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Well... that was pointless.
After debasing the idea of free commerce in the U.S in the name of a misplaced security concern, stringing along several multi-billion dollar companies that embarrassed themselves in the interest of naked greed, and demanding that the U.S. government get a cut of the profits, the TikTok saga we've been watching the past few weeks finally appears to be over.
A flurry of announcement late Saturday night indicate that the TikTok deal was actually a politically-oriented shakedown to boost the cloud infrastructure business of key supporters of the President of the United States.
Oracle, whose cloud infrastructure services run a laughable fourth to AWS, Alphabet*, and Microsoft, will be taking a 20 percent stake in TikTok alongside partner Walmart in what will be an investment round before TikTok Global (as the new entity will be called) goes public on an American stock exchange.
According to a statement from TikTok, Oracle will become TikTok's "trusted technology partner" and will be responsible for hosting all U.S. user data and securing associated computer systems to ensure U.S. national security requirements are fully satisfied. "We are currently working with Walmart on a commercial partnership as well," according to the statement from TikTok.
— TikTok_Comms (@tiktok_comms) September 19, 2020
Meanwhile, Oracle indicated that all the concerns from the White House, U.S. Treasury, and Congress over TikTok had nothing to do with the service's selection of Oracle as its cloud provider. In its statement, Oracle said that "This technical decision by TikTok was heavily influenced by Zoom's recent success in moving a large portion of its video conferencing capacity to the Oracle Public Cloud."
Here's how CNBC reporter Alex Sherman has the ownership structure breaking down, per "a person familiar with the matter". Oracle gets 12.5%, Walmart gets 7.5% and ByteDance gets the remaining 80%. The Trump administration is claiming that US investors will own 53% of TikTok because ByteDance (TikTok's parent) is backed by venture capital investors that hold a 40% stake in the parent company.
So the ownership of TikTok Global will be, according to a person familiar with the matter:
Oracle - 12.5%
Walmart - 7.5%
ByteDance - 80% ...
But 40% of ByteDance's ownership is US venture capital funding. That's how the Trump admin is calculating this deal as "majority US $"
— Alex Sherman (@sherman4949) September 20, 2020
The deal benefits everyone except U.S. consumers and people who have actual security concerns about TikTok's algorithms and the ways they can be used to influence opinion in the U.S.
TikTok's parent company ByteDance gets to maintain ownership of the U.S. entity, Oracle gets a huge new cloud customer to boost its ailing business, Walmart gets access to teens to sell stuff, and U.S. customer data is no safer (it's just now in the hands of U.S. predators instead of foreign ones).
To be clear, data privacy and security is a major concern, but it's not one that's a concern when it comes to TikTok necessarily (and besides, the Chinese government has likely already acquired whatever data they want to on U.S. customers).
For many observers, the real concern with TikTok was that the company's Chinese owners may be pressured by Beijing to manipulate its algorithm to promote or suppress content. Companies in China — including its internet giants — are required to follow the country's intelligence and cloud security law mandating complete adherence with all government orders for data.
The Commerce Department in its statement said that "In light of recent positive developments, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, at the direction of President Trump, will delay the prohibition of identified transactions pursuant to Executive Order 13942, related to the TikTok mobile application that would have been effective on Sunday, September 20, 2020, until September 27, 2020 at 11:59 p.m." So that's a week reprieve.
So all this sound and fury … for what? The best investment return in all of these shenanigans is almost certainly Oracle co-CEO Safra Catz' investment into Trump, who in addition to being a heavy donor to the Trump administration, also joined the presidential transition committee back in 2016. Thank god the U.S. saved TikTok from the crony capitalism of China. Let's just hope they enjoy the crony capitalism of Washington DC.
*An earlier version of this article referred to AWS, Amazon and Microsoft. AWS and Amazon are the same company. I was typing fast. I've corrected the error.


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By default the apps don't sync to the computer -- but if she uses the same account on the app store she should be able to access her previous purchases in case the backups are gone (or never existed).
Restore apps with iPhone back-up? Answered
My mum just got a new iPhone after her old one broke, we had backed it up the instant before she went to hand it in to be repaired. When we synced it, it only installed all the music but no apps! Please help!
Thanks, Flannel UK
As far as I know, the sync` process synchronises user-data on phone and the PC - it is not a full system back-up / clone / ghost image.
You'll either have to use a back-up (if you have one and the phones are identical), or load the app's to the new phone.
Oh OK, the data for the apps is on the back-up, So all we have to do now is just download all the apps that she had and the data will be there! Thanks for your help :)
I assume so, the sync' only does what it does. Fairly-easy to test with 1 app' I guess?
Yeah it does. Again, thanks for your help :)

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Tanzanian CSOs say No to UPOV in Africa.
African civil society organisations concerned about AGRA
GMO Major Health Warning
Title: Programme Coordinator:
Duration: 2 years renewable contract
Duty station: Dar es salaam, Tanzania
TABIO is currently looking for a dynamic and knowledgeable TABIO Programme Coordinator to enhance the impact of our work.
Key tasks of the Coordinator will include:
Reviewing and updating the action plan, and working with alliance members to develop the aims, objectives, activities, setting responsibilities, defining timescales and budgets;
- Driving the implementation of the action plan;
- Monitoring and regularly reporting progress towards the achievement of the results and objectives;
- Organising members' meetings, informing members, drafting agendas, recording and circulating minutes etc.
- Being the first point of contact for the alliance, providing information, responding to enquiries;
- Maintaining the database of members, stakeholders, press and other contacts, and for maintaining and updating the TABIO website http://envaya.org/TABIO and the TABIO facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tanzania-Alliance-for-Biodiversity/216280335064601
- Strengthening the alliance, recruiting new members and encouraging participation of existing members;
- Gathering and sharing relevant information with stakeholders;
The person
To be successful to this post you will have strong knowledge, competence and experience on programme management, good interpersonal and communication skills and fund raising skills. You will also have good conceptual and analytical skills, be culturally and politically sensitive with the ability to solve complex problems as well as influence policy and policy practice of the key stakeholders. Fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili
Mode of application
If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please submit your application and CV in English detailing your experience to the post and include your daytime telephone contacts. Send your application by email to email@example.com. The closing date for this application is July 13, 2012.
A landmark film from The Gaia Foundation and the African Biodiversity Network
WHO NEEDS GMOs?
Conventionally bred drought tolerant maize wins 2012 UK Climate Week Award
More than 2 million farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are growing the new varieties for more food and income.
EL BATAN, Mexico, 12 March 2012. The United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) has won Best Technological Breakthrough at the UK Climate Week Awards for its support to a project to develop drought-tolerant maize in Africa. The prize was announced at the Climate Week Awards, held in London today to celebrate the UK's most effective and ambitious organizations, communities, and individuals and their efforts to combat climate change.
Known as "Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa" (DTMA), the winning initiative is responsible for the development and dissemination of 34 new drought-tolerant maize varieties to farmers in 13 project countries—Angola, Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe—between 2007 and 2011. An estimated 2 million smallholder farmers are using the drought-tolerant maize varieties and have obtained higher yields, improved food security, and increased incomes.
"This maize is like an insurance against hunger and total crop failure, even under hot, dry conditions like those of recent years", says 79-year-old Rashid Said Mpinga, a maize farmer in Morogoro, Tanzania, who has been growing maize for almost half a century. "Without good quality maize seed, you cannot earn enough, you cannot have life."
In a continent where maize is the staple crop for over 300 million people and nearly all of it is grown without irrigation, relying solely on precipitation, drought tolerant varieties are invaluable. In 2011 alone, more than 12.5 million people suffered the effects of drought and resulting famines in the Horn of Africa, with the drought being termed the worst in 60 years.
The project uses conventional breeding, where varieties with good drought tolerance characteristics are cross-bred to get final products which are both productive and nutritious and grow well in African conditions. In particular, the DTMA provide farmers with better yields than leading commercial varieties under moderate drought conditions, while giving outstanding harvests when rains are good.
Partners in developing, marketing, or distributing seed include private companies, publicly funded agricultural research and extension systems, ministries of agriculture, non-governmental organizations, and community-based seed producers.
Jointly implemented by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the DTMA project is presently funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and is also receiving complementary grants from the Howard G. Buffet Foundation (HGBF) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
"DFID has been a highly-valued and reliable, top-ten core contributor to CIMMYT's work," said project leader Wilfred Mwangi, scientist and liaison officer at the center's Nairobi, Kenya, office. "In the case of maize research, four-tenths of our funding is targeted to Africa and most goes to develop stress tolerant maize varieties and more resilient farming systems for maize and associated crops."
"DFID also provided ten years of valuable support for our mid-altitude maize breeding program for southern Africa, which focused on drought tolerance," Mwangi said.
In addition, the efforts of DTMA build on long-term support from the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation (SDC), the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Rockefeller Foundation (RF), USAID, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the Eiselen Foundation.


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Andre Brown doesn't think the temporary injured-reserve spot will be necessary for him.
The New York Giants running back broke his left leg for the second straight year but he says he will not require surgery for "just a little tiny, a little crack in it." Brown is set to undergo more tests Friday.
The Giants had some other injuries that could potentially affect their decision-making for depth on Saturday's final cut day.
Backup tight end Adrien Robinson injured his left foot on the opening kickoff and was on crutches and in a walking booth after the game. Robinson will undergo further tests Friday but said his foot is not broken.
"Somebody hit me from behind," Robinson said. "I don't know if somebody stepped on it or fell on it. I got caught up on a tackle."
"I don't think it is that serious," he added. "I will find out more tomorrow. But I know it is not broke."
Robinson was behind Brandon Myers and Bear Pascoe on the depth chart. Larry Donnell saw added snaps in the game. If Robinson has to miss significant time, that will affect what the Giants will do Saturday at tight end.
Also, safety Tyler Sash suffered a concussion in the first half. The Giants have been hit hard at safety after losing Stevie Brown to a torn ACL for the season. With Will Hill having to serve a four-game suspension to start the season, the Giants have some depth concerns if Sash is sidelined for a while. Rookie Cooper Taylor would be the next man up after starters Antrel Rolle and Ryan Mundy. David Caldwell also is on the roster.


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John Powell, I pulled the video and made a post out of it. Here it is. I guess it's Mike Harlow week at The Truth Barrier. But it's about to turn into VAXXED ll week. Stay tuned.
6 thoughts on "The Gay Pushback Against LGBT's Encouragement Of Transsexuality in Young Children: Mike Harlow "They Fetishize Dysfunction""
This was a very well planned agenda . FACT. Related to the transgender push. If you do research you will find that certain groups of people believe that to have both sexes is "god-like". Very evident in the Hollywood you see this with celebrities . You will be surprised how many of them are not what you think they are. The "she's" are really "he's" and vice versa. Who controls the narrative?
A push to get society to accept this . To "normalize" something that is not natural.
I don't want cross dressers reading books to the children in the library rolling around on the floor with them. Why is this allowed? Because you will be damned if you dare speak out about this.
The gay push back?
This video has been up for 11 months and has 700 some odd likes.
What push back? If their silence is meaningful, it's to be taken as tacit approval. At this point it's obvious that most gays are perfectly ok with lil Desmond. Unless everyone is just that afraid of being called a Nazi by buzzfeed? You'll live the Nazi accusation, trust me, you'll live.
So come on gays, let's hear it. Say it with me…CHILDREN AREN'T SEXUAL. At all. Ever.
Here's the thing….the stereotype about the gay guys wanting to be with children…it was true, real, whatever you'd like to call it.
It was always there. It may not have been all gay men…and women…but it was enough of them that it was a thing. And that toothpaste isn't going back in the tube. It's out. Sorry, we've all seen it. We knew it was there back then because lowering the age of consent was ALWAYS part of the agenda, and we know it's there now because we've seen it on TV.
Here's the thing; these people want to call everyone who can see what they're up to 'Hitler' but…they're normalizing self destruction which normalizes the backlash to the normalization that they're pushing. They're begging for the next 'Hitler' and they know it.
Thank you, Celia.
Anti-trust Law is Constitutional, so let's apply it to create a democracy. Let's start here:
Monopolies are illegal for a reason. They are inherently unjust. Section 2 of the Sherman Act prohibits the abuse of monopoly power. So what would be the most just consequence for the abusive control of freedom-loving populations and indisputable undemocratic censorship from Google, Youtube, Twitter and Facebook? I propose that the government announce that it will buy these companies at 80 cents on the dollar and when their stock values plummet to incredible lows, to then buy them out and turn them into highly regulated public utility companies that will protect everyone's right to free speech.


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Closed 12 years ago
Last modified 12 years ago
#613 closed bug (fixed (in master))
"Harmless" actions prevented by {!*} inscription
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|3.1.1 beta
I can't even 'I'nspect or 'b'rowse objects marked with {!*} inscriptions without getting "Are you sure?"! Not sure if this is intended or not, but it didn't happen in old versions of Angband, and it's annoying, so I think it's a bug...
Change History (5)
comment:1 Changed 12 years ago by anonymous
Well, it's nice to see that !*!*!* actually makes you confirm three times again.
It would be nice if you actually had to tap Y three times, Maybe a hack to disable keyrepeating during confirmation?
comment:2 Changed 12 years ago by takkaria
- Milestone changed from 3.1.0 to 3.1.1
It did happen in previous versions. Bumping forward a version.
comment:3 Changed 12 years ago by takkaria
- Resolution set to fixed
- Status changed from new to closed
comment:4 Changed 12 years ago by ekolis
I noticed in the fix for this bug that you made inscribing a "harmless" action, but not uninscribing? I agree with the latter but I would say that inscribing is not harmless either, as you can effectively uninscribe something by inscribing it and clearing the text, so if you have something inscribed {!*} and you try to inscribe it, you should be warned because by doing so you could remove the {!*} inscription itself.
comment:5 Changed 12 years ago by stefanor@…
My rationale for this was that it's much harder to accidentally inscribe something, since there's an automatic second prompt and you get told on-screen about the old inscription. I'll change it if you disagree.


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Manchester City vs Arsenal betting tips, predictions, lineups, odds and free bets (Premier League - 5.11.2017)
- Written by David Bet
MANCHESTER CITY vs ARSENAL BETTING PREVIEW
Man City are yet to taste defeat this campaign and are the third team in Premier League history to have won as many as 28 points from their first 10 games of the season. They top the Premier League table with a 5 points cushion over Manchester UTD and beat 3-2 West Brom on the road last weekend. In Champions League, Guardiola's men secured their qualification to the knockout stages by beating 3-2 Napoli at Stadio San Paolo in midweek. As to direct matches, the Citizens have only won one of their last nine matches against Arsenal in all competitions (D4 L4).
Pep Guardiola will recall Kyle Walker in defense as the former Spurs' right back has been rested in midfield. Sergio Aguero and Gabriel Jesus are in contention for the lone striker starting berth while Leroy Sanè and Raheem Sterling should feature from the off despite their heavy workload since the last international break . The first choice midfield of Fernandinho, Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva should all start, with Ilkay Gundogan providing the main alternative. Benjamin Mendy and Vincent Kompany are still sidelined for the home side.
Arsenal have won 10 of their last 13 matches in all competitions, including their last Premier League match at home to Swansea (2-1). They are 5th in the Premier League standings and trail Man City by 9 points. Prior to Thursday's goalless draw against Red Star Belgrade, Arsene Wenger's men have managed to win their last four matches in all competitions including an impressive 2-5 away win over Everton. But that was the only Premier League win that the Gunners have recorded on their travels so far this season. Arsenal have lost 10 of their last 17 away league games, including a 4-0 thumping at liverpool few weeks ago.
Sead Kolasinac is doubtful and he will undergo a late fitness test ahead of this clash. Should he be ruled out, Nacho Monreal could move to left wing-back, seeing Rob Holding join Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker in the three-man backline. Arsene Wenger is set to continue with Granit Xhaka and Aaron Ramsey in central midfield, while Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez should support Alexandre Lacazette up front in the 3-4-2-1 system. the likes of David Ospina, Calum Chambers, Shkodran Mustafi and Danny Welbeck are still out.
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Swiss sanctions dilemma over Russia BBC
Swiss Private Banks: Not a Pretty Picture Wall Street Journal
US fine provisions hit Swiss private banks swissinfo
It's not just the Swiss – banks far from Switzerland should know what institutions there disclose Corporate Counsel
Foreign banks pack their bags in Switzerland swissinfo
U.S. & European banks leaving Switzerland, rumours of banks from Brazil, China & Singapore filling some of the gaps
Cayman Islands Chamber says UK's FCA "High Risk" listing "Insulting and lacks credibility" and Cayman Finance accuses FCA of "hypocrisy" Cayman iNews
See also: Cayman news: Government "astounded" at being included on UK high-risk country list Financial Secrecy Media Monitor
Mexico Praised For Tax Transparency Tax-News
Tax Burden in U.S. Not as Heavy as It Looks, Report Says Dealb%k
UK Government restricts Liechtenstein route for tax disclosure Chartered Institute of Taxation
Is Global Income Inequality Really Falling? Slate
Banking corruption: more of the same. When will it end? Tax Research UK


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Expanding Horizons to Close Achievement Gaps
By Tim Deenihan
Summer is the heart of the problem. Summer is what propels the cycle—both upwards and down. Trying to treat the symptoms without tackling the problem of summer is like taking acetaminophen to cure cancer.
Here's how it works.
For all intents and purposes, children are the same. Pluck any two kindergarteners out of any two socioeconomic or cultural backgrounds, and they will learn at essentially the same rate, finishing out the school year having grown essentially as much as each other. Then summer happens.
Children from middle- and high-income families typically have active summers. They may join camps and clubs. They may go away for a vacation—however modest or extravagant is of no matter in this regard. Playdates with friends and family likely will involve trips to the pool or the beach. They'll be on the go, and they'll be engaged. Their minds are active in all sorts of ways, and what they learned during the school year gets practiced and retained.
Not so for their low-income counterparts. These are children whose age prohibits independence, so while their middle- and high-income classmates go places and have things to do, the low-income children simply do not have the same access to activity. As a result, their minds are not exercised, their skills are neither practiced nor retained, and they enter the next school year having slid backwards.
They may learn at the same rate again, but summer will return and the middle- and high-income kids will continue to grow, and the low-income kids again will fall victim to what is known among educators as the "summer slide."
The effect is cumulative. What's more, it began before they even started school since, academically speaking, that 0- to 4-year-old stretch is essentially an extended summer. Developmentally speaking, the low-income child enters kindergarten about six months behind her middle- or high-income classmates and will be anywhere between two-and-a-half to three years behind by the time they all reach fifth grade. That's an achievement gap of roughly 50 percent—a gap that is extremely difficult to overcome.
That downward spiral has momentum, so that only 60 percent of low-income students will even attend their last year of high school, let alone meet the standards of graduation. For perspective, the rate among more affluent students is comfortably north of 90 percent.
And it all comes back to young kids in the summertime.
This is where Jeff Rumpf and Sacred Heart University's Horizons Summer Enrichment Program step in to break the cycle. Or, as Rumpf puts it, "We dive into the gap. There's no cherry picking. Two-thirds of our kids are below reading level, and all of them are from families falling below the poverty line." These are the kids for whom summer isn't an escape; it's a sentence.
Yet with the proper intervention, the results are phenomenal. Over the last 40 years of Horizons' national program, 99 percent of its students graduated high school—a better success rate than even most middle- and high-income students—and 91 percent of them went on to higher education. Which begs the obvious question: how did they do it?
The Horizons program at Sacred Heart, set on the University campus, "opens doors that don't even exist in other programs," Rumpf explains. What other program could access Olympic-sized swimming pools, open garden plots, martial arts studios, rehearsal halls and performance auditoriums, not to mention science labs and full libraries, all while providing a one-to-four student-teacher ratio?
Additionally, the University allows for a continuity the children see nowhere else, except with their own parents. The camp itself may only run for six weeks, but the Horizons calendar includes 10 Saturday Academy programs and additional events and support, including tutoring, martial arts, golf and special performances. Program staff members also intervene and advocate for the students throughout the year as needed.
The benefits blossom like petals on a flower. Students return to school actually ahead of where they were academically when they left, ready to hit the ground running. University academicians get to practice best methods in a living laboratory, piloting leveled learning curriculum built around the children's needs.
Meanwhile, University students get hands-on experience as responsible, decision-making educators. Ruthie Phillips, a sophomore sociology and elementary education major, is a program assistant at Horizons, though she's quick to point out that "assistant" doesn't mean she spends her day making copies and getting coffee. "I'm the one planning the lessons that I teach," she says. "I'm the one responsible for the kids I work with. There's no other program that gives me this kind of experience."
At the tender age of 19, Phillips is a seasoned veteran of the program, having been involved with Horizons since she was a sophomore at Bridgeport's Central Magnet High School. She has wanted to be a teacher since kindergarten, she explains, so her adviser had her look into the program. Now, "I'll be with Horizons forever," she says. "They can't get rid of me."
That's great news for Carmella Parish, a Brooklyn native who moved to Bridgeport with her three children in 2012. "Ruthie's my darling," she gushes. Parish's twins, Jaden and Jeremiah, were accepted to the program in 2013, struggling in math and well below reading level. Now Jaden wants to be a doctor, Jeremiah's favorite books are the Goosebumps and Junie B. Jones series, and the third-graders can't wait to get back to Horizons. Ask either one what's the best part and, in typical kid fashion, they offer a litany of "bests"—the pool, the math, the martial arts, the writing, the reading, the gardening ("I grew a cucumber and then I ate it for lunch!" Jeremiah boasts)—with no differentiation between what coordinators would call academic and social/emotional learning.
That's exactly the desired effect of the model Rumpf refers to as CARS—Creative, Academic, Recreational and Social—with equal emphasis placed on all facets of the student's growth. "We have kids that come to us thinking that they hate reading," he says. "Why? Because all of their experience in school has been to tell them that they're no good at it. High expectation only shows them what they don't have." Horizons' holistic approach fills in the gaps.
"The hook is the enrichment programs," Rumpf explains. "The dance, the martial arts. But it's a supportive culture. A child's frustration means they need support, not a time-out in the corner. They work one-on-one with a tutor until—whaddaya know?—they're asking for extra books from the Bookmobile."
Yes, Horizons even has regularly scheduled visits from the Bridgeport Library Bookmobile.
If the theory sounds Pollyannaish, the results prove the practice. Surround young students with successful mentors—kids in college, as opposed to kids on the street. Give the next generation of teachers first-hand experience with an inner-city appetite for learning, as opposed to the stereotypical notion of an educational war zone. Make the comparatively minor investment in bridging the achievement gap, and relieve the societal burden of a subculture perpetually underprepared for success and thus unable to succeed.
Summer propels the cycle. That much is certain. But the Horizons program at Sacred Heart University gives its young students the opportunity to determine that cycle's direction, turning a downward spiral into a launchpad of opportunity.
"Everything good that happens is small, and local, and usually one-on-one," says Rumpf, referencing a lesson learned from his own mentor, legendary singer and social activist Pete Seeger.
"This is what works," he says. "It's not the yelling and protesting. It's in the camps and colleges. Sacred Heart is the new paradigm for Horizons—young people benefitting their city.
"It's amazing what you can mobilize with a group of young kids."


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Anjali's phone rang. It was Kshitij. Anjali moved away from the chattering crowd and stood by the French windows and said, "Hello?"
She was met with silence; she looked at her phone and then around the room, he was nowhere to be seen, puzzled she again said softly, "Hello, is that you Kshitij, are you ok? Kahan ho?"
Kshitij: "I am in the guest room."
Anjali: "Wahan kya kar rahe hain?"
Kshitij: "Trying to gain some control over my anger and frustration."
Anjali: "Anger and frustration? But WHY are you angry and frustrated?"
Kshitij: "It is not fair."
Anjali: "What's not fair?"
Kshitij: "Look how openly ASR hugged my sister in full public view."
Anjali: "Haan toh? biwi hai uski, haq hai uska."
Kshitij: "Haan haan pata hai, I too want that haq, that right."
Anjali: "Uff, Kshitij, you have that right na, go and hug Khushi if you like."
Kshitij sighed, "Anjie, ASR hugged my sister, so I want to hug his sister."
Suddenly a calmness enveloped Anjali, there was no doubt in her mind, this was meant to be, she just knew it, her heart knew it and she had no choice but to follow the call of her heart, she broke free of the constriction around her throat, blinked away her tears, smiled and said softly, "Aap bhi na."
There was silence and then a choked voice said, "I love you," a soft gentle sigh, a sigh of relief came floating across, "So when are we announcing it to the family?"
Anjali was back on her guard, "Announcing what?"
"Our engagement aur kya?" said Kshitij confidently.
"Engagement? I haven't said yes and we haven't even talked to Anya yet," Anjali protested.
"But you did agree just now," Kshitij refuted instantly.
"Agree, maine? kab?" Anjali was surprised.
"Come on Anjie, don't back track now! Didn't you just say 'aap bhi na'? A sudden transformation from 'tum bhi na' don't you think?" Kshitij said triumphantly.
Just then Khushi came up to Di and said, "Everything ok Di?
Anjali flushed even more, smiled and nodded her head, then as her emotions overwhelmed her, she moved forward, she kissed on the cheek and said, "This is for my pyaari nan….I mean bhabhi."
She then disconnected the phone.
Khushi chewed her lips and looked at Di, she was looking beautiful, in fact she was glowing, a faint blush staining her cheeks, a sparkle in her eye, a smile on her lips; Khushi looked around, she spied her brother coming out of the guest room searching for something, no, searching for someone, his eyes zoomed in on Di and stopped searching further. Di's eyes found Kshitij's eyes and she too stood frozen; recognizing the symptoms, Khushi hid her smile and walked over to her brother and said while dragging him over, "Kishu bhaiyya, Anya is such a darling and it is obvious we all love her so much. But you haven't told me how you find our Di?"
Kshitij looked Khushi; she waggled her eyebrows at him as they reached Anjali.
Kshitij smiled resignedly and said, "Khushi you haven't changed a bit, still naughty as ever."
Anya came skipping, "Anjie Anjie I saw the whole house with CSR but I want to see your room with you, please can you take me to see your room?"
"Yes of course dear, but first let us have dinner," Anjali coaxed the excited little girl to the dining table where a sumptuous meal was laid out. Soon everyone was tucking in great gusto and talking nonstop.
After dinner, Anjali took Anya's hand and went to her room, Anya investigated each and every corner and even requested Anjali if she could inspect her cosmetics and jewelry. Anjali was more than happy to show it all.
Tired out Anya lay on the bed and yawned sleepily and said, "Anjie, I wish I could stay with you forever," she spotted her dad by the doorway who had come looking for her as it was getting late, "Dad," she beckoned him urgently, "Dad can't we all stay here with Anjie? It would be so much fun, everyone is here!"
Kshitij looked at Anjali and regretfully shook his head, "Sorry Anya darling, you know that is not possible, of course you can visit them here whenever you like or they could come over."
"But Dad," Anya was not satisfied, "that is not the same as staying always! I want to be with Anjie always," getting worked up.
Kshitij threw Anjali a helpless glance, she caught a glimpse of his dimples, he reluctantly entered the room and sat by Anya's side on the bed, "Sweetheart, let's go home, you are all tired out and it's been a long day, come," he coaxed gently.
But Anya was adamant, excitement and exhaustion combined to make her cranky and recalcitrant, she scrambled away to the other side of the bed and hugged Anjie, "I want Anjie! I want to stay with Anjie!" She brightened. "I have an idea, Dad, if we can't stay here, can you take a bigger house so that they can all come and stay with us?"
Kshitij shook his head, "So many people in one house! We would have to rent a palace!"
Anya could see a point in that, "Ok then maybe Anjie could come and stay with us, we wouldn't have to rent a palace then. She could share my room," she added generously.
Kshitij held Anjali's eyes over Anya, "You know Anjie can't stay with us just like that."
"Why not, Nanny does?" Anya pointed out with irrefutable logic.
Kshitij sighed, "Nanny is an employee; she is working for us. Only relatives and employees can stay with each other. Anjie is not an employee and technically she is not related to us."
Anya sat up excitedly, "I KNOW!!! Aisha lost her mommy too and now her Daddy brought another mommy for her by marrying her. Marry Anjie Daddy, then she could come and stay with us right?"
Kshitij's dimples disappeared as he held Anjali captive with his eyes and said softly, "You are so right Anya! But do you think she will agree to marry me?"
Now that finally she had her dad's support, Anya jumped up and hugged Anjali, "Anjie, Anjie will you marry Daddy and be my mommy forever?"
Tears fell thick and fast as Anjali hugged Anya and said shakily, "How can anyone refuse such a beautiful proposal?"
Anya danced up and down on the bed and clapped her hands, "Is that a yes? Say yes, say yes."
"Yes yes surely yes," said Anjali looking at Kshitij her heart in her eyes.
"Great! Now can Anjie come with us Daddy?" said Anya
"No dear, it is not so simple, first somebody has to take her grandmother's permission then there will be some ceremonies and then a wedding after which Anjali can come and stay with us," Kshitij tried to explain.
"Ohhh," Anya was disappointed but she cheered up and got off the bed, "I can wait a few days, but I will go and take permission from Badi Nani."
"No wait Anya…" Kshitij tried to stop her but Anya had already vanished.
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OK so my 23 in 3 kinda flunked. Can I blame field work? I didn't mention this earlier, but about a week ago I got a cat. He's a 13lb rescue tabby mix from the humane society. He's got himself a little 'tude since he's been living with us but he's pretty awesome otherwise. Never having owned a cat before, I'm getting used to him as he's getting used to me.
His name is Schrodinger.
This weekend, Keith and I made him a kitty tower so that he could be in his rightful place: above us, looking down on his subjects. Like I said, he's gotten a little bit of an attitude since he's become the only kitty in his domain.


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You can find some interesting pieces at the strangest of places – like this Target rug, which is available at children's bedding company Babyface.
Yet we suspect demand will come more from adults than children, especially anyone with a leaning towards mod or if you fancy a splash of pop art imagery around the house. According to the site, the rug has a thick pile, is 100 per cent hand-tufted wool and is around 120cm in diameter.
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GST Council Meeting on 22nd December 2018 – What to Expect?
After almost 3 months, since the last GST Council meeting took place on the 28th of September 2018, the GST Council is going to meet for the 31st time tomorrow i.e. the 22nd of December. With 918 decisions being taken leading to 294 notifications in the last 2 years, this GST council meeting too has set the stage for more such decisions, which will hopefully make the life of businesses and consumers simpler.
In this blog, we will share with you a few things you may expect from the GST Council meeting tomorrow.
Expectations from the 31st GST Council Meeting
Slimming of the 28% GST Slab
Currently there are 34 goods which are taxed under the highest GST slab of 28%. This included certain commonly used items such as automobile tyres, digital cameras, air conditioners, dish washing machines, set top boxes, monitors, projectors, as well as construction materials like cement. Needless to say, both consumers as well as trade concerns were wary of the fact that a fair number of items which were widely consumed across India, and certainly weren't 'sin' goods were taxed at the highest GST bracket.
A few days back, honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi set the stage for a GST rate cut when he stated that the GST Council will look to ensure that 99% of over 1,200 goods and services will attract GST of 18% or lesser, so that only luxury goods remain at the top slab. Going by that, speculations about the following GST tax rate cuts, from 28% to 18% are doing the rounds –
- Cement – Cement is expected to move down from 28% to 18%. While the move could cost the public exchequer about INR 20,000 crore annually, the GST council is still likely to go ahead, as it has the confidence that a lower tax rate will encourage people to buy it from formal channels, thus reducing tax evasion. In addition, this should play a huge role in boosting the housing sector as well.
- Computer Monitor
- Power Banks
- Third Party Vehicle Insurance
- Automobile Tyres
Other goods which are likely to be retained in the 28% slab include – aerated drinks, cigarettes, bidis, tobacco products, pan masala, smoking pipes, automobiles, aircrafts, yachts, revolvers, pistols, gambling & lotteries.
Rate Cuts in the Housing Sector
While recently some clarifications with respect to Real Estate were issued by the CBIC and GST Council, there have been calls from several forums to re-look at the existing GST rates. In connection with that, the following two proposals are expected to be discussed –
- GST rates for real estate to be brought down from 12% to 8%, in order to bring it to par, with the affordable housing with ITC claim option
- GST rates without ITC claim option to be brought down to 5%
Other Deliberations
Some other key agendas for the 31st GST Council Meeting will be:
- Further simplifying the Annual Returns i.e. Form GSTR 9
- Driving the completely online refunds process
- Decision to be taken on introducing Sugar Cess and Exigency / Disaster Cess based on the reports submitted by the sub-committees formed for analysing the same
- Deliberations on bringing Petrol and Diesel in the GST fold
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Dong Dae Moon Dakhanmari is the latest chicken spot to open up in Koreatown, Los Angeles and we were invited to stop by and try some of their signature dishes! Now, when we first stepped in, we loved the decor! It's quite a cute spot with a nice, cozy feel! The menu is pretty straight forward, as there are only a couple of items on it, but that is usually a great sign, as it means that they put all of their effort into the perfection of said dishes!
What goods do they have for sale? Chicken, chicken, and more chicken! They have whole boiled chicken, braised soy chicken and Korean styled fried chicken dishes! The manager informed us that they only use the best and freshest ingredients! Everything is organic, down to the broth, which they make fresh everyday. Oh, and you better hope that you get there before they sell out of items, as they only prepare a certain amount each day to ensure that you are getting the freshest meal possible. Once they sell-out, that's it!
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text: Noted sociologist and novelist Allan G. Johnson, an influential figure in the profeminist men's movement and the broader progressive movements for social justice, died on December 24 at his home in Canton, Connecticut, surrounded by family and friends. He was 71. Author both of nonfiction books and novels, his work coupled keen analysis with engaging, accessible writing in books addressing gender, race, and class. Best known among them are The Gender Knot, and Privilege, Power, and Difference. "Allan was passionately committed to ending men's violence against women, which is how I was initially drawn to his work, and to him," said the author and cultural critic, Jackson Katz. "He made a major contribution to our theoretical and practical understanding of how men-especially white men-can and should play a role in the struggles for gender, racial and economic justice." Paula Rothenberg, editor of Race, Class, and Gender in the United States said by unraveling society's patriarchal legacy, The Gender Knot was "one of the best, most readable, and most comprehensive accounts of patriarchy that is available in print." Born on January 26, 1946, the son of Valdemar Nels Johnson of Sequim, Wash., and Alice Griswold Johnson of Newburyport, Mass., Allan lived in Washington, D.C. until he was six, when his family moved to Oslo, Norway for two years, where his father was posted with the U.S. Navy. Upon returning to the U.S., the family settled in Andover, Massachusetts. Johnson began writing while in high school at Philips Andover Academy, graduating with prizes in poetry and short fiction in 1964. He earned his B.A. in Sociology and English at Dartmouth College, and a Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Michigan. His dissertation focused on women's roles in Mexico City, where he lived for eight months. It was while he was a professor of sociology at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, that he began a lifelong commitment to understanding the fundamental nature of social life and systems of oppression and privilege, including how and why systems of privilege are created and maintained by society. The issue that first drew him to these problems was men's violence against women. In the late 1970s, he began volunteering at the Rape Crisis Service in Hartford, Conn. He developed an undergraduate course on the sociology of gender to explore the structure and culture of patriarchal systems and male privilege. A consultant with the National Center for the Prevention of Rape, he served on the board of the Connecticut Coalition against Domestic Violence, as well as testifying before the state judiciary committee on laws to protect the rights of sexual assault victims. His first book, Social Statistics without Tears, was published in 1976. After leaving Wesleyan, he wrote his next book, Human Arrangements: An Introduction to Sociology. During this time he also rediscovered his love of fiction, writing short stories and working for a brief time in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, with the American novelist, poet, and editor, Leonard Wallace Robinson. Returning to the U.S., he joined the faculty at Hartford College for Women where he taught sociology and women's studies. During this period, he wrote his most important nonfiction works, including The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy; The Forest and the Trees: Sociology as Life, Practice, and Promise; The Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology; and Privilege, Power, and Difference. In 1995, he began speaking and conducting trainings around the country addressing topics of race and gender, initially on behalf of diversity consulting firms in corporate settings. Following publication of The Gender Knot, he shifted his focus to presentations and workshops at colleges, universities, and non-educational settings. He also blogged regularly at http://www.agjohnson.us. His first novel, The First Thing and the Last, was published in 2010 after meeting with considerable resistance from mainstream publishers because of its realistic portrayal of domestic violence. Publishers Weekly recognized it as a notable debut work of fiction, and Oprah Magazine listed it as one of ten "Great Reads" in April, 2010. Nothing Left to Lose, his second novel, was published the following year and revolved around an American family in crisis during the Vietnam War. Not from Here was his last book, a memoir published in 2015 that explored the meaning of being white in North America. In addition to his writing, Allan was an avid swimmer and musician. He continued to swim a mile a day at a local pool until just before his death, and passed his love for swimming on to his children and grandchildren. He studied jazz piano as an adult and his house was always filled with music. Allan is survived by his beloved life partner, Nora Jamieson, a healer, writer, and gatherer of women with whom he shared his life for 37 years; his sister, Annalee Johnson of Newburyport, Mass.; his brother, Dudley Paul Johnson of Alberta, Canada; his children, Paul Johnson of Arlington, Mass. (Karla MacDonald), and Emily Johnson of Los Angeles, Calif.; his niece, Petra Jamieson Gillette of Alstead, NH, and four grandchildren, Andrew, Fiona, Oscar and Simon. He also is survived by his beloved dog Roxie. "He was a man of integrity and depth of soul," Nora said of him, "who carried and wrote of suffering, creating exquisite beauty that pierced the heart. More than anything, Allan wanted to walk the path of a real human being." Following a home funeral and family-led graveside service, Johnson was buried in the North Canton Cemetery on December 29. A memorial gathering to honor his life is being planned for a later date. For updates on details please subscribe to https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/allanjohnson5. Individuals wishing to make a contribution in his memory can do so by donating to WorldTrust (https://world-trust.org).


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So you've got a big exam coming up and don't know what to study? No problem. This guide will give you a step-by-step process to score higher and be more ready for your exams.
Lecture vs. Textbook Exams
Credit: sxc.huThis only applies to college students. Some professors split exams into three categories:
1. Only based off of lectures
2. Completely out of the textbook
3. A combination of textbook and lecture
You have to figure out what is on the test to know what material to study. If your professor hasn't said which type of test it will be go ask during office hours. Don't interrupt class to ask what is on the exam.
Starting Early
The only way to truly guarantee success is to start early and study in smaller chunks. Scientific studies have proven that studying small amounts over a large period of time leads to better retention than cramming the night before a big test.
I recommend setting aside 10 minutes daily to brush up on the notes. As you get closer to the exam, change the 10 to 15, 15 to 30, and 30 to 60. This way you will have this information in your long-term memory and not short-term information you will forget.
Managing Your Time
It's true that you will have to make some sacrifices to get a better grade. The 10 minutes you take out of your day could be spent on something more fun like video games but I'm urging you not to fall into this trap and start treating time as a valuable resource!
Use Resources Given
Often a professor will give a study guide for the exam. If they do, feel free to yell "Booyah!" right in the middle of the lecture. This means that you have pretty much all the information that is on the exam. All you have to do is know it.
Some resources you have are a study guide, textbook (some come with quizzes at the end of every chapter), earlier notes, and other class members.
Creating A Study Group
Start talking to friends in that class about starting a study group that will meet 2-3 times before the exam. Having other's notes and resources is invaluable to your score rising.
I've had most success on my exam with being in multiple study groups for the same class. I usually go to three separate groups before the test date so I'm ready and know the most I can.
The Day Before The Exam
I'm not your mom but you have to listen to me here. Get sleep. Do not cram or pull an all-nighter unless that's what works for you. Sleep deprivation will keep you from reaching your full potential and you will miss questions that you know the answer to.
The Day Of The Exam
You should know exactly where the building you are taking the exam is if you aren't taking it in class. Also, bring the supplies needed. Bring 2 pencils and a calculator if necessary. I also like taking my backpack with a lot of notes so I can study outside the exam room for 30 minutes right before the big test.
Wrapping Up
I wish you the best of luck and hope you get an A. The fact of the matter is that A's take hard work and determination, but don't be scared of those words. Embrace them and you will find academic success.


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When I first began dating after my divorce, I met "John" on an online dating site. We had a great first phone conversation, discovering we shared many common interests and a similar outlook on life.
He set up our first date for two weeks away. I couldn't wait!
I got a bad feeling in my gut when John didn't reply to my email (claimed to have never received it) and didn't call when he said he would (another excuse). I was concerned he might forget our date.
I emailed early in the week to see if we were still on. John said he couldn't make it, as he was out of town. He then apologized that he was now too busy with work and couldn't focus on dating anyone.
I was angry. I felt duped. I had finally met a guy who seemed to have so much potential. Over the next few months, I often thought of contacting him. Am I glad I didn't!
A friend called with an update on John, "Sandy, you dodged a bullet. John got married (five months after our first phone call – too busy at work and no time to date anyone?). He also has a serious drug problem."
Wow! That could explain his inability to keep commitments.
"Good relationships are built
on character – not fantasy."
I had fantasized that this guy was a great catch. If he only got his business up and running, he would be emotionally available for a relationship.
If he only lived closer, we would be dating. If we got to know each other, we would definitely fall in love. If, if, if…
I have since become a woman of high self-worth. I have taken off the rose-colored glasses. I pay close attention to the negatives as soon as they show up. I wouldn't give a man like John a second glance because I longer date potential.
The next time you start to think "if only" about a guy, think again. Pay careful attention to the signs he shows you early on. If you get a bad feeling, honor it.
Good relationships are built on character, kindness and accountability – not fantasy and projection.
I was lucky to dodge this bullet. I can only imagine what would have happened if I had dated John and developed genuine (not fantasized) feelings for him. I would have been heading for a relationship disaster and probably a broken heart.
Have you ever dated potential? Please share your stories with me.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
The Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA) announced three of six recipients of the Student Research Travel Program are in Dalhousie's Earth Sciences department.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Ocean Tracking Network (OTN)'s gliders assist in solving an ecological mystery.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Marine Affairs alumni gather research on the coasts of Nova Scotia into reports for the provincial government.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Eighteen-year-old Ailish McNulty is a School Psychology student at Dalhousie University, competing in the under 23 World Championships in Hungary this month.
Friday, June 27, 2014
From coast to coast, Canada has some of the greatest diversity of whales on the planet.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Associate Professor in the Marine Biology Program, Claudio Aporta, has played an integral role in developing an online atlas database of Inuit trails over six decades old. He, along with Killam-Award winner, Fraser Taylor, and Michael Bravo have pooled their expertise in science and technology, history, and geography to focus on the Arctic Inuit trails of the past.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Dalhousie biology faculty Marty Leonard holds fundamental role in recognizing Canadian wildlife species at risk of extinction or endangerment.
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Cricket disease leads Dal researcher to uncover unique sexually transmitted virus.
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Snow monkeys: huddling with Japanese macaques
In Japan's freezing forests, snow monkeys huddle for warmth. Photographer Thomas Kokta went to visit them.
During the winter, temperatures on Shodoshima Island in Japan drop to freezing. Japanese macaques, or snow monkeys, have a unique way of dealing with the chilly weather.
Balls of monkeys are formed when a group of five or more huddle to share body heat and keep warm.
German wildlife photographer Thomas Kokta paid a visit to the island, hoping to document the huddles on camera.
After a lot of planning and a little climbing, his final photo was shortlisted in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice award.
The first attempt
Snow monkeys live all over Japan, but they only take part in this huddling behaviour on Shodoshima.
Thomas says, 'I had explored some of the islands around Japan before, and a local told me about an area where the snow monkeys do this during cold weather.
'I decided to try to take a photo, but getting to this shot took several years.
'The first time I went, I chose January for my visit. I saw the monkeys but they were happily roaming, climbing trees. There were no huddles because the temperature was relatively warm.
Thomas left after a few days, determined to try again the following winter.
The weather cools
Thomas says, 'The next year, I arrived in Japan for my second attempt, hoping for cooler weather.
'The first day I went looking was a beautiful winter day. There were many monkeys, but no huddles.
'They were spread around or hiding in trees and bushes. Day two brought more of the same overcast skies and warm temperatures.
'On the third day I got up at 5.00 and walked up the hill in the dark, in sub-freezing temperatures.
'At first there were no monkeys anywhere to be seen. But I kept looking closer within the dense trees and bushes - and there they were.'
Thomas spotted a few groups of huddled snow monkeys but wanted to get a shot from above of a large group.
He pressed on through the bushes and eventually saw a group of about 20 monkeys, their bodies pushed together against the biting temperatures.
A precarious climb
'I had no idea how long this huddle would last, so I quickly looked around for a high vantage point,' recalls Thomas. 'There was nothing - only small trees.
'So I dropped my bag, grabbed a camera with a wide-angle lens and started climbing the tree next to them. But the trees in this area are small, only three of four metres tall.
'I needed a branch to be above the monkeys. I climbed and shimmied but fell out of the tree twice. These trees were clearly not meant for human climbers. The monkeys kept watching me, but they did not move.'
Thomas ended up lying on a thin branch, clutching to it with one arm while the other held the camera. He was able to take a few frames before the group dispersed.
The weather stayed warm for the rest of his trip.
Thomas adds, 'This was my one opportunity to take this photo - I did not come across any more huddles.
'What did I learn from the experience? That patience is a virtue, and that I cannot climb like a monkey.'


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RAID is a mechanism for using multiple disk drives to provide redundant file storage.
- 1 Quick Overview
- 2 RAID For Recordings Drive
- 3 RAID For Archives Drive
- 4 Setup (Software RAID)
- 5 Links
Quick Overview
Performance Expectations
There are many 'opinions' on what RAID level is best for performance, since it can vary greatly depending on many factors, but with all things being equal, here's the facts about the most common RAID levels:
- RAID 5 is the slowest*
- RAID 1 is in the middle (speed is equivelent to not using RAID)
- RAID 0 (and RAID 0+1, 10, 1+0, etc) is the fastest
And here's why:
RAID 5 (striping with parity) is the slowest because your computer has to calculate parity for every write operation and then write that parity to disk. This can be considerable overhead with software RAID or budget RAID controllers. Parity is the distrubed data that allows you to lose any hard drive but still not lose data. Read speads are very good, better than RAID 1. *You can significantly increase RAID 5 performance, sometimes even get it faster than RAID 1 performance, if you do the following:
- Use hardware RAID solution
- Use a Battery-Backed Write-back Cache, or BBWBC (only available on high-end RAID controllers). These only help data bursts, up to the size of the cache (typically 16-256 MB), not extended write operations.
- Add more disks
In general, unless you have server-class hardware and SCSI disks, you can always expect RAID 5 writing to be slower than RAID 1 or 0. Reading is very fast, can be similar to RAID 0.
RAID 1 (mirroring) is typically not faster nor slower than using a single disk, for either reading or writing. If you are using software RAID 1, then performance can be slightly degraded, depending on your CPU and controller config.
RAID 0 (striping) is the fastest with reading and writing because your computer reads and writes different data to two disks at the same time, theoretically doubling the performance of RAID 1. (Note: RAID 0 is not the same as disks spanning, or extending, a volume. Spanning is not RAID and provides no performance change or redundancy.) Software RAID 0 can be nearly as fast as hardware RAID 0. You can significantly increase the speed of RAID 0 by:
- Addings more disks
RAID 0+1 (or 1+0, 01, 10)
RAID 0+1 (mirroring a striped set) is as fast as RAID 0. Like RAID 0, you can make it even faster by adding more disks. Note: There is some argument over the difference between RAID 10 and RAID 01. In other words, should you stripe a mirror, or mirror a stripe? You can safely ignore those that argue this, as it really doesn't matter. Most hardware vendors stripe first; 0+1.
Assuming all disk are of equal size (If this isn't the case, use the size of your smallest disk):
- RAID 0 = N (Number of disks, or 100% efficient)
- RAID 1 = 1 (One disk, or 50% efficient)
- RAID 5 = N-1 (Total capacity minus one disk, efficiency varies, but no less than 66% and increases as drives are added)
- RAID 0+1 = N/2 (Half the total capacity of your disks, or 50% efficient)
- RAID 0 = No redundancy. Losing any disk results in total data loss
- RAID 1 = Lose up to 1 disk without any data loss
- RAID 5 = Lose up to 1 disk without any data loss
- RAID 0+1 = Lose half your disks (if they are on the same stripe set) without any data loss. Or, lose 1 disk from one stripe set without any data loss.
SCSI vs IDE
In general, SCSI outperforms IDE in RAID arrays because it is much better at handling multiple data reads/writes at the same time. If you must use IDE, use the fastest controllers aviailable (SATA) and the fastest disks available. Also, put each disk on it's own controller; avoid placing a disk on both channels of any IDE controller.
Which one do I choose?
If you don't care about your data, go with RAID 0 for speed. If you don't want to lose your data, RAID 1 for 2 disks. If you have 3 or more disks, it's really a toss up between RAID 5 (minimum 3 disks) and RAID 10 (minimum 4 disks, multiples of two thereafter). It comes down to speed and $. If you don't need speed and don't have $, go with RAID 5. If you need speed, get the $ and go with RAID 10. In regards to Myth, several have tried RAID 5 and the results are mixed. If you only have 1 or 2 SD tuners, RAID 5 should be fine. Once you get multiple HD tuners or multiple frontends, RAID 5 often can't keep up. Your results may vary.
RAID For Recordings Drive
A few Options exist for using RAID for the recording drives, depending on the goal you have for your recordings; speed, redundency or both. RAID 0 will allow you to gain the most speed from your drives, RAID 01 (or RAID 0+1) will give you speed and 1:1 redundency. RAID 5 gives you the most capacity for your dollar, but write speeds can be pretty bad.
RAID For Archives Drive
Having an independent drive array for archival of shows one wishes to keep allows the user to setup a RAID for speed for the recordings drive and a RAID for backup for the archival drive. This way, once a show has been recorded, commercial flagged and possibly even transcoded to another format or for permanent commercial removal, it can be moved to the archive. In such a case, RAID 5 and RAID 10 make the most sense. If you plan on a large amount of access to the archive, a RAID 10 may make more sense as it will most easily keep up with the transfer rate requirement while still allowing for redundency, but at the cost of the price for obtaining the number of drives requried. RAID 5 will have a slight speed advantage over just having numerous drives (JBOD, Just a Bunch Of Disks in hardware RAID, linear in mdadm), but will also have the advantage of getting the most archival bang-for-your-buck while still maintaining parity for the case of a lost drive.
Setup (Software RAID)
For setting up hardware RAID, see your RAID controller's documentation. The array will then appear as a single disk within your OS. For software RAID, creating a RAID array with mdadm is quite easy. The Software-RAID HOWTO Performance section will help here, as different RAID types have different best values for chunk and block sizes. Since we will be dealing with only large files (recorded mpegs. music files, etc) it is recommended to choose the largest chunk and block value that combine for the highest performance.
Before a RAID array can be created on a disk it must be partitioned, again you can use cfdisk. The easiest way is to create a full drive partition.
Note: You must however, also set the type to "fd" or "Linux raid autodetect"!
The following line will create a RAID array with the following characteristics:
- RAID 5 on /dev/md0
- 3 drives, /dev/sda1, /dev/sdb1, and dev/sdc1
- chunk size = 32K
- no spare
- verbose level of output
# mdadm -v --create /dev/md0 --force --chunk=32 --level=raid5 \ --spare-devices=0 --raid-devices=3 /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1
RAID 10 is really the creation of 2 or more arrays. First you create the number of RAID 1, mirrored, arrays you wish to have,
# mdadm -v --create /dev/md0 --chunk=32 --level=raid1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1 # mdadm -v --create /dev/md1 --chunk=32 --level=raid1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sdc1 /dev/sdd1
and so on until you have the number of drives you wish to concatenate into a RAID 0.
Once these have completed building (see below), you can create the RAID 0, striped, array,
# mdadm -v --create /dev/md2 --chunk=32 --level=raid0 --raid-devices=2 /dev/md0 /dev/md1
RAID Creation Confirmation
You will be prompted with the RAID parameters, and asked to continue,
mdadm: layout defaults to left-symmetric mdadm: /dev/sdc1 appears to contain a reiserfs file system size = -192K mdadm: size set to 293049600K Continue creating array?
Status of RAID Creation
Upon confirmation you will only see
mdadm: array /dev/md0 started.
Once you run the command to create the RAID array, if you want to see the progress run,
# cat /proc/mdstat
and you will see something along the lines of,
# cat /proc/mdstat Personalities : [linear] [raid0] [raid1] [raid5] [multipath] [raid6] [raid10] md0 : active raid5 sdc1[3] sdb1[1] sda1[0] 586099200 blocks level 5, 32k chunk, algorithm 2 [3/2] [UU_] [=>...................] recovery = 5.8% (17266560/293049600) finish=69.8min speed=65760K/sec unused devices: <none>
Generate Config File
Now we need to setup '/etc/mdadm.conf', this can be done by copying the output of
# mdadm --detail --scan
to '/etc/mdadm.conf', which should end up looking similar to,
ARRAY /dev/md0 level=raid5 num-devices=3 UUID=2d918524:a32c7867:11db7af5:0053440d devices=/dev/sda1,/dev/sdb1,/dev/sdc1
RAID Filesystem Creation
Once your RAID array is created you can place a filesystem on it. JFS and XFS are the two recommended filesystems for large file arrays, especially for the recordings drive in Myth. Again, we will use The Software-RAID HOWTO Performance section and go with a 4K (4096) block size.
For XFS (replace md0 with your final RAID array if using a mixed mode array),
mkfs.xfs -b size=4096 -L Recordings /dev/md0 -f
or for JFS,
mkfs.jfs -c -L Recordings /dev/md0 -f
(It is not recommended to use a JFS partition for your boot drive when using GRUB)
Thats it, now your ready to mount the filesystem! You can add a line to your /etc/fstab similar to,
/dev/md0 /MythTV/tv xfs defaults 0 0
/dev/md0 /MythTV/tv jfs defaults 0 0
which will mount the filesystem upon boot and allow the automount option of mount to work, so go ahead and mount the filesystem,
# mount -a
Most distributions have an init.d daemon setup to monitor your mdadm arrays that will monitor your arrays and allow you to be notified when anything of note occurs.
Great page with information on the different hardware and software raid chipsets, their current linux support
Wikipedia Entry for RAID
mdadm MAN page (via man-wiki)
Software-RAID HOWTO


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Year-Round Deck: Glass Walls
When the weather becomes too chilly, retractable glass walls block the elements but keep the scenery within view.
Year-Round Deck: Lighting For Any Party
Recessed lights in the cedar-plank ceiling illuminate the space for entertaining. Task lighting above the grill helps with food prep. But, when the party becomes more intimate, a pair of well-placed sconces and light from the crackling fireplace will provide a romantic setting.
Year-Round Deck: Grill Station
A built-in fridge, state-of-the-art grill and stainless hood vent provide the essentials for entertaining. If the grill doesn't warm up the party, the overhead heater sure will.
Year-Round Deck: Fire Pit
Beyond the retractable glass doors sits an additional dining area and a cozy fire pit.
Two-Story Cliff-Side Deck: The View From Below
Looking up at the enclosed deck from ground level, the mix of materials used in the home's construction is evident. Log beams and stacked stone support the timber trusses while the custom metal railing provides the perfect accent.
Two-Story Cliff-Side Deck: Ceiling
A high-end architectural feature to the home, the clear-story roof provides natural light as well as a view of the treetops. The tongue-and-groove ceiling mixed with the log headers and stacked-stone chimney help create a luxurious lodge-like feel.
Two-Story Cliff-Side Deck: Hot Tub With a View
These lucky homeowners get to enjoy the view while taking a relaxing soak.
Two-Story Cliff-Side Deck: Plenty of Room For a Party
Retractable glass walls allow guests to enjoy the outdoors no matter what the temperature is outside.
Shade Among The Pines: Hot Tub, Cool Shade
A timber and stucco pergola shields the patio and swim spa from the warm mountain sun.
Shade Among The Pines: 2x The Style
Twin pergolas provide architectural character to the outdoor living areas as well as shield the entryway from direct sunlight.
Shade Among The Pines: Skylight
The pergola over the fire pit and outdoor seating area has a domed skylight to provide protection from the rain, but it still allows a view of the stars.
Shade Among The Pines: Outdoor Kitchen
Tucked into the hillside, the outdoor kitchen is shielded from the wind by perpendicular retaining walls.
Shade Among The Pines: Water Feature
Beyond the pergola-covered patio (previous photo), sits a cascading water fall. The river-rock water features provide the sights and sounds of nature without having go beyond the backyard.
Spanish-Style Upper Deck: View From Below
This 1,700 square feet of outdoor living space includes a comfortable living room with gas fireplace, a state-of-the-art outdoor kitchen, sliding glass walls, a dining area and a fire pit.
Spanish-Style Upper Deck: View From Above
The $300,000 deck remodel takes full advantage of the gorgeous Colorado mountain views.
Outdoors, But Undercover
The ultimate spot to barbecue and relax next to the links, this deck expansion features an outdoor living and dining room with a state-of-the-art outdoor kitchen and sliding glass walls.
Outdoors, But Undercover
The semi-enclosed living, dining and cooking area works can be made comfortable in any season with its cooling fans and ceiling heaters.
Wrap-Around Deck
The open area of the deck wraps around the house providing sweeping views of the landscape beyond.
Wrap-Around Deck
The grill and outdoor kitchen are housed under a stone-column pergola while the dining table can be moved into the sun or shade depending on the season.
Indoor and Outdoor Fire
A large cooking area and built-in grill sit just inside the glass-enclosed deck. Plenty of seating options makes putting together a dinner party a lot easier.
Indoor and Outdoor Fire
Outside of the glass-enclosed deck sits a gas-powered fire pit, perfect for after dinner marshmallow roasting.
365 Deck: Outside
Indoor and outdoor decks allow homeowners to enjoy the space all year long. The open area of this deck is equipped with a gas-fueled fire pit and some comfy swivel chairs.
365 Deck: Inside
The bar area of the indoor portion of the deck is outfitted with a durable stone countertop and a mini-fridge. Overhead heaters warm up the living and dining area.
365 Deck: Inside
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Having wowed critics and crate-diggers alike with 2012's acclaimed "Magik Cyrkles" compilation, Psychemagik are now ready to unleash the follow-up, "Magik Sunrise", on Paul Murphy and Simon Purnell's Leng label. Bristling with psychedelic, cosmic and curiously Balearic oddities hand-picked from the depths of their vast record collections, "Magik Sunrise" is, if anything, even more inspired that its predecessor. For "Magik Sunrise", the Kent-based duo has dug even deeper into the dusty corners of their record vault, deep in the Cosmic Forest. The result is another inspired, 15-track collection that gleefully skips between all manner of forgotten gems and little-known nuggets, occasionally stopping to acclaim an otherwise unknown track or artist. Off-kilter African reggae (Max Adioa) nestles side by side with eyes-closed deep-jazz funk (Rob Mehl, George Oban), while the stoned, Balearic prog rock of Jeff Liberman jostles for position with the Steve Miller Band-on-valium goodness of Fox's "The Juggler". Then there's the Roxy Music-ish grooves of Joey Newman, the drifting new age ambience of Iasos (whose "Formentera Sunset Clouds", from the 1975 album "Inter-Dimensional Music", is a highlight) and the folksy bliss of Yves Simon. Artists originally ignored first time round, such as Daniel Mathieu, Cherubin, Susana Estrada and Steve & Teresa, are given a place in the spotlight. In fact, Leng spent a considerable amount of time tracking down each artist, allowing them to tell their stories, give the inside history of each track and relive their musical adventures - however previously obscure or overlooked. Their wares, from misty-eyed acoustic rock to slowed-down blue-eyed soul, sound sublime in Psychemagik's new setting. As ever with Leng and Claremont 56, much attention has been paid to the artwork and packaging. Long-time Psychemagik collaborator, acclaimed illustrator Luke Insect, once again handles design duties. His illustration - part pagan, part medieval alchemy, part prog rock revivalism - effortlessly matches the wide-eyed mood of Psychemagik's brilliant selections.
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The United Black Legislative Agenda includes several criminal justice reforms and economic development initiatives.
Anthony Newby, executive director of Neighborhoods Organizing for Change, said addressing the state's racial gaps should be a top priority for legislators this session just like the Real ID issue and extension of unemployment benefits for laid-off workers on the Iron Range.
Gov. Mark Dayton has proposed $100 million in his supplemental budget for racial equity efforts.
"We are at a pivotal moment in this state, both with some of the largest racial disparities in the country, and in a movement when black people from communities across the state are demanding not only equal treatment but equal opportunity and equal investment," Newby said.
Jeff Hassan, executive director of the African American Leadership Forum, said black Minnesotans were the one demographic group to see incomes drop between 2013 and 2014. Median income for black households in the state dropped from $31,500 to $27,000, according to the U.S. Census.
"That was a wake-up call for all of us," he said.
As for economic priorities, the agenda calls for the creation of a $75 million business capital fund to support African and African American businesses. Hassan said black-owned businesses hire people of color at higher rates than other businesses.
It also seeks more support for summer jobs program for youth of color who experience unemployment at much higher rates than white youth and family friendly workplace policies that offer flexible work schedules and paid sick time.
On criminal justice, the agenda seeks a ban on grand juries for police-involved shootings, a ban on private prisons, sentencing reform addressing the mass incarceration of people of color, voting rights restoration for people who have served their time, and body camera policies that emphasize policy accountability.
Asha Long of Black Lives Matter Minneapolis said the state needs to stop the "criminalization of black people."
"Our communities need economic investment and opportunity, not prisons. We need policies that will hold the police accountable, not allow them to escape responsibility," she said.
The agenda also calls for an increase in hate crime penalties to address the increase in Islamophobia throughout the state and more investments in job training and education for Somali youth.
House DFL Leader Paul Thissen of Minneapolis said it's time for legislators to take action.
"We must listen. And more importantly, we must act," he said. "Because it's not enough to merely acknowledge that racial disparities in our state are a problem. We must follow through with real solutions that create opportunity and economic security for Minnesotans of color who are being squeezed in an unbalanced economy that favors the wealthy few. With the clock ticking on the 2016 session, we call on the House Republican Majority to get serious and get moving on this vitally important priority for Minnesotan's future."