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Use a Nokia Serial Cable on an ARM9 Linkstation
From NAS-Central Buffalo - The Linkstation Wiki
At the time of writing, clones of the DKU-5 and CA-42 data cables for Nokia mobile phones are the cheapest widely available (I purchased mine from ebay - they can be had for around $2.50 / €2 including postage!). Both should be electrically compatible with the Linkstation Pro (as well as other Linkstations, and the Linksys NSLU2 as well, and any other device which speaks the RS232 logical protocol with 3volt TTL electrical signal levels) - they incorporate a USB to RS232-3V transceiver (all the examples I've seen build the transceiver into a longer-than-usual USB "A" plug), and a Nokia "Pop-Port".
Means of connecting to the Linkstation Pro
The illustrations here show the direct attachment of the cable to the main circuit board of the Linkstation Pro - it is also possible to use a friction-fit connector via the hole in the bottom of the case. Whilst in principle this sounds like a far nicer solution, a hacked-up USB "A" socket is not a good match for the pad spacing on the bottom of the linkstation, and it is quite easy to short between the contacts, or between a contact and the metal case. More than one person has broken the serial port on their LSPro as a result.
Old style 5.25 inch floppy drive edge-connectors work very well (no shorting problems - the connector spacing is correct), but they can be hard to find these days (I did see a few on ebay) and they are difficult to cut-down to the correct size. They are pretty much exclusive IDC style connectors, and soldering to them is fiddly. That having been said, you can then connect to any LS Pro without invalidating your warranty...
If you can't find a suitable 5.25" edge connector soldering directly to the Linkstation's board seems like the best solution. If you don't want your USB serial adaptor to be permanently connected, then a solder-on pin header is also a possibility, but it does have the disadvantage of requiring more parts, taking longer to construct, but still invalidating your warranty.
Preparing the Cable
What You Will Need
- Some soldering skills.
- Some means of determining continuity (e.g. a multimeter + hand-held probe leads).
- Some means of stripping insulated wires.
- A willingness to invalidate your warranty.
- A CA-42, or DKU-5 (some later Nokia phone cables e.g. the DKU-2, CA-53, CA-70 - which look similar are actually pure USB cables with no transceiver - DON'T use these, they won't work, and you might break your linkstation or USB port - you can tell because the USB plug is shorter, they are also a bit cheaper - if you want to double-check, use a multimeter to check whether the contacts of the USB "A" plug are connected directly to those of the pop-port).
- Suitable safety gear.
- Pliers, glue/tape, and volt meter (optional).
If you don't have all of these, then find someone who does. Maybe ask your local TV repair place to do the work (they'd probably be glad of the business).
Determining the wiring assignment of your cable
Several companies produce clones of the CA-42 and DKU-5 cables, unless you are very confident you know them already, it's necessary to determine which colour of wire in the cable maps to which signal assignment.
Cut and Strip Insulation from the Cable
Cut the data cable about 60mm from the Nokia connector end, strip away approx 20mm of the outer sheath, and remove approx 3mm of insulation from each inner core.
The cables I bought were of two different designs, this may well vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.
- The RS232 transceiver is powered from the USB port, you only need to connect ground, data transmit, and data receive to the linkstation (this was my CA-42 cable, and had 3 wires).
- The RS232 transceiver is powered from the phone/Linkstation, as well as txd, rxd, and gnd, you also need to connect power (3.3v) to the linkstation board (this was my DKU-5 cable, and had 5 wires - an additional wire was used to signal what sort of cable was plugged into the phone (I think), and can be safely left disconnected).
Identify Each Wire
Establish which core is connected to which pin on the Nokia connector end (Nokia "pop port") using your continuity tester. The part of the "pin-out" which we care about are:
- pin 1 On both of the cables I used, pin 1 is actually missing (not needed with this design, so they didn't include it) it's the "other side" of the spring-clip from all the other pins).
- pin 2 On both of the cables I used, pin 2 is also missing (there is a space where it should be).
- pin 3 (normal length) connected to one of the wires on my DKU5, but not needed for the linkstation (isolate this wire)
- pin 4 (sticks out a bit further)+3.3v this is used to power the transceiver on the DKU-5 cable I have (red), but not the CA-42
- pin 5 (not connected)
- pin 6 (normal length) serial rxd - Data into phone/Linkstation green on DKU-5 blue
- pin 7 (normal length) serial txd - Data out from phone/Linkstation white on DKU-5 red
- pin 8 (sticks out a bit further) Signal Ground (gnd) black on dku5, orange on ca-42
- pin 9 to 14 not connected, and missing on both my connectors
On a piece of paper make a note of which colour wire was attached to each pin.
Sanity Check Your Findings
Check signal voltage levels for USB-powered designs (this won't work yet for device-powered designs, as you need to provide power to them for them to work).
If your cable does not connect to pin 3 (power from device), then at this point, it's probably wise to check the voltage generated by the adaptor:
- Make sure none of the bared wires are touching, and plug the adaptor into your PC.
- Fire up a terminal emulator, and connect it to the correct port (e.g. /dev/ttyUSB0 on Linux, you'll need to use the driver that came with the adaptor on Windows).
- Use a volt meter to verify the voltages between i. txd and gnd and ii. rxd and gnd. Neither voltages should exceed about 3.4v.
- Set your terminal emulator to use no hardware, or software flow control.
- Type some stuff into your terminal emulator (nothing should happen, but the voltage on the phone rxd pin should sag slightly as the bits are transmitted - press and hold a key on the keyboard to test).
- Connect together rxd and txd (just twisting them together is fine), and type some more. The characters which you see should appear back in the terminal window... Congratulations, you have just made a "loop back cable", and you have got the pin assignments correct.
- Exit your terminal emulator, and unplug the cable from your PC.
Connecting directly to the Linkstation Pro
Open up your Linkstation Pro - I have the v2 hardware undo the two screws at the back, and slide the side panel off.
CAUTION - high voltages are present in the power supply, and may be present even after the device is disconnected from the mains. Don't touch anything in the power supply area!
CAUTION - beware of sharp edges, wear gloves.
CAUTION - soldering is dangerous, there is a risk of inhaling toxic fumes (carcinogens and sensitisers) as well as burning yourself. Take adequate precautions.
Work out a way of getting the cable into the Linkstation - I slid it in through the "Kensington Lock" slot at the back, perversely, the 5 wire cable went in quite easily, but the 3 wire CA-42 was thicker, and more difficult. Flatten the cable slightly with a pair of pliers as you push it into the slot. If the cable isn't a tight fit, you should secure it to something inside the Linkstation at a later point (e.g. using a tie-wrap), to stop it being accidentally pulled out - this can damage the cable as the steel edge of the Kensington slot is sharp.
Locate the serial header
Identify the holes in the circuit board where the serial signals are made available (see photo).
Connect the Cable
Pull sufficient cable into the Linkstation to reach the serial header. With the board still screwed in, and the serial header at the bottom, the holes (from left to right) are:
- Ground - connect this to the wire that was connected to pin 8 of the Nokia pop port
- +3.3v - connect this to the wire that was connected to pin 4 of the Nokia pop port
- rxd (data into Linkstation) - connect this to the wire that was connected to pin 6 of the Nokia pop port
- txd (data out of Linkstation) - connect this to the wire that was connected to pin 7 of the Nokia pop port
Don't poke too much bare copper through the holes, or you'll touch the grounded steel of the chassis and cause a short-circuit once the device is powered on, 3 mm of bare copper seemed to be enough. Find some way of holding the cable in place while you solder the connectors - I used a couple of dabs of hot-melt glue, but you could try some strong tape, or a willing assistant.
If you are using a cable which uses the device-powered transceiver design, then you may wish to initially connect just gnd, and +3.3v to the cable, and then wire rxd and txd together (and isolate with some tape). Replace the cover and screws, and power-up the linkstation, your terminal emulator should then behave as a "loop-back" and characters which you type should be echoed back to you - see the #Sanity_Check_Your_Findings section.
Using your continuity tester, verify that none of +3.3v, rxd, or txd are shorted to gnd.
Try it Out
Replace the cover, plug the USB A connector into your PC, fire up your terminal emulator at 115200 baud, 8n1, no flow control, and power-up your Linkstation...
Tip: if your output is unreadable, try to set your emulator at 57600 baud, it works for me ....

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PLC accessories are devices and gadgets required for the optimum performance of a programmable logic controller These accessories include interface splitter boxes, communication cassettes and front connectors. The type of PLC you're using will determine the accessories needed.
Types of PLC accessories
A programmable logic controller (PLC) receives and transmits electronic signals in any kind of electrical system. Because of this flexibility in interfacing, there are a wide range of PLC accessories that suit different controllers. As PLC's come in various sizes, the accessories needed depend on various factors such as the input/output requirements, cable length and range.
How to choose the right PLC accessories
PLC accessories can be chosen depending on the application you need them for. For example, water treatment devices will require different PLC accessories to metallurgy systems. The range of accessories includes batteries, cables, connectors and adapters. A battery backup is used by some to protect valuable memory and data in the event of a power outage.


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As the use of smartphones continues to increase, con artists are finding ways to access personal information. "Smartphone security is going to become even more important," says Nikki Fiorentino, Director of Communications at the Identity Theft Resource Center. But it goes beyond that. A growing number of internet-connected cars and connected homes are vulnerable to cyber thieves as well. And you need more than a password to keep your identity and data secure. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) estimates that nine million Americans have their identity stolen each year.
How do you protect your smartphone and the information on them?
- Set a passcode. Smartphones allow you to set a digital "lock" to help prevent random people from using your phone. The passcode to unlock the phone could be a PIN code, password, pattern or biometrics login (such as your fingertip or face scan).
- Auto lock your phone. Set your phone to lock after 15 seconds of not being used to help prevent people from picking it up and using it when you're not looking.
- Create a complex password. Your first line of defense is a strong password, one that combines letters, numbers and symbols.
- Use two-step authentication with applications. Turn on two-step authentication for apps like Gmail, Facebook and OneDrive. Two-step authentication requires the password and a separate code sent to the owner to gain entry.
- Seek backup/wiping services. Not having these services is one of the biggest mistakes smartphone users make, says Fiorentino, adding that they're easy to get through the phone's manufacturer or your wireless provider. A backup program sends data on your phone to a secure server where you can retrieve it. A wiping program erases information from your phone if it's lost or stolen.
- Install security/antivirus software. Treat your smartphone like you would your home computer, Fiorentino says. Install security software that contains an antivirus, and be diligent about downloading updates as they're available.
- Be careful of "public" and "free" Wi-Fi. It's tempting to connect your smartphone to free wireless data whenever it's available, but it's not always safe. Unsecured networks — be it at coffee shops or airports — make it simple for hackers to also connect to your device. If you must use an unsecured wireless network, try a VPN tool, such as TunnelBear, to browse the web.
- Only download apps from trusted, reputable sources. We spend nearly 3.5 hours per day on our phones, so it's tempting to download an app at every opportunity. Protect your data by avoiding custom apps; instead, stick to downloads from verified sources. Apple's App Store and Android's Google Play use a vetting process before allowing apps to be sold on their mobile platforms. Remember, free is not free. Your personal data is a valuable currency that often "pays" for the free apps.
- Stay smart around SMiShing scams . The more that users spend on their mobile devices, the more those devices are targets for scammers using SMiShing. SMiShing is a scam conducted using SMS or text and phishing, where users get authentic-looking texts that appear to be from their banks or other services. In both cases, block the numbers or the emails and never click on a link in a text or email or reply back to the sender.
- Don't ignore updates . Installing software updates can seem cumbersome at times, but skipping available updates leaves devices more vulnerable to cyber-attack. As hackers refocus their efforts on smart technology, it's even more important to install the latest version and avoid a breach. Even better, set your device to auto update your system software and applications.
- Share data wisely . Often, apps ask users to input data that can be especially dangerous during an online security breach. Avoid sharing birth dates, addresses and other personal information that hackers could use later.
- Prepare for the worst. If you lose your smartphone or it is stolen, your personal data may be at risk. Turn on Apple's Find My iPhone or Android's Device Manager so you may track the phone's whereabouts and delete data as soon as possible. If your phone is missing, call your carrier as soon as possible to report that it's been lost or stolen, and have your data wiped. If you think you're a victim of identity theft, Fiorentino advises taking these three steps:
- Place a 90-day fraud alert on credit reports,
- File a police report, and
- File a fraud affidavit with the Federal Trade Commission.
And remember, back up your phone's information regularly through a computer or the cloud but use your home network or your mobile connection to make sure your data is not stolen during the transfer. This will allow you to restore your information if needed. The Identity Theft Resource Center offers more tips on smartphone security.


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Amazing how simple this card is!
few stripes of washi & fabric tapes, stamped circle, greeting & a flower...
When I saw Unscripted Sketch #241, I was thinking how should I create the stripes... papers or another way...
After I chose the tapes to use, I thought it might be a card for a man... But while I was thinking what should be put on the stripes - I had an inspiration ;-) wedding card!
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N° 6–2010: Invitation to the press for CryoSat-2 launch
29 March 2010
For the launch of the CryoSat-2 satellite, scheduled for Thursday 8 April at 15:57 CEST, representatives of the press are invited to watch the event live from ESA's European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany.
This new launch date has been confirmed by International Space Company Kosmotras following the implementation and validation of a change in the launcher's flight software.
Monitoring variations in the thickness of marine ice floating in the polar oceans and changes in the vast ice sheets that overlie Greenland and Antarctica, ESA's ice mission CryoSat deploys the most sophisticated satellite ever to study the Earth's ice fields.
CryoSat-2 will be placed into orbit 700 km above the Earth by a Russian Dnepr rocket launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Lift-off is scheduled for 15:57 CEST (13:57 UTC) on Thursday 8 April 2010. The launch operator is Kosmotras.
Press representatives are invited to watch the launch live from ESA's ESOC establishment in Darmstadt. A European Press Centre will be open from 12:30 to 17:30 and ESA is hosting a launch event from 14:00 to 16:30. Live televised transmission of the launch will provide pictures from Baikonur and from Mission Control at ESOC for broadcasters. Further details of the TV transmission can be found at http://television.esa.int. ESA senior management and programme specialists will be on hand to give explanations and interviews.
Media representatives wishing to follow events from Darmstadt or watch the launch live from another ESA establishment should fill in the attached accreditation form and to fax it back to one of the numbers provided below.
CryoSat will be the third of ESA's Earth Explorer satellites in orbit, following the launches of GOCE (in March 2009) and SMOS (in November 2009). It was originally due to be ESA's first Earth Explorer, but the first satellite was lost as a result of a launcher failure in October 2005.
The 700 kg CryoSat spacecraft – whose name comes from the Greek kryos meaning cold or ice – carries the first all-weather microwave radar altimeter. The instrument has been optimised for determining changes in the thickness of both floating sea ice, which can be up to several metres, and polar land ice sheets, which in Antarctica can be close to 5 km thick. The mission will deliver data on the rate of change of the ice thickness accurate to within one centimetre.
Recent record-lows in the extent of summer Arctic sea-ice cover demonstrate that significant changes are occurring in the polar regions. While ice cover has been mapped from space for many years by satellites such as Envisat, there remains an urgent need to determine how ice thickness is changing.
Data from the CryoSat mission will provide the scientific community with hard evidence on how the Earth's ice is changing and will lead to a better understanding of the role ice plays in climate and sea-level change.
Any change to the launch date will be announced on our answering machine at +49 (0)6151 90 2609 and on the CryoSat website at www.esa.int/cryosat.
For further information please contact:
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CryoSat launch
Thursday 8 April 2010
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Media organisation:_________________________________________
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Location: Space Expo, ESA/ESTEC visitors' centre
Address: Keplerlaan 3, Noordwijk
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Explore an incredibly diverse environment in Far Cry 4, from lush jungles to the snow-capped hills of the Himalayas. Take advantage of a wide array of weapons, vehicles and animals; whether you harness the power of a six-ton elephant or scout enemy territory from above in a gyrocopter, you'll be prepared for anything.
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EDITORIAL: Sexist Connecticut legislator must step down
We are counting on our elected officials in Connecticut to help us build a better world, and a more level playing field, for our daughters.
State Rep. Ernest Hewett, a Democrat from New London, caught on tape making a lewd comment to a 17-year-old girl at the Capitol, is part of the problem, not the solution. He should resign from the General Assembly, and his colleagues from both parties should help push him out the door.
Despite decades of slow but steady progress, odds remain that a woman in 2013 will be paid less money for doing the same job as a man.
A 2010 National Institute of Justice study found that one in five women in the U.S. have been raped in their lifetime, and one in three report having been victims of rape, physical abuse or stalking.
Even though 95 percent of large employers in the U.S. had a sexual harassment grievance policy in place and 70 percent provided training by 1998, nearly 100,000 cases were filed with the EEOC in 2011.
Sexual harassment is defined as "unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature such that submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment, unreasonably interferes with an individual's work performance, or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment."
Rep. Hewett was at an Appropriations Committee meeting on Feb. 20, hearing testimony about funding for the Connecticut Science Center, when a 17-year-old Science Center intern spoke about how her experience there helped her be less shy and inspired her to pursue a career working with children. She mentioned how she didn't like snakes when she started working there, but grew to like them and help others overcome their fear of them.
That's when Hewett spoke up.
"And if you're bashful, I've got a snake sittin' under my desk here," he said.
No one buys Hewett's clumsy explanation that he is prone to coming up with "crazy analogies," and that this one wasn't meant to be sexual.
Fellow legislators say it's "not the first time" they've witnessed Hewett behaving badly.
Saying something so dumb and so offensive in such a public setting indicates a few things. One is that this person has likely subjected women to worse in private. Two is that there's a mindset there that's bound to emerge at some point.
To test the latter, all one has to do is engage Rep. Hewett in conversation about women.
He told the Hartford Courant on Friday that, "I purposely will not have female interns. .... I've had female interns in the past that sit in my office all day. I thought it was totally weird and I didn't want another."
Because no one will let Hewett return to the 1950s and refuse to have female interns, he said he avoided having them for a number of years. "That's why I was so leery about staying away from interns. I don't know what they're going to give me. They may give me a female, but I don't want a female intern. That may sound sexist but I really don't. That way that keeps me good and that keeps everybody else good."
If Hewett's behavior around a 17-year-old girl was not enough for fellow Democrats to ask him to leave, the blatant misogyny he has expressed since should be.
House Speaker Brendan Sharkey condemned the "snake" remarks and stripped Hewett of his largely ceremonial "deputy speaker" title and the extra pay that comes with it, but Sharkey, Gov. Dannel Malloy and other Democrats have stopped short of calling on him to resign.
We dare them to keep a straight face and suggest that they wouldn't be if Hewett was a Republican.


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Just wanted to take a moment to let you know that Rays Index is now on Twitter.
We are up over 500 followers (and thy said there weren't 500 Rays fans) and here are a few of the things you can expect if you follow @RaysIndex…
- Real-time Webtopia. You know all those links in the morning that you guys love so much? We post many of them on Twitter as we find them.
- Often times, @RaysIndex breaks out into a mini Live Blog-A-Baloo during games.
- It is the best way to ask us questions about the Rays or discuss Rays topics with us.
- And much, much more! Woo Hoo!
And for those that are worried that Twitter is just another teen fad that is dumming down adults, keep in mind that Twitter is the first social media that was started by adults for adults.


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Inspire's award winning user experience for geometry creation and modification can be learned in just a few hours, and delivers dependable Altair solver power. Structural analysis with SimSolid's speed and accuracy - as independently validated by NAFEMS - provides the ability to analyze large assemblies and complex parts.
Watch the video to learn how Altair enables designs for production, moving additive manufacturing from an advanced capability to a production capacity with the power of simulation.
A short workflow illustrating the power of solid modeling and editing in Inspire Studio, applied to a junction pipe with flanges.
Utilize Non-uniform Rational B-Splines (NURBS) curves and surfaces to accurately represent even the most complex shapes with flexibility and precision.
Presenter: John Straetmans, Computer Engineering Student, University of Michigan
This project attempts to build an accurate real-time (RT) drone simulator through the full integration of a 1D functional model of a drone created in Altair Activate®, along with its corresponding geometry, into Unreal Engine via the Functional Mock-up Interface (FMI) standard. Then, VR, peripheral controllers, and other functionalities were added to the representation. This task was accomplished by modifying the Altair RT Vehicle Package, making it able to handle not just vehicles, but any system model located in an FMU for co-simulation, in this case a quadcopter model.
Once the FMU containing the Altair Activate® drone model was successfully loaded into Unreal Engine, the tools provided by the application allow additional features to be added, such as VR support. By implementing an FMU, together with its geometry, into Unreal Engine, we can visually analyze the dynamics of the system to further verify the drone model and its performance. In the future, this integration process should be facilitated to automatically load any FMU following just a few steps.
Presenter: Michael Hoffmann, Sr Vice President of Math & Systems, Altair
In this presentation, Michael Hoffmann, Sr Vice President, shares the company's vision & strategy for Altair's Math & Systems tools for Model-Based Development – based on providing an open platform tightly connecting 0D to 1D to 3D modeling & simulation. At different stages of their product development cycles, engineers can model and simulate their increasingly complex products as multi-disciplinary systems by using equations, block diagrams, and/or 3D CAD geometry.
His scope includes Altair Compose™, Altair Activate™, Altair Embed™, and Altair MotionSolve™ as well as the multi-body motion capabilities in Altair Inspire™. He also spotlights several recent success stories about customers who have used these technologies to drive innovation through simulation.
Altair Inspire includes a powerful and intuitive environment for investigating system motions of moving parts
The new Fit PolyNURBS feature allows you to automatically wrap optimization results with PolyNURBS. This option can be found on the optimization Shape Explorer.
With Altair Inspire you can easily create spot welds for sheet metal parts design
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* Mark your top choices as Favorite.
* Share your favorites through email or sms
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AP Source: Eichorst resigns as Miami AD
Shawn Eichorst has resigned as Miami's athletic director, the latest blow to a department bracing to be hit by NCAA sanctions, said a person with knowledge of the situation.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Thursday because the university - which was scrambling to decide how to fill Eichorst's role on a short-term basis - had not publicly announced Eichorst's decision. Various reports in Nebraska have identified Eichorst this week as a candidate to replace the retiring Tom Osborne as the Cornhuskers' athletic director.
Eichorst, who has not spoken with reporters in months, did not immediately return an e-mail seeking comment. His resignation comes two days before Miami plays Notre Dame, the first regular-season meeting between the storied football programs since 1990.
The person who spoke to AP said the school was holding off on making formal comment until Nebraska was set to announce its AD choice. One possible replacement for Eichorst on an interim basis would be senior associate athletic director for development Blake James, who returned to the Hurricanes in 2010 after spending five years as Maine's athletic director.
Eichorst's tenure at Miami lasted less than 18 months. He was hired by the Hurricanes after serving as Wisconsin's Chief Operating Officer for athletics, overseeing a $90 million budget and being closely involved with a $100 million construction project for ice hockey, swimming and football. Eichorst was highly recommended for the Miami job by his one-time boss at Wisconsin, athletic director Barry Alvarez - a close friend of Miami President Donna Shalala.
Alvarez is also a graduate of Nebraska.
Eichorst arrived with Miami's athletic department in flux: Funds were being raised for facility upgrades, and the school was in the process of hiring a basketball coach to replace Frank Haith, eventually deciding on bringing in Jim Larranaga. Quietly, though, the Hurricanes were also under NCAA investigation over their compliance practices, which wound up overshadowing everything Eichorst did at Miami.
The story over Miami's NCAA mess broke publicly in August 2011, when claims made by former booster and convicted Ponzi scheme architect Nevin Shapiro - now serving a 20-year prison term for his role in bilking investors out of $930 million - were published by Yahoo Sports. Shapiro said he provided dozens of Miami athletes and recruits with impermissible benefits over an eight-year period starting in 2002.
The NCAA is expected to provide Miami with its notice of allegations later this year, with sanctions - which could be severe - to follow.
And now, the Hurricanes have something else to deal with. Eichorst was believed to be working closely with the NCAA during the joint inquiry into the athletic department, so his departure comes at a difficult time for the department - and the university, which is already dealing with a number of issues unrelated to the investigation, such as dwindling football attendance and major financial problems involving its highly touted medical school.
Eichorst addressed the scandal in a roundtable interview with Miami reporters on Nov. 1, 2011.
"I'm not making any excuses. I'm not asking anybody to feel sorry for me or anybody else," Eichorst said. "I've got a job to do and I'm only looking forward. I'm not looking backwards."
Eichorst declined virtually all interview requests since.
He appeared on Miami's football practice field at least once this week, and had been planning to be at the Hurricanes' game in Chicago against Notre Dame on Saturday night.
At Nebraska, the 75-year-old Osborne announced late last month that he will retire Jan. 1 after five years on the job. He'll become athletic director emeritus and stay involved in department operations through July 30 at the school, where he won 255 games and 13 conference titles as football coach.


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It's that time of year, folks. A time when an estimated 3 million employees spend one to three hours following NCAA basketball games instead of working. Hopefully you have filled out your brackets and are watching your favorite teams or in my case, some I didn't know existed. It's March Madness! Office pools and brackets are well underway with only 16 teams remaining.
My limited basketball knowledge has come from watching and attending games in the latter part of my adult life. I never went out for basketball in middle school because I thought it would be less stressful to play all the sports my parents had not excelled at. My mom had a passion for basketball and a reputation as a good player back in her day but the thought of her critiquing my amateur game was enough to make me reject the sport. Needless to say, I did not accept coaching from my parents willingly. A complete stranger could tell me the exact same thing and it would somehow seem more logical.
I eventually got over my parental-coaching fear and considered going out the following year but practice time conflicts hindered me this time around. By the time I reached high school, I felt like I would be too far behind to catch up with the others that had already played for years. I still have never played a game of basketball in my life but it has quickly become one of my favorite spectator sports.
It was not uncommon for former roommates to find me standing or jumping on a couch, yelling at the television during a close game. I still receive the occasional text during an exciting game to ask if I am sitting. I have since gained some courtesy toward our furniture but the television is still on the receiving end of my moments of anxiety.
I even find myself watching more teams than I used to. Before, my basketball viewing was limited to Iowa State and the occasional Iowa school. Then it expanded to Big 12 teams. This year I have watched a variety of conferences and even, gasp, the NBA.
As an ISU fan, I think I have experienced every emotion one can feel during a sporting event this year. Through the good games and bad, you never know what the outcome may be. I guess that's why you play the game.
The emotional ESPN coverage of an ISU loss to Kansas this season featured Fred Hoiberg's son crying in the stands and being consoled by his mother. That game was also credited for an angered ISU fan being restrained from Kansas coach, Bill Self, and a public apology from the student body regarding a few other ugly incidents. Sports can be intense but that's why we love them so much.
An article following the game discussed how anyone who has played a sport has had a moment where they stop thinking and start reacting. I know I've been there before and many fans were probably in that position that evening. I know when I'm going to lose sleep over a game and that was one of them.
Even the less sports savvy individuals can enjoy their own form of bracketology. A friend of mine recently told me, "there are so many upsets in my 'which coach is more attractive' bracket." In my experiences, it is generally the person who hasn't seen a basketball game all season who wins the bracket pool.
This year marks the 75th year of March Madness. This includes 75 years of upsets, nail-biters and blowouts. Not to mention the evolution of the uniform. Have you seen the limited-edition camouflage uniforms Adidas created for six unfortunate tournament teams? I'm glad they were limited. Uniforms aside, March Madness allows for a few weeks of the year where everyone can share in the joy of winning and the agony of defeat. I hope your bracket is doing better than mine.


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Alexandre Ferreira has withdrawn from his UFC on Versus 3 fight with Rousimar Palhares (11-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC) and will be replaced by Dave Branch (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC).
Fighters Only on Tuesday reported the withdrawal, which Ferreira said he made due to the loss of friends and family following the horrible floods that have ravaged Brazil this past week.
Branch, who currently enjoys a two-fight win streak, has agreed to step in as a replacement.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) confirmed the shuffle today with a source close to the event. The switch was first reported by Heavy.com. It is unknown whether Palhares vs. Branch will be a part of the night's Versus-televised main card.
UFC on Versus 3 takes place March 3 at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Ky., and airs live on Versus.
Branch has built his streak with decision victories over Tomasz Drwal and, most recently, Rich Attonito. It's been a fortunate turnaround for the grappling specialist following an octagon debut gone horribly wrong. He took on Gerald Harris at UFC 116 and was knocked out cold in the third round by a slam to the mat.
Meanwhile, leg-lock specialist Palhares is on the mend after perennial contender Nate Marquardt halted his three-fight win streak at UFC Fight Night 22 in September with a first-round TKO loss. It an uncharacteristic slip – literally – he grabbed ahold of Marquardt's leg and moved to execute his signature move. But when Marquardt easily slid out of the submission, he left himself open for counterattack when he signaled to referee Herb Dean that something fishy was going on. Marquardt, in turn, pounced and pounded him out. Although he and his camp initially protested the sequence, commission officials checked his opponent immediately afterward and determined there was no foul play at hand (just a pair of shaved legs, as it were). He later apologized for the greasing accusation.
Still, it was a disappointing setback for Palhares, a Brazilian Top Team devotee who rose from abject poverty to become a UFC prospect by stopping half of his six octagon opponents by submission (and back-to-back wins by heel hook prior to the Marquardt fight).
For more on UFC on Versus 3, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
(Pictured: Dave Branch)


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I'm not sure about that, as I was not aware about the line thickness of the, I suppose, surrounding rectangle. Where can I find it's thickness?
sub MRI
call InitializeMRI()
g = thiscomponent.currentSelection(0)
oMRI.inspect( g )
end sub
Linewidth = g.LineWidth
rem--- Object
oPositionX = g.Position.X
oPositionY = g.Position.Y
oWidth = g.Size.Width
oHeight = g.Size.Height
rem--- Boundingbox
oBoundingboxPositionX = g.BoundRect.X
oBoundingboxPositionY = g.BoundRect.Y
oBoundingboxWidth = g.BoundRect.Width
oBoundingboxHeight = g.BoundRect.Height
musikai wrote:call InitializeMRI()
sub myOwnMRI
REM load library from global scope ("My Macros")
REM this is what InitializeMRI suggests to do
Globalscope.BasicLibraries.LoadLibrary( "MRILib" )
g = thiscomponent.currentSelection(0)
REM call the Mri routine therein
Mri g
end sub
oMRI = CreateUnoService( "mytools.Mri" )
g = thiscomponent.currentSelection(0)
oMRI.inspect( g )
sub myOwnMRI
Dim s : s = "private:factory/swriter"
BasicLibraries.LoadLibrary( "MRILib" )
g = thiscomponent.currentSelection(0)
REM call the Mri routine therein
Mri g
oWriteDoc = StarDesktop.loadComponentFromURL(s, "_blank", 0, Array())
oText = oWriteDoc.getText()
oText.insertString ( oText.End, Join(g.BoundRect.X,g.BoundRect.Y, g.BoundRect.Width,g.BoundRect.Height ))
end sub
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Dim oSheets As Variant
Dim oObj1 As Variant
Dim oDrawPage As Variant
Dim oObj2 As Variant
Dim oAnchor As Variant
Dim aCellAddress As New com.sun.star.table.CellAddress
oSheets = ThisComponent.getSheets()
oObj1 = oSheets.getByIndex(0)
oDrawPage = oObj1.getDrawPage()
oObj2 = oDrawPage.getByIndex(0)
oAnchor = oObj2.getAnchor()
aCellAddress = oAnchor.getCellAddress()
End Sub
mango wrote:
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oText.insertString ( oText.End, Join(g.BoundRect.X,g.BoundRect.Y, g.BoundRect.Width,g.BoundRect.Height ))
This fails with a runtime error, as BoundRect is not found.
oText.insertString( oText.End, Join(array(g.BoundRect.X,g.BoundRect.Y, g.BoundRect.Width,g.BoundRect.Height)),true)
Lupp wrote:...It will also run in recent AOO, but with unwanted effects concerning the sizes.
Selecting a shape and executing MRI gives me a list of properties and values, but I couldn't find something like a bounding box with a width specified. I mainly use TextShape and EllipseShape and LineShape. Where can I find these properties in MRI?
g = thiscomponent.currentSelection(0)
mango wrote:This and the information of Lupp leads me to thinking that rather than giving concrete measures of length, I could anchor any shape directly to a cell, couldn't I?
mango wrote:... - at least changing the scaling with the zoom slider - shapes were shifted relative to each other, their position was not maintained in a consistent way.
nRowBeg = nRowDistBeg + nRowDist*2 + nRowStrings*2
fHeightBeg = nRowBeg*fRowHeight - fShiftPosY
IndexBegNote = 0
iCount = 0
For i% = nRowStrings+1 To 1 Step -1
IndexBegNote = IndexBegNote + aBegNoteString(iCount)
For j% = nColStart + 1 to nColEnd
IndexNote = ((IndexBegNote+j%-1) mod nNotes)
If bNotesInScale(IndexNote) Then
oTextf = oDoc.createInstance("com.sun.star.drawing.TextShape")
mPoint.X = j%*fColWidth - fTextFieldWidth/2 - fTextFieldWidth*fFacTextfX*j%/nColEnd
mPoint.Y = fHeightBeg + (i%-1)*fRowHeight - fTextFieldHeight/2 - fTextFieldHeight*fFacTextfY*(nRowBeg+i%)/(nRowDistBeg + nRowDist*nStringPattern + nRowStrings*nStringPattern)
mSize.Width = fTextFieldWidth
mSize.Height = fTextFieldHeight
With oTextf
.FillColor = RGB(220,220,220)
.LineStyle = com.sun.star.drawing.LineStyle.SOLID
.LineCOLOR = RGB(100,100,100)
.textVerticalAdjust = com.sun.star.drawing.TextVerticalAdjust.CENTER
.textHorizontalAdjust = com.sun.star.drawing.TextHorizontalAdjust.CENTER
.FillStyle = com.sun.star.drawing.FillStyle.SOLID
.String = aNotes(IndexNote)
.CharFontName = sCharFontName
.CharHeight = nCharHeightTextField
.CharWeight = com.sun.star.awt.FontWeight.BOLD
End With
End If
Next j%
iCount = iCount + 1
Next i%
Sub RepositionShape()
Dim oDP as object
Dim oShape as object
Dim oAnchor as object
Dim i as Integer
oDP = ThisComponent.DrawPages.getByIndex(2) 'get DrawPage for target Calc Sheet
for i = 0 to oDP.count - 1
oShape = oDP.getByIndex(i)
oAnchor = oShape.Anchor
REM check to see if Shape is anchored to a Sheet Cell
REM if TRUE resize shape to fit inside the Cell
REM if FALSE skip this shape because it is achored to the Page
if oAnchor.SupportedServiceNames(0) = "com.sun.star.sheet.SheetCell" THEN
End If
Next i
End Sub
Would you please attach an example showing this behaviour for you?mango wrote:I downloaded LibreOffice 184.108.40.206 (x64) and everything seemed fine. Shapes were well positioned except a minor shift that I could live with.
But now I tried to print it all (and I need that printed) and I got the same mess again, everything shifted downwards in a way that it's useless to print.
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The very first team to award Stanley Cup rings was, in fact, the very first Stanley Cup champions. The Montreal Hockey Club, the team loosely connected with the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association (MAAA), was awarded the Stanley Cup in 1893, based on winning the championship of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada, a feat they accomplished for six consecutive years. The seven members of that championship team were presented with simple rings -- fifteen carat gold bands upon which were engraved a pair of crossed hockey sticks with a puck between them and the letters MHC above the sticks. Inside the band was the name of the player and 'champion 1888-93.' The ring belonging to that team's Billy Barlow is on permanent display at the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Through the years, teams occasionally awarded rings to their championship roster. The Ottawa Senators awarded players rings in 1927, the first season that the Stanley Cup was the exclusive domain of the National Hockey League.
The first ring to commemorate a Stanley Cup win by the Montreal Canadiens was struck in 1959, but the rings were designed and paid for by the players themselves. Since 1959, Stanley Cup rings have been the norm, awarded almost every year. One exception to this rule was in 1971 when the Montreal Canadiens presented the players with colour television sets.
When the New York Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers to claim their first Stanley Cup championship in 1980, their ring included a single diamond set in a brilliant blue stone. When the Islanders repeated as Stanley Cup champions in 1981, their ring had two diamonds. The ring celebrating their third straight championship in 1982 had three diamonds and, when they swept the Edmonton Oilers in 1983 to complete their run of four consecutive Stanley Cup championships, each player received a ring with four diamonds. Other dynastic teams and repeat champions that followed the Islanders, including the Oilers and Pittsburgh Penguins, used this type of representation. The 1993 Montreal Canadiens included twenty-three diamonds on their ring -- one to represent each Stanley Cup win in their history.
That Anaheim Ducks' ring from 2007 initiated an exciting tradition. Since then, each Stanley Cup-winning team has awarded a ring to the Hockey Hall of Fame, in addition to their players, coaches, trainers, scouting staff, the medical staff and front office staff.
This year was no different.
The Boston Bruins designed a sensational championship ring for players, staff and the Hall of Fame.
One shank is personalized with the player's last name and sweater number on an antique black background. That side also includes an image the Bruins' bear logo surrounded by six stones honouring the team as one of the Original Six franchises.
The opposite shank features a diamond-studded Stanley Cup framed on top by '2011' in gold and diamonds. The other Stanley Cup championships seasons - 1929, 1939, 1941, 1970 and 1972 -- also frame the Cup.
Inside each ring is Boston's playoff slogan: 'FULL 60+ TO HISTORY,' as well as the National Hockey League shield plus the four playoff opponents' logos and series scores.
The Boston Bruins' players and staff will now sport sensational, elaborate souvenirs of their 2010-11 season, and the Hockey Hall of Fame's Stanley Cup ring display has grown by one more extraordinary example.
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Do you want to live, study, and even earn your degree in the United Kingdom? Whether you're interested in experiencing UK style post-secondary education, or have always wanted to spend time exploring a new culture, the UK might have just what you're after. If you're looking at baccalaureate programs, or even your master's or doctorate, studying at a British university might be the educational opportunity that sets you apart from the pack.
Education in the United Kingdom has a great reputation. Some of the most highly respected universities in the world call the UK home. That could mean that if you choose to study there, you could potentially learn from internationally respected professors and researchers, and gain valuable academic and practical experience.
Even outside the classroom, the UK might enrich your education. Whether you're studying history, literature, business, physics, medicine, or something else, you might be able to take advantage of opportunities to apply your learning in the real world. From renowned art, history, and anthropology museums, to internship opportunities at international companies, as long as your visa allows you to do so, studying in the UK might help you to round out your classroom education with practical experience.
Interested in travel? The United Kingdom might be a great place to study if you want to explore Europe and even beyond. You might be able to take the chunnel to explore France for a day or weekend, or take the train or a commuter flight to any number of fascinating cities throughout Europe. Just make sure you follow up with the UK embassy at your intended destination before you go, to make sure you're complying with any visa requirements or other travel regulations that might impact you.
Curious what it might be like to earn your degree in the United Kingdom? Universities in the United Kingdom tend not to follow the liberal arts style education you might find in North America. Instead, students may be asked to declare a major when they apply, and then spend their full university career focusing on that major. In other words, university education in the UK may focus on in-depth knowledge of your chosen subject area.
One of the ways a university might encourage this narrower focus is through the organization of the institution. Universities in the UK are divided up into several different colleges, each of which covers a specific subject area. If you attend a university there, you'd be enrolled in a college according to your major, and spend the majority of your time attending class, studying, and maybe even living alongside the other members of your college. That might have some extra benefits, as it may help you get to know new people, building friendships based on common interests and goals.
But that's not all. The United Kingdom has also been ranked second in the world for its cooperation between business and university education[i]. Not only might you study under professors with experience in the field, but you might be able to get some of that experience yourself, through research, internship and co-op opportunities. This could give you the chance to take your learning outside the classroom. A great education, great friends, and great experience—you might find it all getting your university degree in the UK.
If you want to earn your degree in the United Kingdom, whether that means your bachelor's, master's, or doctorate, how do you get started? Preparing to move to a new country for your education might seem like a big task. To help you get started, here are a few things you might want to ask yourself:
By thinking about these and other issues, you can identify your interests, needs, and priorities. This might make choosing and applying to the university programs in the UK that work for you a little easier, helping you get even closer to seizing that international education opportunity you've been looking for.
When it comes to funding your university education, depending where you come from, you might find that tuition in the United Kingdom is comparatively a little lower. This is in part due to government regulations regarding how much universities are able to charge students. The amount you actually pay might depend on your country of origin. Some European students, for example, might be eligible for similar tuition fee rates as home students; however, if you're from overseas, the same rules may not apply. You might also be asked to guarantee up front that you have enough money to cover the full cost of the program.
Another thing to consider is your visa requirements. Depending on your country of origin, you might need to obtain your visa prior to travelling to the UK and starting your program. If that's the case, make sure to follow up on the requirements in advance to make sure you obtain the one you need. If you want to travel extensively, or if you think you might need to earn some extra spending money while you're abroad, you'll want to make sure all that is allowed according to the requirements of your student visa.
Are you ready to start looking for undergraduate or graduate degree programs in the UK? No matter what your course of study, you might find the United Kingdom university experience you're dreaming about. To that end, UniversitiesAbroad.com has collected some information about UK universities for you to consider. Read up on potential program options and then reach out to your favorites for more information or to begin the application process!
Sources: [i] https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/34805/12-p188-annual-innovation-report-2012.pdf
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The masters courses are designed for practising engineers who wish to upgrade or develop new areas of expertise.
The MSc in Civil Engineering builds on our renowned research expertise and industrial experience in current aspects of Civil Engineering.
Civil engineering is arguably the most diverse of all of the engineering professions.
The high quality of engineering research at Aston was recently recognised with a Grade 4 rating in the Research Assessment Exercise.
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This great Sukkot lunch salad recipe is easy if you still have your barbeque grill going, but if not, you can always use a grill pan on your stovetop to get those beatiful grill marks that will make this dish look like you went the extra mile for your guests. You can make the balsamic syrup from the day before but its a good idea to wait till the day of your Sukkot meals to clean your arugula. There's nothing more yucky than soggy and darkened lettuce on on our guest's plates!Celebrate Sukkot in style this year and use your coolest dishes and table decor! Send me your Sukkot menu to share on The Jewish Hostess, and please remember to snap a pic of your Sukkah table decor! email me here!
- 1/2 (5-pound) seedless watermelon
- 1/4 cup kosher balsamic vinegar
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt (specialty salt is great here, if on hand)
- 2 cups fresh baby arugula, washed and dried
- 1 cup kosher goat cheese, crumbled
- Fresh finely cracked black pepper
Stand the watermelon half cut side down on a cutting board and slice away the rind, leaving a solid block of melon. Turn the block on its side and cut it into 8 squares, roughly 3 by 3 inches and 1-inch thick.
Pour the vinegar into a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Cook until reduced to a thick syrup consistency. Set aside.
Heat a nonstick grill pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle just enough olive oil over watermelon slices to thinly coat and place on hot grill pan. Grill each side about 2 minutes until grill marks appear; transfer to a plate and season with salt.
To assemble the salads, put about 1/4 cup of baby arugula on a serving plate, followed by a grilled slice of watermelon in the center, and top with a tablespoon of crumbled cheese and another 1/4 cup arugula. Add another watermelon slice and another tablespoon of cheese. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Finish each salad with a very light drizzle of olive oil and balsamic syrup. Dust with black pepper and serve immediately.
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In Russian in the Army you are an agent sent to plant a time bomb precisely to inflict as much damage to the Russian army as possible. The bomb will set off after 5 seconds so be careful where and when you plant it. A tip to winning the game is to look out for a clusters of enemy personnel required for the mission and predict when they will intersect. Killing high ranking officers give you extra points.
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Forms Portal | Handling user data
AEM Forms portal provides components that you can use to list adaptive forms, HTML5 forms, and other Forms assets on AEM Sites page. In addition, you can configure it to display drafts and submitted adaptive forms and HTML5 forms for a logged-in user. For more information about forms portal, see Introduction to publishing forms on a portal .
When a logged-in user saves an adaptive form as draft or submits it, they are displayed in the Drafts and Submissions tabs on forms portal. The data for drafts or submitted forms is stored in the data store configured for AEM deployment. The drafts and submissions of anonymous users are not displayed on forms portal page; however, the data is stored in the configured data store. For more information, see Configuring storage services for drafts and submissions .
User data and data stores
Forms portal stores data for draft and submitted forms in following scenarios:
- The submit action configured in the adaptive form is Forms Portal Submit Action .
- For submit actions other than Forms Portal Submit Action , the Store data in forms portal option is enabled in the Submission properties of the adaptive form container.
For every draft and submitted form for logged-in and anonymous users, forms portal stores the following data:
- Form metadata such as the form name, form path, draft or submission ID, attachments path, and user data ID
- Form attachment as data bytes
- Form data as data bytes
Depending on the configured data store persistence, drafts and submitted forms data is stored at the following locations.
Persistence type
Data store
AEM repository of author and publish instances
AEM repository of author and remote AEM instances
AEM repository of author instance and database tables
|Database tables data , metadata , and additionalmetadata
Access and delete user data
You can access draft and submitted forms data for logged-in and anonymous users in the configured data stores, and if required, delete it.
AEM instances
All drafts and submitted forms data in AEM instances (author, publish, or remote) for logged-in and anonymous users are stored in the /content/forms/fp/ node of the applicable AEM repository. Every time a logged-in or anonymous user saves a draft or submits a form, a draft ID or submission ID , a user data ID , and a random ID for each attachment (if applicable) is generated, which is associated with the respective draft or submission.
Access user data
When a logged-in user saves a draft or submits a form, a child node is created with her user ID. For example, drafts and submissions data for Sarah Rose whose user ID is srose are stored in /content/forms/fp/srose/ node in AEM repository. Within the user ID node, the data is organized in a hierarchical structure.
The following table explains how the data for all drafts by srose is stored in AEM repository.
An exact structure like drafts is replicated for submitted forms for srose under the /content/forms/fp/srose/submit/ node.
All drafts and submissions by anonymous users are stored under the /content/forms/fp/anonymous/ node, which organizes drafts and submissions for all anonymous users under the draft and submit nodes.
Container node data for all drafts by the user
Organizes all attachments for the user based on draft ID
Contains attachment for the selected ID in binary format
Organizes form metadata for the user based on draft ID
/content/forms/fp/srose/drafts/metadata/<draft ID>
Contains form metadata for the selected draft ID
Organizes forms data for the user based on user data ID
/content/forms/fp/srose/drafts/data/<user data ID>
Contains form data for the selected user data ID in binary format
Delete user data
To delete user data from drafts and submissions for a logged-in user from AEM systems completely, you must delete the user ID node for a specific user from the author node. You must manually delete data from all applicable AEM instances.
Drafts and submission data for all anonymous users is stored within the common drafts and submit nodes under /content/forms/fp/anonymous . There is no method to find data for a particular anonymous user unless some identifiable information is known.In this case, you can search for the information that identifies the anonymous user in AEM repository and manually delete the node containing it from all applicable AEM instances to remove data from the AEM system. However, to delete data for all anonymous users, you can delete the anonymous node to remove drafts and submissions data for all anonymous users.
When AEM is configured to store data in a database, forms portal draft and submission data is stored in the following database tables for both logged-in and anonymous users:
- data
- metadata
- additionalmetadata
Access user data
To access drafts and submissions data for a logged-in and anonymous users in the database tables, run the following database command. In the query, replace logged-in user with the user ID whose data you want to access or with anonymous for anonymous users.
select * from metadata, data, additionalmetadatatable where metadata.owner = 'logged-in user' and metadata.id = additionalmetadatatable.id and metadata.userdataID = data.id
Delete user data
To delete drafts and submissions data for a logged-in user from the database tables, run the following database command. In the query, replace logged-in user with the user ID whose data you want to delete or with anonymous for anonymous users. Note that to delete data for a particular anonymous user from the database, you need to find it using some identifiable information and delete it from database tables containing the information.
DELETE FROM metadata, data, additionalmetadatatable USING metadata INNER JOIN data ON metadata.userdataID = data.id INNER JOIN additionalmetadatatable ON metadata.id = additionalmetadatatable.id WHERE metadata.owner = 'logged-in user'


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Benitez: Torres needed to score
Interim Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez was pleased to see Fernando Torres net a brace in the Europa League quarter-final defeat of Rubin Kazan, admitting his countryman had needed a goal.
Having joined the west Londoners for £50million just over two years ago, the Spaniard has rarely delivered the performances his price tag has warranted. Torres' record of just two goals this calendar year has only compounded matters, although here he capped a fine performance by doubling his tally for 2013.
The Spaniard shone against Rubin and netted either side of a Victor Moses strike, giving the west Londoners a 3-1 lead ahead of next week's return leg in Russia. "I am happy with the scoreline but not 100 per cent happy because we conceded a goal when we were in control of the game," said Benitez, whose side were hit by a Bebras Natcho spot-kick.
"It was a shame that we were a little relaxed and that we conceded that goal. I think the penalty was harsh. I was pleased to see the team winning and I said before that Fernando was training really well, working very hard.
"I am pleased for him and not just for the goal but the contribution for the team and the work-rate. We always talk about the strikers and how they have to score goals so confidence is there with Fernando.
"From the beginning I have not doubted his work-rate, but you could see his touch of the ball was much better after the goal because of the confidence he had."
And while impressed by Torres' overall performance, Benitez appreciates the goals were most important for the striker at Stamford Bridge.
"I think Fernando needed to score a goal because every press conference was the same questions," he said.
"We could see the confidence, that he can work hard, so physically he is fine.
"I think he will play well and score goals until the end of the season."


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Laer Cú Beleg (Sindarin for Song of the Great Bow) was sung and composed by Túrin Turambar as a lament for the death of his friend Beleg Cúthalion. The song, which echoed out over the Pools of Ivrin, was a release for Túrin after he had murdered Beleg through a terrible misfortune.[1]


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'Dabangg 2' soundtrack lives up to 'Dabangg' spiritNov 27, 2012 Bhaskar Pant
Film: 'Dabangg 2'; Music Director: Sajid-Wajid; Lyricists: Jalees Sherwani, Irshad Kamil and Sameer; Singers: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghoshal, Mamta Sharma, Wajid, Keerthi Sagathia, Sonu Nigam, Tulsi Kumar, Sukhwinder Singh; Rating: ***
Chulbul Pandey is back with a bang. The soundtrack of "Dabangg 2" is a musical delight with five original songs and three remixed tracks, composed by the powerhouse duo Sajid-Wajid. The songs are penned by three different lyricists.
The album kicks off with "Dagabaaz re", a romantic number true to the spirit of "Tere mast mast do nain" from the original 2008 film. Rahat Fateh Ali Khan adds the Sufi touch, while Shreya Ghoshal mesmerises with her melodious voice like always. The song is simple and its lilting composition instantly hits you. One hopes it would be a visual treat as well.
Next up is "Pandeyjee seeti", which looks like a follow-up to chartbuster "Munni badnaam hui". It features Malaika Arora Khan, and her magic is expected to work again! Queen of item songs, singer Mamta Sharma croons to glory in this number and she is supported well by Wajid and Shreya Ghoshal.
The song also takes a cue from yesteryears' hit "Chalat musafir moh liyo re". Definitely not of the finest tracks in the album but is nice nonetheless. It also has a remix version, which is racy but doesn't work too well with the listener.
Getting into the desi mode, "Fevicol se" is a typical crude item number that will surely get loads of whistles, especially as it has been picturised on Kareena Kapoor. The lyrics are raunchy and a bit hilarious, but will surely work with most sections of the audience. Mamta renders the Bhojpuri feel and is joined by Wajid and Keerthi Sagathia. It also has a remix version which has some good techno beats and it is as entertaining as the original.
"Saanson ne" changes the mood of the album and gets the listener into the romantic mode again. There is nothing special about the track as it sounds like any other romantic number. One gets hugely disappointed, especially since it has Sonu Nigam behind the mic. The composition is ordinary and even with the support of Tulsi Kumar; this duet fails to move you at all.
"Dabangg reloaded" rounds up the album. Sajid-Wajid have tried to recreate the magic of "Hud hud dabangg" and they manage to succeed to a limit. Sukhwinder Singh, with his high octane energy, manages to create a stir. A heavy use of percussions is also commendable. The use of the saxophone in the end is also quite nice and doesn't seem out of place.
There is, however, nothing too great about the remix versions of the song. It is definitely a passe and should be avoided.
Overall, the album scores well with the original tracks as most of them appeal to the listener. It's however a miss as far as remixes are concerned. If one ignores that and considers the huge fan base that Salman Khan has, there is no denying that despite its shortcomings, the album will still be a hit.
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Wasserstein describes life in theater, at Jewish-American writers conference
To view a Webcast of this conference, click here.
Playwright and essayist Wendy Wasserstein delighted her audience with tales from her life in the theater and from her idiosyncratic Jewish family at the opening lecture of a three-day conference, "Celebrating Jewish-American Writers," which started at Princeton on Sunday.
Wasserstein, who won the Pulitzer Prize for her 1989 play "The Heidi Chronicles," talked about her mother, Lola, whom she called "the funniest person I know." She described her childhood in Flatbush, Brooklyn, where she attended the Yeshiva Flatbush, and how her mother's love of the theater was sometimes at odds with a Jewish upbringing.
"My mother insisted that I take dancing classes every Saturday at the June Taylor School of Dance. Now the rabbi thought you were going to temple every Saturday, and he certainly didn't think you were going off to the June Taylor School of Dance. And I told my mother about this problem, when the rabbi came by on Sundays and said, 'Did you go to shul?' and she said, 'Well, just lie.'"
When Wasserstein asked her older brother and sister what to do, "they pretty much said that I should learn to be more imaginative." Which, of course, she did. A friend once told her that "I was very lucky because I was born into so much material," Wasserstein said.
Wasserstein said the element of Jewish writing that most resonated in her work was the simultaneous presence of "what's comedic and what's serious," of embracing "fancifulness in the face of terror."
Wasserstein recounted some moments when producers tried to mute her work's identification with Jewish themes, sometimes to amusing effect. She recalled the reaction of one producer to her musical, "Miami," which is about her family's excursions to that city. "He came to see it and took me out and said, 'Wendy, can't you make these people Irish? It doesn't look good for the Jews.' And I said, 'I just didn't hang out with a lot of Irish people.'"
The conference continues Monday and Tuesday, with the keynote address by author E. L. Doctorow, titled "Literature as Assimilation," at 4:30 p.m. Monday. At 8:30 p.m., comic strip artist Ben Katchor will give an illustrated lecture titled "Halftone Printing in the Jewish Press and Other Objects of Idol Worship."
At 2 p.m. Tuesday, artists Will Eisner, Jules Feiffer and Art Spiegelman will explore the work of Jewish cartoonists and artists in a roundtable discussion called "COMIX!!" All events take place in the Film and Dance Theater at the Frist Campus Center.
For the complete conference schedule, click here .
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an hour and a half = (1 hour + 1 half)
one and a half hours = (1.5 hours)
Am really confused.... the more i search in the net the more i get confused..
please help me..thanks..
an hour and a half = (1 hour + 1 half)
one and a half hours = (1.5 hours)
You should think of it this way:
An hour and a half = 1 hour + 1 half (of an hour) = 90 minutes
The meaning of "an hour and a half" is exactly the same as "one and a half hours". The amount of time is identical, but the two structures are different. The former has two singular nouns (1 and 1), and the latter gives a number that is more than 1 (1.5) and therefore requires a plural noun (hours).
Do you understand these?
"an hour and a quarter"
"an hour and three quarters"
"an hour and twenty minutes"
"a day and a half"
"a week and a half"
"a month and a half"
"a year and a half"
"a year and a day"
"a year and two days"
"an inch and a half"
"a mile and a half"
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Thanks guys...
short and simple....
something i can understand....


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Musician Sivu spent two hours inside an MRI machine to film the music video for his song "Better Man Than He." The result is this hypnotic video, which lets us see what literally goes on in Sivu's head as he sings.
Sivu says that the video was inspired by and made with the help of Barts and the London Charity and CLEFT, a charity that researches improving care for children born with cleft palate. The MRI scans were taken at St Bartholomew's Hospital and Sivu left with a clean bill of health.
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I was at a staff retreat all day today, so no time to think about shopping. I did, however, do a behavioral style assessment through idynamx.com, and the results were quite interesting. I really enjoyed this process, not only learning more about my behaviors, but learning more about the people I work with. After reading it, it's no mystery why I started this blog, or for that matter, all of my blogs.
Of course, all of the material is copyrighted, so I'll just highlight a couple of interesting things.
Need: To learn experientially from life and speak out their ideas. Yep, that's me. And that explains why I blog a lot. I do like to speak out my ideas, but I also like the conversation. I like to hear others ideas, learn from other people and I also love to debate when there's a contrasting idea. Playing devil's advocate is a good and healthy process. It enhances good ideas and modifies the not-so-good ideas into new ideas. And there's also those times where there's more than one right way or several good ideas to accomplish the same thing.
Like: Emotional "peace and quiet". Okay, so I'm not the warm and fuzzy type, I'm more cognitively and goal driven. The words used to describe me cracked me up a bit, most were not too surprising, but other were… interesting. I have a strong personality and I sometimes like to influence others by intimidation or forcefulness. I guess I do come across that way sometimes, as i do like to get on my soapbox a lot. I really just want to share my life experiences in a way that motivates people to do something different or make a positive change. I like to learn from others, so I guess I just assume everyone does. So anyway, thank you for reading my blog! If I come across as a bully or overly dominant, free free to call me on it. Then I'll tell you to quit crying and accomplish the goal. LOL I'm sharing my challenges and ideas of the one year of no shopping, but many of my ideas have been generated through feedback I get, so please feel free to leave comments.
Relational description: Verbalizer. Well, that speaks for itself. Can't argue with that.
I'm aware that I'm quite quirky in comparison to the 'normal people', and quite honestly, that makes me happy. We are all unique in our behaviors, but I often wonder how much is influenced by our society? Our suppose our core behaviors are part of our personality, and I could get into the whole nature versus nurture thing, but how much of what we do is following and participating in our culture? Shopping, for instance, is a social thing, necessary for some things, frivolous and exorbitant for others. I've also heard the term 'retail therapy' for the need to shop, you know, if you're feeling depressed or sad.
It's just a thought, as I couldn't help but wonder how all of this plays into my one year of no shopping. I'll ponder that. 🙂


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Oracle has "clarified" its applications and middleware vision by dispelling "myths" surrounding, and announcing a halfway point in, its Fusion strategy while sniping at SAP.
The company crammed a press, analyst and customer event in San Francisco yesterday to announce tools and roadmaps, while assigning existing and acquired Oracle products into one of three categories branded "Fusion".
Oracle is now talking of Fusion applications, Fusion middleware and the Oracle Fusion architecture. "Project Fusion" - the term that described integration between the PeopleSoft and existing Oracle applications - is dead.
Company president Charles Phillips said the word "project" is no longer applicable as Oracle is "half-way there" in reaching its Fusion vision, adding "the toughest part is done", even though integration with PeopleSoft, JDE and Siebel will continue into 2008.
Supporting the claim to integration, Oracle demonstrated construction of a portal-based application in JDeveloper 10gR3, available before the end of this week, using a declarative process in Java and AJAX, with business processes built using BPEL.
Looking ahead, Oracle promised new versions of JDE, PeopleSoft and Oracle's eBusiness Suite in 2006 that support components of Fusion. These elements include the ability to migrate JDE and PeopleSoft reports from SQR to XML and BPEL-based business flows and business process maps that integrate Oracle with Siebel. Oracle re-committed to delivering the full Fusion suite in 2008.
So what is Fusion?
Fusion consists of existing products such as the eBusiness suite's data model - which is being shared by the PeoleSoft and JDE software - and the Grid architecture running on low-cost Intel hardware, spiced-up with all-ready-familiar concepts and technologies that include services oriented architectures (SOAs), workflows, business processes and programming interfaces built in Java, AJAX and BPEL.
Phillips tackled four "myths" saying "I want to clear up some misunderstandings around Fusion". Of course, Oracle was largely responsible for sowing confusion by coming up with Project Fusion and the Oracle Fusion Middleware concept simultaneously and then failing to clearly explain the difference.
According to Phillips, the myths are that: Oracle is merging product code; Oracle is starting from a blank sheet of paper; Oracle has never done this before; and that large customers will experience unanticipated costs.
Underlining the event was a need to carry JDE and PeopleSoft customers seamlessly into the world of Oracle. The company must also convince observers that - since buying PeopleSoft in January 2005 -it has a clear vision and that integration between its disparate products will progress more quickly than similar work at SAP - Oracle's main rival. SAP's own vision and integration strategy is NetWeaver.
Oracle's re-stated vision was delivered as SAP's products and technology chief Shai Agassi yesterday claimed that it was "fundamentally impossible" for Oracle to integrate its own applications with those it bought last year. Agassi was speaking at AMR Research's Strategy 21 in California's Half Moon Bay on Wednesday morning, ahead of Oracle's event.
Phillips retorted in the afternoon, saying: "We are here to talk about Oracle. They [SAP] can talk about us if they want and they can put out press releases."
At the conference, Thomas Kurian, Oracle's senior vice-president of middleware development, announced that Oracle already has 625 customers on Fusion. "More customers use Oracle middleware to integrate SAP... than they do use SAP, because it's standards-based," he said.
Phillips closed Wednesday's event with a parting shot at hosted CRM pioneer Salesforce.com. Looking beyond the 2008 integration deadline to 2010, Phillips said Oracle wanted to lead on-demand software.
"We have more on-demand customers. A big percentage over time will want us to choose those applications. We will have enough power products at this layer for it to makes sense," Phillips said. Phillips was speaking for Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison, who was unable to close the event as planned, owing to a bad case of flu.
The Fusion announcement was originally timed to coincide with the anniversary of the PeopleSoft acquisition and closure of the Siebel deal; but Siebel is now expected to close on January 31. ®


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AlmightyNam on May 22, 2006
Okay, Okay, Okay… I'm sorry for the huge delay, but in my defense, no one gave me guest comics. It'd probably would've been easier if I gave you an email address, but meh.
Yeah, Its finally occured to me that it takes too long to make a comic, so I'm getting a job and getting a scanner, so I can make awesome amounts of updates. I'm still going to update weekly, but yeah, until I get a scanner, it won't be any more frequent.
Oh, and sorry for the horrible scripting, I just never thought of a good script while I was studying, so sorry.