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Channels are concurrent-safe queues that are used to safely pass messages between Go's lightweight processes (goroutines). Together, these primitives are some of the most popularly touted features of the Go programming language. The message-passing style they encourage permits the programmer to safely coordinate multiple concurrent tasks with easy-to-reason-about semantics and control flow that often trumps the use of callbacks or shared memory.
Despite their power, channels are rare to find in public APIs. I combed through the Go standard library for examples. As of Go 1.3, there are more than 6,000 public APIs across 145 packages. Among those thousands, there are only 5 unique uses of channels.
There is little guidance on the tradeoffs and decisions to make when using channels in a public API. By "public API" I mean "any programmatic interface whose implementer and user are two different humans". This article will go in depth to provide a set of principles and rationale on how to use channels appropriately in public APIs. Some cases that break the rules are discussed at the end.
An API should declare the directionality of its channels.
func After(d Duration) <-chan Time
func Notify(c chan<- os.Signal, sig ...os.Signal)
Although not commonly used, Go allows you to specify the directionality of a channel. The language spec says:
The optional <- operator specifies the channel direction, send or receive. If no direction is given, the channel is bidirectional.
The important part is that a directional operator in your API signature will be enforced by the compiler.
t := time.After(time.Second)
t <- time.Now() // won't compile (send to receive-only type <-chan Time)
In addition to the safety granted by compiler enforcement, these directional operators help consumers of your API understand the direction of data flow just by looking at the type signature.
An API that sends an unbounded stream of values into a channel must document how it behaves for slow consumers.
// NewTicker returns a new Ticker containing a channel that will send the
// time with a period specified by the duration argument.
// It adjusts the intervals or drops ticks to make up for slow receivers.
// ...
func NewTicker(d Duration) *Ticker {
// Notify causes package signal to relay incoming signals to c.
// ...
// Package signal will not block sending to c
// ...
func Notify(c chan<- os.Signal, sig ...os.Signal) {
// OpenChannel tries to open an channel.
// ...
// On success it returns the SSH Channel and a Go channel for
// incoming, out-of-band requests. The Go channel must be serviced, or
// the connection will hang.
OpenChannel(name string, data []byte) (Channel, <-chan *Request, error)
Whenever an API sends an unbounded stream of values into a channel, the implementation will be faced with the decision about what to do if sending a value into the channel would block. This can occur either because the channel is full, or because it is unbuffered and no goroutine is ready to receive a new value. Choosing the appropriate behavior depends on the API, but an implementation must make a decision. For example, the ssh package chooses to block, and documents that if you don't receive values that your connection will hang.
signal.Notify and
time.Tick choose not to block and instead drop values silently.
Unfortunately, the language does not provide a way to specify the intended behavior as part of a type or function signature. As a designer of an API, you must specify the behavior in your documentation, otherwise it is undefined. Since we are more often consumers of APIs than designers of them, it can be helpful to remember the converse rule, which is a warning:
You can never determine the behavior of an API that sends an unbounded stream of values over a channel to slow consumers without reading the documentation or the implementation.
An API that sends a bounded set of values into a channel it accepted as an argument must document how it behaves for slow consumers.
func (client *Client) Go(serviceMethod string,
args interface{},
reply interface{},
done chan *Call
) *Call
This is similar to the second principle, except it's for APIs sending a bounded series of values. Unfortunately, there's not a good example of this in the standard library. The only API in the standard lib which does this is
rpc.Client.Go and it violates this principle. The documentation says:
Go invokes the function asynchronously. It returns the Call structure representing the invocation. The done channel will signal when the call is complete by returning the same Call object. If done is nil, Go will allocate a new channel. If non-nil, done must be buffered or Go will deliberately crash.
Go sends a bounded number of values (just 1, when the remote call completes). But notice that because the channel is passed into the function, that it still suffers from the slow consumer problem. Even though you must pass a buffered channel to this API, sending on that channel could still block if the channel is full. The documentation does not define the behavior under this circumstance. Time to read the source code:
171 func (call *Call) done() {
172 select {
173 case call.Done <- call:
174 // ok
175 default:
176 // We don't want to block here. It is the caller's responsibility to make
177 // sure the channel has enough buffer space. See comment in Go().
178 if debugLog {
179 log.Println("rpc: discarding Call reply due to insufficient Done chan capacity")
180 }
181 }
182 }
Uh oh! If the done channel isn't appropriately buffered, your RPC replies may just disappear into the ether!
An API that sends an unbounded stream of values into a channel should accept the channel as an argument instead of returning a new channel.
func Notify(c chan<- os.Signal, sig ...os.Signal)
func NewClient(c Conn, chans <-chan NewChannel, reqs <-chan *Request) *Client
When I first saw the API for
signal.Notify, I was confused. "Why does it take a channel as an input instead of returning a channel for my use?" I wondered. "Using the API requires the caller to allocate a channel, shouldn't the API just do that for you, like this?"
func Notify(sig ...os.Signal) <-chan os.Signal
The documentation helps us understand why this is not a good choice:
Package signal will not block sending to c: the caller must ensure that c has sufficient buffer space to keep up with the expected signal rate.
signal.Notify takes the channel as an argument because it gives the caller control over the amount of buffer space. This allows the caller to choose how many signals it can safely miss while responding to a previous one by trading away memory to buffer those signals.
This control of buffer size also matters for high-throughput systems. Imagine this interface to a high-throughput publish/subscribe system:
func Subscribe(topic string, msgs chan<- Msg)
The more messages pushed through that channel, the greater the chance that the channel synchronization could become a performance bottleneck. Because the API allows the caller to create the channel, it delegates the decision about buffering, and thus performance tuning to the caller. This is a more flexible design.
If it's just about controlling the size of the buffer, one could argue that an API like the following would suffice:
func Notify(sig ...os.Signal, bufSize int) <-chan os.Signal
A channel argument is still preferrable to this design because it allows the caller to wait for multiple types of signals dynamically with a single channel. This provides more flexibility to your callers both for the structure of the program and performance characteristics. As a thought experiment, let's work with our
Subscribe API to build code for the requirements, "subscribe to the 'newcustomer' channel, and for each message, subscribe to the topic for that customer." If the API allows us to pass the receiving channel as an argument, we might write:
msgs := make(chan Msg, 128)
Subscribe("newcustomer", msgs)
for m := range msgs {
switch m.Topic {
case "newcustomer":
Subscribe(msg.Payload, msgs)
But if the channel is returned, the caller is forced into a design with a separate goroutine for every subscription. This can cost additional memory and synchronization time in whatever piece is responsible for the demultiplexing:
for m := range Subscribe("newcustomer") {
go subCustomer(m.Payload)
func subCustomer(topic string) {
for m := range Subscribe(topic) {
An API which sends a bounded number of values may do so safely by returning an appropriately buffered channel.
type CloseNotifier interface {
// CloseNotify returns a channel that receives a single value
// when the client connection has gone away.
CloseNotify() <-chan bool
func After(d Duration) <-chan Time
When an API sends a bounded number of values into a channel, it can return a buffered channel that has enough room for all the values it will send. The directionality indicator on the returned channel guarantees that the caller cannot break this contract. Channels returned by
CloseNotify and
After take advantage of this.
On the other hand, be aware that these calls could be more flexible by allowing the caller to pass in a channel to receive values, but then they would be forced to cope with cases where the channel is full (Principle #3). For example, this an alternative, more flexible CloseNotifier:
type CloseNotifier interface {
// CloseNotify sends a single value with the ResponseWriter whose
// underlying connection has gone away.
CloseNotify(chan<- http.ResponseWriter)
But the cost of the extra flexibility doesn't seem worth paying since it is unlikely that a single caller would ever want to wait on multiple close notifications. After all, close notifications only make sense within the context of a single connection, and connections are typically largely independent.
Some of the APIs we've examined break some of the principles. They warrant a closer look.
An API should declare the directionality of its channels.
There's no directionality indicator on the done channel you pass in:
func (client *Client) Go(serviceMethod string,
args interface{},
reply interface{},
done chan *Call
) *Call
Without diving in too deeply, this happens because the done channel is returned to you as part of the Call struct.
type Call struct {
// ...
Done chan *Call // Strobes when call is complete.
This flexibility is required so that a done channel can be allocated for you if you pass
nil. Fixing this would require removing Done from the Call struct and creating two functions:
func (c *Client) Go(method string,
args interface{},
reply interface{}
) (*Call, <-chan *Call)
func (c *Client) GoEx(method string,
args interface{},
reply interface{},
done chan<- *Call
) *Call
An API that sends an unbounded stream of values into a channel should accept the channel as an argument instead of returning a new channel.
func NewClientConn(c net.Conn, addr string, config *ClientConfig)
(Conn, <-chan NewChannel, <-chan *Request, error)
func Tick(d Duration) <-chan Time
The go.crypto/ssh package returns channels of unbounded streams nearly everywhere.
ssh.NewClientConn is just one of those APIs. A better API that gives the callers more control and flexibility would instead be:
func NewClientConn(c net.Conn,
addr string,
config *ClientConfig,
channels chan<- NewChannel,
reqs chan<- *Request
) (Conn, error)
time.Tick violates this principle as well, but it's easy to forgive. It's rare that you'll ever be creating that many tickers, and you typically want to handle them independently anyways. Buffering doesn't make much sense in this case either.
This material was eventually turned into a talk with some updates and changes, those start about half-way through.
Principles of designing Go APIs with channels talk from GopherCon India 2015
Thanks to Kyle Conroy, Jeff Lindsay, shazow, and Blake Mizerany for feedback on drafts.

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Quotes and Sayings about Being Unappreciated
People don't appreciate the things you do for them until you stop doing it.
Go where you're admired, not where you're tolerated. If they don't appreciate you, it's time to find people who do. If you're brave enough to say goodbye life will reward you with a new hello.
Staying with someone who doesn't appreciate you isn't loyalty, its stupidity.
'Lose my attitude?' It's not an attitude. I'm sick of being unappreciated. I'd love to see where you'd be without me.
Sometimes being nice is overrated and it makes you feel unappreciated.
Im learning to apperciate everything & everyone…because the feeling of being unappreciated is horrible.
I can put up with a lot in a relationship but being disrespected and unappreciated is a relationship killer every time.
Not just tired of being broken, I'm tired of living unappreciated.
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Fourth Judicial District Judge David Shakes ruled it would be "inappropriate" to bar 1st Lt. Aaron Lucas' attorneys from presenting his identical twin, Brian Frederick Lucas, as an alternate suspect in the crimes given their shared DNA.
In criminal prosecutions, DNA is widely considered a smoking gun — but only "in the absence of an identical twin." The judge cited evidence that besides sharing genetic markers linked to the assaults, Brian Lucas also owns a black Acura sedan like one described by a young girl who was sexually assaulted in Madison, Ala., in 2007 — a crime for which Aaron Lucas is suspected.
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In my opinion Treyarch or Infinty Ward should update the games and patch it wheather or not it is old or new constantly so that there aren't many hackers in the game. I was playing Modern Warfare 2 this morning and I ran into a lobby full of modders. During the game they were talking about infecting the lobby... then I see on the top right corner "Infection........etc...by etc." in green and all sorts of colors. After the message box disappeared everyone in the game started to jump around really high above the buildings and started to shoot through buildings. I got really frusturated due to fact that Infinitiward isn't giving a damn about this game.
Infinity Ward please do something about it, please. I know you guys aren't going to update it but I just want you guys to know.
NOT want hakers, I paid for this game...PLS NO HAKERS!!!


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I am unable to challenge. Coaching rule.It sets a bad example, it's like you stomping on the ant, not fair but if the ant challenges you, then he's fair game.
I am still allowed to stomp on you, just not allowed to initiate the stomping.
Have you worked out how to challenge yet?
I'm really not sure whether you're a troll or just a not-so-smart person, but you certainly should stop with all that "coaching" business.
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In spring 2002, teachers at an elementary school in Omaha, Nebraska, noticed bruises on a number of stu- dents. Suspecting child abuse, the teachers reported the bruises to local police, as required by state law. Authorities responded by removing ten children from two families and placing them in foster care. Four days later, after protests in the streets and medical examinations of the children, the chil- dren were allowed to return home, although they remained in the legal custody of the state Department of Health and Human Services. Officials ultimately deter- mined mat me children had not been abused, and all legal proceedings against the parents were dropped.1
The uproar arose because the children's parents were Vietnamese and Hmong immigrants who had treated their children using a practice known as cao gio, or "coining." A traditional Asian folk remedy for ailments such as colds, headaches, and fever, cao gio involves rubbing warm oil or gel across a person's skin with an object like the serrated edge of a coin or the edge of a spoon, often leaving red marks or bruises. In the Omaha incident, neither the teachers at the school nor the police who removed the children from their families were familiar with the ancient folk remedy. As the distraught parents struggled to explain the practice of coining and to regain custody of their chil- dren, the local Southeast Asian community rallied, con- demning the removal of the children from their homes as well as law enforcement's lack of cultural sensitivity. The police, in turn, sought to defend their actions, insisting that they were required to follow the same procedures for any bruises on any child that were caused by a parent.*
As the United States becomes increasingly diverse and as the immigrant pop- ulation continues to grow, cultural misunderstandings like the Omaha incident are occurring with greater fre- quency, presenting unique challenges for the country's justice system. The result is a growing emphasis on the importance of cross-cultural competence on the part of all who serve as "gatekeepers" for the justice system, including educators, law enforcement officers, social workers, and health care personnel. Once people enter the justice system, it can be very difficult for them to extricate themselves, particularly if they speak little or no English, have no knowledge of the U.S. legal system, and come from a country with customs, traditions, and mores very different from those in this country.
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Sunday's Tribune had the perfect confluence of articles and editorials. Perhaps the best one was the Tribune's own editorial asking the public what level of government intervention they want. Hopefully people consider this as they grade the newly elected local and federal politicians.
Let me share a few observations and opinions. I believe people want the government to provide the basics: police and fire (security), infrastructure (roads, sewer, water etc), education, and some coverage of care for those in need.
What I don't think people want is public employees' job growth that is faster than the private sector growth. Nor average pay for government workers more than average pay in the private sector. People want to feel like they are getting their tax dollars worth.
To that end, when the funding for public school children (slightly under 10K in total) is more then the cost to send a child to private school (slightly under 6K) with less results, something is out of hand. Additionally, why has anyone leapt to the conclusion that more dollars for education equates to better results? I think most educators will agree that support and expectation at home will go much further than new books, computers or expanded district bureaucracy.
Finally, I don't think anyone argues the need for a safety net for those in need. However, the perfect article about single mothers in the Tribune cements a valuable point. A Houston OBGYN gives her time and counsel trying to help pregnant mothers understand the need for marriage to support child rearing. The article goes on to site drastic statistics of 40 percent-plus children born out of wedlock and worse amongst individual groups. Yet, a woman with four children from different "fathers" (use the term lightly) and a job in fast food says "What's good for you may not be good for me." Easier said when receiving free care — no? Unfortunately, these are some the things that people see when they think of the safety net that the government provides. Arizona is no different where large portions of children born are paid for under AHCCCS. There is no unending vat of money that pays for everything for everyone just because we would like it to be so. At what point does the safety net end and responsibility — fiscal and otherwise – begin?
Ed Glancy, Mesa
"What role should government play?" (Tribune editorial, Nov. 7). Perhaps the question needs to be more specific. What is the role of a municipal government? What is the role of a county government? What is the role of a state government? What is the role of a federal government? Your editorial alluded to numerous examples crossing all levels of government. At a minimum, the role of government, on any level (municipal, county, state, federal) should be to preserve the public health, safety and welfare.
Further, you offered sound advice when suggesting that elected officials take a step back. With the monumental state budget deficit looming, Arizona state government leaders must begin the next legislative session working from a cogent plan that defines the minimum role of a state government. In past years, the Arizona Town Hall forum has been utilized to address major policy matters (water, growth, etc.) facing the state. Maybe it is time to convene another such body? Or, since time is of the essence, it may be prudent to solicit input from the public administration faculty at the various Arizona universities. Their feedback will be ideological, and predicated on an extensive knowledge base. This may be just the starting point the governor and legislative leadership needs to get their arms around the question, "What is the role of Arizona state government?"
Peter A. Plante, Mesa
"What role should government play?" You list several programs that many people wouldn't want big cuts in. But there is the problem. We can't afford the size of government we have. We are running a deficit, both at the state and federal levels.
I looked up the number of government jobs in Arizona. In 2009, there were 41,000 state jobs alone. Next I looked up the salaries for those jobs. I was amazed at the number of six-figure salaries — some of them over $200,000. The Retirement Chief Investment Officer made $150,852 in 2009. To put this in perspective, Warren Buffet takes a salary of $100,000 annually from his shareholders, and I'll bet his shareholders are a lot happier than Arizona's taxpayers.
Whenever we hear of cuts in government spending, we always hear about cutting teachers and policemen. We never hear of cutting some of these bloated salaries. Here's an idea: Nationally, the average income in the private sector (you know, the ones paying the salaries of government employees) is around $45,000. How about cutting every government salary for those earning $45,000 to $100,000 by 10 percent, and cutting government salaries above $100,000 by 20 percent, and those above $200,000 by 30 percent?
My favorite part was when you asked: "Is a "little bit" of socialism OK? Social Security? Medicaid? Medicare?"
Let's think about that. Social Security is 75 years old, Medicare 45 years, and they're about 40 percent (and growing rapidly) of our national budget, and are the biggest unfunded liabilities (and fastest growing) going forward. When I was a kid in the 1950s and 1960s, I don't remember anyone worrying about going bankrupt from health care costs. Now, thanks to Medicare, it's one of people's biggest fears. And Social Security is a Ponzi scheme that makes Bernie Madoff look like a choirboy. So, no... we can't afford that "little bit" of socialism.
What happens if/when China decides they're not going to "fund" the U.S. deficit anymore? Trust me, it won't be pretty.
Jim Galpin, Chandler
Do Arizona tea party members think they walk on water? Cuts in government spending have been a thorn in government's side from D.C. down to states and cities forever. One way is to cut services. But when you cut services, you have to lay people off from their jobs. That's not creating jobs.
What about cuts to AHCCCS? What many fail to understand is that people are on AHCCCS because they cannot afford anything else. A recent article said there is $7 billion in federal money for Medicaid that comes with AHCCCS and would be lost if we cut the program.
The people of Arizona voted on AHCCCS to help the people of Arizona. Is the Arizona tea party saying that the people of Arizona voted wrong? Or now is it that the people of Arizona may have voted wrong with the new people in office?
Steve Patcher, Mesa
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The group leader, Mame Nobo (the woman holding the notebook in the photo), has four children. She sells "thioub" fabric for credit to her customers. She is able to support her family with the revenue that she earns.
The group is seeking a loan of 500,000f in order to strengthen their business and to buy fabric and cosmetic products.
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About UIMCECThis loan is administered by UIMCEC, a Kiva Field Partner in Senegal since 2008. UIMCEC is a government-regulated microfinance institution whose mission is to improve the revenue and well-being of families through access to financial services, allowing principally women and young adult micro-entrepreneurs living in rural and semi-rural areas to develop their revenue-generating businesses and supporting them in becoming financially self-sufficient.
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Dorothy Hess of Hartwell, Georgia uses her slow-cooker to fix this stir-fry like supper. Adding the onions, pineapple and snow peas later in the process keeps them from becoming over-cooked.
- 1-1/4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch strips
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 can (8 ounces) pineapple chunks
- 1 can (8 ounces) sliced water chestnuts, drained
- 2 medium carrots, sliced
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 cup sweet-and-sour sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 3 green onions, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1-1/2 cups fresh or frozen snow peas
- Hot cooked rice
- In a large skillet, saute chicken in oil for 4-5 minutes; drain. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Drain pineapple, reserving juice; set pineapple aside. In a 5-qt. slow cooker, combine the chicken, water chestnuts, carrots, soy sauce and pineapple juice. Cover and cook on low for 3 hours or until chicken juices run clear.
- In a small bowl, combine the cornstarch, sweet-and-sour sauce, water and ginger until smooth. Stir into the slow cooker. Add onions and reserved pineapple; cover and cook on high for 15 minutes or until thickened. Add peas; cook 5 minutes longer. Serve with rice. Yield: 5 servings.
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Do You Think Walmart is Unfair to it's employees?
Walmart Supplier Supports Torture, False Imprisonment of Labor Activists
byAmanda Kloer· May 10, 2011
A Walmart supplier in Bangladesh is going to great lengths to ensure that Bangladeshi workers aren't paid more than the meager $43 per month they receive now. The supplier has filed false criminal charges against Bangladeshi labor rights activists who are fighting for the basic safety and fair treatment of the people who make clothes for Walmart. And now, these activists are facing torture, false imprisonment, and even the death penalty for their support of workers' rights.
Kalpona Akter, Babul Akhter, and Aminul Islam are three leaders of the Bangladesh Center for Worker Solidarity (BCWS), which fights for the rights of workers in the Bangladeshi garment industry. Walmart is the largest buyer of Bangladeshi-made clothing, and many of the suppliers in the country sell huge portions of their clothing to Walmart. But in order to maximize profits and sell to Walmart more cheaply than their competitors, these suppliers fight to keep the costs of production (ie, workers' wages and conditions) as low as possible.
But recently, one Walmart supplier went way too far by fabricating criminal charges against Kalpona, Babul, and Aminul. They have been charged with crimes punishable by anywhere between three months to life in prison, or even the death penalty in two of the cases. These false charges resulted in the labor activists being imprisoned, where they were tortured and threatened. Now out on bail, they await trial.
The claims of their "crimes" are not just outrageous, they're ridiculous. One of the cases alleges that Kalpona & Babul destroyed property of a major Walmart supplier, despite multiple witnesses placing them at an all-day meeting 35 kilometers away from the incident. Kalpona even communicated via phone with a Walmart representative at the meeting. And when she received news that a shopping complex was attacked by a mob, she called the Walmart representatives in the area to inquire about their safety. Despite air-tight alibis, Kalpona and Babul face criminal charges that could result in the death penalty.
Three of these cases are filed under the Speedy Tribunal Act; the tribunal is scheduled to begin in June, and must then be concluded within 60 days. That's why the International Labor Rights Forum, along with human rights advocates and shoppers around the country, are asking Walmart to instruct their subcontractor to drop these false charges, make a public statement that they will not stand for intimidation of labor rights leaders, and ask that the NGO status of the BCWS be re-instated.
It's imperative that Walmart take this action by May 31st, before the tribunal is set in motion. Walmart cannot stand by while its supplier seeks the death penalty against peaceful Bangladeshis advocating for the basic rights of workers. And they cannot stand for torture in the name of cheap clothing.
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goodogcarl 2011/05/19 19:06:48None of the above+3wal-mart is NEVER on the correct side of an issue . . . they're always on the "right" side of an issue.
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- luvguins 2011/05/20 18:25:32These are false charges....+1Hit the wrong button. They are exploding stores all over China, India, and Africa to make more billions on the lure of cheaper labor. They have been fined here for forcing employees to work off the clock without overtime pay or their hourly pay, and now are being sued for paying less to women. More communities here don't want them in their areas. They had to be shamed to upgrade their health insurance from junk policies. Largest employer many places, yes, but also the most unfair one.
- Fef 2011/05/20 15:44:35
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- Hausen Ron Han... 2011/05/26 19:06:39
- Gloria 2011/05/20 01:01:31
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- dave b 2011/05/19 21:51:47
- Okay. Thanks Can't change the title at this point. But you're right.
- morris44 2011/05/19 20:31:33
- Okay I will thanks
- Ron Han... Nam Era... 2011/05/20 14:23:55
- Continuing Anglican Priest 2011/05/19 19:41:27Undecided+1There is nowhere nearly enough information provided to form a reasonable conclusion. Walmart has been on the wrong side of labor issues before but they have also been on the right side at times. One thing that I take away from this story if it is accurate is that the Bangladeshi Justice System is really screwed up if someone can face a death sentence or life in prison for property damage.
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- goodogcarl 2011/05/19 19:06:48
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Top plants for your fall garden
Our picks for the very best bulbs, greens, trees, and more to set out now for a vibrant garden come spring
Traditional lawns need lots of water to stay lush-looking. But if you're getting serious about slashing your water bill, now's a good time to plant or replace the usual lawn with a low-water grass such as blue grama or a fescue blend such as Eco-Lawn (pictured; wildflowerfarm.com). In warm-winter areas, start seed in fall; where winters are cool, wait until spring. Prep the soil by tilling it 8 inches deep. Top with a 3- to 4-inch layer of organic compost. Till again; rake the area smooth. Water thoroughly, let the soil settle for a few days, then sow seed.
More great picks: Tufted hairgrass is a native bunchgrass (groworganic.com). Plant 'Legacy' and 'UC Verde', both buffalo grasses grown from plugs (highcountrygardens.com), in spring to midsummer.
Beyond their obvious charm, Cool Wave pansies are the most vigorous we've ever seen. The pretty mounds cover themselves with rich purple, white, and yellow flowers from fall into early summer. Plant in full sun; they'll grow up to 8 inches tall and 30 inches wide.
Pop these easy-to-grow bulbs into the ground now for showy flowers come spring. Our picks are below; unlike tulips, they'll return every year in the West's mild climates. At the nursery, choose firm bulbs without soft or moldy spots. Plant them pointy end up in a site that gets full sun; once planted, keep the soil moist but not soggy. Find a wide variety at brentandbeckysbulbs.com
Freesia. Fragrant blossoms come in white, yellow, red, lavender, and orange. Set corms 2 inches deep and 2 inches apart. Plants disappear in summer (don't water then). Sunset climate zones 8, 9, 12–24.
Narcissus. These bloom in many sizes and shapes, mainly in shades of white to yellow. Try 'Inbal' and 'Ziva' for fragrance, 'Gigantic Star' for impact, or 'Minnow' for tiny blooms. Plant 6 to 8 inches apart. Zones A2, A3, 1–24.
Of all the deciduous trees out there, we're especially smitten with those whose leaves turn vivid fall hues, from rich red and gold to fiery orange and deep burgundy. At nurseries in early autumn, you can see them sporting their true fall colors before you buy. Our picks range from a dwarf container-size tree (Japanese maple) to a whopper that needs space to show it off best (ginkgo).
Japanese maple. Choices include 'Shaina' (5 ft. tall; red foliage) and 'Sango Kaku' (25 ft. tall; yellow leaves).
Gingko. Fan-shaped leaves of this shapely tree (to 35 ft. tall or more) turn brilliant buttery yellow.
Chinese pistache (pictured). A good patio tree; 30 to 60 ft. tall, with luminous leaflets of orange and yellow to scarlet in fall.
Redbud. Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' grows 25 to 35 ft. tall; autumn leaves are yellow to red.
Many are rich in nectar or seeds that attract birds and butterflies, and some smell like the aromatic wild shrubs fringing your favorite hiking trails. All give the garden a sense of place. Use them to create an all-native backyard ecosystem mimicking your region's indigenous plant communities, or mix natives with compatible plants that take the same conditions.
Start with young container-grown plants that aren't rootbound; they may not be much to look at when first planted, but they'll adapt more successfully than larger plants. Water thoroughly after planting, then carefully and steadily for the first summer or two. After that, many should do well with little or no supplemental water.
Here are some of our favorite natives from around the West:
- Wake robin (Trillium ovatum), Oregon
- Rocky Mountain columbine (Aquilegia coerulea, pictured on previous slide), Wyoming
- Yellow bells (Tecoma stans, pictured), Arizona
- Matilija poppy (Romneya coulteri), Southern California
- California wild lilac (Ceanothus), Northern California
The leaves of perennial foliage plants range from green to colorful enough to brighten any garden. One of our favorite foliage workhorses is heuchera, which comes in a variety of leaf shapes, from rounded to ruffled to scalloped, with colors ranging from burgundy, caramel, apricot, and bronze to vibrant chartreuse. The low perennials—about 1 to 3 feet tall and wide—are perfect in containers and borders. Give them full to part sun and regular water.
Pictured are some more favorites, clockwise from top left: 'Encore,' 'Lime Marmalade,' 'Neptune,' 'Kassandra,' 'Can Can,' and 'Crème Brûlée.'
The best perennials to plant now, after a dry summer, are unthirsty bloomers such as salvia, gaura, and yarrow (pictured). All pump out striking flower clusters over a long season (from summer well into fall); many attract pollinators such as bees and hummingbirds. Grow the plants in a sunny spot where they'll have enough room to reach full size, and water regularly for the first year or two, until the plants mature.
It's easy to buy garlic at markets. But there's good reason to grow your own: You can't beat the spicy flavor of homegrown hardneck varieties such as 'Spanish Roja'. In spring, hardnecks send up a center flower stalk that you can use like scallions in cooking. (You need to snip it off anyway, to make the bulb grow larger.) Once the leaves die back next June, dig up the plants, brush off the soil, and store the bulbs until you're ready to cook. Sources: Territorial Seed Company (territorialseed.com), Hood River Garlic (hoodrivergarlic.com)
In much of the West in spring, wildflowers carpet whole hillsides with brilliant blooms of yellow, orange, pink, blue, and white—especially after a rainy winter. You see annuals with willowy stems and crepe paper–thin petals that glow in sunlight. And you see tough perennials that have thick petals saturated with color. But you don't need a roadtrip to find wildflowers—they grow in garden beds and even in containers. Buy a seed mix designed for your climate; an ounce of seed can cover 100 square feet. Broadcast the seeds over weed-free soil in a sunny spot, following package instructions. Lightly rake the soil to cover the seeds. Oh, and pray for rain!
12 garden-friendly wildflowers:
- Blackfoot daisy (Melampodium leucanthum),
- California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)
- Corn cockle (Agrostemma githago)
- Baby blue eyes (Nemophila menziesii)
- Perennial blue flax (Linum perenne),
- Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata)
- California desert bluebells (Phacelia campanularia)
- Desert marigold (Baileya multiradiata)
- Godetia (Clarkia amoena)
- Lupine (Lupinus succulentus)
- Tidytips (Layia platyglossa),
- Wine cups (Callirhoe involucrata)
Don't forget to plant seeds of sweet peas now or, come spring, you'll be sorry! Among our favorites for fragrance: 'Cupani', a deep purple bicolor heirloom, and 'April in Paris', with wavy petals of creamy pale primrose yellow with a lilac flush. reneesgarden.com


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The Denver Public Library is excited to announce the launch of Volume, our new music website featuring local bands and musicians. DPL has always been about reaching out to support our community, and we're looking to reinforce that goal by offering our customers free streaming music and downloads. Most of this unique content is not available in big box stores, so Volume steps in to fill that gap by supporting local artists and connecting the people of Denver to our vibrant music scene.
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|A Practical Approach to Obtain Phytase Transgenic Maize Germplasm Via Ultrasound-mediated Pollen Transformation
As one of most important cereal crops in the world, maize is consumed for food,feed and industrial raw materials. For forage usage, maize is rich in phosphorusmainly existed in the form of phytate. Monogastric animals, however, can not utilizethe most stored phosphorous in maize due to the shortage of phytase, resulting inphosphate pollution problems caused by the excretion of phosphorus in manure. It istherefore necessary to improve the availability of phosphorus form with enhancingphytase content of maize seeds using biotechnology Engineering.In this study, five different elite inbred lines, which are Zhengdan958, line78559, Si487, Zheng58and Nongxi531, respectively, were selected as explants, andthe expressional vector harboring phytase gene was constructed with herbicide as aselectable marker gene. The foreign phytase gene was introduced into the genome ofmaize by ultrasound-mediated pollen transformation and the transgenic maize plantsexpressing phytase gene were obtained after herbicide selection and molecularidentification.The main results are shown as follows:1. Construction of expression vector for genetic transformation. Based on thebackbone of vector PCAMBIA3300, the GUS gene in this vector is replaced withforeign phytase gene (phy), while35S promoter is changed by ubi promoter which isfeasible for maize transformation, and finally the vector was constructed successfullyverified by digestion.2. Optimization of sucrose concentration. The pollen grains of five maize inbredlines are dipped in sucrose solution for screening suitable concentrations in which thepollen grains can germinate normally. The results showed that when the sucroseconcentration is15%, the germination efficiency of pollen grains from five maizeinbred lines exhibited better than that in other different concentrations in which some pollen grains failed to germinate, and others germinated poorly or even rupture.3. Achievement of herbicide-resistant transgenic plants. Putative transgenicplants were sprayed using600ppm and achieve herbicide-resistant transgenic plants.4. PCR results investigated that the exotic phy gene and herbicide-resistantselectable marker gene already integrated into the genome of maize. Moreover, RT-PCR amplified positive bands of phy gene from several transgenic plants exhibitedthat phy gene expressed at least at transcriptional level.5. The expression of bar gene in putative transgenic plants was tested by Quick-strip Kit and some of them showed positive, meaning bar gene was translated intoprotein normally.In summary, this protocol for ultrasound-mediated pollen transformation cantransfer the foreign gene(s) into the genome of explants and is feasible for maizegenetic transformation with the advantages of simple operation, more efficiency andlower input. These findings will be the solid ground to pave the new pathway forpotential large-scale genetic transformation of maize and other proper plants.
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GoPro creator's smart approach with action camera bucked a trend and made him a billionaire; now he has investors to impress
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Views of customer videos on YouTube's GoPro channel
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2013 revenue, up 87% from 2012
Closing price Friday, a 49% jump from IPO start of $24
Money raised by GoPro's initial public offering
Nick Woodman is in the hero business.
The founder and chief executive of GoPro — who graduated from UC San Diego — created rugged cameras and mounts that allow people to film what it's like to plunge to Earth from the edge of space, sense how huge waves crash on surfers and see the icy slopes that skiers navigate as they rocket down a mountain.
GoPro turned the action camera market — which didn't exist a decade ago — into a nearly $1 billion business. It has grown fast at a time when digital camera sales overall are in steep decline. Its brand is synonymous with action cameras — the Kleenex of the category. And GoPros aren't just for extreme sports athletes or thrill seekers. Everyday folks are strapping them on to record family trips, hikes in the woods and other not-so-dangerous adventures in their lives.
Now, however, the company is attempting a harder trick — garnering the same level of enthusiasm from investors that it has achieved with consumers.
GoPro went public Thursday in the largest consumer electronics IPO since 1997 — the year Woodman received his visual arts degree from UCSD.
The company raised $427 million in the stock sale. Shares opened at $24 — the high end of its projected price range. They ended the week up 49 percent at $35.76 — valuing the company at nearly $3 billion.
The IPO made Woodman, who owns nearly 48 percent of the company's shares, a billionaire. It also provided a nice payday for some of Woodman's UCSD classmates and surfing buddies who joined the company early on. He met his wife, Jill, at UCSD, and she was the company's second employee. The first was Neil Dana, a 1996 UCSD graduate and Woodman's college roommate. Woodman's parents and siblings became millionaires with GoPro's IPO.
Woodman returned to UCSD this month to receive an award during alumni week. And there was plenty of hero-worship on display as the boyish 39-year-old made his way around campus. When Woodman walked into an auditorium to speak, the audience broke into loud applause as monopod-mounted GoPro cameras popped up like periscopes. Woodman carried a GoPro himself and led the audience in the company's trademark "GO... PRO" cheer — a staple at trade shows that makes GoPro's booth sometimes sound like a pub during a World Cup match.
A student asked Woodman what it was like to be a billionaire. Was it different from being a millionaire?
Woodman — who later said he didn't like his answer — gave perhaps a prophetic response nonetheless now that GoPro is public. "I have a lot of work to do," he said, "to make sure it stays that way."
Growth bucks trend
In 2006, GoPro had just eight employees. Today it has 500. Revenue nearly doubled each of the past three years, reaching $986 million in 2013. The company is profitable, netting $61 million last year.
GoPro's growth bucks the downward spiral in the digital camera market, which is getting killed by smartphones.
"We have seen this really severe rate of decline in the camcorder market, and GoPro has been able to grow their market share, grow their average selling price and grow their revenue," said Ben Arnold, an analyst with industry research firm NPD Group. "This is really an atypical phenomenon for a company to be going so against the trend in their market."
For Woodman, GoPro's success stems from the fact that it's selling more than a $200-to-$400 compact waterproof camera. It's selling a new experience.
Before GoPro, surfers or mountain bikers couldn't get action shots unless they had a heavy-duty camera and someone else to take the images.
Today, they can strap a GoPro to their wrists or helmets and get the shots on their own.
"For the first time, thanks to GoPro, people can turn the camera around on themselves and document themselves engaged in their passions," said Woodman. "If their passion is surfing or building a weather balloon and sending it up into space or putting GoPros on submarines over at Scripps and checking out the contours of the oceans, it's endless."
Point-of-view shots
Indeed, GoPro cameras have captured extreme shots. Daredevil Felix Baumgartner strapped five GoPros to his body and streamed live video of his high-altitude free fall sky-dive, which set a world speed record.
The cameras are staples at surfing and extreme sports competitions, where GoPro sponsors athletes including snowboarder Shaun White and surfer Kelly Slater. They are even used by movie and TV directors.
"If you look at episodes of 'Breaking Bad,' you see this first-person footage where they have strapped a GoPro to Walter White's arm," said Christopher Chute, an analyst with industry research firm IDC. "It allows you to be much more creative than you were before, whether you're a filmmaker or a consumer."
The point-of-view shots have led consumers to associate GoPro's name with gripping content, said Woodman. For example, The Washington Post put a video on its website of a spire being mounted on One World Trade Center in New York City. In the headline, the newspaper identified the footage as GoPro video.
"You realize they did it because they know the public who reads that headline are going to watch because they know they are going to see something interesting when it's a GoPro-captured video," said Woodman. "You never see Sony video or Panasonic video. Those companies are associated with devices. GoPro is associated with amazing experiences."
Traumatic failure
Growing up in the wealthy Silicon Valley community of Atherton, Woodman came to UCSD because of the campus's proximity to the surf. After college, he gave himself 10 years to make it as an entrepreneur. He started an investor-backed online gaming company that failed in 2001. "I lost $4 million of other people's money," he said. "That was hugely traumatic."
Stumped about what to do next, Woodman planned a five-month surfing trip to Indonesia and Australia, thinking it would provide inspiration. But before he left, he began tinkering with a wrist strap so he could shoot pictures of himself on the water.
The surf trip turned into a research and development test-bed for what eventually become GoPro. Woodman put up $35,000 of his own money, got loans from his parents and started to work. He was determined to bootstrap GoPro as much as possible without taking investor money. "The GoPro that you guys know today was built on $265,000," he said.
He sold the first product at an action-sports trade show in San Diego in 2004. The company called on surf shops across the country. It showed off the cameras on the QVC shopping channel. Eventually, distribution expanded to Best Buy and REI, which helped spark rapid growth.
While most of GoPro's work force is in San Mateo, it does employ about 50 workers in San Diego County working on software products, as well as sports marketing.
Signs of slowdown
As a public company, GoPro will face pressure from investors to keep that growth coming. But there are signs of a slowdown. First-quarter sales dipped 8 percent compared with the same quarter last year. Net income slipped 50 percent due to higher research and development expenses.
Sony has launched a line of action cameras, leaning on its image quality and history in digital photography to attack GoPro's dominance.
"Sony makes award-winning broadcast cameras, cinema cameras and consumer cameras," said Patrick Huang, a product marketing director for Sony. "No other company in this space brings that kind of imaging power and credibility to the point-of-view market."
Analysts, however, are not convinced other digital camera makers will be able to topple GoPro. "They have done a terrific job of building a brand," said Avi Greengart, research director with Current Analysis. "I discount the argument that it's just for extreme-sports nuts. If you ask the man on the street, many people still haven't heard of this. So I think there is still room to grow."
Greengart thinks GoPro could face a threat from indirect competition — a device that's not specifically built to be an action camera but has the same capabilities.
"They are going to have to continue to provide a better product than their competitors, but I think the bigger challenge long term is if something like Google Glass takes off," he said. "One of the things Google Glass does reasonably well is point-of-view video recording."
Tapping new niche
For GoPro, content shot using its cameras could be a way for it to capture new business. The GoPro channel is among the most popular on YouTube, with GoPro customers uploading 6,000 videos daily in the first quarter of this year alone. These videos generated 1 billion views.
"I think GoPro's decision to position itself as a media company is an important and good decision," said Mette Eriksen, an analyst with InfoTrends. "I believe the next step for GoPro will be to better enable the distribution and access to content that is captured by GoPro cameras. By creating services that help GoPro users do more with their content, GoPro has the opportunity to create new revenue streams."
The company also might be able to expand into other wearable devices that would appeal to the same consumer that is buying its cameras and likes its brand.
"When I think of GoPro, I think of it as a pseudo-wearable device," said Arnold, the NPD Group analyst. "So are there ways for them to tap into this whole wearables phenomenon — maybe something having to do with fitness — that changes the use case a little bit?"


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As well as participating in the East Gippsland Bowls Division Pennant Competition and other events, club championships and social bowls continue all year round in one form or another. A Friday Night Corporate Bowls Social Competition commenced in 2013 and has continued for the 2014/2015 season. Over 20 teams from Paynesville and Bairnsdale businesses take part in this competition with strong support from the Paynesville Football Netball Club.
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First off stats and background info: 29, M, 5' 11" 196lbs and dropping to 185. Little mountain bike experience. Riding will realistically be local off-road trail rides around Boston's South Shore, occasional 4 mile commutes to the train, ride to the beach, etc. Nothing real extreme but I do plan on occasionally giving it a beating.
I've been assuming a Large or 19-20" bike will work well. Research tells me hard tail is the way to go in this price range and mixed opinions on 29er's.
I'm interested in Bang for the Buck also resale is a concern down the road. I do not plan to upgrade anything except a seat or small things.
- Motobecane 700HT $450 shipped
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- Schwinn Moab at Performance Cycle was $599 may see if they'll still sell it at that price its 799 now.
- Gary Fisher Wahoo Disc $599
- Open to other suggestions of course! And possibly a 29er if you guys can convince me
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Argia tibialis Kenilworth Marsh. Washington, DC, USA. 9 June 2012.
I think a blue form female of a blue-tipped dancer (A. tibialis). Forked shoulder stripe, abdomen mostly black.
Looks like I failed to update the id of this earlier. Dennis Paulson also confirmed the Blue-tipped Dancer id on Flickr.
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