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So Sun is coming out today with a line of Sun Storage 7000 systems that have ZFS as the integrated volume and filesystem manager using both read and write optimized SSD. What is this Hybrid Storage Pool and why is this a good performance architecture for storage ?
A write optimized SSD is a custom designed device for the purpose of accelerating operations of the ZFS intent log (ZIL). The ZIL is the part of ZFS that manages the important synchronous operation guaranteeing that such writes are acknowledged quickly to applications while guaranteeing persistence in case of outage. Data stored in the ZIL is also kept in memory until ZFS issue the next Transaction Groups (every few seconds).
The ZIL is what stores data urgently (when application is waiting) but the TXG is what stores data permanently. The ZIL on-disk blocks are only ever re-read after a failure such as power outage. So the SSDs that are used to accelerate the ZIL are write-optimized : they need to handle data at low latency on writes; reads are unimportant.
The TXG is an operation that is asynchronous to applications : apps are generally not waiting for transactions groups to commit. The exception here is when data is generated at a rate that exceeds the TXG rate for a sustained period of time. In this case, we become throttled by the pool throughput. In a NAS storage this will rarely happen since network connectivity even at GB/s is still much less that what storage is capable of and so we do not generate the imbalance.
The important thing now is that in a NAS server, the controller is also running a file level protocol (NFS or CIFS) and so is knowledgeable about the nature (synchronous or not) of the requested writes. As such it can use the accelerated path (the SSD) only for the necessary component of the workloads. Less competition for these devices means we can deliver both high throughput and low latency together in the same consolidated server.
But here is where is gets nifty. At times, a NAS server might receive a huge synchronous request. We've observed this for instance due to fsflush running on clients which will turn non-synchronous writes into a massive synchronous one. I note here that a way to reduce this effect, is to tune up fsflush (to say 600). This is commonly done to reduce the cpu usage of fsflush but will be welcome in the case of client interacting with NAS storage. We can also disable page flushing entirely by setting dopageflush to 0. But that is a client issue. From the perspective of the server, we still need as a NAS to manage large commit request.
When subject to such a workload, say 1GB commit, ZFS being all aware of the situation, can now decide to bypass the SDD device and issue request straight to disk based pool blocks. It would do so for 2 reasons. One is that the pool of disks in it's entirety has more throughput capabilities than the few write optimized SSD and so we will service this request faster. But more importantly, the value of the SSD is in it's latency reduction aspect. Leaving the SSDs available to service many low latency synchronous writes is considered valuable here. Another way to say this is that large writes are generally well served by regular disk operations (they are throughput bound) whereas small synchronous writes (latency bound) can and will get help from the SSDs.
Caches at work
On the read path we also have custom designed read optimized SSDs to fit in these OpenStorage platforms. At Sun, we just believe that many workloads will naturally lend to caching technologies. In a consolidated storage solution, we can offer up to 128GB of primary memory based caching and approximately 500GB of SSD based caching.
We also recognized that the latency delta between memory cached response and disk response was just too steep. By inserting a layer of SSD between memory and disk, we have this intermediate step providing lower latency access than disk to a working set which is now many times greater than memory.
It's important here to understand how and when these read optimized SSD will work. The first thing to recognized is that the SSD will have to be primed with data. They feed off data being evicted from the primary caches. So their effect will not immediately seen at the start of a benchmarks. Second, one of the value of read optimized SSD is truly in low latency responses to small requests. Small request here means things of the order of 8K in size. Such request will occur either when dealing with small files (~8K) or if dealing with larger size but with fix record based application, typically a database. For those application it is customary to set the recordsize and this will allow those new SSDs to become more effective.
Our read optimized SSD can service up to 3000 read IOPS (see Brendan's work on the L2 ARC) and this is close or better to what a 24 x 7.2 RPM disks JBOD can do. But the key point is that the low latency response means it can do so using much fewer threads that would be necessary to reach the same level on a JBOD. Brendan demonstrated here that the response time of these devices can be 20 times faster than disks and 8 to 10 times faster from the client's perspective. So once data is installed in the SSD, users will see their requests serviced much faster which means we are less likely to be subject to queuing delays.
The use of read optimized SSD is configurable in the Appliance. Users should learn to identify the part of their datasets that end up gated by lightly threaded read response time. For those workloads enabling the secondary cache is one way to deliver the value of the read optimized SSD. For those filesystems, if the workload contains small files (such as 8K) there is no need to tune anything, however for large files access in small chunks setting the filesystem recordsize to 8K is likely to produce the best response time.
Another benefit to these SSDs will be in the $/IOPS case. Some workloads are just IOPS hungry while not necessarely huge block consumers. The SSD technology offers great advantages in this space where a single SDD can deliver the IOPS of a full JBOD at a fraction of the cost. So with workloads that are more modestly sized but IOPS hungry a test drive of the SSD will be very interesting.
It's also important to recognized that these systems are used in consolidation scenarios. It can be that some part of the applications will be sped up by read or write optimized SSD, or by the large memory based caches while other consolidated workloads can exercise other components.
There is another interesting implication to using SSD in the storage in regards to clustering. The read optimized ssd acting as caching layers actually never contain critical data. This means those SSD can go into disk slots of head nodes since there is no data to be failed over. On the other hand, write optimized SSD will store data associated with the critical synchronous writes. But since those are located in dual-ported backend enclosures, not the head nodes, it implies that, during clustered operations, storage head nodes do not have to exchange any user level data.
So by using ZFS and read and write optimized SSDs, we can deliver low latency writes for application that rely on them, and good throughput for synchronous and non synchronous case using cost effective SATA drives. Similarly on the read size, the high amount of primary and secondary caches enables delivering high IOPS at low latency (even if the workload is not highly threaded) and it can do so using the more cost and energy efficient SATA drive.
Our architecture allows us to take advantage of the latency accelerators while never being gated by them.


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Thanks, Wes, for this tip!
I hadn't thought about filing an extension online versus in the mail. Another potential problem with snail mail is your letter could get lost, and you'd never know it…and you run an even greater risk of accumulating late filing penalties for your income taxes.
One thing to add about filing an extension: your best option is to file an extension online. That way you're guaranteed to get a response from the IRS and can re-file if your request was rejected. If, on the other hand, you choose to send the IRS your request through the mail, you will never hear anything. That means it may never get to the IRS or it could be rejected. That will mean you're accumulating late filing penalties without even knowing it.


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Discussion in 'Terraria Literature' started by Pinhead Larry, Jul 12, 2011.
your welcome :3
Day 11 part 1 is now out, check this post again to see if part two came out ok!
lol. You're kinda breezing through them bosses a little fast don't you think?
Maybe, PM me and maybe we could discuss? I have a idea for this.
sorry for the hold up of days, but be assured there will be more!
wow, it has been more then a month now since the author posted, this thread seems kinda dead.
yes, sorry, lost inspiration, someone can continue this
PART 11 PART 2 IS OUT how bout a cheer for restarting the series, parts will be slower than usual though.
EDIT: just read it, i hope that doesnt happen when i fight the eater of worlds
Nice story, dude! I want another one!
Day 11: Today was the most exciting day I have had in terraria so far! I was going back to corruption to break more shadow orbs. After getting a musket and a shadow orb
you Cant get shadow orbs from shadow orbs, it's called an orb of light. just thought I'd point that out.
ha thx lol
Part 12 part 1 is up!
seriously, dead again?
nah, got homework, definitively will get one out today
k, just to be sure
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To put it more simply, for those who are struggling with big, complicated concepts: From the 1800's until the 1960's, "they" told us that the water on this planet is infinite, that pollutants flushed into it would just "go away". Then - lo and behold! - in the 1960's rivers started catching fire, huge cancer clusters started appearing, creeks, rivers, and lakes started stinking unbearably, the Great Lakes were being pronounced dead - the GREAT LAKES, enormous bodies of water! - and we learned, of course, that "they" had lied to us, that the water on our planet _circulates_ everywhere, that your pollution-outlet today is my drinking water tomorrow.
Now "they" (not liberals, mind you) are working hard to convince us that the atmosphere around our planet - a mere seven miles thick - is also infinite and can take an infinite amount of emissions and pollutants without ever being degraded.
Gee - "they" don't sound very smart, or very honest, do "they"?
Jail Before Climate-Wrecking Tar Sands, Canadians Say
More than 200 Canadians engaged in civil disobedience, with 117 arrested in Canada's quiet capital city on Monday. The reason? To protest the Stephen Harper right-wing government's open support for the oil industry and expanding production in the climate-disrupting tar sands.
The normally placid and polite Canadians shouted, waved banners and demanded the closure of the multi-billion-dollar tar sands oil extraction projects in northern Alberta to protect the global climate and the health of local people and environment.
"People are here because they know that if we don't turn away from the tar sands and fossil fuels soon it will be too late," Peter McHugh, a spokesperson for Greenpeace Canada, told IPS.
"The tar sands are unsustainable. Canadians are willing to shift away from fossil fuels but our government isn't," Gabby Ackett a university student and protester, told IPS as she stood in front of a long line of police.
In what was proudly touted as "civil" civil disobedience, protesters aged 19 to 84 were arrested for using a step-stool to climb a low barrier separating them from the House of Commons, the seat of Canadian government. The police were friendly and accommodating because the organizers had promised there would be no violence.
"We live downstream and see the affects of tar sands pollution on the fish and the birds," said George Poitras, a former chief of the Mikisew Cree First Nation in northern Alberta.
"Some our young people have rare forms of cancer," Poitras told more than 500 protesters.
"Expanding the tar sands is not the way to go in a world struggling with climate change," he said.
Carbon emissions from the tar sands production have increased 300 percent since 1990 and, at 45 to 50 million tons annually, are greater than most countries. And that does not include the carbon contained in the oil itself.
When burned, the 1.6 million barrels of oil that are extracted every day will add 346 million tonnes of carbon to the atmosphere this year alone. That's almost the entire emissions of the country of Australia. The oil industry is making billion-dollar investments in the tar sands to more than double production by 2025.
Currently nearly all tar sands oil is exported to the United States. Canada imports 700,000 barrels of oil from Algeria, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere to supply the eastern half of the country.
"Canada's energy policies are dictated by the energy industry," said Maude Barlow, chairperson of the Council of Canadians, a large environmental NGO. The Harper government turned its back on Canada's international commitments under the Kyoto Protocol to reduce emissions of climate-disrupting carbon, she told protesters.
"I'm willing to be arrested because I love my grandchildren," said Barlow.
Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, a senior official in the Harper government, called protesters "extremists" in media interviews.
After four years as a minority government, the Stephen Harper Conservatives were recently re-elected for another four years. However, even though the Conservatives received less than 40 percent of the popular vote, they now have the majority of seats under Canada's multi-party parliamentary system.
"If a government refuses to represent the people, then there is little choice but civil disobedience," said Barlow, who was arrested later.
This was Canada's largest ever civil disobedience action on climate change, organisers told IPS. It follows two weeks of protests in front of the White House in Washington DC at the end of August over the proposed 3,100-km Keystone XL pipeline to ship tar sands oil from northern Alberta to the U.S. Gulf Coast so the oil can be exported to Europe and Asia.
Climate scientists have said there is so much carbon in the tar sands that if most it is extracted and burned, there is no chance of stabilizing the climate. The primary and undisputed cause of climate change is the burning of fossil fuels. The science clearly shows that global carbon emissions must decrease before the end of this decade or humanity will face dangerous climate disruption, where billions suffer the effects of an ever-hotter world, with mega droughts, mega flooding, and mega storms.
However, in Canada, trillions of dollars are being invested in proposed pipelines like Keystone XL, Northern Gateway, Kinder Morgan and others so that the tar sands production that produces the most- carbon laden form of oil can increase, said Barlow.
"Billions of dollars of oil money is being taken out of our country," said Melina Laboucan Massimo from a Cree First Nation community in the tar sands region and an activist with Greenpeace.
"But in my community we still have no running water," Laboucan Massimo told protestors in front of the House of Commons.
"This is not the House of Corporations behind me. Our government is supposed to represent and protect its people," she said.
"Bitumen (tar sands) workers are against building the Keystone and other pipelines," said David Coles, president of communications with the Energy and Paperworkers' Union of Canada (CEP). The labour union sees the pipelines as shipping thousands of oil processing jobs to the U.S. and other countries. Tar sands bitumen is a heavy, dirty type oil requiring special processing before it can be used.
CEP acknowledges the climate and environmental impacts of the tar sands are unsustainable, CEP representative Patty Barrera told IPS. "We want a just transition to sustainable green jobs," Barrera said.
That's what Canadians also want, said many of young and older people who assembled in front of the House of Commons Monday. Some had never been to a protest before. Deliberately breaking the law for these ordinary Canadians required a great deal of courage and conviction.
"I feel inspired and empowered doing this," one older woman said just before she climbed the barrier.
"The real crime here was the tar sands," said another older woman as she approached the barrier and the police. "Civil disobedience is the only way we can change this," she added.


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An unusual Albinaria
When land snails become dormant attached to vertical surfaces, they almost always point the apexes of their shells downward. Every now and then, however, one may come across a nonconformist snail sleeping on a wall with its apex up. I presented an example of such a snail in this post.
Here is another one.
These snails are Albinaria lerosiensis. I photographed them in Turkey earlier this month. Both snails had become dormant on the side of a limestone rock for the dry Mediterranean summer. The snail on the left was in the normal orientation with its apex down, while the one on the right had its apex up.
The snail on the right had another idiosyncracy: its apex was missing. Such decollated individuals are occasionally seen among individuals with intact shells.


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On Tuesday, April 6, 2010, Chita Rivera hosted the 11th Annual Marian Anderson Award Gala honoring Bill Cosby. Guests enjoyed entertainment by the Philadelphia Orchestra, Denyce Graves, Lizz Wright, Boyz II Men, Bootsie Barnes, Tony Williams, and comedian David Brenner. Photography by Jeff Fusco.
On Wednesday, March 31, 2010, the Academy of Vocal Arts Celebrated its 75th Anniversary with BrAVA Philadelphia at the Hyatt at the Bellevue and the Kimmel Center for Performing Arts. Guests enjoyed dinner and a Concert ExtrAVAganza of Opera Stars, including AVA star alumni and resident artists Joyce DiDonato, Eglise Gutiérrez, Angela Meade, Latonia Moore, Ailyn Pérez, Stephen Costello, Michael Fabiano, James Valenti, Bass Burak Bilgili, and baritone Luis Ledesma, as well as the current roster of AVA resident artists, and Christofer Macatsoris, who conducted the AVA Opera Orchestra. Photographed by Jeff Fusco.
On Wednesday, March 31, 2010, Philadelphia magazine and Wine & Spirits Quarterly presented the Sixth Annual Martini Madness at The National Constitution Center. Guests sampled signature cocktails from 18 premium liquor brands, enjoyed light fare from Max & Me Catering, Bourbon Blue, and Valanni, and music by DJ Jon Gill. Photography by Jessica Vermeer Hawkes.
On Thursday, March 25, 2010, Business Club America (BCA) Philadelphia partnered with Allied Mortgage Group to host a speaker cocktail reception at the Union League in Center City Philadelphia. Guests enjoyed a speech from special guest Jon Gruden, a birthday celebration for ESPN Mondsay Night Analyst Ron Jaworski, and karaoke. Photography by Maxine Bresner of Bresner Studios, Inc.
On Thursday, March 25, 2010, Infiniti, Rittenhouse Row and Philadelphia magazine hosted a Mixer to celebrate the launch of the all-new 2011 Infiniti M® at The Philadelphia Art Alliance on Rittenhouse Square. Guests enjoyed M-themed hors d'oeuvres by Chef Will Brown of Restaurant Associates, martinis with Bluecoat American Dry Gin and Penn 1681 vodka, chocolate by Max Brenner and music by DJ Joey Blanco. Photography by Jessica Vermeer Hawkes.
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Earth Day 1999 — April 22 — will mark the beginning of a year-long "New Energy for a New Era" campaign leading up to Earth Day 2000. Denis Hayes, who was national coordinator of the first Earth Day in 1970, is leading the charge. The goal is to rally hundreds of millions to push for clean, renewable energy and fight global warming.
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Life in Rural China is a collection of photographs throughout China depicting normal life, regional architecture, and people. Challenging as rural life may be for the farmers who may only earn $100-1000 per year income, they live a simple life free of the complications of an urban society.
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The City of Torrance honors the armed forces at the 55 Annual Armed Forces Day Celebration and Parade Friday, May 16 through Sunday, May 18.
The parade is Torrance's longest standing tradition and both residents and visitors are encouraged to gather along the parade route and cheer for our sons, daughters, parents, friends, husbands and wives who have been called to duty in defense of our country.
The parade takes place on Saturday, May 17 and gets underway at 1:30 p.m. The route runs along Torrance Boulevard starting at Crenshaw Boulevard and ending at City Hall.
Each year, the City honors a different military branch – this year highlights the United States Navy. Grand Marshal Rear Admiral Patrick Lorge, Commander, Navy Region Southwest, will lead the parade.
Military exhibits, vehicles and support equipment will be on display at the north end of the Del Amo Fashion Center at the lower parking lot on the west side of the parking structure on Friday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, May 17 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on Sunday, May 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A free concert by the Navy Band Southwest will perform at the James Armstrong Theatre on Friday, May 16 at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be available at the Box Office on Wednesday, May 14, 2013 beginning at 10 a.m. There is a limit of four tickets per adult. Ticket holders must be in their seats 15 minutes prior to concert time. There will be a line available for empty seats beginning 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start times.
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"Friendship III" is a 46' Sea Ranger which is one of the most comfortable trawlers in her class. This is a ruggedly built vessel with great sea keeping ability. Her twin Volvo diesels provide a steady 8 knot cruise, great economy and very long range. This vessel has been owner maintained since purchased by a knowledgeable hands on yachtsman.
Spacious saloon with great visibility. Galley is up. Forward stateroom and full head. Master suite aft includes full head and third stateroom mid-ship can be utilized as an office and guest stateroom.
This vessel has the largest sundeck and flying bridge of any her class and shows extremely comfortable areas to lounge. Triple Reverse Cycle Air with aft master upgraded, 8KW Genset w/2641 hrs. Hot water furnace. A whopping 850 gals fuel in 4 tanks, cruise at 4 gph, and a huge 350 gals water capacity makes this the best long range live-a-board you could buy for the money. Where do you wish to go?
This vessel is in very good condition and has been well maintained by a knowledgeable hands on owners. From her gel-coat which shines down to the clean and maintained bildges.
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: as you enter onto side access to captain fly door on starboard you may enter at this location or aft to sundeck to massive sundeck with ample seating for up to 12 to 16 seated aft to the long extended swim platform, then forward on sundeck to massive flybridge with built in teak table for lounging as well as capatians chair and large helm control area. Aft back to sundeck to aft entryway door into salon with galley to port with u-shaped entry with all the conveniences of home which opens up to a large and expansive salon with ice maker island to starboard with sofa settee to port which leaves a huge floor area with lower helm to starboard, down steps to forward office/guest stateroom with tasteful office suite built in for work on the go, out to companionway to V.I.P. stateroom with extra large marine head and shower. To rear of yacht down companionway to master berth with large queen suite berth with large master head with shower and large roomy feel to all areas on interior. She boats wide side-decks for ease to foredeck and aft for launching and retrieving vessel. She can be moored anywhere anytime.
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Citizens Deposit Bank is a community owned bank rooted in Western Kentucky. The bank was chartered by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1949 and continues to serve the needs of citizens of Carlisle, Hickman, Ballard, and surrounding counties.
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Should it be Tyrone Culver or Reshad Jones at free safety? (Three Things)
Three Things to consider on this sports Wednesday:
Thing 1: If it seems like the Miami Dolphins' secondary has been more solid these past four weeks, Tyrone Culver surely has had a lot to do with that.
Culver, the sixth-year pro out of Fresno State, has doubled his previous career total for NFL starts this season. After taking just six defensive snaps over the first five games, Culver has been out there for 228 snaps these past four games, and the Dolphins have been in a position to win all four in the fourth quarter.
"Personally it feels good to have a chance to go out there each week and get a chance to show I can play," Culver told me after Sunday's game. "I really appreciate the opportunity. … I pride myself on being a guy that's consistent and you know where he's going to be. Being a pro basically."
Long typecast as a special teams standout, Culver has risen to 22nd among all NFL safeties in the Pro Football Focus ratings. He seems to be a stabilizing force at the back of a secondary that was borderline horrendous during the first half of the season.
So I have to admit, it's a little surprising that Reshad Jones — ranked 65th among safeties by PFF and second-worst among 90 qualifiers in pass coverage — appears poised to regain the job he lost due to a hamstring injury.
"I'm the starter," Jones told me after Sunday's win over the Redskins. "I was injured, so I'm still the starter."
Indeed, Jones played 34 snaps against the Redskins to Culver's 22. The week before at Kansas City, it was 28 for Jones and 55 for Culver.
Dolphins coach Tony Sparano had praise for both players on Monday, but Jones told me he has been assured he will return to the starting lineup this Sunday against the Bills.
A fifth-round pick in 2010, Jones represents a more significant investment for this franchise than Culver. Same for Chris Clemons, another fifth-rounder and last year's starter. Strangely, Clemons hasn't taken a single defensive snap this year, even while returning to regular special teams duty.
If the Dolphins want to win now, Culver is clearly the better option, based on his play these past four weeks. If it's about developing a young player for the future, then Jones should get another crack at it.
Just another example of the tricky choices this regime faces as it tries to balance the present and the future amid shaky job security.
Thing 2: Buffalo free safety Jairus Byrd, by the way, is rated the No. 1 safety in the NFL this year by Pro Football Focus. Byrd is by far the best in coverage among all safeties.
Bills strong safety George Wilson, who had been receiving some serious national praise hype Buffalo's strong start, has fallen to 12th overall. Only the Chargers' Eric Weddle has more interceptions among safeties this year than Wilson's four.
Thing 3: Congratulations to Duke's Mike Krzyzewski on his 903rd career coaching victory. Coach K passed his mentor Bob Knight atop the all-time list with a win over Michigan State on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
I trust Coach K will hold the basketball wins mark in far greater esteem than his football counterpart at Penn State, where the news just keeps getting worse and worse.


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It's staggering really. People who otherwise appear to be sincere, devout Christians who deign to support, defend, and even laud praise upon president Barack Hussein Obama, despite his pernicious and overtly anti-Christian, worldviews.
It's one thing to respect, to a degree, the one who occupies the office of "the most powerful man on earth." It's quite another to do so without analysis or critique of what the person stands for.
In the experience of this Examiner, it is noteworthy that black Christians tend to stand behind Mr. Obama at a largely disproportionate ratio compared to white Christians. The argument has been made that white Christians are racists because they tend to reject the ideology of the man. One might also proffer that black Christians would shun a white man whose ideas were consistent with Obama's. In either case, it's a circular, unworthy argument that no one would ever win.
Setting aside the racial component, as it should be, what follows is an examination of what the God of the Bible (through his emissaries the prophets) has to say about a couple of the more prevalent and imperative "social issues" facing America, versus the stated beliefs of the president of the United States. In it reveals a man's outlook that makes it difficult to reconcile his claims to be a Christian.
God on life:
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you;… Jeremiah 1:5
For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well… Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. Psalm 139:13-14, 16
Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, the fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;… Psalm 127:3-5
Barack Obama on life (abortion):
I may be opposed to abortion for religious reasons, but if I seek to pass a law banning the practice, I cannot simply point to the teachings of my church or evoke God's will.
I've got two daughters. 9 years old and 6 years old, I am going to teach them first of all about values and morals. But if they make a mistake, I don't want them punished with a baby.
Obama, Illinois Senate floor, 2001 rallying support AGAINST the Born Alive Infant Protection Act:
Number one, whenever we define a previable fetus as a person that is protected by the equal protection clause or the other elements in the Constitution, what we're really saying is, in fact, that they are persons that are entitled to the kinds of protections that would be provided to a – a child, a nine-month-old – child that was delivered to term. That determination then, essentially, if it was accepted by a court, would forbid abortions to take place. I mean, it – it would essentially bar abortions, because the equal protection clause does not allow somebody to kill a child, and if this is a child, then this would be an antiabortion statute.
God on sex & marriage:
Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. 1 Corinthians 6:18
Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. Hebrews 13:4
…each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. 1 Corinthians 7:2
Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. The man said, 'This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man. For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. Genesis :22-24
Specifically on homosexuality:
God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. Romans 1:26-27
Barack Obama on sex & marriage:
The government has to treat all citizens equally. I am a strong supporter not of a weak version of civil unions, but of a strong version, in which the rights that are conferred at the federal level to persons who are part of the same-sex union are compatible.
I was reminded that it is my obligation not only as an elected official in a pluralistic society, but also as a Christian, to remain open to the possibility that my unwillingness to support gay marriage is misguided...
I favor legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages…
[Homosexuality is a] fundamental freedom and universal human right.
I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own staff who are in incredibly committed monogamous relationships, same-sex relationships, who are raising kids together, when I think about those soldiers or airmen or marines or sailors who are out there fighting on my behalf and yet feel constrained, even now that Don't Ask Don't Tell is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married.
Where God says to refrain from sexual immorality, Barack Obama says to embrace it as a fundamental freedom and universal human right.
Where God says a man and woman shall become one flesh, Obama says it's just as acceptable for two men, or two women to become one flesh.
What God deems unnatural and degrading, Barack Obama affirms and champions.
What God calls gifts and rewards (children) Mr. Obama calls "punishment."
How Christians, who supposedly believe in the autonomous virtue of the Holy Bible, the mode through which we know all God wants us to know about him, can also endorse Barack Hussein Obama, the person and politician, is very much a mystery.
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From breaking in a new locker to making new friends, the first day of middle school can be intimidating.
Falcon Bluffs Middle School is hoping to counter some of that anxiety with the New Beginnings program for Jeffco students entering sixth grade.
The program is headed by drama teacher Anthony Bruno and physical education teacher Allyn Atadero. Its aim is to introduce students to middle school life before the year begins, including the dreaded challenge of opening the new locker, their biggest fear, according to Atadero.
Syna Morgan has been hired as Jeffco Public Schools' chief academic officer.
The 24-year education veteran served as Douglas County Schools' chief system performance officer since 2010. Before that, she was a director with the Colorado Department of Education.
Hired by a divided school board and suddenly at the helm of a district riven by political strife, Jeffco Schools Superintendent Dan McMinimee says he's determined to build bridges and develop relationships.
The Douglas County administrator took over the Jeffco school district July 1, and his first order of business was getting to know district staff — and letting them get to know him.
Thanks to increased state funding, Jeffco Public Schools will spend more on curriculum, student achievement and ever-changing technology trends during the 2014-15 school year.
The school board approved next year's budget at last month's final meeting before summer break on a 3-2 vote. The more than $1 billion spending plan is up from last year's $952 million budget.
The Jeffco school board voted 3-2 last Thursday to approve the district's 2014-15 budget — a $1 billion spending plan that increases teachers' salaries and funding for charter schools.
Teachers, who have not had a pay increase in four years, will benefit from the $4.8 million earmarked for salary increases, which will equate to an average 2.5 percent raise per teacher.
A disagreement over charter-school funding prevented the Jeffco school board from giving unanimous approval to the 2014-15 budget at last Thursday's meeting.
Board members John Newkirk, Julie Williams and Ken Witt approved the spending plan for next school year, while members Jill Fellman and Lesley Dahlkemper voted no.
Fellman and Dahlkemper opposed the board majority's addition of $1.85 million to $3.7 million earmarked to equalize funding for the district's 14 charter schools.
The Jeffco school board is expected to approve the district's 2014-15 budget at a special meeting June 19, when the board also will hear public comments.
Two issues likely to come up are charter school funding and free full-day kindergarten.
On a 3-2 vote in April, the board decided against earmarking $600,000 to fund free full-day kindergarten at schools with 35 percent or more of their students enrolled in free or reduced-cost lunch programs.
Board members John Newkirk, Julie Williams and Ken Witt voted against the expansion.
After heated debate and public comment, the Jeffco Board of Education approved a contract for its new superintendent at last Thursday's regular business meeting, lowering the base salary $60,000 from the salary advertised for the position.
If Daniel McMinimee signs the three-year contract, he will be paid an annual base salary of $220,000, reimbursed $20,000 for retirement benefits and be eligible for up to $40,000 in performance-based pay.
The Jeffco school board last Thursday rejected a tentative teachers contract with the Jefferson County Education Association, much to the dismay of association leaders.
Board members Ken Witt, John Newkirk and Julie Williams voted against the agreement because, while it would have granted pay raises to teachers rated "effective" or "highly effective," it would have also provided raises to teachers rated as "partially effective." Teachers rated "ineffective" would not have gotten raises.
At the June 5 Jeffco school board meeting, the board will discuss and vote on the contract agreement reached by bargaining teams for the teachers union and the district.
The agreement, reached last month, includes an average 2.5 percent increase in salary for teachers rated "effective" or "highly effective," an increase in pay for new teachers, and class sizes remaining the same.
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There are many things to remember when photographing a concert such as aperture, shutter speed, lighting conditions, and many others too numerous to name here.
What will be named here are some basic rules to keep in mind while you are shooting...
- Probably the most important of these is the fact that you should turn off your flash while shooting. Aside from the obvious reason that you are more than likely in a darkened venue and a sudden flash burst will not only distract performers, it will more than likely be very annoying to those around you. Additionally, as you are trying to bring the performance to viewers, the flash will wash out the lighting that the venue offers and therefore diminish the mood of the event.
- Second, always remember that security at the venue has the final say. What they say is gospel. Although, if you are minding your work and what you are there to accomplish this should not be an issue.
- Finally, the larger venues and national groups usually have a "first three song" limit (or about 10 minutes) for a window in which you must work. Therefore, be prepared when you arrive and have all of your basic camera functions preset before the event or you will wind up losing valuable time setting your equipment.
There are other considerations/courtesies to keep in mind as well. While keeping in mind that you only have a limited amount of time to get the images, do not use that precious time previewing what you shot during the performance. Do that later. If you are previewing images, first, you are not paying attention to what is happening on the stage, and second, most previews are brighter than you might imagine, so have a little courtesy for those around you.
Something else that may or may not be an issue is the 'auto focus' lamp on your camera. If you have the option of turning it on or off, then turn it off. This little beam of light is something that could be another distraction to a performer, and after all, you do want to be invited back, right?
This is a lot of information to comprehend all at once, and may not sink in until you are actually at your venue, but hopefully it will help to keep you organized and on-track while you are there.


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Again this year on Harriet Island across from downtown St. Paul, the Taste of Minnesota is happening July 2 - 5. It is under new ownership and management. They are aiming to erase some of the problems that have come up in the past. With more music, food and family fun, the idea is to make the festival a safe and fun time.
When it started 28 years ago, Taste of Minnesota was a totally open festival on the front grounds of the State Capitol. People came to hang out, and the attraction was the many restaurants offering a taste of their fare. You had to buy tickets to use to buy the food, which was always annoying (leftover tickets, anyone?). There were vendors and a little carnival with rides set up. There was free music in the evenings in front of the Capitol, with the bands tending towards the "they're still around?" sort. But bands such as America and Three Dog Night sure put on a good show.
Now the idea is to keep it open, but only to those paying - to see more music with more current bands. And the music is decidedly more current. There will be four stages, with music starting daily at 11am. Some of the stages are sponsored by radio stations, so you can get an idea of what type of music will be playing if you are familiar wtih the station. For instance, you can hear Sammy Hagar at the KQ stage on July 3, the Counting Crowes at the Cities97 stage on July 4, or The Offspring at the 93X stage on July 5. Other bands of note appearing are John Waite, Ipso Facto, Gin Blossoms, and The New Standards, to name just a few. There are multiple bands each day on each stage, so it all adds up to a great smorgasboard of music. "Over 100 hours," according to the website.
In addition to the music, there is an emphasis on Family Fun (yes, capital Fs), with a new Family Entertainment Village. Activities and shows from Creative Kidstuff, the Raptor Center, Circus Juventas, and NBA stars at the NBA Nation will keep kids busy. There are activities from 11am to 10pm daily in this area. Musical performances here will tend towards the elementary set. A great variety of entertainment is scheduled.
But the food, ah, the food! In some past years, the food has taken a backseat and not lived up to the original ideal. But this year, there will be a renewed emphasis on the 'Taste' part, with over 40 vendors and a new take on combining "food, music, and outdoor relaxation": the Party in the Park, with food demonstrations from local celebs and chefs from around the country, accompanied by music from local musicians.
All this, and more, can be yours for the purchase of a wristband. That's right. You need to purchase a wristband in order to enter the grounds. Last year's $10 charge is being upped, and this year does not include food tickets. The cost is $20 per person in advance or before 4pm any day, or $30 at the gate after 4pm. Kids 12 and under get in free with a paid adult. You can buy advance tickets online or at the Electric Fetus or Fifth Element.
While it may be a far cry from the thought that spawned it, the Taste of Minnesota shows just how much Minnesotans love their outdoor summer parties, with food, music and entertainment for all - though it's a pity that "all" now have to pay at least $20 simply to get in. Let's hope that this experiement takes care of the bad apples that were threatening to take it over in recent years.
Gates open at 11am on each day, from July 2 to July 5. The Taste is open until 10pm, with fireworks on the Fourth of July. There will be shuttles running from many downtown ramp locations. See the website for a pdf of the routes.


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U.K. freight forwarders are worried that the decision to leave the European Union could threaten a much-needed expansion of Heathrow Airport.
The Port Newark Container Terminal in the Port of New York and New Jersey has revised its policy on how it will meet verified gross mass requirements.
The South Korean carrier is the first container line to make such an announcement and the news has given rise to suggestions that other carriers may soon take a similar approach to the International Maritime Organization's new rule.
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U.S. regulators are taking further steps toward a rulemaking on the detention of truck drivers by shippers and their customers.


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-- Reducing reliance on fossil fuels remains a top priority across military installations.
At Robins, the 78th Logistics Readiness Squadron is responsible for nearly 900 vehicles fueled here that support various missions. They range from Defense Logistics Agency vehicles to those used by the 116th Air Control Wing that take diesel, gasoline, biodiesel or E-85 alternative fuels.
A 12,000-gallon, above-ground E-85 biofuels tank project was completed and ready for use at Robins in April 2013. The move was a welcome one since in years past vehicles would travel to a facility on Moody Road to stock up on E-85.
By having a self-serve station on base, the move saved vehicle operators time, gas and accident possibilities while travelling off base.
There are about 220 biodiesel vehicles in use, and 118 vehicles which use E-85, a high-level gasoline and ethanol blend, which can offer increased vehicle power and performance while significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
"We've actually been using biodiesel since 2004," said Millard Harrington, Fuels Management Flight chief.
Eighty percent of biodiesel is made from petroleum with the other 20 percent coming from alternative biological ingredients such as plant oils or animal fat, he added.
In 2013, Robins issued nearly 155,000 gallons of biodiesel fuels to its vehicles; since March of last year, nearly 53,000 gallons of E-85 was issued. Robins will soon gain the use this year of two new alternative fuel vehicles - Chevy Volts which will join the fleet this spring.
The cars can average 900 miles between charges, but can also alternate to gas to extend ranges between charges. A charging station will be located here.
Through the use of flexible-fuel vehicles that use E-85, biofuel and electric vehicles, the total efforts help to meet the federal mandate of fossil fuel reduction, according to Mitch Moody with 78th LRS vehicle maintenance flight.
"We are continually looking at ways to reduce emissions and use of fossil fuels," he said.
In the last few years, there's been 100 percent emphasis on acquiring vehicles that run on alternative fuels, said Master Sgt. Fredrick Cowell with the Air Force Element, Vehicle and Equipment Management Support Office in Langley, Va.
Along with a focus on low greenhouse gas-emitting vehicles, a clean burning vehicle, there has also been emphasis on electric vehicles.
For example, 13 Nissan Leafs were acquired at Los Angeles Air Force Base, a move the base has been working toward to outfit its fleet with 100 percent electric vehicles.
The Air Force's total reportable fleet includes 46,000 vehicles, of which 12,000 are alternative fuel vehicles; a majority of the others are diesel vehicles, and depending on location, primarily operate on B20 biodiesel.
Light-duty and leased vehicles consist of 17,000 vehicles, of which 10,000 run on alternative fuels. There are also 4,400 sedans and station wagons in use, with 3,400 running on alternative fuels.
Of 3,400, 930 are strictly hybrid vehicles. On another note, while it will take time to adjust infrastructure to meet the goal of reducing fossil fuel use, another big initiative is right-sizing the fleet, ensuring that Air Force vehicles needed to complete missions are in correct locations for specific operations.
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January 7, 2014— The Zoo is now one of only a handful of zoos in the United States that houses the rare Bush dog from South America. Recently arrived from Palm Beach Zoo where they were born, the two brothers are part of a cooperative breeding program, and are making their new home in the former bear exhibit.
"We're proud to introduce this unusual and little-known species to Zoo visitors," said Zoo Manager Gretchen Ziegler. "The dogs' size and behavior are ideally suited for the old bear grotto. If these young males do well here, we plan to add females to form a breeding pack in another year or so. Eventually they may move into our Tropical Andes Biodiversity Hotspot zone alongside the Chilean flamingos, Chacoan peccaries, and others. They are an excellent complement to this story about a unique region of the world."
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The best time to see the Bush dogs is around mid-day, when they forage their exhibit for scattered meals.
Zoo staff made the decision not to bring Black bears back into this exhibit in anticipation of building a new larger, forested bear exhibit in the Native Predators zone. The two Grey foxes who shared this exhibit with Rosemary the Black bear are now housed off display, awaiting their new exhibit within Native Predators.
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SEATTLE, Wash. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- One person in the US is diagnosed with blood cancer every four minutes. Chemo and a bone marrow transplant helps fight off the disease, but thousands of those diagnosed each year cannot find a matching donor and surviving without one is almost impossible, but now a solution may be coming from a surprising place.
From making the bed to making music, Jessie Quinn has a shadow ready to learn just about anything her mom can teach her. It was little Luna who gave her mom the motivation to fight when Jessie was diagnosed with leukemia.
"That was the first thing that went through my head actually. It was, ah, you know, I wanted to be able to see Luna grow up," leukemia patient, Jessie Quinn, told Ivanhoe.
Doctors could not find a bone marrow match for Jessie. That's when she became patient number one in a clinical trial using cord blood stem cells from the placentas of newborn babies.
"Now we know that cord blood, which is generally thrown away as medical waste, also contains these blood forming cells," Colleen Delaney, MD, associate member at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, told Ivanhoe.
The stem cells taken from the cord blood are transplanted into the patient. Those stem cells replace the diseased blood and immune system and wage war against the cancer.
"Not only do their white blood cells come faster, but they also don't get the same side effects from the chemotherapy," Dr. Delaney said.
Most importantly, cord blood stem cells do not have to be a perfect match for the patient.
"We have a bank of these cells that can be used for any patient," Delaney explained.
Jessie is now in remission. The stem cell transplant has given her more time to teach Luna more about life.
"I was just glad there was another option," Quinn said.
Dr. Delaney is beginning a new multi-center clinical trial using cord blood stem cells for cancer patients. For enrollment information and study locations go to: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01690520.
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