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(Spin Digit Editorial):- Sydney, New South Wales Sep 21, 2021 (Issuewire.com) – Utopia is a multi-currency stablecoin banking protocol with multi-chain support, on-chain governance and multi-collateral. With Utopia’s Rinkeby testnet app launched, Utopia is inviting individuals within the community to participate in public product testing. The test does not involve related functional modules currently under development or planned implementation. Participating users will have the opportunity to win a large number of UC in the form of airdrops, once the Utopia Protocol has launched to the Ethereum mainnet.
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The 1st Place winner: 3,000 UC
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101st-2000th:15,000 UC in total
* UC airdrop formula for 6th to 2000th users (your test gain ÷ total gain of the particular ranking brackets that your test gain lies in) * UC reward in that ranking brackets. For example, you received a total of 500 virtual UCs revenue during the test, ranking 50th, and all users from 6th-100th received a total of 40,000 virtual UCs (unrealizable), then the airdrop rewards you can get is: (500÷40,000)–15,000187.5 UC
1) Testing will happen on the Rinkeby testnet chain, and the assets will be aggregated into Utopia. The single input token value of staking will not exceed 20 USDT respectively;
2) Virtual UC revenue obtained by participating in the test is not realizable.
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5) During the public test, if finding any bugs, you can give us timely feedback for extra rewards;
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Waynesboro’s identity is often tied to the fact that a river runs through it—literally. Outdoor recreation associated with the South River and beyond it add to the town’s slogan: “Where good nature comes naturally.”
“Waynesboro’s location– under four miles from where the Blue Ridge Parkway-meets Skyline Drive-meets the Appalachian Trail– has made it a natural stop for visitors interested in outdoor recreation and scenic beauty,” said Courtney Cranor, Waynesboro’s Assistant Director of Economic Development & Tourism. “The opening of the Waynesboro Water Trail and the expansion of the Greenway Trail really pull that experience into town. Having the South River run through downtown where there’s a burgeoning arts and culture scene only enhances that.”
Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway are two of the most scenic drives imaginable at any time of year. Hiking, camping, cycling, horseback riding, canoeing /kayaking and fishing are all staples for vigorous individuals seeking outdoor challenges. Sherando Lake Recreation Area and George Washington National Forest are an easy drive from downtown.
As great as the outdoor options are, it would be short-sighted to overlook everything else this growing community offers tourists. Festivals, entertainment, dining and shopping, and history draw visitors, too. Some highlights below:
Once home to the well-known Fly Fishing and Wine Festival (which has moved to Doswell), Waynesboro is now the site of the South River Fly Fishing Expo (April 22 – 23, 2017) This event will offer seminars, exhibits and demonstrations featuring expert fly-tiers, professional guides and others, with plenty of chances to fish the South River.
The Fall Foliage Art Show, Oct. 14-15, 2017, has been operating for 45 years and now draws 15,000 to 20,000 people. This juried fine art exhibition is hosted by the Shenandoah Valley Arts Center.
The Wayne Theatre/Ross Performing Arts Center anchors Waynesboro’s entertainment scene. “The Wayne Theatre helps downtown Waynesboro thrive,” said spokesperson Crystal Graham, “and its impact can be felt on any show night with surrounding restaurants and coffee shops bustling. It’s certainly helped ignite the nightlife in the downtown area.”
“The Wayne is a place for all ages, offering a wide variety of programming,” added Executive Director Tracy Straight. “We’ve had over 25,000 people from 25 states in the first 10 months of being open.”
The Wayne offers a diverse combination of performances and concerts, plus community-based productions, and their own original productions like Xanadu (coming in May). Straight is an ex-educator and welcomes many school field trips that give the kids a true sense of the performance experience. The Wayne even holds educational workshops for pre-K to 12th grade and adults. Classic films—“There’s nothing like seeing Casablanca on the big screen,” said Straight–are also part of the package. Unlike most theaters, the Wayne also has an Exhibit Gallery—on display through February. 26th is “The Properties of Imagination: The Art of Fine Craft.” Check the theater’s full calendar of performances to plan your entertainment.
Wine and Dine
Barren Ridge Vineyards, a family-owned operation in Fishersville (about five miles northwest of Waynesboro), offers award-winning wines along with breathtaking vineyard views.
Waynesboro has many dining options. A few of the more recent startups: The Farmhaus on Main is a specialty coffee shop with breakfast, salads and sandwiches relying heavily on the bounty of local farms. Jake’s Bar and Grill offers discounts for AT thru-hikers, active military and veterans, and emergency workers/first responders. The French Press offers more coffee and espresso variations than you knew existed. And the Basic City Beer Company hosts live music to accompany everyone’s a wide selection of innovative brews.
The Waynesboro Heritage Museum– located in a 1908 renovated bank building, preserves memories of Native Americans, early European settlers, the Civil War (including the Battle of Waynesboro) and Revolutionary War General “Mad Anthony” Wayne, for whom the city is named. Here, visitors can also learn that, in 1944, Camp Sherando Lake was converted to a German prisoner of war compound and re-named Camp Lyndhurst.
Choose from big chain hotels, charming B&Bs or well-organized campgrounds. A few can’t-go-wrong options:
Waynesboro 340 North Campground
For more information call the Waynesboro Department of Tourism at 540-942-6512.

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Three resolutions on Monday night’s agenda for the Carroll County Commission meeting deal with the budget. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the Carroll County Civic Center.
No property tax increase is proposed.
The budget, the tax rate and the donations to non-profit organizations will be voted on as well four other resolutions.
The proposed property tax rate is $1.4131 per $100 of assessed property. Last year’s rate was $1.5519 per $100 of assessed property. Because of reassessment, the certified property tax rate was lowered in order to bring in the same amount of revenue as last year.
The general fund tax rate of $1.0681 is to support the $12,253,168 expenditures with $12,409,127 in revenues. The Solid Waste tax rate is .0810 for $1,658, 119 in expenditures with revenues estimated at $1,820,281. The Highway Department’s portion of the tax rate is .0750 that is to support expenditures of $4,411,881 with revenues of $4,305,867. The school transportation’s share of the tax is .0789 which is to support $1,575,577 in expenditures with revenues estimated at $856,858. The general debt service’s share of the tax is .1101 which is supposed to support $630,919 in expenditures with revenues estimated at $632,513.
The General Purpose School Fund that receives no portion of the property tax, but is included in the county budget. The fund shows estimated expenditures of $2,757,480 and revenues of $2,705,280.
A separate resolution shows the appropriations to non-profit organizations that receive funds from the county.
They include: Rescue Squad, $3,000; Gordon Browning Museum, $5,000; McKenzie Memorial Library, $6,000; Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, $25,000; TN. Rehab Center, $500; McKenzie Senior Citizens, $200; Carroll County Shooting Sports Park, $10,000; WRAP Organization, $3,823 for a total of $53,523.
Others resolutions to come before commissioners include:
•A resolution to appoint Jesse Turner and Pamela Joyner to the Carroll County Library Board with terms ending in August 2023.
•A resolution to reappoint Marty Hurley to the Carroll County Electric Department Board with the term ending in July 2024.
•A resolution to reappoint Dr. Lee Carter, MD as Carroll County Medical Examiner with the term ending in August 2025.
•A resolution to reappoint Vince Taylor to the Carroll County Civil Service Commission with the term ending in August 2024.

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The Very-Low-Birthweight Infants: Challenges and Dilemmas
Fitzhardinge, Pamela, and Senterre, Jacques
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY AND REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY 15(4-6): 281-294, August 1983
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A prosperous economy is one where everyone has an opportunity to benefit. I will fight to prioritize programs that stimulate economic growth to ensure a prosperous future, where Kansas is a great place to live and work. To create a platform for growth, we must focus on innovation, skills and infrastructure.
Every child should have access to a quality education regardless of their abilities, status or beliefs. A highly educated and skilled workforce is the foundation of a strong economy. We must demonstrate our commitment to our next generation of leaders by fully funding our public schools so that we can provide them more opportunities to succeed.
Quality and affordable healthcare should be available to all Kansans. Because our legislature has refused to expand Medicaid, 155,000 hard-working Kansans cannot afford health insurance because they fall in the coverage gap. They earn too much to qualify for Medicaid and not enough to receive subsidies through the healthcare marketplace.
Expanding Medicaid is the fiscally responsible thing to do. It would return hundreds of millions of tax dollars back to Kansas every year, creating jobs and stimulating our economy. Without expansion, many of our state’s uninsured will seek care at the most expensive place-the emergency room. This increases hospital’s uncompensated care costs, many of which are already struggling to keep their doors open. One-third of rural hospitals in Kansas are considered financially vulnerable.

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Upon finishing my scheduled 7K in my running training, it dawned to me that during this day 7 years ago, I started in what seemed like a roller coaster ride that has its ups and downs. Maybe not really downs since most of the time its always an uphill climb but there are times really that I’m hating every bit of what I’m doing. The culture… The overly competitive people that are threatened by young achievers… The seemingly unending supply of problems to be remedied and so on…
On the flip side of the coin, I do love the challenging role I have. I do enjoy that I’ve been able to diversify my skill sets through the years and I am still handling complex and highly technical and innovative matters. Getting the ins and out of the ever-changing standards… Raising big-time funds even at difficult times… Managing unlimited issues and problems… Those are the challenges I get past day to day and at the same time, I’d like to count those as milestones. Yet somehow, I may have outgrown my purpose vis-a-vis to the direction of the Company. It’s about time to have a 7-month plan to switching to maybe a different ride… That topic, I leave for the moment.
I’m now officially banning lazy weekends. I have my time filled with running training with my 4-times a week running schedule. So I’m now trying to avoid lazing around during weekends which is really my normal mode. I’m a natural sloth. I’m getting used to this lifestyle and loving the fact that I’m losing weight though I do have to tone done some area a bit but I’ll get there. As for running, I also have along way to go but it’s a good thing that I am now increasing the distance I am covering from the usual 5K runs. I need to push my efforts further… 10k in a few weeks.
It’s board meeting time again in a few weeks and that keeps me worried. Still tons of things to do… Annoyances to take… and puzzles to unravel… I’m still wondering though why the board meeting should be held Sunday – Monday when they could have it on Monday – Tuesday… Hello… There’s such a thing we call weekends. I was really hoping that I could find a way to participate in a run on the 6th…. Oh well, I won’t worry further as it’s been like kryptonite draining my energy. There’s always a reason to smile and if you can’t find one, it just means you are not looking hard enough…
7 years seemed so fast so maybe in 7 months or 7 weeks or 7 days, things will change. That’s the wonder in this journey, Nothing is certain… The strings of fate is free to pull its own surprises… =>
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Boy Goes to Heaven (Hangul: 소년, 천국에 가다; RR: Sonyeon, cheonguke gada), also known as A Boy Who Went to Heaven, is a 2005 South Korean film directed by Yoon Tae-yong, starring Yum Jung-ah and Park Hae-il.
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Looking for Nectar Mattress Return Process…
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The Eco Terra mattress is readily available in 2 firmness options: medium (5) and medium firm (6 ). Having 2 available firmness levels makes sure there is an option for almost every sleeping position and physique. Buoyant latex and responsive coils ease pressure points while keeping the spinal column lined up.
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The Eco Terra mattress utilizes premium encouraging fabric-encased coils that supply little movement transfer and an incredibly resilient sleep. While latex foam is known for its bounce and responsiveness, the bounce is offset when when coupled with Eco Terra’s fabric framed coils. This mix causes very little movement transfer. If you are a sleeper who chooses an “in the mattress” feel, memory foam might be a much better choice. But if you prefer a slight hug from your bed with limited movement transfer, then this simply might be the bed you are trying to find.
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Practically all new bed mattress provide off a faint odor when opened, but those smells are nothing to be worried about. Many natural latex bed mattress don’t discharge a pungent off-gas like artificial bed mattress. Eco Terra has a scent instead of an odor.
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Choose DuPage featured RW attorneys Mark McAndrew and Therese King Nohos at their monthly Chairman’s Breakfast led by DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin. They explained the contours of Illinois’ new Illinois Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act to DuPage County business and community leaders and led a lively exchange regarding the impact of this new law on employers, municipalities, colleges and universities.
Rathje Woodward advises clients on a broad range of employment and labor matters, including compliance, policies and procedures, internal investigations, administrative proceedings, collective bargaining negotiations and disputes, union avoidance policies and litigation defense. We also maintain robust government and higher education practices. If you have questions about how these new laws may impact your business, contact Mark J. McAndrew or Therese King Nohos 630-668-8500.

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text: Many thanks to the Chicago Tribune for selecting me as its first Chicagoland Book Club Reader of the Week. I am honored. I have been in a continuous book club since 1977, and it has been a great educational as well as social experience for me. Originally the book club included just three of us, Jerry Schenwar, Art Fried and myself. Art eventually moved out East, and the current book club consists of Jerry and his wife Clara Sheffer, Judy and Howard Cohen, Beth and Andy Isaacs, and my wife, Anne O’Malley. Although some our selections have not been great over the years, what has been consistently great is the bond of friendship and mutual support among us.


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Andrew Sullivan quotes a German reader.
[A major German newspaper has] a summary of an interview with the Regensburg Bishop, Gerhard Mueller, who says “Leutheusser is a liar,” referring to Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, the Justice Minister. He goes on to say that the justice minister is part of a dark and secretive conspiracy led by Free Masons who want to bring the church down. This guy is just nuts. But how revealing of their strategy. Presented with undeniable evidence of abuse, they claim to be the victims!
The original interview is in La Stampa in Turin. The Sueddeutsche’s editorial, penned by Matthias Drobinski, says that the scandal plainly now affects the pope directly since much of the worst abuse occurred during his tenure as archbishop of Munich and Freising, and his claims not to have been involved simply aren’t credible.
The German investigation now includes 170 who have reported sexual abuse and hundreds more who were badly beaten. These are not isolated incidents, as witness similar stomach-turning betrayals of trust coupled with viciousness and rape. In every instance, the Catholic Church has attempted to slime the victims, cover-up, and blame everyone but themselves.
The pedophilia is obviously institutionalized and rampant as are the torture chamber conditions of too many of the schools. The report from the Irish government mentioned infants being held upside down and beaten senseless. But in the insane asylum that is the Catholic hierarchy, this is all the fault of Free Masons. That’s what happens after years of reactionary popes deliberately filling leadership positions with the most extreme troglodytes they can find. And the current pope is the most reactionary of them all.
We live in very strange times. Everywhere you look, bastions of authority that formerly were respected are found to be corrupt, venal, and unconcerned with the truth, like Wall Street, the US government, and the Vatican.
Dating to their conflict as Knights Templar, Illuminati have always been “a dark and secretive conspiracy led by Free Masons who want to bring the church down.”
Can we burn the church now?
I think it’s doing a fine job of burning itself down.
I think Ten Bears is a Mason. 🙂
Really though… when there’s clear, documentation, signed by the current pope in his former role in the church that instructs bishops to “allow the Church to deal with such incidences internally” vs going to the local authorities. What does it take for someone to realize that this guy probably isn’t the mouthpiece of the great creator? Or that the church as a whole is rotten to it’s core (and likely has been for centuries).

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Family picks H-E-B for adorable pregnancy photo shoot: 'We are preggo"
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A local woman who is expecting her first child this summer is making a social media splash with her pregnancy pics, which were taken inside an H-E-B store.
Ashley Quinn-Mercer says the pictures were taken by photographer Dillon Kirk at the end of December at the H-E-B store located along Bulverde Road.
Mercer, her husband Philip and her stepson, Kash, feature adorably in the pics as they're loading up on ice cream, diapers and baby clothes.
But why H-E-B?
"I absolutely love the colorful visuals in a grocery store setting," says Mercer in an email. "We also didn't want to do a typical or conventional announcement - really wanted to showcase our artistic and creative personalities."
Mercer adds there's a personal connection, too.
"My father-in-law, Ken Mercer, was a truck driver for H-E-B for 41 years and recently retired. H-E-B is a staple in our family.
Mercer is due in July and says the family is praying for healthy child.
"Get ready world! We've got a super creative and punny kid on deck!"
As for a gender reveal? "I'm working on cooking something up as we speak."


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Montana State University has students from over 60 countries and all 50 states! Our student body is diverse, encouraging our faculty and staff to meet the needs of diverse learners and integrate global education on campus.
St Bartholomew's gatehouse leading to the oldest parish church in London; century St Bartholomew-the-Great. In 1916 a German Zeppelin bomb fell nearby causing tiles to fall off, revealing this Elizabethan half timber fronted house built in
Earths Largest Indoor Garden-The Eden Project is one of the largest hidden gardens in the entire world. It is the largest greenhouse on earth and plants are growing extremely well under the domes. One of the largest domes on the site, as well as one of th


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When you sign up…Average Rates Betterhelp… you will be led through a series of questions about your gender, age, sexual preference, and religious choices. Then you will be asked a series of concerns evaluating your mental health, such as whether you have actually been feeling distressed or depressed, and whether you’re struggling with your sleep or concentration.
As soon as you have actually completed these concerns, you are prompted to develop your private account by giving your name, e-mail address, and developing a password. will then send you an e-mail to verify your account..
Log in, and the questionnaire continues with another set of concerns about whether you choose a therapist of a specific background, gender, religious beliefs, or ethnicity. Based upon how you respond, an algorithm will select a therapist for you; you can pass by one yourself..
The final action of the sign-up procedure is payment. There is only one membership strategy offered, and the rate you are used is be based upon where you live and your therapist’s certifications. You can request financial assistance at this action, though, if you can’t pay for therapy.
Practical regular monthly subscription.
All therapists are licensed.
Good security procedures to safeguard private details.
Live sessions included in plan.
Numerous interactions techniques offered.
Can message your therapist anytime.
Informative, modern-day website.
Therapist bios published on website.
High user satisfaction.
No medication management services.
No psychiatrists on personnel.
You can’t choose your own therapist.
Only one membership strategy readily available.
Price differs by place and therapist.
No complimentary trial readily available or consultations.
Price listed on site might alter week to week based upon demand and geographical place.
Not much detail on financial assistance.
etterHelp only provides one subscription plan, which is billed weekly every 4 weeks. The strategy is not customizable and all-encompassing. It consists of:.
Unrestricted messaging with your therapist through text or audio message.
The capability to arrange weekly 30- to 45-minute live video or phone sessions.
The cost for this strategy varies quite a bit– though you have no control over that final expense since the business identifies what you pay based upon what therapist it matches you with, your area (or more specifically, your IP address), and need where you live. When you sign up, your costs may likewise alter week to week depending on.
You can consider if you require assist with any psychological health issues. A few of the areas of concern that therapists resolve consist of:.
Tension and anxiety.
Trauma and grief.
To utilize online therapy services, you initially require to create an account by completing a questionnaire. Then, utilizing the details you provide, matches you with the most ideal expert therapists.
You note your therapist choices in the questionnaire. This includes their age, language, sexual preference, gender, and religious beliefs. You also require to provide the mental health conditions you need aid with so that the platform can provide you with a specialist who can address your particular issues.
Matching you with a certified psychological health therapist can take a few hours to numerous days, depending on the number of therapists who match your preferences and the most appropriate therapists’ accessibility.
Your subscription duration will just begin once you finish the sign-up process and discover the right therapist. If you don’t feel comfortable with your therapist and want to alter therapists at any time, you can email and ask to duplicate the coordinating process.
The sign-up procedure permits you to remain confidential. does not ask you for your complete name and address, and you produce an in-platform user name.
Your therapist might ask you for particular details under their licensing board guidelines. This information is confidential and under the security of patient information protection laws and site security.
The short answer to this question is: yes. Virtual psychologists are real human beings who went to graduate school. Healing experts that you discover essentially are typically some of the exact same professionals that you may come across offline. Offline psychological health specialists and psychologists are also using the power of innovation to take their practices virtually, end up being internet-based, and remain just as efficient with using live chat and video sessions. Virtual mental health experts and psychologists have the very same credentials as offline practitioners. Trustworthy therapists and therapists share the exact same licenses and qualifications as conventional, in-person therapists and therapists. Both virtual and offline mental health professionals offer therapeutic assistance for individuals with common problems and different issues such as:.|Virtual mental health professionals and psychologists have the same qualifications as offline practitioners. Trusted therapists and counselors share the very same licenses and qualifications as conventional, in-person counselors and therapists. Both offline and virtual psychological health professionals offer therapeutic support for individuals with numerous issues and typical concerns such as:.}

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The Steam winter sale. The Valve platform offers thousands of games for the enjoyment of gamers. Now, we bring you some of the best Discount PC games for less than 5.
All Steam offers for less than € 5 can be found directly on the launcher or To this address.
If you like some suggestions, we advise you not to ignore some great offers like Chris at 4.24, which is a unique graphic style and platform / story game that runs at the highest level. If you have not played it for many years, now is the perfect opportunity to get your hands on it at Undertale, which costs only 2.99.
At a strong discount you will find Elite Dangerous at 4.99 (80%) and compatible with VR. If you want something more original, you should definitely get the papers, please 4.49. Another indie masterpiece, the Darkest Dungeon, is now only € 3.44 (but without the DLC, remember).
Going back to the old titles, we only see Fallout New Vegas for € 2.99: Absidian’s masterpiece should not be ignored. The Witcher updated version of the director’s cut is only available for € 1.19: with the arrival of the second season of the Netflix TV series, why not rediscover the launch of the CD Projekt RED Saga?
The list goes on and on with a lot of games at very low prices. Tell us, have you ever found something you are interested in or are these discounts cheating on you?
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Math Coprocessor Interface Evolution
From Open Watcom
Unlike many other aspects of the x86 architecture, the interface between the CPU and FPU has changed quite significantly since the original Intel 8088/86 (and the IBM PC). Many of these changes are invisible to software, but not all.
Why the Changes?
Unlike the CPU, where today's CPUs retain near-100% compatibility with the original 8088/86 processors and the differences are obscure, the x87 FPU - originally called NDP, or Numeric Data Processor - has evolved in incompatible ways that math libraries, and sometimes even application software, needs to be aware of.
There were two major driving factors of the changes. The 8087 was developed in parallel with the IEEE 754 standard for binary floating-point arithmetic (the IEEE 754 standard was in some ways a product of Intel's work on the 8087). Several changes were made prior to the final adoption of the IEEE 754, and the 287 and 387 coprocessors reflected the evolving standard. The changes notably affected infinities, denormals, and NaNs, as well as the related unordered comparisons. As a consequence, the 8087, 80287, and 80387 each behave slightly differently in certain "corner" cases, and the same code may deliver different results.
The other driving force was tighter integration of the CPU and FPU, which reached its final stage when the i486 CPU shipped with an integrated FPU. These changes did not affect the results of computations, but they did have an effect on passing data between the CPU and FPU, as well as error reporting. See Math error handling on x87 for additional details on the latter topic.
The CU and NEU
For understanding some aspects of x87 operation, it is important to realize that the 8087 and the follow-up models in fact contain two units which are capable of parallel execution: The Control Unit (CU) and Numeric Execution Unit (NEU). The CU fetches instructions, reads and writes memory operands, and directly executes the 'control class' x87 instructions; the CU also maintains the x87 control registers. The NEU executes all numeric instructions and maintains the x87 register stack.
It is possible for the CU to execute a control instruction while the NEU is executing a numeric instruction. At the same time, the CPU may be executing yet another instruction!
The 8086 and 8087
Because the 8086 was a very simple CPU (by today's standards), the 8087 interfaced with it in a way that wasn't possible with later, more sophisticated processors. After reset, the 8086 and 8087 synchronized and the 8087 piggy-backed on the 8086's instruction fetches and kept track of its prefetch queue. The two processors effectively executed the same code in lock-step. The 8087 ignored all instructions without the ESC prefix, and the 8086 did not execute instructions with the prefix.
However, when the 8086 encountered an ESC instruction which accessed memory, it would always perform a single bus word read cycle at the effective address. The 8087 intercepted the bus cycle and stored the address. If the x87 instruction indeed read from memory and the operand was larger than one word, the 8087 issued back to back bus read cycles to consecutive addresses to fetch the entire operand. This mechanism ensured that the CPU always performed the effective address calculation and the 8087 would simply use the result.
If the instruction really needed to read from memory, the 8087 would atomically read the entire operand before the next 8086 instruction could execute and synchronization was not an issue. However, for math instructions which wrote back a result to memory, the synchronization was not transparent and software had to be aware of it. Because 8087 instructions could easily take 100 or more cycles to executed, lack of synchronization was quite likely to cause trouble.
In addition, the 8087 NEU was only capable of executing one numeric instruction at a time. A numeric instruction could not be started while the NEU was executing a previous instruction. On the hardware level, when the 8087 NEU was executing an instruction, it activated the BUSY signal, which was connected to the 8086's /TEST input. The WAIT instruction simply caused the CPU to wait while the /TEST input was active.
The WAIT/FWAIT instruction thus implements the software-visible portion of the synchronization mechanism. Note that FWAIT is the same instruction as WAIT, and it is a CPU instruction despite the 'F' prefix. The difference between WAIT and FWAIT is that the latter can be eliminated by the linker if an emulation library is used. In addition, an 8086/8087 assembler normally automatically inserts a (F)WAIT before all numeric instructions (FMUL, FDIV, etc.). Some control instructions also have two forms, waiting and non-waiting, such as FDISI and FNDISI.
The automatic WAIT insertion takes care of only executing one instruction at a time in the NEU. However, the problem of the 8087 writing back results must be handled explicitly. A (F)WAIT must be coded before the CPU can access a memory operand written by the 8087. That enables parallel execution between the 8086 and 8087. While the NEU is executing an instruction, the 8086 can execute unrelated instructions and only perform a WAIT before accessing before accessing memory written by the 8087.
The 8087 reported errors through an interrupt pin. The FENI/FDISI instructions could be used to enable or disable the interrupt. The 8086 did not have a dedicated math error interrupt pin. Intel recommended connecting the 8087 interrupt to the 8259A or similar part. IBM decided to route the 8087 interrupt to the CPU's NMI pin, even though Intel explicitly discouraged that. See Math error handling on x87 for additional details.
In the 8086 days, systems without an 8087 were very common. A need arose to write application code which could take advantage of an 8087 when present, but still execute on a lone 8086. A more or less standardized mechanism was used on the IBM PC by many programming languages. Interrupt vectors 34h to 3Bh were used for emulating ESC opcodes 0D8h to 0DFh. Interrupt vectors 3Ch to 3Eh were used for instructions with segment overrides and WAITs. Assemblers and compilers used symbols such as FIDRQQ, FICRQQ, FIWRQQ, FJARQQ, FJCRQQ, FJSRQQ, and similar as part of the mechanism. Instead of 8087 instructions, the application code would contain these software interrupts.
At run-time, the emulation library first detected the presence of an 8087. If no NDP was present, the code would execute unchanged and every FPU instruction would be handled as a software interrupt into the emulation library. If an 8087 was present, the emulation interrupt would patch the location where it was called from to contain the "original" 8087 instruction. The application code would thus eliminate calls into the emulation library at run-time and turn itself into 8087 code executing at full speed.
Using this mechanism, application size was somewhat larger (the emulation library had to be included), but the advantage was that the application could execute on systems with no 8087, but if an 8087 was present, it would take advantage of it and execute with negligible performance penalty.
The 80286 and 80287
The interface between the 80286 and 80287 was significantly changed. The 8087 interface was inadequate for several reasons. The 287 could run at a frequency different from the 286 and the longer prefetch queue of the 80286 was probably more difficult to track. More importantly, the simple memory operand access mechanism used by the 8087 could not handle protected mode operation. The 286/287 integration had to be much tighter and for that reason, the 287 was no longer called a NDP but rather a NPX (Numeric Processor Extension).
Instead of simply sharing the data and address bus, there was a dedicated interface which used I/O ports 0F8h, 0FAh, and 0FCh. The system board logic signaled accesses to these ports to the the 287's CMD0 and CMD1 input pins. Intel reserved those ports and warned users not to access them directly via IN/OUT instructions. In a protected-mode operating system, this was typically not an issue because user code did not have sufficient IOPL (I/O Privilege Level) and could not access I/O ports anyway.
The CU/NEU division still existed in the 287, only the CU was now called a BIU, or Bus Interface Unit. But the BIU nee CU still executed control instructions in parallel with the NEU.
Unlike the 8086, the 286 executed ESC instructions. The ESC instructions also included built-in WAIT functionality. The 286 monitored the BUSY signal and would not execute the ESC instruction while BUSY was active.
A dedicated Processor Extension Data Channel was used to transfer memory operands between the 286 and 287. That way, all transfers were subject to the 286's memory management and protection mechanism. Note that unlike the 8087, the 287 did not issue its own bus cycles to access memory. Instead, all memory accesses were handled by the 286 and moved between the 286 and 287 in additional cycles. Transfers could only occur while the BUSY signal was active, which effectively ensured that once BUSY was deactivated, the 287 had completed memory accesses.
Old 8087 code with implicit WAITs before each ESC instructions worked without change, but these explicit WAIT instructions were no longer required. However, explicit WAIT instructions (or waits executed as part of another ESC instruction) still needed to be inserted after a 287 memory write as well as read and before a 286 access to the same memory. An exception to this rule were some 287 control instructions, notably FSTSW, FSTCW (writes), FLDENV, FLDCW, and FRSTOR (reads) which did not need explicit WAITs and were guaranteed to complete before the next 286 instruction could execute.
The 286 defined an exception (vector 16, Processor Extension Error or #MF) which was triggered in response to the CPU's /ERROR input going active. On the IBM PC/AT, IRQ 13 was used instead for providing backwards compatible math error processing (see Math error handling on x87 for details).
The "native" math error handling via /ERROR and #MF differed in one aspect from the 8087: The exception processing was not quite asynchronous. While the 8087 could raise its interrupt signal and interrupt the CPU execution asynchronously like any other device (even more so on the IBM PC due to the use of NMI), the 286 only checked the /ERROR signal at the beginning of some floating-point instructions and when executing a WAIT instruction. The delivery of an #MF exception could thus be delayed quite significantly. The new arrangement was a logical consequence of the protected mode task switching mechanism. An asynchronous exception could arrive in the middle of or just after a task switch, potentially arriving in a task which did not use the 287 at all. Delaying the exception delivery ensured that the exception could be properly routed to its originator.
The 286 contained built-in support for emulating a 287 NPX. The 286 could be programmed to raise a dedicated exception (vector 7, Processor Extension Not Available or #NM) whenever an ESC opcode was encountered. This was accomplished by setting the EM (emulate) bit of the Machine Status Word.
Using this mechanism, an operating system could emulate a 287 in a transparent way. Applications for the 286/287 no longer needed to link with an emulation library and unmodified 287 code could be executed with help of an emulator.
The 80386 and 80387
The 386 was not significantly different in how it interfaced to a NPX. However, the matters were complicated somewhat by the fact that a 386 could work with either a 287 or a 387 NPX (that fact alone ensured that the interface could not be radically different).
The 386 still used reserved I/O ports to communicate with the NPX. However, the ports used were 800000F8h (for writing commands) and 800000FCh (for reading/writing data), which entirely avoided potential conflicts with CPU port I/O instructions (those were limited to a 64K address space).
The ET (extension type) bit in control register CR0 determined whether the 387 or 287 communications protocol was used by the CPU. In some systems the type was detected automatically, in PC/AT compatibles because of PC/AT compatible math error handling interfering with this auto-detection the BIOS had to detect the NPX type and set the ET bit appropriately. The 387 was of course a 32-bit part with a wider data bus than the 287, but this difference was transparent to software.
The 387 had several significant differences from the 287, including additional instructions and modifications required by changes to the now-finalized IEEE 754 standard. The interface between the CPU and NPX, as well as the resulting error handling and emulation details, were essentially unchanged.
However, there was one notable change between the 286 and 386 which affected CPU/NPX data synchronization. In a 286/287 system, the programmer had to insert explicit WAITs in cases where a CPU accessed data that was also accessed by a preceding numeric instruction. The 386 maintained synchronization implicitly by not allowing further instructions to execute until the NPX signaled that it was done with data transfers.
Thus the only remaining use of the WAIT instruction was exception synchronization. A WAIT still had to be inserted in situations where restartable math exceptions were required and a follow-up CPU instruction might change the operands of a preceding numeric instruction.
The i486 CPU significantly changed the math coprocessor interface by integrating a Floating-Point Unit (FPU) on chip together with the CPU (in the i486DX; the i486SX had no FPU and is irrelevant for the purpose of this discussion). On the other hand, the FPU instruction set and the results of instruction execution changed very little since the 387.
The FPU integration obviously eliminated the visible physical interface between the CPU and FPU; all data and signals were now handled within a single chip. However, for backwards compatibility purposes, the i486 could signal math errors externally and emulate a 386/387 in cooperation with external circuitry on the logic board.
The ET bit of CR0 was no longer used (it was hardwired to 1). The i486 could only use the integrated FPU or no math co-processor at all.
The NE (Numeric Exception) bit in CR0 enabled backwards compatible error handling. The IGNNE# (Ignore Numeric Error) input signal and FERR# (FPU Error) output signals were used for this purpose. The motherboard chipset used FERR# to trigger IRQ 13 and allow old 287/8087 code to run unchanged.
The FERR# signal essentially externalized the #MF exception. The IGNNE# input made it possible to emulate the case where an exception is unmasked in the FPU but masked between the CPU and FPU. In PC compatible systems using the 287 and 387, the motherboard logic could (and did) intercept the signals between the CPU and NPX without explicit support in either in order to emulate an IBM PC with an 8087. With the i486 that was no longer possible and Intel had to provide these signals for PC compatibility.
As in the 386, the WAIT instruction was only used and required for exception synchronization; all FPU instruction and data synchronization was handled automatically.
Emulating 487 instructions was accomplished in the same way as on the 386 (the basic mechanism was unchanged since the 286). The MP and EM bits were used to cause FPU instructions to cause exception 7. On the i486SX that was the only possibility, on the i486DX it was an option to test software emulators.
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Kobe Bryant has been in the spotlight for many weeks now with controversy dealing with being charged with sexual assault and false imprisonment. These charges also raise questions about Bryant's endorsement deals, and whether or not he would be in breach of contract. The following states a summary of the case against Kobe Bryant as well as a legal analysis of the case.
Summary of the Kobe Bryant Case The Facts-On June 30, 2003, without informing the Lakers, Kobe Bryant took a private flight to Eagle, Colorado, where he was to undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee in nearby Vail. At approximately 10:00 p.m., Bryant and three male associates check into a lodge about half-way between Eagle and Vail. Bryant used the alias, "Javier Rodriguez." Around 11 p.m., a 19-year-old woman, who works as a concierge at the lodge went off duty. Around this same time, Mr. Bryant made a phone call to his Newport Beach home, where his wife and daughter were.
Sometime before midnight, the 19-year-old woman went to Bryant's room and stayed for an undetermined period of time. The next morning, Kobe underwent surgery on his knee then returned to the lodge. At approximately noon, the accuser and her parents went to the Eagle County Sheriff's Department to report the sexual assault. She was then taken immediately to Vail Valley Medical Center to have tests done. At 11:30 p.m. the Eagle County Sheriff's Department arrived at Kobe's room to investigate and look for evidence. At 2:30 a.m. on July 2nd, Bryant was taken in a sheriff's patrol car from the Lodge & Spa to Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, 52 miles away. His three associates followed in a taxi van. Meanwhile, sheriff's investigators retrieved a hotel computer printout of Bryant's room purchases and phone records. They told employees not to speak publicly about the incident.
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Bryant provided samples of DNA at Valley View Hospital. At 3:30 a.m., Bryant left the hospital in a taxi with his associates and check into the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. At 7:15 p.m., Bryant and associates left the Hotel Colorado and took a flight back to Southern California, having been told, that no arrest warrant would be issued or criminal charges filed until July 7, after the three-day Independence Day weekend. On July 3rd, at 5:30 p.m., Eagle County Sheriff Joseph Hoy obtained an arrest warrant from district judge Russell Granger, sparking controversy, because he did not go through the usual step of having it signed off by the district attorney, Mark D. Hurlbert. On the morning of July 4th, Bryant's Colorado-based attorney, Pamela Mackey, contacted him by phone in California to tell him to come turn himself in. Bryant returned to Eagle County by private plane, accompanied by his wife.
He was fingerprinted, interviewed and booked on suspicion of felony sexual assault and false imprisonment at the Eagle County Justice Center. After posting $25,000 bond, he returned home to Newport Beach. On July 6th, the Eagle County Sheriff's Department announced Bryant's arrest.
The Charges- Mark D. Hurlbert, District Attorney stated to the Court that on the 30th day of June, 2003, in Eagle County, Colorado, Kobe Bean Bryant unlawfully feloniously and knowingly inflicted sexual intrusion or sexual penetration on the 19-year-old victim causing submission by means of sufficient consequence reasonably calculated to cause submission against victim's will. Furthermore, the defendant caused submission of the victim through the actual application of physical force or physical violence.
The Trial-Judge Terry Ruckriegle had schedules a series of pre-trial hearings starting in February and lasting through April. Lucky for Mr. Bryant, this means that the trial should not start until after the end of the NBA season. A January 23 hearing has also been scheduled to discuss other issues, including a defense request to use the accuser's medical records as evidence.
Legal Issues Associated with the Case Ethics is the study of how people ought to act. Knowing this, what does it say for the ethics of Mr. Kobe Bryant? How about for the ethics of the companies that pay him nearly $13 million every year to endorse their products? Innocent until proven guilty is not always the case with celebrity endorsers. Just the accusations of a crime can damage not only the celebrity's reputation, but the reputation of the organizations that he or she is associated with. In turn, this can cost a company millions of dollars.
It seems that more and more celebrities believe that they are invincible and invisible the public eye. For example, Allen Iverson was signed by Reebok to a shoe contract. They stood by him after he was charged with weapons violations. Dennis Rodman paid club dancers to perform sexual acts recently. Terry Glenn, a wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, was supposed to receive a deferred $1 million signing bonus while with the New England Patriots. He was charged with domestic abuse, which violated a domestic clause in his contract and caused the bonus to be withheld.
Former Cowboy Michael Irvin has been arrested multiple times for possession of marijuana. NFL great Lawrence Taylor has had several drug-related arrests. Daryl Strawberry was a natural when it came to baseball. He has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon, sexual assault, failing to pay child support, and drug possession. To top it off, he has broken house arrest and owed $350,000 in back taxes. Ray Lewis was charged with murder after the 2000 Super bowl. He was fined quite a hefty sum of money but was not suspended from the NFL. More recently in the news, we hear that Cincinnati Red star Pete Rose bet on baseball. O.J. Simpson was put on trial for the murder of his wife and another man. All of these sports legends have made ethical decisions that put their career and image in jeopardy.
Why would a successful athlete jeopardize his investment, his life, his gift with juvenile and unwise behavior? Kobe had signed a $45 million dollar contract just days before the sexual assault incident occurred. Did he stop to think about how Nike, Coca-Cola, McDonald's of the NBA would be affected by the decision that he was making? Bryant seriously injured his marketability. Michael Sands, a consultant for Sands Digital Media in Los Angeles said, "Nike would be foolish to drop Kobe. He's a bigger household name now than he's ever been in an economy that's terrible. Nike's really hurting for business.
They're getting millions of dollars worth of free advertising because of this fluke. Kobe is an international institution at this point. Now, he has a bad-boy image, which America loves." What do these facts say about the ethics and morality of such organizations as the NFL, MLB, Nike, or Reebok? These organizations are clearly taking advantage of the superstar's misfortune. Not only are the ethics of Kobe, Simpson, Rose, Iverson, and others at question, but so are the companies that are using their situations to their advantage. Many superstars have a morality clause in their contracts. This states that the contract can be terminated if the celebrity breaks certain moral codes. They are usually not taken very seriously, according to some sports agents. Nike could terminate the contract with Bryant at anytime since the moral clause has been breached.
It is clear that legal issues associated with the Bryant case go beyond sexual assault and false imprisonment. They also include ethical issues that will not be tried in court. Bryant was in breach of possibly multiple contracts with the companies that he endorses, but because of his big name, it is seen as an advertising opportunity of these organizations. This theory of advertisers using bad situations to make themselves seen tests the ethics of all people. The current state of professional sports is nothing less than chaotic, and other athletes should worry about there credibility.
With issues like Kobe's endorsements in the news, anyone looking for a big shoe contract of any kind should be worried, as companies may start to be reluctant about signing big stars. They may not be able to handle any more bad publicity. Marc Ganis, a sport marketing expert stated, "The morals clause has been relatively weak - if you're convicted of a felony, the contract can be void, but that's about it," said Ganis. "I don't know if this case will cause a backlash against other athletes, but it'll give some teeth to sponsors for negotiation of morals clauses in the future." Guilty is not only a hazardous word to Bryant, his wife, and his lawyers but also to the companies that spend millions to use his name every year.
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East Moline is widely considered to be the fourth but not the final of the Quad Cities. Today, there are actually five cities within the Quad Cities grouping: East Moline, Moline and Rock Island in Illinois, and Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries there was a lot going on in the Illinois-Iowa region. During that time, East Moline was added to the Tri-City area, which included Moline, Rock Island, and Davenport, and the region was renamed the Quad City area. Interestingly, a fifth city of Bettendorf was added to the Quad City area in the late 1940s, but the term Quint City wasn't nearly as catchy as Quad City, so the name Quad City stuck around even though the number of cities increased. See more
East Moline apartments with garages are sometimes more expensive than other options. However, they may make more financial sense in the long run.
Weather, break-ins, and daily struggles to find a space can take a toll financially and physically. Remember that even cities in mild climates experience issues like salt air, tornadoes, hail, falling branches from storms, and other issues.
It’s also possible to score an auto insurance reduction if you park in a garage. Ask your insurance provider about any deals or discounts that could trim money off the cost of your monthly bill.
Before signing a lease, ask the landlord or property manager about any restrictions on garage use. It’s important to know if there are enough spaces for tenants and visitors and what happens if the garage is full. If you’re moving into an apartment inside a home, ask about any conditions on its use and if storage is allowed.


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This will be an odd post for House of 34, but I wanted to share something I did this week.
I did the Dr. Oz’s 3 Day Detox Cleanse. His website says “Eliminate harmful toxins, restore your system, and reset your body with this detox cleanse from Dr. Oz. All you need is 3 days, a blender and $16 a day!”
It cost a little over $16.00 a day, but I think it was because some of the ingredients I needed came in large jars. Some grocery stores may stock smaller sizes. And if you do it with a friend and shop together, some of the ingredient you could split.
After being sick for a week, eating poorly, and just feeling tired and blah, I wanted to give this a try. It’s all natural foods. No dairy, no meat, no bread. Just fruits, green veggies and different fats, like avocado, almond butter and coconut oil. Oh, and you are supposed to take a detox bath at the end of the day. I can do that. 😀
So, here’s we go…
Weighed myself in the morning and took a measurement of my waist. Drank my morning green tea. The morning smoothie was actually pretty good. I was a little worried about the spinach in it, but it was barely noticeable. So far so good.
Lunch smoothie. Yuck. All green veggies. The apple and pineapple didn’t even make it better. And this smoothie makes a lot! Like two huge glasses. I assumed you’re suppose to drink it all. I did the best I could. It wasn’t gagging awful, just something you probably won’t miss after the detox is over.
The snack smoothie can be a repeat of any of the 3 smoothies. Since I didn’t know what dinner tasted like yet, and lunch was out of the question, I had the breakfast smoothie again.
The dinner smoothie was really good. My favorite of the three.
Woke up with a wicked headache. Dr. Oz said the tea was supposed to help with coffee/caffeine withdraw, but it wasn’t working for me. Ouch! I lost 1 1/2 lbs when I weighed myself this morning. Yea! Repeated all the smoothies as yesterday. This time, though, the lunch smoothie was better. I don’t know if the cucumber had a better favor, or the fact that I used a different bunch of celery, I don’t know. But I was able to drink it all today.
I just couldn’t bring myself to do the snack smoothie. After 2 giant glasses of lunch, I wasn’t hungry. I don’t know if that’s allowed, but it wasn’t happening. Dinner was fine and I got to escape and take a bath.
Woke up and weighed myself. Lost another 1 1/2 lb. (Note: the purpose of the cleanse is to detox. The side effect is weight loss.) Still had a headache. Had tea. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner was the same. Couldn’t do the snack again. By the end of the day, my headache was gone and I was feeling pretty good.
I lost a total of 5 lbs and lost over an inch from my waist. WooHoo! Overall, I do feel better. With the combination of hormones, medicines I take, and the crappy food I eat, I always have stomach issues. My stomach feels great now. So great in fact, I was afraid to eat today. You’re suppose to ease back into food slowly though. Not really sure what that means. I made a smoothie for breakfast and drank COFFEE, ate an apple with peanut butter for lunch, and had 1 slice of pizza at dinner. But I don’t crave salt or even (GULP!) Nutella. Didn’t even want a Coke with my pizza.
I wasn’t hungry on this cleanse. If you sat down and had to chew all this food, it would be a lot. You certainly won’t starve. The worse part was lunch – for me anyways. Maybe Dr. Oz could figure out a better lunch smoothie combination. I’m not a huge fan of veggies. How happy I would be to drink all my daily veggies in a couple of big gulps! Dr. Oz, there’s a challenge for you. Make drinking veggies yummy ‘cuz I don’t want to eat them. 😀

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An iSCSI cluster server has a complex networking structure because each cluster uses no less than three networks to tie everything together.
The three networks are:
The iSCSI SAN. This should be on a physically independent network, and the network interface card (NIC) should not be enabled for cluster use.
A public network. This allows the cluster to communicate with external clients.
A private network. This network communicates among the clusters and must be a physically separate network.
Each node in the cluster needs a separate network interface card to support each network.
NIC teaming, an obvious way to improve fault tolerance in a highly networked environment like this, binds two physical NICs together into a single logical NIC and eliminates a single point of failure in the network.
However, Cluster Server for iSCSI only supports NIC teaming on the public network. It does not support it on a storage area network or private network. To get more fault tolerance on the SAN in an iSCSI cluster server, Microsoft recommends using either MS MPIO (multipath I/O) or Multiple Connections per Session (MCS from the iSCSI specification) on the SAN.
Both MCS and MPIO allow failover among multiple NICs and both of them can support I/O load balancing as well. MCS offers multiple TCP/IP connections between the server and the storage device during the same iSCSI session. These can be on different physical links as well. MPIO lets the server log multiple sessions to the storage array.
Microsoft discusses this in a TechNet article, "Server Clusters Network Configuration Best Practices for Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003" located here: www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windowsserver2003/technologies/clustering/clstntbp.mspx.
Rick Cook has been writing about mass storage since the days when the term meant an 80 K floppy disk. The computers he learned on used ferrite cores and magnetic drums. For the last 20 years he has been a freelance writer specializing in storage and other computer issues.


WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - A Winter Haven couple recently spotted a rare invasive lizard from their backyard porch.
Jim and Barbara Walter didn't know it at the time, but the lizard is known as the tegu. The scaly creature is known to exist in small populations in southern Florida and in parts of Hillsborough County.
But sightings are rare in Polk County.
"I thought it might have been a crocodile," Jim said. "He's about, I'd say three feet long. He was a good size."
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission is worried their numbers are growing.
"They could potentially be as detrimental to our wildlife as pythons or some other non-native species," said Gary Morse with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission.
The problem is the lizard eats just about anything, including eggs.
The lizard spotted in Winter Haven is eating eggs from the protected gopher tortoise.
"Any non-native species, once established, has an effect on the native wildlife and the ecosystem," Morse said. "We are concerned about protecting and conserving the natural ecosystem in Florida."
Recently, researchers from the University of Tampa set up a trap near where Walter found the lizard, but so far they haven't had any luck.
"We just haven’t been lucky enough to catch him yet," Jim said.
Right now state researchers and biologists are trying to get a grasp on the tegu population and its impact.
The Fish and Wildlife Commission even just hired professional tegu trappers.
The agency is asking for the public to help report sightings. If you see this invasive lizard, you're asked to call 888-IVE-GOT1 or log on and report the sighting at www.ivegot1.org.
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Police say a Department of Children and Families investigator has been charged with sexual battery, accused of abusing his authority and raping a woman he met through work.


Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig began his second rehab assignment this season with the Class-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on Thursday night, going 2-for-4 with a double against the Lancaster JetHawks (Astros).
Puig batted second and played seven innings in right field.
He doubled to center field and scored in the first inning, then grounded out to third base in the second inning, struck out swinging in the fourth, then singled in the sixth.
Watch Dodgers OF Yasiel Puig blast a double off CF wall in T1 for Rancho Cucamonga at Lancaster. Leg looked fine. http://t.co/VBxnLJJz0M— Tony Ciniglio (@TCiniglio) June 5, 2015
Yasiel Puig makes second catch of the B4, drifting over to catch another fly ball. Hamstring was not tested much on either of those chances.— Tony Ciniglio (@TCiniglio) June 5, 2015
Puig last played for the Dodgers on April 24, sidelined for six weeks with a strained left hamstring. Manager Don Mattingly said on Wednesday that Puig could be ready for a return to the Dodgers as soon as next week.
Rancho Cucamonga continues its weekend series in Lancaster on Friday night at 6:30 p.m. PT.


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There’s a line in a song about how the world looks blue and green from a distance.
I always liked the idea of that. Like the opposite of looking at your face in a magnifying mirror (ye gods what is that devastation?!). We seek more powerful vision and greater detail but it can really get in the way of appreciation.
I notice the same thing happening to me as soon as I stop paying attention. Small details get magnified, I dwell upon them for too long, I over-emphasise how much they matter and their implications. I lose sight of the big picture.
My daughter and I were discussing dreams recently and how sometimes we get very anxious about something quite irrelevant. She had spent hours stuck in a circular dream about bouncy paper. We could easily laugh about it over breakfast but during the night it had been real and distressing.
So however bad things feel, a bit of perspective – the luxury of time, or distance, or a conscious decision to step back, step up, put things in context – can make all the difference. Next time I feel myself getting hooked on a detail, looping back through the same anxiety loop, I’m going to see if I can just get myself to imagine for a minute that it is one thing in a sea of things and see how that feels different. Maybe it will make it easier to breathe and grow.


Polartec and partner brand Rab have been recognized with a Guides Choice Award from the American Alpine Institute (AAI) for the Rab Stretch Neo Jacket and Pant, made of multiple award-winning Polartec NeoShell fabric. The Award is given on the basis of excellence in design, performance and durability demonstrated in rigororous international field tests carried out by the professional guides of the Institute.
Polartec NeoShell, the most breathable waterproof fabric on the market, was employed by Rab to make the Stretch Neo Jacket and Pant, designed for alpine climbing and backcountry skiing in harsh conditions.
“The Rab Stretch Neo is now an essential part of my alpine kit because of its extraordinary versatility,” says Michael Powers, American Alpine Institute assistant director. “Typically shell garments live in the bottom of my pack, and I only want to wear them in inclement weather. But because this jacket is supple, fits more like a soft shell, and is so breathable, I can use it in many conditions.”
“Polartec NeoShell combines the superior breathability, ventilation and stretch of a soft shell with the weather protection of a hard shell, making it ideal for fast-moving alpine ascents in nasty weather,” explains Allon Cohne, Polartec Global Director of Marketing. “We’re particularly proud to receive this award from such a discerning and experienced group.”
“Rab was built in the mountains of Scotland by climbers and we continue to test our products in the most extreme conditions in the world,” adds Samantha Killgore, Rab North American Marketing Manager . “This drove an exciting partnership between Rab and Polartec with Polartec NeoShell, and we’re honored by this recognition.”
This award for Polartec NeoShell follows an R&D 100 Award, Derryck Draper Award for Innovation, Scandinavian Outdoor Award, ispo Award, National Geographic Adventure Gear of the Year Award, Fall-Line Innovation of the Year Award, and Country Walking Best in Test Award.
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BJP spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain Tuesday said the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya was not an electoral issue for his party but a "matter of faith".
BJP spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain Tuesday said the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya was not an electoral issue for his party but a “matter of faith”. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had last week demanded a law to enable construction of the Ram temple, saying it was necessary for “self-esteem” (of the people in general) and to usher in an “atmosphere of goodwill and oneness”. Hussain said the BJP’s official stand was that the Ram temple issue is pending before the Supreme Court.
In a democracy, various demands are made and the government hears out each one of them, he said. “All Indians want the temple to be constructed. It is not an electoral issue, but a matter of faith for the BJP,” he said at the ‘Mumbai Manthan’ conclave organised by television news channel Aaj Tak. Hussain was participating in a debate on whether the Modi government will accept Bhagwat’s demand for a law to construct the Ram temple. In his customary Dussehra address last Thursday in Nagpur, Bhagwat said “politics was delaying the construction of Ram Mandir” and that it was in “nobody’s interest to test the patience of society without any reason.”
The Ayodhya case is currently before the Supreme Court and the next hearing is scheduled on October 29. During the conclave here, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi claimed the Ram temple issue was a ploy to “deflect attention” from the rising prices of petrol, value of dollar (as the Indian rupee is sliding), mob lynching and sexual harassment charges against former Union Minister M J Akbar.
“If RSS is a socio-cultural organisation, how can it put pressure on the government to bring a law for construction of Ram temple?” the Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad asked. He claimed Muslims were feeling “unsafe” under BJP’s rule.
Asked if Congress president Rahul Gandhi can challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi in next year’s Lok Sabha polls, Owaisi said, “The nation is bigger than Modi or Rahul.” “Regional parties will play a key role in deciding the next prime minister,” he said, adding that he holds UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in high esteem. “I have lot of respect for the lady,” he was quoted as saying.


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Tomorrow is Pie Day Friday on the Bruce and the Kennel Club show. Every Friday one of the cast members or added friends with benefits on the show is tasked with the job of bringing in a pie. I have done a Crawfish Pie, A sugar free chocolate pie, an ice box berry pie and now I need another idea.
The last time I brought pie for "Pie Day Friday" here at the radio station I was ridiculed beyond belief. I brought two kinds of pie, a delicious but foul smelling crawfish pie and sugar free chocolate cream pie.
We all know what today is... Pie day Friday! On behalf of Pie day Friday I brought another pie. It's ok though because I love to cook and bake, so Bruce and Jude trust my pie making decisions. I wanted to share with you all my simple blueberry crumble pie recipe.


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It started with the genderqueer character Hedwig from “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” an Off-Broadway hit that later premiered on Broadway and was adapted into a film in 2001. Following in “Hedwig’s” glittery footsteps were indie queer films like “Shortbus” in 2006 and “Rabbit Hole” in 2010. Now, after an almost 10-year hiatus, the man behind it all, John Cameron Mitchell, is at last premiering a new queer project called “How to Talk to Girls at Parties.” The film premiered at Cannes last year and made its debut in the United States on May 25, starring Elle Fanning as an alien visiting Earth and Nicole Kidman as Queen Boadicea. Kidman’s Vivienne Westwood-inspired aesthetic in the film is reminiscent of David Bowie’s Jareth the Goblin King in 1986’s “Labyrinth.”
The film is based on the story of the same name written by Neil Gaiman in 2006. The new film adaption is written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell and features A-list stars instead of the usual less-experienced LBGTQ+ performers Mitchell showcased in former indie films. Yet the stars of this film still takes on themes of prior works of Mitchell’s and embody the flamboyance, colorfulness and sexual fluidity, including pansexual characters who follow their sacral chakra radiating from their pelvic region. Just as Gaiman’s story is based on a group of British teens, the film adaptation follows suit by taking place in South London with Alex Sharpe’s character Enn running into a group of extraterrestrials in town for research. Mitchell told INTO that he wants to embrace the British sense of humor that he loves and that British actors tend to present a lot less of that infamous Hollywood diva behavior than their American counterparts.
Among the group of aliens is Kidman’s Queen Boadicea and Fanning’s Zan. Wanting to see a new world and a new life, although hers isn’t exactly conventional, Zan rebels from her extraterrestrial peers in search of adventures from the outside world, which she refers to as “the punk.” In true romantic fashion, the connection between Enn and Zan allows them to travel between worlds. “The more and more we try to separate ourselves, the more we’re going to all be in our own little category with our own personal label alone and then Trump wins. Steve Bannon laughs while we destroy our allies so you know for me, it’s very much about finding common cause,” he told INTO.
“How to Talk to Girls at Parties” is now available to rent and own on all digital platforms.


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How to Cook That
Ann Reardon’s cake-baking videos have changed her pastime into a business. Her channel How to Cook That has become YouTube’s second most watched cooking show with more than 18 million viewers each month.
The former dietician formed a company last year and now Reardon Media employs her and her husband David full-time as well as two part-time staff. About 70 per cent of the company’s revenue comes from YouTube advertising, with the balance derived from a cake-related website, iPhone and iPad app, and merchandise and product placement deals.
How to Cook That is also linked to a Los Angelesbased talent agency, a multi-channel network (a YouTube feature not unlike a TV network, which introduces sponsors) and recently received a grant from Screen Australia.
Reardon started a cake recipe blog in 2011 after the birth of her third son, partly to keep her mind occupied while breastfeeding.
“I always thought I would start a blog because I was writing out my recipes for people all the time, but I had no idea it would turn out like this,” she says. Storage on her website was limited, so YouTube became the home for her occasional videos.
“YouTube kept sending me emails asking if I wanted to monetise my videos, and I kept ignoring them. After a while I thought if I ticked ‘yes’ they’d stop sending them. I quickly realised YouTube was paying much more than the banner ads on my website.”
Reardon’s elaborate cakes are inspired by popular culture. They range from cake versions of Star Wars’ Millennium Falcon to chocolate Oscar statuettes.
“You’ll get the occasional online trolls, but in general the baking community seems to be quite nice. You can’t necessarily answer all comments in person, but we certainly read them all.”


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If you have been following me the last few weeks you will have seen some of the things that I have been doing with an empty room in my house. If you have missed some of the previous posts, you can go here and here! Below is the before picture and remember I had some decorating challenges,
1. I was trying to use what I already had.
2. I had to leave the clouds in place, ( a request of my daughter.)
I wanted to make another guest room and was planning on putting a King size bed in this space.
So let the challenge begin!
It is a happy room!
I had this bedside table but decided in order to be in the room, it would have to be white.
Here is another stand that I had and of course it had to be white, so out came the white spray paint! I planned on using both of these for the bed side tables because I didn't have a lot of space and besides who made the rule that bedside tables have to match!
I made these lamps after spray painting them white.
So here is how it turned out! Yes, it is still a happy room, I left the clouds and really the only thing that I purchased was the comforter and pillow shams. Oh, and 3 cans of white spray paint!
I had these bottles that I decided to use as the window treatment, I didn't want to cover the window. After putting the bottles up I decided it needed just a bit more, so I had these Christmas balls that were glass and the salmon color was just the punch it needed! I really liked how this turned out and lying in the bed you almost feel like there is some hot air balloons a way off in the distance in the bright sunny sky!
I attached them with hooks and tiny white ribbon and nails.
My pillows were just what the comforter needed!
Looking up at the sky!
My white horse and numbered painted pots.
I decided I needed just a little something in the pots so added these small Styrofoam balls with white flowers pushed into the Styrofoam.
The bird cages were painted white as well and I brought this bench from the play room. All of the art that I used in the room was old windows, I think this room looks better with just a few more windows!
I added some moss balls that I stole from the kitchen to put into the bird cages.
and painted the wire heart baskets white!
Yes, I think I did it! I am ready for more guests!
It was well used the last 2 weekends when both of my daughters were here at the same time. It's kind of feminine but remember the cowboy room is right next door if you are getting a hankering for something more manly!


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