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In a muggy, scorching Milan, it's hard to imagine a summer of lightweight coats and leather jackets. That's the look, however, that designers are forecasting for the summer of 2013 after three days of preview presentations on the Milan runway.
From Ferragamo to Prada, from Jil Sander to Gucci, almost every label has its version of the non-belted raincoat, once a must for a rainy day in the 1960's.
The vintage leather jacket — from blazer to bomber to wind breaker and crafted out of super soft leather and suede — also makes a comeback for next summer.
Designers have also made men happy with the introduction of open-necked shirts for the warmer months. Mostly in white, these shirts come in crisp cotton and have a wide collar, unbuttoned just below the neck. Cool and comfortable, they easily pass the without-a-tie elegance test.
For the stuffier crowd, a few designers showed the shirts with ties worn under a see-through pullover, another popular item this season.
From the very start one message has come across bright and clear: next summer is all about color.
The Milan shows end Tuesday with Giorgio Armani's signature collection.
Creative director Frida Giannini has brought a whole lot of Mediterranean pizazz to Gucci.
It was no easy task following in the footsteps of American superstar Tom Ford, who turned the once-staid company into one of the sexiest labels in fashion before leaving in 2004. But the Rome-born Giannini decided to see fashion her own way — and that was somewhere between "La Dolce Vita" and the Mediterranean seaside, with a bit of Anglo-American rock thrown in.
The result has been highly successful. And her latest menswear collection Monday for the summer of 2013 was no exception.
Next summer's Gucci palette is a burst of Mediterranean energy from sea blue and green to turquoise, terracotta, raspberry, orange, lemon and pistachio. These bright colors can be used for a suit, a pair of pants or a sweater. When mixed together, they create cheerful prints for silk shirts and slacks.
The new Gucci blazer in cotton jersey is double breasted and fitted around the waist, creating the slim effect favored by 1960s "Dolce Vita" playboys. Trousers are classic but on the skinny side. Loosely knit pullovers, net-stitched polo shirts and printed foulard shirts add casual chic. Summer raincoats, a popular look on the current Milan runway, also come in bright shades.
The latest Gucci bag is roomy and colorful. Styles range from the canvas shoulder bag to the crocodile weekend bag.
The leitmotif of the warm weather collection is the classic Gucci loafer.
Giorgio Armani's Emporio menswear collection was elegant, classy and focused on single theme: a simple pair of summer shorts.
For his second-line summer 2013 collection, which was presented Monday, Armani paired cuffed shorts with single or double breasted jackets to create a spiffy warm weather blazer-and-pants effect. At times, the designer added a white shirt and tie — complete with tie pin — for extra sophistication.
Armani also paired his shorts with lightweight trench coats, soft leather jackets and see-through pullovers. He used new technical procedures to turn classic tweeds into super-light summer look-alikes. Colors belonged to the traditional Armani palette: gray, beige, brown and blue, with military green being a new entry.
Footwear came in extra sturdy leather running shoes, which doubled for classic lace-ups. Big bags were carried by hand with a shoulder strap option. Armani also offered a small iPad carrier, a very popular item this round.
At the end of the show Armani sent out a parade of male and female models dressed in swimsuits, with a huge photo of the Olympic circles in the runway's backdrop.
Armani is the official designer of the Italian team's uniforms for the London Olympics.
The Missoni summer man likes to travel in style and comfort. He wears a safari suit complete with matching hat, carries a large patterned bag and sports Missoni-patterned desert boots.
The models at the Missoni menswear show for the summer of 2013 presented Monday walked down a colored sandy runway worked into a Missoni pattern to underline the vacation mood of the collection.
The safari suit came with Bermuda shorts — popular this round of menswear — or casual trousers cuffed at the ankle. If he prefers, the Missoni man can don patterned sneakers instead of desert boots. Blazers and bomber jackets, also big items for next year's warmer weather, completed the Missoni summer suitcase.
Colors for next summer, which in general promise to be particularly bright, started at Missoni with sandy beige, dark olive and ink blue, and then burst out into poppy red, saffron yellow and emerald green.
In the knit department, designer Angela Missoni offered a series of pullovers and cardigans, which like most Missoni knitwear never goes out of style.


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Holy Assembly of Bishops' Committee for Kosovo and Metohija Opens Its Office at Pec Patriarchate
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch opened the Office of the Committee for Kosovo and Metohija. International Conference "Tthe Balkans and Middle East: Do They Reflect Each Other? " also started at the Pec Patriarchate.
On the Feast day of the Patriarchate of Pec, on October 14, 2012, His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch yesterday opened the Office of the Committee of the Holy Assembly of Bishops for Kosovo and Metohija. This Office was moved from Belgrade to the Patriarchate of Pec by the decision of the Holy Synod of Bishops in September 2011, in order to assume additional duties (apart from its formal ones) of documenting and preparing the work of the Committee, as well as collecting archival and library materials about the life and suffering of the Serbian Church and people in Kosovo and Metohija.
The opening ceremony was attended by Their Graces: Bishop Teodosije of Raska-Prizren, vice-president of the Committee; and Bishop Jovan of Lipljan, secretary of the Committee. Mr. Mirko Krlic on behalf of the Office for Kosovo and Metohija, Vasiliki Hadzikamari on behalf of the OESC, and Michael Jelonek on behalf of the UNMIK addressed the representatives of the people, representatives of the Serbian Ministry of Culture, diplomats, scientists and the KFOR representatives.
The attendees of the International Conference The Balkans and the Middle East: Do They Reflect? also attended the opening ceremony. The Conference was organized by the Office of the Assembly's Committee for Kosovo and Metohija as its first significant activity, and it followed immediately after the opening of the Office.
Тhe participants of the Conference were also addressed by the representatives of the co-organizers:Mr. Predrag Milasinovic - the Dean of the Belgrade's Faculty of Security Mr. Predrag Milasinovic, Mrs. Vesna Djukic- the Director of the Belgrade's Open School and Mr. Saul Shai - the Associate of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies from Tel Aviv . The prominent military Mr. Martin Van Creveld historian held an introductory lecture.
On the occasion of this festive office opening and conference launching, a photo exhibition of the recently departed great Serbian photographer Milinko Stefanovic also took place at the Patriarchate of Pec. This exposition consists of photographs that late Stefanovic took in Metohija during the tragic summer of 1999.


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Land the Tech Job You Love Book Review
It goes without saying that times are tough and finding the perfect job is even tougher. Chicago-based technologist and author Andy Lester offers no-nonsense job search and interview advice in his recent Pragmatic Bookshelf title, Land the Tech Job You Love. Read on to find out if the tips he shares are worth the book's cover price.Unlike the pile of job search and interview tip books on the market, Land the Tech Job You Love is a book exclusively optimized for the devoted IT professional looking to improve their chances of landing the ideal job (or, at the very least, *a* job) in the highly competitive and job-constrained technology sector. Keenly written especially for the highly intelligent yet often introverted technical crowd, Andy Lester has distilled a number of excellent reminders for readers seeking out what jobs they desire and what they qualify for, as well as customizing their resume for the targeted employer, ace'ing the interview and negotiating the job offer.
Having been on both sides of the hiring fence, I can attest to many of Andy's recommendations for interviewees. I can also relate to some of the horror stories he relates in the book, since I have interviewed some of the very character types Andy uses as worst-case scenario examples.
The book itself can be read in an hour or two, but putting into practice all the suggestions will take days or even weeks to refine. Like most Pragmatic Bookshelf titles, this book takes a very pragmatic approach to the resume and interview process. Strongly opinionated do's and don'ts are punctuated with real world examples and continued emphasis on what it will take to honestly impress hiring managers and interviewers. I appreciated Andy's honest, take-it-or-leave-it approach to getting serious about the job search, coupled with the real-world realities of the current economic and job availability climate. The book is devoid of rah-rah feel good pep talks. Instead, the author tackles the reality of the current tech job market head-on, dealing with tough interview questions, avoiding clichés and generally telling it like it is - very refreshing.
While most tech managers and executives will probably not discover any new insights shared in the book, Land the Tech Job You Love supplies an excellent distillation of all the 'best of' job search tips amassed over a successful IT professional's career. For those seeking a change in their current tech employment situation, this book is definitely worth its asking cover price. Given the author's welcome knack for hard truths combined with real-world examples, I'd like to see him follow up this book with a sequel, possibly titled "Keep the Tech Job You Love" to carry forward the successful practices of people who make themselves invaluable participants to their organizations.
Title: Land the Tech Job You Love
Author: Andy Lester
Publisher: The Pragmatic Bookshelf
Pages: 280
Price: $23.95 US


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Projects Abroad Jamaica celebrates its 6th anniversary
Projects Abroad have been supporting worthwhile projects in Jamaica for the past six years. In order to celebrate their sixth anniversary, the Projects Abroad team in Jamaica will be holding an information week to acknowledge those who contribute to the success of the destination.
What's more, the week will feature activities that include launching a display on Projects Abroad Jamaica at the Manchester Parish Library and there will be live radio broadcasts from two radio stations. There will also be a breakfast for all those involved in the projects where they can share management plans and discuss what has been accomplished. One of the main activities will be a 'dirty day', where everyone will work together to clean up and improve the conditions of a school. There will also be a chance to announce the 2013 award winners for an excellent host family, driver and placement.
Through their many projects, from Human Rights to Care , Projects Abroad Jamaica continues to make a difference in the lives of many locals.
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One more rundown before we start talking about stuff in 2010. These are the top 10 most popular posts of the Deadspin decade (2005-2009). It's an interesting glimpse into the psyche of the internet viewer. (Low-to-high, as usual.)
Remember, these are not necessarily the posts we're considering the best Deadspin posts ever (that would be an extremely long, drawn out process), they're just the ones most people who are not regular visitors to the site clicked on. Either way, enjoy.
Almost top 10's: George Bush's bikini inspection photo from the '08 Summer Olympics; Grady Sizemore's teacup junk photos; Dana's mighty Belvedere swig; Santonio Holmes' thermos; Artie Lange firebombing Joe Buck's show; A picture of the Zamboni of Death.
10.Deadspin has a longstanding history of ripping on ESPN's professional swami and leather-getter Chris Berman, but his initial video tirade( amazingly kept off the internet for 8 years) made me like him so much more. In addition to his impressive use of the phrase "Jeeezus," we also learn how annoying it is when production assistants move around too much while he's on air. "You had two fucking hours!" Jeeezus.
9.Yes, I was surprised by this one, too. But it turns out that College Humor's Amir's Yankee stadium proposal prank on his buddy Streeter was a huge hit both on their site and Deadspin. Leitch interviewed Amir soon after to get the details of how it was executed. It is still, amazing to watch. The slap makes it.
8.Patriots cheerleader Caitlin Davis was fired from the squad after photos of her marking up an unsuspecting buddy of hers with magic marker made it online. She (and her soldier boyfriend) were furious.
7.You can't talk about NFL Dong without Jack KOGOD, who had the misfortune of working on the day that Redskins' tight end Chris Cooley accidentally posted his junk on his blog. Unlike, Shiancoe, Mr. Cooley was less elated to have his manhood exposed.
6.Thankfully, Craggs scored the Tim Donaghy excerpt right in the middle of the ESPN Horndoggery mess. People thought we were less worthless because of it. Donaghy still pesters Craggs about who passed along the galley copy to him.
5.Already mentioned in December's Fin., but "Chaos In Tigerland" squeaked into the top 5.
4.One Sunday last December, while With Leather's Josh Zerkle and KOGOD manned the controls, Vikings tight end Vishanthe Shiancoe decided the NFL-watching public needed to see what the Lord had blessed him between his legs. A (porn) star was born and Brad Childress fell in love.
3.The Erin Andrews peephole mess began with an ill-timed email from an ESPN lawyer to blog site NSFW POA, which requested he take down the video of the young blonde woman changing in her hotel room, even though the site did not directly identify the woman. Sadly, it was Andrews and then the whole world knew her name. The ordeal not only boosted traffic numbers for new posts, but older ones as well. It was completely out of control.
2. My buddy Dave called me while he was completely hammered from the Dallas Monday Night Football game last September . "Dude, there are two people banging in the bathroom stall. What should we do? We can film it." Okay.
1.Josh Hamilton's pretty remarkable wagon-spill which, according to him, occurred last January takes the stop spot. Published on a sleepy Saturday morning last August, it still continues to clock-in pageviews at a remarkable rate. Yes, it was also the first time Deadspin ever paid for photos. Get over it.
Almost top 10s: George Bush's bikini inspection photo from the '08 Summer Olympics; Grady Sizemore's teacup junk photos; Dana's mighty Belvedere swig; Santonio Holmes' thermos; Artie Lange firebombing Joe Buck's show; A picture of the Zamboni of Death.


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Day 5
All the position players are now in camp as scheduled. Physicals are in order today. All also took batting practice at Bright House Field.
Players have to be dressed at 9:15 a.m. Friday. Introductions and Charlie's state of the Phillies address are in order before the players head for the four fields at Carpenter Complex. That should be around 10. Workouts usually last until around 2 p.m.
Plenty of bleacher seats are available for fans to watch the practices. Fan support so far has been great. It will increase starting tomorrow and over the weekend. Souvenirs and food options are available at Carpenter Complex. The merchandise store at Bright House Field is open daily.
Pitchers did their thing again Thursday and will soon throw batting practice to the position players.
Chase met with the media after today's workout . . . About 30 minor leaguers show up daily at Carpenter Complex to work out informally. 169 minor league players officially begin on March 1 . . . Mike Schmidt is expected in camp starting on Friday.
Spring Training Memories
Jack Baldschun (RHP, 1961-65)
"My first camp was with the Reds minor leaguers in 1961 in Douglas, Georgia. My most vivid memory from that first year didn't take place in uniform. I was from the North and experienced segregation for the first time. It was difficult to understand how blacks were treated. The next year, I was in the Phillies camp in Clearwater. I wanted to be a starter, Gene Mauch wanted me as the closer. I remember saying, 'Let me start every fifth day and in between I can relieve.' As you know, Gene didn't go for it. Spring training was fun, being away from the winter, being in a warm climate and being with your teammates. I also enjoyed the fun we had with other families."
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Minnesota Vikings Stadium Plan Approved with Changes
The Minnesota Vikings won another testy political battle in the Legislature but were left with a project that was much less appealing to the team.
By Mike Kaszuba and Baird Helgeson, Star Tribune, Minneapolis
The Minnesota Vikings won another testy political battle late Tuesday in the Legislature but were left with a project that was much less appealing to the team.
The Senate ended an 11-hour debate by approving plans for a new $1 billion stadium on a 38 to 28 vote amid cheers from Vikings fans who could be heard throughout the state Capitol. The vote came one day after the House also approved the project, but with significant differences.
"The Vikings didn't get everything they wanted," Sen. Julie Rosen, R-Fairmont, the chief Senate stadium author, said before the final vote.
The team agreed.
Vikings Vice President Lester Bagley said after the vote that the team remains committed to paying $427 million toward a roofed stadium at the Metrodome site. He had said that spending $532 million, as the House wants, is unworkable and did not publicly warm to the Senate's call for $452 million from the team.
But Rosen said she believed the team would have to spend at least the extra $25 million the Senate proposed. "Oh, yes. I do. Yeah," Rosen said.
The midnight vote came when stadium opponents, after a long day of trying to either thwart the project or get the Vikings to pay significantly more, conceded they did not have enough votes to block the plan. "They're great businessmen," Sen. Barb Goodwin, DFL-Columbia Heights, said of Vikings ownership, led by Zygi Wilf. "They certainly promised a lot of things here -- except the money." Senate Minority Leader Tom Bakk said stadium opponents were trying to string the debate out so there wouldn't be enough days left to adopt a public subsidy package for the project before the Legislature legally must adjourn on May 21.
"There are forces at work that are trying to run the clock out on this bill," said Bakk.
In its lengthy session, the Senate tore into the stadium plan and attempted to sew it back together on the fly. The senators adopted a series of user fees to help pay for the $1 billion stadium, pushed more of the stadium's operating costs onto the team and eliminated the Vikings' exclusive rights to a professional soccer team in the stadium.
The changes set up a bruising set of last-minute negotiations among the team, Gov. Mark Dayton and the GOP majority, which could begin Wednesday.
Stadium supporters warned against pushing the team too far. "It seems like we're hanging [the Vikings] upside down and trying to get all the loose change out of their pocket," said a frustrated Rosen. "We just keep smacking them around."
The biggest difference between the House and Senate plans involves how much the team would pay for the new stadium in downtown Minneapolis.
Amendments galore
While many had anticipated that the House would be the biggest hurdle, the Senate on Tuesday proved by far to be the bill's most difficult test, with dozens of amendments and close votes on key changes. At one point, the Senate approved an amendment upholding the right of Minneapolis residents to vote on the stadium plan but later reversed itself.
At another point, the Senate voted to use a sweeping set of user fees to pay for the stadium, starting in 2013 with a 9.98 percent fee on, among other things, tickets, concessions, merchandise, stadium signage and the Vikings share of National Football League revenue sharing.
But the Senate, in a close vote, reversed itself and instead settled for a less stringent set of user fees that, while still opposed by the team, would augment the state's desire to use electronic bingo and pull tabs in Minnesota's bars and restaurants to pay the state's stadium share.
The user fees ultimately adopted include a 10 percent fee on the sale or rental of stadium suites, a 10 percent fee on parking within a half mile of the stadium during NFL events and a 6.875 percent fee on team jerseys and other league-licensed products sold at the stadium.
A state revenue analysis, however, said the fees would generate relatively little for the stadium, suggesting the more modest user fees were meant more to gain political support for the project. A 10 percent user fee on stadium suite sales, the analysis said, would raise $1 million a year, and a 10 percent fee on nearby parking would generate roughly $150,000 annually.
User fees have been a sore spot with Vikings officials, who argue that it really shifts the state's contribution to the team and its fans.
Another change adopted Tuesday by the Senate would have the state retain the naming rights for an outdoor plaza at the stadium, which would be located at the Metrodome site in downtown Minneapolis. "The naming rights are just for the plaza, not for the stadium," said Rosen, who said the team would retain the stadium's more lucrative namig rights.
A powerful, bipartisan contingent of critics spent hours trying to derail the bill, calling the measure a taxpayer boondoggle crafted by negotiators who did not press hard enough for a larger Vikings contribution. They also objected to the expansion of charitable gambling to help pay the state's share.
Sen. John Marty, DFL-Roseville, an ardent opponent of subsidized stadiums, said taxpayers were expected to pay too much and would get too little.
"Why do they [Vikings] get the naming rights to a stadium we built and then use that revenue as their contribution?" Marty asked.
Legislators also rejected proposals to allow video slot machines at horse racing tracks and at a metro-area casinos to pay the state's share of the stadium.
Tax provisions creep in
Mindful that they might or might not get a tax bill passed before session's end, senators used the stadium bill as the vehicle for long-sought tax provisions that didn't gain traction during the session, such as tax breaks for the Mall of America.
One change, which has Dayton's support, would require Internet retailers such as Amazon to collect state taxes when Minnesota customers buy online. Minnesotans are already supposed to pay state taxes for such purchases, but only a tiny fraction do.
The change would bring in just $3.5 million a year, but is a top priority for local retailers such as Target and Best Buy, who argue that existing laws give an unfair advantage to online retailers. Senate Taxes Chairwoman Julianne Ortman, R-Chanhassen, called the change a brazen tax increase that will boost state spending -- two things Republicans have diligently blocked for years.
"This is a terrible breach of faith with residents," Ortman said.
(c)2012 the Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
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10 Years Later: Reflecting in Oklahoma
Another early morning. Another day of getting ready for work. Another radio news show blasting loudly in the house.
Another early morning. Another day of getting ready for work. Another radio news show blasting loudly in the house.
Nine years ago, soon after I joined The Australian, I was sent to Port Arthur to cover the massacre of 35 people by gunman Martin Bryant.
On Tuesday January 18th, Germans and non-Germans were brought together by the Dart Centre at the Frontline Club in London to discuss how Germans have dealt psychologically with their country's complex history.
An interview by Meg Spratt with Betty Pfefferbaum, a research psychiatrist and professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Oklahoma.
Betty Pfefferbaum, winner of the first ISTSS Frank Ochberg Award for Research in Trauma and the Media, discusses what journalists can learn from her research.
On the weekend observance of three years after the September 11th attack, victims traveled to the Mid-America Press Institute workshop, co-sponsored by the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma, to give their impressions on how reporters should interview those effected by violence.
Recently we have covered the fifth anniversary of the worst atrocity of our Troubles. The relatives of the victims, who have formed their own committee, have said it will be the last memorial service formally convened in the town.
As I've observed tragedies from near and far, I've noticed a stark difference in how the first and second anniversaries are covered.
Because many Americans will be profoundly affected by reminders of the September 11 attacks, Joyce Boaz, Executive Director of Gift From Within asked Frank Ochberg to reflect on anniversary reactions. Coincidentally, Dr. Ochberg was interviewed on that topic by Richard Kaplan, PhD, senior staff editor with Coffey Communications.
A 57-minute documentary on the traumatic impact of the Columbine High School shootings on students, families, the community and journalists.


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Duncan pointed out to today on the VCDX forum that they have changed the name.
What was once – the VCDX4-DCD:
Is now – the VCDX4:
Check out the VMware official page for more info.
I for one am pleased with the change… :)
Duncan pointed out to today on the VCDX forum that they have changed the name.
What was once – the VCDX4-DCD:
Is now – the VCDX4:
Check out the VMware official page for more info.
I for one am pleased with the change… :)
No I do not have a crystal ball. I am not a magician, and also not a fortune teller.
A large number of sessions were submitted for VMWorld.
Now I do not know how many were submitted - but I can tell you how many were up for voting in each track.
How did I come by these numbers? I spent an evening counting each line (NOT!)
# of Submissions
Technology and Architecture
Enterprise Applications
Private Cloud - Management
Desktop Virtualization
Virtualization 101
Hybrid and Public Cloud
Private Cloud - Business Continuity
Private Cloud Security
My conclusions from the list of submissions:
Now it is really time to call it a day.
VMware Workstation 7.1 was released yesterday.
With it - was the release of it's baby brother/sister - VMware Player 3.1
This release provides support for the following host and guest operating systems:
|Operating System
|Host and Guest Support
Ubuntu 8.04.4
|Host and guest
|Ubuntu 10.04
|Host and guest
|OpenSUSE 11.2
|Host and guest
|Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5
|Host and guest
|Fedora 12
|Debian 5.0.4
|Mandriva 2009.1
The full details and Known issues can be found in the Release Notes
The 2010 Scripting Games are over and the results have been posted here. The scripting games is a fun little competition - well not so little. Similar to a decathlon there are 10 Events, published over the period of about 2 weeks. A huge amount of work goes into the logistics of the whole competition. Preparing the events,finding people (judges) to go over the huge amount of scripts that are submitted and grading them and so on ..
Well I really enjoyed the Games this year. Each event presented a problem that needed to be solved with a script, be it Powershell or VBScript (the amount of VBScript submissions this year were really low - which means more and more people are going over to Powershell). There were two levels - Advanced and Beginner. Now of course the criteria for grading was published and were very clear, including due dates.
From the Final Standings, I see I came in at #33 (out of 177)
Personally - I am extremely proud of my achievement, seeing that I only really started getting into Powershell only about 18 months ago. I decided to only participate in the Beginner level only - I did not submit any scripts for the advanced level
Glenn Sizemore - the winner of the contest - posted a round up of the games on his blog.
I would like to add a few more observations of my own.
I am still going over all the solutions that are being published for each event. I am pleased to say that I am still learning things each time that I can use in my Powershell scripts - so I am happy.
I would like to thank all the judges, the contestants, and most of all - the organizers, Ed Wilson and Craig Liebendorfer.
Congratulations to all the prize winners!!
My solutions for the Beginner Events:
See you all the the Scripting Games 2011, Monday, April 4, 2011, through Friday, April 15, 2011 !!
So today we will deal with how to get the scripts into the an ESXi installation. On Part 3 we dealt with what the scripts were and how to to use them
So how do we get the script to run on startup?
The two things that need to be done are:
# TCP client example
import time
import socket
s = socket.socket()
export PYTHONHOME=/
export PYTHONPATH=/lib/python2.5-visor:/lib/python2.5-visor/lib-dynload:/lib/pyt
export PATH
python /sbin/client.py
So in order for us to add this to an ESXi ISO we need to do the following:
Now why the oem.tgz. The oem.tgz file is a file that will be parsed for installation which allows for OEM's to add bits and pieces into the ESXi install if needed.
In a default ESXi ISO - these are the contents of the image:
What we will need to do is a bit of manipulation to add some files to the oem.tgz and also into the image.tgz. Why both files you may ask - in order to make the changes to the installation persistent they have also be updated into the install.tgz file.
The most comprehensive resource I have found on customizing the oem.tgz file is on
Dave Mischenko's site.
There is a project on http://code.google.com/p/mkesxiaio/ where the process is automated - I cannot say that I have tried this personally - but it is on my list of to-do things.
We are going to this manually to explain the process a bit more so you can understand it a bit better and change it to your needs if you would like
Tools for the job that are needed:
Copy the iso image from VMware-VMvisor-Installer-4.0.0.Update01-208167.x86_64.iso to your Linux machine - you can use WinSCP or pscp.
pscp VMware-VMvisor-Installer-4.0.0.Update01-208167.x86_64.iso firstname.lastname@example.com:/myfolder
Create directories for the process
mkdir iso iso-mount oem image dd-image
Mount the CD
mount -o loop -t iso9660 VMware-VMvisor-Installer-4.0.0.Update01-208167.x86_64.iso iso-mount
Since this is read only copy files to iso directory
cp -r iso-mount/* iso/
Unmount and remove the folder
umount iso-mount/
rm -rf iso-mount/
Next we create the oem.tgz file
cd oem/
mkdir -p sbin etc/rc.local.d/
And now we create the script files.
The client
cat >> sbin/client.py <<EOF
# TCP client example
import time
import socket
s = socket.socket()
And the Startup Script
cat >> etc/rc.local.d/S99unattend <<EOF
export PYTHONHOME=/
export PYTHONPATH=/lib/python2.5-visor:/lib/python2.5-visor/lib-dynload:/lib/python2.5-visor/site-packages
export PATH
python /sbin/client.py
Next we add the execute permissions
chmod -R 755 etc/ sbin/
Tar the file back up
tar czvf ../oem.tgz etc/ sbin/
The oem.tgz needs to be copied to two different locations
Copy to the first location
cd ..
cp oem.tgz iso/
Extract the installer image from the ISO
tar zxvf iso/image.tgz -C image/
We now extract the disk file
cd image/usr/lib/vmware/installer/
bunzip2 VMware-VMvisor-big-208167-x86_64.dd.bz2
Mount the image
mount -o loop,offset=$((512*8224)) VMware-VMvisor-big-208167-x86_64.dd ../../../../../dd-image/
2nd location – copy the oem.tgz file into the dd-image
cp ../../../../../oem.tgz ../../../../../dd-image/
Unmount the image
umount ../../../../../dd-image/
Compress the file
bzip2 VMware-VMvisor-big-208167-x86_64.dd
Go back to the install directory
cd ../../../../
Re-create the install.tgz file
tar zvcf ../iso/image.tgz usr/
cd ../iso
Create ISO
mkisofs -o ../My_VMware-VMvisor-Installer-4.0.0.Update01-208167.x86_64.iso -b isolinux.bin -c boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table .
cd ..
if you would there after you can remove everything
rm -rf dd-image/ image/ iso/ oem*
And as you can there is my newly created ESXi iso with my customizations inside
I have created a file with all the commands that you can copy and paste into a shell session for your convenience.
The whole process took less than 8 minutes.
Next up will be how deploy this to an through PXE to a server.
For those who are already in the process of the VCDX 3 (me included), regarding the announcements today - the most important bit of information for me was what will happen in the interim to those who are already in the track
Taken from the FAQ
I've started on the path to VCDX3. How will the VCAP program affect my next steps?
Your progress toward a VCDX3 certification can help you with VCDX4-DCD certification process because:
- Individuals who have passed the VMware Enterprise Administration exam get a discount on the VCAP4-DCA exam
- Individuals who have passed the VMware Design on VI3 exam get a discount on the VCAP4-DCD
- Individuals who have successfully defended a Design and Implementation Plan and achieved the VCDX3 certification are required to pass the VCAP4-DCD. This exam will be offered at a discount for VCDX3 certified candidates. These individuals are not required to submit a VCDX4-DCD Application nor required to defend another Design and Implementation Plan.
Depending on the path, you can earn additional certifications on your path to VCDX4-DCD. Review the Pathway Diagram now.
VCDX3 Applications will be accepted through the Defenses held in Cambridge, MA during the week of November 1, 2010.
When will VMware Design Exam on VI3 stop being offered?
You can sit for the VMware Design Exam on VI3 until Aug 30, 2010.
When will VMware Design Exam on VI3 stop being offered?
You can sit for the VMware Enterprise Administration Exam on VI3 until Aug 30, 2010.
Will I receive a VCAP certification if I pass the Enterprise Administration or Design Exam?
VCAP certifications will not be available for exams on VI3.
So this is the way that I see the way you should continue - depending on which stage you are currently in
Regarding those who are in the process - personally - I see no extra benefit in getting the VCAP certifications after you have the full VCDX4-DCD, so if the exams will not cost that much (decent discount) then why not - but otherwise - it will be a waste of money.
One other point to note:
Defenses dates and locations that are known are:
Melbourne, Australia - July 5-8, 2010
San Francisco, USA - August 30-September 2, 2010
Copenhagen, Denmark - October 12-14, 2010
--NEW-- Cambridge, MA November 1, 2010 (last chance to defend VCDX3)
vSphere Essentials is a package that is for the SMB. At present there is a promotional offer
(Until June 15, 2010) reducing the price from $995 to $495.
In this package you receive vCenter and 3 ESX host licenses (up to 6 CPU Licenses)
Of course this a basic package - with only the basic features - no HA, Vmotion etc.
This is ideal for a small business starting out.
I tried today to see if the limit is actually 6 CPU's or 3 hosts.
Here I have an Essentials License with 3 ESX hosts - but each of them only have 1 Physical CPU
Trying to add the 4th host I got this
What I did find strange though was that it did take up an extra CPU from my license
The new host was disconnected but still taking up a CPU license
After removing the Host - it went back to the correct state
What did I learn from this experience?
Ok it is up.
I see that all three of my submissions are up for Public Voting. (good to know that I am still up for consideration).
If you would like to see the sessions below accepted for VMworld - pop on over to the
VMworld 2010 Call for Papers Public Voting! and submit a click.
There a great number of sessions there - and many familiar names - and again I am honored to have my names up with such a great list of people.
You will need a VMworld account (free registration) and remember you can only click on each session once.
2 sessions in the Private Cloud Management Track and one on the Virtualization 101
Title: vCenter Migration - It's a Snap with POWERCLI
Session Id: MA6840
Abstract:"In this session, you will learn that there are certain cases where you would like to migrate your vCenter environment from one server to another without keeping the previous data and database problems from the previous environment. The session will walk the attendees through the steps of which information should be collected for a successful migration. Then we will describe the step by step by step process of collecting the correct information that is needed for export including Folder Structure, Virtual Machine locations, DRS rules, Templates, Custom Attributes, Permission, Resource Pools - all of this using POWERCLI. The next stage will be to use all the information collected to disconnect the ESX Hosts from the old vCenter server to to new with no downtime to the Virtual Machines. We will recreate the folder structure and move all VM's back to their original location, apply all custom attributes and permissions back to the VM's and folders"
Type: Breakout Session
Track: Private Cloud - Management
Speaker Detail: Maish Saidel-Keesing Company: NDS
Title: Creating Your Virtual Lab in a few easy steps
Session Id: MA6662
Abstract: "In order to perform your due diligence before planning any change or testing a new product, you will need a lab environment. Utilizing VMware Products - such as ESX/ESXi/Workstation you can deploy a Lab in a very short time. This session will explain how to deploy a fully functioning vSphere environment in an easy fashion without the need for major expenses on hardware. All of this can be deployed on a single Desktop and even in certain cases on you laptop as well. During this session I will demonstrate how to deploy a Storage appliance for shared storage, ESXi hosts, vCenter as a VM, configuring HA, VMotion and other Enterprise features to create a base point for a lab "
Type: Breakout Session
Track: Private Cloud - Management
Speaker Detail: Maish Saidel-Keesing Company: NDS
Title: ESX Server deployment System
Session Id: V18364
Abstract: "Deployment of an ESX host is something that we all need to do once (at least). ESX can be deployed with a kickstart script making it almost a ""hands-off"" experience, but since ESXi is a different platform is is not possible to script the installation. In this breakout session I will demonstrate a system that will allow you to utilize every day tools for central deployment of ESX regardless of what the platform is - ESX / ESXi The solution is based on the following: - a PERL script that is executed at installation completion to send a notification - the notification is received - and the post configuration is started with POWERCLI - all settings are pre-populated in a file/Database - which allows for re-installation of Host in minimal time - record all settings of installation to Database - notification of Server ready."
Type: Breakout Session
Track: Virtualization 101
Speaker Detail: Speaker: Maish Saidel-Keesing Company: NDS
Do remember - that if your session is not in the list, then it could mean that it was rejected - or perhaps it was already acepted, but until June 7 - you will not know.
One of the most surprising things that Microsoft have not yet provided in Active Directory management - is allowing you to set a time limit on assigning membership of a user to a group.
Let me explain the use case for this kind of feature.
You have resource (be it a file, web site - what ever). You want to assign the permission to a user, but you only want to do it until the end of the day, of for the next hour. Unfortunately there is no functionality like that is Active Directory. Sure you can set expiration on an account - but not on group membership.
I was asked to provide a solution to this problem for a specific use-case problem. I would like to point out that a great part of the original logic of this script was done by a fellow team member - who is a great scripter - So thanks Natan. I did change the script in order to accommodate a few more features.
The users were not allowed to be members of this group for more than 7 days, and they should be removed automatically after that period
So the logic was as follows:
The user would call in to the helpdesk, and get added to the group. Once a day, the members of the group would be checked and compared to a list of users in a file (from the previous run). If they were there, then their Countdays field in a file would be reduced by one (until reaching zero). If they were new additions to the group (and they would not be in the file) then add there info with a default counter. If their record had reached zero - then remove them from the group.
Here is a more graphical explanation
Here is the script
# ============================================================================================== # NAME: erase-after-days.ps1 # # AUTHOR: Maish Saidel-Keesing # DATE : 12/05/2010 # # COMMENT: script erase-after-days is for erasing users from a security after predefined number of days # Changed by Maish Saidel-Keesing (12/05/2010) # Added 3rd field SubmittedBy, changed logic to Compare-object # Requires Quest.ActiveRoles.ADManagement Snapin # ============================================================================================== # Check for Snapin if ((Get-PSSnapin Quest.ActiveRoles.ADManagement -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) -eq $null) { add-PSSnapin quest.activeroles.admanagement } #Establish Connection Connect-QADService -service maishsk.local #Define default number of days $days = 7 $GroupName = "My_time_limit_group" $infile = "\\server\time_limit.txt" $GResults = Get-qadgroupmember $GroupName $in1 = Import-Csv $infile # Create variable to look for matches $compare = @(Compare-Object $in1 $GResults -Property "DN" -IncludeEqual | ` Where-Object {$_.SideIndicator -eq "==" } | select DN) # Variable to hold new additions to Security Group $nomatch = @(Compare-Object $in1 $GResults -Property "DN" -IncludeEqual | ` Where-Object {$_.SideIndicator -eq "=>" } | select DN) #Run for each object that is already in the Security Group foreach ($object in $compare) { $record = "" $record = $in1 | Where-Object {$_.DN -eq $object.DN} if ($record.CountDays -gt 0) { $record.CountDays -= 1 if ($record.SubmittedBy -eq "" ) { $record.SubmittedBy = "Script" } } else { #If member counter is equal to 0 then remove from Security Group Remove-QADGroupMember -Identity $GroupName -Member $record.DN -WhatIf } } $in1 = $in1 | Where-Object {$_.CountDays -ne 0 } #Run for each new user that was detected if ($nomatch.Count -gt 0) { $out1 = @() foreach ($object in $nomatch) { $row = "" |select DN,CountDays,SubmittedBy $row.DN = $object.DN $row.CountDays = $days $row.SubmittedBy = "Script" $out1 += $row } $in1 += $out1 } $in1 | export-csv -Path $infile -Force -notype Disconnect-QADService
Line 13 Check for Quest Cmdlets
Lines 18-28 Define the variables
Line 30 Compare both variables and find the instances where the DN field in each variable matches - the results that is received from a match is "==". The -includeEqual switch will show the matches (otherwise you do not get any output)
[23:54:55] ~> Compare-Object hello hello -IncludeEqual InputObject SideIndicator ----------- ------------- hello ==
Line 34 Compare both variables and find the instances where the DN exists in the Security Group but not in the file - which means it is a new user.
Line 38-49 First we work on the matched users. Here we retrieve the matching record and perform the logical query. If the days are larger than 0 - decrement. If not (which means that the user has been in the group for 7 days) then remove them. All of this is updating the $in1 variable
Line 51 Recreate the variable without the entries that will be removed
Line 54 Check for the number of items in $nomatch - if there is nothing then there is nothing to run
Line 56 Now we add the new users from all $nomatch variable.
Line 63,66 Combine today's results with $in1 and export the file back out.
The script runs daily as a scheduled task.
Now of course you could always expand on this and add functionality - such as automated email notification before user is removed, I am sure that You can expand the also to have this monitor multiple groups.as well.
Now all I have to wait for is for Microsoft to add this functionality to Active Directory
No - I have not gone over to the Dark Side. And forgive me for the Powershell pun, but I read an article by Ronald Beekelaar on the Microsoft Virtualization Team Blog - demonstrating the wonders of Virtualization that were used in MMS 2010 Labs: Powered by Hyper-V, System Center & HP...
The numbers are impressive - very impressive - I would suggest that you read the article.
The numbers were as follows:
Ok, so I did a bit of math. I came to the conclusion that the most that they could run on 1 server at any given time would be 40 VM's per server.
Let me explain the calculation - and forgive me for my assumptions, and I not sure that they are 100% accurate but you will see where I am getting here.
My assumptions:
Using those assumptions I got to the following numbers.
120GB (Host RAM) / 3GB (VM RAM) = 40 VM's per host.
40 (VM's) x 41 (Hosts) = 1640 Virtual machines running simultaneously
So 1640 VM's running simultaneously is a good amount of VM's, now of course not all of them run at the same time. and bringing up labs and down throughout the 5 days - I can imagine how they got to the impressive number of ~40,000 Hyper-V VMs.
But I wanted to try an see what would the comparison be with vSphere.
Again I made assumptions (in addition to the ones above) - which I think are safe and conservative.
Using those assumptions I got to the following numbers:
40 (VM's) x 3GB (RAM) = 120GB
30% of that that RAM is Shared - 120*70% = 36GB
36 (GB) / 3 (GB per VM) = 12
40 (VM's) + 12 (VM's - from page sharing) = 52 VM's
1640 (simultaneous VM's) / 52 (VM per host) = 31.5 (Servers)
31.5 (Servers) / 7 (Servers in a rack) = 4.5 (Racks)
10 (servers less) x $20,000 (Cost per server) = $200,000 less using vSphere
This is not taking into account:
Perfect example of - even if vSphere is more expensive, it will save you a hell of a lot of money!!!!!! And to quote Microsoft themselves
Still, in the end, the big question to ask yourself is the following: Is it worth all this expense for VMware, when the Microsoft solution offers a comparable or even better feature set for much less cost? Is it worth the extra line item on the invoice, the extra line in the budget, to use VMware virtualization when it's built into Windows? That is a question I think many customers will be asking themselves in the coming months and that is just another reason that you should start using Microsoft Virtualization solutions.
So do you know the answer???
I was introduced to an product today that caught my eye.
HP StorageWorks IO Accelerator for BladeSystem c-Class
So what is this IO module. It is a mezzanine card that is currently available in HP Blades (it will be available in the near future also for the Proliant Series as well).
It comes in different capacities: 80GB, 160GB and 320GB
Now what caught my eye, is the Maximum IOPS 100,000 IO/sec
Now of course this not certified for ESX (YET!!)
But I am thinking could this an amazing solution for certain use cases. If you have an intensive I/O VM it could use this device as its storage.
True, the biggest issue here is that the disk here is local and not shared storage. Which of course is a major issue and limits this solution to very specific use cases, but to get 100,000 IOPS would need something like this (100,000 I/O Operations Per Second, One ESX Host)
The next step was to get our hands on enough storage to run the experiments on a large scale. We went to the Midrange Partner Solutions Engineering team at EMC, Santa Clara and they were kind enough to let us use the storage infrastructure in their lab. They loaned us three CLARiiON CX3-80 storage arrays, each with 165 15K RPM disks, for a total of 495 disks and 77TB of storage. Our experiments used the Iometer I/O stress tool running in virtual machines on a server equipped with ESX 3.5 Update 1. The server was a quad-core, quad-socket (16 cores total) system with 32GB of physical memory.
Now all that is needed is to find a way and technology to share this storage device for use in a cluster..


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In this lesson, students apply analytical skills to an exploration of the early Renaissance painting Death and the Miser by Hieronymous Bosch. Students sketch and label the painting, use an interactive tool to explore its elements, apply literary analysis tools to their interpretation, predict the painting's plot, and conclude the unit by creating a project that identifies and explains their interpretation of the painting.
The Literary Element of Theme: This printable sheet provides students with a concise definition of theme, as well as steps for identifying the theme of a literary work.
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In the introduction of his book, Reading in the Dark, John Golden states, "Kids tend to be visually oriented, able to point out every significant image in a three-minute MTV music video, but when it comes to doing the same with a written text, they stare at it as if they are reading German." Golden goes on to state "the skills they use to decode the visual image are the same skills they use for a written text" (xiii). Golden's book outlines how to use film to help students practice their skills so they can then be transferred to written texts. The following lesson is based on the same principle but uses a painting instead of a film to reinforce the skills that students use to analyze a work of literature.
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Golden, John. 2001. Reading in the Dark: Using Film as a Tool in the English Classroom. Urbana, IL: NCTE.


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Have you tried this yet? I haven't, but I'm about to! I picked up this package of Pellon's Nature's Touch Cotton Batting at Jo-Ann's a couple of weeks ago and thought I'd give it a try.
I know Pellon makes a lot of great sewing and quilting supplies, so I'm anxious to see how their batting works. Plus I really love that it's an American-made product.


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Globes Worst Hair: Debra Messing
Sit DOWN Debra Messing. Better yet – go away.
Am so over her.
And that hair. That hair had desperation all over and inside of it. That hair had her agent and her publicist lurking around it. Her entire talent team randomly popping out of it, begging someone, anyone, especially Jeff Zucker for a return to network television. Only no one cares anymore. And she can't seem to accept it.
Did you see her husband?
Wasn't looking very hard but I didn't see her husband. In fact, her husband has been missing a lot lately. It's not easy taking a back seat to being thin.
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As part of a three-part season finale, NBC's "Community" will venture into the 8-bit video game world. IGN has an exclusive clip from the episode.
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The characters, seen above, look to have been animated into a Mega Man-esque Greendale Community College for the episode.
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In the episode, Pierce, accompanied by the study group, is summoned to speak about his inheritance with his father's former right-hand man, Gilbert Lawson (Esposito). This being Community, this will not be a normal encounter and soon, the entire group are playing a video game on Pierce's behalf – with Pierce's inheritance in the balance.
The themed episode is nothing new for the third-year sitcom set in fictional Greendale, Colo. It has a reputation of parodying various genres from the Western paintball episode to the Ken Burns-style documentary of a pillow fight to the Law & Order spoof.
The episode comes on at 7 p.m. MST. The other two parts show at 8 and 8:30 p.m. MST.


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IT finance bod coughs to slurping £130k from customers' accounts
Gambling addict Leigh Jones gets two years' porridge
IT finance provider Syscap account manager Leigh Jones has been sentenced to 24 months in jail after pleading guilty to nicking more than £100,000 from customers.
Jailbird Jones, 40, found that his six-figure earnings weren't enough to fund his spiralling gambling habit.
A clerk at Chester Crown Court confirmed to us that Jones pleaded guilty to one count of theft and in return received two years at a hearing on 4 November.
The court heard how Jones, who was based at Syscap's office in Northwich, stole £129,617 from customers' bank accounts and transferred cash to his own to pay for his gambling problem.
According to local reports, Jones rocked up at Syscap in early 2011 and was only a month into the role when he began putting his fingers in the till. He had access to customers' accounts in his role.
He was earning a base salary of £24,500 but this could be boosted by bonuses, and in the first year at the networking firm he was paid £113,000.
Peter Hussey, prosecuting, said during his first 12-month tenure, Jones was told he was a hard worker. But in his second year at Syscap his results began to fall and he was given a written warning in August 2012.
Jones took a holiday to the Caribbean with his then partner and young child. A colleague took over his accounts during that period and discovered the irregularities.
"He arrived back to work having had his email access blocked. He realised that probably the game was up and went into the office to tell his [manager] he had something to say, but there was a disciplinary hearing that morning," said Hussey.
At that point Syscap believed only £18,500 had been pinched by Jones, who flogged his Mercedes to repay some of the money. The firm later discovered that more customers' cash had gone, including one transfer of £84,000.
Jones has to date paid back £42,000 and has attended Gamblers' Anonymous sessions. His partner reportedly left him after the fraud came to light.
He was branded "greedy" by Justice Tim Holroyde, who added that Jones had misused the trust that his managers and customers had afforded him.
Syscap was unavailable to comment at the time of writing. ®
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This is a regular feature breaking down, minute-by-minute, the content that appears on ESPN's 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter throughout the week.
When last we met, Mike Trout finally got some love, the Tim Tebow slurpjob continued, and we prepared ourselves for the endless Lakers hype. What would this week bring?
Total time: 455.75 minutes
Time (minus commercials): 342.75
NFL: 118.25 (34.5%) (last week: 24.2%)
MLB: 101.75 minutes (29.7%) (last week: 30%)
SportsCenter staples (things like the "Top 10," "Encore," "What 2 Watch 4," etc.): 44.75 (13.1%) (last week: 13.3%)
Golf: 22 (6.4%) (last week: 3.5%)
Olympics: 16 (4.7%) (last week: 9.1%)
College football: 11.25 (3.3%) (last week: 5.1%)
NASCAR: 11.25 (3.3%) (last week: 3.1%)
NBA: 10.25 (3%) (last week: 7.4%)
Other sports: 7.25 (2.1%) (last week: 4.1%)
NHL: 0 (0%) (last week: 0%)
College basketball: 0 (0%) (last week: 0.3%)
New York Jets (NFL): 19.25 (5.6%)
Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB): 15.5 (4.5%)
Los Angeles Lakers (NBA): 7.25 (2.1%)
LSU Tigers (college football): 4.5 (1.3%)
Rather than break down the amount of time a specific athlete or figure was covered, we counted how frequently names were mentioned in the transcripts from the week. The 15 most-mentioned sports people for Aug. 10-16:
Rory McIlroy: 47
Chad Johnson: 45
Tiger Woods: 44
Tim Tebow: 37
Peyton Manning: 28
Felix Hernandez: 28
Andrew Luck: 27
"Wildcat": 21
Tyrann Mathieu: 18
Brandon Weeden: 18
Cam Newton: 16
Ryan Tannehill: 15
Bobby Valentine: 15
Roberto Clemente: 15
Neil Walker: 13
CUMULATIVE STATISTICS: Jan. 7-Aug. 16
Total time: 14,408 minutes
Time (minus commercials): 10,824.5
NBA: 2,660 minutes (24.6%)
SportsCenter staples: 1,546 (14.3%)
Other: 1,356.75 (12.5%)
College basketball: 1041.75 (9.6%)
College football: 311.5 (2.9%)
The New York Jets are now America's Team: Andrew Luck played in his first preseason game this week. In terms of his career, it's not really that big of a deal, but it should be for ESPN, which has been hyping this QB class and the Colts' next dynasty for a solid year. When Indy played the Rams on Sunday, SportsCenter devoted 5.75 minutes, or 6.1 percent of the broadcast, to Luck's debut. Tim Tebow went 4-for-8 with a pick on Friday and was covered for 8.25 minutes, 10.9 percent of the broadcast. Tebow's second-string drives got nearly double the coverage of Andrew Luck. Was anyone asking for this? Maybe for the schadenfreude factor, but that's about it. Regardless, Tebow's the reason the Wildcat formation got 21 mentions.
Even worse, ESPN has already begun to tear down Mark Sanchez and stump for Tim Tebow to take over the starting job. One moment that stuck out: Someone asked NFL expert John Clayton and his ponytail about the chances of Tebow becoming the starter, and the corresponding headline, in all caps, on the left side of the screen read "WHEN IS TEBOW TIME?" Despite, you know, this being Week 1 of the preseason. Oh, and SportsCenter also spent nearly a minute on Tebow's birthday, which was actually showing restraint, given the network's antics earlier in the day. The result is that a team that went 8-8 last year has gotten far and away the most coverage of any NFL team since training camp began.
Chad Johnson still moves the needle: Chad Johnson hasn't been good since 2008, but he's still a big deal because he's goofy, I guess. Johnson's arrest for domestic violence and subsequent release from the Dolphins resulted in 17.25 minutes of coverage, almost all of it centered on Johnson, making the Miami Dolphins the most-discussed NFL team not named the New York Jets.
Holy shit, the Pirates were the biggest story in baseball: The surprising success of the Pirates has been one of the season's more enjoyable storylines. They're in the thick of the wild card battle, and may actually end the year above .500 for the first time in two decades. ESPN took notice, with a really good report by Jeremy Schaap about Neil Walker's connection to the plane crash that killed Roberto Clemente. I'd give you the link to check it out, but it was taken off ESPN.com.


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Spa tourism on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route
The Way of Saint James is much more than a sacred pilgrims' route. It is a place where cultures come together, a point of exchange, and was in its day the main unifying artery in Europe. More and more pilgrims from a range of different origins are coming to complete the route. It has also been awarded the World Heritage designation by the Unesco.
Hot springs along the Way of Saint James
Pool at the Puente Viesgo spa resort
Cestona spa resort - exterior
The Camino de Santiago is the pilgrimage route that brings travellers from all over the world to Spain, and it can be a comforting experience in every sense. Cathedrals, churches and monasteries will "tone up" your spirit, but here we also suggest a different way of doing the route: visiting its spa resorts and thermal centres. Treat yourself to a health and beauty treatment, following this itinerary which has the UNESCO World Heritage designation.
Spa treatments are the best therapy for stress and the tensions of daily life. Long ago, the Romans knew about the curative properties of Spain's thermal springs. Many of these are in the north of the country, at places along the route covered by pilgrims on their way to Santiago de Compostela. Discover these thermal spa resorts, which offer all kinds of facilities and the most sophisticated therapeutic methods.
Spa resorts on the "Camino francés"
Many of Spain's most important spa centres can be found concentrated around what is known as the "Camino francés" (French route) - the most traditional itinerary of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, whether setting out from Roncesvalles (Region of Navarre) or from Jaca (Region of Aragón). From the Pyrenees to the south of the Region of La Rioja, the spa resorts at Vilas de Turbón, Panticosa, Benasque, Fitero and Arnedillo guarantee a wide range of spa and massage treatments and techniques. Healthy walks in the valleys and spectacular mountain routes will make you forget all about the daily routine.
Further along the Camino de Santiago we come to the peaceful countryside of Burgos. Here you can "take the waters" in the villages of Valdelateja and Virtus. The village of Caldas de Luna, in the province of León, is also famous for the properties of its waters.
Another option is to head for Santiago de Compostela on the "Camino del norte" (north route), which runs through the area known as Green Spain. From the Basque Country to Lugo, where it joins the "Camino francés", you can treat yourself to the thermal baths in Cestona (Guipúzcoa province), at the famous spa resorts of Cantabria (Puente Viesgo, Liérganes, Las Caldas de Besaya and Alceda, amongst others) or at Las Caldas (Region of Asturias).
The best awaits you at the end of the Camino...
…because Galicia is a real paradise for spa tourism. This is both on account of the large number of spa resorts and for the quality of the waters. Here you will find all kinds of spa resorts: from the most traditional ones, ideal for curing aches and pains, to the most modern, equipped with the latest applied technologies for health, relaxation and beauty treatments. The resorts at La Toja Island, Caldas de Reis and Mondariz are some of the most famous. You will also find the best thalassotherapy centres, offering therapies using marine waters, algae and mud. As you can see, there is a wide array of options. Treat yourself to a spa treatment on the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route: the experience will be real blessing.
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A charming Roman Catholic priest once said, to a female friend of mine preparing for ordained ministry, "Seeing a woman give a sermon is like seeing a dog walk on its hind legs. You're so amazed she's doing it, you don't really stop to think about whether she's doing it well."
Ho-HO, chaps! Amirite? It's funny because WOMEN AREN'T REALLY PEOPLE AND ALSO THEY'RE KIND OF STUPID, geddit?
Well, in the same vein, I'd like to offer this observation: Seeing a man with an inflated sense of entitlement pronounce authoritatively as though he's considered all the available evidence that the universe has to offer – when in fact it's clear that he's only considered the evidence proffered by other Men Who Pronounce — is like seeing dogs make friends with each other by sniffing butts. It's so commonplace and unsurprising, you don't stop to think, "Now, how does THAT convey pertinent information?"
Why do I mention this? No reason, really. Say! On a completely unrelated note: Here's an essay by Deacon Keith Fournier. He thinks that people with "disordered appetites" shouldn't get special "civil rights." Or, well, he grudgingly acknowledges that they have rights because they're humans with "dignity,: but still, he thinks it's really important that they be made to know how disordered they are by, um… not having rights. That is to say, they shouldn't be discriminated against, they just shouldn't get to do the things that other, presumably more "well-ordered" people can do. Oh, also, he thinks that the Catholic Church will have its definition of marriage that's essentially independent of what governments say about marriage… and this is why it's really, really important for Catholics to oppose government-sanctioned marriage equality, even in instances where marriage equality is the majority will of the governed.
Confused yet? Well, your nose may not be as finely honed as Deacon Keith Fournier's. There are many elements of this essay that offend me as a religious scholar and as a person who likes a good logical argument. I'm resisting the urge to get sidelined into a theological discussion of Natural Law, though, because I want to draw y'all's attention to a point far more pertinent to the fatosphere: Deacon Keith Fournier knows that being gay is disordered, because being gay is a lot like being fat, and everyone totally knows that fatness is disordered:
Some maintain that same sex attraction is a genetic predisposition. This is disputed. Even if it were the case, that does not give homosexual activity any special status. Should we really give disordered appetites civil rights status under the law? Let's consider an absurd example. I have struggled most of my life with fighting obesity. I am on the "winning end" lately, but just give me another Holiday! A very good argument can be made that obesity also has a genetic predisposition. However, I will fight it my whole life because it is unhealthy. It is a disordered appetite. Should we as a Nation decide that fat people have a civil right to be fat?
HA HA HA HA! What an absurd example! Fat people having the civil right to be fat! Ahhh… *wipes eye* … Deacon, you're such a card.
Should those who insist that they resist that "genetic predisposition" to overeat be called Fata-phobic?
Um… with the exception of the adorably clueless capitalization and extra "a" in "Fata-phobic"… I'm going to go with yes?
Here, Deek, let me spot you a few clues:
First, yeah, about those "disordered appetites." I don't know how to tell you this. You know what other things have been counted as disordered appetites in the Christian tradition? The relentless pursuit of wealth at all costs. Seeking physical pleasure over spiritual union with God. Putting an exaggerated emphasis upon physical appearance. Now, assuming you think it's worthile to talk about "orderedness" and "disorderedness" in this kind of detached and context-disregarding way (which I don't) — come on, you don't think those things frame a lot of our contemporary constructions of heterosexuality and/or thinness… oops sorry I mean "health"? So who else doesn't get civil rights now that you, Keith Fournier, speaking for the Roman Catholic Church, find them disordered?
Second… dude, YES, the "Nation" should indeed decide "that fat people have a civil right to be fat[.]" People do indeed have a civil right to simply BE in ways that might make others feel icky-poo or scared or grumpy or oddly titillated or resigned or sad at no longer being in the majority. Even you grudgingly acknowledge that the people who give you that ookie feeling shouldn't exactly be discriminated against:
Disordered appetites – and the actions engaged in by those who give into them – simply should not be called civil rights. Certainly, those who succumb to them should be treated with the human dignity that they deserve and not be discriminated against.
Great! Yes! You go right along thinking that gays and fatties are disordered, and LGBT folks and obeses will go right on enjoying equal protection under the law. Fine! Wonderful! You won't get an invitation to Pride Week or the Fatosphere feed, and deathfats and gays won't get an invitation to your Bible Study. Sounds like a fine plan that will work out well for all concerned.
What? Oh, you're still not happy?
However, that is because they are human not because of their behavior! Homosexual sexual acts are simply homosexual sexual acts. Our bodies do not lie, they speak the language written within their constitution and confirmed in the Natural Law which binds us all.
Ahhhh, special rights. SPECIAL! Now I see. You're not worried about gays and fatties having rights, you're worried about them having special rights! You're worried that they didn't bring enough of their special gay and fat rights to share with the whole class!
Specifically, you seem very worried about that "special" right — which I'm sure you have never enjoyed yourself — NOT to have your identity judged legally and bindingly "disordered," according to one particular religious account of "the language written within [its] constitution and confirmed in the Natural Law which binds us all."
OKAY DEACON FOURNIER, I ADMIT IT. YOU ARE RIGHT. No "SPECIAL" rights! ALL PEOPLE ARE ALLOWED TO BE FAT AND GAY AND STILL ENJOY EQUAL PROTECTION BEFORE THE LAW! AND NOT ONLY ACTUAL FAT AND GAY PEOPLE!
Happy now?
But then, presumably — since you're standing so bravely against "special" rights for one class of people — you're totally cool with sharing your special perks and privileges of maleness with everyone else, right?
Because I have a friend who can preach one hell of a sermon. What Sunday works for you?
(Edited to add: Shapeling Sarah rightly takes issue with my characterizing Fournier as "speaking for the Catholic church." Let me try to make a distinction that I should have made originally: I do think that in the essay he presents himself as offering what the Catholic Church has always taught. He also is a deacon, which is an officially-sanctioned position of leadership in a congregation. But he is NOT a spokesperson for the Vatican, the US Council of Catholic Bishops, or other official decision-making bodies of Roman Catholicism, and it is overstating it to say that he's "speaking for the Catholic church.")


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After returning home from our little vacation, I've hunkered down to read, and I thought this would be a good time to come to know of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Canada and how it started up.
As you know I've linked the Q2c site coming in September as well as I think after ten years this Institute has done a very good job of promoting a science based view toward the latest in the science frontiers.
Mike Lazaridis Donates Additional $50 Million to Perimeter Institute
In his remarks on behalf of the Government of Ontario, The Honourable John Wilkinson, Minister of Research and Innovation said: "Ontario's $3B Innovation Agenda focuses on our government acting as a catalyst to support our top researchers and entrepreneurs - extraordinary people like Mike Lazaridis who are leading the way to turn groundbreaking ideas and innovation into Ontario's next generation of jobs. Ontario's commitment to fundamental and applied research has not only been informed but also inspired by Mike's personal commitment to innovation, and his contributions to the Perimeter Institute. That's why our government has already invested over $65M to support this important initiative. This new investment will strengthen the Institute and the government-industry partnerships that have made it possible, and help us to continue to attract the world-class talent and the scientific knowledge Ontario needs to compete in the 21st century."See: Mike Lazaridis Donates Additional $50 Million to Perimeter Institute
Now you should know that I had received earlier notice of Howard's book from Bee of Backreaction. I have always been under the notion that what can be learnt can be learnt from all ages and there is no one aspect that we can not learn from, when we read and write about the thoughts of bloggers who have something to share with regard to their own journeys.
Bee of Backreaction writes:
The book tells the story of the first years of Perimeter Institute. From Mike Lazaridis' donation, over the search for a name, for a mission, for a location, the joy of building constructions, the hiring of the first faculty members, the establishment of PI's public outreach program, and the successful acquisition of governmental funding, to Howard's departure.
It is very entertainingly written and quite informative in addition, though I admittedly had hoped for more gossip stories about the research and the researchers. The chapter about who talked to whom when and where to pull the strings for governmental support is somewhat lengthy and tiresome, but provides interesting inside views. The book also has an amusing chapter titled "The Trouble with Physicists" about the difficulties in saving scientists from administrating themselves into dysfunctionality. I'm very tempted to quote the funniest paragraphs, but I think you should read the book yourself. It comes with some characterizations of well-known physicists that are quite to the point indeed.
The book is probably more interesting if you know some of the people involved, but besides this it conveys authentically and passionately the fascination, joy and importance of theoretical physics. Overall recommendable. If this was an Amazon review, I'd give 5 stars.Howard Burton: First Principles
I think this is what I like most that what can be revealed in our blogging encounters, that what was written can go out toward the public to what had be done for me in the exposure of a book. I scoured the bookshop shelves for something interesting to read about science. Of course, in this case it was Howard' Burton's book First Principles.
At 5:18 PM, April 09, 2009, Blogger Plato said...
I have been watch this developing institution as well. In a weird sort of way feeling quite proud that such an institution was given impetus out of which an appreciation for developing of the science perspective was displayed here in the north, by Lazardis
I really don't think it is a Ivory Tower that is being described while Turok resides in his position. Just that what you do as a theorist is brought in line with cosmology. It's much like working the LHC and see that it is working from two perspectives, not just one.
I don't see anything wrong with that.
Nice to see a few prominent names like Susskind, Hawking and Hooft associated with PI.
When I seen the name of the book and the time you spent at PI Howard I was drawn to the idea of what Condense Matter theorists spoke of, in the same way Robert Laughlin looked at how he might describe the "foundational basis" that Phil was talking about.
Witten and others understood the condensed matter point of view as well.
Again I will read the book once finding it.
Now you must know something about this lay person who writes this blog. Previous to Howard's selective title I came across this term when I was looking for some basis as if in equatorial description that was simple to think it has some relation in algorithmic proportion that this could be the basis of all organization thought that could have exploded amongst the computer world. The very essence and core of our being as it was translated to reveal the very nature of who we are as beings.
This is when I came upon my own "Correlations of Cognition," as the condense matter theorist came to mind. I saw this relevance in how organization could be thought of at a fundamental level. Here in this case, "string theory" held my mind. So when I seen Howard's title of his book it resonated with me, for this is something that had stayed with me for years as I've remained part of the blogging experience of scientists and their engagements with each other.
How is it you then I could not learn to think, that by experiment, that one could line up two counter and oppositional points of view, to see what can be held as truth, and what remains as abstraction of the theoretical division of exploration. You know that what can reside internally as to the mode of operation as to what is self evident(arche), is something that you can place in the external world as well.
So Howard and young students become "mindful of the conduct becoming" and we see this value orientation as to the discussions between scientists. Some students become discouraged and subtle voices strain to speak,"May the ole work horses die?":)
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Anyway I am on page 47 for those readers that have their books. I recognize some aspect of what Mike Lazaridis likes in Howard as to the letter he wrote, preparing the way for his future as to what? I see this fateful discerningly as to a course of action, to much in how after serving their time in the academics, that they must make their way to the financial responsibility toward providing food and sustenance to the family. No fooling around now is there.
So the letter is a spark of genius in terms of putting it out there for hire. Mike Lazaridis recognized something in himself, in what was written by Howard Burton. Mike Lazaridis although an engineer, was was much like him? Avenues to freedom then were the ability to put together a plan once accepting the job, and Howard ability to get to work even though it didn't seem like Howard Burton had a job, was exactly what Mike seem to me what he was looking for.
I liked Chris Isham too, in his explanations, and toward this regard, Chris Isham reminded me of Penrose. I found it kind of odd that later on as Howard is making his way gathering information on Institutes that when again visiting Isham that there was a distance and unknowing attribute of who Howard was? I find this strange when mentioning about his wife and who was meet first as to consequence of saying?