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Tips about gardening, fishing and astrology fill their websites, along with attention-grabbing stories about how to grow your own candy and plan a family discovery day.
Don't know what morels are? Don't worry – you're covered there, too.
And then there's that weather thing.
It's the bread and butter of the friendly rivalry between the Farmers' Almanac and the Old Farmer's Almanac, which for almost 200 years have been making long-term weather forecasts.
And they're pretty good at it, both claiming about 80 percent accuracy. This spring, for example, both publications predict warmer temperature with around normal rainfall through June.
But it was this past winter, when the country suffered through one of the most vicious stretches in memory, when the almanacs really shined, out-predicting the National Weather Service. Whoever paid attention to either the Farmers' Almanac or the Old Farmer's Almanac knew what was in store for them.
"This winter is shaping up to be a rough one," predicted the Old Farmer's Almanac. "Sweaters and snow shovels should be unpacked early and kept close throughout the season."
Both almanacs correctly foresaw the biting winter and snowfall that swept across the South and much of the rest of the country.
But the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's climate prediction center didn't include the southern snowfall.
"We didn't foresee that," said acting chief of the prediction branch Jon Gottsthalck. His group makes seasonal forecasts that are usually about three months in advance.
"Most of our forecasts were favoring warmer temperatures, or at least not cold temperatures across the Southeast."
The secret that allows both almanacs to have such success is tightly held.
Both publications have one forecaster that predict the weather for the entire country. They both use formulas developed 200 years ago by their founders. The forecasters have made slight adjustments over the years, but the predictions are still based on the original formula.
The forecasters stay in the shadows. The Farmers' Almanac goes as far as to give its forecaster a pseudonym, Caleb Weatherbee.
The Old Farmer's Almanacs' forecaster goes by his real name of Michael Steinberg, but he is rarely seen.
Steinberg has been with the Old Farmer's Almanac for 18 years, Weatherbee with the Farmer's Almanac for 25.
"Weatherbee is the only one that knows the true formula," said Sandi Duncan, managing editor of the Farmers' Almanac. "It's kind of like Coca-Cola and Kentucky Fried Chicken. It works so well for us, and we don't want to give away all of our secrets."
The formulas used by the almanacs are based on a few simple principles.
The Old Farmer's Almanac's formula uses solar science, meteorology and climatology.
The Farmers' Almanac uses a mathematical and astronomical formula that also uses solar activity, in addition to tidal action and position of the planets.
Sarah Perreault, senior associate editor of the Old Farmer's Almanac, is quick to rebuff people who think the almanac makes random guesses.
"We are working with a national meteorologist. It's not just us sitting in the editorial office throwing darts at a board or anything like that," Perreault said.
While there are the two major almanacs that are still around today, there used to be hundreds in the early 1800s.
"Basically, you printed a Bible, and you printed Farmer's Almanacs," Duncan said.
However, as time went on the Old Farmer's Almanac, founded in 1792, and the Farmer's Almanac, which began publishing in 1818, separated from all the rest.
When the two almanacs began, they were the ones that people went to for weather.
Ronnie Rice, co-owner and manager of the Charleston division of Carolina Eastern, a company that provides guidance to farmers around the state of South Carolina, said that new technology and 24/7 weather coverage has lessened the impact of the almanacs.
"Twenty years ago, it wasn't the law of the land, so to speak, in farming, but it was used in a big, big way," Rice said. "Farmers still scan it, but they don't completely sink their teeth into that information. There are so many other sources of pretty doggone good factual information that's on target."
Now, the National Weather Service has become the go-to place for weather forecasts.
Because of this, the almanac's audience has begun to change. Duncan said they are getting more urban people who are just curious about the publication.
The two almanacs have learned to work alongside each other during the past 200 years. They both come out at around the same time, and many people tend to confuse the two almanacs. With that said, the publications keep their distance.
"We have a very friendly rivalry, I would say, with them," Perreault said. "But no, we're never in touch."
Duncan added, "I think we help each other and hinder each other at the same time."
Duncan also said she keeps an eye on the Old Farmer's Almanac and all that it does, including comparing its forecasts to the other almanac.
However, Perreault said that she does not keep up with the Farmers' Almanac.
"Our readership is a lot larger and we're more well-known, so I would think that they maybe do that for us," Perreault said. "We're kind of like the big brother, you know. They're the younger brother, we're the big brother."
While the Old Farmer's Almanac may have seniority over the Farmers' Almanac, Duncan believes her publication is a good choice for people around the country.
"Our Farmers' Almanac, I believe, is more family oriented," Duncan said. "In the past several years, we have gotten into things like how to grow your own kind of foods, how to live organically and naturally, and I think theirs is a little more quirkier and historical."
The history is something that Perreault believes sets the Old Farmer's Almanac apart.
"We're the oldest continuously published periodical in North America," Perreault said. "They've been around for hundreds of years as well, but this is our 222nd edition, so sometimes longevity makes people trust in you."
Both publications appear to be in pretty good shape, with the Farmers' Almanac boasting a total circulation of 7 million, according to Duncan, and the Old Farmer's Almanac printing 2 million copies per year. Both publications have solid Web presences as well. The Old Farmer's Almanac website has about 780,000 weekly visitors while the Farmers' Almanac has around 180,000.
Something they have both proven they can do is make accurate predictions when it comes to the weather, particularly the 2014 winter season.
"We pretty much hit the nail on the head with that one," Duncan said.
Kyle Heck is a University of South Carolina School of Journalism student.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation's (MDC) Runge Conservation Nature Center in Jefferson City will hold its ninth annual native plant sale 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 23.
Learn about and purchase native flowers, shrubs and trees from Missouri vendors Andy's Native Plant Company, Missouri Wildflower Nursery and Forrest Keeling Nursery. Exhibitors include the Missouri Prairie Foundation's Grow Native Program and Lincoln University's Native Plants Program.
"Landscaping with native plant species provides urban habitat for a diversity of wildlife," said MDC Naturalist Trana Madsen. "Native plants offer alternatives to the traditional water-dependent and chemical-dependent manicured lawn."
Runge Nature Center is located on Hwy 179 in Jefferson City approximately .5 mile north of Hwy 50. Building hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Thursdays. The building is closed on Sunday and Monday. The outdoor trails are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.
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Even as her divorce from Robert "Mutt" Lange was quietly being finalized in Switzerland, Twain, 44, was looking like a woman in love at the Swiss Red Cross Ball on May 29. Dancing the night away with Frédéric Thiébaud (the other woman's ex-husband), 40, "she was radiantly happy," says a source close to her.
"Her happiness certainly shone through," says her friend Stéphane Lagonico, an ambassador for the Swiss Red Cross, who organized the ball. "They are a great addition to each other's lives."
With the divorce final this week, according to documents filed in Switzerland, Twain is moving on with her life. She's prepping to shoot Why Not? With Shania Twain, her series on the Oprah Winfrey Network, amid speculation that American Idol is courting her to be a judge after her successful stint as a mentor this season.
And Thiébaud is firmly at her side through all of it. "Shania and Fred are a couple that fit together," says a friend. Adds the source close to her: "Things are getting really serious with Fred."
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It is too bad that some people arent willing to allow the political process to play out, choosing instead to desperately try to manipulate the process in order to achieve a particular chosen end result.
The opponents of Measure J have resorted to removing the "Yes On J" signs from various locations throughout our town, or have even gone so far as to vandalize the signs. One sign has been removed from a specific location on three separate occasions and crumpled and left behind each time.
One person, quite appropriately, even signed the back of one of the vandalized signs as Henny Penny, and indicated that the sky really is falling, apparently in response to a recent letter to the editor which suggested that the opponents were acting like Chicken Little with their doomsday predictions should Measure J pass.
One sign posted by the Measure J opponents reads, "Kids Hate Measure J." Isn't the word "hate" a sad thing for an adult to put in childrens mouths? Is this how we teach children about how the political process in America and, most importantly, in Truckee works?
Let's let the process run its course without the shenanigans and dirty tricks of the opponents to Measure J. Let voters become educated about Measure J and then make their own decision about whether or not to support it.
Measure J funds will be spent to build facilities and create programs in Truckee; not Sacramento or Washington, D.C. Economic benefits will be experienced in Truckee, not elsewhere. Measure J provides for strict citizen oversight of how monies are spent.
Learn more about Measure J by visiting Truckeefirst.org. Then, cast your ballot in support. Show the opponents of Measure J that that is how a democracy really works.
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Hot Links: More shocks to the Irving system
Turmoil in the suburbs. A drug war near the Texas border. What's a politician to do?
1. Irving's power structure is under siege. The local icon, Texas Stadium, is turning into an eyesore. The Dallas Cowboys will soon be playing in Arlington, leaving behind controversy over their practice facility's collapse and the city's dubious role in inspecting it. Now comes a federal judge's ruling that the city's at-large system for electing the City Council is illegal, as reported today by Jeff Mosier and Katherine Leal Unmuth of The Dallas Morning News. Members of the all-white council said they thought things were working just fine. Hispanics are about 40 percent of the population — the largest group in town.
2. The Los Angeles Times has a fascinating look today at possible ties between drug lords and elected officials in Mexico. Seems a recently elected member of Congress there, Julio Cesar Godoy, is now a fugitive. He has been linked to a narco gang that has killed at least 16 police officers in recent days. He is also a half-brother of Michoacan state's governor.
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The search has ended.
I asked in last Sunday's column for help tracking down relatives of John Young, the late Buffalo chicken wing pioneer.
Young in 1964 began serving his variation of the now-iconic fare at Wings and Things, his Jefferson Avenue restaurant. Unlike the Anchor Bar-created version that attained worldwide popularity, Young did not cut, fry and coat the wing with a hot-sauced concoction. He instead breaded and fried the whole wing, then slathered on highly seasoned, tomato-based "mambo sauce."
Dozens of people – thank you! – called or emailed with clues, leads, recollections and information. Among those was an email from John Young's nephew, Paul Young Jr., with contact information for him and his father, Paul Sr. The Youngs own the Taste of Soul restaurant – yes, they serve wings – on Fillmore Avenue. John's widow, Christine, and daughter, Lina Brown-Young, also live in town.
The hits keep coming: Lina has the recipe for "mambo sauce," which she said her father – who died in 1998 – "perfected" after a trip to Jamaica. She is thinking about whipping up a batch for the annual National Buffalo Chicken Wing Festival on Labor Day weekend, when John Young will be honored.
I sat down Friday with Paul Sr., Christine and Lina at Taste of Soul.
"He deserves this recognition," said Paul Young – 74, tall, preacher-voiced – of his brother. "I know how hard he worked. There weren't too many nights when his back hit the bed. He slept in his truck. He slept in a chair at the restaurant."
"He had a business mind," Lina added. "He was always working on something."
John Young grew up on an Alabama farm and cooked with his father on a riverboat before moving to Buffalo as a teenager. His creativity didn't end with the chicken wing. After moving to Decatur, Ill., in the 1970s, he had a kitchen-equipped truck that he parked outside the local steel plant, serving workers wings and soul food.
"He called it 'Meals on Wheels,' " Lina said. "It was like the food trucks you see now."
But it is for his wing variation that Young – who later returned to Buffalo and opened other Wings and Things restaurants – will be inducted into the Hall of Flame.
Had fate taken a different turn, the world's bars and restaurants might today be breading and mambo-saucing their wings.
Even so, Young's effort stands as an early and intriguing Buffalo variation.
I am not going to dive into the murky water of who was "first" with the wing.
Tracking down who initially did what, where and how would be like trying to trace the inventor of the wheel.
Teressa Bellissimo created her version – the type that's now world-renowned – one 1960s night in the Anchor Bar as a late-night snack.
John Young opened Wings and Things, said his brother, after hearing about a popular wing-specialty place in (egad!) Washington, D.C.
In truth, wings were commonly part of poor Southerners' diets since before the Civil War. The actual "originator," if any one person can claim credit, is long lost to the mists of time.
But John Young has a place in Buffalo's wing history.
He sounds like a pretty amazing guy.
I hope his daughter cooks up a vat of mambo sauce for this year's Wingfest. I'll be first in line for a taste.
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Been wanting a figure 8 for awhile and finally decided a few weeks ago to surprise my wife with one for mother's day(she adores puffers)! I picked her up today and my 3 year old named her Daisy. She is happily swimming around a 20 gallon tank with a SG of 1.06.
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HOLLIDAYSBURG - Football fans and people looking to have some fun are invited to a tailgate party on Sept. 23.
There is only one requirement for admission: You need to be between the ages of 20 and 35.
The informal get-together will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at Legion Park in Hollidaysburg.
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(Courtesy photo) Members of Ignite planning a tailgate party are (from left)?Tina Geesey, Travis and Erin Lingafelt and Brenden Van Buren. The event will be held from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 23, rain or shine.
It is being sponsored by Ignite, a group of young adults who attend First Presbyterian Church in Hollidaysburg.
The event is an opportunity to get to know other young adults while having fun. Horseshoes, bocce, kickball, ladder ball, football, and other outdoor sports will be part of the afternoon.
Tina Geesey, 22, of Duncansville said she and the other organizers have been texting and tweeting friends as well as inviting them on Facebook.
"People our age are always looking for something to do," she said.
"It's a time to hang out before the [Steelers] game. Get your belly full and go watch it on TV," she said.
Tailgate-goers will chow down on a variety of picnic fare, including pulled pork sandwiches, pasta salad and side dishes.
To make the party complete, the classic rock band Hot Wax will perform.
"It's something social to do, said Brenden Van Buren of Hollidaysburg.
He hopes it will be an opportunity for attendees to meet new people because after college not too many young adults return to the area. He said most of his buddies live elsewhere, but the friends he has invited plan to attend.
The event is open to singles and married couples, said Erin Lingafelt, 30, of Altoona.
"There is a lack of things to do for our age group besides typical bar hopping," she said.
"It's a way to open the door, to get people interested in the group," Lingafelt said. "Your religious background does not matter. You could be questioning [spiritual matters] or have a strong faith base."
She said after the tailgate, the group will meet regularly at the church and discuss spiritual issues as well as a social time. The first meeting is at 6 p.m. Oct. 7.
"We will not focus on the Presbyterian faith," Lingafelt said. "The group is open to all churches, all beliefs."
"It will be an informal gathering, very open," she said. "We will let the group decide where the discussion is going."
Lingafelt said she and her husband, Travis, were approached by Pastor Chuck Monts about organizing Ignite.
Monts, pastor of First Presbyterian, said, "Young adults in church are so few and far between."
He said worship services are not geared to their needs.
"People in their 20s and 30s are not moved by hymns," he said. "My preaching style is traditional. Frankly, I am impressed that they show up. I felt a need to offer them something more - a fellowship with their peers."
"The mainline churches are not giving them options to explore what God has for them," Monts said.
"It's time to build a bridge," he said. He said the group offers an opportunity to bring people together who may be looking for a fellowship group where they can have fun and get to know others without expectations.
He said he wants to encourage young adults to explore their journey of faith and to determine where God fits into their lives.
"Where are young adults being nurtured?" he asked. "The church should be trying to nurture young adults."
"We all need relationships, jobs and money," Monts said, "but God's grace gives us a purpose for life. It give much more meaning and direction to those other things. It is my understanding that God makes a big difference in life. We have a responsibility to invite people into that journey."


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But common guys, what is it "Happy holidays AND Happy New Year"? We have more than one end of December official holiday besides New Year? This is very "offensive" . Couldn't you just say either "Happy Holidays" or "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year"?
Why do you undermine Christmas so much, or is it a banned word at Microsoft, or your code censors Christmas automatically LOL.
Anyways, great year, great site, great work, videos, topics!!! Congrats!!!
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"Merry Christmas" and a "Happy New Year"!
P.S. I know corporate policies like to discriminate the "unpopular" minorities in favor "popular" (or more vocal) minorities.
Haha, well that was the whole point. Be politically correct all the time and not partially. Say "happy holidays" instead of Happy New Year or "Happy Holidays and Happy New Year", or Happy Independence Day or whatever else.
Chinese don't celebrate new year in January, but in March. They didn't celebrate Christmas either, until recently, and now it is celebrated only as a marketing campaign. So in a politically correct environment we should not mention any holidays at all since huge chunk of people don't have any this time of the year, otherwise we would be offending them.
This is a very slippery slope argument, which could eliminate all the holidays all together. LOL.
May be we should omit "holi" since it reminds of a word "holy" and thus it is too religious and offends atheists.
Christmas is a Federal holiday just like 4th of July, yet nobody is really politically correct on that day while it is celebrated only in US.
My point is, since when did Christmas become offensive to somebody while other holidays didn't? And if you are politically correct to some and not the others, that is NOT politically correct.
It is very good to have diversity, I have many friends from different countries, and I respect their views.
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Someone who is "granola" tends to enjoy the outdoors, all while staying inside in their nice suburban middle-class white neighborhood. They are usually seen wearing Chacos, Patagonia t-shirts, and Columbia PFG shorts, along with a North Face backpack, a Camelbak water bottle (attached with a carabiner,) and even a Life is Good hat and Kavu keychain. They claim to enjoy hiking and other outdoor activities while rolling up in their off-road vehicle that they would never dare get a speck of dirt on. They dream about living in the mountains and taking amazing roadtrips but never do. They care about nature and want to "save the trees" and recycle as much as possible. Those who have gone granola actually listen to pretty good music, like folk and alternative and heavily enjoy Christian music if they are religious (another reason they enjoy the outdoors - to get "closer to God"). In short, granola people are almost like modern-day transcendentalists and slight hippies, just without the drugs and psychedelic music.
Jack: Did you see Will rolling up in his shiny, clean Jeep Liberty with a kayak on top? He stepped out wearing a Patagonia t-shirt and $100 Chacos! He must have gone granola.
de yaaaaaaas 8 juin 2014
A hippy, minus the sex, drugs and rock & roll .
(fun stuff)
(fun stuff)
Hippy - fun = granola
de Al Kykyoraz 20 septembre 2013
earthy crunchy, nature valley, au natural, plain jane, somewhat dirty and unkempt, and in need of a shower.
After the camping trip we all felt so granola.
de BONUS shackalackalacka 15 septembre 2010
Usually found in the northern Rocky Mountains of the continental United States. Often mistakenly linked with hippies, however have no over-arching motivations for societal progress. Instead are focused solely on spending the majority of their time engaging in outdoor recreational pursuits. Despite never having held a full-time job, granolas usually manage to purchase several thousand dollars worth of over-priced outdoors equipment (i.e. skis, kayaks, rock climbing gear) which they strap to their over-burdened 1995 Subaru Legacy station wagons. When not actively outdoors, granolas can be found together in small to medium sized packs smoking marijuana, listening to the String Cheese Incident and Jack Johnson, and watching Warren Miller videos.
90% of the "locals" found in Jackson, Wyoming are granolas.
de NooneYouKnow 17 juin 2008
1. excessively devoted to nature, enviornmental awareness, vegetarian diet, etc
2. a person who is excessively devoted to these issues
2. a person who is excessively devoted to these issues
That granola type guy really annoys me.
de Light Joker 15 avril 2006
Wrinkly balls.
She was totally checking out my granola.
de rectangular 3 novembre 2009
A caucasian male who is very attractive and likes some or all of the following: Chacos, the beach, organic foods/products, doesn't need showers, likes all weather, wears birkenstocks, doesn't mind himself and others to be naked, likes tattoos, trying new and extreme things, drinks tea more than coffee, has longish hair and maybe dreads, wants more tattoos, loves Jesus.
Woah look at that guy, he is so granola.
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It was Sunday, September 27, 2009 and I was rather sad. That morning, my family and I intended to visit some of our extended family in another city, but our car stalled.
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#4. "Hardcore" Dancing
There is nothing (and I do mean nothing) more worthy of judgment and ridicule than hardcore dancers. Even if left in its original format with its original audio, this video would be funny. But just like every other video in existence, if you strip that shit out and replace it with "Yakety Sax," it just takes on a whole new level of hilarious.
"I call this the 'Out of Ritalin.'"
Now it's a Benny Hill sketch about coked-up white guys fighting off invisible ninjas. And believe me, they are in it to win it, baby. For some reason, they all decide to start displaying their best kung fu moves, even though it's painfully, embarrassingly obvious that not a single one of them has ever taken even the most remedial lesson in their lives.
Whoa, step back there, buddy. That dude will spin kick your fucking knee clean off.
Other than that, it's a display of gritted teeth and flailing arms and legs that serves as a clear explanation of why their parents took on newfound vows of celibacy. I think this girl's expression sums up the feeling at the event perfectly:
#3. Dairy Cows Playing Like Puppies
This is another case of the music really making the video. It's a group of dairy cows that have been cooped up inside of a barn all winter, and this is their first time being released back into the pasture. Right as the video starts, the upbeat part of U2's "Beautiful Day" blasts in as cows jump and flop around like hyperactive puppies. And for whatever reason, that song just makes the whole thing hilarious. It gives it such a huge "inspirational movie" feel, but it's just a bunch of cows playing and rubbing their faces on the ground.
"Might as well do this now before we cover this whole place with our shit."
If you ever need a quick mood boost after a long day, pull this video up. If you can watch that and not smile, you're not of our species.
#2. Reporter Is Amazed at the Avocado Dog
After watching this video, I think you'll agree that none of us will ever find as much joy in anything as Huell Howser did when he found a dog that eats avocados. On the air. As part of his report. On an actual TV show.
See, Huell had his own travel show on a California PBS station, and he was just amazed at everything, like, all the time. In this particular episode, he was visiting an avocado farm (or orchard, or whatever the hell you call them ... "birtheries"), and on the way up to see the actual picking in action, he noticed that the farmer's dog was eating an avocado off of the ground. In absolute glee, he exclaimed, "Your dog is eating an avocado!"
He follows up with "I've never seen a dog eat avocados before!" And then he pushes the mic toward the farmer, as if it were a question he was supposed to answer.
"Um ... now you have? I'm not sure what I'm supposed to say here."
One of the guys walks over and picks up the peel, and Huell just can't contain himself. He starts giggling like a little kid, holding up the cleaned-out shell and saying, "Look at this! That dog ate every speck of that avocado!" He's so into it, he actually set up another shot to show the dog eating a fresh one, leading in with "You want to see how to make a dog happy? Now that's an avocado-eatin' dog!"
But my favorite part of the whole video is at the end. He's moved on from the farm and has gone into what appears to be a farmer's market. He's interviewing a woman, and in the middle of his questions, he says to her, "The grove we were just visiting, their dogs ate avocados and they have the shiniest, healthiest-lookin' coat!"
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I've never seen any other segment with Huell, and quite frankly, I don't want to. I like to imagine that in every other interview he ever did he found a way to mention the avocado-eatin' dog. Sadly, he passed away last January, and I truly hope he's in a place right now watching fields upon fields of dogs eating avocados. Just giggling and bursting with joy for all eternity.
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Whitney Houston: An inherited gift
Yesterday, the world was shocked by the sad news that Whitney Houston - with her amazing, touching voice - had died.
She was one of my favorite singers.
As a tribute, I wanted to explore her family history. It was exciting to learn that she had inherited a family gift in her voice. Her ancestry included African, Dutch and Native American roots.
Houston's mother was Grammy Award–winning American soul and gospel singer Cissy Houston. Her successful career included backup for Elvis Presley, Mahalia Jackson, Wishbone Ash and Aretha Franklin - she is now a solo artist. One of Cissy's great-great-grandfathers was Dutch.
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We attempt to ignore God and think that if we say he doesn't exist, we can still have a safe, respected nation. God is sovereign, whether we like it or not. If we turn our back on him, he will leave us to our own devices until we see our need to once again acknowledge him.
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Chimpanzees may need to remain participants in research studies for their own health and survival, since they continue to decline precipitously in the wild. [AVAVA - Fotolia.com]
Last December NIH suspended all new grants for biomedical and behavioral research on chimpanzees. The agency is now working on criteria to define what type of research chimpanzees should be used for.
The guidelines emerged from a report drafted by an expert committee at the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The panel concluded that with two potential exceptions for hepatitis and mAb drug development, most research on chimpanzees was unnecessary.
If not just for the good of human health, though, chimpanzees may need to remain participants in clinical trials for their own health and survival and for the sake of other animals, as these populations continue to decline precipitously in the wild.
Historically, the participation of chimpanzees in basic biomedical research for humans has been invaluable. In the development of the Sabin oral polio vaccine, for example, Albert Sabin, M.D., evaluated hundreds of polio virus strains in "hundreds of monkeys and scores of chimps" before identifying attenuated strains that could efficiently enter the body through the digestive tract to provoke a protective immune response against different pathogenic polio strains without causing the disease themselves.
In establishing the cause of human spongiform encephalopathy, or kuru, and gaining subsequent insights into Creutzfeld-Jacob disease as well, identification of a transmissible pathogenic agent would not have been possible without chimpanzees. Multiple, early attempts to establish either kuru's cause or transmissibility were unsuccessful. In the mid-1960s, Carleton Gajdusek, M.D., injected two chimpanzees with infected material from a child who had died of kuru. Within two years, one of the chimps developed kuru, demonstrating that the unknown disease factor was transmitted through infected biomaterial and that it could cross the species barrier to other primates.
Dr. Gajdusek was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1976 for showing the disease was transmissible to chimpanzees. Since that time, laboratory rodent models of spongiform encephalopathies have been successfully developed.
With regard to hepatitis, the chimpanzee remains the only experimental animal susceptible to infection with all five hepatitis C viruses. The chimpanzee model of HCV infection played a key role in the initial studies on non-A, non-B hepatitis, including observations on the clinical course of infection, determination of the physical properties of the virus, and eventual cloning of the HCV nucleic acid.
In 2010, IOM noted the importance of developing a preventive vaccine and that chimpanzee research will be essential in moving this work forward. Many attempts have been made to identify alternative methods to study hepatitis C infection and lifecycle. However, the chimpanzee continues to be the best model available to study all aspects of the disease including infection, viral lifecycle, immune response, and vaccine development.
To date, one human liver cell line, Huh 7, has been infectable with the virus. Experts say that the problem with this in vitro cell culture technique is that the Huh7 cell line is transformed, only slightly mimics the state of liver cells in vivo, and can only produce infectious particles of one viral isolate. These limitations place severe restrictions on the ability to understand how the virus interacts with cells and induces disease.
Chimpanzees also play a key role in developing and testing mAb-based therapies for autoimmune diseases and cancers because their cell surface receptors and cytokine profiles are almost identical to those of humans. Rituximab, which treats B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and Remicaid, approved for several inflammatory and arthritic conditions, were tested in chimpanzees.
Aside from their help in investigating and treating human diseases, chimpanzees have played a significant role in the development of prophylactic vaccines against diseases that kill African great apes. Each species of African great apes including chimpanzees, gorillas, and bonobos remain endangered, according to the Jane Goodall Institute. African apes are largely confined to the relatively intact forests of Equatorial Africa, and Chimpanzees are extinct in 4 of their 25 range countries (Gambia, Burkina Faso, Togo, and Benin). While these animals numbered about 1 million at the turn of the 20th century, today's estimates put their numbers at between 172,000–300,000.
The causes for the demise of these animals include habitat loss as a result of conversion of land for agriculture, armed conflict among local human populations, and the commercial bush meat and illegal exotic pet trades. Infectious diseases also pose a serious threat. Pathogens that threaten wild gorillas and chimpanzees may be those that circulate in other forest animals (sylvatic pathogens), pathogens that spill over from humans (reverse zoonotic pathogens), and pathogens that circulate persistently within wild ape populations (enzootic pathogens).
Perhaps the best known pathogen to recently threaten African apes was (and is) the Ebola virus. Over the last two decades the Zaire strain of Ebola killed about one third of the world's gorilla population and only a slightly smaller proportion of the world's chimpanzees. Although these large Ebola Zaire outbreaks in great apes have been documented only in Gabon and the Republic of Congo, chimpanzees in Ivory Coast have been killed by another strain, Ebola Cote d'Ivoire.
Since many of the diseases are spilling over from humans, concern about the great ape's vulnerability is increasing, with some advocating vaccination against common human childhood diseases.
FASEB noted in its presentation "Chimpanzee Research Helps Chimpanzees and Other Great Apes" that thousands of wild chimpanzees and gorillas have died from Ebola, which kills 95% and 77% of affected gorillas and chimpanzees, respectively. The disease alone led to a 32% decline in world populations.
Chimpanzee studies have proven invaluable in developing vaccines aimed at protecting wild apes. An ebola vaccine trial conducted in chimps in 2011 led to the development of a potential vaccine for wild gorillas, whose populations had already been reduced by a third due to the virus. The project was conducted at the New Iberia Research Center, a branch of the University of Louisiana, Lafayette with a vaccine manufactured by Integrated Biotherapeutics. The vaccine consists of a virus-like particle containing viral proteins but not the viral genome and therefore can neither be infectious nor reproduce in vivo. The vaccine was tested to determine its safety and whether it could trigger a potentially protective immune response.
Primatologist Peter Walsh, the driving force behind the experiment, ultimately wants to vaccinate wild chimpanzees and gorillas against Ebola, and he hopes this test will help get past some hurdles. "The objective is to show the conservation community that the vaccine won't kill chimpanzees or gorillas," he said to Science last February.
And the problem is reaching critical proportions: Apes are indeed passing the virus to each other within social groups, between social groups, and even between species. Scientists believe that control measures should be "initiated as soon as possible" to avoid the reduction of once widely distributed ape species to "tiny remnant populations."
IOM's 190-page report entitled "Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity" was described by NIH director Francis Collins, Ph.D., as a "thoughtful and careful analysis." He added that "NIH will not issue any new awards for research involving chimpanzees until processes for implementing the recommendations are in place." As those guidelines get defined, it is hoped that besides advancing drugs for human diseases, chimpanzees and other similar animals will also benefit from findings, including helping preserve wild great ape populations. Additionally, should the new guidelines restrict the use of chimps in biomedical research, well-defined rules about the ethical use of these animals should accompany them.
Patricia F. Dimond, Ph.D. ([email protected]), is a principal at BioInsight Consulting.
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On a busy December weekend when many mothers were scurrying to finish their holiday shopping, Wendy Miller of Osterburg, along with a few close friends, was opening boxes, reviewing spreadsheets and stuffing mailing envelopes.
This Santa's Workshop-like process was not for holiday gifts or cards, however; the little band of committed workers was processing hundreds of book orders, the next step in a labor of love to share Wendy's daughter, Heather, with the world.
"Heaven Sent: The Heather Miller Story,'' by Scott Brown with Wendy Wissinger Miller, weaves the tender story of the Chestnut Ridge tomboy who waged a courageous 16-month battle against cancer and her family's journey of faith and friendship that touched people throughout their community and the country, and even infiltrated the Pittsburgh Steelers organization.
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At first, I admit I was reluctant to read the book, much as I was reluctant to see the movie "Titanic,'' because, unfortunately, I thought I knew how it was going to end. Heather "earned her angel wings," as Wendy gently describes, on Jan. 29, 2010. But Heather's intoxicating and indelible spirit lives on, not only in the hearts of her family and friends, but now also through this very special book.
The quick read shares heartbreaking moments but also lots of laughter and many, many precious memories, as well as the far-reaching impact that Heather Miller's life had on so many. It contains a message that lingers with readers long after they've finished the book, just as her legacy endures nearly three years after her passing.
Diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare childhood cancer, in 2008, Heather Miller and her family began what they had hoped would be a road to recovery, which included surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. The book takes readers on an emotional journey, including many trips to and from Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, inside family birthday and Christmas celebrations, a sentimental beach vacation, thrilling hunting trips, community events and much more.
Along the way, Heather Miller became a public figure (more than 19,000 likes on her Facebook page) as her small Bedford County community seemed to grow exponentially when exposed to the plight of the smiling 11-year-old in pigtails who loved sports and who adopted the mantra FROG (Fully Rely on God) to help her through the challenges of cancer.
That outlook, personified by her infectious smile and sometimes-shy-but-quirky personality, was just one of the qualities that drew Pittsburgh Steelers Troy Polamalu, Casey Hampton and Heath Miller, among others in the organization, into a unique friendship with Heather.
The book recounts her first meeting with Polamalu and describes her fast and deep friendship with the all-pro safety. Readers share in her experience through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and spending a day with "Big Snack" Hampton, including Heather teasing the huge defensive lineman for not taking part in team stretching; and the book chronicles Heather's special bond with the family of tight end Heath Miller ("I'm just an ER away from him," Heather would say.)
It was Heather's connection to the Steelers that first introduced Brown, a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review sports writer, to the Miller family. After penning a feature story about Heather's unique impact on the team in June of 2010, the author of four other books, including "Miracle in the Making: The Adam Taliaferro Story,'' zeroed in on what he wanted his next project to be.
"I knew there was a larger story to be told," said Brown from his Murrysville home. "The thing that struck me about Heather was how she connected with people."
But Wendy needed some time to decide whether a book was the right thing for her family. After thinking and praying about it for many months, she decided to begin the process with Brown, with "no promises" of publishing. And there began another journey, as Wendy and her husband, Meach, and teenage daughter Hannah navigated the grieving process by bravely sharing their experiences and perspectives with Brown. Ultimately, they decided to seek publication of the book as a way to continue to honor Heather's memory and her legacy.
An elementary school teacher, Wendy loves to teach children to write, so it's not surprising that writing offers a welcome release during stressful times. When her family began making frequent trips to Pittsburgh for Heather's cancer treatments, a friend discovered CarePages, an online journal provided by UPMC that allowed Wendy to keep friends and family updated on Heather's progress. Wendy not only provided medical reports to those who subscribed but also shared her personal feelings, describing the rising and retreating tides of hope and frustration, of laughter and tears.
"Writing was my way to deal when Heather was sick," said Wendy.
Brown beautifully intertwines his narrative with a mother's blog posts, which she describes as Wendy: Raw, revealing in-the-moment emotions of sadness and fear, gratitude and awe, and even prayers, while living through some of the most difficult experiences a parent can face.
As Heather's treatments continued and her pigtails gave way to colorful bandanas, the community and indeed the nation rallied around her in many ways, also described in "Heaven Sent.'' The love and support for the Millers was and continues to be a blessing for the sports-minded family. Wendy, a volleyball coach, and Meach, a softball coach, were touched by fundraisers and tributes that popped up at sporting events throughout the region, from elementary and high school football games, to volleyball and softball contests to a golf tournament, and even a local race track. All of these efforts and more personal displays of support are remembered and celebrated as part of Heather's story.
"I would rather be holding my daughter's hand instead of a book, but I wanted a way to give back to all of the people who were so amazing to us when Heather was sick," Wendy said.
Proceeds from the book benefit several causes, including the Brian Morden Foundation, an Altoona-based non-profit dedicated to battling cancer.
Another prevailing theme of the book is "no regrets," from exploring a long-shot clinical trial, to creating once-in-a-lifetime family memories. Yet, Brown himself is left with one pang of remorse, that he never had the chance to meet Heather in person.
"I feel like I know her," Scott said, "but I wish I had the chance to meet her. I'm a bit of a prankster, and I think we would have had some prank wars, but she'd be tough to beat."
"I love the way he captured Heather's spirit and her quirkiness," said Wendy. "He's family now."
Brown also feels the book has a message for professional athletes.
"I would love for people like pro athletes who are looked up to and who are in a position to help people to see the impact that they can have on a child or a family, people in need," said Brown. "The Steelers did a lot for Heather's family. They light up when they talk about Heather. If you ask them, they'd tell you that she gave them even more."
"I'm still so in awe of her, and her impact on my life," said Wendy. "Any mother loves to talk about her children, and she loved her sports, but in her short life, she gave people faith and brought them closer to God."
"It's a roller coaster of emotions," said Brown, "but the enduring legacy of Heather is to live each day to the fullest. By remembering her, we're keeping Heather alive."
Kellie Goodman Shaffer can be reached at email@example.com. Her column appears on Tuesdays.


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Q: What brought you to our website?
A: I did a search for guilds that have great reputation and are casual, family based, and fun, and after reading about different guilds and forum invites, I decided to check out your site and guild experience.
Q: This recruitment process requires that we get to know you a little bit. Please tell us a little about yourself.
A: I am a 32 year old programmer (today Jan 2), graduate from the University of Kentucky, I am married, have 2 dogs, 2 birds, a guinea pig, but no human spawn as of right now. I like to play games casually with my RL friends like Magic, Munchkins, Settlers of Catan, D&D Castle Ravenloft, Penny Arcade, etc, and I like to play video games with friends. I have played a whole lot of different online games, but the ones that I have been dedicated to were Everquest, EVE, Everquest II, Star Wars Galaxies, and World of Warcraft.
Q: If possible, it would be helpful if you could tell us what Account Name you are using in-game, as many members on our site here have a different user name compared to their account name. This will allow us to know it is you.
A: I am Kurkebin in GW2, and my account name is Axolien.1958
Q: All members are expected to uphold respectful conduct when communicating with other players and guildmates. This applies to in-game situations, our website and on guild/GW2 related websites and message boards. Intolerance for others based upon religion / sexuality / gender / ethnicity / etc. is not welcome. We are a guild of HONOR and INTEGRITY, and we reflect that in all public forums. The general rule of thumb is to treat people how you would like to be treated in return. How do you feel about this?
A: That's how my favorite guilds were founded, so this is great.
Q: In-Game Guild Status - Guild Wars 2 will allow characters to switch between multiple guilds as they wish while playing the game. The OSD Division Leadership Council within the Guild Wars 2 game expect that you will focus your time and energy towards this guild alone and will keep your characters as members of the OSD. Therefore it is an expectation that you will be 'representing' the Order of the Silver Dragons at all times while playing in-game as a member of this community. With that said, there might be a feasible reason why an alt character or an RP character should be in another guild. Special cases and requests will be handled on an individual basis. What are your thoughts on this?
A: I tend to stick to one guild, but if for some reason it was necessary then I would be all for representing the community in the best light possible.
Q: Ventrilo is a communications tool that allows our membership to experience the full effect of being in a community-based gaming guild. If you feel alone in game and you don't feel that much is going on, or felt the scheduled event experience was lacking or not working as intended... it might just be because you aren't using the communications tools available to you.VENTRILO use will be 'Strongly Encouraged' for all players to actively use while performing normal game activities whenever you are playing in GW2. Even though it is not a requirement, it should be strongly considered for usage as a communications tool that allows our membership to experience the full effect of being in a community-based gaming guild.You don't have to speak if you don't want to, so long as you are on to listen to other members that might need help or guidance. With that said, we have several dedicated Vent rooms that allow you to sit quietly in peace if you so wish. All public discussion areas such as public vent channels are PG-13. Are you okay with our Ventrilo policies?
VENTRILO use can, and no doubt will be 'Mandatory' during organized guild events, such as Dynamic Content runs and meta-events/dungeons, WvW, sPvP, group or team meetings, as well as other types of scheduled events if the event coordinator advises of such.
A: That's great, I have used vent a lot in other games and the public PG-13 is a winning policy in my experience.
Q: If you are accepted as a member of our guild, you will automatically be placed at our 'New Member' position within the game. Please be mindful that this is not a single-player RPG game, but a multi-wing online gaming community. You will be expected to communicate, interact and support your fellow guildies, as well as ensure that you follow our Charter of Excellence at all times. In order to show your allegiance or loyalty to our community, we will ask that you perform certain 'Community Quests' that give you the opportunity to communicate, interact and generally become a member of our community (don't worry, they are enjoyable tasks that allows you to get involved with our player-base). Once these 'Guild Quests' are resolved, you will be raised one rank level in-game which allows you to access all the benefits of our guild. Are you okay with this?
A: Sounds like fun, and a great way to grow.
Q: We have found that guild members have a better gaming experience if they use the forums and the events calender. This allows you to get game information and join guildies in events as your real life time permits. Do you intend on being active on our website forums and events calendar?
A: Yes, I would like to be active with the community and look forward to being able to play with others.
Q: Once you learn how, we would like you to create events or RSVP for other scheduled events as your real life schedule permits. What are your thoughts on this?
A: Yes, I love this aspect too.
Q: Have you been playing MMO's for a while, or are you just getting started?
A: Long time player, since EQ.
Q: We expect all members to submit and update their characters in our Guild Wars 2 sub-forum 'Character Roster' (character name, class, level, possibly build, etc.). Are you okay with this? After reading the above content, why do you think it might be important?
A: That's fine, it makes sense so issues can be resolved or requests for assistance can be more effiicient.
Q: What kind of character do you typically play? Tell us about your main character you envision, and please list any alts that you know you will be bringing into the guild as well.
A: I am typically a tank or healer type class in most games. I haven't determined which character class I will go yet so I have a Guardian right now.
Q: What type of playstyle do you enjoy the most?
A: and my favorite aspects of gaming are to help others with quests, help get resources or materials for crafting and do a bit of crafting myself, and where it exists I love player and guild housing.
Q: If you violate any rules defined within the gaming EULA, you will face disciplinary action up to and including removal from this community. Do you understand, and agree with this rule?
A: I understand and agree.
Q: What time of day do you typically play? How often?
A: I may play any day of the week, after 6PM EST on weekdays usually and any time on weekends. I typically play 4-5 times a week.
Q: Are you affiliated with any other guilds?
A: No, my other guilds were game based.
Q: How do you think you can best help this community? How can this community best help you?
A: I can bring a some fun and friendly banter, and lots of help as time goes on. The community looks to offer me the opportunity for a group that exists beyond the single GW2 game and into other games I may play in the future.
Q: OSD is generally a "casual, do it all" guild, meaning we welcome players from all playstyles and don't limit our focus to one playstyle in particular. We welcome PvPers, PvEers, Roleplayers, Crafters, etc. For example, while we may offer weekly raids, we are not a hardcore raiding guild that requires you to raid 5 or 6 nights a week. We also do not consider any one playstyle to be more important than another, all members of OSD are equal. For example, a hardcore PvPer will never be considered "more valuable" to the guild than a casual Roleplayer would be. Are you okay with this? Any additional thoughts on this topic?
A: This is great, the mix will be more fun and make playing more friendly.
Q: With the previous question in mind...We will never force you to participate in any activity or event that falls outside your playstyle of choice. However, from time to time you may be asked to help the guild out if we are short a particular class, or just need to fill up an empty group spot. Are you okay with this? Any additional thoughts on this topic?
A: I would be glad to help, I really enjoy doing this.
Q: We do ask that you stay active on the guild website as much as possible. We don't expect anybody to become a forum junkie by any means. But we do expect our members to cast their votes on any polls we put up, give input in any posts we make asking for opinions, as well as chime in with your thoughts when other members open discussions. What are your thoughts on this?
A: I'll be there, and participate often.
Q: What previous experience, if any, do you have with the original Guild Wars?
A: None, I really just learned about GW when I heard about GW2 discussions prior to release.


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How to teach undergrads how to become open source contributors without writing any code | Opensource.com
How to teach undergrads how to become open source contributors without writing any code
This is the story of a college class taught inside an open source community. Last fall, I taught Release Engineering to a small group of undergraduates at Olin College, an engineering school a few miles outside Boston. The goal was to teach them how to become functional technical contributors to an open source project--without writing any code. In the hopes that others will be inspired to teach similar classes, I've written our experiences up as a case study in three pieces: cultural, technical, and "getting real."
The cultural
My students all came from different backgrounds, so we started the semester by diving into some of the cultural particularities of open source communities reading pieces such as "the Cathedral and the Bazaar." See our reading list and notes from the first session.
We grappled with concepts such as "scratch your own itch," "radical transparency," and "release early, release often." (See a more detailed list of concepts.) Experienced open source contributors practice these cultural norms daily and often take them for granted, but norms vary from community to community and might not be immediately obvious to newcomers. When going into a new environment, it is important to know how not to offend.
The technical
The technical meat of the course came in a strange format: packaging--the art of getting an application into a distribution's repositories. Although the task of packaging is at the core of every Linux distribution, it is unusual outside the world of open source, so many (if not most) computing majors will never experience it. So why teach packaging? It's a complex task that depends on knowing and using a large number of key skills in release engineering, but it can also be done in a very short period of time, in a matter of hours or days--you don't have to wait through an entire 6+ month release cycle.
For instance, dependencies need to be tracked and kept up to date, meaning that students quickly get a firsthand knowledge of the chaos that ensues when developers independently decide on API changes that break compatibilities. Patches need to be maintained for accuracy. Bundled libraries need to be cut out without damaging the actual application. Things like "documentation" and "version control" and "modular design" become painfully relevant instead of abstract values students know they "should" follow but don't see the reason for. However, I do want to point out that these materials are designed to be taught by an experienced packager and release engineer; as with many arts, engineering is best taught through apprenticeship. Since I've been doing release engineering in major open source projects (including Fedora, the project where my students worked) since I was 16, I was able to guide them through. CS professors may want to find one or more community liaisons to mentor their students through these sorts of activities.
Real projects and interactions
As their large project, my students packaged the programming language io. In order to facilitate teamwork, I required them to write the configuration file in Etherpad, a collaborative text editor. This way, they could see at all times what the other students were doing, ask questions, and launch into a conversation. Control was not solely in the hands of a single student holding the computer. The experiment worked quite well. They returned with a set of very precise questions and an almost-complete configuration file, which was farther than I'd expected. We eventually found that the package was already part of Fedora. (Read more details.)
By the end of the semester, my students had interacted with the open source community primarily through IRC, but I also wanted to show them that in-person events were also valuable. So when Fedora Engineering Manager Tom Callaway gave a talk at the nearby Western New England University, we organized a field trip. Tom's talk, "This Is Why You FAIL," (inspired by this chapter of The Open Source Way), was a hit. Having someone else explain to my students now not to Do Things Wrong was powerful. The Western New England students seemed to think so too.
Many teachers, many thanks
One of the best parts of teaching open source is that your students get to learn from many people, not just you. I'd like to express my gratitude to Tom "Spot" Callaway and all the Fedora contributors who answered my students' questions online, as well as to professors Allen Downey, Heidi Ellis, and Zhenya Zastavker for being models and mentors for my own teaching.
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If I ever become a Prof, I think it would be fun to teach a Linux classwith more of an open source community emphisis.
Happily I made the transition from industry to academia and so now I do have the opportunity to teach. And we leverage OpenSource at all opportunities. One of my student teams created and shared their software under the Creative Commons license. And we run our program using Redmine (redmine.org) as our collaborative tool.
I'm also doing more or less the same w/ this article in my campus by create a Open Source Society who handle by student(numoss.org),we've done w/ the cultural,technical,real project n implementation,but for now the weakness is in teacher,still need person w/ experience in w/ open source who can get involve in our community..


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Mstore currently can store several 10's of Terabytes of data. It is suitable for archiving data, but not for storing files you use every day, for the reasons discussed below.
Please follow the guidelines:
- In general, do *not* login to mstore to do your work. We have made exceptions to this in odd situations -- talk to us if you think there's a good reason to use mstore.
- *Do* log into mstore to use the "stage" command *if* this will help performance (it may also hurt performance, read on).
When you access a file, it may be on disk or tape, or both. Tape storage is much larger than disk storage. Files on disk are copied to tape on a continuing basis, and when the disk fills up, files already on tape are deleted from the disk. If you access a file that has been deleted from disk it must be copied from tape. This means fetching a tape from the silo, mounting it on a drive, spacing it forward to the place where the file resides, and reading the file onto disk. This happens automagically, but will result in a delay of a minimum of 30 seconds or more. If you try to access many files over a short time period, the delay multiplies and performance may not be adequate for your needs. There are tricks you can do to help in some cases.
If the associative flag for a file is on for a file, and that file needs to be read in from tape then all the other files in that directory with the associative flag set are staged in at the same time.
This can save 10's of seconds for each file accessed if you access files as a group. Multiple tapes can be mounted and the tapes don't have to seesaw back and forth looking for individual files. In one case where a user was copying over directory tree of 1000's and 1000's of files, it changed the elapsed time from a over a week to a few hours.
This can also cause a huge *negative* impact on performance for everyone. If the associative flags are set in a directory with lots of files, one can use up the tape drives and other system resources for zillions of files that will never be accessed.
To set/unset the associative flag:
- You must log into mstore -- NFS does not support this nonstandard functionality.
- You need /opt/SUNWsamfs/bin in your PATH.
- You need /opt/SUNWsamfs/man in your MANPATH if you want to look at the man pages (a good idea)
- "stage -a" -- sets the associative flag
"stage -d" -- unsets the associative flag
For example, the following sets the associative flag on a directory:
cd /local/data/mstore/.../your_directory
stage -a .
You may also add "-r" to the "stage" command
to set the flag recursively.
The "stage" command can also stage files (i.e., read them from tape to disk). For this you leave off the "-a" or "-d" options. You must log into mstore as above. Then, for example, to stage all the files in a directory and its subdirectories:
cd /local/data/mstore/.../your_directory
stage -r .
You may wish to use the "stage" command when it is impossible to know beforehand when you want lots of files staged vs. just a few. In this case do the "stage" command concurrently or a little before you start your processing jobs. If you do it too far ahead your files may be deleted from disk in the meantime and they'll be staged twice.
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Editor: After reading the op-ed from Walter E. Williams on June 6 I felt compelled to write. What a bunch of hooey that piece of garbage wa....
There was also a time when folks like the person who just commented on this great article, showed respect to others. But hey, this foolish and stupid generation thinks 'they' are smarter than anyone else. Yet they are the very ones putting this country in grave danger and bankrupting it. They scream and whine louder than anyone; they demand 'free' everything; they wouldn't get out of bed to go to one job much less two to support themselves or their families. Today, we have a whole entire generation of jealous folks who won't work, won't think for themselves, won't vote intelligently but rather vote on how much some particular politician will 'lie' to them and promise to 'give' them some freebies and they're dumb enough to keep falling for the lies.
This generation has NO respect for others much less the elderly. They think 'they' know more than their elders and these idiots are the very ones running this country into the ground due to their total and complete stupidity! Pfft!
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