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WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says state attorneys general are not obligated to defend laws in their states banning same sex-marriage if they don't believe in them.
Holder made the remarks Tuesday at a winter meeting of the National Association of Attorneys General.
He says decisions not to defend state laws should not be steeped in political disagreements and instead but "must be reserved only for exceptional circumstances." But Holder says "we must be suspicious of legal classifications based solely on sexual orientation" and that upholding equal rights is an important principle.
Democratic attorneys general in five states — Virginia, Pennsylvania, California, Illinois and Nevada — have declined to defend same-sex marriage bans against lawsuits filed by gay couples
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In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible, always honest Yankee patriot who spared nothing in his zeal for the American Revolution; who rose to become the second president of the United States and saved the country from blundering into an unnecessary war; who was learned beyond all but a few and regarded by some as "out of his senses"; and whose marriage to the wise and valiant Abigail Adams is one of the moving love stories in American history.
This is history on a grand scale—a book about politics and war and social issues, but also about human nature, love, religious faith, virtue, ambition, friendship, and betrayal, and the far-reaching consequences of noble ideas. Above all, John Adams is an enthralling, often surprising story of one of the most important and fascinating Americans who ever lived.
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- John Adams had an insatiable desire to explore human nature. In defending the British soldiers involved in The Boston Massacre, Adams says to the jury, "Facts are stubborn things, and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictums of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." How has his decision to defend the British Army, even under suspicion of political treason, prepared him to draft a strong argument for independence?
- In Thoughts on Government, Adams begins to formulate thoughts on public education. Adams writes, "Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially for the lower classes of people, are so extremely wise and useful…" When Adams was a young boy he dismissed the idea of education and only wished to be a farmer. How has his background influenced his opinion on education? Why did he see education as essential to the farmer as to the statesman in the pursuit of an independent nation?
- On slavery, Abigail Adams writes, "It always seed a most iniquitous scheme to me– [to] fight ourselves for what we are daily robbing and plundering from those who have as good a right to freedom as we have." Even Adams with his great displ
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The death of a British soldier killed along with two Canadian troops when a helicopter crashed on take-off in Afghanistan was an accident, a coroner has ruled.
The aircraft carrying passenger Captain Ben Babington-Browne, 27, burst into flames after hitting the ground at forward operating base (FOB) Mescall in Zabul Province.
Capt Babington-Browne had boarded the Canadian Griffon CH-146 helicopter at FOB Mescall after carrying out a recce of improvement work needed at the base.
The inquest heard that the soldier, from Maidstone, Kent, was set to return to Kandahar airfield just before 2pm on 6 July 2009 when the crash happened. Capt Babington-Browne, from 22 Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, had been strapped in inside the helicopter but seated on the floor on take off, with his legs dangling out of the door. As the aircraft, carrying six people, tried to take off, a dustball was whipped up by the rotor blades, forcing the pilot at the controls to revert to an instrument-only take-off.
The helicopter then drifted right, hitting a security wall and shattering the pilot windscreen before falling around 8ft to the ground and catching fire.
Both pilots escaped through the windscreen, along with a Canadian passenger, before attempts were made to rescue Capt Babington-Browne and the sixth crew member.
But Capt Babington-Browne – described as a "rising star" by his superiors – died from multiple injuries and inhalation of fire fumes, pathologist Dr Nicholas Hunt found.
The three-day Maidstone inquest heard from Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander William Robley, of the UK Defence Helicopter Flying School, who said the helicopter was not the correct aircraft for that mission.
He said the helicopter was overweight and did not have the performance to conduct the operation safely, and the flying pilot's senses became overloaded.
In addition, the flight crew was insufficiently trained, with the absence of training in dustball take-offs said to be particularly noteworthy, he said.
Requests to help the inquest had been made to the Canadian authorities by asking for evidence from the three surviving crew members.
But assistant coroner for Mid Kent and Medway Andrew Campbell-Tiech QC said the hearing had to proceed without them following an "inordinate delay" by the Canadians.
He said: "A raft of obvious questions concerning the immediate circumstances of Captain Babington-Browne's death has therefore gone unasked and unanswered.
"They include but are certainly not limited to, why was he seated on the floor with his legs hanging out of the open door? Was this his choice?
"If not, then whose? Did anyone at the FOB raise concerns about the chosen landing area? If so, what was done? If nothing, why not?
"How common were dustballs upon take off at FOB Mescall? Why was there no firefighting equipment?"
A Board of Inquiry composed of Canadian forces' members investigated the circumstances surrounding the crash, resulting in a heavily-redacted 70-page report.
The inquest heard that the board found the condition of the landing zone and pilot technique were "direct factors" in the crash.
Indirect factors included incorrect application of aircraft performance charts and the inter-turbine temperature was exceeded, but the mission was "appropriately tasked and authorised".
In addition, pre-deployment training and preparations were not adequate, and 19 recommendations were made.
A second Canadian-commissioned report publicly released last year found that the flying pilot "suffered a loss of situational awareness during the take-off due to the rapid and numerous changes in his focus during the 10 seconds prior to impact as he attempted to stabilise the aircraft and climb away", the inquest was told.
Hearing the evidence at the inquest was Capt Babington-Browne's brother Daniel and mother Nina who also attended two days of the Board of Inquiry's hearing in Ottawa.
Following Capt Babington-Browne's death, he was described by his senior officers as having "the world at his feet".
A graphic designer before joining the Army, Capt Babington-Browne completed his officer's training at Sandhurst.
He became a member of 22 Engineer Regiment in April 2007 and shortly afterwards deployed to Iraq, where he quickly distinguished himself as an "exceptionally gifted leader".
He volunteered for a six-month tour of Afghanistan, working in the headquarters of Nato's Regional Command (South) in Kandahar.


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Former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur hailed the "phenomenal" Mark Boucher after the Proteas wicket-keeper was forced into premature international retirement by a freak eye injury.
Boucher had to undergo three hours of surgery after being struck in the left eyeball by a bail on the first day of South Africa's opening match of their tour of England against Somerset at Taunton on Monday.
The incident occurred when a ball from spinner Imran Tahir clean bowled Gemaal Hussain, with Boucher stood up to the stumps and wearing a cap instead of a helmet.
The 35-year-old, a Proteas mainstay for the best part of 15 years, was due to return home after being released from hospital on Tuesday and South Africa captain Graeme Smith, speaking at Taunton, read out a statement on Boucher's behalf that confirmed his international retirement.
"I was really disappointed for him," Arthur, now coaching Australia, told BBC Radio ahead of the fifth one-day international against England at Old Trafford here on Tuesday.
"I know he wanted to come here because he wanted it to be his real swansong as a Test series, so it is really disappointing to end this way for Mark."
Arthur, who worked with Boucher at both domestic and international level, added: "I have lots of memories as his coach, too many memories. I was really close to Mark, I had a special affinity for him, I knew his family very well."
Arthur also recalled the time when Boucher was dropped for the tour of India in 2004.
"We went through a lot of hard times together, a lot of blood, sweat and tears with Bouch.
"I thought he was a fine cricketer a guy you really wanted on your side, a guy that never, ever gave up, fought to the bitter end and that's how I'll always remember him."
Boucher was the first keeper to take 500 Test catches and Arthur was in no doubt of his quality as a gloveman.
"I think he's right up there (with the best wicketkeepers), you have a look at his batting and wicketkeeping stats and they're phenomenal."
In the short term, AB de Villiers, primarily a batsman but who has kept for South Africa, seems set to take over for the first Test at The Oval on July 19.
"They do need to get over it, I'm sure they will. He's going to be missed hugely though," said Arthur.
"I remember the series we (South Africa) won here in 2008, the Test match we won at Edgbaston was on the back of a very good innings by Graeme Smith, but Bouch was there at the end of it.
"I remember him telling me at tea time, he said 'coach if I'm at the wicket, and I will be there, we're going to win the series, we didn't come all the way to lose this'.
"That just typified exactly what he was like. He was always in there, he was always up for a challenge.
"I've been in contact, and it is uncertain for him. Let's just hope that he gets his eyesight back and everything's good."
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Former South Africa coach Mickey Arthur hailed the "phenomenal" Mark Boucher after the Proteas wicket-keeper was forced into premature international retirement by a freak eye injury.


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DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nigerian security forces knew four hours in advance about a planned raid by Islamist militants on a secondary school but did little to stop the attack in which more than 200 girls were abducted, Amnesty International said on Friday.
Boko Haram rebels stormed the school in the village of Chibok, near the Cameroonian border, on April 14, and kidnapped the girls, who had been sitting their final exams. Fifty have since escaped, but more than 200 remain with the insurgents.
The failure of security forces to protect the girls from abduction or find them after more than three weeks has sparked national and international outrage and led to protests in Abuja and the commercial capital Lagos.
Amnesty said it had independently verified information gleaned from interviews with various sources that troops at Nigeria's military headquarters in Maiduguri - 130 km from Chibok - were aware of the plot soon after 7 p.m. on April 14, close to four hours before Boko Haram began their raid.
"The fact that Nigerian security forces knew about Boko Haram's impending raid, but failed to take the immediate action needed to stop it, will only amplify the national and international outcry at this horrific crime," said Netsanet Belay, Amnesty International's Africa Director, in a statement.
"It amounts to a gross dereliction of Nigeria's duty to protect civilians, who remain sitting ducks for such attacks."
A lack of resources and fear of fighting the insurgents meant that reinforcements were not deployed to Chibok that night, the human rights group said.
"The small contingent of security forces based in the town – 17 army personnel as well as local police – attempted to repel the Boko Haram assault but were overpowered and forced to retreat. One soldier reportedly died," Amnesty said.
Nigerian officials were not immediately available for comment on Amnesty's allegations.
Amnesty's statement came on the same day British experts arrived in Nigeria to advise the government on how to find and rescue the kidnapped schoolgirls. The United States, France and China have also offered to help the West African country.
Boko Haram's five-year-old insurgency is aimed at reviving a medieval Islamic caliphate in modern Nigeria, whose 170 million people are split roughly evenly between Christians and Muslims.
President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to find the abducted girls but has admitted he does not know where they are.
Amnesty said security and local officials repeatedly alerted the military commands in Damboa, 37 km away from Chibok, and Maiduguri between the evening of April 14 and early morning the next day.
It said civilian patrols in a village neighbouring Chibok, were among the first to raise the alarm after a large group of armed men entered their village on motorbikes and said they were headed to Chibok.
"There's a lot of frustration, exhaustion and fatigue among officers and (troops) based in the hotspots ... many soldiers are afraid to go to the battle fronts," Amnesty quoted a senior army officer as saying.
Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram, which means "Western education is sinful", has threatened to sell the abducted girls "on the market".
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A quick overview of ocular signs that may indicate systemic disease in your veterinary patients.
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Various metabolic, infectious, and immune-mediated diseases as well as hypertension and neoplasia may manifest with ocular signs. Here's a rundown as a reminder when you're looking into your patients' peepers.
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Gov. Maggie Hassan says she favors medical marijuana, but not allowing patients to grow their own. That is a change from her Senate days, when she supported a bill that allowed patients to grow small quantities for themselves. She was right the first time.
The medical marijuana bill pending in the Senate would require that anyone authorized to use medical marijuana have both a doctor's prescription and an ID card issued by the Department of Health and Human Services. It restricts patients to three plants, 12 seedlings and no more than six ounces of marijuana, just two ounces if traveling.
Hassan says patients should have to get their marijuana from the alternative care centers created by the bill. But it would authorize only five, and the state has 18 months to authorize them. If you are dying of cancer, what do you do until then? If you live an hour or more from one of the authorized centers, and your chemotherapy has made you too weak to drive, what do you do? You suffer until someone can drive you, or you pay (if you can) for an authorized person to deliver it.
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Small claims court is court of last resort for many in NH
By DOUG ALDEN
New Hampshire Union Leader
MANCHESTER - Marianne Egan is becoming an expert on New Hampshire small-claims court.
It's been a tedious, frustrating series of lessons as Egan tries to recoup a $650 deposit she and her husband gave a contractor to replace some windows more than two years ago.
She has a one-inch file full of paperwork - including district court judgments in her favor - but none of the money.
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"It's hard to turn back the clock if they've sent the money out the door," said James Boffetti, a senior assistant attorney general and bureau chief of the New Hampshire Department of Justice Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division.
Sometimes, it's impossible.
Ed and Cathy Davis of Manchester nearly learned that costly lesson last week after answering an online ad for two Siberian husky puppies for sale by a Portsmouth family. The ad, complete with adorable pictures of a tiny husky, turned out to be bait. They were willing to overlook a few red flags, but when the "sellers" said they needed $600 to be wired to an account in Africa, the Davises had heard enough.
Ed called police and the Attorney General's Office with the wild details of an online ruse that stretched from Portsmouth to the nation of Cameroon.
"I just don't want other people to get burned on this," Davis said.
Boffetti said calls like the one Davis made to the Consumer Protection hotline average about 10,000 per year - along with about 5,000 written complaints.
"We deal with them all year long. It's pretty much a 365-day-a-year enterprise," Boffetti said. "These people are extremely creative. They definitely find ways to get people."
Boffetti said all the complaints are reviewed, but the state doesn't have the resources for a formal investigation into each, and not every case warrants criminal charges.
Small claims court
Cases like the Egans' can wind up in small claims court if the sum involved is less than $7,500. The idea is to provide a legal channel for people and avoid the cost of hiring an attorney.
But even the smallest claims can be far from simple, something the Egans found out early on in the long and winding process after they filed a complaint in 9th District Court in Manchester on Dec. 27, 2011. A month later, the court ruled in their favor when LaBrie failed to respond to the civil claim. That also got no response, prompting a motion Marianne filed in March 2012 seeking periodic payments from LaBrie. That generated another court hearing, but not until Dec. 14 - almost a full year after the initial complaint was filed.
The day before, LaBrie went to the Egans' home with the cash payment offer, which was denied. He repeated the offer of $300 - the Egans recall it as $200 - just before the hearing.
"We were afraid to take the $200 because we thought it would be the first - and last - payment we saw," Mike Egan said.
The judge ruled in favor of the Egans again, ordering LaBrie to make $150 monthly payments until the $650 and subsequent court costs of another $171.73 are covered.
The first due date was Jan. 15, which came and went with no payment.
LaBrie said he didn't have the money and grew more resentful when he learned Marianne had filed another motion, likely adding another round of costs to his tab, when he was technically only a month behind in his payments.
The next hearing is scheduled for April 19.
Seeing it through
While the allegations are similar to the two cases that led to criminal convictions for LaBrie in 1997 and 2002, both of those cases ended in plea bargains. LaBrie said he didn't want to plead guilty, but felt he had little choice to avoid larger penalties; he acknowledged making mistakes in his past.
"I've had thousands of customers and I've gone out of my way for almost every one of them," he said. "I just happened to have two who used the power of the law to get what they wanted and it wasn't just."
Boffetti said disputes between contractors and customers are often among the complaints filed with his office. Marianne Egan filed one before going the small-claims court route, but received only a letter acknowledging it had been reviewed and would be kept in the Consumer Protection files.
As frustrating as her campaign has been, she has no plans to back off.
"If I had been older, I probably would have given up," she said. "I'm determined to see it through."
Boffetti said sometimes the legal process takes patience.
"When you work through the courts, that's the way to do it," he said.
The Consumer Protection hotline is 888-468-4454.


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Ok doing some searches I found that Strangefour (used the MSN search strangefour), goes by the real name of David Henion? if this is correct (google search on David Henion) found a resume of his on a job sight listing email, phone, address and other info.
The resume showed last edit as of 5-13-2004 so this would be the newest information if it pans out.
If anyone follows up on this please post.


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Once upon a time, a client engaged me to help justify the pending purchase of a $100,000 SAN. With 3,000–4,000 concurrent users accessing over 150GB of data, the client was starting to encounter performance problems. Hardware vendors had recommended a new SAN to tame the I/O bottleneck, and I was on hand to OK the proposed solution and help with the migration, should one be needed.
However, an evaluation of the client's workload and current environment made it painfully obvious that although more than $35,000 worth of disks, RAID controllers, and other hardware was already in place, it simply wasn't being utilized efficiently. By using only the existing hardware, we increased performance and eliminated the "need" for an expensive SAN. (In hindsight, I should have charged a commission on the money saved, instead of merely charging by the hour.) By applying the following strategies, which I used to help my client, you can boost performance and possibly save yourself significant hardware costs.
Storage Is Not Created Equal
Disk drives keep getting less expensive, but the cost for swarms of high-end hard drives and RAID controllers is still a major concern for most organizations. However, not all hardware is a good choice for use with SQL Server. Table 1 lists some common types of RAID arrays, Table 2 lists common ways for storage to connect to computers, and Table 3 lists common disk rotational speeds. Each table tells you how good different hardware choices are for SQL Server. The tables make it obvious that not all storage is created equal—which is fine, as performance requirements vary from deployment to deployment. Accordingly, I like to approach disk optimization scenarios by identifying what I call "premium disk," the most performant storage option available. The key to identifying premium disk is the fact that almost all SQL Server deployments have access to at least two kinds of disk. For example, in the disk configurations that Figure 1 shows, the premium disk on Server 1 is obviously the 220GB volume, while on Server 2 it's the 640GB volume.
Figure 1: Sample SQL Server Configurations
Server 1
8 cores; 64GB RAM
220GB RAID 1+0 with 15,000rpm Fibre Channel–attached drives
1TB SAN (RAID 5 on 10,000rpm iSCSI-attached drives)
Server 2
2 cores; 32GB RAM
640GB RAID 5 on 7200RPM SATA disks
800GB RAID 1 accessed via Network File Share
Premium disk capabilities vary widely, but you can usually count on two things. First, fast premium disks are also small because high-performance drives generally sacrifice capacity for speed. Second, there's less premium disk available than non-premium disk and, if the system has been around for a while, there's less premium disk capacity available than you want. The key to striking a balance between performance and cost lies in optimizing the performance of premium disk while off-loading as many tasks as possible to non-premium disk.
TABLE 1: Commonly Used RAID Types
RAID 0 (striping)
Best performance. Reads and writes are split evenly over all disks in the array, making them very fast.
No redundancy. Loss of a single drive results in complete data loss.
Not recommended for use in SQL Server environments due to the risk of data loss.
RAID 1 (mirroring)
Reliable fault-tolerance because data is written to all disks in array. Reads can be split over all the disks in the array.
Writes are slowed to the speed of a single disk because all writes are written to each disk.
Works well for low-demand data files. Excellent for log files.
RAID 5 (striping with parity)
Excellent redundancy: A single drive can fail without jeopardizing the entire array. Decent read performance. Very affordable.
To enforce redundancy, RAID-5 solutions require two reads and two writes for every logical write operation, making writes very expensive.
Affordable solution for high-performance workloads that don't do lots of writes. Don't use in systems where writes represent more than 10 percent of overall activity.
RAID 1+0 (mirroring plus striping)
Combines strengths of RAID-0 and RAID-1 to deliver fault protection and great performance.
Requires lots of disks and high-end controllers. One of the most expensive RAID solutions.
Excellent for all high-performance database needs. Slight overkill for log files in some cases.
TABLE 2: Common I/O Buses
Up to 300Mbps1
Inexpensive successor to ATA. Easy to manage and configure. Currently there are no 15,000rpm SATA disks available and only a few 10,000rpm SATA disks.
Up to 320Mbps2
Historically high performers. Slightly difficult to configure. More expensive than SATA but have best support for high-speed (10,000 and 15,000rpm) disks. Supports multiple devices per channel.
Serial Attached SCSI
Up to 375Mbps
Successor to SCSI (despite slightly lower speeds). Easier to configure than SCSI but still maintains access to high-performance disk drives. Provides higher redundancy than SATA controllers and can use high-speed SCSI disks or cheaper SATA disks if desired. Marketed at enterprise servers and widely used today.
Up to 125Mbps3
Commonly used in SANs, where SCSI commands are relayed over Ethernet. Low throughput is acceptable for backups and other low-level needs, but not a good candidate for highly used SQL Server resources.
Fibre Channel
Up to 425Mbps4
Lots of configuration options exist; can be used to connect to both internal and external drives. Commonly used in clustering scenarios against high-speed SCSI disks for high-performance and high-availability solutions. Extremely fast, but expensive.
For comparison purposes, USB is 60Mbps and FireWire 800 is almost 100Mbps.
1SATA 300. SATA 150 is only half of a SATA 300 bus and doesn't support multipath I/O.
2with Ultra320 SCSI; other types of SCSI buses also exist.
3Over Gigabit Ethernet.
4with 4GBps Fibre Channel
TABLE 3: Disk Rotational Speeds
Rotation Speed
Rough Seek Time
5+ ms
Low speed, low heat, low performance. Common in laptops.
4 ms
Suitable for servers where disk activity is minimal. Common in desktops.
3 ms
Capable of 125Mbps throughput.
2 ms
Trades capacity for quickest access speeds and throughput.
Multiple Data Files
A key aspect of optimizing premium-disk performance is to adequately harness and utilize controllers and disks. Resource contention can result in hotspots where storage requirements aren't evenly spread across all disks, so avoiding contention is one way to make sure that your storage systems are properly utilized. For large, heavily used databases, Microsoft recommends that you use between 0.25 and 1 data file per file group for each CPU on a server. With this approach, SQL Server can spawn multiple threads to satisfy I/O requirements simultaneously for queries that it can process in parallel instead of forcing query execution to wait on a single thread to pull data from disk. Even with expensive RAID controllers and 15,000rpm disks, if you have only one spindle or disk handling your workload, you could be missing out on performance benefits that SQL Server can provide by efficiently using multiple I/O threads to satisfy large and complex queries. Even if you have plenty of high-performance disk space, disk is much slower than RAM or CPU, so it has the greatest potential to destabilize your workloads if It's not being used efficiently.
Merely adding multiple data files to large, heavily used databases can help SQL Server achieve greater parallel execution and shorten backup times, but intelligently distributing data over multiple files will lead to the best results. For example, if you have a large table that's frequently targeted by many ranged queries, spreading that table across several files can allow multiple sequential reads to satisfy query needs instead of forcing execution to pull everything from a single file. The effect of splitting files is more pronounced when you're able to place these files on different disk arrays. Likewise, it's usually also a good idea to split the indexes for large, heavily used tables into a dedicated file group. Splitting the indexes this way allows parallel processing of index and table data in more complicated queries that require lots of filters and bookmarking operations.
Log File Placement
Unlike data files, log files don't benefit from being spread across multiple files because of the sequential way SQL Server writes log file data. But you should place log files on dedicated disk arrays when possible because they can generate large amounts of I/O when many updates are being made. Using dedicated disk arrays helps isolate log-file write activity from the I/O activity of queries and data modifications in the rest of the database. RAID 5 arrays require two reads and two physical writes for every logical write, so you should generally avoid using RAID 5 arrays for log files. RAID 1+0 arrays are the best option, but RAID 1 arrays with fast disks can handle very heavy workloads when used exclusively for log files.
Mind Fragmentation and Fill Factor
On large tables and indexes that see lots of updates and deletes, fragmentation can easily result in wasted space that can hurt I/O operations as SQL Server pages table and index data into memory. Often, fragmentation can get so bad that it results in a noticeable lag in response time for end users on heavily queried tables. Many experts, including some at Microsoft, recommend regularly rebuilding and defragmenting indexes and fine-tuning the fill-factor setting using the CREATE INDEX or ALTER INDEX statement to combat excessive fragmentation and lag. (See the Learning Path for more information about the fill-factor setting.)
Fine-tuning the fill-factor setting on heavily queried and written tables can be difficult. Too much fragmentation results in wasted read operations, and too little free space can significantly affect insert speeds. There's no one-size-fits-all approach, nor even a reliable rule of thumb: The best solution depends on environmental concerns and usage patterns. The best way to approach the fill-factor setting is to routinely gather and analyze performance metrics, then make small changes, monitor their impact, and readjust when necessary. This approach can take a bit of effort, but if you can establish optimal fill-factor settings for key tables and use off-peak times to rebuild your tables and indexes accordingly, you can dramatically boost performance in cases involving large tables. There's no reason you can't rebuild indexes nightly, as long as you have some downtime available.
Available Free Space
Although maximizing every ounce of premium disk is a worthwhile goal, make sure to keep an eye on the amount of free space available. If your disks have to work overtime to find free space on the drive, you'll see performance degrade dramatically. The point at which this saturation occurs varies from disk to disk and depends on a wide variety of factors, including the raw performance characteristics of the drives and their associated controllers, but a good rule of thumb is to maintain at least 15 to 25 percent of free space on your drives.
One great way to free up premium disk is to off-load all but the most critical databases to less expensive storage. By putting such databases on a SAN or other inexpensive storage, you can free up premium disk for mission-critical databases and operations. This is especially true for small shops whose staging and development databases commonly reside on the same hardware as production databases.
Partitioning can be a powerful tool for off-loading data, and SQL Server 2005's partitioning schemes make off-loading data a breeze. Just create your file groups and add your files, putting your less frequently used files on cheaper disk. Create your partition scheme, and SQL Server will do the rest.
Intelligently Manage Backups
Backups are a double-edged sword. Ideally, you want to back up large databases to premium disk to maximize throughput. The problem is that after your backups are finished, the only thing they require is lots of disk—and they can gobble up premium disk in a hurry. Because most full backups are done during off-peak hours, I typically recommend putting backups on non-premium disk when there isn't enough premium disk space available. This approach allows backups to take up space only on non-premium disks, and when done during off-peak hours the performance overhead associated with using non-premium disk doesn't have a big impact.
Another option for backups is a third-party compression backup agent. These are typically much cheaper than additional premium disk and provide the added benefit of decreasing recovery times. Off-box backups to an iSCSI SAN or a network file share can also be good options, but a good rule of thumb is to always have one or two days of complete backups, including full backups and logs, in easily accessible storage such as on the box in case of disaster. The last thing you want in an emergency is to wait while your backups are sucked over the wire on a 100 megabit or gigabit network.
Efficient Log File Management
Many SQL Server environments have only one RAID controller or one RAID array, which data and log files must share. Consequently, log files end up on premium disk and can devour lots of high-performance disk that they don't need. For example, if you have a 100GB database that sees about 12GB of logged activity each day, you likely want a log file of about 25GB, enough to handle daily load and account for spikes in activity. This, in turn would consume 25GB of premium disk, but log file information is perfectly safe on lesser storage, such as a RAID 1 array. The net result is that you can end up wasting lots of premium disk if you're only backing up your log files on a daily basis—and backing up only once a day is a bad move from a recoverability standpoint anyhow.
Because log file backups and the associated truncation operation are extremely performant, using regular and frequent log-file backups can help maximize the amount of premium disk capacity available. For example, consider the typical workday schedule in Figure 2, where most updates and modifications happen during peak hours. In the case of the 100GB database mentioned earlier, implementing hourly backups of the log allows the log file to be only 4GB, a comfortable size, assuming roughly 1GB–2GB of modifications per hour during peak hours plus ample padding. Hourly backups allow completed transactions to be safely logged and backed up to non-premium disk, freeing more than 20GB of premium disk without sacrificing reliability or performance. On larger systems that are slowly growing over time, this approach, properly used, can reduce the need to purchase additional premium storage.
More Performance, Less Money
Ultimately, managing disk performance can require effort, tuning, tweaking, and even educated guesses. It's worth the effort, however: By using your existing resources creatively, you can maximize the efficiency of your expensive I/O subsystems, which in turn can boost SQL Server's overall performance and save the money you'd otherwise spend to upgrade to a more expensive storage solution or purchase new storage.


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Bad Joe: Levasseur stalls again
March 05. 2014 4:23PM
Manchester Alderman At-Large Joe Kelly Levasseur is so desperate to keep the public from learning more about his conduct as an alderman that he has filed a lawsuit to keep records regarding his handling of public business from being made public.
Last year local talk radio host Rich Girard made two requests under the state's right-to-know law for select email correspondence involving Levasseur in his capacity as a public official. Levasseur claimed that Girard requested "all emails containing Levasseur's name or email address." But Girard's emails to the city show that he requested correspondence among Levasseur and some city employees, and also Levasseur's emails regarding the city dog park. The first request mirrored a previous email request made by this newspaper last year. Levasseur himself had asked the city for similar information. Our request was granted, as was Girard's.
The week after the city granted Girard's first request, Levasseur sued to prevent Girard from disclosing what he has already been given and to prevent the city from complying with his second request. Levasseur claims that his intent is to protect constituents. But his injunction request covers correspondence with city employees too. This is a familiar pattern.
Last month, the New Hampshire Attorney General's office released a lengthy report that destroyed Levasseur's repeated claims that various Manchester police officers had harassed, intimidated, threatened and in one case assaulted him. Not one claim could be substantiated, and no witness backed up Levasseur.
The embattled alderman had to know that the AG's investigation would find exactly what it found, which is why he spent months delaying the investigation and trying to convince the AG's office to halt it. Now he is trying to prevent the release of public documents that would shed more light on how he has conducted himself as an alderman. What is he trying to hide?


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|2012-08-04, 18:35
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Age: 33
Apparently, Tokyo-style ramen without soy sauce is considered blasphemy in SAO/Japan.
I was really disappointed they didn't put in the duel. They animated half of ME1 before the OP but totally left out the last half! I guess they want to totally surprise people with dual blades and don't want to give any hints prior? I believe ep8 is the current speculated one where the reveal will take place, being the 74th boss fight with Kirito, Asuna, Klein's group, and those Army goons.
|2012-08-05, 02:52
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Age: 32
So did anyone else notice that they actually removed the clue to solve the mystery? Kirito was supposed to take his glove off so it wouldn't get damage by his test. Without the clue that "armor can be damaged" how is anyone supposed to solve it?
|2012-08-05, 04:14
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Age: 33
I posted this in the episode 5 discussion thread but thought this would be interesting as well. I wanted to take a closer look at Egil's appraisal screen to see if i could gleam any information about weapon stats from SAO menus. Here's the picture for reference. Happens during 13:45-13:54 in Ep5, if you want to see. The quality is a bit rough because of how much I had to zoom in. Here's the same picture zoomed out a bit to show that quality is still poor. Both pics are supposedly 1080p quality..
Here's what I've deciphered so far, if anyone can spot something I haven't please chip in. Anything in (parenthesis) means I am unsure about what it is. ? means I have no clue..
Appraisal Guilty Thorn Short Spear / One hand Range: Middle Type: Pierce Attack: 180-225 Durability: (410, 460?) Weight: 65 (Sharpness???): 32 Equip (+?)7 Night (Saving, Slashing, ??) Made by (Grimrock, blocked out by menu button)
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|2012-08-07, 09:50
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|2012-08-08, 14:48
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Dedicated Lurker
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: You Guess
Age: 25
Ah, what a busy week... Anywho...
Episode 5 Comparison:
This episode jumped all over the place, but it did well on my favorite scene.
SAO Animation's episode 5 starts with a passage from The Progressors, a material edition doujin created by Reki not published in dengeki. Differences were vast in what was shown to anime viewers.
The Progressors story is something that would normally probably fit into an entire episode. Kirito and Klein prior to that strategy meeting had been pulling some schemes to try defeating the field boss monster mentioned in the meeting. Asuna's reappearance as a clearing demon happened as shown. But wait, there's more!
She wasn't satisfied with talking Kirito down in the boss meeting. Initially there was some more dialogue about the way that they play the game, and eventually Asuna challenges Kirito to a d.d.d.d.d.duel (sorry, had to make that reference)! Unfortunately, the duel reveals too many important devices, so I'll just say that Kirito won.
In the aftermath of the duel, Asuna is kind of displeased having lost to Kirito. She then finds the secret weakness of the field boss. A little npc girl's song held the answer. Everyone learned a lesson, and I'm going back to episode 5.
Egil and Kirito's conversation about Asuna joining the top guild was linker material for the Aria and the Sideless Original and the later part of SAO's "real" story.
Yess...... The nap............ The glorious nap........
Apparently they have all sorts of parameters for weather that balance each other out. Kirito was more specific about what good weather was in the novel. Bugs, sun, moisture, wind, dust, etc can all be bad. Much can go wrong in an Aincrad day. This day was different
The nature of Kirito and Asuna's conversation went about the same. "Why aren't you clearing?" "Well, it would be a waste in this weather." "Try a nap.". There's something about the Kirito imagining the exchanges having gone in archaic English, but I'm not really sure since it's all translation.
She wakes up angry and grateful as usual. What a glorious waking face haha. This is where I miss Kirito's thoughts though. It's more natural from his perspective. The whole pking business was explained by his thoughts rather than through the forced dialogue at the restaurant that you would think Asuna would know about.
They have a fun walk to the restaurant with the same stares that they get inside. What they talk about inside the restaurant was more insightful. Asuna hadn't been able to sleep much since the game started. She would usually do about 3 hours and a nightmare, but 8 hours of nap earlier had refreshed her. A cheery change of conversation from their usual arguing also included what was missing from ordered salad. The answer? Soy sauce.
Before they even got their salad in the anime though, Yoruko's screams pierce the streets. See and try to help Kain. Interrogate the crowd. Anger over the mention of Asuna having taken a nap as well was something new. The other differences were minor details, so I'll move on.
We lost some transition ground along the way to the animation. On their way to Egil's shop, Asuna ventures around excitedly buying food from side stalls. The entrance to Egil's shop scene kind of scares me. The scene that was put in place of the novel's Egil closing shop for the day is supposed to lead into a much better scene later on. What was shown is the spearman getting ripped off selling lizard hides. Egil also wasn't just freaked out by Asuna being there. He went through more trouble of being a good host serving tea and all "because" she was there.
Divergence is rising. Inspection goes as shown. Kirito doesn't try to stab himself "yet". They go to the monument mentioned a few times that logs all the players and their alive/dead status. Kains is indeed dead, and Grimlock is alive. The three part with a fun joke about Kirito offering to watch over Asuna sleep if she needs some good rest.
Schmitt actually goes out of his way to find Kirito with the murder rumor about. Schmitt is a total prick as is explained with the mentality of the Divine Dragon Alliance that he is a member of. They're characterized as an elitist guild obsessed with being strongest in the game. Kirito turned them down twice. Schmitt's kind of paranoid about the murder incident though. He demands the spear that they actually didn't give to Egil, and he gets it.
They meet up tomorrow at breakfast, and Asuna is actually dressed up. Pink, black, and grey were apparently the colors. Kirito was afraid to compliment her outfit at first in fear of a violent reaction, so he refrained.
On the way to meet Yoruko, they test out the dot damage from impaling. Asuna lets him do it on the condition that they're partied so she can monitor his hp. Stab. Damage stop to Kirito's hp when he steps in the safe zone though. The mystery continues
They visit Yoruko next. Yoruko is stunned by Asuna's clothes from Ashley, the famed tailor with maxed sewing skill. Kirito doesn't know about the famous tailor, but he's impressed none the less. Yoruko finally explains the Golden Apple situation. Kirito finally complements Asuna's clothes and she changes back into her normal knight attire in rage at his delay.
Our ace detectives continue the investigation. What's the next course of action? Find out how Kains was murdered. Eh.... I know this is a spoilers thread and all, but I do try to refrain from introducing important characters.
They couldn't find any leads on how Kains was murdered, so they decide to investigate Schmitt with the new situation info from Yoruko. So a trip to the Divine Dragons Alliance base is in order.
Schmitt has some info on Grimlock's possible location, but he is only willing to exchange it for a meeting with Yoruko. Were finally back to the anime, and I kind of skipped 2 scenes. *Whew*...
A pleasant meeting ensues with Yoruko and Schmitt under some restricted conditions by Asuna and Kirito. Well, goodbye Yoruko. You'll be missed next week.
My Afternotes:
In the novel, a smoother transition of Asuna from stiff sub leader to a more laid-back personality is more apparent. This is one of the stories I'd most highly recommend reading in full. The animators did well with this episode for what was included.
Finally done.....
|2012-08-09, 04:11
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Moe Kyun~!
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Philippines
They cut off so many things (some minor, some minor major, one major major), but still good overall JUST because it's animated. And oh Asuna's expressions at dat nap...was pure win.
Well, at least, they could be off explaining the <<Black Iron Castle>> now. -_-
|2012-08-11, 18:08
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U mad?
Join Date: Apr 2012
Episode 6, they completely cut out Heathcliff and I just noticed they axed the different name spelling as well, they didn't visit the stone monument to check Kains in episode 5, so they didn't found out he was spelled Caynz.
PoH's voice didn't really convince me, just sounded too average to come off as the charismatic, soothing voice described in the novel. Johnny Black was good, XaXa didn't talk, wonder if they save his voice for GGO arc in a second season?
Grimlock just admitted everything, at least argue back a bit, shame on you.
|2012-08-12, 00:01
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I did wish they kept Grimlock's near perfect alibi. It not only described the technicalities of the murder more, but Yoruko's counter-argument would've been a far better catalyst to Grimlock admitting everything, rather than how Kirito just says one line...
|2012-08-12, 01:36
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Well, I am fine with it. It's just something we have to accept that the anime is more of a fantasy story where you have to take things on faith even if they aren't explained in detail. The novel is on the other hand a hardcore sci-fi story where mechanics of what is going on is explained in detail. So a bit different genre, but at least they are consequent with how the anime deals with info.
|2012-08-12, 06:18
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Age: 32
Agreed on PoH's voice and dialog (not nearly enough of a smooth talker), but I don't really think Grimlock's alibi was ever important. Honestly, that felt more like the author trying to make sure it was a real "detective story" even when it seemed a bit out of place. And then he added a ghost for good measure. That short story was all over the place, and cutting it down was probably a good thing. Same with Heathcliff.
That said, the way Grimlock instantly collapsed when Asuna said something was incredibly stupid.
|2012-08-12, 19:11
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Location: The Netherlands
I actually don't like the way they are handling the side stories. By showing them before the main story of volume one it hints too much to things to come.
Like for example the current episode.
Spoiler for Something which is going to happen in the main story:
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|2012-08-12, 19:14
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Spoiler for Something which is going to happen later in the main story/replySorry; dynamic content not loaded. Reload?
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MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- The Boys & Girls Club of Northern Westchester honored its 2014 Youth of the Year Cristy Lopez-Duarte at the Crabtree's Kittle House reception Tuesday, May 13.
The National Youth of the Year program, a Boys & Girls Clubs of America initiative, honors club members for developing superior leadership skills, overcoming personal challenges, achieving academic excellence, and performing outstanding service to the club and the community.
As a 10-year member of the club, Lopez-Duarte, now 17, has shown outstanding dedication to BGCNW, her high school and her community. She has volunteered more than 300 hours of services since 2011 and is president of Liberty Keystone, a teen group that provides opportunities to gain valuable leadership and service experience.
"As a young member of the club, I was a follower, but I have learned to be a leader in the programs and activities I've participated in," Lopez-Duarte said. "I could not imagine the kind of person I would be without this club."
Originally from Guatemala, Lopez-Duarte spoke of disappointments and tragic moments in her life, living as an undocumented citizen and her eventual discovery of the Immigration Reform Act, which now allows her to work, drive and apply for college scholarships in the U.S.
"Being in the country undocumented guarantees obstacles," Lopez-Duarte said. "I remember first coming to the club. I was 4 years old in a new place in a new country. I didn't know the language, and I didn't have any friends. The club made it easy to adapt."
Lopez-Duarte will compete in the New York State Youth of the Year competition in Albany on Monday, May 19. Lopez-Duarte will also be honored as the BGCNW's Youth of the Year at the 2014 Humanitarian Award Dinner Saturday, June 7 at Lexus of Mount Kisco.


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As Summer Gas Prices Increase, Taking Public Transit is Effective Gas Saving Option
Washington, DC – Individuals who ride public transportation can save on average $9,343 annually based on the July 7, 2010 national average gas price and the national unreserved monthly parking rate. On a per month basis, transit riders can save on average $779 per month.
An important gas saving tip is looking for alternatives to driving. Taking public transportation provides a safe and affordable way for individuals and families to cut costs, according to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). In addition, local public transit offers a travel option that has an immediate positive impact in reducing an individual's overall carbon footprint while helping reduce America's dependence on foreign oil.
"The Transit Savings Report" released monthly by the APTA calculates the average annual and monthly savings for public transit users. The report examines how an individual in a two-person household can save money by taking public transportation and living with one less car.
The savings amount is based on the cost of the national averages for parking and driving, as well as the July 7 national average gas price of $2.72 per gallon for self-serve regular gasoline as reported by AAA.
The national average for a monthly unreserved parking space in a downtown business district is $154.23, according to the 2009 Colliers International Parking Rate Study. Over the course of a year, parking costs for a vehicle can amount to an average of $1,850.
The top 20 cities with the highest transit ridership are ranked in order of their transit savings based on the purchase of a monthly public transit pass and factoring in local gas prices for July 7 and the local monthly unreserved parking rate.*
*Based on gasoline prices as reported by AAA on 7/7/10.
APTA calculates the average cost of taking public transit by determining the average monthly transit pass of local public transit agencies across the country. This information is based on the annual APTA fare collection survey and is weighted based on ridership (unlinked passenger trips). The assumption is that a person making a switch to public transportation would likely purchase an unlimited pass on the local transit agency, typically available on a monthly basis.
APTA then compares the average monthly transit fare to the average cost of driving. The cost of driving is calculated using the 2010 AAA average cost of driving formula. AAA cost of driving formula is based on variable costs and fixed costs. The variable costs include the cost of gas, maintenance and tires. The fixed costs include insurance, license registration, depreciation and finance charges. The comparison also uses the average mileage of a mid-size auto at 23.4 miles per gallon and the price for self-serve regular unleaded gasoline as recorded by AAA on July 7 at $2.72 per gallon. The analysis also assumes that a person will drive an average of 15,000 miles per year. The savings assume a person in a two-person household lives with one less car.
In determining the cost of parking, APTA uses the data from the 2009 Colliers International Parking Rate Study for monthly unreserved parking rates for the United States.
To calculate your individual savings with or without car ownership, go to www.publictransportation.org.
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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is a nonprofit international association of more than 1,500 public and private member organizations, engaged in the areas of bus, paratransit, light rail, commuter rail, subways, waterborne passenger services, and high-speed rail. This includes: transit systems; planning, design, construction, and finance firms; product and service providers; academic institutions; transit associations and state departments of transportation. More than 90 percent of the people using public transportation in the United States and Canada are served by APTA member systems.


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Bulldogs Gain Valuable Time on the Water
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The No. 1 Yale coed sailing team struggled in their first weekend at the top of the national rankings, but although the results were not exactly what the team would have liked, they did gain some very important time on the water in places they will return to later in the season. The Bulldogs finished 11th at the Hatch Brown Trophy hosted by MIT, tenth at the Nevins Trophy hosted by King's Point and eighth at the Boston Harbor Invite hosted by Boston College.
In Cambridge, Mass., the Charles River presented the shifts and puffs it is known for at the Hatch Brown Trophy. Saturday brought a seabreeze ranging from three to 12 mph from the ENE to ESE. Sunday brought a stiffer breeze and plenty of pressure changes with winds of 12 to 15 mph. The conditions were extremely tricky and required plenty of patience. A full rotation of 18 races was completed over the two days.
While most regattas are sailed with only two divisions, the Hatch Brown is sailed in three divisions, calling on lots of team depth and creating a somewhat different results picture. In A division, sophomore skipper Chris Segerblom and senior crew Isabel Elliman finished 15th with six top tens. Junior skipper Cam Cullman and senior crew Genoa Warner finished eighth in B division with eight top tens. Juniors skipper Claire Dennis and crew Heather May, one of the power teams on the women's circuit last year, finished eighth in the very tightly contested C division. They finished with 13 top tens and a mere seven points out of second place.
The College of Charleston won the regatta, sailing as if the Charles River was their home water with the actual home team, MIT, taking second. The Bulldogs snuck into 11th by one point, just edging out Georgetown.
In King's Point, NY, the Bulldogs also fielded three divisions in the Nevins Trophy. Saturday brought shifty conditions from the Northeast and a breeze of four to 12 knots. Ten races were sailed in each division. Sunday brought a stiffer breeze out of the Northeast of ten to 18 knots with chop from the current. Following the lunch break, the breeze clocked back East, coming off the land and causing very puffy and shifty conditions.
In A division, freshman skipper Graham Landy finished fourth in his college sailing debut with crews sophomores Eugenia Custo Grieg and William Feldman. They finished with 13 top tens, including three wins. Senior Rob Struckett and freshman Morgan Kiss split skippering duties in B division, sailing with crews sophomores Feldman and Anna Han. The combined team finished ninth with nine top tens. In the singlehanded C division sailed in Lasers, sophomore Max Nickbarg finished 11th with nine top tens.
A third team of Bulldogs finished eighth at the Boston Harbor Invitational hosted by Boston College in Boston. The Bulldogs finished fourth in A division and eighth in B division.
Next weekend the Bulldogs will sail at the New England Sloop Championships, looking to grab a spot at the National Championships later this fall, as well as at other regattas around New England.
Report filed by Margot Benedict '12, Yale Sports Publicity


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The Emmy-nominated third season of "Adventure Time" is out on Blu-ray and DVD today, and Hero Complex readers get an exclusive first look at a video clip from the bonus features.
The massively popular Cartoon Network series, created by Pendleton Ward, follows Finn, a human boy, and Jake, his magical shape-shifting dog, as they fight monsters and rescue princesses in a whimsical, post-apocalyptic candyland called the Land of Ooo. The third season's home video release includes episode commentaries for all 26 episodes, an interview with Ward and an alternate show introduction, not to mention a custom slipcase which transforms the video box into a figurine of BMO — Finn's sentient video game system, camera, alarm clock and, of course, loyal friend.
Hero Complex readers get an exclusive look at a bonus video clip (watch it above), featuring storyboard artist and day-to-day show leader Adam Muto, who examines the archetypes in the show.
"We have the princess and then the hero, and the sidekick, and we usually try to not completely flip them around, but skew them enough that it doesn't feel like you're just watching a hero," Muto says in the video. "They have as many neuroses as we do, and they get as nostalgic as we do. You know, it's like a kid, and he fights sometimes, but he also just hangs out and is really casual. We try to slow it down as often as we can, where he's just sitting on the couch, and you know, making up a song with Jake."
Hero Complex caught up with Muto, who began as a writer and artist for the show and now serves as co-executive producer, about Finn's evolution, quirky new princesses and what's next for "Adventure Time."
Hero Complex: You began as a writer and storyboard artist for "Adventure Time," and you've worked your way through the ranks as creative director, supervising producer and co-executive producer. How has your perspective on the show changed over time and in your varying positions?
Adam Muto: My job title changed and I storyboard a lot less, but my basic relationship to the show remains unchanged. "Adventure Time" feels like a living creature that I observe, prod at and sometimes comprehend. There have been these great sea changes in the show's tone and scope that I've only been able to perceive in hindsight. They feel part of a very natural evolution, though. It's only when I revisit episodes from Season One or Two that the stark difference becomes apparent.
HC: A lot of "Adventure Time" episodes feel very organic, like a story that's being made up as it's being told. What's the writing process like? Is it as free-flowing as the fans imagine, or is there a structure or process you stick to?
AM: If the episodes feel completely free-flowing and organic, the lion's share of the credit goes to the storyboard artists and the working method Pen established early on. It belies all of the regimented work that goes into every episode. No matter how outlandish the premise, every story starts in the writers' room with a very formal three-act outline. There's a lot of room for variation and experimentation within that, but the bones of the show haven't really changed from season one. After the outline goes to the storyboard artists/writers, they'll revise, rewrite, and contort it in innumerable ways to make it their own. That's when it can really become personal and wonderful.
"Adventure Time" has always been somewhat autobiographical. The writers and artists draw on their experiences and interests and pour a lot of themselves them into it. It manages to be both a collaborative effort and an expression of unique points of view. These later seasons also feel like they've been, in part, about the creative struggle that went into their own creation. The show has become its own semi-autobiographer.
HC : Finn is such a lovable hero, and continues to be even as he is aged up. Do you have a cap in mind — a point at which he'll be too old for the life he lives in a treehouse with his best friend? What are some of the challenges you've faced as the character has aged?
AM: Finn doesn't have any human role models to compare himself to, so the pressure to grow up, move out and get a real job aren't as present in his daily life. He's aware of his own mortality so he must know he's aging. Being a hero is his job. Why wouldn't he live with his best friend if they still got along alright.
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The biggest change in response to Finn's aging (aside from the voice lowering) is how he's written. There are certain lines that would have been fine in Season One or Two that don't sound right coming out of him anymore. He's at an awkward stage in his love life. That's a pretty big change from when he was young and universally beloved. I know that bums some viewers out but it feels more honest to have him be a confused teenager rather than figure it all out in an episode or two.
HC: Which character are you most proud of designing/developing and why?
AM: I like the facets of Princess Bubblegum that we've been able to explore, especially in the fifth season. She has such a rich, complex personality. She can be a steadfast friend, an obsessive intellectual and a fallible autocrat without it seeming like a contradiction.
Who's who in the Land of Ooo? Click through this gallery to meet some of the zany characters in "Adventure Time." (Cartoon Network)Link
Finn, a human boy who was found in the wild and adopted by a dog family, is passionate about being a hero. He spends his time rescuing princesses and battling evil monsters and wizards. As far as we know, Finn is the only human in the Land of Ooo. (Cartoon Network)Link
Jake, a dog with magical stretching powers, is Finn's adopted older brother, best friend and adventuring buddy in "Adventure Time." (Cartoon Network)Link
The Ice King is Finn's nemesis. He lives in an ice castle with penguins, who are his pets and henchmen. He uses his magical crown to shoot icy lightning bolts at anyone who stands in his way of finding a princess to marry. Upon closer inspection, though, it would appear the seemingly evil Ice King may just be a victim of circumstance. (Cartoon Network)Link
Princess Bubblegum is a scientist, turtle farmer and ruler of the Candy Kingdom. She's good friends with Finn and Jake, and they've helped each other out of a series of pickles. Finn has fostered a lifelong crush on PB, but except for a few short episodes in which the princess is reverted to age 13, she hasn't reciprocated. (Cartoon Network)Link
Marceline is a mischievous prankster, rocker girl and fearless vampire queen who feasts on the color red. She gives Jake and Finn a hard time, but isn't as bad as she'd like people to think. Marceline is more than 1,000 years old, and her dad is the Lord of Evil and ruler of the Nightosphere. (Cartoon Network)Link
Lumpy Space Princess, voiced by Pendleton Ward, is the Land of Ooo's resident drama queen. LSP comes from the cloud-like kingdom of Lumpy Space and is friends with the other princesses as well as Finn and Jake. She loves to be the center of attention and spends a lot of time gossiping and complaining on her phone. (Cartoon Network)Link
BMO is Finn and Jake's roommate, loyal and protective friend, camera, alarm clock and video game system. BMO is genderless, speaks with an East Asian accent and pretends to be human when nobody else is around. (Cartoon Network)Link
Flame Princess is the hotheaded daughter of the Fire Kingdom's Flame King and Finn's girlfriend (though he gets burned if they hold hands or kiss). Her fiery powers are tied to her emotions, and she's a formidable force of nature when she's angry. (Cartoon Network)Link
Lady Rainicorn is Princess Bubblegum's loyal and majestic pet and primary means of transportation. Rainicorn, who speaks Korean, is also Jake's girlfriend and the pair share a love of music. The couple are expecting puppies. (Cartoon Network)Link
The Land of Ooo is home to a host of princesses, each the ruler of her own dominion. Among the princesses are Lumpy Space Princess, Wildberry Princess, Slime Princess, Hot Dog Princess, Breakfast Princess, Ghost Princess, Embryo Princess, Muscle Princess and many more. They're all targets for Ice King's unwanted advances. (Cartoon Network)Link
HC: The show is constantly revealing more about the pre-apocalyptic world that existed before the Land of Ooo, and how magic came to be. It's a rather dark tale, especially for a children's series. Do you plan on telling the whole story at some point? Where do you see "Adventure Time" headed?
AM: I wouldn't say constantly. If you look at the show as a whole, the history of Ooo is usually only glimpsed in dribs and drabs. There are backstory-heavy episodes, like "Simon & Marcy" and "The Vault," but we try to space those out.
It's continuity light. We'll probably continue in that pattern as long as it makes sense to do so. Also, I'm not sure showing the "whole story" would be satisfying for either us or the audience. There needs to be some room left for imagination and conjecture.
HC: What can you tell us about what's next in "Adventure Time"? Any quirky new princesses? Any fun new villains we can look forward to?
AM: Yeah, there will inevitably be more princesses and villains for as long as the show runs, I imagine. Strudel Princess shows up at some point. Spoiler.
We're always looking for ways to bring back characters in unexpected and meaningful ways. That's usually a lot more satisfying than creating new characters on a whim. There are a couple new recurring characters coming up. It will be interesting to see how they fit in to the larger "Adventure Time" universe. Fans can look forward to a momentous season finale, an even bigger season premiere and another story set in Fionna & Cake's universe.
There's also an upcoming episode by a guest director that features the most exhilarating animation that's ever been featured on the show. I hope they announce that one soon.
– Noelene Clark | @NoeleneClark | Google+
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DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron shrugged off the possibility that his country may vote to leave the European Union, and argued Thursday that his vision of a changed Europe on Britain's terms is eminently achievable.
In an interview with The Associated Press at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos, Cameron said he wanted to achieve change in Europe "so that we can secure Britain's place within it."
His comments come a day after he rattled nerves and raised ire across Europe by offering British citizens the prospect of a vote on whether to stay in the 27-country EU.
"We trust the people to take that choice," he said.
"But what I want to achieve is change in Europe, to make it more open, competitive and flexible," he said. "That is what I'm going to be fighting for over the coming years. It's the right agenda for Britain, it's the right agenda for Europe, and I think it is eminently achievable."
His promise of a vote if his Conservative Party wins the next general election, expected in 2015, formed the backdrop to discussions he had with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The two met Thursday at the forum, an annual gathering of political and business leaders where his referendum offer was one of the hottest topics for debate.
In the interview with The AP, Cameron also ruled out the prospect of sending British combat troops to Mali. However, he said Britain will offer more help to a French-led force that is battling Islamist extremists who are threatening a swath of northwest Africa.
"We're not going to get involved in sending combat troops to Mali. That isn't the role we're going to play," he said.
Britain is supporting the operation with C-17 transport planes and logistics support, and British trainers will help Nigerian and other West African troops provide security in the region, he said.
"We'll be giving the (French) other assistance as well," he added, without elaborating.


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"When a criminal assaults two victims, he should be charged with two crimes," states Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life. "Alaska legislators should be applauded for voting to close the legal loophole that allows a pregnant woman's attacker to commit two crimes for the price of one."
Fr. Pavone's remarks are in response to the Alaska House Finance Committee's approval of a measure to create a separate crime for the assault or killing of an unborn child.
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.


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SocialMotus, a new social CRM tool, is now integrated with LinkedIn Groups, Company Pages, and Profiles.
With more than 100 million members, LinkedIn is now a must use social networking site for businesses. The LinkedIn Groups and Page integration is designed to enable individuals and businesses to fast track LinkedIn management, while helping maximize value from this social network. Users can post updates to multiple LinkedIn Groups and Pages with a single click, engage in group discussions through feeds, add comments and much more, streamlining communication and promotions without ever leaving the intuitive user interface.
"Several studies show businesses struggling to take advantage of social media opportunities simply because they don't have the budget or the time", says SocialMotus CEO David Lin in a statement. "By extending SocialMotus to support LinkedIn Company Pages, Groups, and Profiles, we can pave the way for businesses to efficiently connect with and network with partners, industry leaders, and potential clients, showcase your expertise, conduct research on industry and competitors, promote company offerings and content through yet another prominent social network.
Packages start at $9.99 per month for individuals and $59.99 per month for teams of five.
"Now managing a strong social media presence across Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn across your organizations and team members has never been easier or more affordable," Lin said.
This LinkedIn support continues to streamline and strengthen workflow internally between team members to effectively manage, monitor, engage and seamlessly collaborate across Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn within a single user interface to grow social media presence, while linking this to business outcomes.


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Alex Nino
My bio... hmmm... what to say... I arrived on this crazy world clearly by mistake on March 81, in a far, far forgotten small town with more problems than a whole nation, close to the pacific ocean in the Colombian territory, it is called Cali. Early I began playing with some gadgets like "telebolito", "intellivision", "Atari", and it was here when I started feeling interested in games and how they are being done but before start programming I've learned to play piano a guitar (I love music, can't live without it). Then I learned some programming languages such pascal with Borland Delphi, and C++ but I have to confess that it was Macromedia Flash who changed my life once we met each other in 98. I'm working with it since it didn't have support of mp3 audio format files, yes the version 3. And then together (Flash and I) started travelling around south america looking for a better job opportunity and professional development than my hometown could offer us at that moment. Special thanks to: Brazil, Costa Rica and Colombia for being a great school. At this moment I'm happily living and paying taxes in London, UK but like a salmon fish one day I will be back to procreate :)


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Nature "Outback Pelicans" Once every 10 years or so in Australia's arid Outback, rains and floods create the country's largest lake. Some 100,000 pelicans - a third of all the pelicans in Australia - arrive for the event to feed on fish washed in on floods and the billions of brine shrimp and other crustaceans, which hatch and grow to adulthood in a few days. The pelicans court and raise as many families as possible before the water and food disappear again.G
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Nature "Magic of the Snowy Owl" Nature explores the world of the snowy owl, a bird recently made popular by Hedwig, Harry Potter's faithful companion. Turning fantasy into reality, "Magic of the Snowy Owl" takes an intimate look at how these majestic birds survive in one of the most isolated and inhospitable places on the planet. Noted wildlife filmmaker Fergus Beeley ("Jungle Eagle") takes viewers deep into the "snowy's" tundra home on the North Slope of Alaska to observe the daily struggles involved in raising a family of helpless chicks until they are able to fly. D
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Nature "Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air" The tiny hummingbird qualifies as one of the toughest and most energetic creatures on the planet. Recent breakthroughs in the study of the bird's biology are combined with high-definition, high-speed footage of hummingbirds in the wild and high-tech presentations of their remarkable abilities.G
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Independent Lens "The Revolutionary Optimists" Children in the slums of Calcutta are starting a revolution. Called to action by visionary former attorney Amlan Ganguly, the 'Daredevils' have already made radical health and sanitation improvements in one of the city's poorest slums -- awakening a neglected populace to the real possibility of change. D
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Frontline "The Retirement Gamble" Ten trillion dollars in Americans' retirement savings are invested in large and small accounts managed by banks, brokerages, mutual funds, and insurance companies. But whether your IRA or 401K will assure a safe retirement is largely a gamble. Building off reporting from the special "Money, Power and Wall Street," FRONTLINE raises troubling questions about how America's financial institutions protect our savings. D
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Independent Lens "The Revolutionary Optimists" Children in the slums of Calcutta are starting a revolution. Called to action by visionary former attorney Amlan Ganguly, the 'Daredevils' have already made radical health and sanitation improvements in one of the city's poorest slums -- awakening a neglected populace to the real possibility of change. D


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BERLIN (AP) — Germany's unemployment rate crept up to 6.7 percent in December due to seasonal factors and a more sluggish economy, but the labor market remained robust and the average number of people out of work last year was the lowest in more than two decades.
The unadjusted jobless rate rose from 6.5 percent in November, the Federal Labor Agency said Thursday. Some 2.84 million people were registered unemployed in Germany, Europe's biggest economy — 80,000 more than the previous month and 60,000 higher than a year earlier.
Germany's economy has enjoyed robust growth that kept down unemployment even as many debt-troubled European partners have seen output shrink and joblessness soar — to about 25 percent in the cases of Spain and Greece.
Still, the economy saw slower growth in 2012 than in previous years. Official growth figures for 2012 are due on Jan. 15; the government has forecast growth of 0.8 percent.
Excluding seasonal factors such as the Christmas holidays, Germany's unemployment rate was static at 6.9 percent in December, while the number of jobless was a modest 3,000 higher than the previous month.
Germany's labor market remains healthier than that of most other European countries, but "ramifications of the eurozone debt crisis ... have at least halted any further improvement for the time being," said Timo Klein, an economist at IHS Global Insight in Frankfurt.
Still, he noted that the upturn in unemployment figures "remains extremely subdued" and in fact slowed in the final months of 2012. German business confidence has rebounded lately, and Klein said he doesn't expect "any major deterioration with large increases in joblessness during the coming months."
The labor agency said that the number of people out of work averaged just under 2.9 million last year — 79,000 lower than in 2011 and the lowest figure since 1991, shortly after German reunification. The average unadjusted unemployment rate was 6.8 percent, down from 7.1 percent the previous year.