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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 110 diseños de 32 diseñadores freelance.
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Our brokerage helps families facing foreclosure by negotiating a settlement with their lender and helping them sell their home for less than what they currently owe. Our goal is to put homeowners in distress on a path to a new future so they can prepare to own a home again in the next few years.
Our company is called 'New Future Realty'. We put homeowners in distress at ease and know that we are expected by our client to take care of all their problems with their bank as we communicate on their behalf with their lender and work out a solution that will limit the financial liability to homeowner.
I am not a creative person, but I know that you are. I have decided to run this as a blind design contest as last contest I did, there were way too many copycats ; ) ...so, I am leaving this pretty open for your own ideas as long as you incorporate either the name or initials of the business or the culture/theme of our business, which is to relieve stress for homeowners and take over/solve their problems.
I will comment as I see designs that catch my eye or seem to fit how I envision our brokerage and you are free to adjust and submit other options. I have faith in the 99designs community.
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Chaz Bono's very public weight loss journey has reached an important milestone.
Bono, a former competitor on "Dancing with the Stars," announced his goal in November to drop 50 pounds -- and he has met his goal and more.
With the help of "The Doctors" co-host Dr. Travis Stork, Bono has dropped 60 pounds, from 250 to a much healthier 190.
Stork recommended he drop 50 to 80 pounds.
Bono, born Chastity to Sonny and Cher Bono, announced in June 2010 he was undergoing female-to-male gender reassignment.
Bono, 44, attributed his weight loss to healthier eating habits.
"Diets don't work," he told People. "You just have to change what you eat, and I have."
"I really avoid grains and starches, so meats and vegetables and fruits are my diet," he said. "I make them all different ways to keep it interesting."

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This month's Africa Energy Indaba will be bigger and better than ever. The Indaba, to take place from 19 to 21 February in Johannesburg, is the WEC's annual African regional meeting. The event is expected to attract more international and African participants, both in the form of speakers and delegates. Organisers expect conference attendance to […]
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This study provides new evidence of the risks and returns associated with bank involvement in securities activities. This empirical evidence is drawn from an extensive analysis of the performance of the foreign securities subsidiaries of U.S. banking companies over the relatively lengthy 1987-1996 time period. Both industry- and firm-level estimates of securities risks and returns from overseas securities activities are constructed from the data since previous studies have found that these two sets of estimates can differ markedly. Systematic differences in performance associated with alternative organizational structures are also investigated because regulations permit structural variety overseas.
The results are somewhat sensitive to the aggregation method employed and the precise time period examined. In general, when industry-level data are used, mean securities returns are roughly the same as those earned in domestic banking, while measures of securities risk are modestly higher. When firm-level data are used, mean securities returns typically exceed those of domestic banking by a considerable margin, but the estimates of securities risk are higher, both absolutely and relative to comparable estimates for domestic banking. Both sets of data, as well as a more detailed examination of the performance of individual holding companies, indicate that banking companies can lower their risk by engaging in overseas securities activities.
Comparison of the securities returns and risks of direct and indirect bank securities subsidiaries with those of holding company affiliates using industry aggregation revealed some differences in performance. The mean securities returns of the combined bank subsidiary group were slightly above those of the holding company affiliates over some time intervals, and their measured risk was lower in all periods examined. That is, the evidence suggests that permitting U.S. banking organizations to engage in securities activities overseas through direct and indirect bank subsidiaries has not had a significant, deleterious impact on their performance. Although additional research is necessary to establish the definitiveness of these findings, the results presented here are the only tangible empirical evidence on the domestic structural issue currently available.
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CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire's highest court ruled Wednesday that the state violated the free speech rights of a man who wanted "COPSLIE" on his license plate.
In a unanimous decision, the state Supreme Court agreed with the arguments of David Montenegro, who wanted the plate to protest what he calls government corruption.
State law prohibits vanity plates that "a reasonable person would find offensive to good taste." But the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union argued that the law is unconstitutionally vague and gives too much discretion to a person behind a Department of Motor Vehicles counter.
New Hampshire had argued that state workers were right to deny the plate, because the phrase disparages an entire class of people - police officers.
At spirited arguments in November, the high court panel grilled state officials.
"So if a person at DMV agrees with the sentiment, he gets the plate?" Chief Justice Linda Dalianis asked.
"What is good taste?" Justice Carol Ann Conboy added. "That seems to be the nub of the argument."
Answering a question about whether a plate reading "COPS R GR8" would be approved, Senior Assistant Attorney General Richard Head acknowledged that two different people could come to different conclusions.
Lawyers who took up Montenegro's position told the court that the accusation "COPSLIE" is a viewpoint that should be protected as free speech, not regulated and suppressed by the government.
After court in November, Montenegro - who in 2012 legally changed his name to "human" - said he thought police officers who might pull him over and have to type "COPSLIE" into their computers would amount to "the perfect situational irony."
He also acknowledged that he had been arrested twice but would not say what the charges were.


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June 13. 2013 10:20PM
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By GARRY RAYNO
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— House and Senate negotiators slimmed down their areas of disagreement Thursday over the $125 million capital budget for the next two years, but the single largest item — $38 million for a new women's prison in Concord — was not mentioned.
A new women's prison has been the Department of Correction's top priority for some time, but lawmakers have failed to agree on a new facility until this year. The state faces a lawsuit claiming women prisoners do not receive the same level of services as men.
The House and Senate have similar capital budget plans but differ over the funding for several projects.
The Senate proposed $10 million for a new software system for the Liquor Commission to process credit cards. The software would be paid for by liquor revenues, not state general funds.
The House's chief negotiator, Public Works and Highways Committee Chair David Campbell, D-Nashua, questioned if the commission had sufficient funds to cover the bonds for the software as well as the three new liquor stores in Salem, Epping and Warner, and major renovations to the I-95 stores in Hampton.
But Sen. Jim Rausch, R-Derry, said the current system is technically in violation of security laws. The state has to remove computer boards and ship them to verify information, he noted, so it would be easy to have a breach that could expose card holder information.
The new software program would guarantee the security of the system, Rausch noted.
He said the Senate Ways and Means Committee was assured the commission could cover the costs without lowering projected state revenues.
The conference committee, which meets again Monday at 12:30 p.m., will discuss the issue with the state treasurer and the liquor commission's financial representative.
Similar concerns were raised over the Senate's plan for paying for repairs to the North Hampton seawall, which is projected to cost $5 million. The House approved $1 million for the repair but the Senate increased it to $5 million with half the money coming from the Hampton Beach parking meter fund.
The two sides also disagreed about University System of New Hampshire capital projects. The House approved $7.5 million without designating projects, while the Senate approved a $6 million lump sum, $1.5 million for lights at Cowell Stadium and $500,000 for renovations to the state veterinary lab at Hewitt Annex on the Durham campus, bringing the total to $8 million.
Campbell noted the House would agree to the $8 million figure but did not want to see certain projects designated, while Senate Capital Budget Chair David Boutin, R-Hooksett, said the Senate wants assurance those two projects will be completed.
Negotiators made no mention of the state providing $5 million in state match bonding for a $25 million federal TIGER Grant application for repairs to the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge in Portsmouth or to $10.4 million for a new Marine Patrol headquarters on Lake Winnipesauke.
The two sides did disagree over purchasing a new generator for the State House and fixing the elevators in the Legislative Office Building, but not over $1 million for a new voting system for the House and communications software for the House and Senate.


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- Doesn't the external WLM-managed infrastructure provide some throttling of stored procedures? What's going to happen when this is gone?
- Can DBM1 handle the same amount of concurrent stored procedures as multiple WLM-SPAS?
- User routines only use below the bar storage, so how much below the bar storage is available in DBM1 for these native SQL procedures?
In order to answer this, I have to explain a little bit about how DB2 handles native SQL procedures. They are simply packages, with "runtime structures" for the SQL statements to be executed. So, when you invoke a native SQL procedure, DB2 finds and loads the package and executes the statements.
In contrast, an external stored procedure with SQL needs a complete language environment for the user program, and then that external program comes back to DBM1 to get its package loaded and SQL statements executed. That's what needs to be "throttled" - the external program execution environments and their associated TCBs. When an incoming stored procedure request is queued for WLM, the DB2 thread is suspended in DBM1. Many customers have experienced delays and DBM1 storage problems when their WLM goals weren't adjusted properly and the queued requests built up. The solution is to either adjust the WLM goals, or else adjust the limit on DB2 threads (local and/or distributed).
With native SQL procedures, the thread will just switch packages when the call statement is processed and run the procedure - no queuing. The storage used for the local variables is above the bar and managed with efficient algorithms. The maximum concurrent first-level native SQL procedures is effectively the same as your setting for maximum DB2 threads. (What I mean by first-level is that a native SQL procedure may have a nested call to another native SQL procedure, so the actual number of concurrent native SQL procedures may be even higher).
So, I guess the way I'd answer the questions is:
- Yep. When it's gone, SPs will run much more efficiently
- Yep - in fact likely more
- n/a - SQL procedures aren't "really" user routines - they are a pre-defined set of SQL statements, and they don't use below the bar storage
Of course I recommend that you test your native SQL procedures in your environment and measure for yourself, and do capacity planning based on the results of your testing. Native SQL procedures will use some DBM1 storage, after all, and how much depends on what statements and what variables are used in the program.
Oh, and if you didn't recognize it, the "What, me worry?" is a reference to the signature quote from Alfred E. Neuman. It's more than a little tongue-in-cheek.


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Moors Murderer Ian Brady has been urged to finally "do the decent thing" following the death of Winnie Johnson and reveal the whereabouts of her 12-year-old son's body.
The mother of Keith Bennett fought tirelessly for decades to find him and provide a Christian burial but Brady has always refused to tell her where he buried him on Saddleworth Moor above Manchester.
The closest she came to giving him a funeral, amid her loathing of Brady, was to hold a memorial service at Manchester Cathedral two years ago in which she tearfully told the congregation: "I'm Keith's mother ... he's there on the Moors, I want him back." She died peacefully in a hospice in the early hours of Saturday, aged 78, after she had battled cancer for a number of years.
Brady, 74, and his partner, Myra Hindley, who died in jail in 2002 aged 60, were responsible for the murders of five youngsters in the 1960s. Most of their victims were sexually tortured before being buried on Saddleworth Moor, with Keith's body the only one yet to be found. Keith was snatched after he left home in Longsight on his way to his grandmother's house nearby on June 16 1964.
In a statement, Winnie's family said: "Winnie fought tirelessly for decades to find Keith and give him a Christian burial. Although this was not possible during her lifetime, we, her family, intend to continue this fight now for her and for Keith. We hope that the authorities and the public will support us in this."
Martin Bottomley, head of investigative review of Greater Manchester Police's major and cold case crime unit, paid tribute to Winnie for spending the majority of her life "courageously fighting to get justice for Keith". He said: "All she wanted was to know where Keith was buried so she could lay him to rest."
Her lawyer, John Ainley, is sceptical about whether Brady will finally come forward with information. "One would think that now Winnie is no longer here and the family are so desperate to get this information, that the least he (Brady) could do is to volunteer valid information that would throw some light on Keith's whereabouts," he said. "I am not quite sure that is going to happen."
Brady's mental health advocate, Jackie Powell, told a Channel 4 documentary - to be screened on Monday night - the Moors Murderer gave her a sealed envelope containing a letter to pass to Winnie Johnson in the event of his death.
That information was passed to police and Ms Powell, 49, was arrested on Thursday at her home in Llangennech, South Wales, on suspicion of preventing the burial of a body without lawful exercise. Ms Powell, who is also an executor to Brady's will, was later released on bail pending further inquiries.


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OLPC should bring back the Give 1 Get 1 program. I understand there's a Win 1 Give 1, but you don't know if you won a laptop until May 2012. Plus, the chances of winning are slim. With Give 1 Get 1, you just pay OLPC $400 and you get a laptop, plus another poor kid gets one. Also, since half of that payment counts as a donation, you may be able to write off $200 from your taxes, and I know everyone likes to pay less taxes! The bottom line is this: if you write off $200 from your taxes because half of the price counts as donating, you get a laptop and another poor kid gets one, but you only have to pay for 1 laptop. It's like a buy 1 donate 1 free deal.
Also, I've seen eBay sales of the XO's. Someone was willing to pay $200 for a used XO-1. I saw someone paid $490 for a used XO-1.5! If people are willing to pay that price for a used XO, wouldn't they be willing to pay the same price for a new one (and also to be able to donate 1)?
OLPC, if you get the chance to read this, I hope you consider reviving Give 1 Get 1.


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The Koran on Gazelle Skin
The history of the caravan city of Chinguetti stretches back more than 700 years. Even today, men wrapped in white caftans drive herds of camels out of their corrals each night into the sand dunes before the sun rises. The city is located in the northeast of the desert state of Mauritania, in the middle of the Sahara, and, like the rest of the country, now has mobile phones and cars, which drive along the usually dry wadis. Otherwise, the city is still steeped in tradition.
The first caravans came to Chinguetti from Arabia in the 12th century in search of gold, ivory, and other African treasures. They introduced Islam to the city. Chinguetti is regarded as the "seventh Mecca" and has long been famous for its scribes, who hundreds of years ago composed scholarly works and tracts interpreting the Koran. To this day, religion and trade set the pace of life in Chinguetti.
Incursion of the sand dunes
Every morning, hawkers sit in front of the few stores on the market street in the shadow of the new mosque and sell whatever is available in this barren region – tomatoes, glowing yellow fresh dates, or mint soaking in precious water. "It just gets hotter and hotter," says Fatimah, one of the traders, her face veiled in black. Climate scientists have directly linked the increasingly rapid incursion of the sand dunes to the rise in temperatures caused by climate change.
While the more elevated newer section of the city has remained immune from the onslaught of the dunes, many houses in the old town beyond the wadi have already been buried. Others have broken apart. Hardly anyone still lives here, in this most historically important part of the city, where the libraries are located.
Saif Islam is one of the librarians, the youngest scion of a family that for centuries has preserved unique books and writings by religious scholars in a private library.
The Koran on Gazelle Skin
On account of the many similar collections held in historic buildings, Chinguetti was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site.
"The house is almost as old as the writings," explained the 59-year-old Islam, opening the antique lock with a key the size of a hand brush and pushing back the heavy wooden door bolt. He similarly opens a second entrance just off the sun drenched inner courtyard. Behind this door, which is not much more than a meter high, is the library.
The collection of the Achmed Machmud family consists of 1699 books, most of which are Islamic works. Islam knows them all. "This, for example, is the oldest book in the city. It dates back to the 10th century and is the only Koran written on gazelle hide."
Although most of these works are irreplaceable, Islam protects them from dust and termites in simple cardboard containers. A few years ago, the government in far away Nouakchott attempted to permanently preserve the books. It built a library that remains empty to this day.
Buildings overwhelmed by encroaching sand dunes
"They wanted to take away the books from us and store them," says an indignant Islam. Yet, he and other librarians live from the tourists who come to see the books and hear their history.
Islam, who has a talent for entertaining his guests, sometimes even launches into song, reciting a 17th century Arabic poem to keep everyone in a good mood. "This is a private collection and not a public library," insists Islam. Even the plan to capture the books on microfilm has been shelved. That is because no one wants to hand over their collection for more than the duration of the fast month of Ramadan. Many volumes have therefore never been scientifically evaluated.
Saif Islam is nevertheless worried about how long his library can still hold out here. He knows about the report by the Unesco World Heritage Committee that was published two years ago. It clearly states, "Antique sites were built for specific microclimates and these are now being threatened as a result of climate change." Buildings are collapsing because heat or heavy rainfall is destroying their foundations.
In Timbuktu in northern Mali, also a Saharan city like Chinguetti, ancient buildings are absolutely overwhelmed by the encroaching sand dunes. Even Saif Islam's library is already encircled by sand.
Marc Engelhardt
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DD1 and DD2 took a bottle easily. We never had a moment of nipple confusion. When I needed them to take a bottle of expressed breast milk (which wasn't often), they did.
DD3 has yet to take a bottle. She flatly refuses. DH is the one giving it to her. I'm not even in the house. We've tried a few different bottles (all of which worked for her sisters). The only thing we haven't tried is fresh pumped (been frozen thawed, like we did for her sisters).
Is it possible to have a lipase issue with a third child that you didn't have for #1 or #2? Or do we just have to keep spending money on different bottles until we figure this out?
She'll be 6 months on the 16th. I haven't been away more than 2 hours because of this issue. I really need a break.


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25 July 2010
The World Flying Disc Federation with greatest sadness had to take knowledge of the sudden passing of GAISF President Patrick Baumann at the Youth Olympic Games 2018 in Buenos Aires.
We are still under shock on the unexpected and sudden passing of our dear friend and GAISF President Patrick Baumann, IOC member in Switzerland.
"On behalf of the entire flying disc community, we mourn the sudden passing of Patrick", stated WFDF President Robert "Nob" Rauch. "He was not only dedicated to passionately promoting the sport of Basketball but played a great role in uniting all sports under the newly reconstituted GAISF. We send our heartfelt condolences to his beloved family and the entire Olympic".
WFDF Executive Director Volker Bernardi had the opportunity to attend the memorial held for Patrick Baumann on-site in Buenos Aires and signed the condolence book at the IOC Headquarters as a farewell to our friend Patrick Baumann.
We owe him a great debt.
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is pleased to announce that it is putting out a request for proposals (RFP) for the WFDF Official Apparel partnership for the two year period from January 2019 through December 2020, with the potential to consider a four year term. The selected company will receive the exclusive opportunity to develop and sell selected official event merchandise and apparel for the WFDF Ultimate Championship events during that period.
Also announces new Approved Disc Policy to go into effect in 2019
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is pleased to announce that it has opened a closed tender process for establishing a multi‐year WFDF Official Disc Supplier and Sponsorship for the period from January 2019 through December 2020. It has also established a new Approved Disc Policy which will go into effect beginning in January 2019, which can be found here.
Update follows WFDF 2018 World Ultimate Club Championships, World Master Ultimate Club Championships and World Junior Ultimate Championships
The World Flying Disc Federation today released the updated World Ultimate Rankings. These rankings are based on the finishing positions of teams at the most recent major World Ultimate Events:
· World Ultimate Club Championships (WUCC) 2018
· World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC) 2018
· World Master Ultimate Championships (WMUC) 2018
· World Under 24 Championships (WU24) 2018
· World Championship of Beach Ultimate/World Great Grandmasters Beach Ultimate Championships (2017) 2017
· World Ultimate and Guts Championships (WUGC) 2016
WFDF is pleased to announce that the WFDF 2019 Asia Oceanic Beach Ultimate Championships, in association with BULA (AOBUC) will be hosted by the town of Shirahama, Japan, from Thursday 13th June to Sunday 16th June, 2019. The event will feature national and club Beach Ultimate teams in Men's, Women's, and Mixed divisions with a possibility of adding masters divisions if enough interest.
The successful bid came from the Japan Flying Disc Association (JFDA) supported by the Town of Shirahama. The organization is headed by Prof. Fumio Morooka, the President of JFDA, with Yuta Saito heading up the TOC.
The World Flying Disc Federation's 2018 World Junior Ultimate Championships kicked off on Saturday, August 18 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The event is hosting more than 800 young athletes from 31 teams and 18 countries in the Junior Under-20 Men's and Women's divisions.
Running from August 18-25 at RIM Park at the Manulife Financial Sportsplex, WJUC commenced with an opening ceremony followed by a showcase game between Canada and Germany in the Women's division, which the Canadians won by the score of 15-7.
WFDF is pleased to announce that the WFDF 2020 World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC) will be hosted by the city of Malmö, Sweden, from Saturday 18th July to Saturday 25th July, 2020. The event will feature national Ultimate teams in the Men's Under-20 and Women's Under-20 divisions.
The successful bid came from the local club team Kockums Ultimate in cooperation with regional teams and key persons in Sweden and Denmark, supported by the Swedish Ultimate Federation (SUF) and in a close cooperation with the City of Malmö. The organization is headed by Mattias Ahlgren and Dan Engström, who both have significant experience in hosting national and international Ultimate events.
Four American teams took home top honors as the WFDF 2018 World Masters Ultimate Club Championships came to a close on Saturday, August 4. The event, hosted in Winnipeg, Canada at the Little Mountain Sportsplex and Independent Jewelers Ultimate Park, saw 1,716 players on 72 teams from 13 countries compete for six days. Teams represented masters' athletes on clubs from Australia, Colombia, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Great Britain and the USA.
The World Flying Disc Federation opens the WFDF 2018 World Masters Ultimate Club Championships in Winnipeg, Canada on Sunday the 29th of July. The event runs until Saturday the 4th of August at Little Mountain Sportsplex and Independent Jewelers Ultimate Park. It is hosted by the tournament organizing committee, Manitoba Organization of Disc Sports.
Winnipeg is hosting 1,716 players on 72 teams from 13 countries at WMUCC. The teams are competing in four divisions: 21 Master Men's, 15 Master Women's, 21 Master Mixed, and 15 Grand Master Men's teams.
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is pleased to announce that the WFDF 2019 World Team Disc Golf Championships will be held in Estonia from August 21 to 24, 2019. The event will be held in Alutaguse, Ida-Virumaa, hosted by the Estonian Disc Golf Association and Alutaguse Eagle Disc Golf Club, with Timo Juursalu as the Tournament Director and Rein Rotmeister as the co-Tournament Director.
The winning bid was awarded by the WFDF Board and the Disc Golf Committee. Invitations and further information will be sent to all WFDF members and PDGA Country Associates in the near future.
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Attachment point identifier; an ap-id specifies the type and location of the attachment point in the system and is unambiguous. There are two types of identifier: physical and logical. A physical identifier contains a fully specified path name, while a logical identifier contains a shorthand notation.
attachment point
A collective term for a board and its card cage slot. A physical attachment point describes the software driver and location of the card cage slot. A logical attachment point is an abbreviated name created by the system to reference the physical attachment point.
cfgadm command
cfgadm is the primary command for dynamic reconfiguration on the Sun Fire Entry-Level Midrange Systems system. For information about the command and its options, see the cfgadm(1M), cfgadm_sbd(1M), and cfgadm_pci(1M) man pages. For any late-breaking news about this and related commands, see the Solaris 8 section at the DR web site. See Chapter 12.
Capacity on Demand (COD)
Capacity on Demand (COD) is an option that provides additional processing resources (CPUs) when you need them. These additional CPUs are provided on COD CPU/Memory boards that are installed in Sun Fire entry-level midrange systems. You can access the COD CPUs after you purchase the COD right-to-use (RTU) licenses for them.
The operational status of an attachment point.
configuration (board)
The operating system assigns functional roles to a board and loads device drivers for the board and for devices attached to the board.
configuration (system)
The collection of attached devices known to the system. The system cannot use a physical device until the configuration is updated. The operating system assigns functional roles to a board and loads device drivers for the board and for devices attached to the board.
A board is present in a slot and is electrically connected. The temperature of the slot is monitored by the system.
The device driver supports DDI_DETACH and the device (such as an I/O board or a SCSI chain) is physically arranged so that it can be detached.
The system stops monitoring the board and power to the slot is turned off. A board in this state can be unplugged.
See Dynamic Reconfiguration.
Dynamic Reconfiguration
Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) software allows the administrator to (1) view a system configuration; (2) suspend or restart operations involving a port, storage device, or board; and (3) reconfigure the system (detach or attach hot-swappable devices such as disk drives or interface boards) without the need to power down the system. When DR is used with IPMP or Solstice DiskSuite software (and redundant hardware), the server can continue to communicate with disk drives and networks without interruption while a service provider replaces an existing device or installs a new device. DR supports replacement of a CPU/Memory board, provided the memory on the board is not interleaved with memory on other boards in the system.
Hot-plug boards and modules have special connectors that supply electrical power to the board or module before the data pins make contact. Boards and devices that do not have hot-plug connectors cannot be inserted or removed while the system is running.
A hot-swap device has special DC power connectors and logic circuitry that allow the device to be inserted without the necessity of turning off the system.
instant access CPUs
Unlicensed COD CPUs on COD CPU/Memory boards installed in Sun Fire entry-level midrange systems. You can access up to a maximum of four COD CPUs for immediate use while you are purchasing the COD right-to-use (RTU) licenses for the COD CPUs. Also referred to as headroom.
IP Multipathing (IPMP)
Internet Protocol multipathing. Enables continuous application availability by load balancing failures when multiple network interface cards are attached to a system. If a failure occurs in a network adapter, and if an alternate adapter is connected to the same IP link, the system switches all the network accesses from the failed adapter to the alternate adapter. When multiple network adapters are connected to the same IP link, any increases in network traffic are spread across multiple network adapters, which improves network throughput.
logical DR
A DR operation in which hardware is not physically added or removed. An example is the deactivation of a failed board that is then left in the slot (to avoid changing the flow of cooling air) until a replacement is available.
Hardware resource such as a system board or a disk drive that occupies a DR receptacle or slot.
A specific Sun Fire system model, such as the Sun Fire entry-level midrange systems.
physical DR
A DR operation that involves the physical addition or removal of a board. See also "Logical DR."
A brief pause in the operating system to allow an unconfigure and disconnect operation on a system board with non-pageable OpenBoot PROM (OBP) or kernel memory. All operating system and device activity on the backplane must cease for a few seconds during a critical phase of the operation.
A board connector.
A receiver such as a board slot or SCSI chain.
RTU license
Right-to-use license.
Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP is any system listening to SNMP events.
The operational status of either a receptacle (slot) or an occupant (board).
To be suitable for DR, a device driver must have the ability to stop user threads, execute the DDI_SUSPEND call, stop the clock, and stop the CPUs.
A suspend-safe device is one that does not access memory or interrupt the system while the operating system is in quiescence. A driver is considered suspend-safe if it supports operating system quiescence (suspend/resume). It also guarantees that when a suspend request is successfully completed, the device that the driver manages will not attempt to access memory, even if the device is open when the suspend request is made.
A suspend-unsafe device is one that allows a memory access or a system interruption while the operating system is in quiescence.
SC software
The main application that performs all of the SC hardware management functions.
The system detaches a board logically from the operating system and takes the associated device drivers off-line. Environmental monitoring continues, but any devices on the board are not available for system use.
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LONDON -- A British man accused of hacking into a series of American government computer networks has pledged to fight any move to extradite him to the United States.
Lauri Love, 28, is charged with computer hacking and aggravated identity theft, which carry a potential penalty of up to 12 years in prison. On Thursday, U.S. prosecutors added an attack on the Federal Reserve to his charge sheet.
American attempts to extradite U.K. hackers have often become politicized.
Gary McKinnon, accused of hacking U.S. military computers in 2002, fought a decade-long legal battle which eventually thwarted the extradition bid.
Love's lawyer Karen Todner -- who previously represented McKinnon -- said Friday that any extradition request from the U.S. would be "vehemently opposed."


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At a time when the international community continues to grapple with the civil war in Syria, 100,000 faithful joined Pope Francis on Sept. 7 at St. Peter's Square in Rome — with countless others joining along at home — for a day of prayer and fasting for peace.
The Syrian conflict has already claimed more than 100,000 lives since March 2011 and threatens to spark a regional war. According to recent AP reports, more than 2 million Syrians have been driven from their homes and pose a grave humanitarian problem to surrounding countries. Pope Francis called upon Catholics and all people of goodwill to join him in an intense four-hour vigil. In his homily, the pontiff did not specifically speak to the Syrian situation, but used biblical imagery to call upon the world's leaders not to rupture the beauty and harmony of God's creation with war, selfishness and violence.
"Can we get out of this spiral of sorrow and death? Can we learn once again to walk and live in the ways of peace?" he asked. "Invoking the help of God, under the maternal gaze of the Salus Populi Romani, Queen of Peace, I say: 'Yes, it is possible for everyone! From every corner of the world tonight, I would like to hear us cry out: Yes, it is possible for everyone!'"
Outside of Rome, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem held a holy hour at the Basilica of Gethsemane, just outside of Jerusalem, to pray for peace in the Middle East. Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, D.C., celebrated a special Mass for Peace and Justice at the Basilica of the National Shine of the Immaculate Conception, and other dioceses and parishes across the globe marked the day with Masses, prayer vigils and adoration.
Calls for dialogue
The day of fasting and prayer punctuated calls by the Holy See and other Church leaders for a negotiated settlement to the Syrian civil war and a halt to possible strikes against the government of Bashar Assad by the United States. The Assad regime has been accused of using chemical weapons against the rebel forces and civilians in an Aug. 21 attack that killed 1,429 people — including 426 children — in a suburb of Damascus.
Amplifying Church voices in the Middle East, the Vatican has made pleas from the beginning of the strife in Syria for an end to the violence, renewed dialogue among the warring parties, maintaining Syria's unity and territorial integrity and protection for the country's minorities, especially the Christians who comprise some 10 percent of the population of 22.5 million. Most Syrian Christians are Greek Orthodox, along with members of the Assyrian Church of the East and around 420,000 Catholics. Ironically, the Christian population has increased over the last years as Christians fled the bloodshed and persecution in Iraq for what was believed to be a safe haven in Syria.
Peaceful resolution
Pope Francis has been particularly vocal in opposing potential plans of President Barack Obama's administration to strike against the Assad regime. On Sept. 5, the pope sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, chair of the G20 meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia, at the start of the gathering.
The letter implored "a renewed commitment to seek, with courage and determination, a peaceful solution through dialogue and negotiation of the parties, unanimously supported by the international community."
The leaders left the meeting undecided as to the next steps to take in the crisis. But as of press time Sept. 10, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said in a statement, according to Russian news agency Interfax, that Syria is willing to agree to a Russian-backed initiative and disclose the location of its chemical weapons, as well as halt production and place the remainder under international control.
In response, President Obama asked Senate Democrats to delay their vote on whether or not to take military action as diplomatic channels are worked.
Prior to Sept. 10, the Obama administration worked aggressively to secure congressional approval for military action. A Sept. 9 CNN poll found that only 43 percent of Americans favor U.S. military action in Syria; 55 percent are opposed, with 2 percent unsure.
Threats to Christians
Papal opposition to military action by the West is distinctly reminiscent of the effort by the Vatican and Pope Blessed John Paul II to halt the invasion of Iraq by a coalition headed by the United States in 2003. The subsequent agony faced by the Iraqi people is used by Vatican diplomats to point to the unexpected problems that can arise from such interventions.
One of the greatest concerns for Church officials is that Syrian Christians will face the same catastrophe that has struck in Iraq and Egypt — brutal violence against the traditional Christian populations and the further flight of Christians out of the Middle East. A century ago, Christians comprised some 20 percent of the population in the Middle East. Today, they make up less than 5 percent.
Since the start of the Syrian civil war, Christian villages have been attacked and burned, and more than 300 Christians have been killed, mostly by rebel forces. Emblematic of the situation was the kidnapping in April of two Orthodox bishops, Syriac Orthodox bishop of Aleppo, Youhanna Ibrahim and the Greek Orthodox metropolitan of Aleppo and Iskenderun, Boulos al-Yaziji, while they were driving to Aleppo. Their driver was shot to death, and their fate remains unknown.
Priests have also been targeted, including Jesuit Father Paolo Dall'Oglio, who disappeared July 29 and whose fate remains unknown, and Father François Murad, 49, who was shot to death June 23 in the town of Gassanieh. Father Murad was reportedly killed by members of Jabhat al-Nusra, a militant Islamic group of the rebel alliance with reported ties to al-Qaida. Elements of that group also attacked the ancient Christian town of Maaloula, in western Syria this month.
Gregory III Laham, Patriarch of Antioch of the East, of Alexandria and Jerusalem of the Melkites, told Asia News, "We must listen to the pope's appeal for peace in Syria. If western countries want to create true democracy then they must build it on reconciliation, through dialogue between Christians and Muslims, not with weapons."
Matthew Bunson is OSV senior correspondent.
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For scientifically minded graduate students, conducting research and publishing is indispensable for both professional development and career advancement. By engaging in this process, you acquire new expertise, develop collaborations and advance the body of work in your research area. Authorship is the primary way to recognize your contributions and those of other individuals who are involved in a research project.
As a graduate student, it might at first feel daunting to discuss the roles you would like or expect and your place as a contributing author in a project. However, this step should be approached as a learning opportunity that will contribute to your professional identity as a researcher and scholar. Advisers will usually be happy to discuss authorship and will consider such discussions to be an important aspect of the mentor-mentee relationship.
Negotiating authorship is a key aspect of conducting your collaborative research. It is important to discuss authorship throughout the entire course of a project, making negotiating authorship a dynamic exchange. Discussion of authorship order should ideally begin at the start of a research project, and involve a purposeful dialogue concerning your and your collaborators' expected contributions to the project. Authorship negotiation checklists, worksheets or agreement forms, such as those listed below, can be used to inform this endeavor.
Additionally, because psychological research has become increasingly interdisciplinary, it is important to acknowledge that other fields may have different authorship cultures (e.g., the lead researcher could be either the first or last author). Therefore, beginning authorship discussions early in the project will help ensure that all the contributors' expectations are aligned.
It is helpful for everyone to recognize that initial authorship and authorship order can change throughout the development of the project in order to better reflect the actual contributions of all investigators. There are numerous reasons for changing authorship, many of which may be situation-specific. Changes should be decided upon mutually after consideration of each individual's perspective and review of each individual's contributions.
For example, authors could be added if a project has expanded beyond the original scope or if the added author can contribute knowledge or expertise that is required by the project. On the other hand, a contributor may be removed as an author if the individual did not assist the project as initially agreed on, or if a contributor relocated or graduated and was subsequently unable to actively participate in the research.
Moreover, authorship order may be revised if the individuals' actual contributions differ significantly from those expected at the beginning of the project. This situation could occur if an author accepts increased responsibility or delegates some of their responsibility to other authors. Open and fluid communication in this process is key to developing a respectful and professional research environment.
Because authorship negotiation is often an ongoing discussion, efforts can be made throughout a project to minimize the opportunity for disagreements to develop, as well as to detect and collaboratively resolve disagreements before they escalate. Discussing authorship at regular intervals or at major milestones in the project can help minimize the potential for the development of a disagreement later on in the project.
Situations may nonetheless occur throughout this process that can lead to misunderstandings or authorship disputes. When they occur, those who have contributed to the project should first discuss the disagreements, possibly with the aid of contracts or scorecards such as those listed above. All individuals involved in the project should take part in these discussions in an open and professional manner. Be prepared to thoroughly explain your contributions as well as to consider the perspectives of your collaborators. Some collaborators may be unaware of the actual involvement of other members of the research team, especially when projects are being conducted at multiple institutions or are longitudinal.
As a graduate student, you might also find it helpful to consult with faculty members or advanced graduate students who are not affiliated with the project in order to gain an objective perspective and obtain suggestions on how to address a situation. If concerns cannot be resolved through these means, it may be necessary to directly consult your university's handbook in order to familiarize yourself with the steps for formal recourse. For example, those steps may include discussing the situation with your program or department chair, who could serve as an arbitrator or could provide further guidance on how to continue with the negotiations.
Here are some additional resources for negotiating authorship:
Allison Gaffey is the biopsychology representative to the APA Science Student Council. She is a clinical psychology graduate student at the University of Notre Dame.
The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the opinions or policies of APA.
Fine, M. A. Kurdek, L. A. (1993). Reflections on determining authorship credit and authorship order on faculty-student collaborations. (11), 1141-1147.
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Washington (D.C.) St. John's College High School five-star defender Mekhail Sherman narrowed down his list of nearly 30 scholarship offers this past Sunday when he announced his top 10 schools.
Clemson made the cut for the elite class of 2020 prospect, as did Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Auburn, Notre Dame, Penn State, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Michigan.
The Clemson Insider caught up with Sherman, who explained why he included the Tigers in his top group.
"They are included because they're known for their front seven and their D-line especially to be headhunters, and that fits my style completely," Sherman said. "Also they have the academics to support me as well."
Sherman (6-3, 235) is ranked by Rivals as a top-10 prospect in the 2020 class regardless of position.
He received an offer from Clemson in May and said the Tigers are recruiting him as a hybrid outside linebacker/defensive end.
"I would be placed in position due to player personnel, such as a front change or what not," he said.
Sherman has stayed in touch with Clemson cornerbacks coach Mike Reed, his area recruiter, since the Tigers offered.
"We mainly talk about the campus and when I'm going to visit," Sherman said, "and sometimes we stray away from football and hit the family."
Sherman is circling Saturday, Oct. 20 as a potential Clemson visit date.
"Maybe during the fall when they play NC State, but nothing is set in stone," he said when asked about visiting Clemson.
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I'm not one to make a list of resolutions for the New Year. I never have been. If I can learn to write the correct year on my checks, that's enough for me to handle in a timely manner. After the dust has settled and I've some time to consider possibilities, there's nothing wrong with then thinking about what I might do to improve or expand my life. I don't limit that to the beginning of a year though. My life plans are made according to an academic calendar, so the beginning of a new year for me starts in September. I think of my year in terms of semesters, and each semester offers a chance at innovation and reexamination. I've been on an academic calendar because I went from being a student to teaching, so it is natural for me to start my year with the fall semester, treating January as a chance for nuance.
Education is and always has been extremely important to me. I have some abilities that came to me pretty naturally, but also required some effort from me in order to develop whatever abilities I have been blessed with. In addition to the education I got in school, I also received education from my time in church. The Bible teaches us by using parables, and I was influenced by the parable of the talents. It is clear to me that talents are to be cultivated so that they can develop and multiply. The parable, of course, refers to talents as a monetary unit, but in a broader sense, talents are equal to resources.
My father used to jokingly say that I should cultivate my voice, as in "plow it under." As I said, this was just a laugh line, and I had support from my family regarding my music. It's true, however, that some ventures in which people find themselves should probably be let go. When I reached the appropriate age, I was taken to try out for little league baseball. My first time at bat, the pitcher threw a curve ball. I ducked right into it and it hit me squarely on my lips, knocking me out and chipping my front tooth. My mother reacted with her usual hysteria. I'm sure my father was disappointed, but it was clear to everyone that this was probably not my forte.
In junior high school, I went out for basketball. Fortunately, I was uninjured in my short lived attempt to join that team, with the possible exception of my bruised ego. The coach made it clear, however, that it would not be to his or my advantage to waste my time learning the skills necessary to do more than warm the bench.
I do have a vision problem, and these efforts at participation in sports clarified the fact that my visual perception did not help my endeavor to "make the team." None of this was much of a surprise to me. I knew, already, that I had some abilities, but playing at sports was clearly not a part of my makeup.
The good news is that my path to a meaningful contribution became more and more obvious. My musical abilities paved the way in the direction of more concentrated study and a way to turn my music from an avocation into a vocation. This is something I do not regret. I've had some wonderful successes, and even at this ever advancing age, I continue to enjoy achievements that are most rewarding.
I aimed my music education at teaching others rather than performance. I don't regret that either. I am still in touch with students I nudged into careers that have far exceeded my own efforts. I'm grateful for these continued relationships and proud that I have had some part in leading younger and talented individuals in a direction to earn their own rewards.
Recently I had a conversation with the parent of a young person who approaches the point when commitment to a direction for development nears. In this case, it seems clear that rushing into a college just might not be the best option. This young person shows exceptional signs of ability in areas which may not require college classrooms for further development. That is not to say that further training is unnecessary. It is not even an indication that a college education will never be something this student should pursue. It simply means that, at this point, there may be other more feasible directions for this particular student.
More and more, teachers of young children realize that not all children develop at the same rate. Children should have the right and the support to be able to go to college, if that's what is indicated by the abilities or talents they possess. At the same time, there is no reason why a student should not be able to find other training that better leads them to a successful and fulfilling future.
We're just not all the same. Frankly, that's a good thing, in my view. The most important thing to remember about that is that we're not on any other person's time table. I'm always impressed by elderly people who are still expanding their minds and growing. I realize that I am getting on in years. I'm not sure when I will claim the "elderly" title, but my hope is that it will reflect only my years, and not a lack of activity.
When my generation was young, everybody seemed to expect us to choose one single avenue to pursue. Things have changed since then. I have read various reports that suggest how many major life changes we might go through in a normal life span. I'm not fond of studies. They place on us expectations that may not fit our personal plans. I want to keep learning, expanding, growing and most importantly, enjoying life. I don't have to conform to any other person's idea of what is the right way to live
I hope I can encourage the young people I know to be themselves and not to be held back by convention. Neither should they be intimidated by expectations. We all just have to be the best we can be, and that's enough. I don't know what's left for me to do in my life. It's unlikely that I'll take on any new career paths, but I can certainly enjoy dabbling in new hobbies and use what creativity I have to explore areas that interest me. That's my plan. It may not be right for anyone else. I recently bought a version of the photoshop software and have done some tinkering with photo alterations. I don't expect to win any prizes, but it's fun.
My belated resolution is to keep on keeping on. I admit that I don't spring out of bed in the morning doing cartwheels down the hall, but I never did. My parents are gone now, and I have little family left that keeps track of what I do to any great extent. That's O.K. with me. If I'm tired, I can sleep in. In fact, I can sleep around the clock if I like, but I don't think I'd much enjoy that kind of existence. The point is, I answer to no one but myself, and I've always found that I'm demanding enough.
If any young people read my blog, I would only say, "Aim high." If you miss your mark, you can still do pretty well. Aim high, dream big and demand that you be the best you can be. Resolutions can come at any time in one's life. Colossal announcements about "New Year's Resolutions" may have a synthetic feel. It's not the resolution that is most important, but the commitment to that decision that helps us reach new heights and broaden horizons.


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Ian Clark's Bruins Notebook: B's Spooner aims for consistency
October 19. 2013 9:53PM
PATIENCE is sometimes the most valuable skill a young hockey player can work on in the minor leagues.
Such is the case for Boston Bruins prospect Ryan Spooner, who played against the Manchester Monarchs with the Providence Bruins at Verizon Wireless Arena Saturday night.
A center, Spooner is 5-foot-11, 181 pounds and 21 years old. He entered Saturday's game tied for the team lead in points with five on two goals and three assists through five games. After a strong training camp with Boston, Spooner thought he had a shot to make the big club.
"Going into camp you have that as your goal, but you also have to be realistic because they already had four centermen (in Boston)," Spooner said. "I tried to forget about that and play my game because if I went in there and thought, 'oh, there's no chance I'm going to make it,' then I probably wouldn't perform to the best of my ability. I tried to go in thinking 'I'm going to make this team.'"
After playing four games with Boston (with no points) last season, Spooner went to camp without the nerves he had experienced in the past.
"I think for the first time this year I felt really comfortable. I wasn't really nervous with the puck at all. I just wanted to make my plays," Spooner said. "I thought I had a good camp. Whenever you can be up there and learn from all the guys that play up there, it's a good thing."
The presence of centers Patrice Bergeron, Chris Kelly, Gregory Campbell, David Krecji and Carl Soderberg at center in Boston means that Spooner will have to work on that patience. But he has looked on the bright side and knows that playing in the AHL will help his game much more than sitting on the bench in the NHL.
"Playing in this league, you get to learn a lot and I play a lot down here and that's a good thing too. The coaching staff has been great with me. I was disappointed when I got sent down, but you have to look at the positives of it."
Spooner said that despite the point-per-game production so far, he's not been happy with his efforts on a nightly basis.
"I've had a couple games I haven't done the best in. But I've had some I played well in," Spooner said. "Right now I think I just need to focus on being more consistent game in and game out and go from there."
Another area Spooner was asked to work on by the Boston coaching staff was his work in the faceoff circle. It's all part of rounding the talented Spooner into an NHL-ready center.
"Faceoffs is one thing. They told me to work on those. I struggled with that a little in the exhibition games," he said. "They said just keep playing the way I am, use my speed and create plays and try to round out my game. I've had a couple games where I struggled and others where I've been good so I just need to focus game in and game out. I'm just trying to improve my game and if I get called up there I'll just perform."
PENGUINS SKATE IN : The Monarchs will host the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins today at 3 p.m. at the Verizon. The Penguins entered play against Worcester Saturday night with a 4-0-0 record.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton also brings to town two former Monarchs in goaltender Peter Mannino, who was with Manchester last season, and forward Tom Kostopoulos, who played in Manchester in 2004-5. He has played in 630 NHL games over a 14-year pro career.
Ian Clark covers pro hockey for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. His email address is firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Dr. Robyn Housemann, Ph.D., MPH, is an Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Exercise Sciences and Director of the Institute for Holistic Health Studies. She completed her MPH (1994) and Ph.D. (2000) at Saint Louis University School of Public Health. Prior to coming to WestConn in 2006, she served as the Director of Planning and Evaluation for the New England Division of the American Cancer Society for three years. Dr. Housemann served as adjunct faculty at Southern Connecticut State University Department of Public Health for the 2005-2006 school year. She has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health and a project manager in the Prevention Research Center (CDC funded) at the Saint Louis University School of Public Health. In addition, Dr. Housemann was an adjunct professor and served as the Evaluation Coordinator for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Diabetes Initiative National Program Office in the Division of Health Behavior Research at Washington University. Her interests are in applied research of community-based efforts to prevent chronic disease through programs that target change at the individual level and beyond especially in the areas of nutrition and physical activity. Dr. Housemann has ten years of experience in the design and evaluation of community-based interventions. Her experience includes design and assessment of tools to measure health promotion environments (grocery stores, restaurants, worksites, churches, and physical activity friendliness of communities); training community members to assess their own health promotion environments; quantitative and qualitative evaluation of environmental and policy physical activity projects; support of grass roots coalition development and intervention activities; and participation in nationwide physical activity projects and research committees. She also taught low impact dance aerobics and stretching/relaxation classes for over 20 years. Dr. Housemann has presented lectures, conducted workshops and trainings, and presented fitness sessions at local, regional, and national conferences.