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Naya Rivera got married.
No, not to Big Sean. To someone else.
The "Glee" star got hitched to actor Ryan Dorsey on July 19 in Cabo San Lucas, according to People magazine.
"We feel truly blessed to be joined as husband and wife," the couple told the magazine. "Our special day was fated and everything we could have ever asked for."
Wasn't she "fated" to marry Big Sean up until a few months ago?
The rapper and Rivera broke off their engagement in April, after more than a year together.
"After careful thought and much consideration, Sean has made the difficult decision to call the wedding off," his rep reportedly told Us Weekly at the time. "Sean wishes Naya nothing but the best, and it is still his hope that they can continue to work through their issues privately."
Guess not.
People reports the 27-year-old actress has been friends with Dorsey since he moved to Los Angeles four years ago, with the friendship getting much more serious once Big Sean wasn't around anymore.
The pair married in a small ceremony in front of just a few friends and family members.
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That was in the 1930s. Made sense then. Why not now? Why is this really such a difficult concept for todays American?
You dont live in a place such as Phoenix in the summer.
Its ridiculous. Or, if you do stay for fry-an-egg-on-the-hood season, you should live next to a cool-water oasis, shaded by palo verde and mesquite trees, that you can dip into at any time.
So theres probably enough oases for about 50 people. That means, in a few weeks, the other 4,263,186 in the Phoenix area should pack up and git-along. Go somewhere cool for the summer, like Vegas or L.A.
Maybe ol Sheriff Joe Arpaio wouldnt mind staying with a few deputies from May to September to fend off the looters until everyone returns. Seems like the right guy for the job.
Anyway, Phoenix in the spring makes sense. The scoreboard at Salt River Fields, where the Colorado Rockies play their spring training home games, underlined that point last Monday night. The game-time temperature, it showed, was 72 degrees. The temperature at that moment at Coors Field in Denver, it also showed, was 47. I know where Id rather be sitting in a T-shirt and shorts, cold beer in my hand.
The weather was perfect, but not so for the Colorado Rockies. That they lost 4-3 was inconsequential. Is it just me who is in agony trying to watch former great Todd Helton hit a baseball hard? Its like watching a chihuahua struggling to jump up onto the dining room table. Note to new manager Walt Weiss: Did you notice that young guy Ben Paulsen, also a first baseman, like Todd, hitting a home run in the ninth inning?
Baseball is just one of many spring attractions. You can bike among the saguaros and other assorted cacti at McDowell Mountain Regional Park northeast of Scottsdale. Just dont fall over in the wrong place. Thats what happened as we were pausing at the intersection of the Pemberton and Boulder trails.
A woman mountain biker rode up and asked if wed take a photo. As I was saying sure, her riding partner, apparently on his first off-road cycling adventure ever, toppled over to his left, unable to disengage his foot from his pedal.
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Phoenix golf courses use somewhere around 150 million gallons of water per month. Thats more than the entire city of Durango (100 million gallons) uses in a year. Why is this important? I dont know, but I do know that big cities and golf courses were not meant to be built in the desert.
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The quip may not have anything to do with this story, but its kind of fun to think about. Well conclude with one final piece of advice:
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== VM IOPS Measurement ==
== VM IOPS Measurement ==
For Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal, see [http://docwiki.cisco.com/wiki/UC_Virtualization_Storage_System_Design_Requirements#Cisco_Customer_Voice_Portal.C2.A0 UC Virtualization Storage System Design Requirements]
== IOPS and Storage System Performance Requirements ==
== IOPS and Storage System Performance Requirements ==
Revision as of 11:39, 14 November 2013
Updates to this Page
The following is a list of significant updates to this page:
|September 30, 2010
|Unified CVP Virtualization information posted to Unified Communications Virtualization Wiki.
|January 12, 2011
|Added information on using CVP with C-Series servers.
|September 1, 2011
|Added support for ESXi 4.1.
|February 6, 2012
|Updated with the CVP support for TCP and UDP on UCS C-series servers.
|July 6, 2012
|Virtualization support for Release 9.0(1).
|January 28, 2013
|CVP Media Server co-residency as general support.
|August 30, 2013
|Virtualization support for Release 10.0(1).
|September 10, 2013
|Updated ESXi 5.1 Support Information
Information for Partners about Cisco Unified CVP on UCS Deployment Certification and Ordering
It is important that partners who are planning to sell UCS products on Unified Cisco Customer Voice Portal, read the Unified CCE DocWiki page. This page contains essential information for partners about the following:
- Partner Certification Requirements
- UCS Server Ordering Information
- Important Notes on Cisco UCS Service and Support
Virtual Hardware Support
|VXML Server
4 ( 2 cores, 2 sockets)
|2 ( 1 cores, 2 sockets)
|Reporting Server
|4 ( 2 cores, 2 sockets)
VMware and Application Software Requirements
|CVP Version Support
|ESXi Configuration Requirements
|OVA File Download
| Software requirements for Unified CVP applications
in the ESXi/UCS platform
|ESXi Version
|VMV Version
|vNIC Adapter
|VMXNet 3
|Hardware and System Software Specification for Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal, Release 10.0(1)
|Hardware and System Software Specification for Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal, Release 9.0(1)
|Hardware and System Software Specification for Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal, Release 8.0(1)
VM network adapters for VMXNet 3
See Upgrade the virtual machine hardware version to upgrade VM network adapters.
Unified CVP Support for Virtualization on the ESXi/UCS Platform
Starting with Release 10.0(1),all Unified CVP components can be deployed using the single OVA on any CVP supported virtulization hardware. Starting with Release 8.0(1), virtualization of the following deployments and Unified CVP components on Cisco Unified Communications Systems (UCS) B-Series hardware is supported:
- Unified CVP Call Server
- Unified CVP VXML Server
- Unified CVP Reporting Server
- Unified CVP Ops Console
The following deployments and Unified CVP components have not been qualified and are not supported in virtualization:
- H323 Call flow Deployment
- Distributed VXML Server and Call Server deployment where each server runs on a separate VM
- All in one lab deployment with small reporting server
For VMware supported features with Unified CVP click here
Note: Unified CVP components are supported on the UCS platform only in a virtualized environment with ESXi server.
Unified CVP Component Capacities and VM Configuration Requirements
For details associated with VM requirements click here.
The Table containing Unified CVP component capacities and VM configuration requirements provides the information on CVP component capacities and the VM configuration requirements. You must use the OVA virtual machine templates to create the Unified CVP component VMs.
UCS Hardware Requirements
Requirements for Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal using UCS B200 M1 hardware are located here.
Requirements for C210 hardware are located in the Unified Computing System Hardware. For UCS C210, CVP supports only the model (UCS-C210M2-VCD2). Other supported UCS models are at Unified Communications Supported Applications
Note: Unified CVP does not support UCS C200 and UCS-C210-M1.
For Unified CVP to work on UCS server, UCS firmware has to be 1.4(3c) or later.
Support for Unified Communications Manager Clustering Over the WAN with Unified CVP on UCS Hardware
You can deploy the Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM) Clustering Over the WAN deployment model with Unified CVP on UCS hardware.
When you implement this deployment model, be sure to follow the best practices outlined in the section "Multiple Cisco Unified CM Clusters" in the Cisco Unified CVP Solution Reference Network Design
In addition, note the following expectation for UCS hardware points of failure:
- Multiple points of failure on the Unified CVP UCS HA deployment can cause catastrophic failure, such as ICM software failovers and interruption of service. If multiple points of failure occur, replace the failed redundant components and links immediately.
B-Series Considerations
When deploying Clustering Over the WAN with B-Series hardware, use of the Cisco UCS M81KR Virtual Interface Card is recommended.
New B-Series deployments using Clustering Over the WAN should use a Nexus 7000 Series / Nexus 5000 Series vPC infrastructure, or a Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Virtual Switching Supervisor Engine 720-10G.
Notes for Deploying Unified CVP Applications on UCS B-Series Hardware with SAN
In Storage Area Network (SAN) architecture, storage consists of a series of arrays of Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAIDs). A Logical Unit Number (LUN) that represents a device identifier can be created on a RAID array. A LUN can occupy all or part of a single RAID array, or span multiple RAID arrays.
In a virtualized environment, datastores are created on LUNs. Virtual Machines (VMs) are installed on the SAN datastore.
Keep the following considerations in mind when deploying Unified CVP applications on UCS B-series hardware with SAN:
Compliance Considerations
- A dedicated SAN LUN and datastore must be used for Unified CVP database components. This means the CVP SAN LUNs cannot be shared by other applications. The SAN disk/storage array must be configured to meet the CVP IOPS requirements. The FC SAN solution is deployed in a shared environment where multiple applications are contending for storage access. The customers need to monitor the FC SAN performance and take appropriate actions to ensure the CVP IOPS and other UC IOPS requirements that share the same FC SAN systems are met. Should in the process of troubleshooting the SAN itself be identified as the problem, the customer must contact the system integrator or the SAN vendor for resolution.
Design Considerations
- The SAN must be designed in accordance with the UCS High Availability guidelines documented here.
- The SAN design and configuration must meet the Unified CVP IOPS and Performance numbers described in the Performance Requirements.
- The SAN design and configuration must meet the following VMware ESXi disk performance guidelines:
- Disk Command Latency – It should be 15 mSec or less. 15mSec latencies or greater indicates a possible over-utilized, mis-behaving, or mis-configured disk array.
Configuration Considerations
- For UCS B-series, Virtual Machines must be stored on and booted from the SAN.
- Kernel Disk Command Latency – It should be very small in comparison to the Physical Device Command Latency, and it should be close to zero. A high Kernel Command Latency indicates there is a lot of queuing in the ESXi kernel.
- The SAN design and configuration must meet the following Windows performance counters on Unified CVP VMs:
- AverageDiskQueueLength must remain less than (1.5 * (the total number of disks in the array)).
- %Disktime must remain less than 60%.
- Any given SAN array must be designed to have an IOPS capacity exceeding the sum of the IOPS required for all resident UC applications. Unified CVP applications should be designed for the 95th percentile IOPS values published in this wiki. Refer to the Performance Requirements section below for additional information. For other UC applications, please follow their respective IOPS requirements and guidelines.
Storage/Size Considerations
- Unified CVP requires application storage to be on VMFS. Raw Device Mapping (RDM) is not supported.
- The total size of all Virtual Machines on a disk (total size = VM disk + RAM copy) must not exceed 90% of the capacity of a datastore.
Input/Output Operations per Second (IOPS) Considerations
- IOPS utilization should be monitored for each application to ensure that the aggregate IOPS is not exceeding the capacity of the array. Prolonged buffering of IOPS against an array may result in degraded system performance and delayed reporting data availability. Refer to the Performance Requirements section below for additional information.
Maintenance Considerations
- To help keep your system running most efficiently, schedule automatic database purging and database backups to run when your system is least busy.
Performance Requirements
- CPU usage (average) should not exceed 60% for the ESXi Server and for each of the individual processors, and for each VM.
- Memory usage (average) should not exceed 80% for the ESXi Server and for each of the VMs.
- VM snapshots are not supported in production since they have significant impact on system performance.
- The SAN must be able to handle the following Unified CVP application disk I/O characteristics.
- Enable hyperthreading on all ESXi servers.
Performance Numbers on UCS Platform
HTTP Performance Metrics
- The following metrics are measured with full reporting
|Call flow
|Simultaneous Calls Supported
|Calls Per Second
|SIP Comprehensive
|VXML Standalone
|VXML Standalone with Req ICM Label (VXML Server on Tomcat)
|VXML Standalone on WAS
|VXML Standalone with Req ICM Label on WAS
HTTPS Performance Metrics
- The following metrics are measured with full reporting
|Call flow
|Simultaneous Calls Supported
|Calls Per Second
|SIP Comprehensive
|VXML Standalone
|VXML Standalone on WAS
VM IOPS Measurement
For storage system design guidelines refer to Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal, see UC Virtualization Storage System Design Requirements
IOPS and Storage System Performance Requirements
Windows 2003 R2 Server:
IOPS Summary: (Unit in Number, Data are Blade-based)
|CVP Server component
|95th Percentile
|Call Server/VXML Servers
|Reporting Server
|Operation Server
|NA (Insignificant)
Windows 2008 R2 Server.
The following IOPS metrics are measured in peak load conditions with failover:
|CVP Server
|95th Percentile
|CS/VXML/Media Servers
|Reporting Server
|Operations Console
The following IOPS metrics are measured in peak load conditions with no failover:
|CVP Server
|95th Percentile
|CS/VXML/Media Servers
|Reporting Server
|Operations Console
- Read/Write Ratio:
The following table provides Read/Write Ratio:
|CVP Server
|95th Percentile
|CS/VXML/Media Servers
|Reporting Server
|Operations Console
Timekeeping Best Practices for Windows
You should follow the best practices outlined in the VMware Knowledge Base article VMware KB:Timekeeping best practices for Windows
- ESXi hosts and domain controllers should synchronize the time from the same NTP source.
- When Unified Unified CVP virtual machines join the domain, they synchronize the time with the domain controller automatically using w32time.
- Be sure that Time synchronization between the virtual machine and the host operating system in the VMware Tools tool box GUI of the Windows Server 2003 guest operating system remains deselected; this checkbox is deselected by default.
System Performance Monitoring Using Windows Perfmon Counters
You must comply with the best practices described in the section titled System Perormance Monitoring in the Unified CVP Design Guide.
Unified CVP-Specific VM Installation Information
Migrating Unified CVP Installation from Physical to Virtual Server
Migration of Unified CVP from physical (MCS) server to any virtual server (UCS or non-UCS) server is not supported.
Upgrade the virtual machine hardware version (VMV)
It is possible to upgrade the hardware version of virtual machines to the latest version of ESXi in use. For virtual machines that are running on ESXi 5.x, VMware recommends that you upgrade the virtual hardware to the latest available version. To upgrade a virtual machine to the latest hardware version click here .
UCS Network Configuration
IMPORTANT: For instructions on performing the network configuration needed to deploy Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal (Unified CVP) on a virtualized platform, please see below.
1) Network adapter setting modification on Reporting Server -The customers must modify the "Number of Receive Buffers" setting on the Reporting server to maximize full reporting and call load on the virtualized platform. If this setting is not modified after installing the OS, messages will get backed up on the CallServer and Message Queues will fill up resulting in a sharp drop in cps rate.
- Set the "Number of Receive buffers" on the Reporting Server TCP settings to 4096 (max).
- On Reporting server, click on Control Panel->Network Connection.
- Right click on Network Connection.
- Click on advanced tab.
- Under property tab, select "Number of Receive Buffers".
- In the Value pulldown, enter 4096.
- Restart the Reporting Server.
2) The following table provides the transport protocols supported by different CVP versions on virtual and non-virtual (bare metal or MCS servers) deployments. The same transport protocol must be used on all call legs of the SIP comprehensive call flow deployments.
SIP transport protocols supported across various deployments:
|Type of Hardware
|Releases prior to CVP 8.5(1) ES6
|CVP 8.5(1) ES6 or later releases
|UCS C Series Virtualized*
|UCS B Series Virtualized*
|Non Virtualized (bare metal)
The session transport protocol can be set to tcp or udp in the POTS dialpeer.
Any other combinations of the transport protocols other than the ones listed above can cause call setup failures or abnormally long call setup times under heavy load.
* Check the Docwiki supported Application page for the Cisco UCS B-series and C-series hardware models supported by the Unified CVP.
** To avoid CPU utilization spikes under load conditions, the time synchronization between virtual machine and the ESX server must be disabled. To disable it, install VMware Tools in the virtual machine, in the Windows task bar, double click on the VM icon, in VMware Tools Properties window, uncheck Time synchronization between the virtual machine and the ESX Server checkbox.
*** All the UCS servers listed on the Unified Communications Virtualization Supported Applications page support UDP on both VMWare ESXi 4.1 and ESXi 5.0.
3) Cisco VLAN trunking to VMWare For information on best practices for Cisco VLAN trunking to VMware, refer to the VMware website
Notes for Deploying Unified CVP Applications on UCS C-Series Hardware
This section is applicable to storing Virtual Machines on C-210 local storage. The C-210 Server comes with a default local storage configured with two sets of RAID groups. Disk 1-2 is RAID 1, while the remaining disks are either RAID 5 or RAID10.
- Install ESXi 4.0/4.1 on the first disk array group (RAID 1 with disk 1 and disk 2)
- The creation of the virtual machine for the Reporting Server requires a large virtual disk size. Max disk size for a single VM to be 438GB for the large reporting server.
You must follow the steps described below to configure the ESXi data store block size to 2MB.
Steps to configure the ESXi data store block size to 2MB:
- Boot ESXi 4.0/4.1 and use VMware vSphere Client to connect to the ESXi host.
- On the Configuration tab for the host, select Storage in the box labeled Hardware. Select the second disk array group with RAID-5 (or RAID-10 ) configuration, and you will see in the formatting of "Datastore Details" that the block size is by default 1MB.
- Right-click this data store and delete it. We will add the data store back in the following steps.
- Click on the "Add Storage…" and select the Disk/LUN.
- The data store that was just deleted will now be available to add, select it.
- In the configuration for this data store you will now be able to select the block size, select 2MB, and finish the adding of the storage to the ESXi host. This storage is now available for deployment of the virtual machines that requires large disk size, such as the Administration and Data Servers.
Steps for Installing Unified CVP Components on Virtual Machines
Follow the steps and references below to install or migrate the Unified CVP components on Virtual Machines.
- Install, setup, and configure the UCS Hardware.
- Configure the UCS Network. See reference at UCS Network Configuration for Unified CCE.
- Install and Boot VMWare ESXi. Refer to the Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers VMware Installation Guide.
- Create the Unified CVP Virtual Machines from the OVA template available here.
- Install Windows OS and Websphere Application Server (if using VXML Server with WAS) on the created Virtual Machines. (Note: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition should be used for virtual machine guests. See related information in the links below.)
- Install Unified CVP Software components on the configured Virtual Machines. See install reference for installing Unified CVP Components in the CVP Install and Upgrade guide
Unified CVP Component Co-Residency and Sample Deployments
You can have one or more Unified CVP VMs co-resident on the same ESXi server. However, you must follow the rules described below:
- You can have any number of Unified CVP virtual machines and combination of co-residency of Unified CVP virtual machines with other UC applications on an ESXi server as long as the sum of all the virtual machine CPU and memory resource allocation is not over committed on the available ESXi server computing resources.
- You must not have CPU overcommitted on the ESXi server that is running Unified CVP application components . The total number of vCPUs among all the virtual machines on an ESXi host must not greater than the total number of CPUs available on the ESXi server. In the case of the Cisco UCS B-200 M1, the total number of CPUs available is 8.
- You must not have memory overcommitted on the ESXi host that is running UC realtime applications. You must allocate minimum 2GB of memory for the ESXi kernel. For example, if an ESXi server on B-200 M1 hardware has 36GB of memory, after you allocate 2GB for the ESXi kernel, you have 34GB available for the virtual machines. The total memory allocated for all the virtual machines on an ESXi server must not be greater than 34GB in this case.
- VM co-residency with third party applications is not supported unless it is specifically described in this page.
The CVP Media Server VM can use a 2 vCPU VM profile like the CVP Operations Console VM profile. However, this is a third party VM and can be tailored to have a different VM profile to satisfy a particular CVP deployment need. CVP Media Server VM can be co-loaded on the CVP Call Server+VXML Server VM.
Creating Virtual Machines from OVA VM Templates
Open Virtualization Format (OVF) is an open standard for packaging and distributing virtual appliances. Files in this format have an extension of .ova. The naming convention for the template is PRODUCT_COMPONENT_USER COUNT_VERSION_VMVER.ova
Follow the instructions in the Downloading OVA Templates section below to download the OVA templates from cisco.com to a local datastore that vSphere Client can access.
Downloading OVA Templates
- Proceed to the Cisco Download Page for CVP.
- To download a single OVA file, click the Download File button next to that file. To download multiple OVA files, click the Add to Cart button next to each file that you want to download, then click on the Download Cart link. A Download Cart page appears.
- Click the Proceed with Download button on this page. A Software License Agreement page appears.
- Read the Software License Agreement, then click the Agree button
- On the next page, click on either the Download Manager link (requires Java) or the Non Java Download Option link. A new browser window appears.
- If you selected Download Manager, a Select Location dialog box appears. Specify the location where you want to save the file, and click Open to save the file to your local machine.
- If you selected Non Java Download Option, click the Download link on the new browser window. Specify the location and save the file to your local machine.
Creating Virtual Machines by Deploying the OVA Templates
Unified CVP OVA Templates List
In the vSphere client, perform the following steps to deploy the Virtual machines.
- Highlight the host or cluster to which you wish the VM to be deployed.
- Select File > Deploy OVF Template.
- Click the Deploy from File radio button and specify the name and location of the file you downloaded in the previous section or click the Deploy from URL radio button and specify the complete URL in the field, then click Next.
- Verify the details of the template, and click Next.
- Give the VM you are about to create a name, and choose an inventory location on your host, then click Next.
- Choose the datastore on which you would like the VM to reside - be sure there is sufficient free space to accommodate the new VM, then click Next.
- Choose a virtual network for the VM, then click Next.
- Verify the deployment settings, then click Finish.
- VM CPU affinity is not supported. You do not need to set CPU affinity for the VMs that are running Unified CVP applications on the VMware ESXi on UCS platform.
- VM resource Reservation - VM resource reservation is not supported for the VMs that are running Unified CVP applications on the VMware ESXi on UCS platform. The VM computing resources should have a default reservation setting, which is no resource reservations.
- You cannot change the computing resource configuration of your VM at any time.
- You can never go below the minimum VM computing resource requirements as defined in the OVA templates.
- It is required that hyperthreading be enabled by default when running CVP on ESXi. ESXi Server hyperthread is enabled by default and this setting should not be modified. Please ensure all VM's with CVP servers has hyperthreading enabled.
Remote Control of the Virtual Machines
For administrative tasks, you can use either Windows Remote Desktop or the VMware Infrastructure Client for remote control.
Installing VMware Tools
The VMware Tools must be installed on each of the VMs and all of the VMware Tools default settings should be used. Please refer to the VMware documentation for instructions on installing or upgrading VMware Tools on the VM with Windows operating system.
Installing Unified CVP Components on Virtual Machines
You can install the Unified CVP components after the configuration of the VMs. Installation of these Unified CVP components on a VM is the same as the installation of these components on physical hardware.
Refer to the Unified CVP documentation for the steps to install Unified CVP components. You can install the supported Virus Scan software, or any other software in the same way as on physical hardware. Refer to the CVP Hardware and System Software Specification for more information.
Configuring the ESXi Data Store Block Size for Administration and Data Server
The creation of the virtual machine for the Unified CVP Reporting Server requires a large virtual disk size. You must follow the steps described below to configure the ESXi data store size to 438 GB for it to handle the Unified CVP Reporting Server data before you deploy the OVAs
Steps to configure the ESXi for CVP Reporting server to RAID10 found at CVP Reporting Server Configuration
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Frankie & Co
JENNY HEEL - Blush
$60.00 $99.95
or 4 easy payments of $15.00 with
Enjoy free delivery for all orders over $150.
For all orders under $150 a flat rate (standard shipping) of $9.95 delivery fee will be charged.
Delivery times are 3-5 business days from the time of order. A dispatch confirmation email displaying your track and trace number will be sent once the order has been shipped.
Express shipping is available for $15, delivery times are 1-2 business day from the time of order.
All deliveries are made by Australia Post.
*Please note that during our sale/promotional events, delivery may be longer than the specified delivery times above.
PICK UP IN STORE (Bendigo store only)
This service enables you to shop online and collect your purchase in store avoiding delivery charges. We aim to have online orders available for collection in store within 2 business days. You will receive a confirmation email when your order is ready for collection.
During the checkout process you may elect to collect the items in your shopping bag from our Bendigo store (35 Wills Street, Bendigo).
*Please note this service is not available for our Swan Hill store.
Enjoy standard shipping flat rate of $12
Delivery times are 5-10 business days from the time of order. A dispatch confirmation email displaying your track and trace number will be sent once the order has been shipped.
Express shipping is available for $18, delivery times are 4-5 business day from the time of order.
All deliveries are made by Australia Post and will require a signature on delivery.
*Please note that during our sale/promotional events, delivery may be longer than the specified delivery times above.
Enjoy standard shipping flat rate of $16.
Delivery times are 3-10 business days (depending on location) from the time of order. A dispatch confirmation email displaying your track and trace number will be sent once the order has been shipped.
All deliveries are made by Australia Post and will require a signature on delivery.
*Please note that during our sale/promotional events, delivery may be longer than the specified delivery times above.
**International delivery costs do not include any taxes or duties which may be applied by customs at the destination country and any duties or taxes incurred are the responsibility of the delivery recipient. For more information on taxes, duties and customs regulations please contact your local customs office directly.
When your online purchase is complete you will receive an email containing your order confirmation and delivery details. We will also provide you with a link that will allow you to track and trace the status of your delivery at any time.
If your order is lost or damaged in transit, please Contact Us within 7 working days of placing your order so that we may assist you.
The following outlines our returns, exchanges and refund policy. By processing your payment with Frankie and Co Clothing, you are accepting the following terms and conditions regarding shipping and any returns of your purchases. Please note that refunds will strictly only be provided for items assessed and deemed as faulty. A store credit or exchange will be offered in all other circumstances.
All return policies issued by Frankie and Co Clothing abide by and are in line with the Australia Consumer Law (ACL)
If you require clarification or have any questions, please contact customer service via email email@example.com or phone (61 3) 5444 3914. firstname.lastname@example.com
DOWNLOAD RETURNS FORM HERE: Frankie Returns Procedure Form
- Items can be returned within 14 days of successful delivery for an exchange or store credit. Please note we do not offer refunds. A refund will only be provided if an item is assessed and deemed as faulty.
- All item(s) to be returned must be in their original, unworn, unwashed condition. All tags and incidentals (i.e. spare buttons) must be attached.
- Please take care when trying on the item as we are not able to accept returns with makeup stains. If the item is deemed unsellable it will simply be returned to the customer.
- Please check your junk mail before emailing Frankie and Co regarding order information as emails can sometimes redirect themselves there.
- By purchasing from Frankie and Co Clothing, you have accepted the possibility of slight variations in colour and size specifications. Colours may appear slightly different dependant on individual monitor settings.
- We process all returns within 2-3 business days of them being received.
- You will receive an email with the details and outcome of your processed return.
- Returned items will be issued a store credit, unless you have requested an exchange or have been approved for a refund due to a faulty garment.
- A store credit is valid for six months from the date of issue and can only be used in one transaction.
- A store credit does not cover shipping costs and cannot be used to purchase gift cards.
- A store credit cannot be used in conjunction with any other discounts.
- If you would like to make an exchange please complete the returns form with the details of your requested exchange.
- It is required that you include a return postage satchel, so we can send the requested item back to you. If this is not supplied, a store credit will be automatically created in its place.
- Due to the popularity of our range, we cannot guarantee that we will have the requested size in stock to exchange. We cannot hold items for exchanges.
- Any requested items that we do not have in stock will automatically be issued as a store credit to use at your leisure.
- We highly recommend keeping a tracking number of the parcel that you send back to Frankie and Co Clothing. If a parcel does not make it back to Frankie HQ safely we are not liable to replace/credit your item.
- Frankie and Co have strict quality control procedures in place. Every item that leaves our warehouse is individually checked and signed off before being shipped.
- Please contact customer service via email firstname.lastname@example.com phone (61 3) 5444 3914 within 24 hours of receiving your product if you believe it to have a manufacturing fault. We will treat this at the highest of priority. Please ensure you do not throw out any of the packaging information as this will be required to move forward.
Refunds will only be provided if an item is assessed and deemed to be faulty. Please contact the Frankie and Co Clothing Customer Service Team to be approved for a refund for damaged of faulty products.
Lost/stolen packages
Frankie and Co cannot accept responsibility for items that are lost or damaged when being sent out or returned to us. Frankie and Co are happy to assist with any questions, but please direct all enquiries to Australia Post. If this situation arises, the customer can only be reimbursed if Frankie and Co are approved a credit by Australia Post for the lost/damaged item. We highly recommend customers keep a copy of their tracking number when returning items to Frankie and Co. If we do not receive a return/receive a return damaged, we are not required to compensate the customer.
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Our Australia Post Service offers delivery with safe drop or will be sent to the post office at the driver's discretion. This means if you are not home at the time of the delivery, your order will be left in a safe place, so it is ready and waiting for you. Australia Post will also take a photo of where your order was left. If you have specific instructions on where you need your post delivered, please contact Australia Post with your tracking number and give them this information. Any instruction left in the notes section on a Frankie and Co order cannot be passed onto Australia Post as we are a separate service.
- Pre-orders are to be paid for at the time of the order being placed and are shipped as close to the date provided on the Frankie and Co Website as possible.
- Please refer to the description of the item on our website to see the approximate delivery window. Please keep in mind the date provided is an estimated date and the item may arrive earlier or later than anticipated.
- All items ordered together will be held and shipped together once the pre-ordered item arrives.
- If you require items that are not on pre-order to be shipped earlier please place a separate order for these items.
- Please take care when processing your order as all pre-orders are final – no additional items can be added to the order and the order cannot be cancelled or edited before delivery.
- We do not accept returns on sale items so please choose carefully.
- If you require the same item in a different size, please contact customer service via email firstname.lastname@example.com phone (61 3) 5444 3914 with your order number and we will do our best to accommodate you.
- Items purchased during flash sale periods are included under this sale policy so please ensure you choose your item(s) carefully.
- Only one discount/credit code can be used per order.
- If you have an existing code during a sale period, unfortunately only one can be honoured - so it is up to you to decide which ones to use.
- If you forget to use the code in your order we are unable to refund/credit the difference to amend this.
- Discount codes cannot be honoured outside their given timeframe.
For an elevated look, step out in style this season wearing the Jenny Heel in blush microsuede.
- Textured straps delicately wrapping around the foot
- Sturdy block heel for added support and comfort
- Open toe
- Ankle tie complete with a gold beaded ends
- Stunning plaited upper detail
- Heel height 11.5cm
- Microsuede upper/man made lining and sole
- We recommend that you spray heels with a protector before use.
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In Monday's column, I believe I passed hastily over a very important point, and would like to remedy that. It is, in fact, something that I have suggested for years be printed in large block letters on our postcards and bookmarks. Everyone should be told that the Newberry Book Fair is INDOORS, where we have AIR CONDITIONING.
I know this violates a basic American tradition that all large events held in the summer must be out under the blazing sun, preferably ringed by barbecue grills so that we can not only add to the heat but throw in a bit of smoke as well. We at the Newberry have not made this decision lightly. I personally have nothing against the traditional American summer festival, replete with the smell of barbecue, beer, and browning brats (these are the small children whose parents forgot the sunblock.)
But the fact is that we are dealing with books, records, AND Chicago weather AT the end of July. This is not a good mix.
Yes, I KNOW we could put up a tent, marshmallow loaf. But if you've ever worked with large tents, you know they can a) leak, b) fall down, c) blow away and d) block any kind of breeze from reaching the sweat-soaked book maniacs inside. Whereas the Newberry a) leaks just a little and very seldom on the first floor, b/c) is not going to fall down or blow away except in a major disaster, in which case ALMOST all my customers will be worried about something besides that $3 copy of Sherman's Lagoon, and d) is AIR CONDITIONED.
You've been there and it didn't feel air-conditioned? Well, you were there when a few hundred other sweat-soaked book maniacs were in the room with you. (People still have to venture outdoors to get from home to the library. We're working on that.) It would have been a good deal worse without the air conditioning. (Back in the day, when we couldn't count on air throughout the building, we would mount these seven-foot fans in remote corners. This cooled people off AND made enough noise to cut down on the number of times a spouse could demand, "But where can we put one more book?" The good old days had some nifty points.)
And this is better for what we're selling, as well. Books do not like heat or humidity, and setting up outdoors means a few customers are going to be buying the local ants as well. Vinyl records begin to warp at unreasonably low temperatures, and CDs which have been stored in a nice, cool warehouse are likely to develop condensation when set out in the Chicago summer air.
At outdoor festivals, you have to hunt for those tall plastic portable restrooms, but indoors, the restrooms are where they've been for years, and you don't have to ask. (Though you will.) There are drinking fountains. There are (in limited quantity) places to sit down which have not been in direct sunlight (something you never think about until after you sit on them.)
Again, it isn't that we object to the traditional American outdoor festival. We hold one ourselves on the Saturday of Book fair weekend, where you can get a root beer float and listen to speeches and music. AND, if you enjoy the Bughouse Square Debates, you'll enjoy them all the more knowing that there's a nice, AIR CONDITIONED Book Fair going on where you can slip in for a moment of relief before rushing back out to enjoy a bit more sunstroke. (Buy a book while you're there; it helps pay for the toilet paper.)


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John B. Nye, Ed.D., 81, of Barrett Township, devoted husband, loving father, grandfather and lifelong educator, died peacefully at home on April 27, 2013, surrounded by his family and his wife of 60 years, Judith (Fowler) Nye.
He was the eldest son of the late John B. Nye Sr. and Frances (Sandana) Nye. He was preceded in death by one brother, Francis Nye of Williamsport.
A lengthy battle with cancer could not subdue John's positive nature, his boundless sense of humor, his devotion to his family, or the grace and fortitude with which he met each and every day.
John served his country during the Korean War in the U.S. Air Force, 126th Bomber Wing. Upon his return, he went to college on the G.I. Bill, earning a Bachelor of Science in mathematics at Lock Haven University (1957) and began his career as a math teacher at Kennett High School in Kennett Square. While pursuing his master's degree, he briefly left teaching in 1961 for two years to work as a systems analyst at E. I. du Pont in Wilmington, Del. During this time, he completed his master's degree in mathematics education at the University of Delaware (1963).
However, John was an educator at heart and returned to teaching mathematics at both Kennett High School and Wilmington Friends School, serving as the department chair at Kennett High. During this time, he was a part-time mathematics instructor at Lincoln University during the summers until 1968.
Active in the community as well, he was elected to Kennett Square Borough Council, 1964 to 1968, and as president of Kennett Area Jaycees in 1964. John received the Outstanding Young Educator Award in 1964, the Outstanding Citizens Award in 1966 from the Kennett Area Jaycees and the Excellence in Purpose Award from Lincoln University in 1968.
In 1968, John moved his family to the Poconos upon becoming principal at Pleasant Valley High School in Brodheadsville. In 1973, he earned his Ed.S. from Lehigh University and served as superintendent of schools, Pleasant Valley School District, until his retirement in 1988. During this time, he attained his doctorate in education from California Coast University (1978) and completed post-doctoral work at Purdue University (1979) and Harvard University (1983 to 1988).
John's community services included: board of directors, Monroe County Red Cross (1969 to 1972); board of trustees, Pocono Medical Center (1980 to 1985); member and vice chair, Monroe County Planning Commission (1978 to 1986); and board of directors, Monroe County United Way (1985).
Having an affinity for the New England states led John to his next adventure in education. He accepted a position as superintendent of schools at Maine Area School District No. 51 in Cumberland, Maine, in 1988. But being so far away from their family was difficult, so John and his wife returned in 1990 to the Poconos, where he taught mathematics and social studies at Notre Dame High School until 1998. He served on the board of trustees of Msgr. McHugh Foundation (1990 to present) and the board of education for Diocese of Scranton (1995 to 2001).
In 1990, John became active in the Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees (PASR). His full-time dedication to this organization included work at both the local and state level as follows: past president, Monroe County Chapter, legislative/political education chair, Monroe County, Region 3 L/PEC chair (1999 to 2003); state PASR L/PEC chair (2002 to 2004); PASR state assistant treasurer (2004 to 2006); PASR state vice-president (2006 to 2008); PASR state president elect (2008 to 2010); and PASR state president (2010 to 2012). In addition, John volunteered time to AARP advocacy issues and as a state liaison to PASR.
In addition to his wife, Judith, he is survived by three daughters: Catherine Siglin and her husband, James, of Mountainhome; Stephanie Schnaithmann and her husband, Peter, of Camp Hill; and Jennifer Straub and her husband, Stephen, of Stroudsburg; four grandchildren: Robert Siglin, Courtney Siglin, Meghan Straub and Danielle Straub; one great-granddaughter, Mia Harlacker; and one niece and five nephews.
There will be a visitation from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, at Bolock Funeral Home & Crematory, 6148 Paradise Valley Road, Cresco. The Rev. Joseph Kopacz will celebrate a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 2, at Church of St. Bernadette, Route 390, Canadensis. Burial will take place at St. Agnes Cemetery in Lock Haven at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, charitable contributions may be made to VNA Hospice House of Monroe County, 502 Independence Road, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301; or to Most Holy Trinity Parish, 27 Fairview Ave., Mount Pocono, PA 18344.
Bolock Funeral Home & Crematory
6148 Paradise Valley Road, Cresco
John B. Nye, Ed.D.
John B. Nye, Ed.D., 81, of Barrett Township, devoted husband, loving father, grandfather and lifelong educator, died peacefully at home on April 27, 2013, surrounded by his family and his wife of 60 years, Judith (Fowler) Nye.


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On a windy morning at spring training, a trio of Phillies catchers met behind the batting cage to shoot the breeze.
The topic? Interleague intrigue, right from the get-go.
"We were just talking about that in batting practice that it's a little weird to face the American League so early," All-Star Carlos Ruiz said. "But it's a different schedule this year."
Sure is.
Josh Hamilton and the Los Angeles Angels visit Cincinnati in an opener that's hardly traditional. Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers finish the season at Miami - minus a designated hitter.
Derek Jeter and the Yankees cross over to the National League each month, then host World Series champion San Francisco in late September. Just a guess - New York fans will howl at the prospect of seeing Matt Cain and the pitching-rich Giants if a playoff spot is at stake.
Add up the scattered AL vs. NL matchups, it's like a mini-World Series most every day.
"It's going to be totally different," said Houston manager Bo Porter, one of six new skippers in the majors.
Might as well blame Porter's Astros, too. Their shift from the NL Central to the AL West left 15 teams in each league, creating all this havoc.
Opening day is March 31 in Houston when Texas comes to town for a Sunday night start.
That's followed by Angels-Reds on April 1. A few days later, Philadelphia plays its home opener - against the Kansas City Royals.
Just sounds jarring, doesn't it?
"It is very strange," Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker said. "This usually doesn't happen until June or July."
"What it does is it increases your workload on scouting, advance reports and things like that. You don't have a lot of familiarity on those teams," he said.
Part of baseball's changing landscape, Commissioner Bud Selig says.
"I'm very protective of interleague play, but everybody convinced me it that would work from Day One, and I'm satisfied it will," he said.
"We have to quit worrying about it. We play 162 games. The season is a long journey. It's not a sprint. When the year is over, everybody has played everybody else. When you play it is no reason not to do something," he said.
As the season approached, a lot of big names settled into new settings.
Hamilton left Texas for the Angels, teaming with Albert Pujols and Mike Trout in a most fearsome lineup. Zack Greinke got $147 million to pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Brothers Justin and B.J Upton wound up together in Atlanta's outfield. Kyle Lohse signed with Milwaukee a week before the opener.
The Toronto Blue Jays, out of the postseason since winning their second straight title in 1993, made the boldest moves. They traded for reigning Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey, Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle and signed Melky Cabrera.
"Talent alone doesn't win," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons cautioned.
Especially if stars are sidelined.
New Mets captain David Wright, Hanley Ramirez and Mark Teixeira got hurt at the World Baseball Classic. Jeter, Curtis Granderson, Chase Headley and David Freese are out for opening day, the futures of Alex Rodriguez and Johan Santana are in doubt.
Several top players are on the mend, though.
All-time saves leader Mariano Rivera begins his farewell tour after missing most of last year with a knee injury. John Lackey and Victor Martinez were absent for the entire season and Jose Bautista, Troy Tulowitzki and Carl Crawford finished on the DL.
Stephen Strasburg wasn't active at the end, either. The Washington Nationals shut down their ace so he wouldn't pitch too many innings, and fizzled in their first playoff appearance.
No limits on Strasburg or the Nats this time around.
"I'm excited. I think everybody in the baseball world, not just us, is really excited to see him all year," 20-year-old Washington star Bryce Harper said.
Fans in Detroit, San Francisco and St. Louis can count on seeing familiar faces for a while. As a long, long spring training wound down, Tigers ace Justin Verlander, Giants MVP Buster Posey and St. Louis star Adam Wainwright signed long-term deals.
In the meantime, teams are figuring out how to prepare for this funny season. Previously, Porter said, it was easy to plan for blocks of interleague games.
"A lot of times, a National League team would call up a DH-type guy during that segment of their schedule," he said. "Now, that's hard to do because you're going to have interleague taking place the entire course of the season. It definitely changes roster construction."
Porter already has his pitchers in the cage, working on their bunting. Too soon for Verlander and the Tigers' staff to swing away.
"We'll have to hit some, but it's a Catch-22 because I don't want Verlander breaking his finger," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said.
As for his AL Central champions closing on the road against the Marlins, "whatever is good for baseball," the 68-year-old Leyland said.
"We have a designated hitter in the All-Star game, instant replay. Things change and if it is good for the game, I am all for it," he said.
The Tigers, Boston, Toronto and Seattle each play at NL parks in September, leaving them a hitter short. For that reason, Leyland suggests interleague games down the stretch should he played at AL parks.
"It's definitely an advantage for the National League," Leyland said. "It works out more advantageous to them. I think eventually they'll go uniform."
Adds Rays manager Joe Maddon: "It's going to be clunky at the end."
Baltimore doesn't play its first NL road games until Memorial Day, but has eight straight out West in August. Orioles catcher Matt Wieters figures he'll spend more time "going over scouting reports on new hitters we haven't seen."
St. Louis doesn't see an AL opponent until it plays Kansas City in late May. But the Royals go to Philadelphia and Atlanta in the first 2 1/2 weeks.
When interleague play started in 1997, Cardinals pitcher Jake Westbrook said, "it was something new and it seemed odd to a lot of people. The DH, same thing with that longer ago."
"The idea of interleague play most every day, this is something else new. That's always been a question with interleague play - it's unbalanced, who plays who," he said.
Baker is hoping for an early edge when Pujols arrives.
"In the case of us playing the Angels, does Albert not play? Does he DH? I wouldn't mind if Albert just spectated," he said. "He'd be a mean pinch hitter. He's probably greasing his glove right now."
Later that week, Phillies great Mike Schmidt will test his arm. He was the MVP of the 1980 World Series when Philadelphia beat George Brett and the Royals - the Hall of Famers are set to throw out the first balls when Kansas City visits Citizens Bank Park for the first time since 2004.
"Playing your home opener against an AL team is weird," Schmidt said. "Where's the charm in that?"
Also this season:
* Along with Porter and Gibbons, the new managers are Terry Francona in Cleveland, John Farrell in Boston, Mike Redmond in Miami and Walt Weiss in Colorado.
* Major League Baseball didn't expand replay this year. Tags, plays at first base, traps - no consensus yet on what to review or how to do it.
* The Mets host the All-Star game at Citi Field on July 16. It's been a while since the showcase was held in Queens - Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays got top billing at Shea Stadium in 1964.
* Former MVPs Miguel Tejada (Royals) and Jason Giambi (Indians) earned spots this season. Tejada was out of the majors last year.


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It woulda cost me a unit but part of me was hoping HAM knocked in that F.G late to win the game by 1 after the STAMPS called a completely idiotic 2pt conversion play to try and put them up 6 ?? early in the 3rd Q but HAM blows the hold on a 30ish yarder and lose the game by a deuce..........kinda woulda liked to see CAL pay for their mental mistakes with a loss there after it burned me the last couple weeks but it saves me some units today so I can't be too pissed.
(1)CAL FH +0.5 -110 to win 1 unit.....Wanted 1st Q but OTB,CAL starts quick,EDM doesn't
(1)CAL-STAMPS +1.5 -110 to CAL/EDM U 50 -110 to MIA-HEAT -6 -115 to
MIA/NYK O 198.5 -110 to LA-CLIPS ML -130 to LAC/LAL O 191 -110 = +4295
risking 0.1 unit
CFL: Halftime play
(1)MON to win the game (up 10-5 at half) to BC ML -175 = +130 risking a half unit


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columbia wrote:I like my scrambled eggs to be very fluffy.
What's the key to getting that?
Godric wrote:count2infinity wrote:Godric wrote:count2infinity wrote:i guess it's a snob thing. i don't like the PC vs console gaming debate because really it's a matter of personal choice as to what you like better. I don't like the debate on how to cook eggs because it's a personal choice of what you like better. You say "destroys the texture". What if i don't like the texture? Which is really the case for runny eggs. I just downright had the gooey texture to it. I agree that there are indeed a lot of black and white, right and wrong in cooking, but there are certain things that come down to personal preference and there's a good bit of grey involved.
What if I don't like the texture of a perfectly cooked steak and prefer it destroyed with it being super overcooked? Same thing, no?
**** that. Its wrong.
I find it snobbish to tell people what they like in food. by right and wrong in food i was talking more procedural things like knife cuts. to tell someone else something doesn't taste good is like telling someone else they're wrong for enjoying country, rap, rock, or whatever their favorite music type is.
I feel where you are coming from but I just can't be like that whenever I'm grilling steaks. I refuse to ruin them, no matter how anyone claims they like them. I'll make them cook their own
Shyster wrote:I like Spam with my eggs.
BadHands71 wrote:The fact that Barnes & Noble lets you stack coupons on top of sale items and their 10% member discount is awesome.
tifosi77 wrote:Shaf ate an entire cheese wheel and pooped in the fridge. I'm not even mad, I'm impressed.
tifosi77 wrote:BadHands71 wrote:The fact that Barnes & Noble lets you stack coupons on top of sale items and their 10% member discount is awesome.
There is a Barnes & Noble across the street from my office.
mac5155 wrote:Aren't you two engaged? Lol
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Dammit Mac, I was trying to screw with some people on here. Now everyone knows. We were trying not to let a few select individuals know due to past interactions with them. But, she already knows about it, as I'm sure you know, if I tried to spend $100 on Amazon without clearing it with her first, the outcome would not be good until the 25th for that decision.
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Michael Franti Goes To Washington
Politically Active Musician To Perform at The Green Inaugural Ball, Inaugural Peace Ball and Rock The Vote Events in Washington DC Next Week
January 15, 2009 - Michael Franti, known for his soulful and politically charged lyrics, will perform at three upcoming benefits in Washington, DC: The 2009 Green Inaugural Ball on January 19th, and the Inaugural Peace Ball on January 20th, along with an appearance at the Rock The Vote event on the 20th as well. The 2009 Green Inaugural Ball will honor the historic campaign of President-elect Barack Obama. The event is being chaired by Al Gore, and will feature performance by John Legend, Maroon 5, Will.I.Am and Melissa Etheridge. The event will take place at the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture.
The Inaugural Peace Ball will take place at the Smithsonian Institution National Postal Museum on Tuesday, January 20th, and it to will celebrate Barack Obama's historic win with peacemakers from all over the world. Michael Franti and Spearhead will headline this event.
The Rock The Vote Inauguration Party is sponsored by CK One and will take place at the 9:30 Club on the evening of January 20th. The event will feature an acoustic performance by Franti. Talib Kweli, The Dresden Dolls and others are scheduled to appear as well.
Since the start of his career, Michael Franti has produced music that is passionate and socially and politically relevant. His lyrics contain words of hope, unity and peace, which in these times, speaks to people around the globe.
Michael Franti and his band, Spearhead, recently released "Obama Song," a tribute to the president elect, Barack Obama. It is a celebration of the hope and optimism that has filled the hearts and minds of the country ever since the words uttered on the campaign trail, "Yes We Can." Featuring Michael's unique rock/reggae sound, "Obama Song's lyrics will resonate with all those that were similarly moved by Obama's message of peace, unity, and hope. The music video for "Obama Song" is now available at www.MichaelFranti.com.
The Inaugural Green Ball will celebrate the strength and diversity of the network of organizations, corporations, and individuals committed to creating the new energy economy that will repower, rebuild, refuel and restore America. Chaired by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, The Inaugural Green Ball is sponsored by National Resource Defense Council, National Tribal Environmental Council, Apollo Alliance, Energy Action Coalition, and the Sierra Club.
The Inaugural Peace Ball is sponsored by Busboys and Poets, Smithsonian Institution's National Postal Museum, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, CODEPINK, Democracy Now, Friends of E. Diane White, Juanita "Busy Bee" Britton, Eileen and Larry Kugler, The Progressive Democrats of America, Smithsonian Institution's Anacostia Museum, and TransAfrica Forum.


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When Lantz was imitating the Looney Tunes Avery and Clampett cartoons, they missed the point. The timing was mushy and the gags were mostly executed without much conviction. But they are still fun, lively cartoons. I had "The Screwball" on a silent 8mm film when I was a kid and I ran it a million times.
The poses in the early 40s were wacky, but not too carefully planned to balance against each other.
In the mid 40s Dick Lundy came in from Disney and tightened everything up. He streamlined the posing and gave the timing much more control and variety.
Perfect line of action. The forms flow around the line of action.
The details-clothes, hair, color separations wrap around the forms.
Perfect hierarchy.
In this quest for perfect principles, Lundy created a beautiful style for Lantz, but also lost some of the wackiness of the earlier sloppy style.
Unlike Warner Bros., Lantz really never quite got all the elements that make a good cartoon working together at the same time. But each period, even up to about the mid fifties has some good stuff in it.
I was looking for some cartoons that have crummy drawings but good animation - because that is a very intersting combination, and then was surprised when I found one where I actually kind of liked the design.
I like the way Woody is drawn in Buccaneer Woodpecker. It's conservative, but very stylish.
He has very controlled poses and subtle stylish angles bending around his classic cartoon principles.
I like conservatism when it is stylish and very controlled. This animator has a neat way of drawing hands. It reminds me a bit of John Sibley.
You can see the great control in these poses. They are very direct and non-ambiguous.
All the separate shapes that make up the character are carefuly put together to make a whole statement. No arbitrary corners, no erratic details sticking out of his silhouette to distract you from the overall pose.
If 40s cartoons are your standard for high quality animation - as they are for me, then these don't stand up. But if you had never seen 40s cartoons, and grew up on 90s cartoons, these would seem positively brilliant.
The poses are still lively - unlke today's disjointed talking corpses.
There is still much entertainment created from what only can happen in cartoons. The animators are so used to bending the laws of nature, that even when they are going through their conservative stage, they just take cartoon magic for granted. They haven't yet got so conservative that they stop animating things that "don't make sense". That did happen in the late 50s.
That's a beautifully conservative stylish pose there.
Interesting to see just slight stylization. I like it. It must take some self control, not to go further with it.
This animator has a lot of natural appeal. I'm not sure which one it is. Maybe someone can help me out here. La Verne Harding?
When you draw small, you have to get rid of more details, and just go for the basic pose. This animator still manages to squeeze out some style.
Look how well planned these poses are in relation to each other. Everything about Woody's pose draws us down the line of his sword right into...you know.
Compare these to modern cartoons. Characters don't relate to each other visually anymore. They are merely in proximity to each other. Just close enough to say their one-liners.
Butt stabs were still essential to cartoon humor, even as the 50s started to calm everything down.
This would be considered completely wild today. How many times have you been scolded for drawing "too cartoony" at work?
I'm not opposed to conservative styles, as long as they are not so conservative that they throw out the essentials of cartoon quality- skill, style, control and butt stabs.
The Viewmaster Woodies are much more appealing than Lantz' own cartoons from the late 50s.
It's a good thing Woody couldn't see the future.


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MIDDLESEX TWP — A tractor-trailer early this morning crashed on Route 228 near Rolling Mills Drive, spilling more than 100 gallons of diesel fuel and closing the busy road for about two hours.
The truck driver, 37-year-old Allison Swesey, suffered minor injuries and was treated at Butler Memorial Hospital.
Township police said Swesey shortly after 4:15 a.m. lost control of the truck on the icy road. The rig, owned by Black Horse Carrier of Saxonburg, jackknifed and hit a guardrail.
The crash punctured the truck's fuel tank, spilling about 130 gallons of fuel. The county's hazardous materials team was called to handle the spill, police said.
Middlesex Township and Saxonburg volunteer firefighters and a state Department of Transportation crew assisted in the cleanup.


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Maddon works his magic again for Rays
NEW YORK -- Matt Joyce entered Tuesday hitting .073 this month. So how does the manager handle that?
For Rays manager Joe Maddon, it wasn't all that complicated. Rather than drop Joyce in the order or maybe bench him for a game or two, he moved him up.View Full Game Coverage
NEW YORK -- Matt Joyce entered Tuesday hitting .073 this month. So how does the manager handle that?
For Rays manager Joe Maddon, it wasn't all that complicated. Rather than drop Joyce in the order or maybe bench him for a game or two, he moved him up.View Full Game Coverage
Yes, up. You know, like Joyce was his hottest hitter. Actually, Maddon moved Joyce all the way to the leadoff spot. In previous years, he'd done the same thing when Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria struggled.
"It's about simplifying things," Maddon said.
Maddon first did it with a kid he had in the Texas League, a big, powerful cleanup hitter named Kevin King. When King's averaged dipped to .230 around midseason one year, Maddon decided to try something completely different. Maddon made King his leadoff hitter, and in doing so, told him to focus on drawing his walks and hitting singles up the middle. In other words, simplify.
"He ended up hitting .300 and went from seven homers to 30 homers," Maddon said.
On Tuesday afternoon, Joyce showed up to find himself serving as Tampa Bay's designated hitter and leadoff man.
"Never would have guessed that," he said.
Maddon told Joyce to focus on hitting balls back up the middle and to draw walks if they were there. Don't worry about a single other thing. Don't overthink it.
And now we bring you the magic of baseball's best manager.
Joyce hit Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda's third pitch of game over the wall in right field Tuesday night, and the Rays were on their way to a 7-0 victory at Yankee Stadium.
That's five victories in a row at the most important time of the year as the Rays hold onto the top spot in a tight race for the two American League Wild Card berths. The Indians are one back in the loss column, the Rangers two.
"We're definitely in a good place mentally right now," Maddon said. "You can really feel the intensity of the group and the belief that we're going to get this done."
Yeah, good vibes are one thing the Rays have. One reason is Maddon uses his entire roster, platooning here, playing matchups there. No one sits for very long, and having everyone contribute helps the energy of the clubhouse.
When Tampa Bay wins, it usually is a team effort in every way that can be defined. For instance, Maddon started Ben Zobrist at second base on Tuesday. One day earlier, Zobrist had made two nice plays in left field against the Orioles. On Tuesday, he opened the game at second, and when starting shortstop Yunel Escobar twisted his ankle, Zobrist shifted from second to short.
"I think guys know their roles and accept them," first baseman James Loney said.
Right, Maddon?
"I love that," he said. "I really believe that's one of the things we do here that permits the camaraderie that you feel. And also the fact that they're not overly tired at this time of the season."
The Rays finish the season with two more games at Yankee Stadium and then three at Toronto. Maddon has his rotation lined up so that David Price, Wednesday's starter, could go in the AL Wild Card Game on Oct 2.
It hasn't been the smoothest of seasons. At various times, the Rays have done a terrific imitation of the best team in baseball. At other times, they've been offensively challenged. And then when two starting pitchers, Alex Cobb and Matt Moore, went on the disabled list, it looked like Tampa Bay might miss the postseason altogether.
The Rays lost 13 of 17 during one stretch, but they have turned it around dramatically by winning 10 of 13. Moore lasted just five innings against the Yanks and allowed three hits and six walks.
But Maddon got four shutout innings from his bullpen, and Tampa Bay had its 16th shutout of the season, including the third in the past two weeks.
If the Rays make the playoffs, it'll be their fourth appearance in the past six years, and having long ago established that they're expertly constructed and smartly managed, they're one of the clubs that would surprise almost no one by winning the World Series.
"I wake up in the morning and feel excited," Maddon said. "I think it's a really fun time of the year. You work hard to get here. Why not enjoy it?"
Richard Justice is a columnist for MLB.com. Read his blog, Justice4U.


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Strande arrested for disorderly conduct.
A report to the Crookston Police early this past Saturday morning of a man with an assault rifle turned out be a BB gun that was made to look like an M-16.
The man, Vashya Timothy Strande, 23, of Crookston was arrested for disorderly conduct, and police subsequently learned that an order for protection had been issued against him as well.
According to CPD Chief Tim Motherway, the call came in at 1:30 a.m. on March 30 of a man being Crooks Club with an assault rifle. A responding officer observed a man walking on Market Street behind the VFW with what appeared to be an M-16. The officer drew his weapon and issued verbal commands to the man, later identified as Strande, to drop the weapon. Strande complied and was taken into custody without incident.
Upon further inspection, the officer realized it was a BB gun. Two other BB handguns were found to be in Strande's possession, along with BBs and carbon dioxide cartridges.
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Chefchaouen (شفشاون, also Chaouen, Chawen or Xaouen) is a gorgeous mountain city in northeastern Morocco. It's no wonder that tourists flock here — this humble town is the embodiment of almost every Moroccan cliché. The picturesque medina, set against the dramatic backdrop of the Rif Mountains, is filled with white-washed homes with distinctive, powder-blue accents, and the call to prayer rings out of several mosques around the town in chorus. If you've got a few days to relax from the rigors of travel, this is a good place to do it.
Tourism in Chaouen is also driven by its reputation as centre of the marijuana plantations region in North Morocco. Drugs are widespread and somehow tolerated, but touts trying to sell to tourists are also very annoying.
Spanish is the foreign language mostly spoken by the population, while French is the language of higher education.
Get in
Local buses plying the route from Fez to Tetouan/ Tangier stop at Derdara (8 km away), where you can get into one of the frequent grand taxis for 5 Dh. This avoids the long uphill walk from the bus station.
The main bus station (gare routière. ) is a fifteen minute walk from the medina (which is uphill), trough Av. Mohamed V. There are usually a couple of petit taxis waiting for a customer at the entry. Don't pay more than Dh 10 to get to the medina. If it is hot, or, as is very likely, you have just endured a long coach drive to the town, you should seriously consider climbing into one of these taxis. Likewise, coming to Chefchaouen in the middle of the cold season can only make the ascending walkways as punishing as in the summer. With a heavy backpack, the walk up to the hotels of the town can be fairly strenuous!
On arriving in Chefchaouen, you may be met by touts at the bus station. These will probably try to take you to some cheap and low-quality hostel in the medina - but it is advisable to find the place by yourself, because if you arrive with touts, you'll be charged extra so they can get their commission. Touts will then insist that you follow them to their house in the medina, and there try to sell you a stash of dope for 300-500 Dh. Refusing to buy is not contemplated, nor safe, if you end up in such a situation, so just say no from the beginning and don't sympathise nor accept help. Recently, the Souika/Mauretania hostel has many touts which quite aggressively try to get people there. They will claim the hotel you're looking for is closed or on restauration. Don't trust these at all and insist on going to your originally planned destination.
Get around
If you are looking for sports or peaceful hiking tours, Chefchaouen is the ideal starting point to branch out in the villages and the surrounding mountains of the Rif with a local guide who knows well the region or just by yourself. There is an organisation offereing hiking and cultural tours outside city : Gite Talassemtane Tours for Ecotourism and Hiking in Chefchaoun. the website wwww.gitetalassemtane.com Facebook page : Écotourisme et Randonnées Chefchaouen
All the usuals are on offer in the medina — carpets, leatherwares, spices, metal wares, etc. If you're a seasoned bargainer you can probably get better prices in Fes or Marrakech, but Chefchaouen is undoubtedly a more pleasant place to shop. You'll also find plenty of hippie-wear aimed at budget travelers and marijuana tourists.
Chaouen is particularly renowned for leather artisans, and there are 4 or 5 workshops dotted through the town, whose goods you can find at many of the local stores and in the larger northern cities. Many of the craftsmen in Fes and Tetouan served their apprenticeships here. The choice in local stores is often limited to bags and purses, so if you're up for it take advantage of the workshops where you can tweak a standard design or come up with something entirely your own, even moving beyond traditional leather into snake, crocodile, lizard and more. They can make pretty much anything, from guitar straps and tobacco pouches, to handbags and jackets. It can take a couple of days to make the more complex designs, so head there on your first day, or have it shipped home (£6 within Europe).
The local specialty is baissara, but you'll also find the usual staples such as tajine (vegetable stew with goat or sheep), harira (tomato soup), kofte (meatballs) and tagras (fish). The Salada Marroqui is a salad of cucumber and tomatoes, while salada variada includes eggs. The region is also well known for olives and olive oil, and for goat cheese, which is sold on display in various shops.
If eating in the medina, avoid restaurants on the Kasbah square (plaza Uta el Hamman) offering tourist menus for 45 dh (drinks not included): they will just serve you very low-quality kofte and harira, for a more than average price.
Alcohol is not readily available but can be found. Mint tea is prevalent (10 Dh the cup).
As for the whole of Morocco, avoid tap water for safety concerns, and drink bottled water (6 Dh for a cold 1 lt bottle) or drinks (8 Dh for 1/2 lt coke). Never pay more than 10 Dh for a bottle, even in restaurants.
Local breakfast includes milk-coffee (café con leche) and pancakes (baghrir) with honey and olive oil or butter, for 10-15 Dh. Good places to have breakfast with the locals are the bar on plaza Hauta, in the Medina, and the bar in front of the Gendarmerie Nationale in av. Mohamed V.
Accommodation can be tight in the peak periods (mid-July to September) so it's advisable to arrive early or book ahead in these periods. A stroll through the medina will reveal dozens of cheap hotels, starting from Dh 40 per night for a single. Many of these hotels have roof terraces.
Definitely avoid Hostel Bab el-Ain, at the entrance of the Medina. It is a dirty place, with cold shower, overvalued (50 Dh/person/night) and a primary destination for touts taking advantage of smoke tourists.
Stay safe
As Chefchaouen is located on the edge of Morocco's marijuana growing region, touts desperate to extract money from travellers can be a serious problem. They can often be quite persistent and sometimes even threatening. However, smiling, remaining calm, and politely refusing (repeatedly) will usually work without a problem.
Travellers hiking in the Rif Mountain area close to the town have had stones thrown at them by armed men to scare them away from areas of marijuana production. While most of the growers may ignore you, some may offer to sell to you as well. While many travelers partake in or even come here specifically for the abundance of marijuana (hashish), understand that it is definitely illegal and heavily punishable. The best way to avoid running afoul of any local growers is to hire a sanctioned local guide.
Get out
If you go with a car, you can park at Parador Hotel open-air parking (10 Dhm / day). Very easy to find. Always pay when you leave to avoid paying twice.
Regular buses depart from the long distance bus station (see 'Get Around') to destinations around Morocco:
Grand taxis to Tetouan and Tangier depart from a street just off Plaza Mohammed V.
There will also be rare taxis to Akchour from a taxi stand nearby:
The connection to Oued Laou is probematic, you may need to pay a full taxi (150-200Dh) or go via Tetouan first.
Get to Ceuta by taking the bus through Tetouan to Fnideq and then taking a cab to the border. Ignore touts trying to sell you documents at the border, since they are free at the passport window. No CTM buses go to Ceuta, so you'll have to rely on regional ones. Don't pay more than 5Dh for a piece of luggage, and don't hand anybody big bills: they'll just walk away with them.


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We were having a good time yarnbombing The North Berkeley Library last Friday , getting ready for their grand reopening. We had 4 glass blowing inspired knit tags and they really looked good against the new rosy tile. Lots of locals were stopping and taking pictures and thanking us. I love libraries so much and have yarnbombed many , many of them. The librarians had been pleased.
I was a little perturbed too though , the maintenance man had come by and said ' They will make me cut those off for sure ! I didn't believe him- I'd done this all over Berkeley and Oakland and everyone had always liked them .Besides -what was I going to do , be scared and just go home ?
Saturday morning I wanted to take more picture before the opening so we drove by. The whole installation had been totally removed . I felt punched . We noticed 2 woman talking on the steps so I went over . " Hi- I put up a knitting installation for the opening -" I started to say .
"Yes ! " said the librarian . ' We took that right down ! This is the opening, people are coming to see the construction . You shouldn't have done that ! You should have asked for permission ! You shouldn't do anything here with out asking permission ! Don't ever do anything here again in the future unless we ask you ! ' And she turned and walked away .
I was so startled. No one has ever yelled at me for making them a yarnbomb. Even policemen have always been very nice.
The other woman was smiling at me kindly ."We have it inside " she told me and went and got it . As she handed it to me she said " We were very careful with it .
I looked in the bag and the pieces were flawless. That was something.
I was truly stunned . I thought about this all day and was alternatively discouraged , mad , hurt and confused .Wasn't the whole point of street art that you don't ask permission ? That the artist can interact with streets and cities and people on the street freely and immediately ?
Aren't libraries for the whole community ? Don't they belong to us all ? Should only one person decide everything ?
I woke up on Sunday with that feeling that something bad had happened and my mind started to churn .
I thought " OK , you have to get past this . Find some good thoughts ! '
I tried – You didn't do anything wrong . No help there
You should stop doing graffiti . nope.
Then I thought " This is yarnbombing ! You don't ask permission for yarnbombing -you don't have to get any one's permission to do what you want to do !
That was it – I was ready to jump up and live to fight another day.
Just another yarnbombing story !
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A Special Smyrna Town Council meeting has been scheduled for Monday, Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at Town Hall.
Smyrna Town Hall is located at 27 S. Market St. Plaza.
Council will discuss, consider and possibly vote on the Fiscal Year 2013 Capital Budget and the Fiscal Year 2013 Operating Budget.
The Smyrna Finance Committee is still working on finalizing the proposed budget. They met again Wednesday and walked away with a possibility of no property tax increase for residents. This year's $22 million budget included a tax increase of 3.74-cents per $100 of assessed value, which put the tax rate at 29 cents, up from 25.26 cents. Smyrna is tied with Seaford for lowest tax rate among full service towns in Delaware.
Preliminary 2013 budget
While the numbers in the 2013 budget aren't finalized, there are several positions and projects that have been added into the budget to help move the town forward.
The Capital Budget is a five-year plan for projects in town including the project cost and funding mechanism. The projects expected to start in 2013 are the police station expansion, utilities north of Duck Creek, utility upgrades to Commerce Street, an electrical upgrade to Green Meadows and street work to Glenwood.
Most of the projects including Glenwood, Duck Creek and Commerce Street have funding as does the police station project; the town will pay about $46,000 in debt service for the police station project, Mayor Pat Stombaugh said. The Finance Committee is hoping to pay for the Green Meadows electrical upgrade and $50,000 other town utility upgrades by taking out $200,000 from the Rainy Day Fund. The committee believes the projects can be paid for through the Rainy Day Fund as the upgrades are needed to provide a better service to the residents. Moreover, Stombaugh said the Green Meadows area has never had an electrical upgrade.
The committee has also included heavy equipment - three trucks and a backhoe - in the budget. Stombaugh said the equipments cost about $519,000, but the committee is hoping to pay for it through a capital reserve fund.
As far as positions, the committee has included three new full-times positions and three new part-time positions. The full-time positions are for an assistant to the town manager, a warehouse clerk, and a municipal worker to be used for the in-house grass cutting. The part-time positions are for one part-time library clerk (a second part-time library clerk position also needs to be filled), and two public works employees to help with the grass cutting and whatever else they're needed for.
If Smyrna Town Council eventually approves the budget, including use of the Rainy Day Fund and use of the capital reserve fund, Stombaugh said the budget will be balanced without the need of a tax increase.
Stombaugh attributed the strength of the preliminary budget to the hard work of the committee and staff, as well as the cuts and sacrifices that have been made over the last five or so years.
"I'm really pleased with the committee and staff," Stombaugh said. "We're not over the hump, but if we still stay conservative, watch what we're doing. This is the first year we've had extra money to get equipment, extra help. Everybody's sharing the hurt. All the sacrifices over the last five years have paid off."
WHAT'S NEXT? The Finance Committee will meet again Wednesday, Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. to continue work on the capital budget and operating budget. Then the budget will go to Smyrna Council in a special council meeting Monday, Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m.


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Integrating Sanitation into Services for People Living HIV/AIDS, 2012. C-Change; WASHplus.
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The new PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) strategy calls for a comprehensive, multisectoral approach that expands access to prevention, care, and treatment in ways that promote sustainable country programs. The U.S. government's HIV approach now must respond to a diverse array of global health challenges requiring an integrated response with other health and development programs. Investments in specific health programs have yielded important results, and interest has expanded in strengthening health systems to reduce mortality and morbidity, especially in maternal and child health programs.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) activities and programs can be included in this integration framework. Outlined below are some quick, easy ways to integrate sanitation into existing PEPFAR programs along with the rationale for doing so. In addition, this document provides some examples of how countries have integrated sanitation into their HIV programming. Guidelines and tools are available as annexes.