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I Wash - New Skin for Skyrim |
Nov 15, 2011 | Release | |||
"I Wash" Skyrim Skin Mod by Blocky (Aed) Description Gets rid of 90% of the dirt, moles, zits, bruises, insects, and ingrown hairs on all male characters in the game. A similar mod by another author already exists for females. Installation: 1. Extract the "textures" folder and put it in your Skyrim/Data/ folder. 2. There is no second step. Grats your character washes! User Review http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KvngfbiRh6o @1:16 by MMOxReview | |||||
Skip intro in new game |
Nov 15, 2011 | Release | |||
Fed up with wasting 6 minutes of bla-bla-bla when want to start from scratch? Here is solution: savegame right before appearance selection. How to install: Unzip downloaded file to %UserDocuments%\My Games\Skyrim\Saves\ | |||||
DorkDiva elf eye pack |
Nov 15, 2011 | Beta | |||
This replaces the elf eye textures with slit pupil varieties, more will be available upon release of the CK. Drop the data folder into the Skyrim directory. | |||||
BATH - Beautiful Aela The Huntress |
Sep 24, 2012 | Release | |||
First, sorry for my bad english, I'm a French modder so I will try to explain as the best I can ! This is my first Skyrim mod, so please be forgiving ! I've never find a mod that really change Aela, so I made one. /!\ If the download link doesn't work please try it again soon, this will be a host maintenance problem /!\ ________ Program used: -Skyrim NPC Editor 0_75_1 -by foretrenty- (you can also download it on curse here) Bodys used: -Calientes Female Body Mod Big Bottom Edition CBBE -by... | |||||
Skyrim NPC Editor |
Mar 26, 2012 | Release | |||
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ VERSION INFO _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Verion 0.75.1 **Please read FAQs below, most questions are answered there, read first!** ***NON INSTALLER VERSION AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WHO ARE HAVING INSTALL ISSUE*** IF YOU ARE USING THE NON INSTALLER VERSION PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE XNA 4.0 REDIST INSTALLED ON YOUR COMPUTER.... | |||||
- A ENB HD6 Cinematic Lighting Enhancement |
Jan 13, 2012 | Release | |||
HD6 Additions and Tweaks to ENB v0102 - For Filmic Days and adjustable Darker Nights / Caves Available also from Skyrim Nexus Included are a normal nights and darker nights variant, along with ability to alter how dark night / interiors are WHILE playing with a keypress (1 + pageup / pagedown). Along with various additions to enbeffect.fx such as color balance / brightness / contrast / saturation for day and night and the addition of an adjustable vignette to make it easier for you to tweak... | |||||
Female Stygian Warpaints |
Jan 03, 2012 | Release | |||
This mod was done by request. These female stygian warpaints will replace all ten of the general female warpaints but not your class specific warpaints. This works on all races except Argonians and Kajiit, sorry guys. | |||||
Female Warpaints by KrimsonLust |
Dec 12, 2011 | Release | |||
Ten replacement warpaints for female races, excluding Argonian and Kajiits (sorry). These will replace your general warpaints but not the race specific ones. You can replace them all or pick and choose which ones you like best, it's up to you. The pictures have numbers corresponding to the file name so you know which is which. Enjoy! :D | |||||
Male Warpaints By KrimsonLust |
Dec 12, 2011 | Release | |||
Ten replacement warpaints for the Breton, Dark elf, High elf, Imperial, Nord, Orc, Redguard and Wood elf males. This does not apply to the Argonian or Kajiit races, sorry. Does not replace any of your race specific warpaints. You can replace them all or pick and choose which ones you like best, it's up to you. The pictures have numbers corresponding to the file name so you know which is which. Enjoy! :D | |||||
Female Faces |
Sep 23, 2013 | Planning | |||
This mod makes female faces look better than usual and this is my first mod and I don't know if it will work. | |||||
Slenderman |
Mar 29, 2014 | Planning | |||
Is slenderman, is a mod by me :D enjoy | |||||
Cloud Strife Crisis Core Foot Solider Player Model |
Jul 16, 2014 | Inactive | |||
This MOD will put 2 Sets Of Armor Into Your Skyrim Game Allowing You To Equip Them And Become "Cloud Strife" From Crisis Core In His Foot Solider Uniform. It Can Always Be Crafted At Any Forge In The Daedric Armor Category. :) Enjoy Guys!! | |||||
Vivid Eyes |
Nov 20, 2011 | Release | |||
Since many times I had trouble seeing even which color my character's eyes were, I decided it might be a good idea to revitalize some of them. That's exactly what I've done here. Note that this mod doesn't replace all the eye textures, but mainly only replaces some of the less appealing eyes that the human type races had. | |||||
zombie apocilpys |
Mar 13, 2012 | Planning | |||
battle any one in sight and look like a zombie. | |||||
Wolf Race |
Aug 06, 2012 | Planning | |||
It is a new race that is a Dog/Wolf like creature! | |||||
Morrowind Warpaint |
Apr 14, 2012 | Release | |||
Adds new warpaint to the game based on designs from The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind. Currently it replaces 9 of the warpaint patterns that are not race specific. An add-on version is in the works and will be available at a later time. Use the Curse client to install the mod. (Available soon) Manual installation: Use 7zip or WinRar to extract the files. Move the Data folder to your Skyrim folder. You can find the Skyrim folder here: Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim Use the Curse client to... | |||||
XCE - Xenius Character Enhancement |
Mar 22, 2012 | Release | |||
XCE is a compilation of all my work on the enhancement of the characters in Skyrim. The latest version also includes content based on the work of other authors. What it does: - Adds more detail to skin of faces and bodies - Gets rid of angular shapes caused by compressed normal maps - Adds a lot more detail to the eyes - Makes the fingernails more visible - Removes jagged edges from the lips - Adds more detailed, healed scars - Makes the warpaint look more weathered - Makes the face dirt more... | |||||
Detailed Faces |
Dec 29, 2011 | Release | |||
Replaces the faces with high resolution textures. The textures are 2048x2048, the originals are 512x512. New textures have been made more detailed while keeping the style unchanged. This mod affects all characters of the following races: Imperial Nord Breton Redguard Dark Elf High Elf Wood Elf Orc Use the Curse client to install the mod. Manual installation: Use 7zip or WinRar to extract the files. Move the Data folder to your Skyrim folder. You can find the Skyrim folder here:... | |||||
High Quality Eyes |
Dec 29, 2011 | Release | |||
This mod will replace all eye textures, of all races, of both genders (except the "Demon Eye" which is completely black). The difference is huge, I tried them all in game, no problems detected, they all look amazing, believe me. I have created the iris details in photoshop, using lots of altered and distorted pictures of flowers, many layers were blended together to get the final result. Hours and hours of work went into it. I have used the original eye textures as base, so they all have... | |||||
Better Beast Races |
Dec 29, 2011 | Release | |||
This mod gets rid of the angular shapes of the beast races (Argonian & Khajiit) caused by compressed object space normal maps. The following object space normal maps will be replaced: head, mouth, hands, body. For these races it was a lot harder to do than the human and elven races, due to all the small details of fur and scales. I did my best to keep the loss of detail at a minimum. The new updated version also adds more detailed diffuse- and specular maps. Now this mod is like a combination... |


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The madness of the NSPCC
On Tuesday Josie Appleton of the Manifesto Club drew attention to the NSPCC's new campaign to keep children safe from their music teachers. Of particular note was this frankly weird and disturbing video – made by the NSPCC in collaboration with the musicians union – pushing a"no touch" line for instrument teachers:
I mean, really! There were monents during that video when I had to remind myself that it wasn't a spoof. One must wonder what exactly are the NSPCC are trying to achieve here. For a start, despite the millions of music lessons taking place every year, cases of abuse appear to be very very rare: google "'cello teachers' abuse" and the only relevant thing that comes up is an article on the NSPCC's new campaign. But assuming that there are some paedophiles posing as cello teachers, they are hardly going to be put off by being told not to adjust a kids fingers on the fingerboard. On the other hand, if this video is aimed at the rest of the profession, then I really do not find it plausible that altering a students technique could easily slip into something more sinister. P
Yet, while this campaign may not do much good, I can see how it may well do harm. Music teaching is one of the few areas of education – and indeed of child-adult interaction – that isn't thoroughly institutionalised, and that isn't facilitated by compulsion. How much do we want to drum in to the heads of students that all their teachers are potential paedophiles? Do we want them to look with suspicion at any teacher who physically adjusts their technique.
None of this would matter very much if the NSPCC simply stuck to posting faintly ridiculous videos on youtube. However they are, in fact, a superpower of the third sector, whose (arguably warped) perspective is highly influential on government policy. Nothing is done in the world of child protection without speaking to them. The NSPCC supported the introduction of the vetting and and barring scheme – a draconian system that allows the state to throw unconvicted individuals out of their jobs on the flimsiest of pretexts, even those not even accused of any criminal act. Now that the Con Dems, in one of their few intelligent acts, have halted the scheme so as to put it under review, the NSPCC are lobbying in its defence.
Nobody would doubt that the NSPCC do incredibly valuable work in protecting children from harm. Yet it is also possible that those working in child protection – and dealing everyday with stories of abuse – develop a very particular perspective on the nature of child adult interaction. This, indeed, might explain the embarrassing level of support that the NSPCC gave to the outbreak of hysteria over non-existent satanic ritual abuse. It is high time the media stopped giving this organisation a free pass, and that other voices were heard – not least those who actually work with children on a day to day basis.

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What should be an exciting time of year on the high school scene has been turned into a big heap o' confusion.
Just as when its streak began, Brookville's latest championship comes amid the excitement of a new U.S. President and on the heels of a thrilling Super Bowl victory, keyed by a young AFC quarterback.
The possibility of a smoking ban in bars and restaurants got varied reactions in Bedford.
The measure under consideration in Richmond by legislators would outlaw smoking in restaurants and bars unless they build an enclosed area with a separate ventilation system for the smokers.
Dee Duffy knows Stump, the winner of this year's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, well. She's one of his breeders.
The Montvale resident was in Indiana on Dec. 1, 1998, when Stump was born and she watched with tears in her eyes Feb. 10 as the Sussex Spaniel was named "Best in Show" at this year's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, outclassing some 2,500 other champion dogs for the title.
A number of speakers stood up to defend Bedford County's elementary art and music programs at a public hearing on the school budget Thursday night. The hearing was held during a regular meeting of the Bedford County School Board.
Among the 77 positions slated for elimination are 10 elementary school art and music teachers.
"We are more than numbers," said Kevin Smith, a music teacher.
A lawsuit over a rezoning issue for Oakwood Villas Retirement homes has been dismissed in Bedford County Circuit Court. As a result, developers have also been granted another six months to submit detailed plans for the development.
Some type of a ban on smoking in Virginia's restaurants now appears inevitable.
It's been a cause championed over the past several years by advocates of those who don't believe the business community can police itself on such matters. It's a cause that is more show than substance, especially since the bill that appears headed for approval is weak and without much bite.
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Bedford County farmers are leading the way in being part of the Green Revolution.
I am proud to announce that this week, the first piece of legislation I co-authored as a Congressman became law. The "American Opportunity Tax Credit" provides $2,500 a year for the cost of tuition and related expenses (including textbooks for the first time) to individuals making less than $80,000 per year. Up to $1,000 of this tuition tax credit will be refundable, which can be particularly important for displaced workers hoping to pay for advanced training at a community college or university.
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Ok so my big jade is about to bloom for the first time since I've had it. This is the first time I've had a jade bloom. Anything special I need to do? Special care? Anything I shouldn't do? It's supposed to freeze tonight so I'm bringing it in for the night. It will go right back out tomorrow though. Any help would be appreciated!
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- Posted by bikerdoc5968 6 SE MI (My Page) on Sat, Nov 24, 12 at 11:45
Yeah, have fun while it looks so beautiful and then enjoy the mess it will make in two or three months when the flowers dry up and turn to tiny little white crunchy stuff on your floor! I share your enthusiasm and excitement but after flowering several of mine over the years, I've had enough of cleaning up the mess left behind. Now I don't allow them to flower. Please share some pictures. |
My jades have never left any mess on the floor after blooming. The flowers just dry up and disappear. |
- Posted by bikerdoc5968 6 SE MI (My Page) on Sat, Nov 24, 12 at 20:31
Lucky you, Ron. Mine dry up alright and then the white flowers seem to disintegrate falling to the floor with the slightest touch. I try to pick them off but most of the crinkly flowers just float to the floor like fresh snowflakes. For sure the don't, "Just dry up and disappear." |
- Posted by CorpsmanCooper FL8b (My Page) on Sun, Nov 25, 12 at 12:00
I'll take pictures soon. Just started a full time job, plus school full time, plus 3 kids! There's isn't much to see right now anyway. Just little tiny buds between the leaves. ~Erin~ |
- Posted by meyermike_1micha 5 (My Page) on Sun, Nov 25, 12 at 17:41
Erin, congratulations to you! It seems that when one gets there Jade to bloom in Florida, it's a miracle and I am happy for you! I got my 20 year old to bloom for the first time too! I can't believe it! |
- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Mon, Nov 26, 12 at 10:46
Awesome plant, Mike! "It seems that when one gets there Jade to bloom in Florida, it's a miracle" Why? |
- Posted by cactusmcharris 4 / Interior BC (My Page) on Mon, Nov 26, 12 at 12:10
purple, Inhospitable conditions to do so, for the most part. |
- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Mon, Nov 26, 12 at 13:06
Congrats, Erin, enjoy it! In some parts of the world, I'm sure folk are overwhelmed by the falling of dried Jade blooms.... but here it ain't so common, and I dare-say I'll take on the vaccuuming in exchange for these delightful little flowers. Erin, I've noticed that Jade flowers will wither if the plant goes too dry...not that I expect such to happen in Florida ;-) Which brings us to Mike and Jeff's point...it is thought that the consistent light and the humidity This cutting came from John in Oregon, and this is the third year it has bloomed for me.
Josh |
- Posted by silentsurfer 6A OH (My Page) on Mon, Nov 26, 12 at 19:19
oh wow, thats soo Cool! so apparently age, or more specifically Size doesnt seem as critical, so much as cultural factors !? thats really Adorable Josh. ..and Mike, Erin, ive never seen one bloom in person. |
- Posted by cactusmcharris 4 / Interior BC (My Page) on Mon, Nov 26, 12 at 22:29
Josh, It is indeed as you say - John sent me one, too, but it's not flowered yet. |
- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Tue, Nov 27, 12 at 0:40
It's only a matter of time, Jeff! John sent me two cuttings, and both have bloomed. Josh |
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Barry Jaspan and his wife Heather spent 20 hours creating this incredible cake for Acquia's Halloween party. Creative duo! Not only did it look great, it was yummy. Trick or treat!
The history of MySQL AB
MySQL, the open source database product that puts the "M" in LAMP, was created by MySQL AB, a company founded in 1995 in Sweden. In 2008, MySQL AB announced that it had agreed to be acquired by Sun Microsystems for approximately $1 billion.
The story of MySQL AB is pretty amazing, so I unleashed my "inner academic", did some research and compiled a timeline of MySQL AB's history. This timeline is assembled based on different resources online, such as MySQL press releases (example 1) and interviews with MySQL AB executives (example 2, example 3), etc.
Things to add? Let me know in the comments and I'll update the post.
- MySQL AB founded by Michael Widenius (Monty), David Axmark and Allan Larsson in Sweden.
- MySQL goes Open Source and releases software under the terms of the GPL. Revenues dropped 80% as a result, and it took a year to make up for it.
- Mårten Mickos elected CEO at age 38. Mårten was the CEO of a number of Nordic companies before joining MySQL, and comes with a sales and marketing background.
- 2 million active installations.
- Raised series A with undisclosed amount from Scandinavian venture capitalists. Estimated to be around $1 to $2 million.
- MySQL launched US headquarters in addition to Swedish headquarters.
- 3 million active users.
- Ended the year with $6.5 million in revenue with 1,000 paying customers.
- Raised a $19.5 million series B from Benchmark Capital and Index Ventures.
- 4 million active installations and over 30,000 downloads per day.
- Ended the year with $12 million in revenue.
- With the main revenue coming from the OEM dual-licensing model, MySQL decides to move more into the enterprise market and to focus more on recurring revenue from end users rather than one-time licensing fees from their OEM partners.
- Ended the year with $20 million in revenue.
- MySQL launched the MySQL Network modeled after the RedHat Network. The MySQL Network is a subscription service targeted at end users that provides updates, alerts, notifications, and product-level support designed to make it easier for companies to manage hundreds of MySQL servers.
- MySQL 5 ships and includes many new features to go after enterprise users (e.g. stored procedures, triggers, views, cursors, distributed transactions, federated storage engines, etc.)
- Oracle buys Innobase, the 4-person Finnish company behind MySQL's InnoDB storage backend.
- Ended the year with $34 million in revenue based on 3400 customers.
- Mårten Mickos confirms that Oracle tried to buy MySQL. Oracle' CEO Larry Ellison commented: "We've spoken to them, in fact we've spoken to almost everyone. Are we interested? It's a tiny company. I think the revenues from MySQL are between $30 million and $40 million. Oracle's revenue next year is $15 billion."
- Oracle buys Sleepycat, the company that provides MySQL with the Berkeley DB transactional storage engine.
- Mårten Mickos announces that they are making MySQL ready for an IPO in 2008 on an projected $100 million in revenues.
- 8 million active installations.
- MySQL has 320 employees in 25 countries, 70 percent of whom work from home.
- Raised a $18 million Series C based on a rumored valuation north of $300 million.
- MySQL is estimated to have a 33% market share measured in install base and 0.2% market share measured in revenue (the database market was a $15 billion market in 2006).
- Ended the year with $50 million in revenue.
- Ended the year with $75 million in revenue.
- Sun Microsystems acquired MySQL AB for approximately $1 billion.
- Michael Widenius (Monty) and David Axmark, two of MySQL AB's co-founders, begin to criticize Sun publicly and leave Sun shortly after.
- Mårten Mickos leaves Sun and becomes entrepreneur-in-residence at Benchmark Capital. Sun has now lost the business and spiritual leaders that turned MySQL into a success.
- Sun Microsystems and Oracle announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire Sun common stock for $9.50 per share in cash. The transaction is valued at approximately $7.4 billion.
NoSQL and SQL
Have a look at this video of Brian Aker's great 10 minute lightning talk about NoSQL. NoSQL is a database movement which promotes non-relational data stores that do not need a fixed schema.
With the exception of Memcached, the Drupal world is very SQL driven -- and for all the right reasons. However, both at Mollom and Acquia we have to deal with some big data volumes and have been using some of the NoSQL technologies like Hadoop, Thrift, Hbase, Tokio Cabinet, etc.
While these are great tools, at the end of the day, NoSQL is an "and" and not a "versus". Plus, I expect the gap to close as there are a couple of interesting projects under way that bring some of the NoSQL advantages to the SQL world. One of them is Brian Aker's own Drizzle project, another project I can't talk about yet ... Sufficient to say, don't ditch your relation database just yet.
Either way, have a look Brian's NoSQL presentation. It's funny!
Drupal in the cloud
It is not always easy to scale Drupal -- not because Drupal sucks, but simply because scaling the LAMP stack (including Drupal) takes no small amount of skill. You need to buy the right hardware, install load balancers, setup MySQL servers in master-slave mode, setup static file servers, setup web servers, get PHP working with an opcode cacher, tie in a distributed memory object caching system like memcached, integrate with a content delivery network, watch security advisories for every component in your system and configure and tune the hell out of everything.
Either you can do all of the above yourself, or you outsource it to a company that knows how to do this for you. Both are non-trivial and I can count the number of truly qualified companies on one hand. Tag1 Consulting is one of the few Drupal companies that excel at this, in case you're wondering.
My experience is that MySQL takes the most skill and effort to scale. While proxy-based solutions like MySQL Proxy look promising, I don't see strong signals about it becoming fundamentally easier for mere mortals to scale MySQL.
It is not unlikely that in the future, scaling a Drupal site is done using a radically different model. Amazon EC2, Google App Engine and even Sun Caroline are examples of the hosting revolution that is ahead of us. What is interesting is how these systems already seem to evolve: Amazon EC2 allows you to launch any number of servers but you are pretty much on your own to take advantage of them. Like, you still have to pick the operating system, install and configure MySQL, Apache, PHP and Drupal. Not to mention the fact that you don't have access to a good persistent storage mechanism. No, Amazon S3 doesn't qualify, and yes, they are working to fix this by adding Elastic IP addresses and Availability Zones. Either way, Amazon doesn't make it easier to scale Drupal. Frankly, all it does is making capacity planning a bit easier ...
Then comes along Amazon SimpleDB, Google App Engine and Sun Caroline. Just like Amazon EC2/S3 they provide instant scalability, only they moved things up the stack a level. They provide a managed application environment on top of a managed hosting environment. Google App Engine provides APIs that allow you to do user management, e-mail communication, persistent storage, etc. You no longer have to worry about server management or all of the scale-out configuration. Sun Caroline seems to be positioned somewhere in the middle -- they provide APIs to provision lower level concepts such as processes, disk, network, etc.
Unfortunately for Drupal, Google App Engine is Python-only, but more importantly, a lot of the concepts and APIs don't map onto Drupal. Also, the more I dabble with tools like Hadoop (MapReduce) and CouchDB, the more excited I get, but the more it feels like everything that we do to scale the LAMP stack is suddenly wrong. I'm trying hard to think beyond the relational database model, but I can't figure out how to map Drupal onto this completely different paradigm.
So while the center of gravity may be shifting, I've decided to keep an eye on Amazon's EC2/S3 and Sun's Caroline as they are "relational database friendly". Tools like Elastra are showing a lot of promise. Elastra claims to be the world's first infinitely scalable solution for running standard relational databases in an on-demand computing cloud. If they deliver what they promise, we can instantly scale Drupal without having to embrace a different computing model and without having to do all of the heavy lifting. Specifically exciting is the fact that Elastra teamed up with EnterpriseDB to make their version of PostgreSQL virtually expand across multiple Amazon EC2 nodes. I've already reached out to Elastra, EnterpriseDB and Sun to keep tabs on what is happening.
Hopefully, companies like Elastra, EnterpriseDB, Amazon and Sun will move fast because I can't wait to see relational databases live in the cloud ...
Drupal and MySQL hIgh-availability
While I invited Kris Buytaert to present at the Drupal developer room at FOSDEM, I couldn't make it to his presentation as it was scheduled for the last presentation of the day. Oops! Fortunately, Luc Van Braekel recorded almost all Drupal presentations at FOSDEM so I'm sharing the video of Kris's presentation to make up for it. It's is well worth a look, and no, we are not family.
Database replication lag
As explained in an earlier blog post, we recently started using MySQL master-slave replication on drupal.org in order to provide the scalability necessary to accommodate our growing demands. With one or more replicas of our database, we can instruct Drupal to distribute or load balance the SQL workload among different database servers.
MySQL's master-slave replication is an asynchronous replication model. Typically, all the mutator queries (like INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE) go to a single master, and the master propagates all updates to the slave servers without synchronization or communication. While the asynchronous nature has its advantages, it is also means that the slaves might be (slightly) out of sync.
Consider the following pseudo-code:
$nid = node_save($data);
$node = node_load($nid);
Because node_save()
executes a mutator query (an INSERT or UPDATE statement) is has to be executed on the master, so the master can propagate the changes to the slaves. Because node_load()
uses a read-only query, it can go to the master or any of the available slaves. Because of the lack of synchronization between master and slaves, there is one obvious caveat: when we execute node_load()
the slaves might not have been updated. In other words, unless we force node_load()
to query the master, we risk not being able to present the visitor the data that he just saved. In other cases, we risk introducing data inconsistencies due to the race conditions.
So what is the best way to fix this?
- Our current solution on drupal.org is to execute all queries on the master, except for those that we know can't introduce race conditions. In our running example, this means that we'd chose to execute all
s on the master, even in absence of anode_save()
. This limits our scalability so this is nothing but a temporary solution until we have a good solution in place. - One way to fix this is to switch to a synchronous replication model. In such a model, all database changes will be synchronized across all servers to ensure that all replicas are in a consistent state. MySQL provides a synchronous replication model through the NDB cluster storage engine. Stability issues aside, MySQL's cluster technology works best when you avoid JOINs and sub-queries. Because Drupal is highly relational, we might have to rewrite large parts of our code base to get the most out of it.
- Replication and load balancing can be left to some of the available proxy layers, most notably Continuent's Sequoia and MySQL Proxy. Drupal connects to the proxy as if it was the actual database, and the proxy talks to the underlying databases. The proxy parses all the queries and propagates mutator queries to all the underlying databases to make sure they remain in a consistent state. Reads are only distributed among the servers that are up-to-date. This solution is transparent to Drupal, and should work with older versions of Drupal. The only downside is that it not trivial to setup, and based on my testing, it requires quite a bit of memory.
- We could use database partitioning, and assign data to different shards in one way or another. This would reduce the replica lag to zero but as we don't have that much data or database tables with millions of rows, I don't think partitioning will buy drupal.org much.
- Another solution is to rewrite large parts of Drupal so it is "replication lag"-aware. In its most naive form, the
function in our running example would get a second parameter that specifies whether the query should be executed on the master or not. The call should then be changed tonode_load($nid, TRUE)
when proceeded by anode_save()
I already concluded through research that this is not commonly done; probably because such a solution still doesn't provide any guarantees across page request. - A notable exception is MediaWiki, the software behind Wikipedia which has some documented best practices to deal with replication lag. Specifically, they recommend to query the master (using a very fast query) to see what version of the data they have to retrieve from the slave. If the specified version is not yet available on the slave due to replication lag, they simply wait for it to become available. In our running example, each node should get a version number and
would first retrieve the latest version number from the master and then use that version number to make sure it gets an up-to-date copy from the slave. If the right version isn't yet available,node_load()
will try loading the data again until it becomes available.
Scaling with MySQL replication
To deal with Drupal's growth, we're adding a second database server to drupal.org which is useful for at least two reasons. First, we'll be able to handle more SQL queries as we can distribute them between multiple database servers (load balancing). Secondly, this new server can act as a "hot spare" that can immediately take over if the other database server fails (high availability / fail-over).
The current plan is to configure both database servers in master-slave configuration, which is the most common replication model for websites. This model provides scalability, but not necessarily fail-over. With a master-slave configuration, all data modification queries (like INSERT
and DELETE
queries) are sent to the master. The master writes updates to a binary log file, and serves this log file to the slaves. The slaves read the queries from the binary log, and execute them against their local copy of the data. While all data modification queries go to the master, all the read-only queries (most notably the SELECT
queries) can be distributed among the slaves. By following this model, we can spread the workload amongst multiple database servers. And as Drupal.org's traffic continues to grow, we can scale horizontally by adding more slaves.
While MySQL does the database replication work, it doesn't do the actual load balancing work. That is up to the application or the database abstraction layer to implement. To be able to distribute queries among multiple database servers, the application needs to distinguish between data modification queries and read-only queries.
Care needs to be taken, as the data on the slaves might be slightly out of sync. It may or may not be practical to guarantee a low-latency environment. In those cases, the application might want to require that certain read-only queries go to the master.
There are different ways to accomplish this:
- Drupal executes all SQL queries through
. Traditionally, big Drupal sites manually patcheddb_query()
to use query parsing (regular expression foo) to separate read queries from write queries. This is not convenient and it doesn't provide a good solution to deal with lag. Fortunately, work is being done to provide better support for database replication in Drupal 6. It's our intend to backport this to Drupal 5 so we can use it on drupal.org until Drupal 6 has been released and drupal.org has been upgraded to use Drupal 6. - MediaWiki, the software behind Wikipedia uses $db->select() and $db->insert(). They have some documented best practices to deal with lag.
- Neither the Pear DB database abstraction layer or its successor Pear MDB2 seem to support database replication.
- Wordpress uses HyperDB, a drop-in replacement for Wordpress' default database abstraction layer that provides support for replication. It was developed for use on Wordpress.com, a mass hosting provider for Wordpress blogs. Because HyperDB is a drop-in replacement, they don't have a clean API and just like Drupal 5, they have to use query parsing to separate read queries from write queries. It's not clear how they deal with lag.
- Joomla! 1.0 does not separate read queries from write queries, but Joomla! 1.5 will use functions like
. Joomla! 1.5 won't support replication out of the box, but their API allows a clean drop-in replacement to be developed. It's not clear how they would deal with lag. - PostNuke uses the ADOdb database abstraction library, which at first glance does not support database replication either.
- Java applications use the statement.executeQuery() and statement.executeUpdate() that are part of the standard class libraries. It's not clear how they deal with lag.
What other popular applications support database replication, and what do their APIs look like? I'd like to find out what the ideal API looks like so we can still push that for inclusion in Drupal 6.
Based on the research above, I think we should get the best of all worlds by introducing these three functions (and deprecating db_query()
db_select_slave(); // results might be slightly out of date
db_select_master(); // results always up to date
db_update(); // for UPDATE, INSERT, DELETE, etc
Even if they don't actually do anything useful in Drupal 6, and just map onto the deprecated db_query()
, they set a better standard, and they allow for a drop-in replacement to be developed during Drupal 6's lifetime. Ideally, however, Drupal 6 would ship with a working implementation.


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Will Your Child Be a Casualty of a Broken Education System?
Will Your Child Be a Casualty of a Broken Education System?
Researchers have found that for kids to learn concepts (especially scientific ones) well, they must confront their preconceptions of how the universe works, compare these with what they glean from books, and then discuss differences among themselves and with teachers.
Often, however, school textbooks don't allow for such analysis or reflection, and instead, simply present vague statements.
Here's what happens as a result…
- 68% of 8th graders can't read at grade level, and most will never catch up
- 1.2 million students drop out of high school every year
- 44% of dropouts under age 24 are jobless
These are frightening statistics for a parent to see.
Every day, you watch your child come home from school with a mountain of homework. They spend hours doing the work, but it's all "teaching to the test" – they repeat, and they memorize, but they don't learn, and they definitely don't understand.
Dear Fellow Parent,
My name is Elva O'Sullivan, and I'm the proud mother of Loghlen, age 14, Luke, age 12, and Leah, age 11. I'm also a Chemistry PhD, and my husband Scott Rickard is a professor of Mathematics. We both love our children, (what parent doesn't?) and have made it a mission to share with others our passion for science and learning.
Why, you ask?
Because it's important.
Now, as you know, children don't come with instruction manuals. We were as lost as any parents are with their first child. When, at the age of 3, Loghlen would say "play with me, play with me", I didn't know what to do – after all, I'm a chemist!
So I made up little experiments to do with my son, and he loved them. Soon, his pleas of "play with me, play with me" changed to "science with me, science with me!"
One day, a mother at my son's Montessori school overheard my son asking for experiments. She asked what that was about, I explained the whole thing, and she asked if I would be interested in teaching an after-school science program.
All of the parents were looking for fun science activities to do with their children at home – experiments that the kids could do themselves, and activities to get them thinking. Except that their options seemed limited and dumbed-down. Face it, how many baking soda volcanoes can you make?
I was excited, and naturally, said that I would do it!
Then I went home, and talked it over with my husband. He asked me when I was going to find the time, and I realized that I didn't have the time to do this; I was involved with another project at that point in my life, and there was already too much on my plate.
So, the next day, I told the other mother that I wouldn't be able to do it after all.
But, it was too late…
35 Parents Had Already Signed Up!
That's right – she told me that 35 parents had already signed up, and that I just had to do it. I told her that I was sorry, but I just couldn't – I didn't have the time.
She said I was crazy. And I don't blame her. In just one day, 35 parents had each paid $200 for me to teach the program – how could I walk away from it?
Well, I actually did walk away from it, but I couldn't sleep that night, and the next day I went back to her and said that I would do it.
My husband agreed to help me with it, and we were off to the races. As teachers and scientists, my husband and I loved the idea of putting our professional skills to work for a new audience. And as parents, we jumped at the challenge of developing a sophisticated science program for elementary-school aged children.
We decided not to hold back and over-simplify the program.
Children are used to extracting knowledge and making their own sense out of what they see and hear. As parents and educators, it's not our job to say that a child is too young to understand something. This became the principal philosophy of ScienceWithMe!® – the premise that kids, when put in the right environment and asked the right questions, are smart enough to figure things out for themselves.
We developed a program that mentally stretches kids, builds scientific confidence, and – most importantly – gets kids excited about science at an early age.
We piloted ScienceWithMe!® in 2003 at the Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart in Princeton, New Jersey. The experiment was a success; and the program's number one customers – the kids – loved it!
We Opened The Program To The Public, But With A Twist…
Unlike other science programs for children, the kids were the lead scientists, and the adults were the assistants. Pretty cool, right?
The program was incredibly successful – the kids learned about science, and actually enjoyed learning about science as well. The parents had a great time, too, as they loved seeing their kids get so excited about science!
That's when we realized that we had a winning idea on our hands.
We wanted to share it with as many parents as possible, but we couldn't do it in the form of a classroom program – we didn't want to navigate the bureaucracy of the educational system, and either way, there are only two of us, and way more frustrated kids and parents out there than we could teach.
There weren't any entertaining and age-appropriate animations about science for kids, and we realized that we could turn our successful program into a series of such animations. That's how the ScienceWithMe!® series was born.
Introducing the ScienceWithMe!® Products
We developed the ScienceWithMe!® Products to teach science to children, and to get them comfortable with scientific vocabulary, without boring them to tears, or turning them off to science for life. We offer over a dozen Collections that teach key scientific concepts, each with an Animation, Story Book, Coloring Book and Song!
You see, one of the greatest things we can teach our children is to really enjoy learning.
And, we've found science to be a great medium to do just that. Children are inquisitive explorers by nature and science offers a lot to explore. And, because much of science is hands-on, it appeals readily to most children. Nothing makes a child sit up and take notice like a great science presentation. Especially when it's with a ScienceWithMe!® one!
Science can rev up a love for learning that will spill over into other subjects!
By ordering with us today, your child can receive ALL of our wonderful ScienceWithMe!® Collections which include beautifully illustrated Sing-A-long Storybooks & Coloring Books, catchy Animations & Songs in addition to eBooks & Comic Books covering a wide range of topics. We'll also provide fun science experiments you can do at home with your kids! And there's our engaging Mr Heisen-Bear® iPad Apps! These Interactive story-based audio-visual e-coloring books show us how Mr. Heisen-Bear® and Al-Bear Einstein, two cartoon bears, work together to solve Mr. Heisen-Bear's® every day problems using the scientific method and other easy-to-understand scientific concepts.
The ScienceWithMe!® Collections!
Serious Science/Fun Approach!
Each collection includes a captivating Animation with an accompanying Sing-A-long Storybook, Coloring Book & Song. All topics are taught in a fun, entertaining format through music, rhymes, and repetition.
An Introduction to the 5 Senses – Interested in learning about the body's senses? Have your kids learn how we hear, see, smell, taste, and touch with this wonderful and classic 5 Senses Collection, which includes the 5 Senses Sing-A-long Storybook, the 5 Senses Song, the 5 Senses Animation and the 5 Senses Sing Coloring Book. They can all be found here: www.sciencewithme.com/5sensescollection
An Introduction to the Joints – How does the knee work? What makes your elbow bend? A little boy learns how his joints prevent him from becoming a lump of jelly. Your children will laugh as they learn about bones, ligaments and muscles with our Introduction to the Joints Collection, which includes the Joints Sing-A-long Storybook, the Joints Song, the Joints Animation and the Joints Coloring Book. They can all be found here: www.sciencewithme.com/jointscollection
An Introduction to the Human Skeleton – Learn all about the human skeleton with the very friendly "Stanley the Skeleton". This is not just for Halloween, and is actually a ScienceWithMe!® favorite all year round. Watch as your kids' light up and squeal with delight "Play it again Stanley!" over and over! Our Human Skeleton Collection includes the Human SkeletonSing-A-long Storybook, the Human Skeleton Song, the Human Skeleton Animation and the Human SkeletonColoring Book. They can all be found here: www.sciencewithme.com/humanskeletoncollection
An Introduction to the Honey Bee – Two rapper Honey Bee's, Herman and Fred, sing and rhyme about life as a Honey Bee. Learn about the Honey Bee's Life Cycle, their anatomy and how bees make honey. This is a colorful, cool and engaging activity for children. The Honey Bee Collection includes the Honey Bee Sing-A-long Storybook, the Honey Bee Song, the Honey Bee Animation and the Honey Bee Coloring Book. They can all be found here: www.sciencewithme.com/honeybeecollection
An Introduction to the Earthworm – Esther the Earthworm is nearly "worm-napped" by two mischievous boys who attempt to capture her and put her in a jam jar! Yikes! As Esther tries to escape she tells us all about her wormy body parts and the role of earthworms in soil irrigation. Find out what happens to Esther! The Earthworm Collection includes the Earthworm Sing-A-long Storybook, the Earthworm Song, the Earthworm Animation and the Earthworm Coloring Book. They can all be found here: www.sciencewithme.com/earthwormcollection
An Introduction to the Life Cycle of the Butterfly – This beautiful animation teaches children about the entire inspiring life cycle of the butterfly though a magical story about Flutter. A classic! The Life Cycle of the Butterfly Collection includes the Butterfly Storybook, the Butterfly Song, the Butterfly Animation and the Butterfly Coloring Book. They can all be found here: www.sciencewithme.com/butterflycollection
An Introduction to How a Steam Engine Works - A steam engine explains how he converts fuel and water into steam and then into different types of energy. There are different kinds of energy? Let this little steam engine teach your kids all about potential energy, heat energy, chemical energy and kinetic energy. Little boys (and girls) who like trains will absolutely love this ScienceWithMe!® Collection which includes the Steam Engine Storybook, the Steam Engine Song, the Steam Engine Animation and the Steam Engine Coloring Book. They full collection can be found here: www.sciencewithme.com/steamengincecollection
An Introduction to the SI Units of Measure – How do we measure stuff like length or heat? How did we decide that weight should be kilograms? Or that time should be measured in seconds? A wise old king tells his subjects how he has decided to have a "uniform system" of measurement (SI Units) so everybody is on the same page! What a clever king! The SI Units Collection includes the SI Units Storybook, the SI Units Song, the SI Units Animation and the SI Units Coloring Book. They full collection can be found here: www.sciencewithme.com/siunitscollection
An Introduction to the Human Heart – The heart himself shows us how he works! It's really lively and entertaining so kids won't even realize they are learning about a complex subject. They'll be ready to go to med school after this – a perfect introduction to the human heart for young children and middle-schoolers too! The Heart Collection includes the Heart Storybook, the Heart Song, the Heart Animation and the Heart Coloring Book. They can all be found here: www.sciencewithme.com/humanheartcollection
An Introduction to the Skin – This entertaining creation from ScienceWithMe!® teaches kids about the body's largest organ…the skin! A young scientist learns about his three layers of skin and how they keep everything together! The Skin Collection includes the Skin Storybook, the Skin Song, the Skin Animation and the Skin Coloring Book can be found here: www.sciencewithme.com/skincollection
An Introduction to the Ear – A little boy explains the physics of sound. How we hear is definitely not as boring as it sounds! Another fun creation by ScienceWithMe!® After kids watch this animation they'll know what is really happening to their ears when Mom or Dad tells them "it's time for bed!" The Ear Collection includes the Ear Storybook, the Ear Song, the Ear Animation and the Ear Coloring Book can be found here: www.sciencewithme.com/earcollection
An Introduction to the Eye – When little sister's eye gets banged up during a soccer game, a trip to the hospital becomes an easy and engaging learning exercise… with the blink of an eye, your kids will know how their eyes work! The Eye Collection includes the Eye Storybook, the Eye Song, the Eye Animation and the Eye Coloring Book. It can be found here: www.sciencewithme.com/eyecollection
An Introduction to the Respiratory System – Lord Glucose, Lady Oxygen and their three kids, Water, Carbon Dioxide and Energy proudly explain their contribution to human respiration. Lord Glucose, who goes to great lengths to point how important he is, also explains how he (Glucose) is made when we eat food and then turned into energy! The Respiratory System Collection includes the Respiratory System Storybook, the Respiratory System Song, the Respiratory System Animation and the Respiratory System Coloring Book. They can be found here: www.sciencewithme.com/respiratorysystemcollection
An Introduction to the Blood – Using bright colors, amazing illustrations, zany animations and simple explanations, your kids will learn about a complex and important subject… The Blood! Your kids will be so engaged watching this animation they won't even realize they are learning about their blood! They'll be sounding like a medical doctor in no time! The Blood Collection includes the Blood Storybook, the Blood Song, the Blood Animation and the Blood Coloring Book. It can be found here: www.sciencewithme.com/bloodcollection
It's easy and fun for your child to navigate through the activities, have a blast learning and playing, while you support them along the way.
ScienceWithMe!® eBooks & Comic Books
Beautifully illustrated and richly informative, the ScienceWithMe!® eBooks cover a wide range of fascinating topics including The Human Body, Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Plants, Animals, Chemistry and Physics, as well as 2 eBooks full of fun science experiments you can do at home with your kids!
ScienceWithMe!® iPad Apps
Interactive story-based audio-visual e-coloring books! Mr. Heisen-Bear® and Al-Bear Einstein, two cartoon bears, work together to solve Mr. Heisen-Bear's® every day problems using the scientific method and other scientific concepts.
Over a dozen Collections, nine eBooks and two iPad Apps for your child to enjoy.
All of the content is designed to be supplementary, and accessible to kids at all ages. I started developing the material when Loghlen was 3 and it appealed to him then. He is now 14 and it still appeals to him as he still learns!
What Parents and Children Are Saying
Here are some of things preschoolers are saying about ScienceWithMe!®
"Thanks so much! My kids have watched the animations all morning!"
– Martha King, Aurora, Colorado
"Awesome animations!!!!! My preschooler loves them."
– Kerri Yatsevich, East Hampstead, New Hampshire
"Thank you for a wonderful science bundle!"
-Lisa Sawtelle, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Here are some of things homeschoolers are saying about ScienceWithMe!®
"I'm a homeschooling mom of 2 and I really appreciate your site. My kids enjoy watching the animations and I really like using the worksheets as part of our curriculum. Thank you for your efforts!"
– Leda Peterson, Austin, Texas
"Hello as you can tell I am new to the home tutoring with my 2 children. I was reviewing your products and wanted to tell you all what a wonderful job you have done. Thank You!"
– Dawn Beard, San Diego, California
"I just wanted to say thank you for making so much free! It is a HUGE blessing for our family's strict budget! Thanks again."
– Natalie Johnson, Rockford, Illinois
"Dear Elva, You give excellent stuff for kids and you do a fantastic job. Carry on! MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND GIVE YOU A LOT OF HAPPINESS IN ALL YOUR LIFE. I found your site by searching on the net. I am really very happy. Thank a lot. Take care of yourself. Your well-wisher."
– Heather Payne, Wichita, Kansas
Here are some of things parents are saying about ScienceWithMe!®
"ScienceWithMe!® provides great exposure to scientific terms and concepts that they will hear in later years. It has helped my kids (ages 5 and 7) become much more comfortable with science. They don't fear it at all. Thank you ScienceWithMe!®"
– Toni Dedrick, Montgomery, New Jersey
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"Dear Elva, I remember how excited I was when I first stumbled across your website. I work as a teacher trainer in Germany in a field that has been growing across Europe. We call it CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning). We have come to realize that teaching subject content through foreign languages (in our case it's mostly English) has a lot of benefits over traditional approaches to science or language teaching. The combination of higher order thinking skills, authentic and challenging input along with rich opportunities to talk and interact seems to be really brain-friendly and, we believe, helps children learn better and faster. I am not sure if you have considered your website from that angle, but believe me, it is a treasure trove for CLIL teachers who often have a hard time finding suitable materials at a level of authentic language that primary kids can handle. Keep up the great work – and thanks for creating such an amazing site." From Oliver
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"Hi Elva, I get your information through my e-mail and I just love it. I am a Science teacher in a public school in Madrid. I love your posts. At the moment I'm working on a CLIL project. We teach English as a second language through contents of Science. I really like it! My friend and I have a blog called "CLIL For Success" where we try to inform about our studies and projects in Madrid. Hope you have time to take a look at it and give me your opinion or ideas. Thanks!"
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Spain's reigning city of style peaks in the summer, when long siestas give way to dining at midnight, dancing until dawn, then sleeping until lunchtime. Once you land, there's no need to shift the body clock. Those in the know head to the hip El Born district, where centuries-old buildings house all-night bars and edgy shops.
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"Groundbreaking for what, a new Cubs spring training stadium in the middle of nowhere? What happened to the bill of goods that was sold to the Mesa voters with that slick artist's rendition of Wrigleyville-West and Riverview Park? The whole reason for the $100 million bond obligation was for a 'world-class venue'....not this field of dreams. The restaurants, trendy shops, the soccer fields, the baseball practice fields, the Riverview Lake Walk and picnic areas that now look to be five to 10 years down the road, pipe-dreams. Thanks for nothing but a $100 million debt."
"Obama is criticizing the Romneys for taking a well deserved vacation. Obama is waxing poetic about his one-month vacations on buses and staying at Howard Johnson's. I wonder if the Obamas stayed at HoJo's for their vacation last year in the Hamptons. People in glass (White) houses shouldn't throw stones."
"Tax the oil companies more? I wonder where they get the money to pay their taxes. I wonder where my barber gets the money to pay his taxes. We all pay the taxes for all businesses."
"Murders are up 38 percent in Chicago so far this year. How's that total gun control thing working for you Rahm? Turns out it's a stupid plan put together by a stupid man. Most of the rest of U.S. is enjoying a decrease in the murder rate as gun controls have been relaxed. The old adage is 'When gun ownership becomes criminal, only criminals will own guns'. Innocents are left unprotected. In Chicago it is also illegal to bring a knife to a gunfight."
"So now the anti-mandate, birther, corporate superpacking, right wing voter vigilantes are saying only states can mandate insurance. What a relief. As long as I drive my car on federal highways or parks I don't need auto insurance."
"AIG (American International Group), insurance giant saved by the massive federal bailout, wants $30.2 million from the government for interest the company says it is owed from an overpayment of taxes 21 years ago. AIG has filed a lawsuit in Federal Claims Court in Washington to try to get the money even though AIG still owes about $17.5 billion to the government from the bailout. Unbelievable!"
"Instead of bickering over all of these voter fraud laws President Obama should show some leadership and fight voter fraud. In the interest of national security issue a photo ID social security card to all citizens free of charge. That should satisfy Republicans in all states unless they are motivated by other factors, then they would call it an entitlement program."


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Breeding improved prawns in India
KEY FACTS | Project
Genetic Improvement of Freshwater Prawn (India)
Project leader
Raul Ponzoni
1 Jan 2012
31 Dec 2012
India has enormous freshwater and low saline brackish water resources that can be utilized for freshwater prawn farming. Since the mid-1990s, production of the giant river prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) has boomed, making India the second largest freshwater prawn producer in the world. Over recent years, prawn production has been declining, threatening the ongoing success of the prawn industry, and the livelihoods of the communities it supports. The Genetic Improvement of Freshwater Prawn project aims to safeguard the future of the prawn industry in India through the establishment of a selective breeding program for high quality prawn stock.
Compared to fish, freshwater prawns can fetch a high price in the marketplace, making them an attractive option for aquaculture producers. However, farming of prawns in closed systems can present a problem when it comes to ensuring the genetic diversity of the population. Repeatedly sourcing the next season's parents (brood stock) out of the previous generation's growth ponds leads to inbreeding and a reduction in productivity. Prawn industries in Thailand and Taiwan have also fallen victim to the disastrous effects of inbreeding that the Indian prawn farmers are experiencing.
One solution to the genetic decline of prawn stock is a concerted effort to breed improved varieties with greater productivity, while retaining genetic diversity. Selective breeding has been applied to a range of livestock species, resulting in high-yielding breeds of a majority of farmed animals. This is in stark contrast to the situation for aquatic species, where less than 10% of the world's aquaculture production is derived from genetically improved stocks. This project is therefore at the forefront of scientific advancements being introduced into the aquaculture industry.
The project continues an ongoing collaboration between WorldFish and the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) based close to the eastern Indian city of Bhubaneswar. In 2007, the collaborators established a much-needed genetic improvement program or the giant river prawn. To ensure genetic diversity, wild prawns were collected from three geographically distant and ecologically distinct regions – Gujarat in the west, Kerala in the south, and Orissa in the east. From these base populations, selective matings followed by careful analysis of the resulting offspring is expected to yield a high quality, fast growing prawn strain after several generations of selection. The project utilizes the latest quantitative genetics techniques to select prawns for production traits, while preventing inbreeding.
As the project progresses, a better understanding of the genetics of the giant river prawn will emerge. By measuring prawn physiology and development, researchers will be able to assess the effectiveness of the selection strategy being implemented, and modify processes as required. After several generations of selection, the improved strains will be field tested in on-farm evaluations. These evaluations will take place in a range of culture environments, enabling researchers to better understand how environmental and genetic factors interact to produce quality prawn varieties suited to different regions. This will ensure that the improved strains generated by the project will be suitable to aquaculture producers across the industry.
The project is expected to positively impact the lives of many in the aquaculture sector. With small-scale producers comprising the bulk of the freshwater prawn industry, and numerous opportunities for employment of women in the sector, the repercussions of a failing prawn industry could be devastating. Conversely, the potential economic and social benefits from the success of the genetic improvement program are enormous. By preventing further declines caused by inbreeding and focusing on the improvement of production traits, the project is helping to maintain a thriving industry that can provide prawns to both the domestic and export markets, and support the livelihoods of thousands.


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Unigine Heaven Benchmark
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New benchmark grants the power to unleash the DirectX 11 potential in the gift wrapping of impressively towering graphics capabilities. It reveals the enchanting magic of floating islands with a tiny village hidden in the cloudy skies. With the interactive mode emerging experience of exploring the intricate world is ensured within reach. Through its advanced renderer, Unigine is one of the first to set precedence in showcasing the art assets with tessellation, bringing compelling visual finesse, utilizing the technology to the full extend and exhibiting the possibilities of enriching 3D gaming.
Looking at Heaven performance we can see we've again got a little bump in performance which sees a nice little performance boost over the stock clocked HD 7870. It's nothing too major, but the +50MHz and +200MHz QDR increase isn't a big overclock.


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We want life to be a Norman Rockwell but it's more often a Salvador Dali. Despite the abysmal lack of perception, both are masterpieces.
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Our Father has opened doors for Grace Walk to share his love and life with people all over the world. On this site, you'll discover what He is doing through us and how you can be involved in moving the grace revolution forward. We hope you enjoy the articles, the Sunday Preaching, the reports of what God is doing in missions, the many resources in our online store that will help you in your own grace walk, and all the other content on the site.
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From the Foreword by Wm. Paul Young:
"There is coming a time, and now is, when we stop seeing the anger and fury of God in imagery projected from the darkened imaginations of our own damaged brokenness; disappointed petulance at best, judicial retributive and punitive machinations of the ultimate narcissistic moral perfectionist at worst."
What if the revelation in Jesus opens our eyes to see that what we had thought was Mount Sinai was really Mount Zion? Beyond An Angry God will open your eyes to that reality.
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Author of the international best-seller,
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Steve McVey has written a wonderful book for anyone who wants to delve deeper into God's grace. If you're looking for help because God seems to be both for us and against us, equally angry and loving, this book is for you. Interwoven with his own journey, Steve shows with biblical clarity how God is not split into two minds about us. Rather a proper consideration of all of Scripture coupled with the best interpretive practices shows us that God is like Jesus Christ all the way down. Highly recommended.
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Attendees during the Conference heard Wm. Paul Young tell the story of a violin maker. Below is that story.
For my birthday this year, on Mother's Day, my friend K sent me a few pages of a book, translated from the German, written by Martin Schleske, a master violin builder/craftsman. She translated this piece because of conversation we recently had sitting in a hotel lobby in Orlando, Florida.
A world-class young athlete friend had been paralyzed as a result of an on-camera stunt that went badly, and K was distraught. But it wasn't her friend she wanted to talk about; it was God and '…His wonderful Plan for our life.' How do we begin to talk about a 'loving and powerful God' then move to tragedy, sickness, accident, and calamity and finally make it worse by actually believing that we are honoring God in making God author of all this mess in the name of Sovereignty and Omnipotent Control? Some religious people, and Christians would be often among their ranks, believe in grim determinism. It is fatalism with personality.
We want life to be a Norman Rockwell but it's more often a Salvador Dali. Despite the abysmal lack of perception, both are masterpieces.


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Muscat: Tilal Development Company, the Sultanate's leading real estate company that has been credited with the inception of the ground breaking Muscat Grand Mall project, announced its intention to raise RO53 million by way of Islamic debt instrument or sukuk, which will be the first such issue in Oman in order to put into motion plans for expansion of the complex that houses Muscat Grand Mall.
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Bulgaria to blame Hezbollah and Iran for Burgas attack
Bulgaria is prepared to release an investigative report that will blame Hezbollah and Iran for the Burgas terror attack that killed five Israeli tourists and one Bulgarian national.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the report, which comes nearly seven months after the attack, will be released sometime this week. On Tuesday, Bulgaria's Interior Minister will brief senior members of the Bulgarian government on the report.
The impending report will likely serve as a strong catalyst for those pushing to have the European Union designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization. In addition, it will provide vindication to Israel, which had declared immediately after the attack that Hezbollah and Iran were responsible.
The latest news regarding the investigation comes just a few weeks after Bulgaria's Foreign Minister briefed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres on the investigation. At the time of the visit, Reuters reported that political sources in Bulgaria believed that the results of the inquiry could be released as early as Feb. 5.
Not long after this meeting, Israel's Channel 2 reported that Bulgaria would blame Hezbollah for the attack, but Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry denied the report. On Jan. 22, however, just five days after Israeli officials were briefed, Al Hayat reported that Bulgaria had told European officials that Hezbollah was responsible.
The Burgas attack
On July 18, 2012, the 18th anniversary of the Buenos Aires AMIA bombing, a bomb (it is unclear if it was a suicide bomber) exploded as Israeli tourists boarded buses at the airport in Burgas, Bulgaria. Five Israelis and one Bulgarian national were killed in the attack, which wounded dozens.
While Bulgaria's Interior Minister said that the bombing was "a deliberate attack," Israeli officials quickly pointed the finger at Iran and Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's first statement declared: "All signs point towards Iran."
Iran's Ambassador to the United Nations Mohammad Khazaee countered by saying Israel had carried out the attack. "Such [a] terrorist operation could only be planned and carried out by the same regime whose short history is full of state terrorism operations and assassinations aimed at implicating others for narrow political gains," he claimed.
Despite Iranian allegations, American and Israeli officials were soon fairly certain that the attack had been carried out by Hezbollah with direction from Iran. "Israeli intelligence has evidence of many telephone calls between Lebanon and Burgas in the two months before the bombing... with the volume intensifying in the three days leading up to it," the New York Times reported in early August.
Since May 2011, over 20 attacks tied to Iran and Hezbollah against Israelis and Jews abroad have been thwarted.
READER COMMENTS: "Bulgaria to blame Hezbollah and Iran for Burgas attack"
Posted by Birbal Dhar at February 5, 2013 4:05 PM ET:
After reading this article from the BBC News website, it seems Hezbollah and it's Iranian backers wanted someone to put a bomb on the bus and leave, but instead it looks like the bomb prematurely got set off, which obviously immediately killed the person who was carrying it and some of the passengers.