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The contents of this document are applicable to both recompilable, which enables the user to re-link the executables, and non-recompilable with which the user can only use the supplied executables.
To install PHOENICS, the user needs to have a hard disk with at least a total of 2 GB free space. Additional space should be available for running PHOENICS. How much space will depend on the size of simulations made; for complex models it is possible to generate individual output files which are more than 1GB in size. For efficient use of PHOENICS the user should have at least 10GB of free hard disk space available.
PHOENICS will run on all platforms of Microsoft Windows from version XP onwards and will run on Windows 10. It is recommended that the computer used for running PHOENICS has a minimum of 4GB RAM (2GB for computers still with A 32-bit operating system). The amount of available RAM may limit the size and complexity of simulations made, it is not uncommon for users to have 32GB of RAM or more. PHOENICS is available compiled as both 32-bit and 64-bit executables. The 32-bit version will run on any version of Windows, but individual processes are limited to 2GB in size and this will limit the size of the grid on which it is possible to run simulations. To go beyond this limit, the user will need to have a 64 bit version of the Windows operating system and use the 64-bit version of PHOENICS. Most new computers now come pre-installed with the 64-bit version of Windows.
PHOENICS has no special graphics requirements; most modern graphics cards should have no problem running PHOENICS. However, we have found that with some of the graphics cards that come integrated with the motherboard do give slow performace when rotating the domain with result contours displayed. To enable the clear display of results, the minimum recommended screen resolution is 1024*768 pixels.
An Intel Visual Fortran compiler version 11.1 or later is required for the recompilable version of PHOENICS compiled using Intel Fortran compiler.
Please note that an Administrator account will be required to install the software.
The following items will be supplied:
The quick installation instructions are provided inside the cover of the DVD case which should enable experienced customers to upgrade their PHOENICS version successfully. Otherwise, it is recommended to read through the following sections before starting installation.
At least 2 GB of free disk space must be available on the target machine before you start to install PHOENICS. It is recommended though that you have in excess of 10GB free space, so that you have sufficient space to store results.
If an earlier version of PHOENICS is already present, it should be deleted, or the name of the existing installation directory changed before installing the new version. You may wish to preserve user files from working directories, such as \phoenics\d_priv1 , and user geometry files under \phoenics\d_satell\d_object\users. These can be copied to a temporary location with Windows Explorer, and later moved to the equivalent locations in the new installation.
To delete the old installation, open the Control Panel then in the section Programs click on the item 'Uninstall a program'. Now scroll through the list of installed programs and find the PHOENICS installation – the previous version was labelled PHOENICS 2017. Double click on the line labelled PHOENICS to begin the install script and choose the option 'Remove' then click on the button 'Next' to begin the uninstall procedure. This will remove all the files which were originally installed, but leave behind any new files which have subsequently been added (e.g. your case files). If you wish to preserve any of these left over files then rename the phoenics folder, otherwise delete it before re-installing PHOENICS. To rename the old installation to, say, PHOENICS.OLD, open Windows Explorer, right click on the \PHOENICS folder, then on Rename and type in PHOENICS.OLD.
If a previous version of PHOENICS exists on this PC, and you do not rename or remove it, it will not be overwritten by this installation process. The installation process will finish normally, but no existing files will have been overwritten.
If you have an old version of PHOENICS on your drive C:, and you would like to keep it on the C: drive, you can create a virtual drive and install PHOENICS on this virtual drive, with no need to rename or remove your old PHOENICS from the C: drive.
Click on 'My computer' icon to ascertain what drive letters are in use. Usually the C: drive will be the user's local hard drive and D: a removable drive (e.g. CD or DVD), other drive letters may already be in use for mapped network drives. Suppose the drive P: is not in use, you can create a virtual drive P:.
First, make a root level folder with a suitable name, e.g. C:\PHOENICS2018; then in a Command Prompt window, enter the command
You now have a virtual drive P: onto which you can load PHOENICS 2018 without affecting any older version of PHOENICS you may have on C:.
Please note that any subst drives are not remembered after a user logout. The drive will need to be re-created at each logon. This can be achieved by creating a batch file, say map_drive.bat (within which is written the subst command above) and include this in the Startup folder under the Start menu.
If the delivery is for a non-recompilable version of PHOENICS, then no compiler is required.
To install the compiler, insert the Intel Compiler DVD in the DVD drive. If Autorun (it is a default setting for the DVD drive on computers) is enabled, follow the instructions on your screen. If installation does not start automatically, use Windows Explorer to open the DVD drive and then double-click on INSTALL to start the installation process.
Follow the steps below to install the entire PHOENICS program suite on to the hard disk.
Load the DVD into your DVD reader. The setup program will automatically start
If you do have a previous PHOENICS installation refer to section 3.2 above for instructions on how to proceed.
Select the installation location
In response to the screen prompt for the location of the phoenics directory, the user must specify the target location if other than C:\ phoenics. Ideally the phoenics directory should be located in the root of whichever drive was selected for PHOENICS to be loaded on, but it can be installed elsewhere.
An environment variable 'phoenics' is created by the installation process, and this variable
is set to the pathname of the location of PHOENICS. For example, if PHOENICS is loaded into
c:\phoe2018\phoenics then the value of the environment variable 'phoenics' is set to
While it is possible to install within the directory 'C:\Program Files' it is not recommended for two reasons, one is that POLIS html files use absolute links which will not work unless phoenics is at the root level and two the phoenics folder will be read-only for non-administrator accounts (see FAQs in Appendix B).
If the installation is successful, the user will see three PHOENICS icons, PHOENICS-VR, WINDF and POLIS created on the desktop.
The PHOENICS-VR icon is a shortcut for the PHOENICS GUI; the WINDF icon is the shortcut for a Command Prompt window with the correct path for running the INTEL Fortran version of PHOENICS; POLIS icon is the shortcut for the PHOENICS On-Line Information System.
If PHOENICS is installed on one disk drive (e.g. C:) and the working directory is on a different drive (e.g D:), then the PHOENICS-VR icon will require changing. Click on the icon with the right mouse button, select Properties and Shortcut, and change the drive letter in the filed 'Start in:' to be the required letter, in this case D:.
Before running anything more complex, it is recommended that the user tries running a simple case from the PHOENICS library of cases to check the software unlocking and that the necessary DLLs are being loaded correctly.
Double-click on the CHAM icon, labelled 'PHOENICS VR' in the desktop. The screen shown below should should appear.
PHOENICS is provided with a temporary license file. If you received PHOENICS on a DVD disc, then this license file should provide up to two months usage before expiry. However, if you received PHOENICS as a download then you are likely to receive a dialog message that the code has expired.
If you get the expired notice, then refer to Appendix A and contact CHAM for a new license file. The HostID required by CHAM for unlocking should match that displayed in your expired dialog message.
Once you have valid license file you can prepare a test run of the solver. For this is best to select a simple case from the PHOENICS library cases, a good example to use is library case 805 – 'Sphere in a uniform stream'. To load the library case, from the File menu in PHOENICS VR select the item 'Load from Libraries…'. This should lead to the dialog shown below.
This dialog acts as a warning that if you had a pre-existing case loaded into the VR-Editor then the following action(s) will overwrite your case. In the edit box to the right of 'Case number:' enter the number 805, and then click on the button 'OK'. The PHOENICS VR window should then look like
This is a simple case of airflow entering the domain from an inlet the left and passing a sphere set in the flow field, the air exits through an outlet on the right. One can make adjustments to the flow, but for this initial test run, run the model as is. On the Run menu, select the item 'Solver'. Once selected, you will see the 'Save Current Settings' dialog below.
At this point you can choose whether any changes are saved to the current Q1 input file, by default this item will be ticked. This option is provided for those occasions when you wish to retain the original Q1. The file eardat will always be written at this time as it contains the input instructions for the solver. Clicking on the 'OK' button will launch the solver, 'Cancel' will abort the run. This run should only take a few seconds and you will see a new window appear on screen as below.
Once completed, the window will close. If the window does not appear then it indicates that the solver failed to start. At this juncture the solver should not fail. If it does, likely causes are either an unlocking failure or a failure to locate the necessary DLLs. If there is a failure in the DLL's the most likely candidate will be the Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributables which will present with the following error message.
To correct this error it will be necessary to install the redistributable. This can either be downloaded from the Microsoft website or one can install using the copy provided in the installation within the directory \phoenics\ThirdPartySoftware. The file vcredist_x64.exe is the redistributable for 64-bit applications and vcredist_x86.exe the redistributable for 32-bit applications. A similar error but with a missing DLL MSVCP100.dll might also occur in which case one will need to install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributables.
Any failure in the unlocking should be recorded in the file 'lunit6' which will be located in the working directory (if installed in default location this file should be c:\phoenics\d_priv1\lunit6). If there is no message there then check that you have the four DLLs present in the directory c:\phoenics\d_earth\d_win64. The DLLs are named fmpich2.dll, mpich2.dll, mpich2mpi.dll and mpich2nemesis.dll. If the DLLs and unlocking are present and correct and the solver is still not running then contact CHAM for further assistance.
Once the solver has finished the test is now complete. You may go on to view the results in the post processor.
Use the option 'GUI – Post processor (VR Viewer)' then click OK on the following dialog. Instructions on the use of the VR Viewer are available in documents TR324 and TR326.
PHOENICS is a general-purpose software package which uses the techniques of CFD (i.e. Computational Fluid Dynamics) to predict quantitatively:
Its name is an acronym for Parabolic Hyperbolic Or Elliptic Numerical Integration Code Series, wherein "parabolic", "hyperbolic" and "elliptic" are the words which mathematicians use to distinguish the underlying equations. However, the mention of equations does not imply that PHOENICS is intended for mathematicians.
PHOENICS performs three main functions:
PHOENICS therefore, like many but not all CFD codes, has a distinct software module, or set of modules, for each of the above three functions. Their interrelationships are shown below.
The four names in white rectangular boxes in the above diagram refer to files which are used for communication between modules, as follows:
The principal input file used by the PHOENICS pre-processor is the Q1 file. This is an ASCII text file that contains a description of the scenario that is to be simulated and is written in the PHOENICS Input Language. This Q1 is read and processed by the pre-processor module Satellite into a form that is ready for the solver module Earth.
There are a number of ways in which the user can write a Q1, these include
In addition to the VR-Viewer, PHOENICS has further modules for the graphical display of flow fields. Two of which are:
Both programs can be launched from the 'Run module' page in the VR Environment.
PHOTON(PHOENICS OuTput optiON) dates from the early years of PHOENICS; it is a still the module which some users prefer to use.
WinPHOTON came into existence more recently. As its name suggests, its main role is to enable users to do by way of Windows-style mouse-clicks and dialog boxes what most users of PHOTON do by entering typed. WinPHOTON can also accept typed commands; but, as well as having a more-modern-looking menu system, it also has several functions which PHOTON, and indeed even the VR-Viewer, does not possess. Among these are:
The PHOTON/WinPHOTON programs also contain an additional line plotting module AUTOPLOT. AUTOPLOT provides X-Y graphs, made up of straight line segments joining the data points.
The data can be manipulated in a number of ways during plotting, specifically by:
AUTOPLOT can access data from PHOENICS PHIDA and XYZDA files, and also from user-created files. It can plot data from many files simultaneously, allowing easy comparison of PHOENICS results with experimental or analytical results.
As well as the post-processing modules which are available within PHOENICS, the user can select additional output which will enable users to plot their results user third party graphics programs. There are output options available for Tecplot, FieldView and VTK formats and can be activated either through the Additional Interfaces option in the VR Editor or by adding the PIL lines to the Q1 before running the solver.
For further detailed information access the PHOENICS On-Line-Information System.
This chapter describes the installation of MPICH2 for the user who purchased a licence for running Parallel PHOENICS on machines that are running Microsoft Windows or Microsoft Windows Server. It applies to installations on a single multi-core processor machine and clusters of multiple workstations or servers.
Typically users will switch to using the parallel PHOENICS solver for their larger cases in order to get to a converged solution quicker. Although it is possible to run the 32-bit solver generally one would only expect users to run the 64-bit solver in parallel.
All new computers will now come with multiple cores, some laptops will only have two cores, but most desktops will now have four or more cores. This enables users to often run parallel PHOENICS entirely on their own desktop machine thus eliminating the complications of setting up a computing cluster.
The workstations in a cluster should be joined by a switch or hub running at 100Mbps or faster. For efficient operation the processors in a cluster should be of equal performance: if not, the loads will be unbalanced and the slowest processor will determine the speed of the system. MPICH2 also requires the ability to make TCP/IP socket connections between all hosts.
The installation process for Parallel PHOENICS on a single workstation with multiple-cores/processors is simpler than the installation process for a cluster. It still requires the installation of MPICH2 to handle the message passing aspects, but one does not need to be concerned with firewalls nor with network connectivity issues. MPICH2 should be installed on the single workstation as outlined in section 6.3 (6.3.1-6.3.3 only), and the PATH set appropriately so that mpiexec.exe is visible. After completing the MPICH2 installation check that SMPD has been correctly installed as a service on the workstation
When setting up a group of computers to perform as a cluster, the computers should belong to the same Workgroup or Domain. Details of a computer's domain can be found on the Systems Properties page found by opening the Control Panel on the computer. If you need to change the domain settings, then you should consult your network administrator.
The user account that will be used to perform parallel computation across the cluster must be able to make remote connections to all computers in the cluster. For this reason it is recommended to use an Administrator account. The user account used should have the same password on all computers in the cluster.
It is a requirement that MPICH2 be installed on each PC in the cluster. To install MPICH2 the user will need to be logged in using an account with Administrator permissions. This need not be the account on which you run PHOENICS, but please note it is preferable when running over a cluster to use an administrator account.
Workstations and servers running versions of Microsoft Windows will now have a personal Firewall switched on by default. Experienced users may configure the firewall settings to allow parallel PHOENICS to run successfully, but while installing and until the user is sure that MPICH2 has been configured correctly, it is recommended that any personal firewalls are turned off. Again consult your network administrator if you are unsure how to do this. After the user has established that MPICH2 is working correctly then, of course, you may switch the Firewall back on (see settings in section 6.4).
It will be assumed in what follows that PHOENICS has been successfully installed in accordance with the instructions in the earlier chapters of this document. A full PHOENICS installation need only be made on one machine in a parallel cluster (the head node from which jobs will be run); however it is recommended that an installation is made on each workstation. If PHOENICS is only installed on the head node then it will be necessary to share the \phoenics directory so that all compute nodes may see it. Each workstation in the cluster will also be required to have a valid local licence file 'phoenics.lic' accessible.
On Windows platforms parallel PHOENICS uses MPICH2 as the message passing interface (MPI) for the communication between the different processors. MPICH2 is freely available on the Internet but for compatibility it is recommended that the installation is made from the MPI provided with PHOENICS package. Installation instructions are as follows:
In order to run the MPICH2 installation program you must first be logged onto the PC using an account that has Administrator privileges. If the PC is running Vista Business or Windows 7/8 you must switch off the User Account Control (UAC) while installing MPICH2. If you fail to switch off UAC, then the installation may complete without reporting any errors but in fact SMPD will not have been installed as a service nor will the necessary registry entries have been made.
To disable UAC open the Control Panel from the Start Menu, select item "User Accounts" and then "User Accounts" once more. On this page there should be an item "Change User Account Control settings", click on this item and then change the setting to its lowest one "Never notify" as below..
Then click OK to accept the changes and you will also be asked to restart the computer before the changes take effect.
The installer for 32bit MPICH2 is supplied as the file
and that for 64bit MPICH2 is supplied as the file
This file should be executed prior to running Parallel PHOENICS, and this will initiate an Argonne National Laboratory installation of MPICH2 on your PC. Follow the installation instructions, and choose the default MPICH2 location in the Program Files folder (C:\Program Files\MPICH2) on your PC.
Please note: While it only necessary for PHOENICS to be installed on a single PC in a cluster, it is necessary to install MPICH2 or the SMPD service on all PCs.
The PHOENICS parallel run scripts assume that mpiexec.exe is located on the users PATH on the head and compute nodes. If the default location was chosen, this should be C:\Program Files\MPICH2\bin. The PATH is set through the System Properties dialog [launched from the Control Panel]. The image below shows the stages to set the User variable, path. Go to the Advance settings page and click on Environment Variables button. If the User variable path does not exist, click on New, otherwise highlight path and click on Edit. Add the necessary path entry for mpiexec – separate any path entries by semi colons. [To modify the System variable path, consult with your network administrator.]
Since version 12, the Intel Compiler has included Intel's version of mpich. This version is not compatible at the binary level with that used by PHOENICS, so it is important when using PHOENICS that MPICH2 appears in the PATH before the Intel Compiler. If you have the Intel compiler installed on your PC it is best to add C:\Program Files\mpich2\bin; at the beginning of the path. This will ensure that the correct version of smpd and mpiexec will be found when you try to run parallel.
Note: If the path causes the Intel version of mpiexec to be used then the parallel solver will stall on start-up and calculations will not proceed.
When running across a cluster it is recommended to register a user account from which to launch MPICH2 on the head node. While it is not essential, it does simplify matters if this account is an administrator on the workstations within the cluster. This account will then be used to launch parallel Phoenics on the compute nodes. To register an account, open a Command Prompt window [From the Start menu it is located under Accessories], and run the MPICH2 program mpiexec.exe with the option -register. You will be prompted for an account and password, e.g.
> mpiexec.exe -register account: cfd1 password: ******** confirm: ******** Do you want this action to be persistent (y/n)? y
If the cluster has been set up within a network Domain (rather than a Workgroup), then in the above, you should also specify the domain as part of the account name. For example, if 'phoenics' is the domain and 'cfd1' is the user account within that domain, enter phoenics\cfd1. The response 'y' ensures that this action is persistent, i.e. this registration process does not have to be repeated for each session on this computer.
Once the installation of MPICH2 is concluded you may restore the UAC setting to their default levels.
If the firewall is activated, when the PHOENICS solver (earexe.exe) is run for the first time - in either sequential or parallel mode - a Windows Firewall Security Alert will be generated.
If the user is (or intends) running the solver in parallel mode then the user should click on the 'Allow access' button. On Windows 7 the user will need to also specify on which networks to allow access. Normally you would only be making parallel runs on either a domain or private network, so only these two items need be ticked before clicking on.
When running in parallel mode you will also get security alerts for the MPICH2 Process Manager (smpd.exe) and the MPICH2 Process launcher (mpiexec.exe). If you intend to run the parallel solver over a cluster it is essential that all three programs are unblocked/allowed access.
Allowing access to the three programs above on the head node is not yet sufficient to enable parallel PHOENICS to run across a cluster of computers. Before you can run across a cluster the user must first go to each of the compute nodes and allow access to the PHOENICS solver (earexe.exe) and the MPICH2 Process manager (smpd.exe).
On Windows 7, open the Control Panel and then click on 'System and Security'. Under the section 'Windows Firewall' there should be an item 'Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall'. This will open a dialog from which you can check the permitted programs and allow you to add the additional programs. Click on the 'Allow another program…' button and then use 'Browse…' for the each following three programs in turn.
C:\Phoenics\d_earth\d_win64\earexe.exe C:\Program Files\mpich2\bin\smpd.exe C:\Program Files\mpich2\bin\mpiexec.exe
When adding the programs you can use the 'Network location types…' button to restrict network locations to 'Domain' and 'Home/Work'. The 'Public' network option should remain unticked.
On each of the compute nodes you will need to add the programs
C:\Phoenics\d_earth\d_win64\earexe.exe C:\Program Files\mpich2\bin\smpd.exe
On Windows XP, open the Windows Firewall icon from the Control Panel, then go to the Exceptions Page. On the head node check that the above three programs are included, if any are missing you will need to use the "Add Program…" button to add them. You may also use the "Change scope.." button to restrict access to My network (subnet) only.Users of other personal firewall will need to unblock the above programs in a manner suitable for their firewall software.
The simplest way to launch parallel EARTH is from the VR-Editor, although it can be run from a Command Prompt window.
If a parallel PHOENICS licence has been purchased, an additional sub-menu, 'Parallel Solver', will appear under the 'Run' menu option in the VR-Editor. Once the parallel solver is chosen, a dialog box will appear on the screen where the user can either specify the number of processes to use or to specify a MPI configuration file.
The pulldown combo box provides the user with an option to select up to 64 processes in steps of 2. Those users who have more than 64 processors on their PC cluster may type the appropriate number into the box.
The 'Cluster Host List' portion of the dialog enables the user to select which hosts in the cluster are used for computation. Here there are three options,
This mode of running the parallel solver will always launch the root process on the local machine and a convergence monitoring window will appear on screen (as per the sequential solver). If running across a cluster, then the run will attempt to launch an instance of the solver from the same location on each of the compute nodes. If the default locations are used, this will be C:\phoenics\d_earth\d_win64\earexe.exe. If a Private Earth is to be used, then this also should be copied to the equivalent directory for each of the compute nodes.
When running across a cluster, it is important to consider the working directory on the compute nodes. This is because, by default, mpiexec will attempt to launch the process in the equivalent directory on all the workstations. So, if on the head node you are working in c:\phoenics\myprojects\projectbeta then this directory should also appear on all the workstations in the cluster otherwise the run will fail.
As it can difficult to always remember to create the working directory on all the cluster workstations there is an alternative. One can set up an environment variable PHOE_WORK_DIR on each of the cluster to point to an existing fixed directory
e.g. PHOE_WORK_DIR=C:\phoenics\mypar_runs
Then all processes (aside from the launching process) will write their output to this location.
PLEASE NOTE: The use of PHOE_WORK_DIR is not recommended if you are likely to make multiple parallel runs simultaneously. This is because the second parallel run (and subsequent runs) will overwrite the working files of the first.
The above methods of launching the parallel solver do not allow the user to fix the number of solver instances on each workstation. If you want that level of control, then the user will need to use the MPI Configuration file (see section 6.5.2 below).
The MPI configuration file option gives a more flexible way of launching the parallel solver. Assuming we have PHOENICS installed on each computer in the cluster, the following config file will use the public earexe.exe to run a single process on each of the four computers.
-localroot -np 1 -host cham-cfd1 c:\phoenics\d_earth\d_win64\earexe.exe -np 1 -host cham-cfd2 c:\phoenics\d_earth\d_win64\earexe.exe -np 1 -host cham-cfd3 c:\phoenics\d_earth\d_win64\earexe.exe -np 1 -host cham-cfd4 c:\phoenics\d_earth\d_win64\earexe.exe
The following example launches two processes on each of two computers where PHOENICS is installed only on the head node:
-localroot -np 2 -host cham-cfd1 c:\phoenics\d_earth\d_win64\earexe.exe -np 2 -host cham-cfd2 \\cham-cfd1\d_earth\d_win64\earexe.exe
Users should create their own configuration and 'run' files, based on the examples provided, tailored to their own installation. These can either be located in \phoenics\d_utils\d_win64 or the local working directory.
All Nodes in the cluster should belong to the same Workgroup or Domain, and the user should be logged into each Node on the Cluster using the same Workgroup/Domain User account and password.
A full PHOENICS installation must be made on the head node. A PHOENICS installation is strongly recommended on the other compute nodes, but it is not essential.
C:\phoenics\d_allpro\phoenics.lic C:\phoenics\d_allpro\coldat C:\phoenics\d_allpro\config C:\phoenics\d_allpro\prefix C:\phoenics\d_earth\earcon C:\phoenics\d_earth\propsThe files get_hostid.bat and lmhostid.exe (in c:\phoenics\d_allpro) will also be needed initially to identify the compute node HOSTID necessary for unlocking the software.
C:\phoenics\d_earth\d_win64\earexe.exeDuring a run of the parallel solver the processes on the compute nodes will need to read and write some working files. These are generally only of use to the program during a run or perhaps for diagnostic purposes if things go wrong, but they still need to be written somewhere. By default these will be in an equivalent directory to that used to start the run on the head node. So if the run was started from c:\phoenics\d_priv1 on the head node the user will need to make sure that there is a directory of the same name on each of the compute nodes.
When using the default automatic domain decomposition, parallel PHOENICS only differs from sequential when Earth is run: problem set-up and post-processing of results can be done in exactly the same way as for the sequential version. A case that has been run in sequential mode can normally be run in parallel without any changes being made. The output from a parallel PHOENICS simulation will be result and phi files, having the same format as for sequential simulations.
It is also possible to by-pass the automatic domain decomposition algorithm, and to specify how you want to decompose the calculation domain into sub-domains. This can be done by selecting 'Manual' in the Domain decomposition group box on the Run Parallel solver dialog (see section 6.5.1 above).
When you first switch to manual decomposition the arrangement will match the automatic decomposition that would otherwise be used. Normally automatic decomposition will suffice, but there may be occasions where a different decomposition is preferable to avoid a split at a critical location.
In a Command Prompt window, if the EARTH executable is launched directly, then the sequential solver will be used; to run the parallel solver, the program name 'earexe' is used as an argument to mpiexec.
A script RUNPAR.BAT [nnodes] is provided. The optional argument [nnodes] indicates the number of processes to be launched on the current PC. The default is to launch two processes.
For example, RUNPAR 2 will execute the MPI command:
mpiexec –localroot -np 2 \phoenics\d_earth\d_win64\earexe
If a cluster has been defined by smpd, then the command will execute on two processors in the cluster, otherwise it will launch multiple processes on the local machine.
There are also 'run' commands which can be used in conjunction with configuration files, for example 'runcl4' uses the configuration file 'config4'. Config4 lists the PCs and processors to be used (see above Configuration file section above). The script runcl4 will execute the following command:
mpiexec –configfile \phoenics\d_utils\d_win64\config4
The parallel installation should be tested by loading a library case.
The different solver used for parallel operation requires a slight modification to the numerical controls. For example, the user may use main 'Menu' in the VR-Editor, and select 'Numerics' and then 'Iteration control': change the number of iterations for TEM1 (temperature) from 20 to 300. (Increasing the relaxation for the velocity components, U1 and W1, from 1.0 to 10.0 will also improve performance.)
For parallel operation it is recommended that velocities should be solved whole-field (rather than slab-by-slab); this can be achieved from the VR Editor (under 'Models', 'Solution control/extra variables') or by direct editing of the q1 file (by setting 'Y' as the third logical in a SOLUTN command).
A copy of the MPICH2 user guide (mpich2-1.4.1p1-userguide.pdf) may be found in the directory \phoenics\ThirdPartySoftware\Mpich2.
Previously it was found that the user either needed to install Microsoft's Visual Studio 2005/2008 or two Redistributable Packages (available as free downloads from the Microsoft website) before you can install MPICH2. With the current version of the installer MPICH2-1.4.1p1 on a computer running Windows 7, these packages no longer appear to be a pre-requisite. If you should find you need them, here are the links to download them:
Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x64)
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x64)
These links were still correct July 2014, if you are unable to find them, try a search of the Microsoft site using the package name.
In order for parallel PHOENICS to start the MPICH2 Process Manager (smpd.exe) must first be running on each computer in the cluster. This is also necessary if PHOENICS is running in parallel on a single multi-core computer. It should have been installed as a service during the MPICH2 installation process. If parallel PHOENICS fails to start, begin by checking whether mpich2_smpd is listed amongst the list of services in the Task Manager.
If mpich2_smpd is not listed amongst the services then you will need to manually install it as an Administrator. To do this you will need to open a Command Prompt window, on Vista/Windows 7 you will also need to use the "Run as Administrator" when starting the Command Prompt. To install the smpd as a service, in the window type
smpd –install
If the head node has difficulty seeing one or more of the compute nodes and you are using static IP addresses in your cluster then you should consider defining the IP addresses in the host file on each of the workstations. The host file is normally located as
An example 'hosts' file is:
# Copyright (c) 1993-2009 Microsoft Corp. # # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows. # # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should # be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name. # The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one # space. # # Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual # lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol. # # For example: # # 18.104.22.168 rhino.acme.com # source server # 220.127.116.11 x.acme.com # x client host 127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.11.1 cham-cfd1 192.168.11.2 cham-cfd2 192.168.11.3 cham-cfd3 192.168.11.4 cham-cfd4
To determine the IP addresses, on each of the workstations in the cluster open a Command Prompt window and type the command ipconfig. Use the IPv4 Address located in the section Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection to define the IP address for the workstation in the hosts file.
Sometimes on Windows 7 or Vista PCs the passphrase is not written to the registry correctly during installation. This can be checked by using the Windows program regedit and navigating to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MPICH\SMPD. Assuming default values, the registry key 'phrase' should have the value behappy. Set the registry key phrase to this value if it is not present.
There are two non-fatal error messages that may occur in the Command Prompt window. The first is:
The system cannot find the path specified.
This will occur if the phoepath.bat did not correctly identify the location for the Intel compiler or if you don't have the compiler installed on the computer.
The second non-fatal message is
Unable to open the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MPICH\SMPD\process\1264 registry key, error 5, Access is denied.
This can occur either if you are running from a non-administrator account or if you have UAC turned on. This error is not usually fatal and the run should continue. The process number may be different to the one indicated above.
If when starting the parallel solver you find that it has stalled during the start up process, that is if there are earexe.exe processes visible on all the compute nodes but consuming no CPU, then it may be a case of one of the compute nodes not being correctly unlocked. If this happens you will need to check the installations on each of the nodes separately to determine which has not been unlocked correctly.
If one of the compute nodes has not had the Firewall setting made correctly then the program mpiexec.exe should appear in the task manager of the head node, but earexe.exe will not appear in the list of processes on the compute node. It will appear to stall but will eventually time out with a message:
Error while connecting to host, a connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. (10060) Connect on sock (host=cham-cfd2, port: 8676) failed, exhausted all end points unable to post a connect to start the connect command Sock error: Error=-1 Abort: Unable to connect to 'cham-cfd2:8676' Sock error: Error=-1
If this message occurs then check the firewall settings on host cham-cfd2 and ensure that the programs smpd.exe and earexe.exe have been allowed access (see 6.4 for detail).
PHOENICS is normally unlocked using the FLEXlm system, and the delivery CDROM contains a FLEXlm licence file which allows use of PHOENICS for an initial period of one month.
The batch file /phoenics/d_allpro/get_hostid.bat will create a text file lmhostid.txt, which contains the FLEXlm HOSTID of that PC. Alternatively, the program /phoenics/d_allpro/lmhostid.exe, when run in a DOS window, displays the required FLEXlm HOSTID.This HOSTID should be sent to CHAM's Installation Section (see Contacting CHAM details below) in order to obtain a longterm licence file. The FLEXlm licence file 'phoenics.lic' supplied by CHAM in response to such a request should be placed in /phoenics/d_allpro, and the existing phoenics.lic file deleted.
A USB dongle may be supplied with the delivery, and the unique USB FLEXID will normally be known by CHAM. This FLEXID is printed on the USB dongle itself, and is of the form 9-abcd1234. When requesting a FLEXlm licence file the FLEXID value should be sent to CHAM's Installation Section (see Contacting CHAM details below).
Existing PHOENICS users may have a Rainbow dongle, and in this case PHOENICS is locked/unlocked using a dongle-based unlocking string present in the CONFIG file in the directory \phoenics\d_allpro, and is initially supplied with a temporary unlocking string.
A permanent unlocking string may be supplied with the PHOENICS delivery, or may be requested from CHAM's Installation Section (see Contacting CHAM details below). The dongle number is currently 10793.
An example of a dongle unlocking string and its location in the CONFIG file is shown below (the example is not currently valid). The unlocking string consists of the line starting with the text 'ID='
* ------ The configuration file CONFIG for PHOENICS version 3.5.1 ------ ID=:9(L8P3Y)P5ABG1AIOA/2D:SF dongle March 2009 *--------------------------------------------------------------------- SITE= CHAM *--------------------------------------------------------------------- SATPRE=\phoenics\d_satell\ EARPRE=\phoenics\d_earth\ PHOPRE=\phoenics\d_photon\ AUTPRE=\phoenics\d_photon\
PHOENICS is unlocked using the FLEXlm system, and the delivery CDROM contains a FLEXlm licence file which allows use of Parallel PHOENICS for an initial period of two months.
The FLEXlm HOSTID can be obtained as detailed under the paragraph 'FLEXlm' above. Unlocking for a multi-processor machine is exactly the same whether parallel or sequential PHOENICS is being used on that PC.
For a Parallel cluster installation the HOSTID of all the machines in the cluster is required (because, although PHOENICS need only be installed on one machine, parallel Earth will run on each machine). This is the case for multi-processor installations and clusters of fewer than 16 nodes - alternative unlocking will be arranged for larger clusters.
AC3D can be obtained directly from Inivis (www.inivis.com).
The folder phoenics\d_ac3d\plugins contains files which allow AC3D to be used in conjunction with PHOENICS, and AC3D should be installed on your computer such that it is in the folder \phoenics\d_ac3d.
The FLEXlm HOSTID or USB FLEXID should be recorded on the unlocking request form provided and returned to:
|Installation Section
|Tel: 020 8947 7651
|Fax: 020 8879 3497
|Bakery House
|e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
|40 High Street,
|London SW19 5AU
A brief description of the first level subdirectories under \phoenics is given below.
d_ac3d contains plug-ins for a stand-alone program AC3D (obtainable from Inivis) which can be used (among other things) to create objects for use in the VR Editor.
d_allpro contains the binary code for the PHOENICS service routines shared by SATELLITE and EARTH, the program libraries for all modules and the graphics drivers used by SATELLITE, EARTH and PHOTON;
d_cosp contains a new "goal-seeker" for the purpose of solving so-called "inverse problems" (to be purchased separately);.
d_chmkin, containing files for the CHEMKIN interface.
d_earth contains the binary code and some source files of the PHOENICS main solver program EARTH, together with the PHOENICS case libraries;
d_enviro contains program and data files for the PHOENICS COMMANDER;
d_includ contains the Fortran common blocks required for recompilation;
d_intfac contains the interfaces between PHOENICS and other codes;
d_photon contains the binary code of the PHOENICS post-processor program PHOTON, which now incorporates AUTOPLOT;
d_pc contains the PHOENICS Commander.
d_polis contains all files for the PHOENICS On-Line Information System;
d_priv1 is referred to as a 'private' working directory from which the user may run all the PHOENICS programs, or use the PHOENICS-VR Environment;
d_satell contains the binary code of the PHOENICS pre-processor program SATELLITE, and the menu libraries;
d_shapem contains the executable of Shapemaker, a geometry generator;
d_utils contains utility batch files, such as run scripts, link scripts, and compiler option scripts. Also included are directories which contain many utility programs.
ThirdPartySoftware contains SimLab and MPICH2 installation programs. SimLab is an optional third party add-on which may be used to convert a variety of CAD formats into ones usable by PHOENICS. MPICH2 is the message passing interface library used by the parallel solver.
In addition to phoenics, the installation process will create the directory website,containing the additional files relevant to the PHOENICS On-Line Information System.
Under Windows
A working directory, \phoenics\d_priv1, is provided with the installation. New working directories may also be created anywhere on the system. The following steps should be performed in order to create a working directory, such as d_work.
To create the new folder, click the right mouse button on an empty part of the Windows desktop, then select New, and Folder. Type in a name for the new folder e.g. d_work, then press <return>. Drag this d_work folder to any convenient location.
Start the PHOENICS-VR Environment and click on Options, Change working directory. Use the browser to locate the new folder.
Note that the desktop icon created by the installation process is set to start PHOENICS with \phoenics\d_priv1 as the working directory. This can be changed by bringing up the properties dialog box for the PHOENICS icon, and changing the 'Working' directory on the program tab. Many copies of the icon can be made, each with a different 'Working' folder.
In a Command Prompt window
It is recommended that a new working directory is created under the \phoenics directory although the new directory can be anywhere. To create the new working directory, d_work,
Type: md d_work
POLIS can be run from the PHOENICS-VR Environment, or the PHOENICS Commander by clicking on the appropriate button under HELP in the top tool bar. It can also be started on Windows systems from the CHAM-logo icon labelled 'POLIS' on the Desktop.
All the POLIS documents are in HTML format, and can be accessed directly through an Internet browser. The address of the POLIS top page is usually \phoenics\d_polis\polis.htm.
If PHOENICS is not installed at the root level (for example, if it is installed within C:\Program Files) then although the icon will link to the opening page, the links within the document will fail. Historically, the links in POLIS have been made with absolute paths and so POLIS must be located at a root level for the links to work. The answer is to make use of the subst command to map the location of the installation to the root level of a virtual drive (see section 3.2).
Normally, the POLIS files will be copied to the drive on which PHOENICS has been installed. The Desktop icon and Start-menu item will be set to this drive automatically by the installation program.
The drive letter used by the HELP button is stored in the file \phoenics\d_allpro\cham.ini. At installation time, it is set to C. If PHOENICS is installed on another drive, say D, the cham.ini file must be edited (with Notepad or any other file editor) and the entry 'drive = ' in the [POLIS] section must be set to the correct drive letter.
POLIS uses absolute pathnames in its HTML links; unfortunately Firefox is unable to translate these links correctly from the file system. It is possible to get over this limitation by installing and using the IE Tab add-on. The IE Tab can be downloaded from the Firefox website, http://www.mozilla.com, and then follow the link to popular Add-ons. Just scroll down until you find the IE Tab, click on the 'Add to Firefox' button and install. The Tab will appear as a small icon to the left of the address bar, just click on it when you need to activate it.
The POLIS links will work correctly in Internet Explorer and Google Chrome.
If PHOENICS has been installed by another user, or if it is located within 'C:\Program Files' then the user may have Read-Only access phoenics folder. This will make the default PHOENICS_VR icon unworkable as it will attempt to open the program within phoenics\d_priv1 and fail because it will be unable to write to that directory.
If this happens then the (PC) Administrator will need to modify the properties of the PHOENICS-VR icon (right-click on the icon and select Properties) so that the folder pointed to for 'Start In:' is somewhere users will have write access to.
In addition to this the file permissions to the folder 'phoenics/d_sapps/common/pq1ed' will need to be changed so that Users have write permission, otherwise the pQ1 editor will fail.
Click on the Start menu icon, then in the 'Search programs and files' edit box type systempropertiesadvanced then hit return to open the Systems Properties dialog. Next click on the button 'Environment Variables…' to open a further dialog. To create a new User variable click on 'New…' and enter PHOENICS as the variable name and C:\phoenics as the Variable value (if your installation is not located at C:\phoenics then enter the location of your installation). Then click 'OK' to close each of the dialogs in turn.
PHOENICS can be run from an Command Prompt window opened by users, using individual commands such as:
providing that the PATH for that window has been suitably modified. The batch file \phoenics\d_utils\phoepath will modify the PATH correctly.
Users should check this file to ensure that the drive letters and paths for PHOENICS and the Intel Visual Fortran Compiler are both correct.
For the 32bit Intel Visual Fortran version, the PHOENICS code has been compiled using the compiler options
ifort /threads /libs:static /winapp /compile_only /assume:byterecl /debug:none /O3 /include:\phoenics\d_includ /include:\phoenics\d_includ\d_win32
as specified in the batch file COMPILE.BAT in the directory \phoenics\d_utils\d_win32.
For the 64bit Intel Visual Fortran version the compiler options are
ifort /define:_X64_ /integer_size:64 /threads /libs:static /winapp /compile_only /assume:byterecl /debug:none /O3 /include:\phoenics\d_includ /include:\phoenics\d_includ\d_win64
The current set of compiler options are specified in the batch file COMPILE.BAT, located in the directory \phoenics\d_utils\d_win64.
Somehow the CHAM icon, PHOENICS-VR disappears from my desktop. How do I recreate this icon.
Should the PHOENICS-VR Environment Icon be deleted in error it can be recreated thus:
Select the following by clicking, using the left button of the mouse
Start, then point to Programs
Windows Explorer
Then, in 'All folders', double click on
Phoenics then
d_satell and then
Finally, in the 'contents of d_win64' box, click right button of the mouse on
satexe.exe then select the option
Create Shortcut
A Shortcut to satexe.exe is now created. Drag this Shortcut, using the left mouse button, onto a suitable part of the Windows screen. Rename the icon, using the right button, to 'PHOENICS-VR'. Right-click on the icon, and select 'Properties' then add the argument vre after SATEXE.EXE. Set the 'Start in' folder to a suitable location, e.g. \phoenics\d_priv1.
When I click on the PHOENICS-VR Environment icon, I get an error message that Windows cannot find C:\PHOENICS\D_SATELL\D_WIN64\SATEXE.EXE'.
The desktop shortcut created by Install assumes that PHOENICS has been copied to drive C:. If you have copied it to another drive, you will have to modify the 'Cmd line' and 'Working' entries on the Program tab of Properties to reflect the correct drive letter. Click on the Commander icon with the right mouse button to bring up the Properties dialog box.
I can't run any PHOENICS modules from a Command Prompt window with the 'runsat', 'runear' commands - I get 'bad command or file name' error messages.
You should check if the path is correct by typing 'PATH' on the Command Prompt window. The correct path should point to '\phoenics\d_utils\d_win64 and \phoenics\d_utils'. If it does not, you must run the batch file <drive>:\PHOENICS\D_UTILS\PHOEPATH.BAT in the DOS window before running any PHOENICS modules. Check that this file contains the correct drive letter for PHOENICS, and the correct path to the INTEL Fortran compiler.
My windows open and close too quickly for me to be able to see the messages.
Edit the file \phoenics\d_allpro\cham.ini ('Files', 'Open file for editing','cham.ini' from environment top menu bar) and replace the line
pause = off
pause = on
My compile window opens and closes too quickly for me to be able to see the error messages.
Edit the file \phoenics\d_utils\d_win64\compile.bat, and add /list to the argument list as follows:
ifort /list %IFACE% %CMP_OPTS% %INT_SIZE% %IDIR% %1
You will now generate listing files for each file compiled.
The INTEL Visual Fortran compiler version does not appear to be accessible when I try to compile a program.
In order to use the Visual Fortran compiler it must first be visible on the user's path. PHOENICS uses the file \phoenics\d_utils\phoepath.bat to set the users path correctly. This script depends on correct Environment variable being set when the Intel Visual Fortran Compiler was installed. The script should be good for versions of the Intel compiler between 10 and 16. The current complier Intel Parallel Studio XE for Fortran is version 16.
If, for some reason, you do not have the Environment variable set you can modify the file phoepath.bat to explicitly set it. For example, if you have installed Intel Fortran Composer XE 2013 in its default location, in phoepath.bat, after the line
if defined phoenics (set pho=%phoenics%) else set pho=\phoenics
set IFORT_COMPILER14=C:\Program Files (x86)\ComposerXE-2013
Check that this is where the compiler is located and adjust the location if necessary.
When I click on 'compile' from the VR Environment I encounter the error message 'Bad command'. How do I cure the problem?
This problem is usually because the path name for the script ifortvars.bat is incorrect in the file /phoenics/d_utils/phoepath.bat. Please refer to the previous FAQ for the correct setting of the compiler path.
If the Compiler path is set correctly then the other possibility is that the path to the PHOENICS script is incorrect. The script PHOENICS uses for compilation is compile.bat and is normally located in \phoenics\d_utils\d_windf. If you have installed PHOENICS somewhere other than the root directory and you do not have the Environment variable PHOENICS set correctly then it will fail to find the script. Refer to the follow FAQ for instructions on how to do this.
How do I set or reset my PHOENICS Environment variable?
Section 6.3.3 dealt with updating the PATH environment variable. The setting of the PHOENICS environment variable is similar. Follow the process to open the 'Environment Variables' dialog. If you are logged in as an Administrator you will be able to create a 'New' System Variable, otherwise you will be restricted to creating a 'New' User Variable. The difference between a User and a System variable is that the User variable only applies to the current user whereas a System variable will apply to all Users of the computer. So, click on the 'New' button and enter the variable name PHOENICS and the variable value C:\phoenics. Adjust the value to reflect the location of the 'phoenics' directory on your installation.
When I click on 'compile' from the VR Environment I encounter the error message 'Too many parameters'. How do I cure the problem?
This error message may be cured by modifying the file /phoenics/d_utils/phoepath.bat so that the path statement:
echo Adding INTEL PHOENICS to path
path = \phoenics\d_utils\d_win64;\phoenics\d_utils;%path%
is replaced by
echo Adding INTEL PHOENICS to path
path = \phoenics\d_utils\d_win64;\phoenics\d_utils;c:\windows\system32
This means the path is set explicitly, rather than adding to an existing path by the use of %path%.
I wish to see an EARTH window with variables, not the graphics window with spot values and residuals.
You must turn the graphical convergence monitor off. Either:
PHOENICS starts but immediately stops. When I click on the PHOENICS icon, the PHOENICS-VR window appears and disappears almost immediately.
Check in the working directory for the file luout. If it exists, open it with Notepad or some other file editor. It may contain an error message - usually indicating that unlocking is incorrect.
I have put my unlocking string in the file phoenics/d_allpro/config, but still get the message 'illegal or absent id string'.
Check that you have entered the string correctly, paying particular attention to possible confusion between the upper-case letter O and the number 0.
Furthermore, the character string 'ID=:' must start in column 1. If a leading space is left in the string, it will not be recognised.
The message sent to you containing your unlocking string also contains your dongle id as a check, in the form:
NODEID=10793 for a dongle
This line should not be entered in the config file.
I have put PHOENICS on to a PC server, but could not run from another PC on my network.
You will need to have local copies of some files and directories on each machine. You will also need to modify the config and prefix files. Please contact CHAM for detailed information.
PHOENICS has been working satisfactorily, but today it fails with a Microsoft error window reporting an error in 'satexe'. I have made no changes since yesterday, and my computer has not been upgraded or modified since PHOENICS last worked.
If no changes have been made on your PC it is just possible that the length of the FLEXlm licence path list in the Registry has become too long. Run the program 'FlushLic.exe' , which is to be found in the folder \phoenics\d_utils to clear this FLEXlm licence path list.
When I run the Sequential Solver (EARTH) nothing happens on the screen and no error messages are displayed, and no result file is created.
The sequential solver requires the dynamic-link libraries (DLL) fmpich2.dll, mpich2.dll, mpich2mpi.dll and mpich2nemesis.dll to be accessible at run time. That is they must either reside in same folder as the executable, the working directory or on the user's path. The named library files are located in /phoenics/d_earth/d_win64, copies are also in /phoenics/d_utils/d_win64. If the solver cannot locate them they can be copied from there to your working folder. Alternatively, add the folder pathname '\phoenics\d_utils\d_win64' to your PATH.
I get a message indicating there is insufficient Virtual Memory when I run a PHOENICS module
The F-arrays for all the modules are now allocated dynamically at run-time, in the file CHAM.INI.
Sometimes, when running large cases, the Earth Solver will display a dialog complaining that there is insufficient virtual memory, and give the size of the F array it is trying to allocate. In many cases, changing the CHAM.INI setting to allocate that much memory initially will allow the case to run.
When I attempt to compile from within VR Editor, an error in the Command Prompt window indicates that the wrong compiler has been accessed
This can happen if you have more than one Fortran compiler installed. The solution is to set up an Environment Variable PHOENICS_COMPILER with a value which is the pathname to the correct compiler. The pathname would be similar to this
C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\ComposerXE-2013\bin\ia32
Under the VISTA Operating System I get grey rectangles when running the VR Viewer
This is normally a consequence of the hardware acceleration on the graphics card. It can usually be fixed by upgrading the graphics file driver to the latest version. The simplest way to update the graphics card driver is to use Windows Update. If there is an update for your graphics card it should normally be indicated amongst the optional updates.
If updating the graphics card driver does not clear the problem, then you will need to turn off hardware acceleration while running PHOENICS VR there are three ways of accomplishing this:


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A Japanese rendition to a Shakespeare classic.
Romeo X Juliet has a rather different plot from the original, being centered around a magical tree that holds up their floating land mass instead of just the rivalries between the Capulets and the Montagues. Some parts get weird, such as the origins of some characters, their fates and some additions and removals from the roster.
The romance between Romeo and Juliet is still there, still being central to the whole thing, though the anime somehow makes it look like the original was based on it. Maybe because William Shakespeare himself was a character...
This anime is heart-warming and tear-jerking, one I would recommend to anyone who likes romances.
Friendships are formed with explosions and lasers. Just ask Nanoha.
The beginning is good,but in the middle it is not interesting.The animation is not consistent either.The romance between Romeo and Juliet isn't all that tragic to me either in this series.
I have been wondering about the ending because you know,no matter what it is still a GONZO ending.But i am glad the ending didn't really turn out bad.It is rather satisfying,and i think it is good that they show about the aftermath of the battle and how is everyone else carry on with their lives.
I think this anime is good. It's good that anime is not the same as book because than it will be boring at least to me. It's much better and sadder than the original and I enjoyed it more than reading the book.
heaven doesn't want me and hell's afraid i'll take over
frankly, i found the incorporation of william shakespeare as a character hilarious, and his comedic breaks really well timed. the beginning of the anime was really great, doing a good job of drawing the viewers into the story, but the middle wasn't as gripping. the animation isn't the best that i've seen, but it isn't the worst either. what bothered me about it is that it wasn't always consistent, for sometimes the characters look good and professionally done, but at other parts, it looks like an intern took over so that the artist could take a break from drawing.
plot wise, the anime follows the general big picture of the origional, but gives it's own spin to events and characters. though a few corny parts, overall the romance is incredibly sweet and heart warming. the ending, though sad, is not necessarily a bad ending, for it still gives the viewers a feeling of contentment.

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The Tibet Football Association was founded in 2001, though it is not recognized by FIFA. The team has played about a dozen games mostly in India and Europe, against opposition as varied as the Republic of St. Pauli, a German anarchist outfit from Hamburg, hosts of the inaugural Football Independents World Cup in 2006, and AS Monaco.
The Tibetans first game was against Greenland. The game took place in Denmark and the team was followed by a documentary crew who produced the film, "The Forbidden Team."
China objected to the match taking place and threatened to cut off all trade with Denmark. Is this a cue for a discussion about Danish colonialism in the circumpolar artic region? Or should I maintain a thread about the passion Tibetans have for football?


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Nice reversals in gold and silver this morning. Yellen must have said something.
Edit: Just saw she was pretty dovish, not expecting additional rate hikes to occur rapidly and saying she sees equal chances of overperformance or underperformance of the economy. Seems bullish for stocks, bonds, and PMs at the moment.


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From New Mobility Magazine Spin 2.0 Blog, July 31, 2013
Martin Harris, a 21-year-old British college student, has created one of the most groundbreaking mobility devices in recent memory — the Walking Chair.
That's right, there's no "wheel" in this fantastical device. It's a chair, but it doesn't sit on wheels. Look closely — it moves via 12 steel legs working in pairs. The design enables the user to cross terrain wheelchairs can't — snow, sand, mud, slopes. It isn't however made to climb stairs. The legs are way too short.
It's powered by a basic power wheelchair motor and driven by a joystick from a standard power chair as well. And the controllers are blissfully simple — press forward to go forward, pull backwards to go back.
I believe this chair is a first. I've seen drawings of such spindly-legged devices on art scribblings online, even the beginning of college thesis, but to see it to finally come to life is freaking awesome.
Martin, an able-bodied student at the University of Derby, cannot take credit for the brilliant leg design itself — it's straight from artist Theo Jansen, a sculptor who creates steel "creatures" with legs. One of his designs in particular, Strandbeest, is the sculpture Martin says was the inspiration for the Walking Chair. Check out Strandbeest here
One of the coolest things I noticed about this device is how smoothly it walks, yet it can move an incredible amount of weight. The 12 legs move spider/scissor-like — kinda creepy, yet really cool. And the chair was intended to really shine on terrain normal wheelchairs typically struggle in — and it succeeds. However the chair is awkward on smooth surfaces, and as stated above, it can't climb stairs. A work in progress, but one day ... oh, the possibilities. Just say no to wheels.
Here's my two cents: I say give it longer legs — about 2 feet long, and then it would be perfect for going up all kinds of stairs, for everything; it would be human-like. Win-win.
As I always say, if we can put man on the moon, we can create the ultimate mobility device. It's just a matter of finding someone with the energy, youth and genius combined with rich people who care.
Visit its site: Walking Chair


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One of the most dangerous inconveniences of the introduction of the Barbarians into the army and the palace, was sensibly felt in their correspondence with their hostile countrymen; to whom they imprudently, or maliciously, revealed the weakness of the Roman empire. A soldier, of the lifeguards of Gratian, was of the nation of the Alemanni, and of the tribe of the Lentienses, who dwelt beyond the Lake of Constance. Some domestic business obliged him to request a leave of absence. In a short visit to his family and friends, he was exposed to their curious inquiries: and the vanity of the loquacious soldier tempted him to display his intimate acquaintance with the secrets of the state, and the designs of his master. The intelligence, that Gratian was preparing to lead the military force of Gaul, and of the West, to the assistance of his uncle Valens, pointed out to the restless spirit of the Alemanni the moment, and the mode, of a successful invasion. The enterprise of some light detachments, who, in the month of February, passed the Rhine upon the ice, was the prelude of a more important war. The boldest hopes of rapine, perhaps of conquest, outweighed the considerations of timid prudence, or national faith. Every forest, and every village, poured forth a band of hardy adventurers; and the great army of the Alemanni, which, on their approach, was estimated at forty thousand men by the fears of the people, was afterwards magnified to the number of seventy thousand by the vain and credulous flattery of the Imperial court. The legions, which had been ordered to march into Pannonia, were immediately recalled, or detained, for the defence of Gaul; the military command was divided between Nanienus and Mellobaudes; and the youthful emperor, though he respected the long experience and sober wisdom of the former, was much more inclined to admire, and to follow, the martial ardor of his colleague; who was allowed to unite the incompatible characters of count of the domestics, and of king of the Franks. His rival Priarius, king of the Alemanni, was guided, or rather impelled, by the same headstrong valor; and as their troops were animated by the spirit of their leaders, they met, they saw, they encountered each other, near the town of Argentaria, or Colmar, in the plains of Alsace. The glory of the day was justly ascribed to the missile weapons, and well-practised evolutions, of the Roman soldiers; the Alemanni, who long maintained their ground, were slaughtered with unrelenting fury; five thousand only of the Barbarians escaped to the woods and mountains; and the glorious death of their king on the field of battle saved him from the reproaches of the people, who are always disposed to accuse the justice, or policy, of an unsuccessful war. After this signal victory, which secured the peace of Gaul, and asserted the honor of the Roman arms, the emperor Gratian appeared to proceed without delay on his Eastern expedition; but as he approached the confines of the Alemanni, he suddenly inclined to the left, surprised them by his unexpected passage of the Rhine, and boldly advanced into the heart of their country. The Barbarians opposed to his progress the obstacles of nature and of courage; and still continued to retreat, from one hill to another, till they were satisfied, by repeated trials, of the power and perseverance of their enemies. Their submission was accepted as a proof, not indeed of their sincere repentance, but of their actual distress; and a select number of their brave and robust youth was exacted from the faithless nation, as the most substantial pledge of their future moderation. The subjects of the empire, who had so often experienced that the Alemanni could neither be subdued by arms, nor restrained by treaties, might not promise themselves any solid or lasting tranquillity: but they discovered, in the virtues of their young sovereign, the prospect of a long and auspicious reign. When the legions climbed the mountains, and scaled the fortifications of the Barbarians, the valor of Gratian was distinguished in the foremost ranks; and the gilt and variegated armor of his guards was pierced and shattered by the blows which they had received in their constant attachment to the person of their sovereign. At the age of nineteen, the son of Valentinian seemed to possess the talents of peace and war; and his personal success against the Alemanni was interpreted as a sure presage of his Gothic triumphs.
While Gratian deserved and enjoyed the applause of his subjects, the emperor Valens, who, at length, had removed his court and army from Antioch, was received by the people of Constantinople as the author of the public calamity. Before he had reposed himself ten days in the capital, he was urged by the licentious clamors of the Hippodrome to march against the Barbarians, whom he had invited into his dominions; and the citizens, who are always brave at a distance from any real danger, declared, with confidence, that, if they were supplied with arms, they alone would undertake to deliver the province from the ravages of an insulting foe. The vain reproaches of an ignorant multitude hastened the downfall of the Roman empire; they provoked the desperate rashness of Valens; who did not find, either in his reputation or in his mind, any motives to support with firmness the public contempt. He was soon persuaded, by the successful achievements of his lieutenants, to despise the power of the Goths, who, by the diligence of Fritigern, were now collected in the neighborhood of Hadrianople. The march of the Taifalæ had been intercepted by the valiant Frigerid: the king of those licentious Barbarians was slain in battle; and the suppliant captives were sent into distant exile to cultivate the lands of Italy, which were assigned for their settlement in the vacant territories of Modena and Parma. The exploits of Sebastian, who was recently engaged in the service of Valens, and promoted to the rank of master-general of the infantry, were still more honorable to himself, and useful to the republic. He obtained the permission of selecting three hundred soldiers from each of the legions; and this separate detachment soon acquired the spirit of discipline, and the exercise of arms, which were almost forgotten under the reign of Valens. By the vigor and conduct of Sebastian, a large body of the Goths were surprised in their camp; and the immense spoil, which was recovered from their hands, filled the city of Hadrianople, and the adjacent plain. The splendid narratives, which the general transmitted of his own exploits, alarmed the Imperial court by the appearance of superior merit; and though he cautiously insisted on the difficulties of the Gothic war, his valor was praised, his advice was rejected; and Valens, who listened with pride and pleasure to the flattering suggestions of the eunuchs of the palace, was impatient to seize the glory of an easy and assured conquest. His army was strengthened by a numerous reenforcement of veterans; and his march from Constantinople to Hadrianople was conducted with so much military skill, that he prevented the activity of the Barbarians, who designed to occupy the intermediate defiles, and to intercept either the troops themselves, or their convoys of provisions. The camp of Valens, which he pitched under the walls of Hadrianople, was fortified, according to the practice of the Romans, with a ditch and rampart; and a most important council was summoned, to decide the fate of the emperor and of the empire. The party of reason and of delay was strenuously maintained by Victor, who had corrected, by the lessons of experience, the native fierceness of the Sarmatian character; while Sebastian, with the flexible and obsequious eloquence of a courtier, represented every precaution, and every measure, that implied a doubt of immediate victory, as unworthy of the courage and majesty of their invincible monarch. The ruin of Valens was precipitated by the deceitful arts of Fritigern, and the prudent admonitions of the emperor of the West. The advantages of negotiating in the midst of war were perfectly understood by the general of the Barbarians; and a Christian ecclesiastic was despatched, as the holy minister of peace, to penetrate, and to perplex, the councils of the enemy. The misfortunes, as well as the provocations, of the Gothic nation, were forcibly and truly described by their ambassador; who protested, in the name of Fritigern, that he was still disposed to lay down his arms, or to employ them only in the defence of the empire; if he could secure for his wandering countrymen a tranquil settlement on the waste lands of Thrace, and a sufficient allowance of corn and cattle. But he added, in a whisper of confidential friendship, that the exasperated Barbarians were averse to these reasonable conditions; and that Fritigern was doubtful whether he could accomplish the conclusion of the treaty, unless he found himself supported by the presence and terrors of an Imperial army. About the same time, Count Richomer returned from the West to announce the defeat and submission of the Alemanni, to inform Valens that his nephew advanced by rapid marches at the head of the veteran and victorious legions of Gaul, and to request, in the name of Gratian and of the republic, that every dangerous and decisive measure might be suspended, till the junction of the two emperors should insure the success of the Gothic war. But the feeble sovereign of the East was actuated only by the fatal illusions of pride and jealousy. He disdained the importunate advice; he rejected the humiliating aid; he secretly compared the ignominious, at least the inglorious, period of his own reign, with the fame of a beardless youth; and Valens rushed into the field, to erect his imaginary trophy, before the diligence of his colleague could usurp any share of the triumphs of the day.
On the ninth of August, a day which has deserved to be marked among the most inauspicious of the Roman Calendar, the emperor Valens, leaving, under a strong guard, his baggage and military treasure, marched from Hadrianople to attack the Goths, who were encamped about twelve miles from the city. By some mistake of the orders, or some ignorance of the ground, the right wing, or column of cavalry arrived in sight of the enemy, whilst the left was still at a considerable distance; the soldiers were compelled, in the sultry heat of summer, to precipitate their pace; and the line of battle was formed with tedious confusion and irregular delay. The Gothic cavalry had been detached to forage in the adjacent country; and Fritigern still continued to practise his customary arts. He despatched messengers of peace, made proposals, required hostages, and wasted the hours, till the Romans, exposed without shelter to the burning rays of the sun, were exhausted by thirst, hunger, and intolerable fatigue. The emperor was persuaded to send an ambassador to the Gothic camp; the zeal of Richomer, who alone had courage to accept the dangerous commission, was applauded; and the count of the domestics, adorned with the splendid ensigns of his dignity, had proceeded some way in the space between the two armies, when he was suddenly recalled by the alarm of battle. The hasty and imprudent attack was made by Bacurius the Iberian, who commanded a body of archers and targiteers; and as they advanced with rashness, they retreated with loss and disgrace. In the same moment, the flying squadrons of Alatheus and Saphrax, whose return was anxiously expected by the general of the Goths, descended like a whirlwind from the hills, swept across the plain, and added new terrors to the tumultuous, but irresistible charge of the Barbarian host. The event of the battle of Hadrianople, so fatal to Valens and to the empire, may be described in a few words: the Roman cavalry fled; the infantry was abandoned, surrounded, and cut in pieces. The most skilful evolutions, the firmest courage, are scarcely sufficient to extricate a body of foot, encompassed, on an open plain, by superior numbers of horse; but the troops of Valens, oppressed by the weight of the enemy and their own fears, were crowded into a narrow space, where it was impossible for them to extend their ranks, or even to use, with effect, their swords and javelins. In the midst of tumult, of slaughter, and of dismay, the emperor, deserted by his guards and wounded, as it was supposed, with an arrow, sought protection among the Lancearii and the Mattiarii, who still maintained their ground with some appearance of order and firmness. His faithful generals, Trajan and Victor, who perceived his danger, loudly exclaimed that all was lost, unless the person of the emperor could be saved. Some troops, animated by their exhortation, advanced to his relief: they found only a bloody spot, covered with a heap of broken arms and mangled bodies, without being able to discover their unfortunate prince, either among the living or the dead. Their search could not indeed be successful, if there is any truth in the circumstances with which some historians have related the death of the emperor. By the care of his attendants, Valens was removed from the field of battle to a neighboring cottage, where they attempted to dress his wound, and to provide for his future safety. But this humble retreat was instantly surrounded by the enemy: they tried to force the door, they were provoked by a discharge of arrows from the roof, till at length, impatient of delay, they set fire to a pile of dry fagots, and consumed the cottage with the Roman emperor and his train. Valens perished in the flames; and a youth, who dropped from the window, alone escaped, to attest the melancholy tale, and to inform the Goths of the inestimable prize which they had lost by their own rashness. A great number of brave and distinguished officers perished in the battle of Hadrianople, which equalled in the actual loss, and far surpassed in the fatal consequences, the misfortune which Rome had formerly sustained in the fields of Cannæ. Two master-generals of the cavalry and infantry, two great officers of the palace, and thirty-five tribunes, were found among the slain; and the death of Sebastian might satisfy the world, that he was the victim, as well as the author, of the public calamity. Above two thirds of the Roman army were destroyed: and the darkness of the night was esteemed a very favorable circumstance, as it served to conceal the flight of the multitude, and to protect the more orderly retreat of Victor and Richomer, who alone, amidst the general consternation, maintained the advantage of calm courage and regular discipline.
While the impressions of grief and terror were still recent in the minds of men, the most celebrated rhetorician of the age composed the funeral oration of a vanquished army, and of an unpopular prince, whose throne was already occupied by a stranger. "There are not wanting," says the candid Libanius, "those who arraign the prudence of the emperor, or who impute the public misfortune to the want of courage and discipline in the troops. For my own part, I reverence the memory of their former exploits: I reverence the glorious death, which they bravely received, standing, and fighting in their ranks: I reverence the field of battle, stained with their blood, and the blood of the Barbarians. Those honorable marks have been already washed away by the rains; but the lofty monuments of their bones, the bones of generals, of centurions, and of valiant warriors, claim a longer period of duration. The king himself fought and fell in the foremost ranks of the battle. His attendants presented him with the fleetest horses of the Imperial stable, that would soon have carried him beyond the pursuit of the enemy. They vainly pressed him to reserve his important life for the future service of the republic. He still declared that he was unworthy to survive so many of the bravest and most faithful of his subjects; and the monarch was nobly buried under a mountain of the slain. Let none, therefore, presume to ascribe the victory of the Barbarians to the fear, the weakness, or the imprudence, of the Roman troops. The chiefs and the soldiers were animated by the virtue of their ancestors, whom they equalled in discipline and the arts of war. Their generous emulation was supported by the love of glory, which prompted them to contend at the same time with heat and thirst, with fire and the sword; and cheerfully to embrace an honorable death, as their refuge against flight and infamy. The indignation of the gods has been the only cause of the success of our enemies." The truth of history may disclaim some parts of this panegyric, which cannot strictly be reconciled with the character of Valens, or the circumstances of the battle: but the fairest commendation is due to the eloquence, and still more to the generosity, of the sophist of Antioch.
The pride of the Goths was elated by this memorable victory; but their avarice was disappointed by the mortifying discovery, that the richest part of the Imperial spoil had been within the walls of Hadrianople. They hastened to possess the reward of their valor; but they were encountered by the remains of a vanquished army, with an intrepid resolution, which was the effect of their despair, and the only hope of their safety. The walls of the city, and the ramparts of the adjacent camp, were lined with military engines, that threw stones of an enormous weight; and astonished the ignorant Barbarians by the noise, and velocity, still more than by the real effects, of the discharge. The soldiers, the citizens, the provincials, the domestics of the palace, were united in the danger, and in the defence: the furious assault of the Goths was repulsed; their secret arts of treachery and treason were discovered; and, after an obstinate conflict of many hours, they retired to their tents; convinced, by experience, that it would be far more advisable to observe the treaty, which their sagacious leader had tacitly stipulated with the fortifications of great and populous cities. After the hasty and impolitic massacre of three hundred deserters, an act of justice extremely useful to the discipline of the Roman armies, the Goths indignantly raised the siege of Hadrianople. The scene of war and tumult was instantly converted into a silent solitude: the multitude suddenly disappeared; the secret paths of the woods and mountains were marked with the footsteps of the trembling fugitives, who sought a refuge in the distant cities of Illyricum and Macedonia; and the faithful officers of the household, and the treasury, cautiously proceeded in search of the emperor, of whose death they were still ignorant. The tide of the Gothic inundation rolled from the walls of Hadrianople to the suburbs of Constantinople. The Barbarians were surprised with the splendid appearance of the capital of the East, the height and extent of the walls, the myriads of wealthy and affrighted citizens who crowded the ramparts, and the various prospect of the sea and land. While they gazed with hopeless desire on the inaccessible beauties of Constantinople, a sally was made from one of the gates by a party of Saracens, who had been fortunately engaged in the service of Valens. The cavalry of Scythia was forced to yield to the admirable swiftness and spirit of the Arabian horses: their riders were skilled in the evolutions of irregular war; and the Northern Barbarians were astonished and dismayed, by the inhuman ferocity of the Barbarians of the South. A Gothic soldier was slain by the dagger of an Arab; and the hairy, naked savage, applying his lips to the wound, expressed a horrid delight, while he sucked the blood of his vanquished enemy. The army of the Goths, laden with the spoils of the wealthy suburbs and the adjacent territory, slowly moved, from the Bosphorus, to the mountains which form the western boundary of Thrace. The important pass of Succi was betrayed by the fear, or the misconduct, of Maurus; and the Barbarians, who no longer had any resistance to apprehend from the scattered and vanquished troops of the East, spread themselves over the face of a fertile and cultivated country, as far as the confines of Italy and the Hadriatic Sea.
The Romans, who so coolly, and so concisely, mention the acts of justice which were exercised by the legions, reserve their compassion, and their eloquence, for their own sufferings, when the provinces were invaded, and desolated, by the arms of the successful Barbarians. The simple circumstantial narrative (did such a narrative exist) of the ruin of a single town, of the misfortunes of a single family, might exhibit an interesting and instructive picture of human manners: but the tedious repetition of vague and declamatory complaints would fatigue the attention of the most patient reader. The same censure may be applied, though not perhaps in an equal degree, to the profane, and the ecclesiastical, writers of this unhappy period; that their minds were inflamed by popular and religious animosity; and that the true size and color of every object is falsified by the exaggerations of their corrupt eloquence. The vehement Jerom might justly deplore the calamities inflicted by the Goths, and their barbarous allies, on his native country of Pannonia, and the wide extent of the provinces, from the walls of Constantinople to the foot of the Julian Alps; the rapes, the massacres, the conflagrations; and, above all, the profanation of the churches, that were turned into stables, and the contemptuous treatment of the relics of holy martyrs. But the Saint is surely transported beyond the limits of nature and history, when he affirms, "that, in those desert countries, nothing was left except the sky and the earth; that, after the destruction of the cities, and the extirpation of the human race, the land was overgrown with thick forests and inextricable brambles; and that the universal desolation, announced by the prophet Zephaniah, was accomplished, in the scarcity of the beasts, the birds, and even of the fish." These complaints were pronounced about twenty years after the death of Valens; and the Illyrian provinces, which were constantly exposed to the invasion and passage of the Barbarians, still continued, after a calamitous period of ten centuries, to supply new materials for rapine and destruction. Could it even be supposed, that a large tract of country had been left without cultivation and without inhabitants, the consequences might not have been so fatal to the inferior productions of animated nature. The useful and feeble animals, which are nourished by the hand of man, might suffer and perish, if they were deprived of his protection; but the beasts of the forest, his enemies or his victims, would multiply in the free and undisturbed possession of their solitary domain. The various tribes that people the air, or the waters, are still less connected with the fate of the human species; and it is highly probable that the fish of the Danube would have felt more terror and distress, from the approach of a voracious pike, than from the hostile inroad of a Gothic army.


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Seattle made a couple of plays near the end of the first half which didn't make sense to me, and Pittsburgh got that first touchdown on a oh-so-close call that really could have gone either way.
The commercials were average in my opinion. Those that stood out in my mind as being the favorites are:
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- The Careerbuilder.com where the guy is working for monkeys and the gal was working for donkeys.
- The Bud Light commercial where the guy was about to be mauled by the bear, only to have his buddy steal the Bud Light (Not cool, Dave!)
- The Budwieser commercial where the young Clydesdale started to pull the beer wagon (with some covert assistance).


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You can never have too many strollers, contrary to popular opinions in my home (um, Adam, my husband, who is a clean and organized person and thinks they clutter our garage). I have found you need many for each and every different kind of outing. I'm sure my cousin, Faith will attest to this necessity, too.
I am a mom who enjoys babywearing, but sometimes there are days, the stroller is in high demand.
I've noted before some of my baby wearing combos I've attempted....(I think it's under babywearing)...and am still playing around with.
Back to strollers, Adam likes a clean garage, let me preface, and right now, no, it doesn't look like that.
I have gotten rid of a single stroller that worked with a infant car seat, no longer in need of a single. I only have 4 strollers now.
My single umbrella, my double umbrella (minus the umbrellas), my triple long Peg Prego (which was a gift second hand to me, and has now lost 2 of the 3 sunshades - lots of Vit. D in our family), and my most favorite all around, the Valco Tri Mode single....and more on all of these.
The single umbrella - a good go to, quick errand with Colby only (Colby is my oldest going on a whole whopping 3 years).
The double umbrella - a good go to for a quick in and out of the car (which I really try to refrain from every even needing to do this), I can put both twins in and Colby 'helps' push {he is really holding on for safety}, or a twin and Colby in the stroller and then putting a twin in a baby carrier of some type, usually my Ergo.
My triple long, good for the Fair, though terrible turning ability. I've used it for walks around my neighborhood when I want to go more than 1 mph. Meaning all 3 kids are in it. But it's very big for storage, takes about 5 mins to put together and 5 mins to take apart. I loved it when they were little....though I really needed something for 2 infants and 1 toddler, my choice, just stay home (for that phase). I think I'll be craigslisting it soon to go to my upgrade a stroller fund...
Now, onto....my next pick. The The Valco double tri mode with a toddler seat. I know there are a lot out there for moms of 2 or maybe more...but it's hard to really find one for me. I found a few on an Australian website that looked great for 3-4 kids! I wish they were closer or I lived there, ha, ha. I guess not as many moms of multiples or children close in age go out? Well, I love to be on the go, I do admit it's slowed down due to so many nap times, but I like to be able to get out when I can.
We were at the air show, juggling our kids around with the Valco and the Ergo.....and I ran into a fellow mom of twin boys, who had a big brother the same age as Colby...and little did I know the Vaclo came out with a double side by side, with a toddler seat on the front, that you can buy a sun shade for....! As you can probably tell I am really excited! I have since then looked around for them....I'm gonna watch Craigslist for one...I did see a good deal, but didn't jump on it. I think since then they've also come out with some upgrades on this new model!
For me, and my kids, who are close in age....I'm hoping to start finding a good deal...and then hopefully sell (some) of the ones I have. Did I mention the new one at Valco...also has a step for the back, so you could actually have 4! Gotta be prepared....right.
An attempt to journal and share our every day lives and some thoughts on what goes through my head in the process of being in the land of boys. Close together in age, but also in heart...with only a little fighting!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
3 toddlers = How many strollers?
Posted by sothisislife at 8:00 PM
Labels: 3 toddlers, baby wearing, Ergo, Strollers, twins, Valco
2 comments:
- Mary said...
Love it! You have got to stop by and try out the Boba (it came today) and Sam and I are both in love with it. So is Mason by the way :)
- October 13, 2009 at 9:32 PM
- sothisislife said...
Yes, I'd love to...could I try it w/the sleepy, too? So I can see if I can double baby wear.....so fun! And that's great that Mason loves it, too!
- October 14, 2009 at 8:41 AM
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Open Culture has a sort of blog format on its website. It claims to be the "best free cultural & educational media on the web." As far as that goes, I can't say. I can say they have some nice educational tools highlighted. Much of their content may just be organizing and pointing out resources on other sites such as iTunes but it is helpful information.
Perhaps one of the attractive free resources that they highlight is free audio books. This is a great boon to ESL students or 1:1 laptops schools. Students can access a number of books via their iPod or computer. They also have some free digital books on their site which are available via creative commons (which I discussed in the previous post).