows, selected Properties.
- Select Descendant User Objects.
- Select the permission Read Exchange Information
- Click OK three times to complete the operation.
- Create a recovery point with Express full backup.
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Restore to Original Location Fails
When trying to restore to the original location , you may discover that the option does not appear in the DPM console. Most of the time this is caused by an incorrect selection.
Ensure All Protected Exchange Data is highlighted and that Latest is selected for the recovery time. Then select the DB and then Recover.
Note: The DB being overwritten needs to have the Allow overwrite from recovery flag selected in the Exchange database properties for the restore to work.
Did this solve your problem?
Your Exchange protection or recovery issue is resolved.
It appears that we are unable to resolve your issue by using this guide. For more help resolving this issue please see our TechNet support forum or contact Microsoft Support.


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Houston Dynamo vs. New England Revolution
Saturday, March 8, 7:30 p.m. CT
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, TX
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Two Eastern Conference playoff clubs from a season ago open their 2014 campaigns against each other when the Houston Dynamo play host to the New England Revolution. The Dynamo again reached the postseason last year, only to have their bid for a third consecutive MLS Cup appearance stopped short by the eventual champions. The Revolution returned to the playoffs for the first time in four seasons in 2013.
REFEREE: Ramon Hernandez. SAR (bench): Isreal Fernandez; JAR (opposite): Marcos de Oliveira; 4th: TBA
MLS Career: 36 games; FC/gm: 28.2; Y/gm: 4.3; R: 7; pens: 9
HOUSTON DYNAMO -- OUT: Warren Creavalle – Knee tendonitis; Servando Carrasco: Right ankle sprain; Eric Brunner – Right ankle sprain
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION -- OUT: Andrew Farrell (L tibial stress reaction); Lee Nguyen (R groin strain); QUESTIONABLE: Andy Dorman (concussion); Jose Goncalves; (R quad strain); Saer Sene (L ankle surgery); Chris Tierney ( L hamstring strain)
- ALL-TIME (17 meetings): Dynamo 4 wins, 17 goals … Revolution 7 wins, 22 goals … Ties 6
- AT HOUSTON (8 meetings): Dynamo 2 wins, 5 goals … Revolution 5 wins, 9 goals … Ties 1
- RETURN MATCHES: 4/12: New England Revolution vs. Houston Dynamo, 5 p.m. ET; 10/16: Houston Dynamo vs. New England Revolution, 7 p.m. CT
- The clubs evenly split their three games a season ago. Each won at the other's home ground – Houston taking a 2-0 victory May 18 in the only contest at BBVA Compass Stadium – before the teams concluded their series with a draw in Foxborough in September.
- The Revolution have won on five of their last seven visits to Houston. New England last defeated Houston at Gillette Stadium in 2010.
- The teams have played for three cups. They met in back-to-back MLS Cup Finals in 2006 and 2007, the Dynamo winning on both occasions (on penalty kicks in MLS Cup 2006; 2-1 in MLS Cup 2007). They also met in the 2008 SuperLiga final (won by New England on penalties).
- Coaches record: Dominic Kinnear vs. NE: P22 W7 L7 D8 … Jay Heaps vs. HOU: P5 W1 L2 D2
The Houston Dynamo kick off the 2014 season having seen their bid for a third consecutive trip to MLS Cup derailed a step short last year, in a conference final loss to eventual champion Sporting KC. Dominic Kinnear begins his ninth season in charge in Houston, the only coach the Dynamo have ever known, having led the club to the league championship game four times in eight seasons of existence.
- Sporting goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen was called upon to make four saves in keeping the clean sheet, including three saves in the opening seven minutes of the match. Two of the shots were from Dynamo striker Will Bruin from point blank range.
- The Dynamo came closest to scoring on the stroke of halftime, when Aurelien Collin headed a Brad Davis free kick off the line. Dynamo goalkeeper Tally Hall was required to make just one save for the shutout.
- Dynamo goalkeeper Tally Hall was called upon to make four saves in keeping the clean sheet.
- Dynamo head coach Dominic Kinnear made two changes to the team that held on for a 1-0 win against the Montréal Impact at BBVA Compass Stadium. Eric Brunner and Andrew Driver came into the side with Jermaine Taylor and Boniek Garcia away on national team duty.
- HOUSTON DYNAMO (4-4-2): Tally Hall - Kofi Sarkodie, Eric Brunner, Bobby Boswell, Corey Ashe - Andrew Driver, Warren Creavalle, Ricardo Clark, Brad Davis - Giles Barnes (Cam Weaver 89), Will Bruin.
- The Dynamo concluded their preseason with a 7-3-1 record after a 2-0 win against the NASL Charleston Battery in the final match of the Carolina Challenge Cup. Tony Cascio and Giles Barnes each scored their fifth goals of the preseason in the victory.
- Here's the Dynamo team: Tally Hall; Kofi Sarkodie, David Horst (Anthony Arena 84), Eric Brunner (AJ Cochran 41), Corey Ashe; Andrew Driver (Alexander López 50), Brad Davis (Jason Johnson 84), Ricardo Clark (Mike Chabala* 86), Tony Cascio (Brian Ownby 84); Giles Barnes (Omar Cummings 79), Will Bruin (Mark Sherrod 84)
- In a relatively quiet offseason, the biggest change for the Dynamo was the departure of Bobby Boswell through the re-entry draft, as he returned to D.C. United. Heading into the season opener, David Horst, Eric Brunner and Jamaican international Jermaine Taylor will be in contention for the starting center back roles.
- "They're the start of the backbone, the spine of your team. You want strength and good communicators and guys who are good in the air. You don't want your center backs to be easy to play against, so you want them to be physical."
- There are some injury concerns entering the season opener. Holding midfielder Warren Creavalle had offseason surgery to address tendonitis in both knees, and Jermaine Taylor was able to feature until the final two preseason games after coming back from offseason surgery.
- "I thought he looked good," Kinnear said about Taylor. "He's one of those players that doesn't look out of sorts when he doesn't play for a while. I thought his minutes were good and I'm sure he felt good about the way he played and I think he played pretty good."
- With Brian Ching and Cam Weaver also having departed – club icon Ching announcing his retirement at the end of last season – the first-choice strike pair will be manned by Giles Barnes and Will Bruin.
- The Dynamo are also hoping to count upon a healthy Omar Cummings. After knee injuries limited him to just 11 league appearances, Cummings scored twice against the New York Red Bulls in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
- "It's almost like a new signing because of what happened last year," Kinnear said. "You want competition at all spots. It makes everyone better. … He's scored some good goals and obviously you want him pushing and scoring goals in the preseason because that makes it better for competition."
- Cascio could also play a feature role for the Dynamo, having come to the club from the Colorado Rapids in the first intra-league loan in MLS history.
- "He might be a surprise to some people that don't really know him too well, but following him in college and what I saw in Colorado I thought he would fit in," said head coach Dominic Kinnear. "I think he gets it. When he takes that first step forward and takes people on, that's the reason we tried to acquire him."


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'Arms race to scale,' re-imagining the cloud and operational freedom top the list for the alternatives industry
Rethinking the cloud, a heightened call for operational freedom and an arms race to scale will be industry-defining issues for the alternative asset management industry in 2013, according to Gravitas, a co-sourcing platform providing cloud technology, co-sourcing and risk support to the alternative investment industry.
"With the lessons learned from a string of major frauds, the ripple effects of an epic financial crisis and regulatory upheaval, the alternative investment industry finds itself on the threshold of a new era marked by the emergence of exciting new business models," said Gravitas CEO Jayesh Punater. "More than ever, the hedge fund and private equity industries are embracing innovation across the value chain in order to build sustainable, increasingly global businesses. For next-generation service providers in 2013, that means delivering a robust platform of integrative services, comprising people, processes and technology that enables clients to maximize operational efficiency, at minimal upfront costs, towards establishing a world-class infrastructure."
"Over the last several years, we've seen the steadily growing embrace of alternatives by institutional investors coupled with continuing diversification among hedge funds and private equity firms into each other's areas of business as well as into areas such as real estate, insurance and new allocation strategies. As a result, the comfort zone around outsourcing key parts of a hedge fund's operation has grown substantially," explains Punater. As a result, he sees several key issues topping the industry's agenda in 2013, including:
• An arms race to scale. "The continuous growth of competition has contributed more than any other factor to an arms race for scale," Punater says. "Hedge funds have come to realize that the platforms they employ in this new era must afford institutional scale in order for them to successfully compete and grow. And they must accomplish this while confronting a daunting range of demands – from reporting, transparency, risk controls and custodial and administrative processes to a heightened demand for product diversification."
• Co-sourcedTM solutions. Achieving a sustainable competitive advantage will require hedge funds and next-generation service providers to collaborate in new, highly integrative ways in 2013. "Vendors in 2013 must continually redefine service. The way to do this is to put people, processes and technology to work in innovative ways that constitute a new standard of partnership," says Punater.
• Operational Freedom. "Every morning, clients need to ask themselves: 'What am I doing today to improve operational efficiency?' By reducing operating expenses 15-20 basis points, the top 100 alternative asset management firms alone could realize $30 billion to $45 billion in savings. One way to greatly accelerate operational efficiency and scale is by leveraging the private cloud, which is rapidly evolving from a compelling technology offering to an entirely new way of thinking about your business," says Punater.
• Risk as a Service (RaaS). "Risk is the lifeblood of growth," says Punater. "But the new era of harsh economic and competitive forces, complex regulatory demands and sheer speed means firms must forge new perspectives on enterprise risk that support strategic decisions. This is particularly the case for emerging and midsize firms, which have a limited window to make their move."
"The incredibly dynamic nature of the alternative asset management industry points to a golden era for this business," says Punater. "As hedge funds mature and become increasingly mainstream, they will attract capital much more rapidly. But to stay ahead, we must continue to innovate and break through the barriers. The good news is that we have the resources and talent to do just that."


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Trout habitat being restored in Maine stream
Stream in Moosehead Lake area
Maine's wildlife agency is restoring brook trout habitat in a stream in the Moosehead Lake area.
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife and Plum Creek land and timber company are working together to enhance the habitat on Intervale Brook, an important tributary of First Roach Pond in Frenchtown Township.
In the days of log drives, streams like Intervale were straightened and had in-stream boulders and trees removed to make log drives easier. But those things also hurt the fish habitat.
To restore habitat, boulders and fallen trees have been added to the stream to provide cover for the fish, increase the insect population and enhance pools.
This past week, Plum Creek removed an old log-driving dam at the stream's headwaters.


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Nice to see the Gunship getting re-released. I always liked the design (OT-ish I think), and it is a nice, big toy (vehicle) that we don't see all that much of in the Star Wars line anymore. I'll be passing
Almost looks like the old 70's Kenner Smash Up Derby/SSP Racers that came with a plastic rip cord that you pulled from the veichle & then set it on the floor & it went like a bat out of hell. Hmmm, I wonder.
Yakface.com now has some more pictures of the DISPLAY, including some closer shots of a few items, and some that I don't think could be seen in the RS pics. A few examples:BARC Speeder w/Trooper
Wow Dale, you are old.
Hmmm... I'm getting a bad feeling that the biggest vehicle will be the Gunship.
Hmmm... I'm getting a bad feeling that the biggest vehicle will be the Gunship.
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I recently bought this wireless webcam. I'm having trouble getting it to work on Ubuntu 11.04.
I ran lsusb and got the folowing information about the device
Bus 006 Device 003: ID 0416:a91a Winbond Electronics Corp.
I did a Google serach for teh device ID and this website informs me that it matches the LogiLink Wireless Webcam (so Maplin probably just rebranded this!). What this website states is that this device should work, which it doesn't.
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Glenn Okimoto, Harbors Administrator, State of Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation. Okimoto earned bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa. He was previously State Comptroller in the Department of Accounting and General Services, and was for a time a research assistant in the UHM College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and a lecturer at Kapiʻolani Community College.
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An ambulance company settled a complaint by the National Labor Relations Board over the firing of an employee after she criticized her boss on Facebook, the NLRB reported.
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That law allows employees to discuss the terms and conditions of their employment with co-workers and others, and the employee involved in the case had posted comments about her supervisor and responded to further comments from her co-workers, the NLRB said.
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Homeschooling (for us) is such a transient journey. I used to rely on a "curriculum" with worksheets and workbooks. And when any of the kids did not want to do something, I would get frustrated.
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Westminster-Thurber, the 48-year-old retirement community in the Harrison West neighborhood, plans to break ground next week on a third residential tower.
Westminster-Thurber, the 48-year-old retirement community in the Harrison West neighborhood, plans to break ground next week on a third residential tower.
The eight-story tower, to be called Goodale Landing, will include 68 one- and two-bedroom apartments, along with parking, a community center and a rooftop terrace.
Goodale Landing will offer seven floor plans ranging from 1,140 to 1,890 square feet. The apartments will feature an open layout; a laundry room with washer, dryer and utility sink; 9-foot ceilings; a four-season sunroom; a balcony; a kitchen with pantry; and heated bathroom floors.
The new tower will connect through a corridor to the existing Westminster-Thurber facilities, which currently offer about 350 living units ranging from independent apartments to 24-hour nursing rooms for senior citizens.
The $30 million Goodale Landing project also includes new dining rooms and an indoor pool in existing Westminster-Thurber buildings.
Westminster-Thurber officials were �ecstatic� over response to the Goodale Landing project, which was announced early last year, said marketing director Joel Wrobbel.
All but six of the 68 units have been reserved, he said. Prospective tenants range in age from 63 to 87, with a median age of 73.
�They wanted an urban, walkable neighborhood,� Wrobbel said. �Here, they can walk to Clippers or Blue Jackets games, the Gallery Hop and the Short North.�
Monthly rent in the new apartments will range from $2,450 to $3,508, in addition to an entrance fee ranging from $175,000 to $305,000, depending on the size of unit.
Fees include access to dining facilities, a nurse, fitness and social programs, concierge services and transportation to community outings.
Officials hope to open the tower by October 2015 in time for the 50th anniversary of Westminster-Terrace�s original seven-story building at Neil and Collins avenues. A decade later, the retirement community purchased Thurber Tower apartment building to the south, prompting the community to change its name to Westminster-Thurber.
�We�ve seen the Short North grow up,� Wrobbel said. �Residents like that this is an urban environment but that it feels like a neighborhood.�
Westminster-Thurber is one of 11 retirement communities in the state owned and managed by the nonprofit Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services.
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Dear all
My daughter is planning a trip to Scandinavia later in the year to look at best practise in the home of Forest School. I wondered if anyone had any contacts in Denmark, Norway, Sweden or Finland who may know of people and places she could visit? I also wondered if anyone knew if there might be any funding out there to help her with this aspiration as she is trying to do it on a shoe string. Many thanks to all
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I'd be interested in any contacts you manage to find. I'm trying to find out more about the training teachers receive in these countries.
Hello Ms. Acton,
Just a thought... below I added a training program with Cedarsong Nature School in Washington State in case trying to do this on a shoestring budget in Europe does not work for your daughter.
FOREST KINDERGARTEN TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMOur Teacher Training Program will start in October 2011. For the cost of $1000, the training will include three days of observation, two days of interaction, and include one hour each day of follow-up time for questions and assessments, plus the our Forest Kindergarten DVD and Forest Kindergarten book. Some follow-up consultation is included. Only one teacher in training at a time; the trainings are scheduled for the same week each month; and background checks are REQUIRED.
Hi all, two great resources out there (there are many more) that i have tapped into
1) Frode Svane from Norway- who offers 2 summer tours featuring natural playgrounds, outdoor classrooms, forest schools (back to back in Demark/Sweden/Berlin, GE). She will learn and make more contacts during these trips than any self-organized visit. Frode also has discounts for students. Can be done on a fairly limited budget.
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2) www.ltl.org.uk and http://www.ltl.org.uk/scotland/ both have workshops and trainings and very well networked in the UK-Scandinavia.
feel free to emial if you ahve any specific questions:
Thanks Bobbi,
Your contacts are very useful. I have also been trying to independently find FS contacts in Scandinavia with a view to visiting these countries for reasons similar to Jane's daughter. I wish her good luck Jane. Thanks for instigating this post.
Hi Everyone
Please contact me for the Swedish I Ur och Skur organisation. There is a specific enquiry process that I've been asked to let people know about who want to know more about Sweden.
There, the forest school training(Skogsmulle) is established and specific. I'll blog about it in due course. Basically it begins with 2 x 2 weekend courses - one in spring, the other in autumn. Anyone can do it. It's aimed for working with 5 and 6 years olds. Additional days are available for working with younger and older age groups. The health and safety aspects are not as tight as in the UK.
I'm hoping to undertake my Skogsmulle training in August. I then hope to spend a few days in an outdoor primary school where every member of staff must undergo their Skogsmulle training.
Best wishes
Thanks for that info. I think it might be just that door I've been looking for! Do you have contact details and/or info on the courses which are running? I'm really keen to experience what they're offering.
Hope you're well up there and looking forward to hearing from you.
Hi Jane,
Denmark is great at offering funding grants to artists, whether Danish or International. Whether they have similar policy for local Forest School I don't know. It's worth looking into.
Hi Vivian
Thanks for this. I wonder if you could tell me how we might find out more about this please? Working in nature with children is intrinsically creative so the visit may be eligible for a grant from Denmark.
Many thanks
Hi Jane,
I can't really find the ultimate source for you. I would guess you could go to the University of Copenhagen or the University of Aarhus. Most people in Denmark speak English, though often websites are only in Danish.
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Good luck.
I am certain that the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), which is leader in the industry, has a twig/branch there. I am not sure where the actual base is and how large it is, etc. Based on her experience, education and availability NOLS has some part time in town staffing positions open periodically, which may or may not be the case there. Either way, if she could get access to the base in would probably serve as invaluable resource. Check their website out at Scandinavian Course Offerings and NOLS .
Hope this helps!
Hi ,
I'm Norwegian living in Canada, my website is based on the way of living, friluftsliv and Forest Schools Be sure to join our community at Activekidsclub.com both and FB and our site. https://www.facebook.com/pages/activekidsclubcom/70001667719?ref=ts
I know quite a few schools, but when is she going there ? I'm going home to Norway this summer as well, generally speaking all outdoor forest school is closed in July. - Scandinavians is albout enjoying summers after a long dark winter.
Hello Jane,
How did it work out for your daughter with all the resources/feedback you received? Please let us know if she made it to a school this summer or if she will be heading out later this year. Wish her the best...


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The James Bond franchise's four key production designers will receive the Cinematic Imagery Award at the Feb. 2 Art Directors Guild Excellence in Production Design kudos.
Ken Adam, Peter Lamont, Allan Cameron and Dennis Gassner will be honored at the ceremony.
"For 50 years the Bond films have entertained and inspired us with their audacious sense of style, imagination and sophistication," ADG Council chair John Shaffner said. "Their visual mastery of detail are to design what 'shaken not stirred' is to the creation of the perfect dry Martini."
Previous recipients of the honor recognizing "those whose body of work in the film industry has richly enhanced the visual aspects of the moviegoing experience" include Bill Taylor, Syd Dutton, Warren Beatty, Allen Daviau, Clint Eastwood, Blake Edwards, Terry Gilliam, Ray Harryhausen, Norman Jewison, John Lasseter, George Lucas, Frank Oz, Steven Spielberg, Robert S. Wise and Zhang Yimou and the principal team behind the Harry Potter films.
Nominations for the competitive ADG awards will be revealed Jan. 3.


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This captioned cat picture postcard was found by Tracy Angulo in a Seattle antique store. Tracy tells us that the photograph is from 1905, which would make this officially the oldest cat picture with a caption, AKA lolcat, that we've seen.
The differences are clear. Proper grammar and a more formal tone was in vogue back then. But the similarities to modern-day kitten struggles and lolcats are amazing. ALL CAPS is still cool, but most importantly, she also no can has cheezburger. More than a hundred years later, all that's changed is the spelling.
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As we spelled out at length yesterday, the Knicks could face a luxury tax penalty of up to $68 million in 2014-15 if they resigned Jeremy Lin.
But there's actually multiple ways the team could avoid this penalty while also signing Lin.
The first is fairly simple: they trade Lin before the 2014-15 season.
Lin is only paid $5 million per year in the next two seasons. In the summer of 2014, he'll have a $14.8 million expiring contract. And in the NBA, big expiring contracts are super valuable as trade chips.
The second is a bit more complicated, but it accomplishes the same goal of avoiding the luxury tax hit.
As CBS points out, in the new CBA there's something called the "stretch provision" which allows teams to avoid a one-time salary cap hit after cutting a player. If the Knicks released Lin in the summer of 2014, they could "stretch" his $14.8 million over the following three seasons (~$5 million per year).
The obvious downside is that NY would have $5 million of dead money on their books for three years. But that's nothing compared to the tens of millions they would have to pay for keeping Lin.
But the larger point is this, the idea that the Knicks aren't going to sign Lin strictly because of the luxury tax is a lie. If they wanted to, there are two simple ways to avoid the tax.
The Knicks obviously know this. So if they let Lin walk, there's some other reasoning going on besides the simple financial consequences.
They have until midnight tonight to make a decision.


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We love the Snow White direction that Hannah Alexander went with for her daughter Enid's third birthday. The dress was actually one that her mom had made for Hannah when she was a little girl, and while she wasn't successful in getting Enid to wear it for Halloween, it worked for the birthday. Hannah herself was the wicked witch, and the other children and adults were all dwarves. All the details from the party can be found on Hannah's blog, Sundry Mumsy.
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Carles Puyol does not believe a drastic overhaul of the Spain national team is necessary despite their failure at the FIFA World Cup.
Defending champions Spain endured a nightmare campaign in Brazil, losing two of their three Group B fixtures as they were eliminated at the first hurdle at the World Cup.
Spain's group-stage exit marked the first time the European nation had failed to reach the knockout phase since France 1998, when they finished third behind Nigeria and Paraguay in Group D.
It also cast doubt over coach Vicente del Bosque and veterans such as Iker Casillas (33), Xavi (34), Andres Iniesta (30), Xabi Alonso (32) and David Villa (32).
Xavi and Spain's all-time leading scorer Villa have since announced their international retirements.
But former international defender Puyol - capped 100 times by the national team - does not buy into the theory that major changes are needed ahead of their title defence at the UEFA European Championships in 2016.
"I'm not a big fan of revolutions," Puyol told FIFA.com. "People nearly always call for them when a team that's triumphed a great deal goes a year without winning anything.
"For me, however, the experience gained in previous victories is important.
"The rebuilding should be done in a measured way, without undoing what has already been accomplished. As we say in Catalan, you need to use seny (common sense).
"We have great players and, while some of them may have taken part in their last major competition, we should let them and the coach discuss the future, and not make rash decisions in the heat of the moment.
"I still believe that the current crop is very good and that there'll be top quality players in the years to come. Right now we have to be strong, look to the future and learn from our mistakes."


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ATI Radeon X1950 Pro: CrossFire Done Rightby Derek Wilson on October 17, 2006 6:22 AM EST
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It seems that ATI has been releasing a constant stream of new or rebadged graphics cards lately, and it looks like this month won't be any different. Today is quite a special treat: ATI has integrated new CrossFire specific features onto the GPU itself. The release of another part at the $200 price point after ATI's recent price drops and re-badging would otherwise seem redundant, but the advantages of the changes ATI has made to CrossFire really bolster its ability to compete with NVIDIA's SLI.
The new Radeon X1950 Pro is a pretty heavy hitter at $200, bringing slightly faster than the current X1900 GT performance to a slightly lower price point. With the X1900 GT currently being phased out, we would expect nothing less. This will certainly help strengthen ATI's ability to compete with the 7900 GS at the $200 price point, and might even make the X1950 Pro a viable option over some more expensive overclocked 7900 GS parts.
In spite of the fact that ATI is using TSMC's 80nm process, we don't expect to see very many overclocked versions of the X1950 Pro, as the high transistor count, large die size and high speeds tend to get in the way of stable overclocking. We will certainly be testing out the overclocking capabilities of the X1950 Pro when we get our hands on some retail versions of the cards (overclocking with reference cards doesn't always give an accurate picture of the products capabilities). For now, we'll just have to wait and see. In the mean time, we've got plenty of other things to explore.
For this look at ATI's newest graphics card, we'll take a peek at the details of the RV570 hardware, what differences have been introduced into CrossFire with the new silicon, and performance of single and multi-GPU configurations from the midrange through the high end. We will find out if the X1950 Pro is really a viable replacement for the X1900 GT, and whether or not the enhancements to CrossFire are enough to bring ATI on to the same playing field as NVIDIA.
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Spoelie - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linkIt might be a good idea to use omega's drivers, they do not include catalyst control center but instead use ati tray tools OR the old control panel slightly updated. The only downside to this is that omega's are sometimes one or two releases behind the official ones.
if you're not comfortable with omega's drivers (even though they're rock solid :)) you can always download just the driver from ati and install ati tray tools seperatly. it includes every option you need to change driver settings etc but is a sleek minimalist fast 1mb tool :) Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linkUnfortunately, CCC is required to enable CrossFire. I don't know if Omega gets around this requirement somehow, but the standard ATI control panel drivers do not have the CrossFire checkbox anywhere. Reply
Aikouka - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linkThe awkward drivers is actually the main reason I steer clear of ATi still. Also, I get a bit annoyed at the company as they only seem to care about their graphics sector and ignore all of their other products. My ATi TV Wonder Pro Remote Control Edition had so many problems over the years that it was barely worth owning. The Remote Control software just crashes randomly still.
Although, I have yet to try the newest version of the software, because I removed the card from my system and it won't let you install the main software without it.
So... with my experience, it leaves me a bit wary.
But I do also have to admit how much I also don't like the newer nVidia control panel, but at least I can go back to the original one with one mouse click :). Reply
DerekWilson - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linkRight on. Reply
Zaitsev - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linkTypo on page 2, third paragraph.
"It is hard enough for us to sort things out when parts hit the selves at different speeds..." Reply
RamarC - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linksuggestion: replace Q4 and B&W2 with Prey and Company of Heroes Reply
DerekWilson - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linkWe are planning on doing exactly that starting in early November. Reply
spe1491 - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linkPossible typo?
All in all, the X1950 Pro is the performance leader at the $200 mark. We hardily recommend it...
Basilisk - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linkFurther clue: try "heartily"; "hardily" means "ruggedly", etc.. Reply
Spoelie - Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - linkAfter browsing through some other reviews, all which seem to use the Catalyst 6.9 drivers, it occured to me that they all have significantly lower performance for the ATi camp then what anandtech is reporting.
Most reviews place 7900gs performance well above that of the x1950pro in quake 4. Can anyone explain to me why that is, and the supposed opengl/doom3 optimisations are only being seen by AT and not by sites such as bit-tech, hardocp, the tech report, firing squad, etc. ?? Reply


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North Korea's 3G Experiment Might Be Over
Mar 27, 2013 8:39 AM PT
North Korea's Internet liberation has hit a snag -- it's still North Korea.
One month after announcing that it would grant tourists and visitors 3G Internet access, North Korea appears to have revoked its 3G services.
Tourists no longer have 3G access, Koryo Tours, a North Korean tour group, first reported on its website.
There is a chance that the 3G service is merely busted, but given North Korea's history, the consensus at the moment is that the plug has been pulled. Heightened tensions with South Korea in the wake of the North's nuclear test -- a Koryo tour group blogged about the palpable sense of military readiness -- support the notion that this isn't a blip.
Tourists reportedly can still buy SIM cards to make calls over North Korea's 3G network, which is more than capable of handling 3G Internet. However, access to the Web is impossible -- just like the old days.
Coming on the heels of Google chairman Eric Schimidt's visit to the country, North Korea's decision to allow tourists to use its 3G networks was a big deal. In the past, tourists' phones had simply been confiscated upon entering the country.
As for North Korean nationals, they never were granted access to the 3G network.
[Sources: Koryo Group; Wired]
From Humble Beginnings, Computer Attack Becomes Enormous
The dispute began when antispam group Spamhaus placed Dutch Web host CyberBunker on its blacklist. The favor was returned -- and then some -- in what is believed to be one of the largest computer attacks in history.
Spamhaus' blacklist is used by email providers to eradicate spam, and CyberBunker's spam-ridden clientele -- it draws the line only at child pornography and terrorism-related content -- earned it a spot on the list.
The ensuing tiff resulted in distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks targeted at Spamhaus. However, the scale of the attacks screwed up the Internet for millions of users: Netflix users, for instance, were experiencing delays because of the surge of activity taking place over the Web.
The attacks came from a plethora of computers known as "botnets," which send data streams that are larger than whole nations' Internet connections.
Spamhaus has been targeted with DDoS attacks before, knocking it offline, but the scale of the recent attacks is vastly greater.
Such assaults are akin to online nuclear bombs, said Matthew Prince, the chief executive of Cloudfare, the California-based Internet security firm that first reported the attacks.
[Sources: Cloudflare; The New York Times]
Sweden Nixes Word After Google Intervention
The Swedish Language Council removed an entry from its 2012 list of new Swedish words after Google suggested an amendment to the definition.
The council in December had added "ogooglebar," or "ungoogleable" -- something "that you can't find on the Web with the use of a search engine" -- to its annual list of new words.
Google reportedly responded by asking the Council to amend its definition to specify that the word referred specifically to Google searches -- not Internet searches as a whole -- which the Language Council declined to do.
Thus, the Council removed the word from its list -- a first for the Council -- and publicly stated its displeasure with Google.
The Council conceded that it could have compromised with Google but said it chose to remove the word (and then publicize its removal of the word) to spark debate.
[Source: The Local]