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Wealth Inequality
Published: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 12:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, February 17, 2014 at 11:30 p.m.
Lately there has been much discussion about growing wealth inequality. While we have many gaps, it seems the former gets all the attention. Like somehow it is unnatural or abnormal for some to have the luck, hard work or right parents to become wealthy.
Working 80 hours a week, day starts at 5 a.m., bosses or customers driving you crazy, job stress, and have little time for family or friends isn't so wonderful. Being born poor just trying to get ahead and then finally become a little comfortable — you are supposed to feel guilty because others didn't want to work as hard?
So the solution to these problems is spreading the wealth around, we are told. Don't make the economic pie bigger, just cut it in smaller slices for more people.
Or increase the national debt, which President Barack Obama has done more than all past presidents combined, is a solution to wealth inequality.
The solution is never at the individual level, but always someone else is to blame or the government just hasn't done enough yet. It is never mentioned that maybe people are happy living on less with fewer headaches or that being poor is a life decision many are happy with.
To look at this from another angle, maybe the world thinks the U.S. should spread its wealth around? Most Americans would disagree, as they should also inside their own country.
If Obama is the template for future presidents, we are in serious trouble.
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By Jim Cunningham and Master Sgt. Michael PintagroMarch 30, 2010
CASEY GARRISON South Korea - The busing of high school students from Casey Garrison to Yongsan Garrison and back during school days was an important topic during the annual Family Readiness Group Round-up held March 24 in Casey's Warrior's Club. Students needing only one year to finish before moving on to classes in Yongsan's junior high school and senior high school want to be 'grandfathered in' so they may finish in the school they are currently attending paid by the Department of Defense Education Activity. All other students within the Red Cloud Garrison foot print would attend school in the new DODEA School being constructed on Casey.
After completing their course work, the grandfathered students would be bused with other junior high school and senior high school students to Yongsan schools for a bus ride lasting 1 hour from Red Cloud and 1 hour and 45 minutes each way from Casey. If they wish to remain in local private schools, the parents would pay the tuition. Parents concerned about their children spending more than 3 hours on a bus every school day brought the question up to Dr. Irby Miller, superintendent of the Department of Defense Dependent Schools in Seoul during the meeting.
"There is no grandfather clause at the present moment," Miller said. "At the present moment when the new school opens, all of the students who are in Area I; K-8 school students will be mandated to attend the new Casey school. Our 9th and 12th graders will be required to be bused from this area all the way down to Yongsan. The only exception will be those students who are in grades 6, 8, and 12. They will be allowed, for the coming school year, to continue to attend the International School for one year. After one year, they will be required to follow into the normal flow and be bused to Yongsan. This is the enrollment policy at the present time."
Miller went on to explain this information is coming from senior management offices in Washington, D.C.
Parents concerned about the length of the bus rides asked Miller if DODDS had guide lines for the length of bus commutes for DODEA schools.
"There are guide lines," Miller said. "The guide line stipulates no commute should be longer than 59 minutes. The situation in USAG-RC and USAG-Casey forces us to go beyond that. I agree it is a long commute."
When asked if there were to be any exceptions for attending the local International school, Miller said the only exception would be parents enrolling their children in the International school at their own expense.
"Long commutes are not new to DODEA," Miller said. "Students commute every day in Europe for 2 hours one way in some instances. This is just the situation in Warrior Country. We are replicating the same thing because we have no alternative."
Miller explained there is an option to forward a letter to DODEA management explaining the situation and ask for exceptions. He said he would look at the situation and submit his recommendations, but he has to stand by DODEA decisions as they are at the present time. He said in addition to writing to the leadership at DODEA, parents could write for an extra year for students in grades 6, 8 and 12 to attend the International school.
"Students have been commuting for a number of years," Miller said. "They become very creative in terms of traveling from home to school and back by doing their home assignment while riding the bus."
Col. Larry A. Jackson, the USAG-RC commander, and Col. Joseph Moore, the USAG-Humphreys commander, delivered presentations on key initiatives and upcoming events in their respective regions. The colonels covered major facility construction and developmental projects within their respective communities, emphasizing Family, child care and quality of life issues.
Jackson predicted prodigious progress on planned projects, particularly within the "Dongducheon cluster."
"There's a lot going on in Warrior Country," he said. "We talk about things changing and tour normalization, but until people start seeing construction going on and walls going up, they don't believe anything is happening. Now they'll be able to see a lot's happening."
Moore discussed the rapidly developing military Family footprint at Humphreys and nearby Pyeongtaek, noting ongoing and upcoming projects designed to improve infrastructure and accommodate a growing number of Warrior Families.
Priscilla Stolpe delivered a spirited presentation on New Parent Support Group activities and services, including classes, screenings, playgroups and home visits. A follow-up presentation described "Operation Baby Bundles," a project which aims to provide baby care packages to needy 2nd Infantry Division junior enlisted Soldier Families.
Chaplain (Maj.) Insoon Hoagland, 2ID's first Family life chaplain, described the new agency's mission, resources and programs. She also outlined some of the challenges confronting Warrior Families and how her team can help.
"My main focus is to ensure we provide counseling and treatment for Soldiers and Families," Hoagland said before her presentation. "This will help the leaders know what's available so they can encourage Soldiers throughout their chain of command, and also the Family members to take advantage of our counseling services."
Lt. Col. Alan Gatlin, 2ID surgeon, briefed the assembled leaders on "comprehensive Soldier fitness," emphasizing the master resiliency program. He also reminded listeners to complete a mandatory online "global assessment tool" designed to measure "comprehensive" fitness.
We had another great successful FRG Roundup, Lt. Col. David Hater, the 2ID personnel officer and a key event organizer, said after the round-up.


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It's finally happening!
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// Tianxiao Ma
It's WonFes time, which means Good Smile Company (and associates) will be out with all guns blazing. As usual they've put up their Wonderful Hobby Life For You site with a summary of all the stuff they're showing off. I'm alw...
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Wonder Festival 2015 Winter: Relax with FREEing's 1/4 Bunny Yoko
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// Jeremy Emerje Crocker
There's really no shortage of Yoko figures from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann so it's always a welcome sight to see something a little different. Wait, did I say little? FREEing is ready to take up some massive shelf real estate...
Kyoko Sakura is festival ready
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Jan 15
// Rachael Chambers
Eventually, all anime figures end up in a yukata. Kyoko, professional snacker and reluctant magical girl, is no exception. Standing at just under 8 inches, this PVC figure features the magical girl in a red yukata accented wi...
Miyazawa Model Exhibition
Max Factory, Phat!, FREEing, and Gift show off the goods at Miyazawa Model Exhibition
Although it's a lot of stuff we've already seen in one form or another
Nov 20
// Jeremy Emerje Crocker
Kahotan made good on her promise and posted a second gallery for figures on display at Miyazawa Model Exhibition Autumn 2014. This time around the focus is on the companies of Max Factory, Phat!, FREEing, and Gift. Most ...
Yukata Misaka
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Electric Orange
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// Martin Siggers
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// Tianxiao Ma
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// Chris Seto
Figure Name: Blazblue's μ-12 1/8th Scale FigureFigure Maker: FREEingPrice: ¥15,222Available At: Amiami | Hobbylink Japan OK, lets get this out of the way first... Noel Vermillion is my go-to character for easily my favourite fighting game series right now. She's served me through all four retail games and all five releases of the series thus far so seeing as Noel is intrinsically linked to μ-12, this figure will be hit with a finer comb than usual! First up, we'll take a look at the rather obvious, μ-12 is pretty damn big, and her box hits the point home. It reminds me of the Alter of old and I kinda like it. The box itself is very plain with four windows to look inside at the figure. However, FREEing have done enough to distinguish it as a Blazblue item with the colour scheme and copious use of the crest logo. And here's how she looks outside the box. FREEing went a little over on the fanservice for the design and shrunk down her costume a fair bit. The design is still the same, but she doesn't show off as much skin in the game. The pose also comes off as incredibly odd. The overall pose suggests that it's based off the pre-battle artwork seen before the start of a fight but it deviates by quite a large margin. The blades are held in place by metal rods with a clear plastic pillar extending down to the base. The blades themselves are rigidly stuck together so don't expect to get any flexibility from them. The two parts are also quite different in positioning so you'll likely only be able to place a specific one on each of the pillars, which heavily restricts how you can make the whole package look. The base is mostly a plain, clear blue plastic disc but the central part which holds μ-12 up is given a swirling effect, similar to what you see in many shounen mangas when the character powers up and looks pretty cool, unless you look at it from the back... At which point, it makes it look as though μ-12 is embedded in some kind of slime monster... The legs were painted rather sparingly, but done rather well. There are no details which spring out, but it does the job. The sculptor also made an effort to make it appear as armour, and not mechanical appendages, so the joints look far more round than the angular parts surrounding it though, from the look of the thigh, I think the armour piece may be a size or two smaller than it needs to be. One thing that did disappoint without a doubt, however, is the very obvious seam line between the right leg and body. It really stands out from the rest of the figure... And, as Mori-san once said, "What's important is her back!" or in this case, her butt! It might just be me but it does look like FREEing took some extra care and attention on the backside of μ-12! Another oddity in the figure is the hair. From the front, μ-12 looks fine but the back looks more like a yellow rag more than hair. Normally, this would be a point against the figure but in this case, I'll allow it because it's actually game-sprite accurate! It really does look like that in-game!! Moving onto the upper area, I have to say that the face doesn't really look like noel, but this is mitigated by a considerable amount by the fact that the headpiece is placed so low down, much of the face is obscured unless you look up at the figure. On the plus side, the eyes have a certain glossed-over look which is consistent with the character. She doesn't have much of a personality or will of her own after all. Arguments will rage among hardcore fans about whether or not the makers gave μ-12 an upgrade in the chest department though... Overall, μ-12 is a pretty solid figure with only a few caveats. The build quality is decent, the painting is solid, if uninspired, and the character looks the part. 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// Martin Siggers
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Shot through the heart
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Sing it out
Jan 10
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Pick up your last gift with Mana Tendou
FREEing - 1/8 Scale
Dec 20
// Emily Smalara
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FREEing - 1/8 Scale
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Encinas, a native of Santiago, Chile, made it to the final amongst a talented field of student-athletes representing two ranked programs in Virginia Tech and Georgia State. Despite the stiff competition, waiting for Encinas in the final was his teammate, and friend, Alon Faiman (Ramat Hasharon, Israel).
In what was a well-played match on both sides, Faiman led for most of the first set, but Encinas came back, eventually winning, 7-5, for a one-set advantage. In the second set, Encinas was able to close out Faiman, 6-3, to claim the title.
"We had some really quality competition here at this tournament, so For Rodrigo and Alon to get to the final was impressive," said head coach Jay Bruner. "It's Rodrigo's second title of the year as a freshman. It's a good start to his collegiate career."
On other courts, Crescente Lesser (Santiago, Chile), finished the tournament with a 3-1 record after pulling out a win over Jai Corbett from Virginia Tech 3-6,6-2 (10-8). Stephen Hardy also picked up a singles victory, dispatching Nic Wilson of Virginia Tech 6-3,7-5. Lastly, CofC sophomore, Matt Daly defeated freshman Slovenian, Valentin Horvat from Georgia State, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 to round out the day
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Test scores are valid for two (2) years after the date of the test. Students who take the placement test and who do not enroll in developmental math or English are allowed to take one (1) retest within twelve (12) months. Students who attempt developmental mathematics or English will be ineligible for a retest. Exceptions to this policy may be made on a case-by-case basis.
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Ed Mullen wrote:
> Much against my better judgment (questionable, I freely admit) I
> recently installed Quick Time on my system in order to deal with one
> particular link someone sent me. I long ago banished it from my system
> as "evil and intrusive."
> Tonight, I just clicked on a link on my own web site to an .mp3 file.
> Quick Time started playing the song in a browser window in SeaMonkey. I
> checked the Quick Time and the Winamp (my preferred player) preferences
> and all seemed in order. So, what the hell is allowing Quick Time to
> be the handler for .mp3 files in SM?
> I checked my Windows File Types and my SM Helper Applications
> preferences for Quick Time and mp3-related listings and my Winamp File
> Types settings and found nothing amiss. mp3 files /should/ be handled
> by Winamp. But Quick Time is usurping mp3 filetypes both online and in
> playing local disk mp3 files.
> Yes, I know the easy answer (which I'm about to take) is to uninstall
> Quick Time. But, this is silly, and is one example of the arrogance of
> Apple and Steve Jobs in how they treat customers - assuming that "Apple
> knows best."
> Does anyone have an answer for this dilemma? It's been so many years
> since I allowed Quick Time on my system that I can't remember the answer
> to this, and it may be that whatever answer I may have discovered in the
> past no longer works.
> So, before I just un-install this evil application, anyone got any
> solutions?
There's two areas within QT you must check. First, close
SM, then open the QT icon from within control panel. In the
drop down select Browser Plug-in, then click on the Mine
Settings at the bottom. Then the other is the File Type
Assocations. Check your settings there, too.
Please do not email me for help. Reply to the newsgroup
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CSX Corporation announced record second quarter results with earnings coming in at $529 million or $0.53 per share. The second quarter of 2013 only saw $521 million or $0.51 per share.
Revenue increased this quarter by seven percent to an all-time record of $3.2 billion. On the same token, the railroad saw record operating income of nearly $1 billion and an operating ratio of 69.3 percent.
"To propel service and capture growth opportunities, CSX is adding front-line personnel and making targeted investments in infrastructure and freight cars to efficiently grow our business and create competitive advantages for our customers," CEO, Chairman and President Michael J. Ward said.
Operating ratio is a railroad's operating expenses expressed as a percentage of operating revenue, and is considered by economists to be the basic measure of carrier profitability. The lower the operating ratio, the more efficient the railroad.
Canadian Pacific Railway announced that the 2nd quarter of 2014 delivered the strongest financial results in the company's history. The company reported a net income of C$371 million or C$2.11 per diluted share, a 48 percent improvement over the same quarter of last year. The second quarter of last year only saw C$252 million or C$1.43 per share.
Total revenues for CP saw an increase of 12 percent over last year to C$1,681 million. On the same token, operating expenses saw a two percent increase to C$1,094 million. Operating income came in at a 40 percent increase to C$587 million. Operating ratio saw a 680 basis point improvement to 65.1 percent.
"CP delivered another record quarter," CEO E. Hunter Harrison said. "The team has made great strides in my two years at CP and they continue to demonstrate resiliency by delivering these results despite continued operational challenges in the US Midwest after a devastating winter. The future is very promising for the railroad as we transition towards leveraging our lower cost structure and improved service."
Kansas City Southern reports record revenues of $650 million for the second quarter of 2014, an increase of 12 percent over the same quarter for last year. The railroad also saw a seven percent increase in carloads.
KCS announced an operating income of $206 million, or an adjusted operating income of $214 million excluding lease termination costs. According to the railroad, this is a 20 percent hike over last year's operating income. On the same token, operating ratio came in at 68.3 percent or an adjusted operating ratio of 67 percent, a 2.0-point improvement over last year's second quarter. Diluted earnings per share were at $1.21, a 26 percent increase over the second quarter of 2013.
"During the second quarter of 2014, KCS experienced strong revenue growth from the shipment of grain and automotive," CEO and President David L. Starling said. "KCS' core carload franchise continues to show strength in line with the general economy, while the energy commodity group declined due to reduced shipments of utility coal.
"We are optimistic about our business in the second half of the year, but we again remind investors that grain growth rates will decline from the first half of 2014, reflecting the improved grain shipments in the second half of 2013. Therefore, we maintain our 2014 goals outlined to investors in January."
Canadian National Railway reported a net income of C$847 million or C$1.03 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2014, an 18 percent increase over last year. The same quarter of last year only saw a net income of C$717 million or C$0.84 per diluted share.
CN saw an increase of 21 percent in operating income to C$1,258 million, while revenues also increased 17 percent to C$3,116 million. Revenue ton-miles increased by 14 percent and carloads also increased 11 percent.
Operating ratio improved for the railway by 1.3 points to 59.6 percent this quarter from 60.9 percent from the second quarter of 2013.
"CN recovered swiftly from the first-quarter winter weather challenges – just as our customers would expect us to do – thanks to solid execution by our dedicated team of railroaders," President and CEO Claude Mongeau said. "CN delivered record volumes in the quarter by bringing its key supply chains back into sync and taking advantage of continued strength in several of our core markets. This solid operational recovery underscores our ability to accommodate growth at low incremental cost and to drive very strong financial results."
Norfolk Southern Railroad announced record second-quarter 2014 financial results. The railroad reports a record net income of $562 million, 21 percent higher than the $465 million reported for the second quarter of 2013.
NS reported a nine percent increase in operating revenues to $3 billion. Income from railway operations also increased 22 percent to $1 billion. Diluted earnings per share came in at a record $1.79, a 23 percent increase over the $1.46 that was recorded for last year's second quarter. Operating ratio for the railroad saw an improvement of five percent to 66.5 percent.
"Norfolk Southern delivered excellent financial performance during the second quarter, reporting the highest railway operating revenues in its history," CEO Wick Moorman said. "We see continued strength across most of our business segments and are optimistic that overall economic conditions will drive growth. Our focus remains unchanged. We are committed to running the safest railroad, providing superior service, increasing efficiency and driving superior returns to our shareholders."
Union Pacific announced all-time record earnings for the second quarter of 2014. The railroad reports a 21 percent increase in net income to $1.3 billion or $1.43 per diluted share for the quarter, over last year's $1.1 billion or $1.18 per diluted share for the same quarter.
Operating revenues for UP totaled $6 billion, up 10 percent from the same quarter last year. Operating income is up 17 percent to $2.2 billion, while operating ratio saw an improvement of 2.2 points to 63.5 percent.
"Union Pacific achieved record quarterly financial results, leveraging the strengths of our diverse franchise to handle strong demand in the face of challenging operating conditions," CEO Jack Koraleski said. "We are optimistic about the second half of the year. As always, we are closely monitoring the economic landscape, along with the major drivers across all of our business segments, including the potential impact of weather on grain and coal."


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The game barely got finished before a thunderstorm blew in just mere seconds after the final out.
"It was a quick game -- we got it played in about an hour and a half," Sikeston coach Kevin Self said. "It was a race against the weather."
Even with lightning flashing in the distance, the game played on.
"We were trying to hurry it up and get it in," Self said. "Once we got to the third inning and we saw it darkening up and lightning and thundering, it was 'how fast can we get this thing in?'"
Sikeston (5-0, 3-0 SEMO Conference) grabbed a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning when Josh Jackson launched a 3-run home run to left field that was actually blown back into fair territory by the wind.
"I don't know if I've ever seen that at this ballpark," Self said of the home run. "That wind grabbed it and pushed it back fair. I thought when he hit it the ball was going towards the batting cage."
Sikeston added another run in the inning on Chase Ferrell's RBI-single that brought in Dustin Barker to make it 4-0.
The Bulldogs made it 5-0 in the bottom of the second when Scott Droddy scored on a wild pitch.
The Mules cut the lead to 5-2 in the top of the third on Brennan Moore's run-
scoring double and Taylor Boles' sacrifice fly, but that's as close as Poplar Bluff would get.
Sikeston tacked on an insurance run in the fourth when Nick Lambert blooped a single into centerfield to bring in Droddy.
Bulldog hurler Joey Williams was sharp on the mound in picking up the win, throwing all seven innings and allowing two runs (one earned) off three hits. He struck out nine and walked three.
"I thought Joey was our brightest spot," Self said. "He threw the ball extremely well. He's slowly becoming our ace. He seems to have good movement on his fastball and he can throw the breaking ball for strikes."
Droddy was solid in the leadoff spot for Sikeston, going 1-2 with three runs scored and a stolen base.
Jerod Scott was hit by a pitch three times in the game which is one shy of the Missouri state record for number of times in a game.
Boles was saddled with the loss, throwing all six innings and allowing six runs off six hits with three strikeouts, four walks and four hit batters.
Sikeston will compete in the McCracken County Wood Bat Tournament this weekend.
The Bulldogs will play at Lone Oak High School on Friday when they take on Lone Oak at 4 p.m. and then Hardin, Ky., at 6 p.m.
The Bulldogs will play at St. Mary's High School on Saturday when they play Calloway County and Marion.
The Sikeston J.V. team defeated Poplar Bluff 8-5 to improve to 3-2 on the season.
Charlie Bohannon was the winning pitcher, throwing six innings, striking out eight and walking two while allowing six hits.
Jordan Williams collected two hits for Sikeston.
Vince Howard had a two-run home run.
Other offensive leaders were Bohannon (hit, RBI), Blair Bohannon (RBI), Dylan Tangen (hit), Steve Beydler (hit) and Jamie Milam (RBI).
Sikeston 6, Poplar Bluff 2
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WP - Joey Williams. LP - Taylor Boles. HR - Josh Jackson (S). 2B - Brennan Moore (PB), Logan Boles (PB). Multiple hitters - none. Records - Sikeston 5-0.


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Prosecutors to seek death penalty for HOA shooter
Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty for a Louisville man charged with killing two members of a homeowners association over a long-running property dispute.
Mahmoud Yousef Hindi, a former physician, is facing two counts of murder and seven counts of wanton endangerment in the shootings at an eastern Louisville church. Prosecutors will seek execution if Hindi is convicted on the murder charges.
Hindi, 55, told police he was frustrated over battles with the association and went to the Sept. 6 meeting with a loaded gun. Police say he shot 73-year-old David Merritt and 69-year-old Marvin Fisher, two association members.
Hindi says he lived at the home owned by his children. He has been assigned a public defender, Mike Lemke, who declined to comment on Friday after a hearing.
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This is a discussion on Digging into 795 rperf numbers - Solaris Rss ; The new "IBM Power Systems Performance Report POWER7, POWER6 and POWER5 results" holds an interesting piece of information. A reoccuring question be colleagues and befriended admins is the impact of LPARs to the performance. It looks like IBM needs the ...
The new "IBM Power Systems Performance Report POWER7, POWER6 and POWER5 results" holds an interesting piece of information. A reoccuring question be colleagues and befriended admins is the impact of LPARs to the performance. It looks like IBM needs the LPARS to get some speed out of their larger systems.
Just a few examples: When using a 795 with 4.25 GHz and 64 cores a configuration with 4 LPARS a 16 cores yield a relative performance of 926.28. The same system with just 1 LPAR with 64 processors yield a relative performance of 777.09. So leaving the scaling to the OS instead of dividing it into 4 small systems gives you just 83.89% of the performance. When using a 795 with 4.25 GHz and 64 cores a configuration with 8 LPARs with 16 cores each yields a rperf value of 1852,56. With 2 LPAR with 64 cores each you get 1554,18. Interestingly is 83,89% again.
At first i thought "16 cores are easily fitting on a processor book (with 4 procs each). A 64 cores LPAR has to use two processor books. So when you use a configuration larger than a processor book you will leave 16,11% on the way". But doing the same calculation with some other data showed otherwise. But the move from 32 to 64 core lpars just reduce the performance by 5,7 percent respectively 5,4 %. 32 cores fit on a processor book, too. Thus the difference should be similar to the 64 to 16 cores situation.
So my interpretation is a little bit different: The scalability of AIX seems to have sweet spot between 16 and 32 cores. I thought a moment about an intra-book bottleneck, but the CPUs on the book are fully meshed (1 hop from each CPU to every other), so i don't think it's a problem.
When you look into this chart (please click into the image for a larger version), you may find some interesting points. The light blue line is a hypothetical perfectly scaling 4.0 GHz Power7 in a 795. The data is based on rPerf number of 103.41 for an 8 core system(source: Page 20 of the document). Please look at the right side of the chart at 256 cores. You end up at 81,9% of the hypothetical performance when you use 64 core LPARs and at 86% of the hypothetical performance when using 32 core LPARS (the difference is interestingly pretty much the same as computed before for 64 cores instead). At 64 cores your load is distributed at 8 processors, thus just 2 processor board. Still there is an serious impact of almost 20%. Will be interesting to further dig into this topic.
However it's important to know, that the operating system is limited to 64 core SMP no matter how many cores are in the system by the LPARs configuration. So this numbers doesn't factor in scalability challenges of AIX above 64 cores as the os has not to scale above this point while generating this rperf numbers. The numbers for the large core number configurations are not single OS image numbers. Further penalties for the OS scaling comes on top. Furthermore this benchmark is a pure CPU/memory benchmark. As IBM explained in their own description of the benchmark, there is no I/O and no networking involved.
That said, a number of really interesting data points are missing in the pdf:
- The rperf number of a fully blown unpartitioned system
- The rperf number on a fully blown system with just one LPAR in the size of the complete system
- Somehow i have the impression, IBM is hiding something. When you look into the mentioned pdf there is SPEC number for an unpartitioned system, but no rperf for it. The existence of the SPEC numbers hints to the point, that they had indeed an OS that was able to scale to 256 cores. On the other side, there is no SPEC number for the partitioned systems, but the rperf numbers. Just call it a presentiment ...
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The Old Bag: Advice for the Over-50 Crowd
Gayle M. Lagman-Creswick | Feb 17, 2014, midnight
Dear Old Bag: This may seem petty to you, but it has become a sore spot that I am finding it hard to overcome. My husband of 45 years has complained about my food one too many times. The other night we had our neighbors over for dinner and my husband embarrassed me to no end. He said several things, but most notably he said, "What in the world did you put in this sauce? It is not good." I thought it tasted good and my guests said they liked it and ate it all. I have the feeling that he just wants to embarrass me, and there is nothing wrong with my food. By the way, I have a reputation for being a good cook—maybe that is why it hurts. Signed, Fried
Dear Fried: Maybe I am a spiteful person, but at a comment like that from my husband, that was so uncalled for and embarrassing, I would get up from the table, walk over and retrieve his plate, and scrape it into the garbage disposal, and say, "I am sorry you do not like the food." Then I would sit down and finish my dinner. Furthermore, I would do that every time he complained about my food. It is hard enough to continue planning meals and cooking after years and years; none of us deserve to be unappreciated! Signed, O.B.
Dear Old Bag: I would like to have your womanly opinion about this: My wife talks on her phone, texts or is on Facebook for at least six hours every day. I think this is excessive. She says it is normal and that it is what other women do. I spend about two hours a day total on my computer...none on cell phone. Don't you think this is excessive? Signed, Bored
Dear Bored: It sounds like the real problem here is that you are bored without her company? Maybe you should tell her something sweet like, "I really miss you when you spend the day communicating with others." Or: "Honey, if you could see your way to cut your hours on Facebook, I would take you to lunch and a movie." Something tells me that she might be spending six hours a day communicating with others because she just might be bored with you? It is a challenge after many years together to keep yourself interesting and not boring to your spouse. You must be creative. Facebook, texting, email, have all given an outlet to people who would otherwise be sitting around twiddling their thumbs. This is the yardstick which I use to measure whether something is an excess: If it is causing problems, it is probably an excess. That goes for eating, drinking, texting, etc. Good luck. Signed, O.B.
Dear Old Bag: I am a widower, newly retired and living in an over 50 community. Since I moved here, I have had a good number of casseroles delivered to my door and have made some pretty good friends. I enjoy the attention but I am not romantically interested in any of these women. However, there is a woman who walks by here every day with her dog that I believe I could like. We have spoken a few times briefly. Now I find out that her husband has Alzheimer's and is in a facility. Would I be wrong to ask her out? Signed, Tired of Casseroles
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PORTSMOUTH — The former owner of Bella Sol restaurant was arrested Monday on a felony alleging he placed additional charges on his customers' credit cards without their authorization then spent the cash on himself.
Brian Pearson, 28, of 172 White Lake Road, Chocorua, is charged with a felony count of fraudulent use of a credit card alleging he doubled billed his customers between Aug. 27, 2010 through May 26, 2011.
"While many of the charges were relatively small, the aggregate total amount charged was $2,437.87," said Capt. Corey MacDonald.
Pearson placed the additional charges on his customers' credit cards weeks and months after they dined at Bella Sol, and in some instances, after the Market Square restaurant permanently closed, said MacDonald. A total of 37 customers reported being victims and police say anyone who dined there should examine their bank statements for unauthorized charges.
According to an affidavit for Pearson's arrest, he added the unauthorized charges to his customers' credit cards, the money was transferred to his restaurant's bank account and from that account, Pearson made personal purchases. Among those purchases were monthly membership fees for a gym and purchases at the Foxwoods Resort casino, a city gas station, a local market - for gasoline, movie rentals, dinner and DVDs, according to the police report.
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Cluster analysis to classify gait alterations in rheumatoid arthritis using peak pressure curves
Claudia Giacomozzi, Francesco Martelli, Arne Nagel, Andreas Schmiegel, Dieter Rosenbaum
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To detect gait alterations in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients using peak pressure curves (PPC) and normalized force curves (NFC) instead of clinical classification based on the health assessment questionnaire (HAQ).
Three RA groups – 30 patients each – were classified according to their HAQ score. Cluster analysis based on a k-means algorithm was applied to PPCs and NFCs in order to classify RA patients with respect to amplitude and shapes of such gait parameters.
The best gait pattern identification was obtained by clustering PPCs into three clusters. Peak pressures of the three identified patterns were 1169.5±99.4kPa for cluster 1, 885.8±165.2kPa for cluster 2 and 402.0±128.5kPa for cluster 3 (statistically different, Student's t-test, p<0.001). 41 patients were included in cluster 3, 31 in cluster 2 and only 18 patients in cluster 1. Most RA3 patients – 17 out of 30 – showed low peak pressures and almost normal PPCs (cluster 3). Cluster 2, which incorporated altered PPCs, was mainly formed by RA1 and RA2 patients.
PPC appears as a reliable gait parameter for a shape-based clustering algorithm. The proposed cluster analysis was proved to be reliable and the delivered classifications stable. The distribution of RA patients among the three identified PPC clusters showed only a partial agreement between clinical and functional classification, thus revealing the development of specific gait strategies related to the pathology more than to its clinical level of severity. This finding may be clinically relevant and support effective treatment of RA gait related pathologies.
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Anyone But United Anyone But United Nov 21, 2012 10:26 Flag
Di Matteo sacked!!
Roman Abramovich is a fking numpty.
He's as fickle as the moronic Uniturd fans calling for Fergies head after they lost a game. Heaven forbid.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
LFC_Armchair_Supporter LFC_Armchair_Supporter Nov 29, 2012 16:16 Flag
As things are going at LFC is Di Matteo coming our way?
Another ex-Chelsea manager on the market. I just hope the rumours aren't true and we don't bridge the gap with an ex-Liverpool one...
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I reckon you could do a lot worse but I hope he doesn't go to you too.
A Yahoo! User Nov 21, 2012 11:53 Flag
I'd like to think most of our fans are above calling for heads to roll and can look at the bigger picture.
However the reactions to Rafa, Roy, Kenny and now Rodgers, shows that we aren't immune.
I just hope that Abramovich's trigger happy behavious doesn't rub off, and that Rodgers is allowed to continue with his work, despitethe occasional inevitable setbacks and bad runs.
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dsteer_lfc_68 dsteer_lfc_68 Nov 21, 2012 16:59 Flag
To be fair Robert only Roy could be possibly confused with a Roman like lynching:
Rafa given 6 years at the club and only let go after full season of under performance and fall out with the owners
Kenny hired as an interim manager, and given a longer term deal with the understanding he'd step aside once a long term younger manager was found, coupled with a full season where league results went backward.
Roy yes a short "Roman" like tenure, but then it was crystal clear his buys were awful with none of his players even playing in the prem any longer (Konchesky, Poulsen, even Meireles), and league results went from bad to worse.
Now compare that to:
Win the double, and collect your P45
Get to the CL final and see the sole of my size 10s
And, now win the FA cup and the CL but we'll see you later because you've got the side playing with style, but 3rd (after a 6th place showing last term) is just good enough! Yes a poor result in Europe, but its not like Roman has never seen that before, and he did not have to travel all the way to Italy, a trip to the North West was all he needed.