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Tracking SQL statistics with ExtSQL
Keeping Score
ExtSQL provides detailed usage statistics for MySQL and PostgreSQL database systems.
MySQL and PostgreSQL have become standard open source databases on the basis of their active developer communities, solid performance, and reliable operation.
Despite the power and flexibility of these SQL variants, the options for obtaining historical data on database usage are relatively limited. SQL monitoring tools typically focus on gross monitoring at the server level. The Extended Usage Statistics for SQL (ExtSQL) project is an effort to make a much wider range of statistical information available to database admins through simple commands at the SQL command line. In fact, ExtSQL provides advanced admin features for MySQL and PostgreSQL that are not even available in the "big brother" SQL vendors. Database admins can now use ExtSQL to monitor and account for server usage down to the individual database, user, or even connecting client.
Almost any variable available through the SHOW STATUS command can be tracked. For instance, To see a display of all user activity in hourly increments for the last 24 hours showing the number of queries of each type, enter:
SHOW STATISTICS Com_select, Com_update, Com_insert FROM user WHERE Com_select > 100 HISTORY LIMIT 24
My company, Software Workshop Inc., developed ExtSQL and currently makes it available as open source software under the GPL. Our hope is that the features implemented through ExtSQL will eventually be implemented by other databases such as Oracle and DB2 and will become part of the SQL standard. In the meantime, ExtSQL takes the form of drop-in replacements for the server daemons used with MySQL and PostgreSQL.
In this article, I describe how to install and configure ExtSQL for a typical MySQL installation. The process for setting up ExtSQL for PostgreSQL is similar.
Building a New mysqld
The ExtSQL website [1] has compiled binaries for various OS/hardware platforms available for evaluation and licensing. The most current instructions for installing and using ExtSQL are also available at the ExtSQL website.
First, download the ExtSQL patches for your version of the MySQL server and put the .gz file at the top of your MySQL distribution. Type make distclean at the top of your distribution tree to remove all prior build products then enter
tar -zxvf extsql-my-src-5.0.45-rhel4-x86-2-1a-2.0b.tar.gz
to unpack. The result should be files similar to these four:
patch-188.8.131.52b compat-5.0.1a do_conf-5.2 README.source_extsql
The first two files are patch files. The patch- file contains the bulk of the changes that make up ExtSQL. The second file (compat-) contains unique fixes for the specific version of MySQL.
The do_conf- file contains the exact configure commands used for the source build, so merge this list with any selections you've made. As always, view the README for the latest information.
The next step is to apply the patches, but apply the compat- file first
patch -V t -p0 -lNu < compat-5.0.1a patch -V t -p0 -lNu < patch-188.8.131.52b
then run the same configure command you used to create your current build of MySQL with the options you desire.
For ExtSQL 5.0.x, you must add the following option to the current list of CXXFLAGS used in the definition for your configure (e.g., -DEXTSQL_50=1):
'CXXFLAGS=-O2 -DEXTSQL_50=1 -pipe -m32 -march=i386 -mtune=pentium4'.
Then type make as usual to build mysqld. A new mysqld binary in the build directory sql should be the result.
Install the ExtSQL Server
Instead of make install, you manually replace mysqld. I recommend the following procedure. (I assume the base install directory for MySQL is /usr/local/mysql.)
Start by backing up your databases and making a backup of your current mysqld:
cp -a mysqld mysqld.sav
ExtSQL prints status information to the MySQL error file. In another window, monitor the server with the following (use the correct path for your system):
tail -f /usr/local/mysql/var/your-hostname.err &
Now you are ready to install and activate the new server with the basic commands available in MySQL to stop and start the server. If your installation uses other wrapper programs, use them as well:
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -uroot -p"password" shutdown 060612 07:58:08 [Note] /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld: Shutdown complete
Note: The path in the logfile shutdown command should be the same path to which you previously backed up mysqld.
Copy the new mysqld into place
cp -a /path/to/your/source-installation/sql/mysqld mysqld
and start the new server:
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe --user=$mysql_user $other_args & 071121 7:42:47 [Note] ExtSQL build: ExtSQL version: extsql-my-bin-5.0.45-rhel4-x86-2-1a-2.0b 060612 7:58:38 [Note] ExtSQL disabled by user, no extsql_class_list defined
Now take a breather. The preceding lines confirm the server was built with the ExtSQL subsystem, and it is currently disabled because no statistics were requested. We recommend you run the server for at least a day and convince yourself things are operating normally. Server performance should not be affected.
If an error occurs, it could indicate a problem with the build. To get back to a known good configuration, just restore your version of mysqld and restart the server. To start recording statistical data, open /etc/my.cnf and add the following line, which must be in the [mysqld] section of the config file:
extsql_class_list="user, max-100, time-120, units-h, (Com_insert, Com_select, Com_update, Com_delete, Com_replace, Qcache_hits, Questions, Slow_queries)"
The command above should be on one physical line in the file. If you change /etc/my.cnf, be sure to remove this line if you revert to a standard mysqld.
On restart of your server, you should see the following entries in the error log:
060612 8:26:12 [Note] ExtSQL build: ExtSQL version: extsql-my-bin-5.0.45-rhel4-x86-2-5a-3.0b 060612 8:26:12 [Note] ExtSQL ACTIVE tracking memory: 435600 bytes for 1 class
Errors during initialization or operation will be noted in the error log, and the subsystem will disable itself, leaving MySQL operations intact.
In ExtSQL, the entities that interact with the server are called classes (Table 1). Within a class, specific instantiations are called instances. An instance of a user could be domenic or christina, for example. The server class is unique in that the only instance is the server itself.
For each instance, you can track individual data items called vars. Vars include almost all of the values displayed in the present SHOW STATUS command. Use the name of the var as displayed by SHOW STATUS; for example, Com_select tracks select statements.
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I've been trouble getting here this morning. If it's under construction could someone let us know, so we'll know the problem isn't in our computers? Thanks!
Clearly some things have changed. I would wait and see. It is not just you.
Todd -
I have to log in each time , than go to the Hudson forum.
Used to open directly to forum.
Not sure I want to go through another change ! -
The page header is not displaying correctly in Chrome either.
The sky is not falling here.
Looks ok here. No exploding steam boats.
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN -
My "bookmarked" Hudson forum now opens with an annoying classified ad page.
I have to sign in every time now, like when this new forum started. Why do things have to change all the time? :-OIf you're stuck in a hole, stop digging.
Why do the problems only effect a few members? So far mine has not changed.Jerry
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I had to change my bookmark direction but no biggie.Jeremiah
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Yes, I noticed the change,but I do not look a gift horse in the mouth.
Hi All, yes, there was a revised website (not forum) launched yesterday which may have cause a few interruptions to service (I was advised that it wouldn't) but that wont see any changes here in the forum hence the lack of notice.
If you had bookmarked anything other than www.classiccar.com/forum then it makes sense to change it to this address as this is the non-changing address for the forum - and has been since X months back when we did the 'big' change.
If you end up at the homepage there is an obvious link to 'forum' at the top in the black bar.
If you are seeing other issues, try clearing your cookies, updating your bookmark and then you can email me direct at bf@ (the website address) if it persists.
Friday is never a good day to make a site change from experience but as i'm in the forum now replying i'm to assume all is fine.Classic Car Lover -
has there been a text size change or have my eyes gone bad??????
text is smaller, hard for us over 50 guys......(takes magnifying glass out of desk drawer).
Yep , had to move the chair closer and move the moniter both,
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Hi guys, where are you seeing the text as smaller? Just generally in the forum you mean?Classic Car Lover
Yes , right here. When I type this it's fine , but after I hit Post Comment it shrinks to half size.
The print on the cover page when I log in is fine. -
The font is Times New Roman 12point.........kinda small for here in the forum
it's fine on other forums I go to , 1/2 size here.I have to enlarge everytime I come here?
was ok a few days ago. -
Here's a new one - I log in and the Discussions forum comes up. I click on Hudson and I wind up in Discussions > Hudson > Street Rods. Click on the back space arrow in my tool bar and up comes Hudson!!!!
What's with this??????? Signed: Confused
Alex Burr
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This is all easily fixable so no need to be concerned that it will be ongoing. I can't reproduce the small font issue here but will be able to from the office on Monday, I will then demonstrate to the developers and they will fix it.
As for ending up in the Street Rods sub category of Hudson, I think that could have been a miss-click and I can't reproduce it and that category is right next to the Hudson link?
Let me know if that happens again please Alex.Classic Car Lover -
Thank you Ben
Thanks Ben, but I still wind up with Discussion > Hudson > Street Rod when I (carefully) click on Hudson. Clicking on the back button in my tool bar brings me to the Hudson forum.
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN -
I get the ads 1st too but just click on "FORUM" then it comes right here.
I suddenly have to sign in each time I come to the Forum....anyone else experiencing this?
Jon, if you sign in and check the remember me , when you come back you just have to select
" Forum", than Hudson.Used to open up on the Hudson Forum untill a few days ago.
They are suppossed to correct some things on Monday. -
If you make sure that you are logging into : www.classiccar.com/forum you should
correct any issues that you have.
I changed my log in to it and It works perfect.... -
MAKE THAT : www.classiccar.com/forum/DISCUSSIONS
Hello All,
My name is Rachael and I work for ClassicCar.com. I'm just letting you know that we're doing our best to solve your problems behind the scenes with the developers. Please be patient with us as we work on sorting out any issues with the website. We've been listening to your feedback on the website design and as you may have noticed the whole website (apart from forum) has undergone significant changes over the last few days. We're aiming to bring you the smoothest, fastest and easiest website we can, and we'd love to hear your feedback to make it even better. We will be increasing the font size in the forum within the next few days, we apologise for any drop in text size during this time of website upgrade.
Thank you all for your patience!
Kind regards,
Rachael -
Thank you for your help, Rachael!
After reading all the comments and wondering what it was all about.... Today, it hit me. Well, as Rach says--be patient and it will all get better.....Brownie
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Hi Rachel - welcome to the crazy Hudson world!!!!
Alex Burr
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Thanks for your welcome to the forum!
Just letting you know that the font issue was resolved overnight. If you cannot yet see a change please try clearing your cookies and refreshing the page. -
Watching carefully as I signed in to the Hudson forum I noticed that when I put the mouse pointer on Hudson the Street Rod Button goes gray - the Hudson button doesn't. Looks like that's the problem.
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN -
Hi Alex,
Ben and I have both tried re-creating your problem here but we are not finding the error. Please would you be able to tell me what internet browser you are using, and if you click the about in the top menu it should also tell you the version number of the browser. We will be able to do some more testing to try and solve this for you then.
Thanks so much and sorry for the inconvenience!
Rachael -
Morning Rachael - I'm using Firefox 12. I've discovered if I put the mouse pointer over the arrow in front of "hudson" then it takes me to the Hudson forum. We'll live with it. I've had problems with Firefox 12 - tho most of the time it works just fine - the main being they forced the upgrade on me (and everybody else).
Weird, ain't it.
Just checked and I don't have the overlap problem with IE, can't remember which version, think it's IE*, I'm using there tho.
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN -
Not complaining, just wanted to report that I still have to sign in to post, on the Forum (as of 8-14-12). I'm using Firefox version 14, I think.
To clarify: I have to sign in each time I open up the Forum for the first time, not every time I need to post. If I delete the Forum and then later follow my link back to it, I must once again sign in. I only have to write my username, the password is already filled out. -
I'm also using Firefox 14.0.1 but I do not have to log on each time to post. Now that the font size revision has happened everything seems normal (including the peculiarities when trying to upload files - both jpg & pdf formats)Dave Y
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Dear Alex : I have reported your problem to the developers and they will be looking at it over the coming days as we aim to be compatible with all possible ways of viewing our website. Aside from this have you considered upgrading to the latest version of firefox at all? Here is a good article (a short one) to read about the reasons why upgrading your browser are important if you are interested. I thought it was very interesting and liked the analogy about the car "Browsers are like cars – they need to be looked after and eventually need to be replaced." :) I know they like to push updates on people and I myself find it annoying when I turn my machine on and all of a sudden get loading bars (uugh). But I promise it will be a better user experience, not only for our website but the whole web. Well thats my two cents - we're doing the best we can to fix the Firefox 12 anomaly though! Here is the article link if you're interested in a 2 minute read:
Dear Jon B : I will discuss with Ben what has happened here and see if we can find the problem in the coming days.
Dear Dave: Thanks for your feedback! I'm glad everything is working well for you. :)
Have a nice day everyone!
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Rachel, I'll get around to upgrading to FF 14 one of these days. I'm still unhappy with the Fire Fox people for automatically upgrading my system to V 12. One of the problems I have with it when accessing my bank web site a bar comes up that says "won't allow" with a button at the end that when clicked gives me the page I want. A minor annoyance, true but an annoyance none the less.
I also had a spyware program that worked great, but not with FF 12 - some sort of cat fight between FireFox and, was it Norton. I've forgotten now.
I still wish to have the option of choosing what is on my computer. Most of the programs I work with in my document scanning for the Hudson club online library are older programs, ie Adobe Acrobat 5, PagePlus 8, Netscape composer, but they work for me and I'm comfortable with them. I don't have the expertise to upgrade these programs to newer ones that might, or might not, work with the documents I have hundreds of.
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I have internet explorer. What happened? Now when I click the return arrow after reading a post the program will not return back to the unread posts like it used too. I hope you can fix it. Thanks.
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Ok thanks guys, we're working on your issues now. If you have any more problems please contact us directly and we'll work out any issues. Here is our contact page :)
Have a nice day,
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me too. have to reload the site to get back. IE
You Always have the option to select the Upgrades that your computer installs.
You need to get someone to assist you in adjusting your SETTINGS and Preferences so that
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A pot of quinoa and quinoa soup cooking over a fire at the top of a mountain overlooking the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. |
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A pot of quinoa and quinoa soup cooking over a fire at the top of a mountain overlooking the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. |
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We were just as upset as you were by this NPR article. NPR usually researches their articles, and this is not one of those cases. Thank you for taking action and writing this letter.
ReplyDeleteThis notion that exporting quinoa to the United States is making it too costly and thus unavailable for Bolivians was floated in the media over a year ago. There was an AP article that appeared in January of 2011, followed by articles in the New York Times, The Independent, and others, all suggesting that people eating quinoa in the United States were hurting the people in Bolivia, and even "starving" them. The problem with these articles is that their facts are questionable, and their conclusions wrong. NPR unfortunately picked up their story from these earlier reports without checking the facts. Perpetuating such misinformation does a great disservice to both consumers of quinoa in our country, and to the hard working farmers in Bolivia looking to raise their country's rather meagre standard of living. Bravo to Stefan and Michael for taking the trouble of going to Bolivia and making it their mission to uncover and report on what is actually happening. They are the kind of journalists the world needs rather desperately.
See: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/world/americas/20bolivia.html?_r=1&emc=eta1
Thank you for your comments and the article...to take it a step further, if people are eating more quinoa, they are buying less of another grain, such as corn. Wouldn't surprise me one bit if we found some large agro corn farmers or the like behind some of these anti-quinoa campaigns.
Deletethe corn grown for consumption is only a very small part of the profit from corn, most of it goes to make animal feed or corn syrup, not directly to the people. the 2 possible industries hurt by this would be wheat or rice, the two dominant grains that are grown for human consumption.
DeleteOne point: The original article doesn't say the farmers can't afford to eat quinoa, it says the people can't afford it, which strikes me as likely true, if it is being sold at a higher price to export markets.
DeleteThat was my first reaction too. It's an argument against something not claimed, & makes me question the entire article...
It's especially bad to have such bad "reasoning" when complaining about someone ELSE getting facts wrong.
And that ending... People in AMERICA (North & South) definitely deserve a better life, & "maybe" the rest of the world. Nice.
YES! Great article. We need to stop such ridiculous gossip with the real facts. False stories to satisfy the egos of journalists vying for any spotlight is misleading to consumers and destructive to a positive, productive livelihood for growing families - and an entire world that can benefit from such a tremendous food as quinoa.
ReplyDeleteI thought you were doing a fine job addressing the concerns in the NPR piece until you got to the end and started questioning the motives of the organization for publishing the story.
You reasonably enough ask for the sources NPR used for their story. So I'll ask you the same - what is the source for your accusations that there is some nefarious reason behind it? Why do you accuse the authors of such extreme jingoism?
If you indeed have evidence to support your charges, then by all means let's see it. Otherwise, in my opinion, you ruined a fine defense of the quinoa industry.
And that's a pity.
I don't agree. Whether they are intentionally to misleading the public or just are doing a poor job of reporting there is reason for concern.The original articles have a strong tone of "buy domestic" and "vegetarians are hurting the global economy" that the quinoa story seems to only be the method for delivering their ideology. The reporter didn't just cook these facts up themselves, some mysterious "source" tipped them off with false information that they were all to willing to swallow. It isn't hard to imagine who benefits from stories like these, and who has the money and influence to spread them. Definitely smell big agro-business on the other end of this story.
Why? The CIA and DEA are involved in destabilizing the Bolivian economy as Evo Morales is an outspoken critic. It is par for the course to plant damaging half-truths in nationally syndicated news stories. This is the history of the media in Latin America of the last sixty years.
DeleteI agree that the article goes rather off the rails at the end. There is simply no need for that degree of hostility or paranoia. But the letter, overall, presents its argument very well, and is an excellent counterpoint (aside from the fact that it needs an edit and proofread).
DeleteGlad the anonymous#1 spotted the point. I feel clear about I did not even realize what.
I just enjoyed all three of the points. The coin might have more than three sides.
I believe in the local foods 'trends' because I read some articles. However, now I learned, no silver bullet.
I can keep my mind open to all good reasons.
Thanks for checking the facts and posting an answer to NPR's article. We believe there are still many challenges farmers face, some of which are brought on by the growing demand for quinoa, and yes, their community is impacted and development will take time. But no one can deny the opportunity that the growing global demand in quinoa offers them. Many NGOs and Fair Trade farmer groups, which have a strong presence in the growing area, consider overcoming these challenges a priority, through investing in community projects, changing agricultural techniques and building direct relationships with the farmers.
Read more: http://www.alterecofoods.com/blog/edouards-response-to-attacks-on-quinoa"
Facts - what facts both seem to be opinion pieces. Facts would be level of consumption by the Bolivian population, rural vs cities over time; price of the grain as a proportion of average wages, rural vs cities over time; land ownership community vs individual over time; farm income over time by crop grown: etc.
We collect statistics for a reason - because with out statistics both appear to be opinion pieces full of anecdotes but not facts.
Today, the UK Guardian published an article by Joanna Blythman that mirrors the NPR bias. I'll include a link below. I thankyou for your letter to NPR, which I have linked to numerous times today to provide another point of view!
One question I keep hearing has to do with the urban poor. While the idea that the farming community is hurting for access to quinoa is unsubstantiated in your experience, is this equally true for those in cities? What I mean is, is the price of quinoa now so high there that urban dwellers in Bolivia who would have still considered it a staple until the boon, that they are no longer able to afford it?
Or is that claim also exaggerated given people's preference for a different diet today?
Here's the Gaurdian article, full of errors (about soy also, grown first and foremost as cattle feed), for what it's worth! Thanks again, Fireweed
Question... you mention that quinoa farmers either hold a percentage of their produce for personal consumption or have no problem purchasing because of the profits. I'm wondering about Bolivians who are not farming/producing/profiting from the production of quinoa. Are they not the people most effected by the rise in prices? Is this not also a conversation about trade practices as much as anything? Can there be any question that Capitalist practices are infecting and harming poor people in virtually every part of the world and that this is what needs to be addressed? This response does not delve deeply enough into these issues to satisfy my concern about this issues raised.
ReplyDeleteWe at Alter Eco wish to provide our firsthand experience as a fair trade company working with quinoa communities in Bolivia. First and foremost, we at Alter Eco are pleased that these discussions are shining light on the struggle of quinoa farmers in the Bolivian Altiplano, clearly one of the poorest areas in the world. We travel to Bolivia three times a year to visit producers and their organizations in order to conduct internal audits that verify that the price we pay is just and reflects our commitment to fair living wages for farmers; that the growing methods are organic; and that farmer organizations grow as sustainably as can be so that the success of quinoa worldwide directly improves their lives, and may continue to do so for subsequent generations.
It is true that quinoa has today become quite expensive for local populations to purchase. It is however inaccurate to say that this has radically changed the way Bolivianos consume the grain. We agree with you that the difficulties and chanllenges are stemming from the system; Globalization in general has accelerated the taste for and consumption of western processed foods and diets by local populations in developing countries around the world. We encourage you to read more on how and why this is changing in Bolivia.
It isn't the *farmers* who can't eat the quinoa, it's the people in the towns and cities who aren't farming and have traditionally bought it that can't afford to eat it. Instead they are having to buy cheaper rice and wheat which aren't nearly as nutritious - in an area where people already suffer from high levels of malnutrition. The american dream is a lie, an unsustainable lie and the short term (and it will be as they've moved to a monoculture for export) riches farmers are experiencing - as if 70 cents a lb is wealthy - it's distriibutors getting wealthy - will not bear out as they need to start buying more and more soil ammenders etc. I doubt these myopic documentary filmmakers have been to other developing countries to see what happens when a food goes from feeding the peple of a region to a commodity. I'd suggest they look at rural India for a better picture. Just wait the next indignity will be the stealing of their seed by Monsanto and trademarking and farmers needing to buy back their own seed every year. Search India farming revolution and collapse. Read up on Indian farmer suicides, or malnutrition in Kung foragers (previously foragers) in Africa, or the Philippines. Here this encapsulates a lot - http://monthlyreview.org/2012/01/01/food-as-a-commodity. The point being you've "discovered" quinoa, great, buy from a fair trade collective that has the farmers best interests at heart, grow it here, buy from canadian growers because making it a sought after global commodity is denying access to the local people who relied on it...and food security is too basic a right to let that happen...our western privilege our big pockets and our gluttony are taking food out of other people's mouths. I read anther article that also missed the point entirely and used lobster in place of quinoa - before the 60's lobster had no value so the poor ate it - Mo took lobster rolls to school for lunch all the time. Now the poor can't afford this great protein source but they can buy mac and cheese and other cheap processed foods instead - like that's great - yay choice! Yay nutritionally bereft choices! Yay globalization! Pull the protein from the poor and serve it up to the rich! The people can't afford grain? Let them eat cake!
DeleteI have the same question as the other person (who is also named Anonymous, just like me!!) What about people who aren't quinoa farmers? Has their ability to afford this food been affected?
ReplyDeleteI'm an agronomist who speaks Spanish with near-native fluency and enough Quechua to be polite. Over the years I've worked extensively with quinoa growers in Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador. If anything you understate your case against NPR. For most small farmers it is a wonderful opportunity to find cash markets for a product which grows well on your land, especially since quinoa isn't a source of starch so much as a protein supplement.
The major Andean starches are potatoes, and in more remote areas a couple of unrelated tubers called oca and ulluco. At lower altitudes they eat more yuca, which is manioc, and (upland) rice. For protein they commonly eat mutton and guinea pig (which is delicious), along with faba beans, eggs, quinoa, some cheese and red beans. Pork, too, at lower elevations.
Many's the time I have greatly enjoyed a simple meal of mot"e'e (potatoes and faba beans with firey lachwa sauce) and caldo de cuy (guinea pig stew) thickened with potatoes and quinoa.
The real food starch problem is in Mexico and Central America where the diet is largely corn-based. The American political ethanol boondoggle has driven corm prices so high the locals can't afford it, so the do without. Not so in the Andes.
Awesome information Bart regarding getting some 3rd party perspective on this story, thank you for sharing! I agree with someone else above that the NPR article unfairly calls out vegans/vegetarians for being elitist health nuts. Why shouldn't we reduce our intake of meat products and choose to eat more of this wonderfully healthy grain? As if we don't import tons of products from around the world to the U.S.. The cost spiking has nothing to do with Peru or Bolivia but wall street economy speculators who's primary goal is to increase profit margins on commodities for trading. Do the Peruvians and Bolivians see that increased price in sales, no and that's the unfortunate part of the equation. I support local, fair trade, organic and sustainably grown companies and products as much as possible for this reason.
I look forward to seeing the documentary on the mother grain Stefan and Michael! Thank you! Come check out a great green social network my boyfriend and I are a part of called CrunchyHippie.com~
I lived and worked in Tacna this summer, an urban area with a huge influx of migrants (Aymaran) from the altiplano. There, the price increase of quinoa is definitely affecting the local diet and is having dramatic impacts on the health of the population. It's not as common as the traditional diet in the region around Tacna, but it is in the diet of the immigrants. Convenience foods have replaced quinoa as the prices have gone up, and the rates of overweight persons and persons with diabetes have skirocketed, so that it is one of primary causes of morbidity in Tacna. Ultimately this will be borne out through rising costs in the healthcare system, which will in turn affect the farmers. Yes, the Guardian UK article and the NPR article unfairly attacked vegans/vegetarians, but your article similarly focuses too narrowly on one part of the whole issue. My contacts in Peru worry that the quinoa price increase (look at the difference of the cost to the consumer, not the farmer) between 2008 and 2012) is one symptom of a massive health crisis in Peru.
DeleteThanks Bart, yours is the most authentic voice in this thread. I'll add that many or most NPR listeners have no idea that quinoa was introduced as a crop and then to the North American diet 25 years ago; other Andean crops are following the same pathway. For those wanting a better historical perspective on quinoa in North America than NPR's sensationalist newsbit, find a copy of the pioneer book, Quinoa, the Supergrain: Ancient Food for Today (Rebecca Wood, 1989).
ReplyDeleteI very much appreciate both the article shedding light on this picture, and questioning NPR's motives. Agribiz like ADM is a major funder of NPR.
So is Monsanto.
Perhaps this is less about NPR 'not wanting to see the Bolivian farmer profit', and more about destroying both their food sources and their diet. Health-conscious Americans purchasing this quality protein probably does more to keep them growing these foods self-sufficiently than anything else we do.
I suspect that the exporting of quinoa to the US is not the major factor in the food choices of poor urban Bolivians. I'm betting our toxic, mass-produced GMO 'food products' are (or will be) sold more cheaply than the local products, whether we buy Bolivian quinoa or not.
'Control the food, and you control the people.' -- Henry Kissinger
So if Monsanto wants to use exported quinoa as a lever to sell more GMO grain to Bolivia, why would they get NPR to run a story asking Americans to eat less quinoa? It doesn't make sense. Also, in 2009 Bolivia exported 18 million pounds of Quinoa. That same year the US produced 728 BILLION pounds of corn. Quinoa isn't even a pebble in the road of American agriculture.
DeleteThese people cite NO sources and are perpetuating the myth that globalism is everybody's chance at the American Dream. That is EXACTLY what they said. Do not fall for this. These guys are shills for American corporatism, just like so many so-called aid societies. What they are actually doing is supporting the disruption of the local economy and making it dependent on a market far away, and a transportation system they have no control over. And now Bolivians get to eat the same crap as every diabetic and obese American, because it is a novelty.
In what way is this good?
It's not. I am with you on this one.
The American Dream isn't even any good for Americans, as far as I can tell. We're certainly not the happiest people on the planet. The average American seems to be living a ridiculously excessive lifestyle of consumption. It's not even good for *us*.
I would like to know who these people writing the article are working on behalf of.
I know that as a young adult living in the farm-belt, if you were to go to the large scale farmers who were given the seed to either plant in their fields OR told to not plant that season, that they are not allowed to say ANYTHING against the company giving them the seeds. Therefore, if there are companies giving these families money to grow food, it does not mean that it is healthy, profitable or what is best for the families.
I do not know that to be the case, I think it is just important to accept that everyone has their own reality.
Talk to all the farmers in the U.S. who in the last century (the 1980's) were undersold by KRAFT who purchased and backlogged grains and dairy for 5 years, undercut the farmers at the markets and who, when about to loose their farms, were told by the banks to sign with the larger companies to grow more food, take out bigger loans and are now is debt to the 'store' for the next 3 generations....also, that they are not allowed to speak out against the company for fear of being paid a visit by a legalized mafia.
There are two sides to everything.
I actually experienced (and was saddened by) farmers selling their millet and buying white rice in Senegal as it is seen as what wealthy people do. I preferred the millet couscous and know how nutritious it is compared to the white rice they preferred if able to afford it. They only eat millet if they have to and cannot afford rice from asia.
ReplyDeleteI lost my faith in NPR when I heard them airing support for GMO crops right before Prop 37 came to vote here in CA. The media sell-out has gotten rotten to the core.
ReplyDeletePerhaps Monsanto was behind this article to prop up sales of their own crops... Wouldn't surprise me one bit!
ReplyDeleteWow, from my point of view, this reply questioning the original article is really a huff of pseudo-scientist people (you are just documentary-makers), that base all their arguments in some personal observations without any kind of scientific method, and the worst thing is that your speech is absolutely demagogic and aggressive, attacking personally the researchers of the original article.
They basically consider themselves absolutely rigorous and in possession of the ultimate truth just because they have been once visiting the area having their own conclusions, based on personal observation without any kind of strict method. I consider this attitude completely naive and subjectivist, with lack of vision to many other possible hidden factors affecting the issue, defending at all cost an idealized perception of what you saw in your visit to the area. You just demonstrate that you do not know anything about how a rigorous study must be undertaken in order to say some statements.
On the other hand, the researchers of the original article just put on the table that there night be some pros and cons in the situation, in a very reasonable way, taking into account many different sources and connecting them, and not just their personal impression about how the situation is.
Please do not accuse to people of something they clearly do not even state, with conspiroparanoias in your mind, and try to make a more constructive debate based on solid arguments and not just your personal opinions. And read a bit how the world works, maybe discovering that boosting the local economy of a developing area might not always arrive to a happy end for everybody, and can turn in a process of accumulation of a few, dispossession, violence, etc.
I have no relation with any of the authors, I am just very concern about people making statements without any background, and saying how the world should be.
I have a problem with this blog post..
The NPR article states
"And it's not without challenges. In Bolivia, second in production to Peru, great prosperity has come to many farmers. But communities in the Bolivian Andes that formerly lived on quinoa have become unable to afford it and are now relying more on nutritionally inferior processed foods."
The OP Blogger states
"Second, I haven't interviewed a single farmer from the Altiplano region this week, or in my previous time in Bolivia, that has admitted to having given up eating quinoa due to the inability to afford his own grain. This is a myth and a falsehood. Quinoa farmers in Bolivia grow it for commercial gain."
Problem is, what about people who live in communities in the Bolivian Andes that formerly lived on quinoa, that are not quinoa farmers?
So article is talking about apples, but blogger states the article is wrong because of oranges
I'm sorry, you fail
What about the poor people without land who still rely on quinoa? This is just another example of the international community forgetting about the most vulnerable populations around the world. The farmers may be making money but how is this new export affecting the landless and their ability to feed themselves and their families?
ReplyDeleteWho would create the myths and why? Who is losing shares while quinoa farmers profit? Who would desire the perpetuation of our culture's dietary and medical practice? Who would want to slow the process of cultural healing? Who would want to concentrate wealth and dilute the health of the world? Even our grossly wealthy will suffer from diseases that our illness causes. Everyone will until we learn to put each other first. We may accept the gift of true wealth with the will to give it selflessly.
I'd like to interview you regarding your experiences in Bolivia particularly regarding quinoa farming. I'm conducting an ethnography about social and health implications for Bolivia following surged Demand for quinoa. If you have an opportunity to accommodate my request I would like very much for you to contact me.
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Everything I need to know, I learned in music class
Note: Tuba player Andrew Schwartz holds a bachelor's of music from the University of Hartford. He did graduate work at The Manhattan School of Music and is working on an MBA at Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business, where he is president-elect of the Graduate Business Association. He is an intern at Atlanta-based music startup Tunefruit. Schwartz's story first appeared on CNN iReport.
It's no secret that education in America is broken. We can't define a good school, let alone figure out a way to measure success. Yet when money is tight, as it is right now because of the forced budget cuts, the first thing to be cut is always the arts. And that's a tragedy.
I spent six years in music school before making a switch to business school. I was convinced that I was going to be a musician. I loved music. I was good at it, and I was willing to do anything to get to the top. But then I realized that, even at the top of the music game, the job security isn't there. So I dropped out of grad school and am now earning an MBA.
But through that transition, I've realized why music needs to be a cornerstone of education. Music is an art and a science, and it's one of the best ways kids can learn creativity and those mythical critical thinking skills. The focus of the curriculum isn't forcing everyone to learn about Bach or Mozart. It's about learning how to think, rather than what to think.
That "how" is the holy grail of education. It's exactly what makes a good scientist, a good entrepreneur or a productive member of society. I don't play the tuba anymore, but I think the lessons I learned from it are actually more ingrained into me now that I have some distance from the actual medium I learned them in. Here is just a portion of the many life lessons I learned through music:
Work hard and it pays off
This one came early on in my short-lived musical career. I wasn't a very good musician when I first started out. It was obvious why: I only practiced an hour a day. But Katie down the street practiced four hours a day. My solution was to kick it up to six hours a day until I was just as good as she was. I had to make up for lost time, and I soon overtook her.
Make it happen
An amazing musician once said to me: "Make it happen."
There will always be obstacles in your way. My junior year in college, my quartet was making a recording for an international tuba competition. (Seriously.) It seemed almost impossible for us to get together to record, but we found one time: 10:00 p.m. on a Thursday. We had all been in class since about 8 a.m., and I had a serious sinus infection. It might have been the coffee and more meds than a doctor would recommend, but I'm convinced that these simple words cleared my head and allowed me to power through the pain and exhaustion. We made the semifinals.
Know where you stand
My teacher in grad school was fanatical about controlling variables. (Hey, a business school lesson!) This meant everything from designing your own instruments to recording everything that you play. But it didn't stop there. What about your diet? Your exercise regimen? Everything that could have an impact on your performance needed to be taken into account. In music, and in life, to make decisions or move forward, you need to have as much data as possible about current conditions.
Do your research
A piece of sheet music doesn't tell you exactly how to play everything. In fact, it's just a general guideline. You would play a staccato note differently in Shostakovich than you would in Mahler. It's important to fully understand context, and the only way to do this is to do some serious research. Read a biography, read what the composer wrote, talk to the composer if you can, look at several different versions of the score and listen to different records to figure out exactly what you need to do. If you don't have accurate or complete data, you can't make a decision, right?
Make connections
Before I went to business school, my classmates and I always related the music to something else. Wagner's intense "Ride of the Valkyries" is a waltz, which makes it fundamentally no different from Diane Birch's "Photograph," except that you're more likely to hear Birch in the background at a coffee shop. What you know about one thing can apply to the other. The deeper you go, you can make different links. Everything in life connects.
Work with others
In business school, everything is a group project because in the "real world," you work in teams. Great. That's what music school was. Put five people in a room together, all with different ideas on how a piece of music should sound, and you need to figure out how to make the best music that you can. There is no escaping these people; you have to work together because you can't just eliminate an instrument. If your French horn player gets mad because you didn't eat the cookies he brought and walks out, you can't perform. It's better than the lesson that came from business school -- please, if a team member's work isn't up to snuff here, I can do it myself.
Be responsible for your work
When you're performing music, you can't cheat. You can't say to the audience, "You don't get it." If they didn't understand it or like it, you failed. You are completely responsible for your product being well-received.
I recently spoke to a recruiter from a large tech company and was told that two of the most important traits they look for in new hires are their ability to think like the customer and taking complete responsibility for their work. It's a sense of responsibility that has to be learned, and I learned it as a musician ... in high school.
I'm not advocating for everyone to go to music school. I am saying that we, as a nation, need music education to teach everyone these lessons and more. It's what will help prepare students to join the workforce, whether they're part of an orchestra, a lab or a startup. Keep kids involved in the arts and stop underestimating the inherent value of music education.
The opinions expressed are solely those of Andrew Schwartz.
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