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Alpha-Globin Gene Analysis
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
The thalassemias are a group of inherited conditions characterized by decreased synthesis of 1 or more of the globin chains, resulting in an imbalance in the relative amounts of the alpha and beta chains. The excess normal chains precipitate in the cell, damaging the membrane and leading to premature red blood cell destruction. Additionally, the defect in hemoglobin synthesis produces a hypochromic, microcytic anemia. The frequency of thalassemia is due to the protective advantage against malaria that it gives carriers. Consequently, thalassemias are prevalent in populations from equatorial regions in the world where malaria is endemic.
Alpha-thalassemia is caused by decreased synthesis of alpha-globin chains. Four alpha-globin genes are normally present (2 on each chromosome 16). One, 2, 3, or 4 alpha-globin genes may be deleted or, less commonly, contain mutations. Deletions account for approximately 90% of disease-causing alleles in alpha thalassemia. Phenotypically, these deletions result in 4 categories of disease expression:
-Deletion of 1 alpha-chain: Silent carrier state, with a normal phenotype
-Deletion of 2 alpha-chains: Alpha-thalassemia trait (alpha-1 thalassemia), with mild hematologic changes but no major clinical difficulties
-Deletion of 3 alpha-chains: Hemoglobin H disease, which is extremely variable but usually includes anemia due to hemolysis, jaundice, and hepatosplenomegaly
-Deletion of all 4 alpha-chains: Hemoglobin Bart, with hydrops fetalis and almost invariably in utero demise
Less frequently alpha-thalassemia results from single point mutations. The most common nondeletion mutation is Hemoglobin Constant Spring (HbCS) (HBA2: c.427T >C). Point mutations other than HbCS and alpha-thalassemia Saudi are not detected by this assay.
Alpha-thalassemia occurs in all ethnic groups but is especially common individuals of Southeast Asian and African ancestry. It is also frequent in individuals of Mediterranean ancestry. The carrier frequency is estimated to be 1 in 20 for Southeast Asians, 1 in 30 for African Americans, and 1 in 30 to 1 in 50 for individuals of Mediterranean ancestry. Both deletional and nondeletional (caused by point mutations) forms of alpha-thalassemia are found in individuals with Mediterranean ancestry. Deletions in cis (deletions on the same chromosome) are rare in African or Mediterranean populations, but are prevalent in Asian populations. Couples in which both partners carry deletions in cis are at risk of having a child with the fatal hemoglobin Bart hydrops fetalis syndrome.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Diagnosis of alpha-thalassemia
Prenatal diagnosis of deletional alpha-thalassemia
Carrier screening for individuals from high-risk populations for alpha-thalassemia
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
An interpretive report will be provided.
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
In addition to disease-related probes, the multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification technique utilizes probes localized to other chromosomal regions as internal controls. In certain circumstances, these control probes may detect other diseases or conditions for which this test was not specifically intended. Results of the control probes are not normally reported. However, in cases where clinically relevant information is identified, the ordering physician will be informed of the result and provided with recommendations for any appropriate follow-up testing.
Rare polymorphisms exist that could lead to false-negative or false-positive results. If results obtained do not match the clinical findings, additional testing should be considered.
A previous bone marrow transplant from an allogenic donor will interfere with testing. Call Mayo Medical Laboratories for instructions for testing patients who have received a bone marrow transplant.
Test results should be interpreted in the context of clinical findings, family history, and other laboratory data. Errors in our interpretation of results may occur if information given is inaccurate or incomplete.
This assay cannot be performed on chorionic villus specimens.
Hemoglobin Constant Spring and alpha-thalassemia Saudi are the only nondeletion types of alpha-thalassemia that will be detected by this assay. This test is not useful for diagnosis or confirmation of beta-thalassemia or hemoglobinopathies.
Hemoglobin electrophoresis should usually be done prior to this test to exclude other diagnoses or to identify non deletion types of alpha-thalassemia.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
An interpretive report will be provided.
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Harteveld CL, Voskamp A, Phylipsen M, et al: Nine unknown rearrangements in 16p13.3 and 11p15.4 causing alpha- and beta-thalassaemia characterized by high resolution multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification. J Med Genet 2005; 42:922-931
2. Harteveld CL, Higgs DR: Alpha-thalassemia. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2010;5:13


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CONCORD, N.C. – Closely following the path of the newly developed Speedway Pavement Program for 2012,WKA officials are slowly assembling race dates and venues for the quest to find the ultimate dirt champion at the Daytona Dirt World Championships in December.
With July 28 already designated as a Super Regional at Possum Kingdom Super Speedway in Belton, South Carolina, part of the South Carolina Dirt Divisional Series, officials at Mardela Speedway, another participant in the WKA Dirt Divisional program, have chosen Saturday, June 9 as their date for their northeastern Super Regional event.
Closely resembling the Pavement program, track participants in the Dirt Program will be able to provide their competitors two opportunities to lock themselves into the field for the Dirt World Championships, first as a winner in the Super Regional event. However, if a competitor cannot secure a victory in the Super Regional, they still have an opportunity to claim a starting spot if they win their class championship.
If the Super Regional winner also wins the class title at years end, the runnerup in that respective class would then be eligible to secure the guaranteed starting spot at The World Center of Racing in December.
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
The Summerville based International Primate Protection League has received a wonderful gift – a remarkable collection of stamps from around the world. What makes the collection remarkable is that the only stamps in the collection are those that feature primates.
Baboons, chimpanzees, gibbons, spider, gorillas, and species most have never heard of. The stamps are from every country in the world including countries that no longer exist, says IPPL director Shirley McGreal.
The collection was bequeathed to the organization by David Rand – a long-time friend of McGreal's and an avid life-long collector of primate stamps.
"I first met David in Bangkok in 1975," says McGreal. "He has been a friend ever since."
Rand contracted a rare form of encephalitis while in the Far East and returned home to California, last year, where he died last October.
His brother Laury Rand contacted McGreal recently to ask if she would accept the collection and to tell her his brother had also bequeathed a third of his estate to IPPL to help fund primate protection organizations in Asia.
David Rand led a fascinating life, said McGreal. His brother says David had many avocations but "I am not sure if he had a vocation…what a wonderful way to live life."
"He was a tour director," said McGreal, "for wealthy American tourists to obscure places on unusual trips…off the beaten track."
In a farewell missive to family and friends, Rand wrote:
"In time, like an hour glass, the era inexorably nears the end of its reign and it tells those of us who are listening that 'your era is to be turned over to those who are younger, with more energy and spirit.'
My era is ending.
My wanderings have taken me to 299 countries; my airline hobby has permitted me to fly 1650 different air carriers.
My fascination with nature has allowed me to seek in the wild 70 percent of the world's species of primates and all the wild cats apart from the jaguar (#1 on my bucket list).
I have been able to send seven boys and girls to higher education and help set up scholarships for girls here in India, [so] that they get full apprenticeships and acceptance. Also, I have supported conservation projects for primates and their habitat.
Love and hope have ruled my efforts, also here in India, to improve the lives of street dogs in Orchha and elsewhere.
It is time to move on, within this era, and leave space to those younger and more clever.
As I move beyond this scope, I think back and thank you all and go out as one of the luckiest men on the face of the earth."
McGreal thinks everyone who knew him is pretty lucky and certainly IPPL, which has benefitted from his largesse.
"The stamps are just amazing," she says.
The collection, which Rand says he began during his first trans-African journey in 1972, includes more than 200 species as well as stamps that depict primates in art, statuary, cinema, space, literature, money, cartoons, computer games, masks and carvings. For each stamp, Rand has created a typewritten page telling the species, scientific name, diet, habitat, gestation, maturity, endangered or not, country found and miscellaneous information, where the stamp is from, the year it was issued and if there are any imperfections.
The earliest stamp in the collection, says Rand, is the first primate stamp from North Borneo issued in 1899.
A long-time customer of Stanley Gibbons Ltd. in London, the collection also includes many communications between Stanley Gibbons and Rand.
"We will never consider selling any of them," exclaimed McGreal. "They are his life's work."
They are kept under lock and key and they will build special locked cases to display them and keep them in a climate-controlled environment, she said.
McGreal is an old hand in the philatelic world – when she was a girl, she and her father used to collect stamps.
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Thank you for your interest in the Penn State Hershey Internal Medicine Residency Training Program. I'd like to take a moment to introduce you to the training you will find with us.
Our Goal
Our goal is to provide a rigorous clinical education in all aspects of Internal Medicine, while balancing the acquisition of core knowledge with the ability to customize your educational experience. Our residents are integral members of the health care teams in general and subspecialty medicine, and provide comprehensive primary care services to the population of central Pennsylvania. A culture of professional accountability and collegiality is fostered in an environment that promotes individual growth and learning. Opportunities for scholarship in basic, translational, and clinical sciences, along with the availability of research in medical education, quality improvement, and healthcare epidemiology allow for a well-rounded experience that prepares residents for their future career endeavors, whether they are in fellowship, private practice, or hospitalist medicine. Our program has the reputation of training excellent internal medicine physicians, while continuity to be very successful in preparing those who choose to pursue subspecialty training or enter into academic medical positions following their residency training.
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At Penn State Hershey, we have the advantage of being the primary quaternary referral center for the central Pennsylvania region. This broad base yields a range of diverse pathology, allowing you to see the common and not-so-common diseases all under one roof. Our institution provides comprehensive, interdisciplinary cancer care to central Pennsylvania via the Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Penn State Hershey Heart and Vascular Institute pioneered the total artificial heart in the late 70's and early 80's, and continues to be as the cutting edge of cardiovascular device development and implementation, with an active LVAD program, an adult ECMO program, and cutting edge EP program. As a resident you will rotate with faculty and fellows across a variety of subspecialty areas, allowing the opportunity to learn about and participate in direct patient care and research in these areas.
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The depth and breadth of Internal Medicine continues to expand, almost exponentially. In order to best meet the demands that will be placed on residents in their eventual career, we support several dedicated "tracks" within our core residency to allow for customization of your training, to focus on fellowship placement, primary care, hospitalist medicine, or a clinician-scientist career. We offer a broad range of clinical and non-clinical opportunities to allow for the development of your career interests.
I encourage you to spend some time on our website to see how a Penn State Hershey education could meet your personal and professional goals. Don't hesitate to contact us if you desire further information about our training program.
Nicole A. Swallow, MD, FACP
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I am delighted that you are considering our program for your residency training. These are exciting times, as we aspire to develop a model program with the philosophy of resident-centered learning. The program has been my second family long before I assumed the role of associate program director. It has been extremely gratifying to associate with an enthusiastic and capable group of young trainees with diverse backgrounds. I value my clinical role as a transplant nephrologist; yet, I see that role complete only when I share the experience with house staff. I am passionate about patient-oriented research; yet, research becomes so much more meaningful and gratifying when I mentor residents in their research, as I listen to them present their scholarly work at grand rounds, and as I see their progress towards their career goals. I cherish my clinical work and I appreciate the opportunity to be able to do research; however, what brings me to work early in the morning, every day, is the passion I have to learn and to teach.
Every day, at morning report, I benefit from the superb teaching provided by our chief residents and learn from the residents as they discuss their cases. The opportunities to teach while providing patient care and the opportunities to mentor trainees while performing research are highly valued by faculty members within the Program and the Department of Medicine.
Penn State Hershey is a special place with a culture of teamwork, where our residents' dedication to patient care and to each other is inspiring. This is complemented by enthusiastic and supportive faculty whose main mission is to train the next generation of internists.
Our residents receive excellent preparation for careers in primary care, hospital medicine or any of the subspecialties. During their training, they have opportunities to participate in pioneering research. The goal of our residency program is to provide mentoring to our trainees within a supportive environment, such that the challenges of residency transform to opportunities for growth. We consider each resident's success and the collective success of the program as inseparable. Throughout the years, each resident, through his/her unique background and perspective, has enriched our program.
I hope you will review the information on our website to learn more about a program that is committed to the training of the highest quality of residents.
Nasrollah Ghahramani, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.P.
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology
Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health Sciences
Associate Director, Internal Medicine Residency Program
As of July 1st, 2013 our program has successfully implemented an ambulatory block schedule to take the place of traditional weekly clinic sessions.
Our ambulatory block system enables residents to provide longitudinal patient care, reduce the number of clinic sessions during busy inpatient rotations, while still meeting ACGME requirements for outpatient training. This has significantly increased our residents' satisfaction with ambulatory training.
During any two week ambulatory block, residents provide longitudinal care for their patients in our primary care clinic but also spend time in other subspecialty clinics, which allows them to experience the full spectrum of outpatient care and prepare for a career in primary care or any other subspecialty. Each ambulatory block has a general theme, based on the predominant area of outpatient medicine that it focuses on; for example the musculoskeletal block includes experience in sports medicine, podiatry and orthopedics. Other outpatient blocks have a focus on women's health, endocrinology, gastroenterology, cardiology, allergy and immunology, mental health etc. Our ambulatory curriculum also includes sessions in outpatient procedures, clinic for the underserved, palliative care clinic, adolescent weight management clinic and quality care review committee.
Any ambulatory block schedule also includes protected time for self-study, quality improvement projects, as well as half day per week dedicated to medical education (academic half day). Our academic half day features parts of our innovative curriculum in Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM modules and EBM consult) and the ACP High Value Cost Conscious curriculum. During the academic half day, residents engage in interactive, small group problem based learning and have the opportunity to assume the role of teachers for their peers.
Direct observation sessions (mini-CEX) and resident evaluations are integrated into the residents' outpatient clinic schedule, with specific time set aside, which ensures their completion.
Our longitudinal care clinic is a level III patient-centered medical home and is well supported by our experienced staff. Our residents treat patients with a wide variety of disorders, ranging from routine primary care and prevention to more complex and esoteric problems. Our residents also enjoy minimal patient no-show rate in their clinic, which allows them to quickly build and follow a patient panel.
Andreas Achilleos, M.D.
Associate Program Director (Ambulatory Medicine)
Poonam Mathur, DO (Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine):
Residency has been a rewarding experience, allowing me to develop into the physician that I had hoped I would become. Both my attendings and colleagues have served as role models, and I strive to learn from their best attributes. Similarly, I hope to be an example for my fellow residents. As a chief resident, I am looking forward to motivating and aiding my peers to discover their medical abilities and pursue their career interests. I will also endeavor to be a source of comfort and a resource during difficult times. I believe that with a collaborative effort, we can build on the foundation established by previous residents and realize our full potential. I am excited and honored to serve as a chief resident. It is truly a privilege, and I look forward to contributing towards the excellence of the program.
Michael Stefanski, MD (Ross University School of Medicine):
Residency is one of the most exciting and formative times in a physician's career. Our Internal Medicine residency program excels in providing a resident-centered learning environment focused on patient care and education. This is accomplished by immersing our residents in a diverse and complex patient population with the perfect balance of autonomy and supervision provided by our distinguished faculty. This philosophy continues to yield compassionate, confident and accomplished physicians.
I had the (good fortune and) opportunity to complete a combined residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Penn State Hershey, which was both challenging and very rewarding. My experiences in residency afforded me a unique perspective and invaluable experience, which I hope will strengthen my role as Chief Resident. I intend on continuing the esteemed tradition of our program by holding myself to the high standards set by my predecessors and focusing my efforts on clinical teaching and resident education. I am particularly excited to have the opportunity to participate in the continual development of our curriculum in an effort to optimize the resident experience.
I am honored to have the opportunity to work with our exceptional residents as a both a colleague, leader and mentor and look forward to working with Poonam and Jeff in contributing to the growth and education of our residents.
Jeffrey Yourshaw, MD (Penn State College of Medicine):
As a medical student I was unclear about my future profession. It was the Internal Medicine Chief Residents at the time who helped guide me and inspire me to pursue a residency in Internal Medicine. As a lifelong Penn Stater/Nittany Lion, I am honored to be chosen as a chief resident and to uphold the tradition. I look forward to continue learning, teaching, collaborating with other chiefs, and building on the strong foundation set before us at Penn State.
I started my undergraduate education at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster PA but returned to my home town of Munich, Germany to earn my medical degree from the Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich. After graduating medical school in 2008 I joined the Department of Physiology at the Penn State College of Medicine as a post-doctoral research scholar until entering the institutions internal medicine residency training in 2010. After completing residency training I had the privilege of serving as an Internal Medicine Chief Resident and Instructor for the 2013-2014 academic year. I am now excited to join the program's administration as an Assistant Program Director. My academic focus will be on inpatient training with particular attention to bedside procedures, realization of the Hospitalist-track, and our new "Academic Half-Day" conference format.
Simon Mucha, MD
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More technician jobs could be coming to Berkeley County.
A manufacturer, known only by the moniker Project Douglas, is in economic development talks with the county. On Monday, Berkeley County Council read into record the first of three readings to offer Project Douglas a fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreement.
Details on the company are limited as the county and Project Douglas hash out the details in the coming weeks.
During Mondays Finance Committee meeting, Berkeley County Economic Development Director Gene Butler gave a brief glimpse of the company.
This is a new company that is looking at Berkeley County with a verbal commitment to come here. Its a manufacturing facility that will make a sizeable investment. It will create some (technician) jobs in the Bushy Park area, Butler said.
Its common practice for companies to use pseudonyms during economic development agreement talks to protect their identity.
One of the more famous monikered companies to locate to Berkeley County was Maguro Enterprises. Later, it was discovered that it was a front for Google Inc.
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The Antlers High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) members recently attended the 2013 BPA State Leadership Conference. Business Professionals of America members are provided an opportunity for the development of leadership skills, personal and professional growth, and career-related competencies. The state leadership conference is the highlight of the year and helps the more than 5,000 members across the state accomplish these objectives. Over 2,400 high school, middle school, and post secondary students attended the 2013 State Leadership Conference.
Antlers Elementary will be hosting a 5K Walk/Run and Fun Run event on Saturday, April 27th at 8:00 a.m. This year's 5K, called "Rowdy's Run", is being held in memory of Rowdy Beasley.
All proceeds from the 5K entries fees and the promotion t-shirts will go toward purchasing playground equipment in memory of Rowdy.
The bombing that took place during the Boston Marathon has left many people confused, frightened and saddened. Now that the sirens have died down, details about the aftermath of the bombings are starting to solidify.
We now know that one of the three people killed was Martin Richard, an 8-year-old boy from Dorchester who died while cheering for his father, according to The Boston Globe. His mother and sister were also injured in the attack.
At least 176 people were injured in the bombings, with at least 17 of them in critical condition. Eight are children, according to CNN.com.
The U.S. Geological Survey reported that several earthquakes shook central Oklahoma Tuesday morning.
All of the activity was centered northeast of Oklahoma City, with the strongest of the tremors being a 4.3 magnitude quake near the town of Luther.
A small earthquake of magnitude 3.0 preceded the temblor, and two small tremors with magnitudes of 2.8 and 3.3 rattled nearby within 20 minutes of the initial quake.
Steven M. Hunt, a 17 year old white male of Antlers, is being charged with 2nd Degree Burglary (felony), Injury to a Motor Vehicle (felony) and Malicious injury to property - under $1000.00 (misdemeanor).
The first charge Hunt is facing is back from January. According to the reports, Hunt is being charged with defacing a 1996 Chevrolet Bus Van that belonged to the Antlers Church of Christ by busting out the entry door glass and stabbing the window.
If you enjoy bass fishing, winning cash, prizes and trophies, then you might want to consider entering in this year's Big Bass Rodeo. The Pushmataha County Sportsman Club will host the 42nd Annual Big Bass Rodeo on April 20-21, at Pine Creek Lake. This is the oldest, continuous running big bass tournament in the state and quite possibly the nation. This is the club's only fund raising event.
Megan Buchanan had a cold and windy day to contest with but she finished 1st at the Valliant High School Tournament that was held on April 2nd at the Idabel Country Club. Megan shot a score of 83.
Their next tournament will be the Allen HS Tournament that will be held at Atoka Trails Golf Course in Atoka.
On Thursday March 28, 2013, The Antlers HS Girls Golf team hosted a HS girls golf tournament at Hugo Golf Club. School attending were Antlers, Broken Bow, Haworth, Valliant, Haileyville, Allen, and Coalgate.
First place for individuals went to Megan Buchanan of Antlers with a score of 78; 2nd was April Hughes of Haworth with a 79; and 3rd went to Beyla Skelton of Allen with a 82.
Placing first for overall team score was Allen, with second going to Broken Bow.
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- Computer users who haven't had a hard disk fail and haven't yet figured out they need to back up their systems.
- Computer users who have had a disk fail but still don't back up their systems reliably (or at all), even though they know they should.
- Grouchy old computer geeks who yell at the first two groups because we're the ones who get that call at 10PM because a disk failed and they need a file back because they're on deadline and oh my god please help me I don't have a backup what do I do?
I warn you up front, I am one of that last group. My goal is to convince you to start backing up your computer before it's too late, because I want those late night on deadline oh my god I'm doomed please help me phone calls to stop. Even though I know it'll never happen in my lifetime.
A hard drive is a spinning mechanical device with motors and magnets and bearings and a read-write head that flies milimeters away from the surface of the platter where the data is stored. It is inevitable this device will fail. Not IF, but WHEN. Newer computer use SSDs, which are solid state devices instead of spinning mechanic ones, but they, too, fail.
That's the reality: whatever you store your data on is going to fail some day. If you don't plan for that, bad things will happen. And when bad things happen, you call your geek friend late at night blubbering and crying and asking for help. Neither of us want that.
You can't prevent the failure, but you can reduce the chances of it happening, and you can back up your data so that if a disk fails, it's not a big deal, because that data also exists on another hard disk. Or two. Or three. The more the merrier.
This article will help you understand how to reduce the chance of that failure and to limit the pain and damage when it happens.
The Best Backup is Never Needing your Backup
The best and most reliable backup is never needing to recover data from your backup. You can never guarantee that a drive will never fail — but you can reduce the chances of it happening.
How? Simple: replace your drives before they fail. Backblaze is a company that will back up your data over the internet to their servers. They have lots of data on lots (and lots) of hard drives, and it's their job for that data to never be missing. They've got lots of experience with failing hard drives and how long it takes for one to fail, and they've been nice enough to provide the data. If you're interested in the details, read their study. The executive summary is that after a hard drive is three years old, the failure rate starts to rise rapidly. So the first thing you can do to reduce the chance of a hard drive failing on you is retiring it and replacing it with a new one before it gets to be four years old.
I take this one step further: if you have a laptop that you carry around, that laptop tends to get bounced and jostled. Inside that laptop is a hard drive, which is also getting jostled and bounced around. My experience is that laptop hard drives have a tendency to die younger than hard drives in machines that don't move around, so if you have a laptop, you really want to replace that hard drive earlier.
My hard drive policy is simple:
- Any hard drive used I use as a working drive (attached to a computer and powered up for use on a daily basis) is replaced when it is between two and three years old.
- Any hard drive installed inside a laptop is replaced earlier: between 18 months and two years.
That doesn't mean their useful life is over: the drives I used as my day to day drives get turned into backup drives (unless they're too small). They're used as backups until they're around four years old, and then they're retired.
Backup drives tend to be powered off a lot more, their usage is much lower, and you don't put them under stress. That reduced stress means they're less likely to fail. You use a drive hard when it's new, give it a reduced role as it ages, and retire it before it hits that point in time where failure becomes likely.
If you do that, you will rarely have a drive fail on you. It costs a little money, but the cost of a new laptop drive these days is under $100, so it's not that expensive. It's a lot less expensive than the time and stress of recovering from a failure, that's for sure.
A note on SSDs: As SSD (solid state drives, with no moving parts) mature, they're rapidly replacing spinning drives for data storage. The failure tendencies of SSDs are a lot different than for hard disks, and it can be much different from one manufacturer to another. So what should you do about replacing aging SSDs? I don't know yet. My current (tentative) plan is to let the SSD in my laptop go for three years and then replace and retire it rather than make it a backup drive, but that's subject to change once I do more research. I still think the 3 years and out concept works for them, but I don't think you need to be as aggressive moving them out of a high use mode.
A note on Hybrid Drives: Apple and some other companies are shipping computers with what they call a hybrid drive, which is both a hard disk and an SSD merged together. My view right now is that you treat them like hard drives and replace them like one, but I haven't looked into the real-world failure tendencies of them yet.
Setting up backups
Even if you never have a hard drive fail, you still need backups. There are many ways for your data to disappear other than a drive failure: your house or office could burn down. Your computer could fail and scribble Shakespeare's Sonnets all over your disks and data. You could be sitting in Starbucks and watch as someone grabs your laptop and runs out the door. You could drop your laptop (yes, I know, that never happens, right?). There are many bad things that can happen to your data.
The only way to protect yourself from these bad things is to keep multiple copies of your data. and since if your house burns down it may destroy everything inside it, not just your computer, you need to keep those copies in multiple places. This can turn into a hassle quickly, and one reality of backups is that the more hassle they are to do, the less likely it is you're going to do them. So we need to keep doing and managing backups as simple as possible (but not too simple to be useful).
The basic goal of your backups is therefore to have at least three copies of your data, and have those copies exist in two independent locations.
My basic setup: back up data do a separate disk on a regular basis, and then swap that drive to an offsite location once a month. This gives you three copies of your data: on your computer, on your backup drive, and on your offsite drive. It minimizes cost, because you only need two backup drives that you swap. It limits the hassle factor, because as long as your backups are run automatically, you only need to intervene once a month to swap drives and take the updated one off-site.
One of the tradeoffs: not all of your data will be in all three places; your newest data won't get out to the offsite until you swap disks at the end of the month. Remember, though, that the offsite backup is there to recover from catastrophic disasters (house burned down! oops!); the compromise between reduced hassle of constantly swapping that drive and losing some data in that situation is a reasonable one; in reality, you are unlikely to ever need that catastrophic backup. But if you do, you'll be glad it's there.
That said, it never hurts to have more copies of your data. You can do this in a number of ways. Using an offsite backup is one — our friends Backblaze, for instance, or Crashplan is another option. There are other companies doing this as well. The downside is that these services use your internet connection and that connection can be slow; if you have a lot of data, it can take a long time to upload them to the remote backup server and if your data fails before it's backed up, you're hosed. That's one reason why I like to use these services as a supplemental backup and not a primary one.
Some ISPs put data caps on your internet connection. If yours does, doing an online backup could cause you to use more data than the cap allows and you can find your network throttled to a really slow speed, or turned off completely. Before you go online, you need to understand how big your data set it you want to back up, how long it will take to upload, how long it might take to recover if you need to, and whether you have a data cap to worry about. I generally recommend that people consider using these online services to back up the important data, but not everything.
Another online option are services like Dropbox or box.net or Google Drive. These services turn a part of your hard drive into a virtual folder that gets copied onto their servers, and then copied down to any other computer that you set up to share that virtual folder. This can be quite useful if you use multiple computers at different times, but it can also act as a kind of backup because the data gets copied to multiple places. It's not something you should use as your primary backup, and like the other online backup services, slow network connections and data caps may impact its usefulness.
These are all ways to create multiple copies of your important data in relatively painless ways that you don't need to spend time managing.
How to back up your data
This section assumes you're using a Macintosh. If you don't, there are other equivalent tools you can use to back up your computer, but I'm not the person to tell you which one to use.
Backing up a Macintosh can actually be very simple: use Time Machine. For a lot of people, this will work quite well and it's free with all copies of Mac OS X. I use Time Machine for part of my backups system because I like it's incremental backups so you can go back and find a file and it's data at a given time.
Time Machine's big weakness is large data sets. Because it's doing incremental backups, it is going to want a backup drive larger than the amount of data you have created. I've found that it works best when the backup drive is at least 2X the data being backed up, and I prefer 3X. This means if you have, say, a 500Gb boot drive in a laptop and a firewire drive with 1.2 Terabytes on it, your total data set is 1.7 Terabytes. Time Machine is going to struggle keeping that backed up on a 2 Terabyte drive, so you really need 3TB for your backup at a minimum. If you update large parts of your stored data, you can really give it indigestion (for instance: take 1000 photos in Adobe Lightroom, and assign a new keyword to each, and make sure the updated metadata is flushed to the DNG with an embedded XML sidecar. You just created 60-70 gigabyte backup). The larger the data set, the larger the disk Time Machine needs to back it up and work efficiently, and as your data set continues to grow, this is going to be a challenge.
I am not a big fan of Time Machine to recover a failed disk. I've done it, and sometimes it works fine, and sometimes it's fought me and taken forever to get the data restored. Apple's done a lot of work improving Time Machine since the early days of Mac OS X so a lot of my reservations about it aren't true if you're running Snow Leopard or Mavericks — but I still prefer to have a way to recover an entire disk as well.
For that I use Superduper. This tool makes an exact clone of a disk, one that you can plug into a computer and use without any work; even boot the computer from it. I use it to make bootable copies of my computer's main drives; so if I lose one, I can clone a copy quickly, or just boot the backup drive and get back to work. And it creates another copy of my data for me (never a bad thing).
Do you need this? How badly do you want to protect your data? How quickly do you want to recover from a drive failure and get back to work? How many hard drives are you willing to buy and manage? If your data is really worth the effort, it's a good way to create a reliable and quick-to-recover copy of it — but it does entail more time, energy and money. Whether it's worth it to you is a decision you'll have to make. It's worth it to me.
I am not a fan of Apple's Time Capsule for backups. It's very simple, but offsite backups are effectively impossible. Recovering a failed drive from it takes time, and it's hard (to impossible) to replace the drive as it ages. I want the ability to upgrade my WIFI router separately from my backup drives. And Time Capsule is not a good solution if the number of computers to be backed up is two or greater. I do use one in one specific situation: my mother's house with my mother's Mac, where absolute simplicity is the prime directive. If your needs are simple and you're willing to forgo offsite copies of your backup, it'll do the job, but I think for most uses, it's not the right solution.
What if I have big data sets?
As your data set grows, it gets more complicated. As the number of computers you need to back up grows, it gets more complicated. As it gets more complicated you'll need to spend more time (and money) making sure you have good reliable backups and that the backups work. If you're a serious photographer or a videographer, you've probably stopped thinking about gigabytes and now think about terabytes.
You can keep plugging disks into your computer to store all of that data, but that's expensive, unwieldy, and backing them up is a horror (so chances are, you'll stop and pray nothing bad happens). That's a disaster waiting to happen. So at some point, you need to start thinking about disk subsystems, or network-based disks, or some other setup designed to handle large sets of data.
I've recently hit that point, and my choice was to go to a NAS, or a Network Attached Storage device. I talk about that in some detail in Should you consider upgrading your home network to a NAS?
Is this an option you need to consider? Here are my general guidelines:
If you're managing a single computer, a NAS probably doesn't buy you much, until your data set starts growing past 4Terabytes. At that point, you're talking about plugging in multiple drives and multiple backup drives and things start getting complex, and the NAS will make your life easier and you'll end up buying less hardware over time. If you're someone who is wandering the house/office with a laptop wireless, a NAS starts making sense sooner because your data can live on the network and you don't need to plug in to work on that project as often.
If you're a multi-computer environment, the complexity of your data management and keeping your backups going reliably is going to be harder and harder. The NAS helps a lot with that, and so you should consider it. I think a good general metric is when you hit 2-3 computers and your total data you have to manage hits around 4 Terabytes, it's a good time and cost effective to start considering a NAS. If your data requirements are small, you may not need one, but if you're a photographer or videographer, your data requirements aren't small any more.
Once you hit 5-6 computers in the installation, the advantage of centralized online backups to the NAS seem to be overwhelming. you're an idiot to not consider it. IMHO.
If you're in a single-computer setup, another option are dedicated disk arrays that connect via Thunderbolt or Firewire like the Drobo. I personally think the NAS is a better option and most of the time will be less expensive and more flexible, because I like the ability to connect to it over WIFI if I grab the laptop and wander around the house. The direct-connect systems like Drobos, on the other hand, will win on pure performance, so if you need absolute max performance, they're your better option.
My backup strategy
I'm going to close out by documenting my current backup strategy. Not everyone is going to want to implement all of this but I want people to see what I do and understand why, and have the ability to adopt in the pieces that make sense. My data situation is moderately large and I have predicted that growth will accelerate. We're a three computer family, two of us are photographers and I'm starting to work with some video. My photo collection is well past 30,000 images, and my wife's is 20,000+. So we have a big hunk o' data.
I've just migrated to using a NAS, and I no longer have a second (or third, or fourth) drive attached to my computer. I have the boot drive on the laptop, which is a 500GB SSD and everything else lives on the NAS.
My wife keeps her data on a mirrored RAID drive (in part because she hasn't had time to sort out what should get moved to the NAS). All three computers are backed up to the NAS via Time Machine. The NAS has a backup capability, so I back up all of the data onto two external drives, and its those drives that get swapped offside monthly.
Here's a diagram that shows everything involving data on the home network
Here's what's going on:
- Each machine uses Time Machine to back itself up to the NAS. Each machine has its own partition with a quota set on it, because otherwise, Time Machine will grow the backup to infinite size. The quotas are around 3X the size of the backed up data.
- Each machine uses Superduper to write update a disk image on the NAS, kept in the data volume as a Sparse Bundle. I can load that onto drive if I ever need to do a recovery.
- Each machine has access to a personal data volume and a shared data volume we both use. I have my iTunes library out there and shared, and I keep a morgue, which is data I keep but which if I lose, I won't die, so it doesn't need to be backed up (I currently do, but as my data set grows, I'll stop that).
- The NAS backs up to two disks. I don't need two today, but this gives me breathing room so I don't have to update this for a while. A second pair of disks lives offsite and is swapped by sneakernet monthly. (for what it's worth, a full backup of the NAS currently takes about 3 days).
- I have two other disks hanging off my Macbook; these are my travel disks. One is a 500Gb drive that is bus powered (no need for external power); I use that to clone my laptop drive every night when I'm on the road, and I plug it in once every week or two and update the clone via Superduper; one more copy of that data hanging around. The other travel disk is a 500GB mirrored raid that's bus powered, and I use that to store data on longer trips when the size of my created data is larger than my internal drive can handle. With photos and video, that's not hard… Both of these drives are from Other World Computing and built like tanks.
What this means is that once it gets copied offsite, all of my data lives in at least three places (NAS, backup, offsite backup). 24 hours after creation, it's in two places at the minimum. Any data that lives on my laptop drive ends up with at least five copies, and I also use Dropbox for some data, which makes even more copies including at least two computers at work…
That's my comfort level for trying to prevent data loss. Do you need to do all this? Depends; how bad would it be to lose your data? Choose the pieces that get you to your comfort level. The really good news is that once this is all set up and running, it takes almost no time to keep going; other than swapping the backup disks (which takes up an evening, roughly) on the NAS, it's all automated.
Setting it up takes time; getting fully running on the NAS too me two and a half weeks. And it takes some money to invest in the gear you need to add to get things going. But those are investments in not having that freak out panic attack later when a disk fails.
And you'll sleep better at night. I know I do.
How comfortable are you at the thought that someone just grabbed your computer and ran out the front door of that Starbuck's your sitting in? Will your backups protect you? If not, you have some work to do…


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It gives them the same level as it's supposed to be in their age group.
I understand why a fighter would abuse them, obviously, if your livelihood depends on your performance, you will do everything available to extend that ability to generate income, it then becomes a money issue.
Is it good or bad? I don't know, it depends on the perspective you see it.
Let's just hope that those guys abusing it don't have long term health problems from it.


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- "RSpec only Hoe?" How do you convince Hoe to only run specs and not tests?
- In the distance a dog barks…
- "Is there a fun way to learn Ruby?" I have a 500 page book, but is there a fun way to learn Ruby?
- (various pivots look at each other) "Pairing…of course"
- "Use RSpec to verify deployment?" Previously I used Rspec with JRuby to create stories for a java project. It would be nice to have a deployment story. The plan would say "apache goes here", "mongrel goes there", "mysql goes over there". You could show the plan to your customer printed on a piece of paper and you could run it to do the deployment.
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Friday, November 15, 2013
Class 8 - Part 1
Saturday morning is bright and sunny with a promise of high temperatures after a week of autumn coolness. I leave the house with a worm of excitement arguing with trepidation in my stomach. I look strange in a combination of socks pulled up over long pants, a short-sleeve shirt and high rubber Wellingtons. I don't care.
There had been an animated discussion during the last class about chiggers, what they do and where they can end up. They were not going to get me. Had I owned a haz-mat suit I would have worn that. The other concern was mosquitos. We are going to the outdoor range owned by MeadWestvaco, which generously allows law enforcement its use. I have been there before and the mosquitos are the size of my cat.
We meet at the police station and form a caravan following Lt. Thomas Peterson out to the range.
The first order of safety is to pull our cars completely out of the drive giving Peterson a straight shot out in case he has to make a hospital run. Not reassuring. He backs his car in.
Peterson gathers us and he goes through a checklist: Safety goggles, ear plugs, Kevlar vests, where we can stand, treat all weapons as if loaded, never point at anything you don't intend to shoot, know the foreground as well as what is behind the target, has anyone consumed alcohol or drugs?
He talks about the right side eject of the spent casing, that it is very hot and that although we are shooting alone here, if we were shooting with someone else, we would need to wear a hat with a bill, a high necked shirt, etc, to keep the casing from hitting us or going down our shirt.
Three at a time he takes us across the field toward the targets. Everyone else has to stay by the cars and tables.
He stops about 10 feet from the targets. I think, to myself, if I can't hit the target from here….
Two of us have never shot a handgun before. The third has, once, on New Year's Eve, into the air.
Peterson carefully shows us the ammunition - for us newbies it is .22 caliber. This will give us the least recoil or kick of the three ammunition sizes he has. The other two are .40 caliber and a 9mm competition pistol.
The .40 has the most recoil and the 9mm falls somewhere in between.
He switches out the barrel of the Glock to take the .22 caliber ammunition.
The younger of the two neophytes goes first.
Peterson has her stand, legs apart, holding the gun with both hands straight in front of her. Ahead is a target with the outline of a man. There is what they call a bottle shape outlined inside that defines the vital organ area. A hit there will stop the threat.
Law enforcement shoots to stop the threat. They do not aim to wound or incapacitate. They are not movie stars who shoot the gun out of the bad guy's hand. They are human beings, whose mandate is to protect the rest of us and, when under threat, if deadly force is necessary, they shoot to stop the threat.
Peterson stands to the left of the first shooter. He makes sure the rest of us are well behind the casing ejection path. He holds her arms steady with a hand gently around her wrists. I imagine this is so the shot doesn't go wild.
He tells her to place her finger on the trigger and to steadily and smoothly pull back. There is a trigger pull weight of 5.5 lbs., standard for SPD.
Competition pistols might have a pull weight of 2 lbs. However, most safety literature emphasizes to never have a carry gun with less than 4 lbs. of trigger pull. The lighter the pull the easier it is to shoot…accidentally.
She pulls the trigger and there is a moderate bang and a hole appears in the target almost simultaneously as a poof of dust rises from the berm behind the target.
She shoots a few more times, without Peterson's hand on her wrist.
The second of our group takes her turn and then it is my turn....
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VIDEO: Behind the Scenes at Di Fara
Some chefs refuse to divulge their recipes; Domenico DeMarco doesn't even have any. "I just use my eye," he explains to Christopher Kimball in a recent episode of America's Test Kitchen. More
Some chefs refuse to divulge their recipes; Domenico DeMarco doesn't even have any. "I just use my eye," he explains to Christopher Kimball in a recent episode of America's Test Kitchen. More
New York has long been regarded as a, if not the, pizza Mecca. But these days, many of our city's most highly publicized pizzerias share increasingly less with the slice joints and classic pie shops that engendered that reputation in the first place. Whether you're a native New Yorker or a first-time visitor, here are 12 old-school pizzerias you should definitely know. More
At Slice we're not ones to throw around judgement without due diligence and back up, so In the interest of TRUTH (and a opinion), I decided to revisit Artichoke to re-assess their entire pizza menu, top to bottom. In the interest of thoroughness, I visited multiple times—at 11AM when the first round pies are coming straight out of the oven, at noon when the first square pies emerge, and again in the mid-afternoon when a re-heat is necessary on your slices. More
If you like this, check out the definitive Di Fara documentary, The Best Thing I Ever Done.More
Now that we're back in full swing around here, it's time to play catch up with some news. Did everyone see this crumb that Di Fara threw out on Facebook the Sunday after Christmas? Clearly things have been in the works, but it's hard to gauge just how far along the plans are based on the pizzeria's zipped lip approach. Of course the questions started flying in the comments of the post, and the only reply was: More
Wow, so this happened, again. (More fuel for the anit-Di Fara fire, aye Girl Slice?) Di Fara has had an ongoing struggle with keeping things up to code. The first in a string of closings happened back in March of 2007. Things had been going pretty well of late, but it looks like Dom DeMarco is back on the DOH radar. More
As the wife of the "Slicemeister General," I get asked on a fairly regular basis if I like Di Fara, which is arguably the pizzeria on which Slice's reputation was based. I emphatically answer NO. I do not like Di Fara at all. I have been four or five times, and I have never had a good time. Why not? Let me enumerate. More
I just had to draw your attention to this wonderful portrait of Di Fara Pizza's Dom DeMarco by artist Eddie Cohen. It appears in Eddie's gallery "Old Men at Sea." He took it at Di Fara, rigging up a DIY "studio" with some light box material and using the natural light that pours in from the windows of the pizzeria. Anyone who's been to Di Fara often enough will recognize the look Eddie's captured here. It's a rare sort of playfulness Dom shows sometimes when he's not busy, busy, busy churning out pizza and turns instead to gently razzing a customer.
See also: All You Need to Know about Di Fara Pizza »More
I spotted this shot on Facebook and couldn't help but wonder what it all meant. So I checked in with our man Andrew Janjigian, who just happens to 9-5 it at America's Test Kitchen. Turns out he took the photo and was on location during the filming of the video to be included on next season of the PBS show America's Test Kitchen. Andrew was there because his New York-style pie, beloved by us, is going to be one of the featured recipes in the season lineup. We will have to wait until the show airs to see what Chris and Dom got up to, but in the meantime, check out the other pictures from the shoot on the Di Fara's Facebook page. More
Hey Slice'rs—no big news to break here. We told you back in last July that Dom DeMarco Jr., son of the legendary pizzaman at Brooklyn's planning to open a chain of pizzerias in Las Vegas. That plan is finally starting to come to fruition and we've got a few pictures of the first location in progress. More
Here's the tweet that inspired this post:
Yes, @alexandrak, such a post does exist, and if your boyfriend finds what I'm about to write all TL;DR, he can check it out: The 10 Best Pizzas in NYC » That's a solid list, no doubt. And if his NYC pizza research stops there, I'm sure he'd be happy. But I think simply dropping a best-of list on a New York newbie does him a bit of a disservice. After all, he's moving to a pizza mecca. I think a little context is in order.More
When deciding on this list, certainly history, setting, and pedigree had an impact, but in the end, it was all about the flavor. We didn't care whether the joint was 80 years old, or 8 months old, as long as they served a tasty pie. And here they are. Our favorite pizzas in the city. A mix of the old, a mix of the new, a representation of most of the boroughs, a bit of something delicious for everyone. More
You might have already seen the Di Fara short documentary The Best Thing I Ever Done here on Slice (indeed, I just embedded it above again), but if you live in NYC, you can see it again, on the big screen, followed by a Q&A session with proprietor Dom DeMarco's daughter Margaret — and possibly Dom himself, if he's feeling up to it, says M. Emily MacKenzie, the film's director. More
Last week, Chicago food writer Michael Nagrant emailed me asking for some tips on scoring a Di Fara pizza in as little time as possible. "Haha, buddy," I said. "How 'bout after I finish moving this mountain?" But I told him that Di Fara had been experimenting with taking pizza orders on Facebook. "Maybe you could try that. Lemme know if it works. I'm really curious." Well, here's Mike's report. More
On Di Fara's Facebook page, someone asks: "Can we place orders via facebook???" To which the Di Fara page improbably answers: "I do not mind at all allowing orders to be placed via facebook. the only issue is I only check in to facebook a certain time of day and if its not placed within that window of time , I may miss it ...happens often ! if you know a day or two in advance that you intend to come in, that is always helpful ..." More
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Di Fara, when it's firing on all cylinders, is delicious. Now add to that a concentrated hit of sweet, roasted tomato flavor — the halved orbs take on just a hint of charring in the oven. Of all the "specialty" toppings at Di Fara, this is my favorite. And like those toppings, there's a hefty $2 surcharge on top of the $5 hit for a plain slice. To bring an otherwise $7 slice down in price, I suggest ordering this by the pie; at $30 it comes out to an almost reasonable $3.75 a pop. More
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ROME -- At his first meeting with the media, Pope Francis continued to impress, charming the five-thousand-plus journalists in attendance with gestures of humility, his sense of humor, and suggestive comments about the direction he wants to lead the church.
He was introduced by Archbishop Claudio Celli, who heads the Pontifical Council for Social Communications. Celli spoke in Italian and English, praising the press for the "positive role" it played "once again" in reporting the church to the world. He also highlighted the "freedom and autonomy of those who work in the media," thanking them for "their human and intellectual passion." The "diversity of media professionals," he continued, "adds to our understanding of the richness of reality." Francis listened intently from his chair, about twenty feet from Celli. And when the archbishop finished speaking, Francis stood and walked over to Celli to thank him for the remarks. (Popes don't really do that.)
Francis spoke in Italian and from a text, though he ad libbed throughout the address -- noting at the outset that "you have been busy." Of course the press ate it up. But he also reflected on the difficulty of covering an event like the election of a pope. "The nature of the church is spiritual, not political.... Christ is the center, not the successor of Peter."
Going off script, he explained how "the bishop of Rome came to call himself Francis." As it became clear that he was about to be elected pope, his friend Cardinal Claudio Hummes comforted him:
"He hugged me. He kissed me. He said don't forget about the poor," Francis said. "And that word went in here," he said, pointing at his head. "And that's how in my heart came the name Francis of Assisi...for me is a man of poverty, a man of peace, a man who loved and protected creation. Right now our relations with Creation are not going very well." Francis of Assisi "gives us this spirit of peace, the poor man who wanted a poor church," the pope explained. "How I would love a church that is poor and for the poor."
Some cardinals had joked that he should have taken other names.
Ah, you should have called yourself Adrian, no, because Adrian VI was a reformer and we need reform! And another said to me, No, no you should have called yourself Clement. But why Clement? Clement XV -- so you would have taken revenge on Clement XIV, who suppressed the Society of Jesus!
But Francis also had a serious message for the world's media. He spoke of "the trinity of communication: truth, goodness and beauty." "We are not called to communicate ourselves. The church exists to communicate truth, goodness and beauty."
He concluded in rather stunning fashion. Instead of offering his apostolic blessing aloud, he gave it in silence, acknowledging (in Spanish) that "not everyone present is a member of the Catholic faith, and others do not believe." He continued, "I respect the conscience of all of you, knowing that each one of you is a child of God. May God bless you."
As he walked off stage, uproarious applause filled the room.
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Where was the press conference held in the picture above? The sculpture in the background is really striking.
Pope Francis: Their (meaning lay people) clericalization is a problem. The priests clericalize the laity and the laity beg us to be clericalized It really is sinful abetment. And to think that baptism alone could suffice.As the days go by, more to appreciate. I am truly excited; not about doctrinal issues (those will change someday anyway), but the authenticity/humility of the person and his welcoming tone. What a breath of fresh air. I savor the gratitude and joy for his election.Hoping for the best for abuse survivorsAnd this morning, more outstanding news about Pope Francis. Are not our hearts burning?
according to Wikipedia:The Paul VI Audience Hall is a building in Italy, mostly in Rome and partially in Vatican City, but the Italian part of the building is an extraterritorial area of the Holy See used by the Pope as an alternative to Saint Peter's Square for conducting his Wednesday morning General Audience.The building, with a seating capacity of 6,300, was designed in reinforced concrete by the Italian architect Pier Luigi Nervi and completed in 1971.One of the more arresting features of the hall is the twenty-meter-wide brass and bronze sculpture La Resurrezione ("The Resurrection") by Pericle Fazzini.
The Aparacida conference document of the Latin American bishops, ardently quoted by Maradiaga and Bergoglio, is the blueprint for their concern for the poor. It needs to be analyzed and contrasted with the first Medellin conference. I suspect that in their zeal to keep liberation tehology at bay the bishops may have reduced the preferential option for the poor to mere patronizing rhetoric.
John Page: your points are almost making me hopeful, but I don't want to risk being disappointed. So you're positive, I'm negative: the world is upside down!
"As he walked off stage, uproarious applause filled the room."Please tell me he did a mic drop before walking off.
Carolyn Disco wrote "Pope Francis: Their (meaning lay people) clericalization is a problem. The priests clericalize the laity and the laity beg us to be clericalized It really is sinful abetment. And to think that baptism alone could suffice.Carolyn, do you have a link to that? I'm curious as to what he has in mind by "clericalization of the layity" my guess would be that its not the usual complaint you find on traditional blogs that installed lay readers, eucharistic ministers, etc are obscuring the unique role of ordained clergy - and that female altar servers inhibit the male role modeling that leads boys to the seminary.That doesn't sound like the Francis I've seen so far
John Page:I found it here: http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1350469?eng=y by Sander Magister.I agree about its interpretation; not the "traditionalist" blog version. I entered the sentence minus my parens and it came up in many contexts; 38 links.
From 2007: http://www.30giorni.it/articoli_id_16457_l3.htm"In short, it is the Holy Spirit who performs the mission. BERGOGLIO: The early theologians said: the soul is a kind of sailing boat, the Holy Spirit is the wind that blows in the sail, to send it on its way, the impulses and the force of the wind are the gifts of the Spirit. Without His drive, without His grace, we dont go ahead. The Holy Spirit lets us enter the mystery of God and saves us from the danger of a gnostic Church and from the danger of a self-referential Church, leading us to the mission. That means also overthrowing all your functionalist solutions, your consolidated plans and pastoral systems BERGOGLIO: I didnt say that pastoral systems are useless. On the contrary. In itself everything that leads by the paths of God is good. I have told my priests: Do everything you should, you know your duties as ministers, take your responsibilities and then leave the door open. Our sociologists of religion tell us that the influence of a parish has a radius of six hundred meters. In Buenos Aires there are about two thousand meters between one parish and the next. So I then told the priests: If you can, rent a garage and, if you find some willing layman, let him go there! Let him be with those people a bit, do a little catechesis and even give communion if they ask him. A parish priest said to me: But Father, if we do this the people then wont come to church. But why? I asked him: Do they come to mass now? No, he answered. And so! Coming out of oneself is also coming out from the fenced garden of ones own convictions, considered irremovable, if they risk becoming an obstacle, if they close the horizon that is also of God. This is valid also for lay people BERGOGLIO: Their clericalization is a problem. The priests clericalize the laity and the laity beg us to be clericalized It really is sinful abetment. And to think that baptism alone could suffice. Im thinking of those Christian communities in Japan that remained without priests for more than two hundred years. When the missionaries returned they found them all baptized, all validly married for the Church and all their dead had had a Catholic funeral. The faith had remained intact through the gifts of grace that had gladdened the life of a laity who had received only baptism and had also lived their apostolic mission in virtue of baptism alone. One must not be afraid of depending only on His tenderness "For you, then, what is the worst thing that can happen in the Church? BERGOGLIO: It is what De Lubac calls spiritual worldliness. It is the greatest danger for the Church, for us, who are in the Church. It is worse, says De Lubac, more disastrous than the infamous leprosy that disfigured the dearly beloved Bride at the time of the libertine popes. Spiritual worldliness is putting oneself at the center. It is what Jesus saw going on among the Pharisees: You who glorify yourselves. Who give glory to yourselves, the ones to the others.
Thanks, Carolyn. Here's Wikipedia's description of one group f Japanese Chrstians:" In 1865, some of the Japanese who lived in Urakami village near Nagasaki visited the new ura Church which had been built by the Paris Foreign Missions Society (Missions trangres de Paris) barely a month before. A female member of the group spoke to a French priest, Bernard Thadee Petitjean, and confessed that their families had kept the Kirishitan faith. Those Kirishitan wanted to see the statue of St. Mary with their own eyes, and to confirm that the priest was single and truly came from the pope in Rome. After this interview, many Kirishitan thronged toward Petitjean. He investigated their underground organizations and discovered that they had kept the rite of baptism and the liturgical years without European priests for nearly 250 years. Petitjeans report surprised the Christian world; Pope Pius IX called it a miracle."I brlieve I've read that in Latinn America, a priest may visit a remote village only two or three times a year - but the Catholic faith continues on because local pople are recognized as "baptizers" to bapitze babies as soon as they are born. francis may also have had that in mind in saying that "baptism alone oculd suffice"
By "clericalization" I think Francis meant giving the clergy more authority than it deserves and giving the laity less. The example of the stranded Japanese shows what the laity can do without the clergy if necessary. (I think there are many immature adults who want to be told what to do by authority figures, and their extreme need for security often leads them to accept very rigid authorities. Hence the many diffferent sorts of fundamentalism, Catholic and otherwise.)
From the Politi article quoted above by Fr. Komonchak:"For this remodeling of the papacy in the direction of collegiality and thus of a government of the Catholic Church effected by the pontiff in close collaboration with the episcopates, the American wind that blew over the Conclave played a role. If German and French theologians put their mark on the Second Vatican Council, the role of the American cardinals was central in making room in 2013 for a more modern conclave and pre-conclave. It was because of their energy and communication-skillsalthough not exclusivelythat the preliminary meetings of the cardinals were marked by great concreteness in the analysis of situations and of the evils of todays Church. Its because of them that in the conclave tactical games were set aside and the victorious candidate was quickly identified. They became a point of reference for the many episcopates that are seeking to participate in the strategic decisions of the papacy. "Has there been any reporting on how it is that the Americans were able to get themselves organized, and how they were able to make a difference? I'd like to read more about this "American wind".
" (The popes Italian is good, but not pitch perfect. It gets corrected in the texts found on the Vatican site.)"John Page - I have a couple of friends from Buenos Aires who have traveled enough to tell me that the language spoken there is so close to Italian that native Italians understand it pretty easily, but that it's just enough "off" to make Italians ask: where are you from? I wonder if that is part of what is happening when the Holy Father speaks in Italian.


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Just how did Summervilles history shake out the way it did?
Dr. Pradeep Talwani, Professor Emeritus of Geology from the University of South Carolina will shed light on that and other questions during a special presentation Aug. 30 at Colonial Dorchester State Park. The program, sponsored by the Summerville Dorchester Museum in cooperation with Colonial Dorchester State Park, will be a fascinating mix of field trip and lecture, Dr. Ed West, Chairman of the Summerville Dorchester Museum said.
On Aug. 31, 1886, an earthquake of great magnitude estimated at between 6.6 and 7.3 on the Richter scale struck this area. As it hit around 10 p.m., the surprise and panic must have been overwhelming, West said. In fact, it shook the Lowcountry so hard, many people refused to go back into their houses for days afterward, he said.
The destruction was incredible, he said. It was a huge event there were casualties and in fact it did more damage to the city of Charleston and surrounding areas than did the Civil War and all of the hurricanes and fires of our 300 year history combined.
In Summerville, it bent railroad tracks, damaged property, and destroyed at least one building, the old White Meeting House.
A second major aftershock hit some two months later, West said. Some believe that the tremors that shake Summerville to this day may be related to that 1886 quake, he said.
The people repaired and rebuilt and life went on. In fact, two years later, Summerville would be declared The Healthiest Place in the World during the Paris Expo of 1888.
Interestingly enough, that declaration is oddly related to the 1886 earthquake and more. The fact is, Summerville has been a hotbed of earthquake activity for thousands of years; the 1886 earthquake is the first time anyone ever knew that a fault existed here.
Talwani has studied this area for many years, finding much evidence of ancient earthquake activity in this area.
Talwani will take guests on a guided tour around Colonial Dorchester to examine evidence of the 1886 earthquake as well as discuss his extensive research of the area, particularly the Sawmill Branch Fault.
West will talk about the relationship of the Sawmill Branch Fault to the development of the pine barrens which first brought settlers here and how this areas reputation as a healthy place is related to the fault.
Reservations are required for the program and space is limited. Tickets are $12.50 each. For more information call 875-9666 or go to www.summervilledorchestermuseum.org.
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It isn't paranoia if logic supports your stance. It is logical to not want to starve, it is logical to prepare for economic crash, when all the real indicators agree. It is logical to want to provide for loved ones in a possible time of crisis.
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