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The Virginia Genealogical Society publications program includes three major series:
- Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents: 1732-1776 (Vols. 4-8)
Land patent records are an invaluable genealogical and historical resource for researchers of early Virginia. The Virginia Genealogical Society has issued five volumes taking the three volumes of Nell Marion Nugent's abstracts of Virginia land patents to 1776.
- Index to Virginia Estates: 1800-1865 (10 Vols.)
Index of all Virginia estate-related records found in will books and other collections, typically on microfilm. This ten-volume set has been completed geographically. Funding for this series has been made possible in part by a grant from the Richard Slatten Endowment for Virginia History of The Community Foundation in memory of Richard Slatten, a former President of the Virginia Genealogical Society.
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The Society maintains and periodically updates a list of Virginia-based researchers. The list is provided on the website in Word and PDF, and is available via postal mail, upon request and receipt of a $0.55 return address business envelope. Note: Inclusion on this list carries no endorsement by the VGS nor is VGS accountable for any inadvertent misrepresentation contained therein.
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Review: Index to Virginia Estates, Vol. 2 - NC Gen Soc
Index to Virginia Estates: 1800-1865, Volume 2: Counties of Clarke, Culpeper, Frederick, Greene, Madison, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, and Warren; Cities of Frederickburg and Winchester. Compiled and edited by Wesley E. Pippenger. (Richmond, VA: Virginia Genealogical Society, 2001). 849 pages +xxiv. Smyth-sewn; hardcover, 6"x9"
Mr. Pippenger has undertaken a mammoth task to index all the items in Virginia will books created by a city or county from 1800-1865. This second volume covers the counties of Clarke, Culpeper, Frederick, Greene, Madison, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, and Warren. The cities of Frederickburg and Winchester are also included. In addition to wills, the volume contains an index to other estate documents such as bonds, appraisals, inventories, accounts, guardianships, guardianship accounts, estate divisions, plats, appointments of officials, etc.
The book is divided into geographic locations. Introductory comments are provided at the beginning of each section which give the full title and location of record books or series, Library of Virginia microfilm reel number (if known) and a list of abbreviations used.
There are 51,000 records indexed in this volume! Needless to say, the compiler has provided a very ;aluable research tool for those folks interested in the above counties in Virginia.
From the North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal
Review: Index to Virginia Estates, Vol. 1
Index to Virginia Estates, 1800-1865, Volume 1: Counties of Arlington (Including the City of Alexandria), Fairfax, Fauquier, King George, Loudoun, Prince William and Stafford. Compiled and edited by Wesley E. Pippenger. (Richmond, VA: Virginia Genealogical Society: 2000). 591 pp. + xx; Smyth-sewn; hardcover; 6"x9".
Normally, a book review ends with a "buy" or "don't" recommendation. The series of which this is the first volume, however, will be such a boon to Virginia researchers that this review begins with the following recommendation: "buy it immediately"; and enter a standing order with the Society for automatic purchase of subsequent volumes as they are published. Why such enthusiasm? Read on.
Review: Index to Virginia Estates, Vol. 2
Index to Virginia Estates: 1800-1865. Volume 2. Counties of: Clarke, Culpeper, Frederick, Greene, Madison, Orange, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, and Warren; cities of Frederickburg and Winchester. Compiled and edited by Wesley E. Pippenger. (Richmond, VA: Virginia Genealogical Society, 2001). ISBN 1-888192-31-3. 849 pp.+ xxiv. Smyth-sewn; hardcover; 6"x9".
Virginia researchers will welcome the second volume of Pippenger's Index to Virginia Estates. Together, volumes 1 and 2 cover eighteen counties and three independent cities in the northernmost part of the state — approximately twenty percent of present-day Virginia.


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Fri, January 27, 2012On Wednesday, February 1, Marywood's men's and women's basketball teams will raise money to fight malaria in Africa as they take on Philadelphia Biblical University.
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Rich or Poor Man
What Matters to Nick Nolte Is Being His Own Man, Not Hollywood's Next Box Office Beefcake
There was a time after his socko Rich Man, Poor Man miniseries broke on ABC when Hollywood rubbed its manicured hands over the potential of Nick Nolte. This was the real McQueen, the next big thing in blue-eyed box office beefcake. But Nolte gave warning of the sort of hunk he really was when he turned down Rich Man, Poor Man, Book II as "exploitative." Not exactly the dumb blond the industry may have figured him for, he also rejected Hanover Street, Orca and even Superman. Just recently, he spurned a $1.4 million pile to play in the Rev. Sun Myung Moon-backed Inchon. "I just didn't like the project," says Nolte of a Korean War movie that Laurence Olivier himself was not above working in.
This is not to suggest that Nick is canonizable—or certifiable. He did succumb to Peter Benchley's The Deep, a $110 million grosser which he dismisses as "a surface film," no subterranean pun intended. He concedes: "A movie like that makes you bankable, and only when an actor gets an audience does he have the possibility of doing another kind of thing." By another kind of thing he obviously means last year's powerful Who'll Stop the Rain and his current North Dallas Forty. The former, the most underrated of the Viet Nam films, might, with shrewder marketing, have won Nolte an Oscar. The latter, a satire on the sinister side of the NFL (the sport's crippling injuries, management manipulation of players and overuse of pills and painkillers), is simply the strongest football movie ever made. "I found tremendous parallels between North Dallas Forty and the relationship of the actor to the movie industry," says Nolte of the film based on a roman à clef by ex-Dallas Cowboy receiver Peter Gent. "In both there's a success syndrome. Actors are very vulnerable, and the clubs pretty much own ballplayers flat out."
North Dallas, which has grossed more than $20 million in its first nine weeks, has only increased Nolte's autonomy and made him one of the Most Valuable Players in his league (not to mention a fatter target of palimony paladin Marvin Mitchelson). Yet, characteristically, it pains Nick that Katharine Hepburn, an admirer of his work, had been having trouble getting money for a black comedy she wants to do with Nolte. "She's one of the finest performers ever," muses Nick, "but all they care about are established money-makers. They don't get excited about her name in a movie, yet they are interested in mine. I don't grasp that kind of mentality."
For now, Nolte, 38, has called career time-out. Among other things, he wants to be with his bride, Sharyn "Legs" Haddad, 24, an aspiring actress-singer seen briefly in the jock bacchanalia of North Dallas. "Our relationship is based entirely on sex," deadpans Sharyn, whose jibes goad and delight the laid-back Nolte.
They were married 17 months ago, shortly after meeting at Carlos 'n' Charlie's, a Sunset Strip eatery. Noticing Nick sitting morosely with some cronies, Sharyn told her tablemates: " 'Watch, I'm going to get him.' So I walked over to his table," she continues, "and said, 'Smile, sucker.' Then I had to play hard to get for about two hours," Sharyn remembers. "But that was it. He took me home and we never left each other." Nolte denies they lived together, but nine months later they wed while Nick was scouting Southwest movie locations. He proposed by telephone with a casual "Let's go for it." "I didn't believe him at first. I thought he was drunk," relates Sharyn. "He did say he was in jail and told me to come bail him out. I got real hysterical." Still, she flew to Phoenix and met a "grubby" Nolte who had been up for two nights. They chartered a plane to Las Vegas, then drove around while agonizing over the decision. The charter pilot and his girlfriend then served as witnesses for a $70 wedding in Vegas' Chapel of the Bells, once their courage returned. "It's something you feel," says Nick, whose 1966 marriage to actress Sheila Page ended in divorce five years later. "The relationship with Sharyn couldn't go any further without getting married."
Nick's celebrated live-in relationship with actress Karen Eklund, 33, never reached that point. After their 1977 split, Eklund sought solace in a $5 million suit against Nolte brought by attorney Mitchelson. The case is still pending. "It's a hassle," admits Nick. "In an odd way, these 'bedroom agreements' invalidate marriage," he says cryptically.
He and Sharyn have not been totally hassle-free. "We were just down in the Caribbean," reports Nolte, "and she got mad at me and said, 'I'm going home.' So she got on a plane and flew home. Two days later she flew all the way back again. I wouldn't argue with her on the phone." Shayrn nods agreement. "He'd hang up on me. So I'd say, 'Don't you love me?' And he'd say, 'Yes, but I'm peaceful. I don't want to argue. I've got to go now.' " Nick laughs, "It's a good thing she did come down and get me—after weeks in the Caribbean, I didn't want to come home at all."
That's somewhat understandable. A brushfire last year burned the carriage house on his five acres in mountainous Agoura, 50 miles from L.A. Nolte is doing the carpentry repair work himself and wants to add solar-heating panels (a Robert Redford touch). The place is not yet habitable, partly because of vandals who carted away everything from the wreckage but the largely self-educated Nolte's treasured library. His isolated retreat is accessible only by fording a creek. "I don't dislike Hollywood at all, but I'd just rather not live in town," says Nolte. He convinced Rich Man, Poor Man co-star Peter Strauss to move in down the road apiece, and the Noltes' temporary shelter is a rented $1,000-a-month house a few miles away on Malibu Lake. "We're drifters," grins Nick. "That's us—gypsjes," chimes in Sharyn.
Nick certainly understands the nomadic life. The 6' shrimp of an outsized, sports-minded family, Nolte was born in Omaha to a housewife (now an antiques dealer) and a 6'4" semi-pro footballer turned irrigation pump salesman. Nick and his older sister, Nancy, moved with their family every three or four years to places like Ames and Waterloo, Iowa; Joplin, Mo.; and San Luis Obispo, Calif. in a middle-class life that he describes as "outdoors, small town." They wound up back in Omaha where he first made his name in 1959 as the quarterback of Westside High.
Determined to make the NFL, he bounced around as a tramp athlete at five schools—Arizona State, Eastern Arizona Junior, Pasadena City, Phoenix City and Colorado State—picked, he says, because academics for him "were only a sideline." His independence, though, suspiciously resembled that "bad attitude" of the character he depicted in North Dallas. Once Nick was actually voted off a team for being "obnoxious." Another time he was sentenced to 30 nights in jail for reckless driving and served it after football practice. By the time he realized he wouldn't make it as a pro, Nolte had gotten hooked on the stage by Bryan O'Byrne, an actor-teacher he met at Pasadena. "I started acting as a self-indulgent, self-exploration thing," says Nick. "I was very intense, and I got to work out some of my problems."
Rejecting New York and L.A. "as no places to learn," he started his career in Phoenix and played the small theater circuit of the Midwest for 10 obscure years. Then agent Mimi Weber spotted him in a 1973 L.A. production of William Inge's The Last Pad that attracted special attention because the playwright committed suicide four days before the opening. Recalls Weber of her first reaction to Nolte: "I knew that smile could take him anywhere." It helped get him his career-making role in Rich Man, Poor Man.
North Dallas Forty may be his biggest payday—he is reportedly getting 10 percent of the net—but Nolte still finds security elusive. "Secure? With a burned-out house?" he hoots. "Got a few bucks in the bank, I suppose, so instead of a baloney sandwich, you go for a Big Mac. I don't seek too much security." He still keeps a '62 Ford pickup, '49 International truck and Land Rover but drives his Datsun 280Z through the chaparral of the Santa Monica mountains near his ruined homestead. He recently bought the Datsun from his car salesman father-in-law, and the two of them have taken to playing golf with Sharyn. (But Nick is doing nothing else to shed the 30 pounds he put on to play the paunchy 205-pound pro in North Dallas.)
But like the self-reliant men he prefers to play, Nolte remains a loner whose life seems perfect preparation for his next movie appearance. In the already completed Heart Beat, Nolte plays the legendary Neal Cassady, boon companion to Jack (On the Road) Kerouac and later a role model of the rebellious youth of the 1960s. After all, Nolte escaped the draft in that turbulent decade himself because he was on probation for selling forged draft cards. "I wouldn't have gone [into the Army] anyway," he notes, "but I was fortunate I didn't have to break my own arm or go to Canada."
Nick has put that, and a lot else, behind him—but not the core of integrity that marks him as one of Hollywood's best. "The only people who ever called me a rebel were people who wanted me to do what they wanted," reflects Nick Nolte. "I was only doing what I wanted."
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Nov. 17, 1943 - March 15, 2013
Patricia was born in Saskatchewan, Canada to Leo and Sophia Gasselle. She left behind four children, Judy Baker (Monette Martin), Linda White (Steve White), Shaun Baker (Ryan Tennant) and Bill McMaken.
She had four grandchildren, Naomi Timms, Denise Lopez, Jeff White and Brenna White. She also had three and one half great-grandchildren.
She retired from the State in 2008 after over 20 years of service. Her favorite hobbies were her family, romance novels and crossword puzzles.
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White sheep, Dall sheep, Dall's sheep, or Dahl sheep…. no matter how you spell it, if you know this animal and the incredible places they live, then you know the very name evokes thoughts of absolute adventure. You see, Dall sheep can't be hunted in high fence enclosures. There are no food plots, no tree stands, no roads or trails. You could use 4 wheelers, horses, airplanes, or helicopters, but we didn't! A wilderness Dall sheep hunt for us meant heavy backpacks, stiff boots and putting one foot in front of the other from daylight to dark.
This was to be my 5th Dall sheep hunt. Three times I've hunted them with a camera and once with a rifle, but this was to be my first time with a bow, and I longed for the challenge.
I was hunting out of Alaska with outfitter and guide Lance Kronberger, an excellent outfitter. If you get a chance to hunt with Lance, jump at it! Just be sure you're as fit as you possibly can be, because Lance can hike!
Hunting with me was photographer/videographer William Altman, a very capable individual to say the least. Also along on the hunt was Montana native Allen "Skinny" Mckinney (think Thor meets Captain America meets Ninja warrior), he was basically indestructible! We had a great crew and we were all ready for the challenge before us.
Even though our excitement levels were off the charts, this sheep hunt started out not all that different from my others. We had a pretty long hike on Day 1 (maybe 10 miles), gained a few thousand feet of elevation and had 30 or so river crossings under our belt. All in all, we had beautiful weather and a great day. Day 2 of the hunt wasn't all that different from the first (another 10 miles hiked, more elevation gained, and another 30 river crossings). Luckily, Day 2 finally ended at our base camp location with just enough daylight to scout for tomorrow's opening day.
Scouting went well this afternoon, as the rams were plentiful. The country was enormous, indescribable really… It makes you feel so alive to climb to the top, but once there, you truly realize just how insignificant you are.
A little to Lance's chagrin, he found we weren't just looking for a legal ram, but rather a very mature, heavy horned hammer of a ram. Luckily we found him in the very last drainage that we looked. This is also where the hunt took a serious turn for the worse and made us thank our lucky stars we had the right gear! While glassing our ram, Lance looked to the North and said sharply "We have to go!" The wall of wind and snow hit just minutes after Lance's statement…our dangerous, difficult hunt just got that much more challenging.
The next 60 hours were spent in lockdown… no book, no magazines… nothing but William and I forced to talk to each other. Over the next 2 ½ days we only left the tent 4 times to eat and to occasionally clear the snow off as to avoid a collapsed tent…brutal!
Finally we were able to emerge. Our first day of actual hunting was greeted with deep snow, cold winds, slippery rocks and the task of finding white sheep in snow-covered mountains. Every day started with a 1200ft climb to the mountaintop where we'd glass for hours, locate our ram, and watch him all day to see if we could make a play. While this may sound easy enough, people don't realize that it's a gear nightmare! Lightweight, fast drying garments for hyper aerobic climbs, insulation for life saving core warmth and, of course, wind and rain protection are necessities, all while minimizing as much weight as possible. This is no joke, truly life and death. You must have the right system, which is why we only hunt with Sitka.
Everyday we'd locate the ram (that was the easy part). Getting him in position to stalk was starting to seem impossible. A few times we'd get to the 150-yard mark, but, this is archery and that's just not going to cut it… Lance wanted to throw my bow from the highest peak!
Finally, the band of rams made a mistake by bedding down at the base of a steep hill. I knew this stalk was going to be nerve-wracking at best… hiking in the deep snow, my cameraman and guide in tow, and with all certainty, a long shot at the end. No biggie, I'll just nock an arrow, clip my release on and execute a textbook shot... Or, I could quietly freak out while nocking an arrow, fumble with my release, all the while Lance and William whisper/yell that the ram is ONLY 72 yards away, down a steep slope and broadside!!
Needless to say, the arrow found its mark and we had a sheep down! Now, I could tell you about the 2 wolverines, and I could make mention of the grizzly bear, or the fact the weather deteriorated so badly that there were serious concerns about frostbite during our photo shoot, or that we hiked an honest 30miles in one day (so far that some of my toenails turned black and fell off), but I'd rather you just wait for season one of The Short Season, Jeff Simpson's and my new project, so stay tuned and check us out at TheShortSeason.com!
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The formation is different than anything Columbian's defense has seen this season, but what the Tornadoes will use to combat it is the same.
The phrase is "assignment sound."
Columbian travels to Willard tonight to take on a squad that has lost five of its first six games. The Flashes do, however, have a wrinkle on offense.
The triple option.
"They're a unique offense," Columbian coach Brian Colatruglio said. "It's kind of the Navy option offense. They force you to be pretty vanilla on defense and to be assignment-oriented. You have to make sure you have all three phases of the option taken care of, every single play. That's a little bit of an adjustment and defensively, we have to be able to stick to our assignments."
The Crimson Flashes, coached by Mark Matula, recorded their only win of this season against Bucyrus in September. In that contest, Willard ran the ball on 55 of 66 offensive plays. Dylan Caudill ran for 132 yards and two touchdowns.
Colatruglio said it's important for the Tornadoes to keep getting better. He said last year, he felt his team played its best game Week 6 against Bellevue.
Last week, Week 6 of the 2013 season, Columbian beat Bellevue.
Colatruglio wants to avoid a repeat.
"Last year I think we peaked against Bellevue, I think we played our best game of the season in Week 6," Colatruglio said. "That's not a very good job by myself, the coach, to have our team peaking in Week 6. We should have been peaking in Week 11-12. I don't know that we did."
So how does Colatruglio plan to make sure it doesn't happen again?
"We're gonna push these guys hard," he said. "I feel like I've got the best coaching staff I've had since I've been here. We've got a great group of guys who work hard and know the game. We're gonna push."
It's hard to see how Columbian's defense can get much better. The Tornadoes have allowed just 70 points through six games, and even that total is deceptive: Clyde scored on a pick-six against TC, while Norwalk returned a kickoff.
"We haven't given up big plays," Colatruglio said. "A couple against Norwalk, but we haven't given up those long touchdowns. The last couple of years, we've probably overall played as good defense for nine plays, then (we've) given up a 60-yard touchdown. We haven't done that.
"We have more experience on the back end; I think Nate Hoyda is playing really, really well at safety, and our tackling has been really good."
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A two-year-old boy visiting a zoo in the US city of Pittsburgh was killed yesterday when he fell off a railing into an enclosure housing a pack of African painted dogs.
The boy was visiting the zoo with his 34-year-old mother, who had stood him on the railing for a better view of the dogs.
The child fell into the exhibit and the 11-strong pack of dogs pounced on him and mauled him. Police do not know whether the boy died from the four metre fall or from the attack.
Authorities have not released the names of the boy or his mother. She lives just outside Pittsburgh. Police said the boy's father arrived soon after the incident.
Lieutenant Kevin Kraus, of the Pittsburgh police, said the incident happened at about 11.45am after the mother picked the child up and put him on top of a railing at the edge of a viewing deck. "Almost immediately after that he lost his balance, fell down off the railing into the pit, and he was immediately attacked by 11 dogs," he said. "It was very horrific."
Authorities said zoo staff and police responded "within minutes".
Zookeepers called off some of the dogs, and seven of them immediately went to a back building. Three more eventually were drawn away from the child, but the last dog was aggressive and police shot it.
Experts said the death is highly unusual.
Steve Feldman, a spokesman for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, said he does not know of any deaths of children at an accredited zoo over the last 40 years or more. Mr Feldman said the Pittsburgh zoo successfully completed its five-year review in September, which means it meets or exceeds all safety standards.
The zoo was immediately closed and it is not clear when it will reopen, authorities said.
The attack happened in a 1.5 acre exhibit called the Painted Dog Bush Camp that is part of a larger open area where elephants, lions and other animals can be seen. Visitors walk onto a deck that is glassed on the sides, but open in front where the railing is located.
Mr Kraus said there was nothing to prevent visitors jumping into the exhibit area.
Police and the Allegheny County medical examiner's office are investigating but have not yet interviewed the mother or father, who are receiving grief counselling.
Barbara Baker, president of the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, said the attraction, which has never had a visitor death, will also investigate. No decision has been made yet on the future of the exhibit.
The Latin name of the species, Lycaon pictus, means "painted wolf-like animal".


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You stopped watching Amazing Race, but your in charge? I don't think so!!! People can also get a Yugo for $10/month, but choose to pay more for something a heck of a lot better. Same goes for programming. You get what you pay for, and Comcast will worry when ITV can provide the same content as they do, for $10. Until then, you drive your Yugo, I'll stick with the Rolls Royce.
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Comparative genomics is akin to comparing notes across different species. By comparing features at the genetic level—of completely sequenced (or nearly so) genomes—comparative sequence analyses facilitate the functional annotation of genomes and elucidate whole-genome approaches across species.
Recent studies show the difficulty of detecting a disease-causing mutation within a large volume of rare variants in the human population, despite a large number of genomes available for study. Of the 7,098 complete mitochondrial genomes, researchers identified 6,110 single nucleotide variants (SNVs), but could not detect more than 18 known pathogenic mutations.
Comparative genomics is a powerful approach for identifying and interpreting functional elements in the human genome. "Even when the human genome was first sequenced, it was unclear how many protein-coding genes were in it," says Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Ph.D., scientific director of vertebrate genome biology at the Broad Institute. "With the sequencing of the second mammalian genome, the mouse genome, it was apparent that 1.3% of genome coded for protein, but that there were many more regulatory elements to find."
Dr. Lindblad-Toh and colleagues have already reported the sequencing and comparative analysis of 29 eutherian genomes. The high-resolution map of human evolutionary constraint using these mammalian genomes suggests that "at least 6.5% of the human genome has undergone purifying selection."
"Overlap with disease-associated variants indicates that our findings will be relevant for studies of human biology, health, and disease," according to Dr. Lindblad-Toh.Researchers have located constrained elements covering almost 4.2% of the genome. Constrained elements are regions of high sequence similarity in the genome across many species.
As Dr. Lindblad-Toh explains, the genomewide studies involving single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and their association with disease suggest that the 29 mammalian vgenomes will help find disease mutations in the human genome. "More than 85% of signals from genome-wide association studies of human disease fall outside protein-coding genes."
Dr. Lindblad-Toh and colleagues have employed evolutionary signatures and comparisons with experimental datasets to assign candidate functions for nearly 60% of constrained bases, which "reveal a small number of new coding exons, candidate stop codon read-through events, and over 10,000 regions of overlapping synonymous constraint within protein-coding exons."
They found "220 candidate RNA structural families, and nearly a million elements overlapping potential promoter, enhancer, and insulator regions." They have also reported specific amino acids that are positively selected for, 280,000 noncoding elements exapted from mobile elements, and over 1,000 primate- and human-accelerated elements.
Given that 150–200 mammalian genome sequences are necessary to achieve single-base resolution for functional constraint, Dr. Lindblad-Toh's team has undertaken sequencing of more mammals, including the squirrel monkey, the manatee, the chinchilla, the naked mole rat, the star-nosed mole, and the white rhinoceros. "The main goal is to decipher each and every single base pair in terms of its functional role and identify novel functional elements of significance to human health and disease."
In a different study, investigators at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard used full-genome sequence variation from the 1000 Genomes Project and the comprehensive multiple signals test to probe into 412 candidate selection signals. Further delving into the functional annotation, protein structure modeling, epigenetics, and association studies, they have identified and annotated candidate variants to develop a catalog for experimental follow-up.
Among other variants that include 35 high-scoring nonsynonymous variants and 59 variants associated with expression levels of a nearby coding gene or lincRNA, the researchers identified several mutations linked with susceptibility to infectious disease and other phenotypes.
They have experimentally characterized one candidate nonsynonymous variant in Toll-like receptor 5. Changes in NF-κB signaling are mediated by this variant in response to bacterial flagellin. As Dr. Lindblad-Toh comments, "comparing the hundreds of different mammalian genomes helps in developing models of human disease based on genetic studies and understanding of genome function."
Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) are proven models for the study of diseases such as HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes, asthma, addiction, and age-related diseases of public health significance. "Our research is focused on the development of genetically defined nonhuman primate disease models by characterizing genomic variation between and within nonhuman primate species," says Betsy Ferguson, Ph.D., associate professor at the neuroscience division of Oregon National Primate Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University.
Dr. Ferguson and colleagues have undertaken comparative analysis of the Indian-origin and Chinese-origin rhesus macaque genomes. The findings reveal variants that suggest currently unrecognized disease susceptibilities in the different populations.
"While they have certain common variants, there may be unique differences that offer an advantage to studying Chinese macaques, e.g., in HIV/AIDS, in that the similarities to human disease progression are much closer," explains Dr. Ferguson. In contrast, "the Indian rhesus might be more akin to a shorter course of the human AIDS." On the other hand, the "Chinese species show traits related to a range of anxiety and stress behaviors that mirror those seen in humans."
For genome variant detection, the investigators used Illumina's HiSeq platform to achieve deep sequence coverage (30–45x) in an initial six Indian-origin and six Chinese-origin rhesus macaque genomes. BWA aligner methodologies were used to align sequence reads to the rhesus macaque reference genome.
The SAMtools software suite was used to check mapped reads for duplicates and SNVs. "We identified in excess of 19 million SNPs in the rhesus macaque populations," Dr. Ferguson says. The SNP allele-frequency, potential population-specificity, and the predicted functional effects of the variants are used to identify population differences in risks for disease.
The researchers have successfully evaluated a human exome capture design for the selective enrichment of exonic regions of nonhuman primates including nine chimpanzees, two cynomolgus macaques, and eight Japanese macaques. Their findings indicate that the human exon-capture methods offered an attractive, cost-effective approach for the comparative analysis of nonhuman primate genomes, including gene-based DNA variant discovery. It facilitated efficient enrichment of nonhuman primate gene regions.
The investigators captured over 91% of the target regions in the nonhuman primate samples, although with decreasing specificity as evolutionary divergence from humans increased. They have identified both intraspecific and interspecific DNA variants, validating 85.4% of 41 randomly selected SNPs using Sanger-based sequencing techniques. The findings indicate that a majority (54.6–77.3%) of the variants resulted in a change of three base pairs.
The comparative analysis of functional and nonfunctional variation in rhesus macaque serves as a model for human biology. It sheds light on how variation in population history and size altered patterns and levels of sequence variation in primates. Comparative analyses suggest that rhesus macaque has nearly three times higher SNP density and average nucleotide diversity than humans.
The highest SNP density and average nucleotide diversity were seen in intergenic regions, while the lowest density was observed in the CDS (coding sequences) in both humans and macaques. Indeed, rhesus macaques are almost three times as diverse as the human but more closely equivalent in damaging variation.
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SeaWolves, Senators to meet for final time in regular season
The Erie SeaWolves and Harrisburg Senators will wrap up a three-game series today at 7:05 p.m. at Jerry Uht Park.
It was also be the final time the two teams meet this season despite being in the same division.
The start of Wednesday night's game was delayed 1 hour, 29 minutes because of rain. The game did not end before press time.
Harrisburg and Erie met in the Western Division playoffs last season with theSenators winning the series three games to one.
Tonight's series finale also features WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Sgt. Slaughter in attendance. He will sign autographs and take pictures with fans during the appearance.
- Kyle Ryan's complete-game shutout on Saturday has become a rarity for the Erie SeaWolves over the past few years. Ryan allowed just six hits in the nine-inning shutout to earn Eastern League pitcher of the week honors.
Since 2008, the SeaWolves have 10 shutouts, including Ryan on Saturday. Drew VerHagen tossed a three-hit shutout on July 6, 2013, and is currently in Triple-A Toledo.
Ramon Garcia and James Avery each had shutouts in 2012, while L.J. Gagnier and Jay Voss tossed seven-inning shutouts in 2011. Brooks Brown had two shutouts in 2010. while Daniel Christensen had a five-inning shutout in 2008.
None of those shutouts compared to Thad Weber on August 22, 2009.
He struck out 10 and didn't walk a batter in a no-hitter.
- Erie fans will have plenty of chances to see the SeaWolves play after they return from Binghamton on Monday. After not having a homestand more than four days over the past six weeks, Erie will play 14 of its next 17 games at Jerry Uht Park, including two Buck Nights. The SeaWolves only leave town once during the stretch on June 23-25 to nearby Akron.
TOM REISENWEBER can be reached at 870-1707 or by e-mail. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNreisenweber. Read the Extra Innings blog at www.GoErieBlogs.com/extra-innings.


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Diehl-Armstrong: 'I have cancer'
Diehl-Armstrong says diagnosis might delay trial in Wells case
The strange and drawn-out saga of the Brian Wells "pizza bomber" case has yet another development.
Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong is suffering from cancer.
Diehl-Armstrong, who is scheduled for trial in August, had a cancerous lump removed from her neck in mid-March and underwent a P.E.T. scan -- for positron emission tomography -- at a hospital on Thursday, she said in telephone interviews last week from the Erie County Prison.
Diehl-Armstrong said she is waiting for doctors to analyze the results of the P.E.T. scan to determine the type of cancer, how much it has spread and whether it is terminal.
"I have cancer. It's out of my control," she said. "I certainly wouldn't be the first person to have it.
"I'm fighting for my life here. That is what is the most important thing right now. I don't even care about the Wells case."
Depending on the results of the scan, Diehl-Armstrong, 61, said the cancer treatment might delay her trial, which is scheduled to start at the federal courthouse in Erie before U.S. District Judge Sean J. McLaughlin on Aug. 31.
"Morning, noon and night I used to focus on my defense," she said. "Now, morning, noon and night I think about the cancer.
"The case has taken the back burner, which is crazy, because before I thought about it all the time."
She is the lone remaining defendant in the Wells case. A federal grand jury in July 2007 indicted her on charges that she was part of the conspiracy that ended in the bombing death of Wells, a 46-year-old pizza deliveryman, in Summit Township in August 2003.
Diehl-Armstrong has said she had nothing to do with the plot, in which Wells also robbed a bank. She said she was framed by her former fiance, William A. Rothstein, 60, who died of cancer in July 2004, three years before the indictment.
Whether Diehl-Armstrong's trial is delayed "is too early to try to predict," her court-appointed lawyer, Douglas Sughrue, of Pittsburgh, said in an e-mail.
"No matter the position of the government or the defense, Judge McLaughlin has the final say on whether the case is continued due to Marge's illness."
The chief federal prosecutor in Erie, Assistant U.S. Attorney Marshall Piccinini, who is handling the Wells case, declined to comment.
Diehl-Armstrong said she has for years suffered from hypothyroidism, in which the thyroid gland, which is in the neck, does not produce enough of the thyroid hormone, which regulates the body's rate of metabolism. Diehl-Armstrong said she is unsure whether the cancer is related to the hypothyroidism, for which she had been taking medicine.
She said she wants "something aggressive" for the cancer treatment.
"I am feeling strong enough," she said. "I should be able to take something."
Her cancer diagnosis adds to a case already marked by a number of deaths, including those of Wells and Rothstein.
A fellow pizza deliveryman who was friends with Wells, Richard Pinetti, 43, was found dead of an accidental drug overdose in his Lawrence Park Township house three days after Wells' death.
And Diehl-Armstrong in January 2005 pleaded guilty but mentally ill in Erie County Court to third-degree murder in the shooting death of boyfriend James Roden, 45, whose body was found in Rothstein's freezer in September 2003.
Diehl-Armstrong is serving a state prison sentence of seven to 20 years for Roden's death. In the Wells case, the government is accusing her of killing Roden to silence him about the bank-robbery plot.
Diehl-Armstrong's co-defendant in the Wells case is Kenneth E. Barnes, 56. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 45 years in prison in December 2008 and is prepared to testify against Diehl-Armstrong. He suffers from diabetes and was in poor health at sentencing.
Diehl-Armstrong is accused of the felonies of armed bank robbery, conspiracy to commit armed bank robbery and using a destructive device in a crime of violence. If convicted, she would face a maximum sentence of life.
Though she said she is focusing on her cancer treatment, Diehl-Armstrong said she would remain committed to clearing her name at trial. The case has taken a long time to prosecute partly because Judge McLaughlin first had to determine that Diehl-Armstrong, who has been diagnosed with a bipolar disorder, is competent for trial.
"I told you it would be death by the legal system," she said of the pace of her case.
Diehl-Armstrong spoke to investigators before her indictment, and the government cited those statements as evidence against her. She has countered that said she never admitted to being part of the plot, and only spoke to investigators to help solve the murder of Wells.
"I am telling you that if I died today, I would never confess to that," Diehl-Armstrong said last week. "I am not going to say I did something that I didn't do. This case is killing me."
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Jamaad Muse's three gold medals propelled Timber Creek to its fifth title in six years, Derrell Manhertz of Kingsway broke the meet record in the 800 meters and Tom O'Neill of Middleton North won the 3,200 at the boys' NJSIAA Group 3 championships yesterday at Frank Jost Field in South Plainfield.
Timber Creek avenged a defeat to Kingsway at the South Jersey championships by scoring a 107-89 victory.
Muse, a junior who won the 400 on Friday in 47.14, No. 1 in the state and No. 14 in the nation this season, was second in the 100, first in the 200 in 21.68 and anchored the winning 4x400 (3:17.13) with a 48.0 carry.
Manhertz, a senior, went out fast in the 800 and no one could catch him as he crossed first in a meet-record and personal-best 1:51.02.
"It shows how all the hard works is paying off,'' he said. "I know the Meet of Champs will be real fast with maybe more than one guy breaking 1:50, so it was good to get a fast race like this one in before that race."
O'Neill, a junior, went out in a blistering pace under the scorching sun, hitting the 1,600 mark in 4:29.5 in the 3,200. The pace and heat started to take a toll and O'Neill turned it down a notch on his way to winning in 9:13.80.
"I was only worried about making sure I won the race,'' said O'Neill, who won the Meet of Champions in cross-country and in the 3,200 indoors. "That was all I was focused on. It was too hot to go for a really fast time. It is supposed to be cooler at the Meet of Champs on Wednesday, and with all the great competition I think times will be fast. One of my biggest goals is to break nine minutes, and hopefully I can win and get that time at the Meet of Champs.''
Senior Nick Eckett of Jackson Liberty cleared 15-0 to win the pole vault on misses. Dylan Altland of Kingsway also made 15-0.
Josh Awotunde of Delsea, who won the discus on Friday with a personal-best 192-5, captured the shot put title with a 60-3.
TEAMS: 1-Timber Creek 107. 2-Kingsway 89. 3-Demarest 88. 4-Mendham 80. 5-Colts Neck 75. 6-Nottingham 52. 7-Old Tappan 42. 8-Irvington 24.
100-METER DASH: 1-Benjamin David, Old Tappan, 10.77. 2-Jamaad Muse, Timber Creek, 10.79. 3-Jermaine Griffith, Nottingham, 10.88. 4-Kareem Ali, Timber Creek, 10.97. 5-Jihad Watt, Irvington, 11.01. 6-Ray Lawry, Kingsway, 11.10.
200-METER DASH: 1-Jamaad Muse, Timber Creek, 21.68. 2-Gregory Black, Timber Creek, 22.02. 3-Benjamin Davis, Old Tappan, 22.03. 4-Nigel Sanchez, Camden Wilson, 22.27. 5-Kahleed Gravensande, Irvington, 22.31. 6-Cole Mehr, Ocean Twp, 22.46.
400-METER DASH: 1-Jamaad Muse, Timber Creek, 47.14. 2-Jermaine Griffith, Notttingham, 47.41. 3-Kahleef Gravesande, Irvington, 48.45. 4-Derrell Manhertz, Kingsway, 48.71. 5-Kazeem Otun, Rahway, 48.92. 6-Nigel Sanchez, Camden Wilson, 48.95.
800-METER RUN: 1-Derrell Manhertz, Kingsway, 1:51.02 meet record; former record 1:51.05, Bradley Paternostro, Ramapo, 2011. 2-Ishmael Muhammad, Oakcrest, 1:51.79. 3-Chris Marco, Toms River South, 1:53.34. 4-Travis Ellis, Morris Hills, 1:55.32. 5-Alexander Cary, Morristown, 1:55.65. 6-Alex McGranier, Seneca, 1:55.91.
1,600-METER RUN: 1-Chris Marco, Toms River South, 4:15.07. 2-Travis Ellis, 4:16.12. 3-Derrell Manhertz, Kingsway, 4:18.43. 4-Kevin Rogovich, Demarest, 4:19.26. 5-Alex McGrainer, Seneca, 4:19.83. 6-Robert Stone, Millburn, 4:19.97
3,200-METER RUN: 1-Tom O'Neill, Middletown North, 9:13.80. 2-Kyle Kroon, Toms River South, 9:13.80. 3-Louis Corgliano, Hammonton, 9:26.19. 4-Steve Maine, Highland Reg., 9:28.49. 5-Andrew Tedeschi, Montville, 9:29.45. 6-Riley Leder, Colts Neck, 9:37.67.
110-METER HURDLES: 1-Kevin Hagmin, Timber Creek, 14.45. 2-Chase Toliver, Oakcrest, 14.55. 3-Rachid Zidani, Central Reg., 14.67. 4-Emmanuel Atilola, Rahway, 14.76. 5-Devin Jones, Neptune, 14.90. 6-Karaj Pettis, Lawrence, 14.91.
400-METER HURDLES: 1-Alex Borzelin, Notttingham, 55.16. 2-Kevin Halloran, Indian Hills, 55.23. 3-Brandon Babcock, Hammonton, 55.36. 4-Mike DiCioccio, Burlington Twp., 55.52. 5-Jack Grueter, Northern Highlands, 55.71. 6-Clinton Bailey, Jackson Liberty, 55.83.
HIGH JUMP: 1-Zachary Davis, Sparta, 6-8. 2-Daniel Jefferson, Oakcrest, 6-4. 3-Josh Landsman, Demarest, 6-4. 4-Shane Bush, Oakcrest, 6-2. 5-Dylan Altland, Kingsway; Emmanuel Atilola, Rahway 6-2.
LONG JUMP: 1-Sidney Ruffin, Moorestown, 22-4. 2-Emmanuel Atilola, Rahway, 22-3 1/2. 3-Stephon Gadiare, Northern Burlington, 22-0. 4-Myles Martin, Neptune, 21-10. 5-Bernard Betsey, Hightstown, 21-3 1/4. 6-Mike Brown, Colts Neck, 21-3 1/4.
TRIPLE JUMP: 1-LaDarrell Dixon, Oakcrest, 45-10. 2-Mike Brown, Colts Neck, 45-0. 3-Darryl Hardee, Hamilton, 44-2. 4-Collin Litts, Somerville, 44-1 1/2. 5-Ben Chazen, Demarest, 43-11. 6-Ishmael Muhammed, Oakcrest, 43-10 1/4.
SHOT PUT: 1-Josh Awotunde, Delsea, 60-3. 2-Andrew Trumbetti, Demarest, 60-1 1/4. 3-Ramsey Adbeljaber, South Plainfield, 54-2 1/4. 4-Jesse Brown, Central Reg., 52-4 1/2. 5-Jude Brenya, Hightstown, 51-4 1/2. 6-Jesse Trigiani, Moorestown, 51-1 1/4.
DISCUS: 1-Josh Awotunde, Delsea, 192-5. 2-Andrew Trumbetti, Demarest, 177-3. 3-Timothy Brennan, Princeton, 172-7. 4-Jesse Brown, Central Reg., 170-0. 5-Ramsey Adbeljaber, South Plainfield, 166-3. 6-Jong-Min Youn, Old Tappen, 165-5.
JAVELIN: 1-Mike Begen, Pascack Valley, 174-8. 2-Jeremy Wilbur, Moorestown, 174-6. 3-Conor Mclain, Morris Hills, 171-11. 4-Mark Diedrichsen, Ocean Twp., 170-9. 5-Jeremy Willis, Teaneck, 169-0. 6-Ramone Giddings, Winslow Twp., 167-9.
POLE VAULT: 1-Nicholas Eckett, Jackson Liberty, 15-0. 2-Dylan Altland, Kingsway, 15-0. 3-Adam Mszanski, Mendham, 14-6. 4-Aidan Skelly, Hammonton, 14-0. 5-Jordan Pacheco, Morris Hills, 14-0. 6-Mike Somerville, Northern Highlands, 14-0.
400-METER RELAY: 1-Timber Creek (Kareem Ali, Adonis Jennings, Gregory Black, Thomas Baker) 42.33. 2-Kingsway 42.77. 3-Neptune 42.80. 4-Notttingham 42.97. 5-Moorestown 43.02. 6-Old Tappan 43.28.
1,600-METER RELAY: 1-Timber Creek (Jamaad Muse, Adonis Jennings, Gregory Black, Nakier Johnson 3:17.13. 2-Rahway 3:19.70. 3-Teaneck 3:22.87. 4-Nottingham 3:22.99. 5-Camden 3:23.52. 6-Mendham 3:23.68.
3200-METER RELAY: 1-Mendham (Tom Pavarini, Paul Ehmann, Tyler Pressl, Christian Kilhal Brandt) 7:56.03. 2-Kingsway 7:58.35. 3-Seneca 7:59.00. 4-Highland Reg. 8:00.14. 5-Ocean City 8:00.39. 6-Morristown 8:04.11.


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I'm like an alcoholic spouse, swearing to Kevin that for real — this time I am going to get control of our stuff and get organized and by heck I am going to become that person.
I've been clearing out junk and trying to organize what we keep. So far I've made huge progress in the kitchen, the dining area, the kids' room, my office, the linen closet, and the garage. I am now at the point where I normally abandon the project, put the remaining piles of miscellaneous into a box or a grocery bag and decide that's good enough because later. I'll deal with it later.
I don't have any proof that I'm really going to see it through this time; in fact my many past attempts make me feel like an idiot for even thinking that I'm going to do it because im definitely not. But what's the fun in committing to maybe kind of trying to clean up a little? No way, I am going to defeat every room, every corner, every "hey, just stack this here." pile. And then I'll become that person who keeps things mostly under control. Hey, this summer I became that fancy lady who parks inside her house, so you never know. People can transform.
After working on things slowly for a couple of weeks, I sort of freaked out the other day. Starting on one end of the house, i stalked into every room and grabbed up every bin, bag, hill or pile of jumbled up stuff I could find. I put everything onto our bed. So there'd be a deadline, see? Kevin has to go to bed pretty early this week, so putting it all over our bed would force me to go through it all by then. This plan is one of those that's pass/fail — if it works, you're brilliant! If it doesn't work, you are an asshole. I have made this gamble with Clean Laundry Mountain many times, and many times I have lost. Kevin ends up scooting the clothes over to my side of the bed and I forget all about them until I come to bed and the dog jumps up there and oh no, please don't get dogginess all over the clean clothes… then the stupid clean clothes end up being shoved into baskets or moved to the couch so then I just feel silly for thinking this was a great idea.
So I set the boys up with a Martha Speaks marathon and set to work on Miscellaneous Crap Mountain. I sat on the edge of our queen-sized bed with a trash bag, a recycle box, and a big bag for goodwill stuff. For everything else, I came armed with a new box of 40 ziplock bags, gallon-sized.
About halfway through I wanted to cry. I wanted to give up. Just forget it! What's the point? No matter how many hours you work on it, you can't make a dent in an infinite mess. It's still the same size.
I took a break. We had an early dinner. I hugged my children and said goodbye. Back to the mountain. By now I was moving through things faster; not sure if I was getting better at sorting? Or less discriminating? All I know is, those people who work at Goodwill are going to definitely appreciate the nice assortment of unrelated things. Toys, games, puzzles with no picture to guide you (all the pieces are there! But you have no idea what you're making), little notebooks, old shoes, and all manner of the kind of weird thing we find for sale at the Goodwill store. No, you're right, it is stupid of me to donate clutter to Goodwill and then shop for more right away but we are right there at Goodwill. And would you look at these amazing prices! Plus we are helping people — the sign right there says in all caps THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS Your inefficient middle-class neurotic consumerist cycle is putting people to work!
Anyway, you know what? I defeated Crap Mountain. No kidding.
After just a few short, horrible hours I was done! Trash in the trash, recycle in the recycle thing, goodwill in one bag, tools and hardware in another, with smaller ziploc bags for separating ink pens, art supplies, blank paper, live mallards, inkjet printers, piston engines, jackknives, picture puzzles, cortizone creams, hole punches, punched hole restoration kits, backpacks, playing cards, flatware (spoons! where were you, spoons? We bought new spoons because we thought you weren't coming back! Now it is awkward because the new spoons are so much nicer. Please understand — we thought we would never see you again), bills, letters from the insurance company saying dear person haha we didn't pay for your lab test because we thought it would be funny to see your reaction to getting the bill oh my god $700 you should have seen the look on your face!, old photos, computer batteries, flashlights, flashlight components, flashlight batteries, one of my brother Tony's friends from elementary school, and hundreds of pennies. There. Was that so hard?
But there are still uncharted areas of crap. Today I woke up determined to keep going. I cleaned out the linen closet, which it turns out was mostly full of bedding that we never use. Go away, bedding we never use! You aren't welcome here anymore.
Next I went through our books. Oh no. Not books! But don't we live in a digital age and everything? Can't we look up all of this information? Do I really need books about software? And for that matter, Shakespeare wrote a LOT of words, and do we really need to physically carry those words with us every time we move? Words don't weigh much but you add em all up and durn. I can put them all on the iPad for like $1.99.
I tried to be ruthless with the books, but a few of them pouted from the out box until I gave in. Still, ah. The bookshelf looks weirdly relaxing with empty space on it.
Tomorrow I want to work on Kid Book Mountain. That's going to be harder because there's all kinds of cuteness and emotion and memories tied in there. But there's a ton of stuff that they've outgrown or don't like or maybe someday will like but who knows. They have three of those basic little shelving things crammed full of books. Overflowing. Literacy and a love for books is nice and everything but for goodness sake, let's not get crazy.
After the books, there's still more. We have a small junk drawer. I still need to organize our medicines, our cleaning stuff under the kitchen sink, and a few boxes of miscellaneous papers. Oh and tools in the garage. And all of the canned food/baking stuff/etc. And the laundry room. And and and…
It's overwhelming but I really like the idea of being that person. Give me your best tricks for controlling stuff, please? Especially if you are naturally a mess and have learned how to not be so gross all the time. Kitchen, kid stuff, bathroom, car, laundry, anything you have figured out that tricks your brain into doing the right thing more often?


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Women's Volleyball To Host "Dig Pink" Match Saturday
MUNCIE, Ind. - - In conjunction with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Ball State women's volleyball team will host its annual "Dig Pink" match Saturday versus Miami at 7 p.m. inside Worthen Arena.
The Cardinals, who will be wearing pink warm-up shirts and pink accents for both of this weekend's matches, have once again teamed up with the Side-Out Foundation to raise money in the fight against breast cancer.
This season, the women's volleyball program will match gifts donated to the Side-Out Foundation up to the team's goal of $1,000.
In addition, the Ball State Athletics will recognize two cancer survivors at Saturday's match versus Miami.
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Thursday, January 18, 2007
Hsqldb vs Derby
I'm not much into absurd comparisons, but I find this Derby thing funny in a Marx Brothers sense. A friend just sent me a presentation about Derby at JavaOne 2006 from which you can draw some conclusions.
What makes Java need an embedded database in the JDK is beyond me, and specially picking one backed by the Jakarta group. Back in the day Sun decided that instead of log4j they should roll their own logging framework from scratch; now they must have known the lesson, because instead of including any well-tested database, Derby will do.
What is Derby, anyway? Derby is Cloudscape in a new clothing. It had so many bugs that changing the name could only remove bad past memories. Cloudscape has been included in the J2EE SDK since 1.2.1, so it was always there, consistently ignored.
I used to work with Cloudscape in 2001, but switched to hsqldb because it was faster, reliable and jboss included it (arguments weighted in that order). Since the IBM folks have convinced Sun to include Cloudscape in the JDK, I thought it could be time to switch sides again, or at least give it some thought.
First thing is a feature comparison; both databases are very much the same. Seems that Derby supports named cursors and does not support working in-memory (i.e. no backing media) and viceversa. As a result, for big databases you better be careful as hsqldb is likely to consume more memory (well, if it's big enough you should discard all these embedded rubber toys altogether and go with some serious database server).
Size: ahem. Derby claims that it's lightweight with only 2mb memory footprint, compressible to 600kb using the jar compression voodoo tools included in java 5. Hsqldb is a 640kb jar file that can be shrunk to about 450kb using the ant file to remove administration tools and other extras. The jar compression tools could still be used to get even smaller files.
Size is not everything in an embedded database - but speed is, and Derby does not get a good ranking in the available comparisons, be it third-party or not. A good part of this is consequence of being definitely oriented to do in-memory work, which seems like good design to me for embedded systems.
The slides include an example explaining the urgent need of a java database and why your life has been dull and gray without one of these. So, be known that you can send a mail from a database trigger. Send a mail from a trigger. Layer separation my ass. It's not 99 anymore; triggers still have some place in this world, but this kind expired like five years ago.
Four times bigger jar files, does not support in-memory databases, much slower, and evangelizes that I should put business logic in the database. I don't like making absurd comparisons, so if someone removed those 2mb from my JDK I wouldn't have to.
UPDATE: to add some insult to the offense, an independent study from the Norwegian University has concluded that as the number of processors increases, Derby performance decreases (see points 4.1, 5.1 and 6.1).
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Also check out this one. Has even better performance. http://www.h2database.com/html/frame.htmlReplyDelete
I haven't tried it though.
H2 is from the same guy who brought us hsqldb and includes better support for BLOB types and no other caveat I know of, so I definitely would recommend switching.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 27, 2009 at 12:43 PM
But HSQLDB is not ACID compliant (from http://hsqldb.org/web/hsqlFAQ.html: "HSQLDB support only READ UNCOMMITTED isolation level when queries are made from your Java program."), which makes it pretty useless (except in a one thread, one serial access scenario).ReplyDelete
For that purpose you may use h2 instead. It has been forked from the hsqldb implementation, and according to this link includes transaction isolation. We have been using it for years and never experienced any problems with transactions.ReplyDelete
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> I have a redhat 9 server/firewall/gateway that was recently compromised and
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Tomorrow night, the Parrish Art Museum holds its last midsummer benefit in its Italianate mansion home in Southampton, Long Island — by next summer, the Parrish will have moved to its new digs in nearby Water Mill.
This has been a long time coming, as followers will recall — because its first expansion plan was scrapped by the economic crisis: too big, too involved, too expensive. The new new Parrish, which will open next November, is smaller, less difficult to maintain, and still — probably — beautiful. For once, a museum blinked, reconsidered, and reconfigured to match its resouces. That's a good thing, and I wish more over-expanded museums had done that.
You can read more about the current situation in an article I wrote, commissioned by Hamptons Magazine, out today.
One main gain in the new building is this:
November will bring the first-ever installation featuring art from all periods in the Parrish's 2,600-work permanent collection. Many will be completely new to visitors, including some from the more than 30 works that have been acquired in the ongoing "Campaign for Art." They include a large Louise Nevelson sculpture, Dorothea Rockburne's Touchstone and Rainer Fetting's Two Sunsets in East Hampton. [Terrie] Sultan, like every museum director, has her eye on more. "We covet a major Jackson Pollock, and some more great Abstract Expressionism pieces," she says. "We have some, but it would be nice to have more works by Fischl, Salle, Bleckner, Close, Alice Aycock…."
After the first year, when visitors flock to new museums just because they are new, visitorship usually drops and become exhibition-driven. The Parrish should have plenty of ammunition within its permanent collection to create related exhibitions that will be fresh. It has already begun that, with shows of still lifes and artists like Dorothea Rockburne in the last few years. The new Parrish needs to be ambitious without ignoring its roots in the art of artists who lived and worked on Long Island. That leaves it plenty of territory to explore.
Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Parrish Museum
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SHEPHERDSTOWN - Opera House Live will present Gustafer Yellowgold on Sunday at 2 p.m.
The show is a multimedia performance of live music, animated illustrations and storytelling. Also known as Morgan Taylor, he began his musical career as a young teen and has shared bills with such artists as Bob Dylan, Wilco, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, The Polyphonic Spree, The Breeders, Natalie Merchant, Lisa Loeb, The Smithereens, Matthew Sweet,Guided By Voices, Missing Persons and A Flock Of Seagulls.
A self-taught illustrator, Taylor began drawing what would become the Gustafer Yellowgold videos as a picture book project in winter 2004.
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Since his creation in 2005, Gustafer Yellowgold has become an international phenomenon, acclaimed by The New York Times, which described Gustafer as "A cross between 'Yellow Submarine' and Dr. Seuss."
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|Joyce Scardina-Becker, CMP
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and First President
In recognition of her career achievements, WIPA Leadership Advisory Board Member Marcy Blum has been inducted into the "Hall of Legends" by the New York Chapter of the International Special Events Society.
WIPA Education Committee Member Natasha Chornesky, founder of WriteShot, was recently appointed Vice-President of Las Vegas' "Wish Upon a Wedding" Chapter.
Global Gourmet Catering was recently featured on the website "San Francisco Style Unveiled" for a beautiful Persian wedding that they catered at the Bently Reserve.
Tracey Kumer-Moore, WIPA Director of Education and Owner of Your Las Vegas Wedding Concierge, recently coordinated a Wedding Gala Fund-raiser for the Beth Sholom Synagogue in Las Vegas where 29 couples - including Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and his wife - renewed their vows under a giant chupah. Tracey also will be a featured contributor in the upcoming issue of the International Catering Association's "ICA ComminiCATER" newsletter with an article titled "Caterers & Wedding Planner Partnerships: Creating a Winning Recipe for Success".
Napa Valley Linens recently helped to create a breathtaking Celebration room for the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. The room serves as a showcase for their rental items as well as an opulent meeting space for potential wedding clients.
Carol Rosen, CSEP, WIPA Director of Certification, and Owner of Party Designs by Carol got quoted in the most recent issue of BizBash (New York and Los Angeles). The Readers Forum asked the question "What's Your Dream Technology?" to which Carol replied, "a room scanner that would tell me if all the tables, bars, buffets etc. are in the right place and if each one has the correct number of chairs and place settings." Wouldn't that just be the best thing ever?!
Joyce Scardina Becker was nominated for two Esprit Awards by the International Special Events Society, in the categories of "Best Wedding, Budget $75,000-$200,000" and "Best Social Event, Budget Over $75,000." Two other events that Joyce produced are being featured in the current issues of Get Married and Northern California Meetings + Events magazines. The team of service providers who helped make these events a great success included WIPA Members Classic Party Rentals, Got Light? and Paula LeDuc Fine Catering.The Xceptional Music Company, with its 90 musicians and crew, has started a public concert series on Catalina Island in Avalon, harkening back to a time when the Wrigley family envisioned Catalina as a destination for music and entertainment. Ray McKewon, President of The Xceptional Music Company, reports that with the success of this series, plans are underway for music festivals both in-season and in the off-season, using the historic Casino Ballroom, as well as Descanso Beach and the downtown Wrigley Stage.
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The lovely Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California, was the setting for WIPA's July networking meeting was "Fit for a King", King Dahl, Executive Director of Event Design of MGM Resorts Events in Las Vegas, that is!!
The meeting kicked off with a lively networking and registration as members brushed away the unusual July drizzle with great conversation, a kick of energy provided by the delicious gourmet coffee bar brimming with delicious toppings and a then a trip into the ePod Talking Photo Booth!
Cocktail tables dressed in crisp, modern chocolate brown and white linens provided by BBJ Linens were accented by the lovely and nature inspired mix of flora and plant arrangements created by Peony Floral, based in San Diego.
WIPA President Pauline Parry kicked off the program in welcoming everyone to Carlsbad and thanking our generous host, Sarah Sargent, Catering Sales Manager at the Sheraton Carlsbad as well as the WIPA members, attending Board of Directors and Guests. Program Chairs Nahid Farhoud and Jessica Gillon thanked our wonderful sponsors and then I had the distinct pleasure to introduce our guest speaker, King Dahl, a fellow Las Vegan.
Never to let an opportunity for a toast or a tribute with bubbly go by, our Pauline Parry presented King with his very own "Sparkling King" couture custom cocktail created exclusively for this occasion by Las Vegas based, "Dress the Drink" & Dress the Event:: The Ultimate Drink Dessert and Event Garnishing Company". A fabulous concoction created with Martini & Rossi Sparkling Rose Wine, accented with a "DTD" Signature Edible Diamond and "Wild Blueberry" Gourmet Sugar Rim, everyone in attendance got to enjoy this delectable libation and toast our speaker.
King's presentation, "Designs that Inspire" was truly inspiring on two levels.
INSPIRATION: "To Provoke or Arouse a particular feeling in someone."
The Creative Process is incredibly important and King's insistence that working together with "Creative Partners" (notice he did not say "vendors") was so important to hear for all of us. He really drove home the essence of just how much impact involving every partner, from planner and caterer and venue to the photographer, designer and so-on has and can influence a successful wedding from the beginning of the planning process to the final production.
Some of the components that make up a well designed event are Entry Treatments that make an impactful first and lasting impression; Signature Focal Points that are the "star of the show" such as a unique buffet, Cake Table, a Mandap for an Indian Wedding set above a swimming pool or an elephant for an Indian groom's parade!
INSPIRATION: "To exert a beneficial effect upon a person or business."
King started this off with a great quote about leadership-"An effective leader is someone who does the right things and avoids doing the wrong things". It sounds so easy doesn't it? But, being a leader requires implementing a vision statement (what is yours), a mission statement (what is yours) and a set of CORE values that will take everyone in your company down the road of success. Great Leaders….
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The cloudy weather outside was no match again for the delicious, summery Tapas inspired luncheon menu that the Sheraton prepared that included Chinese Box Shrimp and Udon Salad, Tandoori Shrimp and Dragon Dressing, mouthwatering Korean Beef and Minted Watermelon Salad and Sweet Corn Ravioli Olivetti and Chive Crème Fraiche. And, to top it all off, a delightful dessert table of little la Opera Petite Sweets with Local Carlsbad Strawberries and Artisan Cream Puffs were enjoyed as attendees broke into SIG (Special Interest Groups).
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on February 28, 2013 - 12:01 AM
TORONTO – Luke Wiles hopes his tough times, on and off the field, are gone, and the good times are here to stay.
Wiles and the rest of the Bandits have two important games coming up in the next two days. Tonight they will play the Rock here (7:30 p.m., nll.com. Radio 930 AM) as Buffalo tries to prevent Toronto from running away with the National Lacrosse League's East Division. Then they return home Friday to host the Philadelphia Wings, currently tied with the Bandits for second in the East.
Wiles' season didn't start well, but he has a suspicion that 2013 has turned around in his direction.
"I'm happy I'm back in Canada, happy to be back practicing, happy to be with a great group of guys," Wiles said. "I can't tell you how close this team is. It's a good mix. Some people say we're old, but I think we're in our prime. This week will tell us a lot."
Wiles' early-season problems were something of a surprise. He was one of the Bandits' most important players in 2012 after coming over from Washington in a trade. The forward's 39 goals ranked third in the league and first on the team. When the '12 season was over, Wiles took some time to rest.
"I had a couple of teams show interest in me to play in the summer, but my body was breaking down," he said. "My wife found a job right away, doing court documents in Philadelphia. So we headed back to Philadelphia, and I ran my lacrosse camps in Ontario in the summer."
Wiles turned 30 last August, and tried to enjoy his first lacrosse-less summer since he was about 7. As the NLL season approached last fall, Wiles was ready to get back to work to regain his edge. He needed a contract with the Bandits to do that, and that proved initially elusive.
"I should have gotten it done before the first weekend of training camp. It didn't get done," Wiles said. "I told the team last season that I wanted to do a contract that was a three-year deal. I hadn't been locked down before. I figured, I'm in my prime years now. I might not get a long-term deal later. At 32, 33, they might think I was too old — even though at that age, I still want to be playing, and I think I'll be able to play well."
Wiles knows what it's like to be a holdout. After all, he once held out for five straight years, which has to be something close to a record in pro sports.
But when he finally signed a one-year deal for the 2013 season, there was an extra wrinkle. Wiles had applied for a green card to gain permanent residence in the United States. That takes time to process.
"It's super-complicated," he said. "My lawyer told me it would take up to 90 days, but that it could be as low as 40 days. I was hoping I would get it around Christmas, but it went longer than I anticipated."
Until Wiles received that card, he wasn't allowed to cross the border into his native Canada. If he tried, the waiting time would recycle back to the start of the 90-day period. This is a problem for someone who plays for a team that practices in Ontario during the season.
"In the first 15 practices, I only practiced five or six times," Wiles said.
The schedule did the veteran a favor, since the team didn't have any games in Canada while he was waiting for his green card.
Wiles did participate in games, but he wasn't too effective initially. The right-handed shooter had only four goals in his first six games, a far cry from his production in 2012.
"I was forcing too much, and I was hurting myself," he said. "I had rugburn. I always had something in my legs. Then I threw my back out. I went through a lot of little injuries."
In addition, Wiles says he tried to do a little too much when he did play, and wasn't fitting in well with a roster that had seen half the team depart in the offseason.
"Your job is on the line all the time," he said. "There are no nights in this league when you can lollygag around. If you do, you are out of the lineup. That's the harsh world we live in. You can't be walking on eggshells."
Finally, though, Wiles seems to be getting his life and game in order. He's been driving from Philadelphia to Buffalo weekly in order to take part in practices, but he's landed a sales job here that starts in mid-March. That will cut down on his knowledge of Interstate road conditions considerably.
He's coming off his first three-goal performance of the season, which proved helpful to the Bandits in a win against Rochester on Feb. 16.
"Last game I got to playing smarter, something Darris Kilgour always talks about," he said.
Kilgour added, "I don't think he changed anything. He's had the continuity of working with the team. The guys are on the same page, and it's helped. The big difference last week was that he shot the ball well. …Hopefully he's turned the page, because he's a big part of the offense."
Now comes a big pair of games for the Bandits. Toronto is 6-2 and 1½ games ahead of Buffalo (4-3). Then the Bandits come to First Niagara Center to host Philadelphia (4-3).
"It we get two wins this week, we're sitting pretty," Wiles said. "If we get a split, we're still not in a bad position. You can't think of overlooking Toronto, or they'll wax you. Then there's Philly; they are 1-1 against us and we need to win that series."
Kilgour said Wednesday that John Tavares will play in tonight's game. He's been out with a calf injury.
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Sorry, I know I haven't posted a blog in quite a while. Also, I know that Video Game Reflections hasn't been updated for some time also, and I apologize for that. I have been playing lots of games and also working a lot, and just haven't made the time to post some more reviews. Hopefully, that will change in the future. In the meantime, I posted a new desktop image you should check out, which showcases all of my original Xbox games on the new shelf I got for them. Also, i want to encourage you to check out my youtube channel, where I post new videos occasionally of new games I buy. Here's the link:
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