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The SEC's latest plans are sure to draw a crowd.
In this case, it's the crowd that is gathering around companies with newfangled funding schemes to help them buy stock in firms not big enough for initial public offerings.
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to propose rules that, for the first time, would allow investors to buy stock in companies over the Internet using a crowdfunding exchange.
These rules could reinvent the way companies raise money by allowing them to bypass the traditional costs of going public, which usually involves hiring costly investment bankers and accountants.
The SEC's vote on so-called equity crowdfunding is in direct response to Title III of the JOBS Act, passed last year, in which Congress is looking for a loophole to allow smaller companies to get an exemption from the strict rules controlling the sale of securities to individuals. Congress is hoping that by using Internet crowdfunding, small and promising companies could gather capital needed to grow and expand from a wide pool of investors.
CROWDFUNDING: Keep risks in mind
The rules would create a new financial entity, called a funding portal, which would be a website that would electronically connect investors with young companies looking to raise money. The SEC's approval is needed since such sites now are banned.
With the new rules, the SEC is looking to open the concept of crowdfunding to the public, while still offering investor protection. The new elements of the rules would cap any company's ability to raise money through crowdfunding to $1 million every 12 months. For investors with an annual net income or net worth of less than $100,000, every 12 months they can invest up to 5% of that, or $2,000, whichever is more. Those with an annual income or net worth exceeding $100,000 can invest up to 10% of that every 12 months. Securities bought through portals would have to be held a year before being sold.
Equity crowdfunding still hasn't become a reality. There will be a 90-day period for the public to issue comments. The SEC will then review those comments and make a final determination.
The process of approving crowdfunding has taken much longer than most expected as the regulator balanced the need to help companies raise capital, but protect investors from scams. Crowdfunding today is rife with examples of consumers donating money to entrepreneurs, only for those people to take the money without ever producing the product or service that was promised.
There are still skeptics. "Though expected, it was a poor decision by the SEC," says Andrew Stoltmann of Stoltmann Law Offices. "This is not a good day for financially unsophisticated investors who will be targeted unrelentingly by stock promoters."
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Editor's Note: The bill featured in this study wasn't taken up in committee during the 2014 legislative session.
PHOENIX – For three years, most of the rocks, gems and artifacts once displayed by the Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum have remained unseen.
Meanwhile, efforts to create a centennial-themed museum in its former space near the State Capitol have stalled for lack of funding.
Saying the old museum should never have been closed in the first place, a state lawmaker has introduced legislation to bring it back.
"I think it was an experiment gone bad by a couple individuals who thought about changing the museum into something else, and now it lies dormant with nothing going on," said Sen. Eddie Ableser, D-Tempe, author of SB 1023.
Ableser has introduced a bill to reopen the museum every year since it had to shutter its doors in April 2011.
In 2010, Gov. Jan Brewer presented plans for an Arizona Centennial Museum, which would occupy the Mining and Mineral Museum's renovated space and showcase Arizona's Five C's: cattle, copper, cotton, citrus and climate.
It was with this intention that the Legislature transferred responsibility for the museum and the state's mineral collection from the Department of Mines and Minerals to the Arizona Historical Society.
Brewer assigned the Arizona Centennial Commission to raise money for the new interactive museum by approaching businesses, with fundraising goals set between $9 million and $15 million.
But the commission never raised enough money to move beyond the planning phase. After Arizona's centennial came and went, the proposed museum's name changed to the Arizona Experience Museum.
Brewer's press office didn't respond to calls and emails seeking comment on the bill. Karen Churchard, director of the Arizona Centennial Commission, was out of the office until Monday, Jan. 27, according a person who responded to a message left with the Arizona Office of Tourism.
Ableser's bill, which had yet to be scheduled for a committee hearing, would transfer responsibility for the museum from the Arizona Historical Society to the Arizona Geological Survey, which absorbed the Department of Mines and Mineral Resources' duties in 2011.
Ray Grant, a retired geology professor at Mesa Community College and co-author of "Mineralogy of Arizona," said closing the museum prevented people from learning about a profession vital to Arizona's fabric as a state.
"To me it's one of the greatest geologic states ever. Millions of people come to the Grand Canyon. What's it about? It's all geology, isn't it?" he said.
Former Rep. Russ Jones, R-Yuma, who authored the 2010 legislation transferring responsibility for the museum and its collection, said low revenue and high rent made the old Mining and Mineral Museum unsustainable.
"The museum portion was very, very popular. Unfortunately, the revenues from the activity as a museum were just a fraction of the cost of maintaining and paying the rents on that facility," he said.
The rent for the old building is still paid for by the state. According to a report by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, the fiscal 2014 budget provides $428,000 to the Arizona Historical Society, $360,800 of it for rent on the unused museum space and $67,500 for a curator to care for the state's mineral specimens.
Saying it's unfortunate that the commission couldn't raise enough funds for a centennial museum, Jones said Ableser's legislation would only cause more problems. The Arizona Geological Survey would require a huge sum of money and an increase in staffing to restore the museum, he added.
"There's so much we need to do that remains undone as we crawl out of the recession, I find it hard to justify millions of dollars for a mining museum when need to fund things for Child Protective Services, the list goes on and on," Jones said.
Ableser's bill doesn't include any appropriation for bringing the museum back.
The collection from the former museum currently consists of more than 21,500 specimens and objects, according to the Arizona Historical Society's website.
Even if Ableser's legislation doesn't succeed, people can see several of the state's minerals on display at the University of Arizona Mineral Museum, including a 225-pound azurite boulder from Bisbee.
Other minerals will be part of a new Gallery of Natural History opening soon at the Arizona Historical Society's Museum at Papago Park, said Mark Candee, assistant curator and collection manager at the UA museum.
But Ableser still thinks the Mining and Mineral Museum should once again serve as home to the state's collection.
"Many of the volunteers that sacrificed their hours and time and resources have all the supplies still with them, ready to go, and we can reinstitute the mineral and mining museum today," he said.

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Hello Everyone, due to popular demand and many people asking me about my previous posts on bullies and how people bullied me a lot, and how I overcame those hardships in my life, what I did to stay afloat in life, what measures I took to look past those bullies and make a positive and optimistic life for myself with happiness and joy all around me after many years of suffering this terrible ordeal I had to face when I was going to elementary and high school. Today, I am going to talk to you about all that, about what changes I made to get past the pain I had to endure when I was a child and a teenager. My readers questions mean the world to me, and I will do my best to answer each one of them as fast as I can, but today I thought I would address this topic to everyone as it is important for those who have been victims of bullies, and to restore faith back into humanity to move forward in life. Well, without further do, here is how I overcame and moved past those terrible times of my life, I will be interviewing myself.
What did you do to overcome your bullies?
After graduating high school I realized, that life was just beginning and that I was going to go onto bigger and better things in my life, and I was right. I started joining committees in My Armenian Community, I began to write, I started traveling more with the Armenian youth whom I made friends with at church, I began to participate in more Armenian church events, I began to go out more and those became a positive enforcement in my life and I had the time of my life, probably the most fun I have ever had in my life in regards to social events with people and just getting out there. I began doing secretarial and communications for my committees I was part of with Armenian Church Youth Organization of Canada ACYOC, among Bible study, and the appointed me because I was getting pretty good at communications and promoting. I then went onto make flyers and doing so many things for different events around the church, attending camping trips and sports weekends across Canada all the way to Vancouver, British Columbia, Montreal, Ottawa, and beyond. So I had the pleasure and privilege to travel there with my lovely youth. From then on, I knew my life changed forever and I began to have friends and I overcame all those struggles within a couple of years after high school.
Since Joining Facebook, Have you made any social interactions with people online and in reality?
I remember joining facebook back in 2006 and It was exciting being part of a social network with Armenian friends and my family who had told me about it, and I decided I join, and it was the best decision that I made. I have been using it until this present time, and I have met incredible and wonderful people there from all parts of the world, and had the pleasure of meeting my facebook friends within the past 3-4 years. Especially last year and this year recently this summer. It was a beautiful encounter and that made my bullies disappear from my mind and things started to fall into place and things got better for me. I smile, I laugh more, and I have reached my peak of happiness because of the positive reinforcement from my lovely friends I had met. Especially from a radio station based out of California called RADIO AGA. I thank that radio station everyday for giving me back my life's happiness especially getting together with friends from the many miles. I will forever be grateful.
What advice do you have for those who are being bullied right now?
I know in my heart that, it is one of the most difficult, and terrible things a person can go through no matter what age, and I do believe that there is a light at the end of the tunnel always. I know for a fact, that things are going to work out and get better for you. All you have to do is think of happy thoughts and move forward. I know it is easier said than done, but always know that you are not alone, nobody is alone when those are being bullied. I went through terrible ordeals and situations, but those situations made me stronger, and today I am doing so well, and I am so happy with who I have become. I sort of want to thank my bullies, because now I am stronger than I ever was before and they gave me that boost to stand up for myself and be tough in this world in terms of knowing the type of people in this world and knowing who to trust or not. Don't worry, there is always a way and you will overcome your bullies like I did. All it takes is a little patience to get out of that phase and get onto newer things in life. Things will turn around for you and you will be better than ever. Just have faith.
I truly believe there are great people out there and sometimes it is hard to find those great people, but I do believe in humanity all over again and I had mixed feelings for the past couple of months, but then again, I realize that life is what you make it and life will always have ups and downs and there will be people we like and don't like, there will be people unfortunately who are not on the same page as you and who understand you, I guess that is how the world works unfortunately, but all I know is, I am happy, doing well, optimistic, positive, and a lot better than what was going on with me when I was a child up until my teenage years. No more sadness, no more tears, those bullies have left my station, never to return because there is a sign called no trespassing. All the best to everyone!


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OTTAWA, ONTARIO – The Royal Canadian Mint has proudly produced the medals for the upcoming 2009 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship. This spectacular sporting event, which will play host to 10 countries, will take place in Ottawa from December 26, 2008 to January 5, 2009.
"The Mint is delighted to be taking part in what has become a holiday tradition of cheering on Team Canada, which this year has even more significance, as they are going for gold for the fifth consecutive year", said Ian E. Bennett, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. "Each medal has been skillfully crafted at the Mint's Ottawa facility, which is very proud to be a part of the tournament's host city".
"We are proud of the medals and award designs by the Mint," said Cyril Leeder, vice-chair of the world junior host organizing committee. "They reflect the uniqueness of the event in the nation's capital and Canada's hockey spirit. We believe recipients will not only be proud of their accomplishments when they receive the medals and awards, but that the designs will represent their experiences."
For the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship medals, which were designed in collaboration with the IIHF and Hockey Canada, the Mint cut each blank – which is a medal without a design – out of copper.
After the distinctive Ottawa design was struck onto each blank twice on a manual press using several tons of pressure, the medals were given their distinguishing finish: the coveted championship medals are plated with 24kt gold while the second-place medals are silver plated and the third-place medals are finished with a warm bronze tone. All medals are lacquered and bear a Maple Leaf which is coloured with red enamel.
The Mint also sourced the tournament's popular Player of the Game award, which this year is a uniquely Canadian-made acrylic and aluminum Hoselton sculpture, housed in a cherry wood box.
As part of the event, the Mint will be hosting coin exchanges to encourage the public to obtain their Vancouver 2010 commemorative circulation coins on the following dates:
Friday, December 26, 2008
Scotiabank Place Arena, 2nd Level Concourse
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Scotiabank Place Arena, 2nd Level Concourse
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Scotiabank Place Arena, 2nd Level Concourse
3:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Scotiabank Place Arena, 2nd Level Concourse
3:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
The Royal Canadian Mint produces medals and medallions for many applications, including achievement awards, military decorations, promotional items, souvenirs and gifts. Most recently, the Mint participated in the production of Canada's own Victoria Cross medal as well as the medals for the 2008 HBC Run for Canada.
As a proud Official Supporter of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the Mint will be responsible for minting the athlete medals, in addition to its extensive commemorative coin program. For more information, please visit www.mint.ca/2010.
About the Royal Canadian Mint
The Royal Canadian Mint, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2008, is the Crown Corporation responsible for the minting and distribution of Canada's circulation coins. An ISO 9001-2000 certified company, the Mint is recognized as one of the largest and most versatile mints in the world, offering a wide range of specialized, high quality coinage products and related services on an international scale. For more information on the Mint's history, its products and services, please visit www.mint.ca.
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Bengals re-sign WR Tate
Cincinnati, OH – The Cincinnati Bengals have re-signed wide receiver/kick returner Brandon Tate.
Terms of the deal for the unrestricted free agent were not disclosed.
Tate, a five-year pro, spent the past two seasons with the Bengals. He caught 13 passes for 211 yards and one touchdown over 16 games last season.
The North Carolina product is used primarily as a kick returner, where he averaged 24.8 yards on 32 kickoff returns in 2012. Tate also averaged 8.9 yards on 21 punt returns last season.
"Brandon has excellent tools, especially great speed, and he can continue to help us on both on offense and special teams," said Bengals special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons in a statement. "He's a hard worker and a good team player. We're glad to have him back."
Tate was originally selected in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft by New England, where he spent his first two seasons.


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He wants me to be a freak, but I just want to lay there.
Heather Corinna replies:I have been with my boyfriend for a while but am shy too have sex. I just lay there without making any noises and I don't do any positions and I also make him turn off the lights so I won't see him an he won't see me. I wanna break out of my shell, he cares about me a lot but I am scared he is going to leave because there is no excitement in our sex life. I WANT him to enjoy me I care about him a lot and I don't want to lose him. I WANT to be a freak in bed and make him want to have sex with me he doesn't even wanna have sex because he says am boring. I don't wanna do anything but lay there. Thank you.
No one should have to do anything sexually that doesn't feel natural and right for them in order to keep a partner. And if your partnership really hinges on being " a freak" in bed, or behaving in a way your boyfriend wants, but just isn't really you or about you, you really, truly are better off without him.
Honestly, what I'm hearing is that it sounds like sex at all right now isn't really something you feel ready for. You're not comfortable being seen nude or seeing your partner nude, and you're also really not participating in sex, likely because a) YOU aren't really enjoying sex and b) you're just not at a point yet where you feel comfortable. In other words, from the sounds of things, you're trying very hard to be unaware of what's going on and not really take part, and that's a pretty scary thing to agree to do when it comes to sex.
Sex with a partner is supposed to be about sharing something both people want, and want for it's own sake, not to try and keep someone around, or to keep someone wanting them. Some folks -- particularly younger people and shy people, as you say you are -- just take longer to get comfortable enough for sex with a partner and there is not anything wrong with that. We all have our own timetables, and no one is better than another.
When you really ARE ready, and also really are with someone you feel comfortable enough around for sexual intimacy, even if you're a bit nervous at first, you will feel okay being nude, and you will feel active, not passive. You will very strongly want to see how your partner looks nude and want to touch them and be touched by them. Even for very shy people, when they're ready for sex, and ready for it with a given partner, however nervewracking it can be at first, they'll feel free to take some risks of being vulnerable in front of that one person.
I agree that a partner "just laying there," isn't okay, but not in the way your boyfriend is positing this. It's not okay because someone that passive is the person you're supposed to say -- the very first time it happens and ever after -- "Hey, you're clearly not into this right now. No problem. Let's do something else tonight, okay?" to. NOT "You bore me." That's just insensitive and uncaring: you're supposed to be a partner, not there for someone's sexual service.
He should be communicating with you to find out if you're really, truly okay with all of this and making clear that he wants to be sure he's waiting until you are. THAT is how a partner who cares for you behaves. As well? Sex should be exciting enough just because someone you really are into is there having it with you: no one should feel the need to perform -- it's about expressing yourself, not about putting on an act or a show for someone else's benefit. When BOTH people really want to be having sex together, really want to be close, really want to share something, you don't have to work hard to make it exciting, because that's pretty exciting all by itself. (Maybe it's not exciting for YOU -- if it was, you'd be taking part -- because love him as you do, you don't love him in THAT way, or aren't that excited BY him? We don't necessarily have sexual chemistry with everyone we love or who loves us.)
Sex clearly isn't feeling good for you right now, not emotionally, and I'm betting not physically, either. And if sex isn't feeling good in both of those respects, it not only makes no sense to be having it, it can really cause some emotional wear and tear, which isn't something that should happen with an activity that is supposed to be about getting close and all partners experiencing pleasure through. And while, when you really are ready, and really do feel okay about all of this, you won't be just lying there and will want to see some of what's happening, given you're shy, you may well also not be a "freak." How a person is sexually has to do with their personality, and some people are quieter partners who prefer sex that doesn't look like it's happening on the set of a porn video. That's also completely okay, and again, just one way in which people differ a lot when it comes to sexuality. If the sexual partner you're with wants to be with YOU, the only person they'll want you to act like is yourself.
So, what I'd suggest is that you have a chat with your guy. If he does really care and you do have a good relationship where he cares deeply for you, you should be able to say that you're trying to do something that isn't happening naturally yet, and that you may need some more time to become comfortable with before you do. I'd strongly suggest taking a break from any kind of sex where you aren't 100% into it and aren't very strongly wanting to engage in it actively: if that's none, once more, that is FINE. He should not be a big jerk about this when you say it, because a good partner who really wants sex to be about both people won't want to be having it if one person isn't really into it. Heck, for all I know, he was trying to tell you that but just was a creep in the way he said it in terms of telling you you're boring. If he IS giving you room to take your time, you have to trust that, rather than feeling you need to force yourself to do something you don't really feel ready for yet, and aren't really part of.
And if he won't give you that room, or doesn't respond with sensitivity and care to this? Tough as breakups can be, I swear, you really are better off holding out for a partner who WILL truly take you into consideration in this respect and only want to be having sex with you when you're completely ready. Because if you're not with one, that may be a big part of WHY you aren't feeling ready or wanting to be an active part of sex right now, and that's a sensible way to feel when the person you're having sex with isn't making sex together about both your needs, wants and healthy pacing.
But the only sensible thing to do in that case -- for your body, mind and heart -- is to stop having sex with that person, period.
I'm going to toss you a few links, including one to our readiness checklist so you can suss more of this out for yourself. In the event that I'm off-base here and you really, really, REALLY do think you're ready, but are having such extreme shyness that getting close to someone wonderful (though again, the "you're boring" stuff does pretty much kick him out of the wonderful-guy category) who cares about you like nobody's business is just not possible for you, then what I'd suggest is talking to a counselor about social and sexual anxiety. But I've got to tell you, having spoken with plenty of very shy people over the years about these issues, the way you're posting sounds a lot more like you're just not ready yet -- and maybe that's because this guy really isn't right for you, and your instincts are trying to tell you something -- than this being just about shyness.


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ORA-4031 and Shared Pool Duration
Posted by Riyaj Shamsudeen on August 6, 2009
After reading my earlier post on shared pool A stroll through shared pool heap , one of my client contacted me with an interesting ORA-4031 issue. Client was getting ORA-4031 errors and shared pool size was over 4GB ( in a RAC environment). Client DBA queried v$sgastat to show that there is plenty of free memory in the shared pool. We researched the issue and it is worth blogging. Client DBA was confused as to how there can be ORA-4031 errors when the shared pool free memory is few GBs.
Heapdump Analysis
At this point, it is imperative to take heapdump in level 2 and Level 2 is for the shared pool heap dump. [ Please be warned that it is not advisable to take shared pool heap dumps excessively, as that itself can cause performance issue. During an offline conversation, Tanel Poder said that heapdump can freeze instance as his clients have experienced.]. This will create a trace file in user_dump_dest destination and that trace file is quite useful in analyzing the contents of shared pool heap. Tanel Poder has an excellent script heapdump_analyzer . I modified that script adding code for aggregation at hea, extent and type levels to debug this issue further and it is available as heapdump_dissect.ksh . ( with a special permission from Tanel to publish this script.)
Shared pool review
You can read much more about shared pool in my earlier blog entry posted above. Just as a cursory review, shared pool is split in to multiple sub heaps. In 10g, each of those sub heaps are divided in to even smaller sub heaps, let's call it mini-heaps. For example, in this specific database, there are three sub heaps. Each of those sub heaps are further split in to four mini-heaps (1,0), (1,1), (1,2) and (1,3) each.
sga heap(1,0) sga heap(1,1) sga heap(1,2) sga heap(1,3) sga heap(2,0) sga heap(2,1) sga heap(2,2) sga heap(2,3) sga heap(3,0) sga heap(3,1) sga heap(3,2) sga heap(3,3)
One or more extents are allocated to these mini-heaps dynamically as these areas grow over the course of instance life until there is no more free memory to allocate. In this blog entry, let's focus on the contents of these sub-heaps.
Following shows output of heapdump_dissect script at extent level aggregation. As you can see sga heap (1,0) is allocated with 34 extents of 16M each. [ 16M comes from _ksmg_granule_size.]
Extent level summary ------------------ Sub heap Extent Type Allocation cmt Size ---------------- ----------------- --------------- -------------- -------- sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 0 free 1792 sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 0 perm perm 15096064 sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 0 R-free 616 sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 0 R-perm perm 1678560 sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 0 R-freeable reserved stoppe 96 sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 1 free 808 sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 1 perm perm 15097048 sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 1 R-free 1248 sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 1 R-perm perm 1677928 sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 1 R-freeable reserved stoppe 96 sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 2 free 456 sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 2 perm perm 15097400 sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 2 R-free 1679176 sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 2 R-freeable reserved stoppe 96 ... sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 34 free 160 sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 34 perm perm 15097696 sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 34 R-free 1679176 sga heap(1,0) EXTENT 34 R-freeable reserved stoppe 96
Duration: A KGH policy
It gets interesting here. Notice that all "sga heap(1,0)" chunks has allocation comment as "perm". Allocation comment "perm" is passed for permanent chunks. In a nutshell, all permanent chunks are allocated from first mini-heap in each of these sub heaps i.e. sga heap(1,0), sga heap(2,0) and sga heap(3,0) and so on. They are only allocated in the first mini-heap and not in any other mini-heap in these sub-heaps. Another example: PL/SQL DIANA type chunks are allocated only in fourth mini-sub-heap (1,3) (2,3) and (3,3) [in this instance].
sga heap(1,3) freeable PL/SQL DIANA 1318912 ... sga heap(2,3) freeable PL/SQL DIANA 1675296 ... sga heap(3,3) freeable PL/SQL DIANA 1458176
Point is that there is a new KGH policy based upon duration of a chunk. All chunks are classified based upon their type ( or more formally based upon the duration of that chunk) and the chunks with the same duration is allocated from the same shared pool mini-heaps. I think, this is a great idea, especially since only few heaps of shared pool tend to be over worked and that should not unnecessarily flush other parts of the sub-heap. Another important thing to consider is that shared pool extents can be de-allocated and allocated to other parts of SGA. For example, shared pool extents can be deallocated from shared pool and allocated to buffer cache to increase buffer cache size [ These reallocated chunks will be marked with a comment KGH:NO ACCESS ]. By keeping the perm chunks in the first mini-heap, extents can be deallocated quite easily, without the need to move the perm chunks to different areas.
So, What's the problem?
Drawback is that these chunks are contained in that mini-heap. For example, let's say that chunks with permanent duration must be allocated and there is no free space in the first mini-heap ( say sga heap(1,0) ) and if a new extent can't be added to that mini-heap then ORA-4031 error is thrown even if there is plenty of free space in some other mini-heap ( say sga heap(1,1), sga heap(1,2) etc). So permanent chunks will be allocated only from sga heap(N, 0) [ where N is sub-heap id 1, 2,3… ] and if that mini-heap runs out of space, ORA-4031 will be thrown.
This is why client encountered ORA-4031 errors. Even though there was plenty of free memory in other pools, simply permanent chunks can not be allocated in the first mini-heap leading to ORA-4031 errors. Of course, other chunks in that mini-heap can not be deallocated either since those chunks are also permanent chunks. Chances of these errors occurring in other sub-heaps such as sga heap(N,1), sga heap(N,2) etc are less since recreatable/freeable chunks can be flushed to accommodate incoming requests. Quick resolution was to increase shared pool_size temporarily (until we can reduce perm chunk usage due to another issue, which will be resolved soon).
Above undocumented parameter controls this specific KGH policy and default is true. [Note that setting an undocumented parameter needs Oracle support blessing in a production database]. I tested this in my test database setting parameter _enable_shared_pool_durations=false and mini-heaps disappeared. If this parameter is false, then duration of a chunk is not considered. Following example shows that EXTENT 0 in sga heap(1,0) contains non-perm allocations if this parameter is set to FALSE.
EXTENT 0 addr=3CC00000 ... Chunk 3cfdf23c sz= 4096 freeable "sql area " ds=3CFE4E0C Chunk 3cfe023c sz= 540 recreate "KQR PO " latch=41AE8FD4 ...
In essence, duration enabled chunk allocation policy has been introduced in 10g [ I don't know exact version]. This is usually beneficial and ORA-4031 errors are possible even if there is plenty of free space in other mini-heaps.
This can be read in pdf format from Investigations:ORA-4031 and shared pool duration.
Also, there is a patent documents "duration based memory management" available in the web (patent US 6,253,226). Those documents provides in-depth analysis.
Update 1: Looks like these mini-heaps are formally called duration from an Oracle internal resource. There are exactly 4 durations in each sub-heap and each duration has its own free list. x$ksmsp.ksmchdur column indicates the duration of that chunk.
17 Responses to "ORA-4031 and Shared Pool Duration"
August 7, 2009 at 7:46 am
Hello. Thank you for this great info! Keep up the good job!
August 9, 2009 at 8:36 pm
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August 12, 2009 at 7:23 am
Hi Riyaj,
could you give some information about the reason for the high perm chunk usage?
Great analysis!
August 12, 2009 at 2:33 pm
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August 20, 2009 at 8:36 am
Hi Riyaj,
Could this behavior also lead to ORA-4030's?
According to Dion Cho on http://dioncho.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/playing-with-ora-4030-error/
ORA-4030 can also occur because of pl/sql issues.
August 21, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Hi Riyaj,
You can skip my previous post.
I mixed up the sga and the pga.
I am currently investigating a problem with impdp which gives ORA-04030's at different stages of the import.
We have ORA-04030 with the (sort subheap,sort key) arguments.
The sort subheap part is full with about 1200 piece marked perm and has only 6k left whereas it wants to allocte 64k. There is enough free and freeable space in other subheaps though.
The other is ORA-04030 with (kxs-heap-c,kghsseg: qcstxsInit)
Don't have a heap dump of it yet.
Do you have any advice.
Regards Hans-Peter
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I ran the script heapdump-dissect.sh but it showed only the first subpool duration details. (10,11,12,13). The database has 5 subpools.
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With Jundo's permission, I created a Facebook page to promote our Zendo last week. Join or "become a fan" if you'd like, to let your networks know what we're about.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Treeleaf- ... 4694940304
With Jundo's permission, I created a Facebook page to promote our Zendo last week. Join or "become a fan" if you'd like, to let your networks know what we're about.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Treeleaf- ... 4694940304
No, and there's no point in signing up if you're not already on Facebook. It's just a little promotional thing.
Wow you must be the only Canadian not on Facebook already! haha
No dice on Facebook--how about MySpace?
I'm not often one for fads haha. I spent my fair share of time on MSN and even ICQ during my high school years, but now I don't have much use for that sort of thing.Originally Posted by Skye
HEH yet another Canadian, not on facebook *the shock!* The horror!!
I was asked by a co-worker if i was on face book... i said nope..he then knowingly nodded and said, "makes sense...your a bit too old and your married". o_O - what?! Hmmmph
To be honest i only now have gotten a cell phone :X first one ever and its only for the purpose of When the car calves on the side of the road (which it has a few times).
Anywho Thanks for putting Treeleaf out there Skye! Alot of exposure there for sure.
Personally, being an old geezer who hasn't been in touch with the world since 1989 (Hey R.E.M.!!!), I'm not even sure what "Facebook" involves.
So, may I put a question to the Treeleaf community as to what you think?
I do not want to make Treeleaf about prostelitizing in any way. On the other hand, I have put a couple of notices into Tricycle and Buddhadharma magazines (and Buddhist Geeks), because I wanted to make Treeleaf known and available to folks who already had an interest in Zen practice, but could use its resources (you know, because of being unable to commute to another Sangha). But I am not interested in just fishing for folks who would not know a Zen Dojo from a Sushi Bar, and just would be here out of a passing curiosity.
It is not that I don't want to tell those folks how wonderful Zen Practice is, but more that I do not feel equipped to teach large numbers of folks through Treeleaf who lack a pre-existing interest and some basic grounding in Buddhism and Zen Practice (a few complete 'newbies' is fine and glad to have ya', but not a hoard of casual visitors who might think "Master Tozan" is a character from Dragonball Z). Not to say that a single Facebook page will attract hoards of folks.
Any thoughts on this, and whether you think the Facebook listing is a good idea?
Gassho, Jundo the Old
I don't really know what to expect either - but probably not much in terms of traffic.
Facebook tends to be a slightly older crowd than Myspace I think, at least that's been my experience. Basically it's just a way of finding old friends (like classmates.com) and keeping track of what your friends are up to (travel plans, what they're reading, photos from last night's bad sweater party, etc) plus a bit of business networking.
The only way people will find the page is (1) if they search for "zendo" or (2) if they are already friends with someone who becomes a "fan" of Treeleaf and they see that in their mini-news feed and click on it. Assuming they are friends with an existing Treeleafer, then I think there's a good chance they have some interest or knowledge of Buddhism. Maybe.
Not a big fan of Facebook myself (accusations of Data Mining and all).
I think a Facebook presence is a fine idea. I've got one (and a Myspace account) because I am a Librarian and that is where the Teens and young people are. (And they often ask me to help them with their Facebook or Myspace pages so I have to know how it works.) My Library has their own Myspace account.
I don't think it will attract hoards, but may attract diligent seekers (and a few crackpots, no doubt.)
If the response is overwhelming (which will tell us something in itself) we can always remove the page.
Just a few thoughts.
And if I did not say it clearly, thank you Skye for all your work in putting that together. Deep bows, Jundo
The page looks great, Skye.
For a living, I am actually a "social media strategist" for a company that owns many different websites. That means it's my job to use things like MySpace and Facebook to drive traffic to my company's various sites. In my experience, it takes a much more concerted effort to drive an amount of traffic that might include hoards of newbies. I think Facebook and/or MySpace pages will just provide current Sangha members another way of affiliating with Treeleaf on sites where they already have accounts, and it will bring in a few new people who already have an interest in Zen and are searching for groups with related keywords. I think it's a great way to branch out.
Just my .01.


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John Corbett to star in 'NCIS: LA' spinoff
John Corbett is the new NCIS franchise star.
The United States of Tara actor has landed a lead role in CBS' NCIS: LA spinoff. He'll play one of a small mobile team of "Red Team" agents who are forced to live and work together as they crisscross the country solving crimes.
Corbett will play Roy Quaid, a former NCIS Special Agent forced to retire from active service, Roy now works as an Analyst. While no longer an active agent, Roy is the most experienced investigator working for Red Team, a fact that's not lost on any of the other agents.
The pilot episode will air as a special NCIS: LA episode later this season (yes, it's a spinoff of a spinoff of a spinoff!). Corbett's breakout role was on another CBS hit series, 1990's Northern Exposure, and he recently had an arc on NBC's Parenthood. He also starred in the 2003 FX series Lucky. If greenlit to series, this could practically give Corbett a TV gig for life given the durability of the hit franchise (but no pressure!).
What do you think? Does Corbett have what it takes to be the next Jethro Gibbs? Or at least the next Agent Callen?


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New Mathematica TFA Study is Irrational Exuberance
Teach For America (TFA) has sought to direct attention to a new study recently released by Mathematica. A blogger at the Washington Post even argued that my prior critiques of TFA were "not true anymore." (See all of my prior posts on TFA here.) Is that the case? Next week I will start an entire series on the Mathematica TFA study, but for now, because there is an avalanche of email and media inquiries about the study, I will discuss several important issues that I have noted in the study.
1) Mathematica TFA study does not say much about TFA writ large
The sample is large and covers an adequate number of students, schools and states. However, there are clearly some issues in the TFA sample that calls into question whether it really represents TFA and the profession more broadly.
The sample only contains secondary math teachers. However, in most communities, the majority of TFA teachers teach elementary, not secondary (See Houston example below).
The sample is heavily weight toward middle school, 75% of the classroom matches were middle school. Middle school teachers are much rarer in TFA assignments in districts like Houston (See below).
Not only is the sample secondary, but it is focused specifically on math teachers in middle and high school.
Although there is of course variation by site, relatively few TFA teachers teach secondary math. For example, around 82% of TFA teachers in Houston teach subjects other than secondary math. There is a wide variety of assignments. Here is a sample from 2010 (the most recent Houston TFA teacher data I have on hand):
|Tchr, Bilingual
|Tchr, Bilingual EC-4
|Tchr, Bilingual Kinderga
|Tchr, Bilingual Pre-Kinderg
|Tchr, Biology
|Tchr, Chemistry
|Tchr, English
|Tchr, English/Language Arts 4-8
|Tchr, ESL 4-8
|Tchr, ESL Elementary
|Tchr, ESL Kindergarten
|Tchr, ESL Secondary
|Tchr, Fifth Grade
|Tchr, First Grade
|Tchr, Fourth Grade
|Tchr, History
|Tchr, Kindergarten
|Tchr, Middle Math
|Tchr, High School Math
|Tchr, Multi-Grade
|Tchr, Physical Science
|Tchr, Pre-Kindergarten
|Tchr, Reading, 6-12
|Tchr, Science
|Tchr, Science 4-8
|Tchr, Science 6-8
|Tchr, Science Composite
|Tchr, Second Grade
|Tchr, Social Studies
|Tchr, Third Grade
So it makes sense why the study's sample covers so many schools and states. Even a district like Houston, that has about 10,000 teachers, only had 13 high school TFA math teachers in 2010. So clearly Mathematica had to scour the country to get a large sample size because TFA secondary math teachers are such a small part of where TFA typically slots its new teachers.
So while TFA and Mathematica have made the case that this study is about TFA writ large. It is not as it is focused on the relatively small number of TFAs that are secondary math teachers.
Another important consideration in the study's sample is race/ethnicity. Notably, the Mathematica math teacher sample was 80% White and was compared to a sample of 70% non-TFA minority teachers. The Mathematica sample clearly doesn't reflect reality in urban schools or the reality in Teach For America (maybe, because my reference is Houston— which may be more diverse than the average TFA site). White teachers are not seeking to teach (or stay) in urban schools in droves for a variety of reasons that are extensively demonstrated in the research literature. In terms of TFA, as an example, less than 50% of TFA teachers in Houston are White. Thus, the sample does not represent public school context or even TFA.
2) Size does matter
In any intro statistics course the professor will talk about how to graph to deceiptively represent information. One such way you can make very small number look important is by reducing the scale on a graph. Check out this graph from the Mathematica. What do you notice about the scale utilized on the left?
Mathematica used tenths of a standard deviation as their scale. How would these minuscule standard deviation effects of TFA look on a scale of 1, 2, 3, standard deviations?
You need binoculars, maybe a telescope when the effects of secondary TFA math teachers are placed on a scale that is not in tenths of a standard deviation.
So what about the 2.6 month additional learning claim made by Mathematica that they derived from the standard deviation change? We have had extensive discussions about class size as an important policy lever in the nation for several decades. How does the effect of class size reduction stack up against TFA? Kevin Welner wrote:
Julian, please see page 6 of our recent CREDO review, regarding the translation of SD units into days of learning My guess is that the only way to really help people understand who wacky the process is — or simply to put the 2.6 month claim in perspective — would be to point to other interventions (and to more generally point to the understanding of an effect size that small.) Andy Maul did a nice job of the latter in the CREDO review. See the use of Hanushek's quote on page 7 (0.20 SD, referring to class size reduction, is "relatively small"). Andy also pointed out that, "A difference of 0.01 standard deviations indicates that a quarter of a hundredth of a percent (0.000025) of the variation can be explained." That paints a very different picture than the use of extra days of learning.
Despite the lofty claims from Mathematica and TFA about this relatively small group of White, Math, secondary (mostly middle school) teachers, the bottom line appears to be that they are still basically statistically indistinguishable from novice and experience comparison teachers in terms of their impact on academic test performance.
So if you are policy maker, you might want to take another look at class size reduction if you get triple the effect (.07 for TFA versus .20 for class size reduction) that Hanushek reported in his infamous meta-analysis.
3) Findings run contrary to what we know from decades of research about teacher quality
If the Mathematica study is to be believed, nothing matters for secondary student math achievement except the magic of TFA. Why? Because the findings run contrary to decades of research.
Prior ability in math as measured by the Praxis didn't matter for middle school teachers:
In middle schools, we found no association between teachers' scores on the Praxis II and student achievement.
Taking math courses or majoring in math in college doesn't matter for student achievement:
We found no statistically significant relationships between teacher effectiveness and the amount of college-level math coursework completed. Teachers who had completed more than the median number of math courses—7.5 courses—were statistically indistinguishable in their effectiveness from teachers who had completed less than the median number of courses (Table IX.1). Findings were similar when we measured exposure to math coursework on the basis of teachers' completion of minors, majors, or advanced degrees in math-related subjects
Working on your masters or teacher certification has a negative effect on student achievement.
For each additional 10 hours of coursework that teachers took during the school year, the math achievement of their students was predicted to drop by 0.002 standard deviations. These findings imply that a teacher who took an average amount of coursework during the school year, whether for initial certification or any other certification or degree, decreased student math achievement by 0.04 standard
In sum, you will be a better airline pilot (teacher) if:
- You do not have ongoing pilot training, it will hurt your flying skills.
- You do not study to become a pilot before piloting a plane. Just rev the engines. Wohoooooooo.
- Using a flight simulator to test your ability to fly a plane before hand will have no relationship to your ability to fly a plane.
4) Mathematica findings run contrary to TFA model
TFA has argued that their program is special because of the selectivity of the colleges and universities from which they recruit. According the Mathematica study the selectivity of college doesn't matter:
We measured teachers' general academic ability based on the selectivity of the college or university from which they received their bachelor's degree. There was no statistically significant difference in effectiveness between teachers from selective colleges or universities and those from all other educational institutions (Table IX.1). Likewise, in sensitivity analyses, we found that teachers from highly selective colleges or universities did not differ in effectiveness from teachers whose colleges or universities had lower levels of selectivity.
Teach For America's model focuses on a two year commitment. After that two year commitment, the turnover in many communities often approaches 80%— i likened TFA to a temp agency in the New York Times (See Why is TFA so incensed?). However, the Mathematica study's findings run contrary to TFA's rapid turnover as teacher effectiveness increased with teacher experience:
Students assigned to a second-year teacher were predicted to score 0.08 standard deviations higher on math assessments than students assigned to a first-year teacher. Among teachers with at least five years of teaching experience, each additional year of teaching experience was associated with an increase of 0.005 standard deviations in student achievement.
Considering the limited focus of the sample, size of the effect, wacky results relative to decades of research, and other other specific findings that controvert TFA's basic reform model, clearly, the Mathematica TFA study has stimulated irrational exuberance, celebration, and other festivities on the part of TFA and supporters that are not warranted.
P.S. For another technical evaluation of the study see "Does Not Compute": Teach For America Mathematica Study is Deceptive? Wonder about the interaction between the TFA network and Mathematica over the past decade? See: Huggy, Snuggly, Cuddly: Teach For America and Mathematica
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1. Go to the crafts store.
2. Purchase one or more bags of dried fruit, some plaster of
paris, brown paint and a disposable cake pan.
3. Return home.
4. Unwrap the dried fruit, carefully folding the wrapper inside-
out and placing it at the bottom of your trash can. Better
yet, send it through your personal paper shredder and use it
for insulation in the attic.
5. Mix the plaster of paris with water and pour into the
disposable cake pan. Place dried fruit on top, gently
pushing in so it looks baked in the batter. Let dry.
6. Take your fruitcake out of the disposable cake pan.
7. Cover the top, bottom and sides with brown paint, avoiding
the fruit.
8. Wrap your fruitcake in festive, colored saran wrap and
finish with a bow. I like using red wrap because it gives a
warm glow to the fruitcake.
9. Give your fruitcake to someone you want to impress.
When they lift it, theyll say, Wow! You must have made a
really rich fruitcake! Dont forget to smile and say, Oh, its
Paris-style fruitcake.
10. Dont worry about someone trying to eat your fruitcake.
Nobody actually eats fruitcake thats just a rumor. Just so
you know, the dried fruit wont go bad because it has the
same preservatives as Twinkies, which have a shelf-life of
about 237 years.
Special note: Make sure to sign your initials on the bottom of
your masterpiece just in case someone tries to give YOU a
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With all the controversy going on right now about Kanye West playing at the closing ceremonies, I thought this would make for the perfect title for today's posting after Day 1 of Eventing. Because there a BIG race on for Team Gold!
It was a bit on the cool & rainy side today, which led to some "frisky" rides in the sandbox.
Waylon Roberts was first in the ring for Canada with his & Kelly Plitz's Bill Owen. This is actually the 2nd Pan Ams for Waylon, who won a Team Silver in Rio 2007 riding Paleface.
Kathryn Robinson & Let it Bee – top placed Canadians in 2nd
Jessica Phoenix & Don Good's Pavarotti – defending Pan Am Champions
Colleen Loach & Peter Barry's Qorry Blue d'Argouges
Jessica Phoenix gets a visit from some die-hard fans!
At the end of Dressage day, the top 3 teams are separated by only 3.7 penalty points. And only 2 seconds on cross country separates Canada and the US. So not only will jumping efforts play a role tomorrow, but time will play a BIG factor!
Highest place US rider Marilyn Little & RF Scandulous
It will be a long night as everyone gets all essentials packed up and ready for the transfer of 43 horses to the cross-country venue tomorrow morning 20 miles away at Will O'Wind Farm. It will be a very early morning with 6 tractor trailers leaving with a police escort by 6:15am in order for the first horse to hit the cross country course at 11am. Then at 5pm everyone loads back to return to Caledon Equestrian Park. A big operation for sure, but one that most of the Eventers are used to as quite often the cross-country venue is at a satellite location (think 2011 Guadalajara Pan Ams and 2008 Beijing Olympics to name just 2).
This sums up the situation going into cross-country perfectly:
Looking forward to Saturday's cross-country phase, Phoenix remarked, "Cross-country looks like it should be a blast! The jumps are beautifully constructed, and I think the course flows really well. Everyone is really excited to get out there."
Colleen Loach, who although it's her major games debut actually took part in the London2012 Olympics as Eventing team member Peter Barry's groom, plans to take all of the direct routes, shared, "I think it looks great, I'm really excited to get out there. For sure you have to be on your game, there are some questions out there. I think the water would be a good question, but it all looks very doable, and nicely presented and kind for the horses."
Comments on the course refer to it being plenty difficult enough and a definite Championship test where the rider needs to stay focused throughout to handle a number of technical questions – particularly towards the last 2 minutes.
Hopefully the weather reports of 40 degree humidex won't actually materialize, but the organizers are prepared for the heat with 4,000 kg of ice being delivered to the site.
I'm totally stoked for cross-country tomorrow, and hope to be able to post some exciting coverage here.
For a terrific fence-by-fence virtual tour of the cross country course, visit EventingNation.com
Here's a little taste of the "Canadian" features found throughout the course. (photos by Christy Baxter – Facebook)
The finish line!!! And a salute to Lima Peru, host of the 2019 Pan American Games
Full times (and results) can be found on the TO2015 website.
Canadians go at:
11:12 – Waylon Roberts
11:52 – Colleen Loach
12:44 – Kathryn Robinson
13:28 – Jessica Phoenix
And in the words of Team Canada Eventing Coach Clayton Fredericks….
Go Canada!!


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Tuscarora sewage plant tabled until June 5 meeting
A request to allow a sewage treatment plant in Tuscarora Township that would be part of a new sewer system for Indian River has been tabled until the Cheboygan County Planning Commission's June 5 meeting.
The request has been tabled several times starting back in March, as township officials said they needed more time to obtain further information.
"Our engineering firm, Gourdie-Fraser, is still waiting to hear from the DEQ on a variance for the isolation zone and we are working out details with property owners to provide water service in the event that the variance is not granted," according to an e-mail from Tuscarora Township received just prior to the April 3 Planning Commission meeting.
Several audience members have attended each meeting the request was to be heard at, and have expressed concerns about the treatment plant's location and the overall sewer project.
The plant is be located on Brudy Road in Tuscarora Township, near the township's industrial park. The proposed property is zoned as a Light Industrial Development District, in which this use is allowed by special use permit.
Plans for the plant include a building for filtering operations, three or four open lagoons and one permanent employee. The site will be fenced in, and an area has been reserved for potential expansion if need be in the future. Additional setbacks and requirements will be required by the District No. 4 Health Department and the Michigan DEQ.
The project is part of Tuscarora Township's plans to install a more than $4 million sewer system. The project is to be funded with a USDA/Rural Development $2.6 million loan and a $1.5 million grant.
However, the loan will be paid through a special assessment district, so residents and businesses that fall within its boundaries will be required to pay, which has been the subject of some controversy.
Paula Paolino, who owns Paula's Cafe in Indian River, has spoken at past meetings and has said the proposed plant would be located near a former garbage dump.
She also commented that the application was misleading about the number of employees and funding arrangements. Others have cited concerns about the project's cost and the site of the proposed treatment plant.
Staff of the Planning Department has said the project's engineer is planning to attend the meeting when the issue is considered.
The Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, however, and will hear a special use permit amendment request for a lodge structure at a hunting club. The property is located on Carlson Road in Inverness Township and includes both the Lake and Stream Protection zoning district and the Agriculture and Forestry Management zoning district.
In other business, the Planning Commission:
• Will discuss the Master Plan, including draft goals and objectives.
• Will hear presentations on proposed projects for the 2014 Capital Improvement Plan, from Cheboygan County Council on Aging Director Mike Bur and Forest Township Supervisor Tim Paulus.
• Will review a proposed amendment to Planning Commission bylaws regarding applicant requests to adjourn consideration of an application.
The meeting will take place in room 135 of the Cheboygan County Building.


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NEWARK, N.J. — The new owners of the New Jersey Devils are keeping long-time executive Lou Lamoriello in charge of hockey operations, bringing in a new business team and committing to make the three-time Stanley Cup champions an organization looked toward as a model of excellence. Philadelphia 76ers owner Josh Harris and business partner David Blitzer on Thursday bought the Devils and the lease to the Prudential Center from Jeff Vanderbeek for $320 million. The deal was delayed roughly 15 minutes on Thursday morning because attorneys needed more time to sign off on the transfer of the financially strapped NHL team, which the league's board of governor approved on Wednesday. "What I am interested in is absolute success on and off the ice, and having the highest quality people and bringing the fans a great experience and winning," said Harris, the co-founder of Apollo Global Management. Harris dispelled rumors that he might consider moving the 76ers to Newark. He has a lease at the Wells Fargo Center with Comcast Spectacor, which also owns the NHL's Flyers. "The Sixers are staying in Philly," Harris said. He added that he and Blitzer viewed the purchase of the Devils, who lost roughly $25 million in the past year, and the lease as a chance to turn around a struggling franchise. "We've had a lot of success at identifying literally the best, highest-quality management teams and then bringing them into situations and letting them do their thing and holding them accountable," Harris said. "Other people may like to meddle in it. What we like to do in essence is agree what the vision is, what the business plan is and then resource it and allow people to do their jobs." Lamoriello has been the architect of the Devils' fortunes since 1987 and that's not going to change. "I hope he stays here another 26 years," Blitzer said of the 70-year-old president and general manager. Lamoriello refused to say whether the new owners have given him a blank check, but added "they are committed to winning." Harris and Blitzer selected Scott O'Neil as the Devils chief executive officer, a job he also has with the 76ers. The former Madison Square Garden Sports' chief executive will work with both teams and Hugh Weber, the former New Orleans Hornets president, will be the everyday business leader in Newark. Harris and Blitzer, who is the senior managing director of the Blackstone Group, needed about a week to close the deal after talks with Philadelphia attorney Andrew Barroway fell through. Harris said he had made inquiries about buying the team months ago but they were delayed because Vanderbeek has involved in talks with another suitor. Vanderbeek, who has been the majority owner of the Devils since 2004, will remain with the Devils as a senior adviser. He had mixed emotions after a 10-year run in which he led the effort to build "The Rock" but couldn't raise enough money to keep the team. "It certainly is bittersweet," said Vanderbeek, who refused to say whether he retained a minority share in the team. "There were other opportunities along the way to perhaps do things differently. But you know what? At some point you have to think about the future, the larger whole, and this was the right thing when it came to that." Harris said getting the lease to the Prudential Center was an essential part of the deal because concerts at what has been an under-used facility this past year will general money. The Devils won the Stanley Cup in 1995, 2000 and 2003, and won additional Eastern Conference championships in 2001 and 2012. They missed the playoffs in the recent lockout-shortened season and were stunned when 30-year-old superstar forward Ilya Kovalchuk decided to play in his native Russia. The Devils moved to New Jersey in 1982, playing at the Meadowlands after relocating from Colorado. "This is positive for this franchise, for this building and Newark," Commissioner Gary Bettman said. "There is terrific ownership with resources and talent with can take the team and the building to the next level." Harris and Blitzer continue a trend of rich financiers buying sports teams. Some may want a play thing or bragging rights. Others see their teams as legitimate investments, a way to diversify away from just stocks and bonds. While possession of a sports team isn't necessarily a great way to bring in consistent cash profits, owners can make money if they turn a team around and sell it at a profit years down the road — exactly what private equity firms do with struggling companies. Some financiers are hands-on owners, such as Stuart Sternberg of the Tampa Bay Rays or John Henry of the Red Sox. David Tepper owns a stake in the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Mark Attansio is principal owner of the Milwaukee Brewers. Hedge fund operator Steve Cohen owns a piece of the Mets.
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There are serious problems with the administration of the U.S. census. Americans have good reason to be wary of the stranger's knock on the door. Unfortunately, anything critics say about the federal census can and will be used against them in the court of left-wing opinion.
First, the disturbing news about the government's most recent census travails: According to a new General Accounting Office report, botched fingerprinting by ill-trained employees led to the hiring of some 36,000 census workers with insufficient background checks. "More than 200" of those workers may have had serious criminal records, according to the GAO. The investigators revealed that:
"…of the prints that could be processed, fingerprint results identified approximately 1,800 temporary workers (1.1 percent of total hires) with criminal records that name check alone failed to identify. Approximately 750 (42 percent) (of those) were terminated or were further reviewed because the Bureau determined their criminal records — which included crimes such as rape, manslaughter and child abuse — disqualified them from census employment."
Gulp. This comes on the heels of the Census Bureau's admission that it is uncertain of the final cost of the 2010 decennial census, and that it faces ongoing problems with handheld computers used to collect data. The failure of the handheld devices will increase census costs by up to $3 billion, officials told a House subcommittee last month. On top of that, NewMajority.com blogger Tim Mak points out, the bureau is grappling with cost overruns of nearly $90 million related to verifying its address list.
Then there's the troubling alliance between the Census Bureau and the aggressively partisan Service Employees International Union — whose many leading officials and organizing tactics are inextricably intertwined with the disgraced personnel and methods of the ACORN community organizing racket.
GOP Congressmen Peter Roskam, Patrick McHenry and Mark Kirk pointed out in a letter to Census Director Robert Groves that the SEIU donated more than $4 million to ACORN in 2006-07. ACORN founder Wade Rathke, who covered up his brother's million-dollar embezzlement of ACORN funds, is the "Founder and Chief Organizer" of SEIU Local 100. In Chicago, SEIU Locals 1 and 880 have contributed $230,000 to ACORN groups in Illinois and Texas. Many of their offices are co-located.
Given "SEIU's intimate financial relationship with ACORN," which the Census dropped from its partnership contracts after last month's prostitution sting video fiasco, "you should take action to protect the public from the corruption of the 2010 census," the GOP critics wrote.
Their warning has gone unheeded.
Instead, Groves, the SEIU and several pro-illegal amnesty groups recently launched "a historic campaign" to target "the estimated 50 million Latinos living in the United States." Inclusion of the massive illegal alien population has resulted in a radical redrawing of the electoral map. More people equals more seats. More illegal immigrants counted equals more power — for ethnic lobbyists, Big Labor and the Democratic Party.
Alas, watchdogs can't call attention to the politicization of the census enumeration process and its bureaucratic woes too loudly.
Three weeks ago, a part-time census worker was found murdered in rural Kentucky. Bill Sparkman was tied to a tree by the neck (his feet touching the ground when discovered), and the word "fed" had been scrawled on his chest with a felt-tip pen. Police are still investigating and haven't ruled out three possibilities: suicide, accidental death or homicide. "We're not responding to any of the speculation, the innuendo or the rumors," Don Trosper, spokesman for the Kentucky State Police, told the Christian Science Monitor last week. "The Kentucky State Police concerns itself with facts."
But this hasn't stopped rabid opportunists from convicting outspoken conservatives in the media of the unresolved crime/non-crime/incident.
The Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan immediately fingered "Southern populist terrorism, whipped up by the GOP and its Fox and talk-radio cohorts." Author Richard Benjamin acknowledged that the area where Sparkman died is an infamous drug haven, but zeroed in on "anti-government bile" as his favored culprit. Benjamin singled out GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota for her criticism of ACORN and the Census.
"Progressive" talk-show host Stephanie Miller blamed the Tea Party movement for inciting violence. Echoing the unhinged liberal base, New York magazine indicted conservative talk-radio giant Rush Limbaugh and other "conservative media personalities, websites and even members of Congress."
They did this with abortionist George Tiller's shooting in Kansas, the Holocaust Museum shooting in Washington, D.C., and the Binghamton immigration center shooting in New York. Motives had yet to be determined and bodies were still warm, but that did not stop the liberal stampede from redefining conservative political expression as an incitement to violence.
This cynical move to demonize criticism of the census is part of a larger drive by the Left to muzzle limited-government advocates at every opportunity. Who needs the Fairness Doctrine? The criminalization of conservative dissent is well underway.


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External Flash with Wireless Radio Control
External Flash with Wireless Radio Control
This high-output GN28 flash offers the type of optimised performance and control that only a genuine Sony product can provide. It can be controlled directly from the camera and is small enough to fit in a pocket while offering professional durability as well as wireless radio communication for a wide range of applications.
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The HVL-F28RM offers exceptional performance and stability with α7 series. It offers versatile features and detailed control plus the solid reliability needed for professional and advanced amateur applications in a compact, portable unit.
The flash head and internal layout of the HVL-F28RM have been redesigned for reduced size and greater portability, making it a perfect match for compact mirrorless cameras. Although it slips easily into a pocket, the HVL-F28RM delivers output that rivals the high-end HVL-F45RM at the same illumination angle and can be effectively used for bounce lighting in a wide range of shooting situations.
The Multi Interface shoe features a newly developed metal shoe foot with rugged side frame, significantly increasing strength and reliability.
Like Sony's high-end flash units, the HVL-F28RM features a dust and moisture design that can withstand the rigors of professional work, even in challenging outdoor environments.
An optimised flash control algorithm provides excellent flash performance while effectively preventing overheating for long-term stability and reliability.
Flash compensation, light ratio, and other detailed flash parameters can be controlled directly from a compatible camera. A camera custom key can be assigned to call up the flash parameter display so that adjustments can be made while looking through the viewfinder and gripping the camera. Flash parameters are shown in the selected camera display language.
Dedicated light output level buttons (LEVEL -/+ buttons) directly control light output and flash compensation for fast, efficient operation. The light output of other wirelessly paired flash units can also be adjusted in this way for a smooth, stress-free workflow.
The HVL-F28RM also includes the same high-speed sync, multi-flash, and other flash features as the HVL-45RM and HVL-60RM.
The HVL-F28RM features stable radio wireless communication. One HVL-F28RM that will function as a commander can be mounted on a compatible camera and paired with a second off-camera HVL-F28RM unit that will function as a receiver. Radio communication provides reliable communication over longer distances than are possible with optical communication, even in bright sunlight or when there are obstacles between the camera and subject. When used as a flash commander the HVL-F28RM can control up to 15 flash and/or receiver units in 5 groups at distances of up to 35 m/114 ft for extraordinary lighting control versatility.
[1] HVL-F28RM (Commander)
[2] HVL-F28RM (Receiver / off-camera flash)
Compatible off-camera flash units or receivers pick up radio signals — in bright light, around obstacles, and even when installed behind the camera. That means more consistent results without pairing errors.
Follow the link below for lens/body compatibility details.
24mm and 50mm guide numbers are shown in the chart below.
[1] Flash coverage setting (35mm format)
[2] Normal flash (1/1 power level)
[3] Hi-speed sync (HSS) (shutter speed: sec.)
[4] When the wide panel is attached
Specifications & Features
- Shoe type
- Multi Interface Shoe.
- Frequency (Approx.)
- 0.1-6.4 seconds(Alkaline battery)/0.1-4.1 seconds(Ni-MH battery)
- Repetition (Approx.)
- More than 110 times(Alkaline battery)/More than 130 times(Ni-MH battery)
- Continuous flash performance
- 40 flashes at 10 flashes per second
- Power source
- Two AA-size alkaline or Ni-MH batteries
What's in the Box
Connector protect cap(1), Mini-stand(1), Carrying pouch (1), Dust and moisture resistant cover (1)


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(Australian Associated Press)
Consumer confidence has bounced to a seven-week high, with people feeling more optimistic about the state of the economy and buoyed by improvements in the job market, new figures show.
The latest ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index shows a two per cent rise over the past week, driven by householders' expectations for the health of the economy hitting a 14-week high and despite a drop in their perceptions of the state of their current finances.
ANZ head of Australian economics David Plank said it was encouraging to see the improvement in views towards economic conditions despite current political uncertainty – which has included the citizenship saga currently rocking Canberra.
Consumers may be in a positive mood about the economy but they view their own financial situation as being worse off than a year ago.
The index recorded a 0.9 per cent fall in households' sentiment towards their current finances.
This pessimism carried over to the outlook for future financial position, with the four-week average for consumers' 'financial situation next year' sitting under the long term average.
That outlook didn't dull consumers' appetite for spending now however, with the index recording a one per cent increase in their willingness to buy major household items.
Mr Plank said consumers appeared to be more upbeat as economic conditions recover to the long term average, following a mid-September low.
"This likely reflects ongoing labour market strength," Mr Plank said.
Wage and employment data due out later in week should continue the drive in consumer confidence.
Mr Plank said he expected to see growth in wages and the number people employed, suggesting that confidence should receive some support even as political uncertainty rises.


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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A giant floating drill rig that ran aground a week ago on a remote Alaska island arrived as planned Monday in the shelter of a Kodiak Island bay after being towed about 45 miles (72 kilometres) through swells as high as 15 feet (4.5 metres), officials said.
The Royal Dutch Shell PLC vessel was lifted off rocks late Sunday and towed away from the southeast side of Sitkalidak Island, where it sat exposed to the full-on fury of Gulf of Alaska winter storms since grounding near the beach there on New Year's Eve.
The Kulluk — a circular barge with a diameter as long as nearly three basketball courts — was towed for about 12 hours to the protected waters in Kiliuda Bay, where it will undergo further inspection, including an underwater look at its hull.
"We could not be more impressed with the calibre of the response and recovery crews who were safe and meticulous in their effort to move the Kulluk offshore," Shell Alaska spokesman Curtis Smith said by email.
The vessel will remain in the bay 43 miles (69 kilometres) southwest of the city of Kodiak until inspectors review its condition and the Coast Guard clears it to travel. Shell incident commander Sean Crutchfield said there's no timetable for departure.
The massive effort to move and salvage the ship involves more than 730 people, according to the Unified Command, which includes the Coast Guard, Shell and contractors involved in the tow and salvage operation. Eleven people are aboard the ship — a salvage crew of 10 people and one Shell representative
Shell earlier reported superficial damage above the deck and seawater that entered through open hatches. Water has knocked out regular and emergency generators, but portable generators were put on board last week.
The Kulluk is 266 feet (81 metres) in diameter with a derrick in its middle and a funnel-shaped, reinforced steel hull that allows it to operate in ice. Its derrick rises 160 feet (48.7 metres). It drilled last year in the Beaufort Sea and was headed to Seattle for upgrades and maintenance when it ran into trouble.
Its towing vessel, the 360-foot (110-meter) anchor handler Aiviq, on Dec. 27 lost its line to the Kulluk in heavy seas and hours later lost power to all four of its engines, possibly due to contaminated fuel.
Four reattached lines between the Aiviq or other vessels also broke in stormy weather. The Aiviq on New Year's Eve again broke its line, leaving the Kulluk attached to the tugboat Alert.
Inspections after the grounding determined that the Kulluk could be towed, and the Aiviq on Sunday reattached a tow line. Tension was added to test the line Sunday night and increased as high tide approached, Crutchfield said.
Inspections will involve an underwater look at the hull with divers or remotely operated underwater vehicles or divers or both, Crutchfield said.
The Kulluk will be tethered to two tugs in the bay and will attempt to set its anchor. If that doesn't work, he said, additional tugs will be used to keep it in place.
A tug trailing the drill vessel used infrared equipment to watch for oil sheens and reported no petroleum discharge.


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