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Q: Does IIS 7 have limit of simultaneous requests? Does IIS 7 have some limit of simultaneous requests? I'm using Windows Server 2008.
Thanks in advance.

A: Yes, IIS 7 can have a limit of simultaneous requests, depending on the edition of Windows you're using. I see  people often assert (as others have here) that somehow the limits have been lifted with IIS 7. It's just not always so, and depends on whether running 2008, 7, or Vista.
Let's start with Win2k8, since you mention using that. The following document suggests that 2k8 has only a server version, and with no limits. "With Windows Server 2008, IIS 7.0 ...there is no request execution limitation." (source: http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/479/iis-70-features-and-vista-editions/)
That page also shows a table with other versions, but though it's not clear, those apply to Vista. Here are the limits for IIS 7 (from that table) on those versions: Basic & Starter editions: 3 requests, for Premium: 3, for Pro: 10, and for Server: unlimited.
I've found similar limits, documented here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc268241.aspx. "With Starter and Home Basic editions of Windows Vista, the simultaneous request execution limit for IIS is three for Windows Vista Home Premium. ...For Windows Vista Business, Enterprise, and Ultimate edition...the simultaneous request execution limit is ten. ..With server editions of Window, IIS 7.0 has no request execution limit."
Finally, while I've not found a document stating the limits for Windows 7, I have confirmed the same limit of 3 on my copy of Windows 7 Home Premium. (It's curious that the learn.iis.net page above does discuss both Vista and Windows 2008, but makes no mention of Windows 7.)
With respect to this limit, if it's a problem for you or other readers, here's a potentially valuable bonus tip that I've not seen documented anywhere: the limit is really per application pool, or more technically per worker process. So you can certainly get more request simultaneously against your box by using multiple app pools.
But perhaps you want to have more requests against a single site, which obviously can be connected only to a single app pool. There's still good news: you can increase the number of worker processes per app pool in the "advanced settings" for a given app pool (right-click on the app pool), increasing "Maximum Worker Processes" from the default of 1. (Some will recognize that as being the same as what was known as "web gardens" for app pools in IIS 6.)
For those new to them, whether creating new app pools or more worker processes for an app pool, for each new worker process, you'll see a new w3wp.exe in task manager.
Finally, there's a caution to consider if you decide to increase the number of worker processes. At least back in IIS 6, I documented that if you're running an ASP.NET app using sessions that are "inproc" (or in memory), the default, there is a problem with using multiple worker processes (web gardens), in that the sessions are not replicated among the worker processes. That may not be an issue for the OP, so I'll say you can learn more at an entry I did a few years ago: http://bluedragon.blog-city.com/lost_sessions_webgardens_sessionstate.htm.

A: The limitations by default are the capacity of your server to serve those requests (i.e. CPU, memory) although you can set up throttling etc based on a number of concurrent users.

A: On Windows Server operating systems, IIS 7.0 has no request execution limit.
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As I mentioned earlier, I played through FF7 with some nice mods, to increase the quality of the graphics and such. There were some other mods to break the 9999 limit on everything, allowing you to deal over 9999 damage, and your HP could be over 9999 too. however enemies could also hit you for over 9999. and the most fun one was "Aeris Resurrection" the guys over at Qhimm.com created a little patch to keep her in your group and to allow you to keep using her and the time you invested in her, they even added dialogue for her during the rest of the game and a hand new upgrade to her "ultimate weapon" replacing the Aeris ghost scene when revisiting the church later in the game. Done really well!
I thoroughly enjoyed replaying it, remembering 99% of the secrets and locations. I even bested Emerald and Ruby Weapon, though cheaty... I used Aeris level 4 limit break which renders you invincible for the duration of a battle, but still, I wasnt really in that game for the long haul being that I had done it before.Speaking of "the long haul" one thing i remembered being soul crushingly horrible, was chocobo breeding. But no longer! It took me no more than an afternoon of racing and breeding to get the gold chocobo... admittedly i also had the TV running to keep me going but i swear doing that last time seemed to take a lifetime.


For women aged 18 to 21 in both studies there was no significant protection because they did not use the ring consistently. ASPIRE found that HIV protection was greater in groups with evidence of better ring use. Incidence of HIV was cut by more than half - 56% - among women 21 and older, who, as a group, appeared also to use the ring most consistently.
Licensure is an important but complex and timeous process. The authorities will review the comprehensive dossier of scientific evidence when deciding to licence the ring. The ring's developer, International Partnership for Microbicides, a global health non-profit enterprise, will follow this process.


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The Campanian Archipelago (), also called Neapolitan Archipelago (), is an archipelago in the Tyrrhenian Sea, in southwestern Italy. It principally comprises 5 islands: Capri, Ischia, Nisida, Procida, and Vivara. Most of the archipelago belongs to the Metropolitan City of Naples (and previously part of the Province of Naples).

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The five principal islands are all administered by the Metropolitan City of Naples:
 Capri and
 the 4 Phlegraean Islands:
 Ischia & its companion islet, the Aragonese Castle
 Nisida,
 Procida, and
 Vivara.

Nearby islets and skerries are usually included in the archipelago as well:
 Aragonese Castle
 the Sirenuse (the ) & the nearby .
 Gaiola Island
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 the Capri faraglioni,
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Most of these minor islets belong to Naples as well, except the Sirenuse (Galli), which belong to the Province of Salerno.

History
The ancient name of this archipelago was the Parthenopaean Islands (, from Parthenope, the ancient name of Naples). It originally included the Pontine Islands, which are now considered an archipelago in its own right.

, home to Castel dell'Ovo, used to be an island – albeit very near the coastline – in this archipelago. However, it is now a peninsula attached directly to the mainland.

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External links

Archipelagoes of Italy
Archipelagoes of the Mediterranean Sea
Campanian volcanic arc
Islands of Campania
Phlegraean Fields

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Quite agree 170748, to many rules.
Point well made, that is why posters are being encouraged to post the full details so you can do exactly that.
Regarding asking family,I doubt whether you have thousands of eavesdroppers when you do that.
" Therefore we would like..." doesn't sound draconian or very much like a rule but a brilliant suggestion.
I have been the 'victim' of replies on here telling me off for asking questions. Some quizzes do ask for 'no asking' until a certain date and I always respect those, but some others ask for no questions on these type of sites at all. I have been really stumped a couple of times and have waited until only a few days before the quiz has to be in, which cannot possibly damage sales and have still been 'told off'. I have chosen not to do this type of quiz any more but will still do charity quizzes and also use this site.
Just to clarify, any posts in which people "tell off" other users for not providing information, will be removed. There's no need to badger each other or worry about whether people are adding the dates in or not (though if you do know the dates and they haven't been included, feel free to help out by mentioning them). It's just a helpful thing people can do to help others decide if they want to answer a question or not. Please leave the policing of the forums to the mods and the gnomes!
Well said. Now that's all sorted Out. Thank you.
Granny Grump - I tried the e-mail address you gave for a quiz and it came backundelivered?? (barrieeavson@gmail.com). Can you help please?
I did the heading wrong before (spelt Charlie as Charlue!!, so probably no-one saw my request, as only Kettledrum helped!
I'm now just struggling on one question so any suggestions will be gratefully received. I don't need the answer - just point me in the right direction please!
20. Was he paid for his work?
Questions are best in the main topic - this thread is discussing new guidelines etc.
Not slapped at all,just pointing you in the right direction.
Hope the right email address gets you the quiz too.
Thank goodness, this is a friendly site. I sometimes wonder!! I only ask when I have exhausted all other options. For the person who said try Google, I was astounded to think they hadn't realised I had already done that. I write quiz sheets myself for charity, people asking for answers doesn't seem to make a difference to my sales. I often return winnings or donate to my own charity. I don;t do the quizzes for the winnings.
I think anyone advertising a quiz on here should make it clear that they are requesting clues only, no asking till a certain date or no asking on the internet in the listing. Quite a few don't do that so people have then paid before they are aware of that. I also do not feel we should be removed if we point out what the quiz setter has requested if we say that politely. Usually this is greeted with being accused of being the quiz police. It is after all just another detail of the quiz like giving the closing date and the details of how to get the quiz if it isn't on the round up.


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Mike Klassen: Secretive Vision Vancouver should start listening to all citizens
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I've got an idea. Let's add the expression "civic engagement" to Vancouver's newspeak dictionary. Newspeak is the term George Orwell coined in his novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four. In Orwell's tale, newspeak is used by a totalitarian regime to discourage independent thinking. Today, newspeak is employed by political strategists and marketers of all stripes. Expressions like "downsize" (fire) and "pre-owned" (used) are widely employed examples of modern newspeak.
Mike Klassen: Secretive Vision Vancouver should start listening to all citizens Back to video
We've heard the discussion about how Vancouverites suffer from a reported epidemic of loneliness and isolation. This notion, of which I am a firm skeptic, has triggered a policy initiative from Vancouver's ruling Vision party.
The Vancouver Foundation — which coincidentally manages a $1-million green fund on behalf of the city — created the "lonely city" survey that just happens to dovetail with a Vision campaign promise to help us love our neighbours — and watch more council meetings.
So what does civic engagement, newly defined by Vision's master strategists, actually mean? Sadly for Vancouver, it already equals less access to city hall, reduced citizen involvement in shaping our city, and a top-down approach to decision-making. Look no further than Wednesday's approval of a citywide policy to rezone single-family neighbourhoods — important details of the plan posted just three days before the meeting.
So why is this happening if Vision promises the opposite?
My first supposition is that Vision Vancouver does not have public engagement in its DNA. The political organization is tightly controlled from the top by Mike Magee, Mayor Gregor Robertson's main adviser and chief of staff. After a promising start where Vision held a wide open candidate-selection process in 2008, the party left the choice of their 2011 candidates to their backroom boys. In the age of the Internet, where political organizations all vie to be seen as open and progressive, Vision became more opaque.
But how the party conducts its internal matters pales in comparison to the ways Vision have stymied public input into government. Today, there is no longer any debate at council. We only hear the statement of positions and little else. A five-minute time limit rule has been wielded like an axe by Vision to slam the door on questions from the opposition.
Another example of how Vision proposes to "improve" engagement is Vision's proposal to reduce annual budget consultations to every third year. What government wouldn't love that? And even if you were an armchair auditor wishing raise questions about city spending — such as council travel costs — good luck finding data. The detailed annual budget books have not been prepared since Vision took office in 2008. The public is expected to glean information from vague PowerPoint documents.
Even NPA Coun. George Affleck regularly remarks that he is not provided with financial figures.
In the 1970s, the TEAM government under then-mayor Art Phillips arranged after-hours meetings to improve access between the public and elected reps. Since Vision took office, the number of public meetings has been cut and the number of in-camera meetings has soared. Meetings are hardly convenient for most people, anyway; if a council decision is controversial, prepare to dig in for several hours before speaking to council.
Want to do some research before you address council? A botched $3-million revamp of the city's website has made that more difficult. Months after its official launch, meeting schedules and reports are not integrated into the new site. Want to search for a report? Count on broken web links thanks to this costly mess.
If you are bold enough to attend a meeting to challenge Vision's agenda, be sure to bring a thick skin. Many will remember the derisive "f—ing hacks" remark muttered by Robertson. But Vision Coun. Andrea Reimer possibly one-upped him this year when she looked up a speaker's LinkedIn profile as he spoke to council, suggesting a job he once held coloured his views and even mocked him for not updating his profile. It was appallingly rude.
You can hardly blame the public for tuning out of what happens at council, but Vision has a solution. They want to strike another committee. They've helped you tune out what council is doing, so they're going to try to woo you back.
While it's possible Vision craves more public feedback, their conduct in the council chambers proves that they only listen to those who agree with them. That's the damnedest thing about democracy; not everyone agrees with you.
Do we need more civic engagement? Probably not as much as we need a city council that actually listens to the public it serves.
City politics blogger Mike Klassen was an NPA candidate in the last city election. An earlier version of this ran in the Huffington Post.
The editorial pages editor is Gordon Clark, who can be reached atgclark@theprovince.com. Letters to the editor can be sent to provletters@theprovince.com.

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I thought he meant that there were staff changes or layoffs or something.
Instead, he went on to explain that he was calling from within his locked office because there was a gunman in the building, the gunman had hostages and might also have a bomb.
You know, just another day at work for an IT guy.
I was out with my kids at a McDonald's Playland, having taken them out for a special First Day of School lunch of forbidden fast food, a new plastic toy and a romp through a Hamburgler-decorated maze. Away from my computer, with my phone in my purse, Chris's call was the first I heard of the emergency. He was very calm. He didn't want to talk much, didn't say anything very dramatic, and told me he'd call me back when he had more information.
Later that evening he explained to me that he didn't want to be chatting loudly in his office in case the guy was going around individual offices taking out people a la the season finale of Grey's Anatomy (that I forced him to watch with me). He also said that he moved his chair from out from behind his desk and positioned it directly inside the door with his laptop on his lap, that way if someone walked past his office, it would not be apparent from glancing through the frosted glass on either side of the door that the office was occupied. Chris also explained that a key had been stuck in his office door for awhile, preventing the door from locking, normally not a big deal. But upon receiving the company-wide email to Discovery employees to retreat to locked offices, after 20 tries he finally got the key unstuck.
So after this phone call, I load the kids in the car and start driving home. For once, I am relieved that they are being super loud and squabbling and totally ignoring me on my phone. But after hanging up with Chris, who do I call? Chris's parents or siblings, and totally freak them the heck out? My own family, and do the same? Call Chris again and be all "I love you!" fatalistic and unhelpful? But since I've never learned to think before I speak, the act of just talking to someone seemed calming.
So I pull up my phone history and look at the people on it. I call my friend K., whose husband also works in downtown Silver Spring, get a busy line message, and don't leave a message because what do you say without scaring her for hopefully no reason (her husband does not work at Discovery, just nearby). Then I call WhyMommy Susan, for no other reason than that she is good with unexpected scary crap and a very good friend.
OK, I'll admit it: The real reason I called Susan is that once she called me to pray for her when she was scared that something bad might be happening and I did and then I asked other people to pray too and then everything turned out totally fine. I wanted the same result and so it seemed logical at the time to call her and do the same thing. Apparently, the American chick's incorrect interpretation of karma is totally Catholic. Or maybe it's that sometimes when you are too in shock to pray yourself, and just have to work on driving your car at the speed limit and buckling the kids' seat belts and using your turn signal correctly, what you do is you ask your friends to pray because you cannot.
Susan was great and invited us to come hang out at her house. I stumbling told her yes, but I needed to go home first and get my laptop to see what was happening, and then no, I'd rather go home so I could be reached by two phones, put the kids in front of a kid DVD that could not be interrupted by a breaking newscast and then just read the news on my computer in another room. I had a few other stumbling calls with K. and my friend M. too until we arrived home.
Chris and I both kept up with the situation on our laptops as it unfolded via Twitter, using the hashtag #Discovery. Normally I just use Twitter to very casually keep up with my friends, readers and fellow bloggers, but yesterday it was an ideal minute-by-minute aggregate of all the media and personal accounts available. It was also a silent medium, as I did NOT want my children to see that building they know so well, "Daddy's building", on the television, or them to hear anything via news radio or streaming media to scare them.
More friends began calling us, and I was grateful for something to do. Even just taking a call, saying I didn't know anything more and would keep them posted kept me busy.
And then I looked out the window and Susan was pulling into the driveway, bearing her kids (one still in his first-day-of-school outfit, the other asleep on her shoulder), homemade cookies and a kid DVD. She cheerily settled down in the family room to watch TV and play with the kids, freeing me up to retreat to my computer and phones out of their earshot. Susan is awesome.
Chris then called and said that he and other employees were evacuated to another part of the building and that the gunman was on the first floor. We both worried aloud about the daycare center, also located on the first floor. And since the guy's awful nutso manifesto was now being tweeted around, I also knew that this guy literally viewed children as filthy creatures. We wondered if his hostage was a child or if the guy really had explosives. Just thinking of those "what ifs", connected to children, was another scary moment, almost as scary as Chris saying that he was locked in his office.
And then Chris called to say he was out of the building, the hostage was a security guard (at this point everyone thought there was only one hostage) and that he saw that the daycare center kids were evacuated to the nearby McDonald's because it was air-conditioned (yes, McDonald's again).
Kid-less, I was able to zoom over the posted limit to the Metro station near our house to get Chris. The Metro station was packed with people with eyes glued to their phones and similarly waiting to be picked up.
We came home and took turns playing with the kids while the other one manned the phones and Twitter links from the media, as the authorities were now holding press briefings. I heard from the wonderful Patti that she was at her office in downtown Silver Spring, not far from Discovery, but waiting to be released. Patti was very calm and focused on Chris's safety. Today I am worried that I wasn't concerned enough about how she was doing, in my relief to have Chris home.
Still via Twitter, we learned that there was a "small group of hostages," all adults. And then we learned that the hostages were out. And then that they were three in number and not physically injured. And then that Lee was shot.
One thing that REALLY bugged yesterday: the people clogging the #Discovery feed on Twitter with their jokes. I understand the place for a joke about current events, but not while the horrible event is happening. Not on the information stream that families of the hostages or SWAT team or emergency personnel are using to keep updated about their loved ones' safety. Some people were making jokes before the employees were released from the building, when the news story was just minutes old. And LOTS of people were making jokes before the three hostages were freed. They made these jokes, again, using the #Discovery hashtag. Those people angered me greatly yesterday. And today. Their deadliestcatchsharkweekwheresbeargryllswhenyouneedhim jokes were ridiculously unhelpful. They could have made the jokes without the hashtag designated for breaking news.
The people who were concerned about my husband and his colleagues, whether they were the trained snipers risking their lives on site, the police negotiators who talked with Lee for hours yesterday, the SWAT teams searching for explosives, the police that safely evacuated the building, or the Discovery staff assisting the police in the building, those individuals impressed me beyond belief yesterday. My heart goes out to the three hostages who kept their cool and were so brave as they were held for four hours at gunpoint. (See statement from hostage Jim McNulty, God bless him.) I am impressed with Discovery's statements and post-incident work today, and the media's coverage of the event as it happened yesterday.
Our friends (from the intimate to the virtual pals of Facebook and Twitter) and family who called and emailed and texted and Tweeted and Facebooked and just sent their love and concern and prayers and support and friendship were also amazing. Thank you.
Our evening concluded last night with soccer practice – Charlie playing, Chris helping coach, Eve playing with the other soccer sibs on the playground, and me chilling and chatting with the other parents from our spectator chairs. I learned that a family I adore is expecting a baby. Good stuff. Normal stuff. Our happy life as usual.
So, um, I don't really have a recommendation of something fun and new and exciting to do with your family today. I think we've all had enough excitement in Silver Spring to last us a good long while.
You were the first person I thought of yesterday when this happened. And I remebered all of us in the building together a few months ago. So glad everyone is home and safe. Much love.
What a nightmare! I'm so glad you had Susan to help, she's wonderful. And I'm glad that Chris and everyone else are all safe and sound. I'd say you've had enough excitement for a few days. Enjoy a relaxing weekend!
I'm a regular reader of your blog, Jessica. Thanks for sharing your story and very glad that Chris and his co-workers are OK. Wishing your family a peaceful day.
So scary! You just never expect that kind of thing! I am glad everyone is okay and it all worked out. You did a good job shielding your kids from this. Whew! Take a few days off to play with the kids and enjoy your family!
Oh my goodness! The thigs I miss with no TV. I can't believe that was going on in my backyard! I am SO glad that Chris is safe and that you had good friends to help you through a really tough day.
Thanks for sharing your story. My uncle was evacuated as well. Glad everyone is safe and sound. You both made some great decisions during a time of crisis.
phew. I caught the whole thing as I was turning on the tv for the kids while I made dinner, so my prayers and well-wishes began at about 4:30pm, after everything was over and (hopefully) Chris was home safe and sound.
Seriously, please don't share fun activities this weekend, Jess. Turn off the computer, hang with your hubby and kids, and enjoy as much peace and quiet as possible.
Hugs to you, hooray! to Susan for being there for you, and just know that you were on my mind as soon as I heard about it.
Thank goodness for good friends! I'm glad Chris and everyone at Discovery came out of yesterday's ordeal ok. Thank you for sharing your story.
I can't even imagine how terrifying this must have been for you and your family. I am relieved beyond words that all the employees and children at the building made it out safely. Much love to you and your family.
Gah, I am so so glad you guys are okay! I was thinking of you yesterday and wondering if you were fine. So glad that was true!!
So glad you guys are OK. How harrowing!! My friend's husband works there too and I was so relieved to hear none of the Discovery employees was hurt.
Do you have any idea how they got the kids out? I haven't seen any reports about that. Did they somehow sneak them out? Did he let them take them out?
i'm so glad you wrote and published this on here today. you were the first person i thought about when this news broke yesterday. i don't even know if you remember meeting me at the first momzshare event at jennifer's house, but you gave me the sweetest, most sincere hug when i arrived, having never met anyone a la blog world before.
i wanted to hug you back yesterday so much.
I've been hearing stories about yesterday all day, but not from the people who were on the outside waiting for news. How unbelievably stressful. So glad, of course, that he (and everyone else) got out unharmed. Still keep thinking about the three people in the lobby for four hours. What is striking me today, too, is the strength of the community here at Discovery – including the families. Thanks for this post.
So glad everything worked out for you! It is amazing that it happened so close to home yesterday. Another wake-up call to be thankful for every day!
This is every mother's nightmare. I'm sorry you went through this. Thank you for being the kind of person who can share this and help us understand our own world in a more intimate way.
Thank God he is safe! So glad you had your friend to help you. Hope you are getting back to normal today – makes us all appreciate our loved ones more!
So happy for your family that all turned out well. Blessings to you all for courage and unbelievable patience in dealing through the situation.
I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that. I didn't even know until this incident that your husband worked there. Thank you for taking the time to share the story and let us know both an "insider's" (Chris's) experience and then the experience of being the spouse on the other end of the call.
And Susan is a saint!
I didn't want to inondate you with yet another message while it was happening…I knew Chris worked there and was thinking of you. I'm glad it's over.
Thank you! I heard you were waiting in the wings if needed yesterday. Thanks so much.
Very happy your uncle was OK. Hope he is recovering from the scariness.
Thank you, new friend from BlogHer, for virtually having my back too. I've got yours from MD as well!
thank you Leah! we too are so glad that all Discovery employees were physically OK yesterday!
thanks for your support. we made out a bit until i passed out. chugged drinks on empty stomach and extreme stress aren't super romantic after all.
thank you nic – of COURSE i remember you! i really appreciate your support and love.
thank you gayle. i was very glad to hear you were ok yesterday. i believe the updates from Discovery and your team today have been great. Thank you!
thank you for liking this account. it felt a little gratuitous to me when posting. but hard to think of anything else to write about today. and easier to write once for all then individually via emails.
Yes, Susan is a saint. We are so blessed to call her a friend. Thank you JJ for your friendship too.
Thank you Shawna! Very happy all is over so i can go back to writing too long effed up "reply all" messages on Facebook.
how incredibly scary! I'm so glad that everything turned out okay!
what a wonderful friend to have—everyone should have a susan in their life!
Jessica, thank you for sharing. So horrible what all of you and other Discovery families went through yesterday. As noted by another below, this took a lot of courage, patience, and resilience by everyone in the mix.
I wanted to note, inevitably a good number of Discovery staff who experienced this or their family members will experience varying degrees of post-traumatic stress now or later on. My hope is that Discovery will provide info to staff to be alert to this in themselves or family members. However, this link has some basic resources http://www.istss.org/AboutTraumaticStress/1490.htm – and others may have better links.
Oh sweetie, thank you so much for sharing your story. I still get chills thinking about what could have happened. I'm glad that Chris is safe. It could have gone so wrong.
One of the reason I love Twitter is we can keep update about situations like this way faster than the news can keep up.
I don't know what else to say except to give you virtual hugs.
Thank you for shariing your story. There are so many lessons in it for all of us. The manner in which you handled protecting the children from the news, the importance of having real friends "everyone should have a Susan", the realization that this can happen anywhere, to anyone, and to remind us all that each day is a blessing, to live each day to the fullest and remind us to hug and tell those we love just how much we do. Again, thank you for sharing your story.
I'm so sorry you and your family had to go through this.
No, I'm not. I'm just a friend. Anyone would have done the same.
Responding to a stressful incident by cracking jokes is normal human behavior. Twitter was not designed to be a news source, but rather to facilitate social networking. And yes, that includes tasteless jokes when things like this happen. That's the bad that comes along with the good (increased flow of information due to collaboration). I'm not trying to find fault, I just find it annoying when people treat Twitter as something it was never intended to be.
I'm glad all ended well with your family. I work across the street from the Discovery building and it was quite surreal to see the nursery being evacuated with the kids still in their cribs. Interesting day, all around.
funny how your normal sense of humor leaves you when you're worried for your loved one's life, the lives of innocent people.
thank you for telling me what Twitter was designed for though! here i thought the uses of social media were still evolviing.
also, i didn't knock the joking on Twitter, just the joking on the designated breaking news avenue.
sorry for my lack of kindness in my reply. i probably would be less caustic in a couple days. or to a commenter how replied with his/her real name and persona.
Thank you Meredith! Just as the Discovery staff took GREAT care of their people during the emergency, I know first-hand that Discovery takes amazingly great care of their employees complete medical needs. I am sure that the employees that need help will receive great care. Thank you for the link – a great roundup of resources for us all.
I LOVE YOU. Thank you for calling me yesterday and offering support. Talking to friends like you helped the @#$%y time pass much more quickly than just sitting there.
Here here. Susan is incredible. Thank you for your concern.
Oh, Jess. I can't even imagine. I'm impressed you didn't fall apart and I'm so glad everyone is safe.
JESS… I'm so glad to read that Chris is OK! I was so nervous for you and your family all day and I've been praying and thinking about you. Glad he's okay… but what an ordeal!! Glad you have a long weekend to decompress.


With full respect to Parsha Devarim, I would like to touch on Tisha B'av and its liturgy. We will be commemorating Tisha B'Av Saturday night and Sunday morning. It is said "with the advent of the month of Av we diminish our joy." The Kinot ritual we will be doing Sunday morning first brings out the aspects of our triumphant Exodus from Egypt: the redemption followed by the plagues, the splitting of the sea, giving of the Torah, the manna, the clouds, the traveling water well, and so on.
Then, as if toying with our emotions, we see the rioting and ransacking, the fire and smoke of devastation, tears from families being torn apart, famine and starvation, captivity and servitude, war, sickness, death, and mourning of the destruction of the Temple. We are taken from the highest heights to the lowest of the lows.
The concept is not original, nor mine, but we can take some consolation from the fact that nearly two thousand years after the destruction of Jerusalem and our exile, the Jewish people are still standing (for those of you that have been to Israel recently, still standing "tall"). We have been oppressed all over the world but time after time have left our positive stamp on humankind. A small group of us are even perched and flourishing on the plains just north of the Alamo for over 125 years!
Having spent many, many summers at Camp Ramah I recall hearing the story of the "fox" more than once, and it is only now as an adult that my inner soul feels its true meaning. Rabbi Akiva and three other sages were walking in Jerusalem after the destruction of the Temple. As they approached the site of the Temple Mount, a fox came scurrying out from the ruins of the Temple. Mindful of the prophesy, "On desolate Mount Zion, foxes will roam," (Eicha 5:18), the sages began to cry and mourn the destruction of our Holy Temple. Rabbi Akiva only laughed.
Why, they questioned? He reminded them the entire prophesy had two parts -- the first half dealt with destruction and the second with redemption. If the first part dealing with destruction came true exactly as foretold, then the rest must also be true, and our redemption is at hand. The Talmud (Makot 24b) tells us the sages replied, "Akiva you have comforted us; Akiva you have comforted us."
Please join us tomorrow night at 9:15 PM and Sunday morning at 9 AM to commemorate this solemn day. This is the one weekday that we do NOT wear our tefillin.
Our sages teach in Isaiah 66:10, "Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her." Whoever mourns properly for Jerusalem will be rewarded by experiencing its rejoicing.
Please note that Rabbi Abraham will be away next Shabbat. His message will return on August 7th.


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Baker Mayfield joining Los Angeles Rams could avert NFL scheduling disaster | Opinion
The Los Angeles Rams have done the NFL's schedule makers a solid.
Thursday night, they'll host the Las Vegas Raiders in a matchup of two of the league's most disappointing teams – hardly the kind of showcase new streaming partner Prime Video would have hoped for.
And, sure, the Raiders (5-7) remain on the fringes of the AFC wild-card hunt, the Silver and Black riding an improbable three-game winning streak that includes two overtime escapes.
But the Rams?
Their 3-9 record represents the worst 12-game start ever by a reigning Super Bowl champion. They're guaranteed a sub-.500 record, the first time that's happened to a team following a Lombardi lift in nearly two decades (2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 7-9).
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Quarterback Matthew Stafford (neck, spinal cord contusion) and Super Bowl 56 MVP Cooper Kupp (ankle surgery) are on injured reserve, along with most of the offensive line. All-universe defensive lineman Aaron Donald, who'd never missed a game due to injury in his nine-year career, is about to sit out his second consecutive game with a bum ankle.
So the stars are out, the stakes are low and even the fantasy implications the Rams might provide are slim to nil. And this team, projected as a virtual playoff shoo-in before the season in what appeared a weak NFC, is about to be force-fed to NFL viewers over the next four weeks: tonight against the Raiders; at Lambeau Field against the nearly as abysmal Green Bay Packers on "Monday Night Football" in Week 15; a Christmas afternoon date with … the Denver Broncos; and a meeting with the crosstown Chargers on New Year's Night – the only one of those games eligible to be flexed.
Yet just when it seemed the league would have to resign itself to a prime-time ratings lag when so much is at stake throughout the NFL, where nary a team has clinched a playoff berth, a gift from the waiver wire.
Enter Baker Mayfield.
In what felt like a fairly surprising move, the Rams claimed the former No. 1 overall draft pick Tuesday after the Carolina Panthers let Mayfield go. It was most definitely a surprise that no other team put a claim in for a player not two years removed from leading the Cleveland Browns to their first postseason win in more than a quarter century.
And the best part for the NFL, Amazon and tight end Tyler Higbee's fantasy owners? Mayfield might just play against the Raiders.
"So, as far as his status for tomorrow, we're working through that kind of stuff," LA coach Sean McVay said Wednesday. "He literally just got here last night."
Why the possibility of dropping a quarterback, of all positions, into the starting lineup with 48 hours of prep time? Well, Stafford's not the only injured Rams passer. Backup John Wolford is dealing with a neck injury of his own and is a game-time decision.
"I would lean towards that he'll be active," McVay said of Mayfield, perhaps an indication of Wolford's health.
Bryce Perkins, who made his only NFL start two weeks ago, and practice squader Case Cookus are McVay's other options.
"Whether or not that means that he would play – or he would be available in an emergency setting – is something that we're going to continue to work through," McVay continued in regard to Mayfield, stressing that the concepts and verbiage in the Rams playbook are similar to systems Mayfield has already run in the NFL.
"There's so many things that a quarterback's responsible for, so how do you really try to package enough information to be able to allow him to go play well without overloading him with unnecessary stuff is kind of that balance. I mean it would be unprecedented, from my experiences – because of everything that a quarterback's asked to do – to bring him in in such a short period of time and have him go out there."
Enough said, Sean.
With the likelihood Mayfield will at least be in uniform, you can count on Amazon's cameras being trained on the fifth-year vet in an unfamiliar No. 17 jersey previously worn by former LA wideout Robert Woods.
Yet you can also bet there will be plenty of interest in watching Mayfield play, and not only from Rams fans. As McVay noted, the circumstances are totally wild. Yet with the litany of injuries suffered by Stafford, including an offseason elbow issue, it's understandable why McVay might be assessing more experienced Plan B QBs than Wolford and Perkins.
"He is a tough competitor," McVay said of Mayfield, admitting he didn't study him that closely prior to the 2018 draft given the Rams, who advanced to Super Bowl 53 months later, thought at the time that Jared Goff was their long-term quarterback.
"There's so many things that a quarterback's responsible for, but what I've always liked is he's got the ability to be able to make the throws in the pocket, out of the pocket. He can throw on platform, off platform. He's got great upper body twitch. He's got the ability to be able to create with his legs.
"(R)eally smart, sharp, cerebral player that has a great competitiveness to him that you can't help but like."
McVay also admitted a significant part of the organization's evaluation of Mayfield will come by watching him at practice, in the meeting rooms and interacting with his new teammates.
Of course, Mayfield hasn't been quite the same since that magic carpet ride with the Browns at the end of the 2020 season, when Cleveland nearly knocked off the Chiefs in Kansas City to advance to the AFC championship game. Injuries to his left (non-throwing) shoulder and knee undermined Mayfield's 2021 campaign – McVay credited him with trying to play through the ailments – but ultimately led to the Browns' successful pursuit of Deshaun Watson as their new quarterback.
Mayfield's seven-game stint with the Panthers this year hardly set him up for a huge payday in the 2023 free agent market. But perhaps a strong showing with the Rams can resuscitate his stock, if not for McVay, then perhaps for teams in a bind under center, like the New York Jets and Giants or Washington Commanders – all three may have to consider new options next year with their current starters (including the Jets' Mike White) playing on expiring deals.
Mayfield's latest audition for his next job will also occur in the city where his college coach, Lincoln Riley, now works. The current USC boss, who had the former Heisman Trophy winner at Oklahoma, reached out to McVay as soon as Mayfield was claimed and could be another resource.
And then there are the fans of the San Francisco 49ers.
As it turns out, their team never bid for Mayfield – and wouldn't have been awarded him anyway given the Rams were well ahead of the Niners on the waiver priority list – despite what appears a season-ending broken foot for Jimmy Garoppolo and the prospect of the NFC West leaders hoping seventh-round rookie Brock Purdy can get them back to the promised land. Speculation of a Mayfield-49ers reunion ran rampant Monday as word leaked he was leaving Charlotte.
Now, Niners fans can only look on and wonder what might have been – knowing no rookie quarterback has steered a team further than the conference championship round. But little point in getting mad at McVay, who addressed the notion that the Rams claimed Mayfield in order to hinder the championship pursuits of their archrivals.
"That's not true," he said. "If it was maybe a different circumstance for where our team was at, then maybe that would be something.
"We were going to need to add somebody to that quarterback room regardless. And he happened to come available, and that's a good thing."
So get ready to tune in as Mayfield embarks on his third NFL act and maybe even gives Progressive some new ideas about his potential custodial responsibilities around SoFi Stadium. But expect Mayfield to be throwing quite a few passes for a bad team that's about to be featured for at least the next three weeks in front of a national audience.
McVay, for one, is characteristically enthused.
"What I can say in all sincerity is that there's an excitement about being able to work with (Mayfield) for what we know is five more weeks," he said.
"Whether he plays in five games or four games is to be determined, but I'm excited about that."
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Koh Samui is undoubtedly an peaceful destination for a holiday in Thailand. From its beautiful beaches to its luxury villas to its fascinating vistas, a holiday here is bound to recharge your batteries and allow you and family some unforgettable fun under the sun. When it comes to your island retreat, a private villa in Koh Samui is most suitable if you love to have extreme privacy and you want the whole place for yourself and your company. A very notable Koh Samui villa you should check is Villa Sila. This is a part of a luxury estate and could be your retreat while on vacation.
If you came to the island for the scenery, this villa in Koh Samui will not disappoint. Because it is a beachfront villa, you and your guests will be rewarded with the most amazing views of the beach day in and day out. A stone wall frontage separates the beach from the property but is low enough to allow magnificent views.
A great feature of Villa Sila is its well maintained landscape that perfectly complements the water views. The garden provides a spot for the guests to enjoy the beauty of nature and have some quiet time to admire the simple yet most remarkable things in life.
The design of the villa is open concept, like most villa rentals Koh Samui. Villa Sila is suitable for 14 people. It has a fully equipped kitchen, a grand living room, indoor dining area for 14 guests, and a large pool big enough for the whole group.
Villa Sila combines modern amenities with naturally beautiful scenery and world class service. This villa in Samui is suitable for your most awaited tropical holiday.
Koh Samui luxury villas are definitely the choice of accommodation of those who want the ultimate vacation home. Renting villas in Samui is highly recommended especially if you want an extremely private focal point for your stay. If you need a space that can be shared by the whole group, then Villa Waterlily is a must see.
Light blue waters of the beach will captivate your eyes and soothe your soul. The fine white sand is pure in its pristine goodness. Beach lovers will get their tropical fix here as the beach is just meters away from the villa complex. The swimming pool is a favorite spot of guests who stayed at Villa Waterlily. It is spacious, with cooling water that is sure to beat the heat.
A Ko Samui beach villa usually has a tropical garden and Villa Waterlily is no exception. The tropical vibe can be felt both inside and outside the villa, so no matter where you are in the property, you will be absolutely pleased. The materials used for the villa are mostly natural, to create a refreshing natural vibe that is perfect for a tropical retreat.
All the bedrooms feature sliding glass doors with wooden frames to allow most of the views in. Subdued colors that complement the colors of the beach are used to maintain the harmonious atmosphere in the interiors. Lounge chairs are also available so guests have plenty of places to sit on while here.
A shaded lounge area is among its best features and is the perfect place to have breakfast or have a late afternoon snack. It is also an ideal place to unwind as the views from here are simply stunning. The villa is among the finest Koh Samui villas available and is recommended for your most awaited family holiday. Villa Waterlily has 5 bedrooms and is meant for 10 guests. Decorated with unique home accents and artisan furnishings, this is a blissful retreat that could be the focal point for your holiday in Koh Samui, Thailand. It has a high speed internet access, is fully air conditioned, and has all the bath essentials you might need for a beach holiday.


Ray and Marv came up from Florida for another three days of fishing. They had some specific goals in mind and we met them all! First day was for quantity and the duo landed 30-40 rat reds on mud minnows under corks. Second day was sight fishing on the flats where we saw tons of backs and tails crushing bait in the skinny water. These fish had a preference for cracked blue crab and we caught reds up to 9lbs. Third day was docks where we managed to dredge out fish up to ten pounds. A great run!
On a road trip from Washington, Nick and his friend Chad joined me for a couple of days on the water. Had beautiful sunny days with modest winds and these two really got after it! Played all parts of the tide cycles and found fish cruising in the grass at high tide and large schools on the flats at low tide. Whether the duo were working artificials, popping corks or fishing on the bottom, they caught redfish no matter what. See you guys again soon!


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In January 2003, BBC News reported he was hiding in Spin Boldak, one of Afghanistan's two main border crossings with Pakistan.

Mullah Omar appointed him the Taliban's deputy military leader in 2003, a position he held until his death later that year.

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WA-APA Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee: Equity in Planning in 2021 and Beyond
Maren Murphy, Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee Chair
Over the last year, racial inequality has risen to the forefront of a national conversation on police brutality, social injustices, racism, and the Black Lives Matter movement. But inequality did not begin or end in 2020, and in the first week of 2021 we have already witnessed a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol Building and democracy itself.
The national American Planning Association released the Policy Statement on Righting the Wrongs of Racial Inequality in 2020 that speaks to the historical trauma inflicted on African American communities. This includes discrimination wrought by the planning profession itself, which has led to structural disadvantages in housing, transportation, education and employment that last to this day. APA recognizes this reality and is working to center equity in all planning processes in keeping with our mission of creating great communities for all.
Building on this national commitment, the Washington Chapter of the APA will re-engage the WA-APA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee (EDI Committee). We acknowledge that the WA-APA Chapter must do more to intentionally address racial equity in planning. To start, the EDI Committee will look to connect with planners, colleagues in related professions, and community organizations who are working to advance racial equity across Washington. We hope to build stronger relationships and trust to help change practices and dismantle barriers in our office, our work, our profession, and with the communities we serve. The EDI Committee is currently a small group of members. We are looking for additional leadership and members to help build the conversation.
Our profession's commitment to equity and social justice is outlined in the AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, APA's Planning for Equity Policy Guide, APA's Ethical Principles in Planning, APA's ongoing equity, diversity and inclusion commitment, and the newly launched Voices of Equity in Planning video series.
The WA-APA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee is open for your participation and voice, and we hope to work alongside you as partners in learning and action. Please contact Maren Murphy at [email protected] if interested in joining us in shaping the future of the EDI Committee and its work.


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there are some out-of-the-box reports which you can find under "Reports".
I would recommend the "All Hosts Report" which is a good overview of the used resources for the selected timeframe.
There is also a report called "Physical Host Load Summary" which provides much more details.
For all reports, you can select a time frame and you can also schedule it.
Please play around with those reports to find the one which meets your requirements. If none of the reports provides the details you need, you can create your own report by clicking on "Build a Custom Report".


There has been a lot of buzz around for Apple watch and now, it is nearly here. Apple's latest release- Apple watch SDK for future iWatch gives the people, a glimpse of how the experience of Apple watch would be.
The use of iWatch will greatly rely on iPhone and always require the user to have iPhone with them. Even, one could say, for Apple Watch app- iPhone works as backbone and Apple watch is an extendable interface.
Watchkit, an Apple watch SDK has two components- Watch app on Apple watch and the Watchkit extension that runs on iPhone. New SDK let the developers start building iWatch app ahead of its release and test the app before Apple watch hardware which debuts early next year.
There are some guidelines that Apple has set for the third party apps like- A standard black background color for all apps, new font termed as 'San Francisco,' user interface and standardized navigation through an app. Developers can customize some of them to make it more attractive.
With Apple watch app, user can easily access the alerts of iPhone right on their wrist. There are two types of Apple watch notifications- Short look and Long look.
Long look notifications are actionable notifications that are more informative and customizable. Longer version allows the user to view brief content from the app and take some actions like- Comment, Favorite or Dismiss.
Short look notifications are called Glances which are quick snapshots of different information that includes- an app icon, app name and brief information. Even, they can be termed as read-only notifications.
Both varieties of notification should fit on a single page and by tapping Glance; user can enter into the corresponding app.
Let's take a glance at what are the opportunities Apple Watch developers have to extend and tailor the apps to Apple watch.
> Developers can change the colors for titles, status, notifications and much more. They have complete freedom to use custom fonts, but it requires a little effort and text should be preferably aligned to left.
> User interface can either be hierarchical to make one choice per screen or page-based to swipe horizontally. Developers cannot combine this two, but have to choose either one of them and can also add gestures like vertical or horizontal swipes to improve navigation experience through Apple watch.
> Using Handoff, developers can let the Apple watch users to pick back up right where they left off in the app, when theyswitch Appl e devices.
Watchkit provided many options before the developers and with optimum use of talent and knowledge, they can bring wonders before the world.
The new SDK simplified the design scheme of Apple watch apps and prevent the Apple watch app development becoming too strenuous. As Apple watch is on the wrist of people at all times can act as a potential revenue generator for various industry verticals. So, search the right developer, get your watch app ready and monetize right away!
Here, at Credencys, our proficient team of developers had good amount of experience and skills in building wearable apps. Our experts are all set to redefine different spaces across the globe with breathtaking Apple watch solutions.


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This weekend was an incredible combination of theatre and physicality, set in a backdrop of paradise. Here we explored the work of the neutral mask and red nose clown, after starting the weekend with an inipi, a traditional sweat lodge.
The inipi is a native American tradition of detoxification & recharge, with fire heated basalt rocks heating a small sweat lodge. People come to sweat out and surrender to the heat. You may come to sweat out on a physical, emotional and spiritual level, with prayers and intentions given to the rocks as they are placed in the fire. It is a phenomenal experience.
During the weekend we used the neutral masks to play with presence, posture and breath. Developed by Amletto Sartori & Jacques Lecoq these masks tap into our base humanness, which lies in the heart of our collective experience.
At the other end of the spectrum Red Nose Clown celebrates our uniqueness and individuality. As Giovanni Fusetti, well-known international clown teacher, says "intelligence is limited whilst stupidity is infinite".
For myself, I would like to say a very big thank you to Albert & Merce for their support & brilliance, and in sharing the beautiful hills that they call home.


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Road Traffic (Restriction of Speed on Roads) (Amendment No. 3) Notification 2015
2 Amendment of paragraph 2
3 New First Schedule
4 Amendment of Second Schedule
5 Renaming of Schedules
Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement on 20 Nov 2015
Road Traffic Act
Road Traffic (Restriction of Speed on Roads)
(Amendment No. 3) Notification 2015
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 63(2) of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport makes the following Notification:
1. This Notification may be cited as the Road Traffic (Restriction of Speed on Roads) (Amendment No. 3) Notification 2015 and comes into operation on 20 November 2015.
Amendment of paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 2(1) of the Road Traffic (Restriction of Speed on Roads) Notification (N 6) (referred to in this Notification as the principal Notification) is amended by deleting the word "Fifth" in sub-paragraph (a) and substituting the word "Sixth".
New First Schedule
3. The principal Notification is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph 3, the following Schedule:
"FIRST SCHEDULE
30 Kilometres Per Hour
West Coast Highway — that part of West Coast Highway —
(a) between lamp post No. 316S13 and Harbour Drive; and
(b) between lamp post No. R13 and lamp post No. R1.".
Amendment of Second Schedule
4. The existing Second Schedule to the principal Notification is amended —
(a) by renaming the Second Schedule as the Third Schedule; and
(b) by deleting the item relating to Old Chua Chu Kang Road and substituting the following item:
"Old Choa Chu Kang Road — that part of Old Choa Chu Kang Road between —
(a) Lim Chu Kang Road and lamp post No. 21, in the direction towards Sungei Tengah Road; and
(b) lamp post No. 22F and Lim Chu Kang Road, in the direction towards Lim Chu Kang Road.".
Renaming of Schedules
5. The principal Notification is amended by renaming the existing First, Third, Fourth and Fifth Schedules as the Second, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Schedules, respectively.
[G.N. Nos. S 224/2008; S 465/2008; S 681/2008; S 576/2010; S 810/2013; S 402/2014; S 421/2014; S 669/2014; S 827/2014; S 286/2015; S 537/2015]
Made on 19 November 2015.
PANG KIN KEONG
Ministry of Transport,
[LTA/L18.029.002(RSR3)/NN/NJ; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2015/7 Vol. 1]


Both Aledo High School soccer teams have advanced to the area playoffs and the playoff schedule for both the Bearcats and Ladycats has been set.
The Bearcats will face rival Fort Worth Arlington Heights in a boys' area playoff match set for 8 p.m. Monday at Farrington Field in Fort Worth. The match is the second of a doubleheader at the venue.
The winner of the match will face the winner of the Denton Ryan/Fort Worth North Side match in the regional quarterfinals.
The Ladycats will square off against Fort Worth South Hills in a girls' area match that will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at South Hills High School.
The winner will face the winner of the Grapevine/Wichita Falls High School match in the regional quarterfinals.


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Patsy: A Novel (Paperback)
By Nicole Dennis-Benn
Coming Soon—Pre-Order Now
A #ReadwithJenna TODAY Show book club pick, Patsy is "a brave, brilliant triumph" from one of the most "indispensable" novelists writing today (Michael Schaub, NPR).
When Patsy gets her long-coveted visa to America, it comes after years of yearning to leave Pennyfield, the beautiful but impoverished Jamaican town where she was raised. More than anything, Patsy wishes to be reunited with her oldest friend, Cicely, whose letters arrive from New York steeped in the promise of a happier life and the possible rekindling of their young love. But Patsy's plans don't include her overzealous, evangelical mother—or even her five-year-old daughter, Tru.
Beating with the pulse of a long-witheld confession, Patsy gives voice to a woman who looks to America for the opportunity to choose herself first—not to give a better life to her family back home. Patsy leaves Tru behind in a defiant act of self-preservation, hoping for a new start where she can be, and love, whomever she wants. But when Patsy arrives in Brooklyn, America is not as Cicely's treasured letters described; to survive as an undocumented immigrant, she is forced to work as a bathroom attendant and nanny. Meanwhile, Tru builds a faltering relationship with her father back in Jamaica, grappling with her own questions of identity and sexuality, and trying desperately to empathize with her mother's decision.
Expertly evoking the jittery streets of New York and the languid rhythms of Jamaica, Patsy weaves between the lives of Patsy and Tru in vignettes spanning more than a decade as mother and daughter ultimately find a way back to one another.
As with her masterful debut, Here Comes the Sun, Nicole Dennis-Benn once again charts the geography of a hidden world—that of a paradise lost, swirling with the echoes of lilting patois, in which one woman fights to discover her sense of self in a world that tries to define her. Passionate, moving, and fiercely urgent, Patsy is a prismatic depiction of immigration and womanhood, and the lasting threads of love stretching across years and oceans.
Nicole Dennis-Benn is the author of Here Comes the Sun, a New York Times Notable Book and winner of the Lambda Literary Award. Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, she teaches at Princeton and lives with her wife in Brooklyn, New York.
Publisher: Liveright
Fiction / African American / Women
Fiction / LGBT
Fiction / City Life
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Hardcover (June 4th, 2019): $26.95
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Atmos è un personaggio dei fumetti pubblicati da DC Comics. È un supereroe nel futuro dell'Universo DC. Atmos fu il campione planetario di Xanthu, dove il governo gli fornì un quartier generale e un impianto di formazione.

Biografia del personaggio

Continuity originale

Atmos fu il campione del pianeta Xanthu. Quando il criminale Universo emanò un piano per conquistare il suo pianeta natale, la Terra, mise sotto controllo mentale e imprigionò su distanti pianeti la maggior parte dei Pianeti Uniti, Atmos incluso. Furono poi tutti liberati, grazie agli sforzi dei membri della Legione dei Super-Eroi Saturn Girl, Brainiac 5, Chameleon Boy e Dream Girl.

Durante l'assenza di Atmos da Xanthu, il governo planetario ordinò a Star Boy di dare le dimissioni dalla squadra per permettere ad Atmos di prendere il suo posto. Quindi, Atmos utilizzò i suoi poteri per affascinare e avere una relazione con la ragazza di Star Boy, Dream Girl. Alla fine, le sue manipolazioni furono scoperte.

Successivamente, venne catturato dal Dottor Silvana e fu usato come cavia per diversi esperimenti; alla fine grazie al trattamento ionizzante, i poteri di Atmos sono aumentati notevolmente.

Alcuni anni dopo, Atmos fu ucciso da B.I.O.N., un robot controllato dai Dominatori sviluppato dalla matrice di Computo creata da Brainiac. In realtà anziché morire, Atmos cade in una sorta di stato d'animazione sospesa, simile alla morte.

Dopo Ora zero - Crisi nel tempo

Marak Russen era un bambino, una star e un atleta famoso sul suo pianeta nativo, Xanthu. Fu soggetto dal governo del suo pianeta a numerosi esperimenti che lo tramutarono in un impianto nucleare vivente. Ora soprannominato "Atmos", Russen si unì alla squadra di super eroi del suo pianeta, gli "Uncanny Amazers di Xanthu", una controparte della più nota Legione dei Super Eroi. Insieme agli Amazers riuscì a resistere all'invasione di Xanthu da parte dell'alieno Blight, e dagli scagnozzi della macchina intelligente C.O.M.P.U.T.O. del pianeta Robotica.

Dopo Crisi infinita

Gli eventi della miniserie Crisi infinita ricostituirono un'analogia simile alla Legione della continuity pre-Crisi sulle Terre infinite, come visto nella storia "The Lightning Saga" comparsa in Justice League of America e in Justice Society of America, e nella storia "Superman e la Legione dei Super-Eroi" in Action Comics. Dato che Atmos fu introdotto dopo la pubblicazione di Crisi sulle Terre Infinite, non è chiaro se questo personaggio sarà reitrodotto.

Poteri e abilità

Grazie al trattamento ionizzante del Dottor Silvana, Atmos è divenuto un essere potente. Dotato di forza, agilità e riflessi al pari di Aquaman e quasi a quelli di Shazam, nonché di una resistenza tale da risultare pressoché invulnerabile a qualsiasi cosa. Composto di pura energia ionica inoltre, Atomos non necessita di dormire, respirare o mangiare. Atmos è anche in grado di volare ed è in grado di alcune potenti forme di manipolazione.

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Q: Windows 8 fails to switch to dedicated graphics chip in HP Laptop I just installed windows 8 pro and i experience really high tempratures.
I have an hp laptop with hybrid graphics (ati/intel) and my laptop has 65°-70° idle...I cleaned if from dust 3 months ago and in windows 7 i had 40°-45° idle before installing windows 8 pro, so something is wrong..Intel graphics driver is fine but ati 5000 series is not starting...Does anyone have any ideas of what could be causing the issue?

A: Just to be clear.
You installed Win8 Pro on your [unknown model] HP laptop, and you downloaded all the Windows 8 drivers from HP for your model laptop... especially the video drivers... and you installed them, and they all installed without an issue.  After all that, the IGP doesn't work while in Windows?
Or, did you just download the video drivers for whatever the non-IGP chip is in your laptop, and installed those?  Or, did you download both sets of drivers independently for both chips, install them both, and then expect it to switch based on demand?
Unfortunately, laptops that use dual video chipsets in this type of configuration have drivers made by the laptop manufacturer that are designed to work with the hardware as they have it set up in the laptop.  The Windows 7 video drivers might work... and they might not.  But if HP doesn't support Windows 8 on your model laptop, meaning if they don't have any Windows 8 drivers available for download, you might be out of luck as far as installing Windows 8 goes.
Hard to say without knowing the model laptop that you have.  You know... hard to recommend what to download and all that.