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Equitable Recovery for All New Yorkers: The NY Stimulus Alliance
By Maria Mottola
Executive Director, New York Foundation
Construction sites are common enough around New York and unlikely to draw much attention—so it must have seemed unusual to see a large group on a guided tour of construction sites in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx. On July 28th, I joined colleagues, community leaders, and grantee partners for a bus tour that began in Harlem, continued through Highbridge, and went on to Newburgh, Yonkers, and Poughkeepsie. The tour was organized by Community Voices Heard, a membership organization of over 35,000 low-income families with chapters throughout the state. The purpose of the tour was to highlight how federal stimulus dollars are being spent in different low-income communities. Where is stimulus funding working and what still needs to be done?
In February 2009, President Obama signed the largest single spending bill in United States history—the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). A response to the economic crisis, the stimulus package had several goals: to create and preserve jobs, to spur economic activity, and to foster transparency in government spending. The stimulus package was meant to assist those most impacted by the recession; encourage investing in transportation, environmental protection, and other infrastructures for long-term economic benefits; and stabilize state and local government budgets to avoid reductions in essential services.
On the 28th, we met people whose jobs had been created with stimulus funds, residents of public housing whose buildings were being repaired with federal dollars, and community leaders who are acting as monitors to make sure that stimulus dollars are being used in ways that meet the goals set by President Obama in 2009.
A wide range of advocacy groups and foundation partners are pressing for maximum openness and equitable stimulus spending. In New York, the New York Stimulus Alliance is ensuring that the economic recovery lifts up all New Yorkers, especially those in communities of color and distressed areas. Members of the Alliance include: Common Cause New York, Community Voices Heard, VOICE Buffalo, the Niagara Organizing Alliance for Hope, the Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse, A Regional Initiative Supporting Empowerment, Make the Road New York, the NYC AIDS Housing Network, the North West Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, People United for Sustainable Housing Buffalo, Syracuse United Neighbors, Good Old Lower East Side, and the New York Immigration Coalition. In addition, Good Jobs New York adds its policy research expertise to analyze and relay relevant data and information in order to assist community organizations demanding equitable development in their neighborhoods. The New York Stimulus Alliance receives support from the New York Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the Open Society Institute (OSI).
Last year, OSI issued a request for proposals to support alliances of state-based organizations working to assure transparency, equity, and accountability in the economic recovery. Alliances are active in eight states: California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin. These alliances blend grassroots organizations—especially those led by people of color and rooted in communities of color—with policy and research organizations that have knowledge of state budget and fiscal priority processes. In the spring, Good Jobs First brought together 100 representatives of the alliances to strengthen their connections to one another, share case studies and successes, and increase in-state expertise.
The New York Stimulus Alliance collaborates with state and national research and policy advocacy organizations, such as the Center for Social Inclusion (whose Director, Maya Wiley, spoke at a recent Philanthropy New York briefing), Opportunity Agenda, the Kirwan Institute, and the Advancement Project, all of which are funded to do stimulus-related work nationally and have the capacity to focus on the details of the city and state processes. The Alliance's work includes educational presentations and public forums, monitoring media coverage, and producing media segments. The Alliance researches and monitors the use of stimulus funds and disseminates its findings to community members, elected officials, and other key advocates. To win an equitable distribution of funds, the Alliance engages in direct negotiations and advocacy with local and state government agencies. It has provided in-depth training about the stimulus package to hundreds of community leaders throughout the state, and these leaders serve as spokespeople on the issue.
On our bus tour, we spoke with community leaders who had high hopes for what the federal stimulus package could offer: new job-creation strategies, improvements in housing conditions, and expanded transportation and other infrastructure projects. Today, their feelings are a mix of relief and disappointment. Standing outside a large public housing project in Highbridge where stimulus dollars had been used to replace roofs that had been leaking badly for years, residents felt that it was about time—but they were concerned that more funding would be necessary to really bring the building up to code. Chris Keeley, who staffs the Alliance, said its members are taking stock of where stimulus dollars have helped low-income communities and where they have fallen short; the consensus is that much more is needed. He repeated a quote from the Center for Economic and Policy Research economist Dean Baker, who said about the stimulus spending, "You can't put out a forest fire with a few buckets of water."
Foundations interested in more information about stimulus spending and what's happening around the country should check out the States for a Transparent and Accountable Recovery (STAR) Coalition, which helps state and local organizations mobilize to ensure that ARRA is implemented in a way that is transparent, accountable, fair, and effective. You can visit the STAR Coalition's website at www.accountablerecovery.org. For more information about the New York Stimulus Alliance, contact Chris Keeley at ChrisNYSA at gmail dot com.
Maria Mottola has been the Executive Director of the New York Foundation since 2003; she served as a Program Officer from 1994 to 2002. Prior to joining the Foundation, from 1989 to 1994 Ms. Mottola was Executive Director of the City Wide Task Force on Housing Court, a housing advocacy organization that promotes the reform of New York City's Housing Court. As the Task Force's founding director, she managed the group's transition from a volunteer activist campaign to a fully staffed and funded organization. From 1984 to 1989, Ms. Mottola was the Director of Neighborhood Programs and a community organizer at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, a settlement house on the East Side of Manhattan. Ms. Mottola has taught community organizing at New York University's School of Social Work and has been an adjunct instructor at the Hunter College Graduate School of Urban Affairs and Planning since 1996. She was a Co-Chair of the Neighborhood Funders Group, a national affinity group, from 2003 to 2006, and is currently a member of Philanthropy New York's Philanthropy Connects Committee. Ms. Mottola received her undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts at the University of Toronto and a Master's degree in Social Work from Fordham University.
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Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare became the first US Navy flying ace in World War II and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the South Pacific, February 20, 1942. (National WWII Museum)
James Henry "Jimmy" Flatley Jr was awarded the Navy Cross for "fearlessly engag(ing) enemy fighters, destroying one and assisting in the destruction of another with no loss to his escort group. That evening, he led a division on combat air patrol in a fierce attack and resultant dispersal of a formation of enemy scouting planes, assisting in the destruction of two of them." (Navy Cross Commendation)
John Smith "Jimmy" Thach, while commanding Fighting Squadron Three, developed the fighter combat technique that came to be known as the 'Thach Weave', a tactic that enabled the generally mediocre performing US fighters of the day to hold their own against the Japanese 'Zero'.
In 1943, Naval Air Station Pu'unēnē was established as a "Top Gun" school for fighter-aircraft tactics, based on the Navy's use of highly-decorated veteran fighter pilots, including O'Hare, Flatley and Thach.
They and other instructors relayed the latest intelligence from the front lines to new pilots rotating into combat. (Cultural Surveys)
"Maui Group Local Naval Defense Forces", based at NAS Pu'unēnē, controlled the training airspace over the Kaho'olawe aerial bombing ranges, and administered the training schedule.
Aircraft carriers were modified for combat in the Pacific Ocean at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, while their air groups were flown to one of nine Navy airfields in Hawaii for advanced training – NAS Pu'unēnē being the premiere airfield. (Cultural Surveys)
Before the war (and before Kahului Airport), Governor's Executive Order No. 804 set aside about 300-acres of land at Pulehunui for the new Maui Airport to be under the control and management of the Superintendent of Public Works.
The Department of Public Works started construction on the new airport shortly after July 1, 1938. 'Maui Airport' was opened on June 30, 1939 (the new Maui Airport replaced a smaller airfield at Māʻalaea.)
Inter-Island Airways, Ltd (to be later known as Hawaiian Air) constructed a depot; a taxiway and turn-around were completed and graveled to serve the depot and in 1940 Inter-Island Airways funded airport station improvements.
During the time between June 30, 1939 and December 7, 1941, the civil air field was gradually enlarged and improved with some areas being paved. A small Naval Air Facility was established at the airport by the US Navy. Maui Airport became one of the three most important airports to the Territorial Airport System.
Immediately after December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack, the military took control of all air fields in the Territory and began the expansion of Maui Airport at Puʻunēnē.
"On December 11, 1941 Commander John L. Murphy, USN, Commander Utility Wing Base Force came to Maui under verbal orders of the Commander Task Force Nine to prepare for the basing on Maui of personnel and equipment of one Naval Aircraft Carrier Group and one Army Air Corps Heavy Bombardment Group." (Pu'unēnē Unit History)
Army forces eventually concentrated on Oʻahu, leaving the Navy as the primary user of the field. An expansion lengthened and widened the runways. Under Navy control, the facility was renamed Naval Air Station Puʻunēnē, the airport served as a principal carrier plane training base.
By the end of the war, Puʻunēnē had a total complement of over 3,300-personnel and 271-aircraft. The total number of structures built numbered over 300. A total of 106-squadrons and carrier air groups passed through during WW II.
The demands of the war were such that the Navy found Puʻunēnē inadequate for the aircraft carrier training requirement and it was necessary to establish another large air station on Maui.
Accordingly, a site was chosen near the town of Kahului and, after the purchase of 1,341-acres of cane land, construction was started in 1942 on what was to become Naval Air Station, Kahului (NASKA.)
NASKA became operational in late 1943. Air crews were trained at both Puʻunēnē and NASKA. The NASKA facility later became known as Kahului Airport, under the jurisdiction of the Hawaii Aeronautics Commission.
By 1949, the land of NAS Pu'unēnē was transferred back to the Territory of Hawaii and the structures that once stood to serve the 565 officers and 2798 enlisted men were demolished. The Kahului airport now serves as the major hub for commercial aircraft. (Cultural Surveys)
Puunene Airport, Maui, 1948
NAS Pu`unēnē looking westward, Maalaea Bay-(Maui Historical Society-NOAA)
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Ford Electric Car Offers Impressive Range
April 3, 2019 /in In the News /by Gray Leigh
Ford Electric Car Design Inspired by Mustang
Yet another major automaker goes green. Granted, Ford's electric vehicle aspirations are nothing new. After all, it already offers several hybrids. However, the first long-range Ford electric car is set to hit the market in 2020. One enticing feature sets it apart from the competition.
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Codenamed "Mach 1", the Mustang-inspired SUV surpassed 370 miles on a single charge. Admittedly, this test was through the WLTP – a European institution. This is an issue, as Ford's target market is American. However, EPA results are still expected to exceed 300 miles.
The European procedure is decidedly more optimistic than its American counterpart. Nevertheless, outdoorsy urbanites have a new EV to get excited about.
"Mach 1" to Challenge Tesla
Currently unnamed, Ford hopes the vehicle eases its entry into the EV space. Ultimately, the American automaker still dominates stateside truck sales. However, the company aspires to reclaim urban dominance.
As a result, it's taken notice of recent trends. Most of the world's largest automakers are going green. Moreover, national governments use policy to encourage electric vehicle adoption.
Clean transportation steadily rises across China and Europe. Additionally, the United States could soon revive its EV tax rebate. Evidently, such activity increases competition among EV producers.
Major Automakers Lean on Lithium-Ion
Beyond Ford, most of the world's largest automakers have announced EV plans. Firstly, General Motors has closed factories to embrace clean vehicles. Secondly, Volkswagen has determined that switching to battery-powered cars is both environmentally and financially sound. Additionally, outside players including Harley-Davidson and Dyson have entered the space.
Because of this, Tesla's market dominance is now under threat.
Moreover, the new Ford electric car helps transition the industry away from petroleum. Instead, producers lean on lithium-ion batteries.
Evidently, the "Mach 1" isn't an experiment. It's a symbol of change for the US's 2nd-largest automaker.
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I was living in Chicago. I stood at the large bay window in my condo and looked out at the Forest Preserve. Fallen leaves covered the ground; the sky was grey.
It was then that I realized that I loved the grey days, their sense of melancholy beauty resonated with me. November in Chicago, grey days. And then November became my favorite month.
It remains so, though in North Carolina those grey days don't come until December. November, grey days, the birthdays of those I love and those who have wounded me the deepest, Thanksgiving, a time when, bare of their leaves, trees show us who they really are, the Novembers of our lives, literally and figuratively.
I spoke to a woman in her late 80s recently. Her best friend, one she knew since her high school days, had died. She spoke of the loss, not only of her confidant, her friend, but also of someone who knew, and had shared, her history. And that is part of what aging is – losing those we knew and loved, losing those who knew us. It made me even more resolute to publish that memoir. Not only to tell my story, but also as a way of preserving that sensation of the self that I once was, complete with failings and at least a few strengths. The real, the true, as memory and imagination blur, my perception, my sense of truth as suspect as the characters in my story.
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JOINING AN ORGANISATION or an ongoing project always creates some confusion, as to what exactly our role and our expected input are meant to be. It can be hard to adjust on the factory shop-floor, but it's harder still in more abstract functions such as analysis or management.
As far as research is concerned, virtually all tasks and responsibilities fall within the scope of these two roles – managerial and analytical. Staff may assume one or the other, or combine both, and likely will become more proficient and engaged over time. Although most job offers stake out precise "terms of reference," spelling out the prior experience and existing skills required to be operational, a work-environment centred on learning, creativity and innovation (as is the case with Synaps) will prioritise attitude over aptitude. You only know so much, no doubt. But with the right frame of mind, there is virtually no limit to how much you can know.
The tables below reflect an attempt to clarify expectations, facilitate the integration process, and increase transparency and accountability at all levels – to include leadership roles – within an organisation like Synaps. These grids are not set in stone; rather they offer a template that can easily be transformed to suit an organisation's needs.
The tables compile basic requirements for analysis and management roles, at different stages of proficiency.
Level 1 describes a base-line for entry-point positions. In other words the items listed represent mandatory commitments, not aspirational goals.
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Level 3 outlines a realistic endgame, whereby staff not only cease to need further mentoring and management, but assume a leadership role in transforming the organisation.
Naturally, all items featuring in a more junior level are expected to have been fully understood and acquired in a more senior level. A more nuanced gradient would include intermediate levels (1.5 and 2.5, say), representing additional transitional stages, in which staff have checked at least half of the requirements relevant to graduating to the next level.
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An architecture and methodology provides for automatic creation of arbitrary virtual network topologies from a physical computing system. The architecture and methodology allows automated and remote installation of multiple distributed applications on the same physical computing system without having to physically connect computers and configure wirings within the system.
FIG. 1 shows an Internet data center  100. It has many server computers 102 arranged in a specially constructed room. The computers are general-purpose computers, typically configured as servers. An Internet data center may be constructed to house a single site for a single entity (e.g., a data center for Yahoo! or MSN), or to accommodate multiple sites for multiple entities (e.g., an Exodus center that host sites for multiple companies).
The IDC  100 is illustrated with three entities—entity A, entity B, and entity C—that share the computer resources. These entities represent various companies that want a presence on the Web. The IDC 100 has a pool of additional computers 104 that may be used by the entities at times of heavy traffic. For example, an entity engaged in online retailing may experience significantly more demand during the Christmas season. The additional computers give the IDC flexibility to meet this demand.
The ability to create virtual network topologies allows application architects to create essentially any type of network configuration automatically on the fly. For example, the architect can define isolation zones (i.e., "DMZs") by remotely allocating a firewall computer to a VLAN, assigning switches and adding servers to the VLAN within a given zone. Applications can then be deployed over the same computing system, where individual servers host multiple different applications.
FIG. 7 illustrates a process for generating a virtual network topology from the physical computing resources.
FIG. 2 shows a distributed computing system  200 that can be automatically deployed as needed to support one or more distributed applications. The distributed computing system 200 includes a monolithic collection of many servers 202(1), 202(2), . . . , 202(N) interconnected via a network of switches 204. In one implementation, the network switches 204 are non-blocking Ethernet switches, although other types of switches may be used. The network 204 is illustrated as having multiple physical ports P1, P2, . . . , PN to which the servers 202(1)-202(N) are respectively connected. The distributed computing system 200 further includes one or more load balancing computers 206 and one or more firewall computers 208. Each of these computer types is shown connected to physical ports PN+1 and PN+2 of network switches 204. In addition to load balancers and firewalls, the distributed computing system may further include other types of special purpose devices, such as web caches, SSL (secure sockets layer) accelerators, NAS (network attached storage) devices, and so on.
The distributed computing system  200 is representative of the physical resources employed in a large-scale computing system, such as an Internet data center (IDC) that hosts Internet-based services, or more generally, a datacenter. An exemplary datacenter might consist of hundreds to thousands of computers interconnected by a local area network (LAN).
The distributed computing system  200 further includes one or more virtual network topology generation servers 210, which is illustrated as being coupled to the network switches 204 via physical port PN+3. This server 210 enables an application architect to create virtual network topologies from the distributed computing system 200 so that multiple distributed applications can be hosted on the same system 200. A distributed application is a software program that is implemented on, and executed by, multiple networked computers. Examples of such applications include email services, websites, content databases, online commerce, storage, news and information services, entertainment services, and so forth.
To generate a virtual network topology, the server  210 creates at least one virtual local area network (VLAN) for each distributed application. The server 210 then directs selected servers and associated switch ports to associate themselves with a particular VLAN. The virtual network topology generation server 210 runs one or more resource managers 212 that facilitate deployment of the physical resources to respective VLANs in support of the distributed applications. The resource manager(s) 212 communicate with the servers 202, the network switches 204, load balancing computer(s) 206, and the firewall computer(s) 208 to establish various VLANs so that associated applications can operate securely in isolation to one another. The resource manager(s) 212 track creation and allocation of VLANs, as well as which computer(s) are connected to the VLANs. Such information can be kept in a database maintained by the resource manager(s) 212 at the virtual network topology generation server 210. The server 210 also enables customization of an application's topology. For example, it can create isolation zones, or "DMZs", within an application to isolate critical components.
FIG. 3 shows a platform architecture  300 for automating design, deployment, and management of distributed applications on a distributed computing system 200. The architecture 300 shows multiple layers atop a base layer 302 that represents the physical computer resources of the distributed computing system 200. An automated deployment services layer 304 provides tools to convert machines into servers used in the distributed computing system 200. Such tools allow creation, editing, and deployment of OS (operating system) images. The remote programming of the machine is accomplished using fully programmatic interfaces, such as WMI (Windows Management Instrumentation), which is a programming interface (API) in Microsoft's Windows® operating systems that allows system and network devices to be configured and managed.
A network management layer  306 sits atop the automated deployment services layer 304. The network management layer 306 allows for network management and virtual topology generation. In part, the network management layer supports a driver model for network computers that facilitates connection of individual computers to one or more VLANs via a single physical network interface connected to an associated port of the network switches 204. According to the driver model, a VLAN driver is installed at the server and used to create virtual network interfaces (VNICs) above the single physical network interface. The VLAN driver creates one virtual network interface (VNIC) for each VLAN. The VNICs reside just above the network interface (NIC) in the IP stack at the server so that the server can handle packets passed over more than one VLAN, even though all packets physically travel through the same physical NIC. This is described in more detail below with respect to FIG. 6.
The driver model enables configuration of VLAN tagging on switch ports to allow data packets being passed over the distributed computing system to be tagged with identities of the VLAN to which they belong. The network switches  204 enforce the tagging and only accept packets with tags identifying the VLANs to which the switches belong. In one implementation, the network switches 204 have both tagged ports and non-tagged ports. Tagged ports of a switch are tagged with VLANs identifiers and used for connection to tagged ports of other switches. This allows rapid transfer of packets through the network of switches. Untagged ports of a switch are used for connection to the servers 202 or computers 206, 208. When packets reach their destination server's switch port, VLAN tags are stripped from the packets prior to communicating the packets upstream to the servers so that the servers need not know anything about the tagging.
A physical resource management layer  308 resides atop the network management layer 306. The physical resource management layer 308 maintains a physical model of the distributed computing system 200, tracking ownership and coordinating allocation of all physical computing resources. The physical management layer 308 further supports batched resource allocation, thereby enabling dynamic configuration and management of physical computing resources.
A logical resource management layer  310 sits atop the physical resource management layer 308. The logical resource management layer 310 facilitates allocation of logical resources requested by the distributed application. For instance, the application might call for such resources as databases, load balancing services, firewall, web services, and so forth. The logical resource management layer 310 exposes such logical resources.
The next layer is the service definition model and runtime layer  312, which allows description of the distributed application and tracking of its operation. The service definition model (SDM) provides a namespace and context for describing operations processes and an API for application introspection and control of application resources. It further enables operators and developers to share common application views.
The sixth layer atop the computing resources layer  200 is the components layer 314. This layer permits definition of reusable building blocks of a distributed application, which use the SDM APIs for context, naming, and binding. These building blocks are referred to as "components".
The top layer is the operations logic layer  316, which accommodates the operational aspects of the distributed application. The operations logic is responsible for starting a service, growing and shrinking the service, upgrades and downgrades, fault detection and recovery, and state partitioning. The operations logic enables reuse of proven operational practices across deployments and applications. Through use of the SDM layer, the operations logic has context to better understand issues that may arise. For instance, when a failure occurs, the operations logic can determine that the failure occurred at the front-end of an email service, rather than just at some server in the middle of the room.
FIG. 4 shows a physical network topology  400 having an exemplary arrangement of five servers 402(1)-402(5) interconnected via a network switch 404. Each server 402 is physically coupled to an associated port P1-P5 of the network switch 404. For discussion purposes, the network switch is implemented as one or more Ethernet switches.
Virtual network topologies can be created to represent distributed applications running on the physical computing resources  400. In this exemplary implementation, the virtual network topologies are created using Ethernet switches, VLANs, and virtual network interfaces (VNICs). Ethernet networks allow segregation into multiple VLANs for network isolation. Nodes in a VLAN can communicate freely with other nodes in the same VLAN, but cannot talk directly to nodes outside the VLAN. VLANs can be implemented as port-based VLANs or protocol-based VLANs. Port-based VLANs occur within a single switch while protocol-based VLANs can span multiple switches. Protocol-based VLANs are standardized according to IEEE 802.1Q. The IEEE 802.1Q standard describes how packets are marked and how VLANs are supported. This standard describes the 802.1Q packet extension as a tag header because each packet (frame) is marked (tagged) with 802.1Q information by adding the tag header to the frame.
Placing two or more computers in a VLAN is the physical equivalent of connecting those computers to the same physical network. This property is extended to create arbitrary virtual topologies on top of the physical network. Suppose, for example, that an application calls for three web servers on servers  402(1), 402(3), and 402(5) and one database on server 402(2). Moreover, the application architect is concerned about security and would like to place the web servers 402(1), 402(3), and 402(5) in one isolation zone and the database server 402(2) in a separate isolation zone, and connect the two isolation zones via a firewall.
FIG. 5 shows a virtual network topology  500 that can be formed from the physical resources 400 of FIG. 4 to achieve the applications architect's goals. The virtual network topology 500 has two VLANs: a Web VLAN 502 and a database (DB) VLAN 504. Web servers 402(1), 402(3), and 402(5) are placed in the Web VLAN 502 and the database server 402(2) is placed in the DB VLAN 504. A firewall is deployed to server 402(4), which is then connected to both the Web VLAN 502 and the database VLAN 504. This firewall 402(4) creates two isolation zones of the application, as represented by DMZWeb 506 and DMZDB 508.
In this example, the firewall server  402(4) is a member of two VLANs. However, the server has just one physical interface for connection to port P4 of the network switch 404. To enable a single physical interface to support two VLANs, a VLAN driver is installed on the server 402(4) to create two virtual network interfaces (VNICs), so that the physical network interface (NIC) appears to connect to both VLANs. From the server's perspective, each virtual network interface appears like it is physically connected to a separate network.
FIG. 6 shows the firewall server  402(4) in more detail. It implements a VLAN driver 602, which is installed in the protocol stack between the network interface (NIC) driver 604 and the IP driver 606. In one implementation, the VLAN driver 602 is downloaded and installed by the resource manager 212. The NIC driver 604 handles all packet traffic over the physical connection to the port P4 of the switch 404. The VLAN driver 602 binds to the physical network interface and creates one or more virtual network interfaces (VNICs) over each physical network interface. Each virtual network interface represents a unique VLAN identity. In this example, the VLAN driver 602 creates two virtual network interfaces: VNIC VLANWeb 608 for the Web VLAN 502 and VNIC VLANDB 610 for the DB VLAN 504.
The virtual network topology generation server  210 is shown coupled to the switch 404. Using remote programmability techniques, this server 210 can download and install the VLAN driver at the firewall server (if not present already) and then provide instructions to create the VNICs for the virtual network topology. It is noted that if the server is a member of only one VLAN (e.g., Web servers 402(1), 402(3), 402(5) and database server 402(2)), there is no need to install the VLAN driver 602 or to create a VNIC. The network interface can designate the appropriate physical connection to the switch port, and the switch port can be configured with the appropriate VLAN membership, forwarding all traffic to/from the server over the VLAN. On the other hand, there is no drawback to installing a VLAN driver and creating a single VNIC, even if the server is used for just a single VLAN.
FIG. 7 shows a process  700 for generating a virtual network topology to support a distributed application and deploying the resources for the application. The process 700 is illustrated as a series of blocks, which represent operations performed by various computers in the computing system 200. The operations may be implemented in software that can be executed on the various computers. As such, the blocks represent instructions stored on computer-readable media that can be executed on processors to perform the associated operations.
At block  702, the application architect designs a virtual layout of a distributed application to be deployed on the distributed computing system 200. The virtual layout specifies what components are used and how those components are interconnected. For instance, to design the application illustrated in FIG. 5, the architect would specify components for web servers, database server, firewall, and connections among these components.
At block  704, the system determines the physical resources that will be allocated to instantiate the various components of the distributed application. The system decides, for example, how many servers are to be deployed to support the application. This determination is based in part on input received from the architect indicating such parameters as the size of the service, how many users are anticipated, and so forth.
After the application is architected and instantiations for components are determined, the resource manager  212 implemented at the virtual network topology generation server 210 uses virtual LANs (VLANs) and virtual network interfaces (VNICs) to realize the mapping from a virtual network topology to the physical network. At block 706, the virtual network topology generation server 210 creates at least one virtual LAN (VLAN) for each application. A virtual network topology for a single application may utilize more than one VLAN to establish multiple isolation zones, as is the case for the virtual network topology 500 illustrated in FIG. 5. In that example, the virtual network topology generation server 210 creates two VLANs: Web VLAN 502 and DB VLAN 504. The two VLANs isolate the web servers 402(1), 402(3), and 402(5) from the database server 402(2), thereby creating two isolation zones DMZWeb 506 and DMZDB 508.
At block  708, the resource manager 212 at the virtual network topology generation server 210 deploys physical computing resources to the respective VLANs. In other words, the resource manager 212 assigns physical resources from the physical network 400 (FIG. 4) to support the virtual network topology of the application. This deployment involves two sub-operations, designated as blocks 708(1) and 708(2) in FIG. 7.
At block  708(1), the resource manager 212 assigns an external switch port of the network switches 404 (i.e., a port that is connected to a server) to a designated VLAN to which the server belongs. An external switch port can be configured with one or more VLAN memberships.
At block  708(2), the resource manager 212 creates a virtual network interface (VNIC) at a server to enable communication over the designated VLAN so that the server can become a member of the VLAN. It is noted that this operation is optional if the server is a member of only one VLAN (e.g., Web servers 402(1), 402(3), 402(5) and database server 402(2)). In this case, configuring the switch port with the VLAN membership is adequate because the server will be communicating with over just one VLAN. The switch assumes that all traffic from the server is destined for the single configured VLAN. When the server is a member of two or more VLANs (e.g., firewall server 402(4)), a VLAN driver is installed on the server. The VLAN driver binds to the physical network interface and creates two or more virtual network interfaces (VNICs) above it. Each virtual network interface represents a unique VLAN identity. Packets sent out on a VNIC are tagged with the VLAN identity. The switch examines the VLAN tag and is able to ascertain to which VLAN the packet is bound.
The physical computing resources continue to be deployed in this two-operation manner until the application is fully installed, as represented by the decision block  710.
To illustrate the deployment of physical resources, consider how the resource manager  212 deploys computers for the virtual network topology 500 of FIG. 5. This process will be described with reference to both FIGS. 5 and 6. Initially, the two VLANs—Web VLAN 502 and DB VLAN 504—are created at operation 706. Next, suppose the resource manager 212 decides to add the firewall server 402(4) to the Web VLAN 502 to define isolation zone DMZWeb 506. The resource manager 212 informs the switch 404 to set port 4 to reference the Web VLAN 502, which is illustrated in FIG. 6 by adding the "VLANWeb" identity to the port 4. This is representative of operation 708(1) in process 700. The switch 404 now understands that it is part of the isolation zone DMZWeb 506. The resource manager 212 then directs the VLAN driver 602 at the firewall server 402(4) to create a VNIC for the Web VLAN, which is illustrated in FIG. 6 as the VNIC VLANWeb 604. This is representative of operation 708(2) in process 700. Packets passed over the VNIC VLANWeb 604 are tagged with the VLANWeb identity and routed correctly by the switch 404 over the Web VLAN 502.
Now, suppose the resource manager  212 adds the same firewall server 402(4) to the DB VLAN 504 to define the other isolation zone DMZDB 508. The resource manager 212 informs the switch 404 to set port 4 to additionally reference the DB VLAN 504, which is illustrated in FIG. 6 by adding the "VLANDB" identity to the port 4. This is once again representative of operation 708(1) in process 700. The switch 404 is now also part of the isolation zone DMZDB 508 and will accept packets with the VLANDB identity. The resource manager 212 then directs the VLAN driver 602 at the firewall server 402(4) to create a second VNIC, this time for the DB VLAN as illustrated in FIG. 6 by the VNIC VLANDB 606. This is another representation of operation 708(2) in process 700. Packets passed over the VNIC VLANDB 606 are tagged with the VLANDB identity and routed correctly by the switch 404 over the DB VLAN 504.
The process can be repeated for connecting each Web server  402(1), 402(3), and 402(5) to the Web VLAN 502 and the database server to DB VLAN 504. As noted above, the addition of these servers can be accomplished by simply configuring the corresponding switch ports P1, P2, P3, and P5 with the appropriate VLAN membership. Virtual network interfaces need not be created at the servers, since the servers are currently part of just one VLAN.
The following section provides an exemplary set of application program interfaces (APIs) provided by the resource manager (RM)  212 to remotely configure the switches and the servers. The APIs are used to establish VLANs, connect the switches to the appropriate VLANs, and create VNICs at the servers to facilitate communication over associated VLANs, thereby realizing the mapping from the virtual network topologies onto the physical network resources. It is noted that this topology mapping is accomplished using in-band techniques over the existing network, rather than using a specially dedicated out-of-band network. Accordingly, there is a default connectivity from which to begin, thus providing a foundation for configuring new VLANs as needed.
/// Registers this resource manager with the runtime on the machine "runtimeAddress".
/// Just returns the component instance of this resource manager of duplicate calls.
/// Unregisters this resource manager from the runtime on the machine "runtimeAddress".
/// Does nothing on a duplicate call.
/// with the Network Resource Manager.
/// method call that requires a 'computerId').
/// not accessed (the caller must create the proper virtual interface on the computer).
/// Register a network device with the Network Resource Manager.
/// Unregister a computer from the Network Resource Manager.
/// attempting to communicate with the device.
/// Unregister a device from the Network Resource Manager.
/// tracked in a persistent database.
/// 1. Validate parameter is valid. OwnerId must be non-zero value.
/// 2. Transaction lock database.
/// the maximum permitted by the current network fabric.
/// 4. If no more VLANs are permitted, throw exception and release database lock.
/// first available (not allocated) identifier.
/// 7. Return the allocated VLAN identifier to caller.
/// recorded with the owner identification.
/// network environment. The default VLAN can not be allocated.
/// hardware (switches) and updating the state of the Network VLAN entry in the database.
/// The VLAN must have been successfully created via the 'AllocateVlan' method.
/// AllocateVlan( ) which reserves the VLAN identifier in the persistent database.
/// 1. Transaction lock database.
/// 2. The vlanId must exist in the database in the 'allocated' state.
/// using the type specific device driver for that switch.
/// 4. Update state of the VLAN to 'constructed' in the database.
/// The IP address and subnet mask used to access the computer on the specified VLAN.
/// will place it on the default VLAN.
/// tagged and untagged VLANs.
/// virtual interface on the computer.
/// connected to. The VLAN identifier has been successful constructed.
/// 2. The computerId must exist in the database with topology details.
/// 3. The vlanId must exist in the database in the 'constructed' state.
/// relationship with the VLAN.
/// Detach a computer from a VLAN.
/// computer has failed, set the 'managed' parameter to 'false'.
/// was attached to the VLAN in a prior method call to AttachComputerToVlan.
/// 4. An 'attached' record must exist in the database.
/// relationship with the VLAN no longer exist.
/// Detach a computer from the external VLAN.
/// deleted from the network fabric.
/// reference this VLAN identifier.
/// 2. The vlanId must exist in the database in the 'constructed' state.
/// specific device driver for that switch.
/// 'Discovery' VLAN. The IP address of the computer is returned.
/// Releases all network resources that are associated with a specific owner.
/// Releases all network resources that are associated with a specific computer.
/// Returns information of a specific registered network computer.
/// Query the IP address of a computer on a specific VLAN.
/// The IP address to access the computer on the specified VLAN.
/// is used to access the computer remotely over the specific VLAN.
/// Returns information of a specific registered network device.
/// Retrieves the VLAN identifier of the external VLAN.
/// Retrieves the status of all allocated VLANs.
/// of a newly imaged "managed" computer running the Virtual VLAN/MUX driver.
/// DHCP address is updated with a static IP address on a non-conflicting address range.
/// the global network configuration entry in the database.
/// Virtual NIC interface must be used for access.
/// Used by the monitor service to check for availability.
building a virtual network topology for the distributed application on a physical distributed computing system without reconfiguring physical connections of the distributed computing system.
automatically and remotely deploying the distributed application on a physical distributed computing system comprised of multiple computers and network switches according to the virtual network topology without reconfiguring physical connections of the distributed computing system.
3. A method as recited in claim 2, wherein the building comprises creating at least one virtual local area network (VLAN) for the distributed application.
4. A method as recited in claim 3, wherein the deploying comprises remotely instructing physical resources of the distributed computing system to connect to the VLAN for the application.
associating the virtual network interface with the VLAN.
6. One or more computer readable media storing computer executable instructions that, when executed, perform the method as recited in claim 2.
automatically deploying physical resources of the distributed computing system to the virtual network topologies in a manner that enables the distributed applications to communicate via associated VLANs in isolation from one another.
remotely directing each computer to be used to host a particular distributed application to create a virtual network interface and associate the virtual network interface with the VLAN associated with the particular distributed application.
9. One or more computer readable media storing computer executable instructions that, when executed, perform the method as recited in claim 7.
creating a virtual network interface at the computer and associating the virtual network interface with the VLAN.
creating a virtual network interface at the computer and associating the virtual network interface with the second VLAN.
12. One or more computer readable media storing computer executable instructions that, when executed, perform the method as recited in claim 10.
creating a second virtual network interface at the computer and associating the second virtual network interface with the second VLAN.
14. A method as recited in claim 13, wherein data packets for the first VLAN are passed through the switch port and handled by the first virtual network interface at the computer and data packets for the second VLAN are passed through the switch port and handled by the second virtual network interface at the computer.
15. One or more computer readable media storing computer executable instructions that, when executed, perform the method as recited in claim 13.
a virtual local area network (VLAN) driver that binds to the network interface, the VLAN driver being responsive to remote instructions to create one or more virtual network interfaces over the network interface, each virtual network interface being associated with a unique VLAN.
17. A computer as recited in claim 16, wherein the VLAN driver creates first and second virtual network interfaces for associated first and second VLANs, and data packets associated with the first VLAN are received at the network interface and handled by the first virtual network interface and data packets associated with the second VLAN are received at the network interface and handled by the second virtual network interface.
means for directing data packets destined for, and received from, the LAN via the physical network interface through an appropriate virtual network interface so that the computer can participate in multiple VLANs through the physical network interface.
the software driver of claim 18, inserted between the network interface driver and the protocol driver to facilitate flow of the data packets between the physical network interface and the protocol driver.
for each computer to be associated with multiple VLANs, creating multiple virtual network interfaces at the computer and associating the virtual network interfaces with respective ones of the multiple VLANs so that the computer can be used to host the distributed applications.
21. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions that, when executed, perform functions comprising building a virtual network topology for a distributed application on a physical distributed computing system without reconfiguring physical connections of the distributed computing system.
a resource manager remote from the computer to assign a virtual local area network (VLAN) to the network switch and to direct the driver to create a virtual network interface atop a physical network interface, where the virtual network interface is associated with the VLAN.
23. A system as recited in claim 22, wherein the resource manager is configured to download and install the driver at the computer.
24. A system as recited in claim 22, wherein the resource manager uses an application program interface to establish the VLAN and the virtual network interface.
25. A system as recited in claim 22, wherein the network switch has individual ports, and the resource manager assigns a VLAN identity to a particular port to which the computer is physically connected so that the port will accept data packets associated with the VLAN identified by the VLAN identity.
release a previously allocated VLAN.
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Annal: 2000 Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
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The Matrix: Part 1 of The Matrix Trilogy
Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski
2000 MTV-Movie winner
2000 Saturn-Sci-Fi winner
2000 Hugo-Video nominee
By following up their debut thriller Bound with the 1999 box-office smash The Matrix, the codirecting Wachowski brothers—Andy and Larry—annihilated any suggestion of a sophomore jinx, crafting one of the most exhilarating sci-fi/action movies of the 1990s. Set in the not too distant future in an insipid, characterless city, we find a young man named Neo (Keanu Reeves). A software techie by day and a computer hacker by night, he sits alone at home by his monitor, waiting for a sign, a signal—from what or whom he doesn't know—until one night, a…
2000 Saturn-Sci-Fi nominee
Exciting stars Jennifer Jason Leigh (Dolores Claiborne), Jude Law (Gattaca), and Willem Dafoe (Speed 2, Affliction) challenge the boundaries of reality in this futuristic, critically acclaimed adventure thriller! During the first closed-door demonstration of an amazing new virtual reality game called eXistenZ, the system's brilliant designer, Allegra Geller (Leigh), is violently attacked by a crazed assassin intent on killing her and destroying her creation! Forced to flee into hiding, Allegra enlists a young assistant (Law) to help her in testing the damaged system…by convincing him to join her inside eXistenZ! The action then explodes as their world's real-life dangers begin to merge with the fantasy of the game! If you're ready to play, it's now your turn to plug into this powerfully entertaining hit!
2000 Hugo-Video winner
You don't have to be a Star Trek fan to enjoy Galaxy Quest, but it certainly helps. A knowingly affectionate tribute to Trek and any other science fiction TV series of the 1960s and beyond, this crowd-pleasing comedy offers in-jokes at warp speed, hitting the bull's-eye for anyone who knows that (1) the starship captain always removes his shirt to display his manly physique; (2) any crew member not in the regular cast is dead meat; and (3) the heroes always stop the doomsday clock with one second to spare. So it is with Commander Taggart (Tim…
David Twohy
Owing a major debt to Alien and its cinematic spawn, Pitch Black is a guilty pleasure that surpasses expectations. As he did with The Arrival, director David Twohy revitalizes a derivative story, allowing you to forgive its flaws and submit to its visceral thrills. Under casual scrutiny, the plot's logic crumbles like a stale cookie, but it's definitely fun while it lasts.
A spaceship crashes on a desert planet scorched under three suns. The mostly doomed survivors include a resourceful captain (Radha Mitchell), a drug-addled cop (Cole…
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The Man Without a Face DVD
The Man Without a Face
In Mel Gibson's directing debut, a teenage boy (Nick Stahl) from a troubled family befriends a mysterious, scarred ex-teacher (Gibson) who lives on the outskirts of town. The two outcasts strike a touching friendship in which Gibson tutors the boy, who in turn helps to draw him out of his embittered isolation. Margaret Whitton, Gaby Hoffman co-star. 116 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish, French.
Title: The Man Without a Face
Starring: Mel Gibson, Margaret Whitton, Fay Masterson, Gaby Hoffmann, Geoffrey Lewis, Richard Masur, Nick Stahl
Director: Mel Gibson
Studio: Warner Archives
Attributes: Manufactured on Demand, Amaray Case, Subtitled
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Bridging the Distance website: over 300,000 Australians have Dutch roots – are you one?
I was just on Twitter and discovered this fabulous new website called "Bridging the Distance". It opens with the fact that over 300,00 Australians have Dutch roots. Are you one?
Let's continue to celebrate our Dutch Australian relationship and connections, in this Dirk Hartog year, and beyond! After all, I'm currently raising two little Dutch Australians who have dual nationality and have experienced life in both countries.
Ik leer ook het Nederlands en kan het vrij goed spreken, verstaan en lezen maar (nog) niet zo goed schrijven! Dus schrijf ik zelf in het Engles, maar comments en artikelen zijn altijd welkom op deze website in beide talen!
I am the descendant of a Dutch family who emigrated to Queensland at about the time of World War One, along with a group of about 80 young people from Amsterdam who attempted to found a communal farm on socialist principles. I have been researching this group and would be very interested in contacting others who know of this brave effort in uncleared land near Mundubbera, west of Gympie in central Queensland between 1908 and 1920. Some of their descendants are still in that area, and other parts of Queensland, and Australia more generally.
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Manar Harran is currently in her second year at the University of California, Merced studying Management and Business Economics. Identifying as both Black and Muslim, in a country where either identity is conjoined with vile prejudice, encouraged Manar to become politically active in middle school, and remain so upon entering college. Therefore, It was only a matter of time before she came into contact with the Afrikan Black Coalition. Never before had Manar witnessed so many "young and powerful folks" in one space until attending the 2016 Afrikan Black Coalition Conference. "[ABC] Conference was an eye-opening experience. It made me more conscious of my surroundings and showed me I have what it takes to help my people." Additionally, ABC's leadership development programs have provided Manar with tangible solutions for change that she feels will equally benefit her family in the Sudan. Working with the Afrikan Black Coalition has restored Manar's faith in "people power" by recognizing that "when the youth are made aware, the future is in our hands.


1. DO, whatever you do, I repeat DO, do date nights. You liked this guy enough to have a baby (or 2, or more if you're really f*cking crazy) with him. The least you can do now is get out together and enjoy just being a couple again. The fun times are the glue that hold you together through the sleepless nights and the bum wiping and the worrying and the tantrums and all the other parenting shite. Date nights are relationship gold. DO THEM.
2. DON'T get too hung up about where you go. The important thing is that you leave the house. Together. Sans enfants. It could be The Ivy or the local curry house. That bit is not important. Just get the f*ck out.
3. DO leave your kids with whoever will have them. It could be your Mum, Dad, Sister, other random family member (if you're lucky), it could be the nanny or au pair (if you're a bit fancypants), it could be a really f*cking expensive babysitter (if you live in London) or you could rope in a mum friend (see point 4).
4. DO consider a babysitting swap with a friend. This is a win/win situation because: a) free babysitting all round, b) you get to leave your kids with someone they know and (probably… hopefully…) like, c) when it's your turn to return the favour, you get a night off from your own kids and a quiet evening sitting on someone else's sofa, watching someone else's TV and drinking someone else's wine (this is really quite refreshing). *N.B. Only do this if you're sure your friend's kids aren't complete dicks.
5. DO make yourself feel fabulous for your 'date'. Buy a new top. Wear heels. Put some lippy on. Do your hair. Whatever makes YOU feel good and just a little bit not like yoghurt / play doh / snot encrusted Mummy for the evening. Hell, get your best undies on if you like, you can at least pretend there might be a bit of action at the end of the night….
6. DON'T spend all evening thinking about the kids / talking about the kids / looking at pictures of kids on your phone. You came out TO GET AWAY from the kids, FFS!!!
7. DON'T spoil the date night vibe by bringing up any 'controversial' subjects. All couples have got their own. They're the topics of conversation that are guaranteed to set you bitching at each other. I'm talking things like schooling, disciplining the kids, politics, money, who's the most stressed at work, each other's parents etc. etc. Date night is not the time to bring these up. You just don't want to spoil your pudding by eating it through gritted teeth whilst seething at what an utter wanker your husband is….
8. DO remember that getting shitfaced is probably NOT a good idea given that you will be getting up at stupid o'clock in the morning with demons demanding iPads and Coco Pops. Remember this, and then get shitfaced anyway. It's date night. It's fun. You're not boring and sensible Mum and Dad now. You're totes wild and crazy. YEAH!!!
9. DO, if amour is the name of the game, jump each other as soon as you get in. Don't get side tracked with cups of tea, Facebook, unloading the dishwasher, taking the bins out etc. You really need to seize the moment! (Definitely don't cuddle up on the sofa to watch Gladiator, Braveheart, The Matrix or some other 'classic' late night film unless you want to wake up on the sofa at 3 am with a stiff neck, dribbling all over your husband's shirt. I honestly NEVER do this).
10. DO decide in advance who's getting the lie in the next morning. (Spoiler alert: it's ALWAYS YOU).


At one point in the afternoon of May 4, I thought that perhaps I was channeling the unsinkable Molly Brown. There was a titanic amount of water pouring from the sky, there was a lot of strange and new excitement going on, and on this trip I brought along more fancy clothes than was truly sensible, given what Mother Nature was about to throw at us and knowing that my vacations are usually very active.
Starting the weekend off right.
The worrisome aspect of this feeling was fleeting: we were having a good time and it didn't really look like anyone was about to drown in anything but liquor. The period part of it felt spot-on: most people dressed up for the occasion, and a fair number of the outfits looked inspired by history, a good TV show (Boardwalk Empire) or a movie (several of my favorites involve racing, gambling, and/or crime in the earlier end of the 20th century: The Cotton Club, The Untouchables, and The Sting).
Right when Molly visited my consciousness, I was swaddled in clear plastic ponchos (two: one for the hat, one for the dress, but none for the sandals), and snuggling up to an icy cold julep and my husband with equal fervor. Along with pretty much everyone else who didn't have dry seating in Millionaires' Row, we were appreciating the hell out of the rain-protected, humanity-heated, vendor-blessed main-level clubhouse area. There was a lot of excitement directed at the monitors above the betting windows, every 40 minutes or so, as there were 13 races that day, including the big Derby one. Those monitors were about the only things that drew peoples' attention away from each other: this was perhaps the biggest cocktail party I have ever been to: 151,616 people showed up.
So, we went to the Kentucky Derby, last weekend. My husband and I joined our Louisville friends Duane and Nancy with other family and friends for a weekend of pure Louisville-in-early-May fun. The trip promised and delivered upon plenty of food, fancy, buzz and … horses!
Horses, ah yes, that's right. They were there! I did enough research in the days prior to determine that a few of them had a story compelling enough for me to pay attention to the outcome. Surprisingly, I did this without looking at photos of the 21 horses available, though once I decided on Frac Daddy, I took a look at his handsome mottled grey coloring and wow, that's when I decided to actually place a modest bet.
How did he do? Don't ever let me choose a horse for you to bet on. Ah well, he still has my love. I hope he goes on to compete in the other triple crown races, and possibly others. Thankfully the rain-sloppy track didn't get any horses or riders injured, as far as I could tell.
And that was about as close as I got to the animals, figuratively and literally: I demurred when given the opportunity to step into the paddock to get close enough to one of the lovely beasts to even determine its color. I was a little afraid that I wouldn't ask the right questions or look at the right parts! As a girl I lived for horse camp, but that was many years ago and now my horse exposure is sadly limited to my memories and tiny opportunities to ogle the random horse or two that we encounter when traveling. Yes, I count the "mules" in the Grand Canyon.
We had pretty good Derby seats, though had to stand on them –a risky proposal given the wet seats, my heeled sandals, the booze, and folding nature of the chairs– to see the horses run by, as everyone in front of us was doing same. Even through my bare feet on the seat, I could feel the hooves pounding and see the effort and spirit progressing on the track. "The Most Exciting Two Minutes In Sports" they say? I agree. It was just … tremendous to be there.
Haberdashers, milliners and cordwainers, oh my!
I stored (scored!) Steve's hat during dinner.
It seemed quite the miracle that I was warm enough, that day. There have been times when I have shunned the plastic poncho, due to its non-breathability and fragility: not on this day. A silk dress and light shawl would normally be no match for a windy, rainy, sub-60-degree day outside, but god bless the power of a $4 rain poncho! These were transparent, and so also allowed some display of the outfit I'd so carefully assembled. Most likely, had I brought along a snazzy raincoat, it wouldn't have shed the rain nor kept in my own heat as well. Also, this … me-sized baggie even shed mustard. This was especially helpful, given that the bratwurst I ate may have been the key to my sobriety that day. Had I ruined my dress with a big yellow stain, I'd likely have wanted to be a little less aware of it.
As mentioned above, my suitcase was packed with dressy clothes: two more dresses than I really needed, and one pair fewer of active shoes than I'm used to taking on a trip. It was still a remarkably small suitcase for a woman taking a 5-day trip. Evidently running shoes take up more room than five dresses. Who knew? Suddenly a whole new world of travel options is more attractive to me.
Steve and I had spent perhaps 6 months planning for this event, clothes-wise. Not all of those months, of course, but I started considering dresses early last fall. At about that time, Steve determined that he'd need to find a summer-weight suit, or at least a jacket. As the cold Minnesota months dragged on, I was drawn toward florals almost as powerfully as Steve was trying to avoid clothes shopping.
Finally in early March, as I'd narrowed my dress choices and started to think about hats, Steve and I made a date to go visit Heimie's Haberdashery. We'd heard about Heimie's from friends, and walked past it once or twice. It's a classy-looking mens dress clothing+accessories+barber shop in a very old building in downtown St. Paul, not ten minutes from our house. The array of things in the windows promised likely success on a summer-finery shopping trip for Steve, who needed a jacket and bow tie at a minimum, and a seersucker suit, hat, and fancy shoes too, for maximum impact.
We strolled in there on a big day for St. Paul: St. Patty's day Saturday, when the streets were full of … oh, let's say energy. Thankfully, most of the stumblers were not out looking to buy suits, and we managed to get the very helpful attention of more than one salesperson. An hour or so later, Steve was set: armed with seersucker suit, a summer jacket, a new pair of dark slacks & shirt, two bow ties, a red necktie with a horse pattern, a few pocket square options, and a hat. We did not manage to secure the desired two-tone shoes there, but we did get a recommendation that resulted in a fruitful Zappos order: some Allen-Edmonds saddle shoes, which were made right next door, in Wisconsin.
The remaining pieces–most notably my hat– came together right there in Louisville, with Nancy's tremendous help. She'd secured a hat or two in prior years, so knew the ropes. Thank goodness I'm crafty and generally look good in hats: within 20 minutes of arriving at Dee's, we'd found a mostly-ready hat, and a few feathers and flowers to personalize it. With some fiddling and hot glue the next day, I had a hat that I really loved wearing. It generated several compliments, including one from a young man from Syracuse University: "Go orange!" I realized just prior that I had created an outfit that was exactly in the colors of the rugby team for whom I used to play, the Twin Cities Amazons.
It was a rugby connection that brought me to Louisville: Duane and I know each other from Carleton College Rugby. Go Knights!
The trip wasn't all about clothes, but we both had a good time dressing up in finery and hitting the town in great style. Bow ties make everything better, I am convinced. Hats help, too.
My third time in Louisville in 3 years. Fourth time, ever.
Over the four afternoon/evenings there, we did a fair amount of bar hopping, sampling mostly cocktails. Particularly memorable, perhaps due to its ephemeral nature and its angel of a hostess: The Angel's Envy Pop-up Bar folks served up some beguilingly complex drinks as well as a sample of a rather rummy new rye.
At Proof on Main we got to mingle with other beautiful people: so thick were the crowds that in this venue I think I decided once and for all that I prefer old-fashioned glasses to martini glasses. Across the street at the St. Charles Exchange, I smartly (for me) opted for soda water but Duane discovered the beauty of a drink called a Gunslinger. To mix it, one will need a few special things: Booker's bourbon as well as an Italian vermouth called Punt e Mes (check out this awesome 1951 Armando Testa poster for it!).
While it did rain on Derby day, the prior three days offered nothing but sunshine, and Steve and I got out for some exploration on foot. In fact, we both managed to get sunburned while checking out the new Big Four Bridge, which opened earlier this year. It's not really a bridge yet, as the Indiana end is still in construction. The abrupt ending and turnaround reminded me of growing up near Seattle in the 1980s, when there where quite a few freeways that ended the same way. So, it was more of a sky bridge, which didn't stop anyone from getting some moving done. There were plenty of other walkers, plus runners, tricyclists, big-wheelers and bicyclists out enjoying it, too.
We took a short break on the bridge to stop and enjoy a dessert that I'd bought at Ghyslain, where we'd had breakfast with Nancy a couple hours earlier. That wee brown pillbox of mousse and hazelnut dacquoise was heavenly.
While we had plenty of time to get out to visit a distillery or two, we decided against it. I'd seen several of them while in Kentucky last fall on the Bourbon Chase, and we really weren't wanting in the bourbon-sampling department. After another impromptu tasting curated by our hosts, I confirmed that my favorite is still the Four Roses Single Barrel, though I found the Rock Hill Farms Single Barrel to be very memorable and worth another taste in the future.
Right upon arrival in Louisville, we were delivered head-first out of still-thawing Minnesota and into a loud spring, with bright flavors, flowers in bloom, and a lively dining scene. Dinner was at Harvest, where bacon featured heavily (and winningly) on the menu. My plate alone was a riot of flavor, offering these: herb ricotta gnocchi, cabbage, smoked onions, duxelle, grilled blue dog, ramp butter.
Dessert was a wander through fragrant, blooming apple trees, then past wide-eyed daffodils (they are my favorite spring flower) and an illuminated and busy ping-pong table, to a beverage made with house-made tonic at Garage Bar.
I have finally encountered a mint julep that I like! And I will hold that recipe close to my heart (but will practice it first). Thank you Duane! Thanks also is due to the Slugger Museum, for giving us, two years ago, what is evidently the world's best muddler: the small souvenir bat that we received after the tour.
What a great time we had! I am so thankful for great friends, good health, and amazing things to see and do in this life. How soon will I make a fifth trip to Louisville? We shall see!
Want to see more of our Derby photos? Here they are. While there we also cut a few short videos, which are viewable here.
The vacationers, rosy from Garage Bar G&T's. Love you, hon!


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Q: How to unlock files for Deletion after merging PDFs together Update
See the answer for the complete solution.

I have now updated the code so that the last few lines read:
       reader.Close();
        f++;
        if (f >= orderedList.Count) continue;
        reader = new PdfReader(targetFolder + orderedList[f]);
        // we retrieve the total number of pages
        n = reader.NumberOfPages;
        pdfNewPageFlag = true;
       reader.Close();
    }
}

And the documents are successfully completed, but the final PDF is corrupted (I'm assuming because it hasn't been closed properly)

As part of a Word-to-PDF convert and merge process, I am running the following method to merge all PDFs into 1 super-PDF ( with iTextSharp.text.pdf):
    public void Pdfs(string targetPdf, List<string> orderedList, string targetFolder, string spSite)
    {
        var f = 0;
        // we create a reader for a certain document
        var reader = new PdfReader(targetFolder + orderedList[f]);
        // we retrieve the total number of pages
        var n = reader.NumberOfPages;
        // step 1: creation of a document-object
        var document = new iTextSharp.text.Document(reader.GetPageSizeWithRotation(1));

        // step 2: we create a writer that listens to the document
        var writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, new FileStream(targetPdf, FileMode.Create));
        // step 3: we open the document
        document.Open();
        var cb = writer.DirectContent;
        PdfImportedPage page;
        int rotation;
        // step 4: we add content
        var pdfPageName = 0;
        var pdfNewPageFlag = true;
        while (f < orderedList.Count)
        {
            var i = 0;
            while (i < n)
            {
                i++;
                document.SetPageSize(reader.GetPageSizeWithRotation(i));
                document.NewPage();
                if (pdfNewPageFlag)
                {
                    var chapter = new iTextSharp.text.Chapter(orderedList[pdfPageName], pdfPageName + 1);
                    document.Add(chapter);
                    pdfNewPageFlag = false;
                    pdfPageName++;
                }

                page = writer.GetImportedPage(reader, i);
                rotation = reader.GetPageRotation(i);

                if (rotation == 90 || rotation == 270)
                {
                    cb.AddTemplate(page, 0, -1f, 1f, 0, 0, reader.GetPageSizeWithRotation(i).Height);
                }
                else
                {
                    cb.AddTemplate(page, 1f, 0, 0, 1f, 0, 0);
                }
            }
            f++;
            if (f >= orderedList.Count) continue;
            reader = new PdfReader(targetFolder + orderedList[f]);
            // we retrieve the total number of pages
            n = reader.NumberOfPages;
            pdfNewPageFlag = true;
        }

        // step 5: we close the document
        document.Close();
    }

This method also creates a bookmark at the beginning of each original document. Once the documents have all been merged, I am calling this method to delete the files:
    private static void DeletePdfs()
    {
        // Delete the files
        foreach (var file in orderedListPdfFileNames)
        {
            var newFileName = tempfolder + file;
            File.Delete(newFileName);
        }
    }

But when trying to actually delete the file, I am seeing this exception:

An unhandled exception of type 'System.IO.IOException' occurred in mscorlib.dll
Additional information: The process cannot access the file '\file\IT\SK\test\HrDocs\Cover.pdf' because it is being used by another process.

In the PDFs method, I have tried calling writer.Close() and reader.Close() both before and after document.Close(), but then I get the message Cannot close a document which is already closed.
Is anyone able to help out with this or point me in the right direction? I can't seem to figure out which part of the Merge process is locking the files!

A: This was just a case of not closing the readers in the right places.
As mkl mentioned in the comments, if document.Close() fails after closing the readers, then I need to close the readers afterwards.
In the below amendment I added each reader to a list after creation and they are all closed at the end:
    public void Pdfs(string targetPdf, List<string> orderedList, string targetFolder, string spSite)
    {
        var readerlist = new List<PdfReader>();

        var f = 0;
        // we create a reader for a certain document
        var reader = new PdfReader(targetFolder + orderedList[f]);
        readerlist.Add(reader);

        // we retrieve the total number of pages
        var n = reader.NumberOfPages;
        // step 1: creation of a document-object
        var document = new iTextSharp.text.Document(reader.GetPageSizeWithRotation(1));

        // step 2: we create a writer that listens to the document
        var writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, new FileStream(targetPdf, FileMode.Create));
        // step 3: we open the document
        document.Open();
        var cb = writer.DirectContent;
        PdfImportedPage page;
        int rotation;
        // step 4: we add content
        var pdfPageName = 0;
        var pdfNewPageFlag = true;
        while (f < orderedList.Count)
        {
            var i = 0;
            while (i < n)
            {
                i++;
                document.SetPageSize(reader.GetPageSizeWithRotation(i));
                document.NewPage();
                if (pdfNewPageFlag)
                {
                    var chapter = new iTextSharp.text.Chapter(orderedList[pdfPageName], pdfPageName + 1);
                    document.Add(chapter);
                    pdfNewPageFlag = false;
                    pdfPageName++;
                }

                page = writer.GetImportedPage(reader, i);
                rotation = reader.GetPageRotation(i);

                if (rotation == 90 || rotation == 270)
                {
                    cb.AddTemplate(page, 0, -1f, 1f, 0, 0, reader.GetPageSizeWithRotation(i).Height);
                }
                else
                {
                    cb.AddTemplate(page, 1f, 0, 0, 1f, 0, 0);
                }
            }

            f++;
            if (f >= orderedList.Count) continue;
            reader = new PdfReader(targetFolder + orderedList[f]);
            readerlist.Add(reader);

            // we retrieve the total number of pages
            n = reader.NumberOfPages;
            pdfNewPageFlag = true;
        }

        // step 5: we close the document
        document.Close();

        foreach (var rdr in readerlist)
        {
            rdr.Close();
        }
    }

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Prefect of CDF Outlawed in France for Covering for Modernist Cardinal Barbarin of Lyon
Prefect Luis Ladara Ferrer did not respond to the summons from French Court in Abuse Case.
(Rome) The Holy See refers to the immunity of Cardinal Ladaria, Prefect of the Roman Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The Spanish bearer of the purple dignity was summoned by a court in the case of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin.
Cardinal Luis Fancisco Ladaria Ferrer SJ did not comply with the summons issued by the French court. The court is handling the charges against Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, the Archbishop of Lyon, who is accused of not having promptly brought in a priest of his diocese, who involving young male Pathfinders between 1986 and 1991.
The Vatican forbade the prefect from participating by referring to his immunity, AFP reported. The court of Lyon cited Cardinal Ladaria not only as a witness, but as a potential co-defendant. Reason for this is the statement of Cardinal Barbarin in the course of his defense, to have consulted Ladaria on the case of the priest.
Ladaria had recommended to the Archbishop of Lyon "to take the appropriate disciplinary measures of the Church, but to avoid a public scandal".
Recently, the summons was made for Cardinal Ladaria, who was sent by the French authorities to the Vatican. The Vatican responded by pointing out that Cardinal Ladaria's communication was "in the exercise of his sovereign duties" as an official of the Holy See. International law recognizes him "ratione materiae" criminal immunity, if he performs duties in the name of the sovereign.
The competent judicial authority of the Vatican therefore declared the French summons to be "inadmissible".
Picture: MiL
Edit: notice how Barbarin hasn't resigned. He's a solid Bergolian.
Labels: Aberrosexual agenda, Coverups, Holy See, Luis Ladaria SJ, Philippe Cardinal Barbarin, ratione materiae
No fan of Cardinal Barbarin but it does appear that some in the French government, media, etc... are very hostile to the Church as is the case in Chile, Ireland, and US.
Lyon is a hotbed of Occultism and anti-clerical. This case could be an excuse to hurt the Church.
Of course, it is a case to "hurt the Church". Ladaria replaced Muller. Do you worry more about the devil inside or the devil outside? This is now all about a "gay culture" covering their posterior. As in the great prophesies on the final days, the Church has "fallen into the sewer".
What's going to hurt the Church more? Covering for bad seeds like Ladaria, or cutting them loose?
It's amazing to watch these clerical sodomites and their protectors hide behind the incense and high walls of the Vatican.


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